Time flies, and the war is not over so quickly. The emperor's ambition is not only to defeat the tribes. As time goes by, the battlefields on both fronts are littered with corpses. The court's counterattack caught the tribes off guard. Gradually, the tribes have gained experience in being hunted down, and the war cannot be ended in a short time.
The two-front battlefield was like two large meat grinders. The court suffered fewer casualties. The emperor was well prepared and was not afraid of being criticized, so he used a lot of poison on the battlefield.
Zhou Shuren was somewhat numb when he saw all kinds of poisons. The real ruthless person was the emperor. It was not that no one warned against killing too much. The emperor just smiled, turned around and said to Zhou Shuren: "History is written for the victors."
Zhou Shuren agreed with the emperor's words. It was actually quite simple to erase some history. At the same time, he also learned some secrets of the ten years of war from the emperor emeritus.
The Emperor said, "You Zhoujia Village are lucky. When I started the rebellion, many people rose up from all directions. I was well prepared but lacked food and grass, not to mention the others. There were countless people burning, killing and looting. Many of the bandits were soldiers in disguise. My methods were considered good, but some people were good."
It took ten years of chaos for the ground to be littered with corpses, and he ascended to the throne by stepping on countless corpses.
Zhou Shuren was not shocked after hearing this. It is better to be a dog in prosperous times than a man in troubled times. During the ten years of war, human lives are the least valuable. Fortunately, he did not travel through time earlier.
The two-front battlefield is not only a meat-crushing war, but also a silver-devouring beast. Zhou Shuren pulls his hair out every day because of food and fodder. As a man who plans ahead, his scalp tingles when he sees the memorials urging for food and fodder.
Good news continued to reach the capital, and the panic in the capital had long since disappeared. Some of the people who had escaped from the northeast returned to their hometowns one after another.
Merchants from various countries went back and forth to the capital. Zhou Shuren's control over the market was effective. Those who wanted to profit from the war were embarrassed to do so. If they exceeded the market price by twice, they would be fined for disrupting the market, and in serious cases, their goods would be confiscated.
There was no publicity when the law was issued. This was a trap that had been dug long ago. They killed the chicken to scare the monkeys and harvested a lot of goods and silver.
Merchants from all over the world are naturally dissatisfied. There is a time limit for noting when a law is issued. Who can you blame if you don't read it carefully
If you didn't have the intention to take advantage of the situation, you wouldn't be punished. It's your fault that you have impure intentions.
It was at this time that Rongchuan arrived in the capital.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan got the news that Prince Qin was coming to the capital, so she waited anxiously. She would not feel at ease until she saw her daughter with her own eyes.
The King of Qin was escorted by his own soldiers, so the target became larger and his whereabouts were exposed. Large-scale assassinations stopped, but secret assassinations never stopped. There were so many assassinations that it was sometimes difficult to guard against them.
Fortunately, we finally arrived in the capital safely.
In the palace, Rongchuan's injury has healed. He met his brother and father, "I made my father and brother worried."
The emperor saw the scar on his youngest son's hand, "Your scar?"
Rong Chuan, "He covered his face with his hands when he was assassinated."
It was really dangerous at that time. If he hadn't covered his face with his hands, he would have had a long scar on his face.
The emperor was extremely distressed. As the grassland tribes launched a crazy counterattack, he was determined to kill Rong Chuan. Each assassination attempt was more dangerous than the last. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
The emperor patted his brother on the back. His brother's journey back to the capital was dangerous, and he also cleared out the spies. This time, in order to kill Rongchuan, many spies from the grassland tribes were exposed. "Thank you for your hard work."
Rongchuan was really tired, mentally exhausted. He was a flesh-and-blood man, and facing the inevitable assassination, his spirit reached its limit. He finally returned to Beijing. There was no place safer than the palace.
Then Rongchuan fainted, which frightened the emperor. His hands kept shaking until the emperor said, "Rongchuan is fine. He must be tired."
The emperor dared to walk over, raised his hand to touch his breath, and took a deep breath, "Let the imperial physician take a look."
The emperor helped his younger brother lie down on the small kang where he was resting.
Rongchuan fell asleep due to exhaustion, and Xue Han also lay down to rest. The Empress Dowager was watching over them. The assassination attempt was not aimed at Xue Han, but husband and wife are one. Xue Han has lost a lot of weight, and the Empress Dowager is very distressed.
The Queen Mother was waiting for her son at the palace gate. She was relieved to see that her son was fine. But she noticed that her daughter-in-law's fetal position was unstable, so she hurriedly took her daughter-in-law back to the harem. Upon closer inspection, she found that her daughter-in-law could not even hold up the princess's dress.
The imperial physician said with consideration: "The Princess of Qin has had multiple miscarriages. This baby will be born prematurely, and..."
The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat. "And what?"
"Princess Qin needs to be carefully nursed back to health, otherwise the birth may not go smoothly."
The Empress Dowager's face darkened. This meant that Xue Han might have a difficult delivery. The multiple miscarriages would harm the mother's body and the child would also suffer considerable damage. The Empress Dowager hated the grassland tribe who had assassinated her son.
At Zhou's house, Zhulan didn't wait for her daughter and Rongchuan, nor did she wait for the palace maid to deliver the news. When Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan became anxious, "The couple must be in a bad condition, otherwise they wouldn't have forgotten to send us the news that they are safe."
Zhou Shuren was also feeling very nervous. He knew that Rongchuan had been assassinated many times, but the reason he knew about it was because the emperor didn't want to worry about it and wanted to share his concerns with him.
"Maybe they were too busy, and the couple was too tired to remember for a moment."
Zhulan pursed her lips. Linxi and Ze'er were brought back to the palace yesterday. If the two children were still there, she would be able to know more news.
That night, Zhulan tossed and turned, unable to sleep, her mind full of bad thoughts about her daughter. Zhou Shuren also didn't sleep. Their daughter had arrived in the capital, but there was no news back, which made them even more worried.
The next morning, Zhou Shuren yawned as he entered the court. Qiu Yan asked, "Didn't you get enough rest?"
Zhou Shuren, "I didn't sleep all night."
Qiu Yan's hair has also turned a lot whiter. He worries about food and fodder every day, and his hair turns white very quickly. "My lord, please take care of your health. Food and fodder will be prepared."
Zhou Shuren, "No, I'm not worried about this batch of food and grass. I already have a plan. I'm worried about the King of Qin and the Queen of Qin."
Qiu Yan's mind was now full of food and grass, "King Qin and Princess Qin?"
"Well, they returned to Beijing yesterday."
"That's a good thing, why worry?"
Zhou Shuren said quietly, "It's a good thing indeed, but I don't know any news about them."
Qiu Yan stopped talking. This feeling of being unable to see something when it’s right in front of him was the most distressing.
In the morning court, Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor from time to time. The emperor could feel it and began to think that he had pushed Zhou Shuren too hard. It took him a while to realize that Rongchuan slept soundly yesterday. He didn't know how long he hadn't had a good sleep and he hasn't woken up yet.
The same was true for the Princess of Qin. The couple slept soundly, but the Emperor and Empress did not sleep much the whole night, and the imperial physician was also on duty the whole time.
After the morning court session, Zhou Shuren ran after the emperor. The prince saw him and said, "Father, Lord Zhou."
The emperor paused, "Let him come over."
This old man loves his descendants very much. If he doesn't let him see them today, he will come to bother him.