The palace, which is familiar yet unfamiliar, is bare without a single tree. It is said that this is to prevent assassins from hiding.
There are golden-armored guards everywhere, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps. Their eyes are like sharp arrows, aiming at others all the time.
Qin Jinyang felt a little nervous along the way.
The splendid Golden Palace has finally arrived.
But this time Qin Jinyang did not go to the Jinluan Palace, but to the Imperial Study Room.
The advantage is that there is no boring wait.
When passing by the Jinluan Hall, Qin Jinyang could only sigh in his heart.
It has only been so long and so many things have already happened.
The bushy-browed imperial envoy Mu Shidi is already a jar of ashes. He is obviously a decent person who prays for the people, but he is jealous of God.
Mu Zhihe has already developed in the New Tianjun. Whether the future will be bad or good is still unknown.
The Wu family, which once dominated the Ministry of Justice, has completely disappeared.
Even the notorious dungeon has disappeared.
This is the imperial capital!
This is the emperor's feet!
Looking at the entire Zhongzhou, this is the busiest place and the place where information is updated the fastest.
Not long ago, the topic of conversation among people after dinner was that the imperial envoy Mu Shidi died unjustly and tragically.
Soon, all the Wu family members were arrested, and the conversation among the people shifted to the Wu family. Everyone was reviling and gnashing their teeth.
And the matter of the imperial envoy was never mentioned again.
In the past few days, the hottest topic in the imperial capital has been that the border has fallen again, and the Zhongzhou army has lost more than 200,000 people.
Countless wives have lost their husbands, countless children have lost their fathers, white-haired parents have given birth to black-haired people, and they will never see their sons again.
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kneel!
Kowtow... and shout long live.
Qin Jinyang bit the bullet. Although he was psychologically resistant, his strength did not allow for willfulness, so he just treated Hengdian as a guest performer.
The stingy palace doesn’t even have lunch boxes.
In addition to the emperor, there were several courtiers in the imperial study.
These people were humble and cautious in front of the emperor, but when they walked outside, they were all great men who could make Zhongzhou earthquake when they coughed up phlegm.
They glanced at Qin Jinyang, with no expression on their faces.
In the eyes of this group of people, Qin Jinyang is like an ant.
In the corner of the royal study, Qin Jinyang also saw an acquaintance...Bai Taikong.
Princess Xuanjin was assassinated, but the funeral atmosphere in the palace was not strong. After all, Princess Xuanjin was considered a married daughter, and according to etiquette, she was no longer a member of the royal family.
Of course, the eunuchs and maids in the palace all had a piece of white silk tied on their arms as a sign of condolence, but among those who were covered in mourning, Qin Jinyang could only see Bai Taikong at present.
Lost weight!
It had only been a few days since I last saw Bai Taikong, and he already had sunken eye sockets, a sallow complexion, and skinny skin, as if all his energy and energy had been completely drained away.
Bai Taikong originally lowered his head, but he seemed to sense Qin Jinyang's gaze and nodded slightly as a greeting.
…
The emperor was drinking tea on the imperial couch and did not even bother to talk to Qin Jinyang.
Next to the emperor, there was an old father-in-law.
On the way to the palace, Qin Jinyang analyzed the reason why he was called into the palace...it should be to investigate the cause of Luo Yuanhu's death.
A wise man will always make mistakes. Maybe he and Luo Size left some clues.
There's some trouble...
But as long as he talks tougher, the problem won't be big. If it were a big problem, the emperor wouldn't be able to summon him, and he should be sent to prison directly.
However, Qin Jinyang thought too much.
The emperor didn't even ask about Luo Yuanhu's affairs, and his husband just announced the reward.
In fact, a reward is not appropriate. It should be called inheritance of property by decree.
Inherit Luo Yuanhu's property.
He is Luo Yuanhu's only disciple, and he fought desperately to seize Luo Yuanhu's body from the rebels, so he is qualified to inherit everything.
Luo Yuanhu has a house in the emperor's palace. Although it is not as big as Beiying Mansion, it is still valuable.
In addition to the house, Luo Yuanhu also has a fiefdom.
The fiefdom was just outside the imperial capital, half an hour's walk away... The fiefdom belonged to the Luo family back then, and the condition for Luo Yuanhu's loyalty to the imperial court was that the imperial court would reward him with the fiefdom.
After Luo Yuanhu died, the fiefdom would naturally be inherited by Qin Jinyang.
If it is an ordinary fief, the emperor can actually pass the decree, but the fief involves the previous dynasty and the previous emperor, so the emperor personally awards the reward.
As for other belongings... gone!
Qin Jinyang didn't believe that Luo Yuanhu had no savings, let alone that Luo Mansion didn't have more valuable things, but he didn't mention these things.
Perhaps it was used to fill the national treasury.
Forget it, a windfall is better than nothing.
A set of yards.
It's not a big fiefdom.
Qin Jinyang was satisfied inside.
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Thanks!
Kowtow again.
The old father-in-law waved his hand, indicating that Qin Jinyang could leave.
From front to back, the emperor never said a word to Qin Jinyang.
Before leaving, Qin Jinyang took another deep look at Bai Taikong.
The princess is dead, and the identity of the prince-in-law is really embarrassing.
He wanted to express his condolences to Bai Taikong, but he didn't dare to chat in the imperial study room, as he might be punished.
After leaving the Imperial Study Room, the sunshine hit his face, and Qin Jinyang's inner depression instantly disappeared.
The study room was bright and bright, but it always gave people the illusion of being in an ice cave.
Without the pressure, Qin Jinyang's thinking instantly became more active.
He suddenly realized that the emperor rewarded him with great fanfare and allowed him to inherit the courtyard and fief, which might be for show.
The court is very conflicted now.
The treasury is empty, war is a waste of money, and the emperor is short of money.
On the one hand, as long as the imperial court investigated and prosecuted a high-ranking official, their homes would be raided. In recent years, the convictions of officials were obviously much more serious than in previous years, and their homes were frequently searched.
On the other hand, the imperial court rewarded meritorious officials without hesitation.
In particular, the legacy of deceased heroes is a top priority. Anyone who dares to touch the legacy of heroes will be executed.
Last year, there was a minister in the Ministry of War who was directly executed by the emperor for taking advantage of his subordinate's inheritance.
There is no way, the two countries are facing each other, the Zhongzhou Dynasty is at stake, and the emperor needs someone to charge into the battle... Those soldiers who are preparing to die are also observing the treatment of their predecessors.
If you die, your descendants will receive generous pensions, and your inheritance will not be wasted, so you will naturally have no worries.
If he had just died and his parents, wife and children would be begging on the streets, then only a fool would charge into battle.
Qin Jinyang suddenly realized that he might have become a living advertisement for the emperor.
right.
The emperor was using himself as an advertisement.
First, my reputation as Flying Commander of the Northern Eagle is booming, and many people have heard of me.
Second, Luo Yuanhu's courtyard is very ostentatious, and the Luo family's fiefdom is even more ostentatious than the courtyard.
As he was just Luo Yuanhu's apprentice, he could inherit his master's property, which meant that the emperor's inheritance was fair.
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The palace is extremely large.
Qin Jinyang followed his father-in-law along the way, walking very slowly. After all, his father-in-law was old and had inconvenient legs and feet.
Chatting along the way, Qin Jinyang learned that her husband's surname was Chen, that he had served the late emperor, and that he was considered an old man in the palace who had grown up watching the emperor. Even the emperor had to give him some face.
"Master Qin, the old man actually... has something to ask of me."
Suddenly, Eunuch Chen sighed and hesitated, his expression still a little embarrassed.
"Ah...me?"
Qin Jinyang was stunned for a moment.
You are an old eunuch who served the late emperor. I am just a commoner with no real power. Can I help you?
You must not borrow money.
"Father-in-law, it doesn't matter if you say so."
After coming back to his senses, Qin Jinyang said hurriedly.
"It's like this...the old man has a godson, who is the descendant of a close friend..."
"My godson is over 30 years old, but he still doesn't have a girl he likes... It's a coincidence that Cui Huayong from Mr. Qin's house shined in the martial arts competition, and my godson was attracted by her."
"You see?"
Mr. Chen is fair.
"ah?"
"Your godson has fallen in love with Cui Huayong?"
Qin Jinyang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Okay, I will help you match him up... What does your godson do? What is his official rank? Is his salary high? Is there a house in the imperial city? Does he have any bad habits?