Chapter 579 Qin Zhou Returns to Court

A few doctors were tied up and placed under house arrest, and Muzhai became quiet.

Zian began to prepare the prescription. Although he didn't know what the golden key was, there might be some medicines that could replace the golden key.

What is more worrying now is whether Princess An can convince Emperor Beimo.

That night, Princess An ordered someone to send a message. Fang Zi had already given it to the emperor, but she didn't know what the emperor had planned.

Zi'an was even more worried, if even Princess An couldn't convince Emperor Beimo, then the situation would be really bad.

Two days later, Qin Zhou returned to the court with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. The mighty cavalry rode across the plague-infested land. Qin Zhou could hardly believe what he saw.

Is this her Northern Desert?

She originally planned to go directly to the palace to face the saint, but Old General Qin stopped her and asked her to go back to the mansion to change clothes before he accompanied her into the palace.

Qin Zhou was a little surprised, because it was also taught by his grandfather that whenever he goes out to return to the court, he must first enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Now that I stopped halfway, could something have happened?

Qin Zhou never disobeyed his grandfather's orders. He stationed soldiers outside the city and returned home immediately.

Back at the gate of the mansion, I saw that the old general was fully dressed.

"Granddaughter sees grandfather!" Qin Zhou knelt down to salute.

"Get up," Old General Qin looked at his granddaughter proudly. Whenever she came back from an expedition, he would always feel proud, as if he saw his own youthful shadow. Greetings, old man."

Qin Zhou knew that his grandfather rarely entered the palace, and he might not even be present on the empress dowager's birthday.

She knew the situation was serious, especially what she saw along the way, she was really shocked.

I was a little annoyed in my heart, so Xia Zian, is it useless to come here for so many days?

The grandfather and grandson talked for a long time in the carriage, and the old general Qin told Qin Zhou everything that Lord Zhen said.

After hearing this, Qin Zhou was not as excited as the old general. She thought for a while, "This plague is not that simple. What my grandfather and granddaughter saw along the way, the hungry hatches were everywhere, and the corpses piled up like mountains really shocked my granddaughter. Perhaps, Xia Zi What An said was not exaggerated or intended to cause panic among the people of Beimo."

Old General Qin didn't expect Qin Zhou to say this, so he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, "You actually believe that Xia Zi'an? Have you seen her? She is the regent princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Do you really believe that she is sincerely here to cure the plague in Beimo?"

Qin Zhou said: "Grandfather, my granddaughter doesn't believe her, she only believes what she sees with her own eyes. The granddaughter reports back to the court every day. The granddaughter also knows the information from the court. So far, the earthquake has killed more than 30,000 people. The granddaughter doesn't believe it." .”

"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter. 30,000 people and 300,000 people are essentially the same. Those who died have already died. If Xia Zi'an's words are allowed to spread in Beimo, then the imperial court will lose its prestige and the people will panic. , when the time comes, if Da Zhou takes advantage of the gap, how can we resist?"

"However," Qin Zhou thought for a moment, "If, as Xia Zi'an said, this plague will break out wantonly, not to mention that it will spread to other countries, and it will only spread in our land in Beimo. Annihilation."

"Absurd. This old man is seventy-two years old. I have seen many plagues in my life. No matter how dangerous the plague was, it was finally cured. After the earthquake, there were many casualties. What is so strange about the plague? As for what you saw along the way, it is because the country There are not enough disaster relief personnel in the middle, and the corpses are not disposed of in time, which will form a scene of piling up like a mountain."

Qin Zhou respected his grandfather very much. When he heard his anger, he didn't dare to argue again, and said, "Don't worry, grandfather, granddaughter knows what to do."

"That's good." Old General Qin said with satisfaction.

After a moment's pause, he continued: "I heard that Xia Zi'an is the most capable of deceiving and buying people's hearts. You must not be fooled. Da Zhou and Bei Mo, although we have had a peace treaty for many years, have long since held Bei Mo in our hearts." Mo is an enemy, remember, in this world, no one is so stupid that when an accident occurs in an enemy country, he will come to rescue, Murong Jie and his wife came here with a conspiracy."

Qin Zhou recalled the time she had talked with Murong Jie. There was no doubt that Murong Jie was the most unpredictable and difficult person she had ever met in her life.

The result of that negotiation was beyond her expectation, because Murong Jie actually agreed to invite Old Prince Anran, but in the end, he could not invite Old Prince Anran and sent his concubine over.

It's so smooth, it's worrying.

"Grandfather, where is Murong Jie now? Is he also in Muzhai?" Qin Zhou asked.

"Not in Muzhai, I heard that he went down the mountain, but where he went, no one knows. Grandfather is now worried that he will disguise himself and go to Kyoto to get close to the people of the Zhuhe faction. Say, it's very troublesome."

Thinking of the Zhuhe faction, he immediately cursed, "These people of the Zhuhe faction are full of grass in their heads, thinking that peace is really within easy reach, but they don't know that this peace can only be obtained through fighting. If you don't fight, how can you deter them?" Sifang? How to make people afraid so that they dare not attack? How to... cough cough!"

As Old General Qin spoke, he was a little excited and coughed several times.

"Grandfather, don't get excited. The Lord and that group of people will not be able to get ahead. The emperor and empress are there to suppress you." Qin Zhou repeatedly comforted.

She knew that her grandfather had been fighting for many years and had always been proud of fighting. The Qin family could only show its value in fighting.

After the old general coughed, he took a few deep breaths, feeling that he couldn't breathe, "After all, I'm getting old and I can't stand it anymore. Grandpa is seeing that he is getting worse every year, and getting worse every day. The Qin family, You have to carry it, and you don’t want to do things that disappoint your grandfather.”

"Granddaughter knows." Qin Zhou promised, sweeping his back.

After entering the palace, old general Qin did not go to see the emperor, but went to greet the empress dowager.

The Qin family is very law-abiding. Those who have retreated will never take the initiative to come forward unless the emperor summons them.

Therefore, the emperor was very relieved to use it.

"I see the emperor, see the queen!" Qin Zhou knelt down in the hall.

The empress smiled, looking at the heroic general Qin Zhou in golden armor.

"I said before, you don't need to bow down." The emperor said kindly.

"Your Majesty, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and etiquette cannot be discarded." Qin Zhou stood up and said respectfully.

The Queen smiled and said, "It's been a long journey, sit down quickly."

"Thank you empress for sitting down!" Qin Zhou just sat down.

"Has the 100,000 soldiers settled down now?" the emperor asked.

"Back to the emperor, everything is settled, and after a short rest, we can immediately set off to the disaster area." Qin Zhou said.

"Well, that's good. When you come back, my heart has settled down a lot. By the way, is there any movement for the Great Zhou army?" the emperor asked.

"Back to the emperor, since the retreat, the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been standing still."

"Well, Qin Bao is in the army, so I can rest assured."

Qin Zhou said: "Your Majesty, since the food and grass were burned, even though the nearby state capitals sent food and grass, it was unsustainable. We still need to raise a large amount of military food. Otherwise, once Dazhou launches an attack, our army will not be able to resist it at all."