The beginning of the counterattack! The time-traveling boss is famous in Beijing

Emperor Jing Zhao half leaned against the head of the bed, looking at his sister and his two sons who were standing silently in front of the bed, and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Seventh Brother, Ninth Brother. Father never thought that you two would handle the affairs of the court with such decisiveness. Father really underestimated you in the past."

Emperor Jing Zhao's words were full of deep meaning and sarcasm. After he fell into a coma in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, by the time he woke up, everything had already been settled.

The former crown prince became a monk, and the brave but reckless fourth prince and his family were driven to a fiefdom thousands of miles away.

The sixth prince and his mother were sentenced to death, the Zhao family fell completely, and all officials involved in the treason were punished.

However, within just a few days, many young faces appeared in the court.

The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince now control the government, and he is completely powerless to change the situation.

Emperor Jing Zhao had been scheming and calculating all his life, and he simply took advantage of the Sixth Prince's coup.

The purpose was to find a suitable excuse to launch a war and completely eradicate the Zhao family. He wanted to clean up the court and consolidate the imperial power again.

However, he never expected that the game was too big and he would end up being trapped in it.

As for the accidents that occurred during the palace coup and the loss of life, they were not within his consideration.

On the road to imperial power, it is inevitable that someone will become a victim. Emperor Jing Zhao believed that he had simply chosen a suitable path, exchanging the smallest sacrifice for the greatest benefit.

If the king of Da Sheng is too soft-hearted, how can he protect the land of Da Sheng?

The only thing he didn't expect was the variable Qin Ruo, which disrupted his overall plan.

"Father, you are joking. Did I learn this method from you? I am just a disciple who is better than my master." Si Heng responded expressionlessly.

Looking at the emperor in front of him who was obviously at the end of his strength, he felt no change in his mood.

Si Heng's mother was the daughter of a wealthy businessman in the Great Sheng Dynasty. All of the Sheng family's ancestors were businessmen and none of them served in the court. The wealth accumulated over several generations was almost enough to rival a country.

Although the banker would offer countless gold, silver and jewelry to the court every year, Emperor Jing Zhao would never be satisfied with such a small profit. He wanted everything from the banker.

At that time, Da Sheng was in the midst of years of war, the treasury was empty, the borders were unstable, and internal conflicts were surging.

Emperor Jing Zhao urgently needed a huge amount of funds to strengthen national defense, and at the same time he wanted to use it to weaken the influence of certain forces in the court.

In this way, the bookmaker with huge financial resources was targeted.

Si Heng's mother, Zhuang Qingtang, the legitimate daughter of the Zhuang family, was forced into the cannibalistic palace by an imperial edict.

The person in charge of the Zhuang family at that time was Mr. Zhuang, who was also Si Heng’s maternal grandfather.

As a man who lived a transparent and sober life, he naturally knew that his daughter's entry into the palace was a conspiracy carefully planned by Emperor Jing Zhao.

However, due to the oppression of imperial power, his daughter was forced into the palace, and it was impossible for the banker to get away unscathed.

For the sake of his daughter in the palace and the future of the Zhuang family, Mr. Zhuang had to take the initiative to bow to Emperor Jing Zhao.

Since Zhuang Qingtang entered the palace, the Zhuang family's wealth has been flowing into the Dasheng treasury.

However, this sacrifice only brought temporary peace.

Although Zhuang Qingtang was of humble origin at the time, Emperor Jing Zhao, contrary to his usual behavior, doted on this merchant's daughter.

She immediately became the concubine whose rank rose the fastest after entering the palace. In just three years, she was promoted to concubine and given the title "Jing", becoming the most favored concubine in the six palaces.

At that time, Zhuang Qingtang became a thorn in the eyes of the concubines in the harem.

No matter how cautious the Zhuang family was, and no matter how low-key Zhuang Qingtang was in the harem, Emperor Jing Zhao's actions pushed the Zhuang family and Zhuang Qingtang to the forefront.

Emperor Jing Zhao allowed Zhuang Qingtang to enter the palace, and more importantly, he was concerned about the rumor about the Zhuang family.

The ancestor of the Zhuang family is a family that accompanied the Empress of Dasheng in conquering the world. It is heard that the Zhuang family has a treasure from the previous dynasty, and the wealth is countless. This is a major concern for Emperor Jingzhao.

When Si Heng was nine years old, the Zhuang family was raided on charges of "selling illegal salt". All adult male members of the Zhuang family were executed, and the rest were sentenced to exile.

Later, on the way to exile, the Zhuang family encountered an accident. When crossing the river, the boat sank and no one survived.

Zhuang Qingtang was implicated in the "smuggling of salt" incident and was banished to the cold palace. After learning about what happened to the Zhuang family, she fell ill and died soon after.

Before Zhuang Qingtang died, he held Si Heng's hand and cried.

He was told that no matter how difficult it was, he must find a way to survive, as he was the only relative left in the Zhuang family.

On the night after Zhuang Qingtang died, a large number of imperial guards broke into the palace where she had lived and conducted a carpet search.

Si Heng, who was only nine years old at the time, didn't understand why his father, who had loved him so much in the past, wanted to kill all the Zhuang family.

He didn't believe that his grandfather would really smuggle salt.

The Sheng family was a wealthy family with business all over the country. Was there no need for them to take the risk of selling illegal salt?

But the truth is often hidden under the shadow of imperial power, and a child like him cannot afford to spy on it.

Three months after Zhuang Qingtang's death, Si Heng was arranged to pray at Guanghong Temple, but on his way back he was assassinated by a group of men in black.

He watched with his own eyes as his wet nurse, the only relative around him, and several palace maids who usually took care of him, fell in a pool of blood one by one.

It was only after several guards risked their lives to divert the men in black that he had a glimmer of hope and escaped to the mass grave.

When he woke up again, he was at his aunt's house.

The next day, Emperor Jing Zhao came to visit him with his eunuchs, and asked him questions indirectly about his mother.

Ask his mother whether she said anything special to him or gave him anything special before she died.

At that time, Si Heng had a dull expression and became dazed, so Emperor Jing Zhao naturally couldn't ask any useful questions.

What Emperor Jing Zhao didn't know was that Si Heng recognized the eunuch following Emperor Jing Zhao as the leader of the men in black who had ambushed him outside the city that day.

Even though the other person's face was covered, Si Heng still remembered his features clearly, as well as the unique patterns on the shoes on his feet.

Others may not know this, but he knows it, and that eunuch is someone close to the emperor and is one of the secret guards who protects his father.

Growing up in the palace and taught by famous teachers, he learned the art of ruling from a young age. No prince was really stupid.

Si Heng was very smart and understood immediately that the assassination was just a drama arranged by his father.

Emperor Jing Zhao never gave up on the idea of ​​the banker's treasure.

His father wanted him to be isolated and helpless, to let him feel the cruelty and ruthlessness of the world. More importantly, he wanted him to completely cut off any thoughts of the outside world and concentrate on becoming an obedient chess piece.

At that moment, Emperor Jing Zhao, the father, died in Si Heng's heart, and his heart was colder than the cold wind at the mass grave that night.

It was from then on that he understood that in this deep palace, only supreme power could protect himself and his loved ones from harm.

He lived in the residence of his aunt, the Princess, for two years.

He didn't utter a word during those two years and successfully deceived Emperor Jing Zhao and even Old Madam Xie.