Xianyang City.
The news of Ying Zheng's return to the capital spread like wildfire.
There were guesses, cries, shock, and even more fear.
They were all afraid that the First Emperor would die.
They were even more worried that the Great Qin Empire would fall.
Especially when the news of Huhai being demoted to civilian status and guarding the ancestral mausoleum spread.
The wind and clouds surged.
After Wang Li returned to the capital, he immediately told his father the news.
Although Wang Ben was seriously ill, he still looked well, and he still had the demeanor of a brave general."Huhai was demoted? What was His Majesty trying to do?”
He sighed softly," Decades have passed in the blink of an eye. Your Majesty is really old now.”
In the past.
Wang Ben had tried to persuade the First Emperor to appoint a crown prince, but the stubborn First Emperor did not respond at all.
He wholeheartedly pursued immortality.
Now, it seemed that he knew the fate.
otherwise why would he demote Hu Hai?
They were going to appoint a crown prince!
Wang Ben's heart skipped a beat when he returned to Xianyang, and he cried,"Your Majesty…"
He cried in his heart.
"Father, what should we do then?" Wang Li asked in a low voice.
Since ancient times, there has been only one emperor and one minister.
The appointment of a Crown Prince was too important, and the Wang family also needed to take action.
"What are you doing? I won't do anything." Wang Ben straightened his back and said,"Help me change my clothes. I want to enter the palace to meet His Majesty!”
He needed to know the true condition of His Majesty's body.
He also needed to make some arrangements.
" Father..." Wang Li panicked.
"This old master must enter the palace once." Even though Wang Ben was seriously ill, he had to do this.
This was because Huhai had married the daughter of the Wang family.
It would have been fine if Huhai had succeeded to the throne safely, but now that Huhai had been demoted, he had to enter the palace to express the Wang family's stance in front of the Emperor.
Otherwise, the Wang Consortium might very well decline because of this.
Not just him.
Great Qin's three most meritorious families were the Li family, the Feng family, and the Wang family.
Among them, the Feng family was the most powerful.
Next were the Wang Clan and the Li Clan.
As for Meng Yi, they were currently guarding the Great Wall and had already been sent out.
Therefore, the Feng family had also made some moves, but they didn't get involved with Huhai. Instead, they had always been honest and loyal to the Ying family.
It was just that he was facing the major event of the change in the throne.
How could he not make a move?
Feng Quji also decided to attack.
There was no need to mention Li Si. He had not left the palace ever since he entered the palace and had been waiting for the Emperor's orders.
However, after Ying Zheng returned to the palace.
However, he did not see anyone, not even the harem.
He headed straight for the palace treasury.
He wanted to spend money!
But as soon as he arrived at the palace treasury, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed slightly. He looked at Ying Ying, the manager of the private treasury, who was standing beside him.
This person was Zong Zheng of the Qin royal family.
He was also Ailiko's son.
Ailizi was highly respected and had been in charge of the Qin royal family for decades.
After his death, his son Ying Ying inherited the position of the Qin royal family's chief.
The Qin royal family was not weak at all. After all, in the past few decades, there had been many direct descendants and collateral relatives of the royal family.
Their power was also extremely great, and the palace treasury of the King of Qin was also controlled by them.
"Is this all the money left in the private treasury?" Ying Zheng had never thought about money, but at this moment, he was shocked to find that the money in the entire palace treasury could only be exchanged for a mere 1.3 million energy points.
This was too little.
One had to know that the Sand Dune Palace alone was worth 300,000.
Moreover, the system had taken half of it, which was 650,000 energy points.
Enough for what?
" Your Majesty..." Ying Ying's expression was a little awkward. He did not expect that Ying Zheng's majesty would be stronger than before after only a few months.
This made him feel as if the arrogant and spirited emperor had returned.
However, it was a little more domineering than before, and it was even more oppressive.
It also made him feel a heavy pressure, and even a little afraid.
"The construction of Mount Li's mausoleum is extremely costly. In addition, Xu Fu has gone out to sea several times, and the expenses of the Qin royal palace…the palace treasury really doesn't have much money left.”His voice was trembling, and he sounded nervous and restrained.
"Hmm?" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked down at him.
This kind of pressure made Ying Ying kneel on the ground."Your subject is speaking the truth."
"I understand." " Get up!" Ying Zheng waved his hand impatiently." Compared to your father, Ailizi, you look like a tiger father and a dog son."”
"You don't have to be responsible for the matters of the palace treasury," he said coldly.”
"Here." Ying Ying heaved a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.
He did not care who cared about the matters of the palace treasury, as long as the Emperor did not hold him accountable.
However…His Majesty's complexion was really good.
It seemed that the rumors in the outside world were all false.
After Ying Ying left, Ying Zheng walked into the palace treasury.
The reason why he didn't ask Ying Ying about it was because he thought about why there was no money in his private treasury.
Just the Lishan Mausoleum was enough!
The construction of the Imperial Mausoleum had always been the account of the smuggling warehouse.
This construction had been with Qin Shihuang's entire life. When he ascended the throne at the age of 13, he had begun to build the cemetery. It had been under construction for 37 years. However, because it was too large, not only did it have a palace above ground, but it also had an ancient and peerless underground palace. Therefore, it had taken hundreds of thousands of years to build it.
It was still not completed.
"System, how should I earn money?”He wanted to spend money, but he didn't have the money.
Therefore, he wanted to ask for the system's opinion.
As for stopping the construction?
That was impossible, even if Ying Zheng knew that with the system around, he would not die.
However, the Imperial Mausoleum could not stop. How could he give up halfway?!
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