Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

"Yes, that enormous wealth has attracted the covetous eyes of powerful families."

Shopkeeper Tao picked up his wine cup and took another sip.

"After the city fell, the allied forces of the powerful clans stormed into the Great Qi treasury. But when they opened the treasury, they found..."

He spread his hands.

"Empty."

Not a single tael of silver.

Gu Mingli and Gu Mingyue exchanged a glance.

"Seven hundred million taels of silver vanished into thin air."

Tao's voice carried a complex flavor that only someone who had experienced it firsthand could understand.

"Later, it was discovered that Emperor Guangxian had begun secretly transferring the national treasury a year before the palace coup. The treasury was being moved out in small batches."

"We don't use official roads or official boats. We use the secret agents of the previous dynasty's Ministry of Works."

"By the time of the palace coup, the national treasury had already been emptied."

"Where is this huge sum of money hidden? The only clue is a treasure map."

Xiao Ye finally spoke up and asked, "Was this map left by him for his descendants to use in restoring their kingdom?"

Shopkeeper Tao glanced at him and shook his head.

"Emperor Guangxian had a younger sister. She was the last eldest princess of the previous dynasty, and her given name was Lingyi."

"Knowing that calamity was imminent, Emperor Guangxian entrusted the treasure map to the eldest princess long ago."

"Instruct her to take the map and flee far away. Give this money to someone who can truly use it well, so that the world can be at peace and tranquility can be restored."

"On the day the capital fell, the eldest princess also disappeared with that map."

"Throughout this chaotic world, everyone is searching for her."

"Powerful clans, feudal princes,江湖 (jianghu) forces, and even the Northern Di people."

Everyone wanted that picture, but no one found it.

"Some say the eldest princess is also dead."

"Therefore, the powerful clans shifted their focus and began to hunt down capable and ambitious officials who had received favors from the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, trying to extract clues from them."

"The world was thrown into chaos, and rivers of blood flowed. The loyal ministers and generals of the Great Qi were almost all slaughtered."

"After that, there were more than a decade of war."

"In the end, Prince Xiao, who was a vassal king, was the strongest in battle, so the powerful clans supported him to become emperor and establish the Dayong Dynasty."

Shopkeeper Tao poured himself a full cup of wine and downed it in one gulp.

I feel somewhat lost.

He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and continued speaking.

"King Xiao ascended the throne, and the Great Yong Kingdom was established."

"But the dragon throne under the new emperor's buttocks is not stable at all."

"The powerful clans put him in power so that they could use him as a puppet."

"Eight or nine out of ten ministers and officials in the imperial court come from powerful families. Even when the emperor issues an edict, he has to consider the opinions of these powerful clans."

"Prince Xiao was unwilling to accept this. He knew perfectly well that as long as the seven hundred million taels of silver remained hidden, he would never be able to control the lifeline of the powerful clans."

"Thus, the two forces, while feigning compliance in the imperial court, secretly vied for power, frantically searching the entire world for the whereabouts of the treasure map."

Gu Mingyue frowned, processing this past event, and then asked:

"So, did the Great Qi Dynasty leave behind many formulas and secret manuals? For example, the insect repellent we saw the Cui family stockpiling in Jizhou?"

"The Cui family?"

Shopkeeper Tao snorted coldly, clearly disgusted.

"Among the powerful clans, they are the most greedy and vicious!"

"The Great Qi Dynasty didn't leave behind many secret manuals, but it did leave behind a group of skilled craftsmen who had received guidance from Emperor Guangxian."

"The Cui family initially recruited people under the guise of respecting and valuing talent. In reality, once they had people in their hands, they began to coerce and entice them to reveal the secret formula and the location of the treasure."

"Later, the new emperor of the Dayong Dynasty also began to follow suit."

Shopkeeper Tao's voice trailed off at this point.

"At first, it was quite respectable. Under the guise of recruiting talented people, they sent people out to find former officials of the previous dynasty, craftsmen, and confidants who had served Emperor Guangxian in the past."

They offered good food and drink, and kind words. Some were lured with high-ranking positions and generous salaries, while others were promised tens of thousands of taels of gold.

"But Emperor Guangxian only appointed people who were truly loyal to him. Those capable and ambitious individuals would rather die than speak up."

"later……"

Shopkeeper Tao's fingers twirled along the rim of the rough pottery wine cup, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Later, we stopped recruiting. Since no one could benefit, then no one should benefit! Thus, recruitment turned into slaughter."

"In the first three years after the founding of the Great Yong Dynasty, a group of skilled craftsmen left over from the previous dynasty were discovered. They were forced to either hand over their secret recipes or have their entire families die."

After finishing his sentence, Manager Tao picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.

The lobby was quiet for a while.

Gu Mingyue and Gu Mingli exchanged a glance.

Without any verbal communication, at this moment, the brother and sister's brainwaves were completely synchronized.

They completely understood the hidden logic behind it!

That's it!

The "Guangxian Emperor" of the previous dynasty was definitely a powerful and awesome time traveler!

He used his modern knowledge to vigorously promote reforms and make inventions.

They attempted to establish an ideal nation in this feudal world.

But individual strength ultimately couldn't withstand the backlash from the deeply entrenched and complex power structures of this world.

Ultimately, he failed and died far from home, leaving behind an unfinished system task.

The brother and sister inexplicably transmigrated to this world, and the unreliable mission assigned to them by the system was closely related to this country...

This is clearly a task that God or some kind of system wants them to complete the unfinished mission of that time-traveling predecessor!

On this chessboard, Xiao Ye is clearly the emperor who wants to break the deadlock once again.

Gu Mingli's true mission, hidden beneath the palace intrigue, is to assist Xiao Ye in completing reforms, overthrowing powerful clans, and becoming a renowned ruler in this world.

Gu Mingyue's mission is to find the hidden treasure and return the 7 million taels of silver from the two countries' treasuries to the people.

To truly fulfill the unfinished mission left by our predecessors: to restore peace to the world and bring tranquility to the land.

All the clues have come together.

The logic is perfectly closed.

But wait!

A sudden flash of insight struck Gu Mingyue.

If this huge sum of money was indeed entrusted to the most reliable person, the one least likely to be suspected, and then hidden away...

Gu Mingli's eyes widened, clearly indicating that he had the same thought as his sister.

No way?!

Could it be... that the 7 million taels of silver, enough to overturn the entire world, was actually always in the hands of their greedy father?!

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Ye had put down his teacup at some point and was now quietly watching the Gu siblings.

Clearly, they hadn't missed the subtle changes in the two people's expressions, as if they'd been struck by lightning.

Gu Mingli shuddered and instantly came to his senses.

She exchanged a glance with Xiao Ye, trying to appear nonchalant.

"No...it's nothing. I just felt a bit sentimental listening to the shopkeeper recount these old stories."

Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow, his gaze unwavering: "Oh? What are you reminiscing about?"

"Of course, it's a cause for reflection... To eliminate the old and establish the new, to overthrow the powerful clans, requires extraordinary wisdom and an iron fist."

Gu Mingli swallowed hard, forcibly trying to smooth things over.

But in reality, he had already shed two wide tears in his heart.

It seems that in this world, becoming a wise and benevolent ruler who can turn the tide is really not easy!

Moreover, what kind of high-risk mission did the system assign to the siblings?!

And that 700 million!

If it really is in my father's hands, his whole family might be hunted down and killed by assassins all over the world because of those seven hundred million taels of silver!

Dad, oh Dad, how many things have you been hiding from us?