If that time really comes, Zhu Yunying will inevitably have to sacrifice the Minister of Revenue as a sacrifice, and naturally no one will say anything.

Watching Zhu Su leave Wuying Hall, Zhu Yunying instructed Wang Chengen, "Have someone help Fifth Uncle. He dislikes complicated accounts the most."

Yu Xin, the Minister of Revenue, looks like he's about to be in trouble. But he can only blame himself for it. Who told him to be so clever? It's fine to leave the court, this hotbed of trouble, but many things must be done according to the emperor's rules, instead of trying to be clever and causing trouble for the emperor.

Since Zhu Yunying had arranged some things, it naturally meant that he didn't need to worry about so much. He wouldn't have to be the one to charge into battle; he could just sit on the referee's bench and prepare.

Although referee Joo Yoon-young had already decided on the outcome from the beginning, she still needed to do some pretense and maintain a semblance of decorum.

Zhu Yunying did this kind of thing quite often and didn't really think there was anything wrong with it. In fact, many emperors and even officials were the same; they knew what was going on, but they still had to put on a show.

There's nothing wrong with that; at least Zhu Yunying doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. He does want both substance and appearance.

"The Yellow River, before we've even started to manage it, has already cost us a minister," Zhu Yunying shook his head and said with a sigh. "And who knows, another minister, or even many civil and military officials, might have to be replaced in the future!"

That being said, Joo Yoon-young clearly had no regrets, nor would he back down. He had to do these things well, and he absolutely had to do them well.

Moreover, it cannot be a case of merit for posterity but crime for the present. Zhu Yunying had no intention of letting the originally stable and prosperous Ming Dynasty fall into chaos again!

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