Chapter 118 This is the consequence of offending Yun Zheng (Part 2)

The Left Censor-in-Chief was very angry. "She is so ignorant. No, I have to go and reason with her."

The Minister of Revenue couldn't help but laugh. Is Yun Zheng a reasonable person? "She said it before, she doesn't have a big picture perspective."

Don't make yourself miserable.

The Left Censor-in-Chief still didn't believe it and insisted on going to see Yun Zheng. As a result, he couldn't even enter the gate of the Princess's Mansion.

"My princess is out."

He returned home with nothing and was furious. "This is clearly hiding."

How could we not let them take advantage? How could we not hand over the fruits of victory to them?

So selfish!

The Minister of Revenue had already expected that Yun Zheng would be soft-hearted and would become stronger when facing a strong opponent.

"Yeah, she's hiding. What can you do to her?"

The Minister of Personnel was a little unhappy. "Whose side are you on? Why do you always speak for her?"

The Minister of Revenue said calmly, "I just want everyone to recognize the facts. She is not someone who will just accept things passively. She has her own methods and schemes. Don't underestimate her."

If they look down on her just because she is a woman, they will regret it.

No one believed that nothing could be accomplished without Yun Zheng's help.

They felt that since they had previous experience in organizing events, everything would be a piece of cake.

But when it comes to actual operation, I found that the prerequisite is to have a lot of money.

Renting a venue, decorating the venue, providing refreshments, etc., each of these items requires money.

Without money, nothing can be done.

Everyone set their sights on the purse. The Minister of Revenue said, "Sir, please quickly allocate some money to us."

The Minister of Revenue was a stingy person, unwilling to spend a penny. He had no money.

The Left Censor-in-Chief was extremely anxious. "It's urgent. Hurry up. If this job is not done well, everyone will be in trouble."

The Minister of Revenue is only in charge of money, and every penny must be reported.

"You go and apply to the Emperor. If the Emperor says yes, then I will allocate funds."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. They had never allocated funds before, so how could they make an exception this time?

It also makes them look incompetent and not as good as Yun Zheng. How can this be acceptable? They can't afford to lose face.

Someone couldn't help but complain, "How could Princess Jinyun hand over the tickets? A full five hundred thousand is more than enough."

This was clearly intentional.

However, from Yun Zheng's perspective, if she quit, the wisest thing to do would be to hand over the money.

No evidence was left.

An official asked cautiously, "Go ask the emperor?"

What a joke, once it’s in the emperor’s pocket, how can you possibly get it back?

The Minister of Rites' eyes lit up. "How about selling fifty more tickets? They've been selling like hotcakes before, so we can increase the price to fifteen thousand each."

"Good idea."

The extra 5,000 yuan does not need to be reported and can be divided privately among several departments.

Everyone was selling tickets with full confidence, but found that not a single ticket was sold.

This is impossible.

Could it be that it is five thousand more expensive?

Upon inquiry, wow!

There are rumors that the various departments are fighting for power and have kicked Princess Jinyun away, making a frantic effort to make money, so the charity sale is likely to fail.

Princess Jinyun publicly guaranteed that if the charity sale failed, she would definitely refund the money for the fifty tickets.

But, don’t worry about the rest.

No matter how much the government explained, it was useless. Everyone felt that the government was an expert in fighting for power and profit, but a layman in doing business, and was far inferior to Yun Zheng.

The reason why the tickets, priced at 10,000 yuan each, were sold so quickly was because of the golden signboard of Princess Jinyun.

Before, she let everyone benefit.

Now that the princess is gone, the merchants instinctively fear the government and question its credibility and ability.

The Yun Zheng is a link between merchants and government officials. Although it may seem insignificant, it actually plays a huge role.

The problem is that the Ministry of Revenue has to ask the emperor for permission before allocating large sums of money, and the Minister of Revenue is also very stingy.

Finally, after much persuasion, 120,000 taels of silver were allocated, but we still had to find a venue and make preliminary preparations.

The time was too short and everything was rushed.

What made them even more suffocated was yet to come.

On the eve of the charity auction, all the important officials received bright red and gold-embossed invitations, inviting them to attend Princess Jinyun's celebration banquet, which was held at the Yun Mansion.

The six ministers all received it and looked at each other in surprise.

"Are you all going to Yun Mansion to show your support?"

"Who would dare to refuse an invitation written by the Ninth Prince himself?"

The Ninth Prince is very protective of his people. He even did this to support Yun Zheng.

"I have to make a trip too. No matter what, I can't let the Nine Thousand Year Old Man down."

"Okay, then I'll just go with the flow and be back soon. If I don't attend the banquet, I'll be right back to host the charity sale."

The Censorate and Yun Zheng are not on good terms, and the Left Censor-in-Chief does not want to go.

"I can't leave the charity bazaar without me, so I won't go. Help me bring the gifts over."

The charity auction is on schedule and will be held in the afternoon.

After the court session, everyone split into two groups, one heading to Yun Mansion to attend the banquet.

We went to the charity auction venue in advance to make preparations, and the Left Censor-in-Chief was in charge.

The venue for the charity auction was chosen to be Jingyaju, the busiest teahouse in the city.

My first auction was held here, so I was familiar with the process. I copied everything from the previous work.

It is magnificent, luxurious and elegant, with extraordinary style, creating an atmosphere of top-level nobility and luxury.

The refreshments were all of the best quality. We spent all our money and even bought some on credit, waiting to pay it off after the auction.

The heads of the six ministries came, middle-level officials came, lower-level officials came to help, and a group of nobles also came.

The young men and women who were participating in the competition also came, and their families also came, all full of anticipation.

However, there was no sign of the big spenders entering the venue.

This is embarrassing. Without wealthy customers, who will buy things? Officials and nobles?

The rich and powerful all like to have their jewelry tailor-made. Some of them even have jewelry bestowed by the palace at home. Who would be willing to buy it at a high price?

Those who have no money...can't even dream of anything!

Originally, they were sold to merchants who were rich but powerless. They were vain and desperately needed to build connections. Even a piece of jewelry from the palace could be used to protect their homes and reduce the exploitation of local officials.

Looking at the empty teahouse, everyone was in a panic. The money had been spent and the momentum had been created.

The noble sons and daughters were unhappy. "Really? We worked so hard for so long, practicing so hard, and this is the result?"

"Officials from six ministries have been making such a fuss for so long, and this is it?"

"What did Princess Jinyun promise us? Huh? Isn't this just a joke?"

"She was squeezed out, and it's not her fault."

"I just didn't expect her absence to have such a big impact."

"Does that mean Princess Jinyun is very capable, more powerful than these officials?"

"Do I even need to ask? The facts are right in front of us. They've done it twice, both times successfully. But when they changed the person..."

The officials are even more anxious. If something goes wrong, they will be embarrassed and will have to be held accountable.

At this moment, a report was heard outside.

"The Queen has arrived."

Everyone came forward to greet her, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."

The Queen walked in surrounded by palace maids, followed by several princes, princesses and Princess Jiangcheng.

"What's going on? Where are the people? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

The Left Censor-in-Chief was sweating profusely from anxiety. "I don't know either. I've sent someone to inquire about the situation."

The queen looked unhappy, what a bunch of trash.

The subordinate hurried in, "Sir, those distinguished guests have all gone to the Yun Mansion to congratulate Princess Jinyun on her title."

The scene was silent, many people's faces turned green, their limbs were cold, it was over!

Princess Jinyun’s stab was really fierce!