The weirdness of the system made Shen Zhiyi feel like he was having a nightmare.
As a result, when I was woken up from bed the next day, I was still grouchy.
Aunt Cheng apologized, "I'm sorry, Chen Lang, Eunuch Chen is coming outside."
"who?"
"Eunuch Chen?"
【What is this great talent doing here! 】
Shen Zhiyi was no longer sleepy in an instant, and quickly started to wash up, then hurried to the front hall, where he saw Chen Decai leisurely drinking tea.
"Eunuch Chen, I didn't expect you to come over. How rude of you."
"It's nothing serious. I am the old servant who disturbed Mr. Shen's rest."
[Haha, I slept until noon and almost forgot I had to go to work today. It’s all over. It’s all because of that damn system. I don’t know what went crazy last night. It was like a ghost.]
Chen, the eunuch who originally wanted to take the opportunity to say hello, suddenly changed his tone.
"Mr. Shen doesn't look too good, but is he feeling unwell? That's perfect. Today, the imperial physician in the palace will check the health of His Majesty and each of the empresses. Why don't you take advantage of the opportunity to check it out?"
“No, no, no.”
[I'm in good health, but what happened to the system last night? Why did it have a bug again? ]
Shen Zhiyi was so scared that she quickly checked the surveillance, and there was no big problem at all.
Another bug?
Chen Decai and Aunt Cheng looked at each other secretly.
Last time when Shen Zhiyi's system had a bug, even the concubines in the emperor's harem could hear it. So who can hear it this time when there is a bug?
This situation needs to be reported to His Majesty.
When the old emperor heard the news, he immediately gave up.
It's no use for him to struggle.
"Your Majesty, the Hedong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner has arrived."
"Well, let him in."
[Hedong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner? The old emperor doesn't consider the entire provincial system in the local area? Anyway, it's all divided into pieces. ]
Provincial system?
The old emperor silently wrote four words on the paper. It was another new word he had never heard of before.
"Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to report."
The Hedong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner knelt down and began to speak anxiously: "Your Majesty, it is winter now. The nomadic tribes in the north will definitely move south during this period. I beg Your Majesty..."
[Give you some money? ]
The Hedong Censor who was about to ask for money: "..."
Who is speaking? ? ?
Is he seeing a ghost?
The old emperor tilted his body and looked at the Hedong Censor, feeling somewhat certain.
Chen Decai said that Shen Zhiyi’s system had problems again, so it must be the local officials who could hear it this time, which was not wonderful news.
More and more people can hear Shen Zhiyi's inner voice, what if the whole world can hear it in the future?
What's the difference between being an emperor and running naked?
No, no, even though struggling was useless, he still had to find a way to struggle.
"Your Majesty?"
[Don't call me Your Majesty, the treasury has been used for disaster relief this year, where would the money come from for you to cheat? ]
The Hedong Censor's face turned red with anger.
What do you mean by cheating? He is doing this for the soldiers guarding the border!
The old emperor heard Shen Zhiyi's inner voice and suppressed the horror and anger in his heart.
He said calmly, "Every year at this time you always say that the Turks in the north are going to move south. If I remember correctly, it has been five years. I am curious, are the soldiers of Daye so incompetent that they cannot resist a mere nomadic people?"
The Hedong Censor was not at all panicked and argued with reason.
"Your Majesty, the Turks in the north are all tall and strong, and have long coveted our territory of Daye. The soldiers at the border had to keep an eye on them all the time on that cold day. It was really hard work."
[It is hard work. If it is hard work, you should give the money to them. It will all go into your own coffers.]
The Hedong Censor was greatly shocked.
No, who on earth was the demon speaking in his mind?
The old emperor angrily smashed the teacup on the Hedong Censor.
"Humph, I remember that the General of Chariots and Cavalry has always been guarding the northern border. Why are you the one who said this all these years?"
"Your Majesty, if the General had already dealt with the Turks in the north, he would have returned to the court long ago."
The old emperor remained silent, that's the reason.
When the General of Chariots and Cavalry left with his army, he said that he would never come back until the Turks were killed.
[Hahahahaha, I'm so happy to hear that. That chariot and cavalry general is a skilled fighter at a young age. He drove the Turks further north in his first year there.]
The old emperor was stunned. Why didn’t he come back?
[I don't know why he didn't come back for so many years. He mistakenly thought that the old emperor liked him, so he would never come back. 】
Old Emperor: ...
Chen Decai closed his eyes and tried very hard to hold back his laughter.
The Hedong Censor felt a chill in his heart. Why did he feel that there was something wrong with the emperor's expression?
The depressed old emperor ordered the Hedong Censor, who came to Beijing to report on his work, to be imprisoned.
Let the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate conduct a thorough investigation into the Hedong Censor's money fraud.
After hearing about this, the Minister of Revenue, who was enjoying his children and grandchildren at home, angrily wrote ten pages of words to curse the Hedong Censor.
Not feeling satisfied after cursing, he simply went straight to find the new Minister of Personnel.
"Yanchen, you are right. We shouldn't have given money to that guy in the first place."
"Your Majesty cares for the soldiers at the border, how dare you refuse to give it to him?"
"Well, of course I don't dare." The Minister of Revenue was depressed for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Then why did you tell me that you wouldn't give it to me?"
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel smiled, took out his jade abacus and began to calculate while saying, "You were Yan Chen's leader at that time. Naturally, I have to report to you first if I want to say anything."
The Minister of Revenue became even more depressed.
Say it nicely and report to him.
To put it bluntly, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot.
"Well, this cup of tea is worth a thousand taels of gold. For your sake, I'll give you a discount, eight hundred taels of gold."
The Minister of Finance became even more depressed, and waved his hand, saying, "Go away, go away. I don't know you. You like to count all day long, but I've never seen you really ask for money."
"By the way, have you told His Majesty about what you told me last time?"
"Yes."
"What was the result?"
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel smiled bitterly. His mood was just like the tea, bitter and astringent.
The Minister of Revenue understood everything as soon as he saw it.
"I've told you a long time ago that agriculture is the foundation of the country."
"Yan Chen understands, but for some reason, he feels like he will lose something if he suppresses the development of this situation."
"A huge amount of money."
Shen Zhiyi, who was peeking, nodded fiercely.
[Of course not. Now the old emperor has exempted the agricultural tax in order to recuperate and show his benevolence. This means a huge loss of revenue for the national treasury. This year, there was another disaster in Jiangnan, so the agricultural tax that was originally intended to be restored must be exempted again.]
The old emperor held his forehead and said: Stop talking, it’s all tears.
[Oh, the new Minister of Personnel is a lonely man, so the Minister of Revenue starts to invite him to his home to celebrate the New Year. ]
Shen Zhiyi’s eyes lit up.
[Hahaha, Minister of Revenue, if you really let that stingy guy come to your house, you will have a headache.]
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