At this time, the old official from Bei Ming with a wrinkled face and white beard came out to make trouble again, pointing at An Xin and saying, "Your Majesty, this envoy does not know etiquette.

It is not okay to see the emperor. You should be dragged out and severely punished for the etiquette of kneeling and worshipping. "

An Xin narrowed his eyes.

It seemed like this was her first time in Bei Ming. In order to avoid trouble, she never took anyone out for a stroll.

What grudge or resentment does this old guy have that makes him keep holding on to me?

Could it be that he had sleepwalked and thrown his child into the well without knowing it?

Or was it because I had molested his wife and concubine that he hated me so much and kept harassing me?

"..." Even if she wanted to, there were some things she just didn't have the ability to do.

Si Han was obviously annoyed by this former general who relied on his relationship with him and often questioned his actions.

In private, he also asked to confer on him a super-class title of the Gu family because of his blood relationship with him.

If Si Han had not suppressed him several times in private, this person would have already ignored him and wanted to go to heaven.

Si Han looked at General Gu coldly.

After he returned to Beiming, he had already found out that his grandmother was the legitimate daughter of the head of the Gu family and his second wife.

It was his first wife's son and his younger sister who felt that their father favored the younger girl, so they murdered her and exiled her to Daqian, where she was rescued by Master Kong who was taking the imperial examination at that time.

After that, the two fell in love with each other.

Later, his grandfather, Master Kong, in order to marry a noble lady, took his unmarried and pregnant grandmother as his concubine.

After all, my grandmother was a well-educated daughter of a wealthy family. How could she be willing to be someone else's mistress? So she took a small amount of money and returned to Beiming after going through untold hardships.

Finally, Gu Jia died of childbirth complications six months later.

His mother was raised by the second wife of the head of the Gu family, that is, his grandmother's mother. She died of illness when Si Han's mother was about to reach the age of 15.

The Gu family is a big family in Beiming. After her mother came of age, she met the former Emperor of Beiming, who was still a member of the royal family at that time, by chance.

At that time, Si Han's mother was an orphan living in a side courtyard of the Gu family, with no one to rely on after her mother died.

At first, when the Gu family knew that Si Han's mother was hooking up with a member of the fringe royal family, they didn't pay much attention to it until this member of the fringe royal family was about to be pushed onto the throne.

The Gu family then wanted to place their own daughter next to the late Emperor Bei Ming.

Someone was secretly sent to send Si Han's mother to Daqian, and Si Han's father, who was about to become the new emperor of Beiming, was told that Si Han's mother had gone to Daqian to look for her biological father.

Originally, Si Han's father was a man who played along with everyone outside, and he didn't have deep feelings for Si Han's mother. He didn't think much about it when he heard that she had left Bei Ming.

If he had a child, I'm afraid he would have heard from the envoys sent to Daqian that Si Han looked exactly like him.

After sending secret guards to investigate, it was confirmed that Si Han was the son of his former lover. Otherwise, the old emperor of Bei Ming would probably not have acknowledged Si Han, his illegitimate son.

He also withstood the pressure and supported him to become the crown prince of Beiming. However, Si Han's becoming the crown prince of Beiming was also due to his own efforts.

Si Han broke away from his memories and glanced coldly at the ministers standing neatly in line below.

Si Han didn't want to know how many people here truly submitted to him.

She said in a solemn tone, "Lady An once saved my life in Nanyu Country. From now on, she doesn't need to kneel down and kowtow to anyone in Beiming, including me."

General Gu is also Si Han's nominal uncle after he returned to Beiming. The current head of the Gu family, Gu Mingde, was obviously displeased when he heard what Si Han said.

Si Han was unwilling to say more about this matter. He then told another story, which made the officials below suddenly become unusually quiet.

General Gu's face became distorted in an instant.

"The national treasury is empty. The Ministry of Revenue checked the accounts and found a lot of money owed by you all," Si Han looked down with deep eyes and said quietly, "I believe that you are all people who understand justice, love your country and know reason. You will definitely return the money to the Ministry of Revenue and return it to the national treasury as soon as possible, right?!"

Debt collecting is one of the most difficult things in the world.

Who wants to vomit what they have eaten?

An Xin seemed to have heard someone say this: for example, if someone borrowed 10,000 yuan, when he paid it back, he would feel like he had paid back tens of thousands of yuan.

After a long time, he will feel that the borrowed money is his own, and the person who comes to him to collect the debt is no different from the enemy who killed his father.

At this time, An Xin saw all the ministers in the hall who were being asked to pay back the money by Si Han. Some of them lowered their heads with gloomy faces, some had bitter faces, and some had indifferent expressions. None of them showed any willingness to accept the repayment.

Si Han looked down with a cold expression, which made the entire court lower its temperature by several degrees.

An Xin changed his leg to support his body, looking like he was watching a show.

I kept complaining in my mind.

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Looking at Si Han who was sitting on the dragon throne and no one was paying attention to him, he curled his lips.

You all rack your brains and strive to be in the highest position. But as an emperor, you would be stupid if you have no money in your pocket.

Perhaps some people could not withstand the extremely strong cold pressure emitted by Si Han, so they walked out of the line tremblingly and knelt in the center of the hall.

What he said was different from the trembling he showed, which made Si Han, who already looked bad, snorted twice coldly.

"You said that the loan from the Chang Enbo Mansion was borrowed by your old man when he was alive. Does that mean it has nothing to do with you?!"

Si Han asked this question as if it was squeezed out from between his teeth, with a bit of gritted teeth.

“…”

An Xin watched happily and laughed joyfully.

"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant." Chang Enbo's lips trembled, "It's just that my family really has no money, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Si Han gritted his teeth and looked at the others, "What about you?"

The officials standing behind the court hall were generally from ordinary families, their ancestors had no merits, and most of them were not eligible to embezzle loans from the Ministry of Revenue.

Several rows of officials standing in front of the hall knelt hastily in response to Si Han's gloomy question. All of them were in official uniforms of the third or fourth rank or above, and their families were all high-ranking officials who had been granted titles and appointed as prime ministers.

These people were blessed by their ancestors and had strong family backgrounds, so they were able to embezzle money from the national treasury.

"I really don't have the ability to return the money. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, for my inability."

Si Han looked at his uncle, who was still standing in the court hall with his hands behind his back, without showing any interest, and his eyes were cold.

If they really cared about him because of their blood relationship, and the Gu family had embezzled a lot of money from the national treasury over the years, he should take the lead in returning the money.

Now, he relies on his position as the Grand Marshal in charge of Bei Ming's military and political affairs, and his status as the emperor's brother-in-law, to keep silent. With him taking the lead, other officials from aristocratic families are even less willing to pay back the money.

Si Han: “Good…very good…”

Then his eyes swept over to someone who was standing aside doing nothing, watching the show with great pleasure.

(End of this chapter)