Chapter 12: Darkness before my eyes
Sun Ji was so angry that he lost his mind.
He dragged his shiny head to fight Nie Yao. His men were too fast to hold him down.
"Click"
He suddenly rushed over, making Nie Yao, who had not wanted to finish him off, unable to refuse the offer, so he kicked him away. Sun Ji flew to the ground and lay in a strange position.
Nie Yao straightened his sleeves nonchalantly.
He slowly warned everyone present, "Everyone, I'm usually quiet, but please don't treat me like a fool. If someone tries to win me over again and only gives me three hundred taels to send off a beggar, then you'll die."
These words, spoken lightly, send chills down one's spine.
The officials looked at the dead censor who was already cold, and then looked at Sun Ji who was probably paralyzed.
For a moment, I couldn't tell who was more terrifying, the New Emperor or Nie Yao.
Kill if you say so.
You two didn't make an appointment, did you?
The officials secretly criticized it.
Everyone looked towards the prime minister in front of them, hoping that he would stand up and say something fair.
Prime Minister Dou is worthy of being called a thousand-year-old fox who can emerge as the boss in the turbulent court. He remains calm in the face of the current chaotic situation.
"Your Majesty, please ask the imperial physician to examine Lord Sun first."
Oh yes, please call the imperial physician!
Otherwise, Minister Sun would have died.
"Okay."
The imperial physician came hurriedly.
After a period of intensive treatment, the old doctor said: Sun Ji had lost thirteen teeth, his arm was broken, two ribs were cracked, and his meridians were broken and could not be reconnected.
In short, crippled.
It can't be cured.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for Minister Sun!" This time no one dared to point the finger at Nie Yao directly, they could only hold back their tears and let the new emperor make the decision.
"His Majesty."
Nie Yao also had a reason for attacking Sun Ji.
He repeated word for word what Sun Ji had said yesterday when he was trying to win him over, and shamelessly said, "Who told him to speak ill of Your Majesty? I am also very angry."
Well-reasoned and well-founded.
I was just a little harsh and spoke a little arrogantly just now.
It's nothing.
The main thing is that the new emperor doesn't care at all.
"Mr. Nie has been loyal and dedicated to sharing your worries, and he deserves a reward." The new emperor praised Nie Yao, then said to Sun Ji, "Lord Sun is old and frail, and unwell. I have granted him special permission to retire and return home to spend his remaining years in peace."
Sun Ji is in his fifties, which is a good age to work hard.
He was suddenly forced to retire early, and the little consciousness he had left was so bad that he lost his head and fainted.
"Your Majesty, you cannot."
Even if Sun Ji fainted, Nie Yao had no intention of letting him go.
I've wanted to deal with him for a long time.
Even though it's a little unreasonable today, it doesn't matter. As a treacherous minister, it's perfectly normal for him to use some abnormal means to eliminate dissidents.
"Your Majesty," Nie Yao said, determined to punish Sun Ji to death. "I personally distribute Minister Sun's salary, which is only fifty taels of silver a year. Yet, he easily gave me a bribe of three hundred taels yesterday, and also gave another three hundred taels to a beggar on the street."
"I think there might be something wrong with Lord Sun's household accounts."
Sun Ji’s salary is not high, but his family is rich!
As a century-old family, his wealth is beyond imagination.
Sun Ji's men wanted to defend him, but as soon as they stood up, they were met with Nie Yao's cold gaze, and there was also a military officer behind him, with his sleeves rolled up, staring at him fiercely, waiting for Nie Yao's order to attack.
The situation is stronger than people.
They endure!
So the outstretched foot retracted again.
Nie Yao: "Your Majesty, the other gentlemen agree. They all agree."
shameless!
The Prime Minister's party suddenly felt that it was also good before when Nie Yao didn't say anything and only wanted money. It was better than now in any way.
They thought what happened today was a little outrageous.
Should we stop it?
Steal a glance at the Prime Minister.
Seeing that he had no intention of intervening, they all gave up.
"In that case, Mr. Nie, how do you think we should deal with Sun Ji?"
"Let's search the house."
Nie Yao decided to bring his own men to raid the house of the Minister of Rites.
The new emperor agreed.
As for changing working hours, it seems so common in comparison.
No one spoke anymore.
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make." Guan Junmao realized that he was lucky yesterday that he was not beaten to pieces by that group of warriors.
I feel quite fortunate.
Originally, he shouldn't have said anything about such a fight between big shots, but he had something important to report.
"Your Majesty, regarding the opening of the special examination... Lord Sun has ordered us not to consider students from poor families, so the money required seems to be less..."
He is responsible for opening the Enke.
But he dared not disobey his direct superior if he wanted to intervene.
And regardless of whether those poor scholars can spend much less money, they don’t have to deal too much with the Ministry of Revenue.
Ever since Nie Yao returned to Beijing, no one wanted to argue with the Ministry of Revenue.
Their homes will be raided.
When Nie Yao first became the Minister of Revenue, the national treasury was so empty that even a mouse would leave behind two melon seeds.
Since the treasury had no money, Nie Yao brought people to search the house.
Every copy is accurate.
Corrupt officials were chopped off in piles. The execution grounds were red and red, and the executioners' knives were blunted by more than a dozen.
During that period, all the officials in the court felt insecure.
Later, everyone discovered that Nie Yao didn't care much about court affairs, and as long as they didn't touch his money or the money he managed, everything would be fine.
Otherwise, Nie Yao would have scared them to death in the past few years since he returned to Beijing.
Recalling the past, the court officials wiped their sweat.
How could I forget that he was actually a big villain!
It seems that Sun Ji is indeed old and can't remember what happened just a few years ago. Otherwise, how could he dare to do such a thing today?
Obviously, Guan Junmao also understood Nie Yao's glorious deeds.
So when the proposal to add funding for the project came up, I was really nervous.
"Your Majesty, if we want to allow students from poor families to participate in this special examination, I'm afraid we'll need another three or four hundred thousand taels of silver..." Guan Junmao fell to his knees and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please understand clearly. Without this silver, we really can't do this!"
"Um."
The court cannot do things without someone.
Enke must be opened.
Nie Yao understood that some money could not be saved. After the new emperor agreed to allocate funds, he did not say much. He only asked Guan Junmao to submit a detailed budget, otherwise the money would not be approved.
"Your Majesty is wise! Long live His Majesty!"
Guan Junmao wiped the sweat off his face, feeling a bit happy about surviving the disaster.
Return to position.
He took out the "budget report" made just in case from his wide sleeves, and prepared to go back and check it carefully to make sure there was no small mistake that would cause him to follow in the same fate as his superiors.
When the throne changes, there are many things to deal with.
Plus the new emperor arrived late.
We hadn't finished talking by noon.
"I have asked the imperial kitchen to prepare the afternoon meal. My dear ministers, please take a rest. We will discuss the remaining matters at 4:45 pm." In simple terms, it means a two-hour lunch break.
Then go back to work at 2pm.
The military officers had no objection and were even happy to be able to have a meal in the palace.
The civil officials were a little hesitant, as they were still thinking about the ancestral system.
Oh, by the way, no one has mentioned that His Majesty was more than two hours late for the morning court session... but His Majesty came with Nie Yao.
never mind.
Forget it.
This person is so confused.
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