Qinzheng Hall
Su Man sat on a high seat, listening to the Minister of Revenue reporting on the Ministry's expenses.
It wasn't building riverbanks, expanding dams, or providing disaster relief and epidemic prevention. She claimed the Ministry of Revenue had only been able to survive to this day thanks to her meticulous spending of every penny, even having personally paid out countless times. How could one describe its sheer misery?
She spoke these words very naturally, and when her emotions were at their peak, she could even wipe away her tears with her sleeves.
Seeing her acting skills, Su Man wanted to give her an award.
But her intention today was not to get the Minister of Revenue, so she waved her hand impatiently and dismissed him, "You keep saying the same thing. I don't want to listen to you. Call everyone else here and I'll question them one by one."
When the Minister of Revenue heard this, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes. "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of Revenue. I am very familiar with the affairs of the Ministry. Why don't you ask me directly?"
Su Man, who was originally leaning on the dragon chair, suddenly stood up straight and pointed at her nose and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Aren't you just afraid that I will catch you in the act? You don't let me ask you but you insist on asking."
The Minister of Revenue was speechless. Even if he had doubts about the whereabouts of the Ministry's money, he should have found someone to investigate secretly. Who would tell the truth with such a high-profile move?
If Su Man was trying to hide her intentions, then she would have to stay by his side no matter what she said today. However, Su Man said it so clearly, which made the Minister of Revenue look down on Su Man even more.
Yes, this queen has always been ignorant and unlearned. Even if you ask her, what can she get out of it? Anyway, the real accounts of the Ministry of Revenue have always been in her own hands. No matter how others ask, nothing will go wrong.
Just let her investigate, and after she finishes the investigation, she can use this as an excuse to ask the court for a grant.
The Minister of Revenue was busy calculating, and he stopped trying to stop Su Man. He bowed and said, "Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first."
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Then, Suman summoned officials of all ranks from the Ministry of Revenue one after another.
Several of them who hold important positions are in cahoots with the Minister of Revenue and speak in exactly the same way. It is obvious that they are secretly colluding with each other and controlling the Ministry of Revenue.
In the middle, Suman interrupted the conversation of several adults out of impatience and broke several teacups.
It was almost noon when Su Man finally met Miao Ruicai.
Diman had never noticed this person before, and it was the first time Suman saw her face.
Even though he had been waiting outside for a long time, Miao Ruicai's clothes were neatly arranged, from the collar to the hem, without a single mistake.
It can be seen that when she was waiting outside just now, not only did she not sit or lean for a while, but even her posture did not change.
Outside the door
The Minister of Revenue was standing at the foot of the wall, listening to the noise inside.
The adjutant beside him asked curiously, "Sir, what are you doing?"
The Minister of Revenue made a gesture to keep quiet and lowered his voice, "Although Miao Ruicai is usually quiet, she is a person with her own ideas. I'm afraid that she will talk nonsense in front of Your Majesty and anger Him."
The adjutant immediately understood the Minister's intention and nodded repeatedly, flattering him, "Your Excellency has truly devoted himself to the Ministry of Revenue over the years. I admire you so much."
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At the same time, Su Man in the hall asked loudly, "Who are you?"
"Your humble servant, Miao Ruicai, is a clerk in the Ministry of Revenue."
When Su Man heard it was a document, he acted very cold and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, in all your years at the Ministry of Revenue, have you ever seen any cases of public funds being misused for personal gain? Why doesn't the emperor even have the money to organize a hunting trip?"
After hearing what Su Man said, Miao Rui was stunned and felt disappointed.
When she was waiting outside just now, she kept thinking about whether she should expose the Minister of Revenue to Su Man when she came in.
Right now, she was completely desperate.
The Minister of Revenue enriched himself, and the empress only thought about her own amusement. No one cared about the lives of the people. In this way, Dayong was really going to perish.
Miao Ruicai was disheartened. "Your Majesty, I am just a clerk and don't know anything about the Ministry of Revenue."
"What! You are from the Ministry of Revenue, but you don't know anything about it? Why should I support you?"
Su Man was so angry that she threw the teacup lid directly onto her knees.
Miao Rui was just about to hide when he suddenly found a note stuck on the broken teacup lid.
Miao Ruicai subconsciously raised her head, and Su Man winked at her, still cursing, "Waste! Get out of here!"
Miao Ruicai understood what he meant, and he placed his hand on the note and kowtowed, "I will take my leave."
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When Miao Ruicai came out, he ran into the Minister of Revenue.
The other person was looking at her with a smile, "Hey, isn't this our Miao University clerk? So, with such a good opportunity, didn't Miao clerk seize it and accuse me of something bad again?"
It turned out that the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had retired and the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was vacant. Miao Ruicai and the current Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue were both candidates.
It was at that critical juncture that Miao Rui discovered evidence that the Minister of Revenue had embezzled money.
She thought this was an opportunity to get rid of harm for the people, but she didn't know that this was the bait thrown to her by the Minister of Revenue.
When she went to report to the former Minister of Revenue, all the things that were originally proven to be true were turned around.
The evidence was false and the witness changed his testimony, and an accusation turned into a murder.
At that time, she was too young to understand what it meant to protect one another and deceive her superiors and subordinates. Instead of clearing the court of corrupt officials, she ruined her bright future.
At the moment, facing the Minister of Revenue's teasing, Miao Ruicai did not have any excessive emotions.
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