Su Man was stunned. "Not going? Then what will you do?"
"If my mother knew I was awake, she would think that Your Majesty had deliberately plotted to make her confess. Yu'er's death is not a pity. Your Majesty, please put the country first."
He was so weak that he spoke incoherently. After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath as if he was going to die in the next second.
Su Man's face turned cold. "Nonsense, is confession more important than your life? Even if Lord Ren doesn't confess, I can't watch you die."
Ren Yu shook his head helplessly, "No, Your Majesty, you have endured for so long before seizing this opportunity. If you let the tiger go back to the mountains, it will not only be me who will suffer, but also the common people."
Su Man's eyes became deep, "You know everything."
Ren Yu smiled sadly, "Yes, from the moment I learned about what my mother had done, I knew this day would come. Every day we live longer, countless people will suffer because of us. I dread this day, but I also look forward to it."
Su Man didn't say anything, but just looked at Ren Yu quietly. After a long while, she said, "Ren Yu, I want to ask you a question, and you tell me the truth."
Ren Yu saw Su Man's serious expression and knew that she must be asking something very important, so he also said seriously, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Su Man was considerate that Feng Jun was also in the room, so she leaned over and whispered something in Ren Yu's ear.
"you..."
The room was silent, the candlelight on the table flickered slightly, and the darkness covered everything.
The next morning, the news of Yu Guijun's death spread everywhere.
Su Man was so grief-stricken that she did not attend the court, but instead saw Yu Guijun off for the last time in Baohua Palace.
Because Yu Guijun committed suicide, her body could not be kept in the palace and was sent to the concubine's tomb that day.
No one knew that there was no one in the buried coffin.
Yu Guijun was secretly sent to the outskirts of Beijing, where someone was waiting for him.
"Is it you?"
Ren Yu was surprised to find that the person in front of him was the painter who taught him how to paint.
The painter nodded, his eyes full of longing, "It's me, long time no see."
...
Although he had admiration for the painter at that time, he knew that he was going to be presented to the emperor, so he never expressed his love.
He thought the painter didn't know, but before leaving, the painter asked someone to pass on a painting to him. Only then did he realize that her love for him was no less than his.
Ren Yu suddenly remembered that Su Man had once stared at the painting in his room, and the signature on it was the painter's.
For a moment, Ren Yu was overwhelmed with emotions.
He suddenly remembered the last thing Su Man asked him before he faked his death, "Ren Yu, do you want to live again? This time, just for yourself."
Ren Yu turned his head to look in the direction of the imperial city and closed his eyes.
Yu'er, take your leave.
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The news of Ren Yu's death reached the prison. After hearing it, Lord Ren was silent for a long time.
He asked the jailer for paper and pen and wrote a letter of confession.
Not only did it record in detail how she embezzled money, it also pointed out that the Minister of Revenue had abused his power for many years to ask her to change the tax system, and then created the illusion that Tongzhou was hit by a disaster to get the court to allocate funds.
Regardless of whether it was taxes or grain allocated by the court for disaster relief, it all ended up in the pocket of the Minister of Revenue.
This letter of confession caused an uproar. At first, the Minister of Revenue wanted to defend herself, but soon, Miao Ruicai and others exposed her years of accepting bribes and the corruption in the Ministry of Revenue, hammering the Minister of Revenue into the depths of the earth's crust.
Even though Su Man was mentally prepared, she still got angry after seeing the astronomical figures above.
This amount of money is enough to bankrupt countless civilians and cause them to starve to death in the richest areas. It is really sad.
After finding a breakthrough, Su Man handed the case over to the female prime minister, who investigated the case layer by layer, and all the officials who colluded with the Minister of Revenue were imprisoned.
Under Suman's iron fist, some were exiled, some had their homes confiscated, and all the gold, silver, and jewelry seized were put into the national treasury.
Not to mention the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, the amount of silver and money alone is enough to support it for a hundred years.
As for the Ren family, Su Man followed her promise to Ren Yu and did not make things difficult for the others except Lord Ren and Ren Hailan. However, they would have to rely on themselves for their future lives.
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By the time the matter was settled, more than half a month had passed.
With the appointment of Miao Ruicai, the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the financial power of Dayong returned to Su Man's hands.
Su Man also took advantage of this crackdown on corrupt officials to carry out a major reshuffle of the civil service. With the assistance of the female prime minister, the civil servants now all share the same views as Su Man.
During the morning court session, Suman praised all the ministers.
"This time, the Ministry of Revenue incident was completely eradicated thanks to you, my dear ministers. With your help, my Great Yong will surely enjoy peace and prosperity."
"Your Majesty is wise. Long live Your Majesty."
The civil officials all bowed to Suman, while the military generals, led by the marshal, all had indifferent expressions.
Su Man didn't care, but said to Di Dongnu behind the Marshal, "This time it's really thanks to the general, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to catch these people. It really is true that heroes emerge from youth."
Upon hearing this, Di Dongnu puffed out her chest, her expression arrogant, "Of course, I am General Dayong, and I hold the late emperor's sword, so naturally I must serve the court."
Su Man's smile deepened. "Yes, the Marshal has a successor."
“…”
Hearing this, the marshal's face became even uglier.
If it were just these few words of provocation, the Marshal would not have acted so violently. However, ever since Su Man instructed Di Dongnu to let her take over the position of Marshal, Di Dongnu began to develop her own confidants, hoping to compete with her.
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