As they chatted all the way into the inner palace, Yu Zhu happened to see Zhao Yan, who had recovered completely, and was extremely surprised!
Qin Yu chuckled inwardly, and with a single glance, Zhao Yan immediately understood.
As planned, she deliberately raised her voice.
"Your Majesty! After all, I am angry because I couldn't get the national debt loan. Please don't be angry about it!"
"The most important thing now is for Your Majesty to think about how to repay the national debt."
really.
These words immediately caught Yuzhu's attention, and she pricked up her ears and leaned closer to eavesdrop.
The two exchanged glances, while Qin Yu continued to sneer.
"Of course I have a solution! He Fang, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has already reported to me that those officials in the Ministry of Revenue are all bloated with food and drink, but they are just occupying their positions without doing anything and are not sharing my burdens at all!"
Zhao Yan's beautiful eyes flickered, and she glanced at Yu Zhu not far away without making a sound, then very cooperatively asked the question.
"In that case, what exactly does Your Majesty intend to do?"
"Hmph! I'll launch a surprise inspection of the Ministry of Revenue right now! Anyone caught slacking off will be arrested immediately, and they won't be released without paying hundreds of thousands in ransom!"
Zhao Yan nodded happily and praised her lavishly.
"On the one hand, it can revitalize the attitude of officials, and on the other hand, it can raise funds to repay the national debt. Your Majesty, you have truly come up with a brilliant plan!"
Qin Yu was extremely smug and showed no humility whatsoever, laughing loudly with his hands on his hips.
"My beloved consort! Do you also know what my greatest strength is?"
"Your Majesty! Your greatest strength is undoubtedly your exceptional intelligence and wisdom!"
"My beloved consort understands me best!"
Yu Zhu, who was eavesdropping nearby, immediately rolled her eyes and twitched her lips.
Intelligent and exceptional?
May I ask which word has anything to do with you, a tyrant?
If you were really smart, you wouldn't be so helpless against the Prime Minister.
And this empress, she can actually suppress her disgust and utter such praise.
Although she felt utterly contemptuous, she was also very puzzled.
To contact the other party behind one's master's back is a grave taboo!
Having been immersed in the court for so many years, surely He Fang doesn't even understand this principle?
Even after dying, she still couldn't figure out what the deeper meaning was behind He Xiang betraying his colleagues to the tyrannical emperor.
Could it be that...?
Ever since Tan Wu returned to his hometown to observe the mourning period, this guy has started to have his own little schemes for the position of Minister of Revenue.
Yuzhu became increasingly frightened as she thought about it, and finally couldn't help but think of the worst possible outcome.
Is he going to defect to that tyrannical emperor?
Seeing Qin Yu summon An Fu and march towards the Ministry of Revenue in a grand procession, Yu Zhu was terrified.
"No! We must inform them of this in advance, otherwise the Prime Minister will suffer a great loss!"
Along the way.
Qin Yu moved extremely slowly, deliberately giving his opponent ample time.
The journey from the palace to the Ministry of Revenue should have taken less than half an hour, but he ended up walking for more than an hour.
Inside the Ministry of Revenue, the officials displayed a work attitude that was completely different from usual.
They should have been dawdling and scratching their feet, but now they're all sitting upright, their pens never stopping as they glide across the paper.
As the temporary head of the Ministry of Revenue, He Fang was sweating profusely, beads of sweat rolling down his face as he nervously watched the gate of the government office.
Clearly, they had received news of Yuzhu in advance and made all the necessary preparations.
Sure enough, the emperor stepped past the entrance of the government office and walked in silently.
All the officials in the Ministry of Revenue felt a chill run down their spines, sweating profusely, fearing they would be caught red-handed. They dared not turn around and instead wrote furiously on their papers.
Even He Fang shook his head and pretended to look at the memorial with concern.
It wasn't that they were overly alarmed or worried; they simply couldn't forget the tragic state of Jia Dishi back then.
Don't you remember what happened to him back then?
They were so extorted that even their ancestral graves were dug up!
Qin Yu looked left and right, admiring it from the bottom of his heart.
These guys are really good at pretending!
If everything hadn't been part of his plan, and if he hadn't known they were deliberately putting on an act for him, he probably would have been completely fooled!
Looking left and right, Qin Yu pretended not to find any faults but became increasingly impatient, his steps heavy and hurried!
The atmosphere at the scene became extremely terrifying at this moment!
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; even the officials held their breath.
After looking around for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Qin Yu finally coughed lightly.
Anfu cooperated by shouting in his hoarse voice.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The officials breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly turned around to kowtow.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
He Fang pretended to be surprised and ran over to ask questions while bowing.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here? You didn't even inform us beforehand so we could have properly received you!"
"Hmph!" Qin Yu's displeasure was written all over his face.
"I have heard that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue are always negligent in their duties and extremely perfunctory during their tenure, so I came here specifically to check."
He Fang shook the sweat off the back of his neck and was immediately overjoyed.
Thank goodness!
The intelligence came just in time! Otherwise, we would have been wiped out in one fell swoop, and we might have ended up in a worse situation than Jia Dishi.
He Fang first gave a wry laugh, then quickly organized his thoughts and spoke with righteous indignation!
"Your Majesty, I can tell you with absolute certainty that these are all rumors!"
"His Majesty just witnessed it firsthand. Our Ministry of Revenue officials are extremely diligent in their work, reviewing memorials from morning till night, without even a moment to eat..."
Qin Yu interrupted him repeatedly, "Alright, alright! I understand!"
I just couldn't stand it anymore. Give He Fang a stage, and he'll actually put on a concert, huh?
Seeing that he had thoroughly fobbed off the emperor, leaving him speechless, He Fang felt a surge of pride and said leisurely, "Your Majesty, no matter how you investigate, the officials of my Ministry of Revenue are always the most diligent!"
"Is that so?" Qin Yu stroked his chin, pretending to ponder for a moment. "I am pleased to see that you have worked so hard this time, but I have only seen the surface and not heard the truth. How about I interrogate your Ministry of Revenue?"
He dared not speak of anything else, but he had learned a great deal of those high-sounding platitudes, and he stood tall with unwavering confidence.
"Your Majesty, please ask me anything!"
"I naturally trust Left Chancellor He to handle things," Qin Yu suddenly changed the subject, "but I don't know about them. I'd better ask them!"
Under the watchful eyes of the emperor, the officials, who felt they had escaped a calamity, immediately lowered their heads.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
Why did you pull this stunt?
Everyone lowered their heads again, afraid of being asked about themselves.
A few seconds felt like an eternity.
"Alas! I noticed you were the most diligent in your work just now, so let me ask you something!"
The officials looked up and saw that the tyrannical emperor had already arrived in front of Sun Jiachen. They breathed a sigh of relief and were secretly delighted.
Especially He Fang, his mouth is so crooked it's practically pointing to the sky!
If the Ministry of Revenue is found to be in a state of lethargy, then I, as the temporary deputy, will be the one to take the blame!
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