Just as he was about to say something, Sima Lie quickly stepped forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this amount of money is too large. The Jia family father and son are both honest officials and do not have that much savings. I wonder if it is possible to pay half of it first, and deduct the rest from their salaries."
Are they even offering installment payment options now?
Qin Yu snorted inwardly, but on the surface, he pondered for a moment and nodded.
"The Prime Minister's words make sense, so let's do it that way. However, how much can a mere commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard like Jia Zhengjin earn in a year? No, I must promote him!"
Huh? The people standing below looked at each other in bewilderment, and Jia Zhengyi was even more confused.
What? A promotion? Is His Majesty talking nonsense? Or is he being sarcastic?
After carefully observing Qin Yu's expression, and seeing his serious demeanor, everyone immediately realized that the tyrant was serious!
In an instant, Jia Renyi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt on the ground and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"
In the eyes of Sima and others, Qin Yu was truly obsessed with money. This foolish emperor was so stupid that he was blinded by greed. He was as stupid as a pig or a dog. If such a person could become emperor, who in the world was not better than him?
He had come up with a quick excuse in a moment of inspiration, never expecting Qin Yu to agree, but to his surprise, the young emperor actually listened to him.
That's absolutely hilarious.
Looking at Jia Renyi, who was kneeling on the ground, extremely excited, Qin Yu smiled coldly to himself, and then said with a smile.
"Alright then, I'm currently lacking a trusted confidant. Anfu is as stupid as an old dog and utterly useless. I've long had the idea of replacing him. Let Jia Zhengjin be the Grand Eunuch!"
Before anyone could react, Qin Yu waved his hand.
"Guards! Go to the prison and drag Minister Jia out to the castration room for castration!"
The saying "extreme joy begets sorrow" was best exemplified in the cases of Jia Renyi and others. After hearing Qin Yu's words, everyone finally realized what was happening.
Jia Renyi threw himself to the ground and began to cry loudly.
"Your Majesty, no! Absolutely not! My Jia family only has one heir left! My son has no children yet. If he is castrated, my Jia family will be extinct!"
For people in ancient times with strong clan ties, the greatest of the three unfilial acts was having no offspring. If Jia Zhengjin really couldn't have children, the blow to him would be immense.
If the Jia family has no heir, then after Jia Zhengjin dies, the line will be completely broken!
We absolutely cannot let His Majesty issue a decree now!
"If the Prime Minister hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten about this matter. It is my good fortune to have the Prime Minister by my side!"
Seeing Qin Yu's heartfelt expression, Jia Zhengyi disregarded everything else and quickly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to Sima Lie's slander! This...this is all the Prime Minister's own idea, and has nothing to do with this old minister!"
Jia Zhengyi pleaded frantically, completely losing his mind, fearing that his precious son would be castrated at any moment.
His own people actually turned against him because of Qin Yu's words. Today's incident has made him lose all face!
Sima Lie had no intention of staying any longer. He flicked his sleeve, snorted coldly, and turned to leave the study, completely ignoring everyone present.
Jia Renyi stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
He realized that he had offended the Prime Minister, but he had no choice but to do so for the sake of his son.
He is now truly in a dilemma.
Kneeling on the ground, Jia Renyi pleaded desperately with Qin Yu.
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please spare my son's life, considering that I have worked hard all these years, even if I haven't achieved anything great!"
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, you may not know that my son was beaten by more than ten guards in the imperial prison. This is his letter written in blood, a letter written in blood! If he had not suffered such a great humiliation, how could he have done such a thing?"
As he spoke, Jia Renyi began to weep uncontrollably, a performance so moving that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it. To be able to act to this extent was quite a skill.
Qin Yu smiled.
"There's nothing I can do about this, Lord Jia. You may not know this, but the national treasury is in dire need of funds. We don't even have enough money to repair the imperial prison. So, we have no choice but to lock all the prisoners up together."
"Right now, anything we say is meaningless. We'll just wait for you, Lord Jia, to pay your penance so I can allocate funds to repair the prison. Maybe then the conditions will improve."
As he spoke, Qin Yu smiled slightly, resting the back of his head on the roundness of the jade bead, feeling quite uncomfortable.
"Furthermore, I see that Lord Jia is full of energy and walking with a brisk pace today. He doesn't seem to have the energy of someone who is fasting. Could it be that Lord Jia has discovered some secret and entered the legendary state of fasting?"
"Tell me quickly, I have a great interest in immortality!"
Seeing Qin Yu's amused expression, Jia Renyi was immediately terrified and lost his composure.
What a foolish ruler! How did he know? This is clearly a sarcastic remark directed at him!
Could it be that His Majesty has spies in his own household?
But when he thought about how this tyrannical emperor seemed to have no interest in anything but women, Jia Renyi suddenly became suspicious again.
But he dared not gamble at this moment. After weighing his options for a moment, Jia Renyi quickly shuffled forward a couple of times and whispered.
"Your Majesty, it's all the Prime Minister's doing! It's all that old dog's doing! He brought so many people from the Ministry of War here today, just to force me to abdicate! That old bastard Sima Lie has always harbored disloyal intentions and instigated me to oppose Your Majesty!"
These earth-shattering words immediately caused Yu Zhu's massaging hands to pause, prompting Qin Yu to click his tongue in dissatisfaction.
"Keep going, put in some effort."
As he spoke, he squeezed her hand hard, causing Yuzhu to groan in pain.
"Nonsense! You old dog, how dare you falsely accuse the Prime Minister! The Prime Minister has devoted himself to me to the point of exhaustion, and I have witnessed everything he has done. How dare you spout such nonsense and slander the Prime Minister!"
Qin Yu swept the teacup off the table and cursed coldly.
"Get out of here! If I dare hear you sowing discord or speaking ill of the Prime Minister behind his back again, I will dismiss you from your post! Go back and borrow the money right now. Let me tell you, don't even think about seeing him until the money is in your account! As for how long your son can hold out, you'd better think it over!"
"When the time comes, I will personally order Jia Zhengjin's dog head to be chopped off!"
Yu Zhu secretly memorized the conversation between the two, especially the fact that Jia Renyi dared to betray the Prime Minister behind his back. She had to spread the word to prevent it from ruining things later.
Seeing the farce come to an end, Qin Yu was too lazy to keep up the act. He resumed his lazy demeanor, stood up, and rubbed his lower back.
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