But when he saw what Qin Yu was looking at, he was so angry that he glared at him.
This foolish emperor actually hid erotic pictures in his memorials!
"Your Majesty, at a time like this, you are still looking at erotic pictures. May I ask, in your eyes, what are we, your subjects, worth?"
The minister, disregarding Qin Yu's feelings, immediately questioned him.
"What?! This tyrant is looking at erotic pictures?!"
The others also looked astonished.
Qin Yu put down the memorial containing the erotic pictures and looked at the minister who looked indignant.
If he remembers correctly, this guy is Qian Qianyi, the Director of Studies at the Imperial Academy.
Most importantly, this person was also one of Sima Lie's lackeys.
Remembering what Song Zhenglian had told him before, Qin Yu wished he could drag the guy out and beat him to death right then and there.
"You dog, how dare you raise your voice at me? In my eyes, you are nothing but a dog."
Knowing that this person was Sima Lie's lackey, Qin Yu had no intention of being polite to him at all, and immediately slammed his hand on the table.
"A dog? You're calling me a dog!"
Qian Qianyi almost fainted from anger upon hearing this.
He never expected that this tyrannical emperor would disregard him so much.
"Hmph, the late Emperor once said that our Great Xia Dynasty would share the world with the scholar-officials. Although Your Majesty is the ruler, how dare you speak such arrogant words, calling us subjects dogs? This is a grave offense. If Your Majesty does not apologize in public, I, Qian Qianyi, will take off this official robe today and never serve in office again."
Qian Qianyi snorted coldly and immediately retorted with a stiff neck.
As Sima Lie's loyal lackey, his outburst at Qin Yu for looking at erotic pictures was an attempt to embarrass Qin Yu.
Now that Qin Yu dares to call him a dog, Qian Qianyi is even more unforgiving.
"Hahaha!"
However, upon hearing Qian Qianyi's words, Qin Yu not only remained calm but also burst into laughter.
Seeing the tyrannical emperor laughing, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but feel a bad premonition.
"Alright, guards, strip this scoundrel of his official hat and robes and throw him out of the palace. You said you would never enter officialdom again, then you can forget about ever entering the court again."
Qin Yu sneered inwardly. This old man really was like a pillow delivered to him when he was sleepy.
He was just worried about not having much control over the Imperial Academy when this old man voluntarily gave up his position.
At Qin Yu's command, Xuejian led the Imperial Guards and rushed in immediately.
Seeing that they were really going to strip him of his official robes and hat, Qian Qianyi panicked.
That's not how the script was written!
In this situation, shouldn't the tyrannical ruler be flustered and apologize to him?
But he realized it almost instantly.
This is a fucking tyrant!
This incompetent ruler is on the verge of national ruin; why would he care about his reputation?
But just as he began to regret it, Xuejian ripped off his official hat.
"Master Prime Minister!"
Qian Qianyi looked at Sima Lie in a panic.
Seeing this guy shoot himself in the foot, Sima Lie felt nothing but impatience.
He used to think that his subordinates were all outstanding talents.
But now he realizes that he has a lot of idiots under his command.
However, Qian Qianyi was, after all, the Director of the Imperial Academy, and could not be dismissed so easily by a foolish emperor.
“Your Majesty, please calm down. Qian Siye has been studying at the Imperial Academy for a long time and is not familiar with human relationships. He has offended Your Majesty. Please be magnanimous and let him off the hook.”
Sima Lie stood up, bowed, and said.
Qian Qianyi seized the opportunity and quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have offended you greatly. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me this once."
At this point, Qian Qianyi no longer cared about maintaining his scholarly image.
Seeing Qian Qianyi kneeling on the ground begging, Qin Yu secretly sneered.
These scoundrels have no intellectual integrity whatsoever!
But since Sima Lie has already spoken, if he still insists on crippling this person, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
But now that we've finally found a trigger point, wouldn't it be a waste not to seize the opportunity and cause some trouble?
"Hmph, this fool dares to reprimand me. What does he take him for? If I do nothing, will everyone dare to speak ill of me to my face in the future?"
Qin Yu snorted coldly, grabbed the memorial on the table, and smashed it on Qian Qianyi's head.
Seeing Qin Yu's furious expression, Sima Lie frowned.
If it weren't for the fact that this tyrant still had some use, he wouldn't have allowed Qin Yu to curse him like that.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Although Director Qian has made a serious mistake, Your Majesty only needs to punish him slightly. If you dismiss him from office, it will surely discourage the officials."
Sima Lie cupped his hands in greeting and emphasized his tone slightly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu seemed to calm down, and with his hands behind his back, he did not answer immediately.
Inside the Imperial Study, the ministers present dared not even breathe loudly.
"Alright, alright, since the Prime Minister has pleaded for you, I will let you off this time."
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Qian Qianyi's face immediately lit up with joy.
Before he could even look up to express his gratitude, Qin Yu's next words made his expression change.
"But you have insulted me. If I do nothing, I will lose face. I hereby order you to send me 100,000 taels of silver as an apology before the morning court tomorrow. Otherwise, I will take away your official hat and robes."
"One hundred thousand taels of silver?!"
Qian Qianyi was dumbfounded.
The other ministers present couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.
This tyrannical ruler has no manners whatsoever, brazenly extorting money from his subjects.
"Your Majesty, I have lived a life of integrity, and I have only a hundred taels of silver left in my home. How could I possibly come up with a hundred thousand taels!"
Qian Qianyi was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly burst into tears and said.
Seeing how seriously this guy was talking, Qin Yu couldn't help but sneer.
"Can't produce it? Fine, Imperial Guards, keep digging!"
After Qin Yu finished speaking, he called the Imperial Guards to go up.
"His Majesty!"
Qian Qianyi's expression changed; he hadn't expected this tyrannical emperor to act so unpredictably.
"Cough cough!"
Just then, Qian Qianyi heard Sima Lie cough softly beside him.
Seeing that Sima Lie had already expressed his opinion, Qian Qianyi quickly changed his tune.
"Your Majesty, if there is silver, this old minister will send it over."
Seeing that he was finally willing to pay, Qin Yu stopped the Imperial Guards.
"Didn't you only have a hundred taels left at home, my dear minister? How come you have it now?"
Qin Yu looked at Qian Qianyi with a half-smile.
Qian Qianyi gave a smile that looked more like a grimace, "This old minister has a few close friends who should be able to lend me 100,000 taels."
"Very well, then I will wait for you to bring the silver."
Qin Yu laughed and sat back down.
He's quite the little genius; he easily got Qian Qianyi to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy back his official position.
Seeing the tyrannical emperor's delighted expression, Qian Qianyi felt like crying but had no tears left.
"Alright, what did you just say?"
After Qian Qianyi stood up, Qin Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, I have a question about the palace examination questions."
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