Following closely behind Anfu, Wang Ziru went straight to the Imperial Study.
"Greetings, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yu waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities, and then got straight to the point.
He pretended to be heartbroken and deeply repentant, shaking his head as he spoke.
"My dear Wang! I have pondered this matter for a long time, and I feel more and more that the repayment of the national debt is of paramount importance!"
"After all, the ministers also need to eat and spend money, so I have decided! This matter of repayment will be resolved today!"
Wang Ziru was secretly pleased, but put on a respectful expression.
"Absolutely! To have a ruler like you is a joy for all the officials of Great Xia! A joy for the whole world!"
These ministers' abilities are still unknown, but they are all masters of flattery.
He was practically cursing Qin Yu to death in his heart, but he could still say such beautiful words!
Qin Yu nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Then let the Ministry of Revenue handle this matter!"
As he spoke, he gave him a direct look.
Anfu instantly understood and replied without joy or sorrow, "Your Majesty! Minister of Revenue Tan Wu is still seriously ill and has not recovered for a long time. I'm afraid we cannot handle this matter in the short term!"
"Serious illness? He's a high-ranking official, where would he get so many illnesses!"
Qin Yu feigned displeasure and launched into a violent and angry tirade.
"Besides, didn't I send the imperial physicians to see him? Are all the imperial physicians I employ just sitting around doing nothing? Go! Summon these two to me!"
"yes!"
Before long, the two imperial physicians knelt on the ground in fear and trembling, not daring to raise their heads despite the emperor's stern reprimands.
"I ask you, what exactly is wrong with Minister Tan? Is it really that difficult to cure? He's not that old, and his health shouldn't be that bad!"
"Do you know that delaying the repayment of national debt will shake the integrity of the imperial court? Who will bear this enormous sin—you or the Minister?"
The two imperial physicians were so frightened that they trembled and repeatedly kowtowed in apology.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger! Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
Wang Ziru, who was standing next to him, also frowned and scolded him.
"Just tell the truth about what you two did, or you will be sinners against my Great Xia! Speak!"
The enormous accusation was slapped on the two men's heads, and the two imperial physicians were nearly scared to death.
They exchanged a glance, and Physician Liu hurriedly apologized.
"Your Majesty! In fact, Minister Tan is not ill, and his health is not seriously affected!"
"He bribed us to forge medical records for him!"
As they spoke, the two men pulled out the two large-denomination silver notes from their pockets, untouched.
With snot and tears streaming down their faces, the two kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Your Majesty! This humble subject did not spend a single coin of this silver. It was all because Minister Tan deceived and tempted us that we made such a grave mistake!"
"Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Qin Yu chuckled inwardly.
Tan Wu, Tan Wu, that's all the tricks you have.
He feigned anger, saying, "How dare you two deceive the emperor!"
"Logically speaking, this is a capital offense punishable by death and the extermination of nine generations of your family. However, considering that you both confessed in time, guards, take them away and give each of you fifty lashes and a year's salary deduction!"
The two were just grateful to have survived, and thanked him profusely.
Wang Ziru was stunned by what he saw.
buy?
No illness?
His brain worked at lightning speed, and he reacted instantly.
This whole thing is strange. The bandits aren't very strong, yet they dared to rob the imperial court of its silver, and they actually succeeded!
Could all of this be a scheme set up by Prime Minister Sima?
Otherwise, why would Tan Wu feign illness and hide away, and why would he spend thousands of taels of silver to bribe these two imperial physicians?
If there weren't some problems involved, no one would believe it!
Qin Yu noticed Wang Ziru's furrowed brows and pretended to be still angry, pacing back and forth in a huff.
"How dare he! How utterly despicable! How dare a mere imperial physician deceive me!"
"Minister Tan has even claimed illness and refused to attend court. What exactly does he want?"
Although the matter was strange, Wang Ziru was puzzled, but he did not forget the purpose of his visit today.
"Your Majesty, what about the repayment?"
"Is this how Minister Tan is going to deal with me? He receives my salary from Great Xia, but does nothing of substance. Fine! Then I'll have the Ministry of Revenue oversee this matter!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Anfu, who was standing next to him, very perceptively handed over the imperial edict and a set of writing materials.
Qin Yu took it and wrote over a hundred words in a flourish.
After finishing, he threw it to Wang Ziru, saying with a righteous and indignant expression, "I have issued an imperial edict. This is for all officials of the Ministry of Revenue. You take it and let's see who dares to disobey the edict or disobey orders!"
Wang Ziru sighed inwardly as he accepted the imperial edict, his expression one of helplessness.
An imperial edict is worth less than silver, so what's the use of having such a large edict?
I still can't get the money.
But the emperor had already given the order, so he had no choice but to accept the imperial edict and leave.
He hadn't gone far from the Imperial Study when a group of waiting officials surrounded him anxiously, clearly having been waiting for quite some time.
They had also received the news, and now they were all asking about the situation.
"What exactly did His Majesty say? Is there any hope for our repayment?"
Wang Ziru shook his head sadly and opened the imperial edict.
"Look, everyone, this is all the Emperor gave us, and then he sent us to the Ministry of Revenue to collect the debt."
"What's infuriating is that Minister Tan isn't sick at all; he's faking it to avoid us!"
Upon hearing the details, the officials flew into a rage and began hurling insults.
Those who can become high-ranking officials in the imperial court are naturally talented in literature, and their words can be as harsh as they can be.
From three-year-old children to eighty-year-old elders, everyone in the Tan family cursed Tan Wu's ancestors.
Wang Ziru made a hand gesture, frowning as he tried to persuade him.
"I understand how my colleagues feel; I'm also very angry."
"But what should we do now? Instead of grabbing Tan Wu and cursing him, we should think of a solution quickly."
The group of people were all very angry. They gathered together and were equally bold. After whispering among themselves for a moment, they spoke up angrily to express their opinions.
"Damn it! The Prime Minister is powerful, and we certainly can't afford to offend him, but what are you, a mere Minister of Revenue? Do you really think you can stand up to this whole group of officials?"
"That's right! If we can't afford to offend the Prime Minister, does that mean we can't touch Tan Wu? Just how dare he?"
"If you ask me, let's go find him right now! The Emperor's own handwritten edict is right here; is he going to disobey the decree?"
The group was in complete agreement: they were not afraid of facing Tan Wu.
"good!"
Seeing that he had a group of people to back him up, Wang Ziru simply took the lead, leading his ministers out of the palace with the emperor's handwritten edict in hand.
Their goal was clear: a large group marched towards the Tan residence.
The door was being pounded on.
"Damn it! This is the Minister's residence. How dare you knock on the door like that? Don't you have a death wish?"
The Tan family's butler opened the door with a look of impatience.
Upon closer inspection, I was nearly scared to death.
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