"Mr. Fu, I will tear you into pieces!"
In the royal study of the Yi Kingdom, Yan Liangze let out a heart-wrenching howl.
He sat on the dragon throne, his chest heaving.
The barbarians are at war with the Yu Dynasty, why the hell are you hitting me?
It's fine if you just beat me up, but you actually dug such a big hole for me to jump into...
By the way, I still have my capital, 50 million taels of silver, which is barely enough to sustain the army and fight a war.
“Someone, someone…”
"Send the imperial guards to quell the unrest. If any unruly people cause trouble... I will chop them off!"
"Call the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue to come here...!"
"Where's Wu Wenhai? Call him back immediately!"
“…”
The Yi Kingdom's palace was in chaos at this moment. Several important officials hurried to the imperial study, only to find out that the Wu Dynasty had invaded the Yi Kingdom.
This is going to be a war.
But with the current national strength of the Yi Kingdom, how can it fight against the Wu Dynasty?
Fortunately, the Wu Dynasty only sent out more than 60,000 people. If it was 600,000... it would be better to surrender directly.
Wu Wenhai ran in in a panic, and even his official hat was gone.
He knelt down in front of Yan Liangze with a thud, tears streaming down his face, "Your Majesty... I, your servant, shall die a thousand times!"
"Get the hell up! It's not time for you to die yet!"
Yan Liangze roared and said, "Has my capital returned to the treasury? I need the silver now, immediately..."
"I command that the eastern defense zone's troops be swiftly mobilized to Dayu Pass. The Ministry of Revenue must prepare all necessary supplies for a 200,000-man army within three days. Purchase food locally and from the six southwestern provinces and send it to Dayu Pass."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Dayu Pass has a garrison of 100,000 men, but they lack weapons and armor, which is more than half the number. This old minister has already told Your Majesty about this. We still need to purchase weapons and armor!"
Yan Liangze was stunned. Yes, last year Feng Xianchu led an army of thirty troops to fight against the barbarians, and requisitioned 50,000 sets of weapons and armor from Dayuguan. He never thought that the warriors would actually invade!
"Yes, purchase another 100,000 sets of weapons and armor. Go ahead and do it quickly!"
The Minister of Revenue was very depressed. He trembled and bowed, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue... has no silver, not even a tael."
Yan Liangze looked at Wu Wenhai and said, "You bastard, why don't you return my capital to the national treasury?"
Wu Wenhai was filled with despair. He kowtowed five times, his forehead covered in blood. "Your Majesty... the silver, the silver, it's all gone...!"
Yan Liangze suddenly jumped up, "What did you say...?!"
"Where's my money? Even if it's worthless, shouldn't my original capital still be there?"
Wu Wenhai burst into tears, "I, I wanted to drive up the stock price, so I invested all my capital... in it!"
Yan Liangze suddenly felt dizzy. He stretched out a hand and pointed at Wu Wenhai. The hand was shaking constantly, "You, you, you..."
"Wow……!"
Yan Liangze spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the dragon throne, his head drooping, his face pale, his eyes lifeless, "Mr. Fu, Mr. Fu...you, you hurt me...!"
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at the same time.
The imperial city of the Yu Dynasty, the imperial study.
Emperor Xuan and Prime Minister Yan Beixi sat opposite each other, and sitting on one side was the fifth prince Yu Wentian.
Yan Beixi looked indifferent at this moment, and even his white eyebrows were slightly raised.
"Your Majesty, I am eighty years old. I am really old, especially this year. I clearly feel that I am unable to do my best..."
He paused, his voice filled with regret, "My lifelong ideal is to accompany Your Majesty and write a new chapter of prosperity for the Yu Dynasty. However, I truly feel that I am running out of energy and can no longer follow in Your Majesty's footsteps... Therefore, Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to retire and let me..."
Before he could finish his words, Emperor Xuan extended his hand. "I understand what Prime Minister Yan means. You are a veteran of two dynasties of the Yu Dynasty. You have accompanied me as I watched the Yu Dynasty grow stronger and stronger. Now, at this critical moment of implementing the new policies, without a mature and steady minister like you to preside over the overall situation... I feel uneasy!"
Yan Beixi smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to, but I simply can't!"
He took a deep breath and his eyes slowly swept across the imperial study. "I entered the government at the age of eighteen. I served as a county magistrate for three years, a prefect for four years, and a prefect for five years before entering the imperial court. I was then appointed Prime Minister by Your Majesty. In a blink of an eye, I have been in this position for a full eleven years."
Over the years, I, an old minister, have witnessed with my own eyes the rapid changes that have taken place in the Yu Dynasty under Your Majesty's governance.
I, your Majesty, still remember your great ideals, especially the 24-character guideline... Prosperity, democracy, civilization, and harmony... I long to witness such a prosperous Xuande era in my lifetime, so I sincerely hope to live a few more years."
His gaze fell on Emperor Xuan's face. Those old eyes, already somewhat dim, held endless anticipation. "Your Majesty, the Yu Dynasty is now stable, and the implementation of the new policies is on track. I, an old minister... truly can't do anything more. Therefore, after careful consideration, I am offering my retirement to Your Majesty."
This old fox!
It was clearly Fu Xiaoguan who did all this, but he did not mention Fu Xiaoguan at all, and instead took all the credit on my head.
Speaking of the position of prime minister, if it were not for Fu Xiaoguan's special status, Emperor Xuan would have preferred to appoint Fu Xiaoguan as prime minister.
Age is not a problem, seniority is not a problem either. The only problem is... this kid Fu Xiaoguan will be the emperor of the Wu Dynasty!
Emperor Xuan felt very upset when he thought about this question. Why was he the prince of Wu Dynasty?
If I had not agreed to Emperor Wen's request to allow him to attend the Wuchao Wenhui, would this trouble have not happened?
Yan Beixi retired, firstly because he was indeed old, and secondly... it was probably because of Fu Xiaoguan's problem.
After all, Yan Beixi's granddaughter is Fu Xiaoguan's wife, and there is an unbreakable connection between his Yan family and Fu Xiaoguan.
Emperor Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I understand Prime Minister Yan's intentions. To be honest, it would be somewhat inhumane for me to force you to stay. After all, you deserve to enjoy your retirement. Let me ask you a question. Do you think there is anyone in this court who is capable of being Prime Minister and has the real ability to help me govern this country?"
Yan Beixi was delighted when he heard this.
He stroked his long beard, frowned, and pondered for a moment before uttering a name: "Qin Huizhi!"
Emperor Xuan was stunned. The Yan family had three prime ministers, and Yan Beixi was only the second prime minister. He thought Yan Beixi would recommend Yan Shidao. After all, Yan Shidao's resume was comparable to Qin Huizhi's. Yan Shidao even spent more time in the Privy Council than Qin Huizhi in the Council of State.
"When selecting a virtuous person, regardless of personal connections, why not recommend Master Yan?"
Yan Xiang clasped his hands and said, "If Shi Dao were to be the prime minister, he would be good at maintaining the status quo, but not at advancing things. However, Qin Huizhi is the opposite. Therefore, I, this old minister, believe that it would be better for the current Yu Dynasty to have Qin Huizhi as the prime minister!"
There was a long silence. Emperor Xuan did not express his opinion on the spot, but he said: "Yan Xiwen has governed Yao County very methodically. I hereby decree that Yan Xiwen be appointed as the prefect of Linjiang."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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