It seems like I can only accept my fate and say I'm just unlucky. Is there any other way?!
After the whip cracked, Zhu Yunying slowly walked up the imperial steps. The young emperor, with a serious expression, sat on the dragon throne, handling state affairs with ease. However, this seemed to disappoint many who were either gloating or trembling with fear; the emperor seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday.
Yu Xin's heart was pounding. He couldn't wait for the emperor to punish him and know the outcome so he could feel at ease. The way the emperor was keeping him in suspense made him truly uneasy, and he figured he wouldn't be able to sleep soundly when he got back; he'd just be sweating profusely.
Zhu Yunying wasn't in a hurry at all. He understood the principle that haste makes waste, and some things really didn't need to be rushed. The time wasn't right yet, and Zhu Yunying could wait. He certainly could afford to wait.
After the court session, Zhu Yunying went directly to the Wuying Hall to review memorials and summon ministers, but still had nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue or Yu Xin.
This inevitably led some people who didn't know Zhu Yunying to wonder: Did His Majesty just let things go after his outburst of anger yesterday?
Ru Chang felt it wasn't that simple. He thought that if His Majesty didn't bring it up again, he would.
It may seem unrelated to him, the Minister of Personnel, but in reality, the Ming Dynasty emperor wanted to touch the national treasury and the imperial coffers. There are many interpretations of this, and this matter certainly deserves to be discussed in the court.
There's no rush; Zhu Yunying isn't in a hurry at all right now.
Yu Xin, who was handling official business in the Ministry, suddenly heard an imperial edict: "Her Majesty the Empress has decreed that the Red Granary concerns the legacy of the Empress Dowager and the scholars of the dynasty. The Ministry of Revenue has failed to allocate funds to all of them, which is a dereliction of duty. The Minister and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel are hereby ordered to kneel outside the Meridian Gate. Her Majesty the Empress will personally go to the main hall to request the decree!"
The emperor couldn't be stopped, but the empress fired the first shot!
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