Chapter 394 New Year, New Atmosphere
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival. After indulging in their last bit of laziness, the cows and horses all returned to their jobs obediently.
New Year, new atmosphere. The whole capital is bustling with activity.
With the Empress's focus on poverty alleviation, the Ministry of Revenue now practically dominates the imperial court. The Minister of Revenue, in particular, could practically walk all over the capital without a problem if he chose.
After all, we have made it now!
Prime Minister Ji looked at Minister Chu's face, which looked like an old man with the recklessness of a young man, and his teeth were itching with anger.
This guy is so bold. He is just a minister, yet he dares to stare at me, the head of all officials, and criticize me all day long!
If I hadn't been asking for help, why would I have endured this humiliation? If I were to count them all, the only people who had allowed me to suffer such losses over the years were the late emperor and the current emperor, father and son.
Others? Haha~
He flicked his sleeves fiercely and strode towards the imperial study.
The few ministers who stayed behind looked at each other.
The Minister of War was a straightforward person and opened his mouth to inquire.
"Old Chu, does the Prime Minister owe you money?"
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know he owed me money? Who told you that?"
"I figured it out myself! What do you want to do now that you act like you're worth two and a half million? If you weren't his creditor, how dare you be so arrogant?"
Xu Shan really didn't understand.
Ji Xun is not someone you can easily mess with. When he was conquering the world, how many people had he deceived time and time again?
Although his power was deliberately suppressed by the previous emperor after he became the prime minister, he was still the head of all officials and his power could be shaken by just a stomp of his foot.
When have you ever seen the Minister of Revenue dare to jump out and openly challenge the Prime Minister? Tsk tsk tsk, Old Chu is so proud of himself just because he has a lot of food in his pocket!
Xu Shan frowned, thinking that he would have to take military pay from the Ministry of Revenue's pocket in the future, he could only give some insincere advice.
"I advise you to be careful. A reckless person can easily cause trouble!"
"Tsk, I'm not afraid of a hammer!"
Minister Chu stroked his beard proudly, holding the tablet in his left hand and pointed in the direction of half the street.
"See that over there?
This business that makes a fortune every day is run by my account department! From now on, if anyone wants to talk to me, you'd better think about it before you speak.
When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. I am no longer the old Chu who used to be half a head shorter than everyone he met.
Hahahaha, I am the current Minister of Revenue!"
After boasting about his high-profile remarks, Minister Chu, who was in high spirits due to the good news, strode away briskly and with high spirits.
The Minister of Justice had a face full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and snorted coldly in displeasure.
"This Chu Hong guy is really so arrogant that he turns his back on his family! Think about how he used to be so soft-spoken a few years ago, and then look at him now? It's so obvious that he's been so polite at first but so arrogant later!"
"Sir Wang, I beg your pardon for not agreeing with what you said.
When in a position, one must do his job. As the Minister of Revenue, it is natural that he should accumulate wealth for the country and take responsibility for the country's lifeline.
Just like me, the Minister of Rites."
Minister Liu smoothed his sleeves with the demeanor of a wise and virtuous minister, and his posture made him feel very satisfied.
"I am in charge of the great principles of rites and morality, and I am in charge of the great laws and rites. I must also govern my position accordingly.
Therefore, even if it means risking the wrath of the world, I must work for the sake of the present and the future generations, and I must promote the marriage law even if I am condemned and cursed by thousands of people.
Let time tell what is right and what is wrong.
I still have some official business to attend to at the yamen, so I'll see you later, everyone."
He bowed gracefully and left with dignity.
Well, this guy succeeded in showing off again!
Didn't you just manage to get on board the Emperor and Empress? What's there to brag about? It turns out you weren't the unlucky one who got scolded so badly last year that he couldn't leave the house.
If it weren't for the education he had received over the years, Minister Wang would have really wanted to roll his eyes at these despicable guys.
"After all, you come from a prominent family, but you're all so short-sighted! You just climbed onto a wooden boat that was dug out of the mud. What's there to be proud of?"
He curled his lips unwillingly and turned to look for his allies.
"Master Qin, tell me if what I just said makes sense?"
"Yes, but obviously not many."
Minister Qin was still as elegant and graceful as ever. Even when he was old, he was still a handsome man, which made the other two male ministers jealous.
"They may be a little short-sighted, but they are definitely worth showing off.
If you two have time, you might as well go to Banbian Street, which has just opened a short time ago, and take a look at why the Minister of Revenue is so confident.
Honestly, Lord Chu was truly fortunate to have found a wealthy empress willing to lend him a hand. In the future, the history books of Dayu will undoubtedly feature the most prominent figure of Minister Chu Hong!
There is also Minister Liu, the man at the helm of a prominent family. Just because he cares about the people's livelihood, he is willing to destroy his own reputation and endure eternal infamy. He broke the old rules and brought a new atmosphere to the new dynasty.
Even though he is being badly criticized now, let’s see who will be deified by future generations in ten, twenty, fifty, or even a hundred years.
As long as this marriage law can be passed down, how could future generations not know that the person who promoted this marriage law was Liu Maosheng, the wise minister and founding minister of the Dayu Dynasty?
Don’t you want a great and wise minister who will be praised for eternity and whose reputation will last forever?
Anyway, I am a common man, and I still value the trivialities of reputation before and after death. If possible, if a villain like Chu Hong succeeds, Qin would be very willing to emulate him.
I still have some mundane business to attend to, so I'll take my leave!"
Another living immortal floated away, and the Minister of War and the Minister of Justice looked at each other.
"Tsk, I don't believe their nonsense!"
"Indeed, Lu Junqing's unwavering determination to defy imperial power is the true character of a man from my noble family! I, Wang, would never argue with those who curry favor with the powerful."
"That's absolutely right. Old Xu, I think so too. Lord Wang, you must hold on. We are the last remaining clean slate in the entire court. We must not be corrupted by them!"
"Lord Xu, I hope we can all work together!"
"Let's encourage each other, ha ha ha, definitely let's encourage each other..."
The two old foxes with ulterior motives were talking nonsense to each other, but the abacus table in their minds was already making a deafening noise.
They hadn't felt it much before, but they were awakened by the words of the Minister of Personnel just now. The two smart guys came to their senses and were so annoyed that they wanted to hit themselves on the head three times.
You, a blockhead, are so blind that you fail to see that the emperor and empress who are in power now are very likely to be wise rulers throughout history!
Qin Zhenning is a shrewd guy. How can such a thing as his reputation during his lifetime and after his death be considered a trivial matter?
Who wouldn’t value that?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
