"What's going on!" I slammed the account book to the ground, slapped the table and roared.

Kneeling below, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the four ministers of the Ministry of Finance were shaking like leaves in the autumn wind. Their faces were ashen and their heads were lowered. They did not dare to breathe. Big beads of sweat fell from their foreheads drop by drop.

It soon got wet on their collars and chests.

"If you are a big country, there are only 150,000 taels of silver left in the national treasury. Who would believe it!? I remember that the annual receipts of the national treasury are about 18 million to 20 million taels of silver, excluding military expenditures.

And the salaries of the officials of the imperial court, aside from the expenses required for annual exchanges with other countries, plus the expenses in the palace and the rewards given to the heroes and their families during festivals, no matter what, there are still three or four hundred left a year.

Ten thousand taels of silver. In addition, there have been no new pavilions or palaces in recent years, and there have been no frequent wars, natural or man-made disasters, so it should not involve much money. After years of accumulation, there are at least 20 million taels of silver!

So, dear friends, can you tell me where the remaining treasury silver went?"

These are what I learned from history books and records of important state affairs of this dynasty. However, now I am so poor that I only have 150,000 taels of cash! It is only enough to provide one month's salary for officials of all sizes across the country.

Count the expenses of the palace this month! What should I do if there is no money in the treasury after this month? Ask me and the women of Little Whale to drink from the northwest wind?

I stared at the five men fiercely, wishing I could eat them alive.

If it weren't for Mr. Liu, the supervisor of the river channel, who wrote a memorial, I would not have thought of checking the accounts of the treasury! This check really made me feel chilled. The accounts clearly recorded 23 million taels of silver, and the inventory was

There are only 150,000 of them? If a neighboring country invades now, where can I get money to buy military pay and military supplies? If there is a famine now, how can I buy rice and noodles to help the hungry victims? Do I have to use looted money?

?Whose to rob?

I was so angry that I stared at the Minister of the Ministry of Finance in a cold voice, and said in a cold voice: "Master Li, tell me, I still have 22.85 million taels of silver, where has it gone."

Li Shangshu was shaking like chaff, he knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty - Your Majesty, please calm down! I, I deserve death for my crime..."

Before he could finish speaking, I interrupted him and immediately shouted out the door: "Guard!"

Immediately outside the palace door, two sturdy guards walked in. They knelt down and saluted me. "My subordinates are here! Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Master Li Shangshu has confessed his crime before the law. He was dragged out and chopped up." I ordered expressionlessly.

The two men stepped forward and without any explanation, grabbed Mr. Li and dragged him out of the hall.

The four ministers of household affairs kneeling on the ground were shaking even more violently.

Mr. Li didn't react at first. When he was dragged out of the palace door, his body bumped on the threshold, he woke up and immediately howled like a killing pig.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, have mercy! I didn't use a cent of the treasury! I was forced to have no choice! Your Majesty is aware of this!" Seeing that the two guards had no intention of stopping, he shouted even louder. "Your Majesty!

This is the precedent set by Prime Minister Liu! It was Prime Minister Liu who first had the idea of ​​​​taking money from the national treasury!"

it is as expected!

"Stop!" I shouted to the guards, "Drag me in!"

Master Li's fat body was thrown back into the hall, and he lay limply on the floor. He struggled for a long time and couldn't get up. He just shook his fat body and looked at me with a gloomy face. His lips trembled.

I walked for a long time, my teeth were chattering, and I couldn't form a word.

There was a moody emperor on one side, and a powerful supervisor on the other. He could not get any benefit from offending either side. Therefore, he really had nothing to say.

Knowing what he was thinking, I didn't force him. I just pretended to pick up the tea cup and took a sip, and a fragrance immediately filled my mouth.

I exhaled a contented breath and relaxed my body. Just when I was about to pick up my energy and continue the interrogation, a high-pitched voice outside the palace gate disturbed my good mood.

"The supervisor, Prime Minister Liu, has arrived——"

The five people on the ground stopped shaking immediately and just knelt down respectfully. However, the sweat on their faces seemed to fall faster.

I couldn't help but frown. Who on earth tipped off Uncle Liu...

****

Northwest corner of the palace, clothing bureau.

Today, Lin Jingyu took the new palace maids to collect the dirty clothes from each palace and returned to the courtyard. He rejected the nanny's request for him to wash clothes. Because according to the imperial edict issued by the 'Emperor', a sick body like his could not be washed.

He could stay in bed for two days to recuperate. Under the stern gaze of his grandma, he walked out of the laundry department openly and ran to the woods to the north. He did not realize that his disrespect for his grandma would affect his future life.

What kind of trouble would it cause? At this moment, he just wanted to find Zhou Quan as soon as possible, explain the truth to him, and let him find a way to help him.

Passing through this small forest, in front of you is the martial arts training ground for the imperial guards and Ouchi guards. Usually at this time, Zhou Quan will be practicing military bravery.

The closer he got to his destination, the better Lin Jingyu's mood became, and his steps became much brisker. However, there are nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in the world. And accidents can happen at any time.

He was concentrating on his way, and some subtle sounds came to his ears along with the breeze.

Lin Jingyu immediately became vigilant.

He stopped and listened attentively. An ambiguous whisper, mixed with heavy breathing, was particularly harsh in the quiet forest in the afternoon.

This is……

Lin Jingyu suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a senseless anger arose from the bottom of his heart.

What bastard bastard! How dare you have sex with a woman in the palace! All the women in this harem, no matter old or young, high or low, beautiful, ugly, fat or thin, are all his!

At this time, he completely forgot about his current identity and just left in anger.

He wants to catch the adulterer! He wants to kill this pair of adulterers and adulterers, and wipe out their whole family! He wants to kill them as a warning to all the palace concubines who have disloyal intentions. This is what will happen to the lonely and lonely Hongxing in the palace! How dare you take advantage of this?

If you are not in that position, you would do such a dirty thing as a promiscuous harem!

Gritting his teeth, he walked forward. The closer he got to the harsh sound, the darker Lin Jingyu's face became.

He pushed aside the grass, and an unsightly scene immediately appeared in front of him.

"What are you two doing!" Without any time to think, he roared and rushed out.

The two people who were entangled together did not expect that someone would interrupt their good things, so they separated immediately.

The man lying on it stood up, arranging his clothes in a panic, his face turned red. His hands were shaking violently. It must be the first time someone discovered their affair, right? Commander Zhou is a man who knows rewards and punishments clearly.

If he were punished by the Israeli military, he didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive. It was impossible not to be afraid.

Lin Jingyu looked at him coldly, and then turned his eyes to the one on the ground.

Unexpectedly, when the man on the ground got up slowly, the panicked person turned into himself. Lin Jingyu was so frightened that he took a few steps back, pressed his body against the tree trunk, and looked at them with a pale face.

because--

The one who was pressed down——

Also a man...

…

What's happening here?

Lin Jingyu was greatly frightened and stood there dumbfounded, not knowing how to react.

Leng Nuan picked up her pants and put them on, then glanced at 'her' coldly.

That look, full of warning and threat, made Lin Jingyu feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, chilling him to the very core. He trembled, covered his mouth with his hands, and was speechless.

Fornication between men and women is prohibited in the palace, otherwise it will be a death penalty. But - there is no rule against fornication between men! Because the men in the palace are only loyal to the emperor and serve the emperor, but there is no express provision, and their bodies are also

It belongs to the emperor. Moreover, he is not good at this, and he hates it deeply. He will never cause trouble for those handsome men. Who makes him look so much more handsome than other men! His own beauty

It would be nice not to be coveted by others...

Lin Jingyu swallowed and watched as the two Ouchi guards left one after another as if nothing had happened.

The guard's gaze just now was so sharp and terrifying...

Will they...will find him to silence him?

His legs went weak and he collapsed on the ground.
Chapter completed!