"By the way, Minister Li, there shouldn't be such things as deceiving superiors and subordinates, plundering the people's wealth, and enriching oneself in this dynasty, right?"
Su Qiao gave the order directly, which made Li Ying very angry again.
Didn't you agree to let her rule the country
How come she is even more arrogant than usual and actually issued an order directly bypassing me
The ministers did not dare to look at His Majesty's gloomy face and all lowered their heads.
Minister Li wanted to say something, but under Su Qiao's direct gaze, he gave up the idea.
"No, no, how could His Majesty have such an idea?" Minister Li began to sweat coldly on his back under Su Qiao's gaze that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
Su Qiao narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "It's not that I'm overthinking, but I accidentally discovered that even the monthly salary allocated by the court to Prince Ye of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was secretly withheld by someone, so I asked this question."
In the previous life, after the official letter of tax increase was sent out, no one knew who secretly changed the 20% tax rate to 30% or 40%, causing the people in many places to go hungry and live in misery.
And in the end, all the blame was put on the original body.
She became the culprit of all this, the object of people's resentment, and a rat crossing the street that everyone shouted and beat after being strangled.
Seeing Minister Li, who was already sweating all over, Su Qiao did not let her go. She suddenly stopped her nonchalant expression and stared at her coldly: "Minister Li, as the Minister of Revenue, you seem to have failed in your duties?"
"Is there... is there such a thing?"
Minister Li was so frightened that his legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground.
She had known that Prince Rui was a very difficult person to deal with, but because she admired his brother, he was quite courageous. At least he had never been as afraid of her as he was now.
Only now did she deeply realize how terrifying it was to be targeted by King Rui.
Minister Li wiped his sweat and said seriously, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will investigate this matter immediately and make sure to get to the bottom of it and give Your Majesty an explanation."
Su Qiao glanced at her, turned around and sat back in his chair, then said calmly: "The person you should confess to is not me, the king, but the victim, Prince Ye."
"Yes, if the situation is true, I will personally apologize."
Minister Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the prince did not pursue the matter further.
Otherwise, she would be in big trouble.
"Remember to give him the silver he should have. Don't forget to give it to him. I don't want to be laughed at by people from other countries, saying that I, Huangming, don't even have such a small amount of tolerance and silver, and I am just treating a hostage like a traitor."
How could Minister Li dare not disobey at this time
He quickly bowed and nodded respectfully: "Yes, I will definitely make up for it to him in every cent."
Li Ying gradually calmed down and looked at Su Qiao with some surprise: "Is the Imperial Uncle very familiar with Prince Ye?"
"good."
Su Qiao nodded perfunctorily.
He yawned without any form of expression.
He stood up and brushed his sleeves, then said slowly, "If your Majesty is alright, I will leave first. I didn't sleep well last night, so I need to go back and get some sleep."
"If you are tired, go back and rest!"
This morning court session made Li Ying feel distressed and uncomfortable all over. She had long wanted to not stay here any longer, but because Prince Rui was always there, it was not convenient to leave the court session.
At this moment, she wished she could leave quickly.
As for the matter between her and Prince Ye, she would naturally send someone to investigate.