Chapter 105
"Father, there is really no money in the national treasury. If the epidemic spreads..."

"You still dare to quibble? Your mistake is that you did not take any rescue measures after closing the city! You completely ignored the lives of the people!"

"That's not just a few people, that's hundreds of thousands of people!"

The emperor was very disappointed. The prince did not know the sufferings of the people, and completely regarded the people as ants, without even a trace of kindness and compassion.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. There are many merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. During the period when the prince was in charge of the country, there were dozens of cases of collusion between wealthy merchants and the government. In the end, the homes of those wealthy merchants were confiscated. As a result, the local area became a city and merchants went on strike."

Before the emperor could get angry, Ming Ruicheng hurriedly explained, "There is indeed collusion between officials and businessmen."

Shen Yu'an sneered, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really wise. Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from Shengjing. During the emperor's reign, he did not confiscate any wealthy businessman's home."

"On the contrary, after the prince took power, he was much wiser than the emperor, and he could easily catch the mistakes of merchants."

"This inspection has enriched the national treasury, but who of the local merchants dare to do business? Which merchants in other places are not in danger?"

"Most of the tax revenue for the national treasury comes from businessmen and farmers. If businessmen are afraid to do business, where will the tax revenue come from? By then, will it be necessary to increase farmers' taxes? Will farmers still survive?"

"The Jiangnan side has already experienced droughts and floods, and they still count on local merchants to revitalize the economy. Now the large merchants have been confiscated, and the small merchants have no intention of operating. The streets that used to be noisy are deserted."

"On my way back to the capital, I saw beggars begging everywhere and people dying of hunger everywhere."

"Absurd! It's ridiculous!" The emperor was so angry that he picked up a few notebooks on the table and threw them at Ming Ruicheng. "I only thought you were mediocre, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid! I didn't copy many books in succession. How dare you take the property of ten merchants! This is using your power to steal money in plain sight!"

The emperor was so angry that he hurriedly took out a pill and took it, staring at Ming Ruicheng fiercely, "You are such an idiot! You are afraid that the people will not rebel, so you have to force them to rebel!"

"Father, please calm down. My son, I have no choice but to do so. There is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and the court allocates funds for disaster relief. The national treasury is under a heavy burden. I have ordered local wealthy businessmen to donate money and materials, but none of them are willing to pay, so I can only You can come up with this plan."

"Two-thirds of the confiscated money was put into the national treasury, and one-third was put into local government offices to rebuild the local area and improve local people's livelihood. What I did was good for the people."

Shen Yu'an chuckled, and then said, "How much of the money taken into the local government offices was used on the people? Has His Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to investigate?"

Ming Ruicheng was heartbroken and hated "Shen Huaizhi". He had not yet ascended the throne and was busy eliminating political enemies. How could he have time to focus on trivial matters in Jiangnan every day?The instructions have been conveyed, so naturally the people below are responsible for the work. Do you still need him to keep an eye on it every day?

"No information has been submitted yet, so I don't know the local reconstruction situation. I was about to send someone to investigate, and Shen... Eunuch Shen brought it up."

The emperor would not believe this, and suppressed his anger, "I just asked, what happened while I was in bed, and how did you report the results? If Shen Huaizhi didn't tell me, why did you still plan to hide it from me? You all didn't He is my good minister!"

"I am frightened!"

The courtiers knelt down one after another.

The emperor was annoyed. He finally understood what it means to be an emperor and a courtier. It had only been three months, and the prince was almost making the decision directly in the court.

He, the emperor, dared to hide it and not report it. He was so presumptuous!
"All the documents I wrote while I was in bed were sent to Feishuang Palace, and I checked them all! The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs also compiled the changes in officials in the past three months into a book, sent them to Feishuang Palace, and retired from the court!"

As soon as the emperor and Shen Yuan left, the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prince, what should we do now?"

Ming Ruicheng's face was sullen and furious, "Damn Shen Huaizhi!"

Shen Fengnian and General Shen on the side looked embarrassed. When they cursed, should they wait for them to leave first?

"Master Shen Hou has really taught a good son." The Minister of Rites said sarcastically.

Ming Ruicheng looked at the Shen family and his son with gloomy eyes.

Ever since the emperor was bedridden, the Shen family and his son had been trying to be invisible, for fear of offending the vengeful prince. But now, when someone pointed them out, it was impossible not to express their attitude.

Seeing Ming Ruicheng looking over, Shen Fengnian sighed, "Ashamed! Shen Huaizhi has nothing to do with my Shen family since the day he purified himself and entered the palace. Shen Huaizhi's position never represents the position of the Shen family." His daughter made it clear. Targeting the prince, but he has no intention of becoming an enemy of the prince now.

"Well done to the Shen family!"

Ming Ruicheng snorted coldly and left with a puff of sleeves.

Shen Fengnian was helpless, the prince still had a grudge against the Shen family. If he ascended the throne as emperor, he might be the first to be unable to tolerate the Shen family.

Not long after the emperor returned to Feishuang Palace, several large stacks of booklets were delivered.

There are estimated to be thousands of volumes.

Shen Yu'an felt sad. With so many twists and turns, when will we see them?

The emperor sat in front of the desk and read the memorial with a gloomy face.

Shen Yuan pretended to polish his ink, then sat aside, eating fruits and vegetables and cracking melon seeds.

The emperor looked over inadvertently, his face becoming more and more gloomy, "Are you very free?"

Shen Yu'an nodded, "At the moment, it's true that I'm quite free."

"Come here, read all these excerpts, and pick out the important ones for me."

Shen Yu'an looked horrified, "Your Majesty, this is impossible. I am a eunuch, so how can I read the memorial? I don't deserve it!"

"Do you want to exhaust me to death?" The emperor's eyes were filled with sadness.

Shen Yu'an said, "Your Majesty, you can find ministers you can trust, just the few in the cabinet..."

"I can't believe anyone now!"

Several ministers in the cabinet that he trusted were gone, and the remaining ones were obviously the prince's followers.

"Your Majesty, I am a eunuch, and it is a big taboo for eunuchs to read memorials."

The emperor sneered, "Don't think that I don't know why you entered the palace! Why don't you refuse even if I give you a chance? Do you think I'm easy to fool?"

Shen Yu felt guilty and had been seen through. Didn't she have to pretend? She was too positive. What if the emperor suspected that she had evil intentions?Although she did have evil intentions.

"Holy orders cannot be violated. This slave will share the emperor's worries!"

For half a month, Shen Yu'an accompanied the emperor to court, read memorials, and helped the emperor take care of his health. She basically arranged the emperor's daily life.

She has become a popular figure in front of the emperor.

She has full control over the situation in North Korea and China.

Being busy with important affairs in the DPRK, it is inevitable that I will neglect my home.

Wen Lingyi acted like a monster again.

Earlier, after listening to Shen Yu'an's words, Shen Tinglan deliberately alienated Wen Lingyi.

Wen Lingyi couldn't see Shen Tinglan, so she used Chu Jun to ask Shen Tinglan out of the house.

When the two young men met, Shen Tinglan was drugged, and while having sex with Chu Jun, she was "caught in rape".

(End of this chapter)

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