At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

the next day.

Weiyang Palace, Linde Hall.

At this time, Wen Yan was wearing a mask and sitting on the throne.

Now she is no longer the eldest princess of Gu Han, but the emperor of Gu Han.

And she went to court early today only for two things.

The first was to rectify the bad practices of the imperial guards in the capital, and the second was to delegate the right to mint coins to Ren Hao.

All the ministers agreed that the capital's imperial guards should be severely punished for disturbing the people and eating and drinking without paying.

But on the second point, all the ministers were opposed.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, even the princes of the royal family who owned fiefdoms had never had the right to mint coins.

And Ren Hao was just a lowly businessman. How could he have the right to mint coins?

The Prime Minister, Zhao Ping'an, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the right to mint coins is of great importance to the fate of the country. Even the princes of the royal family have never had this right. How can you easily hand it over to a lowly merchant?"

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely right. How could that lowly merchant deserve such an honor?"

"If Your Majesty insists on giving that lowly merchant the right to mint coins, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the princes of various places."

"And as far as I know, that lowly merchant has the audacity to open a school to recruit students. Now he wants to obtain the right to mint coins. I'm afraid it won't be long before he openly rebels."

"I suggest that these lowly merchants should be exterminated along with their entire clans to prevent future troubles."

"I also second my opinion."

All the ministers spoke in unison in support of the motion, except for one person who did not second the motion and even spoke out to refute it, saying that he did not agree with the execution of Ren Hao's entire clan and proposed a lighter sentence.

This person is Xu Yating’s uncle, Xu Tianyin.

Xu Tianyin would step out to refute and speak for Ren Hao, but he didn't want to be buried with him.

Although Xu Yating has no relationship with the Xu family anymore, if the emperor really agrees to exterminate Ren Hao's nine clans, then the emperor will not care whether Xu Yating has any relationship with their Xu family or not, and will kill them all.

"Minister Wu, have you been planning a rebellion for a long time? How dare you offend someone who is disloyal?"

"That's right, isn't it? The Shangshu's niece has married that lowly merchant. We are going to exterminate all nine clans of that lowly merchant. Do you think the Shangshu can be calm?"

"So this is ah."

"That lowly merchant dared to openly offend by opening a school to recruit teachers and students, and also asked Your Majesty for the right to mint coins. Could it be that Minister Wu came up with this idea in secret?"

All of Zhao Ping'an's disciples attacked Xu Tianyin.

Xu Tianyin was not afraid and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My unfilial daughter did not marry him, but was abducted by that lowly merchant. As for him opening a school and asking Your Majesty for the right to mint coins, it has nothing to do with my Xu family."

"My Xu family's loyalty to Your Majesty is witnessed by the sun and the moon." Xu Tianyin continued while kneeling on the ground.

"Since the sun and the moon can testify to this, why does Minister Xu oppose us?"

The disciples still refused to give in and wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate a strong enemy for the prime minister.

"Although that despicable merchant is daring and presumptuous, he has also made great contributions to the ancient Han Dynasty. His crime does not involve the entire clan being exterminated, so he can be given a lighter sentence." After Xu Tianyin finished his rebuttal, he knelt on the ground and asked the emperor for his judgment.

However, a group of ministers headed by the prime minister still insisted on exterminating Ren Hao's nine clans.

This made Wen Yan upset, and he slammed the imperial desk and said, "That's enough, all of you shut up."

Seeing that the emperor was unhappy, all the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Think twice. How should I think twice?"

"The national treasury is empty now, and the borders are in urgent need of food and supplies. I ask you to pay, are you willing to do so?"

"If you are willing to come out, I will take back my order."

Wen Yan glanced coldly at the audience below the stage. None of the ministers dared to look at him, for fear that the emperor would ask them to pay.

Especially Xu Tianyin, he lowered his head so much that it was almost stuffed into his crotch.

Last year he presented the emperor with one million coins and 500,000 shi of grain and fodder.

But it was all used up in just a few months.

The national treasury is a bottomless pit that can never be filled. How can he hold his head up high?

At this time, the court was silent. Wen Yan slapped the imperial desk and said, "Why, weren't you all very eloquent just now? Now you are all silent? Are you all mute?"

"Speak to me."

At this time, Zhao Ping'an winked at the disciple kneeling behind him.

The student immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury is now empty. I have a way to solve it."

"Xu." Wen Yan waved his hand.

"The national treasury is unable to pay out now because there are too many garrisons at the borders. Apart from the long-term battle between the God of War Army and the Ancient Wei, there are no wars at other borders."

"I suggest reducing the military forces and laying off the troops stationed at other places on the spot, and sending them to open up land and mine nearby to make up for the empty treasury."

"I believe that within three years, the national treasury will be full and abundant." The student recited the method that the prime minister had taught him before.

After hearing this so-called method, Wen Yan nodded with a fake smile: "My dear ministers, what do you think?"

"I think this method is very good. It kills two birds with one stone. It can not only reduce the expenditure of the national treasury, but also generate income for the national treasury."

The other ministers all nodded in agreement, even Xu Tianyin nodded along with him.

Hahaha.

This made Wen Yan so angry that she suddenly burst into laughter. Cutting off one's own arm was considered a solution?

"Why is your Majesty laughing? Do you think my idea is very good?" the disciple asked with a smile.

"This method is very good, absolutely very good." Wen Yan nodded repeatedly, and then slammed the imperial desk with a cold face: "Come here, behead him for me!!!"

Following Wen Yan's rebuke, the imperial guards waiting outside the door immediately entered the hall.

"Prime Minister, help me!!!"

The disciple was so scared that he ran to Zhao Ping'an and hugged his calf tightly.

But Zhao Ping'an did not plead for him, he just kicked him away coldly.

After all, he used these young disciples to test the emperor's attitude.

When the others saw that Zhao Ping'an did not plead for him, they also turned a blind eye and refused to plead for him.

The two imperial guards who entered the hall chopped off the disciple's head with their swords, and the blood splattered more than a foot high.

The ministers were so frightened that their spines went cold and their hands and feet trembled constantly.

"If you mention disarmament again in the future, this will be the result." Wen Yan pointed coldly at the falling head. The ministers looked at each other and dared not speak.

"Why have the ancient Wu in the east, the ancient Shu in the west, and the indigenous barbarians in the south not invaded the ancient Han?" Wen Yan asked.

Seeing this opportunity to flatter the emperor, the ministers said in unison: "The emperor's power has spread throughout the world. If they dare to invade, we, the ancient Han, will send down our power. They..."

Wen Yan had heard enough of this kind of flattery, so she quickly interrupted and said, "You are talking nonsense, Dragon Power, Heaven Power!!!"

"If my mighty power spreads across the world, why didn't Ancient Wei surrender directly, but continue to fight me for several years?"