After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

At the same time, letters for help written by students from other places after being arrested and thrown into prison were delivered to the homes of the powerful.

Each household has different ideas, but the vast majority are not in a hurry to redeem people.

It seems like there are some people who are eager to redeem people, such as the Third Prince.

He received the most letters asking for help, but before he left, he ran into the old concubine.

The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, then turned around pretending nothing had happened.

Instead, the old concubine strode over and said, "Are you going to the Ministry of Justice?"

The Third Prince hesitated for a moment, then said honestly, "No, I don't dare, I will... go and take a look." After a pause, he added, "Mother, they are all sons of old friends, so..."

Unexpectedly, the old concubine did not get angry or hit anyone with her cane. Instead, she handed a huge bag to the third prince with one hand and said calmly, "Go."

The Third Prince almost couldn't hold the extremely heavy bag.

Soon, he was surprised: "Mother!"

"The quilt is big enough. You can squeeze together to keep warm." The old concubine said, "Go quickly."

Third Prince: ???

The old concubine's voice suddenly turned cold: "Once you leave, don't come back and live in prison with the son of an old friend."

Third Prince: ...

The Third Prince immediately gave in and foolishly carried his bag back.

There were officials like the Third Prince who cut their losses in time, while others went to the Ministry of Justice’s prison to take a look due to their shame.

All these officials who went there were detained for tea by the Minister of Justice with various reasons with a smile on his face.

Ten days later, the detained students still hadn't come out.

Such a move also made all the watching dignitaries realize that the emperor had established the imperial examination system as a red line that could not be touched.

They tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night. Finally, they agreed to not mention the students' affairs again, especially not in the court. They would plead for mercy in private after the storm had passed.

……

Another day passed, and it was time for the morning court session.

Yuan Ruan went to court yawning. When he turned around, he saw the Assistant Minister and the Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue at the back of the team yawning face to face.

She couldn't help but yawned too. Wow, the Minister of Works and the Assistant Minister of Works also yawned loudly. However, they both covered their mouths in time after yawning.

At this time, the emperor arrived and all officials paid their respects.

The Minister of Works stepped forward and first talked about how many farm tools the Ministry of Works had built for various counties. Then he said that there were not enough engineers and craftsmen and hoped to recruit more.

The Minister of Revenue followed suit and expressed objection, arguing that the Ministry of Works already had tens of thousands of engineers and craftsmen, and there was no need to continue recruiting more. If there was an urgent need, they could borrow craftsmen from the powerful families, because every large family employed thousands of engineers and craftsmen.

The Minister of Works objected: the water-powered and overturned cars are all confidential.

The Minister of Revenue rejected the objection: the unimportant parts can be made by these seconded people.

……

Afterwards, the court officials began different debates based on the questions raised by the two ministers.

Yuanruan felt a little tired after listening for a while.

She looked around and found that most of the court officials were in low spirits.

Yuanruan: [The court officials feel so tired today! They yawn all the time and have dark circles under their eyes? ]

System: [It seems to be true. 】

Seeing how sleepy they were, Yuanruan couldn't help but yawn several times in succession.

This yawn was like a top infectious disease, you yawn, I yawn, one after another. She couldn't help but lean on the third prince's legs. When she looked up, she saw an official hiding in the crowd, snoring softly.

Yuanruan was stunned: [This guy... is this really outrageous? Are they too sleepy?! Are they working non-stop and staying up late? ]

The system's voice was filled with impossibility: [Impossible! There is no way there is someone in this world as perverted as your brother. Others eat 300 lychees a day, but your brother eats 300 kilograms of memorials a day! When it comes to work, your brother is truly amazing.]

The emperor's mouth twitched: ...

The other court officials tried hard to keep a calm expression, pretending that they had heard nothing, and continued to report their work.

The system continued: [I would rather believe that they are partying every night, than believe that they are working late at night.]

The civil and military officials in the court all leaned forward:...

Yuan Ruan coughed lightly: [That's right, no need to complain like that... Brother loves his work, but not to the point of being crazy. ]

System: [Isn't your brother crazy?! He is a strong man who can sleep with others in the middle of the night, and when he hears urgent military information, he will just get dressed and go out to handle government affairs!]

The emperor's expression froze.

The courtiers who were almost asleep instantly perked up and looked at the emperor with admiration: You are so hardworking? ! As expected of His Majesty, I can't learn this, I really can't learn this at all.

Yuanruan immediately covered his face: [Ah this...ah this...]

The system suddenly said: [Wait, but your brother can also be willful sometimes... Hehe, do you know why your brother came half an hour late today? ]

The emperor banged the table suddenly.

Court officials: Your Majesty is nervous, this is probably not a small matter! System, please tell us to wake up.

Yuan Ruan heard the sound of knocking on the table and looked up in confusion.

The emperor looked at Yuanruan's big round eyes, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the prince. Then he suddenly remembered that the prince did not come today.

The emperor coughed lightly, turned his gaze to the Minister of Revenue, and said in a cold and hard voice: "No."

The Minister of Revenue, who received the emperor's "taking the blame" signal, twitched his mouth fiercely: Your Majesty, it was the Minister of Works who was speaking just now, why did you point fingers at me? Were you slacking off just now? !

At this time, the Minister of Revenue suddenly thought of an idea that could both help the Emperor cover up his lie and save money for the national treasury.

The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, why don't you agree? I know that it is not appropriate for me to borrow the craftsmen of my colleagues for free. But with General Wu leading tens of thousands of Great Xia soldiers to gallop in the north, the treasury is running out of money, and I have no choice. I think that you are all loyal men who love the emperor and the country, and you should not be stingy with these craftsmen."

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty:! ! !

Wait, when did we discuss the free loan of private craftsmen? Minister of Revenue, don't smuggle private goods just to save money!

The emperor was also shocked by the minister's exorbitant demands: Borrowing people from noble families for free? !

He waved his hand: "No."

The Minister of Revenue wanted to make a few more suggestions, but the emperor rejected them again: "There is no need to discuss this matter again. Regarding the secondment of craftsmen, the work will be used in lieu of taxes. Each family can decide for themselves."

All the civil and military officials in the court bowed their hands in joy and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The Minister of Revenue looked annoyed, as if he had suffered a great loss.

Yuan Ruan looked at him with some emotion: [Tong'er, look at the sad face of the Minister of Revenue. Well, it's true that he is devoted to the public. Just cancel the OEM business... At least not now, because Daxia is not facing a life-and-death situation. ]

System: [Haha. Ah Ruan, the Minister of Revenue is not sad, he is just pretending. I am almost laughing to death.]

Yuanruan was stunned: [Ah?]

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at the Minister of Revenue with sharp eyes:? ? ! !

Boy, what evil tricks are you planning again?