I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

The next morning,

With his face bruised and swollen, Liu Jin went to the palace to ask the emperor to make a decision for him.

"If you have the documents, please report. If you don't, please leave the court~"

As Fulu sang in unison, all the civil and military officials knelt down and saluted. After that, Liu Jin stepped out with his head lowered, and said with a cupped hand: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Ye Ze frowned and looked at him in confusion, "What's the matter, Liu Aiqing?"

Other officials also looked at Liu Jin.

"Your Majesty," Liu Jin looked up.

Seeing Liu Jin's miserable state, a sigh immediately rang out in the hall, "Oh my God, was Lord Liu robbed? How did he become like this?"

Ye Ze was surprised at first, then he suppressed the urge to laugh, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Liu Aiqing's face? Why does it look like a pig's head?"

The ministers were already having a hard time holding back their laughter, and after hearing what the emperor said, it became even harder. Liu Jin was at least a third-rank minister, and the position of Shangshu was vacant. Apart from Taifu Meng, the minister was the highest official, so how could they dare to laugh at him?

However, they don’t dare, but someone else does!

Most of the civil officials in the court are former ministers of the previous dynasty, but it is different for the military generals. They are all generals who followed the emperor in battle. Except for a few generals who were sent to guard the border of Qian State, the rest stayed in the capital to serve.

These people were all men who came out of the military camp. They laughed without any hesitation. The entire Fengyuan Hall was filled with the laughter of military officers.

Liu Jin's swollen face turned red, and now he looked even more like a pig's head. He was secretly angry: These generals are so vulgar, how can the court be a place for you to laugh without restraint?

Ye Ze cleared his throat and motioned for them to be quiet. "Lord Liu, please tell me slowly. I will make the decision for you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Jin thanked God in his heart, fortunately the emperor was still reasonable.

"My wife and son disappeared a few years ago. I sent people to look for them everywhere, but to no avail. Unexpectedly, I saw my wife again at the palace banquet yesterday. I was so excited that I stopped her carriage after the banquet and wanted to meet her, but I was beaten like this by the coachman of the Meng Mansion..."

Ye Ze was confused: "You and the lady have recognized each other, why did the Meng family's driver beat you?"

Liu Jin bowed his hands and said, "My wife is exactly the elder sister of Master Meng, Meng Lingyun. The Meng family may have misunderstood me, but Lingyun is already my wife. I have not divorced her. The Meng family should let me take her back to the mansion."

Meng Lingshu was so angry at Liu Jin's shameless remarks that he gritted his teeth. He said in a cold voice: "What misunderstanding? A misunderstanding that you didn't set her on fire? Or a misunderstanding that you didn't send assassins to kill her? Or a misunderstanding that you didn't marry someone else for the sake of promotion?"

Ye Ze understood. So this is Mrs. Meng's scumbag husband! You dare to let me make the decision and speak for you, asking you to take Mrs. Meng back?

Ye Ze's eyes turned cold, and he lowered his eyes and asked, "Lord Liu, do you want to explain?"

Liu Jin knelt on the ground with a thump. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I swear to heaven that I did not set the fire! Master Meng, we are from the same place after all. Lingyun is so devoted to me, how could I harm her? Not to mention sending assassins to kill her. I was just a small doctor back then, how could I afford assassins? There must be a misunderstanding!"

Meng Lingshu was so angry, but he couldn't produce any evidence. If the emperor hadn't just ascended the throne and these people were still useful, he would have been eager to kill him to vent his anger for his sister!

"Okay, even if it's a misunderstanding," he nodded angrily, "then why did you marry a new lover less than half a year after my sister disappeared?"

"This, this, I was also forced to do it, it was the Wen family who forced me to do it..."

Liu Jin completely shirked all the blame. Anyway, the Wen family had already been exiled to a remote place. Is it possible that anyone would investigate such a small matter?

Of course Ye Ze would not check, because in his mind, Liu Jin was dead!

Even if what happened in Liu Jin's mansion was not widely publicized, those who served as officials in the capital had heard about it to some extent, but no one came forward to testify at this time.

When they were able to continue serving as officials in the court, Ye Ze promised them that all previous crimes would be forgiven. If they were to convict Liu Jin based on his past mistakes, it would certainly cause dissatisfaction among other court officials. After all, who among them had not made mistakes before?

"My dear Liu, please stand up. Regardless of whether it is a misunderstanding or not, Mrs. Meng does not want to return to the Liu family to live. I have already promised her last night. This matter ends here. Since you already have a wife at home, don't let her down again."

Liu Jin was unwilling to give in, "Your Majesty..."

Ye Ze waved his hand: "A gentleman should keep his word. Do you want me to go back on my words?"

Liu Jin, with a bitter face, "I dare not..."

Ye Ze showed a satisfied expression and said, "Lord Liu, you should focus on the important affairs of the court."

"Yes." Liu bowed and stood back to his seat, clenching his fists under his long sleeves.

Then, the Imperial Censor Wu stepped out and said, "Your Majesty,"

"speak."

"Yes," Lord Wu cupped his hands and said with full energy, "Your Majesty, the overall situation in the court has been decided now. I hope that Your Majesty will expand the harem as soon as possible to continue the royal family's incense, prolong the royal heirs, and consolidate the foundation of the country. If we want our dynasty to be prosperous and strong, we must recruit concubines and have more children. Only in this way can we demonstrate the profound blessings of the royal family, the longevity of the country, the prosperity of the country, the loyalty of the people, and the peace of the world!"

Lord Wu spoke sincerely and was extremely excited. He expressed what the emperor was thinking on his behalf. The emperor should reward him, right?

Unexpectedly, Ye Ze's face turned dark after hearing what he said. If he had no one on his side, why would he sit here and listen to their nonsense?

"You can't see that the people are short of food and clothing, and you turn a deaf ear to the corrupt businessmen, but you only focus on my harem? It's already June, and the south is raining continuously, there may be floods, and the north has not rained a single drop, which is a sign of severe drought. How can my Great Qian be prosperous? Do you really think I don't know anything?!"

These were of course reported by the spies sent out by Ye Ze. The memorials submitted to the court every day only reported good news but not bad news. The emperor of the previous dynasty was probably kept in the dark by them and was unable to see the suffering outside!

"We are terrified and hope that Your Majesty will forgive us..." All the officials knelt on the ground.

Ye Ze: "It seems that the court needs to be reorganized. Lord Wu is not suitable for the position of censor. It is better for him to go home and farm. Xie Lanzhi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, will serve as censor."

"What? Xie Lanzhi, a seventh-rank editor, is appointed as the Imperial Censor?"

"this..."

Censor Wu slumped on the ground. He knew he shouldn't have said that. Now everything is over!

For a time, the civil officials in the court were in a panic. The fear of the emperor's mass killings at the beginning of the Qian Dynasty once again struck their hearts.

Ye Ze ignored them. Anyway, he had Shuzi to help monitor them secretly. If anyone dared to collude privately, Ye Ze would know it clearly at the first time.

There are two reasons why the censor was dismissed this time. First, to intimidate the officials in the court and let them focus on the government affairs and not interfere in his harem. Second, to let them know that the emperor has secret lines outside and is well aware of what is happening in the outside world. You can't fool him at will.

"The previous emperor imposed heavy taxes, and unscrupulous merchants raised prices at will. The people were forced to sell their children and even their land to survive. Tax exemptions will not make them worry-free. If they sell their land, they will have nowhere to grow crops even if they don't have to pay taxes!"

"I have decided to redistribute the people's land, compensate the displaced people with a certain amount of money and food, and resettle them in the village. Let those local rich people who bought land at low prices and exploited the poor people spit out the land they bought at low prices!"

"General Xu, I'll leave this matter to you."

Xu Wu came out and said, "I obey the order!"

This task might be difficult if it fell into the hands of someone else, but for Xu Wu, it was a piece of cake.

"In addition, the merchants in the court also need to be regulated. I plan to set up chambers of commerce in the prefectures and towns to supervise local merchants. Merchants who dare to profit from the national crisis will have all their wealth confiscated!"

"Let General Mu handle this matter."

Mu Xingchen bowed and responded: "I obey your order!"

Taking a last look at the shivering ministers, Ye Ze stood up and waved his sleeves. He called Mu Xingchen, Xu Wu, Shouhou Goudan and Zhao Youliang to the imperial study to discuss matters, and then withdrew from the morning court.

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