I rely on gossip to save the country

Adilaya sighed helplessly, "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?"

Jiang Shuying looked at the two of them, noticed the subtlety in the atmosphere, and quickly said, "I'll step aside for a moment."

After seeing Xie Chuyue nod, Jiang Shuying followed Qingyan and left.

After the two of them left, before Adilaya could speak, Xie Chuyue restrained her expression and spoke first: "Do whatever you want when you go back. I will write a letter to the Queen of Fengqi. If you are the next Queen of Fengqi, then we can live in peace. If not, I don't mind turning Fengqi into a fiefdom of Beili. But I also have a condition. After you ascend the throne, the tribute of Fengqi must be presented in full every year."

"Yes, Adilaya thanks Her Majesty." Adilaya was respectful, folded her hands in front of her chest, bent down and performed the highest salute of their Fengqi Kingdom to Xie Chuyue.

Xie Chuyue nodded, then sighed and said, "I know you are in a difficult situation. I am very grateful that you took such a big risk to help me this time when you were attacked by the Queen and the Princess. So don't worry, I will take care of Fengqi Kingdom in the future."

Adilaya was very moved. In fact, she was also gambling this time. If Xie Chuyue won, then she won. If Xie Chuyue lost, she would probably be turned into a commoner when she returned, or even worse, killed by the princess.

However, she won the bet.

Adilaya came out of the imperial study, the sunlight shining on her was warm, and she suddenly found that today's sunlight was particularly heartwarming.

She was about to go back, and passed by Jiang Shuying who was coming again. "I admire you very much, General Jiang."

Jiang Shuying responded calmly: "Thank you, you are not bad either."

The two didn't have much in common, so they didn't talk much more.

Jiang Shuying came to the imperial study again, and looked at Xie Chuyue who was sitting in front of the imperial desk and writing furiously. She was dazed for a moment. The little devil who was fearless and ran all over the capital, never expected that one day he would be able to sit quietly in front of the imperial desk and handle state affairs.

At this moment, she was filled with emotion.

"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?" In fact, it was Xie Chuyue who summoned her to the palace today. As soon as she entered the palace, she was pulled away by that woman for a competition.

When Xie Chuyue heard Jiang Shuying's voice, she put down the letter and walked over, pulled Jiang Shuying up, and they both sat down at a small square table.

Xie Chuyue smiled for the first time in a long time: "Do you remember? When we were in Nanyue Kingdom, you were going to the border, and we said that if I became the emperor, I would make you a general."

Jiang Shuying nodded. At that time, she just thought it was a joke, but now thinking back, Xie Chuyue had actually been plotting to become the emperor of Beiqi Kingdom since that time. The thought of this made her feel terrified. The royal family was indeed unpredictable.

But so what? At least Xie Chuyue never used these thoughts on herself, so she felt relieved, "I remember everything your majesty said."

Xie Chuyue's smile remained unchanged. She personally poured a cup of tea for Jiang Shuying and handed it to her. "I will appoint you as the general who protects the country when we go to court tomorrow. I hope that we can always work hand in hand to carry forward the Beili Kingdom. Also, I have already told my father that you and Su Qingyang will stay in the Beili Kingdom and don't need to return to the Nanyue Kingdom."

Jiang Shuying was panicked for a moment after hearing what Xie Chuyue said. Yes, they have all grown up and are capable of being independent. "But what if I miss my father?"

Xie Chuyue chuckled. What was this silly girl thinking? "I only asked you to be a general of Beili State and defend Beili State. I didn't ask you not to meet your father. And you are so old, but you still cling to your father. Look at me. I am the emperor myself, but I don't miss my father."

Hearing this, Jiang Shuying blushed at what Xie Chuyue said. She was just talking. Did Her Majesty the Queen have to laugh at her like that?

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few casual pleasantries and Jiang Shuying left. After all, they had just established themselves in the Beili Country and there were still many things to deal with. After they left, Xie Chuyue started to get busy again.

*

Morning next day,

In the court, civil and military officials entered the hall tremblingly, and no one dared to look up at Xie Chuyue.

Today, Xie Chuyue was wearing a dark red dragon robe, and she looked bright and weird. Originally, the dragon robe was bright yellow, but Xie Chuyue said she liked red, so in the end, the dragon robe had to be changed to red.

They even ordered that all court robes of the civil and military officials of Beili Kingdom be painted dark red. From now on, they in Beili Kingdom would regard dark red as a noble color.

And a small white ball was bouncing in Xie Chuyue's arms.

"Your subjects pay homage to our Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

Xie Chuyue had no expression on her face. She looked at the people below coldly and said, "Stand up!"

"We thank Your Majesty!" All the civil and military officials then raised their trembling eyes and looked at Xie Chuyue, but just a glance.

Knowing that the civil and military officials had something to report, Xie Chuyue also asked in an official manner: "My dear ministers, do you have something to report?"

The court was silent for a moment. The officials from Beiqi State could not figure out Xie Chuyue's thoughts and did not dare to speak out. The officials from Nanyue State also did not know much about Beiqi State and were hesitating whether to report it.

But Chu Jinghong couldn't hold it in any longer. His Highness was too abominable. He actually tricked him. No matter what, he had to speak out. So he stood up with the court board and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Xie Chuyue also knew what he was going to say, but she deliberately kept him in suspense and said, "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, have you dealt with the matters at hand right after taking office? You got started so quickly?"

Chu Jinghong's face turned black at this moment. The empty Ministry of Revenue made him so angry that his heart ached. He had already made some repairs, but there were still many holes that needed to be filled. He was not stupid, so how could he keep using his own money to fill them?

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is short of silver. Please allocate funds." Chu Jinghong said with a bow.

Xie Chuyue raised her eyebrows, "I don't have any money either. How about this, we copy each family one by one. After we finish copying these families, the treasury should be able to fill up a little. Then we can allocate funds to the Ministry of Revenue. As for now, I will trouble the Minister of Revenue to subsidize us more."

Chu Jinghong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Look, look at what he said. He was asked to make subsidies. Did he think he was an enemy?

When the former court officials of Beiqi heard that their property was to be confiscated, they all knelt on the ground with a look of sorrow on their faces: "Your Majesty, please look carefully, we are innocent. Your Majesty, we are all honest officials..."

Xie Chuyue sneered, "Do you really think I know nothing? Those who are corrupt and pervert the law will be severely punished!"

Xie Chuyue said this, but she complained to the system in her heart: [This old man dares to say that he is an honest official. If he is an honest official, there will be no dishonest officials in the world. These court officials are rich, while the Beiqi dog emperors have to tighten their belts to live. In my case, I have to tighten my belt to live. ]

System: [Host, don't waste time talking to them. Just take people to plunder. After that, your treasury will be really full.]

When the court officials heard Xie Chuyue's thoughts, they all lowered their heads and remained silent, believing that the little princess still had a way to deal with it.

As expected, Xie Chuyue glanced at the ministers below with a sharp look in her eyes, "I will give you a chance to hand over the stolen money voluntarily. If you can't hand it over, starting tomorrow, I will confiscate every household!"

For a moment, the court was silent and the ministers were uneasy, not knowing what to do.

At this time, a white-haired old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty is wise, but the matter of confiscating the property must be considered carefully to avoid causing panic!"

"Panic? What are you panicking about? I am panicking too. You'd better hand it over obediently, otherwise the coup will come to confiscate your property with evidence of your corruption and abuse of power. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance then.

And don't try to lie. The money you get will be counted, and not a single cent will be missing."

"Yes, we obey your command!" all the officials responded in unison.

At this moment, everyone in Nanyue Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had just moved here.