Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wife: Reborn, I Married to a Rich Man and Destroyed His Whole Fam

"Boom."

The emperor slammed the table hard with the paperweight.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly. Please say it again."

The censor repeated what he had just said.

"In reply to the emperor, I received a secret report that the ministers in Jiangnan colluded with some merchants to sell the grain in several granaries in Jiangnan. Now it has been found that there are 10,000 dan of grain..."

The emperor stood up suddenly.

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Finance."

When Minister Lu heard the censor's words, he felt a little unwell.

Years ago, the imperial court sent an imperial envoy, and the Ministry of Revenue also sent some people to inspect hundreds of granaries in Daxia. After checking, they found that there was no problem with the grain.

Some of the grain has been transported to the capital and other places and taken over by the army.

How could such a big thing happen?

"The minister is here."

"Are you aware of this?"

Hearing the emperor's angry question, Lord Lu fell to his knees.

"In reply to your Majesty, I have no knowledge of this."

He really didn't know about this matter. The Ministry of Revenue had been extremely busy in the past few months. Moreover, the issue of crops also made the Ministry of Revenue even busier. He really didn't know about the theft of grain from the Jiangnan granary.

They actually exchanged old grain for 10,000 shi of new grain, and what if it wasn't discovered? So how much grain was there?

Thinking of this, Minister Lu was extremely angry. These parasites really deserved to die.

After hearing what Minister Lu said, the emperor became even angrier.

"You are a minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Such a big thing happened, and you just said you didn't know anything about it. Come, drag him away and give him ten heavy beatings..."

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Someone immediately stood up and pleaded for Minister Lu.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu is responsible for this matter, but the capital and Jiangnan are thousands of miles apart, so it is the officials in Jiangnan who should be punished."

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Your Majesty, I think this matter should be carefully investigated. There may be something bigger going on..."

The cabinet ministers also knelt on the ground.

Minister Lu was dragged to the main hall gate and beaten with ten boards.

When Eunuch Hai was giving instructions to his adopted son, he winked at him.

Eunuch Bei immediately understood that the emperor was furious, but it was indeed not Lord Lu's fault. Eunuch Bei asked the executioners to be gentler and not to beat Lord Lu too badly, because then the emperor would punish them.

After being beaten with ten boards, Lord Lu was supported by eunuchs and returned to the palace. Seeing Lord Lu kneeling down with a painful look on his face, the emperor became even angrier.

"Since you said you want to send an imperial envoy to Jiangnan to investigate this case, who do you think is the most suitable person to go?"

"Your Majesty, I think it would be most appropriate for someone from the Ministry of Revenue to handle this matter. I recommend Lord Lu."

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance. Not only should more people from the Ministry of Revenue be sent, but generals should also be sent to lead troops. Otherwise, if the matter is not investigated, the imperial envoys may also be in danger..."

Those who are brave enough speak out directly.

The emperor's face became even more ugly.

Isn't it obvious that in this matter, those people did not take the imperial court seriously and were disrespecting him as the emperor?

"presumptuous."

"Your Majesty, calm down. I think we can send a prince as an imperial envoy to investigate this matter. With the prince here, we will definitely be able to get to the bottom of this matter."

"I second the proposal."

"With the prince here, together with officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Dali Temple, and the censors, we will investigate together..."