In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

When Lu Feng saw that Minister Lu had nowhere else to turn and had to ask him to borrow money, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart, thinking that I had finally waited for this opportunity. He took the opportunity to take revenge on the spot and blocked Minister Lu's last way to borrow money.

Qi Ze, who was watching this scene, secretly admired Lu Feng's courage to seek justice for his sister.

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue present all lowered their heads and said nothing to persuade them.

They had long been dissatisfied with Minister Lu's ungrateful behavior, but they had never been able to find the right opportunity to express it. Now that they saw Lu Feng would take revenge so decisively, they all felt very happy.

Every family has a daughter, and no one wants their daughter to meet such an unfaithful man.

Minister Lu was in a desperate situation. He couldn't find any other place to borrow money. In desperation, he had to go to Prime Minister Pei for help.

After meeting Prime Minister Pei, Lu Shangshu said anxiously: "Prime Minister, the tax silver was stolen. We have no way to solve the expenses for this month! What should we do?"

Prime Minister Pei sighed, shook his head and said, "I don't have any good solution. But..." He paused, and continued, "Right now, the only family in the capital that can come up with one million taels of silver at once is probably the Lu family." After saying that, he glanced at Minister Lu, then shook his head again, indicating that he was powerless.

Prime Minister Pei was extremely contemptuous of the fact that Minister Lu married a girl from the Lu family, and after being promoted to a high official, he took a concubine. He didn't know how he had caused the death of the girl from the Lu family.

Prime Minister Pei believed that Minister Lu was short-sighted and ungrateful, and was unwilling to find a solution for him.

Seeing that more and more people were coming to the Ministry of Revenue to collect money, Minister Lu was afraid that he would report the matter to the Emperor and be reprimanded by him.

He went to see the emperor first and told him about his difficulties. "Your Majesty, the tax silver was robbed by bandits on the way. The Imperial Guards will have a tight budget this month before they find the tax silver."

"Your Majesty, can you think of a way to solve this problem?"

The emperor has been living in fear every day recently because he knew that his younger brother Wang Qin was not dead.

I don't have the mood to care about your trivial matters in the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You, as the Minister of Revenue, will handle this matter yourself."

"But, it's one million taels of silver. Where can I borrow so much silver?" Minister Lu felt aggrieved and thought to himself, "It's not like I lost the tax silver, but I have to bear the pressure."

The emperor said coldly: "If you can't raise enough silver to solve the problem of this month's expenses, then whoever can raise one million taels of silver will be appointed as the Minister of Revenue."

Hearing what the emperor said, Minister Lu was stunned with astonishment.

It was not until this moment that he seemed to suddenly realize that the emperor did not really regard him as the most trustworthy official.

At this moment, Minister Lu was filled with remorse, and he began to reflect deeply on his past attitude and behavior towards the Lu family.

Although Mrs. Lu is plain-looking and not good at speaking, she has a huge fortune and can provide financial support at any time and help at critical moments.

Although his current wife is his cousin, with outstanding looks and gentle personality, and is loved by his mother, her family is poor and they are simply unable to come up with 10,000 taels of silver, let alone 1 million taels.

"Alas, it's all my fault!" Minister Lu was filled with regret and self-blame.

There is one biggest difference between children from wealthy families and those from poor families. The former value the development of their family, while the latter value their own dignity.

When the children of aristocratic families get married, they will consider maximizing the interests of the family. No matter how they act, they will not shake the status of the wife. Very few people favor concubines and kill their wives.

A child from a poor family has no family interests to consider. He can succeed because he has certain abilities. What he cares about most is respect and face, and he doesn't take his wife seriously at all.

When Lord Lu encountered danger this time, he realized the importance of having a wife from a noble family, but it was too late. It was impossible for Mrs. Lu to be resurrected, and he could never marry a daughter of the Lu family again.

The emperor's words spread quickly, "Whoever can raise one million taels of silver will be appointed as the Minister of Revenue."

Lu Fengyun, who wanted to get engaged to Qi Wan, took the initiative to find Qi Ze and asked, "Brother Qi, I heard that the Ministry of Revenue is short of silver. I also heard from the emperor that whoever can come up with one million taels of silver will be the Minister of Revenue."

Qi Ze nodded, "I heard that."

Lu Fengyun smiled and said, "I can help you with one million taels of silver, and the position of Shangshu will belong to Brother Qi."

"This is a once-in-a-century opportunity, Brother Qi, you must seize it."

It is easy for officials to be promoted to the rank of assistant minister, but it is difficult to be promoted to the rank of minister.

Unless the Shangshu is promoted, or retires, or gets into trouble.

It is almost impossible for Lord Lu to get promoted again. He is only forty years old and has at least twenty years to retire. He is relatively cautious as an official and it is not easy for him to get into trouble.

This is the best opportunity for Qi Ze to be promoted to Shangshu.

He himself was also very excited.

But the Qi family couldn't come up with so much silver.

If I ask the Pei family for help with the money, it might cause trouble for my uncle's family.

Qi Ze looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why don't you help Lord Lu? He is your cousin."

Lu Fengyun shook his head and told the truth, "Our Lu family cannot sit in a high position, the position of assistant minister is more suitable."

Qi Ze thought about it and understood Lu Fengyun's intention. With the help of the Lu family, he got the position of Shangshu, and Lu Fenghui's position as the Minister would only be more stable.

He asked tentatively: "Brother Lu, what conditions do you want for borrowing one million taels of silver? How much interest?"

Lu Fengyun shook his head and said with a smile, "We don't talk about bonuses in a relationship like this."

He said bluntly: "I met my sister once in the Prime Minister's residence, and I had the idea of ​​marrying her."

"I have asked the official media to come to your house several times to propose marriage, but there has been no response."

"Brother, my condition is to arrange this marriage."

Qi Ze looked at Lu Fengyun. He had slanted sword-like eyebrows, slender and deep black eyes, thin and lightly pursed lips, and angular features. He looked handsome and had an extraordinary bearing.

Qi Ze thought to himself, "He is handsome and a good match for my sister."

He smiled and said, "I still need to ask my parents' opinions on this matter."

Lu Fengyun readily agreed, "No problem, Brother Qi, go home and ask first. I look forward to your reply."

"Okay, I'll give you a reply in a few days." Qi Ze agreed readily.

After finishing his shift, he returned to the Qi Mansion and first went to the upper courtyard to pay his respects to his parents.

Seeing that his sister Qi Wan was also there, he decided to listen to her opinion.

After Qi Ze sat down, he glanced at his wife.

When his wife Zheng saw that her husband had something to say, she took the servants and went out.

Qi Ze opened his mouth slowly and told everything that had happened in the court that day.

"If Minister Lu can't raise the money, I'm afraid he won't be able to continue his position. The emperor said that whoever can raise one million taels of silver will have the position of Minister."

Hearing this, Qi Wan raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself: "This dog emperor is really a tyrant! If I can come up with one million taels of silver, does that mean the position of Shangshu will belong to me?"

Mrs. Pei, who was standing by, clapped her hands and cheered, saying with a gloating look on her face, "Minister Lu allowed his concubine to kill his wife, and now he can't even keep his official position. He really deserves it!"

Qi Lu joked: "If our family can raise one million taels of silver, wouldn't Aze be able to become a minister?"

"What a joy." Pei was happy at first, but then worried, "Husband, we can't come up with one million taels of silver right now."

Qi Ze went on, "Lu Fengyun did offer to lend me one million taels of silver to help me get promoted to the position of Shangshu, but there is a condition..." As he spoke, he looked at his sister Qi Wan.