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

Ever since the new emperor tasted the supreme power, he has become more and more reckless.

"The world belongs to me, I can do whatever I want!" the new emperor said proudly.

He is the greatest in the world, no one can do anything to him!

When he was the crown prince, he was feared and suppressed by the previous emperor for many years. Finally, he was able to hold his head high and straighten his back.

He now regards all the civil and military officials in the court as dispensable. He does things without considering the consequences and does whatever he wants.

Only one day had passed, and when the new emperor ascended the court again, his eyes swept across the ministers, but finally stopped on the Minister of Revenue Qi Ze.

After all, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the national finances, and its importance is self-evident. Therefore, the Minister of Revenue must be someone who is loyal to him, so how can he let someone with the surname Qi take up this position?

What's more, Qi Ze's father Qi Lu had just been dismissed from office. Wouldn't Qi Ze be resentful and deliberately make things difficult for the new emperor?

More importantly, the new emperor already has a suitable candidate in mind—Lu Fengyun.

The new emperor asked, "Minister Qi, how much silver does the Ministry of Revenue have left?"

Qi Ze was feeling uneasy. He stepped out of the line and bowed, reporting, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue currently only has more than 10,000 taels of silver. This is because of the previous national mourning..."

The new emperor raised his hand to interrupt Qi Ze and asked, "The latest batch of silver should have been shipped back from Guangzhou. When will it arrive in the capital and how much silver is there?"

Qi Ze hesitated for a moment and replied, "This...I don't know!"

In fact, he had received reliable information from his second uncle, who had sent him a message saying that he had already set out from Guangzhou, personally escorting more than one million taels of silver, and would arrive in the capital by early November at the latest.

Qi Ze didn't say anything because he was afraid that if the news was leaked to the court, the silver would be stolen along the way and the Qi family would be finished.

The person he was guarding against was the new emperor.

Ever since the new emperor took away his father's general position without reason and wanted to disband the Qi army after the new year, Qi Ze now doesn't trust the new emperor at all.

The new emperor's face darkened, and he took this opportunity to vent his anger, "You are the Minister of Revenue, but you know nothing. If the money from Guangzhou doesn't arrive, what will we drink and eat at the end of the year? What will we use to pay our salaries?"

"I beg Your Majesty to forgive me." Qi Ze knelt down.

The new emperor snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Qi Ze will be suspended from his post for reflection, and Lu Feng will temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Revenue."

Lu Feng would be stunned. Under the gaze of the new emperor, he stepped out of the line and saluted with fear and trepidation, "Uh... Your humble servant obeys your command."

Civil and military officials were also terrified. Could the emperor appoint and dismiss ministers so casually?

They developed a fear.

Prime Minister Pei took a step forward and wanted to persuade him.

Qi Ze shook his head at the Prime Minister, signaling him not to stand up for him at this time.

Prime Minister Pei quickly calmed down. "The new emperor is now looking for charges against the Qi family. If I go out to persuade them, it will only add fuel to the fire. If things go wrong, they might immediately convict the Qi family."

He stopped, lowered his head, and said nothing to persuade her.

The new emperor glared and saw that the prime minister did not dare to plead for mercy, so he smiled triumphantly. He then glanced at all the officials and saw that no one dared to oppose his will, so he stood up with satisfaction.

Eunuch Sheng shouted: "Dismiss the court."

He brought a group of palace servants and followed the new emperor to the imperial study.

A team of guards led by General Zuo followed closely behind, protecting them from all sides.

The civil and military officials stood there for a while with lingering fear before turning around and slowly walking towards His Highness.

They looked at Qi Ze with sympathetic eyes, and guessed in their hearts, "Both father and son have been dismissed from their posts. I'm afraid they will be convicted next."

When Qin Fu Ma passed by Qi Ze, he whispered to comfort him: "It's better not to be an official at this time, don't be sad."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qi Ze said in a low voice.

Prince Consort Qin sighed and strode down the stairs.

Prime Minister Pei was unhappy. In front of the officials, he arranged for Qi Ze: "You will hand over the task to Lu Fenghui."

"Yes, Prime Minister." Qi Ze replied respectfully.

The Prime Minister whispered again: "I'm afraid it will be my turn next."

Qi Ze asked: "Who's up?"

"It's obvious that he wants to use the Lu family."

"Oh!" Qi Ze was not surprised.

The Lu family not only has money, but also has many complex forces, and can help the new emperor better than the Pei family.

The new emperor needed the Lu family urgently, so he went downstairs to pay his respects to the empress dowager. As soon as he entered the palace, he couldn't wait to ask, "Did the queen mother tell Yonghe that she would marry Lu Fengyun?"

"Not yet." Empress Dowager Li said in a low voice.

"Why haven't you said anything yet?" The new emperor stared at her and accused her in a low voice, "If it weren't for the fact that Queen Mother didn't manage the concubines well, would such a thing have happened? Queen Mother, if you don't try to solve it, are you going to make us a laughing stock for the whole world?"

"No." Empress Dowager Li shook her head. She was also afraid of being criticized: the royal family is as poor as beggars.

All the things used in the imperial kitchen these days were bought by the officials of the Imperial Clan, who told the merchants, "Come and get a silver in early November."

The new emperor gave a deadline, "There is no money in the court. Where can I get a million taels of silver in such a short time? I will issue an imperial decree to grant marriage. If Yonghe does not agree, I will grant marriage to Yongping."

Empress Dowager Li said quickly, "I will tell Yonghe about this later."

"You can't even handle such a small matter." The new emperor left angrily.

Soon, the princesses and concubines in the harem went to Cifu Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.

"You go back." The Queen Mother left only her daughter, Princess Yonghe, behind. "I have something to say to Yonghe."

The princesses and concubines who came to pay their respects saw that the Queen Mother and Princess Yonghe had something to say, so they said goodbye and left.

When the Queen Mother saw that everyone had left, she bluntly told Princess Yonghe, "The Emperor said that he wants you to marry Lu Fengyun and take back the Lu family for his use."

Princess Yonghe was so angry that her face turned red. She flatly refused, "No, I don't want to marry someone with the surname Lu."

She angrily said to the Queen Mother: "You know very well that my cousin and I grew up together. We will get married when he is one year older."

"You also know that the person Lu Fengyun has always liked is Miss Qi."

Princess Yonghe asked, "Why do you insist on pairing me with Lu Fengyun?"

She said angrily: "My brother wants to marry into the Lu family, so he can just bring the Lu family girl into the palace to be the queen or the imperial concubine!"

Empress Dowager Li felt a surge of anger in her heart as she saw that her daughter dared to resist her.

She said coldly: "Marriage between a man and a woman is just a marriage, there is no such thing as like or dislike."

Then, she said something cruel, "If you don't agree to this marriage, then let Yongping marry Lu Fengyun. By then, her fiefdom and dowry will be better than yours. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance."

These words struck Princess Yonghe's heart like a bolt from the blue. She was so angry that her face turned pale and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

For a legitimate princess, if her illegitimate sister marries better than herself and gets a more generous fief and dowry, how can she still maintain her dignity? !

At this moment, she even began to doubt whether the woman in front of her was really her biological mother!

Princess Yonghe was furious. She turned around and ran out the door, shouting as she ran, "I'm going to ask my royal brother for justice!" After that, she rushed to the front hall angrily.