The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

The emperor's brows were furrowed. Why didn't he understand something?

This silver was not given by Beimang Country, and someone is colluding with Beimang Country?

Si Yan turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you were the emperor of Beimang, would you have sent thirty million taels of silver to Daxuan before the people of King Hao returned home?"

The emperor shook his head: "No."

"Neither do I." Si Yan glanced at Xin Rui, "Does the Prime Minister know how to do it?"

Xin Rui suppressed his anger and said, "Logically, this shouldn't happen..."

"If I were the King of Beimang, even if I really valued King Hao so much, I would never send all the silver before seeing King Hao return safely. At most, I would send one third. The remaining balance would have to wait until I meet King Hao at the border, and then I would hand over the money and the person."

The emperor took a deep breath and nodded: "My dear Si Yan, what you said makes sense."

"In fact, Daxuan and Beimang have just concluded a war. They are mortal enemies. If I were the emperor of Beimang, I would not send someone I value to Daxuan. The fact that Prince Hao has come to Daxuan at this time can only mean that the emperor of Beimang has long been prepared to abandon him."

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and the officials who supported King Yong kept nodding their heads.

"Ridiculous!" Xin Rui stood up and said, "Prince Hao is the prince of Beimang State and the younger brother of the Beimang Emperor. He holds a very important position in Beimang State. How could the Beimang Emperor abandon him?"

Si Yan chuckled: "I'm afraid the Prime Minister knows the answer to this question better than I do."

Xin Rui's cheeks twitched violently twice. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Si Yan was talking about Xin Rui abandoning King Chen.

The emperor felt a pang of pain in his heart and closed his eyes slightly: "Si Yan, do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Si Yan's light words made the entire hall fall into deathly silence.

Xin Rui's eyes were cold and the Minister of Revenue's heart trembled suddenly.

Si Yan's gaze turned to the Minister of Revenue without any surprise.

"May I ask, Lord Zou, how much cash is in the Daxuan treasury, not counting what was given by the Beimang Kingdom?"

Zou Xue shook his short, stocky body and spoke slowly, "The treasury of our Great Xuan Kingdom is not well-off. We spent some money on providing relief to the people during last year's snowstorm, and the years of war with the Northern Mang Kingdom have also cost us a lot. Now, the treasury is running low..."

"Just tell me the specific numbers." Si Yan asked.

"Due to last year's snowstorm, the national treasury only has 3...35 million taels of silver left..."

Si Yan turned to look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury of my Daxuan Kingdom only has 35 million taels of silver. Do you think the Emperor of Beimang Kingdom would give my Daxuan Kingdom 30 million taels of silver just for a King Hao?"

The emperor thought in his heart that it would not happen, but the silver from Beimang Kingdom had already arrived.

The Minister of Revenue also said that all the money went into the national treasury...

Xin Rui couldn't help but speak: "The Beimang Kingdom's treasury is abundant, and the silver it possesses far exceeds that of Daxuan. Taking out 30 million taels will not be a problem for them..."

"But the problem is, these 30 million taels were not given by Beimang Country."

Si Yan spoke in a resounding voice, exuding a powerful aura.

The Minister of Revenue was trembling all over and trying his best to remain calm.

The emperor said sternly, "Zou Xue, did the Beimang Kingdom give the money?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zou Xue said nonchalantly, "The silver sent by Beimang Country has been deposited into the national treasury and sealed."

"Your Majesty, since the 30 million taels from Beimang have already been deposited into the national treasury, then our Daxuan treasury should have 65 million taels of silver in cash. I ask Your Majesty to take inventory of the national treasury and see if we actually have that much silver in our Daxuan treasury."

Xin Rui stepped forward and said, "Si Yan, how can we complete the inventory of the treasury silver in a short time? It will take at least three to five days. Let's talk about this later..."

"how come?"

Si Yan smiled and said, "The silver in our Daxuan treasury is packed in boxes and sealed. We only need to count the number of boxes to estimate the amount of silver. Prime Minister Xin, don't you know this?"

Xin Rui certainly knew this, but he knew even more that there was a problem with the national treasury.

Si Yan turned to look at the emperor: "This matter is of great importance. I would like to ask Your Majesty to inspect the national treasury."

Si Zhengxuan also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please inspect the national treasury."

The fifth prince, Prince An, also followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, please inspect the national treasury."

Imperial Censor Jia Zhongchun has recovered since his assassination attempt and attended the court today: "Your Majesty, please inspect the national treasury."

The newly appointed Minister of Justice, Pei Wangjie, said, "I second the motion."

The Minister of Works also stood up and said, "I second the motion."

Finally, even Zhen Zhinian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who had once been Si Yan's mortal enemy, stood up.

"Your Highness Zhen Zhinian seconded the motion."

"I second the proposal..."

Suddenly, the number of court officials who demanded an inspection of the national treasury was no less than that of the prime minister's party who demanded that the emperor release King Hao.

The emperor could see at a glance that Prince Yong's power in the court had grown explosively, and he had begun to suppress Prince Xin's party.

The emperor took a deep breath and looked at the ministers in the court.

"Prince Xin, Prince Yong, you must immediately go to the Ministry of Revenue with Minister Zou Xue to inspect the national treasury."

"Order the Imperial Guard Commander Gan Li, the Imperial Guard Commander Feng Yu, and the Left Guard General Ling Mohan to go to the Ministry of Revenue to assist Prince Yong and Prince Xin in inspecting the treasury silver."

This was the first time that the emperor sent Prince Xin and Prince Yong to do something at the same time. Everyone saw that His Majesty valued the two princes equally.

Xin Rui's face turned pale, and he suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. The Minister of Revenue was already sweating profusely.

He often moved money from the national treasury to help Prime Minister Xin with his finances, and there were never any problems.

Unexpectedly, this time, he was targeted by the female official Si Yan.

However, they still have a chance, because the silver in the treasury is sealed and piled together.

If you just count the boxes to estimate, it's not a big problem. Even if you need to open some of the boxes, it's no problem.

We can only pray that God bless them.

Prince Xin and Prince Yong went to check the national treasury. Si Yan looked at the emperor who looked quite tired on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, this may take an hour or two. If you are tired, you can rest in the back hall for a while. We will deal with it later when we have the results."

"Okay, okay." After hearing what Si Yan said, the emperor couldn't help but yawn and walked towards the back hall.

A large group of people came to the Ministry of Revenue in a mighty procession, passed through layers of agencies and heavy gates, and finally arrived at the place where the treasury silver was stored.

Ling Mohan said to his brothers, "Count the boxes containing the treasury silver, unseal them one by one, and examine them carefully."

The Minister of Revenue quickly said, "General Ling, the treasury silver has been sealed. There's no need to open it all. Just select a portion and inspect it..."

Ling Mohan's expression was as cold as ice, and his tone was unbending: "If you don't open them one by one, how will you know if there is silver inside?"

The Minister of Revenue wiped his cold sweat and said, "If we open them all, with so many guards present, what if someone takes them privately..."

"I will take responsibility for it." Qi Ziyu said lightly, shutting up the Minister of Revenue.