The empress is wild and cool, and I'll help her secure her throne

Three days later.

Using the double-entry bookkeeping method invented by Ye Qianxuan, the Ministry of Rites' complicated and messy accounts gradually became clear.

The final accounts of the Ministry of Rites came out this evening!

"The Empress has decreed that Craftsman Ye must enter the palace alone to present the accounts. No one else may accompany him!"

As soon as Qingniao learned the news, he came with the empress's imperial edict.

No one had an opinion.

Although Ye Qianxuan was just a corpse tailor, it would have been impossible to check all these accounts so quickly without the double-entry bookkeeping method he invented.

The greatest credit should belong to Ye Qianxuan.

"My friend, I'll wait for you to come back and give me a poem!" Kong Zhongzhi said with a smile.

"Master Ye, we should visit each other more often in the future! Come to my house when you are free!" Duan Zhenggang also showed his goodwill to Ye Qianxuan in a casual manner.

The other accountants simply called Ye Qianxuan "Master"!

"It is not Qianxuan's alone who has found out the accounts of the Ministry of Rites! I will definitely report your hard work to the Empress!" Ye Qianxuan said without any arrogance and bowed.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Qingniao, Ye Qianxuan entered Longchi Palace.

All the palace maids were dismissed, leaving only Qingniao to serve.

Ye Qianxuan had learned his lesson from the last time, so he didn't dare to look up. He just held the account book in his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites' accounts have been fully checked. Please review them!"

Empress An Luoyu waved her hand slightly, and the thick account book flew directly into An Luoyu's hands.

Ye Qianxuan still kept his head down, not daring to raise it!

But the faint fragrance kept stirring Ye Qianxuan's heart.

Really impressed!

Why does the empress always summon her when she is taking a bath!

Isn't this a deliberate provocation?

"Come here, I can't see some things clearly."

An Luoyu's phoenix voice sounded faintly from above Ye Qianxuan's head.

"I dare not!"

Ye Qianxuan thought to himself, I just finished checking the accounts, you are not going to find an excuse to kill me!

I won't fall for your trick!

"You dare to resist the decree?"

Bluebird was standing by and had already pulled out his sword with a clang!

Ye Qianxuan's heart skipped a beat!

If I go over and see the empress, she's going to die. If I don't go over, I'll die too?

Today, you two, master and servant, really want to kill me, right?

Just because he was a lowly person and knew some of the dark sides of the Eastern Zhou officialdom, his crime shouldn't deserve the death penalty!

Now, Ye Qianxuan made up his mind - Damn it! I'd rather die than be a playboy!

Anyway, facing the Empress who was at the peak of Grandmaster level and Blue Bird who was at the peak of Grandmaster level, he had no chance of winning, so he simply stood up, walked to the Dragon Pool, and looked up at the account book in the Empress's hand!

But his eyes couldn't help but glance at the empress!

In a pool of clear water, Empress An Luoyu was lying on her side on a jade couch carved out of white jade, with her long hair hanging down, half floating on the water and half falling on the jade!

That beautiful and enchanting body pressed against the jade, her skin looked as smooth as jade, one leg was slightly bent and the other leg was placed on top of it, she looked like a fairy from heaven descending to earth!

Ye Qianxuan swallowed for no reason, then closed his eyes and waited for death.

Finished!

Faced with such top-notch products, who can resist watching?

"Why are you closing your eyes? Tell me about this place."

An Luoyu's eyes fell on Ye Qianxuan, revealing a slightly sinister smile, and then he spoke in a calm voice as if he didn't notice.

Ye Qianxuan was stunned. He had peeked at the Empress bathing, and she didn't kill him?!

This is different from the treatment we received before!

Ye Qianxuan continued to muster up his courage, looked at the account book in the empress's hand, and then explained the complicated and difficult parts of it.

The empress turned over and lay on the jade couch, with her arms bent and her head resting on them. Her wet hair stuck to her fair back, and her curves were undulating, making her extremely beautiful.

For a moment, Ye Qianxuan didn't know whether he should look at the account book or the empress, and in his panic he got several numbers wrong.

Damn it, this is inviting crime!

I really want to go down to the Dragon Pool, press this phoenix down on the jade couch and ravage it!

Fortunately, the empress seemed to be completely unaware of Ye Qianxuan's disrespectful thoughts. After thoroughly reviewing the accounts following Ye Qianxuan's explanation, she frowned slightly and said:

"How could a small Ministry of Rites embezzle as much as 18 million taels?"

This is simply shocking!

"Your Majesty, this is just the obvious corruption. I have also found other things from these accounts." Ye Qianxuan said with his head down, not daring to look at the empress again, for fear that he would react and die without a complete body!

"whats the matter?"

Ye Qianxuan lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, this account book only records the Ministry of Rites accepting bribes from students taking the imperial examinations, and the illegal and false reporting of the Jiaofangsi's income!"

"The income they earned from signing pardon orders to redeem the dancers from the Jiaofangsi was also a significant portion, but it was not recorded in the list."

"My rough estimate is that there are nearly five million taels of embezzled income."

The Empress's eyes were slightly furious. "The Ministry of Rites does have the power to pardon and redeem the dancers from the Jiaofang Division, but they are the daughters of convicted officials!"

"Who among the ministers in the court dares to redeem them? Aren't they afraid of incurring my wrath?"

Ye Qianxuan bowed and said, "Of course, the ministers in the court dare not redeem the dancers from the Jiaofang Bureau, but the private merchants dare to do so."

"After all, although the dancers from the Jiaofangsi are expensive, they are of high quality and good looks. Merchants are rich and in need of women!"

"It was common for merchants in the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to redeem the dancing girls from the Jiaofangsi."

"An ordinary dancer costs nearly a thousand taels!"

"And the most beautiful courtesan in the Imperial Music Bureau is even more difficult to find!"

"But the ransom money did not go into the national treasury, but into private pockets."

"At the same time, I also found out from the accounts that because too many dancers from the Jiaofangsi were redeemed, the number of dancers has been decreasing, which is inconsistent with the number of people recorded in the Jiaofangsi!"

"The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites also forcibly abducted women from the people to enter the Jiaofang Bureau to reduce the number of people, and then sold them to merchants at a high price!"

"A rough estimate is that at least five thousand women have suffered this cruel fate in the past ten years!"

boom!

The empress slapped the white jade couch to pieces and shouted angrily, "How dare you be so bold!"

"No wonder I heard rumors that plundering women is a common practice in the capital, but I still don't believe it!"

"So it was all done by the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites!"

"Bluebird! You personally lead the men and imprison that Right Vice Minister of Rites in the Heavenly Prison!"

"I will personally interrogate you at tomorrow morning's court session!"

Bluebird immediately went out and arrested the man himself.

Ye Qianxuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Officials deceiving their superiors and subordinates is a common problem in all countries, not just in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

"But among the redemption money embezzled by the Right Vice Minister of Rites, many were collected by ordinary people who had spent all their wealth to redeem their daughters!"

"Your Majesty, please be clear and return all the ransom money."

"Even if the civilian family had already been killed by the Right Vice Minister of Rites, it should be returned to the dancer in question to appease the people."

Ye Qianxuan is playing his own tricks.

As long as all the redemption money embezzled by the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites is returned, he can get the jadeite rough stone!

The empress closed her eyes, slowly calmed down her anger, and looked at Ye Qianxuan with admiration.

This corpse tailor is truly a genius!

Just by relying on the accounts, we were able to find out so many things!

"Okay, as you say."

"Corpseite Ye Qianxuan has done a great job on behalf of the Taichang Temple in thoroughly investigating the Ministry of Rites. I have already rewarded you. Please withdraw."

Ye Qianxuan: ???

What reward?

Not given!

Could it be that the empress already knew that Ye Qianxuan wanted her to return the redemption money so that he could get the jadeite rough stone?

It shouldn’t be!

I have never told anyone about this plan, it only exists in my mind!

Seeing Ye Qianxuan didn't move, the empress waved her hand and wrapped herself in a pink veil. The pajamas were as thin as a cicada's wing, as if they were nothing. Then she stood up, touched Ye Qianxuan's forehead and smiled:

"Why, letting you get closer to the Dragon Pool isn't considered a reward?"

"Then I will punish you for your crime of peeping first, and then reward you!"

Ye Qianxuan was groaning in his heart!

What kind of reward is it if you can just look but not touch?

Aren’t you just looking for an excuse to get my favor?

"Grass people don't dare!"

Ye Qianxuan quickly bowed his head, then turned around and wanted to leave in a hurry.

But the empress's voice came again:

"The granary in the capital, Taicang, has been flooded for unknown reasons. People are saying it was a demonic dragon burning the granary!"

"The Taicang Commander died while fighting a fire. Tomorrow you will go with the Nine Gates Admiral to take care of his body!"

"If it is really a demon corpse, come back and report to me!"

"Well done, I will reward you greatly!"

Ye Qianxuan complained in his heart - are you really going to stop me from getting in?

As expected, leaders have always been the same since ancient times, they only know how to write blank checks and make big promises!

But Ye Qianxuan dared not say these words, he just bowed slightly:

"I obey your orders!"