I want to ruin the country

How can you talk about the death of a palace maid? Prince Gong didn't understand what he meant for a moment, so he had to say,

"I will take my leave. Your Majesty, please take good care of your health!"

After Prince Gong left, Yining murmured to himself,

"I've given you this opportunity. It's up to you whether you want to be a human or a ghost. As a human, I've prepared a life of wealth and glory for you, and a place in history. As a ghost, I'll register your name in Fengdu City!"

When Prince Gong arrived at the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was playing mahjong with several concubines. She was very happy to see her son coming.

After the greetings, the concubines were very discerning and knew that the mother and daughter had something to say, so they all said goodbye and left.

The mother and daughter chatted about some family matters. The Empress Dowager saw that he was not in a good mood and said with a worried look on her face,

"Son, there's no one around here, let's just have a few private conversation!"

Prince Gong said,

"Mother, please speak!"

The Queen Mother said,

"Mother, you look so frowned. Are you unhappy about something?"

Prince Gong shook his head and said,

"Mother, you are mistaken. I am fine and have no unpleasant things to say!"

The Imperial Concubine said,

"Mother knows what you're thinking. I can only say this to you as your mother. Please don't be so depressed. You must learn to let it go!"

Prince Gong said,

"I have nothing to worry about!"

The Imperial Concubine said,

"There's no need for us to hide anything from each other. Your father must have his reasons for passing the throne to your fourth brother. As for what the reason is, I, a woman, can't explain it!

In short, Mother hopes that you and your fourth brother can remain the same as before, and not become estranged from each other."

Prince Gong said,

"Mother, there is a huge difference between me and Your Majesty now. Even if I want to be in love with Your Majesty, it depends on whether Your Majesty is willing or not!"

The Imperial Concubine said,

"Your fourth brother vaguely told me that he knew you might be unhappy, and he was afraid that others would take advantage of you and lead you astray.

As the old saying goes, brothers fighting against each other can resist foreign insults together, and brothers united can break metal.

Being broad-minded and magnanimous is what a gentleman does. As a mother, I also believe that only those who are virtuous and tolerant can have great blessings! "

Although Prince Gong felt uncomfortable, he still said,

"Please rest assured, mother. I will definitely remember your teachings and obey the emperor's orders!"

The Imperial Concubine Dowager knew that some things could not be resolved with just a few words, so she changed the subject.

Prince Gong chatted with his mother for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

Looking at her son's back, the Queen Dowager sighed.

"Son, I hope your words are true to your heart!"

Sitting in the sedan chair, Prince Gong looked dazed. He felt as if he had been stripped naked and standing in broad daylight in the palace, as if even the emperor could see through his innermost thoughts.

What does the emperor know? He even mentioned the names of Mu Zhang'a, Qi Ying and Seng Linqin. Does he know everything we said?

That's impossible. There wasn't a single servant present when they were talking, and there are some things that even Senglin Qin doesn't know. Mu Zhang'a and Qi Ying can't go to the emperor and confess themselves, right?

If it wasn't them, then who could it be? And what did that Lian Xin mean? He decided to get to the bottom of this immediately.

After Prince Gong left, Su Shun came. His ability was unquestionable and he acted quickly. In just a few days, he captured many guards, palace maids and eunuchs.

Among these people, some were smuggling opium, and some were stealing antiques and selling them.

After the problem was explained clearly, many antiques were recovered and some pawnshops and antique shops were punished. They dared to accept things from the palace, they deserved it!

The lightest punishments among these people were driven out, some were exiled, and some were directly beheaded.

Finally, he brought a list.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of people who have had contact with the outside world. The one who provided Lian Xin with the murder weapon is also on it. Please review it!"

After reading it, Yining said,

"Don't touch the two who provided Lian Xin with the murder weapon for now, don't alert the enemy.

The rest will be dealt with immediately and developed for various reasons!"

"Yes, I'll do it right away!"

After this overhaul, the atmosphere in the palace was completely changed, and no one dared to smuggle anything in or out anymore.

Yining won the first anti-smoking battle since its time traveling through time.

Yining said,

"Tomorrow morning, you and Wenqing come to see me. We have something to discuss!"

The next day, Su Shun and Wen Qing arrived and kowtowed to pay their respects.

"Pingshen, give me a seat!"

The emperor asked us to sit down and talk, so I guess there’s a lot to come!

Yining said,

"You two, I've been thinking for a few days and have a few things I want to talk to you about!"

The two of them quickly bowed and left their seats.

"Your servant respectfully listens to the Holy Spirit's instructions!"

Yining was impatient.

"Don't stand up and kowtow, are you annoying? Just sit down and talk!"

"Whoo!"

Yining Road,

"The first thing is, from now on, unless it's a court meeting, you don't have to kowtow when you see me. Remember that!"

The two people said hurriedly,

"You must kowtow to Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, Parents, and Teachers. This is the duty of a servant!"

Yining said impatiently,

"What I want to change is my duty!"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, these servants cannot obey this!"

Yining said with a gloomy face,

"You are so pedantic. Just listen to what I say. If you don't listen, you are disobeying my order. Which one do you choose?"

"Uh……"

Yining waved his hand.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's talk about the second thing!"

The two said in unison,

"I am all ears."

Yining Road,

"How much money do we have left in the treasury?"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Grain and Oil reported that we still have over 92,300 taels of silver and over 3,450 taels of gold!"

Yining asked,

"How do you remember it so clearly?"

Wenqing replied,

"I know the Emperor will definitely ask about this in the next few days, so remember this!"

Yining understood that since he had just ascended the throne, Wenqing expected that he would know about his family background!

But when he heard that it was just such a small amount of money, he was shocked. How could the king of a country be so poor!

"Is this little money enough?"

One tael of silver today is equivalent to between 2023 and 800 yuan in 1200.

One tael of gold is worth about three or four taels of silver. By this calculation, I only have about 100 million yuan.

There are thousands of eunuchs, maids and concubines in the palace, and their monthly allowance for food and drink has to come from here. I’m afraid this isn’t enough!

Wen Qing said with a wry smile,

"Your Majesty, of course it's not enough. The monthly allowance alone is over 30,000 taels. This money can only last for three or four months at most!"

Yining was a little confused. In movies and TV dramas, the emperor was very generous and spent money with a wave of his hand. Why did the plot change when it came to him and he became a pauper emperor?

He asked helplessly,

"How did it happen?"

Man Hing Road,

"For the past two years, the salt tax revenue has not been collected, and the money lent to the salt merchants cannot be recovered, so the income is not enough to cover the expenses!"

Yining's jaw dropped.

"Damn it! You even dare to owe the Emperor money!"