The wives of the concubines are empresses

Master Yun was shocked by the number, and he looked at the empress on the dragon throne in shock.

"Your Majesty is wise and has saved tens of thousands of our people."

When the ministers saw Taifu Yun kneeling down, they were all shocked.

The right prime minister's eyes rolled and he immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty is wise and holy. Long live the Emperor."

Ministers such as General Xuanwei, Concubine Wu - Xuanhua Feng, Minister of Revenue Mu Qinghai, and Minister of Works Lin Chenghao, who reacted, also knelt down and shouted that the emperor was wise.

Looking at this scene, Shangguan Wanjun finally felt the glory of being a king.

Yes, it was a sense of honor. As an emperor, she had done something that benefited the people. She had saved more than 10,000 people from freezing to death in and around the capital. That meant at least hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people died of cold nationwide.

In this way, she has more confidence to be a good leader of all people.

"My dear ministers, please stand. I am deeply pleased to hear what Master Mu has said. Minglan."

When Minglan heard this, she bowed quickly.

"The minister is here."

"Go, take out the silver from my private treasury and give one ounce of silver to everyone in the Golden Throne Hall. We should all celebrate this happy occasion together."

Minglan said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone was stunned when they touched the silver in their hands. The emperor was so happy that he rewarded everyone.

They discovered a problem: whenever the emperor was happy, he liked to reward people with silver or jewelry. When it came to something that made him particularly happy, he would reward everyone equally.

County Magistrate Zheng Wei, who was sitting in the corner, felt a lot of emotions as he touched the silver in his hand.

This was the third time he had been rewarded since he came to the palace.

The first time was a red envelope from the old year, the second time was a red envelope for the new year, and the third time was actually thanks to the emperor, which shocked him greatly.

Among the crowd, there was one person who was both happy and unhappy. She was happy because she had been rewarded again, but she was unhappy because the emperor's private treasury was missing another one or two hundred taels of silver. She felt heartbroken for the emperor.

Shangguan Wanjun raised her eyes unintentionally and met Ouhe's distressed eyes, which she found a little funny.

This girl must be worried about her wallet again. Haha, interesting. The more you look at her, the cuter she becomes.

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, bowed and stepped out: "I have something to report."

"My dear, please speak!"

"The flower thief from last year was caught by me."

Shangguan Wanjun looked surprised and asked, "Really?"

"Your Majesty, seriously, this man is incredibly cunning. He disguised himself as a woman and kidnapped a woman. My wife ran into him while she was out burning incense. She felt suspicious and came back to inform me. I also found this strange, so I sent someone to observe secretly. They eventually caught him red-handed. Fortunately, my subordinates were quick, and that saved the woman from this disaster."

Shangguan Wanjun's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"Well, well, well, your wife is truly worthy of being Lord Yan's wife. She is a cautious person and informed you, my dear, that the flower thief was apprehended. This is a great achievement, and I will reward you handsomely."

Upon hearing the emperor's words, Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, was extremely surprised.

"I thank the Emperor. By the way, I have the confession of the flower thief. I just don't know how the Emperor will judge this person."

Shangguan Wanjun pondered, "According to your opinion, what should we do with this person?"

Sometimes she couldn't issue an order in a hurry and needed to listen more to the opinions of ministers and officials.

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, spoke in an excited and righteous tone.

"This man disregarded the laws of our dynasty and murdered several decent women and girls. He deserves death according to the law. However, I believe that he is too arrogant and unworthy of being a human being. We cannot let him off too easily..."

The Right Vice Minister of Works wiped the saliva that sprayed on his face, feeling very disgusted.

"Master Yan, calm down. Your mouth is spitting all over my face."

Some officials couldn't help laughing when they heard it, and the Left Vice Minister of Works, Yan, stopped talking in embarrassment.

Shangguan Wanjun, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was both angry and amused. She was angry because the flower thief had caused several decent women and girls to lose their virginity, and she was amused because Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, was so excited that his saliva was flying onto Lord Yan's face.

All the ministers looked at the empress sitting on the dragon throne, wondering what decision the emperor would make.

"Your Excellency is right. Death would be too easy for him. This way, let the victim and his family seek justice for themselves and their families. As long as they don't kill him on the spot, it will be fine. After all, the executioner must personally command the executioner to behead him in public."

Thinking of something, Shangguan Wanjun spoke angrily again.

"This cruel and ruthless thief who murdered a woman like this, I will hang his head at the city gate for half a month as a warning."

The Right Prime Minister said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise."

There were loud shouts of wisdom again and again, and Shangguan Wanjun's ears were almost callused from listening to them.

"The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Jingzhao Yin, and the Metropolitan Censorate, all four ministries, will use this incident as a precedent and each draft a law for me. I will then arrange for the four ministries to jointly discuss and decide on the case."

The officials of the four ministries bowed and said, "We obey your order."

The matter is resolved, it's time to reward.

"Master Yan, you have taught your wife well and deserve a reward. Where is the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy?"

The Grand Secretary bowed and said, "I am here."

"I hereby decree that the wife of Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, has rendered meritorious service by reporting her husband to justice regarding the flower-picking thieves. She is hereby granted the title of the first Third Rank Consort of this dynasty, and shall enjoy the monthly salary and all other benefits of a Third Rank Consort of this dynasty."

Lord Qi Yan taught his wife well and rewarded her with five hundred taels of silver.

"You were very cautious. You sent someone to observe secretly, saving the victim, successfully apprehending the wanted criminal, and getting him to confess his crimes. This is truly a great achievement. I grant you the first gold medal of immunity from death in this dynasty, a reward of 500 taels of silver, and I will personally give you a 20% stake in a fast food restaurant."

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, was so excited when he heard this that he knelt down and shouted.

"I thank the Lord for His great grace. Long live the Emperor."

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, knew about the fast food restaurant in the capital. He heard that the business was very good, but he never thought that it was opened by the emperor.

He had analyzed before that the shop made a profit of two to three hundred taels a month. He owned 20% of the shares, so he should be able to get 40 to 50 taels a month. Although it was not a lot, it did increase the subsidy for the government office.

Thinking about the extra money I could earn every month, that would be five or six hundred taels a year, which was not bad. And if I could get some every year, it would be even better.

The most important thing is that it is the emperor's business. The emperor's head is full of business opportunities to make money. She is a business genius. You can get rich just by following her, haha.

The Grand Secretary bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will begin preparations as soon as I return from court."

"Thank you, my dear."

Thinking of those women who lost their innocence, Shangguan Wanjun, who was also a woman, felt very uncomfortable.

"Lord Ming and the Minister of Revenue."

Minglan and the Minister of Revenue, Mu Qinghai, were both stunned: "I am here."

"Pass on my decree. From the national treasury and my private treasury, each will be given ten taels of silver to each woman who has lost her virginity."

The ministers understood what the emperor meant, but were deeply shocked by her next words.