Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Xiao Ye's eyes were sharp, as if he had planned this move long ago.

We're just waiting for the Pei family to fall into their trap.

Pei Yu knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and nodded repeatedly.

"Write! I'll write! I'll write right now!"

Gu Mingli tactfully handed over paper and pen.

Pei Yu lay down on the floor tiles and began to write.

As the pen touched the paper, his mind had completely entered a frantic state of survival.

What about the dignity of a distinguished family, the rules of powerful clans, and the ancestral precepts and family laws?

Compared to "Clan Elimination Game", everything else pales in comparison.

Gu Mingyue secretly admired him and secretly glanced at Xiao Ye.

I didn't realize that the emperor was so cunning; he had prepared this all along.

The reason they haven't acted yet is because they're waiting to find something to hold against them.

Pei Yu was more than willing to let the scions of powerful families secretly report on others to protect their own families.

Moreover, Pei Yu is really daring in his writing.

Anyway, the emperor didn't ask him to expose any dirty secrets about his own family.

After an incense stick has burned.

Pei Yu put down his pen.

Trembling, he raised the paper covered in writing high above his head with both hands.

Gu Mingli stepped forward, took the document, and presented it to Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye took it and scanned it from beginning to end.

Gu Mingli stood to the side and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

The paper was covered with dense writing, spanning three whole pages.

From which department of the Ministry of Works was the treasury silver misappropriated to repair whose private residence?

The list of vagrants holding salaries by certain generals in the Ministry of War was hidden in a secret compartment of some house.

Then, several powerful families monopolized the canal transport, acquired land, and controlled salt and iron.

They said what they should have said, and they also said what they shouldn't have said. They even revealed who had partnered with the Cui family in several shady business dealings.

How can this be considered a pledge of loyalty?

This is practically a smart blacklist assistant.

Xiao Ye handed the paper to Liu An.

Liu An took it with both hands, folded it very carefully, and put it into the innermost hidden pocket in his sleeve.

Pei Yu lay on the ground, listening to the rustling sound of folding papers, her muscles twitching with each movement.

He didn't dare to look up, only glancing at Xiao Ye's boot tips out of the corner of his eye.

The candlelight flickered twice, casting intermittent light and shadow on half of Xiao Ye's face.

Pei Yu.

Pei Yu slammed his forehead against the brick surface with a dull thud.

"Your subject is here!"

Xiao Ye picked up the cup of tea that had gone cold from the table, took a small sip, and put it down.

"I will give you six months."

"Take control of the canal transport and the logistics park; get the taxation and operations under your jurisdiction done for me."

"The cargo throughput at the docks and the commercial tax calculations for the prefectures along the route. Each quarter, an account shall be submitted to the Ministry of Revenue and to me separately."

His stern gaze fell upon Pei Yu's pale face.

"Well done, let bygones be bygones."

"Can't do it well..."

He didn't finish speaking.

But everyone present understood.

Pei Yu felt as if an invisible hand was gripping the back of her neck.

He shuddered, and his forehead slammed hard against the brick surface again.

"Your Majesty, I humbly thank you for your divine grace! I will certainly make this logistics project a resounding success!"

Gu Mingyue sat on a round stool in the corner, her eyelashes lowered, and she was twisting a handkerchief in her hand.

He felt secretly pleased.

The emperor is truly a great help!

She also wanted to use Pei Yu, a simple-minded but extravagant playboy, to manage the logistics project.

This allows logistics projects to be continuously expanded and constructed.

Although it benefits the country and its people, it requires a continuous influx of money.

Moreover, the canal transport system is now jointly controlled by powerful clans.

Of the five major branches of the Canal Gang, only Qian Dajiang has been accepted so far.

The other four hall masters each had their own ulterior motives and hadn't even sat down at the negotiating table yet.

The tax calculations in the prefectures along the route are in complete disarray.

It won't be easy to snatch it from them.

It will take three to five years to sort out that mess.

It seems the emperor doesn't need Pei Yu to make money.

But a young nobleman who grew up relying on his family's protection didn't even have a single capable assistant under his command.

To get this up and running within six months, the entire Pei family behind him would have to do everything in their power to support him.

Pei Chongyue had cultivated his influence in the Ministry of Personnel for decades, wielding the power to appoint, dismiss, and evaluate officials in various regions.

If the Pei family is truly determined to protect their eldest grandson's life, they must use all their deeply entrenched local connections to pave the way.

By then, the emperor would have seen all the effort the Pei family had put in, all the connections they had made, and all the secret passages they had used.

A pledge of loyalty binds Pei Yu.

A six-month deadlock forced the Pei family to reveal all their trump cards.

Gu Mingyue sighed silently in her heart.

He's truly cunning to the core.

The emperor waved his hand.

Pei Yu thanked him and scrambled away.

Only a few people remained inside.

Xiao Ye stood up and brushed the hem of his robe.

"A pleasant surprise..."

Gu Mingli glanced around.

His eyes lit up; he had an idea.

"Please wait a moment."

Gu Mingli ran to the study and opened the toolbox.

He bent over and rolled around for a long time.

Finally, she pulled out a large cloth bag.

He carried the cloth bag and happily returned to the emperor's side.

"Ta-da! Surprise!"

Xiao Ye glanced sideways at the unassuming burlap sack.

"What is this?"

Liu An quickly stepped forward, took the bag, and opened it.

Geng Zhi came over with a candlestick to provide light.

Xiao Ye peeked out.

All three of them fell silent.

"Scrap wood?"

Gu Mingli quickly tried to argue his way out of it.

"This isn't ordinary wood! It's Phoebe zhennan!"

...waste.

When his sister established the Orange Peel Business Unit, she had a lot of leftover Phoebe zhennan wood scraps.

Gu Mingli felt it was a waste to throw them away, so he picked them up and kept them as model materials.

Now, giving it to Xiao Ye would be a presentable gift... right?

Xiao Ye gave him a cold look.

"You'd better be able to point out what's surprising about it."

"Of course it's a surprise!"

With a serious expression, Gu Mingli pulled out a long strip of golden nanmu wood from the bag.

"Your Majesty, this thing is called LeDwarf Building Blocks. You can freely combine and install them to build anything you want. How about it? Have you ever played with them?"

"Lei... building blocks?"

Xiao Ye had never heard of it.

Gu Mingli put his hands on his hips and smiled smugly.

"In that case, I'll play with you tomorrow after you've finished approving the memorials."

[Ding! Xiao Ye's favorability towards you has increased by 3. Current favorability: -442]

"!"

Gu Mingli scrutinized Xiao Ye's expression.

It remained calm and serious.

I can't see any joy in him at all.

I don't know how the favorability rating is increased.

Xiao Ye waved his hand, signaling Liu An to put away the "Happy Dwarf Building Blocks".

He turned to look at Gu Mingyue.

"I've approved the shipyard you mentioned. As for whether you can get business, that depends on your abilities."

Gu Mingyue nodded calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

It's getting late.

Xiao Ye stepped out of the door and onto the carriage bearing the "Mercedes-Benz" logo.

The carriage curtain fell, and he returned to the palace with a troop of imperial guards.

The sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, disappearing into the depths of the night.

Gu Mingli and Gu Mingyue exchanged a glance.

Just as I was about to turn around and go back to the courtyard, I suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps behind me.

"My daughter! My son!"