Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

Of course, the Ministry of Revenue was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, so the Empress said that the national treasury was under the management of Li Yunsheng.

The emperor had his own private treasury called the inner treasury, which consisted entirely of the emperor's personal money.

No matter how you spend it, you don't need to tell anyone.

One of the sources of the inner treasury was the Empress's monthly allowance.

The Empress, like any other employee, receives a monthly salary.

Her monthly salary would be equivalent to 300,000 yuan in the modern world.

The second source is imperial estates and property.

The emperor owned many private lands, and the annual revenue from these lands was at the empress's disposal.

The third source is the annual surplus of the national treasury.

This portion, equivalent to the Empress's year-end bonus, will also be included in the Imperial Treasury.

The fourth source was the gifts and presents from other countries and officials, which also belonged to the Empress privately.

In addition, all the proceeds from the confiscation of property were deposited into the imperial treasury.

Putting aside everything else, the gold and silver treasures obtained from confiscating Fei Su's home alone were enough to tempt Li Yunsheng.

If he is the number one corrupt official in the Great Chu, then Fei Su is definitely the second.

Furthermore, the imperial treasury was passed down through generations, and when a new emperor ascended the throne, he inherited the imperial silver treasury along with the empire.

The imperial treasury was usually managed by eunuchs on behalf of the emperor, but the empress's imperial treasury was managed by Shangguan Xuanran.

Li Yunsheng set his sights on the Empress's private treasury because the late Emperor was frugal, while the Empress was greedy for money.

Over these two generations, the internal inventory has accumulated to a huge amount.

Who wouldn't be envious if they saw this?

Jiang Qingying could no longer care about the questions she wanted to ask and resolutely refused.

"No! I can't give you my inner treasury!"

She pursed her lips, struggling internally for a long time.

Then he turned his head and gritted his teeth.

"At worst—I'll wear that cheongsam again for you!"

Li Yunsheng was somewhat surprised.

"Does His Majesty still have that cheongsam?"

He had assumed that after the last punishment, the Empress would have destroyed this object that was so humiliating to her.

Surprisingly, it was still there.

Jiang Qingying retorted angrily, "Is that the point?"

Li Yunsheng explained carefully.

"I don't intend to embezzle His Majesty's private treasury, but I'm afraid His Majesty might lose it."

I will keep this safe for Your Majesty until you assume full power, then I will return it to you.

Jiang Qingying: I don't believe you for a second.

"You're not allowed to touch my underwear!"

"It's too late."

"What do you mean?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shangguan Xuanran rushed over.

"His Majesty!"

Jiang Qingying's heart skipped a beat.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty, Ling Zuo has led the Imperial Guards to forcibly take over the Imperial Treasury."

"Where are my imperial guards?"

Shangguan Xuanran glanced at Li Yunsheng.

“Ling Zuo has His Majesty’s decree in his hands, and the Imperial Guards dare not obstruct him.”

"I--"

Jiang Qingying immediately realized that Li Yunsheng, as the regent, could draft the imperial edict on her behalf.

Therefore, this decree was issued in her name, and no one dared to stop it.

This is because the imperial edict was prepared before the trip.

"Li Yunsheng, you never intended to discuss this with me!"

"Your Majesty, when have you ever heard of any punishment being discussed with the person being punished?"

"you--"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Treasury is enormous, and you cannot manage it well. It would be better to entrust it to me."

Just as the Empress had guessed, he had already prepared the imperial edict.

However, a suitable opportunity has never arisen.

This time, given the opportunity, we certainly won't let it slip by.

For the money-grubbing empress, only by taking away her manhood can she learn her lesson.

Shangguan Xuanran said from the side.

“Prime Minister Li, since His Majesty ascended the throne, I have been in charge of the Imperial Treasury, and there has never been a mistake.”

Li Yunsheng glanced at her.

“When the emperor and his ministers are exchanging words, it’s no longer your place as a eunuch to interrupt.”

Shangguan Xuanran was angry, but dared not show it.

After all, Li Yunsheng was right.

Although she was the Empress's most trusted eunuch, she was not considered a court official.

Li Yunsheng rebuked him again.

"I think His Majesty has spoiled you and made you lose your manners."

Shangguan Xuanran stepped back, bowed, and listened to the instruction.

A short while later, another eunuch came to report.

"His Majesty!"

Upon seeing Li Yunsheng, she panicked, unsure whether she should speak or not.

"Say!"

Jiang Qingying felt that there was no worse news at the moment.

The eunuch bowed and said.

"The Imperial Guards are taking inventory of the inner treasury; it seems they're preparing to move it."

"Move away?" Jiang Qingying asked, puzzled. "Where to?"

She turned to look at Li Yunsheng.

"Where do you intend to move my imperial treasury?"

“Since I have taken over the inner treasury, the contents of this treasury can no longer be kept in the palace, lest someone steal them from the treasury.”

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Jiang Qingying disregarded all etiquette and ran swiftly towards the inner warehouse.

Behind him, Shangguan Xuanran and his two eunuchs followed closely.

Li Yunsheng hummed a little tune as he walked slowly toward the inner warehouse.

……

Internal warehouse.

At this moment, the Imperial Guards were carrying large boxes out of the inner treasury, while inside, people were counting the jewelry, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

Jiang Qingying ran breathlessly to the door, where the gold and silver in the inner vault had already begun to be packed into boxes.

She pointed at the Imperial Guards in the main hall and shouted loudly.

"Stop right now!"

She strode into the main hall and saw the Imperial Guards holding precious porcelain and calligraphy pieces in their hands.

"Put all of these down! They are all mine, mine!"

Seeing this, the Imperial Guards could only carefully put the things they were holding back in their original positions.

Upon seeing this, Ling Zuo bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, this is an imperial edict drafted by the Secretariat and issued after review by the Chancellery. I am simply acting in accordance with the edict."

"I will discuss this with Minister Li myself. You may all leave now."

Ling Zuo didn't dare to force his way in, so he could only stand aside and wait for Li Yunsheng to arrive.

A short while later, Li Yunsheng came over.

"How's the inventory going?"

Ling Zuo clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"The imperial treasury has 37 million taels of silver and 11 million taels of gold, which have been counted."

The remaining jewelry, porcelain, and calligraphy and paintings are being inventoried.

Hey!