All the civil and military officials in the court can hear my voice

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Chapter 21€€! Do I have to save this nephew?

The debate lasted for three days.

On the fourth day, it was not because they finally achieved something from their argument, but because there were fewer government affairs on those days, so they had more time to argue. Today, there were more government affairs, so everyone decided to stop arguing for the time being.

Quan Yingzhang finally decided to put on his official uniform: "Humph! Ji Sui, huh? Just wait for me!"

Ji Sui just shook his wrists - his hands were sore from flipping through books every day these days.

[They still haven't started fighting...]

A voice sounded very regretful.

Quan Yingzhang was a little surprised when he heard the voice.

It was... the kid from the Xu family? But wasn't he standing at the back?

Quan Yingzhang looked around and found that Xu Yanmiao was indeed missing. Just as he was wondering, Prime Minister Dou Qing stood in front of him, stroking his long beard and said, "Mr. Quan."

The man was already over seventy years old, with gray hair and a vigorous demeanor. At this moment, he said calmly, but with an inexplicable pride: "Your Excellency is welcome to enter this hall."

€€€€Welcome to the new world.

A world that gathers Daxia's top talents and plays with power.

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A world where you can hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice.

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After hearing Xu Yanmiao's inner voice, mainly after the quarrel, Ji Sui finally remembered what he had forgotten.

His good nephew is still in prison!

"Your Majesty!" Ji Sui stepped out immediately: "I am guilty!"

The old emperor looked at him in astonishment: "What crime have you committed?"

"In August, Guixi, Yongfeng, and Xing'an suffered from a severe famine. The people dug up grass roots and tree barks to eat. Your Majesty sent me to supervise the relief work. When I arrived at the disaster area, I saw that the gentry and landlords took advantage of the famine to charge high interest. The people borrowed grain from them and paid back 1.5 dou if they borrowed one dou, and 3 dou if they borrowed two dou. If they could not pay it back after a month, they would increase the interest rate, from 50% to 100%. Many people in the disaster area sold their children to pay back the high interest."

"What?!"

The old emperor was furious: "I have already stipulated that private lending must not exceed 3% interest per month. These thieves are so bold that they are harming my people!"

Ji Sui said: "I am guilty of falsely conveying the imperial edict and opening the granaries of nearby counties that were not affected by the disaster without authorization, taking out grain and redeeming the children of the people. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The old emperor laughed, he was very happy: "What crime have you committed? If you had submitted the petition and waited for my approval first, I don't know how many families would have been displaced and scattered."

"Well done!" The old emperor decisively characterized the incident: "Not only is you innocent, you have also made contributions!"

€€€€This is how it is in an imperial society. If the emperor thinks you should not die, even if you forge an imperial decree, he will still think you are smart and quick-witted. But if the emperor doesn't like you, even if you are honest and law-abiding, he will think you are a blockhead and useless.