After I killed him for 9,000 years, he was reborn.

Humph……

You people who are just sitting in your positions and doing nothing are so happy when you borrow money from the national treasury, but how come you almost faint when you receive a mere IOU written by your own hands? You are really a bunch of useless trash.

Emperor Jiade raised his eyelids and glanced at the ministers below, who were shrinking their heads like pitiful little quails. He said nothing and continued to click his bracelet.

It was not until the first minister who fainted could no longer hold on and collapsed on the floor of the Golden Palace that Emperor Jiade finally stood up and moved around.

Walking back and forth beside his throne with an expressionless face, Emperor Jiade said: "The Grand Secretary is old and couldn't even hold the morning court and fainted. He is indeed in poor health.

It is impossible for a person to refuse to accept his old age. Since his health is not good, there is no need to force it.

I also cannot bear to see my old ministers working so hard any longer.

Now that I am old, it is better for me to retire and return home to enjoy my remaining years."

oh ho...

As soon as Emperor Jiade said this, the Grand Secretary who had fainted immediately sat up as if dead.

"Your Majesty, this old minister..."

The Grand Secretary who had just faked his death quickly turned over and knelt on the ground, but unfortunately he didn't even have time to say anything because he was interrupted by Emperor Jiade himself.

"Come here, the Grand Secretary of the Palace is old and has requested to retire and return home. I have graciously approved it.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day, so let Dian Ge University go to the Ministry of Personnel to handle the formalities today."

The emperor's words were golden, and he immediately demoted the Grand Secretary to the lowest position. This made the Grand Secretary, who had originally wanted to escape the disaster by pretending to be faint, end up losing more than he gained, and he almost fainted.

However, under the cold and ruthless gaze of Emperor Jiade, the Grand Secretary really didn't dare to faint. He was told to return home when he pretended to faint just now. If he really fainted, he would probably go to the dungeon of the Dali Temple and keep company with Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Works.

The Grand Secretary felt that he was too old and in poor health and should really retire and return home, otherwise he would lose even the last bit of dignity.

"My lord, thank you Lord for your kindness."

Seeing that things were irreversible, the Grand Secretary took off his official hat with his withered hands, and then, trembling slightly, kowtowed to Emperor Jiade for the last time, bringing his official career to an end.

This show of gentleman's anger successfully killed the chicken to scare the monkey. No one in the Golden Throne Hall dared to faint anymore. Only some ministers who could not hold on any longer stretched out their hands and pinched their own philtrum desperately, otherwise they would probably become the next Grand Secretary of the Palace.

Until the sun was at its highest point in the sky and Li Chengen's throat was about to burn, he finally finished reading the last IOU in his hand.

Emperor Jiade looked at the ministers in the court below, almost all of whom had a share, and snorted coldly.

"Everyone, the IOU has been handed to you. I will give you one month. If you pay back the money you owe to the national treasury within one month, I will not pursue the matter any further.

If the money is not paid within a month, you will have to deal with it.

You have all worked hard today, so let's adjourn.

Censor Chai, Minister Li, and Meng Qisui, the three of you stay and follow me to the Imperial Study to discuss matters.

Everyone else should just go away..."

The ministers looked at each other, supported each other, and collectively wore masks of pain as they staggered out of the Golden Palace.