Who would raise a villain as a wife?

The system that was watching the show silently felt that the host was becoming more and more obscene. Others were running dyeing factories, but the host's behavior was like sunshine spreading all over the earth. It was simply too outrageous. By the way, I felt sorry for the little master for how he could meet such a pervert. It was so pitiful.

He Yunjing painted for half the night but Cen Li didn't come back. Actually, when you think about it, it makes sense. It is impossible for Cen Li to come back as if nothing happened.

With a sigh, He Yunjing put away the papers that had been hung out to dry and went to bed. He went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony early the next morning.

These days he went to court every day without fail, watching the officials quarreling below. He occasionally said something, but what he said was unimportant. Basically, all the decisions were made by Cen Li, and the ministers ignored him. After paying their respects according to the rules, they each spoke their own words.

Today, there was some serious business. A military general came forward to speak for the soldiers at the border, saying that the border was bitterly cold and they wanted more clothes and quilts for the winter this year.

Some people agreed that every winter some tribes near the border would harass the border, burning, killing and looting, and it would be difficult to defend the border without winter clothes to keep warm.

This is a big and serious matter, and people on both sides have formed a tacit united front.

But He Yunjing had his own considerations. If the decision was made in the court, some corrupt officials would definitely want to get the biggest piece of the pie.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so how can the soldiers at the border know how much the court has allocated?

So He Yunjing directly refused, saying that the treasury was empty and had no money, so he had to bide his time.

At this time, the Ministry of Revenue stepped forward and said that the money could be taken out from the national treasury, so that He Yunjing could put the soldiers at the border first.

He Yunjing refused to agree and even scolded the Ministry of Revenue, saying that they were withholding money from him to build a palace. This made all the civil and military officials in the court so angry that they almost pulled He Yunjing down and scolded him.

Finally, Cen Li stood up and said that He Yunjing was not feeling well. He forced people to send He Yunjing back to the palace. Then he continued to discuss the escort with all the officials.

Pei Xiao was ordered to protect the Inspector. The general who raised the matter was too old to travel long distances, and the other young generals were newly promoted and lacked experience.

After discussing for a long time, they still couldn't come to a conclusion, so they could only let the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War prepare for the time being.

He Yunjing waited in the imperial study until the afternoon before someone came. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Lord Cen is really so arrogant that he doesn't even take me, His Majesty, seriously. He just chased me away."

Cen Li had mixed emotions at the moment. He was remembering the bullying He Yunjing had done to him yesterday, and he was also angry at He Yunjing's unreasonable behavior today.

He sighed tiredly and asked him helplessly, "What do you want to do now?"

"What can I do? I've said before that this winter will be difficult and there will be trouble at the border, so naturally I want to solve this matter."

"Then why did you refuse in Chao Shang?"

"What if I don't refuse? I have to withdraw money from the Ministry of Revenue, pass it through the Ministry of War, and then go back and forth. How much do you think will be left when I finally reach the border? Can I survive this winter? And how many people will die in the attack of the enemy country?"

Cen Li stopped talking. He knew there would be deductions, but he had never thought it would be so serious.

He frowned, "The border is an important part of the country, and they don't dare to do this."

"Think about your beautiful things. If it were in the past, it would be no problem, but this winter is definitely not going to work!" He Yunjing sighed, "This matter needs to be done, but it can only be done privately. Don't worry, just go to the Ministry of Revenue. How much did the things in my previous bedroom sell for?"

"About 100,000 taels."

He Yunjing took a deep breath and said, "You are really willing to do it! Just let him do whatever he wants."

Cen Li avoided looking at her and said nothing. He knew that his former self had lived a hard life in the cold palace, so he didn't bother with these trivial matters. After all, the things were there and wouldn't be lost.

He Yunjing smoothed his chest and said, "Use these 100,000 taels to buy winter clothes and quilts. They must be made of good cotton. Also, prepare more food. I will escort them over when the time comes."

"No!" Cen Li refused directly, "You are an emperor. How can an emperor escort grain and grass?"

He Yunjing rolled his eyes at him, "Would you trust someone else? If you're not afraid of greed or being robbed, would you still give these things away?"

Cen Li insisted, "You don't need to send it, I will arrange it myself."

"Okay! You arrange it. When the people you arranged come back, the border will be breached."

Cen Li frowned, "What do you mean?"

He Yunjing crossed his arms, "This winter the temperature will be exceptionally low, and those tribes will attack together to survive. Even with enough winter clothes it will be hard to resist. I want to stay until spring to prevent them from breaking through the border.

I also want to make a name for myself as a tyrant. If you don't want to go with me, I can't really be a tyrant. What can I use to protect you?"

He Yunjing meant this sincerely. He could see that Cen Li had no intention of destroying the dynasty.

On the contrary, he wanted to seriously support the original body, but the original body was not ambitious enough, and Cen Li did do many wrong things. The court did not recognize him and wanted to get rid of him, so Cen Li's policies could not be implemented at all, which led to the current situation.

Now his appearance just broke the deadlock. Cen Li's reputation has improved in recent days. Now he just needs to do something big to gain recognition from the people and the court. Even if they want to overthrow him, they will have to think twice.

As for Cen Li...

He Yunjing walked up to him and looked him in the eye. He Yunjing said earnestly, "Since what you have done cannot be undone, then do your best to make amends. It doesn't matter if you get anyone's forgiveness, as long as you have a clear conscience."

Have a clear conscience?

Cen Li's eyes trembled slightly, as if he was distracted by He Yunjing's thoughts.

He Yunjing continued to coax him, "You can't save the dead, but you can protect the living. The most important thing is that you have power and status now, and you can realize your ambitions, not revenge, but what you want in your heart, or what your father and brother want."

Cen Li's dazed eyes gradually came into focus. He looked at the young man in front of him, thinking of his father's teachings to him and his brothers, his elder brother's ambitions, and his own hard work in studying, all for the purpose of one day becoming an official in the court, doing his best to benefit the people and share the worries of the emperor.

Now he is in a position second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Although it is an ignoble method, he still has a chance, doesn't he?

but.....

Cen Li looked at He Yunjing hesitantly, "The journey is long, and it's on a frontier battlefield. As an emperor, how many eyes are watching you? How can you go without being discovered?"

He Yunjing raised his eyebrows, "Find a substitute to stay in the palace and continue to be the tyrant. When the news of victory from the border comes, you only need to expose his identity to stabilize the court."

“There are risks in doing so.”

"Don't worry, I've fought in wars before and I'm fine with it." He Yunjing was not bragging, he had really fought in wars before and was not afraid at all. What's more, he now had more experience, so there was no problem at all.

Cen Li looked at him with a complicated expression, "Are you sure you can come back alive?"

"I'm not an ordinary person, I can't die." He Yunjing leaned closer while speaking, and suddenly became nonsensical again, "Or is it that Lord Cen can't bear to part with me?"