Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 874

Chapter 874: Chapter 871: Mao Sui Offers His Services

Minister of War Shen Jingzhong saw the situation and hurriedly stepped forward to say to Bai Qingyan: "Princess of Zhen, this individual’s disposition has always been this way, it’s not intentional. I hope..."

"Minister, there’s no need to plead for me." Before Shen Jingzhong could finish, the inspector from the Ministry of Revenue interrupted, looking up at Bai Qingyan, then knelt on both knees with a look of readiness for death: "I am Wei Bugong."

Bai Qingyan looked at Wei Bugong whose gaze was clear and clean, and spoke: "From today onwards, Wei Bugong will be the Minister of Revenue. You will preside over the disaster relief efforts in Chongluan Ridge and Shuijiang City, granted the right to act first and report later, prioritizing the wellbeing of the people! This disaster relief... If you can alleviate the hunger and cold of the people, the position of Minister of Revenue will be yours!"

Wei Bugong’s pupils trembled, still in shock, not having comprehended how the position of Minister of Revenue suddenly fell upon him.

But, Wei Bugong understood that the Princess of Zhen implied... This disaster relief, she does not permit any citizen to die from hunger or cold! During May, it’s unlikely to freeze to death, but to prevent hunger, the officials in charge of relief must have extraordinary means and be straightforward and determined to intimidate those officers seeking to profit from the country’s disaster.

Therefore, the Princess of Zhen cannot select an official with aristocratic family background to handle the disaster relief; the tangled connections of aristocratic families would crumple under pressure if not considering the entire clan. However, Wei Bugong... Born from a humble background, although he has no considerations, he has no support either, making the task of handling this disaster relief difficult!

The Jin Kingdom’s court has been corrupt for long, and those officials waiting to profit from the disaster are like wolves surrounding prey. Whether he can fight them to a death struggle is uncertain.

Luckily, the Princess of Zhen gave him the right to act first and report later. As long as he has iron-blooded measures, this time he will risk his life... Once the disaster relief is successfully handled, he will have contributed to the people.

"Wang Xiping!"

Wang Xiping outside the door heard Bai Qingyan’s call and immediately entered the hall: "Command you to lead 30,000 soldiers, accompany Minister of Revenue Wei Bugong to Chongshan Ridge and Shuijiang Pass for disaster relief! Follow all orders from Master Wei, protect his safety well, Master Wei’s orders are my orders, Bai Qingyan’s orders, any violators will be executed without mercy!"

Wei Bugong was shocked and looked up, just thinking he had no support, but in a blink... Bai Qingyan gave him 30,000 soldiers as support!

"I accept the order!" Wang Xiping knelt to accept the command, his voice echoed through the hall.

"Master Wei?" Bai Qingyan looked at Wei Bugong.

Wei Bugong immediately kowtowed to accept the order: "Wei Bugong accepts the order! I will not fail the expectations of the Princess of Zhen!"

"Time is pressing, immediately go and arrange for grain transportation! Whatever manpower you need, just tell General Wang Xiping!" Bai Qingyan finished speaking, not even looking at Wei Bugong, and proceeded to handle the matter of the Governor of Fenping’s rebellion. She walked down from the high steps and handed the report in her hand to Prime Minister Lu, "This report is superficial, it seems to accuse the Governor of Fenping of rebelling due to his wife’s death!"

While Wang Xiping and Wei Bugong went out from the main hall, officials passed around the report, and the discussions in the hall grew louder.

Wei Bugong stepped out of the hall, couldn’t help but look back at Bai Qingyan inside, feeling puzzled, what identity does the Princess of Zhen use to command the officials? A princess... or... an emperor?

Wei Bugong, because of his stubborn nature, had been kept in the Ministry of Revenue for many years, always disobeying orders he deemed incorrect... But today, he willingly obeyed the command of the Princess of Zhen, a woman showing the emperorship’s decisive authority.

Li Mingrui hurriedly approached, clutching his robe, requesting Bai Jinxiu for a private conversation. free𝑤ebnovel.com

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