【In the military camp.】

【All the soldiers knelt on the ground, respectfully welcoming Ye Yu’s arrival.】

【Everyone looked at the human emperor with intensely passionate eyes.】

【For a long time, due to the lack of warfare, the Great Yong Dynasty had seen cultural prosperity and martial decline.】

【The civil officials were naturally held in higher regard.】

【But since Ye Yu ascended the throne, he had given the military commanders a perfect stage.】

【Moreover, he never interfered with them and provided them with immense freedom.】

【Ye Yu did only two things for the army: encourage and distribute money.】

【As the saying goes, soldiers die for those who understand them.】

【Who wouldn’t like such a ruler?】

【This time, Ye Yu’s purpose for arriving was singular: to distribute money!】

【Three years, a full three years.】

【Through Ye Yu’s continuous and extravagant spending, he had formally reached the peak of the Integration Realm.】

【And now, in this dream life, he was only 89 years old.】

【Such speed had redefined his fastest cultivation record.】

【So on such a joyous occasion, how could he not sprinkle some money to heighten the mood?】

【Fifty million taels of silver were brought over.】

【This was delivered by the Great Xia Dynasty’s envoy at great risk a few days ago.】

【The purpose was to seek peace and negotiate a truce.】

【Now that things had come to this point, how could Ye Yu possibly stop?】

【He outright rejected the envoy’s request, and conveniently kept the silver for himself.】

【At that time, the Finance Minister’s eyes widened at the sight of so much silver.】

【He was ecstatically thrilled.】

【Three years, a full three years.】

【The army had swept through with unstoppable force. Logically, the seized wealth should have gone into the national treasury.】

【But under Ye Yu’s decree, not a single coin was returned.】

【This left the Finance Minister staring at the empty treasury, his heart bleeding every day.】

【What? Resources and minerals? They were all sitting there, but these things couldn’t be liquidated immediately.】

【They required long-term management.】

【Thus, the Finance Minister was frantic every day.】

【This fifty million taels of silver would definitely allow him to take a huge breath.】

【But unexpectedly, Ye Yu didn’t even let anyone take a second look before taking the silver away.】

【He claimed it was to reward the troops on the front lines.】

【Ye Yu departed, his figure resolute, as if he had made a certain decision.】

【He completely ignored the Finance Minister’s wails.】

【And thus, the current scene came to be.】

【Ye Yu personally oversaw the distribution of money among the people.】

【But suddenly, he straightened his posture.】

【That pair of fiercely determined eyes, even after decades, Ye Yu had never forgotten.】

【Standing beside him, Sun Longhai noticed Ye Yu’s strange behavior.】

【As a competent lackey, Sun Longhai immediately sharpened his focus and followed Ye Yu’s line of sight.】

【He too spotted Huangfu Baizhi in the crowd.】

【Though wearing a veil, her tall figure stood out conspicuously among the crowd.】

【Sun Longhai’s mind raced.】

【Ye Yu had been on the throne for decades and had never taken a concubine.】

【This had made everyone anxious.】

【After all, only with an heir could there be a legacy.】

【Without offspring, there was no security.】

【What if something happened to Ye Yu? What would happen to the Great Yong Dynasty’s throne?】

【So many people had crazily petitioned Ye Yu to take a consort, but all had been refused.】

【Sun Longhai was also anxious, but as Ye Yu’s lackey, no matter what decision he made, Sun Longhai had no choice but to support it.】

【Now, Ye Yu had merely looked at this female general a little longer.】

【This made Sun Longhai overjoyed.】

【The emperor’s heart had finally been stirred.】

【This was an enormous piece of good fortune!】

【Only by having an heir could the dynasty be more stable.】

【And Sun Longhai’s position as Prime Minister could be more secure.】

【Thus.】

【Sun Longhai hurried forward and said: Your Majesty, should I have this woman remove her armor and change into female attire, so you can have a good look?】

【If you find her suitable, you may take her into the harem.】

【Ye Yu was suddenly baffled.】

【Yes, Huangfu Baizhi’s eyes were indeed quite special and memorable.】

【But was it necessary to take her into the harem just because I looked at her a bit longer?】

【What do you take me for?】

【Facing Ye Yu’s rebuke, Sun Longhai felt deeply wronged.】

【Your Majesty, for so many years, you have neither taken a consort nor established an empress.】

【You only ever glance at women.】

【Now, you finally look at this woman a bit more, and you think it’s not affection? What else could it be?】

【Ye Yu felt extremely speechless.】

【Damn, just because I looked a bit longer, I must like her?】

【So if I looked at your mother three times, would that mean I really like her?】

【Sun Longhai immediately knelt on the ground, excitedly saying: That would absolutely be my mother’s great fortune.】

【I’ll have my mother prepare properly when I get back today.】

【Ye Yu’s face flushed red with anger, and he kicked Sun Longhai to the ground, shouting angrily, You fool!】

【Sun Longhai looked puzzled as he watched Ye Yu’s departing figure.】

【Your Majesty, should my mother still prepare?】

【Roll!】

【A roar echoed.】

【Sun Longhai chuckled and then really started rolling away.】

【In reality, he knew full well that Ye Yu was joking.】

【But as a qualified minister, he had to provide enough emotional value to His Majesty.】

【After all, who else in the entire Great Yong Dynasty could make His Majesty curse so much but me?】

【Sun Longhai began rolling out of the military camp.】

【Such a comical action, yet no one dared to laugh out loud.】

【After all, the person rolling was the current Prime Minister and also the Commander of the Jinyiwei.】

【In recent years, the Jinyiwei had killed countless people.】

【All the ministers were on edge.】

【No one could guarantee that the Jinyiwei wouldn’t come knocking on their door tomorrow.】

【But what was certain was, when the Jinyiwei truly arrived, it meant the end of one’s life.】

【So, in a certain sense, Sun Longhai could be considered the executioner of the ministers.】

【In this situation, who would dare provoke him?】

【Even the Marshal, Meng Shifang, had to wait cautiously on the side.】

【When Sun Longhai finally rolled to the entrance of the military camp and stopped, he immediately handed over a towel and said, Prime Minister, you’ve worked hard.】

【Sun Longhai calmly took the towel, wiped the sweat from his face,】

【He shamelessly said, Relieving His Majesty’s worries is no trouble at all.】

【Meng Shifang nodded repeatedly and then asked his thoughts: His Majesty was distributing money so generously, so why did he suddenly leave in anger?】

【Sun Longhai pointed to Huangfu Baizhi in the crowd.】

【Pay more attention to this woman from now on, understand?】