The exam is over tomorrow, and I will take the train home, and it may be updated very late. I am very lazy and can only update two days and three days during the winter vacation. Of course, from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the first lunar month, I have to visit relatives and friends more or less, and the update is unstable. I have to say something more: This book is just a fantasy of history. Isn't there a famous saying: History is a little girl who can dress up, haha.

The Tsar's announcement caused great response. Under Anna's instruction, some literati and poets began to praise Alexei in newspapers, praising him as the most benevolent monarch after Peter the Great, and Alexei's official title was Nicholas III.

Then, Anna announced in the name of the female grand duke that she would donate all her personal savings to the state for military construction. Immediately afterwards, Marquis Dimir and Grand Duke Mikhail followed Anna and took out a part of her property and donated it to the state.

Now, in order to express their loyalty to the emperor and the empire, nobles and officials of Moscow generously donated as many as hundreds of thousands of rubles. At the regular meeting of the next day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of State, Minister of Transport and other officials persuaded Alexey with tears in his eyes: For the future of the country, three meals a day are necessary, and there is a shortage of money in the military, and their old ministers are willing to contribute their property!

Alexey had never seen such a scene. He could only hold the hands of the people beside him tightly. Anna, wearing a military uniform, patted her brother's shoulder gently, "Don't be afraid, you are the emperor, you can tell them to shut up."

"Oh!" Alexey looked at the ministers who were striving to express his determination and mustered up the courage to shout "Quiet, stop talking!"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to give my manor. Please take care of yourself." The Minister of Economic Affairs said and took out his own deed, "My house can still be sold for more than 100,000 rubles."

"Who wants your dilapidated house! Shut up!" Anna suddenly slapped the table, "Your Majesty the Emperor just now asked you to calm down. Are you deaf ears?"

Those present immediately became quiet. Alexey scratched his ears and whispered, "Sister, you're too loud."

The ministers had different expressions, some were surprised, some were curious and some were disdainful. However, there was one thing that no one understood, that is why the empire's female chief Anstasia, Nikolayevna, Romanova appeared here. According to tradition, she could not interfere in politics. But at some point, every time the meeting was held, the female chief always stood beside the little emperor, and even interjected a few words from time to time.

"Okay, please sit down, everyone." Anna also found that she had lost her composure.

When Anna said this, these ministers didn't care about anything and sat down one after another. But there was one person, the Minister of War Yakov, looking at Anna with a proud look on his face.

Anna also noticed, and she frowned slightly, "Mr. Yakov, are you doing anything?"

But Yakov seemed to have not heard it and saluted Alexey, "His Majesty the Emperor, I want to know why there are irrelevant people at the regular meetings related to the national plan?"

As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere suddenly became cold several times. The other ministers looked at each other, and then all looked at Alexey, obviously wanting to hear the emperor's explanation.

Alexey's face turned red. He glanced at Anna a few times and stammered, "What's wrong? Can't my sister accompany me to a meeting?"

"Your Majesty!" Anna suddenly interrupted, "I have an important thing to report to you!" Then, without waiting for Alexey to react, Anna narrated word by word, "It was found that since Marquis Yakov served as Minister of War, he embezzled 20 million rubles of military spending in six years, and accepted various bribes of 32 million rubles, totaling 52 million rubles! Please make a decision!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yakov's face turned green. He hurriedly defended himself, "Your Majesty, this is a false accusation. I want to ask, Your Highness, do you have any evidence?"

"Of course there is! Listen carefully," Anna paused, "In April 1908, you embezzled the funds for the purchase of German artillery, with 1.7 million rubles; in December 1909, you embezzled the money for making tens of thousands of new military uniforms, totaling 2.9 million rubles; in 1911." Listening to Anna telling her crimes as if she had known her own family, Yakov's face became paler and whiter, and her teeth were clattering.

"Of course, if you still want to know the details, please go to the archives office of the Moscow Branch of the Confidential Bureau to search." After Anna said, her mouth curled up with a beautiful arc.

Secret Service!? This is not the first time that all ministers have heard of this newly established department. This so-called Secret Service was the intelligence department of the Russian Empire. After the new Tsar ascended the throne, he quickly integrated all intelligence agencies and was uniformly called the "Secret Service". Today, these ministers realized the horror of Secret Service: they all calculated how much money they had embezzled and whether they were enough to go to the gallows.

Anna was very satisfied with Yakov's expression, and then she turned her eyes to the Attorney General Earl Leonid and asked, "Earl Leonid, please tell me what crime is Mr. Yakov's behavior."

"Yes!" The half-bald Earl of Leonid wiped his cheek and stood up slowly, "Your Highness, Your Majesty the Emperor, according to the law of the empire, Marquis Yakov was convicted of corruption. Due to the huge amount, he should be sentenced to a firing.

"Oh? Is it just a shot?" Anna was very dissatisfied with the result, and turned to Alexey and said, "Your Majesty, the army is the city wall of the country. Marquis Yakov's corruption crime not only has a bad impact, but also greatly damages the combat effectiveness of the army. The city wall of the country is collapsing. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to hang Marquis Yakov. Only in this way can others learn from it!"

"Your Majesty!" Yakov completely collapsed, knelt on the ground with a pounce, begging, "Your Majesty, I am willing to hand over all my property, please forgive me!" After saying that, Yakov looked up at the other ministers, hoping that they could say a few good things for him, but what made him feel disappointed was that no one said anything, and most of them looked at him, avoiding his eyes intentionally or unintentionally.

Yakov was desperate, and suddenly, he roared madly, "Leonid, you old pervert! Your Majesty, I want to report that this guy has privately approved it with many maids in the palace. And as the Minister of Justice, every time he handles a major case, he will blackmail the defendant a high amount of money. Although I don't know how much it is, there must be tens of millions of rubles!"

"You!" Leonid didn't expect that his ugly things were shaken out by Yakov, the mad dog, and he choked for a moment.

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