The Prime Minister Who Married the Emperor in His Younger Sister’s Place

Chapter 1: A Man Disguised as a Woman

In the spring of the third year of Dechang, Great Zhou, at the Golden Throne Hall.

"Your Majesty, I believe the matter of military funding for the northern frontier should be reconsidered!" Chancellor Yue Chi held a jade tablet in his hand. His clear voice rang through the hall like a spring striking stone.

Huo Jingheng narrowed his eyes on the dragon throne and tapped his fingers against the armrest. "Oh? What is your advice, Minister Yue? I recall you submitted a petition just last month saying the treasury was empty."

"Precisely because the treasury is empty, we shouldn't send all three million taels of silver to the northern frontier!" Yue Chi stepped forward, his jade-green eyes meeting the emperor's gaze. "The southern floods have only just receded, and the people have been displaced. Disaster relief must come first."

"The northern..."