Emperor Longqing first called for someone, and after pausing for a few breaths, he spoke with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Would you not like to see if you can seal some official position for 'Your Majesty' as well?"
"Your Majesty, this servant, this servant never said such a thing!"
Mr. Gao hurried to explain, "Even if this humble official had the courage of heaven, I wouldn't dare to utter such words. Mr. Yan has gone mad. He wants to use this kind of slanderous accusation to cover up his own corruption and malpractice!"
"Last year, just for building warships, their Ministry of Works spent over ten million taels of silver, and in the end, they only produced four ships with the excuse that they sank at sea!"
"A sinking that accounts for ten ships – isn't that a story to fool idiots?"
"And the year before last, the repair of the Hezhou Canal, also under their supervision, ended up collapsing in less than half a year due to a flood!"