"How are the preparations for this year's scientific examination related to our great Mo Dynasty?" the emperor asked.

The officials below looked left and right, and finally a minister stood out. He was the Minister of Rites.

"The old minister reported back to the emperor, because this year is the first year of the emperor's accession to the throne, the country implements Enke, the imperial examination, the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination are all in the same year. It is now February, according to the rules, the general examination is in March, the palace examination in May, and June

There are hospital examinations, rural examinations in August, and hospital examinations in December. For the general examinations, the minister selected Shang Ting, a doctor from the Qing Dynasty official department, as the examiner, and his chief Shou Yuanliang as the supervisor, responsible for checking the identity of the candidates and supervising the candidates' answers to questions.

"Ding Liudao, Minister of Rites.

"Okay. This scientific expedition is related to the reputation of Da Mo and me. We must not make any mistakes." The emperor said.

"Yes." Ding Liu continued.

"Your Majesty, it's already more than two months now. According to the old system, a draft must be held in the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. What about...?" Su Yunqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said.

"Su Aiqing's words are reasonable. I will make plans on my own, so you don't need to worry about it," the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Huang Zhiyuan, the prime minister of Zuo, said.

"My dear, please speak up if you have something to say."

"Reporting to the Emperor, according to the Ministry of Industry, when the late emperor's mausoleum was being built, there was water seepage in the mausoleum. Please let the Emperor make the final decision on this matter."

After hearing this, the emperor did not think too much, but asked the question to Zhu Jinghuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Zhu Aiqing, please tell me how to deal with this matter more appropriately?"

After hearing this, Zhu Jinghuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, took a few steps forward nervously: "Your Majesty, I didn't know that this would happen. When we surveyed the geology, we were sure that there would be no water source problems before digging. Now I don't know why we are digging."

As I dug, water came out."

"I want you to tell me how to deal with it, not to listen to your explanation!!"

The emperor's words frightened Zhu Jinghuan, the gray-haired minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Back to the emperor, this matter needs to be investigated later. We still don't know the reason."

"Okay. Dear sir, please get up. No matter what method you use, you must do this well to reduce the loss of money and manpower!"

"yes."

After the court, Su Yunqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance, gathered with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and several ministers to discuss bad ideas.

"If the minister of the Ministry of Works does not handle the water seepage issue in the mausoleum well, he will not be able to serve as an official." Su Yunqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said with a smile as he walked.

"That's natural, but I don't know if he can handle this matter well. If the mausoleum is moved backward or forward, there will still be the possibility of water seepage. If the site is re-selected, not to mention the delay in the construction period, it may waste people and money.

"Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, said.

At this time, Yang Youcheng, a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs, expressed his thoughts: "Mr. Su, I think the leak in the mausoleum happened temporarily. It rained continuously a few days before the incident, so the underground ditches accumulated water. This mausoleum

After digging deeper, water came out. Based on this, I thought that water must have accumulated on a certain high ground around the mausoleum, and then it followed the underground ditch and came to the mausoleum."

Seeing that what Yang Youcheng said was so reasonable, the left servant of the household department who was kind to Yang Youcheng smiled and said: "I really didn't misjudge you at the beginning. Even without observing it personally, I knew the specific reasons. You have a bright future."

Yang Youcheng smiled and looked at his benefactor Su Yunqi: "My benefactor, why don't I report this matter to Zhu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry? This can be regarded as a small meritorious service."

Before Yang Youcheng could finish speaking, Su Yunqi shook his head: "No. Let him make his own decision. If you do this, you will only let Zhu Jinghuan out of trouble, and he will not pay attention to your kindness at all."

Seeing that his benefactor was so clever, Yang Youcheng walked quickly to Su Yunqi's side and said with a playful smile: "Please give me some advice."

After Su Yunqi heard this, he looked at his colleagues around him and whispered in Yang Youcheng's ear.

After hearing this, Yang Youcheng looked happy: "Thank you so much for your guidance."

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The other courtiers who had not heard what was said all looked envious of Yang Youcheng.

However, at this moment, Zhu Jinghuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was worried.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Works could not sit still. He stood up and walked towards a junior official in the Ministry of Works: "Go to the Tuntian Division and call me Tang Siyuan."

"Okay." After saying that, the junior officer hurriedly put down what he was doing and headed towards the Tuntian Department. Soon, the junior official found Tang Siyuan, the doctor of the Tuntian Department.

"Shang Shu, are you looking for me?"

Zhu Jinghuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, raised his head, looked at the doctor of the Tuntian Division with a pair of sad eyes, and asked: "How is the matter with the mausoleum?"

"Return to the Minister, work has been suspended for now and I will follow your orders."

"In your opinion, what should be done with this tomb?"

"Shang Shu, the reason for the water leakage in the mausoleum is not known yet, and it is difficult for me to make a final conclusion on this matter," said Tang Siyuan, a doctor in the Tuntian Division.

"You are responsible for this matter. If such a big thing happened, shouldn't you, the doctor of the Tuntian Division, bear this responsibility?!" Zhu Jinghuan was a little angry.

"Yes, yes." After thinking about it, Tang Siyuan made a decision: "I will be responsible for this matter, and I will naturally bear this responsibility. Tomorrow morning, I will immediately go to the mausoleum to find out what the cause is, and I will make a decision then.

Decide."

After hearing what Tang Siyuan said, Zhu Jinghuan finally felt calmer.

A few days later...

"Master Tang is here!"

"Master Tang is here!"

The arrival of Tang Siyuan seems to be a lifesaver for these workers.

Wherever Zhu Jinghuan passed by, there were construction workers saying hello, but Tang Siyuan was too anxious to pay attention to these words and hurriedly walked towards the water seepage area.

I saw water constantly gushing out of the seepage land, swallowing up all the surrounding land, forming a small "lake".

"Master Tang, what's the reason for this?" asked a mausoleum worker.

Before Tang Siyuan had time to respond, he put a bamboo stick toward the water outlet. As soon as the whole bamboo stick was placed halfway, it was blocked by soil.

"Is there any water seepage nearby?" Tang Siyuan asked.

"No, Master Tang. Since the construction of the mausoleum, I have found that this is the only water seepage."

"Can we still dig after this water seepage appears?"

"After this water seepage appeared, we didn't dare to dig anymore."

After hearing this, Tang Siyuan stood up and started observing nearby.

This observation lasted for several days.

Finally, after five days of observation, Tang Siyuan finally found the cause of the water seepage.

"Shang Shu! Shangshu!" Tang Siyuan hurried into the Ministry of Industry with a happy face like a child.

"Where is the minister? Is the minister here?" Tang Siyuan asked all the officials in the Ministry of Industry, big and small, but in the end they all didn't know.

Fortunately, when Tang Siyuan still wanted to look elsewhere, Zhu Jinghuan walked towards the Ministry of Industry.

"What happened? But have you found out the reason?" Zhu Jinghuan said.

"Returning to the minister, I found it. When I observed it, I found that there was only one place where water seeped during the construction of the mausoleum. Therefore, I guessed that it must be due to the frequent rains in the past few days, and the marmots in the mud were in the cave.

Fleeing in all directions, a connection was formed underground. In addition, when it rained, the water flowed together along the holes and accumulated in low-lying areas. Only then did water seepage appear when workers were digging. I believe that the soil should be compacted and the

Once the hole is plugged, it will be solved."

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Seeing Tang Siyuan like this, Zhu Jinghuan's sad face suddenly turned joyful: "Okay, I will inform the emperor of your ideas and start work afterwards."

After saying that, Zhu Jinghuan, Minister of Industry, hurriedly ran towards the palace.

However, Zhu Jinghuan, who thought he could save everything by just following Tang Siyuan's ideas, was careless after all.

Just thirteen days after the construction started, water seepage occurred again...

"Look! Is this how your Ministry of Industry does things?!" the emperor said angrily.

"Your Majesty, please calm down, I didn't know it would be like this!" Zhu Jinghuan, Minister of Industry, shouted.

"I don't know? What did I tell your Ministry of Industry before? The loss of manpower and material resources will be minimized!"

"Your Majesty, it's all to blame...it's all to Tang Siyuan's fault. He came up with this idea," Zhu Jinghuan said.

"Tang Siyuan!"

"I'm here." Tang Siyuan stood up with a panic face.

"Tell me, what's the reason this time?" the emperor said angrily.

"Back to the Emperor...Your Majesty, I...I think it must be that the soil pressure is not strong enough, which leads to...water seepage again."

"In your opinion, should the water seep in a few more times to solve this problem?" the emperor said angrily.

Tang Siyuan was so frightened that he replied wrongly: "Yes. No, no, no, no, no."

"My dear friends, what should we do with Tang Siyuan, the doctor of the Tuntian Division of the Ministry of Industry who is responsible for the construction of the mausoleum?"

"Returning to the emperor, in accordance with my opinion, he should be removed from his position and never be used again."

"No, I think Tang Siyuan just made a mistake in his approach. He should be dismissed from his post and demoted to head of the Farming Department of the Ministry of Industry."

All the ministers had different opinions, which gave the emperor a headache for a while.

"Two prime ministers, please tell me how to deal with this matter?" the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, I should be demoted to two ranks and become the head of the Farming Department." Li Huixuan, the Prime Minister on the right, said.
To be continued...