No one can tell the emperor what happened. The embankment that could be built for decades was destroyed in just two years. Thinking of it with your toes, you can guess that there must be something big in it.

The emperor was the first to call the Minister of Works into the palace, "Call Feng Cheng to me."

He had to ask, the Ministry of Revenue allocated money to go out, how did the Ministry of Works complete the construction of the embankment?

Feng Cheng quickly entered the palace and looked at Eunuch Zhao with inquiring eyes at the door, hoping that Eunuch Zhao would give him some tips.

Eunuch Zhao is a celebrity in front of the emperor. He is very important. He has never been arrogant and has always been good at being a good person and does not offend court officials. Even if the Minister of Works in front of him is going to suffer now, he flattened his lips and said to Feng Cheng in a very low voice, "The flood in Hengchuan County is destroyed, and the disaster lasts for thousands of miles."

Feng Cheng was shocked all of a sudden.

Eunuch Zhao opened the door of the imperial study room for him, opened the curtain, and asked him to enter.

Unable tolerate Feng Cheng asking more questions, he entered the imperial study with his heart.

The emperor looked at Feng Cheng with a dark face and threw the memorial to him, "Feng Cheng, please see it yourself, tell me what's going on in Hengchuan County?"

Feng Cheng quickly took the memorial, and after looking at it, his face showed disbelief and shock. He immediately looked at the emperor in a panic, "Your Majesty, this, I don't know why this minister is like this..."

The emperor gritted his teeth, "Didn't you tell me that if the embankment of Hengchuan County was well built, would it be safe for decades? It was destroyed in just two years. Not only did my three million taels of silver be wasted, the disaster lasted for thousands of miles, how many people were affected?"

Feng Cheng immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I went to Hengchuan County and inspected the terrain many times. I also discussed with Lord Fang and local craftsmen for many days. It is indeed said that the embankment is well built and can be kept firm and not destroyed for decades."

"But what's going on now?" The emperor looked at him, "It's only been two years."

Feng Cheng looked at the memorial again, but still couldn't believe it, "Your Majesty, is this memorial true?"

"You ask him." The emperor pointed at Zheng Changming.

Zheng Changming bowed to Feng Cheng and said the words he said to the emperor again.

Feng Cheng heard that it was ten days ago. Seeing Zheng Changming saying that he had a nose and eyes, he believed it eight or nine minutes, and his face turned pale. He recalled, "Your Majesty, after I went to Hengchuan County to investigate, I formulated a plan for building the embankment with Lord Fang. Then, because I could not leave the Ministry of Works for a long time, I sent Liu Tuo, the Minister of Works, to Hengchuan County to supervise the work. Half a year later, Liu Tuo returned to Beijing and reported to me that according to the plan, the embankment of Hengchuan County had been completed."

"Where is Liu Tuo?" asked the emperor.

"A year ago, Liu Tuo was filial to three years due to his mother's illness, and now Ding You is at home."

"Where is Liu Tuo's hometown?"

"In Zhaohe County, it is more than 700 miles away from the capital." Feng Cheng knew very well about the former Minister of Works.

The emperor asked Eunuch Zhao, "How many days will it take to send someone to Zhaohe County to take someone back?"

Eunuch Zhao calculated and immediately said, "Send the big guard to ride the fastest horse, and it is best to take six or seven days to go back and forth."

The emperor nodded and called the leader of the Great Inner Guard to come in and ordered, "Send two people to the hometown of Liu Tuo, the former Minister of Works, to take Liu Tuo back to Beijing in the shortest time. Then send someone to Hengchuan County to learn about the disaster situation in Hengchuan County."

The leader of the Great Inner Guard should be raised.

The emperor looked at Feng Cheng with a calm face, "You are the Minister of Works, and you will be dismissed from today to investigate and investigate the embankment of Hengchuan County."

Feng Cheng didn't dare to plead for himself, "Yes."

The emperor ordered the guards to take off Feng Cheng's black hat, take off his official robe, and escort him back to Feng's mansion to wait for the investigation to investigate the crime.

After Feng Cheng was taken down, the emperor summoned the court officials to discuss matters.

The court officials were also shocked by the flood in Hengchuan County. The disaster lasted for thousands of miles. Zheng Changming's wife, son and nephew Zhu Yan, was called to the hall and asked him to talk about the flood in Hengchuan County in detail.

Zhu Yan didn't know much about the flood in Hengchuan County. He just came from the direction of Hengchuan County. He heard that the flood destroyed the embankment and collapsed the houses raised by the people. The people who had no time to run were killed and injured many people, and all pigs, horses, cattle and sheep were washed away. The flood was very severe, no matter how many there were, I couldn't tell it. After all, he did not really pass by Hengchuan County. It was arranged by the Eastern Palace.

The court officials mentioned the three million taels of silver allocated by the Ministry of Revenue for the construction of Hengchuan County embankment and discussed it for a while.

The emperor listened to the court officials' words and words, and could not discuss the reasons for the disaster relief. His expression was very different.

"You said, how to provide disaster relief, who can come up with a charter for me?" The emperor looked at the court officials and felt that it was noisy. At the critical moment, there was no practical one.

The Minister of Revenue has listed, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that I do not know the exact situation in Hengchuan County now, and it is impossible to formulate a charter for disaster relief. We should send someone to Hengchuan County to inquire in order to provide specific disaster relief."

Although the emperor knew what he said was reasonable, he still said, "How much time does it take to send someone to go back after you? The court can afford to wait, can the people afford it?"

The Minister of Revenue also knew that the people could not wait, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty immediately issued an order to let the local warehouse open the grain!"

When he mentioned the emperor, he was angry, "The news reports from various places have not been submitted yet. Such disaster situations have occurred. Shouldn't the news reports from various places be rushed to 800 miles in a hurry to send them to the court?"

It was actually only by relying on people returning from Hengchuan County to get the news, and the officials did what they did.

The court officials were speechless and knew in their hearts that every time there was a disaster, they would go through the procedures step by step. When they arrived at the court, it would take less than half a month to say anything. For common things, the court would definitely receive the memorials in less than ten days, unless it was a memorial from the patrolman, and they could go directly to the heaven to listen from the fast horse.

So, the discussion was discussed from noon to evening. Before the specific candidates for disaster relief were made to Hengchuan County, the emperor waved his hand exhaustedly and said he would discuss it tomorrow.

On the evening of that day, Xiao Ze submitted a memorial request to go to Hengchuan County to provide disaster relief. The memorial was written very touching, saying that he would share his worries for his father and get disaster relief as soon as possible for the people. As the crown prince, he had no choice but to do so.

The emperor finished reading Xiao Ze's memorial in its entirety, but did not approve it, but pressed it.

On the morning of the next day, Zhao Jiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, asked for an order to go to Hengchuan County to provide disaster relief. He said in the court, "The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of disaster relief. Hengchuan County has suffered such a big flood. How the Ministry of Revenue should not know the details and cannot agree on a charter. The old minister went back to think about it all night and asked His Majesty to approve it. The old minister personally took people to Hengchuan County to provide disaster relief. Only by going to the local area to understand the disaster situation can the Ministry of Revenue cooperate with the disaster relief."

The emperor looked at Zhao Jiang and said slowly, "Last night, the prince submitted a memorial and wanted to go to Hengchuan County to provide disaster relief."

Zhao Jiang was stunned.

The court officials were also stunned.

The Eastern Palace Sect was ordered by the prince, and many court officials immediately responded, saying that the prince loved the people as much as his son. Since he had this kind of love for the people, Your Majesty should submit the report, let the prince leave the capital and help the people, and can also experience the sufferings of the world, so as to better relieve the worries of the people.

Ling Hua had already arranged people and was waiting for this moment. So many court officials came out, saying that Hengchuan County is thousands of miles away and it is a place of disaster. The crown prince has no experience. In addition, there have been many troubles in disasters since ancient times. The crown prince is the body of the crown prince and cannot leave the capital. The court is not without people, so there is no need for the crown prince to take risks.

The two factions immediately became furious.

The neutral faction remained firm and allowed the two factions to argue and make noise. The emperor sat in the upper position and waved his hand for half an hour. The courtiers stopped making noises and stood up properly and stopped pointing at the other party's nose and scolding.

The emperor looked at Xu Zizhou and Shen Yian, "Xu Aiqing, Chen Aiqing, what do you think?"

Shen Yian and Xu Zizhou looked at each other, and they all left.

Xu Zizhou is now at the top of the senior level, so he spoke first and bowed, "When you go back to your Majesty, I also feel that the prince's precious body is, and the disaster situation in Hengchuan County is unclear, so I should not go there in person."

Shen Yian then bowed and agreed with Xu Zizhou, "Return to Your Majesty, I will discuss what Lord Xu said. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince is worried about the people and goes there in person, he should not go there in a hurry. He should send someone to check the specific situation of the disaster and then discuss whether it is suitable for His Highness to set off."

The emperor nodded, turned his eyes and looked at Xiao Zhen, who had been silent and regarded himself as a wooden man. "Xiao Zhen, what do you think?"

Xiao Zhen was stunned. Unexpectedly, the emperor called him. In the past few years, he was just a decoration in the court. His good father never valued him, gave him important positions, or gave him rights. He stood in the court, just Dingmao every day, without saying anything, and never participated in anything about court affairs. Anyway, he would not ask him.

The emperor was not happy with his harshness, and the court officials knew it.

The reason why he was able to stand here over the years was because of his rules, he would not cause trouble and not cause trouble. Today, the sun really hit the west.

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