When Zhao Wei came home in the evening, he frowned when he heard his sister talk about today's events. In front of his grandmother Zhang, he didn't say anything, but on the way back to the room, he whispered some gossip to his sister that was circulating in the court:

When the news of the tidal disaster came back to Beijing, someone also impeached Wang Shangshu. Wang Shangshu also folded his defense. Last year, Shanxi was shaken, and since then he has been in charge, and several city walls in Beijing are going to be repaired, all of which are under the control of Wang Shangshu. The dam in Shanghai has never been a big problem, and when the emperor ordered it to be rebuilt, it was the previous Zuo Shilang who was in charge. But he died of illness at the beginning of last year, and Zeng Shilang, who was later promoted, took over, and now he is still in the south, and he has already been punished. Wang Shangshu wants to shout wronged, saying that he doesn't know, it's not impossible. Yu Shiyuan was still reluctant to let him go, but the emperor had already given up, and others had no choice but to give up. Now Wang Shangshu is very loyal, there are people in the Ministry of Industry who have married and befriended the main culprit of the embankment case, he took the initiative to order someone to investigate, and all the problems found were reported, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have taken a lot of people. He is so loyal, the emperor naturally doesn't care about the subtleties. ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly, so it was. I don't know how many of the people he reported were wronged? Will he take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents? It's really not that she thinks people too badly, and it is difficult for a person who can raise a daughter like Miss Wang and become a high-ranking official, so that she believes that she is a righteous man and a gentleman.

She also felt that there was something wrong with Zhao Wei's statement: "The reconstruction after the Shanxi earthquake last year should be a local contribution, right?" Wang Shangshu is in Beijing, that is, remote control, and several city walls also have drawing rules, will it really make Wang Shangshu so busy that he can't take care of other things? As for Zeng Shilang, we know very well that if he knew that there was a problem with the embankment in Shanghai, he would not have helped King Guangping to expose this fraudulent case! ”

Zhao Wei smiled: "Zeng Shilang is naturally very innocent. On the way south, I had already figured out his temper. He's a very square man, maybe a little bit of a twist. However, he is very neat and willing to endure hardships. If you want to be happy in the Ministry of Engineering, you can't do it. As for his predecessor, he was also a well-known good gentleman in the Ministry of Works, and he was old and sick, and he had occupied him for many years, and he was on leave for half of the year. If it weren't for his deep qualifications, the emperor would have sympathized with the old minister, and would have replaced him a long time ago. If such a person said that he had been in charge of the seaside dam, I would not believe it. When I was assisting in the investigation of the case in the yamen, I also kept an eye on his subordinates. Among the two Lang Langs he used, all of them were appreciated by Wang Shangshu and were promoted from the main position. For this alone, Wang Shangshu is actually not without something to be picky about. But the emperor believes in him, what can others do? ”

Zhao Wei actually didn't think that Wang Shangshu had colluded with the criminals in the dam case. He is truly a faithful retainer who has been completely promoted by the current emperor. In the early imperial dynasty, he was just a depressed petty official. After the emperor became the crown prince, his career improved, and he rose day by day, and then when the emperor ascended the throne, he sat on the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Without the emperor, he would never be where he is today. Therefore, anyone can rebel, but he cannot.

But Wang Shangshu will not rebel, but it does not mean that he does not know anything about the dam fraud case. His family is now very wealthy, although it is said that it is because he married the daughter of a rich man. But how much property can a rich man have? Mrs. Wang still has a brother, could it be that her father will give his entire wealth to his daughter as a companion? The real wealth of the Wang family was after Wang Shangshu became a scholar. Although there is no evidence, there are not no rumors that he accepted bribes between the government and the opposition. But it's still the old saying, the emperor trusts him, but others have to help him?

Zhao Wei said to his sister: "Wang Shangshu's position is still very firm, even if he really neglects to supervise, he should be demoted or removed according to the law, as long as the emperor is unwilling to move him, he can sit in a high position." ”

Zhao Xiu was just angry in his heart, but in fact, he didn't really want to get along with Wang Shangshu, and when he heard this, he could only do it. The people who really caused the tragic situation in the disaster area were the first perpetrators of the dam case. As long as they can deserve it, she doesn't bother to ask about other trivial matters.

Zhao Xiu asked Zhao Wei: "My brother's case has been tried for so long, why hasn't the case been closed?" The families behind the main culprits in Shanghai seem to be safe and sound. Although they also donated money and food to help the victims, it was strange that they did not even punish them at all. There is no need to ask for their lives, not even a penny. Isn't the treasury short of money today? ”

Zhao Wei hesitated for a moment before telling her: "Since those people have colluded with King Ying, they may know more about King Ying's remnants in private." The emperor has instructed that everyone else is gone, and there are some people in the remnants of King Ying, which must be found out, and no one must be missed. Now the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are trying the case, and this is actually the case. The matter of the dam case has been sorted out, and the confession has been obtained, and only the sentence is missing. In order to let those convicts say more about what they know, the boss has promised that they can be punished lightly, and if it is not good, they will also let their relatives go. ”

Zhao Xiu frowned. Although the list of the remnants of King Ying is very important, didn't the emperor say very leniently that except for the main culprit, no one else will be held accountable? How do you settle accounts after the autumn now? I'm afraid that the DPRK and China will be in turmoil again. Besides, the Shanghai tide disaster killed so many people, and for the sake of a few unsuccessful rebels, he had to punish the felons who caused so many deaths lightly, and the emperor was confused? Wasn't he like that before?

Zhao Wei went back to the room, but Zhao Xiu was upset. She paced back and forth in her yard, her mind in a mess, her heart suffocating, but she didn't know why.

The Zhao family has an industry in Nanhui Port, and before the tide came, how prosperous it was. But now when the tide comes, it is all destroyed. If you want to regain your vitality, you don't know how much time it will take. Besides, there are so many lives, even those who saved their lives are now completely ruined, and they don't know how to make a living in the future. Although Tao Cheng is capable, he should be able to do a good job of reconstruction. But after all, he is only the acting, he is the Fengxian County Order, not the Nanhui County Order. When Nanhui's new county magistrate takes office, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Zhao Xiu sighed, returned to the room, sat in front of the windowsill, thought about it, and couldn't help but unfold the drawing paper on the desktop. At one end of the case was her stationery box, which contained a few brushes that she had made with charcoal, as well as a ruler or something. She picked up a thin pen, thought about it, and began to sketch shallow lines on the paper.

She wanted to draw the prosperous Nanhui Port in her memory, as well as the Nanhui Port after the disaster. As long as you have seen its prosperous scene, you will feel shocked when you see its tragic situation after the disaster, right? Then these people who are thousands of miles away and only know the word "tide disaster" literally can understand the meaning of these two words.

It's a big project, and she wants to do her best to do it, so she's not in a hurry. Drawing two hours a day is enough. She still has a lot of work to do.

After grandmother Zhang returned to Beijing, she handed over a post to Cining Palace, and now she finally has a reply. Although the Queen Mother was not summoned, she also sent people out of the palace to reward a few things. According to the palace envoy, the Queen Mother had some minor illnesses some time ago, and the problem was not big, but now she has recovered and has been busy recently. Now it is not convenient to summon the Zhang family into the palace, and when she waits for the Chinese New Year, she will enter the palace to speak.

Naturally, the Zhang family would not have any opinions, so he politely stuffed a heavy purse into the palace envoy and sent the person away.

Zhao Xiu was still bored: "What is the Queen Mother busy with?" I didn't have time to see my grandmother at this time, but I asked my grandmother to go again during the Chinese New Year? "During the Chinese New Year, there should be a lot of talent in the palace. Is it for the sake of King Guangping's eyes? He didn't come out after he took his son into the palace, and I heard that he was going to treat his eyes in the palace. But with Dr. Ye and the imperial doctors here, how busy can the Queen Mother be?

Zhang got the news from Mrs. Cao, and he knew something about it: "Some time ago, I heard that the Queen Mother summoned several families to enter the palace with girls, and she really wanted to choose a daughter-in-law for the emperor's eldest son. This is not just a rumor before, but it is real. Once the candidate is decided, when the eldest son of the emperor canonizes the crown prince, he will start preparing to marry the crown princess. I heard that the people who were elected this time are all from the Zhongping family, with an excellent reputation, no nobles, and no high-ranking officials. Some people are anxious to deliver the message in front of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother is not easy to summon people to see now. She gave me this purpose for the sake of our family. The Queen Mother couldn't be more benevolent. ”

Zhao Xiu immediately reacted, he was not much older than the emperor's eldest son, and he was also within the range of some people's vigilance. If the Queen Mother really doesn't take it lightly now, and most of the people summoned are the family members of the crown princess, then it is really not suitable for the Zhang family to enter the palace. She wasn't going to be seen as a thorn in her side.

The Queen Mother didn't see the Zhang family there for the time being, and it didn't matter. Judging from the things she rewarded, the Zhang family still has a bit of face in front of her old man. Zhao Xiu threw away his hand and focused on another thing.

The follow-up fleet of the Guangping Palace's fleet finally entered Beijing. It took a lot of work to delay for several days, and to break the ice in the canal, so that the ships could pass smoothly. Jiannanhou Mansion also has large luggage and guests following behind the fleet of the palace, which is also at this time. Sanfang Zhao Kun's ancestor Sun Shun arrived in the capital and needed a place to stay.

Although the place of Jiannanhou Mansion is large, the rooms are enough for them to live. But Zhao Kun is a square gentleman, and he knows that the library has an errand, so he wants to go to the library as soon as possible, and he doesn't want to live in the Hou Mansion. Although the library is large and has vacant rooms, it is not a place to live for a long time. Zhao Kun's grandparents and grandchildren all need to study and prepare for exams, and the library is somewhat inconvenient. Besides, if he has a female dependent, wouldn't it be easy for readers in the library to come in and out?

It just so happened that Zhao Xiu took over the housing rental business in Nanhui Port and changed it to the capital, planning to find a batch of houses, repair them, and rent them to the people who went to Beijing to take the exam or the small officials who were transferred from other places. The matter was handed over to Wu Laixing, who was born and raised in the capital, and was familiar with all aspects of the city. Zhao Xiu only ordered three days, he had found two suitable small mansions, returned to the master, received silver, and bought the small mansion.

One of them is located near the Drum Tower, which is only a quarter of an hour away from the Mingzhi Library. There is no need to collect rent, but also to give them another room of family, the husband and wife with the eldest son, the husband is older and is the porter, the wife is the cook, the eldest son is a coachman and a long-term entourage, and a pair of children are working in the Hou Mansion, and they are not afraid of any dissent. Coupled with the few entourages brought by Zhao Kun from his hometown, the grandparents and grandchildren have these few people to serve, which is enough.

After Zhao Kun settled down, he took his grandson to the Hou Mansion again to greet the Zhang family. When Zhao Xiu heard the news, he rushed over.

She had something she wanted to do with her cousin. (To be continued.) )