In the dark and damp cell, Li Shaoyou, who was wearing a prison uniform, was counting the notches on the wall.

This was carved from the first day he was taken to prison, and one mark represents a day.

As of today, Li Shaoyou has been in the prison of the Criminal Department for 200 days.

Two of these notches are noticeably thicker and longer.

It was the day when Li Shaoyou was escorted to the execution ground to be beheaded, and he cried out for injustice at the moment of the knife, and then he was brought back.

Counting and calculating the time, Li Shaoyou felt hopeless, and the time for the third execution was only afraid that it would come soon.

I, Li Shaoyou, was really wronged, I really didn't bribe Lord Wang to get the exam questions.

Li Shaoyou now understands why Lord Wang praised his article in public at the risk of being the chief examiner.

"This old guy is just to whitewash and cover up his crime of accepting bribes and leaking exam questions, I, Li Shaoyou, have real talent and real learning, he said that I must pass the scientific examination, if I really pass the exam, this old guy can not only get the reputation of knowing people, but also secretly make a windfall by taking bribes and selling exam questions, it is really damned."

It's useless to say these things now, Lord Wang has been beheaded, even if he is not beheaded, he will not exonerate Li Shaoyou, not to mention who will believe the words of a criminal official?

Alas...... I regret not at the beginning, I was bewitched by those mediocre talents, what did I say to post it to Lord Wang's door, Lord Wang is a servant of the Ministry of Officials, we can't get a good official position quickly after high school, and then we will get back the silver taels sent out.

Five hundred taels of silver, Li Shaoyou couldn't take it out at all, so although he went with him to vote for a famous post and also offered an article, he really didn't send the silver.

If he didn't send money, he naturally wouldn't get the exam questions, and he Li Shaoyou really relied on his true skills to pass the exam.

Now, the chickens are flying and the eggs are beaten, everything is empty, and he is also burdened with a capital crime, Li Shaoyou regrets it very much, if everything can be done again, he ......

There is no chance to do it again, count the days, in a few days, it should be the third verdict, if the emperor still upholds the original verdict, he will fall to the ground and be reincarnated.

Li Shaoyou sat paralyzed on the ground of the cell, the cell was foul-smelling, and even the pile of thatch where he slept emitted an unbearable smell.

I, Li Shaoyou, just want to leave the world cleanly, it's impossible.

My father and mother learned the news of me at home, and they may not cry like anything, they are all unfilial children, and they have dragged down the second elder and are spurned by the world.

Just as Li Shaoyou was thinking wildly, the jailer guarding the cell came over and opened the cell.

"Criminal, Li Shaoyou, come out and come with us."

Li Shaoyou grabbed the thatch on the ground in horror and threw it at the jailer, and shouted hissed:

"I'm not going, I'm wronged, I'm not going to ......"

The two jailers pinched their noses and walked over, put shackles on Li Shaoyou, and went to see His Royal Highness the Prince, but they had to be handcuffed tightly, otherwise this guy wanted to pull a cushion before he died, and collided with the prince, then we all had to suffer together.

"Let's go, this can't help you, today is Li Jinshi's limit."

"What Jinshi, he has been deprived of his fame now, haha."

Li Shaoyou struggled desperately to resist, and shouted:

"No, no, there are still five days, I have calculated, at least five days will be the third time the verdict will come down, the emperor will definitely know that I was wronged, and I will be sentenced not guilty."

"Oh, you said this, it's really not time, but what, the emperor has already taken the royal expedition today, and it is estimated that it was judged in advance, haha."

Li Shaoyou felt even more desperate, wouldn't I have a chance to live for five more days?

"I want to drink, I want to eat chicken, I want to bathe, I want to ......"

Smack, a jailer gave Li Shaoyou a slap:

"You've fucking eaten two meals of guillotine, you've drunk several pots of guillotine wine, and you want to eat a third meal, I'm sorry, there's no ......"

Li Shaoyou cried loudly, this time it was a dead end, the moment the executioner raised the butcher's knife, it was useless to shout injustice again.

"I don't want to die, I'm wronged, what's the reason, I'm not convinced by Li Shaoyou......"

The two jailers put the shackles on Li Shaoyou, checked it carefully again, and then said with a smile:

"Li Shaoyou, our brothers really didn't take you to the execution ground, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in prison, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has seen your case and wants to interrogate you personally, whether you are wronged or not, it depends on how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will judge."

Li Shaoyou's eyes widened, and he felt that his chest was very dull, and he felt a little out of breath, as if he saw a glimmer of light in the endless abyss.

"The two cell bosses, the student has a reluctant request, the student is now disheveled, and the smell is unpleasant, if this is rude in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, I am afraid that it will also implicate the two, why don't you let the next take a bath first, change into a set of clean clothes and then go to see His Royal Highness the Prince, what do you think?"

Bang, Li Shaoyou was slapped again.

"Do you think that going to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is to give you an official title, our brothers are just comforting you, the emperor has condemned you to be beheaded twice, do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will overturn the emperor's verdict?"

Li Shaoyou, who had just seen a glimmer of hope, instantly slumped again, and was dragged out of the cell by the jailer like a dead dog.

"Li Jinshi, I won't come back this time, it's easy to walk all the way."

"Li Jinshi, don't be a scholar in the next life, a reader with a bad heart will not end well, alas...... I shouldn't have said this, I wish Li Jinshi a happy torture. ”

"Li Jinshi, you take the first step, go slowly, but there is a certain family waiting by the bridge, and a certain family will be reincarnated with you to be a twin brother."

When passing by other cells, the prisoners in the prison sent Li Shaoyou blessings before his decapitation.

Li Shaoyou closed his eyes, not wanting to look at the smiling faces of schadenfreude.

A bucket of cold water was poured on Li Shaoyou's body, and the cold feeling immediately made Li Shaoyou sober up again.

"I really have to wash you, or I will pull you out for a while, and the people on the street will think that we are holding a Liao dog, and a group of people will be angry and beat you to death on the street, and we will not be able to keep up.

"Thank you...... Ah......h

Another bucket of cold water was poured down, and the two jailers even took brushes to scrub Li Shaoyou's body up and down.

"Let's go, it's not so stinky this time, don't let the squire wait."

Ma Yilin waited in the prison cell for a long time before he saw the jailer walking in with a drenched Li Shaoyou.

"Adults, the little ones brought the culprit Li Shaoyou."

"Why is this person so embarrassed, isn't this going to be rude in front of His Royal Highness the Prince?"

"Back to the adult, the little ones are cleaning him, I'm afraid that the adults will wait for a long time and don't dare to delay too much, so it's simpler."

Ma Yilin thought about it, okay, he was too clean, let him go to meet the prince decently, don't let His Royal Highness the prince suspect that I did it on purpose.

"Okay, take the prisoners and go to the East Palace with the official to meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

As soon as he led someone out of the prison of the Criminal Department, Ma Yilin saw a team of soldiers from the front division of the palace escorting Prime Minister Wang Pu over.

Wang Pu was full of defeat, and when he saw Ma Yilin, he immediately covered his face with his sleeves, ashamed to see him.

When these people walked over, Ma Yilin grabbed the general of the palace who led the team and asked:

"Dare to ask this general, does the emperor really want to cure the king's crimes?"

The general smiled and said:

"The emperor doesn't have time to take care of these things, the emperor said, since it is the crown prince's prison, this king will be escorted back to the prison of the criminal department for a few days, and then handed over to His Royal Highness the prince for distribution."

Ma Yilin was even more shocked, the emperor really gave His Royal Highness the crown prince the greatest authority, and the prime minister of the dynasty was put in prison.

Obviously, this is the emperor telling the civil and military officials that whoever dares to provoke the prince will be the end of Wang Pu.

The general laughed again:

"The emperor also said, fortunately, Lord Fan has been sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for disaster relief, otherwise, he would have been imprisoned together, Lord Ma, he would have sent Lord Wang to the prison, and he would have to go to tell His Royal Highness the Prince, and then he would have to go back to the emperor to give his life, and he didn't dare to delay and took his leave."

The general bowed his hand, Ma Yilin glanced back at Li Shaoyou, Li Shaoyou also widened his eyes at this time and was looking at the scene in front of him.

What, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in prison for less than a day, and one of the two prime ministers of the current dynasty was driven to disaster relief, and the other was put in prison, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really such a ruthless person?

Heaven damn me......

"Master Ma, the student is really wronged, the student dares to swear to God, the student really didn't pay bribes......"

Ma Yilin sighed and said:

"If you are wronged, it is useless to tell the official, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will personally interrogate you, there is only one chance, you can do it yourself, take ...... away"

Ma Yilin got into the sedan chair, and several jailers escorted Li Shaoyou to follow behind.

"I was wronged...... Ah......h

Walking to the street, as soon as Li Shaoyou opened his mouth to shout injustice, he was slapped by the jailer again.

"I said can you be honest for a while, what's the use of shouting grievances now, you might as well think about how to justify yourself when you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a while, maybe there is green smoke from your ancestral grave, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can really spare your capital crime."

Li Shaoyou immediately shut up, he was not a stupid person, he was just stupid in prison.

What the jailer said made sense, he should think about seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a while, how to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believe that he was wronged.

Guo Zongxun has been reviewing the chapters, and he has fully inherited the fine tradition of his father, Guo Rong, who summoned the ministers of the court and the central government anytime and anywhere.

"Qiu Shangshu, the spring flood of the Yellow River is imminent, why is it only now that the river embankment is being reinforced, aren't these things going to start immediately before and after the summer and autumn floods of the Yellow River?"

Qiu Zhangpu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, has not rested well for a while, and has to squat in the official office every day, always paying attention to what needs are still in the craftsman's office, for fear of delaying the production progress inside.

The most depressing thing is that Qiu Zhangpu still doesn't know what kind of utensils are being made in the craftsman's workshop.

What can make the emperor pay so much attention to it, except for the emperor and His Royal Highness the Prince, none of the other people who have gone in have come out so far.

Qiu Zhangpu didn't dare to inquire, so he could only pray that the production would be completed quickly, and he would be relieved.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, last year's summer and autumn floods, fortunately the Yellow River did not flood, so it did not cause a disaster, so the repair project after the flood is not as vast as after the disaster, and there are not many embankments that need to be reinforced, but after the beginning of spring, the spring peach blossom flood is a little ferocious, and there are many embankments along the river that are in an emergency.

Qiu Zhangpu didn't say who he transferred to, none of this mattered, Master Fan was no longer in Kaifeng at this time, and it was useless to pull him into the water.

Guo Zongxun stared at the white-bearded Qiu Zhangpu, silently, this old man is also lying about the disaster.

Speaking of the Yellow River, Guo Zongxun knows that the mother river, which nurtured the descendants of the Chinese people, and the originally dense forests around it, were over-cut and used by her descendants, causing large-scale soil erosion.

As early as the Qin and Han dynasties, due to large-scale reclamation, the forests and grasslands near the Yellow River and its many tributaries were cut down, and the desertification of the land became increasingly serious.

Guo Zongxun didn't know what the current Shaanxi and Gansu areas would look like, and the ancient capital of Chang'an must have been dilapidated.

The Weishui flows through Chang'an and is an important tributary of the Yellow River.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, forests were cut down for the construction of palaces and settlements, and grasslands were converted into farmland, resulting in a large amount of loess sand and gravel being carried away by the main stream and tributaries of the Yellow River.

Finally, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, a world wonder where the river is higher than the sky is formed.

Otherwise, the great poet Li Bai is afraid that he will not be able to write the famous sentences of the water of the Yellow River from the sky.

Without discussing whether the Qin and Han dynasties and the subsequent Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties were right or wrong in their actions around the Yellow River, the serious consequences were nightmares that erupted from time to time across the Central Plains.

Mother River is angry and wants to punish her offspring.

However, what can Guo Zongxun do now?

"Chen Shangshu, in my Zhou country, how many victims are there? Where are they located, and can the imperial court have a proper way to settle them? ”

Chen Danwang, the head of the household department, was also temporarily brought here by Guo Zongxun, and Guo Zongxun was ready to ask about the disaster victims who went to winter.

Emperor Guo Rong drove the expedition in person, and the army of 500,000 must have a large amount of grain and grass reserves, which are untouchable.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, last year was a bumper harvest year, the number of victims in my Great Zhou has not increased, most of the victims have received relief, as long as a few displaced people, most of them are currently gathered near Luoyang."

Guo Zongxun didn't ask why these homeless people didn't come to Kaifeng but ran to Luoyang, which is obvious, as the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Kaifeng City will not allow homeless people to appear at all.

"Chen Shangshu, Qiu Shangshu, the two of you can discuss it and see if you can collect the displaced people in Luoyang, calculated by the head of the household, all the people who can contribute labor in the family will be sent to build the river embankment, and pay them wages, at least let them support their families, and they can build embankments, this matter can be discussed with the Ministry of War, and when necessary, the Lone Association will allow the army to intervene."

Chen Danwang and Qiu Zhangpu glanced at each other, they didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come up with this method, on the one hand, to resettle the displaced people, and on the other hand, to repair the river embankment without labor, this is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

"The ministers obey."

Seeing Chen Danwang and Qiu Zhangpu leave with joy, Guo Zongxun sighed, looked at another Great Zhou official in front of him and said:

"Lord Wang, you are the deputy left-behind guard of Kaifeng, I heard that you only went to inspect the Yellow River in February, now, please tell me about the specific situation of the Yellow River."

Wang Pu, deputy left-behind in Kaifeng, is also an official that Guo Rong values more, and it is said that he was once the champion, of course, not the champion of the Great Zhou.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister was ordered to inspect the Yellow River embankment in February to Heyin, and set up a sluice gate in Biankou.

"I wonder if Lord Wang has any good plan to control the water?"

"The minister is stupid and has not yet thought of an effective solution."

At this moment, Guo Jinli, the second son of Guo Wanche, the new medical officer of the Hanzi Army, was brought in by Wei Zhongxian.

"Minister Guo Jinli knocked to see His Royal Highness the Prince."

Guo Jinli is in his early forties this year, and the old lady doctor Guo Wanche went out with him, and now, the task of giving a physical examination to the officers and soldiers of the entire guard department falls on Guo Jinli's head.

"Doctor Guo, you came just in time, I look at Lord Wang's bad temperament, it must be caused by the recent hard work for the water treatment, and I asked Doctor Guo to show him."

Wang Pu waved his hand again and again, and he was still a little unconcerned in his heart, His Royal Highness the Prince, if you want to buy people's hearts, don't use such a routine.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, there is no problem with the minister's body, just ......"

Guo Jinli glanced up at Wang Pu, and immediately changed his face.

"Lord Wang, do you feel that you have a headache from time to time recently, but do you feel that you wake up and have a confused mind for longer than ever?"

Wang Pu was stunned, opened his mouth and did not answer.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, fortunately, you let the minister show it to Lord Wang, otherwise, I am afraid that Lord Wang will suddenly fall ill in the next few days, and he will be paralyzed in bed at least and he will not wake up at worst."

Guo Zongxun was also taken aback, what is the situation, he did look at Wang Pu's face was poor, and it happened that Guo Jinli came, so he asked him to take a look by the way, but he didn't expect it......

Is this Guo Jinli's medical skills even more powerful than his father?

"Lord Wang, this Doctor Guo is the second son of the old lady Guo Wanche's family, and his medical skills are the true inheritance of Imperial Doctor Guo, I believe that he will definitely not be alarmist, Doctor Guo, you treat Lord Wang as soon as possible, if you need any herbs, you can let Grandpa Wei take Lone's warrant and go directly to the Imperial Doctor's Office to get it."

Guo Jinli arched his hand and said:

"The minister obeyed the order, since Lord Wang's illness was discovered by the minister in advance, as long as the illness has not yet occurred, the minister has the confidence to heal Lord Wang."

Guo Zongxun didn't understand medical skills, and listened to Guo Jinli ask Wang Pu, what symptoms ...... Anyway, it has something to do with the brain.

Cerebral haemorrhage? Stroke?

Guo Zongxun didn't know, since Guo Jinli said that it could be cured, then hurry up.

Wang Pu was directly taken down by Guo Jinli, and this time he didn't refuse again, after all, Guo Jinli directly said that he had symptoms in the past few days, and he couldn't help but believe it.

As soon as the two of them left, Guo Zongxun stood up and began to walk around the hall.

"Wei Banban, if Doctor Guo can really cure Lord Wang, and Gu plans to send him to the army and send him to his father's side, what do you think?"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and looked at the surface of his feet, and said cautiously:

"The slave heard from the old lady Guo that the medical skills of this little Lord Guo only got seven points of his true inheritance, and besides, the emperor took away more than half of the imperial doctors of the imperial medicine department on this expedition, and there are several old imperial doctors whose medical skills are not inferior to that of old imperial doctor Guo."

Guo Zongxun patted his forehead, indeed, Guo Wanche did say that Guo Jinli's medical skills only got his seven-point true inheritance, and Guo Wanche was by his father's side, which was already the best arrangement that could be made at present.

After all, even Guo Zongxun is speculating about Guo Ronglong's physical danger, and no one dares to touch this matter.

"Okay, Wei Companion accompanies you to pout your ass and let Lone kick it."

"The slave obeys, and the slave thanks the master for the reward."

"Don't be polite to Lone, after Lone's reward is over you, Lone's heart will be much happier."

At this time, a little eunuch entered the interior to report, and Ma Yilin, the waiter of the Criminal Department, came back.

"Please come in."

The little eunuch went out after saying goodbye, and soon brought Ma Yilin in.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the prisoner Li Shaoyou brought it, but this Li Shaoyou has been detained for six or seven months, and the smell on his body is unpleasant, and the minister suggested that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had better not interrogate him in the palace."

Guo Zongxun smiled and commanded:

"Wei Banban, you go and arrange it, Gu will interrogate this Li Shaoyou in the East Palace Huxin Pavilion, and let him kneel outside the pavilion."

"The slave obeys the order, and the slave will arrange the prisoner in the downwind direction."

Wei Zhongxian went out to make arrangements, and Guo Zongxun asked Ma Yilin again:

"Master Ma, have you ever seen Lord Wang Pu when you went to the prison of the Criminal Department?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, when the minister came out, he happened to bump into it."

After the generals of the palace front division stuffed Wang Pu into the prison, they rushed to the palace to report to Guo Zongxun, and immediately went to chase the army to the emperor, and the speed was naturally much faster than Ma Yilin who was sitting in a sedan chair.

Therefore, Guo Zongxun already knew that Wang Pu was put into the prison of the Criminal Department by his father, saying that he wanted to leave it to him.

"Thank you, Dad, thank you for supporting my son for being so nonsense."

Guo Zongxun said thank you to his father Guo Rong in his heart, and began to think about how to clean up this Wang Pu.

"Ma Daren is in the Criminal Department, for such cases, how to deal with sentencing is generally done, and I ask Ma Daren to teach me."

Ma Yilin heard it, isn't it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to use my mouth to say how to deal with Prime Minister Wang Pu?

"The minister is frightened, Lord Wang Pu does not abide by the etiquette law, and he ignores the majesty of the heavenly family twice, which is a great crime of disrespect, but ...... Punishable by beheading. ”

At this time, there is no saying that he can't be punished by a doctor, and Guo Zongxun doesn't plan to be too polite to these civil officials.

"Master Ma can enforce the law impartially, Lone is very pleased, but, after all, this Lord Wang Pu is my Great Zhou Zhushi, this is what my father said, although my father said that it was handed over to Lone to send down, but Lone still feels that it is not possible to use heavy punishment in vain, so let's follow what my father said, let Lord Wang reflect in the prison for a few days."

This is also equivalent to Guo Zongxun telling the ministers in disguise that Lone will not kill people indiscriminately.

The premise is that you'd better be honest and obedient.

Guo Zongxun, who holds the power of 40,000 soldiers in Kaifeng City, can be arrogant no matter what he does now.

"Master, the Huxin Pavilion has been prepared, and it can be arraigned at any time."