Under the emperor's eyes, Dongling Hongzhi did not dare to speak, which made the emperor lose patience even more, and said angrily: "You unfilial son! really relied on the identity of the prince and was domineering! What a disappointment for me! ”

"Father! It's not like this, my father listened to his son's explanation! Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Tanglin Hong hurriedly thought of words.

"What else is there to say, I see, I should let General Chu continue to talk about what good things have been done in your mansion?!" Emperor Long Yan was furious.

Chu Nanyue saw the emperor's signal, so he continued: "Your Majesty, because the last general could not enter the palace of King Yu, he asked His Royal Highness the Sixth for help, and after entering the palace, the last general found that there was a pool of water in the backyard of His Royal Highness King Yu, which was quite different from Beppu. The last general took a closer look, and it was the outlet with an underground canal. ”

"Has General Chu ever brought someone to check again?" The Emperor frowned.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he trusted Tanglin Hong very much, and felt that there was a possibility of misunderstanding.

Chu Nanyue nodded: "Back to the emperor, the last general has already gone to the palace again, and the adults of the Ministry of Industry have also rushed there, I believe that it will not be long before they can enter the palace to reply to the emperor." ”

As he spoke, someone from the Ministry of Works came in.

The emperor's cold eyes swept over several people: "Have you been to King Yu's mansion?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers did see the outlet of an underground canal in the palace of His Royal Highness King Yu." The official of the Ministry of Industry replied.

As he spoke, the official of the Ministry of Industry stepped forward, presented the official document with both hands, and after the personal eunuch took it, he handed it to the emperor.

Every abnormality of the water in the pond and the route of the underground canal are clearly recorded in the official documents.

The emperor looked at the situation written by the Ministry of Works, and was furious for a while, and threw the official document on Donglin Hong's body.

"It turns out that you were asked to build a dam, and you took the opportunity to do such a thing for me?" The emperor's face was full of hatred and regret. "Okay, what else do you have to say?"

By now, the emperor had believed.

In addition to Chu Nanyue's one-sided words, there are also people from the Ministry of Industry, I am afraid that he will personally send someone to investigate again now, and he can also find out, which is the same as Chu Nanyue's result.

"How much do I expect from you? Well? The emperor looked at Dongling Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, and only felt that he was so unclear in the past, "Your eldest brother is gone, you are the eldest, you don't set an example among the princes, and you shame your two younger brothers!" ”

The emperor was grieved.

The death of the crown prince also hit the emperor hard. Since then, the emperor has always been generous and loving to his children. He thought that Dongling Hong was older and had been trained in the court for many years, so he should be a little bit like his brother.

But now it seems that maybe Tanglin Hong does not have the good character of the prince after all.

The emperor's heart is like falling into an ice cave, and the importance he has attached to Tanglin Hong for many years has been exchanged for the current appearance of Donglin Hong, how can he not make him feel sad?

"Father! Erchen didn't, Erchen admitted that he did build a pool of water in the house, but Erchen definitely didn't know about the water diversion! Dongling Hong said loudly.

He had already taken a step back and admitted the matter of repairing the pond in the house.

"I don't know?" The emperor sneered, "Do you still need General Chu to tell you how much effort it will take to build an underground canal, and how many people dare to move the water of the Pingjiang River?!" ”

If it weren't for Chu Nanyue's subtle observation, probably until today, no one would have noticed anything unusual. Even if some people think it is strange, they will be afraid because of Donglinhong's status as a prince.

The emperor also knew Tanglin Hong's intentions. He wanted to put all the blame on the hands of his ministers, so as to clean himself up, which made him feel even more cold.

"Until now, you still dare not tell the truth?! Do you want to continue to deceive me?! The emperor's words can be described as deafening.

Chu Nanyue was shocked when he heard it. There is a way to accompany the king like a tiger, even between father and son, the king is still a domineering wind, which makes people can't help but be afraid.

Dongling Hong lowered his head, the fine sweat on his forehead kept rising, but he didn't dare to wipe it off.

He was testing the emperor's tolerance, and for a long time, he raised his head and said with guilt: "Father, the son has deceived the situation, this is indeed the fault of the son of the minister!" Ask my father to punish him heavily! ”

Although he said this, Chu Nanyue felt that Dongling Hong would not admit his guilt so simply.

Sure enough, she heard Dongling Hong continue: "Father. It was a month ago that Erchen learned that several officials under Erchen had built an underground canal in order to flatter Erchen, and actually built an underground canal privately to attract river water from Pingjiang and make the pond water into living water. ”

Because the emperor did not have many heirs, many ministers of the court and the central government privately curried favor with several princes, and the emperor himself understood in his heart that his expression was not as sharp as before at this moment.

Dongling Hong's eyes were ashamed, he paused, and continued: "After Erchen learned about this, he angrily reprimanded them on the spot. But the wood has been completed, and the water of the Pingjiang River has been introduced. The son was afraid that his father would be angry because of this. Erchen also has a temporary desire for profit...... So I used this underground canal temporarily, father, and to this day, my son knows that he is wrong! ”

When the emperor saw Dongling Hong bowing his head to the ground, he asked Youyou: "Hong'er, do you really not know?" ”

In his words, the emperor was already a little more shaken.

"Father, when the embankment was built, the sons and daughters stayed on the bank of the Pingjiang River every day and never left for an hour. The sons have the people of the capital in their hearts, how can they do anything to hurt them? "Tanglin Hong strikes while the iron is hot.

The emperor then recalled the events of that year, and indeed as Tanglin Hong said, when the embankment was built, Tanglin Hong greatly changed his daily habits and lived on the bank of the Pingjiang River for three months.

At that time, Tanglin Shuo was still in the army, and Donglin Yan was young in the end, and it was difficult for anyone in the court to help the emperor.

With the help of Tanglin Hong, the construction of the embankment was successfully solved, allowing the emperor to focus more on the war on the front line.

It is precisely because of this time that the emperor has great expectations for Tanglin Hong from then on.

Seeing that the emperor was shaking a little, Chu Nanyue couldn't help but remind him in a timely manner: "His Royal Highness King Yu used the water of the Pingjiang River after all, and it is really not appropriate to know the law and break the law." The Pingjiang water case caused people from the two villages to gather and fight, which almost caused a catastrophe. ”

When she saw that the emperor did not speak, she knew that the emperor was moved by love again, and remembered the love between father and son. After the death of the crown prince, Tanglin Hong was like his eldest son. If she didn't feel wrong, the father-son relationship between the emperor and Tanglin Hong had always been harmonious.

If she hadn't been the one who reminded her at this time, maybe this matter would have really turned into a big thing and a small thing.

"Someone!" The Emperor commanded. "When the embankment was built, the officials who followed King Yu called one by one."

Hearing this, Chu Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the emperor was not completely swayed by the love of father and son, and he also knew to summon the people of the year and let everyone confront him in public.

How can you be completely convinced by the words of Tanglin Hong's talents?