Shen Qingwan originally wanted to go to Aunt Hua's yard to see the situation, but she didn't expect to meet Chen Laoer, so she didn't know if she didn't go.

After thinking about it, Shen Qingwan turned around and was about to go back to the courtyard, but saw a figure suddenly appear, and he was startled for a moment before he exhaled a breath of turbidity: "Is the King of Chu playing a ghost hunting game in the daytime?" ”

King Chu smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect to scare you, I'll talk to you about something." ”

Although Shen Qingwan was a little frightened and angry, she could also screw it clearly, and when she saw the appearance of King Chu, she knew that there was something important, so she stopped making trouble: "Is it in a hurry?" ”

"Fortunately, it's not dark yet, so I have time to talk slowly." King Chu looked up at the sky and took Shen Qingwan's hand: "Go to your room." ”

Shen Qingwan nodded, quickly returned to the courtyard, entered the house and closed the door, and found that the King of Chu had arrived before her.

Shen Qingwan personally took Long Shao Xuejing out and prepared to make a pot of good tea for King Chu.

Of course, her Long Shao Xuejing is not as good as the kind of best that Yao Yihuanjin presented to the Queen Mother, but it is also considered to be high-grade, and it is difficult to drink it ordinarily.

The king of Chu did not bother, he was lazy and half lying on the couch, watching Shen Qing busy at night, his heart was very warm.

Shen Qing prepared the stove and water in the evening, sat opposite the king of Chu and waited for the water to boil, poured out the tea to be brewed, and began to twist.

Obviously, Shen Qingwan's tea this time is not the kind that can be drunk with water, and he has also prepared tools to play the tea ceremony.

"What's the matter with Ah Yuan?" Shen Qing said while doing it at night, and his technique was obviously very skillful.

King Chu felt strange, sat down on the side of the desk, supported his head with his hands, and watched Shen Qingwan's movements without blinking: "Guess what? ”

Shen Qing's late black line, the evil taste of the King of Chu came out again, let her guess for no reason? When she's a detective!

Shen Qingwan looked up at King Chu and chuckled: "Isn't it that Ah Yuan is going to the south in advance?" "Thinking about it, nothing else happened, just now I was still thinking about quietly taking back the things that the Chen family had fished back and exchanging them for silver to prepare for relief for the victims!

King Chu blinked, and suddenly became a little bored: "This can also be guessed, the position of Dali Siqing should be let you do it, and there will not always be so many unsolved cases piled up." ”

Shen Qingwan was amused: "The prince is really raising the concubine, many of the cases of Dali Siqing are not unknown, but they can't be investigated, they can only hang there!" ”

The king of Chu raised his eyebrows, which can be regarded as agreeing with this statement.

King Chu looked at Shen Qingwan with more interest, and suddenly felt that her title was always so interesting, and it changed several times a day.

If you are angry, you will directly be the king of Chu, and when you are happy, you will call yourself the prince, and you will call yourself a concubine and talk about playing, it is very normal for Ah Yuan to be a woman on weekdays, and the statement that women are fickle is really vividly reflected in Shen Qingwan's title.

To be honest, Shen Qingwan has a good control over her own emotions, but King Chu can get a glimpse of her title, which can be regarded as a kind of truth!

"So, how bad is it to sit in that position? When investigating a case, you have to worry about whether to investigate it or not, and you can't do what you want as a monarch. King Chu sneered, but there were still so many people who were willing to fight and put that shackle on themselves.

"Ah Yuan, this likes freedom more than power, not everyone rejects the feeling of being high above and looking down on the world." The corners of Shen Qingwan's mouth hooked up with a touch of sarcasm: "If there is no power, it is impossible for Ah Yuan to be free!" ”

The king of Chu in his previous life, if he didn't let the king of Qin dare not start, how could he be so free?

Therefore, no matter where you are, you have your own troubles and unavoidable, and you have to deal with them properly to get what you want.

King Chu's eyes swept over the sarcastic smile on the corner of Shen Qingwan's mouth, and he said lightly: "So, as long as you become an unshakable existence of those in power, it's fine." ”

Shen Qingwan was dumbfounded, and then laughed, the King of Chu is really not untargeted, since he dares to think so, then he has planned what to do, not just howling and complaining about the injustice of heaven and earth.

In his previous life, King Qin became the emperor, and he always choked with a thorn in his heart.

In this life, Shen Qingwan very much hopes that King Chu can be more thorough and can add more obstacles to King Qin, and she is happy.

Just thinking about it, the water on the stove next to him was boiling, and Shen Qingwan picked up the tools and began to make tea.

The graceful movements of the flowing water, the methodical steps, no matter how picky the person is, cannot say anything bad here.

The King of Chu looked at Shen Qingwan's beautiful and tranquil without blinking, and his every move seemed to compose a song of butterflies and flowers, which made people unable to take their eyes off it at all.

Although it is just a simple tea art, he can see Shen Qingwan's profound skills, which makes King Chu's eyes very bright, he has never seen anyone practice tea art like this, after seeing it once, his heart is like an imprint, and he can't see anything else.

The next time you see someone else doing it, you will only unexpectedly pop up the scene in front of you, which makes people compare invisibly.

Shen Qingwan kept a smile on the corner of her mouth, and in the process of making tea, her mood became more and more peaceful and peaceful.

She can have such tea art, and she has to thank Concubine De in her previous life.

If it weren't for the fact that she secretly likes the tea ceremony very much, and she is particularly picky, she may not be able to practice it.

When she first entered the palace in her previous life, her tea art could only be said to be acceptable, and in the eyes of the connoisseur and particularly picky Concubine De, it was simply useless.

Because of begging for a life under Concubine De, in order to satisfy her, Shen Qingwan could only practice hard, and she also experienced the days when she wanted to vomit when she saw tea.

In the end, I entered the palace, but it became a pastime, and I came to it twice when I had nothing to do, so that I really realized the artistic conception and made the skills soar to Dacheng.

After returning from rebirth, he hadn't done it for a long time, but Shen Qing felt a little nostalgic and joyful.

In this process, neither Shen Qingwan nor the King of Chu spoke, and the King of Chu looked strange first, and finally became a little worried.

Because Shen Qing was peaceful in the evening, she was so quiet that nothing seemed to stir up the waves in her heart.

It's just a fourteen-year-old girl, how did this state of mind come about? The king of Chu felt congested when he looked at it.

The king of Chu needs Shen Qingwan's personality to be calm and not impulsive, but it is not this kind of tranquility and peace, and even the emotions are not turbulent, but it is really going to be dusty.

Shen Qingwan put the last cup of tea in front of the King of Chu, but he didn't know how he was entangled: "Why did Ah Yuan go early?" ”

In the previous life, there was no such stubble, and the king of Chu set off with the other princes when the emperor and the queen mother went to the palace.

But it's right to think about it, it was also like this before the big flood in the previous life, although some people played it, but there was not enough evidence to attract attention.

The King of Chu didn't get Bai Ye's prophecy, so naturally he wouldn't be so concerned, and he wouldn't think of going over in advance.

"It looks quite dangerous, go over and deploy it in advance, and maybe you can save a few more people when the time comes." The king of Chu felt that this kind of knowing about the natural disaster, but only waiting and watching it happen, was a kind of anxiety.

The feeling of powerlessness was unsettling, and the more King Chu knew, the more he couldn't sit still.

In his eyes, the flood has become a fact, but unfortunately the specific location is not clear and cannot be deployed in a targeted manner.

With a heart, the king of Chu decided to go over to take a look at the situation first, and to find experienced people in the local area, maybe he could feel the shape clearly and speculate on the place where there might be a big flood.

The most important thing is that it is better to have something to do than to rush like this.

Shen Qingwan nodded appreciatively, and sure enough, doing things is the character of the King of Chu: "In fact, there are many things that can be done before the disaster, but no one dares to say that this big water will definitely happen, and many things need to consume a lot of money to prepare, if there is no big water in the end, no one can afford this loss." ”

King Chu nodded: "It's true, the local finance can't afford such reserves, and the officials below are even more wise to protect themselves, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, who dares to spend money like this?" ”

Shen Qingwan nodded, in fact, even the emperor understands this psychology of being an official, and there is nothing he can do in extraordinary times.

Now that the emperor is old, he wants to reform the system, but he is also powerless.

"Therefore, Ah Yuan is the leader, and if he has the backbone, things are actually easier to do. There are too many officials, there are no upper or lower positions, they all want to make meritorious contributions, and they all want to avoid responsibility, so the people below don't know who to listen to. ”

This is actually quite normal, and some bad habits in peacetime will slowly develop and be exposed over time.

Those who are officials in the officialdom are afraid of missing themselves when they receive merit, and they are afraid of seeing themselves when they are responsible, and the atmosphere is like this.

"I think so too, so I'll go and see first, try to prepare some things, I hope it will be useful when the time comes, but unfortunately, I don't know where the flood is, the territory is too wide." The king of Chu's head was about to fall off, and he held it with his hands without bones.

Shen Qingwan poured another cup for the King of Chu, took a sip of the small and delicate cup, and was silent for a while before saying, "Does Ah Yuan know about the Wuzhou corruption case five years ago?" ”

Hearing this, King Chu's expression was more serious, although he didn't know why Shen Qingwan suddenly mentioned this, but he always felt that she would not be untargeted.

"Of course I know that the Wuzhou corruption case implicated one-third of the officials of the imperial court, and my father broke the merit for the first time after many years of self-cultivation, and he was really angry, and removed many officials and supplemented the newcomers to the scientific examination." King Chu briefly summarized: "The people who won the scientific examination before the corruption case were happy, and most of them were sent to work and became the most envied candidates in the past. ”

"That change was the biggest purge since my father took the throne, and the court didn't know how many people had lost their connections. Even in the end, ......"

Speaking of this, King Chu suddenly paused, pursed his lips and looked at Shen Qingwan, obviously that was not a good thing.

Shen Qingwan answered leisurely: "In the end, the Gu family was implicated in the case, and finally the Gu family was full. ”

This time span is a bit long, but the Gu family's affairs did start because of this corruption case.

"You mention this to me, you don't want to reopen the Gu family's case with me!" Although he said this, in fact, the king of Chu himself did not believe it.

"Of course not, the Gu family's case was rehabilitated by the emperor, in fact, it is already very clear, what else is there to say?" Shen Qingwan didn't think so, anyway, people can't come back, why keep mentioning it?

"Then what do you mean......" King Chu couldn't help but have a hint of anticipation.

"Ah Yuan knows what the embezzled money was used for in the original corruption case?" Shen Qing had the illusion of being seductive in the evening.

The king of Chu thought for a while before saying: "The people serve, and the funds used for the imperial court fortifications. ”

After all, everyone is still concerned about how many people are involved in that major event, which officials are greedy, which officials have escaped, and what specific money will not be cared about.

King Chu has a good memory, so he can remember it so clearly.

Shen Qingwan glanced at King Chu with admiration, this memory is really amazing: "What are the imperial court fortifications and the projects that the people serve?" ”

It feels a little weird, is this topic getting farther and farther away?

The king of Chu still replied patiently: "What else can it be?" Roads, public buildings, and river cleanups...... Wait, clean up the river? What do you mean......"

This kind of thing is divided into military service and hard service, which is a need of the imperial court.

This kind of labor service is not a crime that requires labor reform, but a method of gathering nearby migrant workers for some big fortifications in the imperial court.

For example, the construction of dikes, the cleaning of rivers, and the summoning of nearby laborers to do the work were paid by the imperial court, not free service, and voluntary acts.

This kind of thing is a good thing for many people, not only do they have a high salary, but they can also make a note on the household registration file.

At that time, the Wuzhou corruption case was that someone embezzled the project money, and the people couldn't get paid for their work, and some people were so angry that they went to the capital to sue the emperor, which really caused a sensation in the entire Lingqi Dynasty.

Seeing that the King of Chu came to his senses, Shen Qingwan nodded: "At that time, the project money was embezzled, but the Wuzhou River was cleaned up, and a dam was built. Are all raw material merchants in debt? ”

If this is the case, the emperor later re-appropriated the funds, and there should be a clear record of who gave them. A comparison with the data on the construction of the dam reveals some problems. ”

Shen Qingwan's meaning is very clear, there is a problem with the Wuzhou embankment, and it is easy to burst the embankment directly when there is a big flood.

"Indeed, because of the corruption case, the money allocated later is recorded very clearly, and my father has been paying attention to this matter, and almost no one is cheating at this juncture." King Chu understood, his fingers tapped on the table of the desk, and he kept thinking.

"That's it, if I'm not mistaken, the Wuzhou River, the source is in Longshao Mountain, the water flow has always been very large, it seems that it has never dried up, Wuzhou embankment has been built many times, and it used to be repaired quickly when there were signs of a broken embankment, but now? It's only been five years, and I guess no one would have thought that it was a project to cut corners! Shen Qingwan finally made it clear that the embankment couldn't stand the flood.

In the previous life, the flood ravaged many places, but the source was the Wuzhou embankment.

Shen Qingwan can't say it clearly, he can only slowly pull out the essence of the corruption case, all the reasons are tenable, and the king of Chu himself can think of it.

Although the people who embezzled at the beginning were punished, many of the things involved were not carefully investigated, or even solved, so there were many remaining problems.

The case revealed that after the dam was built, no one thought about how the dam was built.

"Then I'll go back and check, Wuzhou's words are just on the territory I inspected!" King Chu frowned: "The corruption case back then was really harmful, and many things have been made of this in recent years, except for the Gu family, there are still people who are implicated, which is really a scourge." ”

"It's just a matter of history." Shen Qingwan recalled thoughtfully.

King Chu frowned lightly: "If you have any ideas, just tell me quickly, don't hide it anymore, whether it's right or not, I'll go and verify." Now it's just the direction that I didn't check. ”

"Moreover, I plan to leave early tomorrow morning, and I have already bid farewell to my father, the queen and the princess, and the imperial grandmother, you hurry up and say ......"

Hearing this, Shen Qingwan couldn't cry or laugh: "Are you so sure that I still have unfinished words?" ”

The king of Chu stared at her: "It's just a trick on you, it seems that there really is one now, tell me?" I don't have a clue, but you're thinking a lot. ”

The king of Chu was impressed by Shen Qingwan again, how many times have the corruption cases been repeated, she can still find clues and discover more truths, if such a woman is a man, she can also be a pillar of the country!

Suddenly there was a sense of pride and honor, and the king of Chu wanted to hear Shen Qingwan say more, and he didn't have the idea of not letting women interfere in political affairs like usual men.

Shen Qingwan was a little hesitant because of this, many men think that women should shrink in the backyard, what political affairs should be discussed?

Unexpectedly, the King of Chu was so domineering in his previous life and this life, and he didn't care about this at all because he didn't like anyone all day long.

She couldn't help but be a little sneering in her heart, she originally wanted to mention it and accept it, she was not really that smart, but based on the memory of her previous life, she reversed the clues, mainly to guide the King of Chu to think so, rather than abruptly mentioning a place name.

Seeing that Shen Qingwan's eyes were out of focus, and he didn't know where his mind was going, King Chu grabbed her hand on the desk, squeezed it hard, and squinted his eyes after shocking the person's mind, and smiled evilly: "What, the master asked you to say that you still haven't said it?" Do you want to be rewarded? ”

Shen Qingwan couldn't help laughing, and her heart was playful: "What does the prince reward?" It's a good little girl who is also for the sake of the country and the society, and for the sake of Ling Qi that the people are struggling with their brains! ”

The king of Chu smiled, his eyes were shining, and he teased arrogantly: "In this case, the girl's merit is in the community, and this king will reward you with the master, and there is no more precious ...... than this."

Shen Qingwan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what the king of Chu was going around, and couldn't help crying and laughing: "Lord Wang, don't make trouble." ”

What does it mean to give yourself to her? Also, it's so embarrassing to boast about yourself so precious!

King Chu smiled with connivance: "Okay, don't make trouble, you tell me quickly." ”

Shen Qingwan glanced at the King of Chu several times, and found that he really didn't mind, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a while and continued: "I heard that there is a granary of the imperial court in Wuzhou? ”

King Chu raised his eyebrows: "There is one, this is not a secret, gradually storing grain on weekdays, just waiting for it to be useful in times of crisis." ”

Seeing that the King of Chu was very hopeful about this, Shen Qingwan didn't want to hit him: "I think Your Highness still doesn't expect to be good, the corrupt people back then found out that they were not only greedy for the project money, but also had such a big appetite, how could this obvious granary not make up his mind?" ”

The King of Chu was stunned for a moment, and his expression was solemn: "They dare? What did the imperial court do when it built a granary? Reserve food to deal with wars and natural disasters, and they dare to be greedy? ”

Shen Qingwan didn't care: "Ah Yuan's expression doesn't mean that he has agreed?" Even the wages of the people dare to be greedy, let alone the granary? Anyway, such a large granary, few people look at it on weekdays, and not many people know how much grain it contains. At that time, there were few officials in the entire local government who were clean in the corruption case in Wuzhou, and it was easy to deceive the superiors and subordinates in collusion. ”

King Chu was dumbfounded, is this true, has he done less to lose his head? It's not bad like this, and the silver for a large sum of grain is not low.

"If that's the case, why didn't the new officials report it?" Although the king of Chu asked so, he actually had the answer in his heart, but he was too surprised and couldn't believe it.

"Ah Yuan won't know how bad the stall was at that time, almost all the new people were newcomers, and they were anxious about government affairs, so it would be good to be able to smooth it out." Shen Qingwan said lightly, it was all things that happened in his previous life: "Who will check the granary if it's okay?" In the corruption case, no one even thought of the group of people who had eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of leopards to dare to cut corners, let alone a granary that could not be hit by eight poles? ”

"When everything is smooth, I'm afraid that the matter has passed, who dares to bring up the old things again, so that the emperor will be angry and implicated?"

"I don't want to make trouble, once the three-year term is over, the new officials at that time have more or less changed, and the officials who have taken office again dare not mention it, no one would have thought that there would be a big flood this year, and they all want to survive the term of office, pat their butts and leave."

King Chu sneered, his eyes sharp: "It seems that the current group is not a good thing." ”

Shen Qingwan smiled lightly: "Mingzhe protects himself, but he just wants to be innocent, this kind of historical problem is really difficult to solve, and it is not necessarily a bad official." ”

The King of Chu couldn't help laughing: "Are you afraid that if I get angry, I will masturbate the active officials?" It's too late, there's no time, I'm not going to be so pedantic, remove those officials now, I can't find a replacement for a while, and it's not easy for the temporary people to know anything. ”

"I used to have a black eye, an official who understands the local situation is very important, even if it is a stupid and unclean official who has been in the place for two years, he should be familiar with it, it is better to take the handle and let them do things with anxiety, and they will do their best with their own heads."

Shen Qingwan thought about it, the king of Chu in his previous life did not remove anyone in key matters, but after the incident, many officials were dismissed, and it can be seen that the king of Chu is only able to screw it out, and she is worried about it.

couldn't help laughing: "I don't know much about officialdom, Ah Yuan can look at it if he has an idea, if he rushes over now, at least there is time to prepare." ”

The King of Chu suddenly stretched out his hand, and couldn't help pinching Shen Qing's Wanxiu nose, looking at her uncomfortable wrinkles in her facial features: "Don't talk to me officially, I have ever blamed you for what you said, as long as it makes sense, this king is eclectic and talented, and he has never said that you are a woman and can't participate, the left and right are from the Chu Palace, and you can't run, no matter how polite you are, watch me come back and clean you up." ”

The nose was restrained, Shen Qingwan could only open his mouth to breathe, grinning in pain: "Ouch, you light, my nose is about to be pulled off by you, the prince spares ......"

The King of Chu was really heavy, Shen Qingwan couldn't help but stretch his head forward, but the King of Chu kept shrinking back.