Seeing that it was time for Xue Chen to come back, Su Qiange said goodbye to the old man, got up and left, and went to the kitchen to prepare a meal for Xue Chen.

After Xue Chen came back, he looked around, and found Su Qiange who was cutting vegetables seriously in the kitchen, because he was afraid that he would scare her too loudly, so he had to walk over slowly, stand next to her, and look at her serious appearance, with a smile on his face.

"Ge'er, what are you preparing?"

"Sounds like you're in a good mood, how's it going?"

Su Qiange didn't need to look up to imagine Xue Chen's expression at this time, she skillfully put the freshly cut vegetables into the pot and stir-fried, the sound of stir-frying and the crackling matches in the stove were mixed together, a different kind of harmony.

"The method you said yesterday is feasible, if nothing happens, in ten days, the problems in both places can be solved." Xue Chen's joy couldn't be hidden, Su Qiange had just finished frying the dishes at this time, Xue Chen hurriedly set the plates, and the two of them brought the dishes out of the kitchen together.

"How did it go so well?" It only took one day to be sure, and this matter was completely beyond Su Qiange's expectations.

Su Qiange originally wanted to tell Xue Chen what he learned from the old man today, but now it seems that there is no need for it.

"It's a feasible method, but it takes three days to prepare, and the work can officially start in three days."

It was not yet the end, and no one could be sure of the final outcome, and the only thing that could be confirmed now was that all of them were determined to win.

"It's all good, as long as you find a way, the rest of the problems won't be a problem."

Su Qiange and Xue Chen had the same idea, they didn't care about the tribulation in the middle, as long as the method was correct, then they would definitely be able to achieve the result they wanted.

"Ge'er really has a heart with me!" Xue Chen laughed out loud with satisfaction, and didn't forget to pat her on the shoulder, with an expression that you know me best.

Su Qiange smiled helplessly, Xue Chen is like this every time, he is always happy like a child when he encounters happy events, where is there still a little bit of Hou Ye.

Because of his good mood and even feeling that the weather was much better, Xue Chen returned to the study after eating and wrote a note to the emperor, wanting to get the emperor's support in the shortest possible time.

Zheng Yi left the post station overnight with the letter, and it was delivered to the emperor earlier than the original time.

In the imperial study, the emperor put Xue Chen's letter on the table, looking at the officials dressed in the government standing in front of him, and he was very irritable.

"Pingnan is waiting for a letter, the water town has been flooded, why so far, I haven't received any questions about disaster relief."

Deceived the emperor, this is a big crime, these loyal courtiers who usually show themselves in front of him, now stand in front of him, one by one with their heads bowed, and they don't look like they don't know.

"Your Majesty, this matter is the fault of the minister, the water town is surrounded by several rivers, and there will be some floods all year round, but there has been no major incident, therefore, it is ......"

The minister peeked at the emperor and didn't say anything, he originally wanted to quietly suppress the matter, but he didn't expect Xue Chen to have so many things to do that he actually put his hand on his head.

"So you think I'm a fool?"

The emperor directly threw down all the folds in his hand and fell on the man's head, leaving no room for him to explain at all.

"The emperor atoned for his sins, and the ministers thought that such a trivial matter could be solved by the officials below, so there was no need to disturb the emperor, so they did not report it, the emperor was angry, and the ministers were also for the emperor's sake."

The emperor was furious, where did the official dare to stand, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, but outside the words, he still felt that this was a trivial matter, and there was no need to go through such a big effort.

"In this case, I don't appreciate it?"

The emperor sneered, Xue Chen made it very clear in the letter, the people of the water town suffered countless casualties, and only twenty or thirty people survived, such a natural disaster, to his mouth, is just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

"Wechen don't dare, Wechen don't dare."

That person didn't know how Xue Chen described the situation in the water town, only that the emperor was very angry now.

"That's it, you go home and rest first, if this is not done, you don't have to go out!"

The emperor sighed, waved his hand, and let him go for the time being.

"Your Majesty." The minister hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, and after a few times, he stood up tremblingly, bowed and exited the door.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Because of the relationship between Xue Chen and Su Qiange, the Pingnan Marquis Mansion is very trusted by the emperor, and because of this, many ministers in the court and the central government are very repulsive to Xue Chen, and the person who has just been punished by the emperor for thinking about it behind closed doors is even more so with the minister who is talking now.

The emperor put his eyes back on the letter, thinking about the manpower and money needed to open the new Grand Canal, and when he heard the minister say this, he only sighed with gratitude.

"Your Majesty, it is said that the Marquis of Pingnan is only responsible for the drought in the north, and this time the water town was hit by a disaster, and he was able to get the news before the emperor, whether this matter is or not, it is a little unreasonable."

Obviously provocative, the emperor slapped his palm directly on the table, "Pingnanhou happened to be close, what do you mean, let him sit idly by?" ”

"It's Weichen who is talkative, but Weichen is also for the emperor's good, please think twice."

"Get down!"

The emperor was so irritable that he waved his hand directly and asked everyone to withdraw.

The emperor was left alone in the huge imperial study, which should have been quiet, but a sentence kept echoing in his ears, "He got the news before the emperor." ”

After a long time, the emperor silently held the letter into a ball and threw it on the ground, his eyes were indifferent.

Zheng Yi received a summons from the emperor that night, entered the palace and got the holy decree and rushed all the way back to the north.

The content of the holy decree was as Xue Chen expected, and the emperor did not say much, but just handed over all the things to Xue Chen, but also hoped that he could return to the capital immediately after the matter was completed.

"Master Hou, this time I returned to Beijing, and the emperor banned the officials in charge of the water town."

Zheng Yi handed the letter to Xue Chen, thought about it for a while, and still informed Xue Chen of the matter.

"Why?"

"I heard that it was a poor job!" This is news from the palace, Zheng Yi didn't have time to investigate carefully, but just notified the people of the Hou Mansion to pay attention to the dynamics of the palace, so as to inform Xue Chen at any time.

"I see, you go down first!"

"Yes, Master Hou." Zheng Yi went out when he heard this, and Xue Chen was the only one left in the room, thinking about what Zheng Yi said just now, Xue Chen always felt that something was wrong.

Su Qiange knew that Zheng Yi was back, and he also followed him to Xue Chen's room, but at this time Zheng Yi had already left, and only Xue Chen was in a daze there.

"What? The emperor disagrees? ”

Seeing that Xue Chen's expression was wrong, Su Qiange thought that his proposal was rejected by the emperor.

Xue Chen shook his head, his expression was a little weird, "The emperor agreed, but this time, I always feel that something is wrong." ”

Although he couldn't say what was wrong, Xue Chen always felt that there was a rift between him and the emperor, as if he could no longer speak as bluntly as usual.

"Why do you say that all of a sudden?" Xue Chen is not a person who likes to think crankily, Su Qiange is still very clear about this, but the way he looks today is because he heard some news or met someone.

"Ge'er, look at this letter." Xue Chen didn't explain too much, just handed over the letter.

Su Qiange took it when he heard this, and read it from the beginning seriously, and did not find anything wrong, if it was wrong, it might be that the content was too neat, and there was no human touch at all, "This letter, is it the emperor's handwriting?" ”

"Well, what's wrong?" When Xue Chen asked this, he was a little worried in his heart, he had some hope, it was just that he was thinking too much.

Su Qiange nodded, "It seems that it's a little rusty!" ”

"Sure enough, you also feel it, and this time I sent a letter back to Beijing, and the emperor also grounded an official because of this, I think it was because he said something that should not be said, but if it was in normal times, the emperor would definitely mention this matter with me, but this time, he didn't mention it at all!"

Xue Chen put his hand on his eyebrows and pinched it, only to pinch it red, Su Qiange took his hand away and touched it there, "Xu doesn't want you to be distracted, and it's just to punish an official, you don't have to take it so seriously." ”

"Probably I'm thinking too much!"

"Okay, the water conservancy experts are coming over to discuss the start of construction, do you need to prepare anything?"

Su Qiange turned his head to prevent Xue Chen from thinking about this matter again.

"No need, it's all sorted out, confirm it again, and you can officially start work tomorrow."

When it comes to this, Xue Chen is full of confidence again, now everything is ready, as long as the experts draw the drawings clearly, there will be no problem.

"That's good, let's focus on these first, and I'll talk about the rest when I return to Beijing."

"Good!"

"Master Hou, the water conservancy experts have arrived!" As soon as the words fell, Zheng Yi came over to report.

Xue Chen took a deep breath and put all his worries behind for the time being, "Please let them in!" ”

"Master Hou, according to your instructions, all the drawings have been drawn, and the workers have been in place, as long as you give an order, you can officially start work tomorrow."

When he said this, the expert's voice was still trembling, probably because he was too excited, and when he put the drawings in front of Xue Chen, he couldn't help but look at them a few more times, as if he was appreciating some amazing work.

"Thank you for your hard work, the emperor's decree has been issued, and this matter is fully entrusted to me, if you have any needs, just come to me directly."

Xue Chen nodded with satisfaction, the matter has been done so far, it has been half successful, and all the results depend on the next few days.

"That's really good, with the help of Master Hou, I will do my best to get this done."

"Guys, one more thing I want to ask, it takes a lot of workers to reopen a canal, where did you get these people in such a short period of time?" In this era, the construction of the Grand Canal was completely built by manpower, and according to Su Qiange's understanding, the manpower needed was not something that could be found in a while.

"Su Yushi, I have to thank you for this matter!"

The expert remembered it and hurriedly thanked Su Qiange, he always knew that Su Qiange had a great influence in the north, but he didn't know that her appeal was so strong.

"Me?" Su Qiange pointed at herself, looking puzzled, she had been staying at the post station for the past few days and had never gone out, how could this matter be related to her.

"Yes, the people knew that this matter was proposed by Su Yushi, and they all volunteered to help, almost every household produced a strong man, and we gathered the workers on the first day."

Thinking of the scene when the people enthusiastically signed up, the experts were even more grateful to Su Qiange, if they were looking for people from all over the country as usual, they would definitely not be able to do it in such a short time.

"I see, it's just that professional personnel are needed to open the canal, and the people can get started directly, no problem, right?"

Although the water conservancy experts are professional, the people are in contact for the first time, and if something goes wrong because of this, then their efforts will be in vain.