The third master has been in a pretty good mood recently, not to mention the fame and fortune of the Shandong case, but also let the eighth master, who suffered a big loss, fight with the prince again, while sitting and watching, it is extremely easy to take the two important positions of Shandong Domain and Zhentai into the bag, not only that, while the prince and the eighth master, the two most powerful parties are licking their wounds, the third master smoothly cleared up the various divisions of the Ministry of Rites, although it is far from being like an arm, but each division is Yin Langzhong has been replaced by his third master's intimate henchman, in time, It's no longer a problem to have the entire ritual department in your hands.

Under the full control of power, there are more things that the third master wants to decide, and it is inevitable to be busy, no, today is busy until the day is almost black before returning to the house, and after a hurried meal in the main courtyard, after a brief exchange of opinions with the princess Dong Eshi on matters in the house, he immediately walked to the study in the inner courtyard as usual, but as soon as he turned the screen, he saw that Old Master Chen, Li Minquan and Hongqing were all waiting, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"The child knocks to his father."

Before the third master came back to his senses, he saw that Hongqing had already stood up, walked a few steps, grabbed the front, and respectfully bowed to the worship.

"Excuse me, has Qing'er encountered any difficulties?"

The third master is a fine person in the end, although he was slightly surprised, he quickly came back to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and asked with concern.

"The father is wise, and the child must be decided by the father."

Hongqing had long known that his father was shrewd, and he was not surprised that he guessed his intention to appear in the study suddenly, and he didn't plan to go around in circles, so he said his intention straightforwardly.

"Well, then sit down and say okay."

Although the third master has been busy rectifying the Ministry of Rites during this time, he has not forgotten to pay attention to the movement of the Ministry of Industry, and he knows that Hongqing has been smoothly integrated into the Ministry of Industry, in this regard, although the third master has never commented, but he is still extremely pleased in his heart, because he is very clear about the meaning of the old man sending Hongqing to the Ministry of Industry, at this time, when he heard Hongqing say this, he immediately guessed some roots, and his spirit was suddenly lifted, but he did not rush to ask, but nodded gently, and walked to the top position, Pulling the hem of his robe, he sat down.

"Qi Qi father, the child since the will of the Emperor Marfa to the Ministry of Industry to help, it has been more than three months, thanks to the trust of the Emperor Marfa, the child was lucky to gain a foothold, although the palm of the water is only a month and a half, but has already gained a lot, now, has found out that Samuha's uncle and nephew in the Tonghui River dredging matter is greedy, dare not make a decision, but also ask the father to make a decision."

Now that the third master has already sat down, Hongqing didn't dare to delay any longer, so he bowed down and pointed out the theme of this trip.

"Oh? Is this reliable, do you have sufficient evidence? ”

Although he had vaguely guessed Hongqing's intention in advance, when Hongqing really said the theme, the third master's heart couldn't help but twitch suddenly, his eyebrows raised, and he hurriedly asked.

"Back to the father's words, the child has received the Tonghui River verification document for a few days, originally suspected that there is something strange in it, but I can't figure it out, and then the Si Li Lang Zhong Shen River pointed out, only to know the roots, yesterday I have sent people to investigate, has been sure that the Tonghui River Yangzha Village to Gaolizhuang (now Zhangjiawan Village) on both sides of the river embankment are fake embankments, this alone, the amount involved has reached 100,000 taels, this case is serious, not the father can not decide."

Hongqing's purpose here is to ask the third master to come forward to preside over his affairs, and there will be nothing to hide, so he briefly recounted the incident.

"Fake? How this dam is a fraud method, Qing'er made it clear. ”

Although the number of 100,000 taels of silver is not large, this alone is enough to put Samuha, the prince's loyal lackey, into the prison, and the third master is naturally impossible not to be moved, but the matter is very important, how can the third master be at ease if he doesn't ask clearly.

"Father Wang Mingjian, according to the plan of the Tonghui River, the embankments on both sides of the river must be made of two layers of stone, however, the embankments that have been completed at present, except for the Chongwenmen section is a real masonry, the other embankments are fake, most of the sections are not built with stones, but the earth embankment is mixed with gravel, and the outside is covered with lime glutinous mud, which seems to be brand new, but in fact it is rotten, once it encounters a big flood, the embankment will collapse undoubtedly!"

After Hongqing got Shen Hezhi's hint the day before yesterday, he had already sent Li Minxing and others to all parts of the Tonghui River, and secretly felt the reality of the dikes everywhere.

"Thieves are rampant, and if you dare to bully the king, you dare to think that the life and death of the people are disregarded, you really have the courage! How can this king sit idly by, Master, Mr. Li, what can you two teach me? ”

Although the third master is selfish, he is not an unreasonable person in the end, this time he heard that Samuha dared to do something in the river defense, and he was angry, and he was already intent on impeaching Samuha, but he was afraid of the prince standing behind Samuha, and his temper was not small, but at the end, he did not dare to make a decision directly, but threw the problem to Chen and Li.

"Rebels and thieves, everyone will be punished!"

Old Master Chen was very simple, and expressed his attitude in just one sentence, and then closed his mouth tightly and didn't explain more.

"The master is right, but the matter is big and involves a lot, Xiao Wang has to be cautious, Zicheng has a high opinion on this matter?"

Although Old Master Chen's words were concise and to the point, there was no lack of ridicule for the indecision of the third master, and the third master couldn't help but look at it, but in the face of the strict teacher, the third master really didn't dare to complain, so he could only explain a few words with an embarrassed smile.

"The prince is clear, his subordinates think that what the master said is reasonable, such a shocking case, how can he sit back and watch, and take ********, Your Majesty is the king of the Holy Ming, and he will definitely know the prince's hard work for the people."

Li Minquan had already been instructed by Hongqing, so he would not contradict Hongqing at this time, and as soon as the third master asked, he immediately gave a categorical answer.

"Well, Qing'er, what are you going to do?"

The third master actually knew very well that the old man sent Hongqing to the Ministry of Industry to deal with Samuha, and the reason why he was a little hesitant before was not that he was really afraid of the prince, but that he was worried that he would be besieged from all sides - the Shandong case, the third master had completely offended the eighth master, although there was an agreement, it was not completely torn face, but they were actually incompatible with each other. It is precisely because of these considerations that the third master did not dare to make a decision easily, but at this time, seeing that Old Master Chen and Li Minquan had the same opinion, the third master no longer hesitated, nodded and spoke lightly, which was regarded as agreeing with Chen and Li, but he was not relieved because of this, so he turned his gaze to Hongqing's body again, and asked carefully.

"Back to my father's words, as the saying goes: catch thieves and take stolen goods, and now there is a nest of snakes and rats in the Ministry of Works, if there is no conclusive evidence, it may be difficult to move Samuha in the slightest, so the child thinks that this matter should start from the subtleties, and should be ...... first, and then you can follow the vine and touch the melon, and it will be done in one fell swoop!"

Hongqing had already considered the overall plan of action, and it was very well organized at this time.

"Okay, then it's decided, Qing'er will let go of this matter, and Ama will support it!"

As soon as he heard Hongqing's detailed plan, the third master's eyes immediately lit up, and he excitedly patted the case and gave a positive promise with pride.

"Father is wise!"

Such a big event, without the appearance and full support of the third master, Hongqing's personal strength alone is obviously a little insufficient, which is also one of the reasons why Hongqing pulled the old master and Li Minquan to do the work together, another reason, naturally counting on the third master to be able to go further with this credit, and now, the third master has already made a decision, Hongqing's hanging heart has also fallen to the ground, and the words of praise are also full of ease......

"Yo, little prince, you're here, the little one has given you a gift."

At the end of the hour, it was past the time for the officials of the various ministries to go to work, but it was not the time for the official office, the outside of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry was deserted, Liang Mengzan and other errands were also happy to be idle, gathered together in twos and threes, and were enjoying themselves, and suddenly saw Hongqing leading a group of palace guards to slowly walk towards the yamen, Liang Mengzan did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took three steps and two steps to get closer, and saluted with a smile on his face.

"Excuse me."

For Liang Mengzan, Samuha's dog, Hongqing has never had a good impression at all, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he just waved his hand and said indifferently, but his footsteps did not stop for a while, and he still walked towards the yamen unhurriedly.

"Little prince, are you not going to school today?"

Liang Mengzan didn't seem to care about Hongqing's snubbing, and still entangled with a smiling face, making it clear that he wanted to explore Hongqing's bottom.

Oh, what a faithful dog, yes, if you want to find death yourself, then don't blame the master for being ruthless!

Hongqing had long known the details of Liang Mengzan, but he was too lazy to see him in general, and originally planned to wait until he got Samuha to settle old accounts with his good students, but at this time, seeing that he was so entangled, the unhappiness in his heart was already great, but he didn't attack him on the spot, but smiled indifferently and said: "Today, Ben Beizi has something to go to Tonghui River, so there is a Laoliang squad leader to take a few brothers to accompany Ben Beizi for a while." ”

"This ......, hehe, the small one should be in service, and he should be in service."

As soon as he heard Hongqing's order, Liang Mengzan couldn't help but be stunned, but he soon woke up, his eyes rolled, and he already had a different thought, but he didn't say much, but agreed with a smile on his face.

"Well, Liang Bantou will go and prepare, Ben Beizi will send someone to look for you before leaving."

Hongqing was too lazy to talk to him any more, and after giving a command, he led a group of palace guards into the yamen without looking back.