"Second rank heroic general?" Zhao Wanfeng muttered, he really didn't know about this matter, he was busy with the newly taken over position recently, and there were a lot of things in the yamen, so his mind was not on the new things in the capital.

It seems that I have to inquire about some things in the capital recently, Zhao Wanfeng thought to himself.

The civil and military officials stood up, and with the eunuch's shout, everyone quickly knelt down and saluted, "The emperor has arrived!" ”

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The officials shouted.

"No rudeness!" The emperor's voice sounded, he was not shocked, and he couldn't hear the emotion, but the more this happened, some of the close ministers of the Son of Heaven began to look at each other, the emperor was not right today, it seemed that something was wrong.

And the ministers who were summoned into the palace overnight last night lowered their heads and looked very bad.

The surrounding courtiers almost didn't know what was going on, and they had been looking left and right since before the emperor entered the main hall, only Zhao Wanfeng, who came to the top of the main hall for the first time, stood upright, as if he was not affected by other circumstances.

"Wan Feng, no matter what happens later, don't just talk casually!" Zhao Wancang instructed that he was afraid that his younger brother would lose his honor when he entered the palace for the first time in so many years.

"Got it, brother!" Zhao Wanfeng replied.

I saw that he was looking ahead without squinting, and he was not affected by the actions of the officials looking at each other just now.

As an official who has just entered Beijing and entered the early dynasty for the first time, this kind of performance is already very rare.

As everyone knows, Zhao Wanfeng is not nervous now, but he has other thoughts in his heart.

He remembered the letter Tang Chu had given him and the things that Xie He Nian had told him a lot.

The more uneasy I feel in my heart, the calmer my face becomes.

"Do you know about the Jiangzhou embankment?" The emperor's majestic voice came from the dragon chair.

Zhao Wanfeng's heart jumped, he knew that what should have come was still coming.

Other officials, look at me, I'll look at you. The ministers who had entered the palace last night were silent, and the unwitting courtiers began to murmur quietly.

"Humph! It seems that one by one you don't know anything, so I want to know if you really don't know, or if you pretend not to know here. The Emperor's questioning voice rang out.

"Your Majesty! The matter of the Jiangzhou embankment is a little known to the minister. Zhao Wanfeng stepped forward and said.

No one expected that this somewhat eye-looking official would take the initiative to answer, and the emperor said at this time, "Then you can talk about it!" He still remembered that this person should be Concubine Zhu's father, who was the county magistrate of Yunzhou, and even served as the county magistrate of Suizhou.

Zhao Wanfeng said respectfully, "Your Majesty, when the minister was in Yunzhou, he knew that Jingzhou was building a dam, but this matter has always been the responsibility of Governor Liu, so he didn't pay much attention to it. ”

Zhao Wancang was originally a little worried, but when he heard his younger brother take things out in three or two sentences, he nodded.

"Is there anything else that the other lovers know?" The Emperor asked again.

At this time, there was silence in the main hall, and no one answered.

Bang. The sound of a teacup shattering on the ground rang out.

The officials involuntarily raised their eyes to look at the emperor on the dragon chair, and the other party's face was furious.

"Shake your head, just shake your head, you all know something every day, the dam in Jingzhou has been built for more than a year, and it has not been completed until now. But every two months he asked the treasury for money. I gave them so much silver, and I fed it all to the dogs. ”

"The emperor is angry!" The courtiers said collectively.

But it was useless at all, and the anger in the emperor's heart could not be increased.

"The household department immediately sent someone to Jingzhou to investigate, be sure to investigate this matter clearly, how my silver taels are used, where they are used, you must give me an explanation!" If someone is found to have accepted bribes or embezzled public funds during this period, the Nine Clans will not tolerate it! ”

The emperor's angry voice echoed above the main hall, and all the courtiers felt his anger at the moment, but no one dared to respond. Whoever speaks will be angered.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and the corpses were all over the field.

The matter of the embankment had apparently made the emperor suspicious. Above the main hall, several courtiers secretly glanced at each other, and their faces were not very good-looking.

After retiring from the dynasty, Zhao Wancang pulled Zhao Wanfeng to the side. Asked in a whisper. "How much do you know about Jiangzhou City? How many secrets are there in this dam? The emperor is so angry, could it be because something big happened? ”

"My brother's guess was right. I just received a letter from Suizhou. Xie Henian told me that there is a shocking secret hidden in the matter of the embankment! It is likely to affect a number of officials. And the emperor is obviously determined to wipe out these corrupt bedbugs. Zhao Wanfeng said.

Hearing this, Zhao Wancang's face was full of surprise, he didn't expect that it was Xie Henian who provoked it.

"This time. That's not easy. There was no wind at all before, but the emperor was suddenly so shaken, it seemed that he was going to make up his mind to get rid of some people in the court and the opposition! He analyzed.

Zhao Wanfeng nodded, agreeing with this point of view very much, but there was one thing, he felt that this time the matter was not only brought up by Xie Henian, although Tang Chu's letter did not say it explicitly. But he could see that the matter of the embankment was inseparable from the woman Tang Chu.

It's really a generation of talented people, and one generation is stronger than the next!

Zhao Wanfeng sighed in his heart, and then walked towards the palace gate.

The events of the court meeting were soon spread to the entire former harem, and then to the capital and beyond, followed by the turbulent waves.

That night, a migrant worker housing office on the Jingzhou embankment.

"Stop him, don't let him run!" Several officers and soldiers were chasing a teenager.

The young man was thin and ragged, and although he ran fast, he still couldn't outrun the officers and soldiers. When he was about to be chased, he suddenly disappeared.

"What about people, why did people suddenly disappear?" The officers and soldiers who ran to the position where the boy had just arrived asked in surprise.

"He must be hiding somewhere, look for it, don't let him run out, but the people above have explained that no one is allowed to leave until the dam is built."

"Yes!" The officers and soldiers who came rushed to look for the man who had just escaped, and it was said that he could not bear it because he was homesick and left.

What about homesickness, no one can leave, otherwise all that awaits them is death!

The knife that had just run out suddenly felt that he was being pulled aside by a very strong force, and he wanted to shout, but he thought that he was running away, and held back.

"Who are you?" He asked, horrified.