In the city of water.

"What do you say? You repeat!? Xi Qing's voice trembled a little, and his expression was also very frightened, as if all his bones had been pulled out in an instant, and he fell limply on the chair, and his limbs lost his strength in an instant.

The subordinate officials glanced at Xi Qing suspiciously, and repeated again: "Your Excellency, the water is bursting." ”

"Go down," Xi Qing waved weakly, he knew...... is finished, even with the glory of the Xi family's bloodline, he can't drag him out of this shocking case and break the embankment...... It is the people who suffer, and the ...... who are damaged It is the face of the imperial court. Even if his father keeps himself from dying, his future ......

At this time, Xi Qing had lost the ability to think. His lips were slightly open, and his eyes were slightly staring ahead. It wasn't until Gu Zhiyuan anxiously called him several times that Xi Qingfang came back to his senses.

Gu Zhiyuan's neckline was grabbed by Xi Qing, and he roared in a panic: "The water has burst, my matter is going to be discovered, you can quickly find a way for me!" ”

"What did you say!?" Gu Zhiyuan was suddenly a little confused, he forcefully broke Xi Qing's hand away from his collar, "What is going on with you to be discovered?" When the water bursts the embankment, the top priority should be to observe the disaster situation and resettle the people! ”

Only then did Xi Qing remember that he had been hiding from Gu Zhiyuan about embezzling the silver taels used to build the river embankment, so he hurriedly said: "The silver taels we have accumulated over the years were not all hollowed out by the illegal salt incident at the end of last year, and the business has basically lost a lot since the beginning of this year." So this time, I calculated the amount of silver to be used to repair the embankment, and found that there was still a surplus, so I took some subsidies to supplement the internal ......."

"How can you be such a bastard!" Before Xi Qing finished speaking, Gu Zhiyuan took the case, and Huo Ran shouted angrily, "Narrow-minded! You foolishness! You...... How could you be so unaware! Gu Zhiyuan couldn't care about the gap between the identities of the two at this moment, he knew that although Xi Qing was a little dim, he didn't expect him to be so bold.

In the face of Gu Zhiyuan's accusation, Xi Qing had nothing to say, he didn't think that one day his greed for ink would be exposed, but he didn't expect that this matter would be exposed so quickly, and it was torn apart in the most tragic way, presenting his sins in front of the world.

Xi Qing held his head with both hands and said bitterly: "I didn't expect things to develop like this!" You say, what are we going to do, think of a way! When he said the last few words, Xi Qing almost gritted his teeth and roared.

Gu Zhiyuan rolled his eyes quickly, forced himself to calm down, and then asked, "Have you really calculated that there is still a lot of surplus in the silver taels allocated by the DPRK and China?" ”

Xi Qing blurted out without hesitation: "It's true!" The imperial court's budget this year is very sufficient, and due to various reasons, the silver taels allocated to the water are 130,000 taels more. ”

But Gu Zhiyuan was obviously a little unconvinced, and his eyes looking at Xi Qing were also full of suspicion.

After hesitating for a moment, Xi Qingcai hesitated and said, "However, the surplus is not enough to restore our business, so I took more and added it up...... A total of 300,000 taels. ”

Gu Zhiyuan's forehead couldn't help but bulge with blue tendons, at this moment, he wanted to choke Xi Qing's neck, but he and Xi Qing were already in the same boat, so he had to suppress his anger and ask: "Did you order the official in charge of procurement to do something in the accounts?" How do you divide those silver taels? ”

As soon as these words came out, Xi Qing suddenly jumped to his feet: "It's all this time, and you still ask me this!?" ”

But as soon as he turned his head, he met Gu Zhiyuan's cold gaze, so he had to compromise: "We have nine points, and I asked him to buy inferior materials and use shoddy materials." ”

Gu Zhiyuan gritted his teeth tightly, calming himself down as much as possible, and he instructed Xi Qing: "First go and arrange the resettlement of the affected people, and then find a way to seal the mouths of the officials under you." It's really not good, push out Chen Yueze, who is in charge of compradors, and let him carry this matter first. ”

"Such a big thing, how can Chen Yueze be willing to carry it for me?" Xi Qing didn't believe it, "How is he going to replace ......?"

"Replacement? You think too simply......" Gu Zhiyuan's expression was gloomy, and his eyes were even more cold, "You stabilize him first, and then find a way...... Do you understand? ”

Just looking at the fierceness between Gu Zhiyuan's eyebrows, of course Xi Qing can understand. When a person dies, he can no longer speak, even if he is burdened with heinous charges and great grievances, but a person who has died will never stand up again to defend himself.

With a slight determination in his heart, Xi Qing questioned again: "As long as this is the case, can you do it?" He also had a hint of luck in his heart, hoping that as long as Chen Yueze was used to take the blame, he would be able to pick it all up.

"Of course not! No matter how much you try to skim this matter, you can't get rid of it, just push Chen Yueze out, and there will be fewer boards on you. It's better to let him take fifty boards than to hit you with a hundred boards! Gu Zhiyuan glared at Xi Qing and said fiercely, "It's just...... I still think that there is something strange about this matter, no matter how inferior the material, how can the water level burst the embankment just before the bottom of the embankment, and when the water recedes, I will personally take someone to the mouth of the embankment to see. ”

Xi Qing seemed to suddenly think of something, and hurriedly said: "Don't go yet, you hurry back to Chongdu to do something, at least there is the entire Xi family behind me...... If something like this happens, my family will definitely save me! I first wrote a letter to my father, as well as Xi Yan, and I also asked him to help me! ”

Gu Zhiyuan looked at Xi Qing suspiciously, and asked rhetorically, "Do you think the third prince will help us?" It's not bad if the third prince doesn't take the opportunity to throw himself into the well......"

"Of course not," Xi Qing said coldly, "but we are all members of the Xi family, if something like this happens, isn't he afraid of being implicated?" Besides, if I have something he cares about, he'll help him. Have you forgotten what he holds in our hands? ”

Of course, Gu Zhiyuan didn't forget, although he still didn't believe that Xi Yan would be restrained because of this. But now, this seems to be their last way out, and no matter what, he must go back to Chongdu for Xi Qing.

"Then I'll take a few people back to do it, you must be cautious here, do everything yourself, and immediately bring people to resettle the victims...... In any case, the appearance must be made. ”

"I know, I know," Xi Qing waved his hand impatiently, "You go quickly, you go early and come back early, my crisis may be solved earlier." ”

"And!" Gu Zhiyuan had already stepped out of the door with a script, but he turned around and ordered, "Write a recital sheet and report it to the court immediately, and report it truthfully, the sooner the better!" Take all the responsibility for this matter first, and it doesn't matter if you talk more seriously. Only if you admit your mistakes first, those speakers will have a lot less to say. ”