There was silence in the Qinzheng Palace. The old emperor sat on the dragon chair and did not see his joy or anger, but his slightly flickering eyes reflected his uncalm at the moment.

The ministers below also looked at each other, thinking about the bombshell news thrown out by the Eighth Prince, and thinking about whether the Eighth Prince's hand was intended to attack or a routine report. The report of the Eighth Emperor just now still echoed in everyone's minds: "Erchen was ordered to inspect the northeast, and when he passed by the Dongjiang River, he found a lot of corners along the coast. If the flood comes again this year, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. At that time, the two banks of the middle and lower reaches of the Dongjiang River will become a thousand miles of Ze country, and the victims will be everywhere. Father, please Emperor Divine Judgment!"

The old emperor looked at the silence of the people below, and began to order: "The ministers have been thinking about it for so long, it is time to come up with something." The Dongjiang embankment that the imperial court spends millions of dollars every year and is building actually cut corners in more than ten places. ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu felt bitter in his heart, thinking to himself why this cauldron was detained on my head? There are so many people under my hands who can't keep an eye on it every day, and the inventory project is only started after it has been completely built. I didn't think that the eighth prince would actually go to inspect the river work......

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the construction of the Dongjiang embankment just started a month ago, and according to the previous strategy, the project is current, and the quality inspection is later. However, in the construction process, there is a way to cut corners, and it is indeed a lax subordinate. Today, I heard the Eighth Prince disclose this matter and found the shortcomings of this strategy, and the minister thought that he could carefully study the feasible plan. ”

The eighth prince's face turned dark, and it should be known that this strategy was proposed by the old emperor during the rain and flood in order to rush to repair the Qin River and improve efficiency. The Ministry of Industry suddenly shifted the topic from the quality of river work to changing the policy of river repair, with sinister intentions.

And the old emperor was not angry, he knew that the Ministry of Industry Shangshu himself was just a person who concentrated on doing things and did not participate in politics, and he had been the same for so many years. The old emperor waved his hand to signal the Ministry of Industry Shangshu to stand back in place, and said: "You, you are worthy of the surname Gong, and you only have projects in your mind!" Then he turned to the prince and said: "Prince, Dongjiang is your food." I don't think it's ridiculous that this kind of thing can happen under your rule! Give you three days to find out the ins and outs of this matter, or I will punish you severely!"

"Yes!" the prince nodded.

"Eighth brother, you did a good job this time! Go back and follow what Gong Shangshu said, and plan to show them one by one. Well...... It's also three days, and after three days, you and the prince will sort out these things, and we'll discuss it again. Then he stroked the creases on his cuffs, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Seeing this, the old eunuch next to him shouted sharply: "Retreat~Chao~!"

......

The prince who went down to the court summoned Wei Wei after changing into civilian clothes, and after the two sat down in the study of the East Palace, the prince said: "Today's incident has just come back from the palace. So now this palace will not hide it from you, a few days ago, the palace carefully selected a few golden dead soldiers to intercept and kill your mother and brother's convoy on the road. In fact, the purpose is very simple, that is, to kill a few Yulin troops in a targeted manner, because these Yulin troops have unfavorable news about our Dongjiang River. You also know that when the water is clear, there are no fish. ”

"However, there are a few people in Drunken Yunxuan who are not very comfortable and act on their own, and the leader has already been executed. At the same time, this incident made me realize that Zuiyunxuan is no longer pure and needs to be rectified, and you have a certain responsibility in this regard. Shi Siming's child has the ability, but he always wants to prove himself, and he is also in a hurry. Adhering to the principle of avoidance, let him clean up this mess this time. If he can't clean it up, you can make another move, and let him convincingly help you do things. ”

The prince looked at Wei Wei with kind eyes, and said to him: "Actually, there is no need for this palace to explain this matter to you in such detail, but this palace treats you as a nephew, and I don't want to have some disagreement with you." Although there were factors that enveloped your father and your grandfather at the beginning, after a period of observation, this palace found that your kid not only has a smart mind and excellent cultivation talent, but also has a benevolent and non-pedantic heart, so he has the heart to train you to become the arm of this palace, and hand over the entire East Palace intelligence system to you, which can be regarded as a training and test for you. ”

Wei Wei actually noticed the change in the prince's attitude towards him, from the superficial closeness at the beginning to the care and cultivation of the elders for the younger generations. The young heart is always full of emotion, and such a change also makes Wei Wei's heart grateful, and even touched by the death of some scholars as confidants.

"Moreover, he will even become the arm of Hongu's son for decades to come. The crown princess of this palace is four months pregnant, and after the investigation of Xinglin's skillful hands, she is a man. Speaking of this, the prince was overjoyed, and his eyebrows danced.

No wonder the prince was so happy. For a long time, the biggest disadvantage of the crown prince is that he only has a daughter and no son. Although the old emperor was very fond of these five granddaughters, and even made them county lords, he sometimes took into account the national capital of the third generation. This kind of thing happened in the previous dynasty, but it seems that there is basically no good outcome. If the old emperor has doubts about the heir, then this is basically the reason.

Now that the crown prince has offspring, this risk can basically be ruled out.

And Wei Wei was happy after receiving this good news, but also a little emotional. The happy thing is that the elderly are happy, and the feeling is that the elderly can explain such things to themselves so clearly, which shows their trust in themselves.

The prince picked up a piece of pastry, stuffed it into his mouth without caring about the image, and said vaguely: "What's more, the ideals and ambitions that this palace wants to realize are also inseparable from the help of a new small family and an old gate valve behind you." Although it is said that this palace has been the prince for decades, this palace also understands my father's approach, so my father and son have no suspicion. Today, the eighth child suddenly became difficult, it seems that the palace is sitting, but the others can't sit still. ”

"Now that the eighth brother has stretched out his hand, then Bengong, as the eldest brother, can't help but give face. As the saying goes, if a slap doesn't make a sound, this palace will give him a second slap to make the sound louder. After eating the snack in his mouth, the prince casually patted the residue on his hand, making a "pop" sound.

"You have three things now, one is to keep an eye on those few Dongjiang Yulin soldiers, the second is to secretly watch Dian Drunken Yunxuan, and the third is to naturally find out the little minions who assassinated you. These few things, if there is any abnormality, you can report it at any time!"

"Yes!"