Chapter 214

The emperor was very dissatisfied when he saw that there was no mention of the flood in Liangzhou.

"Why, I didn't say a word, or you haven't heard of the Liangzhou flood?" the emperor snorted coldly and looked coldly at the faces of the Minister of work and the Minister of household. The other party trembled towards the emperor.

He turned quickly in his head and wiped the cold sweat and said: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou has always been the fief of the king of Henan. Although his Highness the king of Henan has been subject to our country for a long time, he has not gone to the court for many years. Therefore, although the ministers learned about the flood in Liangzhou this time, in addition, Liangzhou is also about to suppress bandits. Considering this, the ministers did not report the flood to the emperor and ask the emperor to forgive..."

The Minister of the Ministry of household listened to the Minister of the Ministry of work and quickly echoed: "yes, emperor, Liangzhou has always been the fief of the king of Henan. Ministers and other officials have not set foot in Liangzhou for many years. The imperial court has not asked about Liangzhou for many years, so..."

"Bastard." before he finished speaking, he was severely interrupted by the emperor, "according to your two meanings, even if all the people in Liangzhou starved to death, it has nothing to do with our country. This time, even if the flood flooded the whole Liangzhou, you two don't intend to report."

Seeing the emperor's anger, they could only kowtow and dare not explain more: "the emperor forgives, the emperor forgives, I'll check and repair the dam and verify the number of people affected by the flood..."

"Hum." the emperor shook his sleeves angrily and glanced coldly at them: "you two are leading the imperial salary. You are so careless about human life. It's useless. If someone hadn't played, I would have been completely in the dark."

The Duke of Qi nearby was very happy to hear this. He thought that in those years, he participated in the suppression of bandits, besieged the king of Henan and fought several times. Because of his lack of ability, he was almost escaped by the king of Henan. If the imperial court had not been besieged by another army at that time and sent a large number of weapons to the capital of cloud, the king of Henan would have escaped.

Now the bandit not only owns the Liangzhou fiefdom, but also allows him to dominate the fiefdom. He doesn't even need to pay tribute. He is simply an earth emperor. Now the emperor is so angry about the Liangzhou flood. It seems that it's time for him to be unlucky.

Thinking about this, the Duke of Qi turned his mind,

Arched hand path: "The emperor, in fact, what the two Shangshu gentlemen said is reasonable. There was a flood in Liangzhou, but the king of Henan is in Liangzhou. The king of Henan knows the disaster best, but the flood has been a long time, but the king of Henan has not played the emperor. After all, the two Shangshu giants are far away from Fengzhou, and Liangzhou is located in a special place. Therefore, they are wronged in this matter It's too late. "

Seeing that the Duke of Qi really stood up and spoke for himself at the moment, the two trembling people nodded like a Savior: "yes, yes."

"Hum, according to the Duke, this is the fault of his Highness the king of Henan?" general Xie glanced at him and said discontentedly, "The emperor has just made it clear that banditry is rampant in Liangzhou at the moment. His Highness the king of Henan is suppressing bandits. He must be busy at the moment. Although they are busy, the victims have been placed near the suburbs for the time being. I think if the flood continues to be severe, or when the suppression of bandits is over, his Highness the king of Henan will spare his hand. I believe his Highness the king of Henan will show his Majesty's respect for this matter In fact, explain it. "

"According to general Xie, it's the disaster in Liangzhou. It doesn't matter. There's no need for the imperial court to intervene. Liangzhou always manages by itself, and someone plays the emperor on this matter. Isn't it unnecessary?" the Duke of Qi sneered and tit for tat.

"Shut up," said the emperor angrily again. "When you mention things, what other ways can you think of besides prevaricating each other? You know whether the disaster is serious. If you know, you don't talk about the matter and find a solution, but quarrel about who plays the emperor on this matter. What's the matter?"

Then he snorted coldly, pointed to the memorial and said: "This memorial was played to me by the king of Henan. He mentioned that Liangzhou was rainy and flooded almost every year. Moreover, it rained heavily this year. The king of Henan was afraid of reproducing the flood. He repeatedly mentioned to the Ministry of work the matter of building the dam, but the Ministry of work repeatedly replied that it was decided after the matter had to be played. However, until the flood hit again, he did not receive a reply, so he played it to me this time , mention it again. "

Here, the Minister of the Ministry of work heard the cold sweat on his head. It was the king of Henan who played the emperor. How could it be? When he misappropriated the disaster relief funds of the Ministry of household, his Highness the crown prince made it clear that nothing would happen at all. The king of Henan's playing could not reach the emperor's case at all.

But now, why is the emperor holding the memorial of the king of Yu in his hand? What's the matter with the crown prince? The Minister of work's brain is not enough at the moment. Listen to the meaning of the Duke of Qi just now, what does the crown prince mean.

"Li Shangshu, what's the matter?" the emperor sneered at the Minister of work.

The Minister of the Ministry of industry was shocked. Although he was trembling, he still tried his best to argue: "emperor, minister, how dare I disobey the emperor? I dare not deceive his Highness the king of Henan about this matter, but this state is far away from the mountain of Yuzhou. There must be something wrong in the middle, which led to today's misunderstanding..."

"Hum. How dare you." the emperor shook his sleeve. "A small Minister of the Ministry of work dare not hide my imperial edict. Who gives you the courage, or someone behind you instructs you."

Although the Minister of the Ministry of work is in a critical situation at the moment, how can he not know the sinister nature of the crown prince? Before the last moment, he must not give up the crown prince. The crown prince has big roots and deep roots. How can he easily trip over. At the moment, Qi Shangshu is also in the temple and says something wrong. He is afraid that his life will come to an end in the future.

In his busy schedule, he secretly asked for help in the referendum of the state of Qi. Qi Shangshu also has a deep cluster of eyebrows at the moment. I didn't expect that this matter would be so bad. Damn it, the old man, the king of Yu, still has such a skill. At the moment, the Shangshu of the Ministry of work is still smart and has a plan to slow down the war.

"The emperor, it seems that what Li Shangshu said is also reasonable. I think Li Shangshu dare not deceive the emperor in such a big event."

The Duke of Qi thought again and again, and finally dared to speak, "moreover, the situation of the king of Yu's suppression of bandits is also complex. Now the banditry has not been clarified, so the old minister thought that this matter can only be known after careful investigation."

This answer is really clever. Although it is only a few words of understatement, it is very different in the emperor's ears. This is the party struggle of the imperial court.

Party disputes have always been extremely important. It seems that banditry has suddenly started in the border area. The emperor has always suspected that it has something to do with all forces in the imperial court. This matter has not been clarified yet.

This Ministry of works is only a second-class book. In the imperial court, even if it is nothing, it has the courage to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates?

The emperor's face changed, but his anger in his eyes had eased a lot. At last, the heart raised by the Duke of Qi was slowly put down. At least the life of the Minister of works was saved today. As for others, as long as he could cook in time, he was as good as he expected.

Sure enough, the emperor thought for a long time. After all, he closed his eyes and nodded: "the words of the Duke of Qi are somewhat reasonable." then he looked at the Minister of work kneeling on the ground and continued, "but this dam can't be repaired as scheduled. It has a direct relationship with you. No matter what mistakes appear in the middle, you are to blame."

"Yes, yes, the emperor punished." the Minister of the Ministry of industry also heard that the emperor's tone eased a lot, and his heart was a little relieved and asked for mercy again and again.

"If someone comes, first put the Minister of work into prison and make a decision after checking the matter."