Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 17
Lin Runyu is an arm of the prince, and it was the prince's instruction that he embezzled the disaster relief money privately.If Xia Zijin is innocent, then Lin Runyu will have to fully bear the responsibility for the failure of water control.He didn't want to lose an assistant for nothing. If losing Xia Zijin could save Lin Runyu, such a deal would be very profitable.

"Father, please think twice! Losing the imperial sister is heartbreaking, but if the imperial sister does not sacrifice, how can the world be stable! How can the father be stable! How can the people feel at ease!"

The prince said righteously, but there was no emotion in his eyes. In the royal family, family affection is the most useless thing. Compared with rights and interests, it seems so insignificant.

Ming Shengdi's eyes widened, and he trembled for a moment when he heard the word Tianxia.

Yes, the world, this world is his lifelong pursuit to master.Although Xia Zijin is his flesh and blood, but he has so many children, which one is more important than the world?
Ming Shengdi sat down on the dragon chair and did not speak, but he had already acquiesced to the fact of sacrificing Xia Zijin.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

The father and son of the Liu family prayed to the ground, but it still didn't help. In this court where everyone is wise and safe, the courtiers either watched with cold eyes, or kept silent, only three people's voices were quickly drowned out.

"Forget it, I promise." Ming Shengdi said to the governor in a deep voice, his eyes flashed Liu Concubine's face, he couldn't bear it for a moment, but he was quickly suppressed by Jiang Shan's righteousness.

"Honor, thank you Lord Ron!"

The governor of Jiangnan and the governors of the states kowtowed their heads in thanks, and the crown prince and King Lin also heaved a sigh of relief.

The Liu family father and son were struck by lightning, An Qi clenched his fists to speak out angrily, but Liu Xiangqing held his arm firmly. After all, their Liu family is not strong enough to keep the princess, and any amount of talking will be nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg.

"Let's pass on Princess Pearl."

Ming Shengdi's voice was very tired, he waved his hand to signal Xiao Xiazi to go down, rubbed his brows, and kept reminding himself that the emperor can do a lot of things, and the country should be the most important thing.

At the moment when the guards pushed open the gate of the Jinluan Hall and entered, Xia Zijin saw the eyes of civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty.

There are those who regret, those who are silent, and those who gloat.

She looked coldly at these various gazes, and the perseverance and hope in her heart had vanished last night. These hateful faces made her deeply disgusted.

"My son, meet the emperor."

Xia Zijin stared numbly at the man on the high platform who he called his father, and suddenly felt a little funny. This man with supreme power probably never feels lonely, right?The hard dragon chair and jade seal are his most solid and reliable things.

"Zijin..." Ming Shengdi glanced at Xia Zijin, who was still calm, but felt a little sorry. She is such a unique daughter, but now, she has to be sacrificed.

"Xiao Xiazi should have explained it to you." Ming Shengdi said, "There is a plague in the south of the Yangtze River, and the gods are already furious. For the sake of the people and the world, Zijin, I have wronged you."

I have wronged you.

Xia Zijin choked on these understatement words. She raised her eyes, glanced at Emperor Ming and the surrounding courtiers emotionlessly, and burst out laughing.

"The imperial sister is presumptuous! Above the Golden Palace, how can you be so casual!" The prince scolded loudly, feeling strange that Xia Zijin could still laugh out loud when he knew that he was about to die.

Xia Zijin smiled to himself, ignoring the ugly faces of the ministers and Ming Shengdi. After laughing enough, he slowly buffered Ming Shengdi to bless his body, and said: "Zijin is bold, dare to ask the wrongdoer?" Why make a sacrifice to sacrifice to heaven?"

The governor of Jiangnan stared, snorted coldly, cupped his hands and said: "Princess Mingzhu, you have judged the disaster situation arbitrarily, offended the heavens, and killed so many innocent people, how dare you ask why?"

Xia Zijin straightened her back and looked at the governor calmly, with a look of determination on her face that was not weak at all.

"The plan written by this princess has no mistakes or omissions! It is recorded in Zhuangzi's Tianxia chapter, 'In the past, Yuzhi suppressed the flood, and cut the river to connect the four barbarians and Kyushu." The princess suggested filling the inner lake, planting cypress trees, connecting the river, and building dams, these four actions are the best way to control the water, let me ask you, what is wrong?"

Ming Shengdi pursed his lips and remained silent. He glanced at Xia Zijin who was exuding a confident expression, chose a timely silence, and threw the topic to the Jiangnan governor's faction.

The governor heard Xia Zijin's clear and flexible thinking after learning that he was about to sacrifice his death to heaven, and he also hesitated slightly, and said: "But Princess Mingzhu, don't forget, the newly built dam will collapse in two days, and all the cypresses will be gone. Drowning, isn't that enough to show that the princess's rhetoric is just talk on paper?"

"I have to ask Lin Shizi." Xia Zijin smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up. "The dam collapsed, which means that the Shizi hired the wrong workers. There are so many dams built in the world, which one has collapsed? Besides, Bai Shuxi Water, originally planted on the filled land of the inner lake, is perfect, but if someone plants trees before the ground is compacted in order to cut corners and shorten the construction period, then the water from the ground will overflow, so why don’t you have to plant the water well? Are they all drowned?"

What Xia Zijin said was right. Lin Runyu hid behind King Lin, and was terrified when he heard it. If he continued to say this, he might really be involved.

"Your Majesty! I'm wronged! The person I'm looking for is absolutely flawless, so how can I do something that cut corners!" Lin Runyu knelt down and pretended to be extremely wronged.

"My princess didn't say that my son wanted to cut corners. Why are you panicking?" Xia Zijin glanced at him, really not understanding how he was killed by such a useless thing in his previous life.

"The prince is a native of Shangjing. Naturally, he doesn't understand the topography and conditions of the south of the Yangtze River. If something goes wrong, he thinks it is a wrong plan, and he doesn't know how to conduct field investigations. This princess has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten years. Flood disasters, big and small, all feel the same, if Princess Ruo Ruo's plan is only on paper, it is the real joke!"

What Xia Zijin said meant that Lin Runyu was an embroidered pillow, and he was useless but blamed the plan. Suddenly, the members of the emperor's eldest son party and the emperor's eldest grandson party laughed softly.

The governor heard her speak clearly and logically, and the balance in his heart was a little shaken. Is this her rhetoric to save her life, or is it true?
Liu Xiangqing looked at her niece's calm and unhurried appearance, she couldn't save her just now, but now she speaks to everyone by herself, she is really ashamed.He cupped his hands and took a step forward, loudly said: "Your Majesty, I think what Princess Mingzhu said is true! Since it was a flaw in the construction, how can you blame the princess!"

Emperor Ming put his fingertips between his eyebrows, nodded slightly, and said, "Zi Jin, please speak more carefully."

Xia Zijin turned around, looked at the Jiangnan faction, and said word by word: "Jiangnan is surrounded by water, and the terrain is wet. When building a reservoir, round stones should be used as the base first, and lime mud and stone slabs should be added layer by layer. Best, if the last link is saved, it is not uncommon to collapse within two days."

"Furthermore, cypress trees that are more than [-] years old often experience heavy rain during floods. If you choose a small tree that is less than [-] years old, it is easy to drown due to the double waterlogging of rainwater and underground water seepage."

The governor's expression has become more and more enlightened. He thought Xia Zijin was talking sweet words, but she hit the point in everything.

Xia Zijin saw that the situation was almost exaggerated, Ming Shengdi and all the ministers were all concentrating on it, and took advantage of the opportunity to pursue the victory.

"As for this plague..."

When she mentioned the plague, the expressions of both the governor and Ming Shengdi jumped. This was the trigger that made the incident worse.

"How about the plague!" Ming Shengdi asked eagerly.

"After the catastrophe, there must be a plague. This point should be known to the emperor and all the adults. The theory of angering the gods is nonsense. The gods take care of everything every day, so how can they be angry every day?" She said very playfully, sarcasm Those who bring up the theory of ghosts and gods as soon as something happens.

Liu Anqi and Liu Anli covered their mouths and smiled, secretly giving Xia Zijin a thumbs up.

"I lived in the south of the Yangtze River since I was a child. After floods, the family members buried the dead relatives with straw mats in their own land. You know, the body of a living person will start to rot after two days of death. The humidity of the land during the flood period Very high, if the corpse is buried, disease will occur to a great extent, and the virus produced will seep out from the surface in the form of gas, and infect the living people, and it will spread from ten to hundreds. of."

Xia Zijin's words awakened the dreamer, and all the people in the Jiangnan faction looked suddenly enlightened. Several governors remembered that they had handled the corpses of their relatives and servants in the same way, and wished they could slap themselves a few times.

"Your Majesty, I think the princess's words are not unreasonable. Why don't you follow the princess's advice and send an adult and fellow ministers back to the south of the Yangtze River. If something goes wrong again, the princess will have nothing to say, and she is willing to sacrifice her life to heaven. Right?" The governor bowed down to pay homage to Ming Shengdi.

Ming Shengdi nodded. Now that everything is in order, he only needs to reorganize the plan and send people to Jiangnan again.

"My loves, this time the disaster is serious. The flood and the plague have already overwhelmed the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Who is willing to go again to save the people from the fire?"

As soon as Ming Shengdi said this, all the officials below fell silent.

When the envoy for water control was appointed for the first time, everyone thought he was a fat job, and rushed to get this position, but now, with the lessons learned from Lin Runyu, no one would dare to take this position, otherwise he would come out again. If there is a mistake, the one who loses his head is himself.

Liu Xiangqing looked at the prudent and silent appearance of his colleagues around him, and heaved a long sigh. He was about to recommend himself as the water control envoy, but he didn't want anyone to be one step ahead of him, and the loud voice echoed in the hall.

"The servant is willing to go!"

(End of this chapter)