This son-in-law is wicked in a good way!

Zhang Ping'an smiled slightly, showing no sign of panic.

"This must be Lord Wang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works?"

"According to the Great Law, since I have already obtained the Ministry of Works' approval, you can simply add your own official seal to the approval document. What crime have I committed?"

Wang Yuan frowned slightly, then said calmly, "Nonsense! I have never heard of such a clause in the Great Martial Law!"

"Moreover, even if there are such provisions, everything must be considered in light of the actual circumstances, and ultimately the approval of the local official in charge shall prevail."

"I hereby order you to cease all activities from this day forward until I have approved your application before you may resume work."

Ye Shou sneered from the side, "Zhang Ping'an, did you hear me clearly?"

"If you've understood, go back and wait for further instructions!"

Ha, that's pretty domineering.

Who knows when this wait will end?

The daily wages for workers are several thousand taels of silver, which he can't afford to waste.

"My lord, if the Ministry of Works' approval is not acceptable, how about His Majesty's imperial edict?"

Zhang Ping'an took out the yellow silk imperial edict from his bosom and held it high.

Wang Yuan and Ye Shou were both taken aback.

But Ye Shou suddenly burst into mocking laughter: "Hahaha, Zhang Ping'an, how dare you! You even dare to forge His Majesty's edict, this is a capital offense!"

Zhang Ping'an glanced at the imperial edict, his face innocent: "Forged? You're saying this is a forgery!"

"Do you want to see it for yourself before you say anything?"

Ye Shou continued to sneer, "You're just a lowly Night's Watch Iron Guard, how could you possibly obtain His Majesty's decree? What else could it be but a forgery!"

"His Majesty can't possibly issue a separate imperial edict just for you, can he?"

Wang Yuan roared, "Guards!"

More than a dozen armed constables rushed in.

"Zhang Ping'an, a member of the Night's Watch, has forged an imperial edict, a crime tantamount to treason. Seize him!"

Zhang Ping'an was speechless: "No, you guys can just take a look, it won't kill you to take a look..."

Unfortunately, Wang Yuan and Ye Shou didn't believe him at all.

Soon, Zhang Ping'an was pinned down by his shoulders and bound hand and foot.

"Take him away!"

"Tomorrow at court, I will submit another memorial impeaching Guo Sanbao and punish him for failing to properly manage his subordinates!"

"stop!"

Suddenly, a cold shout rang out.

Then, Chu Tian led Chu Yuxun and Mo Yu in quickly.

They went to the Night Watch's office and heard that Zhang Ping'an had taken the imperial edict to the Ministry of Works, so they followed him there.

I never expected to see this scene.

"How dare you! Who dares to trespass on my Ministry of Works..." Wang Yuan shouted angrily, but after seeing Tian's face clearly, he suddenly shut his mouth.

He rushed over quickly, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed.

"minister……"

He was about to pay his respects when the Empress kicked him to the ground.

Then, Zhang Ping'an saw his brother Chu step on Wang Yuan's chest with an incredibly domineering stance, and say something in a low voice.

"If you dare to reveal my identity, I will skin you alive."

The authoritative, sinister, and murderous tone nearly made Wang Yuan wet himself on the spot.

"Yes, I understand..."

Wang Yuan answered, trembling.

"My lord! Are you alright?" Ye Shou was stunned for a few moments, then suddenly came to his senses and shouted.

"Guards! There are assassins! Seize all three of them!"

Ye Shou was merely a minor official, not qualified to attend court, and had never seen the Empress.

Not to mention an empress disguised as a man.

"yes!"

The constables immediately drew their swords, ready to rush towards the Empress.

choke!

Mo Yu drew his sword and stood in front of the Empress, coldly shouting, "Young Master, step back!"

Wang Yuan was so terrified he was scared out of his wits!

To draw a knife in front of His Majesty? Do you want to wipe out his entire family?

"Stop! All of you stop! Get out of here, all of you get out of here!"

Wang Yuan got up and rushed over, kicking the constables who had drawn their swords repeatedly.

Ye Shou, standing to the side, was bewildered and stepped forward, asking in confusion, "Sir, why are you doing this?"

Snapped!

Wang Yuan slapped him across the face, making the guy see stars.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

"No, take him down! Take him down!"

Ye Shou suddenly shouted at the bewildered constables, "Hurry up! The magistrate ordered you to take them down! What are you all standing there for?!"

"Didn't you see I was reprimanded by the lord? Seize these assassins!"

He thought that Wang Yuan slapped him as punishment for his poor performance, which led to his superior being attacked by assassins!

Snapped!

Wang Yuan slapped Ye Shou across the face again.

"I command you to capture Ye Shou!"

After being stunned, Ye Shouyi cried out in utter disbelief.

"No... sir, why is that?"

The constables looked at each other, completely bewildered.

"What are you all standing there for? Take down Ye Shou!"

Wang Yuan roared again, having utterly humiliated himself in front of His Majesty this time.

This time, the constables finally realized what was happening and rushed forward to pin Ye Shou down.

Wang Yuan then turned to look at Chu Tian, ​​his smile as if his parents had died.

"Young master, what brings you here so suddenly?"

Wang Yuan never even dared to imagine that His Majesty would disguise herself as a man and run to the Ministry of Works!

"Brother Chu, you've come at the right time! Please save me!" Zhang Ping'an looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"Release them." The Empress glanced coldly at Wang Yuan.

"Ah, yes! Release him quickly!" Wang Yuan hurriedly waved to the two constables who were holding Zhang Ping'an down.

The two quickly made sure the business opened safely.

While stretching his arms, Zhang Ping'an complained, "Brother Chu, you don't know, this Lord Wang doesn't even recognize the imperial edict that His Majesty gave me, and even falsely accused me of forging the edict."

thump!

Wang Yuan knelt down.

"My lord, I truly didn't know it was a real imperial edict! Otherwise, even if I had a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare!"

Chu Tian ignored him, walked over and looked Zhang Ping'an over with a worried expression, asking, "Young Master Zhang, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Chu. I'm fine." Zhang Ping'an grinned, revealing his bright white teeth.

"It's good that you're alright." The Empress was relieved.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first."

The Empress pulled Zhang Ping'an away without even glancing at Lord Wang kneeling on the ground.

Mo Yu gave him a cold look, as if he were looking at a dead man.

After everyone left, Wang Yuan shakily got up from the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and roared at Ye Shou.

"You piece of trash, you've ruined my life!"

"Go and call them back immediately. From now on, no one should interfere with the construction site in the south of the city."

Ye Shou asked innocently, "Sir, who exactly were those people just now? Why are you so afraid?"

"She is..." Wang Yuan almost let slip, but remembering the Empress's warning that she would skin him alive, he shuddered.

"Get out! Get out of here! Tie Ye Shou up and lock him in the Ministry of Justice prison!"

Wang Yuan felt that this person was a plague god, and the best course of action was to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"My lord, I have been wronged..." Ye Shou cried out.

A private room in a restaurant.

Several people sat around the table.

Zhang Ping'an looked at Princess Yongyang, a completely new face, and then curiously asked Chu Tian, ​​"Brother Chu, who is this gentleman?"

Chu Yuxun answered before the Empress could speak: "I am from Chu Di. You must be the great talent Chu Tian mentioned?"

"We've come to you to ask if you have any solutions to the Yellow River flooding problem?"

Chu Tian? Chu Di?

Good grief, could you be any more perfunctory?

"Brother Chu, I've already thought of a solution."

The Empress was delighted and asked, "What method?"

"Bring me the map," Zhang Ping'an said.

Mo Yu spread the map out on the table.

Zhang Ping'an pointed to the two mountains between the Yellow River and Fengxian and Weixian counties.

Using the term "gunpowder" might be difficult for people of this era to understand, so we used a different term.

"If we can summon heavenly lightning to topple these two mountains, we can stop the flood."

Princess Yongyang's eyes lit up immediately, and she looked at the Empress with a resentful expression.