After I killed him for 9,000 years, he was reborn.

"The Minister of Works was derelict in his duty and accepted bribes. He was dismissed from his post and imprisoned in the Dali Temple for further investigation.

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works shall temporarily take over the post of the Minister of Works..."

As soon as Emperor Jiade issued this imperial edict, the court was in an uproar.

The Du Shuijian of the Ministry of Works was only a fourth-rank official, and he relied on his relationship with the Nine-Gate Admiral Tong Guoan. However, the Minister of Works was a second-rank official, a key official in the court, in charge of the country's military farms, water conservancy, civil engineering, engineering, transportation, official industries, etc. Moreover, the Minister of Works, Wang, was backed by the century-old Wang family.

Arresting a water conservancy inspector from the Ministry of Works could only cause a small splash, but dismissing the Minister of Works from his post and investigating him, and directly detaining him in the Dali Temple, would create a huge wave.

Moreover, what is intriguing is that the Da Chong Dynasty respected the left, and Emperor Jiade even deliberately skipped the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works and let the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works temporarily take over the position of the Minister of Works.

What signal does this send?

The officials in the court speculated privately that the emperor's intentions were unpredictable and no one could figure out the true intentions of Emperor Jiade. However, this did not prevent everyone from sharing the common understanding that the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works was probably not in a good situation.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, who was in his early 50s, was also trembling with fear. He racked his brains but could not figure out where he had gone wrong.

"The problem is that the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works was too smooth."

It was a day off, and the clever Li Lianggong was squatting beside the pond in his backyard, directing the chubby butler Jin to fish for turtles in the pond. Those two turtles were brought by Li Lianggong from the imperial kitchen last time.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. A few days ago, because of the disaster, the Minister of Revenue Li Lianggong, whose hair almost turned white due to worry, wished he could squeeze out a few copper coins from the crack of the door. Now that the urgent problem has been solved, he has to relax for two days, otherwise even his iron spirit will not be able to hold on.

Since he was taking a break at home, Li Lianggong naturally set his eyes on the two fat turtles that had lived for some time in his pond. When he thought of how delicious the turtles were, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"Indeed, the Yellow River burst its banks this time, and the man-made disaster was greater than the natural disaster. The Water Conservancy Supervisor of the Ministry of Works was really too bold. He actually dared to use yellow mud and sand to build a flood control dam, disregarding the safety of the people. He just committed suicide in prison. It was a good thing for him.

He committed suicide, and that was the end of it all, but the emperor had no place to vent his anger.

Such a big thing could not be accomplished by the Ministry of Industry and Water Conservancy alone, and not all the benefits gained went into the pocket of the Ministry of Industry and Water Conservancy alone. Many people also got a piece of the pie.

The fact that the main culprit committed suicide does not mean that the others are not guilty.

It is indeed the emperor's style to dismiss the Minister of Works, and this matter will definitely be investigated to the end, but I don't know how many people will be affected by then."

Li Shiliu playfully took a long bamboo pole and poked it into the mud beside the pond, trying to scare out the two hidden turtles.

"That's right, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If it is a minor incident that does not affect the overall situation, the emperor will generally not pursue it too much. However, this matter is too serious after all, and the loss is too great. How could our wise and powerful emperor tolerate it?

It is necessary to investigate, and it must be thoroughly investigated.

The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works is not young anymore. He knows that his career is coming to an end. He usually turns a blind eye to everything he does and doesn’t want to offend anyone at all.”