Luo Hongfeng went from Wenrou Township to Hades Hall in the blink of an eye. He was not in official uniform, his clothes were disheveled, and his face was pale.

It is rainy in spring in Yijing, but most of them are continuous drizzles. Unexpectedly, this year's heavy rain will break down the city walls, and it is obviously his life!

Su Jinhuai and Lu Zuoxian remained silent, and the officials of the household department were also silent. The collapse of the city wall of the national capital is such a shame and humiliation, it must be hard to get rid of it.

Su Jinhuai didn't express his opinion, but stood with his hands in his hands, and laughed softly: "In the 14th year of Shengyuan, King Hayi of Northern Xinjiang invaded and attacked Lingyang Pass from the west of Mausoleum, but failed to hurt half of our city. In the sixth year of Anqian In the 12th year of Anqian, the Chinu tribe in northern Xinjiang fought with Yubei, and even the soil of Jiangdong County was not touched."

All the ministers were silent.

Su Jinhuai laughed again, ridiculed endlessly, and slowly said: "Natural disasters and wars failed to shake my beam, but a heavy rain broke down the city wall of the capital, Zuo Shangshu."

He looked down at Zuo Huaidao who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed as if filled with endless disappointment: "I can't even believe it..."

Zuo Huaidao seemed to have been wronged, kowtowed to the ground, and said tearfully, "Master Su! The city wall repair department never slacks off! The rammed earth wall is covered with bricks, two feet and one battlement, and it will not be washed away by a heavy rain. !"

Su Jinhuai said: "What does Zuo Shangshu mean?"

Zuo Huaidao wiped away his old tears and said, "There must be ghosts in this!"

Hearing this, Luo Hongfeng's face turned pale again. He was supervising the matter, so he knew the inside story. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "My lord! The repair of the city wall is definitely not a one-day job! Today's heavy rain washed down the city wall, and it is like dripping water on a stone." It's not a matter of day and night!"

The city wall of Yijing has stood erect for hundreds of years. If it hadn't been repaired for a long time, how could it have been washed away by the rain?

"Lord Su, please don't get angry." Shen Lin, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, said with a stern expression, "The Ministry of Criminal Justice is willing to investigate this matter, but the most important thing right now is to repair the city wall." At this point, he paused again, "Recently, the city gate is on duty, it is the Xingwu Army ?”

A few days ago, there was a fire in the womb, which burned the young majesty, mobilized the army to suspend the Xingwu army's Zuofu post, and in the blink of an eye, this bad luck happened again.

Shen Lin raised his eyes: "Where is the commander of the Xingwu Army?"

"Humble, humble job here."

Everyone followed the sound, and was speechless immediately.

Zuo Huaixu was even more embarrassed than Luo Hongfeng, he asked his subordinates to call him from the Jinyan Tower, he was dressed in rags, with a lip stain on his neck, he shrank behind the pillar because no one was looking for him, now In response, there is nowhere to hide.

Shen Lin glanced at Xing Ye, who had never spoken, and said first: "There must be signs that the city wall can be broken down. The Xingwu Army is on duty and patrolling, but no one finds it. First hand over those related to this matter to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial."

Zuo Huaixu's complexion turned pale, and he suddenly looked at his brother.

Zuo Huaidao's complexion also sank, and he shook his head slightly, signaling to be safe and not to be impatient.

"Wait a minute." Ge Tongqian lowered his eyes, put his broad palms on his belly, and smiled bitterly, "My lord, the most urgent task at the moment is to build the city wall, and we also need to strictly guard the places where the walls lie. Many people's houses in the city have collapsed, and it's rare to see them in a city in a hundred years." The torrential rain for several days is just the time for employing people, so how can we judge crimes at this moment?"

Shen Lin is Su Jinhuai's disciple, if someone enters the Ministry of Punishment, he will give Su Jinhuai the handle.Ge Tongqian was planning in his heart, but his palms were also sweating coldly.

This thing can't be better!

Shen Lin's face was slightly cold, "The soldiers are useless, so let's pass them! Not to mention the shame of the city wall collapsing! The official residences of your lords are still in good condition, why did the city wall collapse?"

Ge Tongqian narrowed his eyes like ink dots, and said, "Shen Suchuan! You don't have to do it for me! Your Majesty is still sitting on top!"

However, His Majesty sitting tall seemed to be wandering off into the sky, as if he hadn't heard the noise of the hall at all.

Lu Yunchuan suddenly understood.

They want to know what Wan Zhao is here for?

A foolish emperor who can't control himself is like a puppet in the hands of his officials, anyone can use him to stir up trouble.

"How long will they have to argue?" Lu Yunchuan pursed his lips.

Qi Yanxing is used to it, and he didn't smile on his face, "Come on, don't say that His Majesty is here today, even if Lord Sheng Yuan jumped out of the imperial mausoleum to visit in person, Su Jinhuai would definitely hold on tightly and never let go. He has waited for this opportunity for too long .”

He said it was Su Jinhuai, but there was joy in his words, as if he was the one who waited too long.

Unsurprisingly, Lu Zuoxian couldn't help himself first, he was also old, his hair was gray, and he said slowly: "It is important to repair the city wall, the heavy rain continues, and there is water in the city. If we don't rebuild the city wall as soon as possible and dredge the water, it will be harmful to the people in the city." .”

"Old Lu Ge is right." Su Jinhuai looked calm, "Rebuilding the city wall must be fast, but the merits and demerits should also be dealt with. Luo Hongfeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zuo Huaixu, the commander of the Xingwu Army, are both to blame. They are taken into custody by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Trial. As for the city wall, the rest of the Xingwu Army and the Yulin Army will do it together, or leave it to the patrol in the palace. Sheng Duwei is old, and Lu Duwei will supervise the rebuilding of the city wall. Lu Ge always thinks how?"

Luo Hongfeng almost collapsed on the ground, almost pleading: "Lu..."

"Very good." As soon as Lu Zuoxian opened his mouth, he cut off Luo Hongfeng's way.Without changing his face, he said: "The Ministry of Industry will supervise the rebuilding of the city wall, and the Ministry of Households will assist. In addition, people around His Majesty should personally supervise it. Eunuch An, will you accompany the imperial army on this trip?"

With the power of internal supervision, how can the faults of officials be supervised?

Anxi leaned over calmly, and obediently said: "Your servant takes orders."

Shen Lin frowned, and wanted to speak again, but Su Jinhuai shook his head.

When he walked out of the palace gate, the rain was still continuous, and the sky was gray and white.Shen Lin held an umbrella for Su Jinhuai, and when he sent him to the carriage, he couldn't help but say: "How can an eunuch take on such a big job?"

"Leave it to him." Su Jinhuai just smiled, "Lu Zuoxian has been forced hard. If he pushes him further, it will backfire. He is a poisonous snake that bites without making a sound. Besides, Su Chuan, as you said, An Xi fell into Lu Chensong's hands once, and it's inevitable that there won't be a second time."

Shen Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "The student understands."

Su Jinhuai looked at the pouring rain and said, "It's a good rain." He lifted the curtain of the car, "It's raining heavily, so you can come up too."

But Shen Lin took half a step back, the official robe was already half wet, and holding an umbrella under the wind and rain was useless, he shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, students go back to the yamen to have a look, it's not far away."

"You." Su Jinhuai shook his head, knowing his temperament, so he stopped forcing it.

Shen Lin leaned over and saluted, holding an umbrella and walking into the rain.

-

Lu Yunchuan rushed back to the Imperial Army Yamen in the rain. Xu Zhiwei, a handsome and silent young man from the Ministry of Industry, also came in the rain, a step behind Lu Yunchuan.

"Captain Lu." Xu Zhiwei was drenched all over, he took off his official hat and hugged it in his arms, with a sad face, "I went to the Ministry of Accounts, the Ministry of Accounts will not approve the money for the time being, and said that we should draw up a regulation, but The situation is urgent right now, and when the blueprints and regulations are released, we will go to Jiangdong to import wood and masonry, and the city wall will probably take two or three months to repair!"

Lu Yunchuan frowned, "Can't start work?"

"That's right." Xu Zhiwei sighed, "I haven't visited the city wall in person yet, but what I heard back is that it wasn't the entire city wall that collapsed, but just a few spots. If you don't rebuild and repair it as soon as possible, you can wait until tomorrow." The Zhundong City Wall is about to collapse! Xiaguan originally thought that the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and the brothers of the Forbidden Army will start repairing it first, at least to keep the wall from collapsing. It’s a matter of urgency, but the Ministry of Household Affairs refuses to approve the money, how long will this be delayed!”

Speaking of the latter part, Xu Zhiwei also had a feeling of hating iron but not steel, and sighed heavily again.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and now her hands are empty, can she still use it as a wall to block people there?Lu Yunchuan's face also sank, and he said: "Master Xu, you go to the cabinet and report this matter face to face, and I'll take a look at the household department."

Xu Zhiwei was stunned, knowing this man's fierce temper, subconsciously wanted to dissuade him: "Captain Lu..."

"Master Xu." Lu Yunchuan had already opened the door, and You Jin and the brothers from the left mansion of the Imperial Forest Army were hiding from the rain under the porch. His eyes were extremely cold, and he said, "Our Imperial Forest Army can't do the work without money, and the household department can't do it. Do you still want to use our Zuofu brothers as bricks to build a wall?"

Xu Zhiwei was startled by those eagle eyes, immediately stopped talking, shook his head and said, "Indeed, it is true..."

Lu Yunchuan didn't even use an umbrella, and it's useless to use any umbrella in this weather. He walked into the majestic rain wearing an official robe and holding a knife, like a heavy blade about to be unsheathed.

Xu Zhiwei was even more worried, and chased down the corridor, and said to You Jin worriedly: "Captain Lu won't fight in the household department, will he?"

If you are punished at that time, wouldn't there be no one to work!

You Jin pondered for a moment, then said seriously: "You have to see if the Ministry of Households will give you any money."

Xu Zhiwei's eyes darkened.

-

Anxi wanted to oversee the rebuilding of the city wall, so he went to the Ministry of Industry to meet him. Qi Yanxing, the governor of the imperial army, took advantage of the heavy rain to send Ming Wanzhao back to the Qihua Palace.

It was like this, Ming Wanzhao was also in a mess when he entered the palace.

After Qi Yanxing ordered people to prepare water for Ming Wanzhao, he said, "Is your leg injured?"

"En." Ming Wanzhao stood in front of the window watching the rain, his expression was cold and indifferent, but his eyes were so empty that it was impossible to see his thoughts.

He has always been like this, like a pool of sinking water, his brows are cold when there is no one around, so that no one dares to offend him.

Ming Wanzhao suddenly turned around and asked, "Are there any casualties in the city?"

Qi Yanxing was taken aback, "There is no news for the time being, it should be no."

"It should be." Ming Wanzhao lowered his eyes, then looked out again.

He has known for a long time that there are not only high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Yijing, but also poor people in the corners.Most of them are thatched huts, which cannot keep warm in winter and can hardly shelter from rain in summer. Their houses will definitely not be able to survive such sudden and heavy rains.

Ming Wanzhao asked again, "Who wrote the eastern city wall?"

Qi Yanxing was stunned, and said: "The wood and bricks used for the city wall are inferior. This matter was indeed done by the minister and Su Yushi, but if we don't do anything, the city wall will not last for two years in the long run."

Ming Wanzhao said softly and slowly: "So——you don't want to let down this century-old rain."

After saying that, he waved his sleeve violently, and the hollow copper incense burner on the case was suddenly swept to the ground.

Monarch Ming was furious.

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