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Chapter 136 Collapse (4)

Overnight, the wind direction was shaking. The eighth prince, who was originally wise and powerful and had great achievements in water control, suddenly became a talentless person who was stubborn, ignored the lives of thousands of people, and was disrespectful to eminent monks.

All the Bochang Reservoir collapsed and all the houses downstream were destroyed. If it weren't for the night before yesterday, Zhao Yi, the city guard at the general's mansion, and Guan Lianghan, who had just returned to the court, had evacuated with the people overnight, I wonder how many innocent lives would be destroyed in this flood.

The people said that the Zhao family army and the Guan family army were simply living Bodhisattvas who saved the suffering and were instantly praised and loved by the people in the capital.

And that saying came true and Master Huijue, who predicted that the Bochang Reservoir was about to collapse, was worshipped as a god. Who would have thought that the rain in the capital had gradually decreased a few days ago, and it was about to stop. Unexpectedly, it was a sudden rainfall on that morning. If it weren't for the Zhao family army and the Guan family army, there would have been thousands of unjust souls in the capital.

Such news spread like this through the streets and alleys, the mansions of nobles, the sky above the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and finally reached the court of the Nine Five Lords.

The people who supported the Fifth Prince's faction took this opportunity to seize the excuse and severely refuted the eighth prince's approach. The memorial of the Censor impeached the eighth prince Xuan Li flew to the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

Then things were not over.

A rumor has quietly begun in the capital. It turned out that the embankment was really a subordinate promoted by Prime Minister Li Dong to be responsible for the construction. The subordinates had polluted a lot of money for building the embankment, and a large part of the money they had left in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was precisely because the second young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ang Lee, was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he tried his best to cover up the matter and even had to pay the lives of thousands of people upstream and downstream people. The Eighth Prince and Ang Lee had always had a good relationship, so he also covered it up.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. The masters of the world also understand this truth. The officials of all sizes in the court have nothing to do with greed for ink. However, the Bochang Reservoir was originally the largest reservoir in the Dajin Dynasty capital. It is related to the water consumption and use of the people in the capital. It is also the source of irrigation for thousands of acres of fertile land. If the greed for ink is small, it is just a small amount, but if the greed for ink is much, it is a country's borer.

Especially at this critical moment, Ang Lee's behavior is no different from killing people, and killing them is the lives of the people who come forward. The emperor was shocked and furious. Without saying a word, he issued an order. The Prime Minister's Office was corrupt and abused the law. The crime of damage to the dam was unforgivable and was put in jail to be tried.

At that time, Ang Lee was talking to Xuan Li at the Eighth Prince's Mansion. Xuan Li said angrily: "What the hell is going on? How could the monk say true?"

Ang Lee was a little confused for the first time. He thought for a while and said, "It must be that he had made some preparations. This matter must be inseparable from the Zhao family. His Highness's guards disappeared last night. It seems that all of them were bad for the Zhao family and Guan Lianghan's vicious hands. But these soldiers were soldiers in the army, how could they not have left any traces?"

"What's the use of leaving traces?" Xuan Li said: "I must not tell others about this, so I can only suffer a loss. Besides, since the other party dares to kill people unscrupulously, there must be a way to deal with it." He clenched his fists: "Zhao family? He actually threw himself into the Wu side."

"Your Highness, I still think this matter is very strange, and it may not be the ones who are doing it." Lee Andu.

Xuan Li looked at him with a bad look: "And Li, I have believed in you many times, but this time I fell."

"Let Your Highness punish him." Ang Lee hurriedly knelt down and apologized, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes as he lowered his head.

"Forget it." Xuan Li waved his hand: "At this moment, my father must be furious. I must apologize, otherwise there will be no way out."

As he was talking, a guard suddenly hurriedly walked in from outside. When he saw Xuan Li, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Highness, something happened."

Xuan Li frowned: "What's wrong?"

The guard glanced at Ang Lee and Xuan Li said, "I'll say that."

"Your Majesty issued an order to arrest the people in the prime minister's mansion and put them in prison and await trial."

"What?" Ang Lee suddenly stood up.

The guard hurriedly said the future and the ends of the future. Xuan Li frowned tightly. It seemed that this was a bad luck in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but it was closely related to his eighth prince's mansion. Although the emperor had not said anything at the moment, he was afraid that he had already felt displeased with him.

Ang Lee was stunned for a moment, and for some reason, an unknown premonition suddenly arose in his heart. The emperor didn't know how the Prime Minister's Mansion was in the capital over the years, but he turned a blind eye to it. It was just because the situation in the court needed to be balanced, and the Prime Minister's Mansion had to exist. Once this balance was broken, the good situation would be destroyed now. The emperor knew this, and the Prime Minister's Mansion knew this. As long as there was a proper and unrestrained attitude, it would be fine.

But now, the emperor actually wants to imprison the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion. What does it mean to imprison the people with infinite glory? It means that it will never be possible to restore their former position. The emperor is determined to be in the Prime Minister's Mansion. What should we do next?

Xuan Li frowned: "If such a ridiculous thing is, my father will believe it?"

"The rumors outside are very fierce," the guard said carefully: "It is very credible. The people sent by the emperor to seize the Prime Minister's Mansion, and indeed countless jewelry was found in the mansion."

Ang Lee stood there blankly.

The Bochang Reservoir was indeed built by people promoted by Li Dong. Of course, there are some greed or not, but they will not be broken at once. At least they have reached a certain stable foundation. The court was tacit about the silver coins of these projects. The sudden destruction of the embankment was unexpected, but countless rumors arose here.

What's more, so many gold, silver and jewelry were found in the prime minister's mansion.

Although most of these jewelry has nothing to do with the money from the reservoir project, the current situation will definitely lead to the problem of falling into the reservoir.

A few days ago, Xuan Li hinted in front of the emperor that the treasury was empty and that he could think of a solution from the wealthy minister's mansion. He wanted to point the finger at the Zhao family, but the Zhao family suddenly started to serve porridge, which made the emperor unable to start. Now, there are countless jewelry in the prime minister's mansion, so why wouldn't he take the initiative to bring the prepared food to the emperor?

How could the emperor not be moved by such a huge fortune? What's more, the floods are flooded and the treasury needs to be filled.

This way, the Prime Minister's Mansion will not have a chance.

However, the Prime Minister's Mansion was overthrown and the Eighth Prince's power was damaged. It seems that the fifth prince had the greatest benefit, but the Zhao family also benefited a lot.

How could the General's Mansion, which has always been in conflict with the world and seeks to be silently neutral, be it abnormal? The hundreds of Jingwei disappeared last night must have been their work. When did the General's Mansion become so cruel?

Also, why did Guan Lianghan come in?
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