After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1463 Acting vigorously and resolutely
Bai Tan crossed the street and everyone gave way.

But tonight a carriage came over from the opposite direction. It was luxurious and spacious, driven by four big chestnut horses with golden feathers on their heads. There were more than thirty elite soldiers guarding in front and behind.

Just this one carriage was enough to block Ding'an Street completely.

Bai Tan recognized at a glance that this was the regent's team.

The pedestrians on the roadside also stopped - at this time, even pedestrians couldn't cross, so they simply stopped to watch the excitement.

There are powerful families on both sides, which side will give in first?
Both sides stopped and confronted each other silently at the intersection.

"General Bai, the carriage ahead is the regent's." The attendant whispered, "How about..."

He was also worried about the general going to someone else's car. No matter how high the official is, if they meet on this old street, one of them has to give way, otherwise they can't go.

No matter how big the fight gets, it will eventually come to an end.

But before he could finish his words, Bai Tan waved his hand and said, "Back off, move aside."

At the command, the team quickly retreated to the Laoshu intersection and let the Regent's carriage pass first.

The dozens of riders surrounded the carriage and passed by the Laoshu intersection. The place was narrow, and the two sides passed each other less than four feet apart.

The weather was hot and the carriage window was open, so Bai Tan saw Qingyang at a glance.

Qingyang also looked back and smiled slightly: "General Bai, thank you for letting me."

Bai Tan sat on the horse's back, clasping his fists, and said in a loud voice: "Master Regent, have a safe journey."

The two looked at each other for only two breaths before looking away.

No conversation, no expressions, like strangers.

The shop owners on the roadside were a little disappointed. They thought that General Bai and the Regent were not getting along, and today they would have a good show of a narrow encounter.

Qingyang's carriage rumbled away and finally disappeared around the corner. Bai Tan then withdrew his gaze and said, "Let's go."

After both parties left, Ding'an Old Street became lively and crowded again.

This little episode seemed as if it had never happened.

……

The major construction of Youhu Villa has finally begun.

After the groundbreaking ceremony, the construction team began to dig and fill the soil, and artificially raised the position of the main gate of the villa.

That is to say, it should be raised about ten feet from the flat ground, with a particularly wide and gentle slope connecting the front and back, and the main gate should be built on the top of the slope.

The foreman was skeptical at first, but when he saw truckloads of huge stones being transported to the south bank of Youhu Lake, he couldn't help but give He Lingchuan a thumbs up: "The boss is really amazing. He really got such large blue square stones, even though some of them are used."

He had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that some of the blue square stones were probably removed from the originals. They had uneven textures and moss on the surface.

He Lingchuan smiled and said, "Is it still useful?"

"No problem, they will be as good as new after polishing. These treasures have been lying underground for thousands and thousands of years." The foreman patted the boulder and said, "Some of the existing patterns can be used, which can save a lot of time."

"The boss is really capable. He can get whatever is needed." He laughed softly, "The king should have let you build the Great Temple, so that it wouldn't have been delayed for two and a half years."

He Lingchuan asked casually: "What's going on?"

"There has always been a shortage of gold-plated stone in the quarry. We only use what we can get, and the construction has been delayed for two and a half years." The foreman lowered his voice even more. "I heard that there is still a large amount of money owed for the stone materials. The national treasury has not paid any money in the past six months."

He Lingchuan understood: "Okay. From now on, the main gate of the villa must be built quickly, the faster the better!"

Needless to say, this batch of blue square stones were obtained by Tonglinji. The production of blue square stones is indeed limited, and it takes two months to deliver them after placing an order from the place of origin. Since conventional channels are limited, Gulin took a different approach and found an abandoned villa, dismantled the building materials there, and sent them to the south bank of Youhu Lake.

The original owner of this abandoned villa was beheaded by the king forty years ago, and his family was exiled, so the villa was left vacant. Later, ferns grew everywhere and few people remembered it.

After Gulin showed off this skill, He Lingchuan knew that he knew all the ins and outs of Tianshui City, and few people could match him.

Tonglinji is still in good shape and we can cooperate with it.

The foreman quickly responded.

The boss had just instructed a few days ago that the gatehouse should be built slowly, the slower the better, but now he wants it to be built quickly, the faster the better.

However, the one who paid the money was the boss, who was also a favorite of the king. The team leader could not complain, but just quietly added 200 more people.

A team of a dozen people suddenly became two hundred. If it were a few days ago, the Imperial Household Department would have definitely ruled that they were not qualified enough.

But now, I turn a blind eye.

In fact, the reason why He Lingchuan changed his mind was that the Imperial Household Department was willing to cooperate.

Originally, he was only approved for one gate, so of course he had to build it slowly; now that the second phase of the villa is about to be approved, doesn't he have to work overtime to complete it?

The other materials had already arrived, and the most important stone had also arrived. The foreman led his men and rolled up their sleeves to work enthusiastically. With more manpower, the construction site became more chaotic, no, more enthusiastic, and the progress of the project was greatly accelerated.

Ding-dang, ding-dang, bang-dang, ah-whoosh-whoosh - the entire south bank of Youhu Lake was echoing with the rhythmic sound of sawing wood and chiseling stone.

He Lingchuan specifically instructed that no matter whether the stones were being cut, chiseled, carved or polished, they should all be transported to the south bank of Youhu Lake for processing.

The Youhu Cottage opposite is only separated from the south bank by a shallow strip of water. It is too close. Although the trees are very effective in isolating noise, the construction noise from the south bank is still audible.

The Youhu Cottage was originally Qingyang's place for meditation, but now it can only be used to erect a soundproof barrier.

Although the small building became quiet once the barrier was opened, the Bejia people who came with Qingyang could not ignore the construction on the other side of the river.

At the bridgehead of Youhu Cottage, the ground nearby was full of potholes, ruts, mud, mortar, and construction materials placed everywhere.

The originally quiet and elegant lakeside now looks like a mud pit where elephants take a bath.

Qingyang goes in and out of here every day, so he has to see this terrible scene every day.

Moreover, the construction of the villa has just begun and there is still no sign of completion.

The most annoying thing is that the main gate of Youhu Villa is less than 50 meters away from the gatehouse of Youhu Cottage. The latter looks exquisite and delicate. But the main gate of Youhu Villa is taller and bigger than it. Standing behind it, it makes the gatehouse of Youhu Cottage look like a bullied young wife.

Afterwards, King Yao sent a guard team to the villa project.

Although there were only a few dozen people, King Yao's attitude was clearly shown.

When foreign businessmen build buildings, they actually use the power of the royal family to protect them. This is so impressive.

On the other hand, once this guard team showed up, the fact that "He Xiao built Youhu Villa at Guo Qun's instruction" was basically confirmed.

Then, the fact that "buying a villa or a temple means standing on the side of the king" has once again been verified by facts.

In the afternoon, Yuwenxu brought an important news:
The two adjutants of the Imperial Household Department accepted bribes of extremely large amounts and their power-for-money transactions were shocking. The evidence was irrefutable and they confessed to their crimes, so they were sentenced to death and will be executed in the autumn!

Other arrested officials of the Imperial Household Department were also tried and convicted one by one.

Fast, too fast.

The chief and deputy chief officers of important functional departments were removed at the same time. Except in wartime, this had never happened in Yao State's history. Moreover, it was so swift and resolute that the results came out in two days:
King Yao sentenced the former adjutant of the Imperial Household Department to execution on the grounds that the amount of bribes he accepted was extremely huge!

Therefore, this piece of news caused a huge uproar and created a series of effects.

The deputy was sentenced to death, so how could Liang Xiaohao, the chief officer, be a pure and innocent person? All the officials knew what was going on.

The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. Even the most insensitive officials could truly feel the anger and toughness of the Yao King.

Did the Imperial Household Department think that they could embarrass He Xiao and disobey the emperor by "following the rules"? Naive!

In Yao Country, there are only two people who are qualified to do this:

The monarch and the regent.

The King of Yao also made an example of him by dealing with the officials of the Imperial Household Department headed by Liang Xiaohao with thunderous means. So everyone understood that obstructing the construction of Youhu Villa was to go against the Lord!
After this incident, who would dare to underestimate King Yao's determination to provoke and attack Qingyang?
The king is about to fire at Bega's regent. As a subject, which side should I stand on?
Those who bought the monastery and submitted themselves to the king were also rewarded.

Those who try to hide and stand behind Qingyang will soon be killed.

Who else?
The Yaowang court was in turmoil for a while, and everyone was thinking about this problem.

If you offend Qingyang Regent, you will probably be reported and exposed;
But if you offend the emperor, at best you will lose your career, at worst you will lose your head. After all, not everyone has a strong backing like Liang Xiaohao.

How to choose?
It's actually not difficult.

At this time, many people noticed that large-scale construction was underway on the south bank of Youhu Lake.

Youhu Villa has really started construction, right opposite the residence of Qingyang Regent!
Many curious people have already gone to watch and confirmed this statement when they came back. The previous rumors that He Xiao could not and dared not start construction were refuted.

It seems that Qingyang Regent is also helpless. The construction of Youhu Villa is not as difficult as everyone imagines?
Does the smooth start of the construction of Youhu Villa mean that the monarch has the upper hand?

A few days ago, King Yao, who was threatened by Qingyang and had part of his power taken away due to the death of Xue Zongwu, finally made a small comeback.

"The approval for the second phase has come down." He Lingchuan went to find the foreman with a stack of documents.

The latter was slightly surprised: "So fast? This has never happened before."

In the past, he had been in Tianshui City for so many years, but he didn't know that the efficiency of the General Affairs Department and the Imperial Household Department was so high. It took as short as three or two months to get approved once, or as long as one or two years. Of course, it was possible to expedite it.

He Lingchuan smiled and said, "If everyone is anxious, things will be done faster."

The Imperial Household Department cooperated this time and just short of seeing him off.

This time even the foreman was very interested: "Boss, what is the starting price for the second phase of your Youhu Villa?"

It was an exaggeration to say that the wood and stone materials for the first phase had just arrived, and even the gatehouse hadn't been built yet, but the second phase was about to start selling. The foreman was very happy, at least he would have work to do for the next few years.

"You want to buy?"

"A friend of mine wants to buy one, so he asked me to ask."