The princess is rebellious and brings space to make trouble for the villain

"I want to reopen the flood case sixteen years ago and the Lu family's wrongful conviction case, and sue them for defamation!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

Even though many of the officials present were still young at the time, they all knew about this matter.

The flood disaster that year was the largest in the Qian Dynasty in the past hundred years.

The late emperor specially arranged for the six ministries and many important court officials to assist in handling the matter.

The late emperor even allocated one million taels of silver to help the people in the imperial city.

But unexpectedly, it was embezzled by officials and only a few dozen taels were left.

The late emperor was furious because of this.

A special announcement was made that whoever could find the corrupt officials would be rewarded handsomely.

At this point, many officials began to investigate, regardless of the friendship among their colleagues at the time.

In the end, it was discovered that it was the Lu family, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, who was responsible for the embezzlement.

Duke Anguo felt uneasy and looked in the direction of Shangshu Fang with a tense look on his face.

"The case from sixteen years ago has been closed. The flood case at the time caused panic among the people of the imperial city. If we investigate it again now, I'm afraid it will anger the people!"

"Your Majesty, the flood that year was not a natural disaster at all. My father and I went to the reservoir to investigate and found that it was caused by dereliction of duty." Lu Yunting said calmly.

The emperor asked, "What evidence do you have?"

"Your Majesty, when I went with my father to secretly investigate the reservoir, I met several people who were almost drowned. Those people can testify."

Before I entered the palace, the people at the palace gate were all witnesses of what happened sixteen years ago.

"Xuan!"

Soon, several people dressed in coarse cloth came in, led by guards.

They knelt on the ground in fear.

"Who are you guys?" the emperor asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, on the day of the flood, our family was playing nearby."

At this time, many people in the court began to feel uneasy.

Many adults who were originally kneeling on the ground and dared not look up, slowly raised their bodies to find out what was going on.

"Sixteen years ago, a flood almost drowned our family. It was Master Lu and Lord Lu who passed by and saved us." An old woman glanced at Master Lu and then said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we will never lie. If it weren't for them, we would have died long ago."

The Chief Justice of Dali Temple knelt on one side and looked sideways at the man kneeling beside him.

No, it doesn't look right.

Even if he turned into ashes, he would still remember Lu Yunting.

"Your words are not enough, you need evidence." The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple interrupted.

When Minister Fang saw someone speaking, he hurriedly said, "Yes, in the court, how can you just say it casually?"

"Without evidence, there is no excuse. Sixteen years have passed since the incident. Who knows if anything happened in between or not?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I personally went to the reservoir to check it more than ten years ago. How could I be wrong?" The Minister of Works had sweat in his palms.

"As the manager of the dam at the time, if there was a problem, wouldn't I be unaware of it?"

Sixteen years ago was his third year as the Du Shui Jian.

Lu Yunting lowered his head:

"Since the adults thought there was no problem, why did we find that the valves in the reservoir had long been deformed and even the dam structure was aging and cracked when we went there?"

"As far as I know, the imperial court allocates money every year to support the maintenance and inspection of the reservoir. In order to ensure the safety and normal operation of the reservoir, maintenance and inspections are even carried out irregularly."

"I remember that it had been raining for a whole month at that time. I seriously suspect that you did not check it at the beginning, which led to the reservoir flooding."

"I know how serious the flood disaster was back then. I saved the people and gave them money. My father and I have a habit of registering the names of all the people we have helped."

After hearing this, Duke Anguo dropped the tablet in his hand to the ground.

Prime Minister Xu glanced sideways.

"It's ridiculous. I've been in office for many years. How could I not pay attention to such things? Reservoirs are our lifeline and are also an important matter for safety control."

The emperor looked at the man on the ground and found his words profoundly meaningful.

The Lu family?

This person actually knows about reservoirs?

He really wanted to overturn the verdict and see what this person would do.

"As long as you produce evidence, I will allow you to reopen the case from sixteen years ago."

Lu Yunting was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, I remember that the reservoir is inspected and registered every year. If we can check the original records, perhaps we can find out."

"Although I don't understand, I have read in books that the hazards of reservoirs include aging of the dam, siltation and sedimentation, as well as the appearance of the reservoir."

The Minister of Works was shocked.

"Du Shuijian, go back to the reservoir and get the registration book."

The Du Shui Jian trembled as he accepted the order, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"and many more."

The Water Conservancy Commissioner paused slightly.

"Eunuch Li, you go with me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Not long after, Eunuch Li and the Water Conservancy Commissioner came back.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The emperor opened the old book and began to read.

This was the most tiring time he had ever attended court. His father really left him with a mess.

These four sons even dared to plot against him.

He glanced at Mo Qitian who was standing aside and glared at him.

In the Golden Palace, all officials were in panic.

Soon, the emperor raised his eyes and looked at the Minister of Works, "Ma Tingyu, I want to ask you, in August of the 30th year of Tianchen, after the flood, why are there so many construction problems recorded above?"

"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant..." The Minister of Works knelt on the ground, nervous and terrified, "After the flood, I, your humble servant, am panicking again..."

The notebook hit the table heavily, making a "pop" sound.

The Minister of Works was so frightened that he dropped the tablet in his hand.

"The reservoir dam parts are used all year round and must not be replaced unless they are damaged, expired or aged." Lu Yunting said in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, when I was in office, I changed them because they were old."

"So, the flood is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster?" the emperor asked.

The Minister of Works argued, "No, Your Majesty." He panicked.

Now, whether he says yes or no...

It had been sixteen years since this incident happened, and he had thought that after he took up the post of Minister of Industry, the matter would be forgotten.

I never thought it would be dug out.

He had never seen Lu Yunting back then, but it was extremely unlikely that this person had returned from Lingnan given the long and difficult journey given the high mountains.

Not to mention leaving the village, even leaving the guard post was impossible.

Who is this person?

"No?" The emperor was not stupid. Ever since Mo Qitian first gave him information, he understood that this son was definitely not as bad as the rumors said.

As events happened one after another, he had come to believe in the news.

He had no choice but to sit here today.

"Then tell me, if it wasn't a man-made disaster, why did you repair the dam back then? Why did it age so quickly? The flood hadn't even ended yet, but you repaired the reservoir first."

"Your Majesty, after I was rescued by Lord Lu, I went to the reservoir with Lord Lu. At that time, not only were the parts of the reservoir aging, but the overflowing water was all yellow, and there was a lot of mud and sand in it." said the old man in yellow clothes kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, and I also saw that the gate was deformed." Another citizen added.

The gate, Your Majesty remembers that what you just saw recorded that the gate had indeed been changed.

He took a deep breath and said heavily, "Catch the Minister of Industry first."