Fengluo Pingyang

After the next day, the emperor announced that the cabinet ministers and several courtiers who were favored by the imperial court went to the South Study Room to discuss politics as usual.

Cui Runuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, had big dark circles under his eyes, and his face was pale and faltering. The emperor couldn't bear to criticize him for failing in his work.

After noon, the emperor left his courtiers to eat in the palace, and then sent everyone out of the palace.

The servant bent over to the emperor and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Marquis Shenwu is seeking to see you outside."

"Xuan." The emperor waved his hand casually.

Ling Ji walked in with big strides, saluted politely, and waited for the emperor to ask for a seat before Xie En sat down.

"What's the matter with Aiqing?" the emperor asked with a smile.

Ling Ji looked steady and measured, but he asked him for things several times alone. Normally, such arrogant and arrogant courtiers would anger Long Yan, but he always managed to make the emperor feel neither embarrassed nor embarrassed. won't be mad at him.Let's see what he wants to ask this time.

The emperor looked at him with interest, waiting for him to speak.

Unexpectedly, Lingji really came here for a serious matter this time.

"Your Majesty, have you been troubled by the tidal flood of the Yinlong River outside the capital recently? I am a humble minister, and I am willing to share your worries."

"Oh? You have a solution?" The emperor was instantly delighted.

Ling Ji said: "Recently, it has been raining continuously, and there have been landslides upstream, and the water level has been rising. I am afraid that the embankment on the riverside is also in danger. In this case, it is better to blow up the embankment to release the flood, as long as the people are moved out first, and when the flood is over, You can make other arrangements.”

"You put it simply." The emperor snorted softly, "I thought Aiqing would have any good ideas. If the embankment can be blown up, it will wait until now? The Yinlong River is next to the capital. Once the embankment is blown up, the flood will rage. Can you guarantee the safety of the capital? Such a thing happened in the previous dynasty, and even the capital was flooded in the end, and the loss is immeasurable."

"In that case—" Ling Ji smiled, and said again, "Since it can't be unblocked, then we can only try our best to block it."

"The Ministry of Industry can only come up with this method, but it costs a lot of money and has little effect." The emperor sighed slightly, "Now we can only hope that God will show mercy and let this rain stop soon."

"Master Cui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, has been building dikes for years, so why is he so helpless?" Ling Ji questioned.

"He is also a lion, and he wants to build another dike outside the embankment." The emperor snorted coldly, "It's just nonsense."

"Why not?" Ling Ji asked, "In this way, can Buzheng be absolutely safe?"

When the emperor heard this, he shook his head again and again: "Absurd! Do you know how much it will cost? The embankment is still stable now, and he said that he was afraid of breaking the embankment just in case. Could it be possible to evacuate the treasury for this eventuality?" ?”

The recent debates in the court are nothing more than this, and no rules can be settled after fighting.The rain stopped and stopped, and the water level rose and fell, making the emperor still unable to make up his mind.

That's just because the emperor didn't know that the current embankment was crudely built by the officials of the Ministry of Industry after being greedy for ink, so there was no need to take any chances.

Otherwise, why would Cui Runuo need to be so worried every day.To build another embankment, thanks to his idea, as long as this embankment is built as solid as gold, no matter whether his jerry-built embankment will burst or not, he will be a great contributor.

"The booty I seized from the Jianzhou naval battle was transported back to the capital in three convoys, and the last convoy will arrive in Beijing soon." Ling Ji said, "I thought, why don't we use this part of the money for water control? superior."

The two previous convoys had been counted and put into storage, and the national treasury, which had been empty for many years, was suddenly filled, which also relieved the emperor's urgent need.

Now regarding the belongings of the last convoy, Ling Ji wanted to ask for an errand to arrange and supervise the flood control on his own.

"All of them?" The emperor raised an eyebrow.

Ling Ji smiled: "I assure you, after the water is brought under control, it may be possible to return the money to the emperor."

The emperor raised his eyebrows even higher.

Cui Runuo waited outside Guang'anhou's mansion, sitting in the sedan chair and wiping his sweat.

The boy ran back in the rain, opened the sedan chair curtain and said, "My lord, Xu Shizi is sick and no one is here."

"Did you say that Lingji took over the task of supervising water control?" Cui Runuo asked urgently.

"My lord, I said it. The son of the world said that this is a good thing. As long as you are diligent and thrifty, no one can take away your credit."

It's a credit, if something happens to the embankment, it will be sent to death row!

The Marquis of Guang'an took the money more happily than anyone else, but now it has become a shrinking turtle.

Cui Runuo threw the sedan chair angrily: "Get up the sedan chair and go home!"

The next day Lin Xuanying got the news, got off the embankment and didn't care to go back to the house to change clothes, so she rode a horse and went straight to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry in the rain.Ling Ji was holding a small purple clay pot while drinking water while watching the dispatched household officials count the spoils that had just arrived in the capital and put them into storage.Because it was to be used for water control, a small warehouse was set up in the Ministry of Industry for the time being.

Lin Xuanying ran over, looked at Ling Ji who was dressed in a purple robe with a calm demeanor, took the teapot from his hand and filled it with water, then let out a sigh of relief, and said anxiously: "You have accepted the task of supervising water control? This is a mess , what are you doing in here again?"

Lin Xuanying had spent several days on the embankment without sleep, and now her eyes were red, blue stubble appeared on her chin, her clothes were wet and wrinkled, and she didn't have the demeanor of a nobleman at all.

Ling Ji sized him up for a moment, then beckoned the boy to come over with a dry towel.

Lin Xuanying pushed it away: "What time is it? Don't be so long-winded. Let me tell you, if the rain doesn't stop, the levee will not be able to hold. When the dyke breaks, it will be fine if only the nearby villages are flooded. I have already reported to the court. , Try to move the people out. If it is flooded to the capital, there is really nothing to do. This is a thankless job. Others push it out, but you jump in. What are you thinking?!"

Ling Ji smiled: "I think Cui Shangshu's idea is good, and building another embankment will ensure everything is safe."

Lin Xuanying stared at him and said: "You are stupid, how much does it cost! This is for those... those..." Lin Xuanying looked around, Ling Ji pulled him away, and went straight into the carriage of the Marquis of Shenwu's mansion .

"Go back to the residence." Ling Ji ordered the coachman, and the carriage started rattling away.

Lin Xuanying continued: "You are using money to cover up for those silverfish!"

Ling Ji smiled: "Then is it possible to just watch the embankment burst and ignore it?"

Lin Xuanying frowned and said: "If you can choose, it is natural to protect the embankment. It's just that the cost is so huge——"

"Don't worry about money." Ling Ji said leisurely, "I have already reported to the emperor that all the property transported by the third convoy from Jianzhou to the capital will be at my disposal."

Lin Xuanying stared at him for a long while before saying, "You really dare to speak."

Seeing that Ling Ji didn't look worried at all, Lin Xuanying reminded: "The emperor, that cheapskate, has agreed to you now. When you finish your errands and save the embankment, he will regret it and have your little shoes to wear in the future. If If you don’t keep it, the dike will be broken, and when the evidence of greed and ink comes out in full light, the court will definitely be shaken, and it may be able to cover up your audacity.”

Ling Ji smiled, with an inscrutable expression on his face.

Seeing his appearance, Lin Xuanying pondered for a moment, and finally understood Lingji's plan.

……

"What's the plan?" Fang Yueqi sat on the table and played with Lin Xuanying's jade pendant, with a curious expression on his face.

Lin Xuanying had already showered, cleaned her face, and changed into clean clothes. The new navy blue shirt set off her straight figure, and she transformed into a handsome young man again.

He raised his arm, gestured to his waist, raised his head and waited for someone to serve him.

Fang Yueqi looked at the jade pendant in his hand, raised his hand and smashed it.

"Let this young master serve you, you are so beautiful."

Lin Xuanying quickly caught it, tied it around her waist, and dialed it again.

"What kind of medicine are you selling in the two gourds?" Fang Yueqi said, "Is it really necessary to use all the money I have obtained so hard to do for those corrupt officials?"

"It's not just generosity, it's extra generosity." Lin Xuanying smiled, "No wonder people say that money is a good thing. It's easy to be honest, but if you really have to do something, you can get things done if you have money, and it's hard to move without money."

After all, Fang Yueqi has some ingenuity, let Lin Xuanying mention it, and he will understand.

"Ling Ji wants those people to continue to be greedy? How dare they?"

"Why didn't you dare? The silver that Lingji set aside was enough for them to build two levees. They could handle the errands well and save oil and water. Why didn't they dare? Back then, they dared to covet the money for the embankment and deal with it casually." It is more unscrupulous now." Lin Xuanying said.

"Then what if they don't want to be greedy? After all, today is different. That Cui Runuo is so frightened that he almost loses his courage. Maybe he really doesn't dare to be greedy." Fang Yueqi frowned, "Isn't it the end? Or make wedding clothes for others."

"Since spending so much money, it's up to them to be greedy or not." Lin Xuanying smiled.

Cui Runuo sat down on the chair behind the desk, still unable to recover.

It was a kind of compensation for him to work hard day and night to take care of the levee for such a big good thing.

Several officials sitting around the study looked at each other for a moment, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Lord Cui, that Lingji is really nothing to mention. Maybe he is good at fighting, but he is really messed up when it comes to political affairs. Don't worry about it at all."

"You can't say that." Someone laughed and said, "It's because the fledgling, the young man, has a pure heart and is loyal to the emperor and the people. Now the emperor let him manage such a huge fortune, and he can't wait to use it all. Building embankments to control the water. This is a good thing, a great thing. It really reminds me of when I was young. At that time, I was full of enthusiasm..."

"Master Cui, as long as we submit the official document for the application for funds, Master Ling will approve it without saying a word, and I am afraid that there will not be enough additions. Even if we finish building an impregnable embankment, it will not be enough. .If the boss has always been so considerate, we wouldn't have had to save those three melons and two dates from between our teeth..."

Cui Runuo thought of the few words that Xu Ruxin sent to him, this time he was only allowed to do things well, and absolutely don't have any extravagant thoughts.Otherwise, if something happens, the Marquis of Guang'an will not be able to protect him...

Cui Runuo was furious, and slapped the table with a palm: "Don't even talk about it, since the money is abundant, let's work together to build this embankment, so that it will not be damaged in the slightest for a hundred years or a thousand years! Others, who would dare Stretch out your hands randomly, don't blame me for being unforgiving!"

In Fang Yuesheng's room, Fang Yuesheng was lying on the hollow carved kang by the window, with a soft quilt covering his legs, and thin cool raindrops drifting in from time to time above his head, accompanied by the fresh and cool breeze, very Cozy.

Ling Ji lifted off his shirt, revealing his thin waist, rubbed the medicated oil with both hands, and pressed it slowly.

Fang Yuesheng let out a comfortable sigh.

Ling Ji's dark eyes focused on the wound on the flexible waist, as if he had no other distractions.

"Lingji, you manage so much money, if something goes wrong, if the emperor blames it, it will probably not be good." Fang Yuesheng said with some concern.

"Don't worry, young master, nothing will go wrong." Ling Ji smiled.

"If they dare not reach out—"

"The young master forgot how Pingguo's mansion was framed?" Ling Ji's eyes widened, "Whether you stretch out your hand or not, the result is the same."

Fang Yuesheng suddenly realized, and turned to look at Lingji.

"Lingji, you've turned bad!"

Ling Ji smiled, but a pair of big hands massaging the wound gradually reached into Fang Yuesheng's clothes, watching Fang Yuesheng blushing, but letting him do whatever he wanted.

"Master wronged me, when did I become bad..." Ling Ji leaned over and kissed the smooth back lightly.

Fang Yuesheng hugged the soft pillow and buried his face in it.

"You, you're too rude!" The scolding sound came out, Ling Ji couldn't help laughing, wrapped him in his arms with the quilt, and kept him tender for a while.