many.

The most serious one was Jiangzhou. The dams in Jiangzhou also burst due to the sea storm this time, which made the emperor very angry. This time, the officials in Jiangzhou were all nervous.

Ji Xiuran only sighed a few times when he heard it, and then let it go. It had little to do with him, so he didn't take it to heart after hearing it.

But Zhou Shi also revealed to Ji Xiuran that the court was discussing rewarding Ji Xiuran, but before he left, there was no conclusion, so he didn't know the specific situation.

When Ji Xiuran heard this, he laughed it off. It would be better to have rewards from the court, and he doesn't care if he doesn't.

During this period of time, Zhou Shi often visited Yunzhou Mansion.After watching it, you can clearly feel the difference in the life of the people in Yunzhou, full of energy, bright eyes, and completely unaffected by disasters.

Thinking about it, Ji Xiuran has achieved such an effect in just a few months since he took office, and now he understands when Li Shuhua often praises Ji Xiuran, and he can't help admiring him.

When Zhou Shi left, the court's imperial decree of commendation arrived just in time.

"Fortunately, the emperor summoned Ji Jun, the magistrate of Yunzhou, for his meritorious service in disaster relief. He is specially bestowed with a hundred liang of gold, a hundred pieces of brocade, a pair of Ruyi jade, and a pair of blue and white landscape and plum vases... This is my reward, this is my honor."

Ji Xiuran saluted and thanked him, then stepped forward to accept the imperial decree, looked at the palace man who announced the decree, and said with a smile: "The palace man has worked hard, please go to the inner hall to rest." After speaking, he handed over a purse, and the palace man took it , touched.Putting it into the sleeves clearly, he nodded to Ji Xiuran with a happy mood: "Master Ji, you don't have to be so polite, our family has to go back to report, it's inconvenient to stay longer, so I'm leaving."

Ji Xiuran listened to what he said, so he didn't want to make more requests, so he ordered someone to prepare some food and food to send over, as a way of expressing his affection. Seeing that Ji Xiuran was so knowledgeable, this person said a few more words to Ji Xiuran: "This time, Master Ji can take These rewards are thanks to the Third Prince who fought hard in front of His Majesty."

Ji Xiuran nodded knowingly, and smiled gratefully at the palace man who leaked the news.

In fact, Ji Xiuran didn't take these rewards very seriously, money was easy to talk about, those imperial gifts could only be used as decorations, and they had to be kept properly, they were really fancy but not useful.

But even though he thought so in his heart, he knew he couldn't show it, so he carefully ordered his subordinates to put it away carefully.

On the other hand, the officials next to him felt proud and envious when they saw Ji Xiuran receive so many rewards.

Ji Xiuran turned his head to see the expressions of the crowd, smiled lightly, and invited: "I want to hold a banquet at home, and I would like to invite all the adults to show your respect."

Received a reward, it should be celebrated with a banquet, and the other adults are also considered heroes for this disaster relief, so they should also reward them well.

Everyone who had eaten Ji Xiuran's banquet, the subtle injustice in their hearts also dissipated.

Chapter 122

The torrential rain affected Jiangzhou not Yunzhou the most. Jiangzhou had been raining heavily for many days before, and the typhoon hit Jiangzhou even worse. The dam burst.

Jiangzhou is not only the center of water transportation in the Great Xia Kingdom, the headquarters of the Water Transportation Department is located in Jiangzhou Prefecture, and it is also the location of the Governor's Mansion in the Jiangnan area.

When this incident happened, the imperial court paid close attention to it, and it made all the officials in Jiangzhou tense up.

When Ji Xiuran heard about Jiangzhou's incident, he keenly felt that this time, Jiangzhou's officials, big and small, might be in trouble.

You must know that last year, after the cement came out, the imperial court spent huge sums of money to restructure the Jiangzhou Dam. Who would have thought that this year's once-in-a-century continuous rain would reveal everything and fall short.

This is the time when the Third Prince is in power, and according to that person's temperament, he will not hesitate, and must be strictly investigated and dealt with.

But Ji Xiuran doesn't sympathize with those people, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way, and he dares to covet such money that is related to human life, it really breaks his conscience.

Being an official or butcher, although you can't guarantee cleanliness in everything, you should know when you are doing what and where your money should be spent.

Today is kind, these people acted boldly and dared to move their minds that shouldn't be moved. Unfortunately, these people didn't understand the third prince's temperament, he is not as easy to talk as today.

The third prince sat in the inner hall of the cabinet office, which was specially prepared for him. He looked at the newly delivered memorial to Jiangzhou disaster situation in his hand, his eyes were stern, and he threw the memorial on the desk with a livid face. It was too violent, and the memorial was bounced on the table a few times, and fell to the ground with a thud.

But the person sitting in the upper position did not respond at all. Now the whole person is full of aura, and the aura exuded is short of breath, making the people standing behind him silent.

Gongsun Zizhan just came in to report on his official duties at this time. Seeing the situation in the room, he hesitated whether to turn around and leave.

Then he was swept by the third prince who was sitting at the top and unscrupulously released the low pressure.

Seeing the hesitant person standing at the door, the Third Prince immediately restrained his aura, letting the servants behind him heave a sigh of relief, and cast grateful glances at Gongsun Zizhan at the door.

Gongsun Zizhan felt the change of the third prince, so he didn't stay any longer, walked in as if nothing had happened, picked up the memorial on the ground, and put it in a remote place on the right side of the table, lest the man would get angry again when he saw it.

However, the Third Prince snorted lightly when he saw his small movements, and did not show his careful thoughts, but his face was still ugly for a moment, and he said coldly: "This Jiang Chengyan is getting worse and worse. , this Jiangzhou catastrophe, after finding out the situation, this king was the first to deal with him."

When Gongsun Zizhan heard his words, he glanced at the previous memorial again, and he understood clearly.

Jiang Chengyan was single-handedly promoted by the emperor. The governor of Jiangnan, he cannot get away with this Jiangzhou incident, but Gongsun Zizhan thought about it and persuaded him: "Although Mr. Jiang is the governor, this building The matter of the dam is not within the scope of his duties, and it may be that he did not investigate it for a while."

After hearing Gongsun's words, the third prince's face softened a bit, but his voice was still cold: "Even if he is not the mastermind, he cannot escape the responsibility of lax governance."

Gongsun Zizhan wanted to continue persuading, but the third prince raised his hand to stop him: "If it is found out that it has nothing to do with Jiang Chengyan this time, if it has something to do with him, then I will also investigate you as an intercessor."

After hearing this, Gongsun Zizhan knew that he was only verbally intimidating, but he didn't dare to say any more, so he reluctantly stopped talking, took the official document and began to report the official business, and said sorry to Jiang Chengyan faintly in his heart. This time, no matter whether he has anything to do with Jiang Chengyan or not, it seems that this person doesn't intend to get over it so easily.

After discussing the official business, the third prince raised his eyes and glanced at Gongsun indifferently, and said casually: "This time, Zizhan has to go through the matter in Jiangzhou himself, so that the king can feel at ease."

After Gongsun Zizhan heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression became a little complicated. Since he came back from his post four years ago, he has never been out of the capital. Deep feeling.

Afterwards, he relaxed, revealing a touch of joy. Seeing this man's reaction, the third prince felt mixed emotions in his heart. Although he knew that this man yearned to travel freely in the mountains and rivers, but for his own great cause, he had to tie him up in the capital. .

The decision to send him to Jiangzhou this time, in addition to considering that the matter is of great importance and only this person can be trusted, also wants this person to take this opportunity to let the wind go.

Gongsun Zizhan didn't know these psychological activities of the third prince. After he accepted the task with joy, he realized that the third prince had a somewhat resentful expression on his face. I didn't take it to heart.

Seeing his reaction like this, the third prince felt a little annoyed and slightly remorseful, wondering if his decision was too hasty, but in order to maintain the majesty of his prince, he still tried his best to maintain a calm and calm face.Seeing this person so happy, he could only helplessly suppress the faint dissatisfaction in his heart.

Before Gongsun Zizhan left, he sent a message to Ji Xiuran to discuss matters related to the construction of the dam with him.

Ji Xiuran tried his best to put forward his own ideas, some of which inspired Gongsun Zizhan.In the end, the two agreed on a new set of design drawings, and Gongsun Zizhan asked Ji Xiuran to draw them.

Ji Xiuran readily accepted it, and when Gongsun Zizhan arrived at Jiangzhou Mansion, Ji Xiuran's study welcomed an uninvited visitor in black again.

Ji Xiuran saw the elusive man in black with only a pair of eyes exposed, standing in front of his desk, staring at him closely, suppressing the complaints in his heart, and handed the things to this man with no expression on his face.

The man in black took the things without saying a word, just inspected them, then turned around and left.

Even after seeing it many times, Ji Xiuran still couldn't get used to these spies who appeared and disappeared.

After the people left, he let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there is nothing invisible here. With the skills of these spies, they can't hide any secrets.

This may be the royal family's secret weapon in being in power for so long.

But Ji Xiuran is smart enough not to think too much, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing, he continues to be his own petty official, just pretend he doesn't know anything.He should stay away from the intrigue of those superiors.

Sure enough, as Ji Xiuran expected, after Gongsun Zizhan arrived in Jiangzhou, after a while, the situation in Jiangzhou spread. Chengyan was relegated to a state under the jurisdiction of Chongzhou

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