Anyone who sits in that position will never be allowed to hold military power while also possessing a lot of money. Even if they can endure it for three to five years, what about ten or twenty years?

Shen Wan was just curious and asked, not wanting to disturb Xie Jingyan's reading. Shen Wan was about to go back to her room when Chen Feng rushed in without even knocking and said, "Master, an urgent message from Xizhou has been sent to the capital."

Xie Jingyan frowned. "What happened in Xizhou?"

Chen Feng replied, "The Xizhou Dam was blown up."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan's expression changed drastically. "What did you say? The Xizhou Dam was blown up?!"

Chen Feng nodded, "His Majesty was furious when he saw the urgent message."

Xie Jingyan's face was as cold as if it were covered with a layer of frost.

I just received news a few days ago that Xizhou was reinforcing its dikes, and today I received news that the Xizhou dam had been blown up.

This clearly shows that the Xizhou Dam was of such poor quality that even with reinforcement, it wouldn't be able to withstand floods. So they simply blew up the dam, destroying the original construction drawings, ledgers, and all the evidence he kept. As long as the dam isn't destroyed by the flood, they can rest easy, right?!

Shen Wan asked, "What about the people near the Xizhou Dam?"

Chen Feng said, "The dam usually doesn't hold much water, and it was only destroyed after nightfall. A lot of nearby farmland and houses were still flooded, and more than a hundred people died..."

After a pause, Chen Feng said, "The urgent message from Xizhou says that the dam was blown up by spies from Xiliang."

Xie Jingyan laughed, "Did Xiliang have nothing better to do than come and blow up a dam in my Great Chu that can't even hold off a flood?"