Chapter 460 The Third Prince of Chu State smiled in his heart

Seeing that everything went smoothly, the doctor from the Du Shui Si Department relaxed a little.

Just at this moment, he heard the two people's thoughts.

Yuan Ruan: [How magnificent! As expected of a doctor from the Dushuisi, he can really create a flood and dig a canal.]

System: [Not bad, this water directly washed away a lot of gravel, saving a lot of transportation labor...]

The doctor of the Dushui Division listened to the various advantages of the system and felt happy but helpless, because although the results were very good, they were highly accidental. But in the end, happiness prevailed.

He immediately ordered someone to rush the good news back to the capital within 800 km.

The doctor of the Du Shui Si had just asked someone to deliver a letter when he suddenly thought of the three letters he had sent out four hours ago, two hours ago, and one hour ago.

The doctor of the Du Shui Si hurriedly instructed the messenger to speed up and try to catch up with the person who reported the news before, or at least catch up with the last letter, otherwise it would be too much of a shock to the court.

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Two days later, the atmosphere in the Daxia court was strange.

Because when the flood messenger came to report the situation, the third prince of Chu, who came as a special envoy, happened to be in the court.

So he heard with his own ears that a certain county magistrate in Daxia, for his own benefit, deliberately concealed the damage to the dam and did not report it, so that now most areas in the north are in danger of collapse.

He also heard with his own ears that because the main river was flooding wildly, at least dozens of counties in the northern part of Daxia, including the former Xiongnu grasslands and the former Chen State towns, were affected by the disaster. If it was not controlled well, the entire northern region would be plunged into flood disaster.

He also saw with his own eyes how shocked and anxious the officials of the Great Xia court were when they learned that Concubine Rong, the Third Prince, and the Great Xia Imperial Preceptor would remain in the flood-stricken area. Several young officials even stepped forward to petition to bring the Imperial Preceptor and his entourage back safely.

He even saw several elderly officers angrily scolding the Junior Chancellor, the Grand Secretary and others for being unreliable, and that they should forcibly abduct the Imperial Master and his party and sue them for dereliction of duty.

The third prince of Chu laughed out loud.

He originally thought that coming to Xia Kingdom was a thankless task, but now it seems that Xia Kingdom is the blessed land for his revival. Look, as soon as he arrived in Xia Kingdom, Xia Kingdom fell into trouble. When this news is passed back, his father will definitely reward him.

At this time, another 800-mile express letter came over.

The messenger rushed over holding the flying pigeon, glanced at the third prince of Chu hesitantly, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

The Emperor of Xia glanced at the messenger. The previous messenger was too reckless, so there was no need to hide anything now.

The emperor said, "Speak."

The messenger did not hesitate any longer and immediately bowed his hands, his voice still trembling: "Your Majesty, the dam has collapsed."

The emperor tightened his fingers and asked, "When?"

The messenger hurriedly said, "According to the distance traveled, yes, it was the Yin hour a day ago."

The court officials were all shocked, unable to hide the ugly expressions on their faces.

The third prince of Chu State was laughing in his heart, but his face showed a look of pity and sorrow.

At this time, the Minister of War stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty. I respectfully request that the mighty troops of the capital be dispatched to Beidizhen... to provide disaster relief."

The third prince of Chu State sneered in his heart. What disaster relief? They wanted to suppress the Xiongnu people in the north and the people of Chen State! They were afraid that they would take advantage of the disaster to cause trouble.

At this time, the Minister of Revenue also stepped forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I object. The national treasury has enough capacity at present, but the granaries are already more than half empty. If..." Taking into account the presence of outsiders, the Minister of Revenue swallowed back his words about sending out a large army at this time, fearing that the granaries would be in trouble next year.

But most of those who could attend the court were intelligent people, and they could understand what the Minister of Revenue had not said.