Chapter 49: Everyone is so beautiful
Yuanruan: [Tell me about it.]
System: [This Du Shui Si Lang Zhong was a spy sent by the old emperor of Chu. His original mission was to instigate the Western Zhu Hou Wang of Da Xia and find an opportunity to split Da Xia. So Du Shui Si Lang Zhong started to build a good reputation in the territory of the Western Zhu Hou Wang. But the Western Zhu Hou Wang was more cautious and did not use outsiders at all. And Prime Minister Li, who happened to be in charge of disaster relief in the west, heard of his talent and accepted him as his apprentice. ]
Prime Minister Li: ...
Ahhh! Can you please skip over me? I don't want to hear about how I was taken advantage of.
System: [After hearing the news, the old emperor of Chu State thought it was a good idea, so he asked the doctor of the Dushui Division to be in charge of the plan to consume the internal power of Xia State. Daxia has suffered from floods for a long time, and the ancestor of this doctor of the Dushui Division was in charge of flood control. In order to consume Daxia's manpower and material resources, he took the initiative to ask for permission to build a huge canal project that can permanently control the floods in the south. Your Majesty agreed.]
The emperor was so angry that he clenched his fists: !!!
He had always admired the doctor of the Dushui Division, who was diligent, not greedy for money or annexing land, and had great talent in flood control. Because of this, the emperor also promoted him to the position of doctor of the Dushui Division. But who would have thought that he was not doing it for the good of Daxia, but for the benefit of the people. He deserves to be killed!
Other court officials also stared at the doctor of the Dushuisi with cold eyes: No wonder the south, which has spent a lot of money on construction projects, still suffers from floods every year. It must be the project built by this man. The harm is really too great. He deserves to be killed!
Prime Minister Li looked at each other angrily and dejectedly, recalling the losses from floods in recent years. It was over. He was afraid that not only his daughter but his entire family would suffer.
Among them, only the doctor of the Du Shui Division looked confused. He even bowed to Prime Minister Li and asked, "Why is your father-in-law looking at me like this?"
Everyone: ???
Could it be that he can't hear?
Yes, Yuanruan is the national destiny of Daxia. This spy is not from Daxia, so even if he has a sixth-rank status, he should not be able to hear it.
Yuanruan suddenly realized:
[So that's how it is. I now understand why the National Mission let this person go.]
People of Daxia: !!!
No, you don’t understand Xiao Guoyun!
Once a flood strikes, tens of thousands of disaster victims will cry and tens of thousands of disaster victims will be displaced. Such a person should be killed even if he is a genius.
System: [Yes. This person is a bit like Zheng Guo in history. Although his heart is evil, what he does is very beneficial to Daxia! ]
Everyone: ???
What?
What does it mean to have a bad heart? Is it good for Daxia?
Yuan Ruan: [Yes. I guess the method of flood control designed by the doctor of the Du Shui Si was very effective. But after it was found to be a spoof, Da Xia completely abandoned this plan. Since then, the flood has not been cured.]
System: [Aruan is really smart. Someone in later generations dug out the flood control plan designed by the doctor of the Du Shui Si, which successfully suppressed the floods in Daxia from once a year to once every eight years. That person even sighed that if the doctor of the Du Shui Si could personally preside over the modification and construction, maybe the floods could be controlled to once every twenty years. ]
Crowd: !!!
What! The floods can be controlled to once every eight years! Or even once every twenty years? The doctor of the Water Conservancy Bureau has such ability?!
Some court officials had different ideas, but they still did not dare to act, because His Majesty hated spies the most.
The court officials peeked at the emperor and found that his complexion had not improved at all.
The emperor suddenly walked up to the doctor of the Dushui Division and said, "As a spy of the Chu State, you were recommended by Prime Minister Li to use a huge water conservancy project to bring down Daxia. Is that right or not?"
The doctor from the Du Shui Si department turned pale and was silent for a long time. Then he looked at his wife guiltily, but was slapped in the face by her.
Madam Li knelt straight before the emperor and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I discovered some clues about Xi Zuo a month ago and copied all the letters between him and the State of Chu and put them in a copper-locked cabinet in the chamber. But I was afraid of implicating my father, so I did not expose it in time. I hope Your Majesty will spare my father's life for the fact that I took the initiative to present evidence."
After saying this, Mrs. Li kowtowed heavily.
The doctor of the Du Shui Si had a complex emotion of disbelief in his eyes, and finally knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the disaster is not as severe as that of the child, I hope..."
Before he could finish his words, he was hit hard by Mrs. Li beside him.
Madam Li said viciously, "How dare you mention my son... Why didn't I poison you to death earlier to prevent you from causing trouble?"
The doctor from the Du Shui Si looked subconsciously at the bowl of medicine soup that was broken on the ground. His face turned pale again and he said nothing more.
The emperor closed his eyes, then opened them again with the same grim expression.
Yuan Ruan: [It's over! Judging from the elder brother's expression, he has already found out that the other party is a spy. The court officials are probably also filled with righteous indignation. ]
The corners of the court officials' mouths twitched slightly: they were originally filled with righteous indignation, but after hearing your words, they became entangled.
The prince hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty. The doctor of the Dushui Division made many mistakes, but his talent is there. The country is for the country..."
The emperor turned his head and glared at the prince, pausing at every word: "Prince, if you allow him to live, it will only encourage the arrogance of other countries in sending spies! It will make my Great Xia be nailed to the pillar of shame!"
The prince choked.
Yuan Ruan: [Big Brother is really angry. This mission looks really weird.]
When the emperor heard this, he looked at Yu Yuanruan and was about to order the death penalty to be cut into pieces, but instead changed it to a milder one.
He said to the chief of the palace guards: "Take off your official hat and uniform, and send you to prison. I will interrogate you in the spring..."
At this moment, the system made a loud noise:
【Ahhh! Host, I clicked on another piece of his gossip. I finally know why the National Fortune Mission favors Doctor Du Shuisi. It's not just him, the Shutong brothers he adopted ten years ago are also the key!】
Yuanruan: [Ah! What does that mean?!]
The rest of the people also turned their attention to this question. What kind of power do these Shutong brothers have that they are more important to the country than avoiding flood disasters?
The emperor paused, then looked over with a bit of curiosity.
System: [After the brothers' Du Shui Si Langzhong was executed, the elder brother vowed to avenge him and took the initiative to find the State of Chu and seek refuge with the Fourth Prince. In the following five years, he took the initiative to send troops to annex half of Shu's land, made great military exploits, and became the top general of the State of Chu.
[The younger brother also wanted revenge, but he thought Chu was no good, so he took the initiative to join Chen. This guy was also a military genius. He led 5,000 people and marched thousands of miles alone to kill the Western Xiongnu, forcing them to cede more than half of their territory to Chen. In the end, the two brothers fought hand-to-hand on the battlefield between Chen and Chu, one died and the other was injured, and they disappeared from the battlefield. Because the two brothers made so many contributions in seven years and left the stage tragically, they were called the most militarily talented twin stars of the time by later generations! ]
Yuan Ruan: [Ahhh! My god, the characters of these two must have been inspired by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing! So cool! No wonder Daxia wants this. If I can get it, the whole world will be mine!]
People of Xia Country: !!!
What?!
The Gemini Generals?!
What does Xia Country lack the most?
Military general, a powerful military general!
The only general who can be mentioned is General Wu Yi, who can only be ranked seventh among the many generals of the Five Kingdoms.
Now that they knew there were two great generals who were pioneering new territories, who wouldn't be excited? Even the Minister of Finance, who was worried about finances, took out his golden abacus. He would rather calculate the baggage for the generals than haggle over the compensation terms after the defeat.
The court officials all looked at the emperor at the same time: Your Majesty, it's one against two! Three is greater than one, why don't you just bear with it!
The prince stood up, looked at the emperor, and saluted, "Father, please think twice."
Once one person takes the lead, others will follow suit. The court officials bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Yuan Ruan: [Hiss, he is a spy. I didn't expect that the doctor of the Du Shuisi has such good relationships in the court! Can my mission be rescued? ]
System: [This person is simply everyone's favorite! But your eldest brother is a tyrant who kills people for a disagreement and hates betrayal the most. I think he will definitely not stay. ]
emperor:……