Emperor Wu of Liang looked at his ministers with a gloomy look.
"What do the people in the Ministry of Industry do for a living?!"
"Um!?"
Emperor Wu of Liang cast his cold gaze upon the face of Xiang Qingye, the Minister of Works.
Xiang Qingye was so frightened that he trembled all over and kowtowed quickly.
"Your Majesty, this time, the altar was built with only the finest nanmu wood. There was absolutely no cutting corners. I hope Your Majesty will understand..."
"Maybe it's because the wind is too strong and the altar is quite high, so..."
Xiang Qingye faced the cold gaze of Emperor Wu of Liang and spoke in a lower and lower voice.
When Emperor Wu of Liang wanted to build such a high altar, he said it was inappropriate because accidents could easily happen in the wind.
However, Emperor Wu of Liang insisted on his own way, and now that something has gone wrong, the blame has been put on their Ministry of Works.
If anyone is to blame for this, it should be the people in the Imperial Observatory.
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that the possibility of praying for rain was so small, but it still failed to stop Emperor Wu of Liang. Doesn't this show the incompetence of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory?
Thinking of this, Xiang Qingye continued to speak.
"This matter is closely related to the Imperial Observatory. The people at the Imperial Observatory should have -- should have anticipated this kind of thing long ago..."
Emperor Wu of Liang glared fiercely at Xiang Qingye who was trying to pass the buck.
"All members of the Ministry of Works must redeem themselves from their crimes and rebuild three rain altars within seven days. They must be the same height as this one."
Xiang Qingye looked up at Emperor Wu of Liang in shock.
We also need to build three rain altars! ?
This---is there any way to survive?
Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Xiang Qingye with a cold look in his eyes.
"If there is another collapse, the Ministry of Works will kill!"
"......Yes!" Xiang Qingye kowtowed in response with a bitter face.
Emperor Wu of Liang had already said that he was doing meritorious service while serving his sentence. If he dared to say another word, his head would be the first to fall from the Ministry of Works.
What a sin!
Emperor Wu of Liang shifted his gaze from Xiang Qingye to Chai Yuanyu.
Chai Yuanyu was so scared that he immediately dropped his eyelids.
This has nothing to do with his Ministry of Revenue.
Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Chai Yuanyu for a moment, then shifted his gaze to Wei Jianxiong.
Looking at Wei Jianxiong's furry short hair, Emperor Wu of Liang felt a headache.
Everyone can have hair, so why can't he grow it?
Wei Jianxiong quickly raised his eyelids and stole a glance at Emperor Wu of Liang.
He was frightened when he met the cold eyes of Emperor Wu of Liang.
Wei Jianxiong pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and spoke before Emperor Wu of Liang could start his attack.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Speak!" Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Wei Jianxiong coldly.
Wei Jianxiong straightened up slightly.
"I discovered that Vice Minister Wan Yuandong, General Yao Haiyao, and Vice Minister Zheng Shiqi of the Ministry of War did not attend the rain-making ceremony this morning..."
He and Zheng Shiqi were both assistant ministers of the Ministry of War, and normally they would kneel together.
In the morning, he was so busy watching Emperor Wu of Liang reading the edict of apology that he didn't notice that Zheng Shiqi was not there.
By the time he realized that Zheng Shiqi had not arrived, the Taoist priests had already climbed up to the altar for praying for rain.
When he found that Zheng Shiqi was not there, he immediately felt something was wrong.
Zheng Shiqi is a timid guy who has never missed the morning court.
Not to mention the big thing of praying for rain now.
"Hmm!?" Emperor Wu of Liang frowned slightly and raised his eyelids to look around.
These three people were indeed not seen among the civil and military officials who were everywhere.
"What does this have to do with praying for rain?!"
Emperor Wu of Liang was still thinking about praying for rain, so he didn't react for a while.
These three people are not very important people. They did not participate in the rain-praying ceremony and would apologize to him afterwards.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Jianxiong looked at Emperor Wu of Liang who hadn't reacted yet and continued hurriedly.
"These three families are all relatives of the Xiao family. If they don't come together, something is wrong."
"I suspect they deliberately didn't come to the rain-praying ceremony in order to disrupt it."
"The whole city is praying sincerely for rain. They're staying out of the city. Who knows what bad things they might be up to."
When he found out that Zheng Shiqi didn't come, his first reaction was to go find Wan Yuandong and Yao Hai.
He looked around again and again before he was sure that these people had not come.
He felt something was wrong at the time and wanted to report it to Emperor Wu of Liang.
But at that time, praying for rain was a critical moment. After thinking it over again and again, he finally did not dare to offend Emperor Wu of Liang.
Fortunately, he did not interrupt the rain-praying ceremony at that time, otherwise if the rain-praying ceremony failed, Emperor Wu of Liang would have blamed him.
"The Xiao family!?" Emperor Wu of Liang narrowed his eyes coldly, and murderous intent quickly surged in his eyes.
Why is it so difficult to kill this Xiao family? They always appear and make a move from time to time.
He sent Dong Wenfeng to hunt down the Xiao family, but no news has been received so far.
The two assassins he sent out to capture Lin Yiran also went unnoticed.
Now the three relatives of the Xiao family have disappeared at the same time. Is this a rebellion?
"What a Xiao family! They won't cry until they see the coffin!"
"I want them dead!!"
Emperor Wu of Liang was furious.
"Come here, capture these three people immediately!"
"yes!"
Soon, a group of palace guards rushed out of the palace and headed straight for the Wan Mansion, Yao Mansion and Zheng Mansion.
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