If vegetables are not exposed to sunlight or do not receive enough sunlight, they will turn yellow and of course become more tender and crisp. Chives are produced under such circumstances.

When Wang Zheng ate the fried eggs with leeks, it was almost the New Year and the court became busy. After all, many things this year needed to be summarized, the gains and losses discussed, and preparations for next year.

Wang Zheng was still invited to attend court from time to time, mostly just as a mascot. When Wang Zheng spoke the most, he was mostly acting as a peacemaker, trying to ease the tension between Wu Zetian and Li Xian.

The court officials were now completely divided into three factions. Most of the aristocratic families stood on Li Xian's side, while most of the officials born into ordinary families stood on Wu Zetian's side. Of course, more people were ambiguous.

There was always some dispute at every court meeting, and sometimes there was even opposition just for the sake of opposition.

Wang Zheng looked at Li Zhi, who was sitting on the dragon throne with his eyes closed and looking calm and composed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This is actually the effect that Li Zhi wanted. In Li Zhi's view, disputes are always better than harmony, as long as everything is under his control.

Wang Zheng smiled and shook his head, saying: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you can't let go of this worry. After all, people who work in technology are different from those who govern. We in Yuzhou cannot tolerate any fake things. After all, fake things are worthless.

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Shangguan Yi was indignant, while Xu Jingzong said cheerfully, "But the acceptance of the Wuyang Reservoir was done by the Wuyang prefect at the behest of the Yangdi governor, and the document did not have the signature of the person in charge of the Planning Department.

Li Zhi sat in a wheelchair and poured a cup of tea for Wang Zheng himself. He smiled and said, "The steward made the chives very crispy and tender. How did you come up with that idea?"

Wang Zheng felt that this was most likely at the instruction of Li Zhi. After all, Li Zhi was really greedy for money.

At the same time, Wang Zheng sighed in his heart. What a shoddy project it was that the dam collapsed when it was just storing water. Three million guan was not a small amount. Even without the assistance of heavy machinery, 3 billion guan would be enough to build a water storage dam.

Your Majesty had issued an edict as early as the beginning of last year that all major projects, whether they were large reservoirs, official roads, or other projects, as long as the cost exceeded one thousand strings of cash, must be confirmed and accepted by the local government chief, the planning department, and the money house.

Wu Zetian looked at Shangguan Yi and asked, "Does your Excellency Shangguan have any objections?"

Shangguan Yi bowed and said, "I have no objection. Please investigate thoroughly."

In the past two years, the country has built countless large reservoirs on various rivers. All those that have passed the acceptance inspection have never experienced a collapse accident until now. Unexpectedly, the accident would be so huge.

In that era, transportation was slow and the results would not come out until after the new year. However, since Shangguan Yi dared to ask Wu Zetian to conduct a thorough investigation, he was most likely not involved.

However, the acceptance document for the Wuyang Reservoir, which was accepted two months ago, only had the seal of the Planning Department, but no signature of the person in charge of the Planning Department. Does Lord Shangguan know what this means?

With so many unreasonable things, Lord Shangguan actually thinks that the Yangdi Governor and Wuyang Magistrate are not responsible?"

Moreover, according to the rules, even after qualified acceptance, it would take a year to pay the remaining 20% ​​of the project payment. However, in just two months, the construction party had paid off all the project payments.

hehe.

Lord Shangguan should understand what this represents. The Wuyang Reservoir is a major project with a construction cost of three million strings of cash. The Chinese dynasty contributed 30% of the money and grain, Yangdi Prefecture also contributed 30%, and the remaining 40% was raised through collective funds.

Anyway, the Yuzhou clan is basically made up of poor people. Even if someone commits a crime and their property is searched, there will be no repercussions, so Wang Zheng is happy to watch the show.

It turned out that the accounts were not settled using the engineering account, but were settled by the Yangdi governor using the state account. Does Lord Shangguan know what this means?

Well, the students in the college are all very good.

However, doing so made the officials of the aristocratic families very worried. After all, if this happened to them, it would implicate them greatly.

Li Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "Those little girls are really good. They didn't covet the money from the ticket exchange. Instead, they wanted to make some money with their own hands. This is really good.

"It's just a little trick. Onions and garlic that grow in dark places will also turn yellow and taste much crisper and tenderer. So I just covered them with a basin and tried it. I found that the onions and garlic tasted really good."

"Then arrest all the officials from Yangdi Prefecture and bring them back to Chang'an for trial. At the same time, notify the chief officials of the places where the officials' tribes are located to monitor their tribes' movements. If there are any unusual movements, they can decide on their own how to deal with them."

After the court session, Wang Zheng walked leisurely towards the Daming Palace. The palace was so big that it took Wang Zheng a while to reach Li Zhi's small flower garden.

Wang Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with the confiscation of property. After all, liberating the people and land of the big families would be beneficial to the country.

Shangguan Yi was silent.

"The fundamental responsibility for the collapse of the Wuyang Reservoir lies with the construction team, who tampered with the construction. The Wuyang magistrate and the Yangdi governor did not know about the construction of the reservoir, so how can we hold them responsible?"

Wu Zetian's favorite thing to do was to confiscate property and exterminate clans. Killing was secondary. The key was that the proceeds from confiscating property were too huge, and it could also free up a lot of people and land, which was a particularly cost-effective deal.

If all the officials in the world were as self-aware as the students in the academy, I would have less worries. "

Three million strings of cash! It had just been filled with water and hadn't even experienced the flood season, yet it collapsed like this.

But those in power cannot be sincere at all. After all, they are all cunning and treacherous. If they are sincere to others, they will not go far in their official career.

These are two different paths.”

Li Zhi pondered for a moment, then laughed and said, "What you said is quite new. If that's the case, why did you want the Yuzhou clan to enter the court?"

Wang Zheng sighed and said with a look of disappointment: "I was prepared to work like a slave for the officials in the court, but unfortunately they didn't want me. What can I do? I can only leave to the four borderlands."

Li Zhi pointed at Wang Zheng and continued to laugh, saying, "Haha, it seems that the steward is in a very good mood today. He is willing to tell me a joke. It's rare."