Shen Ci didn't think highly of Chi Yan. "Isn't it unbelievable? As the emperor, his word was law, right? But he still failed in the end. Do you think you can?"
“Sitting in that position, there are actually more things to consider.” Chi Yan remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, “But I have nothing to worry about.”
Shen Ci replied ambiguously, "That's not necessarily true."
*
The Xie family.
After seeing Shen Tangning off, the second cousin's wife was still somewhat confused:
Why did she ask us to prepare so much money?
"To create momentum." The eldest cousin's wife pursed her lips slightly. "That's what Tang Ning said, but I'm not quite sure what she meant."
My second cousin's wife bit her lip and snorted indignantly, "You believe everything she says?"
A look of hesitation appeared in the eldest cousin's sister-in-law's eyes: "Tang Ning wouldn't possibly harm us, would she?"
“We can’t make such a big decision on our own,” the second cousin-in-law said reluctantly after thinking it over. “Let’s go ask our grandfather for instructions.”
——
"Master, there has been no news today either."
Yuan Zhao couldn't understand, and looked at the person in front of him, "Why did Master ask me to keep an eye on Yunlongyan?"
Shen Tangning lowered her eyes: "I observed the celestial phenomena last night and found signs of heavy rain recently. If the heavy rain continues, do you think there is a risk that the Yunlong Dam will break?"
Yuan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously laughed and said, "Impossible! This is a huge project, it took so much manpower and resources to build it, no matter how heavy the rain, it's impossible for the dam to break!"
He paused, glanced at the bright sunshine outside, and shook his head. "Besides, it's been sunny for days on end. Since the beginning of summer, there haven't even been many light rains, so how could there be a downpour?"
Shen Tangning's lips curved into a smile, but her gaze darkened: "Is that so?"
But in the previous life, the Yunlong Dam had already breached.
Because of shoddy workmanship during construction, a section of the dike was breached, causing widespread flooding that resulted in many deaths, displacement of people, and even impacted Yanjing (Beijing).
The emperor was furious and severely punished a group of officials, including Chi Jingyu, who was the vice minister of the Ministry of Works.
Right now, Chi Jingyu should be even more anxious than her.
——
Chi Jingyu was indeed very anxious. He had suggested to the Minister of Works more than once that the Yunlong Weir be reinforced, but the other party completely dismissed the suggestion.
“Jingyu, we’ve discussed this matter several times. Doesn’t reinforcing the dikes cost money? The Ministry of Revenue’s funds aren’t so easily obtained. Every time we ask them for money, they make excuses.”
The Minister of Works turned to look at Chi Jingyu and shook his head. "Besides, what you're saying about torrential rain is utter nonsense! Not a single drop of rain has fallen this month. It's good enough if it's not a drought, let alone a flood. That's not something we should be worrying about!"
Chi Jingyu's face stiffened. Even though he was usually calm and collected, he wanted to curse inwardly. Didn't you know how much you embezzled when you built it?
If he wasn't afraid of being implicated and losing his head, why would he bother with all this talk?
"Minister, please reconsider. This is no small matter..."
After a while, the Minister of Works grew impatient and raised his hand to interrupt him: "Alright, there's no need to mention this again! I think you're just under too much pressure lately, which is causing you to overthink things. You'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."
He turned around, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
Young people are so eager for quick success and instant benefits; they want to achieve something by stepping on his head? Dream on!
Watching the other person's departing figure, Chi Jingyu clenched his fists:
That old man is completely impervious to reason!
No, he absolutely cannot be dragged down!
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