The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Overnight, the wind direction turned upside down. The Eighth Prince, who was originally a brilliant and powerful man who had made great contributions to water control, suddenly became a headstrong man who ignored the lives of thousands of people and disrespected eminent monks.

The Bochang Reservoir completely collapsed, and all the houses downstream were destroyed. If not for the night before yesterday, Zhao Yi, the city guard in the general's mansion, and Guan Lianghan, who had just returned to the court, led the people to evacuate overnight. I don't know how many innocent lives would have been destroyed in this flood. inside.

The common people said that Zhao Jiajun and Guan Jiajun were simply living Bodhisattvas who rescued the suffering, and instantly won the praise and love of the people in Beijing.

And that word became a prophecy, and Master Huijue, who predicted that the Bochang Reservoir was about to collapse, was enshrined as a god. On this morning, there was a sudden downpour of rain. If it weren't for the Zhao family army and the Guan family army, there would have been thousands of innocent souls in the capital.

This kind of news flowed through the streets and alleys, passed through the mansions of the nobles, passed through the sky above the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and finally reached the court of the Ninth Five-Year Lord.

Those who supported the faction of the Fifth Prince took this opportunity to seize the opportunity to sternly refute the Eighth Prince's actions, and the imperial censor's memorial to impeach the Eighth Prince Ye Li flew to the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

Then things didn't end there.

A rumor has quietly started in the capital that the embankment was originally built by a subordinate promoted by Prime Minister Li Dong. That subordinate contaminated a lot of money for the construction of the embankment, and most of it fell into the prime minister's mansion. It was precisely because Li An, the second young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he tried his best to cover up the matter, even at the expense of the lives of thousands of people upstream and downstream. The Eighth Prince and Li An have always been on good terms, so they also covered it up for him.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. The masters of the world also understand this truth. Officials, big and small, have nothing to do with being greedy for ink. However, the Bochang Reservoir was originally the largest reservoir in the capital of the Jin Dynasty, and it is related to the drinking water of the people in the capital. East and West are also the water source for irrigating thousands of acres of fertile land. If the greed is small, it's fine, but if the greed is too much, it will be a moth of the country.

Especially at this juncture, what Li An did was no different from killing people to silence them, and one killing would cost the lives of thousands of people. The court was shocked, the emperor was furious, and he made an order without saying a word. The prime minister's office was corrupt and broke the law.

At that time, Li An was talking to Ye Li at the eighth prince's mansion. Ye Li said angrily: "What the hell is going on? How could what the monk said be true?"

Li An was also a little confused for the first time. After thinking for a while, he said: "It must have been well prepared. This matter must have something to do with the Zhao family. All the guards of His Highness disappeared without a trace last night. Presumably, they all suffered from the Zhao family and Guan Lianghan." It’s just that these soldiers are members of the army, how could there be no trace left behind?”

"What's the use of leaving traces?" Ye Li said: "I must not tell others about this matter, and I will only suffer from being dumb. Besides, since the other party dares to kill people recklessly, there must be a way to deal with it." He He clenched his fists: "The Zhao family? They even voted for Lao Wu."

"Your Highness, I still feel that this matter is very strange, and it may not be the Fifth Highness's doing." Li An said.

Ye Li looked at him with unkind eyes: "Li An, this hall has trusted you many times, but this time it fell."

"Your Highness will punish you." Li An hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes as he lowered his head.

"That's all." Ye Li waved his hand: "Father is definitely furious at this moment, I have to apologize, otherwise there is no way out."

Just as he was talking, suddenly a guard hurried in from the outside, seeing Ye Li, he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, something has happened."

Ye Li frowned: "What's wrong?"

The guard glanced at Li An, and Ye Li said, "Speak."

"Your Majesty decreed that the people in the prime minister's mansion be arrested and put in prison pending trial."

"What?" Li An suddenly stood up.

The guard hurriedly told the ins and outs of the future, Ye Li frowned tightly, this matter seemed to be unlucky for the prime minister's mansion, but it was also inextricably related to the eighth prince's mansion, although the emperor didn't say anything at the moment, in his heart I'm afraid that I have already developed dislike for him.

Li An was stunned for a moment. For some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in his heart. The emperor didn't know how the prime minister's mansion has been in Beijing these years, and they all passed by with a blind eye, just because the situation in the court required In terms of balance, the Prime Minister's Mansion is necessary for existence. Once this balance is broken, the current good situation will be destroyed. The emperor knew this, and the prime minister's office also knew this, as long as he behaved properly and fearlessly, it would not be a big problem.

But now, the emperor actually wants to put the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion in prison. For those with infinite glory, what does it mean to be in a prison? It means that it will never be possible to restore their former position. The emperor is determined to dispose of the prime minister's mansion, what should he do next?

Ye Li frowned: "Father will believe such absurd things?"

"The rumors outside are very vicious," the guard said cautiously, "The words are very credible. The people sent by the emperor sealed up the prime minister's mansion, and indeed countless jewels were found in the mansion."

Li An stood there in a daze.

The Bochang Reservoir was indeed built by people promoted by Li Dong. Whether there is greed or not, of course there is, but it will not be broken at the first touch, at least it has reached a certain stable foundation. Xuan, the sudden collapse of the dam was unexpected, but countless rumors arose here.

What's more, so many gold, silver and jewelry were found in the prime minister's mansion.

Although most of these jewels have nothing to do with the silver of the reservoir project. But in the current situation, all those money will definitely be planted on the matter of the reservoir.

A few days ago, Ye Li hinted in front of the emperor that the treasury was empty, and that he could find a solution from the rich minister's house. I wanted to point the finger at the Zhao family, but the Zhao family suddenly started serving porridge, making it impossible for the emperor to do anything. Now that there are countless jewels in the prime minister's mansion, don't they take the initiative to put the prepared meals in front of the emperor.

How could the emperor not be tempted by such a large amount of wealth, not to mention the floods and the treasury needed to be filled.

After pressing down layer by layer like this, there is no chance in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

However, the prime minister's mansion was overthrown and the power of the eighth prince was damaged. It seems that the fifth prince benefited the most, but the Zhao family also benefited a lot.

How could the General's Mansion, which has always been aloof from the world and sought silence and neutrality, be uncharacteristically uncharacteristic? The disappearance of hundreds of Jingwei last night must have been their handwriting. When did the general's mansion become so cruel?

And Guan Lianghan, why did Guan Lianghan get involved?

Li An quickly connected these things together in his mind, the General's Mansion, Guan Lianghan...Suddenly, a name appeared in his mind, Jiang Xinzhi.