If this matter is reported, Qian Huichun will naturally be exempted from some of the culpability, and he will be able to make meritorious deeds. Maybe the imperial court will be lenient and spare his life.
But the matter involved a lot, and he was actually involved. Even though he only drank a piece of soup with the money, he still extended his hand after all.
If the court pursues him, he himself will have to bear the blame!
At that time, what difference will there be between severity and severity? Moreover, because of the flood, the crimes were increased one after another, and finally several crimes were punished at the same time!
What's more, if he spoke, those officials would not spare him.
He was afraid that he would be killed by others before the court had time to pursue him.
If you expose it, he will have to die. If you don't expose it, he might die just the same.
Chen Zhao is Qian Huichun's confidant, so of course he understands what the Lord is hesitating about.
Because when the adults and those people colluded together, it was not like he didn't accept the benefits.
"Sir! You have to think twice! If we don't expose it, our guilt will be huge!"
Chen Zhao was a little anxious and he couldn't help but remind him.
"Then if we are exposed, we will be exempted from liability? This matter has implicated the high officials in the capital. If we are really exposed, those ministers will not let us go, and we may die faster!"
Chen Zhao suddenly understood what he said and broke into a cold sweat.
That's right! He still thinks too simply.
He had always thought that the Lord was timid at first and did not dare to go too far. The little money he got was not worth mentioning compared with those people.
But he overlooked one thing, those people were all cruel and ruthless people.
If they had told her, would they still be alive?
Chen Zhaogang was about to speak, but suddenly thought, "That's not right! Sir, if something like this happens, even if we don't tell it, those people won't let us go if they can't!"
Chen Zhao was very worried and stared at Qian Huichun, as if Qian Huichun was his life-saving straw.
"Of course I understand that when everyone in the capital knows about this, they will be on pins and needles. As long as we are alive, they will have sleepless nights. Therefore, we must find a backer."
Qian Huichun had a plan, but now he was involved in a flood. Who among the senior officials in the capital would dare to protect him?
No one dares to take such a big risk to protect him! Besides, there is no benefit in protecting him at this time. On the contrary, he will get into trouble.
"Sir, have you found a backer? Who can support us at this juncture?"
Chen Zhao felt relieved immediately, and he knew that the adults would definitely be able to think of a solution.
"You also understand our current situation. If we don't pay some price, how can we find a way out? A backer? Naturally, it can be a backer for us because we have something we can use."
Qian Huichun said earnestly.
He originally wanted to keep this thing for future promotions, but now he had to take it out.
Late at night, there was a flapping sound of wings, and Ming Yan quickly stepped forward to check.
Now there are people sending messages from flying pigeons, they can only be Ding Shiliu and others from Jiangnan.
The Lord ordered Ding Shiliu and the others to go to several state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, and they were heading for the Tianya River.
Two days ago, your Excellency had issued an order, ordering Ding Shiliu and the others to draw a map of Linjiang.
Your Excellency was originally waiting for urgent use, but Jiangnan is about two thousand miles away from the capital.
Among them, the mountains and ravines are steep and the rivers block the way. The real calculation is far more than 2,000 miles.
What's more, the difficulties and obstacles on the road are immeasurable, so the message can only be sent by flying pigeons.
Even homing pigeons have to fly for three days to reach the capital.
I took off the bamboo tubes from the pigeon's feet and gave the pigeon water and food.
Ming Yan opened the bamboo tube and took a look and found that it was indeed a map of Linjiang.
"Sir! News from Jiangnan has arrived!"
Your Excellency has said that as long as it is a message from Jiangnan, no matter how late it is, it must be reported to him immediately.
Ming Yan lit all the candles, and the room suddenly became much brighter.
Gu Chengyu unfolded the note in his hand and found that it was a map of Changtian Mansion.
Changtian Mansion is close to the lower reaches of the Tianya River. If there is a place where the embankment is most likely to burst, it is certainly Changtian Mansion.
Gu Chengyu looked at the note, carefully recalling and comparing it with the map at the prince's place, while describing it.
Although what he had seen from the prince before was quite detailed, it was by no means as comprehensive as what he had in his hands now.
After all, this copy was copied on the spot, so it must be more accurate than the one from the prince.
On the third day, after leaving work, as soon as Gu Chengyu returned to the house, Ming Yan hurried into the study.
"Sir! Another letter!" After a while, Ming Yan came over with a note.
Gu Chengyu thought it was a map of other state capitals and quickly took it.
When he opened the note and looked at it, Gu Chengyu's expression suddenly changed.
I saw what was written above: "The downstream bank of Changtian Mansion burst, flooding several villages, and hundreds of people died in the flood!"
There were only a few words, but the content shocked Gu Chengyu. He didn't expect that what he was worried about would happen.
Gu Chengyu frowned and pondered, wondering if the emperor had received the news now.
He only received the map yesterday, and news of flooding came today. It can be seen that the two messages were sent not long apart.
It was still because of the delay on the road. Even though the message was sent by flying pigeon, it still took three or four days.
Maybe the palace has received the news now, because the prefect of Changtian Mansion should pass the news to the capital as soon as possible.
"Hurry and prepare the carriage and go to Yin's Mansion!" He had to go to Yin's Mansion to find out the news, but he could not enter the palace at this time.
Because the palace will be locked when the time comes, and unless the emperor personally summons him, he cannot enter at all.
Even if you have an urgent matter, you still have to wait for notification.
Moreover, since Gu Chengyu was of low rank, just going to the palace gate to hand over the sign, those people must have been procrastinating, and they didn't have to waste a lot of time.
It's better to let Yin Kun deliver the sign. Since this happened, it is natural to send officials to Changtian Mansion to take charge of the overall situation.
He is so anxious to enter the palace just because he wants to satisfy his conscience!
The carriage headed towards Yin Mansion, but halfway there, Gu Chengyu suddenly changed his mind.
"Go to the palace gate, I want to hand you the sign to enter the palace!"
Gu Chengyu's eyes were slightly misty, and it took a lot of effort to find Yin Kun.
Ming Mo drove the carriage carefully through the crowd, and there were quite a few people in Xiafang Market.
After a quarter of an hour, the carriage finally stopped at the gate of the palace.
Gu Chengyu jumped off the carriage as soon as it stopped.
He held the tooth tag in his hand, stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Excuse me, I have something important to report to the emperor!"
When the two guards guarding the palace gate saw this, they looked at each other.
One of them took the dental plaque and found that it was written on the top by Gu Chengyu, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, and on the bottom was written an official position, which was Zhan Shifu Fu Cheng.
Gu Chengyu was quite polite to these two people, but don't underestimate these two palace guards.
If you don't have any financial background, it's not easy to get into the Beijing Guards Command and Envoy Department.
Although these two are just guards, they are most likely collateral descendants of some aristocratic family in the capital.