Chapter Eight hundred and Eighteen This is unreasonable!
"How many people are there specifically? How did you find out? How long has it been?"
The emperor sat up straight and gestured to De'an while asking.
De'an understood immediately and stepped forward to make a gesture of invitation to Taoist Priest Tianji.
Taoist priest Tianji knew that they were going to discuss politics and the emperor would never allow him to participate, so he quickly resigned.
Before he left, he took a deep look at Gu Chengyu. Gu Chengyu seemed to feel something and immediately turned around and looked back.
This glance deeply engraved the other person's appearance in his mind, and the ambition in the other person's eyes had no time to recede, but Gu Chengyu saw it clearly.
Gu Chengyu frowned and suppressed the matter first.
"It was Wei Chen's mother who sent a steward to Ying Tian Mansion to check the accounts. She used a flying pigeon to pass the letter, and the writing was very simple. Wei Chen has brought the note and asked the emperor to read it!"
Fortunately, Gu Chengyu was prepared. There was nothing written on the note anyway. He had already asked a steward in the mansion to make a new copy.
After all, Ding Shiliu and the others are hiding in the dark, and their handwriting should not be known to others.
And the most important point is that the paper must be smeared with a special potion to show traces.
"There is no specific date written above, but Wei Chen speculates that the carrier pigeon will have to fly for at least three days to reach the capital. Even if the steward sent the message immediately after the embankment burst, three days have already passed by now."
"The imperial court didn't get any information about such a big event. It really shouldn't happen. Even if the prefect of Changtian Prefecture dared to conceal it and not report it, what about the other prefectures near the river? And what about the officials I sent before? Why didn't they make any move?
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The emperor was skeptical about this matter. He was not sure whether Gu Chengyu's source of information was accurate.
"Your Majesty! I will never treat this matter as a child's play. This matter is not trivial. Your Majesty only needs to send someone to Changtian Mansion to investigate and you will know the truth!"
Gu Chengyu frowned, knowing that the emperor would not believe him easily.
But he couldn't tell anyone about the fact that he sent people to several prefectures in Jiangnan to investigate. After all, it was like hoping that something would happen in Jiangnan, and it would inevitably make people think that he was eager to make contributions in the future.
Suddenly, De'an hurried into the hall.
"Your Majesty! There is a flying pigeon in Yingnan Mansion delivering a message!" De'an still held a small bamboo tube in his hand, and he handed it to the Emperor.
Gu Chengyu's eyes were blazing. This must be a report about the dangerous situation in Changtian Mansion. It seems that the flying pigeon's message was only two hours later than his own!
This is normal. After all, we need to go directly to Tianting. Why don’t we organize the language?
The emperor's face turned pale. He found that the bamboo tube was painted red, and immediately knew that what Gu Chengyu said was true.
Letters painted red represent urgent letters and must be processed immediately.
The emperor took out the note. The words on it were very brief, but for the emperor, they were enough.
"Humph! This is really unreasonable!"
The emperor was so angry that he immediately stood up from his armchair and slapped his hand on the imperial desk with such force that both Gu Chengyu and the prince were startled. It was obvious that he was very angry.
"These officials who are sitting on a plain diet, with their salaries from the imperial court, are supposed to be part of the emperor's salary and share his worries! But they are so good, they still want me to clean up their messes. What a bunch of idiots!"
Gu Chengyu and the prince looked at each other and could only remain silent.
Now those who caused trouble are no longer there, they are standing in front of the emperor, and they have to bear the emperor's wrath if they say any nonsense.
"De'an! You go and invite the six ministers, Deng Chenghong, the censor of the left capital, Hu Maoshen, the censor of the right capital, Kuang Zhaoying, the minister of Dali Temple, and Xia Qing, the chief assistant, to discuss the matter."
The emperor suppressed the anger in his heart. Since a flood had occurred, he had to find a way to remedy the situation.
His eyes passed over Gu Chengyu, who seemed to have some experience in water conservancy.
"Prince! If you have any opinions on this matter, you might as well tell me!"
The waiting time is long, and the emperor is now in a state of confusion and eager to know the solution.
He glanced at Gu Chengyu thoughtfully, but he didn't expect that the two of them came together.
When did Gu Chengyu become so close to the prince, and even report such big things to the prince first?
"Father! Let's not talk about the flood in Changtian Mansion. I would like to ask which chamberlain is guarding Chengqian Palace today?"
The prince did not answer the emperor's question, but got angry first.
He knew that his father was suspected of being seriously ill. If he was dissatisfied with Gu Chengyu, then Gu Chengyu would be a little unjust.
He now has a good feeling about Gu Chengyu and thinks that he is not only a capable minister, but also a person with great ambitions.
Such courtiers were exactly what he wanted to win over, and now was a good opportunity for him to win Gu Chengyu's favor.
The emperor was a little confused, but he still asked patiently: "What's going on?"
"Go back to Father! Master Gu handed over the sign and wanted to report the news to Father. The guard guarding the palace gate came in to report, but unexpectedly he was intercepted. The servant didn't even report to Manager Chen. In the end, Gu
Your Excellency has no choice but to come to see your son!"
"What? Is this happening? These chamberlains are so audacious, they are so arrogant!"
The emperor was furious. If a minister came to hand over a sign, he must report it.
It is up to the emperor to decide whether to see you or not. This is the rule in the palace.
"I don't even know when the rules in the palace changed. These eunuchs are almost climbing over my head."
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised that the prince spoke for him.
However, he originally planned to report this matter to the Emperor. After all, he couldn't suffer the loss of being dumb, right?
An official handed over the sign, and whether it was seen or not was indeed decided by the emperor.
But in fact, there is a convention here, and the waiters only watch what is served.
If you are a high-ranking official in the court, those people will become like flying scuds. Not only will they inform you, they will do so very quickly.
Then there's the matter of money. As long as there is money to clear the way, few people will be tempted.
They know everything in their minds and are very shrewd. What important things can low-level officials do?
Important matters can only be reported to the superior first, and then reported step by step. Reporting beyond the next level is absolutely not allowed.
But they didn't expect that there was a strange person in the court, that is Gu Chengyu.
Xiao Quanzi's heart trembled, knowing that the emperor was very unhappy now.
He didn't dare to feel even a hint of dissatisfaction towards the emperor's eunuch.
He tremblingly took the order and went out, sneering in his heart.
These people, relying on their reputation in front of Manager Chen, thought they had gotten a lucrative job and showed off their power all day long.
Don’t even look at who is handing the sign? This is Mr. Gu!
Even if the emperor summons officials from time to time, even if they are of low rank, they are people that even Chief Manager Chen would not dare to offend easily!
"Father! Since there has been a flood in Changtian Mansion, other state capitals must also seize the time to strengthen their embankments to avoid making the same mistake again!"
The emperor nodded. What the prince said is indeed the most important thing to pay attention to now.