Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 140 The Big Pit

Xiang Yuan didn't care about his breakfast, so he rushed to the Summer Palace, and saw that the courtyard of the main hall was in a mess, fallen leaves and broken tiles were piled here and there, and there was no place to stay.

"No one expected that when summer just started, there would be hailstorms! The glazed tiles on the roof were completely destroyed."

The person who was speaking was Director Lu of the Ministry of Industry, who was about forty years old. Because he was not good at flattering, this Director Lu had served as the sixth-rank director of the Ministry of Industry for one year.This is a rumored evaluation, but judging from Xiang Yuan's experience of working with him for more than two months, this Mr. Lu is not only not good at flattering, he is also a noble person, and he has the stinky temper of a literati. A good partner.

"Oh no, the good glazed tiles are all broken. Fortunately, the sage hasn't officially moved in. Otherwise, we will all have to suffer. Mr. Zuo Shilang, I still ask someone to pack it up, and I will buy another one today. After it is approved, we will rush to re-pave it, and we can explain it to the saint."

This time it was another principal who was speaking, surnamed Zhu, who was admitted from a small place, and it took a lot of effort to stay in the capital.He has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and knows how to protect himself best.

In short, such two principals are not able to work happily together.I don't know if it's a coincidence or on purpose, but I chose these two people to be his deputy.

Regardless of the dirt, Xiang Yuan bent down to pick up a piece of broken tile, pinched it in his hand, and said inexplicably, "A good glazed tile?"

Hearing that his tone was wrong, Director Lu and Director Zhu, who were also rolling around in the officialdom, were startled. They looked at each other, surrounded them together, and asked doubtfully, "What does your lord mean? Could it be that there is something wrong with this tile?"

Xiang Yuan beckoned to a small official, handed him the tile, and solemnly said: "Get someone to look at this tile."

The little official took it with both hands, and went to someone to check it without mentioning it.

Taking advantage of the two principals not paying attention, Xiang Yuan quietly took another piece of tile and stuffed it into his sleeve.

In less than a quarter of an hour, King Anping rushed over.When he came in and looked at the broken tiles in the courtyard, he frowned immediately, and arrested Mr. Lu and Mr. Zhu to reprimand him.

"Who is in charge of buying the glazed tiles? But a hailstorm can completely shatter them, so it must not be a good one. Even the contents of the main hall of the Saint Xia Palace dare to be perfunctory and shoddy, this king looks at you Do you think your head is too strong?"

Director Lu and Director Zhu were sweating coldly, and their faces turned pale, especially Director Zhu, who looked like that, wishing to kneel down and plead guilty to King Anping.

"My lord, I swear to the heavens that I will never be greedy for ink. Besides, all the glazed tiles are submitted to Mr. Zuo Shilang for review after I have reviewed all the glazed tiles with Zhu Zhu. Purchasing by a special person, no money will be handled, and there will be no corruption of ink, please pay attention to it.”

Director Lu stiffened his neck, opened his mouth, and dragged Xiang Yuan into the water.

Xiang Yuan squinted at him, and saw that Mr. Lu still had that deadly face, so he suppressed a deep sigh in his heart.

How lucky is this guy to still be able to stay in the Ministry of Industry like a dog without being squeezed out!

He is the main person in charge of the construction of the Summer Palace, and he is inseparable from anything that happens to the Summer Palace.Therefore, even if Director Lu didn't specifically point out that the payment of money required him to look over it, he would not shirk his responsibility.But this guy is too stupid, he opened his mouth and offended everyone here, even if King Anping is in his mouth, he has to bear the responsibility.It's the blessing of the ancestors that this guy can still stay in the Ministry of Industry without incident until now.

King Anping was obviously choked by Mr. Lu's words, his face was gloomy, and he stared at Mr. Lu for a while without saying a word.

Master Zhu saw that the situation was not going well, so he came up with his legs shaking, and said tightly: "My lord, my lord, Mr. Zuo Shilang, I have brought over Manager Wu who is in charge of purchasing."

Guanshi Wu has a goatee and looks thin and petite.Seeing King Anping and Xiang Yuan, they knelt down very neatly with a plop, and opened their mouths to cry out: "Your lord, my lord, I am wronged, you will get a lot of money for everything you buy, and the shops you buy are all famous in the city. After a little inquiring, you will know that the small ones will never be shoddy, adults please learn from them!"

Xiang Yuan looked at Steward Wu coldly.Sure enough, he is a person with a lot of success in his heart, and despite the obvious disadvantages, he can speak clearly and clearly to pick himself out. This kind of resourcefulness and resourcefulness, just being a manager, is indeed somewhat inferior.

King Anping looked up at Xiang Yuan, beckoning him to give instructions.Xiang Yuan understood, and first ordered people to guard Wu Guanshi and all the petty officials, craftsmen, and servants who had anything to do with glazed tiles, and then ordered people to check all the merchants that provided goods for the construction of the Xia Palace, and verified them one by one.

After everything was arranged and only King Anping and Xiang Yuan were left, Xiang Yuan said: "My lord, I want someone to investigate secretly, but I always feel that the matter of the glazed tiles is not so simple this time."

King Anping has gone through three dynasties, and he has never seen any conspiracy.Hearing what Xiang Yuan said, he nodded in agreement, not only agreed, but also sent additional people to him.

"It's time to check it out! Even the saint's summer palace dares to act, these people are too courageous!" After a pause, he continued: "This hailstorm is very timely."

Xiang Yuan smiled.

Indeed, if there is really a problem with the glazed tiles, it is not the sudden hailstorm, I am afraid they will not find the problem after the saint moves in, and once the saint moves in, no matter what the reason is, the glazed tiles on the roof are broken, and he, the person in charge, will be planted. Big somersault.You don't need to think about it to know that those censors who are staring at his every move can refer to him for any reason. At that time, not only will the sage who recommended him lose face, but the most important thing is his ability. He will be greatly questioned, and if he wants to gain a firm foothold in Kyoto, it will take several times of hard work and several years of time.

"It's really abominable to plan on this king's head!"

King Anping looked very ugly.

All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew that he was appointed by the sage to supervise the construction of the Summer Palace. Although he was not directly in charge, he was responsible for supervision.Just like what Xiang Yuan thought, if something goes wrong with the glazed tiles after the sage moved in, his reputation, which King Anping cherished for decades, would be stained with flaws.

Damn it!

"You can't hide this matter, Congzi will follow me into the palace and explain it to the saint."

"The lower official also has this intention."

Something happened to the Xia Palace, and there was no way to hide it.I'm afraid this will not wait for them to report, someone with good deeds has already come to speak.

Xiang Yuan’s expectation was right, the hailstorm passed overnight and destroyed most of the glazed tiles on the roof of the main hall of the Xia Palace. Some people could not wait to run up to the sage to speak up. They spoke beautifully, but they couldn’t escape questioning Xiang Yuan’s ability to handle affairs and whether his hands and feet were clean or not. impeachment.

The sage who came to report the letter didn't seem to have any intention of blaming, the prince was slightly relieved.Turning around, he saw Zhou Yan holding a cup of tea with a satisfied face, frowning, striding over, waved back the waiter, and asked straightforward questions.

"My son, does the matter of the glazed tiles in the summer palace have anything to do with you?"

Zhou Yan immediately lowered his face when he heard the words, and said slightly annoyed: "What does your Highness mean by this? Do you suspect me?"

"You just said whether it has anything to do with you."

"Your Highness! I'm your cousin, a family member! He Xiang Yuan is only destined to be with His Highness, and he has a certain affinity with His Highness, but he is an outsider after all, and he is only a courtier. How can His Highness be a courtier and an outsider?" To question me?"

Seeing that Zhou Yan was a little out of breath, Li Chengqian was not annoyed, his face was very calm, he just said: "Since the son knows that Xiang Yuan is in my favor, he should know that I don't want anyone to take action against him, especially you, cousin."

Zhou Yan's eyes flickered.

"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me. Duke Cheng'en will follow His Highness's lead and will never disobey His Highness's wishes."

"It's fine if it doesn't. I don't want things like Yu and the Prince's Mansion to happen again."

Zhou Yan didn't want to be pointed out by the prince face to face, his heart skipped a beat, he looked embarrassed for a while, he responded with a few embarrassing words, and hurriedly left.

After returning home, he hurriedly summoned the steward, and immediately asked, "Are you sure we didn't send you the glazed tiles at the Summer Palace?"

The steward took a good look at his words and said hastily: "Master, don't worry, the glazed tiles should not be our business. The little one told the elder son last time that we broke down those Vine cars halfway, and we didn't have time to send them in."

Zhou Yan felt relieved when he heard this.

Fortunately, the car broke down, otherwise the faulty glazed tiles would have been sent in, I'm afraid His Highness will not be able to explain it.

I really didn't expect that His Highness valued Xiang Yuan so much.

Just an outsider, why!

Xiang Yuan and King Anping went to the palace to report the situation to the saint. As expected, Emperor Jing'an did not blame him. He only ordered to find out the reason as soon as possible and give an explanation to the whole court.

After leaving the palace gate, both Xiang Yuan and King Anping looked solemn.

Earlier, the sage stopped the construction of the Summer Palace due to the fact that Zuo Shilang, who supervised the construction of the Summer Palace, was famous for being greedy for ink.Now there is another incident where the glazed tiles of the main hall are almost completely broken. If they don't find out the reasons that are beneficial to them, the Xia Palace may be forced to stop construction again. This is a great blow to the saint's face.

The two hurried back to the Summer Palace, the little official who ordered to inspect the broken tiles had already returned and waited for a long time.

"My lord, Mr. Zuo Shilang, the little one went to the Ministry of Industry to find a special person to check it. There were three people before and after, and they all said that there was nothing wrong with the tile. As for why it broke, they speculated that it should be that the hailstones were too concentrated last night and were relatively strong. for the sake of

Xiang Yuan frowned.

Coincidentally, Wu Guanshi and others who were guarded and questioned separately also completed the interrogation. From the purchase to the paving, all the people who handled it were not suspected.

Xiang Yuan and King Anping looked at each other.

If there is no problem with the tiles, then there will be a big problem in the Summer Palace.

Isn't this just to make the saint say it's unknown again?

Regarding this unknown, Xiang Yuan has secretly complained several times.

You said that the sage obviously looks wise and mighty, so how could he come up with such an unreliable statement!It's just that someone is greedy for ink, so he throws it out as an unknown.Good guy, isn't this clearly digging a hole for yourself?As soon as this statement is spread, as long as there are any problems in the Xia Palace, those idle censors will be able to catch the sage's unspecified details and report according to the scriptures. Do you still want to build the Xia Palace?

No, the glazed tiles of the entire main hall are broken, it's so bright and ominous!

What a big pit.

Heartbroken just thinking about it.

After tossing around in the summer palace until dusk, Xiang Yuan returned to the mansion exhausted.Bad mood.The longer the delay, the harder it is to find evidence.If the problem cannot be found within one or two days, then this time it will really be planted.

As early as Xiang Yuan hurried out early in the morning, Zhao Shen waited in the mansion restlessly, and didn't even bother to visit the shop.At this moment, seeing Xiang Yuan stepping into the door with an ugly expression, he handed Zhuo Zhuo over to his servants, first poured a cup of hot tea for Xiang Yuan, and then twisted the handkerchief himself and handed it over.

"Wipe your face. Qi Zhang spoon made cold noodles, shall I bring them?"

Not wanting to make Zhao Shen worry too, Xiang Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Well, I just happened to be so hungry. The cold noodles served by Qi's spoon are excellent. Has my wife eaten it yet?"

"I didn't eat it either, so it happened that we were together."

Come over face to face, and the two sit opposite each other.While eating noodles, Zhao Shen listened to Xiang Yuan's detailed account of today's events.

"This is really God's blessing! Thanks to the discovery of the problem at this time, otherwise, when the saint lives in and then this happens, wouldn't he be accused! Yesterday I complained that the hailstorm was not at the right time, but I didn't expect it to be a lucky star. When Zhao Shen said this, he pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Earlier in Quzhou, I always heard people say that Congzi is a Wenqu star from the sky, who has divine power to protect the body, and is a great blessing. You see, As expected, even God will help you."

Amused by Zhao Shen's rare superstitious words, although he knew that he was deliberately comforting himself, but it is undeniable that most of the depression in his heart really dissipated.

"It's a pity that there is no problem with the tiles, otherwise the matter will not be difficult to solve."

Zhao Shen hastily answered, "Do you want to check? I know someone who can help."