For a time, the upper echelons of the Ming Empire from the six departments of the cabinet were stunned near the Golden Water Bridge, forming a beautiful scenery.
Emperor Hongzhi was a little embarrassed.
Before this, he would never believe that Zhu Houzhao, who was so young, could play with mud.
The Third Pavilion Elder was even more embarrassed. They had tried their best to smooth things over for the Crown Prince just now, but when they saw the 'mud' on the ground, they felt very embarrassed.
Yuan Ting was fuming. As the Imperial Censor of the Left, he had the power to impeach all officials.
The crown prince of the empire had a bad character, so he naturally had to speak up for justice.
Now that the evidence was conclusive, the emperor still had to educate the crown prince. It was hard for outsiders like them to say, but the emperor still had to say something.
Even if the emperor didn't say it, Yang Tinghe should have taught him well.
Yuan Ting cupped his fists and said," Your Majesty, I impeach the Imperial Tutor of the Eastern Palace, Zuo Chunfang, Yang Tinghe, for dereliction of duty. I request Your Majesty to punish him severely."”
Yes, he had a grudge with Yang Tinghe. The matter of opening a trading company had caused him to have a grudge against Yang Tinghe. Now that he had seized the opportunity, he would impeach him to death.
The Minister of War, Liu Daxia, echoed,"Emperor, Yang Tinghe has indeed slacked off recently.”
Emperor Hongzhi frowned and pondered for a moment before saying,""Someone come."
"What's going on here? Did no one stop the Crown Prince from coming over in the morning?”
A lieutenant of the Imperial Army hurried over and hurriedly said,"Replying to the emperor, this place has been in disrepair for a long time. The stone bricks on the ground are broken and covered in soil. The crown prince said that he wanted to repair the palace city.”
"How do you fix it with mud? Hurry up and go."
"Ministry of Works, get someone to repair it."
The Minister of Works hurriedly nodded and cupped his fists."Yes."
The cabinet elders and ministers of the six departments all knew that the emperor was planning to fool this matter first before educating the crown prince in private.
"Eh?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, this 'soil' is a little strange."”
"Hmm?"
"What do you mean?"
"This doesn't seem to be ordinary soil. It's very hard, and its cohesiveness and firmness are extremely strong."”
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment and glanced at the Minister of Works.
The Minister of Works, Jia Jun, was in charge of water and river management, so he was naturally proficient in this. He quickly lifted his robe and squatted down, first touching the so-called 'mud'.
After touching it, he felt something different, and his expression gradually became solemn.
Emperor Hongzhi and the six cabinet ministers did not urge him. They all saw the strange expression on the Minister of Works 'face.
Hiss!
The Minister of Works stood up and said,"Your Majesty, this 'mud' is not ordinary!"”
"I don't know what this thing is, but it's extremely sturdy, no weaker than a brick.”
And then?
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
"Currently, the roads we're focusing on are mainly paved with stone. Zhengyang, Tongyang, and a few other main roads in the capital have yet to be paved with stone bricks."”
Most of the country's budget was spent on national defense expenses, the salaries of officials and vassals, and so on. The extra money was very little, so they naturally could not bear to waste money on road construction.
The cutting of stones was a waste of money. To select materials, cut, and pave the road required a lot of labor and materials.
"If this thing is laid on the road, it can make the road smooth and stable. If I dare to think about it again, it might be possible to use it for housing construction.”
"Emperor, this…is a divine artifact!"
When he said this, the elders of the six departments in the Hongzhi Emperor's cabinet were all stunned.
"Is, is that true?"
Emperor Hongzhi asked.
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of Works hurriedly replied. It was true. The material used by the Crown Prince…was very rare. No, he had never seen it before. However, in the Ministry of Works, in the construction of the entire country, and even in the construction of water conservancy projects, it might not be useless!”
Swoosh!
At this moment, not only did Emperor Hongzhi narrow his eyes, but the three Pavilion Elders could not help but feel their hearts tremble.
It seemed like an inconspicuous thing, but if it was related to water conservancy and people's livelihood, it would be a big deal.
The Minister of Works was an authority in this regard. Since he had guaranteed that this item could be used in projects such as the reinforcement of river banks, it was not an exaggeration to say that this item was a divine artifact!
Yuan Ting was stunned on the spot, his expression as if he had been f * cked.
Just now, he and Liu Daxia were indignant and wanted to impeach Yang Tinghe and lecture the crown prince. Now, you're telling me that the crown prince's 'mud' is actually beneficial to the national project?
How could this work?
"If you don't believe me, you can feel it with your hands.”
Emperor Hongzhi took the lead and squatted down. He touched the 'cement' with his hand and then symbolically stomped his feet twice. It was indeed as solid as a rock!
"Good, it's really good stuff!"
The three cabinet elders also tried to test it out, and they all praised it.
The six ministers were suspicious. During the morning court session, they clearly saw that the thing in Zhu Houzhao's hand was still a pile of mud. How could it have hardened so quickly?
Hiss!
With that thought, their expressions became shocked again.
Doesn't this mean that this item is very useful?
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the high-ranking officials with different expressions and a proud smile gradually appeared on his face. He waved his hand and said,"I didn't think that the Crown Prince wasn't just playing around, but was actually worried about the construction of the Imperial Palace, hehe.”
The high-ranking official of the six departments of the cabinet hurriedly cupped his fists and said,"Congratulations to Your Majesty for obtaining the Qilin Crown Prince!”
Zhu Houzhao smiled." That's not necessarily the case. We still need to educate those who should be educated. Censor Yuan, you have to supervise the Crown Prince more."”
"Ah…this…this minister is duty-bound.”
Zhu Youtang nodded and said,"I remember that you went to court a little late today."”
"My stomach doesn't feel well at the moment," said Yuan Ting hurriedly.”
"Mm, fine your salary for a month. You're the wind constitution officer. If your stomach wasn't feeling well, what would you have done? You have to set an example for the officials."
Yuan Ting was speechless.
Zhu Youtang then said to the Minister of Works," Since your Ministry of Works said that this item is beneficial to the national project, then go ask the Crown Prince for the material formula. I will not participate in this matter."”
The Minister of Works hurriedly cupped his fists and said, Yes!"
Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand with a smile and said,""Alright, you'll all be on duty.”
"We will take our leave."
The six ministers cupped their fists and watched the emperor leave. Then, they looked sympathetically at Yuan Ting, who was standing there in a daze.
"Lord Yuan, please supervise the Crown Prince in the future.”
"Yeah, who knows, I might even be able to 'give'(punish) an extra month of my salary.”
Everyone laughed heartily and left.
The Imperial Censor of the Left, Yuan Ting's face twitched involuntarily.
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