Although the warm touch in his hand was extremely beautiful and unforgettable, Yang Guang did not feel any romantic feelings. The scene was not only filled with the lingering smell of blood, but there were also several shocking bloodstains on the beautiful snow-white body of the red-whisked woman. The blood stains were especially dazzling on her snow-white body.
Especially when the red horsetail whisk girl looked like a 16 or 17-year-old young girl, it made Yang Guang feel even more compassionate.
"Men!"
Yang Guang shouted and at the same time, he freed a hand to grab the black robe. Halfway there, he changed his mind and took off the dragon robe he was wearing and carefully put it on the red-whisked woman.
When the red horsetail whisk maiden's snow-white body was completely covered, Yang Guang let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he sensed something and quickly looked up. He saw that the red horsetail whisk maiden had woken up at some point in time and was staring at him with her beautiful eyes.
What kind of beautiful eyes were those? They were as moist as autumn water, and their pupils were as dark as stars, but they carried an indescribable sharpness. The girl with the red horsetail whisk, who was originally like a girl next door, had an earth-shattering change in her temperament after opening her eyes. She was like a peerless sword that had been washed clean of its lead.
"Your…Your Majesty…"
The red whisk girl opened her mouth with difficulty. She was clearly seriously injured, but there was not a trace of pain on her face. If not for her pale face, no one would have been able to see anything unusual.
Yang Guang's eyes revealed a touch of tenderness as he gently brushed the hair of the red-whisked woman that was scattered in front of him and said softly,"Let's rest first. We'll talk about it after you've recovered.”
A hint of stubbornness flashed in the red-whisked woman's eyes. She raised her head and pointed at the black robe. Then, as if she had exhausted all her strength, she fell asleep again.
"Your Majesty…"
A few young palace maids quickly walked up to Yang Guang.
Yang Guang carefully handed the red-whisk girl to the palace maid and ordered,""Help her to the rear hall, and then call a few female doctors over. I want the best imperial doctors!”
"Yes, sir!"
After the palace maids left, Yang Guang walked towards the black robe. He resisted the blood and Qi that was coming towards him, and an inconspicuous small cylinder fell out. The opening was firmly sealed with wax.
Yang Guang's face revealed a solemn expression. He immediately returned to the dragon table and opened the cylinder, taking out a yellowed roll of paper.
"The detailed investigation results of the Grand Canal corruption case.”
Yang Guang took a deep breath and looked at the few words at the beginning of the roll of paper. His expression became even more solemn. It was indeed this case, known as the most shocking case of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the canal corruption case!
Mentioning Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty, one had to mention one of his great achievements: Construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!
This massive project was not only in ancient times, but even in modern times and all over the world, it was enough to make people flinch.
In fact, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was the longest and largest ancient canal in the world. It was also one of the oldest canals. Together with the Great Wall and the Kanate, it was known as the three great projects of ancient China. It extended from Yuhang in the south to Zhuo County in the north. It connected the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River. It could be said that it connected half of China.
To destroy and praise the current generation, the credit will last for thousands of years!
For this great undertaking, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had almost squeezed out the last bit of the Sui Dynasty's foundation, and it was also one of the most important triggers for the Sui Dynasty's demise.
However, what really made this Grand Canal project a bottomless pit that swallowed gold and silver was not the huge amount of manpower and material resources consumed, but the huge greed that was enough to make people dumbfounded.
Everyone knew that any major project would be filled with corrupt officials, let alone a huge project like the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!
According to historical records, in the decades since the construction of the Grand Canal, no less than 200,000 officials had profited from the project, accounting for almost half of the civil servants of the Sui Dynasty. Out of the one thousand taels of silver allocated to the canal project, only three taels were used to build the canal. As for the remaining silver, it disappeared without a trace in the layers of exploitation.
With such terrifying greed, how could Great Sui not perish?
"Yuwen Huaji!"
Yang Guang said these words angrily.
Every major corruption case had to be backed by a big shot. A shocking case like the canal corruption case needed to be covered up by a person with great hands and eyes!
On the surface, the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, who was the head of the six departments, was the chief villain. It seemed that only this top-notch official who was in charge of the world's official hats could do this. However, Yang Guang knew that the current Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Gao Mingde, was just a pillar of the Yuwen clan faction!
In other words, Yuwen Huaji was the real culprit behind this shocking corruption case!
As everyone knew, a leader must not only have a high position and power, but also be able to seek sufficient benefits for his subordinates. Only then would people follow you wholeheartedly. And to support the Yuwen clan and the Xiao clan, which were powerful factions, the amount of money consumed every day could be imagined.
The Xiao clan was a thousand-year-old clan. Their profiteering businesses such as prostitution, gambling, and water transport were all over the world. Their wealth was comparable to a country's, so they could naturally withstand the huge faction expenses.
However, the Yuwen clan was a family of generals. How could they have any assets? This Grand Canal Project was a huge piece of meat that Yuwen Huaji had given to his camp's officials!
He used the authority of Gao Mingde, the Minister of Personnel Affairs, to arrange for his capable assistants to be placed in important positions in the Grand Canal Project. These officials who colluded with the clique had Yuwen Huaji, this big tree, protecting them. How could they be polite? Naturally, they were extremely greedy!
Not only were they greedy for the project funds, but these officials also used their power to extort money from the local government, causing countless people to lose their homes.
Right now, there were 18 rebellions against the king and 64 wars in the world. Most of them could not stand the oppression and extortion of these corrupt officials and thus rose up in revolt!
The person who disturbed the world was not Yang Guang, but Yuwen Huaji!
"Yuwen Huaji, if I don't kill you, how can I vent the anger of the people!”
Yang Guang held the roll of paper tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. The canal's corruption was the economic lifeline that ran through the entire Yuwen clan. As long as he investigated this case to the end, it was enough to uproot the entire Yuwen clan!# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720192:32PM
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