I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and there was a gentle breeze.

Lord Qin held Qin Yue in his arms, and Qin Yue held the bottle of milk, and they slowly got into the carriage and drove towards the palace.

Madam Qin and Mrs. Lu stood at the door of their house, watching the carriage go farther and farther away, and couldn't help but feel a little jealous: It's great that the master and father can see the three items in advance, which is really enviable...

Qin Yue in the carriage was still immersed in a sweet dream.

When she finally woke up, she groggily and subconsciously put the pacifier in her mouth, sucked hard for a few times, and then slowly opened her eyes.

At this moment, in the court.

The Minister of Works Zhou Ti Shou, with dark circles under his eyes, was standing before the emperor, reporting in detail what had happened last night.

"Your Majesty, you don't know! The situation at the Ministry of Works yesterday was extremely dangerous. Fortunately, I arrived at the scene in time to take command, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous!"

Minister Zhou held a tablet in his hand, with a serious look on his face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a hint of pride, as if he had accomplished something great.

When the court officials who knew him heard this, they all rolled their eyes and couldn't help but complain in their hearts: Hey! This shameless old man, every time he talks about a small matter, he always makes it seem like a great achievement, how shameless! ! Bah! !

Emperor Yuan of Jin was naturally well aware of his minister's temperament, so he patiently asked, "Oh? How dangerous is it? My dear minister, please tell me in detail."

Seeing that Emperor Yuan of Jin was interested, Minister Zhou immediately began to describe the story in vivid detail.

Last night, everyone in the Ministry of Industry received the order and returned to their posts immediately. Although everyone was full of doubts, no one dared to be negligent in the slightest.

The Ministry of Industry is located in a corner of the city. It is an ancient and elegant courtyard building.

There is a large open space in the center of the courtyard. Usually, few people stop here, and it is only occasionally used to store some large equipment.

When Shangshu Zhou hurried to the government office, he was followed closely by a group of nervous-looking officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Works.

Just as everyone was whispering and talking, suddenly, a loud bang that shook the earth rang out.

The sound was like a sudden thunder, causing pain in people's eardrums.

Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see that the originally peaceful open-air place was gradually collapsing from the edge in the blink of an eye!

In an instant, dust flew, gravel splashed, and the scene was thrilling.

The ground was sinking deeper and deeper, and in a blink of an eye, everyone could no longer see the bottom!

This shows that the collapse is at least ten meters deep!

However, what is surprising is that in the very center of this collapsed area, there seems to be something supporting it, so that small area has not completely collapsed, as if it is being guarded by an invisible force, in sharp contrast to the surrounding area.

When Minister Zhou saw the wonderful sight before him, he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful: Could this be the reason why His Majesty insisted that he come to the office tonight?

Thinking of this possibility, he had no time to consider anything else and made a decision immediately.

So he selected a brave and careful man - his nephew Zhou Da, to go down to the depression to investigate the situation.

Zhou Da himself was also an extremely outstanding craftsman. Although he did not hold an official position, no one in the Ministry of Works knew more about technology than him.

Given the current situation, it would be most appropriate to send Zhou Da down to investigate.

Whether the cause of the collapse is some mechanism on the ground, or whether the bulge is something special, Zhou Da can carefully identify it.

Immediately afterwards, the people around also took quick action.

Some people hurriedly took out ropes from the warehouse and carefully checked whether each knot was firm; some people nervously fiddled with fire starters and torches to ensure that they could be used normally; and others carefully selected digging tools in case of emergency.

The whole scene suddenly became busy and orderly.

When everything was ready, Zhou Da's body was tied tightly with ropes, and the other end of the ropes was firmly bound to the eaves column, like a life bond.

In this way, if Zhou Da encounters an emergency downstairs, everyone can immediately work together to pull him back to a safe area.

After Zhou Da confirmed again that he had all the tools he had, he took a deep breath and began to climb slowly and carefully down the steep rock wall formed in the depression.

The people around him stared at Zhou Da's every move intently, not even daring to blink.

Although they were not the ones who went down to investigate, they had to remain highly vigilant at all times and respond immediately and launch a rescue operation once they found Zhou Da was in danger.

Zhou Da was even more careful. Every move he made was extremely cautious, for fear of causing any vibration that might lead to another collapse.

Although there are ropes to protect them, no one can predict what will happen in the next second. Maybe the ropes will suddenly break, or maybe there will be another collapse.

Therefore, he must be careful and avoid mistakes as much as possible.

With this caution, Zhou Da went down to the bottom of the collapse safely.

Only when his feet were firmly on solid ground did he feel a little relieved.

Then he reached out and felt around himself, found the tinder, untied the torch hanging around his waist, and lit it with swift movements.

In an instant, blazing flames illuminated the surrounding space.

Although the officials from the Ministry of Works above were all holding torches, the pit was so deep that the light could not penetrate to the bottom.

However, at this moment, as the torch in Zhou Da's hand lit up, the people above felt relieved: Fortunately, no unexpected situation happened, now it depends on what Zhou Da will do next.

In the light of the fire, Zhou Da slowly walked towards the raised position in the center.

The people above anxiously watched the movement of the flames, silently praying that everything would go well.

Time passed by minute by minute. After about half an hour, Zhou Da's excited shout suddenly came from below: "Uncle! Uncle! What great news!"

When Minister Zhou heard his nephew calling him like this again, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable annoyance in his heart.

He really wanted to grab his nephew by the collar and solemnly admonish him: "How dare you call me uncle when you are on duty! If His Majesty hears it, won't he think that I can't distinguish between public and private matters?"

Minister Zhou couldn't remember how many times he had said similar words, but his nephew never learned his lesson and still stubbornly called him uncle every time.

He really couldn't figure out whether his nephew was really stupid or doing it on purpose!

Probably the former!

After all, his nephew devoted himself wholeheartedly to various research projects in the Ministry of Industry, did not care about many things in the outside world, and his style of work was extremely rigorous and serious.

Well, I just can’t lie, and I can’t read people’s expressions!

That is why when this silly nephew said it was a great thing, then what he said must be true!

Thinking of this, he hurriedly shouted to the bottom: "Dar, come up quickly!"