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After a day and a night, the entire prefectural government office was unusually quiet. Even the Hangzhou Construction Bureau stopped the progress of the project.

"Over the past few days, the construction of twelve granaries and twelve salt warehouses has been basically completed. In addition, the foundation of the city's roads has been leveled, and the only thing left is the final step of laying cement."

“The underground sewage system and main roads have been basically completed.”

Inside the prefectural office, Xu Wan'er reported to Xia Yun the achievements of the Construction Bureau in recent times.

"very good."

After listening to the report, Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction.

At least when the Censor came to Hangzhou, the ground in the city would not be like a quagmire, full of potholes.

"After this period of time, we need to thoroughly improve the road construction in Hangzhou City and expand and repair the canal docks."

"On the other hand, we are preparing to organize manpower and cultivate mulberry fields."

Xia Yun then issued two more orders.

The canal port is the key to Hangzhou's water and land trade. Expanding the canal port can increase cargo flow and lay the foundation for his broader business plans in the future.

The purpose of cultivating mulberry fields is to prepare for silkworm breeding and silk production.

He had previously sent people to Huguang provinces to purchase 100,000 mulberry seedlings. It would probably not be long before those 100,000 mulberry seedlings would be shipped back to Zhejiang.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er never disobeyed Xia Yun's orders and immediately wrote down the future construction plan.

There are cold winter and hot summer seasons in a year.

Before we knew it, the warm breeze of midsummer had blown into the prosperous capital.

At the same time, there were also urgent reports arriving from Zhejiang over a distance of 800 miles.

This morning.

All officials attended court.

"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau has sent an urgent report to the capital city at a distance of 800 miles!"

"Your Majesty, the Hangzhou Governor's Office has sent an urgent report eight hundred miles away, and the messenger has arrived outside the court!"

"Your Majesty, the governor of Hangzhou, Zuo Anning, has sent an urgent letter to you eight hundred miles away!"

As soon as the empress appeared in the court, the eunuchs outside the palace gate brought a series of urgent messages from eight hundred miles away.

Hearing this, the empress frowned slightly.

What happened in Zhejiang?

It's going to change?

When the ministers in the hall heard the urgent reports sent from Zhejiang over 800 miles away, they all showed surprise on their faces.

Generally speaking, an urgent report of 800 miles would only be sent when local government provoked a civil uprising or an enemy country invaded.

Now that Zhejiang is suddenly experiencing this incident, could it be that the Japanese pirates have occupied Zhejiang?

"Xuan."

After a moment, the empress uttered a word indifferently.

He then ordered the eunuchs to fetch all the urgent reports sent from Zhejiang over a distance of 800 miles from outside the palace.

Then he handed all the reports to Xu Jinsong, the chief minister of the cabinet.

In front of all the officials in the court, Xu Jinsong read out the contents of the report.

"I, Chen Hanzhi, the governor of Zhejiang, sincerely report to Your Majesty that the newly appointed fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou, Xia Yun, harbors evil intentions and is plotting something illegal. After arriving in Hangzhou, he colluded with Japanese pirates to protect criminals..."

"I am Zuo Anning, the governor of Zhejiang Province. I bow to Your Majesty. On July 24, 200,000 dan of disaster relief grain transported from Huguang Province to Zhejiang Province sank near Songshan Island in Hangzhou. Only one of the twelve grain transport ships survived. I impeach Xia Yun, the governor of Hangzhou, for colluding with Japanese pirates to harm our compatriots..."

"I, Situ Hua, the Director of the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, kowtow to Your Majesty and impeach Xia Yun, the fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou, for corruption, bribery, and murdering Hangzhou merchants..."

In half a quarter of an hour, Xu Jinsong read out the contents of the urgent reports that were sent over eight hundred miles.

When all the officials in the court heard this, they were all extremely shocked.

For a moment, even the temperature in the entire court seemed to drop drastically.

The empress sitting on the dragon throne had gloomy eyes.

The sudden change was beyond her control over the Zhejiang officialdom.

Although Xia Yun was sent to Hangzhou by her personally, she couldn't help but have many doubts in her heart at this moment.

Just as the empress was thinking about how to deal with the urgent reports that were sent over eight hundred miles, a voice suddenly came from the court.

"The truth is clear as day. Xia Yun has been doing evil in Hangzhou, thinking that he is far away from the emperor. How can our court tolerate such a person?"

The young leader walked out from the Dacheng team with an upright look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I request your permission to immediately remove Xia Yun from all official positions, arrest him and bring him to the capital, and hand him over to the three judicial departments for strict investigation to uphold the law!"

After he finished speaking, the young minister bowed to the empress, but did not stand up.

At this time, the officials of the Jiangnan Party in the court saw this and understood what he meant.

He quickly walked out of the queue and followed the young minister.

"Your Majesty, what the young minister said is absolutely right. Please quickly dismiss Xia Yun from his post and investigate him!"

"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"

"For the sake of our Liang Dynasty, we will never allow such a treacherous and evil person to exist in the Zhejiang officialdom. Your Majesty, please dismiss him from his post and investigate him!"

"..."

In just a few breaths, almost half of the ministers in the court spoke.

Hearing this, the gloom in the empress's eyes became more solemn.

These guys who rely on their age and seniority always put pressure on her together. If she hadn't been an adult, she would have become their puppet.

As for Xia Yun.

She was unsure for a moment.

Because among all the memorials from Zhejiang, she only did not see the one from Zhejiang Governor-General Lei Zhenlin.

This seemingly ordinary thing actually hides a lot of twists and turns.

In the Daliang Dynasty, collusion with the Japanese was a capital crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. If the prefect of Hangzhou broke the law knowingly, Lei Zhenlin, as the governor, could not just ignore it.

What's more, the army that Xia Yun has still makes her quite frightened to this day.

If we send someone to bring Xia Yunsuo to Beijing directly, Xia Yun might be forced to rebel.

By then, the world will be in chaos!

After thinking for a while, the empress slowly turned her gaze to the chief minister of the cabinet, Xu Jinsong.

"Lord Xu, according to the laws of Daliang, how should this matter be handled?"

The empress spoke in a slow voice, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

"In reply to your Majesty, according to Daliang's laws, if a local official is guilty of colluding with the Japanese, the governor of the province should personally investigate and handle the case, and the court should also send a supervisory censor to review the case."

Xu Jinsong responded immediately.

Like the empress, Xu Jinsong's voice showed no emotion, and his calm face seemed calm and composed.

"Immediately issue an imperial decree, and send an urgent order to Zhejiang Governor Lei Zhenlin to investigate and punish Hangzhou Prefect Xia Yun for colluding with the Japanese."

"At the same time, I order the Censor Chen Ming to arrive in Zhejiang and work with the Governor-General of Zhejiang, Lei Zhenning, to investigate the case together!"

Without giving the Jiangnan party officials any chance to speak, the empress issued her decree in court.

When the young cabinet minister and others heard this, although they were dissatisfied, they had to accept the reality.

"I will obey your orders!"

A group of officials responded in unison.

Although we failed to bring Xia Yunsuo to Beijing, it was still a big step forward.