After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Everyone in the Ministry of Industry participated in the design of the dam construction. It was originally thought that the Ministry of Industry would make a great achievement this time.

Even Zhong Lian thought so. Professionally speaking, no one in the court could be more professional in construction design than the people in the Ministry of Works.

I had already made up my mind, but who knew Shen Qingzhou would appear halfway through. His painting skills were so superb that even the first draft was so ingenious.

Once he gets to the actual site, he will definitely be able to build the dam.

"This blueprint is the most comprehensive blueprint so far, and the person who designed it is this year's top scholar, Shen Qingzhou."

what?

There was a sigh of relief in the court. This year's top scholar could actually design these things? He was quite something.

"Yes, this blueprint was designed by Shen Qing. I didn't expect that Shen Qing could give me such a big surprise.

Mr. Shen, tomorrow you will be transferred from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Works. Together with Minister Zhong, you will formulate plans for the construction of the dam and choose a date to depart for Yunzhou for an on-site survey."

Shen Qingzhou stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

The emperor has not yet said anything, but directly appointed Shen Qingzhou as the Minister of Works. If he wants to take that position, he may need to complete the construction of the dam.

During this period, he was about to go to Yunzhou with the people from the Ministry of Works.

Lin Ting was about to go to the border town. Shen Qingzhou didn't want to be separated from Lin Ting at all, but the country was in trouble and they were forced to separate.

The matters concerning the court session had almost been discussed when urgent news suddenly arrived from the border town outside the hall.

"Report, Your Majesty, urgent news from the border town: the Xiluo army has invaded the border town. Our army has suffered heavy losses. General Han was injured and was also poisoned by Xiluo, for which there is still no cure!

The Second Prince requests that the court send an imperial physician to treat General Han, and that His Majesty send reinforcements to support the border towns."

This?

All the ministers were shocked, and the emperor himself could no longer sit still. He stood up from the dragon throne and asked the visitor.

"What's the current situation of the border city war? Didn't you say in your last letter that the Second Prince and General Han were about to capture Yangcheng in Xiluo?"

The soldier who had rushed eight hundred miles away knelt on one knee in the hall and answered clearly.

"Your Majesty, the army at the border city is advancing unstoppably, but since last month, a drought has struck the border city, and the soldiers and civilians are short of water.

Without water to drink, the soldiers became dehydrated and weak. The Xiluo people took advantage of this and launched a fierce attack on our army, resulting in our defeat and forced retreat to the border town.

Now Xiluo still wants to capture Biancheng. If the drought in Biancheng continues, the Second Prince is afraid that our dynasty will lose Biancheng."

The expansion of territory can be done slowly, but the border towns are the barriers that Dongxia uses to prevent enemy invasion, and they must never fall.

"My dear ministers, facing the plight of the border town, do you have any corresponding plans?"

The armies of the Second Prince and General Han are the strongest in Dongxia. It’s not that they can’t defeat Xiluo, but it’s a drought now, which is a natural disaster.

Other problems are easy to solve, but drought is difficult.

No one could come up with a good solution. How could people survive in a place without water?

The emperor saw that no one spoke, and he knew that this matter could not be changed by human power. He shifted his attention and placed his last hope on the Imperial Observatory.

"Qin Tianjian, can you calculate how long the drought in the border city will last by observing the celestial phenomena at night? Can you predict the fate of the country?"

The people in the Imperial Astronomical Observatory would record the celestial phenomena in different directions every night, and then use the shaking and hanging servants to calculate them.

But they couldn't count every place. For example, they missed the border town thousands of miles away.

The director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory stepped forward, opened the star map recorded last night, and took out a tortoise shell and several copper coins for calculation.

During this process, no one dared to breathe and stared at the director of the Imperial Observatory with bated breath.

After he poured the copper coins out of the tortoise shell, he used the eight trigrams to calculate and got the result after a long time.

The wrinkles on his forehead formed a "川" shape, and when he raised his eyes, they were filled with fear.

Seeing the reaction of the Imperial Observatory, everyone, including the emperor, knew that the result would probably be bad.

"Your Majesty, the border town has been experiencing a severe drought this year. It's already May, and I'm afraid it will continue for several months.

If a severe drought during this period leads to food shortages, the border towns will be in danger..."

The emperor's face was solemn, and he raised his hand and then put it down.

They were originally planning to fight back against Xiluo, but fate had its way. Is Dongxia really going to be annexed by Xiluo?

At this moment, the emperor became even more determined to build the dam. If the dam was built, he could build a river channel into the border town, and then he would not be afraid even of severe drought.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory looked down at the hanging portrait and was about to put it away when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He changed his position and calculated again, and instantly became excited again.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, there is still hope for Dongxia. I have once again arranged the hexagrams and the stars. It seems that the Ziwei star is descending, and our dynasty's national destiny is also a sign of prosperity."

In just a short time of tea, the emperor's mood fluctuated greatly, and the words of the Imperial Observatory gave him infinite hope.

"It's great to have Ziweixing..."

The existence of Ziwei Star means that there will be someone who can turn all this around, but who will that person be?

The emperor did not ask the Imperial Observatory, but Lin Ting's face automatically appeared in his mind. He didn't know why he thought of Lin Ting.

Could it be that Lin Ting is really the Ziwei Star of Dongxia Kingdom?

Regardless of whether it is true or not, the emperor always believes that God will arrange it and will not make mistakes.

He regained his spirits and immediately made arrangements.

"I have ordered the Ministry of Works to send someone with Mr. Shen to prepare immediately and go to Yunzhou to measure the river course and build the dam.

Minister of Revenue Qu Yuanxun will fully cooperate with Mr. Shen and the Ministry of Works to complete the dam within a year."

"I will take your orders!"

Qu Yuanxun took over the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor recovered most of the property and investigated three corrupt officials, which made the treasury much fuller.

With a little more support from Lin Ting and Lin Lin, many great things could be accomplished.

All the affairs of the court were given orders, and reinforcements were also mobilized in a timely manner.

After the court session, the emperor arranged for someone to call Han Yian to the palace, and also called Lin Ting as well.

Lin Ting was confirming the fabric in the garment workshop when he was suddenly summoned to the palace.

At this time, the court was almost over. If she was called over at this time, something must have happened.

She put down what she was doing and hurried to the palace. When the eunuch saw Lin Ting, he did not report to her and took her directly to the imperial study.

When I came in, I found that Han Yian was also inside, as well as Wan Weiran and Wan Weiran's father Wan Shen.

After Lin Ting returned to the capital, Wan Weiran brought his father to visit Lin Ting, so Lin Ting recognized Wan Shen.

"Mrs. Lin is here, so let's get down to business."

The emperor first told a few people about the situation in the border town, and that the war was tense and there were many crises.

"Han Yian, General Han was seriously injured this time. This time is different from the past. He was also poisoned. Even the military doctor can't cure this poison."

"What? My dad was poisoned?"