While this group of people denounced Zhao Jin, they carefully observed King Yan's expression.
King Yan half-closed his eyes and listened without saying a word as they described Zhao Jin as a fatuous, arbitrary and disrespectful prince.
Zheng Borong and others talked for a long time, but could not get a single response from King Yan. Their voices gradually became quieter, and they looked at King Yan's expression several times.
The other party didn't speak, and his expression was very calm. It was impossible to tell what King Yan was thinking.
"Your Majesty?" Ma Yu called softly.
"Then, what do you want?"
King Yan asked calmly.
Zheng Borong frowned, but his desire to bring down Zhao Jin still took over. He lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness, the family is suppressed and threatened by His Highness the Crown Prince. If the Prince can join forces with us, he will definitely be able to restrain His Highness the Crown Prince.
Your Highness will no longer act as he pleases."
He deliberately used the word "constraint" and did not directly express their intention to remove Zhao Jin from power.
King Yan suddenly laughed and raised his eyes, "You are really brave."
Before they could tell whether King Yan's words were praise or criticism, King Yan's face had completely darkened.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has devoted himself wholeheartedly and made great contributions to the State of Zhao. You people have to deal with such an outstanding prince just for your own selfish desires."
"You are so brave!" King Yan picked up the cup in front of him and slammed it on the table.
King Yan's sudden anger frightened the four of them.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has misunderstood. How are we going to deal with His Highness the Crown Prince?" Ma Yu quickly reacted and quickly made amends for them, "We are just worried that His Highness has no restraints."
"So I want to find the prince, and I can advise His Highness if something happens on weekdays."
"Yes, yes, the prince misunderstood."
"Misunderstanding." King Yan nodded and repeated.
"Yes, it's a misunderstanding!"
Zheng Borong and the four others breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that King Yan would not pursue them anymore.
Unexpectedly, King Yan suddenly stood up, his cold eyes swept over the four of them little by little, "Do you think I am a fool?"
"This is the first time. I will let you go for now. Next time, I will hand you over to the prince directly!"
After saying these words, King Yan shook his sleeves fiercely and left the table angrily.
The four people who were thrown into the private room took a while to come back to their senses.
Ma Yu swallowed his saliva and said, "Would the prince tell the prince?"
As soon as these words came out, several people's faces became even uglier.
"It probably won't happen. Even if it does, it won't cause us any trouble for the time being." Zheng Borong wiped his face hard.
They thought that even if this matter failed today, they would be able to escape unscathed.
After all, many people are now qualified to compete for that position, and they don't believe that King Yan has no ill intentions for the dragon chair.
I never thought that this King Yan might really have no idea.
"I told you before I came here that King Yan has a bad temper and seems to have a good relationship with the prince. The possibility of this happening is very small."
Ma Yu said and glanced at Zheng Borong.
The three of them were all persuaded by the Zheng family.
"snort."
Zheng Borong sneered: "Why didn't I hear you say that then? This is something everyone agreed to."
The other three stopped talking.
After King Yan left, someone told Zhao Jin about the incident.
"Your Highness, do you want to beat them?"
Zhao Jin shook his head, "There's no need to waste your time. They can't make waves, and they don't dare to make waves."
King Yan had clearly rejected them and even scolded them. These people would not dare to do anything else in the short term.
"yes."
Soon, King Yan left Bianzhou City, and the aristocratic families calmed down and stopped causing trouble.
Time passed little by little, and the weather gradually became hotter.
With the arrival of June, the rain becomes more and more abundant, and it rains almost every three or two days.
Rainwater and rivers are closely watched everywhere.
Every summer, when there is abundant rain, floods of various sizes are unavoidable in various places.
Every flood is accompanied by a large number of casualties.
Now Zhao State is still at war with Lilong State, and everyone is cautious for fear of adding more burden to Zhao State.
However, I don’t know if it is because of Zhao Jin’s proposal to control floods and clean up river embankments last year, but there have been no floods in various places for the time being.
It cleared up after the rain and the weather was fine. After Zhao Jin finished handling government affairs, seeing that the weather was just right, he simply went out for a walk.
After leaving the imperial city, Zhao Jin got off the carriage.
Since we were going to take a walk, there was no point in staying in the carriage.
After wandering around for a while, Zhao Jin's brows became tighter and tighter.
"Why is there so much water on the streets?"
Zhao Jin's shoes were already quite wet from the water on the ground, and even seeped into them.
"It's always been like this. Your Highness, why don't you go back and change your shoes and socks first? It feels uncomfortable when they are wet." The East Palace guard who was following Zhao Jin whispered.
It felt uncomfortable to have his shoes and socks wet, but that was not the real reason for Zhao Jin's displeasure.
It took him a while after the rain stopped to clear up, but he came out, but water was everywhere in the city.
Some are just small puddles, while others have large pools of water.
"Go to the Ministry of Industry." Zhao Jin said in a deep voice.
The drainage in Bianzhou City is so poor that if there are heavy rains for several days in a row, the city itself will be flooded before the river water comes up.
The prince suddenly arrived at the Ministry of Works, causing the officials of the Ministry of Works to panic for a while.
"See His Highness the Crown Prince."
Without saying a word, Zhao Jin walked directly to the room where the Minister of Industry had his office.
The Minister of Industry and Industry was heartbroken and did not dare to delay. He quickly followed Zhao Jin and walked in.
"Your Highness, please take a seat." He called a clerk to help serve tea.
"Your Highness has come, what are your orders?"
The Minister of Industry asked cautiously.
"The drainage system in the city is very poor. There is serious water accumulation after rain. Did you know?" Zhao Jin's voice was cold and he stared at the Minister of Industry.
"This, I know about this, but I haven't been able to find any good solution. Moreover, the Ministry of Works has been too busy recently, and because some water accumulation has not had much impact, it has not been dealt with yet."
After thinking about it, the Minister of Industry added: "Actually, it was not that serious before, but since more cement floors were used, drainage on the ground has become more difficult."
Almost instantly, Zhao Jin frowned, "Will this matter have a big impact?"
He raised his voice by two points and scolded: "Master Shangshu, if it rains continuously for several days, according to the current drainage situation in Bianzhou City, the water in the city may be able to reach people's homes!"
"What, then you will let them live treading water?!"
The Minister of Industry suddenly hesitated, "But the recent rains have made the situation quite good. By then we should..."
"I came alone, I didn't listen to what you said I should do."
Zhao Jin stood up, without even drinking a sip of tea, and spoke in a stern voice. This chapter has been completed!