Chapter 211 Princess Saint Ann maliciously spreads rumors?

However, the matter was of great importance, and His Majesty also asked him not to tell this matter to any other person, including Yun Shu himself.

So he could only deal with it half-truthfully for now.

Noticing the doubt in Yun Shu's eyes, Tang Muzhi turned his gaze to the dam that was almost completed and naturally changed the subject:

"I heard from my grandfather that His Highness has been working tirelessly to come to the dam every day to oversee the progress of the construction, and he has lost a lot of weight."

"Not thin, right?"

She was not fat to begin with, and had thin arms and legs, so it would be impossible for her to lose weight to any visibly visible effect.

Yun Shu shook his head, thinking that his grandfather was exaggerating again:
"It's not like I come here every day by myself. If I have to say anything, I might as well say that my horse has lost weight."

What kind of horse can lose weight by running for two hours a day?
Wouldn’t the messenger’s horse be as thin as a bone?

Tang Muzhi laughed:
"Your Highness seems to be very concerned about the construction of this dam?"

“Dykes are so important!”

Here I am, someone asked.

The dam in the capital has been built for so many years but has never been used. It was just for emergency use. As a princess, Yun Shu didn't need to care about it to this extent.

When she was running back and forth so frequently every day, Yun Shu had thought that many people would find it strange.
But those people never had the chance to come to her and ask.

Unexpectedly, the first person to ask the question was Tang Muzhi, who was about to leave Beijing.

Yun Shu blinked and said seriously:
“It’s a peace of mind that this thing exists well.

Although it has not been used much in previous years, what if it rains heavily this year? "

"..."

Why does this sound a bit weird?

Tang Muzhi wasn't sure if he was being too sensitive or if she really meant that.
After hesitating for a moment, he still smiled tentatively in a joking tone:

"From your tone, Your Highness, I feel like you really think it will rain heavily this year?"

"Did you hear it?"

Unexpectedly, Yun Shu did not intend to refute at all.
She admitted it immediately, and then said with a frown:

"In fact, maybe I was just scaring myself and worrying too much.

But the dream I had earlier was a little too real.”

"...Dream?" Tang Mu was stunned.

"Yeah, it was just a dream."

Yun Shu sighed:

"I dreamed that a heavy rainstorm hit the capital, the dikes were washed away, and the casualties among the people in the capital exceeded 10,000. Even the highest palace was flooded to the knees!

At first I didn’t take this dream seriously.
But who would have known that within two days, my father would assign me to work in the Water Affairs Bureau, and I also happened to discover that Tang Bingfu, that bastard official, did not repair the dike properly, but instead embezzled all the money into his own pocket!
Do you think this coincidence won't make people think too much?"

"…Is there such a thing?"

Tang Muzhi had never encountered such a situation, and he didn't know whether such a dream could be true.

But put yourself in his shoes. If he had such a dream and happened to encounter such an incident...for the sake of the tens of thousands of civilians who were killed or injured in the dream, he would probably rather believe it than not.

Tang Muzhi seemed to be thinking about something.
The dike repair workers who had heard the conversation could not help but look at each other and whispered:

"This is such a coincidence, is there really going to be a flood this year?"

"Impossible? This is the capital city! In your life, have you ever seen a flood in the capital city?"

“I have never seen it in my life, but my great-grandfather has seen it!
It is rare that the capital city is flooded due to heavy rains in the second half of a month, but it is not completely impossible.

Princess Saint Ann is such a precious person! Is it possible that God is merciful and gives her some hints so that Your Highness can save us?"

"This... you really made me panic!

It is said that Tang Bingfu has been working in the Water Affairs Bureau for more than a year or two, but he was discovered to have embezzled money just this year!
Moreover, Her Royal Highness the Princess is a woman. Do you think there has ever been a woman serving as an official in the court?
Princess Saint Ann happened to be appointed as the head of the Water Affairs Department...

One or two people can say it is just a coincidence,
So many coincidences come together, I'm afraid they are no longer coincidences!"

"If that's the case, then do we have to make some preparations in advance?
Although the dam has been built quite solidly now, it should not be destroyed even if a flood really occurs.

But with the continuous heavy rain, food prices will definitely go up again. Should we stock up in advance?"

"I think it's okay! After I go back today, I have to remind my eldest brother, second brother, and my uncle's family to stock up more, just in case!"

……

Yun Shu could vaguely hear the conversation between these people, but she pretended not to hear it.

After all, this was one of her goals.

In the original plot, the heavy rain flooded the imperial palace. Could it be just an ordinary rainstorm?

Even if the levee has been repaired now, the casualties of tens of thousands of people could have been avoided.

But even if we put aside the problem of dams being washed away and rivers flowing back into the city, the problem of water accumulation in the capital caused by the heavy rain itself will certainly still exist.

By then, you won’t be able to buy food just because you want to.

She couldn't just tell everyone that she had cheats and knew the plot, so everyone quickly stocked up.
Can't you find an excuse to say that you had a dream, so that everyone will take the initiative to think about storing food just in case?
It just so happens that people these days still believe in those mysterious rhetoric.

Yun Shu silently praised his own cleverness in his heart, and at the same time asked someone to secretly add fuel to the fire.

So in less than two days,

The news that Princess Saint Ann dreamt of a heavy rain in the capital became known to everyone.

After all, food is something that must be eaten. If they buy a month or two's worth of food and keep it at home, they won't lose anything even if nothing happens.

In addition, Princess Saint Ann had a good reputation, and the things she had done before were considered mysterious by ordinary people.
Most of the people in the capital chose to believe this rumor and began to stockpile food at home.

Then the price of grain in the capital city rose from thirteen wen per dou to fifteen wen per dou.

In fact, it is still not high, but it has increased after all.

So those guys who had always been unhappy with Yun Shu and were watching her to see when she would make a mistake impeached her again.

The charge is maliciously spreading rumors to raise food prices and harm the interests of the people.

After receiving the memorial and understanding the whole story, Emperor Xuanwu said: "......???"