Grant's Fall from Grace and Rise to Power Chapter 21

In autumn, a severe flood hit the Yellow River Basin. The flood was unstoppable, houses collapsed, fields were flooded, crops failed, and people died. Liu Village, a neighboring village of Kyoto, was flooded, and people fled to the mountains to avoid it.

Some time ago, the emperor sent the Minister of Works, Lord Si, to the flood-hit area to control the flood. Lord Si followed the traditional method of flood control, that is, filling the soil to build embankments and plugging the holes. When the flood came, he kept raising and thickening the soil layer, which resulted in the collapse of the embankments and walls, wasting money and manpower, and nothing was accomplished. The emperor realized that this matter should not be done rashly, so he discussed it with the civil and military officials in the morning court.

Ethan Ji whispered to the minister beside him: "Lord Si is really fun, he's making a clay figure." The man beside him was about to whisper something back, but he glanced at the emperor and quickly lowered his head. Ethan Ji even nudged him with his elbow: "Don't be shy."

The emperor cleared his throat and said, "Master Ji, why don't you say it out loud so that everyone can hear it."

Grant Ji raised his head and was about to speak, but immediately shut up and looked back at his son. Ethan Ji winked at him, glanced at the emperor, and said with his mouth, "Dad, the emperor is calling you."