Tong Shunmin and Shen Shikang's faces changed abruptly; the repair and reinforcement of the river embankment had gone through their Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Revenue, so the officials involved were naturally men from their two ministries.
They had taken quite a lot of the offerings from their subordinates below; that had always been the custom, yet at this moment those gifts felt burning hot in their hands.
If the investigation really did uncover something wrong with the river embankment, a scolding would be the least of it; losing office or being demoted was highly likely.
The Crown Prince's brows furrowed slightly; Shen Shikang was his maternal uncle, and the Ministry of Revenue was deeply entangled in this matter, which would make things difficult for him.
"Tong Shunmin, dispatch officials at once to go inspect Jiangnan and the surrounding regions, and have them depart overnight."
