Wei Zhengli stepped forward confidently and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. When arranging the construction of water conservancy projects in various regions, I have already considered these factors. Please put your hearts at ease, Your Majesty and esteemed ministers."

"I guarantee that even if such heavy rain continues for half a month, there will be no flooding disasters in any part of our Great Wei!"

Wei Zhengli's voice was louder than usual during the morning court, which greatly reassured the ministers.

If Wei Zhengli didn't have absolute certainty, he wouldn't dare be so resolute.

Jiang Chen was relieved. It seemed that Wei Zhengli, after being taught a lesson, finally knew how to work hard.

Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with this kind of minister who had turned back from the wrong path.

"Minister Wei, you've done well."

Receiving Jiang Chen's praise, Wei Zhengli smiled so wide that his mouth almost reached his ears.

However, he dared not take all the credit and said loudly, "This is all thanks to Your Majesty's wise leadership. I am merely carrying out Your Majesty's instructions."

Although this statement had a strong element of flattery, the ministers couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Indeed, if His Majesty hadn't brought it up, who would have thought of building water conservancy projects everywhere?

For the ministers present, it all seemed like a waste of money.

After all, in previous dynasties, people only thought of these things when droughts or floods occurred.

But His Majesty brought it up suddenly.

Originally, everyone thought these things were a waste of silver, but now it seemed that His Majesty's vision was truly far-reaching!

Thinking of this, the ministers said in unison, "Your Majesty's vision is far-sighted, and we cannot hope to catch up."

Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly. These ministers were really good at flattery.

However, this matter was indeed something he had anticipated, otherwise, he would have to put in a lot of effort to deal with the flood.

The heavy rain lasted for a full half month, causing panic among the ministers in the court.

Although Wei Zhengli had given his guarantee, who knew if he had exaggerated?

It wasn't until the heavy rain subsided and no reports of flooding came that the ministers were completely relieved.

Unlike the relaxed ministers, inside the Diligent Governance Hall, Jiang Chen looked at the memorials sent from various places with a grave expression.

Although the heavy rain did not cause any flooding, it came too late and too suddenly.

Two days ago, he had ordered various regions to conduct a survey of the estimated autumn harvest. The memorials in his hand were the results of the surveys from various regions.

They were not optimistic!

Originally, grain production had already been greatly reduced due to the drought.

And half a month of heavy rain made the situation even worse.

Originally, they could have harvested about 30% of the grain, but after this heavy rain, it was only 10%.

"Your Majesty, Minister Xu of the Ministry of Revenue requests an audience," Feng Jin reported.

Jiang Chen came back to his senses, closed the memorials, and said, "Let him in."

After Xu Changqing entered, he was about to perform the ritual bow when Jiang Chen stopped him.

"Minister Xu, are you here to talk about the grain harvest situation in various regions?"

Xu Changqing nodded heavily, "Your Majesty already knows?"

"Yes."

Jiang Chen nodded and pointed to the memorials in front of him, saying, "It's not optimistic."

Xu Changqing's expression became even heavier.

Although the drought and heavy rain were both natural disasters, Xu Changqing, as the Minister of Revenue, especially after taking office when these disasters occurred, still felt very guilty.

After thinking for a while, Xu Changqing said, "Your Majesty, I request to resign from the position of Minister of Revenue."

Jiang Chen looked at Xu Changqing in surprise, "What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, since I took office as Minister of Revenue, first there was a severe winter, then a drought. The drought barely ended, and then there was heavy rain, causing our Great Wei to have only 10% of the autumn harvest."

"I feel that I am not suitable to hold the position of Minister of Revenue. Please grant my request, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Chen frowned and stared at Xu Changqing for a long time, saying, "Is this your true thought?"

Xu Changqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes."

"Nonsense!"

Jiang Chen snorted, "You hesitated just now, clearly lying!"

"Xu Changqing, although you are my consort's younger brother, if you deceive the emperor, I will still punish you!"

Xu Changqing did not speak, but his expression showed a slight change.

After a while, Xu Changqing still did not speak, so Jiang Chen said, "Are there any rumors?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Xu Changqing's face, although it disappeared quickly, it was still caught by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had an idea in his mind and said, "You have been a little tired recently. I will give you a few days off. When you feel rested enough, come back and continue working."

Seeing that Xu Changqing still wanted to say something, Jiang Chen interrupted him, "Alright, you may leave!"

After Xu Changqing left, Jiang Chen said, "Jing Yue, go investigate, who is secretly playing tricks?"

Before Jing Yue's investigation had any results, the next morning in the early court, a minister impeached Xu Changqing.

"Your Majesty, I, Feng Chengen, impeach Minister of Revenue Xu Changqing!"

The sudden impeachment was like a bolt from the blue, stunning many ministers.

Not only because the person being impeached was Minister of Revenue Xu Changqing, but also because Feng Chengen was not a censor responsible for impeachment, but a minor official in the Ministry of Appointments.

The ministers' gazes quickly shifted from Feng Chengen to Minister of Appointments Yang Yongqi, with expressions of inquiring exploration.

Is your subordinate crazy?

Taking on the duties of a censor, and even impeaching a minister?

Yang Yongqi was also shocked and turned back in astonishment, then scolded, "Feng Chengen, what nonsense are you talking about?"

After scolding, Yang Yongqi quickly explained to Jiang Chen, "Your Majesty, Feng Chengen may be too old and confused, please forgive him, Your Majesty."

After speaking, Yang Yongqi turned to look at Feng Chengen again, "Why don't you quickly step down!"

But Feng Chengen straightened his back and said with his head held high, "Lord Yang, although this official is nearly sixty years old, I am very clear-headed. I, am here to impeach Minister of Revenue Xu Changqing, Minister Xu!"

Jiang Chen's gaze darkened slightly.

When Xu Changqing took the initiative to resign, he realized that the situation was already very serious.

He didn't expect someone to impeach him this morning, and so decisively.

Jing Yue's investigation had not yet yielded any results. Jiang Chen thought for a while and suddenly smiled.

"Since you want to impeach Xu Changqing, then tell me the reasons for the impeachment."

The ministers looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.

Everyone knew that Xu Changqing's younger sister was Jiang Chen's most beloved Consort Shu, and Xu Changqing was also personally promoted by Jiang Chen to become the Minister of Revenue.

Now that Xu Changqing was being impeached, His Majesty was not helping relatives over principles?

A trace of surprise flashed across Feng Chengen's eyes. He originally thought that if he stood up to impeach Xu Changqing, Jiang Chen would arrest him or beat him without saying a word.

But he did not expect that Jiang Chen would actually let him state his reasons.

Although Feng Chengen was surprised, he was not flustered.

He had already prepared the reasons.

"Your Majesty, since Xu Changqing took office as Minister of Revenue, disasters have been constant. First, there was a severe winter that was colder than any previous winter, then there was a severe drought, and a few days ago, there was continuous heavy rain, causing our Great Wei to suffer disasters everywhere, and the people have almost no harvest."