Chapter 20: Bursting of the Dam
The imperial palace guards swarmed out, carrying the Emperor's handwritten edict, and broke into the Ministry of Works.
The leading dark-faced man, with eyes as sharp as blades, ordered people to move away all the files of the Ministry of Works from recent years, while walking to the huge map of the world and standing still.
He drew the sword hanging at his waist, and the tip of the sword pointed at a location.
"The dam in Honghe County, who in the Ministry of Works is responsible for supervising its construction?"
The officials of the Ministry of Works were all so frightened they looked at each other in dismay. After a moment, a Director was pushed forward.
This Director, over fifty years old with graying hair, was shivering.
Facing the dark-faced man's questioning, he answered tremblingly: "This dam... is supervised by Director Yang of the Ministry of Works."
Hearing this, the dark-faced man waved his hand. Immediately, guards found Director Yang, whose face was pale and whose hands and feet were weak, from the crowd and tied him up securely.
The dark-faced man's sword tip pointed to the next location: "The two dams in Tanyu County, who is responsible?"