The Emperor unfolded the paper in his hand and saw the words written at the top, "Qian Hui Chun has committed suicide and apologized on the twenty-eighth day of July in the sixty-ninth year. In the lower reaches of Hangtian Prefecture, near the Tianya River, signs of leaking have appeared on the river embankment. The court is urged to allocate Silver for repairs and distribute disaster relief Silver Tael as soon as possible."
The Emperor's heart sank, and he looked further down; it was indeed Hu Maoshen.
Judging by the date on the paper, this information was already several days old, but Gu Chengyu's message had arrived a day earlier than Hu Maoshen's.
It seems Gu Chengyu has other means of conveying messages, faster than the usual carrier pigeon.
However, at this moment the Emperor could not focus on those matters; his mind was entirely occupied with the leaking embankment issue in Hangtian Prefecture and Yingnan Mansion.
