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"Yes! This old servant will go at once!" Upon receiving the order, Eunuch Zhao hurriedly adjusted the wicks of several smokeless lamps, and the light immediately grew much brighter.

The Emperor, whose eyesight had dimmed with age, scrutinized the memorial. Sure enough, what he had read earlier had not been a trick of his failing eyes. Someone had truly sabotaged the water-diversion canals and dikes in Shunan Prefecture. They were treating an entire prefecture's common people like blades of grass!

And once the dikes of Shunan Prefecture collapsed, it would inevitably affect several surrounding prefectures as well. How could the victims be merely thousands or tens of thousands of people?

It would likely leave corpses strewn across the land and wails shaking the heavens. Utterly outrageous!

In an instant, several suspects sprang to the Emperor's mind, and this news was like oil poured onto the flames, making him even more furious. The Emperor, who had lately been striving to cultivate himself and nurse his health, flew into a towering rage.

"Someone actually dared to do such a thing, disregarding the lives of all the people for their own selfish desires. They deserve execution!"

As he spoke, his face turned livid, and even the veins on his forehead throbbed. Eunuch Zhao, standing at the side, changed expression slightly and shuddered.

After cursing a few times, the Emperor closed his eyes and took several soft breaths. He soon calmed down again, then looked at the eunuch standing respectfully with his head lowered and asked, "What do you think of this matter?"

Eunuch Zhao knew the Emperor's temperament well. He knew that remaining silent out of fear at such a time would only provoke greater displeasure, so he immediately answered respectfully, "Your Majesty, this old servant does not dare say too much. But