About a quarter of an hour ago, Chu Xi took the gravel to inspect it, and said to Wen Fei confidently: "This stone is wrong."

Wen Fei was surprised and surprised at the same time—she didn’t know what Chu Xi had discovered, nor did she know why a noble lady raised in a deep boudoir like her could find flaws that she had never discovered before, but since Chu Xi Having said so confidently, she didn't hesitate to believe it. What's more, she originally had doubts about the river embankment, and Chu Xi's words were right in her arms.

At the moment, Wen Fei's eyes lit up for two points, and she unconsciously glanced at the gravel again, but unfortunately she still didn't find what was wrong. So she asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Xi didn't answer, only handed the gravel under Wen Fei's nose, and said to her: "Let's smell it."

Wen Fei sniffed carefully, but it was a pity that except for the smell of the stone itself and the slight moisture contaminated, almost nothing was smelt. It was the vague smell of medicine, as if it was also her illusion, so in the end she shook her head hesitantly at Chu Xi.

Chu Xi was not disappointed when he saw this, but directly gave the answer: "There is a residual smell of fire|medicine on it."

Outsiders don't know it, but most of Chu's family are born with a keen sense of smell different from ordinary people. Such as Chu Xi, or Chu Min, this is the case... The last time Wen Fei secretly covered the dark circles with cosmetic powder, it was because the two of them had a keen sense of smell that they found the clues in the first time, and even caused a misunderstanding. Otherwise, it is impossible for normal people to smell the powder that Fei is using now.

Wen Fei didn't know this, so he didn't understand what Chu Xi said. After thinking about it, he replied: "But this stone was originally exploded by gun|powder. It's normal for the smell to remain on it?"

Chu Xi shook her head again and said: "It's not normal, the remaining fire|the smell of medicine is too strong."

It has been half a month since the river embankment burst. Not to mention that the stone was rained or soaked in the water for a long time after the embankment burst. The flood of water on the day the embankment burst was enough to dissipate the smell of fire|medicine. It may be difficult for Wen Fei to perceive and distinguish the little residual smell, but for a person with a keen sense of smell like Chu Xi, he can distinguish the difference very well.

Fortunately, Wen Fei's nose is not good, but his mind is not slow, and he quickly reacted: "You mean this stone was moved later? But the gap in the river embankment is also such a trace. Could it be that the entire river embankment has been repaired? Fraud?"

Not to mention the question of time, Wen Fei can't even think about it because of the amount of work alone-after all, this is a purely man-made ancient building!

When Chu Xi heard this, she didn't take it seriously. After all, she was born tall and had a wide range of knowledge, and she had also seen many fraudulent methods. No matter how delicate things are, they can make fake things, let alone just a river bank. What can't they do if they have enough manpower and material resources?

The two discussed it, and Chu Xi was sure that the gravel must have been moved back. Judging by the breath, it was like being soaked in water for a few days-it was soaking for another month, and there would be nothing when the court sent someone to it. There was a flaw-so she guessed that soon after the levee broke, that section of the river embankment would be dealt with. It's just that the floods haven't receded at that time, and it was obvious that a lot of risks were taken to deal with this, and no one knew the specific effect.

In this way, Lord Luo Fu hurried out of the city yesterday to see the gap in the river embankment, which seemed to make sense. He just wanted to take a look at the live effect! But everything is just Wen Fei's guess and conjecture, and there is no half-truth.

"Do you really want to rely on the evidence?" Chu Xi asked Wen Fei, rubbing the gravel in her hand.

Wen Fei nodded, taking it for granted: "Naturally, it must be based on facts, otherwise how can people be brought to justice? And if things are not investigated, how can I know what the other party has done and how many people have been involved?"

This is very reasonable. Wen Fei, who has traveled from the legal society to the past, still believes in his heart that everything speaks with evidence. But when Chu Xi heard this, she gave her a weird look, and suddenly said, "Sure enough, the rumors are beyond belief."

Wen Fei was stunned by what she said, and then quickly reacted-this was still the pot of the former little general. She was born rich and wealthy, and when she grew up, she went smoothly, so she developed a naturally proud temperament. Once at odds with life because of a trivial matter, he drew his sword to kill without saying a word. It was not a little-known little person. In the end, the emperor took care of her. The method was to extract the evidence of the deceased's violation of the law, to prove that the other party was sufficient to sentence the death penalty, thus to prove the justice of the young general and wash her white.

Of course, a lesson after the fact is indispensable. The truth of the matter has not been completely covered up, at least everyone who should know it knows. The Chu family is no exception, so long ago, they had stamped Wen Fei recklessly in their hearts.

Wen Fei felt quite wronged, but this matter was indeed done by the young general, and she was indisputable. In the end, she had no choice but to say something else: "It's not all rumors. Once I was young and frivolous, now I always understand the law."

Chu Xi smiled, without mentioning the past, but said: "Since you want evidence, let's go find evidence."

So the two rode out of the city.

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They ran along the river embankment for a quarter of an hour, until they were far enough from Jiangzhou City and the dock, and then the two stopped their horses.

Wen Fei jumped off the horse first, and then subconsciously stretched out his hand, intending to help Chu Xi dismount. Chu Xi on horseback also completely ignored the fact that she could actually ride a horse at this moment, and naturally put her hand in Wen Fei's hand, and got off the horse calmly with her strength.

The hands clasped slightly closed, and they were still loosened. Wen Fei turned his gaze to look at the flat river embankment ahead: "This river embankment is also made of bluestone, and it seems to be well repaired."

Chu Xi's gaze paused slightly on her released hand, and then moved away: "Okay, I have to read it first before speaking."

As she said this, she stepped forward and quickly climbed up the towering river embankment. Wen Fei chased after him, but when Chu Xi walked to the river bank and looked down at the side of the water, he suddenly staggered and took two steps back.

Wen Fei was surprised, and quickly stepped forward to support her, and asked, "What's the matter?"

As she asked, she looked down the river embankment. The other hand is on the hilt of the sword, but there is nothing wrong with the sparkling water under the river embankment-there are neither disgusting floating corpses nor dangerous water snakes, nor is it scary. Are you here? Maybe she missed it by a beat, so she cast doubtful and questioning eyes on the people around her.

Chu Xi was drinking medicine to condition her body for the past two days, her pale face finally turned a little bloody, but now she turned pale again. Wen Fei looked very worried, but Chu Xi broke away from her hand and shook her head: "I'm fine."

But your face doesn't seem to be okay at this time!

Wen Fei wanted to say so, but when she met Chu Xi's quiet eyes, she swallowed again for some reason. In the end, she stared at the river in front of her for a long while, but she didn't see anything wrong, so she curled her eyebrows and retracted her gaze.

Chu Xi seemed to perceive Wen Fei's displeasure, so one hand secretly grabbed her sleeve, but that was all. When Wen Fei looked back, she suddenly raised her hand and pulled out the saber around Wen Fei's waist-Wen Fei had a chance to stop him, but she didn't, so she watched Chu Xi draw her sword. Then he stabbed the bluestone under his feet without hesitation.

Wen Fei was a little surprised, just like Yang Qi who was stabbed by her back then, a little worried about her sword. After all, she tried those bluestones at the river embankment breach in the morning. They were really strong. She was afraid of hurting the tip of the sword and Chu Xi's hand if the sword was pierced.

But it didn't. The worry in her heart just took off, and she saw a flash of silver light in front of her, and the sharp tip of the sword pierced the target with an unrelenting aura...At this moment, the "solid" bluestone seemed to have become Tofu, the white blade can easily pierce most of it, and the appearance without stagnation makes people doubt that the sword holder is a peerless master?

But not Chu Xi, she was just a fragile and frail lady of the family, and she held a sword far less frequently than holding a pen.

Wen Fei was a little dumbfounded, and the expression that failed to converge for a moment looked a bit rude and a bit silly. She stared at Chu Xi blankly, her lips moved slightly, and wanted to ask Chu Xi if she had such strength?

As a result, without waiting for her to speak, Chu Xi seemed to guess what she was trying to say: "It's not that I am strong, but your sword is sharp enough."

After saying this, Chu Xi didn't wait for Wen Fei to say anything, so he drew the sword again, and then let go of the sword tip to the next. Hearing a "click", the dropped long sword plunged into the bluestone with its own weight, and it seemed that it was not much more laborious than plunged into the soil.

Wen Fei understood, with a toothache as if grinning, he drew out his sword and tried it on the bluestone on the river embankment, and easily split the bluestone into two pieces. This is more than that, Chu Xi caught a glimpse of the earthy color on the tip of her sword, and said: "Pry out this stone and take a look."

Wen Fei did not hesitate this time, and did so. The bluestone pried was less than half a foot thick, and there was all loose sand underneath.

Wen Fei looked a little speechless at this scene. Especially when she picked up the split bluestone and tried it, and smashed the stone powder rustling, she actually broke a piece of it, she understood what is called the tofu residue project!

Chu Xi said to the side at this moment: "I'm very curious that such a river embankment can actually be used for several years."

Wen Fei dropped the crumbs in his hand, clapped his hands and looked at the sky: "Probably because there was not much rain in the past few years, the water has not risen." After speaking, he looked at the flat "bluestone" on the river embankment and couldn't help it being full. The face was puzzled: "I think these stones are similar to those of the rupture. Why is the stone over there so strong that the one here is broken?!"

Chu Xi was very knowledgeable and glanced at random and said, "Because all the fake stones are used here."

Wen Fei was surprised: "There are still fake stones?!"

Naturally there is. The decent and good stones are all obtained from careful exploration, and then the mountains are quarried, polished and formed, transported and sold. A set of procedures consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, so the price is also expensive. But the fake stone is different, or it is pasted, or directly pressed and bonded with stone chips. The cost may be only 1% of the real stone, and the sale is naturally cheaper, and it can be bluffing at first glance.

At first glance, this river embankment used the worst fake stone material, and it was so, and it was not all built with stone material. The fake stone pasted on the skin put another piece of skin on the river embankment, and it looked like it could barely bluff, but it was really just a look at it. I was afraid of breaking it when I stomped my feet hard.

Wen Fei is hard to say in a word, but the doubt in her heart earlier now has an answer-Jiangnan bursts the embankment. She once thought that under the wrath of the emperor this time, it was the Ministry of Industry official or Jiangnan officialdom who died. Now it seems that it is going to be exhausted. After all, the Jiangdi is built like this. It is inevitable that Jiangnan officials will be greedy for ink. The people of the Ministry of Engineering did not find any problems during the inspection. No matter what the reason, they have to use their heads to compensate!

After sighing in her heart, she listened to Chu Xi and said: "This river bank does have a problem. It can't be replaced overnight, but it can be regarded as ironclad. Let's go to the gap and take a look at what they do. ."

Wen Fei naturally agreed, and when he walked down the river bank, he unknowingly took Chu Xi's hand.

The author has something to say: Wen Fei (sighs): To avoid suspicion is definitely to avoid suspicion, but I have my own ideas, what can I do? !

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