Fourth Master had been truly displeased of late.
Even the addition of a child to the household could not lift his spirits.
The affairs of the household were now trivial matters; it was the affairs of the palace and the imperial court that were of great importance.
His Majesty had not fully recovered from his leg injury, but he had already resumed attending court.
In recent days, the court was like a stormy wind and a sudden downpour!
After the founding of the Great Qing Dynasty, one of the major tasks was to manage the Yellow River.
It could be said that there were attempts at management every year, but with little to show for it.
Corruption was one issue, and the fact that the Manchu people had only recently became masters of the Central Plains was another. Their ancestors had lived on the plains for generations, without ever encountering such a ferocious river, so they naturally did not know how to manage it.
