Yuandu

After being transferred to Beijing, Li Yan thought that what awaited him would be poetry, wine, romance, and a name in history. Until he was ordered to supervise the construction of the "Tongtian Canal" and witnessed millions of people turn into withered bones at the bottom of the canal amid the hymns of the prosperous times. He asked Zhang Xuan: "With such achievements, how can one's conscience rest at ease?" Zhang Xuan sneered: "Integrity officials can't get things done. If you want to save more people, you must first learn to get your hands dirty." At that moment, Li Yan understood that the rule of this empire was to use the underlying bones to fill the abyss created by the crown.