Sixth Prince merely instructed the Water Control Bureau to refer to data from previous years' floods and did not ask him to falsify the data.
However, the Water Control Bureau on his own was negligent and did not follow up on the actual flood water levels, staying at home playing poker with his loving wife instead.
Seeing that Sixth Prince did not seem like a liar, and the Water Control Bureau appeared to have some unspeakable difficulties, Lin Yi had the Imperial Guard who had just gone to measure the flood levels called over.
"What was the water level you measured just now, two feet six inches? What was it this morning?"
The Imperial Guard thought for a moment, then respectfully said: "Reporting to Sir Lin, when I measured, I inadvertently asked, and I remember the guard at the water measurement station said it was two feet eight inches."
This answer once again confirmed Lin Yi's initial judgment, and the little Emperor, unable to contain his joy, immediately rewarded him!
