People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1397: In order to enshrine the emperor’s father, Gu is also capable of killing people.
"They all say there are floods, but how big are these floods? Are they only covering the northern provinces, or are they also occurring in the south?"

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xian helplessly and said, "If a lot of supplies are consumed in the end, but in the end there is only heavy thunder and little rain, how will it end?"

Li Xian's face instantly became solemn, and he nodded and said: "Although the Taishi Bureau judged the flood this year, it was Uncle Wang who first mentioned it, so it can't be wrong, right?"

"Prince Peng." Liu Rengui sighed softly and said, "I don't know, I even talked to him face to face, but from the tone of his mouth, it is true that there will be a lot of rain this year, and it is true that it may cause floods, but There is absolutely no intention to endanger the entire world.”

Li Xian fell silent, then said with a little thought: "Taifu, Uncle Wang is here in Gu. Although he didn't say much, he recommended He Yiqiu to Gu."

Li Xian looked at the ministers in the East Palace around him, nodded and said: "Du Shui Supervisor has access to rivers all over the world, but this time it is especially necessary to repair the Wei River and Luo River. Thinking about it, this flood should be mainly in Yongzhou and Luozhou, and Hebei , Shandong, Shannan, and Huaisi must be on alert."

"That's the land north of the Yangtze River." Liu Rengui nodded in agreement.

"As for the south of the Yangtze River, there have been storms every year. They have to be better at dealing with the various departments. So in addition to reminding them to be prepared in the south, I also want to send a certain number of people to the north." Li Xian looked serious and spoke. The primary and secondary concerns have been differentiated.

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xian with admiration, and at the same time cupped his hands and said: "What His Highness said is true, it must be so."

Li Xian smiled implicitly, and then said: "Then the rest is the method to control the water."

Liu Rengui nodded and said: "Water control has always been nothing more than dredging rivers, directing mountain torrents into ditches, and then flowing from ditches into rivers, and finally from rivers into the sea."

The eyes of all the officials in the palace suddenly brightened.

Liu Rengui continued: "In my opinion, Your Majesty's intention is to minimize the losses of the entire Tang Dynasty under this year's floods."

Li Xian nodded. The emperor would be enshrined at the end of the year, and the damage caused by the flood should not be too great no matter what.

"In ancient times, Dayu controlled floods and mobilized the power of the entire human race. Now, even if it is just to control floods in the north, the power of the entire court must be mobilized. And the south cannot be ignored. Maybe the rain in the south will be heavier." Liu Rengui shook his head, This kind of thing is more strenuous than fighting a large army.

Li Xian was a little bitter, but he held his hands with some luck and said: "That's why my father appointed the Taifu as the Water Control Officer."

Xingtai is parallel to the official position of Shangshu Province.

Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

Liu Rengui was originally Shangshu Zuopushe, but now before the flood, he was finally in charge of Shangshu Province.

It's just that Xingtai is wandering outside, and water control Xingtai is wandering on both sides of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. Liu Rengui is just a wandering servant.

But the wandering Shang Shu Pushe is also a Shang Shu Pushe, and he can still use all the resources of the center.

Shaking his head, Liu Rengui cupped his hands and said: "If the world is to control floods, your majesty should be the main one, integrating the three provinces under the Zhongshu family, with the prime minister as the main body, the six ministers as branches, and the prefectures and counties of the world as tentacles. The governance of the world... is just a platform, after all. Omissions are inevitable.”

Liu Rengui couldn't help but look in the direction of Penglai Hall.

In fact, he could feel the subtle changes in the emperor's heart, but he pushed him out at the critical moment.

If he governs well, the emperor is wise and the world praises him; if he governs poorly, it is Liu Rengui's fault alone.

The most fearful thing is that after a lot of preparation work was done, the prediction was wrong. There will be no floods this year, and everyone involved will suffer.

Li Xian is naturally innocent, but Liu Rengui will inevitably be completely dismissed from his post. He will be unlucky no matter what he asks for, and the Taishi Bureau is the culprit.

It was Li Xuan. Although he was far away in Fanzhou and had no involvement, he was responsible for all of this. When the time comes, it would not be too much to even include a monstrous word to confuse the public.

So everyone is betting on everything right now.

Li Xian is betting that if he succeeds in controlling floods this time, he will gain greater prestige among the government and the opposition.

He Yiqiu is betting that if he can really succeed this time, then there is no doubt that he, a fifth-level water supervisor, will be directly promoted to the fourth level.

Liu Rengui was actually betting that if all this really happened, maybe he, an 80-year-old man, would be able to hold great power again.

Instead of being gradually marginalized like now.

In fact, in the entire East Palace, everyone involved in this matter was betting.

If you win the bet, you will be promoted to a higher position.

If you lose the bet, you will have to endure hardships.

It's the emperor, so it's not the same.

It's just that the emperor is betting with God, and he is betting on something that many people can't even imagine.

……

In the main hall of the East Palace, Li Xian stretched out his hand: "Master, please sit down."

Liu Rengui handed over his hand and walked behind the desk on the upper left side.

Li Xian turned around, looked at the ministers in the palace, and said, "Everyone, please take a seat."

"Here!" The ministers each walked to stand behind the table. They didn't sit down until Li Xian walked to the central seat and sat down.

Li Xian raised his head and looked at the ministers in the palace solemnly: "I have heard what Uncle Wang said, the people in the world are nothing more than food, clothing, housing, transportation, etiquette, learning and punishment."

The ministers nodded subconsciously. These were the last words Li Xuan said to Li Xian when he left Chang'an.

Most of the ministers present heard what Li Xuan and Li Xian said that day outside the Jinguang Gate.

But they didn't expect that Li Xian actually kept these words in his heart.

Li Xian looked serious and continued: "Under the flood, Xingzi has been abolished and etiquette has been suspended. Then only the laws of clothing, food, housing and punishment are left, and we can deal with them in order."

"Your Highness is wise." Liu Rengui cupped his hands and looked at Li Xian with surprise.

He didn't expect that Li Xian would grasp the core of the matter.

In fact, Liu Rengui thought more about the whole thing now. Fengchan, good harvest, rescue, and peace of the people.

What made him most uncomfortable was that the emperor wanted to establish his achievements but was unwilling to give up power.

But what Li Xian thought was simple. As long as the number of people injured by the flood this time is the least, it can become a rare achievement in history.

In fact, it is true that one white thing covers all the ugliness.

As long as you achieve this, then it doesn't matter if you fail to do the rest.

Li Xian couldn't help but smile, but then he stopped smiling, looked at Liu Rengui, and said seriously: "Please ask the master to arrange the specific details."

"Okay." Liu Rengui nodded slightly, then turned to look at the ministers and said: "Your Majesty is going east this year. He will definitely leave a few prime ministers to assist His Highness in governing the world. If the trip is not able to deploy the ministers and ministers, then Huang will be transferred. Cui Zhiwen, the Minister of the Gate, Guo Daiju, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Duan Baoxuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Huang Rensu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Cen Changqian, the Minister of Military Affairs, Doulu Qinwang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and He Yiqiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Water, and others went to the platform to listen to orders. "

"Good." Li Xian nodded seriously.

Although Liu Rengui transferred Cui Zhiwen, the minister of Huangmen, as prime minister, Wang Dezhen and Pei Yan were still there in the province.

As for Zhongshu Province, Xue Yuanchao is from the East Palace.

Although the emperor appointed Liu Rengui as the water control official this time, he naturally had to call on people from the East Palace.

In the Zhongshu Province, only Li Yiyan was left to handle government affairs.

In the province of Shangshu, it is enough to draw one Shangshu Youcheng Guo Daiju.

In addition to the other six ministers and ministers who were to follow the emperor on his eastward tour, half of them were also transferred.

Liu Rengui continued to speak: "The Minister of Secretariat traveled to all the prefectures and counties in the world to open up large and small rivers to deal with floods. The people prepared clothes, wooden boards and other items, and at the same time repaired their houses.

The Ministry of Punishment dispatched police officers to various states and counties to eliminate gangsters, delinquents, rangers and anyone else who might harm the people in the year of disaster. "

Having said this, Liu Rengui couldn't help but pause.

Every time there is a disaster, there are always restless people who take the opportunity to cause trouble and profit, or even commit rebellion.

This kind of thing must be on guard in advance.

"Cui Zhiti of the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the south-to-north grain transfer. If this year is really a disaster year, the north will definitely be short of food, so it is inevitable to transfer grain from the south in advance. At the same time, we will crack down on those who can hoard." Liu Rengui narrowed his eyes and said: "Tune Yu Shi Zhongcheng Cui Mi, serving as the censor Yao Chong, supervises the censor Bi Gou and patrols all over the country. If any prefecture or county is slack and colludes with profiteers, he will be dismissed directly. "

The emperor granted Liu Rengui the right to kill him first and report later, but Liu Rengui would not do that. At most, he would be dismissed directly.

With his qualifications, no one in the DPRK will cause trouble.

"Master, the arrangements have been made." Li Xian nodded in agreement.

Liu Rengui smiled, and then continued: "Huang Rensu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is in charge of the capital's water supervision. He will be the supervisor. He will dispatch craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and dispatch materials from the Ministry of Households to control the water. At the same time, the guards from the Ministry of War and the local government will be ready at any time. Five hundred people obeyed."

Liu Rengui was the prime minister, the prime minister, and the crown prince. His rights were only nominally under Li Zhi.

At critical moments, with his official seal, he could even mobilize the sergeants of the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya.

But Liu Rengui always kept his duty in mind, and he only called on at most 500 people from each guard house.

This is enough for the emperor to rest assured.

After roughly planning everything, Liu Rengui turned to look at Li Xian, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the real importance of this matter lies in the center. It is inevitable for me to wander around. The remaining matters of the center's transfer of supplies will be left to me." Your Highness."

"Don't worry, Grand Master, Gu will never let anything go wrong here." Li Xian nodded seriously, and then said: "If you delay the important matter of your father's enthronement, Gu will kill someone."

All the officials in the palace looked at Li Xian in surprise.

……

In the Zichen Hall, the candlelight is bright.

Empress Wu was sitting behind the imperial court, holding a memorial in her left hand. At the end, Li Xian said that he could also kill people.

For some reason, Empress Wu felt amused and said softly: "Sanlang has grown up too."

With a sigh, she put the memorial in her hand on the table, and then picked up another memorial.

Surprisingly, it was the official document Li Xuan sent back from Fanzhou.

Empress Wu didn't care at all about Cui Shi's handling, and even felt that it was handled lightly.

Her eyes focused more on Zhuang Chuo's treatment, and she wrote it down once.

This time, Zhuang Chuo seemed to be implicated by Cui Shi, and Cui Shi's problems were mostly caused by himself.

Empress Wu took a deep breath and looked solemnly.

In fact, Empress Wu had some suspicions that Li Xuan was planning all of this behind the scenes.

It's just that this method is too antelope-horned and leaves no trace at all.

Even if Empress Wu planned it herself, it would be nothing more than this.

She didn't really believe that Li Xuan had such means at such a young age.

Especially regarding matters in Fanzhou, there were too many people around Li Xuan secretly reporting to her, and Li Xuan had no intention of keeping an eye on Zhuang Chuo.

But I don’t know why Empress Wu always felt uneasy.

This low-level man must not become an excuse for Zhuang Chuo to be kicked out of Fanzhou in the future.

(End of this chapter)