When the tea stall owner heard this, he laughed, "What is this a good idea?" People in our place know that in summer, there are people who specialize in boiling tea with mint leaves, and there are things that are not valuable all over the mountains, so this tea can be sold so cheaply, and it is just a few firewood money. ”

"What others think is useful is a good house, right, I heard that there was a flood a few days ago, has this place been affected? It seems that this place is not far from the flooding river. The Emperor asked.

"Of course there was a disaster." The owner of the tea stall sighed and said: "At that time, the flood flooded this area, and it was really shocking to watch, but fortunately, it was well managed later, and this place quickly calmed down, compared to those places where the disaster was severe, this place is still good." ”

"Oh? Do you remember what it was like? The emperor asked.

The owner of the tea stall thought for a while and said: "The people are displaced, but fortunately, the five princes brought food and settled those victims, and this level of flood control is only a branch of the river, so the flood is not serious, and it will be done with a little snack. ”

"Is it really that good?" The emperor asked.

The tea stall owner didn't understand what he meant by this sentence for a while, and raised his head in amazement.

The emperor smiled, and no longer asked the bottom of it, because at this time he already had a little bit in his heart.

This place is still some distance away from the place where the disaster is very serious, and the Wish Center went to find that although it has been affected by the disaster, most places have now returned to normal, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the economy is thriving.

It's just that after the catastrophe, all this seems to be a little sluggish, but everything is going for the better.

The big chamberlain also sighed and said, "If there was a drought in the old slave's family when he was young, if the government at that time could make such a move, the old slave's family would not be scattered. ”

After speaking, he seemed to feel that he was talking too much, and he shouldn't have said it in front of the emperor, so he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, it's really the old slave's fault, and the old slave just felt it." ”

The Emperor sighed, shook his head, and said, "Only you can say these things to me." ”

The big inner servant smiled, "The old slave has also read a few sage books before, and the emperor's move to benefit the people will definitely be passed down through the ages." ”

The emperor laughed, "A good name through the ages? I don't dare to think about this, I just don't want to leave it for 10,000 years. ”

"The emperor is really worried." The Great Chamberlain said with a smile: "The change of dynasties is normal. ”

"If all the people of the world think so, then it will be fine." The emperor said with a smile.

After coming out of the teahouse, he took a carriage and meandered all the way down, and soon arrived at the river, and he could see the so-called dam project from a distance, standing on the surface of the river, like a huge bunker, inexplicably giving people a sense of relief.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "In the past, the treatment of floods was to strengthen the river embankment, but this one I don't see any fame. ”

The big chamberlain also nodded, and echoed in his voice: "Could it be that this thing is just a thing to coax people as those ministers said, and it was the fifth prince who made such a thing in order to make money in it." ”

The emperor shook his head, "It doesn't have to be like this. ”

Just thinking about it, I saw a few people in the distance holding white flags and walking leisurely by the river.

The emperor felt strange, and now when the construction was also underway, they watched from a distance in order not to alarm others, but these people were walking around the river, and there were some problems when they looked at it, and when those people walked to a place where they were not sealed, the emperor glanced at the big chamberlain and said, "Ask them what they do." ”

The waiter nodded, and immediately walked down, stopping a few of them and asking: "We are traveling merchants from other places, and we have also participated in the sacrificial celebration by the river before, but we have never seen such an event, I wonder if you can introduce it to us, if it is an activity to worship the river god, we can also donate some incense money." ”

The leader shook his head, sighed and said, "What is the time of the sacrifice, didn't ten workers die in the river some time ago?" You should have heard of it, too. ”

The big chamberlain immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I heard." ”

"Now that the river is turbulent, I am afraid that the body will not be recovered, so the five princes in charge of this matter set up a mound by the river, and summoned spirits with white flags, bestowed on them the title of guardian saint, and sent a lot of money to the families of these people to comfort them." Said the leader.

"Are you also a worker in the construction of river embankments?" The emperor suddenly asked.

"yes." The man replied.

"Do you think this project is like a bluff, or is it really useful?" The emperor asked.

"I don't know these things either, but everyone believes in the Five Princes, and the Five Princes naturally won't do bluffing things." The leader said with a smile.

The emperor nodded.

The inner servant dispersed those people, and then asked, "Is the emperor going to see the five princes now?" ”

The Emperor shook his head, "Now none of us can trust our eyes, so let's go up the river and see what the dam project is all about." ”

"This thing looks strange, Your Majesty, the people of Tianshui Li are afraid that they can't understand it, it's better to ask the five princes, what is the principle of this thing? How does it work? Ouchi advised.

"Mountain people have their own tricks." The emperor smiled and strode forward.

All the way up, the scenery is more beautiful, on both sides of the river, there is an endless stream of workers, it seems that even if ten workers accidentally fell into the river, it still can't sharply reduce their determination to control the flood.

It seems that Gu Jianglin is really doing well.

Moreover, he arranged for the two things of resettlement of disaster victims and flood control to his two most trusted sons, but in the end, he could see clearly at a glance which was right and which was wrong, and who was the one who provoked it.

He sighed, is this the problem that he had to face when he was born in the royal family?

Although he didn't experience it back then, after reading so many historical records, it was a river of blood, which made people feel shocked.

Thinking of this, he stood up angrily and said: "My two sons, one is benevolent and righteous, so that everyone in the world thinks he is benevolent and righteous, and the other is willing to do things for the people, but he is not willing to promote his merits, do you think, which of these two monarchs is more loved?" ”

As soon as the big chamberlain heard it, he understood that the emperor really had the intention of establishing a prince, and also, the emperor was in the twilight of the West Mountain, and I don't know how many years of energetic days there were.

It's just that this matter is related to Jiangshan Sheji, and he didn't dare to talk too much in it, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't understand these things. ”

The emperor seemed to see through him, and said with a smile: "You are an old slippery head." ”

The Ouchi waiter smiled and didn't speak.

The emperor sighed and looked into the distance, "Or when this matter is resolved, I can also see clearly, which of my two sons is more suitable?" ”

With that, he got into the carriage and let the coachman continue up the river.

The scenes I saw along the way were firmly engraved in my mind, and it was thriving, well-behaved, and it really didn't look like what the ministers said.