CHAPTER XLIII
In just three pages, the method of dredging the waterway is explained in a detailed and easy-to-understand manner. If it is used as a precept for the counsel or the supervision of the imperial history, it can even be added to the national decree, so that all provinces and states can follow this law, and the imperial court can have a huge amount of expenditure left on the construction of water conservancy and the control of floods!
Murong Chong only felt a stirring in his heart, and looked at the last piece of paper:
"If the crown prince still wants to keep the Shangyu prefect He Ru, he can pass the blame on the junior officials, and only punish him for the crime of negligence, and punish him with a fine or a demotion as a punishment. But please tell the prince a sentence: The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill. Since ancient times, how many heroes and powerful ministers have fallen short in the end, and they have all been defeated by the staff who think they are smart under their hands, and they should learn from this! ”
Murong Chong put down the paper and frowned. Lin Ruo's expectation was true, in the past few days, Shen Di, the secretary of the household department, had indeed brought a secret letter sent by He Ru to the prince to discuss how He Ru could get rid of the crime, so as to clarify the relationship between the Shangyu flood and the prince.
As Lin Ruo described, Shen Di and He Ru are the clowns who think they are smart.
No one is a fool, the flood in Shangyu, the riot of the displaced people, such a big thing, how can the prefect be completely innocent?
It's ridiculous to still think about how to attribute this matter to natural disasters, and to worry that it will endanger the position of power in your hands and the future officialdom in the future!
Murong Chong thought about this, he was a little irritable in his heart, and he didn't want to think about it more, so he opened another letter from Lin Ruo.
This "radical cure" is indeed a good prescription, which is quite against his temper with strict military discipline on the battlefield, but it may not make the prince tempted. Since there is still a "perfunctory method", you might as well take a look.
opened the envelope, which was also four pieces of stationery, but after seeing the words on it clearly, Murong Chong smiled dumbly, and felt that he had been calculated-one word was written on each of the four pieces of paper, and they were connected together: none, teacher, self, and communication.
Who's to say it isn't? In the past few days, the prince has been discussing with several officials such as the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, isn't this a perfunctory method?
What a smart woman!
Murong Chong praised it in his heart, and opened the box again, and there was a small note with eight words written on the scroll, which read: Ancient books and cultural relics, open them carefully!
Moreover, it is accompanied by a righteous expression!
Raising his eyebrows and sneering, he clipped the note to his fingertips, and threw it aside with great disdain, but when he took out the silk scroll in the box, he couldn't help but be a lot more careful, and unfolded it carefully, and the five words "Water Conservancy Map" fell into his eyes, and he couldn't help but be shocked again!
It is a water conservancy project built by Li Bing, the Taishou of Qinshu County, and the name of Donglu is still the saying of the previous dynasty, called "the tail weir", because the materials and methods used to build the embankment are mainly "breaking the bamboo for the cage, the diameter of the circle is three feet, the stone is solid, tired and the water is strong", that is, the bamboo cage is used to load the stone, so it is called "the tail of the tree".
Of course, it also has a famous name - Dujiangyan.
No wonder Lin Ruo reminded him that although he didn't understand water conservancy, he also knew the preciousness of this drawing.
Murong Chong's gaze stayed on the drawings, and after a long time, he asked Wumo, who had been standing aside, "Does the county lord have anything else for you to bring to me?" ”
Wumo bowed his head and replied: "The county lord said that she only knows the surface of water conservancy. But if this scroll of drawings were handed over to a minister who was proficient in water conservancy, it would certainly be able to satisfactorily solve the matter. Just ......"
"Just what?"
"The county lord instructed that this silk scroll is extremely precious, and it is only for temporary borrowing. In addition to making the best use of the things, I hope that the person who handles it can be properly kept, and when the matter is dealt with, please return this drawing. ”
Murong Chong hooked the corners of his mouth and said lightly: "This is natural." Anything else? ”
"The county lord also said, please don't mention her, if the prince asks about the origin of the 'water conservancy map' and the method of dredging the waterway, he can tell Su Shizi. If someone asks the prince to ask for food from the Lin family, the prince doesn't have to stop it, he doesn't have to approve of it, it's not his business. ”
"Su Boyu?"
Murong Chong raised his eyebrows, he originally thought that although Su Muyu looked cynical on the surface, he was actually extremely smart and wise. Now that I think about it, there should be a female Zhuge behind him who is secretly guiding, and this inconspicuous master is none other than Lin Ruo, the lord of Minhui County.
I really didn't expect that in Donglu and Bian'an City, there was such a talented and gorgeous woman hidden. She unknowingly pushed the Lin family to the throne of the richest man in Bian'an City, what will she do next? So what is the purpose for which she is approaching herself?
He couldn't think it through, but there was a feeling in his heart that the opponent was stirred up.
Murong Chong instructed Wumo: "If you go back and reply to the county lord, you will say that this king inherits her feelings." ”
Wumo clenched his fist as it should be.
"Also, in the future, the county lord will be your master, so you must protect her safety."
"What does the prince mean ......"
"I don't have to report her every move."
"My subordinates know." Wumo didn't ask, and responded to the master's order. With a wave of his hand, Murong Chong withdrew from the study without ink, turned into a black shadow, and quickly left King Rong's mansion.
Murong Chong sat in front of the bookcase, looked at the handsome but heroic handwriting on the paper spread out on the desk, and said to himself: "Since you know that there is no ink and no trace, why do you want to keep them by your side?" Or are you confident that even if they are the ones I sent, you will be able to hide from them? Or rather...... Do you really, have no intention of hiding it at all? ”
got up, took out the sandalwood box that Lin Ruo sent last time from the bookshelf behind him, and took out the key hidden in the corner from the drawer of the bookcase, opened it, put away her letterhead and envelope today, put it in the box, and locked it again.
The sandalwood box was put back in place, but when he put away the key, Murong Chong hesitated slightly, took the key out of the bag again, put the bag back in its original position in the drawer, and locked the key into the secret compartment next to the bookshelf.
After putting it in place, he sat back down next to the bookcase, lifted the brush on the pen stand, moistened the ink in the inkstone, groaned slightly, and wrote the paper.
When the "Water Conservancy Map" was delivered to the Prince's East Palace, the Crown Prince and a group of ministers were helpless.
In the early dynasties, because Shen Di, the head of the household department, was not able to raise grain, he was sent to Shangyu on the way to inspect the disaster relief, so that after the Marquis of Jingping Su Hou Ye left Bian'an City for three days, he quickly sent people back to Beijing to report the news, and there were groups of displaced people, who were about to pour into Bian'an City, and the number was so huge that it was extremely difficult to settle. Therefore, the ministers who were attached to King Ye impeached the princelings again.
Therefore, the "Water Conservancy Map" and the method of dredging the waterways brought by Murong Chong are simply charcoal in the snow! Speaking of the origin of the "Water Conservancy Map", Murong Chong naturally pushed it to Su Muyu according to what Lin Ruo said.
The Lin family's study contains many ancient book scrolls, and the relationship between Su Muyu and the Lin family is self-evident, and it is not difficult to borrow this "water conservancy map" from the Lin family. As for why Su Muyu refused to come to the prince's mansion, the prince also had a few points in his heart - Su Muyu couldn't stand the nagging of a woman the most, and this woman was naturally the crown princess Su Muqing.