Chapter 87: The Emperor's Three Questions
The old emperor was rarely red-faced, and drank two more glasses, and when the wine was deep, he proposed that there should be some problems and test his children.
Some shrewd ministers sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly gave their supporting princes a look, and the princes understood that this banquet might be an assessment of their level.
"If there is a flood in a county, how to deal with it?" The old emperor asked the question and asked the five children to answer in order of size.
Chen Jin thought for a moment and replied: "Send people to survey the terrain, comfort the victims, and deal with the floods as appropriate." In general, there are the following measures to control floods......"
Chen Jin said a lot of methods, meticulous, it seems that this person has real talent and learning, and has made sufficient preparations.
After Chen Jin finished speaking, it was Chen Yi.
"Erchen thinks that when he comes to the scene, investigates and inquires, and solves the source, there are the following measures......"
Chen Yi also said a lot, different from Chen Jin's specific solutions, Chen Yi is management and maintenance, as well as solving deep-seated source problems.
Chen Xu said: "My methods are very similar to the eldest brother, the difference is that I need to investigate in detail, whether the flood is naturally formed, or whether someone deliberately did it, or like the second brother, it is advisable to solve the source, build a dam, divert the water, and so on." ”
Chen Xu was a little tricky, combining the advantages of Chen Jin and Chen Yi.
Chen Yun said: "Send people to provide disaster relief, build water conservancy facilities, and appease the people......"
Chen Yun is relatively inexperienced, and he talks more about the scene, and there is no substantive solution.
After the four princes finished speaking, everyone looked at Ling Husu.
Linghu Su had just finished eating a piece of cake, he felt full, and when he was full, he was sleepy, and he wanted to go back to bed and lie down.
"Susu, what do you think should be done?" Seeing that Linghu Su didn't answer for a long time, the old emperor took the initiative to name him.
Ling Husu blurted out: "Leave it to the Ministry of Industry to solve, they can't solve it and then discuss it in the court, if it can't be solved, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu can be replaced." ”
The old emperor's face was expressionless, and the others couldn't tell whether the emperor liked or disliked, and the ministers talked about it, and in their opinion, Ling Husu's answer was not in line with his personality. This month, many of his ideas have been implemented, and some of them are even imaginative. Unexpectedly, he gave such a perfunctory answer.
Wen Zhong turned his head sideways and asked Fei Qing in a low voice, "What do you think?" ”
"I think! The four princes suffered. ”
At this time, a minister suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, whose answer does you think is better?" ”
Before the old emperor could speak, the other courtiers argued, some said the prince, some said the king of Han, anyway, they had their own opinions.
"Quiet, quiet." Xu Yi scolded loudly, and the controversy in the hall gradually subsided.
The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "In the past, there were floods, how did you deal with Lone, Wen Zhong said." ”
"Leave it to the Ministry of Industry for disposal."
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized that His Majesty was not asking for a solution, but a way to deal with it, as an emperor, the way to deal with this kind of thing is to hand it over to the courtiers, otherwise, what to do with these courtiers. The emperor doesn't need to do it himself, he just needs to call the shots.
The old emperor continued: "Of course, it is good to have a detailed solution, and it is worth encouraging. Because it's just random questions, there is no need to separate rankings. The next question is, how to solve the civil unrest in a certain state? ”
This time, the princes learned to be obedient, and they put themselves in their shoes and thought about the problem as an emperor.
Chen Jin said: "Let the military department come up with a solution to eliminate the mob." ”
Chen Yi said: "Send the minister to investigate, and send the local garrison to assist, if the civil unrest can be stopped, in a moderate way, if it has become a mob, let the army be exterminated." ”
Chen Yihuo learned to use it and used the ministers, and the ministers nodded one after another, Chen Yi's ability was indeed stronger than Chen Jin.
Chen Xu said: "Depending on the severity of the civil unrest, if it is minor, let the local officials solve it themselves." If it is heavier, send a large army to suppress it. ”
Chen Yun said: "Most of the people's rebellions are forced to do so, and we need to be cautious, and it would be excellent if they could be resolved peacefully." There is no need to use the military in an emergency. ”
Ling Husu didn't get distracted this time, and after thinking about it, he said: "According to the different sources of civil unrest, the solutions are different, and it is necessary to investigate and secretly visit to find out the beginning of civil unrest." In the case of a disaster, it is necessary to provide disaster relief quickly, and at the same time strictly investigate whether local officials are corrupt, send ministers to supervise the entire disaster relief process, and allow them to cut down before they are allowed to do so if there is serious corruption. If it is led by a rebel group or another country, it is necessary to send troops to suppress it, wipe it out with a thunderous force, try to find evidence of other countries' interference, and then publish a letter of condemnation and publish it in a weekly newspaper to let the world know about its criminal acts. All officials involved in the civil unrest must be dealt with severely. All students who participated in the civil unrest had to get their degrees, and so on, there are too many subtleties to talk about. ”
The old emperor nodded and smiled, and the ministers understood that what Ling Husu said was in the heart of the old emperor.
"May I ask the Seventh Princess, is it too heavy to remove the student's degree?"
"Is it heavy? If you are not an official, you dare to support the civil unrest, but if you become an official, will you not dare to change the world? ”
The ministers were shocked and did not dare to speak more.
The old emperor said: "I am asking for a solution to the problem this time, not a solution, Su Su said it best, you brothers listen clearly, don't always answer what you ask." The next question is, if the Qin army provokes on the border, how should we respond? ”
The princes didn't dare to answer easily, and after thinking for a long time, Chen Jin spoke: "Our country needs to be severely condemned, and a document should be issued urging the Qin State to withdraw its troops." At the same time, it was announced to the world and the crimes of the Qin State were made public. ”
Chen Yi said: "Don't act recklessly, you need to find out the purpose of the Qin State in doing this, and then slowly try to do it." The provocation of the Qin State is small, but the opening of the war is a big matter, so it has to be cautious. ”
Chen Xu said: "Send a letter of state to express the meaning of peace, and at the same time be vigorous and ready for war at any time. However, our country is not good at war, and if we can avoid war, we will try to avoid it. ”
Chen Yun said: "It is the people who suffer from the war, and we cannot start the war lightly. Provocations are just provocations, and it is necessary to know their true intentions. If the Qin State really has bad intentions, our country should send heavy troops to defend it. ”
Then there is Ling Husu, the ministers are looking forward to it, and they don't know what interesting remarks Ling Husu will say.
Linghu Su smiled and said, "If they provoke, let them provoke, anyway, it's just for show." If we really want to go to war, it will never be an open provocation, but take advantage of our unpreparedness to directly capture the nearest city and forcibly start the war. So, on the one hand, we put the border guards on guard and prepare for war. On the other hand, an envoy was sent to the state of Qin to inquire about intentions. ”
Then, Linghu Su paused and said: "However, this is the solution in the past, if it is now, I will send a large army to provoke the same, and it is a big deal to fight." ”
A minister immediately asked: "May I ask the Seventh Princess, my Chen State has insufficient troops, and I will definitely not be able to defeat the Qin State." When the time comes, how will it end? ”
Linghu Su replied: "What if the troops are insufficient, I have one thing that can make people fight ten with one enemy, and ten thousand against one hundred thousand people." ”
"What is this?"
"This is a rifle."