Liu Bang asked the ministers to express their opinions and come up with a solution to the Weishui embankment, and suddenly the ministers of civil and military affairs under the steps burst into a pot and chattered, but for a while no one could think of any better ideas, they all looked at each other and were speechless, and turned their heads to discuss with the people next to them in a whisper to discuss some unknown solutions, everyone was discussing with each other below, and no one went out to work for a while to play to the emperor There is a good way. Liu Bang was sitting precariously, condescendingly, holding his beautiful beard with his hand from time to time, carefully observing the changes in the expressions of the ministers under the steps, as if he was looking to see who had come up with a solution. When the ministers were discussing in a whisper, Liu Bang also leaned forward and listened to their speeches, but what he heard was a mess, and there was no reason.

The crown prince Liu Ying sat on the lower side of the emperor, turning his head to look at his father from the chatter of a group of ministers, Liu Bang looked calm and calm, not in a hurry. The prince couldn't help but admire his father in his heart, and then looked at the ministers below. After tea, Liu Bang coughed lightly and asked the ministers below: "I don't know if the ministers have discussed any way, let's hear it." ”

The ministers, who were still discussing, quickly stood on both sides again, stopped talking, and all looked at each other left and right, but none of them came out to play. After a while, Xiao He, who was standing at the head of the civil officials, didn't know who pushed him out, he stood in the middle of the station separated by the minister of civil and military affairs, Xiao He looked back in doubt, but he didn't find out who this person was, his eyes fell on Wang Ling, who was the second civil official, Wang Ling looked upright, not like the person who pushed him out of class, but he didn't know who this person was, Xiao He shook his head. Liu Bang saw Prime Minister Xiao Cheng standing out of work, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his original pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes smiled like a boat for a while, and he smiled with his beautiful beard, and asked, "Why didn't you see Prime Minister Xiao Cheng give his idea just now?" Please speak up. ”

Xiao He stood in place and quickly used his brain, in the face of the emperor's sudden question, he was not prepared, although he and the emperor knew about the Weishui wreck at the same time, but for a while he didn't think of any better way, there was a slight anxious look on his face, his eyes couldn't stop rolling, he thought about it urgently for a long time and came up with a way, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please quickly gather the officers and soldiers to go to Weishui to build a dam to prevent the water from becoming bigger, fortunately, Zhou County is a low-lying county, which can accommodate some water flow, At present, we must intercept the rapid flow of Weishui to the Guanzhong Plain, and as long as we block the mouth of the broken embankment, we will have time to build more dams and embankments to restore the normal life of the people in the surrounding small counties. ”

Liu Bang listened to it and nodded his head continuously, and there was nothing better for the others, so he wanted to accept Xiao He's suggestion and prepare to order it to be implemented. At this time, the head of the military attaché, Zhou Bo, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the world has been decided, the people are living in hardship, agriculture has just recovered, and it is not easy for the people to work hard to build embankments. ”

Liu Bang suddenly felt relieved, usually honest and honest and honest, Jiang Hou, today there is such a high theory, Liu Bang wanted to know what he meant, so he asked: "The general has this words, there must be a more clever method, you might as well say it." ”

Zhou Bo was silent, but he glanced at Guan Ying, who was standing in the second place of the military attaché, presumably Jiang Guan and the two had been discussing for a long time just now, and there would be a wonderful cooperation between the two. Guan Ying also came out of the class and said: "After discussing with the ministers, General Zhou thought that there was no need to mobilize the people, the people could be used, but the lack of discipline to evacuate was difficult to lead, and the ministers thought that it was better to send the officials of Shu land, they trained quickly, listened to instructions, and could speed up the construction of embankments." Liu Bangfang wanted to accept Xiao He's suggestion, but unexpectedly, Zhou Bo and Ying Yin waited for the baby to go out of class, and mobilized the people to build embankments to conscript the people, Liu Bang was confused and wavered. Just after the war began to conscription of the people, Liu Bang was unwilling to do so, and Guanzhong has been through the war for a long time, everything has not recovered, in order to quell the rebellion in the land of the Yan Dynasty, for the military expenses in the war, Liu Bang had to order the tax to be adjusted to ten taxes in the past two years, he just thought about the banquet of the wine Weiyang, and gradually restored the original fifteen taxes and one, no longer disturbing the people, and now the Weishui embankment seems to make his plan ruined, repairing the Weishui embankment is not a small project, consuming manpower, material and financial resources. Thinking about the Shu land material official again, it is indeed a long way, and the far water can't save the near fire. He sat on the dragon couch, his upper lip between his lower lip, his brows were tightly locked, and he seemed to be unable to make up his mind, looking at Xiao He, and then at Zhou Bo and Guan Ying. The prince looked back at his father again, Liu Bangzheng scratched his head and brushed his hair in sorrow, squinted his eyes, and seemed to see the prince looking at him, so he sat down again, shook his spirits, and then asked, "Uh...... I don't know what other princes think, so hurry up and listen to it, and I'm in a hurry to die. ”

The ministers below fell into a state of discussion with the left and right, but Liu Bang deliberately looked at a person among the ministers of the Wenban at this time, this person was seven feet seven inches tall, with a high bun, a face like a crown of jade, and a clean dress was very decent and generous. This person stood quietly among the chattering ministers, only caring about one person with his eyes lowered and his eyebrows on the ground and thinking, this person was the military advisor Chen Ping. Chen Ping, a native of Yangwuhu, Henan, has been resourceful all his life and can often be invincible. Ma Qian of Taishi Company once said that Chen Ping was beautiful and beautiful, and he can be said to be the first handsome guy in the Western Han Dynasty, this person is extremely sleek and smart, and he once made strange plans for Liu Bangliu, such as: Chen Ping used 100 gold to separate Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng; Liu Bang used Chen Ping's strategy to capture Han Xin in Chen County; He also used a secret plan to lift the siege of Baiden. Like Zhang Liang, he worked for Liu Bang, was Liu Bang's military advisor, and was Liu Bang's important minister. Since Liu Bang became the emperor, Chen Ping was named the Hu Hou, and then Liu Bang returned from the south of Pingcheng to Qu Rebellion, he felt that the county of Qu Rebellion was comparable to Luoyang, and he was grateful to Chen Ping for his strange plan to help him return safely from Pingcheng, so Liu Bang gave Qu Reverse to Chen Ping, Qu Cheng had a population of 5,000 households, Liu Bang asked him to enjoy the tax income of the whole county, and cancel the previously sealed Hu Township. When the messenger went to preach him, he was about to go out, and as soon as he heard the emperor's edict, he hurriedly followed the messenger to the palace. Along the way, he was thinking of ways to remedy Wei Di, and he knew that the emperor would definitely ask him. As soon as Liu Bang called him, Chen Ping was not much surprised, he only met Liu Bang's eyes unexpectedly, glanced at each other head-on, and then quickly lowered his head and wrinkled his brows.

Liu Bang knew that Chen Ping had an idea, but he didn't say it for a long time, which made Liu Bang angry, Liu Bang scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, and his words were funny but complaining: "Does the prince want to ferment your high insights in your sleeves?" The bottom laughed.

At this time, Zhou Bo and Guan Ying were surprised when they heard the emperor ask Chen Ping's opinion, but it was reasonable to think about it, and the two turned their heads and looked at Chen Ping with disdain. After Chen Pingsan changed his master, he chose to return to Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, and with the help of his friend Wei Wuzhi, he was appreciated by Liu Bang and soon achieved the title of lieutenant, but it attracted the dissatisfaction of two people, and these two people were Jiang Guan. The dissatisfaction of the two of them also represented the dissatisfaction of most of the people in the Han Wang military camp at that time, and rejected Chen Ping in front of Liu Bang, thinking that 'although Ping is a beautiful husband, such as a crown and jade ears, there may not be any of them', and in the mouth of others, Chen Ping was bribed everywhere, Jiang Guan disliked him very much, thinking that he was a sleek figure, but Liu Bang quickly promoted Chen Ping. Later, Chen Ping followed Liu Bangding Sanqin and attacked Xiang Yu in the east, and Chen Ping made a miraculous plan to help Liu Bang escape from Xingyang City and return to Chang'an to regroup. Later, he stepped on Liu Bang's feet with Zhang Liang, suggesting that Liu Bang falsely named Han Xin as the king of Qi to help him finally get the world. Soon, he made a strange plan to ask Liu Bang to capture Han Xin, the king of Chu, and then to lift the siege of Pingcheng, all thanks to Chen Ping. I have to say that Chen Ping is indeed resourceful enough. Although Jiang Guan is very unconvinced of Chen Ping's personality, Chen Ping's strategies can often have immediate results, and sometimes he has to admire him. Now, the emperor asked Chen Ping about Weishui, and Jiang Guan knew that Chen Ping had a plan at this time, and the emperor would not enter the law at all if he had his own ideas.

As soon as Liu Bang called him, Chen Ping went out of class and gave up his hands, and suggested to Liu Bang what he had been planning for a long time: "Your Majesty, what do you think...... It is necessary to mobilize the people to quickly repair the embankment, although the Shu land material officer is well-trained, and the order is followed, but the Shu land is far away, the road is rugged, and the time is delayed, so it is better to mobilize the surrounding people and some sergeants who have withdrawn and returned to their hometowns on the spot, and immediately start repairing them, without delay. On the way to the minister, he saw some people taking axes to the mountains to cut down trees, and some of them used cloth to carry bags of sand to Weishui, and the minister thought that the people were easier to mobilize. ”

Hearing this, without waiting for Liu Bang's opinion, he heard Zhou Bo step forward to distinguish with Chen Ping: "Doesn't Lord Hou know that repairing the dam requires people's manpower, material and financial resources?" Wei Di is not a small opening, only a few people can be solved, it requires a lot of manpower to transport trees, stones and other things, so how can it be said that it is a favor to the people? What is the difference between building a mausoleum and serving the common people in the Qin Emperor's mausoleum? ”

Zhou Bo said that, not only did the rest of the ministers look at each other, but even the high-ranking prince and emperor also felt that Zhou Bo was too serious to say this, how could this matter be compared with Emperor Qin's tomb? Doesn't that mean that Liu Bang is the second Qin Shi Huang? The ministers looked up at Liu Bang cautiously, Liu Bang raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled, he knew that Zhou Bo had good intentions, so he didn't say anything to blame. Zhou Bo didn't care about the ministers and the emperor, he just looked at Chen Ping with a blank eye, and he was on the same page with Chen Ping, so he didn't believe what Chen Ping had to say.

Chen Ping showed a hint of an unhurried smile, glanced at Jiang Hou, who was a little angry, and bowed his hand slightly to Zhou Bo politely, "General Zhou's words are serious, don't worry, and listen to Chen Ping." Chen Ping looked at the emperor again and arched his hand: "May I ask if the emperor just said that if there is a way to solve the matter of Weishui, he will be rewarded?" ”

Liu Bang was a little surprised, and he didn't know what Chen Ping meant by asking, so he nodded suspiciously.

"If it can be solved, I wonder what reward the emperor will have?" Chen Ping continued to ask.

Hearing this question, everyone was in a fog, I don't know what kind of excellent way Chen Ping is going to say, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs is full of astonishment, why has he not solved the problem, he began to ask for rewards, everyone can't understand, pricked up their ears to listen to Chen Ping's high argument. When Liu Bang heard Chen Ping ask for a reward, he inadvertently raised his head, and he was also stunned in his heart. To be honest, Liu Bang hadn't thought about these specific rewards yet, but in the face of Chen Ping's sudden question, he couldn't help but think about it, so he blurted out: "If it can be solved, I will reward 100 gold and send two more female palace people." However, can the prince solve it? "Actually, Liu Bang's reward is nothing more than money and women, nothing else, the title of prince and marquis, he is cautious and cautious, and he will never reward easily.

The corners of Chen Ping's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a handsome smile, and arched his hand, "The minister will go all out." What General Zhou was thinking about just now was that he was afraid of losing his labor and money, and Chen Ping had heard a sentence: his body is upright, and he will not be ordered; His body is not right, although he does not obey orders. The emperor thinks about the people in everything, in recent years, the Han court has reduced taxes to the minimum, and even accepted a lot of people's hearts, presumably the people are also willing to serve the court, and solving the Weishui embankment is to help the people, how can they be stingy with their own labor? Besides, we can give 100 gold to the people, we will contribute, the people will contribute, if it is not enough, the minister will ask the emperor to enter the level of the people, and then exempt the taxes and forced labor of several small villages around Zhou County as a sign of encouragement. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were dumbfounded, and they nodded their heads and praised Chen Ping for his wisdom, which can win the hearts of the people and improve work efficiency, the best of both worlds. Even Zhou Bo and Guan Ying were dodging their eyes and had nothing to say. Although the prince had heard the emperor mention Chen Ping's wisdom in private, he also understood that Chen Ping had offered advice to the emperor many times, solved a lot of problems for the emperor, and was reused by the emperor, but he listened to Chen Ping's plan with his own ears, and saw Chen Ping's performance at the bottom of the steps for the first time.

Liu Bang listened to the dragon's face and joy, and praised happily again and again: "The prince is really resourceful. ”

Chen Ping was not complacent about these few words of praise, he had expected the reaction of the ministers to be like this, if Zhang Liang was not there, then all the honors in the hall were his monopoly, even if some ministers were jealous, but he did think about the people of the Han Dynasty, some things he didn't particularly care about, just like Jiang Guan's eyes and disdain, he knew that now was not the time to make trouble, and it was a big deal to solve things. When everyone admired, Chen Ping continued: "Emperor Xie appreciates that the minister still has a plan to help solve the matter of Weishui. ”

"The prince said bluntly."

"Open several canal gate valves downstream of the Jingwei water system, let it store a part of the water flow, so as to alleviate part of the impact of the water potential, and the people will not worry about drought in the coming year, the people can take advantage of this advantage to build a dam immediately, then the Weishui wreck can be perfectly solved."

Liu Bang exhaled, a slightly relaxed and gentle expression appeared on his face, he had accepted Chen Ping's plan in his heart, but he still asked Xiao He's opinion, "What does the prime minister think of this method?" ”

Xiao He's face was ashamed, and he arched his hand, "Qu is thoughtful, and the minister thinks it is feasible." ”

Liu Bang nodded with satisfaction, and immediately ordered: "The prime minister listens to the order, immediately issue a list, and the people of Xiehe will build a dam, and after success, I will reward the people with 100 gold, exempt from taxes and forced labor for life, and enter the first rank of the people." The prime minister only needs to draft the document and publish the list, and the matter of supervising the work will be handed over to General Zhou and General Guan. After Xiao He, Zhou Bo, and Guan Ying were all ordered, they went back to work and stood again.

Liu Bang looked at Chen Ping again, and felt more and more that he really lived up to the reputation of a think tank, and said with a smile: "Since the prince and the prince donated 100 gold, the two palace people, I see that the prince and the prince still accept it." ”

Chen Ping has always liked money and teased women. But he saw that the two of them still had a prejudiced view of him, and he didn't like him too much, and he knew that his scenery made the two of them unhappy. Chen Ping thought of this, he felt that he had to balance the psychology of Jiang Guan, taking advantage of the ready-made benefits, he decided to sell a favor to Zhou Bo, selling a favor to Zhou Bo is equivalent to giving a baby, so he went out of class to refuse Liu Bang's reward: "The minister has this plan thanks to General Zhou's reminder, not that he said that the people are hurting money, the minister will not think so much, I heard that one of the female servants in General Zhou's mansion is sick, and the other has resigned to return to his hometown, and the manpower is obviously insufficient, and the minister is willing to give the two female palace people to General Zhou." ”

When Zhou Bo heard this, he was a little surprised, he didn't expect Chen Ping to do this, but he was stunned in his heart: How can Qu Yihou know about my family affairs? looked at Chen Ping in surprise. Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Mr. Guo is talented and virtuous, and he is ready to play." ”