Chapter 253: Tui'en Order (II)

The next day, Fang Xin summoned the cabinet again

There is a hill in the palace, the flowers and trees are forested, the stream is vertical and horizontal, and the stone path is connected.

The pavilion is to the south, the blue and deep darkness, chrysanthemums, begonias, jasmine, hundreds of pink buds are in full bloom, fresh and beautiful, reflected in the stream, the light and color are connected, and the dark fragrance floats

Several cabinet ministers, on foot, stayed to watch the scenery, the fragrance of flowers accompanied by the breeze gusted in, quiet and refreshing, autumn, only the little insects singing, more quiet.

This place does not seem to be a nine-story palace, but a paradise

Qin Haozhong, Wu Jianrong, Shen Xindong, Jiang Baoxin, and Dou Rong were all washed away by this peaceful and dusty world, and after a while, Wu Jianrong said: "Extremely beautiful, but unfortunately it is too quiet, not suitable for the owner." ”

He is a master of Confucianism, of course he knows the difference between birth and accession, if it is a noble prince or a scholar, there is such a scene, but the emperor has this heart, but it is not good.

The light ones slack off the national politics, and the heavy ones seek immortals and seek pills, and all dynasties and dynasties, how many wise and martial kings have tried to seek immortals and pills, but the result is to lose their achievements.

"Duke Wu, Jun Yichen is working, the emperor knows this very well." Shen Xindong said with a smile, in the past three years, Fang Xin has rarely directly interfered in the affairs of the cabinet, and the political affairs are in good order, and he is very satisfied

Wu Jianrong snorted, didn't speak, and continued to step forward.

When he got inside, he saw the emperor, saluted, gave a seat, and served tea, Fang Xin asked: "I heard that the wind and rain last month were strong, and there was a flood in Sanlu Mansion, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, it has been on the fold and flooded six counties." Dou Rong was in charge of this matter, and when he heard the words, he put down the teacup and said.

"At that time, the flood was violent, dark clouds thundered and lightning, torrential rain poured like a pour, the situation of the seven dams became more and more critical, if it collapsed, it would inundate dozens of counties and counties in several provinces downstream.

"What about the opinion of the Cabinet?" Although there was an excerpt, Fang Xin still asked.

"The minister of river control, Li Shade, is guilty of two, one is that the river is not good, he was ordered to control the river, for seven years, using 30,000 migrant workers from three provinces, 50 million silver yuan, or this dam to discharge the flood, this alone, is guilty."

"The second one, the upstream breach and flood discharge, although it is the overall situation, but it has caused 1.2 million acres of farmland to be flooded, villages to be washed away, and countless houses to collapse, which is also his crime - please ask the emperor to rule!"

Fang Xin didn't speak first, staring at the chrysanthemums opening under the pavilion, his eyes glowing faintly

After a while, Fang Xin said, "He is indeed guilty!" But I don't have any other ideas. ”

"It is difficult to control the river, I know, not only Taizushi, Shizong, and Shunzong have all been governed, but it is still a flood every few years, Li Shade has been controlling the water for seven years, and he is on the river every year, these things, I have investigated in many ways, they are all true, I am diligent and thrifty, I cherish them, building the river is mostly suffering, I know, and it is also very effective, this year's flood is huge, rare in decades, only six counties have been flooded, so the first one, I don't care about the crime - not only the crime, but also the reward!"

"The flood is huge, rare for decades, and the pressure on the downstream dams is too great, so he ordered the dam to be opened to discharge the flood, which is also a matter of decision, and he has saved dozens of counties downstream, so I am not guilty of this alone—do you know where I want to be guilty?"

Speaking of this, the emperor's tone became more and more calm, but it became more and more sharp: "The river is rising, day by day, he is the minister of river control, doesn't he know that things are urgent, why didn't he evacuate the people in the flood discharge in advance?" He is the minister of the Qin order to govern the river, and he has the banner of the king's order, why don't he give orders to that county? That's what he did! ”

"Under the flood, six counties were submerged, 20,000 people drowned, and countless houses and farmlands were destroyed, why didn't he inform the counties to make preparations in advance, even if it was to gather basic housing food and porridge, why didn't he report it again until afterwards? It also led to riots among the people, which caused a catastrophe! ”

"To govern the country, we must use the Tao, and to govern people with benevolence, this person has read the books of sages for decades, does he understand this truth?!" Speaking of the last sentence, Fang Xin's voice is both powerful!

Everyone present couldn't sit still, knelt down together, and said: "The ministers are incompetent, please ask the emperor to be angry!" ”

Fang Xin vented, but he calmed down, waved his hand, asked the cabinet minister to get up, and slowly moved his steps, wandering among the chrysanthemums under the pavilion.

Although it is autumn, a variety of chrysanthemums are lush, reflecting the sunlight and full of energy.

"I read the book of the sages, to govern the country with the Tao, to govern people with benevolence, but it is my understanding, Li Shade in the first two, did not lose the way, but he lost benevolence, the flood was monstrous, had to leak, I also know that the medicine is still three points poisonous, but I read the sage books, read the holy teachings of the ancestors and ancestors, this benevolence is absolutely unacceptable, thousands of embankments, with the nest of ants; The hundred-foot room, burned with the smoke of the abrupt gap, lost too much virtue, lost the way, the intention is good, but did evil things, this kind of thing is not too much in ancient and modern times, I called the gentlemen this time, just to talk about this! ”

"The emperor is high in the ninth place, and he rules the world with his clothes, but he is a clear insight into the fire! To govern the country, we must use Taoism, and to govern people, we must use benevolence, but we really get the word morality! When Jiang Baoxin heard this, she immediately kowtowed and said: "After the flood, there are no fireworks on the broken walls for hundreds of miles, this is the sin of Li Shad, and it is also the sin of our cabinet!" ”

Wu Jianrong also said at this time: "The current problem is to quickly issue an order, allocate grain, and distribute seeds and grain for the next year, so as to appease the people of these six counties." ”

"It's very good, the cabinet came to the next time, and I saw it correctly, and I immediately approved it."

"As for this Li Shade, he issued an edict to go down, saying that he had made meritorious contributions to controlling the flood, and that the flood discharge was not against the way, but he did not evacuate the people in advance, and did not notify the county to make arrangements as soon as possible, which is a crime, and he cut off all official positions to show the world." After a pause, he said, "How many sons does he have?" ”

"Back to the emperor, his eldest son has passed away, the second son is the magistrate, and the third son is still a man!"

"When the Qin sent the decree, I passed on the word, saying that it was difficult to control the water for seven years, and I knew that this was his work, but his mistakes had to be punished - now the officials are cut for the people, and if they are demoted to the end, they will be punished, and as for his merits, I will remember to reward his son!"

Hearing this, Qin Haozhong coughed lightly and said: "The emperor knows everything, Li Shade heard this, and he really couldn't stand the grace of the Holy Lord...... However, this is still a small matter, and a big thing in front of us is still the same! ”

Speaking of this, Qin Hao said in a straight voice: "There is a flood on this river, and there is also a flood in the country. ”

Hearing this, the color on Fang Xin's face suddenly calmed down, and the surrounding ministers immediately understood, knowing the true meaning of the emperor's summons this time, they couldn't help but secretly admire - worthy of being the prime minister!

"Tui En Ling is the road of the country, the Tao has been established, and it still needs to be supplemented by virtue, when evaluating money, what are the criteria, how can we minimize the drawbacks, and get more benevolence? It is really wise for the emperor to define the property as immovable and semi-immovable property, but it is necessary to take precautions against the slightest mistake. ”

"The emperor and Qin Xiang said very much, since ancient times, the emperor wants to be gracious, but he neglects benevolence, but he neglects benevolence, but makes the officials take advantage of it and add it, fishing in troubled waters, so that they don't see good, only evil, and good things become bad things - this is a lot, these things are small, but they are like sparks in the original, do not slack off, and must work hard to rectify, thunder and thunder are popular, even if it can be done for a few years, and there can be no chaos when the Tui En order is implemented!" Wu Jianrong pondered for a while, and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the emperor has established this national policy and set this way, and the ministers will naturally prepare everywhere, try their best to show the avenue, appease the people, reduce the disadvantages, and try to eliminate the poison of this good medicine, which is also the responsibility of our cabinet and ministers." ”

"Well said, I come to the extreme, often think about it, although under the avenue, regardless of the grass and trees; Under the big waves, regardless of the fish and shrimp, the mighty and mighty, not to see the beginning and the end, but, what is the innocent of the people, the main way of virtue, I have established the next avenue, you and other courtiers should be supplemented by virtue, try to eliminate the drawbacks, a little more patience, a little more preparation, a little more benevolence, you can benefit the people, save millions or even tens of millions of suffering, isn't this a great merit? ”

"It is Li Shade's responsibility to control the river and water, and it is my responsibility to govern hundreds of millions of Li people. However, even if it is inevitable to open the dam and release water, more preparation, more evacuation, and more guidance in advance, in the case of Li Shade, it can reduce the suffering of 20,000 people and reduce the suffering of one million people. ”

Fang Xin's words came out, and the cabinet ministers suddenly turned red.

Qin Haozhong had already been deeply touched, but he was the prime minister and had to be decent, at this time, after hearing Fang Xin's words, tears suddenly splashed, and a long cry came out: "First emperor, ancestors and ancestors, did you hear what the emperor said today?" ”

Saying that, Jing is a long stream of tears.

There are benevolent and righteous people in all Chinese dynasties, and self-cultivation is the way to govern the country and level the world, how many people, for this wish, have a white young man's head, work hard, and sacrifice their lives, but in the end it may be an empty job!

In all dynasties, I don't know how many kings have easily stepped on their hard work without any pity, but it is still the case, but generations of benevolent and righteous people have no regrets one after another to "to the monarch Yao Shun"!

This is the Taoism of the true Confucians of the past generations, and it is also their backbone!

Even if the times change and there are more cynics, they still persevere-Qin Haozhong is the one who holds this way

In the past 30 years, he has changed from a young man to an old man, seeing that the Changzhi Emperor went away with resentment and frustration, with fatigue and disappointment, and the country is still corrupted by officialdom, and the overall situation is deteriorating day by day.

"The Lord Dao Chende", today when he heard this groundbreaking words, he felt that his life's hard work was not in vain, and he couldn't help himself for a while, tears came out, he kowtowed and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister is broken bones, and he will complete the emperor's avenue and not make outsiders corrupt." ”

The other four ministers also knelt down.

"Mr. Qin, gentlemen, please come in quickly, this society still needs you and me to conspire with it!" Fang Xin hurriedly helped him up.

Fang Xin paused, frowned, and said: "The Prime Minister of the Cabinet Yin and Yang is the center of the great virtue of the world, and the world should be the most important!" As long as you keep this heart, I will trust my confidants - gentlemen, rest assured, I have been taking precautions, and the military affairs in this world are still in my hands, so as not to make thieves chaotic! ”

There are true Confucianism, there are more villains, corruption ** is ambitious, the mountains are full of wilderness, and the matter of social affairs is not so easy, but the emperor has a certain number in his heart, and all the ministers are heavy in their hearts and kneel down to thank them.