The mansion of the Seven Princes, the courtyard is deep, the courtyard is wide, the gatehouse is towering, in a place like Bai Yujing, where every inch of land is gold, such a big mansion, the momentum is magnificent. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At this time, it was the hour before dawn, and at four o'clock in the morning in the main world, the curfew in the city was opened, and the people living in the city had already gotten up early.

The people living in Bai Yujing are all eunuchs and magnates. Every morning at this time, you have to get up early to go to the court, and in order not to be late, you have to get up very early.

The Seventh Prince got up from his deep sleep, and he no longer needed to be reminded by his subordinates, and his body's habits naturally woke him up. He just moved his body, and the beautiful woman next to him sensed it and whispered, "Prince, are you awake?"

At the same time, a sound was heard outside the door, and someone knocked on the door before entering.

A pretty maid entered the house with a candle in her hand, and the room suddenly brightened.

These candles are all big candles, and the candles are precious, so the maid lit five or six in one breath before she was willing to stop. The Seventh Prince said casually, "What time is it?"

"It's already four watches!" replied, and stepped forward to dress the Seventh Prince generously.

"Let's get ready for a morning meal. The Seventh Prince finished washing up under the service of his subordinates, and commanded again.

In the morning, time is urgent, and this morning food will be used in the house. Suddenly, a servant entered the house with a wooden plate, on which were placed several delicate meals.

Just as he was having a little meal, Qi Huang entered the room from the door, holding a delicate small box in his hand, the material was not gold or wood, which was very strange.

"You're still clever, and you didn't need me to tell you to bring it over. Seeing Qi Huang enter the house, the Seventh Prince put down his chopsticks with a smile and said.

With that, he took the delicate box, and with a light touch on it, the lid opened automatically, and a few pages of folds lay inside. This recital is written by Chen Jian, and what is mainly recorded is Fang Haoze's strategy for controlling the water.

All the people present were mortal with the naked eye, but they couldn't see that as the small box was opened, a dense multicolored light emanated from the fold, which instantly illuminated the room.

It turned out that this box was a special secret box made by the imperial court, which was rare in the world, and the Seven Princes cherished the folds very much, so they used this secret box.

After signaling his subordinates to wash his hands, the Seventh Prince gently picked up the fold, straightened his clothes and stood up: "The carriage is ready, right? ”

Bai Yujing in early winter is still a little cold. The Seven Princes went out, and the subordinates intimately put a cloak on him, and the Seven Princes tightened their clothes and went out of the inner house all the way to get into the car.

After a while, the carriage passed through the ring of Bai Yujing along the main road and came to the core.

A large group of brightly lit palaces, in the city that was still dark before dawn, was very conspicuous, and it was the imperial palace where the emperor lived.

The group is divided into three groups of halls, and a straight road runs through the central axis in the middle. The courtyard is bright and open, and there are ten auspicious beasts on each of the four corners of the main hall of each palace group.

The Seventh Prince got out of the car on the middle road in front of the main hall, holding the fold in his hand, and walked towards the main hall of the imperial palace. As he walked, many officials came up to greet him.

In the crowd, Chen Jian, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, was also there, he stepped forward to say good morning, and after getting the nod of the Seventh Prince, he consciously went down and re-entered the crowd.

After all, before the imperial palace, the prince and the courtiers still have to be a little evasive.

When the Seventh Prince entered the hall and found his place, another tall figure passed through the hundred officials and stood in front of him.

This person looked very similar to the appearance of the Seventh Prince, only taller, bearded, and his eyes were deep and cold.

"Big brother!" the Seventh Prince took the initiative to greet. Daxin World pays attention to etiquette and respects brothers, so the Seven Princes must first say hello.

"Seventh brother early. The eldest prince replied lightly and stopped talking.

The corners of the Seventh Prince's mouth pulled a subtle sneer, and he fell silent. He happily didn't talk to the eldest prince, after all, the two of them have become political enemies, and there is really nothing to say.

People gather like and things are grouped, and many times once the positions are different, there is an inseparable knot between people.

Not long after the prince stood still, there were three chimes above the main hall, and the crisp jingle sound spread throughout the inside and outside of the main hall, and the officials who were still looking at each other suddenly stood up solemnly and stopped talking.

Above, a eunuch shouting, "The emperor has arrived." ”

A middle-aged man dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe and wearing a golden crown adorned with nine pearls sat on the imperial throne under the service of the inner eunuch.

The emperor looked to be about fifty years old, with white temples, thick eyebrows and eyes, and very sharp eyes. This is the founder of the new dynasty and the highly capable Emperor Taizong.

With the appearance of the emperor, the officials below have bowed down to salute, and the new dynasty in order to show respect for the scholars, so the officials do not bow down at the court meeting. Only when he saw the emperor in private, he would bow down.

"Gentlemen, please stand up. The eunuch still shouted loudly, and the officials below stood up neatly again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there has been heavy rain along the Dingjiang River yesterday, and now the water level in the whole area has risen sharply, and all parts of the country have sent urgent mail last night, presumably you also have your own channels to know the news, right?"

After the eunuch finished singing, the emperor couldn't wait to speak, his voice was strong, although his mind was anxious, but his tone was also gentle, and he was obviously a superhuman in heart.

"Back to the emperor, this is indeed the case, the ministers have been discussing with several cabinet scholars yesterday, and there are many things that the emperor still needs to decide. The head of the cabinet, the scholar Gu Changshan, first spoke among the courtiers to explain.

The cabinet is the first institution in the imperial court, and Gu Changshan can be called the head of the world's officials, so only he can be the first to speak at this time.

"I wonder what the outcome of your deliberations will be?" the Emperor asked lightly, his voice very majestic.

"Back to the emperor, Dingjiang is the first water in the world, and there is a high-ranking water god, and there are often flood records in all dynasties. In fact, there is no good way to control the Dingjiang River, and it is generally mainly based on flood discharge and pacification. ”

"The suggestion of several of our cabinet scholars is to evacuate the river, and to appease the Dingjiang water god. Gu Changshan is not young, about his early sixties, he said tremblingly.

The sealing in his mouth is actually the meaning of the emperor coming forward and ordering the water god to seal the incense. The mortal court cares about the public opinion of the world and has accumulated a lot of incense power, and the emperor and the hundred officials have also learned about it intentionally or unintentionally.

However, mortals naturally can't use it, so using incense to seal the gods of the world is an important means to appease the gods.

This suggestion put forward by Gu Changshan on behalf of the cabinet is very conservative, and it is also a common method used by the imperial courts in previous dynasties for Dingjiang and Dingjiang water gods.

"The Dingjiang River is flooding, and it may flood the world, and I am really worried in my heart. After thinking about it, there is no good plan, what Gu Ge Lao said is also customary, and I also agree with it, so this matter will be decided. ”

The emperor rested for a long time before he spoke slowly again: "The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the flood discharge, the Ministry of Household is in charge of the disaster relief, and the cabinet is in charge, who is willing to take charge of me?"

At this time, several cabinet elders were silent.

"Back to the emperor, there are many cabinet affairs, and the minister thinks that it is better to be appointed by a few princes. Gu Changshan made a statement on behalf of the cabinet, and for this drudgery, the elders, who are like people, can naturally push it off.

"Then according to the usual practice, the eldest prince will be in charge. The emperor thought about it, and understood the thoughts of the ministers, so he named his eldest son.

Although the emperor is the lord of the world, he actually rules the world with his ministers, although his power is great, there are checks and balances, so he casually pressed the chief officer of the water control to his eldest son, and he still has the mind to exercise it.

The imperial court pays attention to etiquette, although there are also double standards for establishing the chief and establishing the virtuous, but the chief is still the first in line, so the emperor habitually presses the water control supervisor to the eldest prince.