Chapter Ninety-Four: Who Will Control the Waters?
In the side hall of Xianyang Palace, Yingzheng who just got up for lunch break.
The exhaustion of the body has not subsided.
At this time, he was leaning on the edge of the couch with his eyes closed, and Zhao Ji was rubbing the acupuncture points on his head for him virtuously.
Ying Zheng sighed:
"I still love the concubine, and I have the most heart."
"It is a blessing for a concubine to be able to make His Majesty feel comfortable."
Zhao Ji is as gentle and humble as ever, and she is not arrogant because of the favor of the first emperor.
Ying Zheng saw it in his eyes and became more and more satisfied with her.
Zhao Ji was about to take the opportunity to mention Fusu.
Although Fusu is away on an errand for His Majesty.
But after all, he left Xianyang for too long, and Hu Hai came to beg for tricks every day.
The Heavenly Family has always been ruthless, and Zhao Ji has been worried for a long time.
The first emperor forgot about the benefits of Fusu.
Before he could speak, he saw Zhao Gao hurriedly come in.
When the First Emperor saw him, he immediately reprimanded:
"How did you learn to be so rude?"
"The slave is guilty, but the middle doctor hurriedly entered the palace, saying that he had something important to report to His Majesty."
Dr. Zhong is a direct minister, and he has always only talked about state affairs in the court, not party disputes.
When the first emperor heard that it was him, he was helped down by Zhao Ji and said:
"Let him wait, I'll be there later."
"Yes."
When Zhao Ji heard this, she immediately went to get Yingzheng's robe and hair crown.
personally served the first emperor to dress and tie his hair, and waited for the whole thing to be completed.
Ying Zheng patted her hand, "Concubine Ai can wait for me to come for dinner." ”
Then he walked to the main hall.
The doctor had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the first emperor, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
"Qing is in a hurry, why is it coming?"
"Your Majesty." Doctor Zhong said eagerly.
"The minister had to report from Longxi that the floods in Ji County were extremely serious."
"Naji County is the main road in Longxi, it is extremely important, and it is not allowed to be sloppy, so the minister is in a hurry to report to His Majesty."
"We need to get an idea about this matter soon."
Ying Zheng frowned coldly, shook his sleeves and sat in the hall.
Quite a headache:
"Flood, flood, Xia Yang has not been dealt with before, and another Ji County has come."
"It's only late spring, and if it's summer, it's even worse."
Dr. Zhong also knows that there have been many events in the DPRK and China recently, and His Majesty is worried.
But Ji County was on a key road, so he really didn't dare to delay, so he had to come up with an idea.
"Your Majesty, it is the local people who suffer in this matter after all."
"It also affects the western part of my Great Qin, and now it is not as irretrievable as Xia Yang."
"If you govern it as soon as possible, you may be able to save the county seat of Ji County."
Ying Zheng propped up the table with both hands and asked in a deep voice:
"Where is the right prime minister, can you report it?"
Since Li Si, the left prime minister, was banned enough.
Most of the important matters in the DPRK and China are handled by the right prime minister Feng Quji.
It's just that this Feng Quji's intelligence and strategy are not as good as Li Si.
I couldn't make up my mind on many things, and I had to ask the First Emperor for everything.
Ying Zheng had a headache and wanted to release Li Si to share his worries.
But he felt that such a hasty let go was not enough for the Manchu civil and military to take warning.
The matter dragged on and on.
Dr. Zhong replied honestly:
"For important local matters, I will report to Your Majesty first, and then inform the Prime Minister and Jiuqing."
Ying Zheng is good at the art of vertical and horizontal and the way of armor.
For such natural and man-made disasters, we only know to follow the ancestral system.
"So send a man of power to the waters."
"Then order Ji County to order, open a warehouse to relieve the victims, and give one or two taels of silver to those whose houses have collapsed."
Historically, natural disasters have done just that.
The first emperor arranged it like this, and the doctor couldn't find a loophole.
He hesitated:
"What Your Majesty says is perfect."
"It's just that there is no one who can deal with the floods right now."
Ying Zheng was furious,
"No one, this big court, no one can control the water!"
"When did my Great Qin become so unavailable."
"Your Majesty is angry."
Doctor Zhong and Zhao Gao immediately knelt on the ground in panic.
Zhao Gao suddenly interjected:
"The slave is brave, and the minister has heard that Prime Minister Li Si knows the heavens and the hydrology."
"When I was in the old Qin, I also participated in water control."
"And Lord Li Bing, who is from the same clan as him, is quite effective in controlling water in Shudi."
Zhao Gao looked at the first emperor's cold face and immediately added:
"Naturally, I must still have capable people in Daqin, and the minions are the fastest, so I will say what I think."
"Please also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."
The first emperor didn't reproach him, and he mentioned Li Si at this time.
He pondered for a moment and said:
"Go and find it immediately, I don't believe it, there are countless capable people with lofty ideals, but I can't find a person who can control the water."
"I'll do the rest."
As soon as Zhao Gao walked out of the hall, he beckoned to the little inner official at the dark corner.
Commanded softly:
"You go and tell the Prime Minister that the flood in Ji County has come."
Li Si learned about this from Feng Wujian early in the morning.
At this time, I was sitting by the pool and fishing.
Hearing the words of the little internal official, he did not react at all.
Just sent him back at will.
"Ji County Flood ......," Li Si muttered.
A smile came to his heart.
There is a sentence that Zhao Gao is right.
This is his chance.
Li Si slowly put away his fishing gear and hammered his sore shoulder, which had been sore from sitting for a long time.
So he went to the room and summoned someone to study ink for him.
After such a long time, he wants to give His Majesty a recital.
In the recital, Li Si did not mention asking His Majesty to lift the ban on water control.
Just as far as the flooding is concerned, a few useful suggestions were given.
Let people send it to the first emperor.
In order to avoid suspicion, his recital was not passed through Zhao Gao's hands, but was conveyed by an inconspicuous little official.
When Lees had done all this, he sat down on the floor.
Drinking new tea and holding chess pieces.
This chess game has become a stalemate, and the outcome is unknown.
Natural disasters struck, and the people suffered.
All forces in the capital have their own evil intentions.
For them, disaster is not a curse, but a tool for power and profit.
At this time, Ji County was already in dire straits.
The once bustling streets and alleys in the west of the city were submerged in a pool of sewage.
The carved beams and paintings are completely destroyed, and the paper is drunk and dusty.
There are people who will have time to move before the great waters enter the city.
Slipping through waist-high dirty water.
The place on the body that was scratched by debris was soaked in water like this.
Occasionally, I came across some soft and collapsed flesh, which was the corpse of a dead person.
When Fusu arrived with his armor.
This is such a miserable sight.
He stood tall under the armor, and the water was still wet with the upper of his shoes, and he was rushing forward.
Fusu tightened his brows, turned his head and asked the soldiers:
"Didn't you say that the river embankment was blocked, why is it still flowing!"
The creeps were genuinely terrified.
"Childe, it's not all blocked."
"The moat shoreline is too long, and there is a gap in the east and west."
"There's really nothing the villain can do about it."
Hearing this, Fusu's face darkened.
He strode onto the parapet of the cloister to take in the view.
In the distance, I could see a few black dots in the water not far away, struggling to move forward.
There was also the faint cry of a baby.
"Han Min, gather the bamboo rafts in the whole city."
"Let the soldiers of the Ji County Government and the soldiers I brought to search the west of the city on a bamboo raft first."
"Search and rescue the displaced people and send them to the city for resettlement."