There is a cloud in the Book of Poetry: manpower is sometimes exhausted, and material resources are sometimes poor.

Even if Li Zhi had a way, it would be impossible to conjure water out of thin air where there was no water.

Therefore, when Li Zhi found that it was impossible to do anything later, there were still four states in Hedong Province that could not solve the drought problem.

After discussing with Xiao Yi, Li Zhi decided to start solving the problem of the survival of the victims now.

Since the water network in the east of the river is unevenly distributed, it took this opportunity to directly organize the victims to dig the river.

Li Zhi wrote a letter to Li Shimin, asking for tax relief for the victims this year and next, and for the victims to be provided with food for next year.

At this cost, it was used as wages for the victims to dig the river.

Hedong Province is a relatively densely populated one.

But even so, the population of the four states is only about 80,000.

Li Zhi organized the young people who had the ability to work to dig the river.

The rest of the elderly take care of the children, while the women and children do some auxiliary work such as laundry and cooking.

The grain prepared by Li Ji before was just enough to feed these people, but it saved the imperial court from wasting manpower to transport grain.

After Li Zhi, Xiao Yi and others arranged this, they were recalled to Chang'an by Li Shimin, and Li Tai and Ma Zhou's team returned together.

The Jiannan area is covered with a dense water network, and as long as you work tirelessly, you can always find one or two water sources.

Therefore, Li Tai and others barely solved the drought problem in Jiannan Province.

At the court meeting, Li Tai, Li Chengqian and Li Zhi stood side by side in front of the hundred officials, looking high-spirited.

He completely solved the disaster this time, but Li Zhi gave up the land of Sizhou entirely.

It was a perfect win for him.

At this time, he was waiting for his father to praise him in front of the courtiers, so that his image in the court would be completely changed.

Li Shimin did not disappoint Li Tai.

I only heard him speak first: "Qingque is not afraid of hardships this time, and I am very relieved to perfectly resolve the disaster of Jiannan.

Today, you are crowned as the general of Zuo Wuhou, and the number of food estates has increased to 15,000. ”

After listening to Li Shimin's reward, Li Tai laughed so much that he couldn't even see his eyes.

I only heard him bow down and salute: "It is an honor for the son to share the worries of his father, thank him for his reward." ”

Li Shimin said: "It is the luck of my family and country to be able to grow, I hope you will guard against arrogance and rashness and continue to work hard." ”

Li Tai said: "The sons must remember the teachings of their father. ”

Li Shimin nodded at Li Tai, and then looked at Li Zhi.

He smiled and said to Li Zhi: "I am really surprised to hear that Wu'er has a new invention at the time of disaster relief.

But I was quite proud to receive a letter from the people of Hedong.

At a young age, I was able to personally travel to various states and counties to solve problems for the people, and I really lived up to the responsibility of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the drought in Hedong could not be completely solved, it was really beyond the manpower.

Today, Dr. Zuo Guanglu of Wu'er is sealed, and 2,000 stone is added to the food as a reward. ”

Li Zhi bowed down and said, "Son-in-law thanks to the emperor." ”

Li Zhi's heart was flat at this time, and he was not excited at all.

For him, it is always a pity that he has not been able to completely solve the disaster in Hedong.

However, others are not looking at these things at all.

Since the founding of the country, the Tang Dynasty has been plagued by disasters, and there are not many officials appointed by the imperial court.

These people will certainly not fail to do an excellent job in disaster relief.

However, even so, no one has ever received any letters to the people.

You must know that although the common people are honest and honest, they are not stupid.

It must have taken a lot of effort to make them feel infinite gratitude from the bottom of their hearts and then present the Book of the People.

From this point, it can be seen that Li Zhi really did a lot of practical things for the local people.

In the eyes of officials, such qualities are what really deserve attention.

Only by doing so can we stand on the court for a long time.

Li Shimin didn't notice the envious eyes of the courtiers looking at Li Zhi.

He continued to speak: "It is also hard work to supervise the imperial history Ma Zhou to assist the king of Yue to solve the disaster. ”

When Ma Zhou heard Li Shimin say the sentence "There is also merit", he knew that the credit given to him this time must be a big deal.

Sure enough, in the end, he was only promoted to one level, and it was still a casual official position.

Although the power and responsibility of serving the imperial history is greater than that of supervising the imperial history, in fact, the level of the two is only half a level.

Ma Zhou sighed in his heart while standing up and bowing down.

When he looked up, he found that Li Tai was looking at him with his head sideways and smiling.

As soon as Ma looked at Li Tai's expression, he knew that he was waiting for him to express his gratitude.

At this time, the greasy feeling in Ma Zhou's heart was indescribable.

You snatched all the credit from Lao Tzu, and you still want Lao Tzu to thank you?

Lao Tzu thanks you for your eight ancestors!

Thinking in his heart, Ma Zhou directly stood back in the queue with an expressionless face, completely ignoring Li Tai.

At this time, Xiao Yi, who was standing behind Ma Zhou, was already nervous.

Ma Zhou helped Li Tai completely alleviate the disaster before he was promoted to the next level.

I only inspected the land of the five states, and two of them failed to solve the problem, so I won't be demoted because of this, right?

At this moment, I only heard Li Shimin say to him: "Supervise the imperial history Xiao Yi." ”

Xiao Yi stood up tremblingly, bowed down and said, "Weichen is here." ”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Pheasant slave said that you have done your best for disaster relief this time, and you can't sleep all night, and your footprints have traveled all over most of Hedong.

Although the drought has not been completely resolved, it is actually due to the environment.

I am very relieved to be such a virtuous minister.

Now I am promoted to the middle of the imperial history, and I hope that you will solve more worries and problems in the future. ”

After Xiao Yi heard Li Shimin's appointment, his brain went blank.

The appointment was a 108,000-mile departure from his expectations.

He never expected that Li Zhi would give him such a high evaluation, and he would share almost all the credit with him.

When did this subordinate accompany the leader on a business trip to share the credit equally?

Isn't it always true that lower-level officers should lead the way to receive credit?

Xiao Yi's mind was in a state of confusion at this time, and he even forgot to thank the emperor.

Until Li Shimin spoke again: "Did Xiao Aiqing hear clearly?" ”

Xiao Yi was thrilled when he heard this, and only heard him say in a trembling voice: "Weichen thank Your Majesty for your love, and the minister will definitely bow down and die in the future." ”

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Li Shimin, and then retreated.

Xiao Yi stood in the queue and looked at Li Zhi's back gratefully.

At this time, the envious eyes around him did not affect his thoughts at all.

There have been rumors that King Jin is benevolent and righteous before, but as a speech official, he has always been suspicious of this.

There was also a time when the King of Jin was impeached because of his wanton business.

If it weren't for the fact that King Jin alone contributed to disaster relief at that time, he might have even been impeached.

Now that I think about it, I may be really lucky, if such a virtuous King Jin is offended by himself, how can there be such a good thing today?