Farming game: raise cubs with equipment

Chapter 917
Yangqing Hall.

When Liu Han arrived, the ministers had already waited for a long time in the inner court, and when they saw him coming, they hurriedly saluted.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

Emperor Chu didn't like this son at all. Seeing that he was late when he was summoned urgently, he frowned, "It's fine if you didn't get the underground treasure of Xuanji Pavilion, but how can I be negligent when I call you over?" ?”

This can be said to be very straightforward, and it is short of saying that Prince Jing's son is not filial...

Liu Han pressed the tip of his tongue to the roof of his mouth, and the moment he raised his head, he had adjusted his emotions. He cupped his hands and said, "I came here in a hurry as soon as I received the notification, please forgive my father..."

Chu Huang snorted coldly, turned his head away, and didn't bother to talk to this son.

"Your Highness, you are really late today. Your Majesty sent someone to notify you two quarters of an hour ago. Why did you take so long to come?" After Liu Han stood still, the official who was friendly with him quickly reminded him in a low voice.

Liu Han's eyes were as deep as a pool of stagnant water. He received the news a quarter of an hour ago, not two quarters of an hour... It seems that someone didn't want him to have a good time...

As for this person, there is no need to think about it, only his second younger brother, King Qi—Liu Ming.

When they were still princes, they fought tit for tat, not to mention that after being crowned king, the emperor of Chu has not yet confirmed the prince...

The relationship between the two can be said to be either you die or I live!

"I called you here today because of the flood in Pingyang County." Emperor Chu looked around and said, "I received an urgent report today that the water level of the Yuxi Canal in Pingyang County has risen sharply due to recent heavy rains, causing the river bank to burst. , submerged many good fields and agricultural products, washed away houses, and some people who had no time to escape died on the spot, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Chu State experienced the previous famine and brought back a lot of grain from Dazhou. Although the domestic famine problem has been solved, it cannot always rely on imports from other countries. The largest grain producing area in the country is Pingyang. If the flood problem is not resolved soon, I'm afraid that when the time comes, they will have to borrow food from Da Zhou again, which is something the Emperor Chu doesn't want to see.

Therefore, as soon as the county magistrate of Pingyang handed over the paperwork, the Emperor of Chu didn't care about discussing it tomorrow, and immediately summoned the ministers temporarily, hoping to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Liu Han moved his middle finger in his sleeve. As early as when the emperor summoned him, he guessed that something serious might happen, but he didn't expect it to be a flood.

The flood problem in Chu State is the most difficult to solve. It's not that there are no people who can control the flood, but this matter is extremely difficult...

"King Qi, do you have any tricks?" Emperor Chu looked at King Qi first. He had high expectations for his second son, so he immediately asked his opinion.

Seeing this scene, the ministers secretly calculated in their hearts that the emperor of Chu really favored the king of Qi in everything, and he might be the prince in the future.

King Qi's mind was in a mess, and he was suddenly called out. He hurriedly stepped forward, and slightly cupped his hands at Emperor Chu: "Father, according to my son, the problem of flooding is the most important thing in people's livelihood, and my son has little knowledge. , I dare not speak in vain, but the eldest brother Bierchen is very knowledgeable, so he must have a solution in his heart..."

"Oh, Prince Jing, do you have rules in mind?" Emperor Chu glanced at Liu Han, who had a pleasing eyebrow, and asked symbolically.

Liu Han pursed his lips. Although he is well-read, he is not good at everything, and he is not very proficient in flooding.

King Qi threw the blame on him, didn't he just want to see him laugh?
King Qi can clearly admit that he can't, he is the Chu Emperor's favorite, naturally he won't feel that there is anything wrong, if he can't, he won't, just say it.

But he...was originally disliked by Emperor Chu, if he said so, in the heart of Emperor Chu, his son would be even more useless...

He has no way out at all!
Liu Han clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and took a step forward: "I want to report to my father, my son thinks that we must first allocate funds to rebuild the Yuxi Canal to control the flood, and gradually fill it up from both ends of the breach..."

Before Liu Han could say anything, he saw the Emperor Chu throw the book on his head, and said angrily, "Is there no other way than allocating money to repair the canal?"

Every time the canal was built, it used nearly half of the treasury's financial resources. If the money was spent and the water control was successful, it would be fine.

But every time the water is controlled, a lot of money is spent, and the effect is not great. On the contrary, after the construction, the Ping River next to the Yuxi Canal will become more irritable, and the water control will be more difficult to control!

It's about people's livelihood...and it can't be done away with!

Speaking of water control, this is a bottomless pit!

The economy of Chu State has just improved, and the national treasury is still not profitable, and now it is necessary to allocate funds to repair the canal. Therefore, when the Emperor of Chu heard this proposal, he became furious!
"Father, please calm down." Liu Han didn't even move his head, letting the scab hit his forehead.

"Your Majesty, although King Jing's proposal is straightforward, there is still a way... If the canal is not built, it may be difficult to control the Yuxi Canal... At that time, there will be endless troubles!" Pei Xiang came out to replace King Jing. Said a word.

"Pei Xiang's words are wrong. King Jing just said to repair the canal lightly. It can be seen that manpower and financial resources are indispensable to repair the canal. How can it be so easy? Although this king and Prince Jing are brothers, sometimes, Prince Jing If something is wrong, this king will naturally point it out..." Seeing that the situation was wrong, King Qi quickly stood up, and at the same time secretly glanced at Prime Minister Pei. This old guy is obviously a neutral faction, but he always has a lot of care for King Jing meaning.

"Yes, Your Majesty, where did the money come from! It's not that simple!"

Seeing this, the courtiers of King Qi's faction hurriedly seconded the proposal.

Emperor Chu nodded to King Qi with satisfaction. This child always knew what was on his mind.

When he turned his head to look at Liu Han, there was a flash of anger in his eyes. Liu Han said this without considering his concerns at all!
He naturally knew that it was imperative to build the canal, but what he wanted was to have a result in the canal, not just to do it!
The canals are being repaired every year for water control, but it doesn't take long. After a heavy rain, the embankment will burst again soon, and then the canals will be repaired... Falling into an infinite vicious circle...

"Prince Jing, do you have a way to stop the matter after the canal is built?" Chu Huang calmed down and looked at Liu Han again.

Liu Han cupped his hands again: "Reporting to my father, I can only try my best. This flood control requires a long-term plan..."

Emperor Chu was too lazy to listen to his long speech, and interrupted: "You have three days to come up with a solution. If it doesn't work, you can go to Yuxi Canal to supervise the repair of the canal! When will it be repaired, when will you come back!"

Between the lines in these words, to put it bluntly, it is the supervisor, but to put it bluntly, it is to abandon him directly.

Liu Han's pupils shrank, and if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would have laughed out loud.

He lowered his head so as not to expose himself to the turbulent emotion in his eyes.

Liu Han knew that Emperor Chu was biased, but he never expected that his heart would be so biased.

Obviously he is the legitimate heir to the throne, but as the eldest son, he is disliked by his biological father, and instead favors the prince born to his concubine...

If it is placed in the homes of ordinary people, this is to favor the concubine and destroy the prostitute...

When he was young, because he was more knowledgeable than King Qi, the Emperor of Chu treated him indifferently.At that time, Empress Chu hugged him and cried that she had harmed him, but he still didn't quite understand what that meant. Why did the empress mother teach him well, so why did the emperor dislike him?
When he became king, he knew that Emperor Chu didn't like him being too sharp, so he covered up everywhere, trying to please him, but he had been pretending to be a pig for a long time, and others seemed to think he was a pig.

That being the case, why did he listen to his mother's words and hibernate like this?
Liu Han slowly loosened his clenched fist in his sleeve, raised his eyes again, his expression was calm and calm: "Your servant leads the order."

After retiring from the meeting, the officials discussed a lot. It was a fact that the Emperor of Chu did not like Prince Jing, but as an emperor, it was chilling to speak so bluntly.

Pei Xiang came over, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him lamely: "Prince Jing, don't worry, Your Majesty... he is probably training you..."

Liu Han sneered in his heart, whether it was training or not, he knew it in his heart.

For the kindness of a neutral courtier like Pei Xiang, Liu Han is still very useful, he cupped his hands and said: "Pei Xiang is a close minister of the father, this king will certainly believe what Pei Xiang said."

Pei Xiang sighed, not knowing what to say, patted him on the shoulder again and left.

"This is the first time this king has seen someone deceiving himself to such an unconventional level..." King Qi was close enough to listen to what the two said, and he looked at Liu Han with mocking eyes.

King Qi stepped forward, walked slowly in front of Liu Han, and curled his lips, "My good brother, you will never be able to beat me in this lifetime!"

The tip of Liu Han's tongue pressed against the roof of his mouth, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "The matter is not yet settled, it's too early to say this."

As if hearing something funny, King Qi laughed out loud: "For the sake of you being my brother, I will let you daydream for a few more days!"

"Whether it's a dream or not, we will know when the time comes."

"Don't be complacent. You might as well go back and prepare your luggage for Yuxi Canal early. I heard that the climate there is unpredictable. Don't blame my younger brother for not reminding you. Remember to bring a few more winter clothes so as not to freeze to death. Thinking about your funeral! Oh, I forgot, there is still a flood over there, and I am afraid that even the body will not be found..." Speaking of this, King Qi laughed even more.

Liu Han glanced at him lightly, his lips moved slightly: "Noisy."

He moved his fingers and hit King Qi's knee with a burst of energy. With a bang, King Qi fell to the ground involuntarily.

Liu Han didn't even look back, and walked straight away.

People who didn't know saw this scene and thought that King Qi was kneeling to see Liu Han off.

"Damn Liu Han!" King Qi stared fiercely at his leaving figure, without even thinking about it, he must have done it.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites just came out with his colleagues. When he saw King Qi fall, he hurriedly bid farewell to his colleagues and stepped forward to help him up.

King Qi pushed his hand away, stood up, patted the clothes next to his knees, and said coldly: "I want to see how long he can be proud?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, Prince Jing is just an unfavored prince, why should Your Highness be angry with this kind of person?" Minister of Rites persuaded, he was already a member of King Qi's faction, so he naturally spoke for King Qi.

"What you said is also reasonable, forgive him for not being able to find anything..."

Thinking of how many times he had said nothing about Liu Han’s pitfalls, King Qi’s heart felt dark. The eunuch who delivered the decree this time specifically ordered the other party to notify him a quarter of an hour later. The Emperor Chu was already dissatisfied with him. Being late will only make Emperor Chu feel more dissatisfied.

His mother and concubine were right, no matter what he did, the Emperor Chu would protect him. If it wasn't for the fact that the eldest son system could not be abolished easily, and he couldn't find a point of criticism for Liu Han's serious problem, he could only use this method The painless little trick made him cringe...

Although the method is a bit nasty, but... as long as it works, isn't it all right?

When the Emperor Chu was completely disappointed in him, he would be able to become the prince in a legitimate way. When the time comes, he can deal with those pedantic ministers in the court as he wants.

After thinking about it, King Qi's eyes burst into joy, and his knees didn't even hurt in an instant. He walked towards the outside of the palace quickly, and was going to go back to the mansion to have a good discussion with his staff.

(End of this chapter)