Chapter 4 In the third quarter, the commoner waterworks shocked Mr. Xianyang

King Qin Zhao finally got over his strength and was able to review the documents. When he read the big questions, he lost interest and put the scrolls aside.What worries him the most right now is that he has no way to govern Shu.It has been 60 years since Sima mistakenly dispatched a surprise army to settle Bashu in the ninth year of King Hui. The dry ministers are the ministers of Shu and Baxiang. Except that they are not allowed to form an army, the civil administration is completely autonomous, and basically they do not pay taxes to the government.Later, Prime Minister Gan Mao worried that Ba and Shu would be lost, so he asked King Wu of Qin to downgrade Ba and Shu to the rank of marquis, but the autonomy of the territory did not change.In other words, the prefecture and county system of the Qin State has not been implemented in Bashu.It's just that, but the most important thing is that this prosperous place, together with Guanzhong, was expected to become the golden city of Qin, but now it has become a dangerous place where the people live in dire straits and frequent chaos!And all of this, the truth came to light precisely after Yinghui's deception was cracked.The tribute meat was poisonous, so King Qin Zhao was just suspicious and sent Ying Bao as a special envoy to investigate thoroughly.It wasn't until Ying Yu, who surveyed the land of Shu, returned to Xianyang secretly and brought a lot of detailed evidence that confirmed the dire and chaotic situation in the land of Shu for more than ten years, that King Qin Zhao was really furious.Ying Hui couldn't bear it!Shuzi should be killed!In a fit of rage, he immediately secretly ordered General Huan Lu, who was stationed in Hanshui, to lead an army of 10,000 straight down to the middle of Shu, "please come back" Ying Huiming's canonical punishment.Unexpectedly, when soldiers and horses entered the land of Shu, the people of Shu made a big noise, saying that the tribute of the Marquis of Shu was poisoned by the adoptive mother.Huan He led the army and marched quickly, and arrived in the middle of Shu. The mob of rebels dispersed in a hurry, and Ying Hui also committed suicide in fear of crime.When the bruised head was placed on the desk, King Qin Zhao felt dizzy and fainted immediately.

Lying on the couch for half a month, King Qin Zhao became more and more determined to rule Shu thoroughly.Thinking about it carefully, Ying Hui is certainly guilty, but it would be far-fetched to say that the poverty in Shu is the fault of Ying Hui alone.It has been like this for sixty years, and Ying Hui has not changed his course. Even though impetuousness adds to the chaos, the root of the chaos is far from him.If Shu is not completely governed, the mountains and rivers here will always become a huge source of chaos for the Qin State. Not to mention the flock of hungry people, just stationing a large army will be overwhelming. If this continues, how will the Qin State be safe?To compete in the Central Plains is daydreaming.

Alas!Who wrote this letter?Qin Zhaowang's white eyebrows suddenly raised, and he spread the bamboo slips with a clatter, and the big characters on the title came into his eyes——The Shu Fang Lue Shu!Dazed for a while, King Qin Zhao couldn't wait to glance at the end of the scroll, but there were the words "my son Yingzhu nodded".Rubbing his old eyes and looking at it again, it was still Ying Zhu, that's right.King Qin Zhao's surprise disappeared immediately: Although Ying Zhu has made great progress, he has never learned or skillful. He only wants to be wise and protect himself. What long-term strategy can he have for governing Shu?It's not because I was forced to rush by myself, so I came to respond to the story.However, Ying Zhu is still the prince after all, let's see what he says before making sense.

After seeing the two lines, King Qin Zhao's spirit was lifted, what he said was good!After reading it again, I was deeply attracted by the letter: "Come here!" King Qin Zhao slapped the desk, "Mr. Xuan'an enters the palace immediately." After giving the order in a hurry, King Qin Zhao buried his head in the book case again, chewed it over and over again, and felt that Ying Zhu's book on governing Shu was so insightful, the truth was thoroughly understood, and the strategy could be implemented in a solid manner. False words, no concealment and pretentiousness, clearly a famous doctor of the country.Weird too!Is this Yingzhu?Is this the prince An Guojun who only knows how to protect himself and shuns state affairs?Is this the weak, sick and secluded prince who has never been favored by him?Could it be that this son is a late bloomer and has practiced the Tao in the past few years?And could it be that this son met an expert and turned a stone into gold?Thoughts were busy for a while, King Qin Zhao wandered around the study hall in a rare way.

"Father left the couch and took a step, and the son and minister were very pleased." King Qin Zhao turned around and said with a smile, "Second son, hurry up, come in and talk." As soon as Ying Zhu thanked him, he entered the study room, his gait was light and energetic, and even his pale and swollen face showed a solid black and red color, as if he was a different person.Qin Zhaowang's old eyes lit up, he nodded and sighed: "It's not God's will, what can do it!" Then he pointed to the bamboo slips spread out on the desk, "Whose opinion is this?" Ying Zhu looked at Lao Wang With piercing eyes, he cupped his hands and said calmly: "Father Wang Mingcha: I was originally troubled by illness, and I was worried about my sorrows, but I didn't learn. Wang was exhausted, so he felt ashamed, seeking medical treatment to strengthen his body, and reading to understand the national conditions. In recent years, his ministers have repeatedly pondered on "Shang Junshu", "Fajing", "Mozi" and the Qin State Code of Laws. I have learned something. At the beginning, the father and the king made the third brother Yinghui the Marquis of Shu, and the son and minister were deeply disturbed. However, the third brother and the son and the mother are dirty, and the son and the king may not listen to the father's advice. In desperation, the son and the minister searched for Books in Bashu, always pay attention to the rule of the people in Shu, Fang has something to say about the governance of Shu. However, my son has been estranged from state affairs for many years, and dare not speak rashly. If the father did not write a letter within a time limit, he would still dare not speak out. This time, it is Erchen Pay attention to the experience of the Shu government for many years, and no one dares to deceive."

The big study is as quiet as a valley.After a long silence, King Qin Zhao leaned tiredly on the couch and let out a long sigh: "Second son, it is not easy to have such a change in the past few years! My son is sick and seeks the country, so diligent, but as a father, he turns a blind eye. I am really sorry. " "Father..." Ying Zhu choked with sobs, and couldn't help prostrating himself to the ground. "Get up and sit down." King Qin Zhao smiled easily, "Tell me, who do you recommend to go to Shu to control the water?" "Li Bing, a famous scholar of the Shui family."

"Shui family?" Qin Zhaowang was surprised, "I only heard about Xu Youzhi's farm house, how could there be another Shui family?" "I don't know the details of the Shui family, but I only know that Li Bing has "Three Classics on Water Control", and scholars call it the Shui family." "It's not bad to set up a scripture and start a family. Tell me about the origin of this person, how do you know him?" Ying Zhu sat up straight, and then told his father a past story: Ten years ago, he went south to Xiangshan, Chu State, to seek medical treatment and collect medicines, and met a private camp on the north bank of Dongting Lake that was dredging a river.It was raining continuously at that time, Ying Zhu and his party had run out of military food, so they wanted to buy some pounded rice and dried meat here.The old guide said: "It's useless to find an official, only the water god. The stone house in front of the courtyard is the county magistrate, and the barn next to it is the water god. Watch it, don't worship the wrong temple gate." According to the old man's instructions, Yingzhu came to In front of the stilted bamboo building called "ganlan" by Chu people, they asked loudly, but there was no one inside.While waiting, it rained heavily.The two guards helped the weak Ying Zhu into the dry fence to shelter from the rain, and then guarded under the dry fence to continue waiting.

It rained torrentially all day and all night, and shouts and shouts could be heard in the distance among the flickering torches all over the field, but the owner of the fence never came back.On the third day, the rain passed and the sky cleared. In the early morning, people outside the fence were heard loudly, and a group of mud monkey-like peasants flocked to the fence, crying in panic, "The god of water ascends to heaven! The little dragon returns to its place!"When Ying Zhu heard the sound, he saw clay figurines all over the mountains and plains surrounding them like a tide, and in a short while the flat land in front of the dry fence was blocked, cursing the government and crying for the water god shouting violently!

Ying Zhu was under the corridor, overlooking the two corpses in the crowd very clearly. After looking at them for a while, he couldn't help shouting: "This man is saved! Don't touch him, I'll come!" Turning around, he rushed into the fence, raised He ran down with the medicine bag.Ying Zhu was originally a medical doctor after a long illness, and he tirelessly searched for medicine and consulted doctors. After decades, he is more proficient in medicine than ordinary imperial doctors.This trip to the south, not only did he carry the miraculous medicine with him, but he also picked some precious medicinal stones along the way.At this moment, a loud shout startled the crowd, and a familiar old man's voice was heard in the gray muddy crowd shouting: "God's will! Get out of the way!" Everyone dodged a corridor, and Ying Zhu rushed in panting. Opening the medicine bag, he first twisted three shiny silver needles into the three major acupoints of the bearded man, Shenshu, Dachangshu, and Bladdershu; then he looked at the dark and thin boy, and immediately pinched the boy with four fingers on his right hand The Sifeng point on the left hand.After a while, the boy opened his eyes, called out "my father!" and suddenly turned over and sat up.Ying Zhu hurriedly held back and said, "Brother, don't worry, the old man is suffering from internal colic, and he will wake up after a while." The young man stared at Ying Zhu, then suddenly turned over and threw himself on the ground, saying, "Sir, a miracle doctor! My father was saved, Erlang I am eternally grateful!" Clay figurines all over the field immediately fell to their knees from near to far, crying in disorder: "Sir, if you save the water god, you will be the benefactor of Dongting County!"

Ying Zhu got up and bowed his head, without thinking about talking, he came to see the bearded man.While twisting the silver needle, the man had already woken up, and he opened his eyes in surprise: "Hey! I went to see the Dragon King of the East China Sea, why did I come back?" The gray clay figurines around immediately cheered, "The water god is back! "Long live the water god!" Shouts rumbled across the mountains of Daze.Seeing the mysterious appearance of the long-bearded man, Ying Zhu frowned and waved his hands and said, "Don't be impatient, brother. You have been tired for many years, your food and water are poor, and you have chronic diseases in your kidneys, intestines and stomach. I'm afraid I won't be able to last for a long time." The man's eyes flashed and he said in a low voice: "Sir, don't make a fuss, let's talk about it at the dry bar." He suddenly sat up and waved his hands and shouted loudly, "The Sea Dragon King summoned me to teach Dongting Waterway secretly! In the meantime, don't get close to the dry fence!" The gray and muddy crowd roared in unison, "Follow the water god!" and dispersed after a while.

After entering the dry bar, Ying Zhu warned the man to lie down on the couch and not speak, and immediately began the busy work of dispensing and decocting medicine.In three days, the prescription was changed three times, and the man finally improved.The young man also became lively, washing and cooking inside and out, making the food and clothing of a group of people very appropriate.Ying Zhu was able to clone himself, so he carefully prepared another dose of herbal medicine to nourish the soul, and taught the young man how to decoct and take the medicine.This young man is very talented, he knows what he says, and he does it so well that he doesn't need Ying Zhu to interfere at all. On the ninth day, the long-bearded man's spirit improved greatly, so the young man had a table of stewed lotus root with mandarin mandarin fish in Dongting, and brought six barrels of Lanling wine from Chu State, and filled a large straw mat with respect. The three of Ying Zhu were invited to the table.Ying Zhu just sat down on the floor, and saw that the man after taking a bath had already taken off his dirty bunt, and was wearing a black linen robe, walking steadily and solemnly from the inner room, leading the young man to face Ying Zhu. Kowtowed to the ground, kowtowed repeatedly: "Benefactor regenerates a new body, my father and son will be smashed to pieces, and there is nothing to repay!" Ying Zhu quickly supported the man and said, "It's the doctor's duty to save people, but the water god is serious." The man got up and bowed solemnly: "I'm Li Bing, I'm just a water engineer, I don't dare to be called a benefactor." Ying Zhu saw that the man was honest and honest, without the mystery of that day at all, so he couldn't help laughing: "I was called by everyone's admiration, and it must be that my feet are like gods in controlling water, but why should I be too modest?" "Sir, I don't know something!" The man sat on the ground and sighed, "Generally, water control is a disaster, and there are many life-or-death junctures that have to be sacrificed to do it. Back then, when Yu was controlling the water, he often killed the leaders of Fangguo, and in the end he died. Killing Gonggong. It’s not that Dayu was fond of killing, but he was sincerely trying to establish his prestige. The common people’s hydraulic engineering has no right to order and prohibit it. If they can’t convince everyone, the theory of the Shui family will be illusory forever...” The words are still unfinished , but stopped talking. Ying Zhu suddenly realized, but was surprised and inexplicable: "How can you be a commoner? The government doesn't care about this important matter of water control?" "Come on!" The man held up the big pottery bowl, "Grandfather, give me a drink. I'll talk about it after the three nobles." "Okay! Three bowls are the limit, I wish you a full recovery!" Drinking Lanling wine and sipping Dongting mandarin fish, the man intermittently talked about his past: this man's surname is Li Mingbing, and his ancestors were originally from the Shu land. Because of the years of flooding in the Shu land, his grandfather built more than a dozen boats. In a small boat, more than 300 people from the whole family fled to Chu State along the east of the river.I don't want to encounter the vortex and torrent across the river when the boat is sailing through the dangerous shoal of the big river canyon. A dozen small boats are all sucked into the bottom of the river, and more than 300 people in the family sank in an instant!Li Bing later learned that in that catastrophe, only a young woman who had been married for three months was miraculously lifted out of the water by the vortex and floated to the shore.This young woman is Li Bing's mother, Min Guannv.When she left Shu, the Minguan girl knew that she was pregnant, so she buried a big white stone by the river, cut her palm and pressed a bloody handprint on the white stone.As a mark of the sacrifice of the tribe, the young woman Min Guannv climbed the high mountain on the south bank, trekked to Yiling, and lived in the hunting village of refugees from the Shu region. She gave birth to a son the next year.Min Guannv named her son Bing, which gave birth to Li Bing. When Li Bing was born, he started wandering with his mother who vowed not to marry.The hunters of Shu people with extremely civilized marriage customs couldn't tolerate this inexplicable guarded young woman, so Minguan girl took three-year-old Li Bing to trek to the sparsely populated Yuanshui Valley and settled in a fisherman's village.My mother weaves nets and does laundry for fishermen, and earns three fish and two bowls of rice each day, raising the only root seedling of the family with difficulty.In the midst of difficulties, Li Bing grew up gradually, and the mother and son became celebrities in Dongting County. It turns out that this Li Bing is a genius with excellent water skills. An hour in the water for fishing is actually more than half a day of fishing with nets!What's more, Li Bing's comprehension is extremely high, but he never forgets the word "jiao".By the age of eight, he had swallowed up all the "knowledge" of the elderly who knew half a word within a radius of tens of miles, and became a commoner boy who knew sixty-three characters.As word gradually spread, Li Bing was requisitioned by the government at the age of fifteen, and made an exception as an official servant in the Dongting County's water and civilian camp, acting as a government servant to act as an agent for the cooking accounts of the peasants.According to the usual practice, after a few years of hard work, Li Bing can become an official and become the lowest official. But at this time, Li Bing suddenly disappeared, and there was no news for thirteen years.Just when the Minguan girl was dying, a dark and thin young man returned to the Yuanshui Valley and found the dilapidated hut.The hut was lit all night, and the next morning, the white-haired Minguan girl left forever with a satisfied smile.After burying his mother, the dark and thin Li Bing hurried away again. In the autumn of this year, the once-in-a-century flood poured out from Dongting Lake. Sanxiang was covered with thousands of miles of ocean, and all animals were turned into fish and turtles. Thousands of fishermen and mountain people became wandering communities who left their homes.At this moment, a scholar in civilian clothes walked into the Dongting County government office, and asked himself to be the chief water engineer, asking the government to conscript 100,000 civilian workers and hand them over to him to be in command, so as to eradicate the flood in Dongting Lake within five years!At that time, the state of Chu had just lost the capital of Ying and moved north to Shouchun. King Huai of Chu was furious when he got the reward: "One hundred thousand strong peasants, five years in command, Zhuzi is about to rebel! It's unreasonable! Civil disturbances are greater than floods, you know? No way." In this way, the flood control failed, but the commoner scholars were "sent" out of the government in a panic by the county guard, and ordered them never to "lead the water control" without authorization. Seeing that there was no hope of water control in the vast ocean, the vagabonds yelled around the commoner, trying not to let him leave Dongting Lake.Suddenly, civilians rushed to jump into the raging waves of Dongting Lake!An hour later, riding a giant fish like a small boat, it flew out of the waves and reached the high mountain on the bank!Just when the homeless people were astonished, the commoner suddenly shouted that he was the lower realm of the water god, and as long as the people obeyed the command of the water god, the flood could be cured and the countryside would be restored!Immediately there was fanatical cheering among the mountains and plateaus, and the patriarchs came to meet the water god in an endless stream, and vowed to control the water with the water god. Three years later, several floods leading to Dongting Lake returned to the original waterways obediently. As long as each water leads to one or two ditches, the Dongting County Basin will become a fertile field that can be irrigated in all seasons.However, the tens of thousands of peasants depended on each ethnic group for their own food, which is exactly the same as Dayu's flood control.This method is acceptable at the beginning, but over time it will be stretched.Seeing that the flood had largely disappeared, the peasants gradually dispersed, impatient with hunger.From then on, Li Bing's reputation as a water god spread throughout Hunan and Chu, but there were plans to make ditches everywhere, so they invited Li Bing to be a water engineer to take charge of water conservancy.Even so, the government of the state of Chu never dared to use Li Bing, and Li Bing was always just a commoner worker.This time, the county magistrate invited Li Bing secretly to dredge the Yuan River, but he dared not report it to the King of Chu.After speaking, Li Bing burst into tears, and Ying Zhu was also silent for a while. "If you have to lead a party's water affairs, what is your ambition?" Ying Zhu asked suddenly. "But if it can control water for ten years, its land is a granary of land and sea!" With a generous sentence, Li Bing turned his head and waved his hand, "Erlang, bring me "Three Classics of Water Control." The young man flew inside and brought a wooden Opening the box, Li Bing picked out a roll and unfolded it, "Look, sir, this is a river-control roll, this is a lake-control roll, and this is a ditch roll..." Suddenly choked up, Li Bing punched the ground, feeling anxious With a sigh, "I was born with a talent, how useless it is!" Ying Zhu's heart trembled: "If he is looking for someone in his youth, where can I find him?" The young man clapped his hands and laughed, "It's best to look for it! In the whole world, wherever there is a flood, there is a water god!" That day, Li Bing was drunk.Erlang said that the waterworker lived with wine as a companion, and this was the first time in his life that his father was drunk outside of the waterworks. ... After the story was finished, King Qin Zhao was panting and did not speak. After a long silence, King Qin Zhao asked softly, "Where is this Li Bing now?" Ying Zhu said, "Last year, the Jishui River was silted up and flooded hundreds of thousands of mu of fertile land in Qi and Zhao. Li Bing was dredging the river there, or Common people hydraulic engineering." King Qin Zhao raised his white eyebrows suddenly: "Did you invite him to Xianyang?" Ying Zhu said in a low voice, "It's a big matter to use personnel, and I dare not make decisions without authorization." King Qin Zhao's sharp eyes flashed , but calmed down again and said lightly: "Tell me, since you recommended Li Bing, do you want him to take any position?" Ying Zhu said: "Waterworks in Shu County. The civil servants can be led by the county guard, and Li Bing is only in charge of water control. one." "Who will be the Sheriff?" "The sheriff's affairs are of great importance, and the ministers have not yet recommended anyone." "Yingzhu, Yingzhu," King Qin Zhao sighed, "You have the insight to plan for the country, but you don't have the courage to take on the affairs of the country. The law is established, and the appointment of people is the first problem of the king. A good king , A capable minister with low knowledge can make up for it. Employing people is ignorant and indecisive, even though heaven cannot make up for it!" Ying Zhu bowed solemnly: "I would like to be taught." "Remember," King Qin Zhao tapped on the armrest of the couch, "Please return to Li Bing within ten days. How to appoint him will be decided after we deal with it." "Yes!" Ying Zhu puffed out his chest, "I will go to Jishui immediately." At the beginning of April, a caravan of business travelers hurried into Xianyang and arrived at the quiet post house.King Qin Zhao got the report in the middle of the night, and immediately ordered: Go to bed immediately, and hold a meeting in the main hall at Maoshi in the morning!For many years, it has become the unwritten rule of Xianyang Palace that King Qin Zhao went to bed in the morning and did not get up in the afternoon.In the early morning, Pepsi shut down and no noise was allowed. The golden red morning glow pierced through layers of palaces and canyons, revealing a glorious tranquility and loneliness. Today is different. At the first moment of Yinshi, all the servants in the palace are dispatched to clean up the court and prepare for the court meeting.The main hall, which had been closed for many years, was opened rumblingly, and the large and heavy red felt could be paved with thirty-six white jade steps to the Chariot and Horse Square. With the curling green smoke, the sacred temple atmosphere immediately permeated with the curling green smoke.At the end of Yin time, the gate of the palace was full of chariots and horses, and the summoned ministers had already entered the palace one after another, entering the main hall one by one, and seated solemnly in front of their own desks.At the time of Mao, the bell had just sounded, and there was a long and long announcement from the front of the hall: "At the time of Mao, the king of Qin is going to the palace for a court meeting—!" All the courtiers in the seat clasped their hands together and shouted: "See my king!" They all gathered towards the huge black eagle wooden screen behind the throne.After the Changping War, King Qin Zhao never held a court meeting again, and he summoned ministers alone to make decisions. It was difficult for many ministers who were not involved in practical affairs or urgent affairs to see King Qin Zhao.Last night, when they suddenly heard the edict from the imperial court, the ministers were startled and uneasy and speculated about the reason, but the most important thing was to see how the old Qin King was doing.After all, the old king of Qin was almost seventy years old, no matter what his thoughts were, seeing how the old king of Qin looked was the most important thing. In this awe-inspiring silence, the faint sound of footsteps came from behind the big screen of the Black Eagle, although it was slow and sluggish, it was still solid.Then he saw a tall and slightly hunched figure walking out steadily with a bamboo stick. He was wearing a black linen robe that was obviously shorter than the king's system. His pale hair was hanging on his shoulders, and his face was full of ravines. There are large black spots imprinted on the lines on his body. He has no crown on his head, no boots on his feet, and no sword in his waist. He is completely an old man living in the mountains.But it was such an old man, standing in front of the throne and looking slowly, the ministers of the palace suddenly cheered up! "Ministers," Qin Zhaowang sat down on the special couch, stretched his legs and pointed at the bamboo stick and said calmly, "Today's court meeting is only for one thing: to decide my strategy for governing Shu. The matter is caused by the prime minister and the prince. Affirm." After saying that, he nodded to Dongfang Chief, then slightly closed his old eyes. Cai Ze got up from his seat, turned to face the courtiers and said loudly: "My colleagues: Ba and Shu entered Qin Dynasty for sixty years, but there was no increase in the national treasury. On the contrary, disasters and chaos continued, which made me a burden. The king of Qin wanted to change the strategy of governing Shu. The crown prince wrote a letter in response. Today's court meeting is to discuss and decide policies: first discuss the prince's three policies to determine the general principles, and then discuss the method of flood control in Shu. The crown prince's letter has been sent to all departments for reading. You can speak freely, and you can ask questions. " After a moment of silence, Datian Ling stood up and said, "I told my king: The prince's three strategies are most appropriate. Those who are worried about the veterans, but the floods in Shu are difficult to deal with, and the people's customs are tough, you must choose a county guard. Otherwise, you will It’s repeating the same mistakes.” "The ministers agree with the prince's three strategies!" The hall echoed in unison. Cai Ze said with a smile: "People have the same heart and the same reason, and this matter is really non-disputable. The prince invites you." It was the first time for Ying Zhu to take the lead in a major state event, and he was also supported by all the court ministers. He was very excited, so he explained his three strategies for governing Shu once again, and then turned to water control. He briefly talked about the matter, and finally said: "The reform of the Shu system is actually the same as the reform, and it will take more than ten years of work. It cannot be supported without the whole country's unity. The change of the Shu system is caused by floods. The floods cannot be eliminated. The reform will fail. However, Ying Zhu recommended Li Bing to control the water. Can this person take on the important task of water engineering? It is up to the court to decide, and the father will decide." King Qin Zhao tapped his bamboo stick firmly: "Xuan Li Bing." Following the repeated calls of "Xuan Li Bing sees you---", the minister of ceremonies in front of the hall led a person into the hall, and the ministers were so surprised that they all cried out in unison.But seeing this person was wearing a black linen jacket, a thick long shiny iron staff in his hand, a bamboo hat on his back, and straw sandals on his feet. He was dark, thin and slender, like a dry charcoal picked out from the embers of a big fire!Under the eyes of everyone, this person showed no embarrassment, walked calmly into the hall and cupped his hands: "Commoner Li Bing, see King Qin." King Qin Zhao said with a smile: "The old man is old and has not been greeted far away. Forgive me, sir. Please take a seat." The ceremonial officials led Li Bing to the big case on the left hand side of King Qin Zhao, helped Li Bingxu into his seat, and turned away.This case is three steps ahead of Cai Ze's Prime Minister's case, and it is in the middle position of the ministers of the two parties. It is obviously the most honorable position for the state scholars to deal with.According to the tradition of the Qin State, only famous people from Shandong such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi and Fan Ju were summoned by the King of Qin to receive such courtesy.Today, Li Bing is obviously a villager, a fisherman, and he is so honored. How can the ministers not be surprised?As soon as Li Bing took his seat, the ministers whispered among themselves. Cai Ze, on the other hand, was alert, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Sir, hold the iron stick, is it possible that you have internal injuries?" "This is an iron ruler for detecting water, not an iron staff." Li Bing said lightly. "Exploring the water?" A white-haired veteran couldn't help laughing out loud, "Can a four-foot iron rod measure the water in a river?" "Senior thought, how deep is the water in rivers?" Li Bing was still as indifferent as before. "Taste and hear: the river is always more than three feet deep, and the river is always more than five feet deep." Li Bing didn't speak, stretched out the things in his hands towards the gate of the hall, and heard the sound of rattling, the shiny iron ruler grew continuously, and reached the threshold of the main hall in an instant, shining for more than six feet, and another Stretch out your hand, and the iron ruler will retract with a click, and it becomes an iron rod again! "It's so strange! Such a magical water measuring gauge, the old man is so ignorant!" "There is specialization in industry, and specialization in art, that's all, what's the point?" With just this sentence, the arrogance of this commoner sailor will be revealed.The ministers were stunned for a moment, but they couldn't help awe.Seeing Qin Zhaowang squinting his old eyes, Cai Ze knew that the response should not be too long, otherwise it would be inappropriate for the old king to snore at the court meeting, so he bowed his hands to Li Bing while thinking: "Mr. Flooding, what's the general trend?" "Kyushu water flow, 1,252 pieces. Those with a flow of more than 800 miles, 137 pieces." Li Bing solemnly and solemnly swept away the indifference and sloppiness just now, and said elegant words with a slightly Chu accent. Loud and clear echoed in the main hall, "The sky is filled with water, which floats the sky and carries the earth. It reaches everywhere, and moistens everything. Therefore, water is the first thing. From ancient times to the present, water cannot be separated even for a moment. However, , the goodness of water is great, and the harm of water is also strong. The three major troubles of Pan Gu, water, fire, and beasts. Looking at the fierceness of its harm, the catastrophe of water is the most serious trouble in the world. The harm of water, Huaishan Xiangling, vast and vast, drifting away wealth and devouring souls, nothing more! The world's water flow can be beneficial, and the world's water flow can be harmful. Promoting water benefits and eliminating floods is the most important plan of the country. Yu It is so great that it is one with the heaven and the earth, and guides hundreds of rivers into the sea, and people out of the caves in the mountains. According to the investigation, nine out of ten disasters in all countries are caused by floods. The state of Qi has the troubles of the sea, the state of Yan in the north has the troubles of the Liao River and the Yishui River, the state of Chu in the south has the troubles of the rivers and swamps, the Qin State has the troubles of the Jingwei River and the Shu River, Wuyue has the troubles of earthquakes and shipwrecks, and the South of the Lingnan The earth is flooded and desolate even in ancient times. All these and so on, for those who have water conservancy in the Kyushu, floods are everywhere! This is the general trend of floods in the world." "Will all the floods in the world be cured?" the old, four-wheeled elder, interjected impatiently. "There is no incurable flood in the world, and it all lies between doing and not doing." Cai Ze quickly returned to the topic: "In my opinion, where is the worst flood in the world?" "The most severe floods in the world are the troubles of Dongting in Chu and Shushui." Li Bing said decisively, looking at the puzzled eyes of the ministers, he dismantled them with eloquence, "Yunmeng in Chu, Dongting, Peng Li, The four major marshes in Juqu District were originally generated by the flood of the great river, and they are actually artifacts of heaven and earth that breathe out the water of the river. When the river dried up, the water from the four marshes flowed into the river. If the land occupies all the water conservancy, why is there any flood in Dongting? However, to obtain water conservancy, it is necessary to make the waterways of the four lakes leading to the river unimpeded and clear the silts from time to time. The state of Chu only knows to occupy all the water conservancy, but does not think about maintaining the source of water conservancy. The fissure has blocked the Dongting waterway for more than a hundred years and has been ignored. As a result, the river and Dongting water collide and overflow every rainy season. .” "Sir, you're bad!" Datian Ling interrupted suddenly, "I'm in charge of farming, and I know a thing or two about the benefits and disadvantages of water. Ever since Dayu came to control the floods, big rivers have been the most flood-prone in the world, followed by rivers! Sir, you have learned from water. It’s not strange that the family’s studies only regard Dongting, which has not been managed by the family, and the Shu River, which is the ancestral home of the family, as the world’s most flood-prone!” "Senior, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other." Not only did Li Bing show no signs of distress, but he laughed heartily for the first time, and his voice was also calm and solemn, "During the time of Yu, the river disaster was the worst. However, since Dayu combined the power of the people of the world for thirteen years, the way of the river entering the sea has been framed, the dangerous section of the river has become clear and picturesque, and the danger of the river breaking is rare. Therefore, since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties For more than a thousand years, the great river has flowed clear, the population on both sides of the river has gathered more and more, and the villages have continued to multiply. It has become the rich hinterland of China. Li Bingzhi's opinion: Unless the mountains and forests change drastically, most of the mountain plateaus on both sides of the river will become barren land. If it turns into mud and the river bed rises day by day, it will become a trouble for China. Otherwise, the big river will always be the best water conservancy in the world!" "Knowledgeable!" Cai Ze slapped the table in admiration, then turned around and smiled teasingly, "Da Tian Ling is also a minister of economy, how can he not even know the assertion 'Although the rivers are strong, the Queen of Yu is more profitable'?" "The prime minister is very knowledgeable!" Da Tianling said stiffly, "Dare to ask who made such an assertion?" ""Ji Ran Ce". Have you read it yet?" Cai Ze smiled contemptuously. "The book of false rumors is not enough!" Da Tian Ling's snow-white goatee suddenly turned up. Cai Ze was about to retort, but when he heard the bamboo stick beating behind his back, he suddenly realized: How could the Prime Minister care about showing off his knowledge at this critical moment?His heart tightened, and he immediately bowed his hands to the red-faced Datian Lingyi and said with a smile: "Cai Ze is reckless, brother Daling, forgive me, it is important to decide on the matter." Turning around, he looked solemn, "Mr. Flooding in the land. Cai Ze dared to ask: There is no big river in Shu, how can the flooding be the same as Dongting Lake in the world?" "The floods in Shu are truly unique in the world!" Li Bing gasped heavily, stood up and took out a leather bag from his bosom, opened it, took out a white thing and shook it open, and the large characters on the title read "Shu Land" !The mouth of the hall was very alert in the matter, waved his hands and gave a command in a low voice, and the two young servants immediately brought a picture and set it up in the middle of the hall, and hung the landscape map in Li Bing's hand facing King Qin Zhao.The ministers from both sides left their seats one after another and surrounded the two sides in front of the drawing board. "Mountains are the source of water. If you want to know the water, you must know the mountains first." Li Bing walked to the drawing board and pointed with an iron ruler for measuring water. The north is high and the south is low. Kunlun Wanren in the west of Shu is the source of the rivers and rivers in China. There are Minshan and Bashan Mountains in the north of Shu, and the tributaries of the river flow out of it, and the Min River is the largest. There are rivers in the south of Shu, and the mountains go east. It is not easy to cause trouble. Floods in Sichuan are all caused by the Min River running through the middle of Sichuan!" Li Bing gasped, and tapped the board, "Everyone, but look: the Min River comes out of the mountains from the north, the mountains on both sides are high and the valleys are deep, the water flow is fast, and there is no flood. The Min River flows southward into Yimapingchuan in the middle of Sichuan, and the water spreads out in a mighty way. When it is suddenly blocked by Yulei Mountain, it cannot flow eastward, so the vast ocean recharges and seizes the road southward; It has become a trend of hanging pots; although there are thousands of miles of fertile fields, they are flooded every year, and the common people call them "irrigating land" or "min irrigation", and their families migrate one after another. There is a vast green sea in the sky, but there is no livelihood for the common people. And Pingchuan to the east of Yulei Mountain, because there is no Minshui River, it is a barren land with frequent droughts and cracked land. The Minshui River passes through the central Sichuan plain and cannot get water conservancy. This is why Shu is poor. Fortified mountains block the waterways, and one mountain caused floods and droughts in central Sichuan. This kind of flood is unique in the world, and it cannot be cured in ten years without the power of all people, isn't it also difficult?" After these words were spoken, the ministers on both sides of the drawing board fell silent. Since King Huiwen took Bashu, Qin people have always regarded Shu as the boundless land and sea, and Ba as the important town of rivers and rivers. The former gets rich and the latter gets strong. Why not do it?However, in the sixty years of Shu, the land of Shu not only did not become the treasury of Qin's back-up, but became a big burden on the back.As a result, the ruling and opposition parties naturally attributed their resentment to the royal ministers guarding Shu, and complained to the frequent chaos in Shu, accusing them of devouring the wealth of Shu!Otherwise, how can the people of Lu Hai live in poverty?Based on the reputation of the ruling and opposition parties that "chaotic Shu does not make money", some ministers once proposed the strategy of "abandoning Shu and staying in Ba".Had it not been for the general Bai Qi's firm opposition on the grounds that "abandoning Shu will strengthen Chu", it is very likely that the land of Shu would no longer be the land of Qin.This time, Yingzhu's countermeasure was approved by the whole court as soon as it came out, which is actually the accumulation of long-term resentment against Shu by the ministers.Today, after hearing Li Bing's account of the flood, the ministers knew that the poverty and chaos in Shu had a long history, and the root cause of this poverty was precisely the flood.The trouble of the Shu River lies in the mountains, and the mountains are made by nature. How can people cure them? "If the land of Shu is like this, there is no salvation." Da Tian Ling turned around and bowed, "The old minister's opinion: there is no cure for the water in Shu, so it is better to abandon it early!" "What do you guys think?" Qin Zhaowang looked around slowly, but none of the ministers spoke, obviously acquiescing to the idea of ​​abandoning Shu.King Qin Zhao's gaze paused on Prince Ying Zhu's face. Seeing Ying Zhu's blank expression, he paused on Cai Ze's face again.Cai Ze, on the other hand, clasped his hands and said, "I think that since the flood is the root cause, you should listen to Li Bingzhi first, and then decide on it." King Qin Zhao nodded: "It's okay, sir." "Floods in Shu seem to be natural disasters, but they are actually man-made disasters!" A pair of straw sandals took two steps forward on the thick red felt. There are many disasters, fighting with floods and beasts, making a living in high mountains and dense forests, generations have been plagued by floods, and every family has a hatred of floods. Thinking hard about flood control is like looking at the clouds in a severe drought!为天降不治之灾，从无治水之愿。蜀地归秦，庶民厚望治水，秦蜀官府却屡屡以中原战事为大而推脱，唯知征赋敛财，不思于民除害，以致岷水河床日高，水患年年加剧。如此世代水患，孰非人祸也！远古之时，洪水荡荡怀山襄陵，天下庶民尽成洞穴之兽。然有大禹出，率民治水，导百川入海，终成华夏之水利伟业。由此观之，水患虽烈，终可治之。天下水患不足畏，唯畏官不任事。官不任事者，人祸之首也。世间百害皆可除，唯人祸难消也！” 一席话掷地有声铿锵回荡间，大臣们却是勃然变色。自商鞅变法以来，秦以富民强国傲视天下，何曾被人公然指斥过官不任事人祸成灾？今日一个布衣草鞋的小小水工，竟如此在秦国朝堂斥责秦政，是可忍，孰不可忍？ “老臣请杀李冰，以正天下视听！”驷车庶长愤愤然喊了一句。 “臣等请杀李冰，为秦政立威！”举殿一片呼应。 只有太子嬴柱与丞相蔡泽没有说话。嬴柱实在没有想到李冰会将水患归结到如此一个匪夷所思的话题上来，这还是水工么？如此狂悖之论，父王岂能容得？刹那之间，嬴柱后悔了，自己轻率地举荐了这个不识大体的水工，完全有可能连自己也给卷了进去，当此之时不能轻举妄动，只有等父王开口了再说。蔡泽却是另一番心思，自己新入秦国为相，欲行计然富国之策在关中治理泾渭，却总是不能雷厉风行；李冰所言“官不任事者，人祸之首也”分明便是自己想说而又不敢说的话；目下之策，便是不能杀了李冰，留下此人，便是自己在关中治水的得力臂膀。 “臣启我王，”蔡泽在众目睽睽之下开口了，“李冰虽诋毁秦政，然终是有用之才，当罚为官役，许其在秦中河道戴罪立功。” “丞相差矣！”大田令直指蔡泽，“诋毁秦政，安可饶恕？” 看着若无其事淡漠微笑的草鞋布衣水工，大臣们更是义愤填膺，竟齐齐地吼了一声：“诋毁秦政，罪不可赦！”，便将目光一齐转向了王座。 白眉猛然一耸，似睡非睡的秦昭王倏然睁开了一双老眼，却是一声冷笑：“诋毁秦政？谁个说说何为秦政？李冰怎个诋毁了？”便是这冷冷一笑轻轻一问，大殿中骤然便是死一般寂静，大臣们张口结舌竟没有一个人开口。秦昭王脸色一沉，笃地一点竹杖便站了起来，“尔等私心，老夫岂能不知？都怕我这老王脸上挂不住，都来逢迎。却没有一个人为国事着想，说一句耿耿直言。极心无二虑，尽公不顾私，商君所开秦政之风也。曾几何时，一至于斯？痛哉惜哉！商君之风安在哉！”眼睁睁看着须发雪白的老秦王挥袖拭泪，大臣们满面通红默然低头，一时大为尴尬。蔡泽与嬴柱更是如坐针毡直是无地自容。 良久，秦昭王转过身来肃然向李冰深深一躬：“先生不世良臣也，嬴稷谨受教。” 李冰不禁扑地拜倒：“蜀人水深火热，秦王但念之救之，李冰愿戴罪效力死不旋踵！”嬴柱连忙冲过来扶起了李冰。秦昭王笑道：“秦政之要，便在富民强国，岂有他哉！蜀人亦为秦人，老夫敢不念之？先生耿耿风骨，老夫敢不用之？”笃地一点竹杖一字一顿道，“本王诏令：蜀地改行郡县制。李冰为蜀郡守，爵同左更，赐镇秦王剑，军民统辖以治蜀。” “我王明断！”李冰尚未开口，举殿便是一声赞同。 “先生还有何求，尽管说来。”秦昭王却只目光炯炯地看着李冰。 “十年之期，李冰定还大秦一座金城天府！” 秦昭王哈哈大笑，苍老的身躯瑟瑟抖动着，一句话没有说便点着竹杖径自去了。