Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

Under the rescue of the white robe army, all the people in the village were rescued ashore, and the people were very grateful to the white robe army officers and soldiers.

The couple led the baby boy to Li Chengqian, and he knelt down in front of Li Chengqian.

"Thank you His Royal Highness for saving Zhuang Zhuang's life..."

Nawa's father buried his head deeply in the mud, expressing his sincere gratitude as much as possible.

After all, their family now has nothing but these three lives.

The fields, houses and family belongings were all destroyed by the floods and beasts.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and picked up the man, "What are you doing? As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, my palace should save the people from the fire and water. That is what should be done. Why should you thank me?"

"Besides, the imperial court is sorry for you. If the imperial court had taken precautions, it would not have destroyed your home."

After hearing this, the surrounding people all gathered around.

"His Royal Highness, please don't say that, you're going to frustrate us grassroots..."

"Wuuuuu...His Royal Highness, we can rebuild our family without it, but you will always be the most wise prince in my heart..."

"His Royal Highness, we are fortunate to be able to live on this land under your governance. No one could have predicted this disaster. Why did you take it upon yourself, Your Highness..."

The common people were moved beyond words by these two words of Li Chengqian.

They never thought that there is such a prince who cares about the people so much in this world.

Love the people, be close to the people, and face the people without the slightest bit of majesty, let alone any airs.

Li Chengqian looked at the people surrounding him, his eyes were full of concern, "Don't worry, everyone, the imperial court will rebuild your destroyed home for you."

Some officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households looked at Li Chengqian, and their cold faces washed by the rain became hot when they heard these words.

Their status and status are very different from Li Chengqian's, but Li Chengqian's official authority is very different from his.

Loving the people like a child and caring for the people is easy to say but hard to do.

If it is not from the heart, how can you do it without regret.

After the household officials took the people of this small village to take refuge, Li Chengqian led the white-robed army back to the breach on the south bank.

However, the breach was blocked, and the river water rushing out of the river was intercepted, and the water potential on the south bank was finally controlled.

I have to say that Duan Lun still has something.

Half an hour later, most of the breach in the south embankment of the Weishui River was blocked.

Two hours later, the Shenwei army blasted a hole in the North River embankment, and the water that was about to overflow from the Wei River finally found a way to vent, and gushed frantically towards the breach.

The huge roar made people's hearts tremble.

Three hours later, the heavy rain in the pass gradually subsided, and the people in the pass burst into loud cheers.

That night, the people in the pass hardly slept, and the homes of tens of millions of people were ruthlessly washed away by the heavy rain.

Countless fertile fields have been washed away.

Datang caused countless property losses due to this heavy rain.

However, the land on the north bank of the Wei River where Li Chengqian released the flood did not know how many fertile fields and villages were submerged.

However, the result is acceptable after all. Although the property loss is huge, fortunately, the casualties are minimal.

This is unbelievable throughout the history of the Flood.

If it were in the past, most of the common people could only ask for blessings for themselves. How could Li Chengqian work so hard.

Chang'an City...

Ganlu Hall...

Li Shimin walked to the threshold, looked at the rain that was flush with the threshold, and then looked up at Chuyang in the sky.

That night, although Li Shimin failed to go out of the city with Li Chengqian to rescue the disaster, his heart was connected with the people in the pass.

Needless to say how high the Ganlu Hall is, the water level in the pass is all in his heart.

If this rainwater really poured into the Manna Palace, it would be really helpless.

"Chengqian really did it."

Li Shimin smelled the fresh smell of the sun shining on the rain, and let out a long breath.

"Your Majesty, this night is finally over. I didn't expect that when Chang'an City was in danger, the officials and others did not do anything for the people of Chang'an. I am really ashamed."

Wei Zheng walked forward shaking his head.

It was the first time for them to feel that Datang's government affairs were so far away from them.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, "You didn't do anything, but I did? I was not like you, trapped here overnight by the heavy rain."

"Hey, I'm old, I can't bear such a toss, even if I don't worry about it, just because I didn't sleep all night, my body is a little bit eaten up."

"Hehe..." The eunuch Chen Lin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? You didn't sleep all night. I'm afraid your mood was tense all night. After all, His Royal Highness been charging through the rain."

Li Shimin cast a glance at him, "Only you, an old fellow, can say that your words are full of praise for Chengqian."

Chen Lin responded, "His Royal Highness has always done his best, so there is no need to praise him from a humble position."

While the few people were talking, the water level in the imperial city was declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chapter 493 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

After the rain subsided, rescue work continued.

But there was no great danger, so Li Chengqian went back to the palace to play chess with Duke Zhou.

On the third day...

morning...

All civil and military officials came to Tai Chi Hall early.

All of them looked tense and serious.

Among them, Duan Lun's face was the palest, and his heart was restless. The mistakes made by the Ministry of Industry in this flood were not small.

"Your Majesty is here."

Following the old eunuch Chen Lin's shout, Li Shimin strode forward from outside the hall, walking like a tiger, not angry but arrogant.

All the civil and military officials looked at Li Shimin's appearance and their hearts sank. Some people are going to be unlucky today.

The Ministry of Industry bears the brunt.

Duan Lun's position as Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry may not be guaranteed.

Not long after Li Shimin entered the court, Li Chengqian came from outside the palace.

He didn't plan to come this morning, it was nothing more than rewards and punishments for disaster relief.

Li Chengqian didn't care about the rewards, and he didn't need to worry about the officials involved in the torrential rain and flood, including the Ministry of Officials and Li Shimin.

But Li Shimin insisted that he come.

Said it was to set an example for civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and relatives, but Li Chengqian had no choice but to come to court.

After Li Chengqian stood at the front of the court hall, the morning court officially started.

Li Shimin looked towards the court, "Liu Zhenghui."

Liu Zhenghui cupped his hands and said, "The old minister is here."

"Have the losses caused by the flood been calculated?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the old minister has already made a rough calculation, this is the account, please look over it Your Majesty."

As Liu Zhenghui said, he handed over the account book in his hand, which was calculated overnight by the household department, and he knew that Li Shimin would definitely want it.

The old eunuch Chen Lin stepped forward, took the ledger, and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's eyebrows were raised, and he read it carefully. The civil and military officials standing in the court felt that Li Shimin had spent an extremely long time flipping through the accounts.

moment……

Li Shimin threw the account on the imperial case in front of him, frowning.

The damage was much more serious than he estimated, and the scope of the disaster was wider than he expected.

Especially the north bank of the Weishui River, which is used as a flood discharge area, is simply horrible.

In a radius of dozens of miles, villages, towns, and acres of fields were all destroyed.

Li Shimin stood up, paced in the court hall, and spoke slowly.

"The day before yesterday, there was a torrential rain in the pass overnight, and the states suffered greatly from it, and the people suffered unspeakably."

"At the time of great danger in the Tang Dynasty, between the survival of the people, who was the first to brave the wind and rain and rush to the most dangerous place? .”

"I think everyone has heard about these things in the past two days, and everyone knows right and wrong, good and evil."

"As the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the heir apparent of the empire, Chengqian faced the sudden torrential rain, what did he do, what method did he use to do it, where was his mind, and who was he pretending to be? I don't want to talk about it today, You also understand what’s in your heart.”

Li Shimin walked to the center of the court hall, glanced at the silent officials who lowered their heads and continued.

"I just want to use Chengqian to express one thing to you. Being patriotic is not just talking about it. My heart is for all people. Taking the world as my responsibility is not a magic weapon to show my loyalty."

"These things cannot and cannot be changed into political means for you to gain merit. Who do you usually tell and who do you pretend to do? You know better than me."

"Think about it calmly, and do a self-criticism. Do you really take the people into your heart? Do you really take my words to heart? Do you take your work to heart? ?”

Chaowen Wu, especially the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, buried their heads deeply in their chests.

"It's just that you don't have any reference in your mind. Today I'm just catching a few models in this court, and it's not me. Today we will change the way. The people standing in the court are all high-ranking and powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. Those of you who feel that you have a problem, take the initiative to stand up."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he turned his head and walked to the dragon chair.

As soon as he took two steps, Duan Lun stood up from the courtiers and knelt on the ground, "Qizou Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty, please punish him."

The words fall...

Li Shimin didn't look back, he continued to walk forward, and said in a deep voice, "There's someone who takes the lead so soon, so tell me, what's wrong with you."

Walking to the dragon chair, Li Shimin sat down and stared at Duan Lun, who was kneeling in the court hall, with a burning gaze.

"The old official is not strict in managing officials. At such a critical moment, there is something about leaving his post without authorization, which almost caused a catastrophe. This official is also guilty."

"The old minister was negligent in monitoring. When the water level of the Wei River was soaring, the embankment collapsed, and the city of Chang'an was almost flooded. This minister has committed two crimes."

"The old minister was slack in his administration, the floods in the pass were severe, and the disaster was serious, but the Ministry of Industry was unable to prepare the materials for the construction of the temporary shelter in the first place. This minister has committed three crimes."

"Old minister..."

Duan Lun knelt on the ground and started his solo show. What he said was clear and logical, and it was a bit unreasonable for Li Shimin not to punish him.

However, this also shows that Duan Lun has really done self-analysis and self-reflection.

Logically speaking, can all these things be blamed on Duan Lun?

Obviously not, but is he responsible?There must be, because he is the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the first person in charge.

If there is any problem with the Ministry of Industry, he, the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, will bear the brunt of it.

"Okay, very good..." Li Shimin tapped the dragon chair with his fingers, "Lord Duan really gave me a good start. The official worship is Shangshu, the position is as high as a minister, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, and even my brother-in-law."

"I won't talk about Mr. Duan's status, rights, and background. Let's talk about the mistakes he made today. Can these mistakes be forgiven? Are these mistakes made by Duan Lun alone, or are you making these mistakes with him?" He has the same problem."

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, more than a dozen officials knelt down in the hall one after another.

"Your Majesty, this humble minister is guilty..."

……

Most of them are officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Looking at the officials kneeling on the ground one after another, Li Shimin was rarely angry. He knew this in his heart. Could it be that everyone devoted all their energy to government affairs?

This is impossible, but the crimes of these people must be punished. If they should be punished, they should still be punished. If they should be rectified, they should be rectified.

Li Shimin called softly, "Pei Jun."

Hearing this, Pei Jun walked out from the queue, "We are here."

"You are the Minister of Dali Temple. Take away all these people in the court. Do what you should do. Those who should be sent back to their hometowns. Do everything in accordance with the law. Don't look down on me any more."

Hearing this, Pei Jun's heart skipped a beat, this is really not a good job.