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Chapter 545 Wei Zheng Slays the Dragon
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan indifferently, without speaking.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others would not have thought of what Lin Xuan said besides plowing the fields in winter to prevent locust plagues?
Anyone with a little foresight knows that early prevention can reduce losses.

Many people may find it strange, since this is the case, why did floods happen every now and then in ancient times?
Could it be the kind of heavy rain that never happens in a century?
In fact, this is not the case, but the imperial court simply has no money to make those precautionary preparations.

Dredging rivers, strengthening dams, and building reservoirs all cost a lot of money, and they also need to warn the people, not just talk.

If Li Chengqian was not the prince, the Ministry of Household Affairs would not be able to allocate funds to him, and it would be impossible for him to build a reservoir near Chang'an.

If all parts of the country do this, the money and food that needs to be spent is an astronomical sum.

A large number of signs for the people will cause unrest in the hearts of the people.

"Do you know how much food and food it costs to do these things, and how many people are affected? What will be the consequences of doing this?" Changsun Wuji asked.

Lin Xuan was a little speechless. Preventive measures cost money and food. Could it be that disaster relief is not needed?There is no logic in this.

"Zhao Guogong, I am talking about the whole country, not all places have to do this. Reservoirs are often built in places that are often dry, and flood control preparations are made in places that are often flooded. Don't Zhao Guogong understand the principle of adapting measures to local conditions? The court did not do it before. It's because there is no money, but the court is not short of money now." Lin Xuan said slightly mockingly.

Li Shimin said: "Even so, there will still be rumors, how to deal with it?"

Now that the imperial court has money, it would have strengthened the precautionary measures in various places.

What worries him the most are the rumors attacking him.

"Your Majesty, I recently wrote another story. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to listen to it." Lin Xuan laughed.

Li Shimin was taken aback, do you still have the time to tell me stories at this time?
But seeing Lin Xuan's half-smile expression, Li Shimin said, "Then I'll just listen to it as a pastime."

"It is said that in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the emperor was in power, and wars broke out everywhere, and the people were struggling to live. The Supreme Emperor followed the destiny, raised the teacher of justice, pacified the world, and established the Great Tang..."

Li Shimin and the other ministers, who had a relaxed expression at first, became solemn when they heard this.

No matter what you think in your heart, you must maintain your admiration for the great achievements of the Supreme Emperor at this time.

Lin Xuan didn't look at everyone's expressions, and continued to talk freely.

"In the first year of Zhenguan, His Majesty now obeyed the destiny and the will of the people. He ascended the throne as the emperor, and there was a scene of prosperity. There was a strange man among the people, named Yuan Tiangang, who had the ability to divination celestial phenomena. The weather will be smooth and the country will be safe and peaceful.”

Cheng Yaojin and others looked at Lin Xuan with weird eyes, this flattery...

Li Shimin's face was also a little red, and he didn't know whether it was excitement or embarrassment.

"Yuan Tiangang was in a very good mood when he saw the hexagram. He ordered people to prepare wine and drink happily. Unexpectedly, this action attracted the attention of the Dragon King of Jinghe who passed by here."

The Dragon King of Jinghe landed not far from Yuan Tiangang, and asked, "I wonder why Your Excellency is so happy?"

As the saying goes, secrets should not be leaked, Yuan Tiangang might not have said much in normal times, but today he was in a very good mood, and after drinking a lot of wine, he blurted out after hearing the words: "Your Majesty's enthronement follows the will of heaven. , the weather will be smooth, I am happy for His Majesty and the people of the world."

The Dragon King of Jinghe is in charge of the four seas. He is full-time to create clouds and rain. He is very unhappy when he hears this. He immediately makes a bet with Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang immediately did another divination, and the hexagram did not change. He immediately agreed to bet, and the two agreed that the loser would give his head to the other party.

Lin Xuan has become a storyteller at this moment, and what he tells is full of emotion.

In fact, this story is a part of Journey to the West, and it is not about Yuan Tiangang but Yuan Shoucheng. Yuan Shoucheng is very accurate in divination. Not only can he calculate when it will rain, but he can also accurately calculate the specific amount of rain.

The Dragon King of Jinghe was a little unbelieving, so he made a bet with him. Who knew that after returning home, the Heavenly Court would order rain, regardless of the time and amount of rain, which was exactly the same as Yuan Shoucheng's calculation. The Dragon King of Jinghe didn't want to lose face, so he changed the raining time and rainwater Quantity, violated the rules of heaven.

Although Lin Xuan made Journey to the West out, he made a lot of revisions, and he cut this paragraph directly.

The story he is telling now has been modified on this basis.

"Hey, what does the old man say these years have been severe droughts or floods? It turns out that the Jinghe Dragon King is causing trouble. Your Majesty, I would like to find the Jinghe Dragon King and pull him out." Cheng Yaojin said angrily.

Changsun Wuji and the others looked at Cheng Yaojin with weird faces, isn't this cheeky too thick?

With their intelligence, they naturally know that this story is false. Lin Xuan's intention in telling this story is to use this story to dispel the rumors that Li Shimin's position is not right.

So this story, no matter it is true or not, they have to treat it as true.

But if they want to be as shameless as Cheng Yaojin, they can't do it.

Cheng Yaojin didn't know what other people thought, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

face?
Can it be used as money, or can it be eaten as food?
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan with some excitement, he would naturally know that this story would be spread, and it would be able to dispel the accusations against him by the world.

Now he saw how Lin Xuan was pleasing to the eye, how kind he was, if he hadn't restrained himself and was so excited, he would have almost ran over to hug Lin Xuan and kiss him.

Compared with the folk rumors that he got a wrong position and angered the gods, the common people prefer these mythical stories.

Many stories that really happened in official history, why did they become fairy tales after being passed on?

Because the people like it.

"Zichu, what's going on next? Is it because the Dragon King of Jinghe deliberately didn't rain or rained a lot in order to win the bet?" Yu Chigong asked.

Li Shimin and others also looked at Lin Xuan, wanting to know the story behind.

"That's right, but the rain in four seasons has its own destiny. The Dragon King of Jinghe went against the law. Although he won the bet, he violated the rules of heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was angry and put the Dragon King of Jinghe in prison and ordered Wei Zheng to execute him." Lin Xuan Said.

Wei Zheng was dumbfounded.

Who am I and where am I?

And you added drama to me like this, did you get my consent?Have you paid?

Others looked at Wei Zheng with some envy, and said to kill the Dragon King, this is a god,

Even though we know it's fake, spreading the word has many benefits.

Not to mention being famous through the ages, just that layer of golden body can benefit him endlessly. As long as he doesn't risk his life, the Wei family will not fall in the Tang Dynasty.

"Boy Lin, I think I can do such things as supervision and beheading." Cheng Yaojin said with winked eyes.

Lin Xuan was a little speechless, are you asking for an extra play?
Cheng Yaojin's words moved a lot of people. We can do things like supervision and execution.

"Okay, don't interrupt, let him finish the story." Li Shimin said.

He also wanted to supervise and kill, but he was too embarrassed to speak.

(End of this chapter)