The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 626

"Minister Xu, is there any other way?"

He had always thought Xu Tian's method was excellent.

However, this time the flood occurred in another county.

They were not prepared for flooding.

The construction of dikes that Xu Tian mentioned has greatly improved the situation in the county that previously suffered from floods.

But the prime minister wouldn't let it go!

"Didn't Lord Xu say before that building dikes could prevent floods? But now the floods have still breached the dikes."

The prime minister gave a cold snort.

His gaze toward Xu Tian was full of disdain.

"You have to understand that building dikes is not something that can be done in a day or two. Most of the counties have already suffered from floods. Don't you think it's too late to ask them to build dikes now?"

Xu Tian also knew that building a dam was indeed too late.

But this is the only way now.

If Li Er and his group had done this before, they could have done it.

This would never have happened, and things would have turned out the way they are now.

Xu Tian then analyzed the pros and cons of this.

"Your Excellency feels that building the dikes is a bit late. Could Your Excellency find a better solution? If building the dikes now is too late, will we have to think of other solutions when the next flood comes?"

He looked at the prime minister with a face full of doubt.

Upon hearing his words, no one dared to say anything more.

Xu Tian continued, "Building the dike is indeed too late now, but it can prevent the next flood, and the people living near the riverbank won't all be displaced."

"As you can see from this map, there are many people living along the riverbank. If a dike is built here, it can greatly reduce the risk of flooding."

He drew the map on it for everyone.

Those ministers who were standing in front and could be seen.

They all nodded in agreement.

Li Er looked at the assembled officials below.

Then he asked everyone to think of a better way. "If you can come up with a better way, it means that Xu Tian's method is not good, so this method will not be adopted."

He had already figured it out; the prime minister was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Xu Tian.

However, it's not good for him to remain neutral, as he's only biased towards Xu Tian.

The court fell into complete silence.

None of them could come up with a better solution than Xu Tian's.

The prime minister was furious, gritting his teeth. He never expected that Xu Tian would defeat him again.

He scoffed inwardly, but outwardly he could only feign flattery.

He then told Li Er that he had been blind to Li Er's talent.

"Lord Xu is indeed exceptionally intelligent; I have been foolish."

He couldn't even think of a single way to refute him throughout the entire process.

The prime minister was naturally very jealous.

He had always wanted to embarrass Xu Tian, ​​but he never expected that he would make things worse every time.

Xu Tian is not only able to turn danger into safety, but he can even avoid it perfectly.

Although the prime minister was extremely dissatisfied and unwilling to accept it,

But they couldn't do anything to Xu Tian.

Naturally, this deepened their hatred.

"Since none of you ministers can come up with a better solution, then we have no choice but to adopt Lord Xu's method."

When Li Er faced his ministers, they never uttered a single word when Xu Tian was not around.

Now that Xu Tian is back, they naturally have no better solution.

Although Li Er appeared indifferent on the surface, he was utterly disappointed in his ministers.

"Now that the matter has been settled, send someone!"

Li Er growled.

The father-in-law stepped forward.

"Issue the decree to draw up the locations for the dike repairs pointed out by Lord Xu and make them into design drawings."