Looking at the officials on the stage, it was as if victory was within her grasp, and she had even started to congratulate them in advance. But even so, Hu Xiao was feeling helpless, she never expected that such an attractive official would be so arrogant.

"Second round: I believe everyone is aware that the Sui City’s disaster is due to the drought, then this question is much simpler. And how do you explain that? "

When this question was asked, the few ministers who had been brimming with pride earlier did not say anything. Their minds were all focused on imagining the calamity that would befall the Sui City.

Silence...

They were discussing how to solve the problem quietly, but these droughts were all important problems for their respective nations, but there was never a good solution. Even this drought was only temporarily solved a few days ago because of Hu Xiao’s solution.

Even if he racked his brains, he still couldn’t imagine it. If Hu Xiao also couldn’t figure it out, then this round would mean that both parties had lost. Then, Hu Xiao would be considered to have lost.

"Minister Wen, why are you looking at me like that?"

Hu Xiao’s face was still the same calm and composed look as before, it was precisely this calmness that made Wen Fuchen a little nervous. In Wen Fuchen’s opinion, the previous method was nothing more than Hu Xiao blindly running into a dead mouse, and this time, Hu Xiao probably would not have such good luck.

"I wonder if Empress has thought of the answer?"

He could not wait any longer to announce that Hu Xiao had lost.

"Minister Wen, what do you mean by that? "Since the first Empress admitted defeat just now, you should be the one to give out the answer for the second match. Why do you want Empress to be the first one to take the lead?

Zhao Qiyan could not wait anymore. He did not like Wen Fuchen in the first place, but now that Wen Fuchen was so overbearing, he could not help but stand up and tell Wen Fuchen to shut up.

Seeing that, Yin Fufeng and Mo Zhu did not stand at the corner, but openly stood in the study room, one look was enough to tell that they were here to support Hu Xiao.

"The words of the General Zhao make sense. Furthermore, even if I have an idea, it should be on your side first."

It was not as weak as they had thought, but it was an excellent thing that someone would stand up for him.

Hu Xiao’s words could be said to completely cripple Wen Fuchen’s unrealistic thoughts, she glanced at them, they were already like a bunch of civil officials, to them, poetry was just a piece of cake, but when it came to water treatment or drought, they did not understand, they would just be talking about military matters.

"This official is incompetent, and has thought of the same water treatment methods as before. In the end, cure is not cure, but this official would like to hear what the Empress thinks. "

The man did not feel that it was a shameful matter, the few of them thought that Hu Xiao’s previous thoughts were just lucky.

"I have never heard of a water hazard in the East Court, but it still has to be tailored to local conditions. If one is at a loss while using this common way of controlling water in a different place, the effectiveness of this method will be greatly reduced."

Hu Xiao thought for a while, then paused for a while, as if she was thinking about how to express herself.

"Hehe, who doesn’t know how to say such words? What we want to know is how to do it, not these empty words!"

It was unknown if it was because of his bad temper, or because he couldn’t stand the humiliation of seeing a girl like Hu Xiao being able to beat them all up. This was the scholar’s damned self-esteem. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Hu Xiao was indeed not anxious, she even walked around, and finally came to a stop in front of Qin Shuo. Seeing that Qin Shuo did not have any patience, and even had a smile on her face, it seemed that Hu Xiao did not care even if she said anything.

This is better said than done, it’s better done than done, it’s like the Sui City today, you can see that we are going to the source of the water, if there is a flood at the source, then we can also split it into a few canals to split the flood, of course, this is used in places where there are many outbreaks of water.

The second step is to build a dam. There are a lot of water, and the surrounding areas don’t lack water. This way, a reservoir can be built. Finally, a dam can be built where there are a lot of water.

"The third is to plant more trees at the source of water. That’s good enough. The rest, if there is any water hazard attacking us, just think about it. These three are enough for me to win."

Indeed, what Hu Xiao had said just now was enough to defeat the few civil officials who did not remember anything, but Qin Shuo, Yin Fufeng and the rest had not heard enough.

It was just a small competition, and with Hu Xiao alone, it was equivalent to having a treasure, and that was enough.

"Now that you’ve settled the score, let’s set the final question. This question can be considered as simple. What is the etiquette of a king and his subjects?"

When this question was asked, the study room became even more silent. The Rites of Dukedom had always been something that worried them the entire time. Weren’t they currently discussing the Rites of Dukedom as well?

Presumably, the most suitable person to speak on this question was Wen Fuchen.

"The Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, should never have been surpassed by mortals. It was all because of him that the Emperor had spoken, and the Son of Heaven had complied. The King is irreversible, and the Son of Heaven cannot be surpassed."

If it was any other time, the emperor would love to hear it, and would always answer with the most standard answer to this question, but when a few of the civil officials were feeling pleased with themselves, Hu Xiao did not even bother to look at them.

"Just now, Minister Wen said that I am willing to admit defeat, as expected of His Majesty’s Minister Wen, every word and sentence is what His Majesty likes to hear, but what I have said is a little too much, did Minister Wen really do what I just said?"

Hu Xiao laughed out loud as she felt extremely proud of herself.

"Then what does Empress think?"

An answer is an answer, why bother looking at other things! He, Wen Fuchen, naturally did not do it! For example, wasn’t occupying him today as a form of coercing the ministers of the court to do something he didn’t like?

But so what! Wen Fuchen definitely did not believe that Hu Xiao’s words could be compared to her own. He also did not believe that Hu Xiao would understand anything about the etiquette of monarch! To put it bluntly, South Yue was just a country that only knew how to shout and kill.

"I can’t say what it means, but I just want to hear the different opinions that I have." "As a monarch, he just wants his territory to get better and better. A country is huge to begin with. It would not be good if it was managed by one person from beginning to end."

Hu Xiao acted as if she was not afraid at all, and the words she said caused them to be even more shocked.

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