Several officials felt familiar at first sight. After a closer look, they quickly saluted: "Zi Rui! You, who are you?"
The young man with mud stains on his face in front of him is the fourth son of King Yao, and his name is Rui!
The eldest son of King Yao died in Bejia, the second son died in infancy, and the third son was also sent to Bejia at the age of twenty-five. The fourth son was fourteen years old and usually stayed in the palace. Occasionally he came out to observe the people's sentiments. Can you imagine him dressing up like this?
Why did your Majesty send the prince here? Could it be that you are worried about You Rongzhi and He Xiao? But the fourth prince is only fourteen years old.
Prince Rui raised his head and said in a clear voice: "I invited myself to come here to study, and my father also agreed."
He Lingchuan stood aside with his arms folded: "It took Wang Zirui an hour to pick out the earth and rocks, and two hours to build the slabs. He never relied on others."
He Lingchuan had heard of the Fourth Prince's good reputation in the country, but he did not expect that this young man would invite himself to the construction site to study, nor did he expect that King Yao's son could actually dig soil with his head down under the scorching sun, working hard and patiently.
Of course, with his clear mind, he figured it out in the blink of an eye.
He Lingchuan turned over Wang Zirui's palm. When everyone looked at it, they all hissed:
This young man usually had good clothes and good food, but after three hours of grinding his teeth, blisters appeared on his palms, and his fingers were swollen like carrots.
"Oh, what's wrong with this? Bring water and medicine!" Huang Shilu turned to call for medicine, then turned back and said, "His Royal Highness is here to give guidance. If we are injured, how can we explain to the king?"
His attendant turned around and went out to look for medicine.
Wang Zirui replied: "Since you are studying, you have to do it yourself."
The ministers were suddenly enlightened and said one after another: "Prince Rui is humble and studious, which is a great blessing for me!"
Wang Zirui smiled and said: "I also signed a military order. If something happens here, you are not responsible!"
All the officials expressed their admiration and there was a surge of praise.
You Rongzhi then stepped forward and said: "Okay, Wang Zirui has worked hard for a day, and it's time to take medicine and rest."
He Lingchuan interrupted: "We have to move bricks tomorrow."
Wang Zirui said, "I'm not sleepy yet. Can Master He take me to see the expansion plan?"
He is here to study, both to learn and to research.
He Lingchuan smiled: "Okay, I'll take you there after applying the medicine. Lingguang——"
Before he finished speaking, his dedicated medical officer jumped in from the big tree outside the house, took out the silver needle from his arms, blew on it, and the needle tip lit up with a big flame, and it was still green.
"Reach out!"
Wang Zirui stretched out his hand blankly, and saw that the monkey quickly treated his wounds, doing it lightly, quickly and well, and he turned out to be particularly skillful.
He couldn't help but secretly touched the soft hair on Ling Guang's head: "Is this a medicine ape?"
"You know?" Lingguang shook her monkey head.
"I've seen it in a book." Can he still speak? "I heard that in the very far west, there is a clan of ape demons who are proficient in medical skills, called Qian, Qian..."
"Qianxinliu!"
"That's right, Thousand Hearts Medicine Ape!"
Lingguang was happy and took out two purple fruits the size of grapes from his pocket: "Here you can eat."
The guard on the side immediately said: "No, Your Highness, the origin of this fruit is unknown."
Just now, Yao Yuan suddenly stabbed the fourth prince with an acupuncture. The action was too fast and they were already shocked. What kind of inexplicable fruit was given to him now?
Why is this medicine ape just like its owner, with no sense of boundaries at all?
Wang Zirui rolled his eyes at them: "He Island Master will not harm me."
After saying that, he took the fruit and ate it.
Using their brains, who would poison him in public?
"Oh, so sweet!"
Ling Gubald didn't even raise his head: "That's a mulberry marble fruit, which has the effect of reducing swelling and analgesic."
One person and one ape were talking, surrounded by countless Yao Kingdom officials and guards.
Ling Guang acted quickly, and in less than half a cup of tea, he had applied the medicine on him.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Zirui followed He Lingchuan and You Rongzhi to see the strategic plan, and did not want the officials to follow.
In fact, the two steps he took when he stood up were a bit staggering.
He was really tired after three hours of intense work, but now he had to grit his teeth and hold on.
The officials also dispersed. After all, everyone's work is very heavy now, and no matter how scorching the sun is at noon, they only have three-quarters of an hour's rest. Some officials have already brought their own meals, and they don't want any delicacies, as long as they are simple and delicious.
As soon as he stuffed it into his mouth, he quickly found a place to take a nap.
Tired.
The worst offender is You Rongzhi. Because he has to sign for all projects, no matter how big or small, he basically has to be by He Lingchuan's side all day long.
How intense is He Lingchuan's work? Mr. You has only suffered this kind of hardship when he joined the army when he was young. Fortunately, he didn't fall ill at all, but after half a month of torture, he became dark and thin, and the dark circles under his eyes were no longer visible.
Of course, the topic among officials today is:
What on earth did the Fourth Prince do?
From the perspective of officials, there is only one conclusion:
Behave well.
"Your Majesty has not established a crown prince, so both the third and fourth princes have a chance."
More than three years ago, the crown prince of Yao Kingdom unfortunately died in Bejia. Since then, King Yao has not established a heir apparent.
"Yes, Your Majesty originally liked the Fourth Prince and said that he is diligent and studious. The eastward expansion of the capital is a major project that has not been seen in decades. If he can perform well here, the Fourth Prince may be appointed as the crown prince."
Who told the third prince to be far away in Bega? He couldn't reach it. So this is the stage for the fourth prince.
After hearing this, all the officials felt that it made sense.
Mr. Xu said: "Our eastward expansion project has been carried out at such a speed and with such courage that your Majesty was greatly shocked. It is reasonable to send the fourth prince here to observe and study."
As a prince, managing the world and controlling his subordinates are compulsory courses.
Apart from anything else, although they were quite critical of the training they had endured in the past few days, they had to admit that Island Master He's flexibility and efficiency in doing things were really eye-opening.
Not only has the seven-day construction period been made up, but it seems that the road construction project can be completed ahead of schedule.
When such talents are doing things, the prince will watch from the sidelines and will not drop the price.
The next day, You Rongzhi's third son You Xuhe also appeared at the expansion site. After arriving, he took over the work assigned by his father and worked hard.
He is sixteen years old.
Two days later, Mr. Xu's seventeen-year-old nephew also came.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Others are curious, this is a boy of fifteen, sixteen, seventeen or eighteen years old. He has no job or title at the construction site. He works for nothing.
, what exactly are you drawing?
Working all over the body in stinking sweat and stepping on mud, just for a few wages?
When others asked Mr. Xu, he only said that the children in the clan need experience, and it would be good to bring them here to be immersed in them.
But after two days, interested people discovered that these two teenagers were always hanging around Wang Zirui, intentionally or unintentionally, looming, and often went up to chat with him and ask for advice.
Oh, let me go, I understand!
After this, the children of officials and nobles often appeared in the capital expansion project. Everyone said that they didn’t need fame or status, as long as they could stay here and learn experience.
When their number increased to thirty or forty, the Soul-Taking Mirror finally couldn't bear it anymore:
"What are they doing? They keep crowding people in here! Are they addicted to the hardships? If they don't have enough to eat themselves, they invite their family members to come over and have a taste of it?"
It is true that 30% of the officials' children could not bear the hardship and went back home within three days of their arrival, never to show up again.
He Lingchuan was hiding in his pergola, closing his eyes and recuperating. Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"Normally, in their family, how difficult would it be for the younger members of the clan to get in touch with the prince? They have to pay money to be included in the candidate list, and they have to go through many screenings. The chance of actually being selected to be the prince's companion or official is extremely high.
Not one."
The mirror seemed to understand but not understand, and said oh.
"Now Wang Zirui is at the construction site every day. Although it is not as hard as the first day to move bricks, he still has his face turned to the loess and his back to the sky, following me around. This is the time when he is closest to people. Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Still.
If you don't send the younger members of your family over, contact Wang Zirui as soon as possible."
"I understand!" The mirror clicked, "I understand! They want the younger generations of the family to become familiar with Wang Zirui!"
"If you can be selected by Wang Zirui to become his companion and martial arts companion, it will be like getting to know the future crown prince in advance." The fourth prince was already liked by King Yao. He had performed well in the recent large-scale expansion project of the capital, and he was also favored by his old father.
A lot of impression points were added there.
Even when He Lingchuan reported to King Yao, he described the fourth prince as "sensitive and eager to learn".
He didn't care about Wang Zirui's virtue at all, but the young man's tenacity, alertness, humility and eagerness to learn really made him look like a crown prince.
"So, these officials' children must also behave well."
Therefore, He Lingchuan was not polite to them. He sent people wherever they were needed and did not give them any privileges.
It is commonly said that if you can't do it to death, you will do it to death.
After a few days, the skin of the originally delicate young master was peeled off by the sun, and all of them were dark and red. You Rongzhi's son even lost four kilograms.
For this matter, King Yao specially summoned He Lingchuan to the palace. The latter said, "Those who can succeed in this project will be talents in the future." King Yao thought for a long time.
There is a saying that jade cannot be used until it is polished.
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At this time, the main road was also repaired. Officials, dignitaries, civilians, and even idlers with nothing to do could go to the new city expansion site to collect news and publicize it after returning to the city.
Therefore, every step of the expansion project was carried out under the eyes of the people of Tianshui City.
The whole city is watching.
In just half a month, which was the eighth day after the road was repaired, the block model was ready. King Yao was so impressed by the novelty that he even went to the site to inspect it in person.
He went, and all the officials followed him.
Although the smell of paint is a bit pungent, the roads are wide, the ground is clean, the houses are neat, and the vegetation is dense.
Everything is presentable and in sharp contrast to the surrounding wilderness. Once you see it, you can't help but imagine how comfortable it will be to stay here in the future.
At least it’s more comfortable than living in the crowded, cramped and waterlogged Tianshui Old Town, right?
This unprecedented efficiency, unprecedented speed, not to mention all the officials, even King Yao was deeply shocked.
Are they really officials from Yaoting who can achieve such efficiency? Are they really the gang of people under him?
The progress of the project was too fast and too smooth to be true. King Yao actually had an ominous premonition.
Soon, this hunch came true when he saw the report.