Sitting in the Houde Hall, Liu Xi was a little surprised when he watched Xing Ziang spread the map on the desk. The map was very big, and it was not enough to put it on the desk. In desperation, Xing Ziang spread it directly on the ground.
He himself bent down with great effort, pointed at the map, and said: "Your Majesty, this is Luoyang, and Ningzhou is running on the road. It took nearly seven years and a huge cost of money, but it is definitely worth it."
"Your Majesty, please see, here, here, and here, Chi Roads were built during the Jianning period. The longest of them is the Youzhou Chi Road, which directly connects Jizhou and Youzhou. This was what Dong Zhuo built at that time.
Responsible, he used a lot of foreign labor to build the longest Chi Road here. Later, here, between Hezhou and Xinzhou, Yang Qiu and Lu Zhi jointly built a Chi Road."
"At the end of the Jianning year, the snowstorm here was very serious. Many people froze to death, and livestock could not be avoided. Emperor Xiaokang was shocked. Later, this Chi Road was built, connecting Xinzhou, Hezhou, and later Youzhou Chi Road.
Become one, and finally, it is here, Hejian Kingdom, Your Majesty, this is the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang, and it is also the hometown of Your Majesty. Several state ministers here did not dare to ignore the construction here."
"Perhaps in order to flatter the emperor, they built Chidao in Hejian to connect the surrounding counties. This time, I first inspected the big Chidao in these three places, and then inspected the small Chidao in these counties.
Chidao, and then the connection project started. Your Majesty, please take a look at the current Chidao, which is the thick black line, which is Ningzhou Chidao. It goes all the way north from Luoyang, crosses the river, and then connects to the county seat and passes through Bingzhou.
, Ji, You, Ningzhou, and finally connected with Xinhezhou."
Talking about the construction of Chidao, Xing Ziang was very excited. He was not old-fashioned at all, and he was very energetic. Liu Xi squatted beside him and listened to him showing off his achievements. Xing Ziang said with a smile: "Your Majesty,
You see, almost all the counties in the north are connected together, and transportation is unimpeded. Whether it is a disaster or a war, the counties in the north can support each other. In the future, it will only take more than a month for orders from the temple to reach Ningzhou."
Xing Ziang looked very happy. Liu Xi squatted next to him and looked at the excited old man next to him. For some reason, he felt a little sad and speechless. Xing Ziang pointed to a point and said: "Your Majesty.
, you see, Xizhou Chidao, I plan to build it from here, to Chang'an, and then to Luoyang. As for passing through the counties of Liangzhou and directly reaching Xizhou, there is wind and sand in Xizhou, which is rare.
There are so many people and so many deserts in the Gobi”
"I have thought a lot about building Chi Road in those flat areas. In these places, just build inns and prepare more camels, horses and the like to facilitate transportation. If I want to build Chi Road in this desert, I am afraid that I will
If you can’t do it, maybe you can in the future. By the way, Your Majesty, you see, if the old minister’s plan can be completed, the entire north can be connected together!!!”
"As for the Central Plains area, hahaha, I don't need to build it. Your Majesty, look at it. From Qing to Xu, from Yu to Yan, and from Yan to Xu, they are all connected by Chidao. This was during the Jianning period.
The number of buildings built in these years has not decreased, but has increased a lot. These areas were already wealthy, and the ministers they appointed have built a lot in these years. Therefore, today's Han Dynasty, together with Ji and You, has built a lot of buildings.
, Ning, Xin, He, Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu are completed.”
"Next, I plan to start building from Hedong County all the way to the west!!"
"Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Xing Ziang asked enthusiastically. Liu Xi looked at the old man in front of him, smiled, and said: "Thank you, Mr.
"
"Your Majesty, I am very old. I am very satisfied that Ningzhou Chi Road can be completed. I don't know if I can complete the Xizhou Chi Road in my lifetime. I have something to ask for. I just hope
Your Majesty can send a young talented person to follow me. If I die on the way, he can take my bones and continue to complete these tasks," Xing Ziang said seriously.
Liu Xi was a little panicked. He frowned and said solemnly: "Xingyeye, I know your intentions for the country, but Xingyeye, Xizhou is desolate, the climate is not good, there are many winds and sand, and Dong Gong's
I still remember things very clearly. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I want Xing Yeye to spend his old age with peace of mind and enjoy the fact that you have worked hard for the country for decades. The next thing is better left to me.
Come and do it, I will never let you down."
Liu Xi spoke very sincerely, but Xing Ziang fell silent. He stood up slowly with a cane. He knew that the emperor did not mean any harm, nor did he look down on himself. What he said was indeed true. Xing Ziang smiled and said,
He said: "Your Majesty, I can only understand what you are saying. We old bones who work with Emperor Xiaokang just can't stand the leisurely days. We are used to it."
"If your Majesty doesn't mind, I am willing to continue to take care of Chidao's affairs."
He nodded and said, "Yes, Laoyye."
"I don't know, who would your Majesty want to send to me?"
With the prince, this person is called Zhong Changtong, I am sending this person to follow Xing Yeye, I don’t know what to do?”
"Oh? Dare you rival the prince?" Xing Ziang laughed, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll meet him first."
The emperor bid farewell to Xing Ziang with respect, and the map was given to the emperor by Xing Ziang. Liu Xi had the map hung on the wall of Houde Hall. Standing in front of the map, looking at the huge and magnificent map of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xi also
He didn't know what to say, especially when he saw the thick lines on it, connecting the counties in the north, he couldn't hide his excitement. Mr. Xing was always so reassuring when doing things.
Xing Ziang returned to his mansion. As soon as he came back, someone came to see him. They were Xun Yu and Guo Jia. These two former subordinates of Xing Ziang couldn't wait to see him after they heard that he had arrived in Luoyang.
, the two met at the door at the same time, Xun Yu smiled and saluted Guo Jia, but Guo Jia snorted coldly, turned away, and walked directly to the mansion.
Xun Yu was a little dumbfounded. He naturally knew why Guo Jia treated him like this. This time, the emperor gave the power of execution to Zhuge and Sima. Guo Jia always felt that these two young boys were ineffective and their efficiency was not as good as his own.
After the two officially started working together, Guo Jia found out many of their shortcomings. After all, they were still young and Guo Jia completely crushed them in terms of experience.
Guo Jia wrote a memorial about their mistakes and sent it directly to the emperor.
The minister ordered Xun Yu to review his memorial. As a result, Xun Yu did not abolish the original decree according to the content of his impeachment, but directly handed over the content of his impeachment to Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. The two were very happy.
He quickly corrected his mistakes and was rewarded by the emperor one after another. Then he went to see Guo Jia and thanked him in person for his guidance. When Guo Jia found out, he naturally became furious and roared in the mansion.
"How dare the ignorant Xun family bully me?!"
As a result, he quickly wrote a second memorial to impeach Xun Yu for his many faults. Xun Yu also benefited a lot and quickly made corrections.
At this time, it would be strange if Guo Jia could give him a good look.
However, Xun Yu had no choice. Those two are very outstanding young people. The temple will be theirs in the future. We can't let us do everything without giving young people a chance to exercise. However, these words, Guo
Jia couldn't listen.
When Xing Ziang learned that the two of them had arrived, he quickly asked his servant to take them in. The two of them walked in and walked into the inner room. When they saw Xing Ziang on the bed, they were stunned. Xing Ziang no longer had the appearance he used to have.
The dignified feeling, year-round wind and snow, and harsh climate made him look like an old farmer. His skin was chapped, his eyes became a little cloudy, and he lost his original energy.
"Mr. Xing??" Xun Yu was a little surprised.
"Why, can't you recognize me??" Xing Zi'ang asked, stretched out his hand, touched his face, and asked with a smile: "But because I have become too handsome, you don't dare to recognize me?" Xun Yu said bitterly
He smiled and said: "That's right. Among all the officials in the temple, only Duke Xing is the most beautiful. Even Zhou Yu can't compare." Xing Zi'ang was stunned and asked: "Zhou Yu??"
Guo Jia, however, directly asked: "Mr.
"The Ningzhou Chidao has been completed. I will leave tomorrow for Xizhou," Xing Ziang said with a smile.
"But we have to start from Hedong County?"
"Oh, how did you find out?"
Guo Jia did not reply, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "If we start from Hedong County, we need to build a Chidao with Chang'an as the center and around Chang'an??" Guo Jia thought for a moment and then said.
: "Then I think this Chi Road should be connected to Hanzhong because Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and in Yizhou, even Xing Gong cannot build a large-scale Chi Road. This time, the construction of Xizhou Chi Road will just add Hanzhong.
Come in"
"With the addition of Hanzhong, Xing Gong can take advantage of a very powerful group."
Xing Ziang smiled and said slowly: "Yizhou merchant."
Guo Jia was stunned, raised his head and said, "Mr. Xing has been preparing for this for a long time??"
"Hahaha, although I am not as smart as you, I have read decades more than you. Why do you underestimate me like this?" Xing Ziang asked. Guo Jia shook his head and said, "How dare you underestimate Mr. Xing?"
Well, it’s not like Mr.
pass!!"
"Besides, when I took part in the assessment for the second time, I won the double crown in agriculture and mathematics."
"Oh, so what, I have won four crowns, which have never been broken by anyone, and this is the first time, and I don't need to copy other people's, and I still have the dignity to stay with the emperor. Are you going to teach the emperor how to plagiarize?"
Xun Yu's face turned red, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, whatever you say, anyway, you can only do things with my review."
"Hey, if I don't have to do the work, what can you do if you just review it?"
"You drunkard, bastard, no wonder no woman likes you!!"
"You are mediocre and incompetent, no wonder so many women like you!!"
Seeing that the two people were about to strangle their necks, Xing Ziang cleared his throat and the two people stopped, but they also stared at each other angrily and looked red with shame.
"Let me tell you a story. A long time ago, there were two people in Luoyang. One was the great scholar He Zi, and the other was the Taiwei Liu Gong. They knew each other when they were young, but they were at odds with each other." Xing Ziang told He Zi's story As the story unfolded, both of them listened attentively.
"That's it, He Zi burst into tears and said he was willing to lose."
"How about it, after hearing this story, do you still want to continue arguing??"
Xun Yu thought for a long time and gradually felt relieved. He turned his head and looked at Guo Jia. He found that the other party was also looking at him. He smiled. Guo Jia did the same and smiled, but he quickly lowered his head and frowned. He frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Xing Ziang in front of him and asked:
"I dare to ask Mr. Xing, these two great sages, are there any who don't know how to farm mulberry trees, or who are not good at agricultural science?"
"Guo Fengxiao!! I ****!!"
At that moment, Xun Yu rushed forward with red eyes.