Zhao Kuo took Zheng Guo back to Handan. At this time, the sky was already a little dark.
Zhao Kuo did not want to waste time and took Zheng Guo directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion because he knew who Yu Qing was. Yu Qing was often busy in the Prime Minister's Mansion until night. There was a high probability that he was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, but when they
When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the gate of the mansion was closed. The soldiers guarding here respectfully told Zhao Kuo that Yu Qing had not been to the Prime Minister's Mansion for three days. Zhao Kuo was a little surprised. This was not like Yu Qing's behavior.
Then he took Zheng Guo to Yu Qing's private residence.
Yu Qing's private residence is also in Handan. I heard that this residence was donated by Lord Pingyuan. It covers a large area, but the courtyard walls and gates are somewhat dilapidated and have not been repaired. Zhao Kuo knocked on the door.
After a long time, someone walked out of the mansion. It was a young man. Judging from his appearance, he was very similar to Yu Qing. The young man obviously knew Zhao Kuo and hurriedly leaned over to bow to Zhao Kuo.
This man was Yu Qing's son, whom he called Yu Wang.
Zhao Kuo saw the tears on Yu Wang's face, which made Zhao Kuo suddenly feel nervous. Yu Wang said: "My father fainted in the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago, and he still hasn't been able to get up. I
The imperial doctor was called for treatment, and witches were also called, but it was of no use..." Zhao Kuo followed him into the courtyard. The courtyard was empty and there were no servants. Yu Wang talked about his father's situation and added
I couldn't help but shed tears.
Zhao Kuo frowned and said nothing, but Zhan gently pulled the young man and said seriously: "Don't worry or be sad. Your father is an upright and good man. He will be favored by God...
." When several people walked into the inner room, Yu Qing was lying on the bed, breathing slowly. His breathing seemed to be very difficult. Zhao Kuo could feel it when he heard his violent breathing.
to the pain he endured.
"Father... Ma Fujun is here to visit you...Father." Yu Wang sat aside, holding Yu Qing's hand, and said seriously.
Yu Qing slowly opened his eyes, but his eyes had lost all their luster. Sweat was dripping from his gray hair. He opened his eyes, but did not speak, but his breathing became more and more rapid. Zhao Kuo hurriedly said
He stepped forward and said seriously: "Xiang Yu... I'm here to visit you? I know that many famous doctors have come to Handan, and I will invite them to come and see you."
"Mr. Ma Fu..." Yu Qing called out Zhao Kuo's name, but his eyes were still dim.
"I'm here..."
Yu Qing seemed to glance at Zhao Kuo, then slowly closed his eyes. Yu Wang hurriedly shouted: "Father! Father!"
"What's the noise...don't make the noise...stop...", Yu Qing whispered? Gradually, he stopped moving. Yu Wang rushed forward, trying to wake up his father, but no matter how he shook, Yu Wang couldn't move.
Qingdu remained motionless. Yu Wang hugged his father and cried loudly. Zhao Kuo's mind went blank. He opened his mouth, his lips trembled, but could not speak. Zheng Guo sighed and looked at Yu.
Qing bowed and saluted.
Zhan kindly sat aside and arranged Yu Qing's hair. He then looked at Yu Wang and kept comforting him.
Zhao Kuo did not expect that Yu Qing would leave like this.
Suddenly, and very bizarre. If it weren't for the fact that he needed Yu Qing's help to build the canal, Zhao Kuo would not have come to him at all, because in his memory, Yu Qing was young and powerful, especially compared to the veterans in the court.
He was only forty years old... He was so healthy, how could this happen? Zhao Kuo couldn't believe it, but he couldn't believe it, so Yu Qing left like this.
Zhao Kuo helped Yu Wang come to arrange Yu Qing's funeral. From Yu Wang's mouth, they learned more about Yu Qing. Yu Qing's wife died in the second year after Yu Wang was left.
Qing raised the child alone. In the past few years, he had been coughing and often had difficulty breathing. Yu Wang tried to persuade him several times, but Yu Qing was unmoved and took on all the responsibilities in the court.
I was busy with political affairs until midnight. I returned to the mansion and started writing my own books again, writing about destiny.
Yu Wang cried and said that maybe, for him, recalling these things was too cruel.
The ministers all came to see Yu Qing off, and King Zhao also came. King Zhao cried very sadly, holding young Yu Wang in his arms and crying loudly. He also ordered Yu Wang to inherit his father's title of Shangqing and let him study hard with Zhao Kuo.
.Yu Qing's funeral was very simple, not too luxurious. He didn't have many friends in Handan. When Yu Qing was buried, Yu Wang handed the books written by Yu Qing to Zhao Kuo.
"My father always wanted to discuss knowledge with you when he was alive, but he said: There are too many things to do and there is no chance."
Zhao Kuo recalled that indeed, every time he saw Yu Qing, Yu Qing wanted to retain him and seemed to want to talk about something, but he was busy dealing with various things and never heard him finish what he said.
, thinking about it now, Zhao Kuo felt a vague sense of guilt in his heart. Zhao Kuo looked at the bamboo slips, there were eight in total. He opened them again and looked at them. The chapters included "Jie Yi", "Title", "Speculation"
”, “Political Strategy” and so on.
Each of them refers to the Spring and Autumn Period, combined with today's current affairs, to comment on the success or failure of national politics. Zhao Kuo read it carefully. He was surprised to find that in this book, he actually occupied a lot of space.
Especially when discussing the issue of King Zhao's use of talents, he is used as an example to illustrate that King Zhao has such talents, but only gives them a false name and does not give them the status of the country or the position of false appearances. This is loving others but not loving them.
Talent is a model of failure.
Zhao Kuo somewhat understood why Yu Qing had never taken out these books he had written. It turned out to be because there were too many comments on politics.
The ministers also approved, including war and political affairs. Yu Qing probably said everything in his heart. It was only after reading this book that Zhao Kuo realized that Yu Qing was actually a
Confucian.
Yu Qing left, and the position of the fake country was naturally vacated. In the end, it was fake that King Zhao appointed Lian Po. Zhao Kuo did not expect that this old general with the face of a standard military general could actually handle political affairs. Lian Po
Although Po accepted it, he was not too happy. The ministers all knew that King Zhao had given General Lian Po a chill. Zhao Kuo brought Zheng Guo to discuss building the canal with King Zhao.
"Mr. Zheng Guo, is he a talented person in water conservancy?" King Zhao widened his eyes and looked at the poor man in front of him.
Zhao Kuo nodded and said seriously: "He is a great talent who is not inferior to Li Bing of Qin. He is very good at..." Before Zhao Kuo finished speaking, King Zhao rushed down and grabbed him.
Zheng Guo's hand made him sit aside. Zheng Guo looked a little flustered. He probably didn't expect that he would be so popular. King Zhao immediately ordered a banquet to entertain this talented person from Korea.
Zhao Kuo looked helplessly at the excited King Zhao, shaking his head without saying anything. In this way, the ministers gathered in the palace again. King Zhao personally introduced Zheng Guo to everyone, and learned that he was also a good friend of Ma Fujun. The ministers
He was much more polite to him. Zheng Guo was a little flattered. Even the king of Han had never treated him like this. The banquet was very lively. Zheng Guo had never seen such a lively banquet in Korea.
The King of Han did not like to hold banquets. Even if there were banquets, ministers like Zheng Guo would probably not have the opportunity to attend. King Zhao frequently drank with him, and Zheng Guo was also made red-faced. He kept watching the dancers dance.
Zheng Guo, who looked a little sad, also showed a smile at this moment. The ministers also came to chat with him. Zheng Guo did not lie and told everyone that Ma Fujun asked him to build the channel.
Everyone was shocked, and then thought about the feasibility of this matter. When Ximen Bao dug the canal, Zhao State now has a fertile land. If several more such canals can be built, Zheng State will not hesitate.
He spoke his thoughts seriously, and many of the professional terms were incomprehensible to everyone. However, even if they didn't understand, they still nodded and acted as if what he said made sense.
Zheng Guo was naturally happier when he saw so many like-minded people here. Zheng Guo had great ambitions. He wanted to calm the anger of the river and make the land on both sides of the river more fertile so that the people on both sides would not be affected by it.
Floods intruded. The ministers looked at each other, should they tell him that the other side of the river was Qin's territory?
Listening to his grand ideal, King Zhao was also a little tempted. King Zhao listened to his words with great interest and showed that he was very interested in his proposal. He asked again: "Sir, if it is built like this, what will it cost?"
How much manpower is required and how much time is required?”
Zheng Guo said seriously: "Three hundred thousand people, it will take two years to build it."
King Zhao's expression suddenly froze. Three hundred thousand people? Two more years??
The same was true for the ministers. When they heard Zheng Guo talking about the cost of building canals, they stopped talking. Zheng Guo had a good idea, but it was too difficult to realize it. It was impossible for Zhao Guo to summon thirty people.
Thousands of people came to build the channel. King Zhao frowned. He hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Lian Po in the crowd. Lian Po had just taken over the task. He was the one who had the most say on whether Zhao had the strength to complete such a water conservancy project.
Yes, as we all know, the Prime Minister of Zhao State is just a decoration, and the real thing is still a lie.
"Mr.
He stood up and said, "Please allow me to go back to the palace." King Zhao was stunned, and Lian Po left the palace. After a long time, when the banquet was about to end, Lian Po came back.
He brought a lot of bamboo slips. He quickly flipped through the bamboo slips, raised his head, and said to King Zhao: "It's impossible, unless we summon the people from Handan and the two areas to build it, and it will take two years."
The thing is...impossible...impossible." Lian Po shook his head and looked at Zheng Guo again. He asked: "Sir, Zhao Guo does not have that kind of manpower, and probably cannot provide what you need.
I don’t know if I can repair less supplies, or is there any way to reduce the consumption?”
Zheng Guo frowned and said seriously: "No, what I'm talking about is a really important event. It can't be vague. Manpower can be reduced, which will make the construction time longer, but materials cannot be reduced, otherwise the canal will be very difficult.
Maybe I won’t last long..."
"Can that be..."
"cannot!"
Zheng Guo refused to give in. His stubbornness could not be persuaded by others. Even if King Zhao spoke in person, Zheng Guo could not change his mind. He just felt that the plan could not be changed, otherwise the aqueduct might still be destroyed.
It was destroyed by the river water and wasted the materials and manpower invested previously. In his view, since it is to be built, it must be perfect, otherwise it will not save people, but harm them.
When King Zhao saw how tough he was, some of the interest on his face dissipated, and the banquet ended hastily. Zheng Guo and Zhao Kuo walked out of the palace one after another. Zheng Guo still looked a little irritable. Looking at Zhao Kuo on the side, he sighed with emotion.
Said: "I didn't expect that the people in the court would be so short-sighted... They are unwilling to do a major event that will benefit a hundred years just for a small fee today."
Zhao Kuo said: "That's not the case. They all know that the water canal will play an important role. But the problem is that Zhao State does not have that ability. The last time Zhao State gathered 300,000 young people, it almost destroyed the country.
..Not to mention that we have to provide enough raw materials this time. What you mentioned cannot be accomplished in Zhao State. I know what you are thinking, but can you save a little more, or build a few small canals first?
It’s better to do something than nothing.”
Zheng Guo did not speak and fell silent. Zhao Kuo had no choice but to take him to Dong Chengzi's mansion. Dong Chengzi did not attend the banquet this time. Zhan did not want to see the king, so he also stayed in Dong Chengzi's mansion.
Zheng Guo told Zhan what he had encountered today, probably because Zhan, like him, was also a serious person, and he never persuaded him to make changes.
Zhan sighed, and then said to Zheng Guo: "You should go to Qin. The only one in the world who can realize your idea is Qin."
Zheng Guo was speechless for a long time.
"Build some first, and the rest will be repaired sooner or later."
Zheng Guo looked at Zhan in surprise and struggled for a long time. Then he picked up the bamboo slips again and started to calculate again.
In the inner room, Dong Chengzi looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him and said with a smile: "These days, I heard that Mafu Township is very lively. A great sage, Zou Yan, has already had a debate with your disciple Han Fei.
For many days, no one could convince anyone, not even Gongsun Long, oh, and that Zhan in the courtyard. Your Mafu Township is about to become Jixia Academy, Legalists, famous people, and farmers.
...And you, the miscellaneous person..."
As Dong Chengzi was talking, he suddenly remembered something and said: "Oh, by the way, a group of Chu people were looking for you the day before yesterday. I saw that they were hostile to you and were armed, so they used Chu spies as
They were all imprisoned on charges... They were said to be from the Mo family..."
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ps: These past few days have really turned a wolf into a dog.
No, I have to slow down a bit. I spent all night coding last night to collect theoretical information from hundreds of schools of thought... It was too difficult to write these three chapters today.
