Chapter 92: The Birth and Disappearance of Famous Generals
Zhao Kuo rested for three full days.
It had been a long time since he had slept so peacefully. If it weren't for the thumping sound in the courtyard, Zhao Kuo felt that he could have rested longer.
When he walked out of the door, he saw the burly Du Zheng lying on the ground, holding a log in his hands with wheels on both sides. He was measuring something. Ge was standing next to him, chattering to him.
, Du's eyesight is not good, and he often needs to use groping methods to measure, but the results he measures are often very accurate. In the eyes of the people, these people who are disabled and unable to see seem to have a special ability.
A mysterious ability.
Therefore, if they have something to build, they often go to Du Lai for help.
Of course, now that he is the only craftsman left in the horse service, he has become the only option.
Du didn't notice that Zhao Kuo was standing next to him, and Ge didn't remind him. Zhao Kuo asked, "Are you repairing the chariot?" Ge just stared at Du's hands and nodded, and Zhao Kuo walked up to him.
Next, he also looked carefully. Du made several concave notches in the wood. When several notches are stuck together, they can produce the effect of nails. Those notches are extremely symmetrical, even the size is exactly the same.
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Zhao Kuo couldn't help but be amazed when he saw it.
Du was busy for a long time. He got up and said goodbye to Ge. He wanted to go home for a meal and then come back to continue his work. Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, "I'll stay here for dinner today." Du vaguely heard what someone was saying.
He looked in the direction of Zhao Kuo, but couldn't see the figure clearly, so he just stared blankly. Ge walked up helplessly and shouted in his ear: "Ma Fuzi wants you to stay for dinner!!"
"Ma Fuzi?" Du was shocked and hurriedly bowed to the front. Ge helplessly pulled him and asked him to face the direction of Zhao Kuo.
"Ma Fuzi, I made the wheeled car you asked me to make."
Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry to ask, and just asked Du to eat first. However, no matter what he said, Du did not dare to enter the room with Zhao Kuo to have dinner. He sat in a corner of the courtyard, ate, and talked about Ma Fuzi's benevolence and righteousness.
Zhao Kuo saw him wrapping a piece of mutton in cloth and eating it reluctantly. He shook his head, took out a piece of meat from his bowl and asked Ge to send it over. Ge told him: This belongs to Ma Fuzi.
The reward must be eaten.
"His eyesight is getting worse and worse, and his hearing is getting worse and worse. What a pity this poor man is." Ge sat next to Zhao Kuo and said in a low voice.
"There is a lowly craftsman who cannot see or hear, but he is kind-hearted and lives by his craftsmanship. How can he be called pitiful? On the contrary, some ministers, who are in high positions, cannot see the suffering of the people.
Those who cannot hear the groans of the soldiers and only think about how to murder the virtuous and betray their own monarch are such pitiful people."
"Lou Chang?"
Zhao Kuo smiled and did not answer.
After eating, Zhao Kuo and Ge went out and followed Du to his courtyard, ready to see the wheelbarrow he had built. Du's courtyard was not dirty. It could be seen that he cleaned it frequently, and in the courtyard,
There were all kinds of wheelbarrows of different sizes, and some were still unfinished. Ge's eyes widened. Is there really a wheeled car? Zhao Kuo hurriedly stepped forward and looked at it seriously.
The largest unicycle was comparable to a chariot, and Zhao Kuo could not even grasp two handles at the same time.
Du Yiyi fumbled and said: "This is the first thing I built. I thought it could be made on the scale of a chariot, but after it was made, four or five people couldn't push it... so I made it again.
.." Du fumbled for the second car and said: "This is the second car. Two adults can push it, but it can't turn and it takes a lot of effort..."
The sixth unicycle Du made was the one that best fit Zhao Kuo's image of a unicycle. He pushed the unicycle around the courtyard. The unicycle could turn flexibly. He bent down and looked at the wheels. The relationship between the wheels and the frame
The connection is a bit complicated. It is not simply connected directly with gaps. Du said at the side: "I found that the farther the distance between the center of gravity of the handle and the wheel, the less effort it takes..."
"Okay! Very good!" Zhao Kuo was overjoyed. In Shangdang, or in the terrain like Zhao State, it was very troublesome to rely on horse-drawn carriages to transport supplies. Zhao State did not develop transportation as vigorously as Qin State, resulting in
Many mountain roads are very difficult to navigate. Just like last time, if it were not for the good fortune of leading the way, the carriage would never have been able to pass through the Taihang Mountains. But with such a lightweight wheelbarrow, transporting supplies in the mountains will be much easier.
Zhao Kuo did not forget to reward the craftsman. He liked Du very much, this simple and kind-hearted craftsman. He wanted Du to follow him, but Du refused. He said that he did not dare to kill anyone.
At this age, he didn't even dare to kill a chicken. Zhao Kuo had never thought of taking him to the battlefield, but since he was in the horse uniform, he could come to him if he had any problem, so he didn't force it.
Zhao Fu also came back, and he brought back an important message, the final reward from King Zhao.
The King of Zhao wanted to make Zhao Kuo the Lord of Ma Fu and return all Zhao She's original food fiefs, and even a lot more. Zhao Kuo suddenly changed from the son of a prince to the prince with the most food fiefs in the country of Zhao.
When Zhao Fu talked about this, Zhao Kuo couldn't believe it. Zhao Fu said again: "Your Majesty originally just wanted to make you a king as your reward, but I heard that Lou Chang argued with reason and spoke uprightly.
, I have obtained a richer reward for you.”
"Lou Chang???"
Zhao Kuo didn't believe it even more.
The envoy from Handan the next day confirmed Fu Zhao's words. The envoy brought a reward from King Zhao. Of course, there was not as much gold and silk as before, just a crown, a sword, and a flag. However, from this point on,
Zhao Kuo is no longer Ma Fuzi, but Ma Fujun. The flag sent by King Zhao is even larger than the flag left by his father Zhao She, which is enough to show King Zhao's expectations for him.
The entire horse uniform was caught in a frenzy of joy, even Zhao Kuo's mother was holding the brand new flag and touching the embroidered words "horse uniform" with a smile on her face. She looked at Zhao Kuo from time to time.
Looking at the flag from time to time, Zhao Kuo has never seen her look like this. And Zhao Kuo can no longer stay in the horse uniform. He has to go back to Handan. King Zhao still has a lot of complicated rituals to complete, and the ceremony of becoming the king has not yet been completed.
It cannot be accomplished by just one word from the messenger.
Whether in his previous life or in this life, Zhao Kuo hated these useless rituals, but he had to go.
When they arrived in Handan, nobles came to greet them. Zhao Kuo was surrounded and entered the palace. King Zhao was dressed very formally, but the joy on his face broke the solemnity of the ceremony. Zhao Kuo
The crown on his head was taken off, and he leaned forward and stood at the end. Amidst the playing of various musical instruments that Zhao Kuo could not recognize, King Zhao pretended to ask the nobles around him.
"What kind of person is Zhao Kuo?"
"He is a kind and righteous gentleman!"
When Zhao Kuo heard the answer, he had to take a step forward.
King Zhao asked again: "What kind of person is Zhao Kuo?"
"He is a wise man who can listen to criticism from others!"
"What kind of person is Zhao Kuo?"
"He is a talented man who can make soldiers fight to the death for him!"
"What kind of person is Zhao Kuo?"
"He is a famous general who defeated 100,000 Yan people with 6,000 soldiers!"
After asking and answering, Zhao Kuo walked up to King Zhao. King Zhao stood up, took the crown, walked up to Zhao Kuo, and said loudly: "Wise man, Zhao Kuo!"
, then he put the crown on Zhao Kuo with his own hands, and all the nobles came forward to congratulate the newly promoted young prince. Zhao Kuo bowed down to salute Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo also hurriedly bowed down and returned the salute.
"Greetings, Mafu-kun!!"
After completing these complicated rituals, Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief. King Zhao held a banquet and everyone was reveling. Zhao Kuo sat alone in his seat. He was not good at drinking, so the officials did not come to force him to drink with him.
, He looked around. Xu Li, Zhao Bao, Zhao Li and others were all present, and even Dong Chengzi was there. Among the veterans who were close to Zhao Kuo, only Tian Dan was present. As the prime minister, he was
He had to come, but he looked indifferent and had no intention of coming to compliment him.
But Lin Xiangru and Le Yi are not here.
While everyone was drunk, Zhao Kuo came to Tian Dan's side.
"Mr. Tian, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you okay?"
Tian Dan drank a glass of wine and looked at Zhao Kuo calmly.