Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 647 Cooking Guo Fengxiao
Sitting in Houde Hall, watching Xing Ziang spread the map on the copybook, Liu Xi was also a little surprised. The map was so big that it was not enough to put it on the copybook. In desperation, Xing Ziang spread it directly on the ground. He himself bent down with difficulty, pointed at the map, and said: "Your Majesty, this is Luoyang, and Ningzhou is the road. It took nearly seven years, and the cost of money was huge, but it was definitely worth it."

"Please look, Your Majesty, here, here, and here, Chidao was built in Jianning. The longest of them is this Youzhou Chidao, which directly connects Jizhou and Youzhou. This is what Dong Zhuo did back then. Responsible, he used a lot of foreign labor to build the longest road here, and later, here, between Hezhou and Xinzhou, Yang Qiu and Lu Zhi jointly built a road."

"At the end of the Jianning year, the snowstorm here was very serious. Many people froze to death, and the livestock were unavoidable. Emperor Xiaokang was shocked. Later, this road was established, connecting Hezhou, Xinzhou, and then Youzhou. To become one, in the end, it is here, Hejian Kingdom, Your Majesty, this is the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang, and also the hometown of His Majesty, and the few prime ministers here did not dare to ignore the construction here."

"Perhaps in order to flatter the emperor, they built roads in Hejian to connect the surrounding counties. This time, I first inspected the three roads, and then inspected the roads in these counties. Xiao Chidao, and then the connection project began. Your Majesty, please see, the current Chidao, that is, the thick black line, is the Ningzhou Chidao. Bing, Ji, You, Ningzhou, and finally connected with Xinhe two states"

Talking about the construction of Chi Dao, Xing Ziang was very excited. He was not at all old-fashioned, and he was much more energetic. Liu Xi squatted beside him, listening to him showing off his achievements, Xing Ziang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, You see, almost the entire northern counties are connected together, and the traffic is unimpeded. Whether it is a disaster or a war, the northern counties can support each other, and it will only take more than a month for orders from the temple to reach Ningzhou in the future."

Xing Ziang looked very happy, Liu Xi squatted beside him, looking at the excited old man beside him, for some reason, he felt a little sore in his heart, unable to speak, Xing Ziang pointed to another point, and said: "Your Majesty You see, Xizhou Chidao, I plan to start construction from here, connecting Chang'an, and then to Luoyang, as for going through the counties of Liangzhou, directly to Xizhou, within Xizhou, there is wind and sand, and there are few There are many people, and there are many deserts and Gobi.”

"I have thought a lot about building roads in those flat areas. In these places, we will build post stations and prepare more camels, horses and the like to facilitate transportation. If we want to build roads in this desert, I am afraid that the old minister will Impossible. Maybe 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, hahaha, I don't need to build it. Your Majesty, take a look. From Qing to Xu, from Henan to Yan, and from Yan to Xu, there are all connected by roads. This is the Jianning period. What has been built has not decreased in these years, but has increased a lot. These areas were originally rich, and the ministers they served have built a lot in these years. , Ning, Xin, He, Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu have been completed."

"Next, I'm going 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: "Mr. Xing is very fortunate. If it is completed, no, even if Xizhou Chidao cannot be completed, Xing Yeye is still a worthy official who will be famous in history." "

"Your Majesty, I am already very old. I am already very content with the completion of the Ningzhou Chidao. I don't know if I can complete the Xizhou Chidao in my lifetime. I have one thing to ask. I hope His 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 flustered, he frowned, and said solemnly: "Xing Yeye, I know your intentions for the country, but Xing Yeye, Xizhou is desolate, the weather is not good, and there are many winds and sands. I still remember the matter very clearly. I don't want you to have any mistakes. I want Xing Yeye to spend his old age with peace of mind and enjoy it. You have worked hard for the country for decades, and the next thing is better to leave it to I will do it, and I will never let Yeye down."

What Liu Xi said was very sincere, but Xing Ziang fell silent. Leaning on crutches, he got up slowly. He knew that the emperor did not mean anything malicious, nor did he look down on him. What he said was indeed the truth. Xing Ziang smiled, Said: "Your Majesty, I can't understand what you said. We old bones who work with Emperor Xiaokang just can't stand the leisurely life. We are used to it."

"If Your Majesty does not dislike it, I am willing to continue to handle the affairs of the way." Xing Ziang raised his head and said, his cloudy eyes were shining with light, Liu Xi stared at him blankly, and he smiled gently, Nodding his head, he said, "Yes, yes."

"I don't know, who would Your Majesty want to send to me?" Xing Ziang asked, Liu Xi thought for a moment, and then said: "When I was the crown prince, there was a strange man in the East Palace. With the prince, this person is called Zhong Changtong, I sent this person to follow Xing Yeye, I don't know what to do?"

"Oh? Dare to compete with the prince?" Xing Ziang laughed, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll meet him first."

The emperor bid farewell to Xing Ziang reverently, and the map was given to the emperor by Xing Ziang. Liu Xi ordered people to hang the map on the wall of Houde Hall. Standing in front of the map, Liu Xi also looked at the huge and magnificent map of the big man. He didn't know what to say, especially when he saw the heavy lines connecting the northern counties and counties together, it was even more difficult for him to conceal his excitement. Mr. Xing was always so reassuring when he did 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 come to see him after hearing 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 his head away, and walked directly to the mansion.

Xun Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He naturally knew why Guo Jia treated him like this. The emperor delegated the executive power to Zhuge Sima and Zhuge Sima. After the two officially started working, Guo Jia found out a lot of their shortcomings. After all, they were still young, and Guo Jia completely crushed them in terms of experience.

Guo Jia wrote their mistakes into a memorial, which was directly presented to the emperor.

The servant ordered Xun Yu to be in charge of reviewing his memorial. As a result, Xun Yu did not abolish the original decree according to his impeachment content, but directly handed over his impeachment content 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, and then came to visit Guo Jia and thanked him for his kindness in person. When Guo Jia knew about it, he naturally became furious and yelled in the mansion.

"The ignorant Xun family, how dare you bully me?!"

As a result, he quickly wrote a second memorial, impeaching the servant Ling Xun Yu's many faults. As a result, Xun Yu also benefited a lot and quickly corrected it.

At this time, if Guo Jia could give him a good face, it would be a strange thing.

However, Xun Yu has no choice, those two are very outstanding young people, the temple will be theirs in the future, we can't let us do everything, don't give young people the opportunity to exercise, but these words, Guo Jia couldn't listen.

When Xing Ziang heard that the two of them had arrived, he quickly asked his servants to pick them up. The two of them walked in and walked into the inner room. When they saw Xing Ziang on the bed, they were all stunned. Xing Ziang had long since lost his previous appearance. Tangtang's feeling, perennial wind and snow, and harsh climate made him look like an old farmer, his skin was dry and cracked, his eyes became a little cloudy, and he lost his original energy.

"Xing Gong??" Xun Yu was a little surprised.

"Why, don't you recognize me?" Xing Ziang asked, stretched out his hand, touched his face, and asked with a smile, "But because I have become too handsome, I dare not recognize you?" Xun Yu said bitterly. He smiled and said: "That's right. Of all the officials in the temple, only Duke Xing is the most beautiful, even Zhou Yu can't compare." Xing Ziang was taken aback and asked, "Zhou Yu?"

However, Guo Jia asked directly: "Mr. Xing, dare to ask about Chi Dao, what's the matter?"

"Ningzhou Chidao has been completed, I will set off tomorrow to Xizhou," Xing Ziang said with a smile.

"But you want to start from Hedong County?"

"Oh, how did you know that?"

Guo Jia didn't answer, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "If we start from Hedong County, then we need to build a road around Chang'an with Chang'an as the center?" Guo Jia thought for a while, and then said : "Then I think that this Chidao should be connected to Hanzhong because Hanzhong is the gateway of Yizhou, and Yizhou, I am afraid that Mr. Xing can't build a large-scale Chidao. This time, the construction of Xizhou Chidao just happened to add Hanzhong Come in."

"With the addition of Hanzhong, Duke Xing can take advantage of a very powerful group"

Xing Ziang smiled and said slowly, "Yizhou merchants."

Guo Jia was taken aback, raised his head, and said, "Mr. Xing has been preparing for this for a long time?"

"Hahaha, although I'm not as smart as you, I have read decades more than you, so you underestimate me?" Xing Ziang asked, Guo Jia shook his head, and said, "How dare you underestimate Mr. Xing?" Well, it’s not that Mr. Xing is inferior to Nong Sang.” Xun Yu on the side said a little displeased: “How many times have I told you that at that time, I didn’t copy Liu Sinong’s test paper, otherwise, I would have pass!!"

"Besides, when I participated in the assessment for the second time, I won the agricultural and counting double crown."

"Oh, so what, I have won four crowns, and I have never been broken by anyone, and it is the first time, and I, Nongsang, don't need to copy other people's Nongsang. Are you going to teach the emperor how to copy?"

Xun Yu blushed, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, whatever you say, anyway, you can go to work only with my review."

"Hey, without me to do things, what can you do if you just review?"

"You drunk, bastard, no wonder no woman likes you!!"

"You are mediocre and incompetent, no wonder so many women have a crush on you!!"

Seeing that the two were about to choke their necks, Xing Ziang cleared his throat, and the two stopped, but they also glared angrily and blushed.

"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 narrated When it came to He Zi's story, both of them listened very seriously.

"That's it, He Zi weeps, and he really wants to lose."

"How about it, after hearing this story, do you still want to quarrel?"

Xun Yu pondered for a long time, and gradually relieved, turned his head, looked at Guo Jia, and found that the other party was looking at him, he smiled, and Guo Jia also smiled, but he quickly lowered his head and frowned. Frowning, after thinking for a moment, he looked at Xing Ziang in front of him and asked:
"Dare to ask Mr. Xing. Of these two great sages, is there anyone who doesn't know about agriculture and mulberry, or who is not good at agriculture?"

"Guo Fengxiao!! I ****!!!"

At that moment, the red-eyed Xun Yu rushed forward.

(End of this chapter)