Zhao Kuo took Zheng Guo back to Handan, and the sky was already a little dark at this time.

Zhao Kuo didn't want to waste time, and took Zheng Guo directly to the Fake Minister's Mansion, because he knew Yu Qing's person, Yu Qing was often busy in the Prime Minister's Mansion until night, and there was a high probability that he was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, but when they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the door of the mansion was closed, and the soldiers guarding here respectfully told Zhao Kuo that Yu Qing had not come to the Prime Minister's Mansion for three days. Zhao Kuo was a little surprised, this was not quite like Yu Qing's person, so he took Zheng Guo to Yu Qing's private residence.

Yu Qing's private residence is also in Handan, this residence is heard to be given by Pingyuan Jun, the area is not small, but the courtyard wall and gate are a little dilapidated, and there is no repair, Zhao Kuo knocked in front of the door for a long time, and then someone walked out of the mansion, it was a young man, from the appearance, it was very similar to Yu Qing, the young man obviously knew Zhao Kuo, and hurriedly leaned over to greet Zhao Kuo.

This person is Yu Qing's son, and he is called Yu Wang.

Zhao Kuo saw the tears on Yu Wang's face, which made Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly a little nervous, Yu Wang said: "My father fainted in the Prime Minister's Mansion some time ago, and until now, I haven't been able to get up, I called the imperial doctor to heal, and I also called Wu, but it didn't work...", 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 couldn't help crying.

Zhao Kuo frowned and didn't speak, but Zhan gently pulled the young man and said seriously: "Don't worry, don't be sad, your father is an upright and good person, 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 listened to his violent gasp, and could feel the pain he endured.

"Father... Ma Fujun has come to visit you... Father. Yu Wang sat aside, held Yu Qing's hand, and said seriously.

Yu Qing slowly opened her eyes, but her eyes lost all their luster? Sweat dripping from gray hair? He opened his eyes, but he didn't speak, just his breathing became more and more rapid. Zhao Kuo hurriedly stepped forward and said seriously: "Yu Xiang.. I've come to visit you? I know that many famous doctors have come to Handan, so I will ask them to come and see for you. ”

"Ma Fujun...", Yu Qing called out Zhao Kuo's name? It's just that? His eyes were still dim.

"I'm here..."

Yu Qing seemed to glance at Zhao Kuo? Then he slowly closed his eyes? Yu Wang hurriedly shouted, "Father! Father! ”

"What to quarrel about .. Don't be noisy... Don't..", Yu Qing whispered? Gradually, he didn't move, Yu Wang pounced on him, wanting to wake up his father, but no matter how he shook, Yu Qing was motionless, Yu Wang hugged his father and cried, Zhao Kuo's mind was suddenly blank, he opened his mouth, his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak, Zheng Guochang sighed and bowed towards Yu Qing.

Zhan sat on the side kindly, arranged Yu Qing's hair, and looked at Yu Wang on the side, constantly comforting him.

Zhao Kuo didn't expect that Yu Qing would leave like this.

Suddenly, it was very bizarre. If it weren't for the need for Yu Qing's help to build the canal, Zhao Kuo would not have come to him at all, because in his memory, Yu Qing is young and powerful, even more so than those old ministers in the court, Yu Qing is only forty years old... He is so healthy, how can it be? Zhao Kuo couldn't believe it, but there was no way not to believe it, so Yu Qing left like this.

Zhao Kuo helped Yu Wang to handle Yu Qing's funeral, from Yu Wang's mouth, they knew more about Yu Qing, Yu Qing's wife, died in the second year of the remaining Yu Wang, Yu Qing raised the child alone, in recent years, he has been coughing, often has difficulty breathing, Yu Wang persuaded him several times, but Yu Qing was unmoved, took on all the political affairs in the court, busy until midnight, returned to the mansion, and began to create his own books, writing to the mandate of heaven.

Yu Wang cried and said, perhaps, for him, it was too cruel to recall these things.

The ministers all came to see off Yu Qing, and King Zhao also came, King Zhao cried very sadly, hugged the young Yu Wang and cried, and ordered Yu Wang to inherit his father's title of Shangqing, and let him follow Zhao Kuo to study hard. Yu Qing's funeral was very simple, not too luxurious, he did not have many friends in Handan, when Yu Qing entered the ground, Yu Wang handed the works written by Yu Qing to Zhao Kuo.

"When my father was alive, he always wanted to discuss with you, but he said: There are too many things to do, and there is no opportunity."

Zhao Kuo recalled, indeed, every time he saw Yu Qing, Yu Qing wanted to keep himself, as if he wanted to talk about something, but he was busy dealing with various things, and he didn't listen to him finish his words, and now that he thinks about it, Zhao Kuo has a vague feeling of guilt in his heart. Zhao Kuo looked at those bamboo slips, there were eight in total, he opened them again, and the chapters included "Jieyi", "Title", "Speculation", "Political Strategy" and so on.

Each one is a reference to the Spring and Autumn Period, combined with today's current politics, to evaluate the success or failure of national politics of the book, Zhao Kuo read it carefully, he was surprised to find that in this book, he actually occupied a lot of space, especially on the issue of discussing King Zhao's king Yongxian, he was used as an example to illustrate, King Zhao has such a talent, but only give a false name, do not give other countries a false position, this is a lover does not love talent, is a model of failure.

Zhao Kuo somewhat understands why Yu Qing has never taken out these books written by himself, it turns out that there are too many comments on politics, and the kings of Zhao, Wei, and Han have all been criticized, and the domestic ministers have also been criticized, and the war and political affairs have been criticized. Yu Qing probably said all the words in his heart, and it was also after reading this book that Zhao Kuofang knew that Yu Qing was still a Confucian.

Yu Qing left, and the position of the fake country was naturally vacant, and in the end, King Zhao appointed Lian quite a fake appearance. Zhao Kuo didn't expect that this old general with a standard military general's face could still handle political affairs, although Lian Po accepted it, he was not too happy, and the ministers knew that King Zhao made General Lian Po a little chilled. Zhao Kuo took Zheng Guo to discuss with King Zhao about building a canal.

"Mr. Zheng Guo, is he a talent in water conservancy?" , King Zhao's eyes widened, looking at the down-and-out man in front of him.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said seriously: "He is a talent that is not inferior to Li Bing of Qin State, he is very good at...", before Zhao Kuo's words were finished, King Zhao had already rushed down, grabbed Zheng Guo's hand, and let him sit aside, Zheng Guo looked a little flustered, probably he didn't expect that he would be so popular, King Zhao immediately ordered a banquet, he wanted to entertain this virtuous talent from South Korea.

Zhao Kuo looked at the excited King Zhao helplessly, shook his head, and said nothing. In this way, the ministers gathered in the palace again, King Zhao personally introduced Zheng Guo to everyone, and learned that he was still a friend of Ma Fujun, and the ministers were much more polite to him, Zheng Guo was a little flattered, and King Han never treated him like this. The banquet was very lively, and Zheng Guo had never seen such a lively banquet in South Korea.

King Han doesn't like to set up any banquets, and even if there is a banquet, a courtier like Zheng Guo probably won't have the opportunity to participate. King Zhao frequently drank with him, Zheng Guo was also flushed, watching the dance of the dancer, Zheng Guo, who had always been a little sad, also showed a smile at this moment, and the ministers also came and chatted 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 Leopard dug the canal, so that Zhao Guo now has a fertile land, if a few more such channels can be built, Zheng Guo is not ambiguous, and said his thoughts seriously, many professional terms, everyone does not understand, but, even if they don't understand, they have to nod their heads, and make a look like what he said is very reasonable.

Zheng Guo was naturally happier to see that there were so many like-minded people here, Zheng Guo was very ambitious, 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 of the river would not be disturbed by the flood. The ministers looked at each other, do you want to tell him that the other side of the river is the territory of the Qin State??

Listening to his grand ideals, King Zhao was also a little moved, and King Zhao listened to his words with great interest, showing that he was very interested in his proposal, and he asked: "Sir, if it is built like this, how much manpower will it take, and how much time will it take?" ”

Zheng Guo said seriously: "300,000 people, it can be built for two years." ”

King Zhao's expression immediately froze, 300,000 people? Two more years??

The same is true of the ministers, when they heard Zheng Guo talk about the cost of building the canal, they did not speak, Zheng Guo's idea is very good, but it is too difficult to realize, and it is impossible for Zhao Guo to gather 300,000 people to build the canal. King Zhao frowned, he hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Lian Po in the crowd, Lian Po had just served as a false appearance, whether Zhao Guo had the strength to complete such a water conservancy project, he was the most vocal, as we all know, Zhao Guo's state minister is a decoration, and the real thing is still a false appearance.

"Xinping-kun, do you think this thing can be done?" , King Zhao asked knowingly, of course, he couldn't directly tell Zheng Guo that Zhao Guo didn't have that kind of strength. Lian Po obviously didn't understand King Zhao's thoughts, he just stood up and said, "Please allow me to go back to the mansion." King Zhao was stunned, Lian Po left the palace, and after a long time, when the banquet was about to end, Lian Po rushed back.

He brought a lot of bamboo slips, he quickly flipped through these bamboo slips, raised his head, and said to King Zhao: "Impossible, unless it is to summon Handan and build it on behalf of the people in the two regions, and the matter of two years... No way... No way. Lian Po shook his head and looked at Zheng Guo again, he asked: "Sir, Zhao Guo doesn't have that kind of manpower, and probably can't get the materials you need, I don't know if you can repair less, or if there is a way to reduce some of the consumption?" ”

Zheng Guo frowned and said seriously: "No, what I said is a really important matter, it can't be ambiguous, it can reduce manpower, which will make the construction time longer, but the materials can't be reduced, otherwise the canal is likely to not last too long..."

"Can that..."

"Can't!"

Zheng Guo did not give an inch, his stubbornness was something that others could not convince at all, even if King Zhao personally spoke, he could not make Zheng Guo change his mind, he just felt that this plan could not be changed, otherwise the canal might still be destroyed by the river, wasting the materials and manpower invested before. In his view, since it is to be built, it must be perfect, otherwise it is not to save people, but to harm people.

When King Zhao saw him so tough, the interest on his face dissipated a little, 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: "I didn't expect that the people in the court are so short-sighted... They are not willing to do a big thing that will benefit a hundred years for the sake of today's little expense. ”

Zhao Kuo said: "That's not the case, they all know that the canal will definitely play an important role, but the problem is that Zhao State does not have that ability, the last time Zhao Guo gathered 300,000 young people, he almost perished... What's more, you have to provide enough raw materials this time, what you said can't be done in Zhao Guo at all. I know what you think, but it's better to save a little more, or build a few small canals first, and do a little more than nothing. ”

Zheng Guo didn't speak, he was silent, and Zhao Kuo had no choice, so he took him to Dong Chengzi's mansion, Dong Chengzi didn't go to the banquet this time, and Zhan stayed in Dong Chengzi's mansion because he didn't want to meet the king. Zheng Guo told Zhan what he encountered today, probably because Zhan was a more honest person like him, and he never persuaded him to make changes.

Zhan Chang sighed, and then said to Zheng Guo: "You should go to Qin State, the only one in the world who can realize your ideas is Qin State." ”

Zheng Guo was speechless for a long time.

"Let's 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 picked up the bamboo slip again and began to recalculate.

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, there is a great sage Zou Yan, Gu said that he has been debating with your disciple Han Fei for a long time, and no one has been able to convince anyone, and that Gongsun Long, oh, and the Zhan in the courtyard, your Mafu Township is about to become a Jixia School Palace, a Legalist, a famous family, a farmer... And you, a miscellaneous family..."

Dong Chengzi said, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Oh, by the way, the day before yesterday, there was a group of Chu people looking for your whereabouts, I saw that they were hostile to you, and they were armed with weapons, so I locked them all up on the charge of being a spy in the Chu State... He said that he was a member of the Mo family.."

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ps: These days have really tired wolves into dogs.

No, I have to slow down, last night I stayed up all night to collect the doctrine materials of hundreds of schools... Today's three chapters are too difficult to write.