|||->-> Yankang five years, January

Hejian County.

When the whole county is celebrating in January, there is an astonishing vision in the county, first the yellow water comes out of the well water in various places, the people are shocked, the whole county is shaken, the officials do not allow the people to drink this water anymore, and hurriedly carry water from other places into the county, and that night, the wind is everywhere, in the sky, there is a faint flying dragon wandering, the wind seems to be mixed with bursts of angry roars, the county order with the guards patrol all night.

Such a big movement, but it can no longer be hidden, and it has spread to all places.

The heavy snow in the northwest came early, but it left relatively late.

The sky is still falling goose feather snow, the ground is covered with snow, it is very unfriendly to pedestrians, usually the snow can be up to the knees, children or something is impossible to go out, some old people, also dare not walk here, only those strong young people, dare to go out in these climates, livestock are in the nest, frozen and refuse to get up.

Xing Ziang stood at the door, looking at the white expanse outside, but there was a relieved smile on his face.

When the snow melts, the Xizhou Chi Road will be completed, and the snow is very large, but this is all auspicious, this year will definitely be a bumper harvest year, however, the Chi Road that has just been built should not be crushed by the heavy snow, Xing Ziang thought to himself, hurriedly returned to the house, put on his coat, and walked towards the outside of the house, stepped into the snow, and the snowflakes directly submerged half of his body.

Xing Ziang pulled out his legs with great difficulty and moved forward little by little.

"Xing Gong!!"

Zhong Changtong, who was sweeping the heavy snow with people in the distance, saw him, shouted in surprise, and hurriedly walked to Xing Ziang's side, looked at him helplessly, and said, "Xing Gong, this snow has not been cleared yet, why did you come out?" Hurry up and go back and rest, and when I get it done, Xing Gong, you will come out again..."

"I'm a little worried, and the gallop outside the end of the city..."

Zhong Changtong thought for a moment and looked around, on such a snowy ground, the carriage could not be used, if it slipped a little, it would be a big problem, he hesitated for a moment, and then squatted down beside Xing Ziang, grabbed Xing Ziang's legs with both hands, and suddenly carried him up, Xing Ziang was a little flustered, and was carried by Zhong Changtong like this, grabbing his shoulders with both hands, a little scared.

"Hahaha!" Zhong Changtong laughed, "I know Gong Xing is worried!" I guess I went back to the mansion, and I couldn't rest with peace of mind!! I went to see it with Xing Gong on my back!! ”

"It's... I'm sorry for you..."Xing Ziang said, his gray hair fluttering in the wind.

"Hey! I'm still young! What's more, Xing Gong is not heavy! ”

Zhong Changtong said, carrying Xing Ziang on his back, and walked towards the destination, he didn't lie, this old man is really light, carrying him, Zhong Changtong can't feel a little weight at all, Xing Gong doesn't seem to have much meat left, Zhong Changtong crosses his hands backwards, all he feels is bones, Xing Gong's legs are not as thick as Zhong Changtong's hands.

Xing Ziang's hands were placed in front of his neck, as small as a baby, full of wrinkles, and his skin was tightly clinging to his bones, which made people feel distressed.

"Gong Xing! In three months, the road will be repaired! ”

"yes, when the snow melts, you'll be done... And the South .. If I repair the southern ones, I will be able to be safe... went..."

Xing Gong's words are no longer very neat, and some of them are not very clear... Zhong Changtong could also roughly guess what he wanted to say, he grinned and said, "Gong Xing, tell me about Emperor Xiaokang again!" ”

Xing Ziang laughed, grinning, but had no teeth, he thought slowly, and said, "Back then... I'm still a ranger, and I'm not a ranger, I'm a soldier, I traveled around the river to study, and I met a group of people... These people want to be unfavorable to Emperor Xiaokang, how can I explain it, they don't listen... Later, when I went to the Xie Du Pavilion, I met He Zi, who was fierce, and chased those people around alone... I almost got slashed by him..."

"Emperor Xiaokang... Very smart... When he saw me, he said, one day, I will definitely serve as Situ... I didn't make it to my boss... However, I can help the Han Dynasty a little, and I am also content, by the way, at that time, Emperor Xiaokang didn't read much, so he knew a Liuhou and a champion Hou, so Ah, the ministers of Jianning were either Liuhou or Champion Hou! ”

Zhong Changtong laughed, looked at the snow in front of him, and walked cautiously and step by step.

"Xing Gong, I think that Emperor Xiaokang may really be right, the ministers of Jianning, if they are all like Xing Gong, then they can really afford to stay and champion Hou, but I grew up listening to the stories of Zhang Jiang and Duan Jiang.."

"They were much better than me, and at that time, I had to help them... I went to a lot of places, the south, the north, the northwest, and even Yizhou, Ningzhou... Before Emperor Xiaokang left, he had discussed with me about Chidao, he said, he wanted to make Chidao all over the country, students can study everywhere, merchants can sell goods, Han soldiers, can also go to support in time, back then, because the support is not timely, the old general Zhang Huan died tragically in the hands of Xianbei people..."

"At that time, there were continuous droughts in various places, and snow disasters were even more common, and the temples could not support like now, and every time there were people killed or injured, Emperor Xiaokang blamed himself.."

"That's why Gong Xing is so persistent in building Chidao?"

While chatting, the two walked on the snow, Zhong Changtong looked at the snow under his feet, and at the same time raised his head as much as possible, wanting to block some wind for Xing Ziang, in the wind and snow, the figures of the two people were like a picture scroll, extremely beautiful.

Finally, came to the corresponding place, and the officials were leading the people to clear the heavy snow, the figure of the gallop was clearly visible, and there was no damage, in order to make Xing Ziang feel at ease, Zhong Changtong also personally asked these officials, facing the old man on his back, whether it was the officials or the people, they were all extremely respectful to salute, Xing Ziang shook his head slightly, looked at the gallop in front of him, his face was full of smiles, and he was very pleased.

"Gong Xing?? Rest assured, there's nothing to do here, Chen Deng is strict, these people won't let the Chidao be damaged..."

"Well... All right... Great..."

Zhong Changtong then took Xing Ziang towards the mansion, not daring to stay outside for too long, Xing Ziang couldn't stand the cold, and was about to leave, the officials in the distance ran over and hung a thick coat on Xing Ziang's body, Xing Ziang smiled gently at him.

"Gong Xing, sometimes, I really envy you... The minister of Jianning, tsk, what a desirable era..."

Zhong Changtong was talking, but Xing Ziang was a little tired.

"Axiom...," Xing Ziang said in a low voice.

"Gong Xing?"

"Repair... Good... Chi Dao..."

"Don't worry, Xing Gong, I will follow Xing Gong to repair this gallop road! Maybe future generations will repair the stele for Xing Gong! ”

Xing Ziang was lying on Zhong Changtong's back, but his cloudy eyes were a little moist, he breathed hard, turned his head, looked into the distance, he breathed hard, and said in a low voice: "I... I can't... I can't stand it... No more. ”

"Southern... Few.. Few... Shaojun... I.."

The old man lying on Zhong Changtong's body was speechless after all, he was trembling all over, and his breath gradually became weak, until his hands hung weakly in front of Xing Ziang's body, until the old body exuded ice, Zhong Changtong, who was advancing, stopped, and the panting sound that had been hitting the back of his neck stopped.

Zhong Changtong opened his mouth slightly, standing in the snow, carrying Xing Ziang on his back, he couldn't speak, and tears kept falling from his eyes.

"Xing Gong is holding on! I'll take you home! ”

Zhong Changtong continued to walk forward, and with each step, a tear would fall on Fang Cai's traces, and in an instant, the snow melted.

"Gong Xing! I have been lonely since I was a child, without a father or mother, and when I met you, I felt like I had a father... Xing Gong, I'm so afraid, don't scare me so much, tell me the story of Emperor Xiaokang, isn't there that big fish? I believe it, I really believe it, you tell me about it..."

"Xing Gong, the Chi Road has not been repaired yet, there is still a way to go, I wondered, the next road, should we change our minds, I took someone to calculate, in this very hot place, and those extremely cold places, even if the same wood is used, there will be changes, I have been studying this matter recently, the Chi Road is easy to damage, Xing Gong, what do you think? Why is this happening? ”

"Gong Xing... What should I do..."

The officials who were clearing the snow in front of the mansion saw Nakacho coming slowly in the distance.

They hurriedly walked over, ready to meet Xing Ziang.

As they got closer, they could see clearly.

Zhong Changtong's sad face, tears had formed frost on his face, Xing Ziang was lying on his grief like that, drooping his head, not moving, everyone was shocked, rushed up, took the old man off Zhong Changtong's back, several people carried him, and rushed to the mansion, from time to time there was a cry, the surrounding officials all cried, some of the surrounding soldiers, the people, heard the wind.

Zhong Changtong stood quietly in the snow.

Dazed at everything in front of him.

Suddenly, he burst into tears.

In the first month of the fifth year of Yankang,

There is a yellow dragon out of the well in Hejian County.

On the twelfth day of the first month, Zhongshu Ling Xing passed away.

He was 78 years old.

When the news came out, the whole world was grieving, from the Son of Heaven to the people, they couldn't help but weep for him and wanted to see him off.

With Xing Gong's high merits, on the same day, the ministers passed the resolution of him to enter the Loyal Martyrs Hall, according to Xing Ziang's last wishes, he will be sent to the Jianning Loyal Martyrs Hall, which is also the first minister to enter the Jianning Loyal Martyrs Hall for the first time decades later, perhaps, the last.

Regardless of the opposition of others, the Son of Heaven carried out an unprecedented posthumous seal on Xing Gong.

"With the merit of Xing Gong, chase the seal, stay in the marquis, and attack."

Hahaha! My stay is here!

Minister, meet Your Majesty!

Congratulations to me to stay in the marquis!!