Sitting in the Houde Palace, watching Xing Ziang spread the map on the case, Liu Xi was also a little surprised, this map is very large, put it on the case, but it is not enough, in desperation, Xing Ziang directly paved on the ground, he himself bent down with great effort, pointed to the map, and said: "Your Majesty, this is Luoyang, Ningzhou Chidao, it took nearly seven years, and the cost of money is also huge, but it is definitely worth it..."

"Your Majesty, please see, here, here, and here, in Jianning have built a gallop road, the longest of which is this Youzhou Chi Road, directly connecting Jizhou and Youzhou, which was Dong Zhuo was responsible for back then, he used a lot of foreign labor, built the longest Chi Road here, and later, here, that is, between Hezhou and Xinzhou, Yangqiu and Lu Zhi jointly built a Chi Road..."

"At the end of the year in Jianning, the snow disaster here is very serious, the people froze to death a lot, the livestock is unavoidable, Emperor Xiaokang was shocked, and then there was this gallop road, connecting Xinzhou Hezhou, and then even Youzhou galloping road... Become one, finally, it is here, Hejian Country, Your Majesty, this is the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang, and it is also the hometown of Your Majesty, and several ministers here did not dare to ignore the construction here..."

"Perhaps in order to flatter the Son of Heaven, they built a gallop road in the country between the rivers, connecting the surrounding counties... This time, the minister first inspected the three places of the big Chi Road, and then inspected the small Chi Road in these counties, and then began the connection project, Your Majesty, please see, today's Chi Road, that is, the ink black thick line, is the Ningzhou Chi Road, from Luoyang all the way to the north, cross the river, and then connect from the county seat, through the merger, Hebei, You, Ningzhou, and finally connect with the two states of Xinhe..."

Talking about the construction of the road, Xing Ziang was very excited, there was no old state, the whole person was a lot more energetic, Liu Xi squatted beside him, listening to him show off his achievements, Xing Ziang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you see, almost the entire northern county is connected, 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 the order of 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, his heart was a little sour, speechless, Xing Ziang pointed to a point again, and said: "Your Majesty, you see, Xizhou Chidao, the minister is going to start building from here, even Chang'an, and then to Luoyang, as for passing through the counties of Liangzhou, directly to Xizhou, within Xizhou, it is actually wind and sand, few people, and more desert Gobi..."

"I thought a lot, to build galloping roads in those flat areas, in these places, to build post stations, to prepare more camels, horses, etc., to facilitate transportation, if you want to build a gallop road in this desert, I am afraid that the old minister will not be able to do it... In the future, it may be, by the way, Your Majesty, you see, if the old minister's plan can be completed, the entire north can be connected!! ”

"As for the Central Plains, hahaha, but I don't need to build, Your Majesty, look at it, from Qing to Xu, from Yu to Yan, from Yan to Xu, all of them are connected by Chi Road, which was built during the Jianning period, these years, there has not been a decrease, but there have been a lot more, these areas were originally rich, and the ministers who were appointed have built a lot over the years, so today's Han Dynasty, and, Hebei, You, Ning, Xin, He, Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu These states are completed..."

"Next, the minister is going to start building from Hedong County... All the way to the west!! ”

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Xing Ziang asked with great interest, Liu Xi looked at the old man in front of him, smiled, and said: "Xing Gong is fortunate, if it is built, no, even if Xizhou Chidao is not completed, Xing Yeye is also a virtuous minister who will leave a name in history..."

"Your Majesty... I'm already very old, Ningzhou Chi Road can be built, I'm already very content, this Xizhou Chi Road, I don't know, in my lifetime, whether I can complete it, I have one thing to ask for, I just hope that Your Majesty can send a young talent, follow me, if I die on the way, he can take my bones, continue to complete these undertakings...."Xing Ziang said seriously.

Liu Xi was a little panicked in his heart, he frowned, and said a little solemnly: "Xing Yeye, I know your intentions for the country, but... Xing Yeye, Xizhou is desolate, the climate is not good, windy and sandy, I still remember the things of Dong Gong back then, I don't want you to have any mistakes, I want Xing Yeye to spend his old age with peace of mind, to be able to enjoy... You have been working for the country for decades, so you might as well leave the rest to me, and I will never let Yaye down..."

Liu Xi said very sincerely, but Xing Ziang was silent, on crutches, he got up slowly, he knew that the Son of Heaven had no malice, nor did he look down on himself, what he said was indeed sincere, Xing Ziang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what you said, the minister also understands... But ah, those of us who follow Emperor Xiaokang's old bones, we just can't stand the idle days, we are used to it..."

"If Your Majesty doesn't dislike it, the minister is willing to continue to handle the affairs of galloping..."Xing Ziang raised his head and said, his cloudy eyes were flashing with light, Liu Xi looked at him blankly, he smiled gently, nodded, and said, "There is Lao Yeye." ”

"I don't know, who is Your Majesty willing 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 person in the East Palace, my father once said that this person's talent is no less than that of the prince, this person is called Zhong Changtong, I sent this person to follow Xing Yeye, I don't know how?" ”

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

The Son of Heaven reverently sent farewell to Xing Ziang, and the map was given to the Son of Heaven by Xing Ziang, Liu Xi asked people to hang the map on the wall of the Houde Palace, standing in front of the map, looking at this huge and magnificent map of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xi didn't know how to speak, especially when he saw the heavy lines on it, connecting the northern counties and counties, he was even more difficult to hide the excitement in his heart, Xing Gong was always so reassuring.

Xing Ziang returned to his mansion, just came back, and immediately someone came to visit, Xun Yu and Guo Jia, these two Xing Ziang's former subordinates, after hearing that he arrived in Luoyang, they couldn't wait to see him, the two met at the door at the same time, Xun Yu smiled and saluted Guo Jia, but Guo Jia snorted coldly, don't look around, and walked directly to the mansion.

Xun Yu couldn't cry or laugh a little, he naturally knew why Guo Jia treated himself like this, this time the official school, the Son of Heaven gave the right to execute the two Zhuge Sima, Guo Jia has always felt that these two hairy boys are not successful, and the efficiency is not as good as his own, after the two officially started to do things, Guo Jia found out a lot of their shortcomings, after all, they are still young, and Guo Jia is completely crushed in terms of experience.

Guo Jia wrote their mistakes into a recital and went directly to the Son of Heaven.

As a result, Xun Yu did not repeal the original decree according to the content of his impeachment, but directly handed over his impeachment to Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, the two were very happy, and quickly corrected their mistakes, and were rewarded by the Son of Heaven one after another, and then came to meet Guo Jia, and thanked him in person for his guidance.

"The Xun family, who doesn't learn and has no skills, dares to deceive me?!!"

So, he quickly wrote a second recital, impeaching the many mistakes of Ling Xun Yu in the waiter.... As a result, Xun Yu also benefited a lot and hurriedly corrected it.

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

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

Xing Ziang learned that the two of them had arrived, and hurriedly asked the slave to pick them up, the two walked in, walked into the inner room, and saw Xing Ziang on the bed, but they were all stunned, Xing Ziang has long lost the feeling of dignified appearance in the past, the perennial wind and snow, and the harsh climate have made him the same as the old peasant, his skin is chapped, his eyes have become a little cloudy, and he has lost his original essence.

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

"What, don't you recognize it??" 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 each other?" Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "That's right, the temple ministers, only Xing Gong's handsomeness is the most beautiful, and even Zhou Yu can't be compared." Xing Ziang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Zhou Yu??" ”

Guo Jia asked directly: "Xing Gong, dare to ask about Chi Dao, what's wrong?" ”

"The Ningzhou Chi Road has been completed, I will leave tomorrow and go to Xizhou..."Xing Ziang said with a smile.

"But you have to start from Hedong County?"

"Oh, how did you find out?"

Guo Jia didn't reply, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "If you start from Hedong County, it is to take Chang'an as the center and build a gallop around Chang'an. Guo Jia thought for a moment before he said: "Then I think that this gallop should be connected to Hanzhong.... Because Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and Yizhou is there, I am afraid that Xing Gong will not be able to build a large-scale Chi Road, and this time the construction of the Xizhou Chi Road just adds Hanzhong to it...."

"With the addition of Hanzhong, Xing Gong will be able to take advantage of a very powerful group..."

Xing Ziang smiled and said slowly: "Yizhou businessman." ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and said, "Gong Xing has been preparing for this a long time ago??" ”

"Hahaha, although I'm not as smart as you, I've read more books than you for decades, so you look down on me like this?" Xing Ziang asked, Guo Jia shook his head, and said: "How dare you underestimate Xing Gong, Xing Gong is not a farmer...", Xun Yu on the side said with some displeasure: "How many times have I told you, at that time, I didn't copy Liu Sinong's question paper, otherwise, I would have passed a long time ago!" ”

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

"Heh, so what, I've won four crowns, and I've never been broken, and it's the first time, and I don't need to copy other people's... Nong Sang doesn't know, he still has the face to stay by the side of the Son of Heaven, are you going to teach the Son of Heaven how to plagiarize? ”

Xun Yu's face turned red, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, whatever you say, anyway, with my review, you can do things..."

"Hey, what if you don't have me to do things, what can you do just to review?"

"You drunk, bastard, no wonder no woman has a fancy for you!!"

"You mediocrity, incompetent, no wonder so many women look up to you!!"

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

"I'll tell you a story... A long time ago, there were two people in Luoyang, one was the great Confucian He Zi, and the other was the Taiwei Liu Gong... They knew each other when they were young, but they didn't get along with each other...", Xing Ziang told the story of He Zi, and both of them listened very seriously.

"That's it, He Zi wept, and he really wanted to lose."

"Well, after listening to this story, are you still going to quarrel??"

Xun Yu thought for a long time, gradually relieved, turned his head, looked at Guo Jia, and found that the other party was also looking at him, he smiled, Guo Jia did the same, and also showed a smile, but he quickly lowered his head, frowned, thought for a moment, and then looked at Xing Ziang in front of him, and asked:

"Dare to ask Gong Xing... These two great sages, are there any people who don't know agriculture, or who are not as good as agriculture? ”

"Guo Bong-hyo!! I****!! ”

At that moment, the red-eyed Xun Yu pounced.