Yankang for three years,

Hejian County, the well is now Huanglong.

The next day, before the arrival of the day, the whole camp has come to life, followed Xing Ziang to Xiliang officials have come out, including the Dadu from Heyu Island, although most of them are not from the Central Plains, but in these years, he followed Xing Ziang in Hebei, in the northwest to conduct a serious investigation, the local customs, that is quite understanding, he just got up, changed clothes, after taking a bath, he was pulled out of the camp by Zhong Changtong who came out of nowhere.

came to a vacant space, Xing Ziang sat on the seat, smiled and greeted the people around him, still holding a bowl in his hand, Xing Ziang walked over, bowed to Xing Ziang, and quickly sat down, most of them also met Xing Ziang, followed by sat aside, and immediately a slave stepped forward and brought food for the two of them, Zhong Changtong looked at the bowl, and said helplessly: "It's rice porridge again... I've been eating this for half a month... Alas..."

Xing Ziang smiled, grabbed a thin slice of meat from his bowl, and put it in his bowl, "It's not easy to go to the middle of the court, you can be considerate... This rice porridge, distributed to the people who served, can still last for a long time... Your Majesty is not easy...", Xing Ziang looked at the meat slices in his bowl, speechless, nodded with a smile, and devoured it.

Most of them did not complain and ate seriously.

"The Maharaja... Are you done with your book? Xing Ziang asked, most of them shook their heads, and said, "The north is almost finished, but the south... has not been involved...", most of them have always wanted to write a book about the customs and customs of the Han Dynasty, after Xing Ziang knew, he was also very happy, and he had been urging him, Xing Ziang thought for a moment, and then said: "Perhaps, you can write two." ”

"One is dedicated to the north, the other is dedicated to the south, and I would love to read your book before I go to the ground!"

"Xing Gong!!" Zhong Changtong, who was gobbling up, shouted with some displeasure, and Xing Ziang smiled helplessly, "Okay, okay, I won't talk about it... People are going to die, why should you be persistent...", looking at Zhong Changtong's increasingly unkind appearance, Xing Ziang had no words, last night, he just said that he would bury himself here, and he was scolded by Zhong Changtong for half an hour, this kid...

After another moment, the three of them were almost finished, Xing Ziang slowly stood up and said: "After eating, then go and get busy, Axiom, you go and tell those officials in the rear, when making sleepers, you must deal with it first, there is a rotten sleeper in Ningzhou Chidao, you can't make mistakes here again, Dajun, you go to the front, and urge the officials who rammed the earth first, the roadbed should be rammed thicker..."

Listening to Dadu's instructions, the two nodded, and then hurriedly left, Xing Ziang personally went to the side, commanding the officials to lay sleepers, Chidao from Qin Xing, has always been the track used by the emperor to go out on patrol, except for the emperor, no one can use it, Emperor Xiaokang is benevolent and righteous, abolished the precedent, and Chidao has become a road for the people of the world, and has also made changes to the Chidao, from the exclusive of the Son of Heaven, to the avenue for the people of the world to come and go.

Because it is a rail road, so the speed of the carriage on the gallop road is very fast, or thanks to the first emperor's car on the same track, otherwise, whether the carriage can travel on such a track is still a big problem, Xing Ziang calculated the distance, every three zhang to plant a tree, such an behavior, Qin had in the past, mainly because the construction of the gallop road requires too much wood, so it is necessary to plant trees as compensation.

Recently, most of these traditions have been abolished because it is too troublesome, not to mention, what can be wrong with cutting down these trees, why bother planting them?

But Xing Ziang didn't think so, no matter how eager the project was, he did not forget to plant trees, he did so in Ningzhou, today's Ningzhou Chi Road, passers-by can often see those trees that have just grown, dancing with the wind, as if waving to passers-by, in summer, it looks particularly beautiful, Hebei people call these trees Xing Gong Mu, in order to show respect for Xing Gong.

Everyone was busy for a day, but Xing Ziang did not stop, and planted saplings while directing everyone.

As for the night, the crowd began to rest.

Xing Ziang had just returned to the camp, Zhong Changtong came to look for him, sat down, and Zhong Changtong asked with great interest: "Xing Gong, have you ever read the recital I handed over?" What do you think? Xing Ziang took out one of the messy documents on the case and asked, "You mean this?" Zhong Changtong nodded, Xing Ziang hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I don't think it's appropriate." ”

"Why!! How could it be inappropriate? Cao Situ implemented this policy in Jingzhou, making the progress of the canal extremely fast, contracting the project to the local clans, letting them work and contribute, the temple only needs to give them some benefits after the completion of the matter, this thing can be done, and the treasury is not rich, at this time, it is a great thing to be able to complete these as soon as possible, how can Xing Gong feel that it is inappropriate? ”

Xing Ziang frowned, and said with a resolute expression: "The construction of Chidao is a major event that Emperor Xiaokang personally instructed me, for decades, I dare not slack off, do my best, and hand it over to others, I am really not at ease, not to mention, those big clans come to build and excavate, all for their own interests, they will only find ways to do faster, not better, I can't give up the quality of Chidao in order to pursue progress..."

"From ancient times to the present, how many people have been building galloping roads, but where are those galloping roads now? They were all damaged early, which is good for a while, not a thousand years, you say, is my Xing Ziang's reputation important, or is the role played by Chidao more important? ”

Xing Ziang asked.

Zhongchang couldn't refute it when he was unified, so he could only sigh and say: "If Xing Gong is unwilling, according to the current progress, it will take two years at the earliest to complete this Xizhou Gallop Road...."

"Why, do you think I won't live more than two years?"

"Of course not, Gong Xing, the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, what I admire the most is you, you shouldn't waste your time here, you should go back to the temple and replace Cao Cao..." I think that there is no difference between the pavilion chief in this place and the three princes in the temple, they are all for the Son of Heaven to share worries and govern the world, where to stay, what is the difference? Alright, let's go and rest, I'll be busy tomorrow! ”

Zhong Changtong got up and bowed to Gong Xing, and then turned to leave.

He just left, most of them walked in, holding a pile of papers in his arms, looking a little difficult, he put these thick papers in front of Xing Ziang, Xing Ziang looked at him with some surprise, most of them sat in front of him, didn't say anything, he didn't talk much, he was also silent on weekdays, he only loved to see the scenery of various places, and he didn't like to participate in other things.

Xing Ziang spent a lot of effort to invite him to help him, Xing Ziang looked through the papers, looked up, this look, Xing Ziang was stunned, these are similar to the local chronicles, the beginning is the name of some county seats, obviously, most of these counties have been personally explored, and then there is a detailed description of the customs here, Xing Ziang flipped through it, most of them have recorded hundreds of county seats.

"Okay, good, you're very good!" Xing Ziang said happily, he raised his head, looked at Dadu, and said: "Can I copy it again, I want to send it to Luoyang, so that Your Majesty can also see it, your records can be placed in the library after completion, especially for those officials who are going to go to the place, it has a huge effect!" Xing Ziang said excitedly, but most of them said: "Xing Gong doesn't have to copy it, just send it directly..."

"That's it, I'll play Your Majesty, let the temple print a few copies, and send this original back, this thing is precious, it's better for you to stay with yourself, maybe you can pass it on to your descendants..." Xing Ziang said, Dadu also nodded, looking at Dadu's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Xing Ziang also understood his thoughts in his heart, Xing Ziang smiled and said: "I know that my heart is not here, and I also delayed your time, so let you stay here with me..."

"I won't keep you either... Tomorrow, I will give you some money, chariots and horses, and two more slaves, and you will go and travel the world!" ”

Dadu suddenly felt a little reluctant in his heart, Xing Ziang was right, he had always wanted to travel around, if it weren't for Xing Ziang, he wouldn't have been able to stay in one place for so long, but he didn't want to leave Xing Ziang like this, "Okay, this matter is settled, you go, I'll leave tomorrow, I'm still looking forward to your next book!" ”

"Thank you Gong Xing! When I'm done traveling, I'll definitely come back to Xing Gong! Most of them bowed to Xing Ziang, and Xing Ziang smiled gently.

After sending away Dadu, Xing Ziang had some time to deal with his own affairs.

Sitting alone in the tent, looking at the many recitals on the case, under the candle flame, he was a little unable to see clearly, getting older and older, this eyesight is not good, Xing Ziang smiled bitterly, held up the watch, squinted at the candle flame, looked at it seriously, and was barely able to see the words on it, these were handed by officials from all over the country, some came to ask for wood, some came to ask for food, and some asked for Xing Ziang's approval.

After taking care of these, it was already late at night.

Lying on the bed, Xing Ziang couldn't fall asleep.

When people are old, they always love to recall the past, and recall them over and over again, for fear that they will not remember one day, he still remembers, he has never set up a crown, followed a group of scholars who are ready to crusade against the young son of heaven, and went to the Jiedu Pavilion, he still remembers, He Zi held the sword, and asked him fiercely, whether he was an accomplice with those people, he still remembered the golden fish, he remembered the sentence Liuhou... Xing Ziang laughed.

It's been more than 50 years.

He once served as a guard lieutenant, and then went to Tuntian, followed the prince to implement new policies, run assessments, set up official schools, succeeded the prince in Yangzhou, carried out overseas trade, prevented disasters in Hezhou, transported materials, assisted Yuan Feng, innovated taxes, went to Shangshutai, handled government for 20 years, handled all government decrees, and now is building galloping roads everywhere, and his life has passed in a daze.

In the night, accompanied by the sound of frogs, Xing Ziang's breathing gradually became rapid, Xing Ziang opened his eyes, he was already a little out of breath at the moment, Xing Ziang gritted his teeth, sat up hard, the beating of his heart gradually became slow, he could feel that death was coming, Xing Ziang was a little painful, opened his mouth wide, and breathed with all his strength, there was a faint sound of dragon groaning around, and there was a golden light flashing.

"Don't... No, the Chi Road hasn't been finished yet... Cannot.. Don't..."Xing Ziang kept shaking his head, breathing desperately, his hands were clenched into fists, his eyes widened, his mouth kept murmuring, hot tears dripping from his cloudy eyes, suddenly there was a violent roar, the dragon groan suddenly disappeared, Xing Ziang's flushed face gradually recovered, he gasped, and looked around blankly.

After sitting for a long time, he lay down again.

Tomorrow is going to be busy, so rest early.

Don't come to the Yellow Dragon, and I will have time.