Yankang for six years, at the end of the year

The construction of the Jingzhou Canal was completed, together with the Yangzhou Canal, began to be put into use, Fa Zheng seized the opportunity, a large number of ships appeared on the canal, domestic trade, the connection between the southern states strengthened, and even, through Yangzhou and the Central Plains, various products from the south and the north also began to transport each other, the canal has not been fully completed, the north is estimated to be busy for a few years, for the north that is about to start construction, who will the Son of Heaven let go, there is no conclusion.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang

Sima Fu, who came with Xun Yu, was waiting at the city gate early in the morning, he was waiting for someone here, he hadn't seen each other for a long time, and he missed it very much in his heart. After waiting here for a long time, he didn't feel impatient, just waiting, from a distance, he saw a carriage coming slowly, the person driving the car, he seemed to have some impressions, Sima Fu hurriedly walked up.

Walking in front of the carriage, the groom saw that someone was blocking the road, and quickly stopped, Sima Fu asked with a smile: "Lang Jun, dare to ask Zhuge Gong if he is in the carriage?" The groom nodded, failing to recognize the person in front of him, and hearing his voice, a person got out of the carriage, it was Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang was wearing a Confucian robe, wearing a high mountain crown, his bearing was extraordinary, elegant and handsome, he looked at Sima Fu and smiled, "Shuda?? What are you doing here? Sima Fu hurriedly attached himself to meet him, for Zhuge Liang, Sima Fu is particularly respectful, sometimes, he simply regards Zhuge Liang as his own teacher, and he learns from him everywhere, even dressing, the two of them are almost the same, however, Sima Fu is not as tall as Zhuge Liang, nor is he so handsome...

"Xun Gong said that Zhuge Gong was coming, so he came to greet him... I wanted to wait outside the city, but there were too many carriages on the road outside, and I couldn't recognize Zhuge Gong's carriage, so I had to wait here..."Sima Fu said with a smile, Zhuge Liang nodded, picked him up in the carriage, and the carriage continued to walk towards the city gate, Zhuge Liang and he were crowded in the carriage, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Actually, you don't have to come to receive me... When I arrived in Xiangyang, I would naturally look for you. ”

"It's okay, I haven't seen each other for a few days, and I miss Zhuge Gong very much... I wanted to rush to Jingnan several times, but Xun Gong didn't allow it. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, and suddenly asked, "How is your brother's illness?" Have you ever been better? ”

"It's so much better, now I can move around... My face is a little better... Uh..."Sima Fu said, but he stopped talking, and did not continue to speak, Zhuge Liang asked, "What's wrong??" Isn't it getting worse in recent days?? Seeing Zhuge Liang's worried appearance, Sima Fu said helplessly: "Early in the morning, when I was about to come to greet Zhuge Gong, my brother asked me to take Zhuge Gong back to the mansion, saying that I hadn't seen each other for a long time, and I missed it very much..."

"Now, Zhuge Gong is like this again, I'm really a little puzzled, hasn't your relationship always been bad?"

Hearing Sima Fu's words, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "I grew up with him, as well as Your Majesty, and got along for more than ten years. He's sick, I'm naturally worried, I haven't seen him for a long time, and he'll definitely miss it...", Sima Fu sighed, looking at Zhuge Liang meaningfully, but he remembered last month's Di Bao in his mind, but he didn't mention it again.

Entering the city, looking at the dense flow of people in the city, and looking at the situation here, Zhuge Liang was also taken aback, his eyes widened, he looked at the situation outside, and asked, "Why is the change in Xiangyang so great??? Before he arrived, he really didn't think that Xiangyang had become like this, there were almost no vacancies on the streets, and there were vendors and all kinds of people crowded into the city.

"The canal is also a good thing."

"The merit of the canal lies in the future, in the near future, there is absolutely no such effect, I really didn't find that Zhongda still has such a means, it is really admirable, admirable.. I might as well too. Zhuge Liang said, Sima Fu could hear that Zhuge Liang was sincerely praised, without the slightest jealousy, or displeasure, and then thinking about his brother, Sima Fu couldn't help but shake his head, and was even more respectful of Zhuge Liang.

All the way to Sima Mansion, Sima Fu directly took Zhuge Liang back to his mansion, but also obeyed his brother's arrangement, if on weekdays, Sima Fu may not pay attention to him, but during this time, Sima Yi was seriously ill, and he could barely listen to the words of this brother, and the group arrived in front of the mansion, the carriage stopped, Sima Fu asked the servants to arrange the carriage and groom, and then pulled Zhuge Liang into the mansion.

The mansion is not very luxurious, but it is by no means ordinary, the mansion is not big, and it is not a brilliant mirror wall, but the furniture inside, rockeries, and even small ponds, everything, Zhuge Liang looked around, Sima Fu enthusiastically explained to him, it turned out that these were all moved by Sima Fu from his hometown, just because the doctor said that Sima Yi was not adaptable, so he was seriously ill, so he brought some of the original home arrangements here, and wanted to cure his brother's water and soil adaptation.

Although the cost is huge, it can be regarded as his filial piety, and Zhuge Liang also admires his actions.

"But Kong Ming is here??"

Suddenly heard an exclamation, Zhuge Liang raised his head, the thin Sima Yi walked out of the study slowly with a cane, he looked at Zhuge Liang, he hadn't seen each other for so long, Zhuge Liang really didn't expect Sima Yi to be sick like this, he was thin and thin, his eyes didn't seem to be very good, his face was extraordinarily pale, he stared at Zhuge Liang, squinted his eyes, and looked at him for a long time, Zhuge Liang looked at him too.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Sima Yi seemed to see Zhuge Liang clearly, with a smile on his face, he walked towards Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang hurriedly stepped forward and helped him, just walked so much, Sima Yi was panting violently, his body was really bad to the extreme, Zhuge Liang did not have the joy of meeting old friends, and his face was worried, "Zhongda... How did you? Why..."

"Kong Ming, there is no need to say more.... Haha, I'm still better, I'm already very content to be able to walk, come, let's go to the study to talk. Sima Yi took Zhuge Liang's hand, and the two walked towards the study, looking at the cordial appearance of the two, Sima Fu, who was completely ignored, could only follow, walking behind them, Zhuge Liang helped Sima Yi and walked into the study, and then sat down.

Sima Yi slowed down, and then looked at Zhuge Liang in front of him with a smile, and he asked, "Kong Ming, have you ever seen the changes in this Xiangyang?" What do you think? ”

"It's a world away from the past, in fact, when I didn't enter the city, I saw the cultivated land outside the city, and my heart was already shocked, I didn't expect that the changes in the city would be even greater...", Zhuge Liang praised, Sima Yi shook his head and said: "I heard that Jingnan has changed even more, Kong Ming is talented, presumably many counties in Jingnan have surpassed Xiangyang City?" ”

"Ahem, don't dare, Jingnan has not yet had such a majestic city, and there may be one in the future."

"Oh??" Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise and asked, "Kong Ming's talent is several times better than mine, how can the development of Jingnan not be as good as a mere Xiangyang?" ”

"Ahem, don't dare, Zhongda's talent, I'm not as good as it."

"Hahaha, Kong Ming is modest, even if it is not as good, the difference is not so big..."Sima Yi said with a smile.

And Sima Fu in the distance looked at his brother with a disgusted face, compared with Zhuge Liang's sincere praise, Sima Yi's villainous face is really embarrassing, why is my brother not Zhuge Kongming? ?

Sima Yi also noticed Sima Fu's strange eyes, and suddenly became angry in his heart, glared at him, and scolded: "What are you still doing here??" Adults talking, what's the matter with you?? Let me out and wait! Sima Fu snorted disdainfully, and deliberately bowed to Zhuge Liang, and then walked out of the study, leaving only a gritted tooth Sima Yi, after Sima Fu left, Sima Yi's face gradually became serious.

"Kong Ming, in a few days, we will leave Jingzhou and go to Luoyang... The candidate for the assassination of Jingzhou has come out..", Sima Yi said, Zhuge Liang frowned, all these years, they have been governing Jingzhou, and now they want another person to take over the affairs in their hands, he is naturally worried, however, Sima Yi seems to know some inside information, sure enough, Sima Yi continued: "You don't have to worry, the person who came to replace us is called Zhong Xuan..."

"He is an old minister of Xiping, who has been serving as a county commander in various places, and then served as a taishou in Youzhou, and finally went to the Western Regions to serve as the governor of the Western Regions. This person is still quite talented, and he has been honing in the local area for many years, in short, he will not let our diligence these days be in vain... One more thing... Ahem, ahem. Sima Yi was talking, but he coughed violently, breathed heavily, and trembled all over.

Zhuge Liang was startled, and hurriedly rushed out, went to Sima Yi's side, supported him, and opened his mouth to call someone, but Sima Yi held his hand, shook his head, and said weakly: "No need, it's like this every day, I'm used to it... Kong Ming, sit down and continue to listen to me. ”

Where did Zhuge Liang dare to sit and stand beside Sima Yi, he was afraid that he would fall.

"I... No problem! Sit down. ”

Zhuge Liang sat down helplessly, still looked at Sima Yi worriedly, and said, "For the rest of the things, let's talk about it tomorrow..."

"No, I don't know if I'll be able to talk to you tomorrow, and I don't know how long I'll be able to survive! You just sit down and listen to me, Your Majesty summoned Liu Sikong not long ago, it is said that Liu Sikong's performance has been accepted by His Majesty, you must not know, Liu Sikong proposed a ten-year policy to govern the country, it is said that within ten years, go all out to the people's livelihood, so that the Han Dynasty can reach the point of unprecedented strength... Although I don't understand it very well, since Your Majesty agrees, you and I can't refute it..."

"It is said that he had a lot of plans, and it took seven carriages to transport the watch to the Houde Hall alone... Alas, when we return to Luoyang, I am afraid that we will still be thrown to the local area to carry out the so-called ten-year people's livelihood policy, Lu Su, Lu Zijing, has been sent to Xuzhou, as the assassin of Xuzhou... By the way, it will not be a history of assassination in the future, Sikong wants to restore the state pastoral system, however, there is no military power, and it can mobilize the Taishou and county orders in various places, and it can be administrative, and it can manage taxes..."

"If I'm not mistaken, he's going to let the assassins everywhere implement the same development strategy as we do... You say, if my body is sent to Ningzhou and Jiaozhou, these areas... How many more years do I have to live? Sima Yi said a little blankly and looked at Zhuge Liang.

PS: I wish you all a happy new year and hope you all have good health and a happy day!