When Xu Deshan returned to his residence happily and found that Jia Changchao had brought a good boat outside the city gate without spending a penny today, Jia Changchao almost didn't screw off Xu Deshan's ears, and finally ran to Han Ying with Xu Deshan in person, apologized to Han Ying, and personally confirmed that Han Ying was willing to give the boat to Xu Deshan, so he stopped.

Now that the boat is there, the people are there, and the money is even more so much, then Xu Deshan is about to start his arduous journey, starting from the Daimyo's Mansion, the group first went upstream, along the Yellow River to the southwest, until it reached the Shanxi border before stopping, and then began to go downstream, slowly wandering on the Yellow River, every place passed, to survey the topography and geography of various places, geological landforms, and recorded in detail.

Xu Deshan and his entourage, the level identity needless to say, Xu Deshan is the duty of the imperial seal to supervise the Yellow River, everywhere, officials from all over the country are welcomed, the wine and meat, plus the river boat, no need to ride a horse and a car, day and night are feasible, although the road is in a hurry, but there is not too much hardship, but can appreciate the majesty of the Yellow River along the way, the vast mountains and rivers, and the mental state of the people is not bad.

Xu Deshan, as the leader of this line, is naturally the hardest, Xu Deshan boasted of Haikou in front of Jia Changchao, he was able to completely record the geography of the Yellow River, govern the Yellow River, and in two years, come up with a practical way to control the river, and such a big project wants to be completed by one person, Xu Deshan has to the hearts of a hundred people alone, and one person does the work of a hundred people.

Especially in the beginning and the later stage, those seven subordinates who were selected and read poetry and books were all over the place, looking at these magnificent mountains and rivers, and asked them to write some gorgeous articles and praise them, but if they were asked to turn these mountains and rivers into numbers and graphics and write them on paper, it would be difficult for them, completely blinded, and they didn't know anything.

Xu Deshan had to hand over the most basic knowledge to these seven people, what surveying and mapping, what elevation, what proportion, what mapping, what standard, just talking about this, Xu Deshan almost bit his tongue to pieces.

Learning is like this, learning theoretical knowledge in the classroom, I am afraid that only one or two out of ten people can fully understand and remember in their minds, but now it is different, time is tight and the task is heavy, Xu Deshan does not have so much time to tell them what theoretical knowledge, but starts from reality, analyzes specific cases, and then explains to them why this is so, how it is so, and should be so.

These seven people are all thousands of choices, even if they have not eaten pork before, they have seen pigs run, and they can't talk about any new ideas, but they can still talk about any new ideas, but they can draw a scoop according to the gourd, and it is still possible to do it step by step, summarize experience in a large number of work, practice makes perfect, when they encounter any problems themselves, Xu Deshan will come forward to answer, give them learning opportunities in the work, and continue to improve, soon, these people will be able to divide more than half of Xu Deshan's work, especially what physical work such as climbing and surveying, Xu Deshan doesn't have to do it himself at all.

Although Xu Deshan is a little easier, but to be honest, the talent of these seven people is really a little worse, and they have not reached the height that Xu Deshan expected before, it is okay to be a laborer, but if you want to go closer, it is a little difficult to be an engineer, Xu Deshan is very distressed that he can't pass down the core things in the survey on this trip.

It was with such regrets that Xu Deshan met a young man. That was when Xu Deshan met when he was measuring the height of a mountain, when Xu Deshan came to the top of the mountain, the young man also reached the top of the mountain, Xu Deshan was busy with work, and the man was playing around, the two did not speak, and after Xu Deshan came to the bottom of the mountain, he happened to see the young man again.

It is said that once you are born and twice mature, when you see this young man again, Xu Deshan inexplicably has a good impression of him in his heart, and then looks at the young man carefully, about twenty years old, with fair skin, slender figure, and simple dress, but it can be seen from the temperament that this young man is also a child of the scholar family, and when he saw Xu Deshan looking at him, he also smiled and gave a slight salute.

I have to admit that people's appearance is really important, if you walk on the street and meet an ugly monster who asks for food, I am afraid that most people will have to turn sideways, for fear of having any contact with him, but this young man is really good-looking, especially a spirit in his bones, looking at it is likeable, in addition to the two small dimples on the face with a slight smile, two small tiger teeth, so that people involuntarily have a cordial feeling, Xu Deshan silently recited several times in his heart "I am a man, I am a man", Only then did he suppress the idea of running over and calling for the young man to hug.

Xu Deshan originally wanted Zhou Di to call the young man over to make friends, but when he turned his face to take a look, he found that Zhou Di, Wei Huang and others, I don't know if it was because of aesthetics, they didn't seem to have any feelings for this young man, so Xu Deshan stepped forward and greeted the young man.

"This little brother...... Well, this son, Xiaosheng inquired. Xu Deshan said.

The young man had already noticed Xu Deshan, no way, a group of adults, including people like Wei Huang and Zhou Di who practiced martial arts, all revolved around a child, and the young people had long guessed Xu Deshan's identity in their hearts, but they were powerful, and they had to take a group of people to climb a mountain, and they were alone, so they rushed over, and asked people to say that they were high climbing, and now Xu Deshan took the initiative to come over, and the young man hurriedly said, "Little boy, be polite." ”

Xu Deshan said: "Is Childe a person?" ”

The young man said, "Exactly." ”

Xu Deshan said, "Son, good Yaxing, come alone to enjoy the mountains and rivers." ”

The young man said, "The little boy made fun of me, at my age, I should have studied hard in the cold window and gained fame, but I had no choice but to be an official, so I had to travel through the mountains and rivers to please my heart." ”

Xu Deshan shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, reading thousands of books, it is better to travel thousands of miles, go the world, broaden your horizons, and increase your ambition, compared to studying hard at home behind closed doors. ”

The young man said, "I am in China Shenzhou, I don't know how to see it all tens of millions of miles away, I have made it clear to my family that I will walk the world for another year, and I will stay until next year, and I will go to the examination to gain fame, so that my family can rest assured." ”

Xu Deshan smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, since the son is going to play in the mountains and rivers, then let's be together, I have a lot of people here, and there is good food and wine, chatting about the world, isn't it beautiful." ”

The young man said, "If it's a way, then it's naturally good, I don't know where the little boy is going?" ”

Xu Deshan said: "I want to go down the river and go straight to the mouth of the sea along the Yellow River." ”

The young man shook his head and said, "I came from the east, how can I go east again, in this way, we will not go way, so we have to say goodbye, he will meet again." ”

Xu Deshan saw that the young man was resolute, scratched his head and said, "You really came out alone?" ”

The young man said, "Yes." ”

Xu Deshan said, "That's easy, Wei Huang, catch him, tie me to the boat, if you let him go, I'll take care of you." ”

“……”

The young man never dreamed that Xu Deshan, who was polite and polite just now, suddenly became a bandit, and he kidnapped himself without saying a word, and he had the heart to resist, but the tower-like man, carrying his neck and collar was like catching a chicken, where did he resist, so he was caught all the way, all the way down the mountain, to Xu Deshan's boat.

Along the way, the young man thought, desperately thinking, I don't know what these people are doing with them for no reason, I haven't offended them, and I don't have much money, and if I arrest myself, it's useless at all.

But later, when I saw Wei Huang and Zhou Di laughing secretly, I didn't know what to say, and occasionally heard a sentence of "male pet", which scared the young man's face and stool, and when he came to the boat, he didn't get on the boat, and shouted desperately, "You can't be humiliated, you kill me." ”

By the time Wei Huang finally got the young man on the boat and threw him into Xu Deshan's cabin, the young man's face was already pale, and he was covering his clothes, for fear that Xu Deshan would recover the style of Wei and Jin.

Xu Deshan didn't think so much, and asked someone to drive the boat to the next location, seeing that the young man was still afraid, and asked strangely, "Childe, I just want to swim with you, what are you afraid of?" ”

The young man was in a cold sweat, and where did he catch someone traveling with him, he was even more nervous and didn't dare to speak.

Xu Deshan said, "I know, you must have just arrived here, strange and unfamiliar, a little nervous, it doesn't matter, the road is still long, let's talk about life ideals, enhance feelings, and let go when you are familiar." ”

Xu Deshan's words are not wrong, but to the ears of young people, how awkward it sounds, he subconsciously clamped his butt again, leaning on the door panel and not daring to move.

Xu Deshan said, "I'll introduce myself first, my name is Xu Deshan, a native of Gaoyang County, Zhou, just now, I was named a small six-grade scrivener wailang, and was ordered to assist Lord Jia Changchao in governing the Yellow River, what about you, what do you call it?" ”

The young man was even more surprised, he thought that Xu Deshan was a rich child, but he didn't expect Xu Deshan to be a Great Song Dynasty official, and the young man couldn't be afraid, so he hurriedly said, "The villain's surname is Shen Mingkuo, a native of Qiantang County, Hangzhou, who was rude before, and I hope that the adults will forgive him." ”

Xu Deshan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, now that we all know what each other's names are, you don't have to stand, here, come and sit down, Wei Huang, you go get some meat, wine and food, I want to have a good chat with Shen Gongzi." ”

Wei Huang grinned at Shen Kuo and turned to leave, and Shen Kuo was obviously not used to being called around by a child of a few years old, standing in place awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

Xu Deshan didn't care, and continued, "I'm glad that you can go with us, along the way, we will share weal and worn, work together, we need to face a lot of difficulties, I hope Shen Gongzi can have a psychological preparation, overcome them one by one, and give me a satisfactory explanation." ”

Shen Kuo was a little dumbfounded, not to mention that he was caught by you, even if he was traveling together, why did he still have to work, there were still difficulties, he was just here to play, why was he suddenly arrested.

Xu Deshan asked, "Shen Kuo, let me ask you, why do you like to play in the mountains and rivers?" ”

This question is very simple, Shen Kuo said, "People have their own good, I have the land of China, east and west, north and south, mountains and rivers, birds and animals, customs and human feelings, all different, I am willing to see different people everywhere, different things, every day is a novel world, every day has interesting things, I feel very fulfilling, so that I can live up to my decades of hurry."

Rush to life. ”

Xu Deshan said, "But you yourself said, Shenzhou is vast, how can you go to the land of Kyushu alone, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy, even if you go through thousands of mountains and rivers, just alone, who can share the joy of playing with you, even if you enjoy a person's journey, but after walking, the best scene is like a passing cloud, forget in a blink of an eye, there is this time, you might as well honor your parents, make friends, benefit the people, just live up to the time of this life." ”

Shen Kuo's original pride and ambition were said by Xu Deshan's face was pale and his heart was like ashes, and he said, "What the adults said is that I know that I am wrong, so I will go home, serve my parents, and take the exam next year to seek fame." ”

Xu Deshan said, "I just said half of it, who let you go, since you like landscapes, don't you want to choose a road that can serve the Great Song Dynasty and benefit the society, and you can indulge in the mountains and rivers, and you can also leave a mark?" ”

Shen Kuo frowned and said, "Playing in the mountains, how can you work for the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Xu Deshan smiled and said, "Come, this is what I'm doing now, you see, don't we have a common language here, you come and sit down, let's have a good talk." ”

It just so happened that at this time, Wei Huang brought wine, vegetables and meat, and Xu Deshan pulled Shen Kuo to sit opposite, and Wei Huang and Zhou Di accompanied him to drink.

If it was said that he was drinking with Xu Deshan, Shen Kuo could still accept it, but looking at Wei Huang and Zhou Di, the five big and three thick guards, were also sitting aside, Shen Kuo, who had received Confucian education since childhood, felt a little difficult to accept, and reluctantly sat down without saying a word.

I don't know if Xu Deshan saw Shen Kuo's reluctance, and began to introduce Shen Kuo, "This one is the general of the Daimyo Mansion, the military capital Yuhou, and Lord Wei Huang." ”

When Shen Kuo heard this, he knew that this big man who caught himself like a bandit turned out to be a general of the Daimyo's Mansion, even if he was a scholar, but he was also a grass people, Shen Kuo hurriedly stood up and gave Wei Huang a salute, Wei Huang smiled and watched Shen Kuo finish his salute, and pulled Shen Kuo to sit down.

At this time, Xu Deshan spoke again, "And this one, it is the four-rank imperial guard, Zhou Di, who specializes in protecting Lord Jia Changchao, Lord Mengjia is very loving, and now he has rewarded Brother Zhou to me." ”

When Shen Kuo heard this, this was also amazing, and he hurriedly got up and saluted again, and then he didn't have any contempt.

Men sit together, especially people who don't know each other much, they have to start knowing each other from drinking, drinking and drinking, there will be feelings, especially drinking is a romantic affair, which man is not emotional, although Shen Kuo is young, he can also drink a few glasses.

However, when pouring the wine, Shen Kuo was dumbfounded, it turned out that Wei Huang and Zhou Di were all martial arts practitioners, uninhibited by nature, and Xu Deshan had also rolled through life and death, so Wei Huang made a move and directly brought a big cup to each of the four people, a full cup, and placed it in front of everyone.

This wine is all good wine left by Han Ying on the boat, the wine is intoxicating, Shen Kuo fainted for three points when he smelled this wine at a young age, but on the wine table, especially the subordinates and leaders drinking, it has never been reasonable, Shen Kuo has the lowest status among the four, and he was still tied to the ship, so he wanted to contact the relationship by drinking, and the relationship was good, and he would let himself go later.

Shen Kuo thought about it, stubbornly picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said, "I can drink at the same table with the three adults, Shen Kuo is fortunate to have three lives, and Shen Kuo will do it first as a respect." ”

After Shen Kuo finished speaking, he raised his neck and drank all the wine in the cup, his face was red and his neck was thick, and he coughed chokingly.

Shen Kuo thought that he would have a glass of wine all at once, not to mention anything else, first overwhelmed Xu Deshan and others in terms of momentum, and then he would be able to occupy a little initiative at the wine table, but who knows, Wei Huang and Zhou Di saw that Shen Kuo was dry, laughed, and called Shen Kuo refreshing, and he also picked up the wine glass in front of him, and drank it all in the same way, just like drinking water, without blinking his eyes, even Xu Deshan, a child, looked at the wine glass as if it was bigger than half of Xu Deshan's head, Xu Deshan also picked up the wine glass, and there was not a drop left, I drank all the wine.

Shen Kuo suddenly realized that it was not good, his strategic policy seemed to have made a mistake, but now it was a little late to realize this, after drinking the first cup, Wei Huang immediately poured a second cup for everyone, this time it was Wei Huang who toasted, Zhou Di and Xu Deshan toasted the same, and then stared at Shen Kuo, there was no way, Shen Kuo had to drink another glass.

Next is Zhou Di's toast, then Xu Deshan's toast, and then ...... Shen Kuo had no impression, Shen Kuo only remembered that Xu Deshan said something in his ear while drinking, he nodded again and again, and then lay on the ground and didn't know anything.

The next day, Shen Kuo was called up by Xu Deshan's subordinates, Shen Kuo saw that the sky was not yet fully bright, and couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing now?" ”

The man said, "Lord Xu said, you have agreed to join us to map the Yellow River landform together, now that we are in the place, let's go climb the mountain first." ”

Shen Kuo's face changed greatly, and he said, "Who said that I agreed, I still want to play in the landscape, and I still have to take the test to gain fame." ”

The man said, "Shen Gongzi, you have agreed yesterday and last night, we all heard it, and you still say ......"

Shen Kuo said with a dark face: "What else did I say?" ”

The man learned from Shen Kuo's drunken appearance and learned in the thick Hangzhou dialect, "It's so decided, whoever regrets it is the grandson!" ”