Han Gang took a few entourages from the Yamen of the Transit Division through half of Luoyang City, and finally arrived in front of Cheng's house at the agreed time. His arrival did not alarm anyone.

There is no flag official to open the way in front, and there is no Yuan to support him left and right, and even the official robes and ornaments are not worn on his body, except for the bearing and demeanor cultivated in a high position for a long time, he looks like an ordinary child of a family.

No, the Si Yan of the Cheng family would not be so eyeless, and Han Gang had already seen it. Although he didn't see the vast entourage, he still recognized the light car Jian Cong's envoy at a glance. Han Gang stood in the snow in front of the door for more than an hour, and the impression he left was unforgettable. hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and asked another Si Yan to go in and pass through.

Han Gang dismounted, and the entourage tied their mounts to the horse tie stakes in front of Cheng's house. casually talked to Si Yan, who came up to flatter, while looking at the outer wall of the Cheng family.

The old house was still the same as the last time he came, except for less snow and more weeds growing on the walls and tiles. Judging from Ercheng's reputation, this old mansion is indeed not spacious. The four words of peace and poverty can also be regarded as compatible.

Han Gang only stopped at the door for a moment, and the door of the Cheng family opened from it.

Han Gang came to visit, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi did not come out to greet him, there is no reason for teachers to welcome students in the world, but Cheng Hao's sons Duanyi and Duanben, as well as Cheng Yi's eldest son Duanzhong and second son Duanfu, were all sent out one by one.

Han Gang and the Cheng family are considered to be good friends, and Han Gang, the son of the Cheng family, has seen them all, and he is not restrained when he sees them. After saluting and saying hello, after being busy, he led Han Gang into the door.

Han Gang was led to the main hall of the family, and Cheng Jue, the head of the family, was invited out. Cheng Jue, who had just participated in Wen Yanbo's Tongjia meeting and was about to go to eighty, had white hair, like silver snow, but he was in good spirits and had a ruddy complexion, showing that his daily maintenance was well-organized. Looking a little younger than when Han Gang took the exam in Beijing a few years ago, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, who had not been seen for a long time, stood on the left and right.

Han Gang quickened his pace slightly, stood in the center of the hall in a few steps, and bowed down to Cheng Jue. Even though he is already an important minister of the country, he still follows the old etiquette and has not changed at all.

Han Gang's humble and polite attitude made Cheng Jue and Cheng Hao nod and smile, I am afraid that Cheng Yi, who had never even seen his parents smile, his face eased a lot.

Cheng Jue has always valued Han Gang very much, and regarded him as his own grandchild, and looked Han Gang up and down: "Sure enough, it is better than the last." When I first heard from Zihou about Yukun's experience of becoming an official, I knew that you were definitely not a thing in the pool. Now it seems that the old man's vision is still divergent, and he is even better than expected. ”

"The praise of the boss, Han Gang can't afford it."

"Why can't you afford it?!" Cheng Jue was unhappy when he heard this: "Yan Yuanxian [Yan Shu] was a boy in the palace back then, and there was another person named Jiang Gai at the same time as him, who was two years younger than Yan Yuanxian, and at the same time won fame. Yan Yuanxian is sincere and sincere, and is deeply valued by Zhenzong. And Jiang Gai's small device was quick and arrogant, and when it was not a distant weapon, it was really abolished in the future. and that Yang Yi, who is also arrogant, always arrogant and arrogant at a young age, and humiliating in the same ranks, and the last is less than fifty. Yukun's temperament is different from Jiang Gai and Yang Yi, but it is similar to Yan Yuanxian. He looked left and right at his two sons, "What do you say?" ”

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi are both cautious and filial piety, where will they refute, and bow their heads together: "What the adults said is true." ”

Cheng Jue compared Yan Shu to Han Gang, which is equivalent to saying that he will inevitably have a prime minister in the future. If it is an ordinary person, it can be said that it is full of words, but Cheng Jue opened his mouth, like the encouragement and expectation of the elders to the younger generations.

Han Gang didn't have the cheekiness to listen, got up and said in a loud voice, he didn't dare to be.

"Yukun, don't be humble. Zihou has always valued you Yukun the most, and the letters he wrote also said that you would be the only one in the future. It's a pity that he can't see it, even Tianqi is the same. Cheng Jue was a little excited when he talked about his two cousins who had an eternal lifespan, and looked up and sighed to his two sons, with tears in his eyes: "Zihou and Tianqi are much younger than their fathers, and they didn't expect to leave so early." ”

And Han Gang also listened sadly, "Han Gang learned from Mr. Zihou and Mr. Tianqi. When the two gentlemen were seriously ill, they were not able to ...... by their side."

"Uncle Zihou's cousin died young, and there is one less sage among the Confucian forests, and Uncle Tianqi's cousin is also a pity." Cheng Yi sighed.

Cheng Hao didn't dare to make his old father too sad, so he hurriedly said to Han Gang: "I heard that the sacrificial fields of Zihou and Tianqi's cousins were purchased by Yukun with your help, as well as the houses and fields that housed my two cousins and cousins, and Yukun also contributed a lot. You've done enough of it. ”

"How can something outside the body compare to Mr. Rank's teachings to Han Gang."

Cheng Jue was old after all, and he was sad when he talked about Zhang Zai again, and he talked to Han Gang for half an hour, but finally couldn't hold it anymore, got up and went back to rest. Ercheng and Han Gang sent Cheng Jue in, and when they came back, they sat down again.

After changing the tea, Cheng Hao smiled at Han Gang and said: "Yukun's talent in governing politics is known all over the world, Xihe, Tokyo, Hebei and Guangxi all have left a legacy of love, and there are many people who benefit the people. Now in Jingxi, it is the blessing of the local fathers. ”

Han Gang sighed: "It's just that once you are tired of general affairs, you will have less work to do with your studies." ”

"Could it be that Yukun didn't study the scriptures and meanings during his two years in Guangxi?" Cheng Yi asked with a serious expression.

"Of course, Jingyi has never dared to let go of his beard, but after reading it for a few years, my experience has also deepened." Han Gang thought about it and said: "However, learning is more expensive than useful, and in the past two years, students have mostly thought about how to put some of the experience of learning from things into the world. ”

"Jing Shiji uses ......" Cheng Hao silently read the word twice, and asked with a smile: "Is it 'opening peace for the world'?" ”

"Exactly!" Han Gang admitted......

"Repair the Xianghan Cao Canal again for these words?" Cheng Hao asked again.

Han Gang nodded.

"However, in recent years, there have been many disasters in western Beijing, and the people's livelihood is difficult, and everyone is afraid of making trouble. If the canal is repaired at the moment, it may be hindered. Cheng Yi's words have already given Han Gang a lot of face, if ordinary officials want to rely on the Daxing project to seek an additional official and become a knight, Cheng Yi will not leave any mercy when he criticizes it.

"Mr. Zheng Shu rest assured that this time, the students will try to use the old channels, as long as a little dredging, and do not require too much labor. What really needs to be built is the dozens of miles of Fangcheng Mountain. At the pass of Fangcheng, the terrain is nearly ten zhang higher, and the students do not plan to complete it in one fell swoop, but plan to slowly dig it in ten or eight years. ”

"Ten years, eight years?" Cheng Yi frowned, and Cheng Hao was also a little puzzled, "I'm afraid the Son of Heaven can't wait." ”

"Not only can't the Son of Heaven wait, but it's impossible for the students to stay in Jingxi for so long. The students are planning to build a 60-mile track for the time being. The track is easy to lay and only needs 3,000 people. You don't even need to use people, it's enough to just use the local army. With the tracks, digging channels, you can take your time. ”

Cheng Hao thought about it for a while, then nodded: "Several docks on Luoshui can see the track you invented by Yukun, which is indeed easy to transport, easy to build, and saves manpower." ”

"But isn't that a lot less capacity than water? Carriages are always less loaded than ships, Yukun, how can you reply to the Son of Heaven? Cheng Yi took a heart for Han Gang.

"The Xianghan Cao Canal is only a supplement to Bianshui, mainly to transport goods from Jinghu, Liangguang and some of Shuzhong, as for the bulk of the Gangyun, it still has to fall on Bianshui." Han Gang explained and smiled, "Relying on the middle of the orbit for transfer, although there is an extra layer of procedures, it is not difficult to do it with a million stones a year. ”

After getting Han Gang's explanation, Cheng Hao was very satisfied and threw a smile at Cheng Yi: "Let's just say that Yukun must have the means." In the battle of Annan, Yukun dispatched from it, and it was also from military strength to civilian husbands, which was much more frugal than the past wars. ”

Cheng Yi nodded, but soon frowned again, and said to Han Gang: "It's just that the methods of the cross-toe man are a little too much." ”

"A hundred thousand blood feuds cannot go unavenged. But killing it will hurt the peace of the heavens, so I can only think of a compromise solution. It is not too much to punish according to his crimes. ”

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi could hear that Han Gang didn't want to argue with others on this matter, so they didn't say much, after all, it was far away, and Jiaozhi was not Huaxia, and it was also a revenge for the massacre of Jiaozhi people in Guangxi, and they could tell it in front of the saint.

Fang Cai's atmosphere was like a question, and Cheng Hao also wanted to ease the atmosphere, so he changed the topic: "Yukun's main purpose in Jingxi is to dig the Xianghan Cao Canal, so you will go to Tangzhou or Ruzhou next?" ”

"There's no hurry." Han Gang said: "The student has recommended Shen Cunzhong to go to Tangzhou before, and he is only one of the few people in the world in civil engineering. ”

"That is, you will stay in Luoyang for a while?" Cheng Hao is very happy.

"It is true that we have to stay a few more days, and we need to prepare some money and food for the construction of labor." Han Gang said, "Tomorrow I will deal with official business, and I have to visit Henan Mansion." ”

Hearing Han Gang mention the Henan Mansion where Wen Yanbo was entrenched, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi glanced at each other, and Cheng Hao asked, "Are you going to visit Duke Luguo?" ”

"Wenlu sentenced Henan Mansion, and the students should still visit according to the number of etiquette."

"Yukun, I hope you remember this etiquette." Cheng Yi's face was heavy, and he reminded: "Wen Lugong forgot, you can't forget!" ”

Han Gang smiled heartily: "There are two gentlemen who admonish, how dare students be rude." ”

Han Gang said this, and Ercheng was a little relieved. Cheng Hao told again: "There are still a few old ministers in Luoyang City, Yukun, you'd better go and pay homage to the marquis, don't miss it." ”

"Students understand that they will take time to visit their homes." Han Gang is not ignorant of human scenes, and of course he will not forget the etiquette he should do. If he is polite and the other party is rude, then it is not his fault, "In addition to Duke Wenlu, Fu, Zheng, Wang, Fan, Sima Zhugong, and Han Gang have been famous for a long time, and they have long wanted to visit in person. Now that I happen to be working in Jingxi, I dare not make any mistakes. ”