"In that case, should you and I speak?" Fu Bi asked with a smile.

Liu Ji said that it was inconvenient to ask the parties concerned about this matter, so Fu Bi asked whether it was appropriate to discuss Wen Yanbo behind his back. Liu Ji now understood that Fu Bi's attitude had actually shown that he had no intention of favoring Wen Yanbo at all.

"That's right. Wen Kuanfu did lose, and he was reckless, and the result was a bad reputation. Han Gang is really not simple, and the future is terrifying. Liu Ji raised his eyes to look at Fu Bi: "...... Yan Guo, you saved hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Qingzhou back then, and Han Gang also saved hundreds of thousands in the first two years. Although he had the Kaifeng Treasury as a basis at that time, and he helped his father-in-law clean up his hands, it was not as good as Yanguo when you risked being suspicious in Qingzhou and grabbed oil in the stones, but it was not bad. ”

"Han Gang is good at political affairs and longer than military strategy. In political affairs, he may still be short of the fire, but in terms of military strategy, I am far behind. ”

Fu Bi praised Han Gang's exploits without any qualification, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all about losing to a young man who was nearly fifty years younger than him.

Hearing these words in Liu Ji's ears, there was no room for redemption in his refusal, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.

And Fu Bi is holding the tea soup to drink. No matter what Liu Ji and the people he represents are going to do, Fu Bi doesn't want to get involved at all, and is willing to sit down and talk about these things, it is already his former prime minister to give face.

Wen Yanbo was a big defeat this time. The discussion in the market is that Han Gang respects the elder, giving Wen Yanbo enough face; In Shilin and officialdom, most of them think that Han Gang is compromised for the sake of Xianghan Caoqu; But in the eyes of their group of old ministers, they can basically see that Han Gang has won, and the movements in Wen Yanbo's family can't hide from them.

Some people gloat, but there are also people who have thoughts such as the death of a rabbit and a fox, and the sadness of things, watching Wen Yanbo being pressed by a younger generation who is less than thirty years old and even skinned - although it looks like Han Gang bowing his head on the surface, but what kind of situation is actually it, just looking at Han Gang's good reputation in Jingxi now, you can know the way - of course, the old guys can't see it.

It can't simply be said that they are narrow-minded. Looking down on the behavior of young people is just the most common phenomenon of the older generation. Fu Bi was very glad that he could clearly realize this, although when he heard that someone had compared Han Gang's exploits in saving hundreds of thousands of Hebei refugees with his old exploits, Fu Bi was inevitably a little unhappy in his heart, but reason quickly made him sober.

Fu Bi knew that he and Wen Yanbo were two personalities, Wen Yanbo was not convinced of old age, and he still refused to give office, and he Fu Bi saw that he refused to accept his opinion today, so he simply went home to care for the elderly, and at this age, only children and grandchildren are considered in his heart.

Putting down the teacup, Fu Bi smiled and said: "Recently, I heard that Boshou often rode a bull out after the beginning of spring, under the Song Mountain, with an iron flute accompanied by the spring breeze, fluttering like a fairy among the people, and when it poured, Fu Bi was envious." ”

Don't mix it up - Fu Bi's advice is no longer subtle, it has become very straightforward.

Liu Ji looked at Fu Bi's serious look that could not be persuaded anymore, and shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, I am also entrusted by others...... Even so, the matter is put aside. He smiled and let go: "Since last year's autumn, I have visited Songshan every other month, but I stopped for a while when the snow closed the mountain in winter. After returning home, he left a mark on the temple, and now there are six marks on the wall of the temple...... If you can return to the truth, you can be 100 years old. ”

"This is also a way to maintain health?" The conversation finally turned to the topic that Fu Bi was interested in.

When Liu Ji was an official, he was known as a soldier, and he guarded the border states for decades. However, in addition, he is also good at sound law, good at health preservation, and after Zhishi, these two specialties are much more useful than knowing soldiers. The technique of mending the Tao in the room has been passed on to many people, and Fu Bi has also learned from him the technique of warming the outer kidneys.

"Yanguo, you are involved a lot, it is difficult to move lightly, but it is difficult to learn. If you really want to learn, first move Zhuangzi to the foot of Songshan Mountain. ”

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Shen Kuo has already taken office in Tangzhou. After he took office, in addition to routine tasks such as inspecting the treasury, the first thing he did was to inspect the river that had been opened up for the Xianghan Cao Yun a hundred years ago.

In the letter received by Han Gang, Shen Kuo described the current situation of the Tangzhou section of the Xianghan Cao Canal. Just as Han Gang has seen the general situation when he has traveled to and from western Beijing several times, the section of the canal that Shen Kuo has inspected is not bad.

More than 40 miles of artificial river, need to dredge and widen the section is not much, originally for the water conservancy and excavation of the channel, through the section is naturally livable and suitable for reclamation, populated flat land, these years inevitably play a certain role in water transportation.

On the contrary, there are several natural rivers and two lakes that are used by the Xianghan Cao Canal, which need to be cleaned up and the embankments need to be repaired at the same time, but Shen Kuo also said in the letter that these works do not require too much labor and money

In addition to the section of Fangcheng Mountain, the canals and rivers that pass through Tangzhou add up to more than 200 miles of waterways, which can be used as long as they are slightly disposed of, and will not affect the entire progress.

In addition, Shen Kuo also relied on his talent in water conservancy engineering to find several areas that could be improved, and according to Shen Kuo's estimate, if they were all improved, not only could the flood prevention capacity of the waterway be strengthened, but also the land could be silted up by the way, and more than 1,700 hectares of dry land in four counties could be transformed into irrigated land.

Han Gang has great confidence in Shen Kuo's level of government affairs and water conservancy, and since Shen Kuo is so sure, Han Gang is of course willing to see him succeed.

Since the situation in Tangzhou is very good, then beyond Fangcheng Mountain, at the other end of Fangcheng Pass, which belongs to the channel of Ruzhou, the situation will not be too far worse.

In other words, everything is just as Han Gang has checked through Jingxi several times before, and the Xianghan Caoqu can come in handy with a little treatment—naturally, provided that the gap in the section of Fangcheng Pass can be filled as soon as possible and not hinder the trade route.

Han Gang put away the letterhead that he had read two or three times, and his thoughts about leaving Luoyang and going south became more and more serious.

If it weren't for Fu Bi's birthday to attend, several old ministers would also have to visit, and Han Gang would have left this whirlpool full of turbidity currents a long time ago.

The official duties in the Transshipment Division are a piece of cake for Han Gang. Most of the general affairs are in charge of the deputy envoy for transport, and Han Gang does not need to do it himself, just supervise it.

As for the tricks used by the officials to deceive the officials, Han Gang had already seen it once. It's to make a fuss about the Jeto Field, and I want to divide the ownerless property that should not be in the official treasury privately, but after Han Gang uses a pen on the official document to circle out the flaws one by one, it stops - how to say it, compared to the officials in Tokyo, these * people in Luoyang have no imagination at all, and their ways of doing things are still too old-fashioned.

"Yukun, you're going south?"

Since there was not much to do at hand, Han Gang took the time to visit Cheng Mansion again, and when he heard Cheng Hao ask, he nodded, "I'll leave in ten days at most." Since the students were ordered to lift the Xianghan Cao Canal, they had to stay by the side of this thousand-mile waterway and keep an eye on it. Luoyang is not on the waterway, it is far away, and the message transmission is not convenient. ”

Cheng Hao remembered what Han Gang said last time: "Didn't you say that you have to visit other old ministers?" ”

"After Zheng Guogong's birthday banquet, each family will come to the door, but they can only visit the city, and there is no way to do it outside the city," If you serve in the state and county, you are a high-ranking official who lives in the mountains, and you should visit once." But since Han Gang is a transit envoy, the etiquette in the world is not so harsh, "But Duyuan is going to go." ”

"If you want to go to Duyuan, you can let Xing He and Uncle Juzhong spread a word." Cheng Hao said, "Sima Junshi thanked the guests, and there were not many times to see guests. But Xing Heshu is Sima Junshi's private disciple, and it is easier for him to pass it in the center than to go directly to the door. ”

Punish this scholar who has traveled under many sects, Han Gang has heard of it. Cheng Hao, Sima Guang and Lu Gong wrote, and the punishment can be regarded as their protégé.

"He didn't go to Tokyo?" Han Gang was a little strange. Xingshu is also a disciple of Lu Gongshu, and Lu Gongshu serves as a privy envoy, so Xingshu should rise to a higher boat. Why is it not in Tokyo, but in Luoyang, a retirement place.

"He still wants to go to Tokyo, just to rest in Luoyang for a few days, but he has a lot of relatives and friends, saying that he wants to rest, but so far he has not been free."

"It's really hard work, just like a student." Han Gang smiled self-deprecatingly, "If there is a contact between the punishment and the uncle, it will be a lot easier to go to the Duyuan Garden...... That's right. He suddenly remembered something, "Dare to ask sir, is Uncle Lu and you back in Luoyang?" ”

"He hasn't come yet?" Cheng Hao was surprised.

Han Gang shook his head: "No." ”

It has been a few days since Lu Dalin returned to Luoyang, and Han Gang's reputation is so loud that with the friendship of his classmates, he should also come to pay his respects. Even if you don't want to see Han Gang, among Han Gang's staff, there are several disciples of Zhang Zai, and they have to meet each other. But Lu Dalin was stubborn and didn't pay attention to it at all.

"I don't know if he will come, but I think it's more convenient for students to go over and see him." Han Gang was not in a hurry to paste it on people's cold buttocks, but Lu Dalin had Mr. Hengqu's line in his hand, recording Zhang Zai's life, deeds and achievements.

Of course, Han Gang wanted to see if Lu Dalin's writing was objective or not. A good line that can make a good impression at the beginning. The epitaphs and biographies of the people to be recorded must rely on the line. Lu Dalin was selected because Lantian Lu was the earliest under Zhang Zaimen and had the most experience.

Lu Dalin's writing Han Gang can't guarantee it, but he should be sincere in helping Zhang Zai and Guan Xue to make a summary. The lines written by him should satisfy all Zhang Zai's disciples.