In the first year of Taixing, at the end of August, as the Qinzhou counterinsurgency gradually entered the final stage, Wei Shuo entrusted all specific affairs to the Yongzhou Assassin Mansion and the Governor's Mansion, and left Chang'an accompanied by Chen An, Mo Han, Wen Qiao, Huangfu Zhen and others to inspect various places.

After bidding farewell to You Ziyuan, Mao Bao and other high-level civil and military officials in Yongzhou, Wei Shuo rode eastward in a carriage, and the crown prince Sima Shao was determined to continue to play the glorious and great role of his follower on the grounds that he needed to learn.

The first stop of Wei Shuo's tour was Tongguan, the gateway to the eastern border of Guandong.

Tongguan was built in the first year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, bordering the Yellow River in the north and standing on the mountainside in the south, it is the east gate of Guanzhong, and has always been a place for soldiers to fight

Since Liaodong occupied this Tong Pass, he immediately rebuilt the pass wall, making it more dangerous and difficult to attack than before, and prepared to build a high-class Zhichong Mansion in the pass, and stationed 3,000 government soldiers.

Standing on the wall of Tongguan Pass, Wei Shuo couldn't help but make a poem, "The peaks and mountains are like gathering, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are on the surface of Tongguan Road." Looking at the eastern capital, he hesitated. Sad Wei and Han meridians, the palace has been made of soil. Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer. ”

This is the first time that Wei Shuo has shown his literary talent in front of outsiders, and the format of this poem he 'composed' is not very strict in the eyes of outsiders, which is completely different from today's popular five-character poems, but the poetry has far-reaching artistic conception and sincere feelings, which is very easy to infect others.

Whether it is Wen Qiao, Yu Bing, Huangfu Zhen and other talented people, or Chen An and other people who do not understand poetry, they are all infected by Wei Shuo's unique poem.

And the crown prince Sima Shao thought of Luoyang, which had been reduced to ruins, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I didn't expect Da Sima to be a master of poetry, this little poem is unique, far-reaching, and thought-provoking."

"The prince has won the award, where does Shuo know what poetry and songs? It's just a feeling! If you really want to talk about the ability to write poems, who can compare to Liu Gongyueshi, 'What does it mean to refine the rigidity and turn it into a finger twisting softness.' That sentence alone is enough to go down through the ages. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo looked at the corner of Sima Shao's mouth and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wants to go back to Jicheng next time?" ”

"That's natural, Lone went north this time with the purpose of learning from Da Sima, if you don't go to Jicheng to see it in person, how can you discover the wonders of Liaodong's policies?"

Sima Shao had already made up his mind, and if he didn't investigate the details of Liaodong, he would never return to Jiangdong.

And only by observing Liaodong up close can we truly feel the strength of Liaodong. Besides, Sima Shao is also an ambitious person, he is unwilling to be bullied by the family like his father Sima Rui, and intends to get rid of the family's suppression of imperial power after taking over the throne. As for Liaodong's threat to Jiangdong, in his opinion, only after Jiangzuo gets rid of the control of the family in the future can he hope to compete with Liaodong.

Looking at Sima Shao, who was full of ambition in front of him, Wei Shuo bowed slightly and said: "In this case, the minister will not say anything more, everything will be according to His Highness's wishes!" ”

After a short stop at Tongguan, Wei Shuo and his entourage immediately turned back to the west through Huayin, crossed the Weishui River to the north, and then Dali County, Fengyi County.

Dali is the county seat on the west bank of the Yellow River, and the Pujin Ancient Bridge connecting both sides of the Yellow River is to the east of Dali County. Relying on convenient transportation, Dali County's economy has developed rapidly and has become a link city connecting Yonghe.

The main purpose of Wei Shuo's tour of Dali County is to investigate the driving role of the Pujin Ancient Bridge in local economic development after it is opened.

Pujin Bridge is the first fixed bridge built on the Yellow River, which greatly strengthened the exchanges between Qin and Jin, and promoted the economic development of the two places.

Taking Dali as an example, before the opening of Pujin Bridge, it was only a small county with a population of 5,000 households. However, after the breakthrough of the Pujin Bridge, Dali soon became one of the distribution centers for goods from the east to the west from Qin and Jin.

Dali, merchants from all over the world gathered, various industries in the territory developed rapidly, and the scale of the city was also expanding day by day. Today, there are more than 1,000 shops in the city alone, and the carriages on the main road of the county seat stretch for more than ten miles, and it has become a very prosperous city in Yongzhou.

With the continuous development of the water transportation of the Yellow River, there are countless businessmen who come and go with Dali every year.

At this time, Wei Shuo, Sima Shao and others stood on the city wall and looked into the distance, only to see that from the bank of the Yellow River to the gate of the county seat, it was densely packed with carriages coming and going, and the mighty and boundless could be seen.

These carriages were loaded with all kinds of commodities, including rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, corn and other grains, as well as salt, coal, cement and other materials that were urgently needed in Guanzhong.

Located on the west side of the Yellow River, Dali County is an ancient city with a long history, and because Dali is located in the key place of "connecting the Yellow River, leaning on Guanzhong, connecting the east and opening the west", when the Pujin Bridge was erected, it has rapidly developed into an economic center with extremely prosperous commerce.

Dali has developed rapidly due to the benefits of transportation, so some handicrafts and businesses related to transportation in the territory have also emerged. Workshops such as car dealers, iron smelting, rope making, wood processing, and weaving were dotted throughout the city, and restaurants and inns flourished.

Thanks to its superior geographical location, Dali County has prospered and prospered in just one year after the opening of Pujin Bridge. Wealthy merchants flocked here from all directions, including jewelers, rice merchants, tea merchants, silk merchants, timber merchants, medicinal herb merchants, and other merchants, as well as large merchants engaged in foreign trade.

Seeing the prosperity of Dali County, Wei Shuo believes that when Liaodong opens up the land Silk Road, it will usher in new development opportunities as a transportation hub for the south and the north and the east to the west.

After arriving in Dali County, dozens of local officials such as Feng Yi County Shou and Dali County Commander came to visit.

Wei Shuo said straight to the point to the local officials: "Everyone, I will stay in Dali for a few days, and you can sort out the past government affairs and submit them for my reference." In addition, if there are any problems in government affairs, they will also be said, and if they can be solved in person, they will be solved in person, and if they cannot be solved in person, I will make arrangements after I return to Jicheng to discuss with the pastoral government. ”

After listening to Wei Shuo's instructions, the local officials present hurriedly took out the materials prepared in advance and reported them. Of course, this kind of report will be mixed with a certain amount of water, but everyone knows that Wei Shuo hates fraud the most, and he will also send direct officials to investigate privately, so everyone does not dare to be too fake.

That day, Wei Shuo talked with the officials at the county and county levels for a whole afternoon, and it was not until night fell that everyone said goodbye and left.

And the crown prince Sima Shao, who volunteered to be a follower, has been standing behind Wei Shuo and listening during this period, but because he deliberately concealed it, outsiders did not find out about the existence of His Royal Highness the prince.

Seeing and hearing Wei Shuo's handling of government affairs with his own eyes and ears, Sima Shao's heart was greatly shaken. When he was in Jiangzuo, as the heir, he watched Sima Rui discuss political affairs with his subordinates many times. At that time, Sima Shao's deepest impression was that as the supreme ruler, Sima Rui was just a person with a seal, and he didn't have any real power at all.

In most cases, the family has already taken care of all kinds of government affairs, and it is just a show to discuss it, and even if King Langya has objections, it is impossible to change them.

On the contrary, Wei Shuo is called handling government affairs, and officials at all levels are silent in front of him, and they dare not have the slightest hint of deception and perfunctory.

And some major events related to strategic development have to be decided by Da Sima personally, and who dares to make decisions on behalf of Da Sima in Liaodong?

Sima Shao was full of bitterness, and the more he visited, the more he felt that his father Sima Rui was living a suffocated life, and the more a fire was burning in his heart.

"Your Highness, don't be angry, although there are various problems in Jiangdong, after all, the foundation is profound, as long as the measures are appropriate, you will be able to surpass Liaodong in the future."

Yu Bing, who was following the prince, saw Sima Shao's gloomy face, thinking that he was stimulated by seeing the prosperity of Dali County, and was busy persuading. It's a pity that he didn't know that the reason why Sima Shao was really annoyed was that he felt that the imperial power was too restricted by the family.

As an ambitious person, Sima Shao would never allow this situation to continue. In his heart, he had made up his mind that in the future, as long as the time was ripe, he would definitely weaken the power of the family and become a real emperor.

After staying in Dali County for a few days, Wei Shuo and his entourage successfully crossed the Yellow River through the Pujin Bridge and entered the territory of Hedong. (To be continued.) )