With the support of the Tongjiang firm, Wang Heng's other ideas could also be realized, and he found some blacksmiths among his slaves, provided them with sufficient research funds, and some general ideas for them to study steelmaking. Wang Heng did not set a time or limit the amount of money for these slaves, but gave them a great deal of freedom, and he also commissioned the Tongjiang firm to bring the best coal and iron ore from all over the country to support the blacksmiths' research.

Yiqiē gradually got on the right track, and Wang Heng also put most of his energy into learning literature and martial arts, so during this time, he made very rapid progress in both civil and military affairs.

Wang Heng was surprised by Wang Heng's progress in the scriptures, Wang Heng not only memorized the classics he had learned, but also had many of his own unique opinions, at least Wang Heng had not heard from the great Confucians of this era, although some views Wang Heng did not necessarily agree, but Wang Heng also felt that Wang Heng's views also had a lot of inspiration for him.

In martial arts, Wang Heng has not made any breakthroughs during this time, but his progress is very steady, after he has a sense of qi, the true qi in his body has been growing steadily, if the true qi in his body is only as slender as a hair when he first produces a sense of qi, then after about a month of hard practice, his true qi has grown to the thickness of two hairs, although such an increase is difficult to detect, but Wang Heng himself and Huang Zhong can of course feel it, Huang Zhong is also very pleased with Wang Heng's progress, Wang Heng's progress once again exceeded his expectations, and he had to raise his expectations for Wang Heng again and again.

The direct benefit of the enhancement of true qi is that Wang Heng's control of the knife and bow is stronger, his movements of swinging the knife and opening the bow are more and more stable, and the degree of completion is getting better and better, in the early days of learning martial arts with Huang Zhong, when he swings the knife and opens the bow to the end, his hand will always have some powerlessness and guide the movement to deform, but now, his increasing true qi makes his endurance and recovery strength stronger, even if he swings the last knife and pulls the last bow, it is the same as the action of the first knife and the first bow.

The days passed day by day, and the time soon came to the middle of February, and on February 17, Wang Yao returned.

Along with Wang Yao, there were also Zheng Xuan's family and some of his disciples.

Wang Yao came to the place ten miles away from Hanshou City in the convoy, and first sent a person to report to Wang Heng from the Assassin's Mansion, and heard that Zheng Xuan really came to Jingzhou, Wang Rong was overjoyed, and he simply greeted him, he threw down the brush that was reading the official documents, and rushed out of his study.

Wang Heng also heard the news, he hurriedly called his mother and two sisters, followed behind his father, and the family got into the carriage and walked out of the north gate of Hanshou City.

After waiting for a short time three miles outside the north gate of Hanshou City, everyone saw a convoy coming from the north, Wang Rong got off the carriage and greeted him first, Zheng Ning, Wang Heng and others followed.

Seeing Wang Rong coming up, a few horses galloped in the convoy, it was Wang Yao, Zhao Hu and others, Wang Yao and others galloped to the nearest place, turned over and dismounted, and saluted Wang Heng: "Envoy, Wang Yao is fortunate to live up to his mission, and has brought Mr. Kang Cheng's family to Jingzhou!" ”

Wang Rong said to Wang Yao: "Degao has worked hard!" Where is Mr. Kangcheng? Take me to him! ”

Although the Wang family and the Zheng family are in-laws, Wang Rong and Zheng Xuan are also close friends, and the two families live in neighboring counties, but the transportation in ancient times was too inconvenient, so the two have not met for several years.

Zheng Xuan is a world-famous Confucian, a generation of Confucianism, and his reputation among the world's scholars is too high, he came to Jingzhou in person, and Wang Rong will of course be very excited.

Wang Yao said: "Mr. Kang Cheng is in the carriage behind, I will take the envoy to meet him!" ”

Wang Yao led the way in front, and Wang Yao's family followed behind, only to see a group of people coming down from the opposite convoy and walking to this side.

After practicing martial arts with Huang Zhong, especially after practicing the sense of qi, Wang Heng's eyesight became better and better, far away, Wang Heng saw that the leader of the group of people opposite was an old man, he had a clear face, wearing a Confucian robe, a crown and a belt, big sleeves fluttering, and a long sword at his waist, strode over, and behind him was a group of young Confucian students.

Wang Hengxin said, this old man should be Zheng Xuan.

Both sides walked very fast, and soon the two sides met, and when they were far away, Wang Rong saluted the old man who had beaten his head and said: "Brother Kangcheng, this can make Wang Rong wait for it!" ”

The old man took a step forward, supported Wang Rong and said: "Brother Tongyao, now that you are the history of a state assassin, you can't do this great gift to me!" ”

Wang Rong said: "Yes, yes, Brother Kangcheng, you are now a generation of Confucianism, Wang Rong is a person who learns Confucianism, why shouldn't you meet a generation of Confucianism?" ”

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. They are acquaintances, and they are all free and easy people, but they are not bound by these vulgar etiquette.

The two began to introduce each other's family members and students, and Zheng Xuan first introduced his family.

Zheng Xuan is already sixty years old this year, and he is already in the age of sixties, but his spirit is still very strong, and his legs and feet are also very dexterous, which should be related to the sword in his waist, and he also learns literature and martial arts like a traditional Confucian student. His wife Song is also fifty-two years old this year, perhaps because Zheng Xuan's family background is average, and the housework is too hard, her hair has turned gray, and there are many wrinkles on her face, but Juanxiu's face can still see that she must have been a beauty when she was young.

Zheng Xuan has only one son, named Zheng Yi, the word Yien, Zheng Xuan is a middle-aged son, so Zheng Yi is only sixteen years old this year, he has a beautiful face, is polite, and is a humble young man.

Next, Zheng Xuan introduced several students who came to Jingzhou with him, these students are Zhang Yi, Xu Shang, Cui Yan, Gongsun Fang, Cheng Bing, Guo Yuan, Sun Qian, Wu Yan, Zhang Zeng and others.

Zhang Yi, Xu Shang and Sun Qian are from Beihai, Cui Yan and Gongsun Fang are from Qinghe, Guoyuan is from Le'an, Cheng Bing is from Runan, Wu Yan and Zhang Zeng are from Donglai, among them, Wang Heng has heard the name of only Cui Yan, Cheng Bing, Guoyuan and Sun Qian, two of these four are future Wei ministers, one is the future Wu minister, one is the future Shu minister, I didn't expect them to be Zheng Xuan's disciples.

Zhang Yi, Xu Shang, Cui Yan, and Gongsun Fang are the four older ones, and they are now about thirty years old, while the other five are all very young, only about twenty years old, and the youngest Guoyuan and Zhang Zeng are only sixteen years old.

The eldest Zhang Yi is thirty or eight years old Chinese New Year's Eve, he worshipped under Zheng Xuanmen to learn the scriptures very early, Zheng Xuan admired him very much, and even married his younger sister Zheng Yi to him, so he and Wang Yi can be regarded as brothers-in-law, and the two are also familiar with each other.

When Zheng Xuan cultivated in Buqi Nanshan, the number of disciples under his disciples reached thousands at the most, but due to the lack of food, thousands of people were scattered, and there were only a dozen disciples who had been following him, and this time only these nine disciples followed him to Jingzhou.

After Zheng Xuan finished introducing his disciples to Wang Rong, Zheng Ning stepped forward and saluted: "Big brother has worked hard from afar!" ”

This time Wang Yao went to Beihai to pick up Zheng Xuan's family, when he went to ride a horse, it only took about ten days, and when he came, he could only take a car, the speed was very slow, so it took more than a month to come to Hanshou, in this era, the road was bumpy and difficult, and the carriage did not have a shock absorption system, and it was really a chore to sit in a carriage for more than a month.

Zheng Xuan smiled heartily: "It's not hard, it's not hard!" ”

Seeing that Zheng Xuan's mental state was not bad, Zheng Ning was also relieved. It's just that thinking that Zheng Xuan even had to be helped by others for the food he lived at home, Zheng Ning couldn't help but shed two lines of tears, she quickly turned her head, pretending to be blinded by the sand, and then covered up the past.

Wang Heng stepped forward and saluted Zheng Xuanshen and said, "Nephew Wang Heng has seen Uncle Kang Cheng!" ”

Hearing Wang Heng's name, Zheng Xuan's eyes couldn't help but light up: "You are Shuping's nephew?" ”

Wang Rong smiled: "He is Shuping, he saw the eldest brother when he was a few years old." ”

The last time Zheng Xuan saw Wang Heng was when Wang Heng was seven or eight years old, he went to Wang's house to borrow books to read, he looked fixedly, and now Wang Heng still has the original shadow between his eyebrows, but after looking carefully, Zheng Xuan was a little surprised, why did Wang Heng's face change so much? He was ......

Zheng Xuan likes the study of magic and divination, and is very good at studying the Book of Changes, and there is nothing wrong with seeing people's faces, he has seen Wang Heng's face at the beginning, and he was still blessed at that time, but now Wang Heng's heavenly court is full, and the earth pavilion is round, and he is already a rich and noble appearance, which can't help but make Zheng Xuan amazed in his heart, but now that they have just met, it is not suitable to say this, and he can only be happy for Wang Heng in his heart.

People's physiognomy is not static, according to the physiognomy, people do something special, or go to a new place, it may have an impact on people's physiognomy and fortunes, it just so happens that Wang Heng has done a lot of special things recently, and he also came to Jingzhou, maybe this is the reason for his physiognomy change, right? Zheng Xuan thought so.

Zheng Xuan took a step forward, held Wang Heng's hand, and laughed loudly: "Uncle Ping, the old man has wanted to see you for a long time!" ”

As soon as Zheng Xuan's generation of Confucianism and Wang Heng met, they showed great kindness, which made Wang Heng a little flattered, and he hurriedly said to Zheng Xuan: "My nephew is also eager to learn from my uncle for a long time!" ”

Suddenly, Zheng Xuan let go of Wang Heng's hand and waved his hand at Wang Heng, this scene shocked everyone, Wang Heng reacted the fastest, he stepped forward and grabbed Zheng Xuan's hand and said, "Uncle, is this going to kill your nephew?" ”

Wang Rong and Zheng Ning also hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Zheng Xuan and said, "Brother, why is this?" Won't you kill the younger generation? ”

Zheng Xuan Zhengse said: "I worship this for nothing else, but for the sake of the world's readers!" Shuping invented the art of printing, so that all the world's readers have books to read, can afford to read, its merits are comparable to sages, from then on, the world's readers should be grateful for Shuping's merits! ”

Following Zheng Xuan's words, the nine disciples behind him and his son Zheng Yi bowed down to Zhang Heng together.

Wang Rong said: "Brother Kangcheng has worked hard from afar, so let's go back to the city first, so I can catch the wind and wash the dust for my eldest brother!" ”

Zheng Xuan laughed, he took Wang Heng's hand, and insisted on going with him, Wang Heng also followed his wishes, boarded Zheng Xuan's car, and the others rode in the car, rode on horseback, and went to the north gate of Hanshou City together.

Zheng Xuan was like a primary school student in the car, and asked Wang Heng a lot of things, Wuling spring wine, printed books, and arithmetic.

Speaking of which, Zheng Xuan can be regarded as a master of arithmetic in this era, he can make arithmetic problems that adults can't do when he is a few years old, and when he becomes an adult, he has studied arithmetic quite deeply, and he has also written several monographs on astronomy and calendar, but this time Wang Heng asked Wang Yao to bring him a few arithmetic problems, Zheng Xuan thought about it all night, but failed to come up with a solution, and as a result, early the next morning, he agreed to come to Jingzhou with Wang Yao.

Of course, Zheng Xuan agreed to come to Jingzhou, and there were many factors, but these arithmetic problems still made a great contribution.

Zheng Xuan's car has a calculation chip, he took out the arithmetic problems from Wang Heng with great interest, and took out the calculation chip, and calculated it in the carriage, just when he placed the calculation chip, the coachman drove a little faster, the carriage bumped, and the calculation chip he had placed was upside down, and he also lifted the curtain and politely asked the coachman to slow down the carriage, and then he returned to the carriage and calculated it with Wang Heng. As a result, his driver slowed down, and the entire convoy slowed down.

Zheng Xuan's obsession and seriousness with knowledge also made Wang Heng awe-inspired, and he also took the calculation chip and calculated it with Zheng Xuan.

The first question is a question in the Chinese mathematics work "Sun Tzu Sutra" in the fourth and fifth centuries - "The ancient temple is in the mountains and forests, and I don't know how many monks there are in the temple." Three hundred and sixty-four bowls, see if you run them out. Three people eat a bowl of rice, and four people eat a bowl of soup. May I ask Mr. Calculation, how many monks are in the temple? ”

Although Buddhism has been introduced to China at this time, it is not the most popular religion, and Zheng Xuan is a Confucian student, and it is inappropriate to write a monk in a question for him, which is considered inconsiderate by Wang Heng, but Zheng Xuan was attracted when he saw the topic, and he didn't care whether it was a monk or a Confucian in the title.

In modern times, this problem can be solved by an ordinary middle school student, but in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, mathematics has not yet developed to that level, and even an arithmetic master like Zheng Xuan is difficult to find a specific solution, which has nothing to do with IQ, but is just a limitation of the times. On the road these days, Zheng Xuan has made up the number of people by making a hard move, but of course he knows that this kind of hard work is not the right way to solve the problem, so he really wants to see what method Wang Heng can use to solve this problem.

Wang Heng used the modern method of solving equations to set up two different unknowns, and quickly solved the problem with two different equations, and the explanation was in the language of this era, which was simple to understand, so that Zheng Xuan could understand it.

I have to say that Zheng Xuan's arithmetic attainments are indeed very deep, in terms of IQ, he is also one of the highest people in this era, Wang Heng's explanation opened a door for him, so that he suddenly understood how this kind of problem should be solved, he drew inferences from one another, and solved several similar problems at once.

This can't help but make Wang Heng embarrassed, the reason why he was able to solve these problems was only because he stood on the shoulders of his predecessors, and Zheng Xuan's talent in arithmetic was really amazing!

Just when Zheng Xuan wanted to continue to discuss other topics with Wang Heng, the convoy stopped, and Wang Yao rode his horse to the carriage that Zheng Xuan was riding, dismounted and said to Zheng Xuan: "Mr. Kang Cheng, there are hundreds of people in front of him, such as the county guard, the county's celebrities, and squires, to greet Mr.!" ”

Zheng Xuan's brows furrowed, he was a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune, he preferred to delve into knowledge and apprenticeship, and he didn't like this kind of usher, but he also knew that his fame and prestige were too high now, and this kind of thing was inevitable everywhere.

When the Yellow Turban thieves rose the year before last, Beihai naturally had yellow turbans raging, and even Beihai City was broken by the Yellow Turbans, but the Yellow Turban Army did not dare to enter Gaomi County, because they respected Zheng Xuan, and Gaomi was Zheng Xuan's hometown. Even the yellow scarf didn't dare to offend Zheng Xuan, which shows how high Zheng Xuan's reputation is.

I don't know how many celebrities are proud to see Zheng Xuan, after the end of the party, the state and county governments are vying to conquer Zheng Xuan, and even the powerful general He Jin of the dynasty wants to conquer Zheng Xuan, and after seeing Zheng Xuan, he didn't dare to put on any shelf, and he has been treating Zheng Xuan politely.

On the way to Jingzhou, Zheng Xuandu was very low-key, and he had been studying those arithmetic problems in the carriage, and no one along the way knew that there were Confucian sects of Zheng Xuan's generation in this convoy, so he was not disturbed all the way.

But now that Hanshou is here, the news of Zheng Xuan's arrival inevitably spread, first Zhang Ji, Huanjie, Huang Zhong and other officials of the assassin history learned about it, and then Cao Yin, the Taishou of Wuling, knew, Cao Yin immediately organized hundreds of people, including celebrities and squires in Hanshou County, and hurriedly welcomed out of Hanshou County to meet Zheng Xuan.

Of course, this is not how much Cao Yin respects Zheng Xuan, for him, Zheng Xuan is another generation of Confucianism, and it is not as important as a permanent attendant in the palace, he organized so many people to welcome Zheng Xuan, not so much because of respect for Zheng Xuan, but because he wanted to use Zheng Xuan's reputation to put gold on his face.

After Cao Yin took refuge in the Ten Standing Servants, his reputation among Shilin was already stinky, and anyone who mentioned his name was disdainful.

Although Cao Yin yearns for fame and fortune, he also hopes to be recognized by Shilin, which may be the common psychological contradiction of scholars like him who take refuge in Shichangshi!

With Zheng Xuan's prestige in Shilin, Cao Yin came to greet him today, and he didn't even need Zheng Xuan to say anything good about him, as long as Zheng Xuan said a few words to him with a pleasant face, it would be a huge boost to Cao Yin's prestige.