Zheng Xuan said to Guo Yuan again: "You have thanked your junior brother Shuping again, it is he who has spoken to Shi Shi for his good words, so that you can have such an opportunity." ”

Guoyuan saluted Wang Heng again: "Thank you, Senior Brother Shuping." ”

Wang Heng said: "Don't thank me first, you will be a servant under Liu Shucao this time, and when the grain harvest in Wuling County is completed, you will preside over the construction of water conservancy." Wuling County was underdeveloped in the past, and water conservancy facilities were quite scarce, so your responsibilities are very heavy, and this winter will be very hard. In addition, there are many Wuling barbarians in the mountains of Wuling County, and some barbarians are hostile to the Han people, are you afraid? ”

Guo Yuan shook his head firmly and said, "Don't be afraid." ”

Wang Heng nodded happily and said, "Very good, you just have to let go and do things, don't be afraid of anything else." As for the problem of Wuling Man, I will send a few guards to protect you, and I will also ask a barbarian guide, and your safety will not be a problem. ”

Wang Heng didn't boast that with Shamoke and Lin Bin there, Guoyuan would not be attacked by Wuling Barbarians in Wuling County.

Guo Yuan saluted again: "Thank you, Senior Brother Shuping!" ”

Zheng Xuanwen said to Guoyuan: "Since you are going to be a leader, then you can't be without words, I'll give you a word!" ”

Guo Yuan nodded vigorously, he was not old enough to be crowned, so he didn't have a word yet, but he was going to be a leader, and he couldn't do it without words, and now Zheng Xuan personally gave him a word, which was a great honor for him.

Zheng Xuan pondered for a long time and said, "Then I'll give you the word Zini!" ”

Guo Yuan was shocked again, Zheng Xuan gave him the meaning of this word obviously, and also placed high expectations on him, he respectfully bowed to Zheng Xuan: "Thank you teacher for giving the word!" ”

When Zheng Xuan and the others learned that Guoyuan was assassinated, their expressions were different, Cheng Bing and Sun Gan were a little envious, but then they began to congratulate Guoyuan, hoping that he could make some achievements, Wu Yan and Zhang Zeng were of the same age as Guoyuan, and their minds were simple, but they were just happy for Guoyuan, and Xi Xian was the first to come forward to congratulate Guoyuan, but Wang Heng, who had a heart, could see the jealousy in his eyes.

Wang Heng is secretly funny, Guoyuan has a calm and low-key personality, he is inconspicuous under Zheng Xuanmen on weekdays, and Xi Xuan always regards himself as the heir of Zheng Xuan's mantle, and always rushes to watch Xiàn, he must think that his talent is far beyond Guoyuan, he was not favored by the assassin history, but Guoyuan was conquered by the assassination history, which is really unreasonable.

But things are often like this, when the rice was harvested yesterday, Guoyuan was the fastest among Zheng Xuan's disciples, but Xi Xuan was a relatively late one, Guoyuan chatted with Wang Heng and the old farmer, and just talked about what he was best at, and was heard by Wang Heng, so it was natural to be seen by Wang Rong, and this is Guoyuan's opportunity.

A few days later, Guoyuan was requisitioned by the state as a subordinate official of Cao Cao, just took office, Guoyuan began to go to the counties of Wuling County, to inspect the current situation of water conservancy facilities in each county, with him there are several officials, as well as a few Wang Heng sent to the guards, Deng Zhan is also among them, with Deng Zhan's martial arts, I think it is able to protect Guoyuan.

Of course, Wang Heng also sent people to contact Lin Bin and Shamoke, asking them to guarantee the safety of Guoyuan and the others. The previous county guards, especially during Cao Yin's reign, exploited the barbarians too hard, and if it weren't for Lin Bin and Shamoke's care, the barbarians would have very likely attacked Guoyuan and his party.

Guoyuan and they can't help but go to the mountainous areas inhabited by barbarians this time, there are a lot of rivers in Wuling County, most of them originate in these mountainous areas, and if you want to build water conservancy, you must get these places to see.

In September, the Tongjiang firm brought back a batch of beans from the north, and the county sent people to distribute these beans to various households in Hanshou County, so that they could plant them as seeds.

This is a very attractive reward, most of the peasants have very little cash income, their source of income is grain, and the yamen collect and calculate the endowment and the oral endowment are to collect cash, the farmer sells grain to be lowered by the merchants, and the grain is used to settle the endowment and oral endowment is also discounted, as a handling fee.

Now the yamen said that you can use beans to offset part of the calculation and mouth endowment, this is of course a good thing, the people of Wuling are accustomed to eating rice, for the beans, occasionally eat and eat, often eat is not good, use this to offset taxes, of course it is a cost-effective thing, not to mention not to mention not discounted.

Besides, it is said that the disciples of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan said that the land planted with this bean will have a better harvest in the next year, and it should not be wrong, although the people themselves are illiterate, but it does not prevent them from respecting Zheng Xuan, a learned and more ethical Confucian.

Therefore, every household in Hanshou County basically planted more than ten acres of beans, as a test field, anyway, planting beans is not very laborious, planted in the ground, basically there is little need for later management, there are few pests and diseases in winter, at most pull grass, which is too easy for farmers who work in the field all year round.

Since the end of September, all counties in Wuling County have begun to build water conservancy facilities, and the autumn and winter seasons are also the seasons for the people of Qianshou to serve in conscription, and after publicity, the people also know that the construction of water conservancy is beneficial to themselves, and their harvest will be better in the coming year, so the vast majority of people are still very hard at repairing water conservancy facilities.

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One day in October, Chen Shu came to see Wang Heng, and he had come to report to Wang Heng the latest situation in Luoyang City.

This year, as the evidence of Cao Yin and a group of party henchmen of the Ten Standing Servants was exposed, the Han Emperor Liu Hong was furious, and the favored Cheng Dù of the Ten Standing Servants was suddenly discounted, and He Jin took the opportunity to present Liu Hong with the best Wuling spring wine and a few crystal clear glass wine glasses, which was very popular with Liu Hong.

Seeing this, they suddenly leaned towards He Jin's side, and their side was also celebrating with a crown, thinking that the day was not far from completely defeating the Ten Standing Servants.

But last month, the ten permanent servants collected a few beauties, a batch of treasures, and a batch of business for the Han Emperor, and sold the unproductive officials out, so that the Han Emperor made a lot of money, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others cried in front of Liu Hong, telling their remorse, Liu Hong suddenly softened, and once again favored the ten permanent servants, He Jin's efforts can be said to be ruined.

Zhang Rang also proposed a construction to Liu Hong, that is, to take out the Guannei Hou and sell it, saying that someone was willing to spend millions of money to buy a Guannei Hou, this Jian yì made Liu Hong moved, but he was still a little hesitant, after all, there was an ancestral training that non-military merits could not be crowned marquis, so he did not agree for a while, but Zhang Rang's flexible mind was still very popular with Liu Hong.

A few days ago, Zhang Rang and others took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, they fabricated charges, and put the former lieutenant Zhang Tinggou in prison, Zhang Ting is already an old man, how can he stand the pain of prison, within two days, he died in prison.

Zhang Ting is also a person from He Jin's side, and he is a former lieutenant, which can be regarded as highly respected, but it is precisely because he is only a former lieutenant, so Zhang Rang and the others' counterattack is just right, this is to remind He Jin, don't force me to be anxious, the rabbit will bite if it is urgent.

He Jin was furious at home, and even his favorite set of glasses was dropped by him, and then he regretted it again, and asked Tongjiang Firm if he could make it up for him, Tongjiang Firm actually had some identical inventory, but in order to show preciousness, he just promised He Jin that he would try his best to make up for it, but it would take some time.

Although He Jin was angry, he was also a little helpless, as long as Liu Hong was still there, it seemed that it would be an impossible task to bring down the Ten Standing Servants.

When Chen Shu said this, he took out another box and said to Wang Heng: "Childe, these are some of the drawings we drew in Luoyang, which are Tianlu, shrimp toad, overturned, thirsty black and other things made by Bi Lan, a regular servant in the palace, and we let people draw according to the originals." ”

It turned out that Chen Shu knew that Wang Heng liked these strange and ingenious things, so he instructed the shopkeepers of the businesses everywhere to draw detailed graphics and bring them to Hanshou whenever they encountered such things.

Tianlu, shrimp toad, overturned, thirsty Wu and other things, are all made by Bi Lan, Tianlu, shrimp toad is used to take water from outside the palace to the palace, overturned to take water from the river to a high place, thirsty Wu is to use the siphon principle, take water from the river and spray the street, in order to facilitate cleaning.

The drawings are all drawn by Tongjiang firm to find a famous painter, the painting is very exquisite, the original thing is painted beautifully, and the function of the object is carefully annotated with words next to the painting, so that Wang Heng can see it clearly.

After Wang Heng looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but admire, these machines are very exquisitely designed, although the physical principles used are not complicated, but this is in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is not easy to have such an innovation.

The person who can create these things can also be called a scientist of this era, but unfortunately, he is only a eunuch, and he is a figure among the ten permanent servants, which is destined to make it impossible for Wang Heng to intersect with him, which makes Wang Heng very sorry.

With Bi Lan's mechanical level, if he puts all his thoughts on this, and then has Wang Heng's mention, I don't know how great his achievements will be, but unfortunately Bi Lan's main energy is put on fighting for power and profit, getting promoted and making a fortune, and making these things is just to please the emperor, what a waste of talent!

After sighing for a while, Wang Heng thanked Chen Shu, Chen Shu saw that Wang Heng liked these drawings very much, and he was also very happy, he knew that he had done the right thing.

After Chen Shu said goodbye, Wang Heng first wrote a few notes to those drawings, explained the principles of these things, and asked Han Da to send these things to Han Ji, with these things, Han Ji could still make these things, and even improve them.

Bi Lan made these things to please the emperor, of course, to make the zuò exquisite, beautiful, will inevitably sacrifice some functions, or add some useless parts, it seems to be a snake to add a snake, and waste of artificial materials, after Han Ji improved, these things will save more manpower and material resources, and the efficiency will be higher.

These things came at a good time, and now Wuling County is building water conservancy, and with these machinery, it can play a great role in the irrigation of fields.

After that, Wang Heng went to see his father Wang Rong and told him the latest news about Luoyang sent by Chen Shu today.

Wang Rong was speechless for a long time after hearing this, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh.

Wang Heng knows Wang Heng's mood, Wang Heng can be regarded as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, his lifelong ambition is to eradicate eunuchs and assist the emperor to rejuvenate the Han family, but the reality is so cruel that his dreams have been shattered repeatedly.

This year, Cao Yin was killed, and the ten permanent servants were dealt a heavy blow, and the emperor seemed to have lost trust in the ten permanent servants, which once made Wang Rong very happy, but the facts that happened now made him very disappointed, and he didn't know what to do.

It was a kind of confusion with no future in sight.

Today's Han Dynasty is simply full of holes, several plagues over the years, the Yellow Turban Uprising the year before last, has long hurt the vitality of the Han Dynasty, since this year, first Zhao Ci's rebellion, the fall of the Emperor's Mausoleum, and then the Han Sui rebellion, the disaster in the West Liang, which made the Han Dynasty in a storm.

Nowadays, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty is still so unreliable, indulging in women all day long, selling official beards, favoring eunuchs, and making a mess of the Han world, what should this do with loyal courtiers?

Wang Heng said to Wang Heng in a deep voice: "Shuping, do you think this big man can still be saved in the world?" ”

Wang Heng was shocked, Wang Ei had never said such a thing to him, this sentence was heard by others, that was a great rebellion, although he was Wang Ei's only son, but if he was not disappointed to the extreme, Wang Ei would definitely not say such a thing to himself.

Wang Rong is not the kind of person who has no plans, of course, he can also see that there are signs of decay in the Han world, in fact, now there are many people of insight who can see that the Han Dynasty is exhausted, and is ready to find a way back, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was pacified the year before last, Yan Zhong, a famous scholar in Xiliang, once persuaded Huang Fu Song to rebel, but Huang Fu Song did not listen to his advice, but he did not report Yan Zhong.

Of course, Wang Heng hoped that Wang Ei would not be so loyal to the emperor, but when he saw Wang Ei's current appearance, he suddenly felt very sad again, and he couldn't wait to tell Wang Ei that there was still salvation in the Han world, but he really couldn't say this sentence, isn't this talking nonsense with his eyes open? Now that Wang Rong has hope, then when he despairs, it will be even more painful.

Seeing Wang Heng's hesitation, Wang Heng said gently: "There are only you and me here, father and son, if you have anything to say, it doesn't matter." ”

Wang Heng gritted his teeth and said to Wang Heng: "Father, in my opinion, the Han world is already terminally ill!" ”

Wang Heng was surprisingly not excited, let alone thunderous, he calmly said to Wang Heng: "You go on." ”

Wang Heng said: "Father, do you think that the cancer of the Han Dynasty is only eunuchs?" Eradicate the eunuchs and get rid of the Han Dynasty, and the world will be saved? In fact, there are many tumors in the Han Dynasty, relatives, warlords, families, powerful landlords, and even many bureaucrats are tumors attached to the Han Dynasty! ”

The place where Wang Rong knelt was in the backlight, he sat in a daze, Wang Heng didn't dare to look at his expression, he continued: "Father should be able to see that these people have their own selfishness and ambitions, and everyone wants to bite off a piece of flesh and blood from the body of the Han Dynasty to strengthen themselves. There's one thing my father doesn't know yet, right? ”

Wang Rong, who had been sitting still, moved his body for a moment, and he shook his head.

Wang Heng said: "After the year before last, after General Huangfu pacified the Yellow Turban, his prestige was like the sky, and his staff, Yan Zhong, a famous man in Liangzhou, once persuaded him to take advantage of the situation to start an incident, he said that with the prestige of General Huangfu, as long as there is a matter together, he will definitely be able to follow the Quartet and replace the Han world, but General Huangfu did not listen to it. ”

Wang Heng's words made Wang Heng frightened, he didn't even know about such a big thing. His voice was a little louder: "There are no rumors about such a secret matter, where did you learn about it?" ”

Wang Heng said: "I have a hard time with the source, I can't tell Father, Father just needs to know that this matter is true." ”

Of course, Wang Heng knew about this from the books of later generations, so how could he tell Wang Heng where he knew about it?

Wang Heng straightened his waist and stared at Wang Heng tightly, and Wang Heng looked at him calmly. After a long time, Wang Rong sat down dejectedly, today's things have really too much impact on him, especially the matter of Huangfu Song that Wang Heng said just now.

Huangfu Song is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, at that time was the pillar of the Han Dynasty, he pacified the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the merit covered the world, and was regarded as the embodiment of loyalty, no matter how unfair the Han Emperor was to him, he has always been loyal, Wang Rong is also very respectful to Huangfu Song.

And now Wang Heng suddenly said to Wang Rong that someone had persuaded Huangfu Song to rebel, although Huangfu Song did not listen, but since this matter has not been revealed, and Yan Zhong is now staying in Liangzhou, it means that Huang Fu Song's loyalty to the Han should also be discounted, otherwise, he will definitely arrest Yan Zhong on the spot, hand it over to the imperial court, and punish him to show his loyalty.

Huangfu Song did not do this, which means that he is also very confused about the future of the Han Dynasty, and he is still dissatisfied with the unfair treatment of the Han Emperor towards him.

Even the pillars of the Han Dynasty are not stable, so is there really any hope for this Han Dynasty?

Wang Rong also knew that what Wang Heng said was right, there are too many tumors in the Han Dynasty now, and there are very few people who are really loyal to the Han Dynasty like him, and even himself, if he encounters a conflict between family interests and national interests, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not hesitate.

Maybe the only pure minister in this era is Nanyang County Shouyang, right? He even dedicated his own money, but did not use it to improve the lives of his wife and children, he did dedicate his own qiē to the Han world.

When Wang Heng saw Wang Ei's appearance, he knew that Wang Heng had been hit too much today, and he was afraid that he had doubts about his worldview, so he didn't speak anymore, just sat there and looked at Wang Ei quietly.

After a long time, Wang Rong waved his hand and said, "Shuping, you go down first!" ”

Wang Heng gave a salute and was about to withdraw, when Wang Heng said again: "What we said today, don't mention it to anyone." ”

Wang Heng nodded, and then exited Wang Heng's room.