The family entered the back hall, and Su Hao found that Jiang Yida, who was currently the director of the Ministry of Works, was actually there. Jiang Yida, like Ma Yu, Luo Yuqing and others, are all talents that Su Hao plucked out of Fengcheng Longguang Academy. Because of his contribution to assisting Pan Ji in taming water conservancy, he has been promoted year by year, and now he is already the main business of the six grades. In these years, Su Hao has been running around with the survey camp, and Ma Yu and Jiang Yida have been doing water conservancy projects everywhere, and there is less contact with each other.

"Where did Brother Jing Xi come from?" Su Hao bowed to Jiang Yida and asked.

Jiang Yida smiled and saluted: "Haha, brother of change, I haven't seen you for a long time." My brother has been with Brother Bangzhi a few years ago, and he has witnessed Brother Bangzhi's feat of changing the world. ”

"Oh? Bangji, you won't really build the canal, will you? Su Hao asked Cheng Dong in disbelief.

"It will be completed soon, but my brother will leave the opportunity to celebrate the success to the successor." Cheng Dong pretended to be light-hearted, but there was some pride in success on his face.

Su Hao's eyes when he looked at Cheng Dong obviously changed, the canal he and Cheng Dong talked about was not an ordinary canal, it was the Tianhe River built on the mountainside of Taihang Mountain by the Chinese people of later generations with 50 million labor-Hongqi Canal. Su Hao just said it casually at first, but he didn't expect Cheng Dong to really do it.

This matter has to start with Su Hao's promotion of the development of the grassland two years ago.

On that occasion, Su Hao and Xiao Ruxun jointly wrote a letter, asking for troops to be sent to the grassland to pursue Bibai, and at the same time establish Han settlements on the grassland to develop minerals on the grassland. This incident caused a strong reaction in the court, and the ministers collectively condemned Su Hao and reprimanded Su Hao for violating the way of sages. For a while, the wave of condemnation in the court almost drowned out Su Hao and Xiao Ruxun, who were far away in Ningxia.

As a hardcore anti-Soviet pioneer, Cheng Dong stayed up for a few nights, quoted scriptures, and wrote a long recital, planning to throw it out when he went to court one day, so that everyone could see Su Hao's ugly face. What shocked him was that in just a few days, the tone of the courtiers had changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and all those who had criticized Su Hao had turned into supporting Su Hao. Su Hao suddenly became a big hero, and Cheng Dong became a clown who jumped off the beam.

Afterwards, Cheng Dong learned that the reason for all this change was that the ministers had reached a behind-the-scenes deal with Su Hao, and Su Hao only transferred some benefits to them, and they abandoned the benevolence and morality they had sworn to.

Cheng Dong retreated, returned home, cried a lot, and then had a high fever for three days and three nights in succession. Fortunately, he had his sister Cheng Yi by his side who hired a maid for him earlier to take care of him carefully, seek medical advice, and wait for his life, so his little life could be regarded as not being given away.

During his illness, none of the so-called acquaintances who used him as a gun came to visit him, but when he was recovering from his illness, the family welcomed a wonderful guest, Wang Xijue, who was then the second assistant of the cabinet.

"Scholar Wang, Xiaguan...... Xia Guan ...... "When Cheng Dong saw Wang Xijue, he was so surprised that he didn't know what to say. He is just a minor seven-grade official, how can he afford to visit the patients in person by the deputy assistant of the cabinet.

Wang Xijue stopped Cheng Dong, who was about to salute him, and said, "Bangzhi, you are recovering from a serious illness, so you don't need to make this big salute." Sit down, the old man will talk to you about family life. ”

"Your Majesty respectfully listens to the teachings of the scholars, and asks the scholars to teach." Cheng Dong said.

Wang Xijue sat down and asked Cheng Dong: "Bangzhi, the old man knows that you have always been at odds with Su Gaizhi, can you tell the old man the reason?" ”

Reason? Cheng Dong's mind was a little empty for a while. His dislike for Su Hao originated from Su Hao's visit to Caijia Village. At that time, he felt that Su Hao was colluding with Li Zheng to embarrass their sister and brother. After he lost his temper, Su Hao arranged for Ma Yu to contact his sister and brother, and arranged them to the city, and also helped him enter Longguang Academy.

According to common sense, Su Hao did these things for Cheng Dong's sister and brother, and Cheng Dong should be grateful to him. But Cheng Dong has always been arrogant, and for a person of his age to show him kindness in this way, he felt not warmth, but humiliation. In his opinion, Su Hao must want to show off his ability in front of him, and he doesn't even rule out the possibility of coveting his sister's beauty.

Due to the various hardships he endured in his childhood, Cheng Dong has a strong hatred of the rich and hating officials, and seeing Su Hao mixing well in shopping malls and officialdom, Cheng Dong feels more and more angry. Even when he knew that Su Hao had something to do with mine supervisor Li Long, Cheng Dong found a reason to hate and despise Su Hao, that is, Su Hao was a eunuch who was not ashamed of being a scholar.

However, he is such a person who Cheng Dong is not used to, but he has been on the rise in the past few years, and he has made achievements that Cheng Dong has to be impressed. What Cheng Dong couldn't accept the most was that the court ministers he had always thought were allies, but they would also fall to Su Hao under the temptation of a little petty profit, making Cheng Dong a laughing stock.

Cheng Dong did so many things with blind disgust and hatred for Su Hao, and when Wang Xijue asked, he suddenly realized that he really couldn't find a hard reason to hate Su Hao.

Wang Xijue was obviously not surprised by a rebellious young man like Cheng Dong, and when he saw Cheng Dong's face swelling and his indistinct appearance, he no longer forced him, but said to himself:

"Su Gaizhi is actually a person with a lot of problems. He is just a showman, and his poetry and book skills are not even as good as the rotten Confucianism of a private school in the countryside. Because he doesn't read much, he doesn't follow the way of the sages, saying that he is a scumbag, I think at least ninety percent of the people in the court will not object. ”

"This ......" Cheng Dong's eyes widened, he couldn't believe that this was Wang Xijue's evaluation of Su Hao. Who doesn't know that Wang Xijue is Su Hao's backstage, and he usually does his best to protect him.

"University scholar, the lower official has something unclear, the lower official feels, the university scholar...... I was quite appreciative of Su Hao, but what the scholar said, the official could not understand it. Cheng Dong directly said the doubts in his heart.

Wang Xijue smiled and said, "This is what the old man wants to tell you." Su Gaizhi is a person who does not know poetry and books, but he is proficient in surveying and mapping, mineral exploration, and craftsmanship, which are not ashamed of scholars, and can do things that those of us who are well-educated cannot do. He did not follow the teachings of the sages, but what did he do for the community and for the people, which was not done by the saints? Compared with those who are full of wealth but are greedy and pervert the law, the old man feels that what Su Gai realizes is the true way of sages. Bangji, don't you say? ”

"Xiaguan is stupid......" Cheng Dong only felt sweating profusely, he couldn't deny Wang Xijue's words, but if he admitted that Wang Xijue was reasonable, then wouldn't it be a big mistake for him to criticize Su Hao for so many years?

The old man is also thinking about this paragraph, what are we studying for? Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, Su Gaizhi has not read these books of sages, but he has done it. Who can do better than him? Wang Xijue said.

Cheng Dong's mind was in a mess, and he said to Wang Xijue: "Then what should the lower officials do, and ask the scholars for advice." ”

Wang Xijue said: "The old man has been paying attention to you, and I think that you are a person with a clear conscience, but you are not on the right path. The old man thinks that if you want to do something that is beneficial to the people's society, you must first understand the people's suffering. ”

Wang Xijue's words, Cheng Dong couldn't accept it, he said: "Please forgive the lower official for being rude, a scholar, the lower official is also from a civilian background, he has been dependent on his sister since he was a child, and he has experienced all kinds of hardships. ”

Wang Xijue said: "You are standing in the position of a common people and learning about these sufferings, have you ever stood in the position of an official and also seen the same?" ”

"Xia Guan doesn't understand." Cheng Dong said.

Wang Xijue said: "Mourning the difficulties of people's livelihood is so difficult, and many literati and writers can do it. But it is one thing to know the suffering of the people, and it is another thing to know how to free the people from their suffering. As a speech official, you have often impeached local officials in the past, saying that they were dead and vegetarian. But do you know how difficult it is for them to do things? ”

"That'...... Does Su Hao know? Cheng Dong could only use Su Hao as a shield, Wang Xijue praised Su Hao as a flower and belittled him to nothingness, he had to compare Su Hao with him.

Wang Xijue said: "Of course Su Gaizhi knows this. You see, when he was in Jiangxi, he drilled wells, repaired stoves, and controlled water. When he was in Huai'an, he helped the people to return the countryside. When he was in Runing, he fought with the powerful. By the way, your father's unfinished business when he was a general judge in Runing has been realized in the hands of Su Gai, do you think he doesn't know how to be an official and benefit the people? ”

"Xia Guan knows that he is wrong!" Cheng Dong suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, and he understood the gap between himself and Su Hao. Su Hao never made any big senses, but he has always been diligent in his work. As for him, Cheng Dong, he said all kinds of compassionate words, but until now, he has not even done anything that is beneficial to the people. He once impassionedly criticized this and that, but he actually didn't know what the officials he accused were doing and what their grievances were.

"The lower official asked the university scholar to give the lower official a chance to do something that was really beneficial to the people." Cheng Dong sincerely requested.

Wang Xijue twinked his beard, nodded and said, "Bangzhi, you have this awareness, the old man is very pleased. The imperial court has recently said that it is going to send some officials to serve in local posts, do you want to go to a place to be a magistrate? ”

"The lower official is willing!" Cheng Dong said, after speaking, he added: "Xiaguan hopes to go to the poorest county and make some real achievements, so as to repay the grace of the scholar." ”

"The poorest county?" Wang Xijue was a little embarrassed, "This matter is still for the old man to consider." (To be continued.) )