Zhao Kuo took Zheng back to Handan, and the sky was already a little dark.

Zhao Kuo did not want to waste time, so he took Zheng to the fake prime minister's mansion directly because he knew Yu Qing's character. Yu Qing was often busy in the prime minister's mansion until night, and it is likely that he was still in the prime minister's mansion at this time. However, when they arrived at the prime minister's mansion, the gate of the mansion was closed, and the soldiers guarding here respectfully told Zhao Kuo that Yu Qing had not come to the prime minister's mansion for three days. Zhao Kuo was a little surprised. This didn't look like Yu Qing's character, so he took Zheng to Yu Qing's private residence.

Yu Qing's private residence is also in Handan. It was heard that this residence was given by Pingyuan Jun. It covers a considerable area, but the courtyard wall and the gate were a little dilapidated and there was no maintenance. Zhao Kuo knocked in front of the door for a long time before someone walked out of the mansion. It was a young man. Judging from his appearance, he looked very similar to Yu Qing. The young man obviously knew Zhao Kuo and hurriedly leaned over to pay homage to Zhao Kuo.

This man is Yu Qing's son, and he calls him Yu Wang.

Zhao Kuo saw the tears on Yu Wang's face, which made Zhao Kuo feel a little nervous. Yu Wang said, "My father fainted in the prime minister's mansion a few days ago. Until now, he has not been able to get up. I called the imperial physician to treat him and also called the witch, but this is useless..." Zhao Kuo followed him into the courtyard. The courtyard was empty and there were no servants. Yu Wang talked about his father's situation and couldn't help but cry.

Zhao Kuo frowned and didn't say anything, but Zhan gently pulled the young man and said seriously: "Don't worry, don't be sad. Your father is an upright and good man. He will be favored by God..." When several people walked into the inner room, Yu Qing was lying on the bed, breathing slowly? His breathing seemed very difficult? Zhao Kuo could feel the pain he endured as he listened to his violent panting.

"Father...Ma Fujun is here to visit you...father." Yu Wang sat aside? He held Yu Qing's hand and said seriously.

Yu Qing slowly opened his eyes? But all his luster was lost in his eyes, and sweat dripped under his gray hair? He opened his eyes? But he didn't say anything, but his breathing became more and more rapid. Zhao Kuo hurriedly walked up and said seriously: "Yu Xiang...I'm here to visit you? I know that many famous doctors have come to Handan? I'll ask them to see you now."

"Ma Fujun..." Yu Qing called out Zhao Kuo's name, but his eyes were still dim.

"I'm here..."

Yu Qing seemed to glance at Zhao Kuo and slowly closed his eyes? Yu Wang hurriedly shouted: "Father! Father!"

"What are you quarreling...Don't quarrel...Don't ..." Yu Qing whispered? Gradually, he stopped moving? Yu Wang rushed up and wanted to wake up his father? But? No matter how he shook it? Yu Qing didn't move at all. Yu Wang hugged his father and cried. Zhao Kuo's mind suddenly blank. He opened his mouth, his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak. Zheng Guo sighed and bowed to Yu Qing.

Zhan sat beside him kindly, tidied up Yu Qing's hair, looked at Yu Wang beside him, and kept comforting him.

Zhao Kuo didn't expect: Yu Qing left like this.

Suddenly, it was very bizarre. If it weren't for Yu Qing's help to build the canal, Zhao Kuo wouldn't have come to him at all, because in his memory, Yu Qing was young and powerful, even more so than the old ministers in the court. Yu Qing was only forty years old... He was so healthy, how could he be? Zhao Kuo couldn't believe it, but he had no choice but to disbelief, so Yu Qing left like this.

Zhao Kuo helped Yu Wang to handle Yu Qing's funeral. From Yu Wang's mouth, they knew more about Yu Qing. Yu Qing's wife passed away the second year after Yu Wang left. Yu Qing raised her child alone. In recent years, he had been coughing and often had difficulty breathing. Yu Wang persuaded him several times, but Yu Qing was unmoved and took on all the political affairs in the court. He was busy until midnight, returned to the mansion and began to create his own books and write about destiny.

Yu Wang cried and said, maybe it was too cruel for him to recall these things.

The ministers all came to see Yu Qing off, and the King of Zhao also came. The King of Zhao cried very sadly, hugged the young Yu Wang and cried loudly. He also asked Yu Wang to inherit his father's title of Shangqing and asked him to study hard with Zhao Kuo. Yu Qing's funeral was very simple and not too luxurious. He didn't have many friends in Handan. When Yu Qing was buried, Yu Wang handed the works written by Yu Qing to Zhao Kuo.

"During your lifetime, my father always wanted to discuss knowledge with you, but he said: There are too many things to do, and there is no chance."

Zhao Kuo recalled that indeed, every time he met Yu Qing, Yu Qing wanted to keep him, as if he wanted to talk about something, but he was busy dealing with various things. He never heard him say what he said. Now that he thinks about it, Zhao Kuo felt a sense of guilt in his heart. Zhao Kuo looked at the bamboo slips, which were eight pieces in total. He opened them and looked at them again. The chapters include "Judicial Meaning", "Title", "Survey", "Political Conspiracy", etc.

Each book is a book that refers to the Spring and Autumn Period, combines the current affairs and evaluates the success or failure of national politics. Zhao Kuo read it carefully. He was surprised to find that he actually occupied a lot of space in this book, especially when discussing the issue of the king of Zhao's use of wise men. He was even more regarded as an example to illustrate that King Zhao had such talents, but he only gave false reputations and did not give other countries or false appearances. This is to love others but not love talents, and is a model of failure.

Zhao Kuo understood a little why Yu Qing never took out these books he wrote. It turned out that it was because there were too many contents of commenting on politics. He criticized King Zhao, King Wei, and King Han, and criticized the ministers in China, including wars and political affairs. Yu Qing probably said everything in his heart. It was also because he looked at this book that Zhao Kuo realized that Yu Qing was actually a Confucian scholar.

After Yu Qing left, the position of the fake country was naturally empty. In the end, King Zhao appointed Lian Po as a false minister. Zhao Kuo did not expect that this old general with a standard military general could still handle political affairs. Although Lian Po accepted it, he was not too happy. The ministers all knew that King Zhao made General Lian Po a little disappointed. Zhao Kuo brought Zheng to discuss with King Zhao about the construction of the canal.

"Mr. Zheng Guo is a talented person in water conservancy?" King Zhao widened his eyes and looked at the down-and-out man in front of him.

Zhao Kuo nodded and said seriously: "He is a talented person who is not inferior to Li Bing of Qin. He is very good at it..." Before Zhao Kuo finished speaking, King Zhao rushed down, grabbed Zheng's hand, and let him sit aside. Zheng looked a little panicked. Perhaps he did not expect that he would be so popular. King Zhao immediately ordered a banquet to entertain this talent from South Korea.

Zhao Kuo looked at the excited King Zhao helplessly, shook his head without saying anything. In this way, the ministers gathered in the palace again. King Zhao personally introduced Zheng to everyone. When he learned that he was also a friend of Ma Fujun, the ministers were much more polite to him. Zheng was a little flattered, and King Han never treated him like this. The banquet was very lively. Zheng had never seen such a lively banquet in Korea.

King Han didn't like to hold any banquets. Even if there were banquets, ministers like Zheng probably wouldn't have the chance to attend. King Zhao frequently drank with him, and Zheng was also blushed. Looking at the dancers' dance, Zheng, who had always been a little sad, smiled at the moment, and the ministers also came and chatted with him. Zheng did not lie, and told everyone about Ma Fujun calling him to build a channel.

Everyone was shocked and then thought about the feasibility of this matter. When Ximen Bao dug the canal, the Zhao State now has a fertile land. If several such channels can be built, Zheng State was not vague and said his ideas seriously. Many professional terms cannot be understood, but even if they cannot understand them, they should nod and act like what he said makes sense.

Zheng State was naturally happier to see so many fellow people here. Zheng State had great ambitions. He wanted to calm the anger of the river and make the land on both sides of the river more fertile, so that the people on both sides were not disturbed by floods. The ministers looked at each other, would they tell him that the river was the territory of Qin??

Listening to his grand ideals, King Zhao was also a little moved. King Zhao listened to his words enthusiastically and showed an interest in his proposal. He asked again: "Sir, if this is the case, how much manpower is needed and how much time is it required?"

Zheng Guo said seriously: "Three hundred thousand people, it can be built for two years."

King Zhao's expression suddenly solidified. Three hundred thousand people? It will take two years to go?

The same is true for the ministers. When they heard Zheng talk about the cost of building canals, they stopped talking. Zheng had a good idea, but it was too difficult to realize it. Zhao could not summon 300,000 people to build the channel. King Zhao frowned. He hesitated for a moment before looking at Lian Po in the crowd. Lian Po had just been a false prime minister. He had the most say in whether Zhao had the ability to complete such a water conservancy project. As we all know, Zhao's prime minister is a decoration, and the real person who does things is still a false prime minister.

"Xinpingjun, do you think this matter can be completed?" King Zhao asked knowingly. Of course, he could not directly tell Zheng that Zhao did not have that kind of strength. Lian Po obviously did not understand King Zhao's thoughts. He just stood up and said, "Please allow me to go back to the mansion." King Zhao was stunned, and Lian Po left the palace. After a long time, when the banquet was about to end, Lian Po rushed back.

He brought a lot of bamboo slips. He quickly flipped through the bamboo slips, raised his head, and said to King Zhao: "It's impossible, unless it's a gathering of Handan to build on behalf of the civilians from both regions. The two years of work... it's impossible... it's impossible." Lian Po shook his head and looked at Zheng State again. He asked: "Sir, Zhao State does not have such manpower, and probably cannot provide the supplies you need. I wonder if it can be repaired less, or is there a way to reduce some of the expenses?"

Zheng Guo frowned and said seriously: "No, what I said is a really important matter. You cannot be ambiguous. You can reduce manpower. This will make the construction time longer, but the materials cannot be reduced, otherwise the canal will not last long..."

"Can you..."

"cannot!"

Zheng State refused to give in. His stubbornness was something that others could not convince. Even if King Zhao spoke personally, he could not make Zheng State change his mind. He just felt that this plan could not be changed, otherwise the canal might still be destroyed by the river and wasted the materials and manpower he had invested in before. In his opinion, since it was to be built, it must be perfect, otherwise it would not be saving people, but harming people.

Seeing that he was so tough, the interest on his face dissipated a little, and the banquet ended hastily. Zheng State and Zhao Kuo walked out of the palace one after another. Zheng State still looked a little irritable. Looking at Zhao Kuo beside him, he sighed: "I didn't expect that the people in the court are so short-sighted... They are unwilling to do a major event that benefits a hundred years for the sake of the little expenses today."

Zhao Kuo said: "It's not the case. They all know that the canals will play an important role, but the problem is that Zhao State does not have that ability. The last time Zhao State gathered 300,000 young and strong, it almost destroyed the country... Moreover, this time it also needs to provide enough raw materials. What you said cannot be done in Zhao State at all. I know your idea, but can you save a little more, or build a few small canals first, and it is better to do a little than to do nothing."

Zheng Guo did not speak and fell silent. Zhao Kuo had no choice but to take him to Dong Chengzi's mansion. Dong Chengzi did not attend the banquet this time. Zhan stayed in Dong Chengzi's mansion because he did not want to pay homage to the king. Zheng Guo told Zhan about what he encountered today, probably because Zhan was like him, and he was also a serious person and never persuaded him to make changes.

Zhan sighed and said to Zheng State: "You should go to Qin State. The only one who can achieve your ideas is Qin State in the world."

Zheng State has not spoken for a long time.

"Build some first, and the rest will be repaired, sooner or later."

Zheng Guo looked at Zhan in surprise and was struggling for a long time before he picked up the bamboo slips and started to recalculate them.

In the inner room, Dong Chengzi looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him and said with a smile: "As these days, I heard that the Mafu village is very lively. A great wise man Zou Yan said that he had debated with your disciple Han Fei for a long time, and no one could convince anyone. There was also Gongsun Long, oh, and the exhibition in the courtyard. Your Mafu village is about to become Jixia Academy, a legalist, a famous farmer, a farmer... and you are a miscellaneous family..."

As Dong Chengzi said, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, the day before yesterday, there were a group of Chu people looking for your whereabouts. I saw that they were hostile to you and carried weapons, so they locked them up on the charge of spies from Chu... They said they were from the Mo family..."

ps: I have really made the wolf tired of it like a dog these days.

No, I have to wait a little while. I have to write all night last night and collect the doctrine information of hundreds of schools of thought... I wrote these three chapters today too difficult.
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