Helping Xu Ping straighten his official robe, Xiuxiu sighed: "Suddenly, as soon as the official goes out, I don't know what I should do." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info alas, sitting alone in the room, a little upset. ”

Xu Ping patted Xiuxiu's hand: "Then find something interesting to do, I can't always be by your side." ”

Xiuxiu smiled: "Over the past year, I have been used to doing chores at home, and I am a female celebrity in my spare time, but now I can't do it." ”

"Reading, writing, there are worlds in books, there are stories you can't think of, you will like it."

After speaking, Xu Ping turned around and walked out of the room. Alas, the current Xiuxiu is not as coaxing as the little girl when she went to Yongzhou, as long as there was delicious and fun at that time, Xiuxiu would have a lot of fun, and no one had to worry about it at all.

With Tan Hu and a few entourages, Xu Ping walked out of the post house. I didn't want to take a few post guards all the way out, and Xu Ping said with a pen and inkstone: "Du Cao, this small post house is located on the Liangjing Post Road, which is very lively, and I don't know how many ministers and scribes have left ink treasures on the white wall in front of the door." There is a fate, why not leave two lines of good sentences to show future generations. ”

Xu Ping looked at Yicheng, then turned to look at the white wall in front of the door, and hesitated for a while. The young man enters the place where the soldier is sent out, and this kind of thing will be indispensable in the future. Xu Ping can naturally ignore Yicheng and leave, but he has a bad reputation when it spreads out like that, and he is often ridiculed for not having a talent for poetry and writing. Although like Feng Zheng, he can become a temporary celebrity without learning and not knowing, but he can't learn from those bad examples, right?

Zhaotou looked at the sky above Zhengzhou City not far away, and several eagles were flying by. It's autumn now, and the hares and voles in the fields are active, which are the prey of the falcons, and they naturally soar into the blue sky from time to time.

Thinking in his heart, Xu Ping took the pen in Yicheng's hand, went to the white wall, and inscribed four sentences and seven uniques.

"The smoke and willows of the Bianhe River are haggard at the beginning, and the goshawks by the city fly freely.

Humane Luoyang autumn is just right, thinking about when to return? ”

Lu Ge, who was accompanying him, saw it and sighed secretly in his heart. The favored ministers are really different, they have just left the Kaifeng Mansion Realm, and they are thinking about when they will return to Beijing. People like themselves, where will they think about what they will return or not, the next eunuch He Fang has no bottom in his heart, and he is already thankful that he can go to a rich place without suffering.

The post man on the side thanked him again and again, and the accompanying officials praised him, Xu Ping smiled faintly, put the pen back, and walked towards Zhengzhou City first. Who can take flattery in officialdom seriously? If there is really a day when you casually write a poem and it is widely sung in a place that others don't know, your own poetry will really grow.

In the strict sense, he was not a magistrate, but was sent by the imperial court to inspect the place, so the honor guard was simple. Xu Ping came out this time, except for Xiuxiu, he only brought Tan Hu and a dozen soldiers with him. The people in the family, including Xu Chang and others, will stay with Lin Suniang to find themselves in the coming year, and their parents may also come.

However, the transfer envoy is the head of each division along the way, and the honor guard on this road is too shabby and not like it, and the states and counties that pass through will send people as honor guards to see them off along the road and hand over to the state and county borders. So at this time, Liu Dujian had already brought people here, some of them stayed in the post house, and a few important ones went to the state government with Xu Ping with the people brought by Tan Hu.

At this time, it was close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and when I arrived at the state office, a full moon had hung on the treetops.

Lu Ge led Xu Ping all the way to the back office, where the wind feast was held tonight.

Seventy-two-year-old Chen Yaozuo already had a white beard, but his body was still strong, and he walked up quickly and said loudly: "Old and old, I can't walk anymore, I haven't met outside the city, Xu Longtu don't be surprised!" ”

Xu Ping hurriedly bowed his hand: "Isn't it ashamed for the prince to say so?" should have come to visit the prime minister as soon as he arrived in the state city. It's just that the boat and car are tired, covered with wind and dust, and the elders are disrespectful, so they clean up a little in the post house. ”

While the two were polite, Chen Yaozuo took Xu Ping's hand, let him sit in the guest seat, and sat down on the main seat.

Everyone sat down, served wine, and Chen Yaozuo led the three rounds of drinking.

At this time, the moon rises at this time, the moon is like water, and the back is as bright as day. Lu Ge ordered the singing and dancing to come up, and a few little ladies were there to tune the piano and play the pipa, and they sang non-stop.

Chen Yaozuo frowned, and said to Lu Ge: "I'm an old man, you call a group of little ladies to come up, what do you sing and can't hear clearly, what's the point?" Although Xu Longtu is a young man, he is just marrying a concubine, and recently the saint is worried about women's affairs, and he is abstaining from these, so he will withdraw quickly! ”

Lu Ge led the promise, asked people to send away the group of singing and dancing official prostitutes, and called another advocate to come up.

A shrewd and clever artist with a wisp of goat's whiskers on his chin, he looked like a joker at first glance, and arched his hand in front of the banquet and said: "Xianggong, all officials, the little one has recently learned to write, and he is even very good at the rules." When the moon is bright tonight, I will write a word to the officials, so that people will know that although we are cheap, we also know books. ”

Chen Yaozuo nodded: "If it's a good write, I'll have a reward here!" ”

When the man had received the order, he spread out a large piece of paper on it, and took a huge pen in his hand, and painted it all over black. Then he stood up, looked left and right, shook his head, and was very proud. Finally, out of nowhere, a stick of chalk came out of nowhere, and dotted four dots on the black mass.

Throwing away the chalk, this person went to the banquet to hand over the order: "Xianggong calligraphy is famous all over the world, and it is recognized by everyone, how about looking at the word small?" ”

Chen Yaozuo stood up, stretched his neck but couldn't see clearly, took out a small box from his robe, opened it and took out reading glasses and put them on, and said to Xu Ping: "The shops in the three divisions bought everything, everything is good, but it's more expensive!" ”

After speaking, he looked at the paper on the ground with glasses, but still didn't see any words, and asked the old man: "What is this word?" ”

The old man replied: "Xianggong, this is the word 'Tian', a small newly-learned ink book!" ”

Hearing this, the crowd burst into laughter. Chen Yuzuo waved his hand again and again: "You spent a lot of ink, what reward do you want!" Go down! In the future, remember that piling up ink books is not indiscriminate, don't go out and talk nonsense! ”

The old man giggled and retreated.

Chen Yaozuo created his own pile of ink books, and his calligraphy is self-contained. It's just that because it's just his family, he is often teased. In the past, when he was in Zhongshu, Shi Zhongli also said that he would learn from his pile of ink books, but he also joked with him, which disappointed him.

After a while, the wine was half-drunk, and all the singing and dancing and acrobatics had retreated, and Ayaozuo ordered fresh fruit to be fetched.

Pointing to a basket of red pomegranates, Chen Yaozuo said to Xu Ping: "This is Heyin pomegranate, which is a famous product of a place, and it is very sweet and crisp. Long Tu had spent many days in Heyin County, but unfortunately it was not the season at that time, so he missed this delicacy. ”

Xu Ping knew that he was going to get down to business, so he took a pomegranate and said with a smile: "Since it is a local product, it is available every year, when will it be the same to eat it?" Thank you for your kindness and understanding of my heart. ”

Slowly peeling off the pomegranate, Chen Yaozuo asked Xu Ping: "This time, Long Tu is the Caoxian of Jingxi Road, I don't know what comes first?" ”

Xu Ping thought for a moment and replied, "Speaking of Heyin County, then I know that I once explored the river that leads Luo into Bian a few months ago. This time I came to Jingxi Road, and naturally I only waited for the autumn, and then started to open the canal. ”

Chen Yaozuo stroked his beard, raised his head and said, "If it is said to control the river and open a canal, who can use Jingxi Road?" ”

"Governing the river, the first in the world, which of the Manchu Dynasty is comparable to the civil and military? However, Xianggong is old, and opening the canal after the autumn is not only tiring, but also cold, how dare to work Xianggong? ”

Chen Yaozuo shook his head: "If it's something else, it's fine, but if I don't go over to watch the canal in front of my house, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to sleep late at night." Although Long Tu is a young man, he has made a lot of contributions to the country. The old man heard that in addition to breaking the cross-toe, the one you are best at is money and food, and the other is to build roads, dig ditches and control water......"

Chen Yaozuo has made a lot of achievements in local politics, and he is best at two things, one is to control water, and the other is to build roads. In particular, achievements have been made in several places in water control, and the "land method of paying down" has become the most commonly used method of repairing embankments at this time.

The waterway leading Luo into Bianbian does not pass through the territory of Zhengzhou, so Xu Ping and Chen Yaozuo did not come into contact when he stepped forward to explore the river. The first task of this time to serve as a transshipment envoy to Jingxi Road was to open this canal, not only to eliminate the sand trouble of the Bianhe River, but also to open the Luoyang Cao Road, so that the waterway transportation to the capital would no longer pass through the Yellow River and could be navigable in all seasons.

According to Xu Ping's plan, there is no work in Zhengzhou for the opening of the river this time, and even the personnel are mainly based on the Qinghe Xiang Army, and the people in several states along the way can use less if they can. I have money and food all the way, and as soon as I get to the place, I will make chickens and dogs jump, which is very bad for my future work and reputation. Unexpectedly, Chen Yuzuo stared at this matter and took the initiative to mention it.

In the imperial court, Chen Yuzuo relied on Lu Yijian, but Chen Yaozuo's qualifications were stronger than Lu Yijian, and the two were more cooperative, rather than Lu Yijian's party. Although he is seventy-two years old, Chen Yaozuo is confident that he is physically strong, and he is unwilling to just participate in political affairs, and he still thinks about the position of prime minister. If you want to show that you are old and strong, it is naturally best to have specific things to do, and what is now in front of you is the water conservancy project that leads Luo into Bian.

Xu Ping is right, when it comes to water conservancy projects, now the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, who dares to compare with Chen Yuzuo?

Chen Xinghua's third son, the eldest son Chen Yaosu and the third son Chen Yaozhi are all champions, and only the second son Chen Yaozuo is a jinshi. When he was young, he once met Chen Tuan and told him that the three sons were all generals, but the middle son was expensive and long-lived. Chen Jian is rumored to be a god anyway, and many people care about his words. Chen Yaozuo is the same, he should be the most noble of the three brothers, how can he be a governor and come to an end?

Looking at Chen Yaozuo, Xu Ping was a little embarrassed. According to his authority, he can naturally promote Chen Yaozuo to preside over the matter of repairing the river, but is it appropriate for such a gray-haired old man in his seventies to do this? What's more, where the river passes, there is also a Li Di from Mengzhou, which is a more senior existence than Chen Yaozuo, and it is difficult to say whether the two can adjust well.