The disciples of Mingyue's Renzong in Qin Dynasty

Ying Zheng frowned. He didn't know much about Taoism, but he knew that what Wuchenzi said was correct, but he still didn't understand it. That's how Taoism talks, and it doesn't tell you how to do it directly. Let yourself think and do it.

Wuchenzi sighed, when manpower is limited, not all the experience of future generations can be suitable for the present.He can't know everything at the moment, so he can only tell Yingzheng one direction, and let Yingzheng and Qin Guo find the way by themselves. As long as the general direction is correct, they will find a suitable way after trying a few more times.

"You are still young, I am still young, Daqin is also young, we have enough time to create slowly." Wu Chenzi said.

Ying Zheng nodded. He is still young and has enough time to slowly comprehend and perfect Qin.

"Rest early, I'll take you to the embankment tomorrow." Wu Chenzi said.

Ying Zheng nodded, and then fell asleep together. Today is indeed too tired, and it is also the first time he has done such farm work.

Wu Chenzi took a look at Ying Zheng, and thought about it as if he hadn't done much farm work, so why not give it a try, but when he saw the blisters on Ying Zheng's hands, he immediately dismissed the idea, why are there not many salted fish? Bask in the sun to make yourself a little saltier.

Early the next morning, Wuchenzi took Yingzheng out of the village and rushed towards the embankment. This is not the main road of the river, but a branch channel, so the people who built it were only the villagers of some nearby villages and the government of Qin State. The plumber was sent.

"I've seen the two sorcerers!" Seeing Wuchenzi and Yingzheng, the water workers on the embankment hurried forward to salute.

"Are you the plumber in charge of this section of the canal?" Wu Chenzi asked.

"Yes, I didn't plan to build this section of the canal. Later, Taoist and Mohist disciples wrote to the government and made a decision after personally investigating. It is said that after the canal is completed, it will increase the surrounding area by a thousand acres of fields." Said the hydraulic engineer.

Yingzheng's eyes were fixed, a thousand acres of fertile land, this is not a small number, and it is still Shangtian.

"How long will it take to finish?" Wu Chenzi asked.

"The construction has been completed. Taoist disciples and Mohist disciples have personally inspected and accepted it, and the adults of the Water Works Department have approved it." Said the water worker.

"Why do we need to build it now that it's finished?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Because the Taoist master said that this canal can only be used for 50 years, it needs to be rebuilt. If it wants to use it for a hundred years, it needs to be re-tamped. The more compact the embankment, the longer it can be used, so these villagers came here spontaneously. said the water worker.

Both Wuchenzi and Yingzheng nodded, and accompanied by the water engineer, patrolled the embankment. The embankment is not wide, about seven or eight meters, but it is very long, extending all the way to the invisible mountains. Another day-by-day trickle spreads over the surrounding land like a spider's web.

"Hasn't the water started yet?" Wu Chenzi asked, the current embankment only has the surrounding small rivers converging into the embankment, so there is only a small trickle in the river channel.

"After the inspection and acceptance, the water could be released, but the villagers said that they can suffer for their generation, but not for future generations, so they are re-reinforcing and compacting the embankment." The hydraulic engineer replied.

Wu Chenzi nodded, and then said: "Go and do your work too, let's take a look."

The water worker nodded, and went to work on his own for a few days.

"Brother, didn't you say that you can come to find the water, why are you still tamping the embankment here?" Ying Zheng ran into the embankment and asked a shirtless man wielding a wooden hammer.

The big man glanced at Ying Zheng, saw his own Taoist robe, stopped his hands hurriedly, awkwardly returned an irregular Daoyi, grinned and said, "I don't know why, but your mage said that only 50 yuan can be used here. If we continue to consolidate, we can use it for another 50 years, so I am here, anyway, my generation is used to it, and I can't let future generations be like me."

"And I've done the math. After opening the gate and releasing the water, my family will be able to share ten acres of farmland, so that my family can afford a school child, so the longer it can be used, the more school children my family can produce. Sooner or later There will be a promising one who can walk out of this mountain and go to Xianyang to be a high-ranking official." A shrewd smile flashed in the big man's eyes.

Wu Chenzi looked at the big man, then nodded and said: "Your family will be a county official within three generations."

The big man looked at Wu Chenzi, ecstatic, and shouted directly to the surrounding villagers: "Did you hear that, the mage said that within three generations of my family, I will become a county official, and my family will also be a noble family by then."

The other villagers also looked at the big man with envy. In this era, Taoists generally don't give orders to people, but once they give orders, there are very few mistakes.

Ying Zheng also looked at Wuchenzi, and then at the big man, a little puzzled, how could Wuchenzi know that his family would become a county official.

"Do you not understand why I say that?" Wu Chenzi asked.

Ying Zheng nodded. He knew that the Taoists knew some tricks of commanding orders, but just now Wu Chenzi didn't look at the big man carefully, but just spoke casually.

"Actually, the art of commanding fate is not as mysterious as you think. It is just giving people hope, and then this person will work hard in this direction, and with some opportunities, he will succeed." Wu Chenzi said.

"So you just gave him hope just now?" Ying Zheng said, looking at the big man who was swinging his hammer harder.

"No, do you know how much it costs for a family to support a student?" Wu Chenzi asked back.

Ying Zheng shook his head. He really hadn't calculated this, and he didn't know how much.

"To support a full-time scholar requires at least a ten-acre family to do their best, and he just happened to meet this condition. If I hadn't told him that his family could produce a county official, do you know what they would be like in the future?" Chen Zi asked again.

Ying Zheng shook his head again.

"He will give birth to many heirs. After all, one more heir is equal to one more labor force, but it is also an extra mouth. In this way, if he dies, the ten acres of land will be divided again, and his family will no longer be able to support a scholar. However, I told him that after there will be a county official in his family, he will have only two heirs, one will inherit his property and support the other to study and study, and they will not separate their families, and will do their best to cultivate their children. The next generation will gradually form a family with scholars, so whether there is a county official or not is actually not important." Wu Chenzi said.

Yingzheng looked at Wuchenzi and instantly understood that Wuchenzi gave the big man hope, and then allowed him to build a family with scholars, and because of Wuchenzi's order, he would be even stronger. Work hard to create an environment for his children to study with peace of mind.

After leaving the embankment and returning to the small village, Wu Chenzi took Ying Zheng to say goodbye to Li Zheng, and continued walking to the next village.

This is a relatively large village, just near the main canal, but it is composed of migrant workers who built the embankment. After they came to build the Zhengguo Canal, they settled here. There are hundreds of households in the whole village, which is the largest in the surrounding area. village.

"I've seen two sorcerers." The old man at the entrance of the village stopped chatting when he saw the two, and saluted them.

Both Wuchenzi and Yingzheng returned a salute, and then said: "Good afternoon, old men, may I have a place to stay in the village?"

"There is a scholar's residence at the east end of the village, which is usually cleaned by scholars. The two mages can live there temporarily." An old man pointed out.

"Thank you, old man." Wu Chenzi nodded his head in return.

Wuchenzi brought Yingzheng to Shiziju, which was established by Qin State since Xiaogong, for scholars from all over the world to live, and provided free food and copper coins for scholars to use on their way.

Shiziju is also the most luxurious residence in the whole village. The independent courtyard wall is painted black, and the internal organs are also complete.

"I've seen two sorcerers, please show your certificates." Lizheng had already been notified by the child that there were foreigners coming, so he came ahead of time to wait for them.

Wu Chenzi handed him the Taoist certificate, and Lizheng checked it before inviting them in, and there was already a scholar living there.

"I met two fellow Taoists." The scholar was dressed in a Confucian uniform, obviously a Confucian scholar.

"I've seen Confucian friends." Wu Chenzi and Ying Zheng replied.

"My name is Chen Ping, from Yangwu County." The Confucian scholar said.

Wuchenzi's eyes were fixed, Chen Ping was still from Yangwu, and his age was similar to that in history, so he was obviously that Chen Ping.

"Taoist Wuchenzi, have you ever heard of it?" Wuchenzi asked.

"Wuchenzi?" Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, he just went out for a tour, and unexpectedly he directly met a big shot from all schools of thought.

"I've seen Master Guoshi!" Chen Ping immediately saluted.

"This is a great talent of Qin." Wu Chenzi whispered to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ping. Chen Ping had the same name as him, and his appearance was plain, but since Wuchenzi is a great talent in the title of the book, he must have his talents.

"Are you visiting the Qin Kingdom?" Wu Chenzi asked.

Chen Ping nodded. He came out to travel in order to seek an official. Because Li Sihanfei entered Qin and began to prepare for the second reform, he knew that this was his opportunity, so he had to familiarize himself with the current situation of Qin before recommending himself.

"Why did Master Guoshi come here?" Chen Ping looked at Wuchenzi and asked, he was so young and graceful, so he didn't suspect that Wuchenzi was lying to him, but there was some inconsistency because it was rumored that Wuchenzi was going in and out. They are all accompanied by beauties, but now he is a young man, which is a bit surprising.

"Take Han Fei on a tour of Qin, do you want to go with me?" Wu Chenzi replied.

Chen Ping looked at Ying Zheng and understood that Han Fei wanted to learn from Shang Yang and go around the countryside of Qin to understand the people of Qin for the second reform of the Qin State, so this is Wu Chenzi taking Han Fei on a tour.

"I don't dare to ask for what I wish, but I've seen you wrong." Chen Ping saluted Wu Chenzi, and then saluted Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng also knew that Wuchenzi was concealing his identity for him, so he bowed his hand in return: "I must have met Junior Brother Chen Ping."

Chapter 172 The Private Visit of the King of Qin in Weifu ([-])

Outside the nickname, a wild Chen Ping was captured alive and sold to the first emperor.

Wu Chenzi looked at the two people who could chat speculatively as soon as they met, and suddenly realized that he seemed a little redundant, and really wanted to catch Zhang Liang, this guy was destined for Taoism.

Zhang Liang, who was far away in Xinzheng, trembled all over, and whispered to himself: "I always feel that someone is watching me."

"Do you know Zhang Liang, Zhang Zifang?" Wu Chenzi looked at Chen Ping and asked suddenly.

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment and smiled wryly: "The fifth member of the Zhang family, Chancellor Han, is a Korean aristocrat, how could he know a commoner like Ping?"

Ying Zheng was also curious as to why Wu Chenzi suddenly became interested in Zhang Liang.

Wu Chenzi sighed, there was nothing he could do, next time he would find a way to tie Zhang Liang to Mount Taiyi, where he would be locked up for seven or eight years, without compromise or food.

"If Your Majesty wants to find another way to become an official besides the examination system, what do you think is appropriate?" Wu Chenzi looked at Chen Ping and asked, "Didn't you always like to be an official? Let me handle the imperial examination, otherwise it will be the same." Little black room, when did you think of when to release it.

Chen Ping frowned. He knew that this was his chance. Although Wu Chenzi was not in the court of Qin, everyone in the world knew that he was a teacher and friend with the King of Qin, and he recommended Li Si. In less than two years, Li Si became the court official of Qin State. Wei.

"It seems that you can't figure it out, so I'll give you a hint." Wuchenzi said again, the imperial examinations were not completed until the Sui Dynasty, people nowadays still have aristocratic thinking, and their thinking is solidified, and even Chen Ping, who was exhausted, would not have thought of it.

Chen Ping looked at Wuchenzi and asked for advice. Although everyone in the world praised Wuchenzi, he felt that it was because Wuchenzi was the head of the Taoist sect and he would not lose to him.

"Abstain from Enke." Wu Chenzi said calmly, looking at Chen Ping, although you are very good, but now you are still a novice, try to survive my fear.

"Get an official from Enke?" Chen Ping was taken aback, Enke?Gift, scientific research!In an instant, Chen Ping understood that the gift of the king, the special scientific examination, is not limited to the origin, not limited to the appearance, only the talent is used.Once this kind of path to becoming an official appears, the person who becomes an official is like a crucian carp crossing the river, and it is a huge gift for those who were born with little duckweed, and their loyalty to the king is also outrageous.

"Before we go back to Xianyang, you can think about how to set up an imperial examination. If you figure it out, you are the Shangqing of Qin State and the head of the recruiting hall to offer wine. If you can't figure it out, I will throw you into the Wei River to feed the fish." Wu Chenzi said, as a prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, I can't think of any of this, so why do I want you, go feed the fish in the Wei River for me.

Ying Zheng looked at Wu Chenzi, and then at Chen Ping. He never expected that Wu Chenzi would be so attracted to Chen Ping after meeting him for the first time.If it wasn't for him to choose the way to travel, he would have thought it was intentional by the Taoists, but he denied it instantly, Wu Chenzi didn't need to be so troublesome to recommend talents.So he paid more attention to Chen Ping.

"I can't think of it at that time. I don't need the master of the state teacher to do it. Ping will jump by himself." Chen Ping said seriously.

Wu Chenzi glanced at him, and smiled evilly, I am ready to throw you down, I really thought the imperial examination was so easy to handle, no one year or two, no one hundred and ten to help, you want to get it out, wait Die you.

"I always feel that you are in the pit." Ying Zheng looked at Wu Chenzi and said.

Chen Ping also looked at Wu Chenzi, feeling like he was talking too much. How could this kind of problem involving a country's selection of officials be completed in a short period of time, and it was impossible for him to come up with a complete system by himself.

"I heard that the Weishui carp is delicious, and it's because of people like him that it's delicious." Wu Chenzi said with a smile.

"Then Master Guoshi has a plan?" Chen Ping looked at Wu Chenzi and asked, did you come to test me on purpose because you already had a plan.

"If I knew how to do it, Qin State would have implemented it a long time ago, so there's no need to ask you? So, if you figure it out, you'll live a good life, but if you can't figure it out, you know Qin State's secrets. Wait for death!" Wu Wu Chenzi laughed.

Chen Ping was dumbfounded for a moment, how much hatred and grievance, you cheated me so much.

"So, come on, boy, I'm optimistic about you!" Wu Chenzi clenched his fists and encouraged.

Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ping, and then remembered that this was Qin State's secret, and he would call a group of ministers to discuss it when he returned to Xianyang. Since Chen Ping knew about it, he couldn't let him wander around outside.

Chen Ping suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Looking at Ying Zheng, he frowned. How could this Han Fei make him feel scared.

"Lizheng, where is the best place for fishing nearby?" Wu Chenzi called Lizheng and asked, suddenly thinking about late fish, the Yellow River carp is very delicious.

Chen Ping trembled again, and went into his room to start thinking, otherwise he felt that he might really be thrown in by Wuchenzi, Qin Guo probably wouldn't kill him, but Wuchenzi might not.

"Go shopping by yourself, listen more, ask more questions, and then think about what you hear, ask and see in your heart at night." Wu Chenzi looked at Ying Zheng and said, he had already checked the whole village, No danger.

Ying Zheng nodded, followed Wu Chenzi out but parted at the entrance of the village. Wu Chenzi went fishing on the embankment, and he was gossiping with the old man at the entrance of the village.

Wu Chenzi came to the edge of the Wei River. The Wei River was clear and sparkling. There were also some fishermen fishing in small boats on the Wei River.

Wu Chenzi found a bend in the river and dropped the bait hook, then sat quietly and waited.The nearby fishermen also looked at Wu Chenzi, thinking that he was a master of Taoism, so they didn't dare to disturb him.

As the sun set, the shepherd boy played the flute, sat on the cow, walked across the embankment, and greeted the villagers, and then the villagers who were fishing also finished their poles one after another and went back with a basket full of fish smiling in twos and threes.It's just that when they pass by Wuchenzi, they always look at his fishing basket curiously, wondering how much this expert has caught.

Wuchenzi pretended to be indifferent, but he was cursing in his heart, this f*cking fish is poisonous, and no one took the bait.

"Master, a fish has already been hooked." A person who came over and looked at the buoy made of bamboo in Wuchenzi said.

Wu Chenzi was taken aback, hooked?Why doesn't the buoy move?

"Is this the first time for the mage to go fishing in the Weihe River?" the old man asked.

Wu Chenzi nodded, what does this have to do with my first fishing in the Weihe River? Do the fish in the Weihe River still recognize locals and foreigners?

"The Weihe carp does not move after biting the hook, so the mark will also stay still, and the fish will run away if the mark is moved." The old man said.

Wu Chenzi was stunned, no wonder he always felt that something was wrong, such a big Weihe River should push the mark around.So he raised his hand and drew a beautiful arc in the air. It would be even more perfect if it was a big fish, but it was a pity that the one biting the hook was a small carp no bigger than two fingers.

Embarrassed, Wu Chenzi threw the little carp back into the Weishui.

The old man is also a little embarrassed, you caught such a small carp after doing this for a long time, it is too detrimental to the image.

"Both sides of Feihua shine brightly with boats, Baili Yudi is windy for half a day. Lying down and watching the sky is full of clouds and not moving, I don't know if the clouds are with me." Wu Chenzi stood up, looked up to the sky and read, and the image of a master came back for a while .

A group of fishermen watching the fun originally wanted to make a joke, and then give him two fish to make a good relationship, but when they heard Wu Chenzi's poems, although they couldn't understand them, they felt very artistic. The expert deliberately retracted the hand that had been put into the fish basket.

Wu Chenzi looked at the old man's hand that reached into the fish basket and retracted it, feeling embarrassed for a while, this time he pretended too much, and he would be laughed at by Ying Zheng again when he went back.

The fishermen all bowed and said goodbye like Wu Chenzi, but no one reached into the fish basket to give him fish.

Wuchenzi was embarrassed for a while, and at dusk, cicadas croaked and frogs croaked, only Wuchenzi was still on the embankment holding his head in a daze.

A red Yellow River carp jumped out of the water, slapped the water and splashed it at Wu Chenzi, as if mocking him.

Wuchenzi smiled instantly, and grasped with his right hand, urging his cultivation to catch the red carp directly to the shore.The red carp bounced on the shore, then stopped moving, its fish mouth hesitated, a pair of fish eyes looked at Wu Chenzi, young people don't talk about martial arts!

Wu Chenzi happily put the red carp into the fish basket, which weighed about four or five catties.

There are also fishermen who were fishing late when they saw this scene, and they were stunned for a moment, ruining the image of an expert.

Wu Chenzi straddled the fish basket and walked towards the village. Ying Zheng and Chen Ping were already chatting in the courtyard, and when they saw Wu Chenzi, they also stood up.

"Let me show you!" Wu Chenzi swayed while holding the fish basket.