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The dirt road after the rain was very muddy, and the mule-cart traveled very slowly. The horse team of Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan took a third of the usual time to arrive at the village where Daxian lived.

In front of the village is a piece of fertile land, in which grain crops such as wheat and soybeans are planted. At the water sources around the fertile land, several waterwheels are set up. Driven by the wind, the waterwheels slowly pour the river water into the ditches.On the field ridge, there are several children riding on the backs of cattle and grazing.

"Since we are at the door of Daxian's house, why don't you and I visit this reclusive capable man together?" Zheng Yuming said that the medicinal material purchase point is next door to the village where Daxian lives.Zhao Xuan rode side by side with Zheng Yuming all the way, and the two talked speculatively. Zhao Xuan didn't want to let Zheng Yuming go, and suggested that Zheng Yuming go with him to meet Gongsun Daxian.Zheng Yuming's good conversation made Zhao Xuan want to solicit.

"Okay, Chu will go with Brother Liang to meet the great sage." Zheng Yuming readily accepted the invitation, but he wondered in his heart whether Daniel had arrived early and if he had fooled the great sage away.Zheng Yuming's plan is to send Daniel to lure Gongsun away from home, and let Zhao Xuan return without success.

Daniel hurried all the way to the gate of Gongsun Pan's courtyard. Gongsun Pan led the donkey and was about to go out with a ten-year-old boy.Gongsun Pan looks about forty, with fair skin and 170 centimeters tall.

"Sir! You're going out." Da Niu grinned when he saw Gongsun Pan going out, yes, don't let him make up a reason, Gongsun Pan was going out.

"At first I wanted to visit friends, but Daniel is here, so I will visit friends tomorrow." Gongsun Pan was also very happy to see Daniel.

"No, no! Mister, let's go visit friends. Daniel will leave now." Daniel waved his hands again and again when he heard that. If Gongsun Pan would not go out because of his arrival, Daniel would never show up at the gate of Gongsun Pan .

Gongsun Pan stared at Daniel for a while, Daniel obviously came to see him on a special trip, but since he made a special trip to see him, why did he urge him to leave instead, as if he was afraid of staying behind.

"Oh, you don't need to say goodbye to Daniel. I won't go out today. If you have something to say, just talk about it." Gongsun Pan's mouth curled slightly, and he led the donkey back to the yard. He wanted to see what kind of medicine Daniel wanted to sell in his gourd.

Daxian's residence is next to a mountain stream. Above the mountain stream is a wooden pavilion. In the pavilion, there are things in the shape of earth huskers. The earth huskers are constantly rotating under the impetus of water. In the earth huskers are millet .

Zheng Yuming caught a glimpse of the wooden pavilion and knew there was a hydraulic sheller made by Gongsun. The spies sent by Huang Zhong to investigate Gongsun Daxian were very careful. They drew the mechanical graphics in the wooden house on paper and brought them back to the capital. Zheng Yuming saw the machine. Tu was surprised, but he couldn't figure it out himself.

"Daxian often goes out, today I don't know if Daxian is in his residence." Zheng Yuming was afraid that the things in the wooden pavilion would attract Zhao Xuan's attention, so he hurriedly rode a horse to block Zhao Xuan's view.

"It should be there, the door of Daxian's courtyard is wide open." Zhao Xuan pointed to a residential house in front of him.The houses are stone-walled and thatched-roofed, with five or six rooms. In front of the house is a large yard surrounded by bamboo and wood that is one person tall.The firewood gate of the courtyard was wide open, and one could clearly see a donkey tied under the pagoda tree in the courtyard, which was the means of transportation for Daxian to go out.

"Uh, I'm lucky today." Zheng Yuming frowned, didn't Daniel arrive before them?It rained yesterday, and the mule cart was difficult to walk on the muddy road, and the speed of walking has not gone fast. Calculating the time, Daniel will arrive before Zhao Xuan arrives.Or did he arrive early, but failed to fool Da Xian away?

Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan got off their horses in front of the courtyard gate, and Zhao Xuan called out to the courtyard gate, "Is Mr. Gongsun here?"

"The humble house is humble, if the guests don't mind it, they can come in and have a sip of hot tea!" Gongsun Pan's clear answer came from inside the room.

"Then Chu has the audacity to come to ask for hot tea!" Zhao Xuan laughed and strode into the courtyard.

Zheng Yuming followed Zhao Xuan closely and was about to enter when he suddenly saw a wooden stick on the beam of the courtyard gate that was about to fall. blood flow.

The two walked into the courtyard and saw Gongsun Pan sitting in the middle of the hall, and next to him, there was a restless-looking Da Niu sitting on his knees.

The courtyard of Gongsun Pan's residence was very large, and the path from the courtyard gate to the main room was paved with gravel. Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan walked to the gate of the courtyard through the gravel path.

On the gravel path at the entrance of the courtyard, a broom lay obliquely in the center. Zhao Xuan had long feet and stepped over it in one step.Zheng Yuming bent down and picked up the broom and put it under the eaves.

"Chen Guo Liangxuan has met Mr. Zhao Xuan." Zhao Xuan entered the court room and saluted Gongsun Pan.

"Lu Guo Chuyu has seen Mr.." Zheng Yuming followed Zhao Xuan to salute, but his eyes glanced at Daniel, and found that Daniel's expression was even more disturbed. Seeing Daniel's expression, Zheng Yuming guessed that his and Zhao Xuan's identities had already been known by Gongsun Pan .Mu Mu, who followed Zheng Yuming in, smelled the smell in the courtyard first, and after confirming that there was no danger, he squatted next to his master's leg to guard.

Gongsun Pan had already stood up to greet the guests, with a faint smile on his face. "Take a seat, both of you."

The furnishings in Gongsun Pan’s home are simple, with wooden shelves against the walls, on which most of the items are bamboo slips and parchment, and some are white paper.

Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan knelt down on the mat under the master's head, and Gongsun Pan's boy came up and poured two cups of hot tea for them.

"Sir, isn't he from Wu?" Zhao Xuan picked up the pottery bowl and put it to his mouth for a sip.

"That's right, Pan is from Fenghaoren." Gongsun Pan nodded. Although he had settled at the foot of Qimen Mountain for nine years, he still spoke with the accent of his hometown.Fenghao is the capital of the Great Qin Emperor, and many great families live there, and Gongsun Pan's family is a famous and great family.

"Fenghao is a hundred times more prosperous than Qimen, why is Mr. willing to live here?" Zhao Xuan asked with a smile.

"Pan doesn't want to be drunk, live, dream and die, and be at ease here." The nobles in Fenghao City are intoxicated in the prosperous and corrupt life, and Gongsun Pan is very worried in it. Concerned about the people's livelihood, and did not guard against the rise of the surrounding vassal states, Gongsun Pan's concerns did not resonate with the emperor. Disappointed, Gongsun Pan began to tour the vassal states.

As a result, after visiting more than a dozen vassal states, they found that the princes and nobles had similar attitudes towards life. Depressed, they walked to the foot of Qimen Mountain. They liked the beautiful scenery here and loved the simplicity of the people here, so they settled down here.

Zhao Xuan probed. "Sir, you are a great talent. You should not waste it here. You should find a wise master and display your talents. Liang heard that the crown prince of Zhao State is thirsty for talents. Mister can go to Zhao State to display his talents."

"Prince Zhao?" Gongsun Pan stroked his beard and sneered, "That's just a despicable person."

Zhao Xuan's face darkened on the spot: "Prince Zhao is a well-known corporal, how could he be a despicable person?"

"At the end of last year, Prince Zhao's destruction of Weiguo can prove it!"

"That's because Young Master Wei insulted Prince Zhao first, and Zhao Guocai raised his troops to avenge his shame!" Zhao Xuan was furious, and he opened his mouth to argue.

Gongsun looked at Zhao Xuan contemptuously. "So the Kingdom of Wei should be swallowed by the Kingdom of Zhao?"

Zhao Xuan calmed down. "Then the state of Wei was not completely destroyed by the state of Zhao, and the state of Wu also occupied a quarter of the land of the state of Wei. According to Mr. Wu, the prince Ming who is in charge of the state of Wu is also a despicable villain?"

Gongsun Pan laughed, and glanced at Zheng Yuming who was kneeling on the side. "That's right, Mr. Ming and Prince Zhao are the same breed."

Zheng Yuming's mouth became O. He had enjoyed listening to Gongsun Pan scolding Zhao Xuan, but he didn't want to change the subject and talk about him.

"How?" Zhao Xuan felt a little comforted, it seems that Gongsun Pan is not the only one who has objections to him.

"It is said that the young master is a gentleman of Jiaojiao, but such a gentleman does not help the Wei country to restore the country, but reaches an agreement with Prince Zhao to carve up the land of the Wei country. Is it a gentleman?" Gongsun Pan shook his head, speaking righteously.

When Zhao Xuan heard this, he was very disappointed in Gongsun Pan. It seemed that Gongsun Pan's name as a great sage was just like what Zheng Yuming said, and it was just a false appearance.Gongsun Pan's political views are too naive and too pedantic.

"Sir, how do you think a monarch can govern the country well?" Zhao Xuan still had hope in his heart, hoping to hear good advice from Gongsun Pan.

"Well, as long as the monarch governs the country strictly according to the Zhou rituals, he will definitely be able to govern the country and make it strong." Gongsun Pan threw out a sentence lightly.

"Sir, sir!" Zhao Xuan said perfunctorily, he was completely disappointed with Gongsun Pan, if the Zhou Rites were feasible, the Great Qin Emperor would not be less and less valued.

After realizing that Gongsun Pan was not the talent he was looking for, Zhao Xuan didn't want to waste time here, so he found an opportunity to say goodbye to Gongsun Pan.Zheng Yuming came with Zhao Xuan, and Zhao Xuan said goodbye, of course he had to leave with him.

"Brother Chu has extraordinary knowledge, it's too wasteful to use it for business. Why don't you follow Liang to the country of Zhao and join Prince Zhao, then Prince Zhao is thirsty for talents. If you and I go, we will definitely be reused!" Zhao Xuan gave up on Gongsun Pan, but he didn't want to give up Zheng Yuming, and wanted to persuade Zheng Yuming to Zhao Guo.

"There is an ancestral precept in the family. Children in the family are not allowed to be in politics if they are under thirty. I dare not disobey it." Zheng Yuming now wants to get rid of Zhao Xuan quickly so that he can go back to Gongsun to ask what happened. Gongsun Pan's actions It was very unusual, and the opinions he said did not match what he had investigated.

"It's a pity! My shopping trip is over, and I'm going to go to Zhao Country to join Prince Zhao. If Brother Chu goes to Zhao Country to do business in the future, I will definitely go to the Prince's Mansion to see you." Zhao Xuan sighed regretfully.Zheng Yuming's age seems to be around 30, far from [-] years old.

At the intersection of the village, Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan clasped their fists to bid farewell, and the two teams walked separately.Guessing that Zhao Xuan's carriage team had gone far away, Zheng Yuming brought Ma Ren, Huang Zhong and the guards back to Gongsun Pan's house.

"My lord! Mister's things are packed soon, we can go on our way today." Daniel came out from the gate happily.

The yard was gone, and Gongsun Pan was standing under the eaves, directing the two boys to pack up.

"Mr. Gongsun has decided to go to the capital?" Zheng Yuming was stunned, he hadn't started lobbying yet.

"Your Excellency passed the test of Mr. Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan failed, haha!" Daniel patted his stomach and laughed.

"Test? When will there be a test?" Zheng Yuming was confused.

Gongsun Pan in the house heard the voice at the door, came out and bowed to Zheng Yuming: "Gongsun Pan has seen Young Master, Pan is willing to go down the mountain with Young Master."

"Mr. is willing to go down the mountain, it is the blessing of the people of Wu Kingdom." Zheng Yuming was delighted to have easily obtained a talent.

"The people of the state of Wu are truly blessed if they have sons." Gongsun Pan took a deep look at Zheng Yuming.The wooden stick that was about to fall from the gate of the courtyard, and the broom in the middle of the path were all intentionally placed there by Gongsun Pan. He wanted to see the reactions of Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan.As a result, Zhao Xuan turned a blind eye to the wooden stick above his head and turned a blind eye to the broom on the ground, but Zheng Yuming took down the dangerous wooden stick, picked up the broom on the path and put it aside.From these two small things, it can be seen that Zhao Xuan is selfish and Zheng Yuming is benevolent.

It turned out that Gongsun Pan noticed that Daniel was behaving differently, so he went back home and questioned him carefully. Daniel respected Gongsun Pan, and without much effort, Gongsun Pan knew the ins and outs of the matter. The two are coming to invite him to come down to serve as an official.

Both Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan have good reputations, and Gongsun Pan also wanted to go down the mountain to do some career work. For Zheng Yuming and Zhao Xuan, who have similar reputations, Gongsun Pan wanted to use his own method to investigate and select the ones he would like to work for in the future. lord.

From Zhao Xuan striding over the broom, and Zheng Yuming bending over to pick it up, Gongsun Pan had already made a decision in his heart. In the next conversation with Zhao Xuan, he intentionally made himself seem mediocre, making Zhao Xuan lose interest in him, and took the initiative leave.

In May, the King's Court of Wu carried out institutional reforms. The court was divided into six divisions, namely, the Department of Civil Affairs, the Department of Industry and Commerce, the Department of Finance, the Department of Security, the Department of Etiquette, and the Department of Education. Gongsun Pan was appointed as the director of the Department of Education.