All the way north, on the way, they passed Tianqi, Huayi, Chuangyi, and finally reached Hengshui!
There are countless students who joined along the way. They all wore Confucian shirts with blue and white backgrounds and slowly replaced the main troops. Soon, the common people spontaneously retreated to the end of the team, and later, the Imperial Army also retreated to the rear of the team. Now, there are only tens of thousands of students left, guarding the giant ship with devotion, all the way forward!
They originally thought that although the princess promised to reach Hengshui, the road was open, but when it really arrived, they couldn't help but marvel at how many people would have to dig at the same time, so that the waterway that would have been dug for a month could be completed in seven or eight days. To what extent? !
It's just because the construction is still in full swing, and the road has not been fully opened, so the water level in the river is very shallow, and the speed of the giant ship slows down when it travels here.
What makes Chang Xi unbelievable is that when they passed both sides of Hengshui, the team in front of the construction got the news, and the speed was faster! And the common people who were doing repairs in the back saw the huge ship and knew that the princess and the prince were coming. They retreated to the distance to make way for the students, and then bowed respectfully!
"Welcome the prince, welcome the princess!"
"Welcome the prince! Welcome the princess!"
This scene terrified the students. Because of the construction of the canal in the sky, the local prefect almost called the whole city to repair the last section of the canal. There were so many people that they knelt down and cried. It was a grand scene they had never seen in their life!
Many students' eyes were wet, and the fiber rope in their hands became heavy. They felt that they were not just pulling fiber, but helping justice! It is precisely because of justice that it has been recognized by so many people, even more so on the parade of emperors!
The boat became more and more difficult after driving, because it had just been opened for less than a day. The local prefect repaired from both ends to the middle, and the progress of the repair of the Longteng River was still a step behind. At this time, the water on their side, It was brought in from the river next to it, so they are really pulling fibers now!
How strong are those students? The speed of the boat was immediately delayed, and many ordinary people who followed all the way here were gearing up for it! Finally a useful place to get them! There are also farmers and workers from both sides of the strait who have met, and have come to help the students pull fiber!
They are very strong, and almost as soon as they get started, they greatly relieve the pressure of the students. The boat starts up again!
In normal times, many students have wealthy families and read books on sages and sages, so they look down on these muddy legs, but now, the dark skin of the other party is close, and the muddy water on their body stains their blue and white student uniforms, and they don't have any. A trace of disgust.
Especially when those ordinary people, whose hands were blackened by ropes, were still concerned about the one or two blisters on the hands of these students, which were not very obvious, many students cried, especially some scholars from poor families. Reminds me of my parents.
Born with the same root, drinking and drinking from the same source, people are not high or low, only the kindness of the heart.
At this moment, they finally understood the meaning of these words left by the ancient sage, as well as the deep meaning that they would never understand before.
But just when they thought they had to drag it all the way to the capital! He was riding a horse alone, holding a flag high in his hand, looking excited! Come cheering!
As he ran, he shouted with a red face!
"The water is coming! The water is coming! The Grand Canal is open! The Grand Canal is done!!"
The Grand Canal is done!
As he shouted that the water was coming, many people were in high spirits and shouted!
"The water is coming! The Grand Canal is done! The Grand Canal is done!!"
Just in the cheers of the people and the expectations of everyone!
A turbid wave, carrying the momentum of thunder! Come surging!
It's like a thousand horses! Another example is the Huanglong bursting the dike! It is so majestic and magnificent, sacred and unchangeable!
water! It's a godsend! It is admirable! It is irresistible! It is the best and the most ruthless!
But they succeeded! The construction of the Grand Canal is not just about changing the water, it is more like taming it! At this moment, the insignificant person seems to be above nature! That unparalleled sense of achievement! Fascinating, addicting!
And the water dragon came galloping, and many students on both sides of the strait did not rush to avoid it, and their clothes were wet by the rushing water, they were not annoyed, but each laughed!
Everyone around the river is cheering! The joyful laughter and cheers, I'm afraid the capital can hear it!
Someone even pointed to the river and wrote an impromptu poem, "Angry water drives away the cold air, like thunder and loud sounds.
Then, to the exclamations of everyone! The giant ship is once again lifted by the current! Like a trapped beast, struggling in the surging waterway!
Everyone was aggressive, holding the rope tightly, looking at the direction of the capital, continue! All the way north!
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"Your Majesty! They... are back!"
After someone trembled and said this sentence, they quietly shrank to one side, wishing to let themselves disappear!
And he thought the emperor would be furious! But after waiting for a long time, the emperor was surprisingly quiet.
Two days ago, Gong Sheng received the news that Gong Che and Gong Yimo had returned to Beijing on the giant ship. Moreover, countless people were digging around the clock so that the giant ship could run! Finally this morning, the Longteng River in the capital was opened in one fell swoop! Rong Julun directly enters Beijing!
There are countless mathematicians pulling fibers for the boat! Wherever he went, countless people joined the responders.
With such popular support and such appeal, it would be more shocking than making him fearful!
Gong Sheng couldn't help remembering that when he first heard the news, the person who replied was still adding fuel to the jealousy, but he was stunned, only one sentence echoed in his head!
"His child... has really surpassed him!"
A complex emotion such as pride and fear overwhelmed him, as if he was old, useless, and could be replaced at any time. Now that he heard them come back with great fanfare, his first reaction was not anger but thought. laugh!
This is his child... This must be the little girl's idea!
At this time, the door of the palace opened, and a beautiful woman in a palace dress stepped forward, holding a bowl of soup and medicine in her hand, and she walked slowly to the emperor like a weak willow.
"Your Majesty... it's time to take medicine."
She held her fair-skinned wrists up, but Gong Sheng opened her up with one hand.
"His Majesty?"
"I don't want to eat it."
The woman turned her eyes and took her hands away, and soon a palace servant took the medicine bowl and retired, she glanced at the emperor and smiled softly, "I heard that the prince has returned to the capital, but your majesty is thinking about how to deal with the prince. sad?"
When she said this, she also coughed a few times in a low voice, which was very weak.
A trace of pity flashed in Gong Sheng's eyes, "Long'er, you don't need to worry about this. If you're not in good health, don't worry about it."