After the signing was completed, the monarchs and ministers of Shu celebrated together and held a banquet in honor of Yi Ji. The banquet lasted for three days and three nights, and the signing document was rushed to Chang'an eight hundred miles away.
Three days later.
Yiji bid farewell to the King of Shu and returned by carriage.
As for Chang'an, after Zhang Xiu got the contract, he immediately started working and asked the previous civilian workers to gather immediately. This time, the settlement was based on labor fees, and the only condition was speed.
When the villagers heard that they could earn money instead of forced labor, they enthusiastically signed up.
Ten days later, a large number of villagers took tools to open the road and headed to Nanyang to gather at Yang'an Pass. The section of the official road had been negotiated long ago. In fact, there is nothing to discuss. There are only three roads from Hanzhong into Shuzhong, namely Jinniu Road, Micang Road, and Lychee Road.
Only the Jinniu Road leads directly to Chengdu, so this road was the natural choice.
The Jinniu Road starts from Mian County and passes through Ningqiang, Guangyuan, Zhaohua, Jianmen, Mianzhu, and Chengdu.
The road is very rugged. It can be said that it is very difficult to build an official road on this road in this era of serious lack of productivity, but no matter how difficult it is, the road must be built.
Fortunately, when King Qin Huiwen attacked Sichuan and Shu, roads were excavated and built, and the Jinniu Road was significantly improved and progressed. Zhang Xiu planned to build another road on the basis of this road to increase the width and strength of the road.
After the agreement was signed, Liu Zhang expressed that he would also contribute to the people of Shu, and recruited 50,000 people to join Zhang Xiu's 100,000 people in Mian County to jointly build roads.
Before building the road again, Zhang Xiu had never been to Shu, and had never seen Daba Mountain or Micang Mountain. He only learned about it in "The Road to Shu is Difficult" in later generations. It was not until the road construction began that he realized that building the Sichuan Road was simply Building the road to heaven is very difficult and the price paid is also very high.
In the past, the people who came from the north did not know how difficult and dangerous the road construction was. When they came to the cliffs, they were extremely afraid. Many people did not dare to do it for fear of losing their lives under the cliffs.
Helpless, Zhang Xiu had to spend a lot of money, doubling the daily wages and increasing pensions, but many people still expressed their intention to quit.
Of the 100,000 civilians, 40,000 left, and the remaining 60,000 were added to the 50,000 Shu people. A total of 110,000 people began to build roads non-stop.
One month later.
After the two parties signed the agreement, Liu Zhang immediately ordered people to go to various places in Longxi to hand over the goods, but Longxi officials decisively refused, saying that they had not obtained Zhang Xiu's warrant. If Shu officials could get the warrant, they would give up Longxi County.
Helpless, Liu Zhang immediately ordered Zhang Song to go to Chang'an and ask Yi Ji to take action. He asked for the warrant from King Jing to quickly handle the handover of Longxi County.
Zhang Song traveled a long way to Chang'an. He didn't have time to rest at the post house, so he hurried to Yi Mansion. When he saw that the door of Yi Mansion was closed, he hurriedly knocked on the door.
It was noon at this time, and the weather was scorching hot. Zhang Song was thirsty and hungry. After knocking for a long time, no one came out. When he was thirsty and hungry, a small vendor pushed a wooden pancake cart passing by. , shouting: "Selling tea and sesame cakes!"
Zhang Song took three steps at a time to stop the vendor: "Bring me three cups of tea and three sesame cakes."
"Good!"
The vendor first brought out three cups of tea, and then went to get the sesame cakes.
Zhang Song was unbearably thirsty, so he immediately picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp. The taste was cold, and he asked the vendor somewhat strangely: "Why is it herbal tea?"
The vendor smiled and said: "Sir, who drinks hot tea on such a hot day? Only herbal tea can be sold."
Zhang Song nodded in agreement, continued to drink the remaining two cups, then picked up the sesame cake and ate it, paid the money, turned around and knocked on the door again.
The vendor pushed the cart and left shouting.
Zhang Song stood at the door sweating profusely, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. After getting the signal from his stomach, something suddenly felt wrong, and his stomach rumbled.
"No, it's cold or heated. It's bad for your stomach."
After reacting, Zhang Song's face immediately changed. He looked around, as if he was looking for a place to solve the problem, but the place where Yiji's mansion is located is full of trees in front of the courtyard. Where is there a place to solve it?
My stomach rumbled louder.
The bottom is like a dam that is about to burst. It may flood at any time. If the water sprays out and stains his clothes, then he, a noble Shu minister, will be disgraced in Chang'an.
Looking left and right, I found that there were very few people around. I glanced around and quickly selected a corner of the courtyard wall. Covering my butt with one hand, I rushed over quickly. I was three steps away from the courtyard wall, and my pants were already naked. Reached the crook of the leg.
No longer able to drive quickly to the corner, he quickly turned around, raised his butt and pointed at the corner of the courtyard wall:
"boom!"
The bang was undoubtedly like thunder in the quiet noon. Zhang Song's scalp was numb and his face was sweating.
"Hey! What's the sound outside?" Suddenly, there was a sound in the courtyard. Zhang Song was so frightened that his face turned pale. He didn't have time to wipe it clean. He picked up his pants and ran away as if to escape. He didn't go to Yiji anymore and ran directly back to the post house. Change clothes.
In Yifu.
The vendor who was standing in front of Yi Ji just now said with a smile: "Sir, that Zhang Song got a fever after eating cold tea and got upset. He took care of it at the wall next door and ran away." After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh.
Yi Ji couldn't help but laugh: "We are so sorry for doing this, brother Ziqiao. Please take someone to have a look. Just say that I was infected with the cold when I came here. I can't see him these days. Please ask him to wait patiently for a few days." day."
"Here!"
The servant was a little worried, "Sir, after a few days of delay, Zhang Song will definitely come again. What will happen then?"
Yi Ji laughed and said, "I will have a clever plan when the time comes, so just go with peace of mind."
The servants retreat.
Zhang Song ran back to the post house as if running for his life. Under the strange attention of everyone, he re-entered the room, quickly changed his clothes, wiped his sweat, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, someone from the Yi Mansion outside came to report that the Yi man contracted wind and cold after he came back. He has been seriously ill for the past few days and has been unable to see guests. After a few days of recovery, he will invite you to a banquet at the house." Someone came from outside. the sound of.
"sick?"
Zhang Song didn't believe it, but the initiative was in other people's hands, so he had to wait.
This wait lasted eight days.
In the past eight days, Zhang Song personally went to Yi's mansion every day to express condolences on Yi's condition, but he never saw him in person.
Zhang Xiu naturally knew the situation here well and said to Jia Xu: "This Zhang Song is really patient. He has been going to Yi Mansion in person every day for eight days."
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Yi Ji is indeed an eloquent person. He persuaded the King of Shu to sign an agreement to enter Sichuan via an official route, and also signed a mutual alliance agreement. In this way, we have completely tied the King of Shu to our side. The big ship is on board. The road construction has begun, but Longxi County has not yet been handed over, so how can Zhang Song not be in a hurry?"
Zhang Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, then don't make it difficult for Yi Ji. Let Lu Xun be the governor of Longxi County and take over the handover with Shu."
Jia Xu asked: "The king's intention is to throw this question to Lu Xun?"
"Let Lu Xun and Yi Ji throw each other away. As long as Longxi County is not thrown out, let Zhang Song run away!"
"Here!"
Jia Xu smiled cunningly and pushed it down to write the order. Just ask Zhang Xiu to sign it when the time comes.
