The old master stepped forward to help Ye Ling up and said, "Get up." Then he sat in front of several cases and said, "You are still very young and don't know the dangers of officialdom. With your temper, you have offended many colleagues in the dynasty. If If it weren't for your husband to take care of the court, I might not be where you are today. Tu Su, I have been an official in the same court as your husband for decades. Now that he has left us, I feel extremely sad. Now in the court You and I are the only ones left in the hall. It’s up to you how you go next.” Tu Su stood in front of the old master and said, “I understand.” Then he kowtowed and slowly Exit the Taishi Mansion.
Tu Su rushed back to Yedi overnight and began to control the flood. Ye Ling rode his horse and galloped all the way, as if the front was its hope. He quickly walked into Yeling Mansion and invited local officials to gather at Yeling Mansion to discuss water control strategies. Then he led the scribes and some local officials around him to inspect the Zhang River. They walked from the upstream to the downstream and walked along the Zhang River. Ye Ling stood on the hill and looked away. There was a good low-lying land under a hill. The Marquis of Anyang also found this ideal place when he inspected the Zhang River. It was at the break of the Zhang River and was a natural reservoir. So he came up with an idea. He faced the local officials standing behind him and said, "Everyone, , did you see any low-lying land?" Then he walked up and stood in front of them, pointing forward. Other local officials walked up, looked over and asked, "Big Chong, where do you want to build a reservoir?" Ye Ling shook his head and said, "No, it's a reservoir, a large-scale reservoir. It will be filled during drought periods." water to irrigate these thousands of acres of fertile farmland; during the flood season, the water level will continue to rise, and when it reaches a certain height, the gates will be opened to release water, leading the main stream of the Yellow River to the east." A local official stood up and said: "The big insect has a good idea, and the big insect is proficient in water control." Ye Ling looked at the official and asked, "Is there anyone capable of controlling floods in the city?" The official shook his head and said, "I don't know about this subordinate." Just when Ye Ling was in a dilemma, the scribe standing behind him He stepped forward and said, "Big Chong, my subordinates have heard that Mr. Zaozi of the Mohist family is good at water control, but he is far away in the Chu Kingdom." Ye Ling said firmly: "Okay, I will go to the Chu Kingdom to welcome this Mr. Zaozi. "After saying that, they left Zhangshui together.
Ye Ling drove towards Chu State and arrived at Yunmengze. It is surrounded by mountains and swampy land. When Ye Ling went to the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, a common man led an old cow and walked towards it with a hoe. He also sang a song: "The mountains are far away, and the peaches are young. Yunmeng wraps around the waist, and it is like an illusion. Dream, I love the common people. The world is at peace, happy and not happy, I sing songs and songs." Ye ordered his car to come, walked towards this common man, and asked: "Brother, what kind of insect composed this ballad?" The commoner held a hoe on his shoulder and looked at Ye Ling and said, "Sir, he must be coming from other places." Ye Ling said, "Yes, I came from Wei, looking for Mr. Saw." The old farmer said, " Mr. Jiaozi is giving lectures on this mountain, please go quickly." Ye Ling stood in front of the old farmer, bowed and said, "Su thanks me here." Then he got in the car and left.
He parked his car at the bottom of the mountain and walked up. The people who came to listen to the lecture were all local people. When he walked up, he sat among them and listened to Mr. Jiaozi's lecture. A commoner stood up and said: "Sir, I have heard this before, so I would like to ask you, sir, was the white horse still a horse before it was named?" Mr. Sawzi smiled and said: "Li horses are also horses, so riding Li horses can also be said to be horses. Horse riding. A car is made of wood, so riding a car cannot be said to be riding on wood; a boat is also made of wood, but entering the cabin cannot be said to be entering the wood; reading, this behavior cannot be called reading, loving reading is Only when you love books and read them carefully can you say you are truly reading. The fruit of a peach tree is a peach; the fruit of a thorn is not a thorn. A white horse is a horse, and a Lima is also a horse. How can a white horse not be a horse?" Continued Mr. Sawzi came down and asked again: "Do you know why I am Sawzi?" The people looked at Mr. Sawzi with blank faces and said, "We don't know."
Mr. Saw said happily: "This saw is not that saw. Before I had this title, I was just an ant, an ant that didn't care about insects. It can be said that this saw is fake. There is also a saw among humans. It is called Meng Sheng. This saw was also true before me. I admire his great righteousness and succeed him as the great leader. Recalling the past years, when the king of Chu mourned his death, the ministers who were jealous of Wu Qi rose up in rebellion and shot Wu Qi, but Wu Qi was defeated. The general lay down on the body of the late king, and arrows killed General Wu Qi and also hit the body of the late king. After the crown prince of Chu came to the throne, he killed everyone who shot Wu Qi and killed the king's body. Lord Yangcheng was implicated. Unexpectedly, Lord Yangcheng fled after questioning, and the King of Chu took back the fiefdom without the order from Lord Yangcheng. Mr. Sawzi and Lord Yangcheng were subordinates and good friends. Mr. Sawzi guarded the territory when Lord Yangcheng was out. Mr. Sawzi was under the supervision of Yangcheng. The one who is entrusted by you and cannot protect the land, die! His disciples advised him, "This is the case, death has no meaning to Lord Yangcheng. This will cause heavy losses to our Mo family, and it is more likely to be wiped out from the world. Saw Zi disagreed, He said to his disciples, "I have a very close relationship with Mr. Yangcheng. If I don't die, no one will trust Mo in the future. Tian Xiangzi, who passed down the title of Saw to the Song Dynasty, is not afraid of Mo's peerlessness. After hearing this, the disciples went forward When he went to die, he ordered three people to pass on the throne of Jiaozi to Tian Xiangzi, and then went to death. There were about 180 people who followed Mr. Jiaozi to his death. Why don't you feel sad for such a great righteousness?" Mr. Jiaozi said with tears in his eyes. Said: "I call myself Mr. Saw, but there is no real truth about it. This is false. It is also true to preach what the Mohists think and do what the Mohists do. This is the reason why I call myself Mr. Saw."
Ye Ling stood up and looked at Mr. Jiaozi and said, "The little ant of Confucianism is the master of Confucianism. He inherited the thoughts of the sage Confucius and lobbied various vassal states to implement benevolent governance. I wonder how Mr. Jiaozi evaluates Confucianism?" Mr. Jiaozi said: "The thoughts of Confucianism I don't agree with it at all. They don't believe in the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, which makes the ghosts and gods unhappy; they insist on burying the dead generously, especially when parents die, and children must observe filial piety for three years. This is a waste of wealth and energy for us people; vocal music and superstition are prevalent Governing the country and the people with rituals and music goes beyond that, and the result is the luxurious enjoyment of a small number of nobles. What is destiny? It causes the people of the world to be lazy and obedient. Isn't this a ridiculous life? What is the skill of being close to a person, just having a good relationship with others? They are nothing more than gorgeous skins. They are useless because of insects. They only judge those with whom they are close as relatives. This is a very serious ethical problem. Their behavior is funny, their words are inappropriate, and they are arrogant and arrogant. The so-called saint of insects. Isn't that what little ants are like?" Ye Ling asked again: "I don't understand the universal love that Mr. insists on, so please explain it in detail." Mr. Jiaozi explained: "All things in the world are equal, and we don't need to use etiquette. To restrain and transform it with love. War will only bring endless disasters to the people. I advocate non-attack and focus on defense. We will not attack other countries and massacre their people. All countries respect each other. When the people are harmonious, the world will be harmonious." Mr. Jiaozi looked at Ye Ling and said, "The big insect didn't just ask me these questions this time." Ye Ling could only truthfully explain the purpose of his visit and said, "To be honest, I am Ye Under the Ye Order of the land, there are frequent floods in Ye, and the people are suffering from disasters. Please come and ask Sir to help me control the water this time." Mr. Jiaozi said: "Governing the country depends on the sentiments of the people. The big bug cares about the people, so he is a high-quality official, okay. "He called out another disciple and said, "Xu Ruo! You can follow this big insect down the mountain to control the water." Xu Ruo bowed and saluted and said, "Disciple, I will obey the saw order." He stood up and walked up to salute Ye Ling. , said: "Big insect." Ye Ling stood aside and said: "Sir, please." Xu Ruo said: "You and I can go forward together."
Ye Ling and Xu Ruo said goodbye to Mr. Sawzi together, went down the mountain and got into the car. Ye Ling sat in front and drove to Yedi and entered Ye Ling's mansion. Ye Ling turned around and said, "Sir, you'd better stay in the mansion." But Xu Ruo refused directly and said, "Big Chong, I won't be used to living in an official's house. In order to better understand the disaster in Yedi, It's better to live in a common people's home." It seems that Xu Ruo still rejects those who are officials, so he can only arrange it in Old Man Li's home in the mountains.
Xu Ruo slept very comfortably in the farmhouse. He got up very early and hammered iron tools in the garden, modified some farm tools, and made calipers and rulers to measure the terrain. Old Man Li walked out and said, "What are you busy with, sir?" Xu Ruo drew the card label and said to Old Man Li, "Making these measuring instruments." After everything was done, he stood up and walked up, saying, "Old Man Li, , by the way, I will help you modify some farm tools. You try it and see if it works." Old man Li picked up the plow and tried to push it. He smiled and said: "It works. It works much better than before. If you use this tool to go Plowing the fields takes no effort at all. It's great! I didn't expect Mr. to have such a skill." Xu Ruo stood in the garden and said: "Food is the most important thing for people, so food is very important. I go to the fields to cultivate like you. , If you don’t have a good tool, you will naturally be better at making farm tools." Then he stepped forward and said, "Old man, can you accompany me for a walk in Zhangshui." Old man Li happily agreed to it and said: "Okay, I just have time." Then Mr. Li accompanied Xu Ruo out and closed the door.
They traveled all the way across mountains and rivers to check near Zhangshui River. They walked to the edge of Zhangshui River, threw a stone into the water, measured the depth of the water, and inserted a ruler. He and Old Man Li walked to the middle reaches of Zhangshui River, looked at the low-lying area, and asked, "Ye Ling chose to build a large reservoir here." Old Man Li replied, "Exactly." Xu Ruo was pleased. "This place is very good," he said. Then he walked to a low-lying area, spread out a caliper to measure the distance, and visually drew parallel lines. It was not until the afternoon that the prototype of the reservoir was drawn and recorded on the bamboo slips. He stood up, walked up and stood in front of Old Man Li, and said, "Old man, we can go back."
At this time, Ye Ling arrived at Uncle Li's house just in time. There were no followers behind him and he was not showing any official airs. Seeing that the firewood gate of Old Uncle Li's house was closed, I guessed that they must not be at home, so I wandered back and forth outside the firewood gate, waiting for them to come back. When Xu Ruo and his old man came back, they saw Ye Ling standing outside Chaimen waiting from a distance. He went up to him and knelt down and said, "Big Chong." Ye Ling immediately helped the old man up and said, "Old man Li, there is no need to pay such a big courtesy. , get up." Xu Ruo stood aside and saluted, "Big Chong." Ye Ling returned the salute and said, "Sir, can you still get used to living here?" Xu Ruo said, "Thank you for your concern, Big Chong, it's customary for grassroots to live here." Old Man Li stood at the side. On the side, he said: "Sir, you took me to Zhangshui for inspection early in the morning." Ye Ling looked at Xu Ruo and said: "What can you gain, sir?" Xu Ruo said: "Let's go into the garden first and then talk. "
Old man Li walked out and opened the firewood door, inviting them in and sitting in the garden. Old man Li went into the kitchen to prepare food for them. Xu Ruo and Ye Ling sat opposite each other in the garden. Xu Ruo said: "The common people inspected the Zhangshui River and found that there was silt accumulation in the river. This is the fundamental reason for the flooding." Ye Ling was very impressed and said: "Sir, once he explained the problem, I will arrange for the river officials to clean up the river. The silt in it." Xu Ruo said: "There is a big insect, so don't rush." Then he took out the record slip and unfolded it: "This reservoir can be designed with two gates, one for drainage and the other for sand discharge. Dredging the river is also very important. , water can be diverted into the reservoir. Finally, canals can be dug to lead the river water into the main stream of the Yellow River and eastward into the Bohai Sea."
