Along the way, they passed by Tianqi, Huayi, Zhou Yi, and finally arrived at Heng Shui!
Along the way, countless students joined them. They were all wearing sky-blue and white scholarly robes and slowly replaced the main troops. Soon, the commoners spontaneously retreated to the back of the line. Later, the imperial guards also retreated to the back of the line. Only tens of thousands of students were left. They devoutly guarded the huge ship as it moved forward!
They originally thought that although the princess had promised that the road would be cleared by the time they reached Heng Shui, when it really happened, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration. How many people had to work at the same time to dig a canal that would have taken a month to this extent in seven or eight days?!
However, because there was still a lot of construction going on ahead and the road had not been completely cleared, the water level in the river was very shallow. When the huge ship reached here, it slowed down.
What made Chang Xi incredulous was that when they passed by the banks of Heng Shui, the construction team in front received the news and moved even faster! When the commoners who were repairing at the back saw the huge ship, they knew that the princess and crown prince had arrived. They all retreated to make way for the students and then respectfully knelt down!
"Welcome the crown prince, welcome the princess!"
"Welcome the crown prince! Welcome the princess! "
This scene frightened the students. Because the sky was repairing the canal, the local governor had mobilized the entire city to repair the last section of the canal. There were so many people that the sound of kneeling down and shouting was earth-shattering! It was a grand scene that they had never seen before in their lives!
Many students' eyes were moist. The rope in their hands also became heavy. They felt that they were not just pulling the cable, but upholding justice! It was because of justice that they received the recognition of so many people. It was even more so than an emperor's parade!
As the ship moved forward, it became more and more strenuous. This was because the canal had just been cleared less than a day ago. The local governor had repaired it from the two ends to the middle. The progress of the Soaring Dragon River was still a step away. At this time, the water on their side was drawn from the river beside them. Therefore, they were really pulling the cable now!
How much strength could those students have? The speed of the ship slowed down. Many commoners who had followed them all the way here rubbed their palms in anticipation! They finally had a use for them! When the farmers on both sides of the river saw this, they came over to help the students pull the cable!
They were very strong. Almost as soon as they started, the pressure on the students was greatly reduced. The boat started moving again!
Normally, many of the students came from wealthy families and studied sage books. Naturally, they would look down on these bumpkins. But now, when the other party's dark skin came close and the mud on his body stained their sky blue and white uniforms, they did not look down on him in the slightest.
Especially when the commoners, whose hands had turned purple from the ropes, were still concerned about the inconspicuous blisters on the hands of the students. Many of the students cried, especially those who were not well-off. They could not help but think of their parents.
Born from the same root, drink from the same source. There is no difference between high and low. Only with a benevolent heart can there be a pattern.
At this moment, they finally understood the meaning behind the words left behind by the ancient saint, as well as the deeper meaning that they would never have understood before.
But just when they thought they would have to drag it all the way to the capital! One of them was riding a horse with a flag raised high in his hand. His face was filled with excitement! They ran over cheering!
He shouted with a flushed face as he ran!
"The water is coming! The water is coming! The Grand Canal was now open! The Grand Canal is complete!! "
The Grand Canal was completed!
As he shouted that the water was coming, many people felt their emotions surge as they shouted as well!
"The water is coming! The Grand Canal is completed! The Grand Canal is completed!! "
Amidst the cheers of the commoners and everyone's anticipation!
A turbid wave with the force of thunder! It surged over!
It was like ten thousand horses galloping! It was like a yellow dragon bursting its dike! It was majestic and spectacular, sacred and unchangeable!
Water! It was a gift from the heavens! It was revered by all! It could not be defied! It was the most virtuous and the most heartless!
But they had succeeded! The construction of the Grand Canal was not only changing the water, but also taming it! At this moment, the tiny humans seemed to be above nature! That was an incomparable sense of accomplishment! It made one feel intoxicated and addicted!
As the water dragon rushed over, many students on both sides of the river could not avoid it in time. Their clothes were drenched by the rapid water flow, but they were not angry. Instead, all of them laughed loudly!
Everyone on both sides of the river was celebrating! The joyous laughter and cheers could probably be heard in the capital!
Someone even pointed at the river and improvised a poem, "The angry water drives away the cold air, like thunder dispersing the sound. The waves are high and the wind is strong, the waves are rapid and hard to sink. "
Then, amidst everyone's exclamations! The huge ship was raised by the water flow again! It was like a trapped beast, struggling in the surging waterway!
Everyone was aggressive as they gripped the rope tightly and looked in the direction of the capital. Continue! All the way to the north!
***
"Your Majesty! They … are back! "
Someone trembled as he said this and quietly shrank to the side, wishing that he could disappear!
He thought that the Emperor would be furious! But he did not expect that after waiting for a long time, the Emperor was surprisingly quiet.
Two days ago, Gong Cheng received the news that Gong Che and GongYimo were returning to the capital on the huge ship. Countless commoners dug day and night for the ship to move! Finally, this morning, the Long Teng River in the capital was opened! The huge ship entered the capital directly!
There were also countless students pulling the rope for the ship! Everywhere it went, there were countless people who responded.
Such popular sentiment, such appeal, rather than saying that it made him afraid, it was more appropriate to say that it made him shocked!
Gong Cheng could not help but recall that when he first heard the news, the person who reported it was still carefully adding oil to the fire. But he was stunned, and only one sentence echoed in his mind!
"His child … has really surpassed him!"
A complicated feeling of pride and fear drowned him. It was as if he was already old and useless, and could be replaced at any time. Now that he heard that they came back with great fanfare, his first reaction was not to be angry, but to want to laugh!
This is his child … this must be that little girl's idea!
At this time, the palace door opened, and a beauty dressed in palace attire leisurely stepped forward. She held a bowl of medicine in her hand, and slowly walked to the front of the Emperor like a willow branch swaying in the wind.
"Your Majesty … it's time to take the medicine."
She tried to lift her fair wrist, but Gong Cheng pushed it away with one hand.
"Your Majesty?"
"I don't want to eat."
That woman's beautiful eyes turned, and she removed her hand. Soon, a palace servant took the bowl of medicine and retreated. She glanced at the Emperor and smiled softly, "I heard that the Crown Prince has returned to the capital. Is Your Majesty worried about how to deal with the Crown Prince?"
When she said this, she even coughed a few times. She was really weak.
Gong Cheng's eyes flashed with a trace of pity, "Long 'er, you don't need to worry about this. Your body is not good, so don't worry."
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