Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

It is worth mentioning that just a month ago, Cao Cao also took time out of his busy schedule to write a letter to Liu Yun.

The content of Cao Cao's letter is very simple, please Liu Yun take Si Qi back quickly, there may be big moves in Wuhuan's side, Aying is a daughter's family, it is not appropriate to be busy all the time, it is better to return to Yecheng as soon as possible.

Cao Cao said it implicitly, but Si Qi understood the meaning when he saw the letter.

How could Cao Cao, who was surrounded by counselors like a cloud, not know what she and Ma Chao could deduce.

It’s just that Cao Cao now wants to fight the Yuan brothers, high-ranking officials, and even Wuhuan. The geographical locations of Youzhou and Jizhou are much more important than Chengping. Cao Cao has no time to take care of Chengping. He and Si Qi went back to seek refuge.

Si Qi put the read letter on the table and analyzed the matter.

If she listened to Cao Cao's suggestion and abandoned the city, there would be two possibilities in the end.

One is that Cheng Ping did not succeed in defending the city. No matter who takes it away in the future, it is probably the same as Liu Yun's fiefdom. It belongs to others and is no longer his own territory.

But if Chengping can successfully defend the city, but she, the lord, runs away, she will no longer be able to convince the crowd in the city, and even Ma Chao will no longer trust her, so no one will form an alliance with her in the future.

Seeing that Siqi was determined not to go back to the city, Liu Yun had no choice but to write back to Cao Cao: "Thank you for your concern, but Ah Ying is reluctant to fill the city with people, and wants to help Sikong hold Wuhuan and Chengping."

Cao Cao smiled helplessly after receiving the letter. How can war be a joke?Ah Ying is only a little girl, but she brazenly said that she would help him attack Wuhuan and defend Chengping, she was really too confident.

Cao Cao has a lot of things to do, and he has no time to worry about Siqi's thoughts. Anyway, he has already reminded Liu Yun that he, a father, cannot be the master of his daughter, and cannot bring Aying back to Yecheng. What can he do? ?

I only hope that Chengping's city defense can be stronger, and Ma Chao and the others are willing to help Ah Ying a little bit, so that they can defend until he fights Chengping.

Cao Cao is not the only one in Yecheng who has this idea.

Not long after, Si Qi received another letter from Xun Yu. Xun Yu's letter did not mention Wuhuan, but said that her grandmother, Mrs. Xun, who was far away in Xuchang, missed her very much, and asked her to go back to Xuchang in the next few days , to condolences to the old lady who misses her grandson's soul.

Along with Xun Yu's letter was Guo Jia's letter. Mr. Guo must be very busy these days. Compared with others, his handwriting is more elegant and concise: go home as soon as possible, don't be brave.

Si Qi leaned on the table to reply to his uncle and husband, and it was already evening when he finished writing the letter.

Snowflakes fell in the sky outside again, accompanied by the soft crackling sound of burning charcoal, the entire palace seemed extraordinarily quiet.

Originally, Si Qi was still a little uncertain, but in such a situation that was not favored by everyone, for some reason, his heart became more stable.

In the tenth year of Jian'an, the spring came very late, and the winter was cold and long. After February, Chengping began to show signs of warming up.

Si Qi sighed, in this way, the situation on Wuhuan's side might be even worse.

After the New Year, Si Qi made a series of permutations and combinations of the three-color fireworks, marked the meanings one by one on the code book, and sent someone to Ma Chao after sealing it.

On the night when the codebook was delivered, Siqi had a dream.

In her dream, she went back to the year when she was 16 years old. On the eve of the provincial physics competition, the director of the level department invited the graduate student of the Physics Department of University A to give a lecture.

It was the summer when the first year of high school was coming to an end, and the air-conditioning from the classroom could be felt in the corridor. Si Qi hurried across the corridor and entered the classroom with a box of strawberry yogurt, about 10 minutes before leaving class.

The tall and handsome senior leaned on the podium, chatting with a few students in the front row about a physics problem that lost the most points in last year's competition.

This question is not too difficult. The question stems from the ignition of the fuze to calculate the launch time of the shell.

Because there is a trap in the question stem, the ammunition has two different speeds in the barrel, so it is easy to make a mistake.

After the senior explained it to those students twice, he found that it still didn't make sense, so he began to try to start from the source, and drew a schematic diagram of the middle-aged artillery on the blackboard...

Si Qi woke up and sat in front of the bed in a daze for a while.

She has always been most interested in these things. After the physics competition tutoring class that day, she looked for information to learn about ancient artillery after class. After some research, Si Qi had a very detailed understanding of the modeling structure and firing principle. Know.

Thinking of this, Si Qi got up and went to the study room, spent a design sketch of a cannon based on the knowledge and memory of the previous life, and took the blueprint to study with Zhou Ke.

In order to allow scientific researchers to exert greater enthusiasm and subjective initiative, Si Qi built two laboratories specially for Zhou Ke.

At this time, Zhou Ke and Zhou He were in the laboratory, discussing something passionately.

Seeing the lord walking in, the two stopped discussing and saluted Si Qi.

Si Qi called out, beckoned the two of them to sit down, put the drawing on the table, and gave a rough explanation of his thinking.

It is indeed extraordinary to use such a device to launch gunpowder, and it has a lethality unmatched by any weapon today.

Zhou Ke was amazed at the mind and wisdom of the lord. The weapons she conceived may not be able to comprehend even if they spend their entire lives.

Zhou He's eyes lit up as soon as he looked at the drawing.

Chengping came to the right place this time, his "so-called talents" that were not recognized since he was a child, can only be displayed in Weng Zhu.

After Liu Yun got up today, he suddenly gained some experience in grape planting, so he came to discuss with Si Qi.

Unexpectedly, after arriving at Si Qi's residence, A Fei told him that the king had gone to Zhou Ke's place.

Liu Yun was also very interested in Zhou Ke's newly built laboratory, so he stopped by Zhou Ke's laboratory to have a look.

Unexpectedly, I ran into an acquaintance in front of the laboratory.

Liu Yun took a strange look at Zhou Buyi who was wandering outside the door: "Aren't you going in?"

Zhou Buyi said: "I came here to talk to the two uncles. I saw Lord Weng discussing matters with the two uncles, so it's not easy to disturb me, so I decided to wait and then go in."

Liu Yun thought that Zhou Buyi had joined Si Qi's command, but he didn't expect that this man had been in Chengping for so long, and he was still traveling outside.

He, Liu Yun, is not very capable and cannot help his daughter in major matters, but he can still try to subdue a teenage boy for her.

Thinking of this, Liu Yun smiled kindly at Zhou Buyi: "I don't know if you can't get in, why don't you go out with me."

Zhou Buyi hesitated for a moment, but he was still bewitched by Liu Yun's gentle smile and complied.

His daughter Siqi is now Liu Yun's pride. At this moment, he and Zhou Buyi are the only ones out shopping, and Liu Yun can't help talking about this proud daughter.

"Ah Ying is working very hard now. As a father, I can't help her. Thinking about it makes my heart ache."

Zhou Buyi listened quietly, and finally said: "The King is willing to be by her side, which is an incomparable credit to others."

Zhou Buyi's words were not false, since Liu Yun came to Chengping, the Lord Weng's mood has improved visibly to the naked eye.

"In normal times, I spend more time with her, and she is happy in her heart, but at this time, what is the value of being with me?" Liu Yun said, "You are different from me. You are smart and strategic, and we don't say anything about it." To be honest, there are few people around Ah Ying now, and the situation is urgent this time. If you can really help her win this battle, what kind of seat can she not give you?"

Although Zhou Buyi was indeed intelligent, he was only a teenager.After hearing Liu Yun's words, his first reaction was to politely evade, but he found that he couldn't say a proper word to refuse.

Compared with Cao Cao, who has many talents under his command, Cheng Ping is indeed more suitable for him to stay and develop.

He was moved.

Indeed, according to Weng Lord's ability, her royal city will only grow bigger and bigger. From what my uncle said, we know that for this battle, Weng Lord has developed a heavyweight new weapon, and she has great confidence in winning .

If he extended a helping hand at this time and helped her win this battle, credit and status would naturally be at her fingertips.

Liu Yun saw that Zhou Buyi was already tempted, and he was happy in his heart. He approached him harder and said, "I also know how difficult you are. When I was in Luoyang, I also heard from the old man in our mansion that once upon a time Before the army goes out, they have to go through some divination. I know that there is an excellent fortune teller nearby, surnamed Xu, who belongs to the family of Mrs. Xu, the prefect of Danyang in Jiangdong, so why don't we do the math too, so that we can feel at ease."

In an alley on Wangfu North Street, Liu Yun and Zhou Buyi found the fortune teller Xu Guang they mentioned.

Liu Yun heard that people only measure three hexagrams a day according to the custom, so he made a circle with a big wave of his hand.

The other party has always worshiped the lord, wishing he could stay by her side every day and tell her fortune, but the lord doesn't care much about these things on weekdays, he has all the abilities but has no use for them.

Xu Guang knew that this middle-aged man was the father of his idol, so he was happy to give him a bargain.

Liu Yun was delighted, after all, this is also a kind of face.

Liu Yun took a pen and paper, and wrote down three questions to ask.

"Whether what Ah Ying is planning will come true" and "When will my life goals be realized".

After waiting in line for more than an hour, Xu Guang showed the hexagrams he had solved to the two of them.

Liu Yun originally wanted to open the answer to the first question first, but after thinking about it, he finally didn't dare, but opened the second question instead.

The answer Xu Guang gave was "Shangji".

Liu Yun's mood immediately improved.

In this way, is it possible that he, like Cao Cao and others, will be famous in history in the future?

With the author's reassurance, Liu Yun didn't even have time to read the comments, so he went to dismantle the results of the first question.

Xu Guang's signature to Siqi was "Shangshangji".

Liu Yun grinned from ear to ear, happier than seeing his own results.

Does Shang Shangji mean "a soldier who surrenders without fighting"?Maybe Siqi didn't even need to fight, Wuhuan didn't dare to come to Chengping!

After reading Xu Guangyun's vague comments, Liu Yun looked at Zhou Buyi again, and motioned him to ask himself.

Zhou Buyi nodded to Xu Guang: "Excuse me, Mr. I plan to leave for Yecheng at the end of the month, please help me with divination."

Xu Guang calculated for another full hour, and came up with Zhou Buyi's conclusion—the big murder.

Zhou Buyi frowned.

He had heard of Xu Guang's name in the early years. This person only counted three trigrams a day, regardless of whether he was a relative of the emperor or a trafficker, he was objective and fair, and he was innocent.

Besides, judging from today's situation, he originally planned to go out for shopping, buy some Chengping's specialties back home, and bring them to Cao Chong, but when he passed by his uncle, he saw Mrs. Chengping walking in, and stood there unconsciously. , I met Liu Yun.

Liu Yun arrived earlier than him, and calculated the distance and time, it would definitely not be to find someone to calculate him in advance.

In fact, long before the hexagram came out, Zhou Buyi had been shaken. He wanted to stay in Chengping and work for Siqi, but it was not entirely because of the hexagram.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhou Buyi took a bath, burned incense and changed into new clothes. He came to look for Si Qi and expressed his willingness to serve the king.

Si Qi also heard that Liu Yun and Zhou Buyi went out together yesterday. She didn't pay much attention to it at first, but she didn't expect Liu Yun to have such great ability to pull Zhou Buyi into her camp.

No wonder her father was so popular in the past, as expected, he still has two brushes on him.

Zhou Buyi is a very proud person, since Si Qi has accepted his surrender, he can no longer put him on hold, but should use him earlier.

In line with the principle that those who can do more work, Si Qi arranged for him to go to school in the morning to learn the art of war and strategy, and to go to Zhou Ke to study and manufacture new weapons in the afternoon.

Zhou Buyi was finally able to enter the inner circle. After visiting the armory and the gunpowder magazine, he felt that he had really chosen the right person.

His Royal Highness King Li really did not trick him.

He likes it here.

Two days later, Zhou He came to report that according to the manuscripts and formulas left by Si Qi, he made glass after several experiments failed.

From the unearthed cultural relics in ancient my country, ancient glass has existed since the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, in the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the technology of making glass has also been improved accordingly. Roman glass was also found in the cultural relics of the early Eastern Han Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were special glass factories. 【1】

This thing is not difficult at first, and with Si Qi's manuscript, it is a matter of minutes to make glass.

Looking at the shiny new glass products lined up on the table, Si Qi was a little speechless.

I can't wait, Zhou He still has time to do this. No wonder Zhou Ke complained to her a few days ago. Everyone in their family has something wrong with them. Among them, Zhou He is the most important. Sometimes this person can't tell the priority , I only do things according to my own preferences, I only hope that the Lord will not blame me when the time comes.

Sure enough, geniuses are difficult to control.

Si Qi sighed, and began to make arrangements with Zhou He.

Now that it's done, let's do it. Make a few convex lenses, which can replace the flint to ignite in the field. Then choose a few intact glasses with good light transmission to make telescopes, and distribute them to several generals. They can always be used in wars. .

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Compared with other people's "doing nothing", Hua Tuo, a medical doctor, is much more dedicated to his job. Once he came to Chengping, he went to the UNHCR to treat the poor people every seven days, and spent the rest of his time teaching and educating people in schools.

Si Qi affirmed this kind of dedicated and dedicated high-ranking boss from the letter.

She walked along the path all the way to Hua Tuo's staff dormitory, and suddenly found a touch of green at the bottom of the wall.

Si Qi remembers that it was mentioned in a science magazine that as early as the Tang Dynasty, the tailors in Chang'an City would apply paste with green hairs on the fingers cut by scissors to help the wound heal, because of the green hairs. The substance has a good therapeutic effect, that is, people first used penicillin. 【2】

Siqi told Hua Tuo the key points.

Hua Tuo was skeptical, and after the lord left, he couldn't hold back his excitement, and used the "green hairy thing" Si Qi said on two patients who were most infected and almost died.

As Si Qi said, this thing does work, although it is not as miraculous as the king said (the degree of purification and density is not enough), but the wounds of the two people are getting better without exception.

In the past, they always thought that these green hairy things in the corners were unclean things.

But I didn't expect these "unclean things" to have such a great effect. What a good medicine this is for the wounded in war!

Since that day, Hua Tuo specially invited someone to put the bricks mixed with rice milk, taro paste, etc. in a dark and humid place, praying that the green hairy object, which the king called "penicillin", could be cultivated earlier.

It never occurred to him that he, a majestic king city doctor and a well-known doctor all over the world, moved bricks here every day after he came to Chengping, and he was happy to move here.

Not long after, news came from Yecheng that Cao Cao fought on two fronts, and at the same time he fought Gao Gan and Yuan Shao.

This is indeed not a good sign, at least if there is a fight now, Cao Cao will not be free to come and help Cheng Ping retreat, and it also makes Liu Yun completely stop thinking about relying on Cao Cao to defend the city.

Liu Yun still remembered the fortune-telling with Xu Guang that day, and comforted Si Qi from time to time.

We also need to think about it, don't be too self-sufficient, maybe Wuhuan never thought of beating us at all, these things are all speculations by you and Ma Chao.

A sage may make a mistake in the end, let alone the two of you.

I have a hunch that nothing will happen.

Isn't it written "Shangshangji" on the sign?Wuhuan must have dared not commit any crimes!

Si Qi knew that he was comforting himself, but he didn't feel that he was being comforted much.

Liu Yun replied to Liu Bei's letter about half a month ago. If conditions permit, I am very grateful to Liu Bei for sending a general to help Chengping.

If Liu Bei started making arrangements after receiving the letter, it would probably take more than a month to arrive. I just hope that Wuhuan will not be too impatient and act too early.

Facts have proved that Liu Yun's premonition is more accurate than the analysis of Bu Siqi and Ma Chao.

On the second day, when Si Qi was half asleep and half awake, there was the sound of fighting outside the city.

Chu Bai rushed to report: "My lord, Wuhuan is here to commit crimes."

Si Qi opened his eyes and was instantly sleepless.