Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

Siqi's vitality has always been tenacious. In less than a month, his leg injury has fully recovered, and he has returned to his former lively state.

In the early morning of this day, Zhen Shu bought a few fruits that Si Qi likes to eat, and sent them over to Si Qi.

Seeing that Zhen Shu was about to leave after delivering the fruit, Si Qi hurriedly made a gesture to keep him.

Zhen Shu turned his head and asked, "What else can the lord do?"

Si Qi instructed: "You must study hard from the generals!"

It was rare to come to Jingzhou, and Liu Bei sent another message to ask Siqi to take someone to ask Guan Yu and other generals for advice. After passing this village, there will be no such shop!

Zhen Shu: ...

Now every time I see Lord Weng, I can't escape this question.It's obviously not a good sign that Mr. Weng started nagging like this at a young age.

But Zhen Shu still had a good temper and said to Si Qi: "Yesterday, I talked with General Zhang about the transportation of grain and grass, but the generals are very busy recently, and they don't have much free time. I heard that Liu Yuzhou had a few days ago I went to see Sun Zhongmou. At that time, the two had a good conversation and did not fall out, but after I came back, I heard that Sun Zhongmou had ambushed someone at that time, and he had the idea of ​​leaving him in Jiangdong and no longer being the director of Jingzhou... Anyway, it was a little troublesome joy."

Although Siqi has been bedridden to recuperate his injuries during this period, he also feels that the situation of the public security has become tense.The reason for the tension this time has nothing to do with Cao Cao, but has a lot to do with Jiang Dong.

There was friction between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and Sun Shangxiang's smile became less and less.

Two days later, Liu Yun said to Si Qi that Tan Xin sent someone to report that there were many government affairs in Xiangyang that had not been dealt with, and advised Liu Yun to go back earlier.

Although Liu Yun lived comfortably here and didn't want to leave, he also knew that he couldn't stay here for long, so he decided to pack up and go back to work.

Liu Yun left, Si Qi naturally had no reason to live here any longer.

Although he didn't live for a long time, Si Qi was a little reluctant to leave suddenly, especially the big and soft "princess bed" in the room.

That night, Si Qi had dinner and went out to digest food. After walking around the path for a week, he met Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in a relatively remote courtyard in the northwest.

The two set up a table in the yard to drink and eat barbecue, chatting wildly.

Siqi is a science student, good at physics, and also interested in astronomy. After coming to ancient times, he read many books related to astronomy and calendar in his home library.

Both of them felt novelty seeing Si Qi, they didn't expect that she could turn so far and come around more than half of the mansion.

Now that everyone has met, it is imperative to invite Lord Weng to sit down and have a drink.

Si Qi listened to their discussion from "Shan Hai Jing" to "Lun Heng", from the correlation between the moon and tides to what the stars in the sky are and why they always surround human beings.

Liu Bei not only chatted with Zhuge Liang, but also kept asking Si Qi what his opinion was, and his voice carried the meaning of "it doesn't matter if you don't know much, it's just a normal chat, just talk casually".

Si Qi couldn't make up a suitable sentence for a while, so he had to rely on the physics knowledge he had learned before, saying, maybe these stars don't revolve around us, they all have their own orbits, even bigger than the sun, just like the sun. It is a luminous body in the distance, but because it is too far away from us, we will look very small.

Zhuge Liang found it novel: "According to what the Lord said, the sun is also a big star, but it is closer to us, so it can be seen more clearly and has more light."

"In my opinion, the sun is also a kind of star, which is correct." Si Qi said, "And we are not necessarily the center of everything in the world, but just a small part. The world is just a chance among many worlds, as small and insignificant as dust."

Although the two felt that Si Qi's statement was unreasonable, they found it very novel because they had never heard of such a statement.Even if it's such an unreasonable statement, after listening to her talk, don't have a feeling.

Take Liu Bei as an example. He always believed that the territory of the Han Dynasty was extremely vast, and the sea was even more boundless, and there would never be an end.Now that he owns several counties in Jingzhou, he already feels that he has realized his ideals in life, but Siqi said that even such a world may be just a small star that makes up the big world, but it gave him a little something new for no reason. perception.

Zhuge Liang also shook his feather fan and nodded and smiled. He and Liu Bei have similar mental activities. He thinks Si Qi's words are very interesting. It's a bit like the saying in mythology that gods treat human beings as ants, but is there such misty and metaphysics? Listen It feels like it's real.

After hearing Si Qi's judgment, his mind became more open, and he was less concerned about gains and losses, and more free and easy.

After Zhuge Liang sobered up the next day, he still felt that the conversation with Siqi last night was wonderful and worth recording, so he wrote an article specially for this matter, recording what Siqi said last night and his personal thoughts. Some insights.

It took Zhuge Liang five full days to finish this article, and it took several months to make revisions.

It was also because this article was not easy to form, so Zhuge Liang cherished it very much, and asked Liu Bei, Fazheng and others for advice.

Later, as Zhuge Liang's fame grew, this well-known article also spread, and became a must-have teaching topic for many government schools and private schools.

This is later.

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Because Liu Yun had agreed to leave the police in the next few days, Si Qi packed his luggage and planned to bid farewell to Liu Bei and others, and followed his father to Xiangyang.

Just before leaving, Si Qi received a letter from Huo Qiulan.

Cao Cao fought with the army led by Ma Teng and his sons in Liangzhou and Han Sui.

Perhaps it was because the last time Cao Cao sent troops to the south of the Yangtze River on a large scale and was eventually defeated, this time Cao Cao sent troops without fanfare, but relatively low-key.

Huo Qiulan didn't know why the battlefield changed so quickly. He had heard that it was Ma Chao who wanted to fight Cao Cao, but later it was Cao Cao who came to fight Ma Chao.

In short, it is not a trivial matter for the two sides to start a war. As soon as Huo Qiulan got the exact news, he sent someone to send a letter to Weng Zhu.

Originally, Si Qi had agreed to accompany Liu Yun back to Xiangyang. At this time, there was a war between Liangzhou and the imperial court, which was closely related to Chengzhou. Si Qi planned to go north directly and return to Yecheng to see the situation.

Si Qi left with Cai Wenji, Sun Shangxiang, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Huang Yueying, Zhao Yun and other acquaintances all came to see them off, which was also expected by Si Qi.

To Siqi's surprise, Fazheng also came to see her off on purpose, and even left his errands to send her away.

Si Qi found it very strange that she and Fazheng had no friendship at all, and she didn't know why Fazheng was so enthusiastic when she left.

But Siqi has too many things on his mind now, and he can't control them. After drinking the farewell wine, he left the police and rushed to Yecheng.

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Huo Qiulan's letter was sent from Chengping, and it took Siqi a lot of time to rush from Jingzhou to Yecheng. This caused Siqi to hear that Cao Cao had finished fighting Liangzhou after entering Yecheng. Ma Teng, his son and his family were captured back to Yecheng, but Ma Chao was not captured alive.

When Cao Zhi heard that Siqi was returning to the city, he rushed to Prince Li's mansion immediately, and asked Siqi to think of a way to help Ma Teng and his son.

Chengzhou and Liangzhou are adjacent to each other, and there has always been trade between them.

When Cao Zhi was in Chengzhou, he had a lot of contact with Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others. He felt that Ma Chao's family was nice and they were considered friends.

Now, in order to force Ma Chao to submit, my father threatens to kill Ma Teng's family.

Although there was an element of intimidation in it, Cao Zhi knew that his father could do it.

Cao Zhi also went to intercede with Cao Cao on Ma Teng's behalf, but he was scolded by his father as soon as he said a few words.

Yecheng is not very close to Liangzhou, and there have been no official contacts in these years. Now in Yecheng, almost no one has friendship with Xiliang, and no one will intercede for the Ma family.

Cao Zhi believes that the only one who can stop Father is Ah Ying.

Si Qi was Ma Chao's former ally, and now she is able to secure Chengzhou thanks to half of Ma Chao's credit. Naturally, she can help Ma Chao's affairs.

Siqi brought a lot of special products and gifts from Jingzhou, including two big boxes for Cao Cao.

Si Qi personally brought someone to the prime minister's mansion to present Cao Cao with an earthenware instrument. When Cao Cao heard that Si Qi was visiting, he asked someone to invite Mrs. Weng in.

As soon as Cao Cao saw Si Qi, he warmly invited her to a seat, served her some of her favorite seasonal fruits, and said that there is fresh milk at home today, which is best for young ladies like them, so he asked someone to bring it up Give her a taste.

It may be because he saved Boss Cao in Huarong City last time. Whether it was during the time he lived in Jingzhou or this time when he came to meet him, Si Qi felt that Cao Cao was so warm and friendly that it was a bit outrageous.

Cao Cao also talked about those events in the 14th year of Jian'an, and said that Huarong City didn't give you a proper thank you for the rescue.

Si Qi smiled and said, those are what I should do, the prime minister doesn't have to take it too seriously.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, your father's fief has been occupied by Liu Zhang for a long time, and now Liu Bei and Sun Quan are staring at Yizhou covetously, probably it is difficult to ask for it back.So Gu is going to give your father Beiping County, which is adjacent to Youzhou and Yuyang County, so that it can be connected with Chengzhou, and you can manage it together in the future.

Siqi now has a title, a fief, a reputation, and contacts, so it can be said that he lacks everything.

In fact, what Cao Cao said just now made her quite nervous, for fear that Cao Cao would marry her as a "thank you gift".

But fortunately, Boss Cao didn't think about it.

As far as this thank you gift is concerned, it should be the best and most practical thank you gift that Cao Cao can offer, and it can be said to be full of sincerity.

Si Qi sincerely thanked Cao Cao.

Cao Cao asked with a smile: "Ah Ying came to see me today, why?"

Si Qi knew that Cao Cao was a smart man, and it was better to be frank with this kind of person than to go around indiscriminately, so he said bluntly that he had a friendship with Ma Chao before, and wanted to ask the prime minister to let his father go.

Cao Cao murmured, "Gu knows that you are soft-hearted, but Ma Chao raised his troops against the imperial court this time. If Gu is as soft-hearted as you and let his father go so easily, how can he convince the people in the future?"

Although Cao Cao said so, he was not very sure in his heart that he wanted to do this.

Because of the things that happened before and after the last march into Jiangdong, he trusted Siqi very much and wanted to hear Siqi's opinion.

Si Qi said: "The general situation in Liangzhou is over now, and the Ma family has neither men nor land. Keeping Ma Teng alive doesn't affect the overall situation. What's more, Ma Chao is still at the helm of Xiliang now. He is not in your hands now, and he will definitely go to someone else." , according to his talent, someone will take him in and use him in the future."

Cao Cao wanted to kill Ma Teng and his family to establish his prestige, but Si Qi felt that it was unnecessary. After all, Cao Cao's reputation is already bad enough, even if he is willing to keep Ma Teng alive, it will not be able to change the peace that the people and officials say A man of benevolence and righteousness.

Cao Cao doesn't have to worry at all, if he spares Ma Teng's life, he will overthrow the previous character design.

Of course, you can't say this to Boss Cao, it's better to persuade him from the perspective of interests.

Thinking of this, Si Qi paused for a moment, then organized his language and continued: "For such a person who may be a strong enemy in the future, Ah Ying thinks that it is better not to offend too much. Ma Chao is a man of temperament and knows how to be grateful. Kill his father There is no mutual hatred, but if you kindly save Ma Teng's life and sell Ma Chao a favor, if there is a real war in the future, you won't kill them all when it comes to emergency."

Cao Cao was moved.

He knew that Si Qi was right, but he still hesitated.

Si Qi thought for a while, and decided to exchange a condition with Boss Cao, and then said: "I heard that at the beginning of the year, the prime minister advocated meritocracy, and recommending talents for official positions was based on talent rather than family background. A Ying thought that the prime minister promoted This policy is an excellent move that truly benefits the country and the people. But in fact, Ah Ying has a better idea on this matter, I wonder if the prime minister would like to hear it?"

Cao Cao said, "Just say what you want."

Si Qi just said two simple words - exam.

Cao Cao felt a little unbelievable. How could such a serious matter, such as the selection of officials by the court, be decided by examinations?

So what kind of exam questions should be presented to really convince the public and allow candidates to show their true level of being an official?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said: "This matter is very difficult, and the aristocratic family will not agree."

Si Qi said: "It just so happens that Chengzhou is located in the Northeast. Compared with the Central Plains, there are not many aristocratic families. Chengzhou can be used as a pilot first. In fact, I had an idea last year and planned to pilot the imperial examination and scholarship system. If we do it then Well, the prime minister will promote it, if there is any problem, I will take care of it, do you think it is okay?"

Cao Cao also understood that Si Qi was tactfully trying to exchange terms with him.

Cao Cao felt that what Si Qi said was reasonable, anyway, the Ma family and the Han family were gone.

With such two people in exchange for a student from all over the world, this wave of business is not a loss.