[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

Of course, Xia Anran didn't know that he had been inexplicably missed by Jiangdong Haoerlang, and he didn't know that although Cao Cao kept saying that he couldn't publish a book based on it, his body was so honest that he took it back and looked at it for a long time.

Despite the embarrassment, my heart is still beautiful. On the contrary, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others are quite in favor of publishing this book, but not now.

In any case, the first book to come out of Cao Cao's rule must not be so boastful (Xia Anran strongly protested), which would have tainted the concept of [Book] from the very beginning, and would not be conducive to promotion.

What's more, although Dong Zhuo has retreated westward, he still holds the power of the Han Dynasty. Although Cao Cao stabbed him a little before, it is not an eyesore after all, but if Cao Cao gets this book out, it is equivalent to stepping on Dong Zhuo's position.

What's more, it also involves the three counties of Zhili that are still under Dong Zhuo's control. If it is really released, it will offend his teammates to death.

If it is to be distributed, it must not be done openly, and it can be distributed in the name of private circulation.

In today's era, those who can write books must be sages, and Cao Cao is just the leader of a small force. How can He De write books by himself?Not even fiction books.

This matter was quietly pressed by Xun Yu. Of course, he didn't know that the book he had read overnight had now been passed on to Sun Quan, who was a guest. Instead, he appeased Xia Anran and let him get down to business first.

The business is the way of education.

Xia Anran is very good at this. He was the county magistrate in Yongchun County before, and his mission was to educate. Besides, he himself has climbed up through the scientific examinations. Writing "Thousand Characters" silently is really not a big problem.

But he can't write!

The thousand-character text itself was dug out from Wang Xizhi’s copybooks during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Many allusions in it came from the Western Han, Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties. Not to mention, let’s just say one of the Du manuscript Zhongli, which refers to Zhongli It is Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao is not well-known now, and he hasn't met his Bole Cao Cao yet!

But fortunately, at this time, there was a person who wrote a very suitable enlightenment book, and it was Xia Anran's task target, Cai Yong.

When Cai Yong resigned from office and stayed at home, he compiled history books and wrote many excellent works, but they were all lost in the war.What is left in the world today is silently written by her daughter Cai Zhaoji.

But now to do enlightenment, is there anything more suitable than going to Cai Yong to ask for his "Encouraging Learning"?What's more, Cao Cao himself and Cai Yong are close friends in the literary world, the kind of soul friends.

If not, how could he have lamented that Cai Yong had no descendants a few years later, and specially redeemed Cai Zhaoji from the Huns.

For this enlightenment book, Xia Anran is [-]% sure that Cao Cao will go to Cai Yong. Although there is no copyright law in this era, it doesn’t matter if you write the works that have already been written by others. Very good.

Historically, Cai Yong died because Wang Yun sighed after killing Dong Zhuo, and it was that sound that made Wang Yun convict him. Now that Dong Zhuo is still in Chang'an, Cai Yong is still alive and well. .

Xia Anran blinked and blinked, and euphemistically mentioned literary masters in front of Cao Cao, and said very tactfully that I could ask for a manuscript!

Cao Cao looked at the child's fluttering eyes that were about to blink like stars, and expressed that he was very moved by the account bookkeeper's enthusiasm for work, but he firmly rejected him.

Cao Cao himself has considerations. Although he is not Dong Zhuo's thorn in the side, he can also be regarded as the sand in the eyes.

Although Chang'an is not considered an iron bucket now, it is not easy to sneak in. Cao Cao really did not dare to let Xia Anran go, let alone in the final analysis... This is just a trivial matter, not worth the risk.

After thinking for a while, Cao Cao made a decision to print the book first, and then let someone take the finished book to Chang'an to talk to Cai Yong, and borrow some books back by the way.

In this era, friends would indeed copy books from each other, and Cao Cao took advantage of this loophole.

While the people of Dongjun were busy building water conservancy projects and splitting bamboo to make paper, the situation outside took a turn for the worse.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in the east broke through the blockade of the Xuzhou Army and went south to plunder. Almost at the same time, as soon as the fighting between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao in the west stopped, Dong Zhuo sent Zhang Ji to lead the troops south to "quell the chaos". Zhang Ji defeated the garrisoned princes all the way Afterwards, he went right to plunder at the edge of Yingchuan and Chenliu, both of which were rich and prosperous. Zhang Ji led the cavalry back and forth quickly, and the governors of the two places were caught off guard.

Cao Cao was very annoyed when he heard the news here. He walked around in the tent again and again. Chen Liu was adjacent to Dongjun, and the prefect was also his little friend Zhang Miao. He was caught off guard. This meant that the strong rear that Cao Cao thought was actually not very strong sturdy.

Not to mention Yingchuan, that is the hometown of Guo Jia and Xun Yu.

Since the news came, the two have been silent, Xun Yu closed his eyes tightly and said nothing, only his fiercely trembling eyelashes conveyed his feelings to everyone.

The only consolation is that Cao Cao had sent troops to pick up Xun Yu's family before, and it has been nearly a month since the trip, and his family is still very likely to have escaped the military disaster.

Xia Anran pinched the corner of her clothes, and for a moment she didn't know what to say. After a long silence, Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "Caohui will send someone to look for it along the way, Wen Ruo... Feng Xiao, don't think too much."

Guo Jia bowed slightly in a sitting posture, with a calm face, "Jiaben is alone, with only a few old servants, and they were dismissed before going to join the lord... Now I can't care about my best friend in Yingchuan." His voice is hoarse, his eyes are black, It was obvious that he hadn't slept well since he got the news yesterday. In contrast, Xun Yu was in better condition than him.

Only at this time, he could only press his lips tightly, and after a long time, he said "Yu, thank you, my lord."

After a while, more than a thousand cavalry broke out of the camp and marched westward.

At this time, Xia Anran really didn't know how to comfort her. At the end of the Han Dynasty, people were devastated. Although the Xun family was known as a famous family, it was actually just a mayfly in the troubled times.

At this time, the atmosphere in Dongjun was not as relaxed as before. Refugees from the neighboring counties began to pour in. Although Dongjun did need people, they did not dare to accept them completely. Those with relatives and friends here were given priority, and the rest Inside, especially the men, they have to spread their hands and take off their shirts for the soldiers to check.

This was suggested by Xia Anran.

The purpose of spreading hands is to see the calluses left on the palms, especially some men who claim to be farmers, so it is even more important to look at the calluses. The hands holding farm tools and the hands holding weapons will grow in different places. As for the hands that cannot be distinguished , It depends on the shoulders. This is still the era of carrying shoulders. If it is a poor peasant, it is inevitable to leave a mark on the shoulder. If it is a rich peasant, then there are other inspection methods.

Although it looks troublesome, it can prevent Dongjun from being mixed up with the spies of the Yellow Turban Army. So far, the effect is acceptable.

While waiting for Cao Jun to return, Xun Yu and Guo Jia couldn't see any difference, and they went to the government office as usual every day. Both of them rejected Cao Cao's suggestion to give them a holiday, although there was no difference on the surface. But Xia Anran, who gets along day and night, is extremely worried, but he also knows that in this difficult time, if he doesn't make people busy, he may be more likely to collapse.

At this time, the only thing that can be done is to let the kitchen stew some nourishing meals for the two of them every day.

Can't eat?I do not want to eat?Eat no matter what.

Xia Anran can't control these two, but Cao Cao can control them. Cao Cao's heart aches for his beloved counselors, so he simply sits next to them, and if they don't eat, he won't eat either.

Under such circumstances, Xun Yu and Guo Jia could only eat obediently, and Xia Anran also learned this skill. He ran to their home at night and sat on one of their beds to express that you will not sleep and I will not sleep.

Then another person was changed the next day, and Xun Yu and Guo Jia had no choice but to follow him.

After nearly half a month like this, when the red thread in Xun Yu's eyes became more and more intense, a group of soldiers led by Xiahou Dun came back with escort.

It was the young and old of the Xun family.

Xun Yu couldn't see behind the words, but the hand holding the pen was trembling violently. Seeing this, Xia Anran quickly dodged his pen and pushed him down on the seat, covered Xun Yu's eyes, and kept whispering in his ear. Breathing out, afraid that he would be overjoyed and hurt himself, Xun Yu stretched out his hand to hold Xia Anran's hand covering his eyes, and said softly, "Yu, I'm sorry."

Right after these words, Xia Anran felt her palms wet.

Xun Yu was crying with joy.

This time, more than 20 members of Xun Yu, a branch of the Xun family, survived, all of whom came with the team, and more than [-] of the remaining clansmen in Yingchuan died.The result has been considered very good.

These people survived thanks to the hard-working guardian Cao Jun went to meet them.

At that time, these people were walking to the border of Chenliu, and they happened to meet Zhang Jijun. Zhang Jijun didn't intend to let this group of fat sheep go, but he gave up after seeing Cao Jun, who was fully equipped with guns. After they bypassed these people Going straight to Chenliu, Cao Jun dared not move to protect Xun's family, so he could only send someone to Chenliu to deliver a message, but when Cao Jun arrived at Zhang Miao, Zhang Ji's army had already evacuated, and Cao Jun didn't know why Zhang Ji withdrew. After hearing the news, they just stayed on guard until they encountered Xiahou Chun's army heading west. After the two armies joined, the Xun family refused to leave, and only begged them to go to Yingchuan to see the clansmen who stayed there.

So Cao Jun first escorted the Xun family to the hinterland of Chenliu and waited for a while. Xia Houchun and Zhang Miao had also played together since they were young, so he was very relieved to entrust Zhang Miao with them, but in this line of work, they failed to bring back a single member of their tribe.

When they arrived in Yingchuan, they were one step ahead of the people sent by the governor of Yuzhou. There are many local literati in Yingchuan, and places with many literati will have the custom of fighting against martial arts, so this is one of the reasons why Yingchuan suffered such serious losses. .

It was heard in Yingchuan that it was Cao Jun who came to look for friends and relatives of Xun Yu and Guo Jia. Many people came to seek refuge, including some scholars. Cao Jun treated them courteously along the way.

There are many people who come to join Xun Yu. Firstly, Xun Yu has a good reputation, and secondly, the Xun family has a great fortune. It is inevitable that there are relatives and old friends. Although it is hard to leave the homeland, but after experiencing life and death, some things can certainly be underestimated. up.

Cao Cao specially gave the two counselors from Yingchuan three days off to resettle them at home. The influx of a large number of migrants soon made the streets of Dongjun lively, especially these people from Yingchuan. It is common to bring cloth that can be used as a common currency.

And it's a very fine silk cloth.

Many of these are styles that Dongjun people have never seen before.

Although the head of the pavilion tried his best to persuade the villagers not to rush to change, food is very important, just after the autumn harvest, should we think about it again!

But the red-faced villagers said that this year is a good year.There is no shortage of this food!

Wait half a month to respond to the prefect's call, and then plant another season of winter wheat.

This year, Cao Cao worked hard to build animal-powered dump trucks in most of the fields in Dongjun that were not conducive to irrigation. In addition, the brand-new composting method greatly reduced the demand for manure, and Dongjun ushered in a bumper harvest during the summer and autumn harvests.

The villagers who had been skeptical at first were full of confidence in the fire dung.

Although fire dung smokes a lot when burned and requires technical requirements, raw materials are everywhere in spring and summer.

If Cao Cao hadn't ordered the villagers to burn fire dung by themselves, it is estimated that when Xia Anran arrived here, he would see the bare Dongjun.

Although it has now become a situation of bartering things again, for the people of Dongjun, life is still going on, and the children still have to get married. It is rare to have the opportunity to exchange some precious fabrics to go home and give them to the boys and girls at home. As a betrothal gift, how much more face!

These fabrics used to be unaffordable in a lifetime!As for the lack of food... It's okay, the new prefect is a good official, it is easy to use overturned cars, fire dung is also available, and plant ash is also available!That being the case, there must be no problem even planting wheat beans.

Under the circumstances, the planting of winter wheat, which was thought to be inconvenient to promote, has progressed very smoothly this year.Before midsummer passed, the farmers went to the county office to ask if they could change the wheat seeds. This surprised and delighted the county magistrates who were planning to go to the countryside to publicize. Willing to plant.

Probably the autumn of this year was really a harvest year for Cao Jun.

Cao Cao personally wrote "Encouraging Learning" belonging to Cai Yong before, and then made a book out of white paper, covered with blue-dyed silk cloth, and made a book. He sent Xiaobing to Chang'an. For Yong's authorization, it would be great if he could write a preface, but when Xiaobing came back, he brought a woman dressed as a man, who was Cai Yong's only daughter, Cai Yan.

It turned out that Cai Yong was moved when he saw Cao Cao brought this book. Although he was grateful for Dong Zhuo's kindness, he also tried hard to change Dong Zhuo's thinking so that he would not be so cruel, but Dong Zhuo respected him , but rather than respecting him, it is better to say that he just put on a respectful attitude.

Cai Yong was just regarded by him as a banner expressing Dong Zhuohui's eyes, knowledge of people, courtesy and virtuous corporal.

It's just that although he knew this, he couldn't get away. Although he claimed to be favored and protected by Dong Zhuo, he was actually full of eyeliners.

What's more, if he leaves, Dong Zhuo will definitely attack his family. Now that Dong Zhuo is going against the grain, Cai Yong is extremely disturbed, and the atmosphere in Chang'an is becoming more and more peaceful. However, this tranquility gave him a sense of uneasiness in accumulating strength and exploding. Wonderful feeling.

Cai Yong was inspired by the books brought by the soldiers sent by Cao Cao this time, and he suddenly thought of this friend of Guan Bao.

Cao Cao and Cai Yong met in Qiao Xuan, who was a famous minister in the Ling Emperor's time and lived a clean and honest life.

But he was the first person in history who said to Cao Cao, "Today the world will be chaotic, and the people who live in peace are the king." He is also the old master of Cai Yong.

It was the old man who introduced the two to each other.

The two became confidantes when they first met, because their hobbies overlap greatly. Although Cao Cao is more than 20 years younger than Cai Yong, he is at the same level as Cai Yong in piano, chess, and calligraphy. Wen silently said every word, and he was very moved.

The old hand passed over Cao Cao's ink book one by one, looking at the words of exhortation to learn, Cai Yong's expression was gloomy.

Cai Yong knew that he could not escape this dead situation. Although he was forced, he was branded as Dong Zhuo. Collection of books.

Only now, he thought of a possibility.

His daughter, the only daughter he got in middle age, although she is a girl, is no worse than a man, and she has a vivid memory and is very intelligent.

If he is used as a flame and his son as a candle, perhaps he can leave a bright light for future generations.

And the most important part of this plan is this friend.

He could see that Cao Cao had great ambitions, and he often heard Cao Mengde's name from Dong Zhuo's mouth. Dong Zhuo's evaluation of this man was not low.Dong Zhuo didn't hate Sun Jian and Cao Cao, two people who resolutely resisted him, as outsiders guessed. It may be that heroes cherish heroes. He once praised Sun Jian and Cao Cao.

When Sun Jian was defeated and died, Dong Zhuo also drank a glass of wine and burned a stick of incense for him. Because of this, Cai Yong was able to know Cao Cao's recent situation from thousands of miles away, and he could also know that Cao Cao's heart remained unchanged. The Cao Mengde who cherished the Han Dynasty, but he is no longer the former Cai Bojie who indulged in poetry and settled in history books.

Cai Yong lit a fire, he sat upright in the hall amidst billowing smoke, stroking a black guqin, twirling it lightly with his fingertips, and played the song he rescued in the raging fire amidst the soaring fire. Jiao Weiqin.

Dong Zhuo's soldiers who broke into the house, servants screaming and running around in the mansion, the sound of splashing water on the ground, and the sound of wood being boiled and cracked all became the soundtrack of this song.

Cai Yong only felt that the sound he was playing at this time was the pinnacle of his life.

Happy, really happy.

It's been a long time since I've had such a happy time... It's a pity that this song can't be shared with my friends, but it's okay, it's great that he took a step forward and played it to them later.

It's a pity that this situation should be revealed, but he threw all the wine in the house on the straw, but although it was not drinkable, the wine left a strong fragrance.

Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard the news that Cai Yong had set the fire. At this time, there was an earthquake in Chang'an, and there were not a few people who attacked the earthquake caused by his lack of morality. Cai Yong, the military adviser, lit a fire at this time, as if to promise those People's gibberish.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo directly threw Cai Yong into the prison without even looking for a crime. Cai Yong's arson was a ready-made crime.

Unexpectedly, Cai Yong would be seriously ill as soon as he entered the prison cell. Even though Dong Zhuo sent several medical craftsmen to reward him with good medicine, Cai Yong died not long after.

Cai Yan went out of the city with the soldiers in women's clothing. Because a fire in Cai Yong's mansion went unnoticed, she changed into a man's dress along the way, and ran eastward with the soldiers, and finally arrived in Dongjun safely.

Cao Cao came to meet him in person, and the soldier bowed to Cao Cao, not mentioning the hardships and dangers of the new road with a woman along the way, only saying, "Zilong has lived up to the trust of the lord."

"Okay!" Cao Cao leaned over to lift him up, praised him for being so kind, and then looked at Cai Yan with a bit of regret.

"Zhao Ji, long time no see."

"Cao Gong."

Cai Zhaoji took out "Encouraging Learning" written by Cai Yong and handed it to Cao Cao. Her eyes were calm, undressed and undressed. Her eyes were as clear as water but heavy as mountains.

Cao Cao took the book with both hands. He opened it and saw his friend's notes. After studying it carefully, he let out a long sigh.

"Fuck knows, Zhaoji, please rest assured, there is fuck, and no one will disturb you."

Cai Yan bowed lightly, "Zhao Ji, thank you Duke Cao."

Later, Cao Cao prepared a house for Cai Yan, and Cai Yan wrote the history of Han Dynasty here alone, while keeping filial piety for his father, and never remarried in his life.

There are countless ancient books recovered from her hands, all of which were published by Cao Cao and wrote the preface himself.

Xia Anran had never met this most talented woman in the Eastern Han Dynasty. As soon as Cai Zhaoji arrived in Dongjun, she called herself a family and devoted herself to writing books.

Xia Anran received the message that the task was completed not long ago, and the system also asked him if he wanted to leave the world, but he refused, because there are things he wanted to do that have not been completed yet.

The system never persuaded again.

After finishing the training, Xun Yu and Guo Jia recommended several counselors to Cao Cao, all of whom were from Yingchuan. One was Xi Zhicai who Xia Anran was familiar with, and the other was Zhong Yao whom he had mentioned a few days ago.

According to Xun Yu's words, these two people are both Wang Zuozhi's talents. Their joining quickly shared the work of several counselors, and liberated Xia Anran who had been working overtime recently.

Xi Zhicai and Zhong Yao were both a little curious about this young man who stood up to the internal affairs after Xun Yu and Guo Jia were on vacation. After the two parties greeted each other, Xun Yu introduced them.

"Zhicai, Yuanchang, this is Jingxi, Jingxi, this is Zhicai and Yuanchang, both are talents who defected to the lord this time."

Xun Yu's introduction was very simple. As the mastermind, he meant to make a bowl of water even. He did not intend to add additional definitions to the two newcomers. This attitude somewhat implied that Xia Anran would not be overwhelmed by it. These two people are familiar with themselves, so they give more preference.

But the object of his hint - at this moment, the sky is falling apart.

Gein and these two were the ones who called him directly.

Xia Anran's eyelashes twitched a few times, and finally held back the sentence "I'm a senior and you want to call me Xia Gong", because it was at this moment that he noticed an important point, he The name Xun Yu and Guo Jia are also called directly by Biao, not because they are older.

During the Eastern Han and Western Han Dynasties, extremely serious hierarchical boundaries had not yet been established between people and between the privileged class and the common people.

In this era, people will never kneel when they see officials. Most of them just bow, unless they are judged as criminals or slaves. The situation of kneeling in costume dramas began in the Qing Dynasty, and other dynasties are more particular. Kneel down to heaven and earth, kneel down to the king, relatives and teachers.

Making a deep bow is already considered a great gift. In such a dynasty...the attitude between officials is more casual, most of them are called a certain public or a certain official title, and counselors like Cao Cao are basically themselves because they are relatively close. People, so everyone is directly addressing the word Biao.

So Xia Anran was obviously fooled by Guo Jia!

What's even more frightening is that Xun Yu just looked at Guo Jia and fooled him!

This dark world!

In the evening, Xia Anran was talking to Cao Chun about this, while stirring his sauce jar. He had been making sauce for nearly a year. Although there were many accidents and a few jars were killed, there was no major problem with what remained. There are also four cylinders.

The normal production cycle of soy sauce is about one year, but the remaining four cylinders have been almost one and a half years now, and have entered the final aging stage. Once the sauce cylinder is opened, the salty aroma of soy sauce can already be smelled.

According to Xia Anran's estimate, it should be able to squeeze the juice in another week. After the juice is extracted, the sauce residue can be used as animal feed after washing the salt on it, and there will be no waste at all.

He sealed the lid, and in the middle of speaking, when he looked up, he saw Cao Chun staring at the sauce jar, seeing this, he hurriedly protected the sauce jar, "I can't eat it, it's almost ready, I really can't eat it! "

Yes, the many jars of sauce that were reimbursed halfway... Except for a small part that really went wrong, most of them were eaten by the greedy two.

To talk about this, we have to mention the manufacturing process of soy sauce...in fact, it is the fermentation process of soybeans.

After the soybeans and wheat are cooked, they are put together, and then the bacteria are fermented.

Soy sauce is the final product of this fermentation process, and derivative products such as miso and soybean paste will also be produced during the process.

At first, Xia Anran forgot about this. During the brewing process of soy sauce, it needs to be stirred frequently to allow air to enter the sauce body to promote the growth of bacteria. Then, during this process, he discovered that the taste of this sauce is somewhat familiar, and then for To test his idea, he picked out some that melted in water, and smelled it... oh, it's a bit weak, isn't this just the taste of miso!

As for miso, Xia Anran didn't like it when he was young, but as he got older, he liked the beany taste.

The key is that miso has a very good freshness effect and can be used perfectly as a seasoning. In fact, miso is used in many fields in Japanese cuisine except for miso soup, but most people can’t taste it. That's all.

Xia Anran added a little bit of miso to the soup when cooking at night, he couldn't quite smell it, but Cao Chun frowned as soon as he ate it, and he finished the whole pot of rice even though he didn't say anything and snorted , but it can be seen that the mood is not high.

Well, it seems that Cao Chun is also the type who doesn't like the smell of beans.

Xia Anran was not obsessed with this, after using up the sauce from the spoon, she didn't try again, but after waiting for a few more months, the sauce jar entered the cooking stage, and the sauce body could already smell the aroma of fermented beans. The smell is strong, Xia Anran really couldn't hold back anymore.

In this era without basic seasonings, his sense of taste has been greatly damaged.

He stretched out his sinful hand, scooped out a small spoonful of sauce, and licked it into his mouth.

Well!salty!

The first feeling is that it is salty. In order to avoid the growth of bacteria in the raw materials, and also because the proportion of salt water is not urgent, Xia Anran pours a little more salt.

After all, it can be adjusted if it is salty, and if it is broken, you can only start again. The result is that the salty taste will come first.

But then came the explosion of bean fragrance.

After fermentation, Aspergillus decomposes soybean protein and wheat starch to produce a large number of enzymes. Different enzymes have different effects during the growth process. Proteases hydrolyze proteins into amino acids, which is the source of soy sauce's umami.

Amylase hydrolyzes starch into sugar to produce sweetness, which is fermented by yeast to produce ethanol, which is further decomposed to produce alcohol esters and phenols, which are the source of the charming aroma of soy sauce.

And it is precisely because of the uncontrollability of these complex chemical changes that soy sauce, like wine, is produced differently every year and every season.

But what Xia Anran wanted to say the most was not this.

He really, really misses the taste!I'm going to be hungry!

This is the taste of soybean paste!

When Cao Chun turned over and entered Xia's house, what he saw was Xia Anran shouting courgettes, and his eyes were red. sauce jar.

Xia Anran has been tinkering with this, of course he knows, judging by his reaction today... Cao Chun was a little puzzled and asked, "Jingxi? Are you...a failure?"

"No." Xia Anran swallowed the courgette in two or three bites, and then he put the lid on the sauce jar to prevent himself from being tempted to make a wrong decision, and then he shared with his friends how to eat courgette with soy sauce.

That is to say, from this day on, his sauce tank volume began to drop rapidly.

The bean paste is really delicious, and it tastes too fragrant. At this moment, Xia Anran suddenly realized how abhorrent it was to cook in the examination room. When he fried the soybean paste for the first time. The fragrance, in his heart, can be equated with Buddha Jumping the Wall!

At that time, how could he think that this is very ordinary, this is a precious sauce!

No wonder the ancestors said that sauce is the master of all flavors.

Nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all!

Because the cooking is too fragrant, Xia Anran has no chance to eat it secretly. Cao Chun can follow the scent every time, and Xia Anran even suspects that he can hear the sound of him opening the sauce jar...

It should be an illusion, it is not good enough because Cao Chun is also regarded as a family of Zhongming Dingshi, he is very tasteful in eating, and can often provide good inspiration for Xia Anran, the relationship between the two is unprecedentedly close.

After this incident, Xia Anran has decided to elevate Cao Chun's status above Guo Jia's!

Cao Chun looked away from the soy sauce jar, he took a few steps forward and sat down beside Xia Anran, with a bright smile in his eyes, he said, "Feng Xiao is the Lord's counselor. Jingxi, he was not a counselor at that time." .”

Xia Anran sealed Jiang's mouth, and snorted softly when she heard the words. Cao Chun's implication was that Guo Jia was his job as Cao Cao's counselor at that time, and no matter what method he used, he would first abduct people back.

Xia Anran did this to Pang Tong. Although it seems to have failed at present, it is obvious that Guo Jia succeeded and abducted a Xia Cat back to Cao Ying.

Speaking of this, Xia Anran suddenly remembered the opportunity to worship the lord at that time, "Zihe, how about improving the continuous crossbow?"

Cao Chun shook his head slightly, "Still studying."

His voice was calm, and he didn't show it on his face. Before Cao Cao got Xia Anran's repeating crossbow, he valued it very much, but after listening to Xia Anran's analysis of the advantages and disadvantages for him, he only came up with two words.

It's tasteless.

Although Yang Xiu is still a baby at this time, Cao Cao has a lot of talents under his tent, but he can come to this conclusion in the blink of an eye. Of course, in order not to hurt Xia Anran's heart, this conclusion is still kept silent.

Cao Chun privately thought that Xia Anran himself was very aware of the problem of the continuous firing crossbow, and he later gave Cao Cao a plan for improvement. The first problem was the instability of the arrow, and the second was the range.

However, Xia Anran's suggestion was that if making arrows that were as stable as ordinary bows and arrows, the production and development costs would be too high, and the benefits would not be great. It is better to try to make double-shot or triple-shot crossbows.

The biggest advantage of Xia Anran's crossbow is that his shooting speed is extremely fast.

Nowadays, the bows and crossbows used by the Han army and the princes still need to be stepped on and wound, so three teams need to take turns to exchange, one row shoots, one row prepares, and one row strings.Only in this way can the full coverage of the arrows be guaranteed, but the crossbow made by Xia Anran eliminates the time for changing the arrow box, and the time spent by each archer can be said to be negligible.

Cao Cao didn't want to give up the time difference.

If it is on the battlefield, the time saved is too precious.The range can be improved, but this ingenuity is unprecedented.

Xia Anran naturally didn't know the twists and turns, he just asked casually, and then the two chatted about Suona.

Cao Chun was drinking barley tea. He smiled slightly when he heard Xia Anran ask this question. He lightly put down the tea cup, took out a small wooden long object from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Anran. Xia Anran took it and saw The triangular opening on the top.He showed a surprised expression, then tentatively brought the stick to his lips, and inputted it in one breath, and a rather sharp voice came out.

really!

This is a whistle, the most primitive whistle, and the principle of making it is very simple. In Xia Anran's era, the sticks of lollipops were often made into small whistles. When I was a child, I was often reluctant to throw away the sticks after eating lollipops, so I collected them. .

And because the scale of each pole is different, the boys often collect them and arrange them according to the scale, and compete with each other who can blow the loudest whistle. For this reason, many people have embarked on the first step of transformation in life.

Xia Anran laughed after taking down the mouthpiece, he turned his head slightly to look at Cao Chun, "This one is indeed much smaller. It is easier to carry, is it easy to make?"

"It's not difficult." Cao Chun said succinctly. Seeing a leaf fluttering and about to fall on Xia Anran's head, he stretched out his hand to block it for him. The eyes of the two moved to the leaf. The leaf was already dyed with autumn colors. A little bright yellow.

Xia Anran's heart was beating like a drum, Cao Chun's action of leaning over just now, his dark eyes staring at him, and the corners of his lips smiling slightly reminded him of someone.

Shen Qi.

He picked up his own cup of tea and put it to his lips, but a trace of sadness flashed in his heart. Although he remembered the past between the two of them, he couldn't remember Shen Qi's face.

What's ridiculous is that at this time, through another man's unintentional act, he was reminded of him...

Xia Anran drank a few sips of tea vigorously, and when she raised her eyes again, she regained her composure.

Cao Chun's expression was a little dazed instead. He held the stems and turned the leaves. Although his eyes fell on the leaves, they were out of focus, as if he was thinking about something.

The two fell into a long silence, and Xia Anran tried to break the calm.

"Zi, Zihe, is this whistle made to convey passwords?"

"Hmm..." Cao Chun put Ye Zi by his side, and when he looked at Xia Anran again, his eyes became darker. His emotions were obviously not as high as before, but he was good at hiding, so Xia Anran didn't notice the person who looked over. With an inquiring gaze, Xia Anran cheered up and listened to Cao Chun explain the whistle to him.

Suona is good, but it is too big, and you need to use one hand at the critical moment. It is fine in training, but it is a bit cumbersome in actual combat. A non-commissioned officer in the army discovered this problem, so he borrowed suona to study, and finally I made this whistle, and after careful questioning, I learned that this non-commissioned officer lived freely by the sea, knew some principles of the Conch, and got the inspiration after watching the suona.

Although the sound of the wooden whistle is not as loud as the suona, it is enough to make a small number of people order.

On the contrary, Cao Cao appreciated this very much. At this time, the soldiers came from all over the world, and the generals all spoke with dialect accents, not to mention the soldiers. The first thing the team needs to adjust is the language, but if you use the whistle, there is no need for the whistle. In dialect, the bamboo whistle is tied and hung on the neck of the general, so that the general can blow the whistle while moving, which is very convenient.

The suona was taken by the kind-hearted people to compose music and used as a military instrument.

"Military music?" Xia Anran finally became curious when he heard this, "How did you sing it?"

Cao Chun was silent for a moment, and Kai Lip sang next to him:

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying."

……

……

He sang sonorously and powerfully, as if the sound of battle horns came from the pavement. It was Liu Bang's "Great Wind Song". Although the lyrics and music are simple, it makes people excited.

Moreover, this is a piece of military music that Han people are most familiar with, and it is widely sung.

Xia Anran was a little surprised that Cao Chun chose this song as military music. He thought he would choose "No Clothes", but after thinking about it, he knew why. Cao Jun used the lyrics of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, as the military music for the purpose of helping the Khan to defend the imperial power. , It's perfect to express your wish.

At the same time, the phrase Andy Warriors is more like asking the princes who are fighting on their own at this time, if the Han Dynasty still exists, where are the warriors?

He sighed a little in his heart, and then he heard Cao Chun continue singing, but changed the tune.

"Abandoning the sharp edge, life is safe"

Xia Anran's eyes slowly widened, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Cao Chun who was also looking at him.

"Parents don't care, why say son and wife"

The latter smiled slowly when he saw his reaction like this, and he kept talking.

"Famous editors of strong men should not be selfish"

Xia Anran stood up abruptly and walked to his side, the light in her eyes flickered.

"Death to the country is difficult, and death is suddenly home."

Cao Chun smiled slightly, and sang "He Yan, Zi, and Qi?"

The author has something to say: Changed a bug where Cai Zhaoji was labeled as Wenji. The author really didn’t know that Miss Cai Yan’s character was changed by Sima Zhao, who was taboo by later generations...

Meow, you Sima Zhao, you actually want to change the name of senior?Is it a bit cheating?