Surprise at three quarters

Yuan Xiao was stunned.

"How could you not know?!" After regaining her senses, she was almost so stimulated by this answer that she was about to lose her mind.

She has always believed that after the matter is over, Wen Jun will come out and live with everyone in the modern age.

And her hesitation all the time before was just worried that Dongfang Shuo would be willing to help them, not knowing whether it was an enemy or a friend.Unexpectedly, the answer he gave would be like this.

What a joke!He was the one who sealed Wen Jun into this book, so how could he not know how to get her out?

If Wen Jun can't come out... this possibility, Yuan Xiao just thinks about it and feels like he's going to suffocate.She couldn't understand the pain of being trapped in a book, but she absolutely couldn't accept that things had to go on like this.

"As I said before, it was just an accident." Dongfang Shuo looked at her helplessly, "Although I have some abilities, I can't seal up a person's soul. As for her situation, what is it?" How it appeared, I don't know. In fact, if you didn't appear again, I wouldn't know about it at all."

"Mr. Dongfang means that this matter has nothing to do with you?" Zhuo Wenjun asked.

She was much calmer than Yuan Xiao, because from the beginning she had a feeling that Dongfang Shuo might not be able to solve her own problems.Now that the guess has come true, he is not so surprised and can remain calm.

What's more, although the current state is a bit strange, I don't know if there will be future troubles, but compared to the past when I could only be bored in a book and face endless loneliness, this is already very good.

At least she knew many people and had Yuan Xiao by her side.

Although... not without regret.Naturally, there is no problem in daily communication, but whenever she and Yuan Xiao want to get close to each other, and their palms pass through each other, making them unable to touch each other, it is inevitable that they will feel a little sad in their hearts.

They are in the nearest place, but separated by the furthest distance.

So although Zhuo Wenjun guessed what Yuan Xiao was going to do and knew it was useless, he didn't stop him after all.In her heart, she might not have a bit of extravagant hope, hoping to change the current situation.

This kind of complicated mood is not enough for outsiders.So she only looked calm and calm on the surface, seemingly unaffected by all kinds of disturbances.

Dongfang Shuo nodded, "Whether you believe it or not, the fact is true."

Yuan Xiao also gradually calmed down, realizing that it is meaningless to pursue whether this matter was caused by Dongfang Shuo. The important thing is to find a solution.

She stared at Dongfang Shuo, "Then can you find a way to help us?"

"It's natural, otherwise I don't have to see you." Her attitude was not respectful, but Dongfang Shuo didn't care, he stared at Zhuo Wenjun with great interest, "It's the first time I've seen such a situation, very There is a need for research."

If it wasn't for thinking of asking others, Yuan Xiao would have wanted to beat him up.

But right now, she could only pass the book in her hand and let Dongfang Shuo study it.

And Dongfang Shuo took the "Three Moment Surprise" from Yuan Xiao's hand. When he saw the title of the book, he was slightly taken aback, read it again with a smile, and said, "The name is interesting."

"Is there any explanation for this name?" Yuan Xiao asked after hearing the words.

Because when he got this book, it was disguised as a normal book and placed in a whole set of "Three Words and Two Beats", so Yuan Xiao always thought that this name was just a disguise.Listening to what Dongfang Shuo said now, could there be some mystery behind it?

Dongfang Shuo raised his hand and flicked the cover, "Everything has animism. Since it chose this name, it naturally has a theory. The magic of this book should all come from this name."

Yuan Xiao thinks that he always travels through time at three o'clock, so it should be regarded as a kind of miraculous, right?And the first world she traveled through was Du Shiniang's world, which is also the story in "Three Words and Two Beats".

Maybe there is something to do with it.

Dongfang Shuo stared at the cover for a moment, then slowly opened it, revealing the murderous words on the title page.

This line should be written with cinnabar, but now it has become very pale, leaving only a little red mark.Presumably when Gillian's matter is resolved, she will disappear completely.

Seeing this line of writing, Dongfang Shuo raised his head thoughtfully, and looked at the two of them, "Can you tell me what happened after this book appeared? Only then can I better understand what's going on with it. "

Since he came to ask for help, Yuan Xiao was naturally ready for this.Besides, there was nothing unspeakable about these things, so she explained it directly, and then asked, "Mr. Dongfang, can you see something?"

"You mean, this book chose you?" Dongfang Shuo didn't answer, but looked at Yuan Xiao in surprise.

He originally thought that Yuan Xiao got this book by chance.But now it seems that she has nothing to do with the object selected by the book, but she has become the one who finally ended all this.

"Yeah." Yuan Xiao nodded, "It was only after I bought it that I realized that this book was different, and then I started to time travel."

When he said this, Yuan Xiao already believed in his heart that Dongfang Shuo knew nothing about this matter.

All of this, it seems that he is not really manipulating behind the scenes, but that there is a natural force in the dark that pushes it to happen.

But yes, although Dongfang Shuo is very powerful, it is still impossible to control what will happen in the future across thousands of years of history.If he could do that, he wouldn't be what he is now.

"I couldn't find any solution for a while, but," Dongfang Shuo closed the book in his hand, "I have a feeling that maybe the solution is this book itself."

Yuan Xiao was thoughtful when she heard the words. She had also thought about whether it was possible to release the obsession in everyone's hearts, and let Zhuo Wenjun be free after the line of "killing the unlucky" disappeared.But this is just a guess, not sure, so she considered asking Dongfang Shuo for help.

Since there is no better way now, we can only try it.

However, once Gillian's wish is fulfilled, it's time to go back to modern times. There will be very little time left for them, and it may be too late to come and find Dongfang Shuo.And if that doesn't work, there's no time to find a backup.

As he was pondering this question, he heard Dongfang Shuo ask, "Would you like to leave this book here so that I can study it?"

"No!" Yuan Xiao blurted out almost without thinking.

This book is like Zhuo Wenjun's home. She always carries it with her and keeps it carefully. How could she leave it for Dongfang Shuo to study?Not to mention the issue of privacy, what if his so-called research needs fire and water like a chemical experiment, so what if the book is damaged?

Dongfang Shuo seemed to have expected this answer, smiled helplessly, and said, "So, can I take a page from this book and use it for research?"

"This..." Yuan Xiao turned to look at Zhuo Wenjun with some hesitation.

This book is so thick, but in fact, except for the first page, other places are blank, and I have never seen any use.If Dongfang Shuo only wanted a blank page, Yuan Xiao felt that he could consider it.

What if his research really has results and can solve Zhuo Wenjun's problem?

Zhuo Wenjun nodded and said, "Yes." She took a step forward, raised her hand and tapped lightly on the cover of the book, and one of the blank pages automatically flew out and landed on the table.

Yuan Xiao stared at Zhuo Wenjun closely, so she immediately noticed that her whole body seemed to be transparent for a moment. Although she quickly returned to normal, it was obvious that taking a page from the book was still a very heavy burden for her .

So she quickly reached out and took the book back into her hands, holding it tightly, and asked Zhuo Wenjun with some concern, "How are you? Do you need to go back to the book and take a rest?"

Zhuo Wenjun shook his head slightly, "No problem."

Even so, Yuan Xiao couldn't help being worried, and simply bid farewell to Dongfang Shuo.

Before leaving, he also left his home address, and asked Dongfang Shuo to send someone to inform him if his research made any progress.They should stay here for a long time, I hope it will be over by then

fruit.

Coming out of Dongfang Shuo's house, Yuan Xiao couldn't help but sighed.I thought that finding this person would make a difference, but I didn't expect it to be the same.

It's just that it's inconvenient to tell Zhuo Wenjun the emotion in his heart, so he can only bear it by himself.

Seeing that she was depressed, Zhuo Wenjun was obviously affected by his own affairs, so he said, "I saw a lot of jugglers on the street the day before yesterday, do you want to go and see them?"

"Are you really okay?" Yuan Xiao looked at her worriedly.

Zhuo Wenjun said, "It's okay, it's just that I felt a little uncomfortable at the time, but it didn't have much impact."

Yuan Xiao thought for a while, and felt that there was nothing wrong with going home, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, let's go to a sideshow. It's a rare opportunity, but you have to read enough."

Because he wanted Yuan Xiao to use these things for entertainment and forget about unhappy things, Zhuo Wenjun, who is considered a half-local, acted as a tour guide without hesitation, guiding Yuan Xiao around Chang'an City and had a great time. have fun.

……

Liu Xun has a fiery personality, and the same is true in his actions, but within a few days, when Yuan Xiao and Zhuo Wenjun went out, they had already heard the news that the palace would be selected.

Although there are all kinds of possibilities after entering the palace, there are many people who hope to take this opportunity to become rich and make a fortune, but for most people in the Han Dynasty, choosing to enter the palace means cutting off news from their families. Maybe we will never see each other again in our lifetime.

So as soon as the news came out, it caused panic among the people.

Many families with daughters have already begun to think about how to avoid running for election.

This proposal was discussed by everyone.But now, seeing the results it brought, Yuan Xiao couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Although this can help Gillian achieve her plan, and even if there is no such proposal, the selection in the palace is still managed. If she does not choose this year, she will choose in the next few years, but because she also pushed it, watching In such a panic situation, it is inevitable to feel depressed.

"Tell me, am I hypocritical?" She asked Zhuo Wenjun.

Wen Jun shook his head, "It's not a bad thing to have compassion. As women, we can empathize with it. But you also know very well that this kind of thing cannot be avoided with your own strength."

"Yes." Yuan Xiao sighed.

This is determined by the social form. The imperial power can control all the resources of this society, and the common people are one of them.

Without changing this root cause, other methods are useless.

But not to mention that at this time, all aspects are not mature enough, and there is no soil to promote equal rights between men and women. Even if it is possible, there will be very little that can be done by just a few of them in a few years.

And now that the news has spread, even if Yuan Xiao goes to tell Gillian that it is inappropriate to do so, it is impossible to save her.This is no longer their personal matter, but it involves the palace, and it cannot be changed by one or two words.

Besides, not only now, even in the era Yuan Xiao lived in, women's equal rights are still a long way to go.

This kind of problem can't be deeply thought about. If you think about it too much, it will only make yourself miserable, but it won't help.

"Forget it, we have nothing to do with other people's fate. All I can do is to pull Gillian out of this situation. I can save one of them." Yuan Xiao quickly regained his composure.

The palace is in charge of this matter, Yuan Xiao can't intervene much, so it's better to do his own job well.

Renting a house in Chang'an is naturally not for better visiting the local scenery, but for preparing for the future.

In Gillian's plan, it is very likely that Liu Che will be pulled down from that supreme position in advance, but after a long discussion, everyone still agrees that a peaceful coup would be better than an armed revolution.

At this time, Wei Qing had already begun to lead the army, and the Xiongnu was always the confidant of the big man.

In such a situation, it would not do any good to mess up the interior.

And

In order to achieve such a result, various conditions are required.Yuan Xiao doesn't understand political matters. Gillian and her mother, Princess Guantao, will be in charge. What Yuan Xiao has to do is to try to create more value and add chips to Gillian.

Sima Qian wrote at the beginning of "Historical Records: Huozhi Biography" that the products in the east, west, north and south are different, and there will be various needs, and the people will spontaneously exchange and buy and sell, forming time, which is also a kind of "Tao".

So in the Han Dynasty, commerce was already quite prosperous.

However, this kind of prosperity, in the eyes of Yuan Xiao, a modern person who has been baptized by the wave of market economy, is actually a bit rudimentary.

But this is only because the materials are not so abundant now, and what people exchange more are all kinds of raw materials and handmade products. The quantity of commodities naturally limits the size of the market.

Therefore, if you want to get more benefits from it, you will be more profitable if you take the road of technology flow.

Yuan Xiao, who is at the pinnacle of life knowledge, has to use his own advantages to complete various technological breakthroughs, develop various manufacturing industries in the Han Dynasty, and promote the technological development of the entire era in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, so as to achieve the greatest benefit. change.

Regarding this point, in modern times, everyone has pooled their brains and pooled their efforts to select several technologies that need to be developed first.

The first is papermaking and woodblock printing.

Papermaking technology actually existed at this time, but the cost was high and the output was low. Therefore, it is said that in the Western Jin Dynasty, because people rushed to copy Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" from generation to generation, the supply of paper was in short supply, and Luoyang felt that paper was expensive.

What Yuan Xiao has to do is to reduce costs and increase production. Even if it is not as good as modern times, it must at least reach the level after Tang and Song Dynasties, and become something that most scholars can afford.

This alone can win the support of most people for them.

After a few days of busy work, it was finally time to check the results.Yuan Xiao rubbed his hands, opened the door of the baking room and walked in, taking out the fruits of his past few days.

The slightly yellowed paper was peeled off and spread on the table in the yard. Yuan Xiao checked it and couldn't help frowning.

The paper is thicker than I thought. The worst thing is that only one side is smooth, and the other side feels bumpy, which will definitely affect writing.

Of course, in this day and age of writing with a brush and ink, it was actually difficult to write on both sides of the paper because the ink would leak to the back.However, Yuan Xiao was very dissatisfied with such an impact on the appearance.

"I have to try again." She muttered, first cut this piece of paper into a book-sized stack and put it away.

Although she herself is not satisfied, this thing may be remembered in history, and of course it must be well preserved.Maybe hundreds of thousands of years later in this time and space, someone will see these papers and speculate on the situation of paper making in those years.

After trying again and again, adjusting the formula and process, and finally making a white paper with a suitable thickness, Yuan Xiao was so excited that he almost jumped up. The sense of accomplishment was unparalleled.

The fly in the ointment is that only she and Zhuo Wenjun know about this matter for the time being, and because Zhuo Wenjun is special, she can't even hug him to celebrate.

We can only wait until everything is ready, and get psychological satisfaction from the shock of the general public after the product is taken out.

After Yuan Xiao cut the paper, he began to select wood for engraving.

And soon, the self-confidence of "I can also be a technical streamer" born during papermaking was quickly smashed into slag.For Yuan Xiao, who had no experience in engraving, it was really difficult for him to engrave those characters on paper.

The carving knife seems to have its own consciousness, and it will always carve strange lines that are completely different from what was expected...

After she scrapped several pieces of wood and accidentally cut her fingers, Zhuo Wenjun finally put forward another suggestion, "Why don't you hire a master engraver to do it?"

Anyway, the engraving workers don't need to be literate, they just need to engrave on the wooden boards according to the inscribed characters written by Yuan Xiao.

Yuan Xiao put down the carving knife in his hand, and accepted Zhuo Wenjun's suggestion with a serious face,

"You're right, there is a specialization in surgery, I just need to focus on the general direction, and I don't have to do everything myself!"

Why didn't you think of it before?

In the second month of time travelling, the palace finally sent envoys to start recruiting beautiful women among the people, and Yuan Xiao's first book was also printed.

The [-]-character "Tao Te Ching" was printed.

This kind of classic works is better to open up the market, especially now that many dignitaries believe in Huang Lao's theory.As for Confucianism, although it has gradually become a prominent school, it is still not considered for the time being.

After all, the original text of "The Analects of Confucius" has more than 1 characters, and "Spring and Autumn" has more than 8000 characters. There are more characters to be engraved, and of course more effort is required.

Besides, that's what Liu Che likes.

The book was sent to Nagato Palace first, and Yuan Xiao overcame all difficulties and touched it again.The main thing is to discuss the follow-up matters with Gillian. This kind of correspondence is not clear at all, and we still need to talk face-to-face.

"Thank you Miss Yuan." Gillian flipped through the book, seeing that Yuan Xiao still had a wound on her hand, she couldn't help but say.

Yuan Xiao waved his hand casually, "It's okay, anyway, it's really interesting to do it anyway. I'm currently learning carving from the engraving master, and I will soon have another specialty."

This thing, in modern times, if she was really asked to learn it, Yuan Xiao would definitely not be able to learn it, after all there are too many things for entertainment there.It's different here, it's too boring, and I can taste the fun from these things, and I'm very motivated to learn.

"I've printed a lot later, please send me the basic "Tao Te Ching"." Gillian said, "The emperor's grandmother has always loved Huang Lao's studies, and so does the emperor's uncle. I want to send these books to the imperial mausoleum to enshrine. before their spirits."

"You should keep this copy too." Yuan Xiao said indifferently, "Anyway, the engraving block has already been made, and it will be easy to print again."

"Thank you." Gillian closed the book and put it at hand, "You said earlier that you have something to discuss, what is it?"

"Actually, I think it's not bad for you to present this book." Yuan Xiao said that she had a sudden idea, "By using this credit, you should be able to restore your freedom, so that you won't even be restricted in your actions. "

Originally, their plan was to let this credit have nothing to do with A-Jiao, and to gain fame through the powerful and powerful in the court, and to be in a relatively detached position, so that they could play it by ear, but Yuan Xiao realized that he wanted not to be attached to anyone And maintaining independence is actually very difficult in this era.

That being the case, it would be better to let it be Gillian's credit.