Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Watching Ma Chao, who is wearing ostentatious armor, leading his army northward.

Huang Quan also shouted and ordered the infantry under his command to set off and officially march towards the east of Shangdang's gateway to Jieshi County.

And just before this group of infantry began to attack Jishi County, a letter written by Ma Zhong had been sent to Shangdang.

It was passed backward through Haoshi County, passed through Changzi County and Huguan, and was finally transferred to Lu County, where the Shangdang Prefect is currently located.

The messenger galloped into the city on horseback. Without even bothering to tie up the horse, he hurried into the county government office and went straight to the prefect's residence.

Naturally, such movement could not be hidden from the three women who were reading in the courtyard.

"There is really no peace in this world."

This faint sigh came from the oldest woman among them.

She is said to be the oldest, but she looks to be in her thirties, but her demure demeanor seems to have seen all the suffering in the world, and no pain can move her face.

"My sister was in Yecheng before. Isn't it peaceful there?"

The other woman who asked the question was dressed slightly gorgeously, and she acted like she was the owner of the room, so it was not difficult to guess the identity of the sisters.

Cai Yan listened to his sister's question, recalled the eerie atmosphere in Yecheng since the emperor's arrival, shook his head and said:

"Yecheng... there may be chaos."

Cai Zhenji was shocked when she heard this.

She has lived in Shangdang for a long time. The place is remote and there have been few wars, but because of this she is not particularly clear about the outside world.

As far as she knew, since the Battle of Guandu, Prime Minister Cao had moved all the civil and military families to Yecheng and deployed many guards.

It is said that Cao Liu fought hard for a long time at the junction of Jingyu and Yu, but even so, Prime Minister Cao did not mobilize Yecheng's imperial guards.

A few months ago, the emperor moved to Yecheng. Logically speaking, Yecheng should be the unbreakable and safest place in the world. However, not long after, my sister took the initiative to leave Yecheng. I stayed here for several months in the name of visiting relatives.

"Did sister tell Prime Minister Cao about this?"

Shaking his head, Cai Yan turned another page of the "Jiuzhou Acid and Base Theory" in his hand and said casually:

"Prime Minister Cao himself is in deep trouble, and the affairs of Yecheng...are beyond our control."

At this time, the youngest woman beside them, who looked to be only twenty years old, also echoed:

"Yes, yes, I also told Yang Dan that the chaos in the world is about to end, and the one who is wrestling with it is beyond your reach."

"In this situation, it is better to find a place to live and wait for the chaos in the world to end."

Hearing this, Cai Zhenji smiled and nodded her head:

"So Xianying came all the way here and abandoned the sheep to guard Mount Tai alone?"

Women talk in private, so they can be more uninhibited. Xin Xianying's little face wrinkled together and she sighed:

"Both the ancestral graves of the Yang family are in Mount Tai, and one of the two sons-in-law is in Yecheng and the other is here. How could Yang Dan abandon the family?"

"Besides, Jin'er is still young, so she can't afford to lose her parents..."

Cai Zhenji laughed and nodded her forehead again, feeling helpless:

"My sister and Xianying both felt that it was safe to go to the party, but the war ended here."

"I have lived here for a long time, but I miss the chicken and duck cakes and sweet mash at Chaling Restaurant in Yecheng."

Xin Xianying was dissatisfied with being tapped on the forehead all the time, so she tilted her head back and said at the same time:

"When the world is at peace, my sister-in-law might as well follow me back to Mount Tai. Before I came to Shangdang, I heard that people in the south now use iron pots to stir-fry food. It is extremely delicious and is much more delicious than any other pancake."

Cai Zhenji had obviously said it casually before, but now she shook her head and stood up and said:

"Then we have to wait until we get through the situation safely... Wait a minute, I'm going to ask if this military situation is urgent. If it's not safe, I'll arrange carriages and horses so that you two can avoid trouble as soon as possible."

Cai Zhenji tidied up her clothes and left. Xin Xianying, who was still a little out of touch by nature, suddenly became bored. Seeing Cai Yan quietly turning over the book without saying a word, she was bored and simply asked:

"Sister, do you think Yecheng is going to be in chaos?"

"I came from Taishan County and stayed in Yecheng for a few days, and I also felt that the atmosphere in the city was unusual."

In fact, what Xin Xianying said was a bit conservative. Her father Xin Pi is now considered one of the people in charge of Ye City.

But in the end, she only briefly met her father once in five days, and the only time she met, her father warned her not to stay in Yecheng.

Cai Yan did not answer directly, but simply said:

"When people send murderous intentions, heaven and earth repeat themselves."

Xin Xianying nodded, feeling a little upset for a moment, and then heard Cai Yan ask her:

"Books like this... Xianying, how many do you have there?"

The eyes on her small face widened, and Xin Xianying waved her hands repeatedly:

"This is really the last volume. I really don't have any more."

There was a rare hint of regret in Cai Yan's usually indifferent expression.

Xin Xianying suddenly felt a little sorry. My sister's life experience was miserable, and the only three things she could survive with her were books, calligraphy, and a musical instrument.

So he quickly promised:

"After I get through this, I will return to Taishan County and I will try my best to collect these books for my sister."

The look of regret was about to disappear. Cai Yan lowered his head to read again and said:

"That's not necessary. Xianying tells me where these books come from, and I can search for them myself."

Xin Xianying sat back, her feet dangling off the ground in boredom, and nodded when she heard this:

"Actually, I don't know much. I only know that this book is sold by a book club in Taishan County. I sent people to ask the owner, but they refused to reveal a word."

"But I guess, most of this book came from Liu Bei in Yizhou. I have read the theory of acid and alkali, and the most detailed one is the Yizhou part. The northern states mostly adopt the words of old books, and the Jiangdong states Many counties use the words of writers and friends, but only Yizhou Hanzhong has experienced it personally."

"So the book writer is probably a group of counselors under General Zuo."

Cai Yan nodded, but still corrected:

"If it's not a group, it's probably one person."

"One person?" Xin Xianying almost fell off the chair. Hearing this, he shook his head and said:

"I have read all these books very well, from this one on acid and alkali, to "On the Mohist Theory of Weights and Levers", "On the Sea of ​​Pictures", "Transparent Glass on the Use of Light" and "The View of Eliminating Defects and Retaining the Essence in Alchemy" ", it's completely different."

"Not to mention the "False Predictions of Insight into the Yin and Yang of the Universe" and the ravings of a madman. They paid 20,000 yuan for a copy and refused to return it. I even want to report it to the police!"

Seeing the angry look on this little woman's face, Cai Yan chuckled:

"But these books are all the same in terms of word usage and the step-by-step progression of explanations."

"And if several people write books, they will inevitably have friends and disciples of each other, and the momentum created will definitely be heard from north to south."

"But this book costs 20,000 yuan per copy?"

Xin Xianying nodded hesitantly. In fact, she had guessed that the author of these books was one person, but it was really hard to imagine that the person who could write the theory of acid and alkali and the method of detecting light through glass would also be obsessed with alchemy and alchemy. The yin and yang theory of the universe deviates from the norm and says that the earth under your feet is a giant ball.

But what's annoying is that this kind of nonsense can be neatly explained by the difference between what you see when you climb up and what you see at the foot of the mountain, which makes it difficult for her to refute.

As for the price of books, it’s a trivial matter:

"I don't know, sister, but the Taishan Laoyang family is not short of money."

So Cai Yan read the book and then looked at Xin Xianying, his expression could not be more indifferent.