In the next few days, Shen Chen kept running to the prefect's mansion.
He and Zhuge Liang spent the whole day studying classic documents, discussing astronomy, geography, scriptures and arithmetic.
What surprised Shen Chen the most was that Zhuge Liang was very interested in the Qimen Bagua, so he often read the "Book of Changes" and discussed the "Book of Changes" with Shen Chen.
He was fascinated by the hexagrams and the theory of yin and yang and all things. Perhaps this is the reason why the Eight Formation Diagram was later deduced.
In addition, Zhuge Liang is also more interested in the art of prophecy, which is to observe climate changes.
From a certain perspective, the art of prophecy can also be understood as weather forecasting. Those who practice it can observe climate changes in the next few days and make judgments.
But something strange is that Zhuge Liang doesn't seem to be interested in mechanism skills. Shen Chen once talked about inventions and creations, but he was unmoved.
At that time, I thought that the rumors that Zhuge Liang liked to invent and create were false. Later, when I thought about it carefully, maybe it was because he was younger and had parental constraints, so he preferred studying classics to inventing.
After all, according to the social environment at that time, inventions and creations were considered "strange and obscene skills" as mentioned in "Shangshu", and the status of craftsmen was not very high, and it was difficult for them to reach the level of elegance. Zhuge Xuan did not allow Zhuge Liang to be interested in this aspect. , which is also normal.
By the beginning of September, Shen Chen had settled in the prefect's mansion. During this period, Zhuge Xuan often came to test Zhuge Liang. At the same time, he would also teach Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen, and Zhuge Jun about Confucian classics.
And every time Shen Chen was able to draw inferences from one instance and express his own judgment and understanding, which greatly surprised Zhuge Xuan. He thought he was a talented person, so he invited him to live in the mansion and accompany the Zhuge brothers.
When Liu Bei pointed to the big tree in the yard and said, "I will use this thing as an umbrella cover in the future," he was considered to be a member of our family. Kong Rong gave the big pear to his eldest brother to eat, and the small pear to himself, so he was It is considered an age of genius.
Someone like Shen Chen, who already had his own understanding of the scriptures, was obviously no longer an ordinary genius.
What's more, Zhuge Xuan also learned from Deng Hong that Shen Chen had predicted Cao Cao's actions, and he was even more surprised. He felt that he would definitely achieve something in the future. Being with Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun would only be good for them, not bad. .
This period was also a period when the relationship between Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang warmed up rapidly. The two of them studied scriptures together all day long, wrote essays and poems, and even invented chess, playing chess every day for fun.
More than ten days passed, until mid-September, Deng Hong finally negotiated a deal with a merchant and took their ship west to Jingzhou.
This is a very difficult thing.
Because the commercial exchanges in the Yangtze River Basin during the Han Dynasty were actually mainly concentrated between Jingzhou and Sichuan.
Jingzhou is Hubei in later generations, the thoroughfare of nine provinces. In addition, due to the current chaos in the Central Plains, it is difficult for merchants to conduct trade activities, so the scope of business is often concentrated in the Jingzhou area.
Jiangdong was not particularly developed before Yiguan crossed to the south in the late Western Jin Dynasty, and before Jianyan crossed to the south for the second time in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Its population and trade development were very poor.
Therefore, there are actually not many merchants traveling between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
But just because there isn't much doesn't mean there isn't any.
Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes and pretended to be a merchant to sneak attack on Jingzhou.
It's just that it's late autumn now and early winter is coming soon. It's still very difficult to find merchants from Jiangdong to Jingzhou at this time.
Fortunately, Deng Hong was lucky. A fleet from Sichuan transported a batch of Shu brocade, timber and medicinal materials for sale to Jingzhou, and then went to Jiangdong to purchase a batch of Jiangdong porcelain, sea salt, night pearls, peacock feathers, and rhinoceros horns.
Class specialties are prepared for the return trip.
When passing by Chaisang, I stayed there for a few days and wanted to buy another batch of goods. As a result, Zhuge Xuan happened to send a notice to Chaisang and Pengze County Magistrate, asking them to pay attention to passing merchants, and then they got on the line.
The Yangtze River does not pass through Nanchang, but Nanchang belongs to the Yangtze River water system. The Ganshui River flows northward into Penglize, which is later known as Poyang Lake, and the Yangtze River runs through the entire Penglize.
Therefore, it is very convenient to enter the Yangtze River system from Nanchang. In late September, the big merchant sent people to go south along Pengli Ze and arrived at the Ganshui Pier outside Nanchang. The ship was not as big as expected, just ordinary.
The hard sailing ship is more than twenty feet long and three feet wide, and can carry more than two hundred people.
There are more than a dozen such ships. Because cargo must be placed in the cabin and there are dozens of oarsmen on the lower deck of the ship, the actual number of people can only be carried by more than 100 people. There are more than 1,000 people in Huangmenting Township, and it takes ten
It takes multiple such ships to transport them to Chaisang Pier.
After the fleet sent by the merchants to welcome them arrived, the village elders of Huangmenting also started to pack their bags again. They first transported some supplies to the ship. It was getting late and they were ready to officially set off tomorrow.
In the evening, this was the last day Shen Chen spent with Zhuge Liang. Today he did not read, play chess, or talk about astronomy and geography, but played the piano.
Yes.
Zhuge Liang liked playing the piano and music very much.
But most of the time, Zhuge Liang is still playing, and Shen Chen is listening, especially when it rains, with continuous autumn rain outside, and the wind gently knocks on the doors and windows.
In the corridor, two young men, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang, were wearing long robes and kneeling on the mat.
Listen to the raindrops hitting the leaves in the forest, and then gently caress the Yao Qin.
The feeling of tranquility and grace is refreshing and intoxicating.
The two also enjoyed this moment.
When the sun was about to set, Zhuge Liang, who was playing beautiful music, suddenly stopped playing and could no longer play.
Shen Chen sighed and said, "Brother, the sound of the piano is so chaotic that it seems hard to calm down."
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "My dear brother, I have always been smart. Why don't you tell me why my heart is not peaceful?"
Shen Chen smiled and said, "My brother is playing Boya's "Mountains and Flowing Waters". This song should be "as tall as Mount Tai" and "as vast as a river", but my brother's playing is a bit sad, not as good as "Daffodil".
More suitable for the occasion.”
"No one knows me better than my younger brother."
Zhuge Liang sighed: "You are going to Jingzhou tomorrow, and I don't know when I can see you again."
Shen Chen said: "There is a long way to go in the world, but if we are willing, we will eventually meet again. As long as my brother and I always miss each other, maybe it won't be long before we meet again."
"Um."
Zhuge Liang nodded lightly. Not only did he feel comfortable when he was with Shen Chen, but he also had a tacit understanding that his thoughts could be understood and appreciated by others.
Boya meets Ziqi, looking for a close friend in the mountains and rivers, isn't it like this?
The two were talking.
Zhuge Xuan walked from the front yard to the backyard with his hands behind his back.
The backyard is where the family members live. Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun and their two sisters all live here.
Zhuge Xuan usually goes out to handle some official business of the county. He usually doesn't come over except when he goes back to the backyard during school exams or breaks.
Now it came suddenly, and his expression seemed to be frowning. Zhuge Liang was a little curious and asked: "Uncle, what happened?"
Zhu Ge Hao handed over."
Shen Chen said to Zhuge Liang: "Brother, it seems that we don't need to be apart for too long. We can go to Jingzhou together now."
Zhuge Xuan wondered: "Do you think that I should leave Yuzhang?"
Shen Chen said: "Uncle should really leave Yuzhang, because Yuzhang is a place of right and wrong. Yuan Shu and Liu Yao quarreled with each other, and my uncle recommended Yuan Shu. In Liu Yao's eyes, he was like a thorn in the flesh, and he had to pull it out. So Zhu When Hao arrived in Yangzhou, he went to find Liu Yao first, didn't he just want to use Liu Yao's troops to drive away his uncle?"
Zhuge Xuan frowned: "I'm not coveting these two thousand stones. It's just that when I went south from Xuzhou, along the way, I saw a place where people were in dire straits. I, the Zhuge family, want to establish a foothold in the world. If we can't find a place, I'm afraid."
Shen Chen advised: "That's why my uncle should go to Jingzhou. Jingzhou is stable and prosperous, and has not been affected by war. My uncle has an old relationship with Liu Jingzhou. After going to Jingzhou, he will be able to put aside those right and wrongs and plan to establish a family business first, and then think about it." Future direction. Now in the land of Yuzhang, it may not be long before Liu Yao's army will arrive, which will only increase the bloodshed."
"this"
Zhuge Xuan thought about it carefully and realized that if it were an ordinary child who made suggestions, he would definitely not pay attention to them.
But Deng Hong told him that Shen Chen had predicted Cao Cao's actions and indeed took his clan into Niqiu Mountain to escape Cao Cao's butcher's knife.
The facts are in front of us, which shows that Shen Chen does have two skills, and perhaps his opinion should be listened to.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Xuan knelt down on the table, sat at the same table with the two children, and said to Shen Chen: "Children's words are indeed reasonable. Who do you think can win between Yuan Shu and Liu Yao?"
"My uncle is thinking that Yuan Shu is powerful. If he can rely on him, he can still serve as the governor of Yuzhang when he defeats Liu Yao."
Shen Chen said with a smile.
A child exposed his thoughts. Zhuge Xuan's face turned red and he said, "Although Liu Yao is an upright man, I also hope that the Zhuge family can have a foothold."
This was a conflict of interests. Zhuge Xuan did not want to give up the position of Yuzhang Prefect that he had obtained, but he was recommended by Yuan Shu.
There was a serious quarrel between Yuan Shu and Liu Yao, because Liu Yao was the governor of Yangzhou appointed by the imperial court. Logically speaking, the governorship was in Shouchun, Huainan, and he should control the entire Yangzhou.
But Yuan Shu occupied Huainan, and the two sides had irreconcilable conflicts.
Now that Zhuge Xuan has accepted Yuan Shu's appointment, he and Liu Yao have become opposites. From a psychological level, Zhuge Xuan certainly hopes that Yuan Shu will win, so that he can continue to be the governor of Yuzhang and raise his four nephews and nieces in a peaceful place. aldult.
However, Shen Chen knew that this was impossible, so he made it clear: "Although Yuan Shu is powerful, when I was in Shouchun, I thought he was just a show-off. Moreover, he detained the three princes of the court, snatched the angel talisman festival, and occupied the government of Yangzhou. Therefore, I already have the intention to despise the emperor, and I am afraid that I will proclaim myself emperor soon and become attached to him, which is a dead end."
"proclaim oneself emperor?"
Zhu Ge
Shen Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether he claims to be emperor or not, but I can guarantee that if Liu Yao sends troops to help Zhu Hao come to seize the Yuzhang, Yuan Shu will definitely not send troops to help his uncle. Yuan Shu's ambition is not in Jiangdong, but in Xuzhou. I guess At most, he and Liu Yao will be on guard against each other, and there will be no winner or loser. My uncle will be in danger by then, so it is better to make plans in advance."
"Well."
Zhuge Xuan responded noncommittally, and asked Shen Chen who could win between Yuan Shu and Liu Yao. Shen Chen's answer was that Yuan Shu was indeed stronger than Liu Yao, but Yuan Shu had no interest in Jiangdong and would not focus on dealing with Liu Yao.
So if Liu Yao comes to attack him, he will definitely not be able to resist.
The problem is that Shen Chen's judgment is that Yuan Shu doesn't want Jiangdong very much, but Zhuge Xuan thinks this is impossible, so the two sides have a disagreement, that is, Zhuge Xuan thinks Yuan Shu will come to help him, but Shen Chen thinks not.
Seeing his appearance, Shen Chen knew what Zhuge Xuan was thinking, so he said, "I know my uncle doesn't believe me. In this way, I expect Liu Yao will send troops to help Zhu Hao soon, and my uncle can write to Yuan Shu. Try to write a letter and ask him to send troops to help. At the same time, write to Liu Yao and say that he is willing to hand over amicably, and then we can see the result."
Zhuge Xuan frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Shen Chen smiled and said: "If Yuan Shu sends troops, my uncle can naturally use soldiers and horses to resist Zhu Hao. If Yuan Shu does not send troops, because he has already written a letter to agree to the handover, Zhu Hao will not embarrass his uncle. This is called two-handedness." Prepare."
This approach really has the best of both worlds.
Zhuge Xuan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Good."