In the afternoon, when Chen Caozhi returned to Honglu Mansion from the Qin Palace, Huang Xiaotong came forward with a smile and said: "Xiao Langjun, a lot of people came here just now to ask if there are retractable and retractable fans like Xiao Langjun for sale. Some people said
I’m willing to spend thousands of dollars to buy one——”
Chen Caozhi's dazzling figure and brilliant talent in the Taixue Lecture Hall in the west of the city fascinated the students of Di Qin. Chen Caozhi's folding fan and silk scarf, as well as his pure Luoyang Zhengyin, became imitated by the nobles of Hu and Han.
The object of pursuit of idols and stars has been around since ancient times. "Shishuoxinyu" records that Xie An used his reputation to sell 50,000 unsalable palmetto fans at a high price to fellow villagers who were dismissed from office.
Chen Cao smiled, took out the folding fan from his sleeve, and opened it with a "swish". On the front of the fan was his hand-painted Santu of Ji Kangxing, and on the back was the "Fengfa Fu" written by Ruan Ji in Qingjun's declarative style, all for the purpose of publicity.
The free and easy spiritual state of eating five stone powder was what Chen Caozhi planned to use to confuse the Murong family of Xianbei. As for Di Qin, because Wang Meng strictly prohibited Qin people from taking powder, Chen Caozhi had no intention of challenging Wang Meng head-on——
Chen Caozhi closed the folding fan and said: "This fan is worth ten thousand gold." He went into the room and sat down, sipping tea and thinking about Fu Jian's strategy for keeping him in Chang'an.
Ran Sheng raised his thick eyebrows and said: "The King of Qin wants to keep my brother in Chang'an. I'm afraid he won't be able to refuse easily. I must make a plan early."
Su Qi thought to himself: "The King of Qin has already attached great importance to Chen Shijun when he recruits high-ranking officials of the fourth rank. But the Chen family is in Jiangdong, and Chen Shijun has no reason to stay in Guanzhong. Let's see what Chen Shijun's plan is.
Escape?"
While they were talking, the eunuch Zhao Zheng came to pass on the Queen Mother's decree, asking Chen Caozhi to go to the Ganlu Hall tomorrow afternoon to lecture on Buddhist scriptures for the Queen Mother.
Chen Caozhi frowned slightly and said, "Aren't you going to talk to Wang Shangshu about peace negotiations between the two countries tomorrow?"
The eunuch Zhao Zheng said: "Wang Shangshu has urgent business in Chang'an. Dou Changshi will come to inform Chen Envoy soon."
Chen Caozhi asked: "Who will His Majesty the King of Qin order to discuss with me?"
The eunuch Zhao Zheng said: "Wang Shangshu is solely responsible for the peace talks with your country. Wang Shangshu will be back in ten days, so Chen Envoy does not need to be impatient."
What kind of person is Chen Caozhi? He immediately understood that Wang Meng was going to use dragging tactics to keep him in Chang'an, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed. Wang Meng helped Fu Jian unify the north and made outstanding achievements. Chen Caozhi admired Wang Meng's talents, but he didn't like Wang Meng.
Chen Caozhi has no respect for his character. Wang Meng is his enemy. He has praised him enough in the Taixue lecture hall today. There is no need to flatter him now. Although Wang Meng is quite honest, throughout his life, in order to achieve
The purpose justifies the means. After he succeeds, he will repay the kindness he had in the past and carry out harsh revenge on those who made fun of and slighted him. It is said that Wang Jinglue will retaliate against others.
Chen Caozhi believes that Wang Meng is similar to Han Xin of the Han Dynasty and Fazheng of the Shu Dynasty. Few people can match his cunning and maneuvering, but his charisma is far inferior to that of Zhuge Liang. For example, Murong Chui came to join him at the end of the road. At that time, he had no different intentions.
, but Wang Meng used the Golden Sword Plan to frame him. Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" commented on Wang Meng's Golden Sword Plan and wrote: "——Wang Meng knew that Murong Chui's heart had been hard to believe for a long time, and he didn't even think that Yan had not yet been destroyed.
A man of high talent and great achievements, innocent and suspicious, returned to Qin in poverty without any ulterior motives, and suddenly killed him out of suspicion. This is the door for those who help Yan's unscrupulousness and barricade him. How can he be so evil!... How can you be so eager to kill Chui?
Even selling for the sake of the market is like someone who is jealous of his favor and slanders him, which is not what a noble and virtuous gentleman should do!"
Of course, these things have not happened yet, and only Chen Caozhi can see through the evolution and ending of the fate of these historical figures. If he restrains or adds fuel to the fire at the critical turning point, then the ending of some characters will inevitably change. Murong Chui cannot be compared to Murong Zhu, Lord of Yan.
Did Murong Ping, the Taifu of Weihe, have to defect to Di Qin? Of course, Murong Chui in official history had no choice, because in the Battle of Fangtou, tens of thousands of Jin troops died, and the myth of Huan Wen's undefeation was shattered.
His reputation plummeted, so it was impossible for Murong Chui to defect to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. But now, the Battle of Fangtou has not happened yet, and it should not happen, so why can't Murong Chui defect to the Eastern Jin Dynasty?
After seeing off the eunuch Zhao Zheng, Shi Doulang, the auxiliary minister, arrived shortly afterwards and said that locusts were invading Sanyuan area in Jingyang, a hundred miles north of Chang'an City. Wang Meng was ordered to go to exterminate locusts and provide disaster relief. He would definitely return at the end of this month. Please ask Envoy Chen for a moment.
After a few days, there are many places of interest and historical sites in Chang'an City for you to visit, and Dou Lang is willing to accompany you throughout the whole journey——
After Dou Lang left, Chen Caozhi paced in the small courtyard of Honglu's residence. Ran Sheng followed suit and said to one side: "Brother, I'm not a monk. What kind of Buddhist scriptures are you going to preach? It's the right thing to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Wang Meng avoids peace talks with me because he wants to drag me here."
The seventeen-year-old Ran Sheng now has the demeanor of a general. He was not shocked or angry when he heard this, but just asked: "Brother, what are your countermeasures?"
Chen Cao said: "Qin Lord Fu Jian likes to talk about benevolence and righteousness, so he is not difficult to deal with. What we have to pass is Wang Meng." He asked Su Qi, who was standing by the side: "Su Dalang was originally from Guanzhong. Do you know the anecdotes of Empress Dowager Gou?
rumor?"
Su Qi told Chen Caozhi some of the rumors he knew about Empress Dowager Gou. Chen Caozhi also knew some of the rumors, such as the affair between Empress Dowager Gou and Li Wei, and the fact that Empress Dowager Gou wanted to ensure that her biological son Fu Jian would sit on the throne.
In order to stabilize the throne and kill Fu Jian's half-brother Fu Fa, there was one thing Chen Caozhi didn't know. Su Qi said: "It is said that Empress Dowager Gou traveled to Zhangshui and worshiped the Ximen Leopard Temple. She dreamed of having intercourse with the gods and became pregnant."
, then Fu Jian, King of Qin, was born. There was a divine light shining from the sky in his court. Fu Jian was born with a strange talent, his eyes had purple light, and he lowered his hands above his knees. Xue Zan of Taiyuan, Lueyang Quanyi saw this and was shocked and said: "He is very human!"
."
Of course, Chen Caozhi did not believe in dreams and gods that led to pregnancy, but the ancients did not doubt it. Among the five ancient emperors recorded in "Historical Records", some were conceived by mothers who stepped on big footprints, and some were conceived by mothers who swallowed bird eggs.
The real situation should be that Yehe was an illegitimate child, so it is a lie to say that Empress Dowager Gou became pregnant in a dream of having sex at the Ximen Leopard Temple. Empress Dowager Gou was a romantic, and she most likely had an affair with someone while traveling in Zhangshui. Fu Jian was not pregnant at all.
If he is not Fu Xiong’s son, then who is Fu Jian’s biological father?
Chen Caozhi's first thought was that it might be Wei General Li Wei, but he also felt that Li Wei and Fu Jian were not similar in physical appearance. Li Wei had a well-proportioned figure, while Fu Jian had an imbalance in the proportion of his upper and lower bodies, so-called hands hanging down above his knees.
The abnormality is that the upper body is too long and the legs are thick and short.
The matter was quite absurd. Chen Caozhi smiled and shook his head, thinking: "Fu Jian is twenty-six years old this year. I am afraid that only Queen Mother Gou knows the mystery of his life experience. But if the nobles of Di Ren can be made suspicious of Fu Jian's life experience, even if
If Fu Jian can suppress it, Di Qin will definitely be in chaos for a while. It is best to involve Wang Meng, and the monarch and his ministers should not be too harmonious - this should happen after I leave Chang'an, otherwise it would be unlucky for the city gate to catch fire and affect Chi Yu!"
Chen Caozhi couldn't help but think: "Seven hundred years later, when Mr. Sima Guang writes this historical fact, he must also accuse me, Chen Caozhi, of conspiracy and falsehood, which is not suitable for an elegant gentleman!"
Seeing Chen Caozhi's mysterious smile, Su Qi kindly reminded him: "Chen Shijun should be careful when meeting Empress Dowager Gou tomorrow. It's not an exaggeration to be walking on thin ice." There was something Su Qi didn't say clearly: Empress Dowager Gou is romantic, while Chen Cao
She is young and handsome, and if Empress Dowager Gou coerces and seduce her, it will be very difficult for Chen Caozhi to deal with him. Whether he obeys or not, it will be difficult for him to leave Chang'an——
Chen Caozhi nodded and said, "Yes."
At night, as usual, Chen Caozhi copied half a volume of about 3,000 words, and wrote down what he saw and heard today. It can be regarded as a diary of his mission to Di Qin, and he was going to show it to Lu Weirui when he returned.
The oil lamp dimmed yellow, and the moonlight poured in through the window lattice. Ran Sheng was silently writing military instructions on one side, and Huang Xiaotong endured the sleepiness and supported his head to wait reluctantly.
Chen Caozhi put away the scroll and ordered Huang Xiaotong to fetch the small gourd. This small gourd was brought from Jiankang. Huang Xiaotong originally thought it was fine wine, but Chen Caozhi said that this thing was of great use and ordered him to have a good life.
Huang Xiaotong was very careful about taking care of it, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes even after traveling thousands of miles.
Taking off the gourd and stuffing it in his mouth, Chen Caozhi sniffed it. The sweet and fishy smell like blood made him frown slightly. This was cuttlefish juice (the ink inside the belly of the cuttlefish). It was when he learned that he was about to go on a mission to Di Qin.
At that time, people urgently purchased it from Yangzhou. In addition to the five-stone medicine stone, they also purchased some iodine powder extracted from shells for emergencies. This cuttlefish juice can be used for writing. The characters written with cuttlefish juice were first
Bright, it will gradually become dim, and the handwriting will disappear within three months. This is recorded in the "Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge" written by Zhou Mi in the Song Dynasty - "The ink in his belly can write false deeds, just like
If it's as good as new, it will become as pale as no words after half a year, so cunning people use it as a scheme to deceive, so they are called Japanese thieves." The name of cuttlefish comes from this. Of course, no one in the Wei and Jin Dynasties knew the magical effects of cuttlefish ink. Chen
Cao Zhi plans to use this to change the fate of Di Qin, at least to prevent the rapid expansion of Di Qin. After all, he has traveled through time, and it also reflects the knowledge advantage of the time traveler——
Chen Caozhi thought for a moment, took a piece of Baqiao paper bought at the Chang'an market, and wrote a few lines of words that sounded like a ballad or a prophecy. These words were written in ancient seal script, and the meaning of the words was also obscure and difficult to understand. Even Fu Jian
I don’t know what it means when I see it, but as long as someone follows its meaning, then this song-like and prophecy-like text will show that its rumor is terrible. This piece of paper will not appear in Chang’an, but will be outside Yecheng.
The Ximen Leopard Temple on the banks of the Zhang River appeared because Fu Jian was born in Yecheng. Fu Jian's grandfather, Fu Hong, was the governor of Jizhou and lived in Yecheng. His last words were: "Guanzhong is victorious. After my death, I can march westward."
." So hundreds of thousands of Di tribes moved from the Central Plains to Guanzhong under the leadership of Fu Jian. Therefore, it is better for this prophecy to appear in Yecheng, which is now the capital of the Yan Kingdom. Then the handwriting will disappear mysteriously, and the rumors will spread from the Yan Kingdom.
When the news reached Chang'an, a mysterious prophecy would also appear in Chang'an, which corroborated the rumors, and Fu Jian couldn't help but feel anxious.
Chen Caozhi traveled thousands of miles as an envoy to Chang'an just to cause trouble and disrupt the Qin Dynasty.
