Chen Mu was certainly not setting up a plan to help Zhang Rang get married.
For him, apart from offsetting the debt of one million yuan, it actually had no benefit.
His purpose in doing this was to stabilize Zhang Rang and prevent him from attacking the party members so quickly.
After all, before getting married, if Zhang Rang wanted to show off his face and really mess with them, He Jin couldn't stop him.
Now that they are married, if He Jin continues to protect the party members, Zhang Rang will not be able to make a move because of the face of the in-laws.
These people were all retained by him to build his reputation in the future. If Zhang Rang launched another party campaign and killed Xun and these people, then Chen Mu's reputation would really be ruined, and no one would help him clear his name.
Therefore, Party members cannot cause trouble, nor can anything happen to them.
After dealing with this problem, Chen Mu got on the carriage and returned to Hongdu Hall to continue studying.
He wasn't too sure about Lu Qiang's matter. But he knew how to do it. Whether it would succeed or not would depend on the mood of the emperor and Zhang Rang.
There is a way to do everything. If Chen Mu understands these methods and how to use them, his success rate will be greatly improved.
The next few days will be a smooth transition period.
By December, the weather gets even colder.
The general situation in the world is colorful and chaotic. Except for the Qiang rebellion in the northwest, the Han Dynasty is unrest everywhere. There are so many people who rebel and rebel. The decadent Han Dynasty seems to have arrived in the river.
During this period of time, Chen Mu ignored what was going on outside the window and only focused on practicing calligraphy, painting and reading scriptures. Zhang Rang's mansion was extremely lively during this period. Zhang Feng married He Jin's youngest sister. As the two most powerful people in the Han Dynasty, they
Your marriage will naturally attract a lot of attention.
Not only Zhang Rang and He Jin wanted to see this scene, but Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also hoped that they could become in-laws. Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was still imagining that He Jin could wake up and learn from the previous generations of emperors and eunuchs who did not get along with their relatives.
With his experience of political turmoil, he was often close to the eunuchs, and the two parties joined hands to support him as the emperor.
It's a pity that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty still didn't understand. If he was around, he would definitely be able to see the scene of his relatives and eunuchs living in harmony. But once he dies, He Jin will no longer allow the eunuchs to control the young emperor.
There will definitely be a war.
This has nothing to do with personal grudges, it is simply a general trend that cannot be changed.
But it is too early to say this now. After He Jin got married to the eunuch, the benefits it brought to him were also obvious. Soon the emperor gave him the left and right Yulin armies. After the Northern Army returned to Luoyang, it also came under the command of He Jin.
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In this way, He Jin finally had military power in his hands, began to gain the emperor's trust, and finally had power in his hands.
In this commotion, Chen Mu also saw this young man.
Twenty-seven-year-old Xun You.
Xun You is six years older than Xun Yu, but according to seniority, he has to call Xun Yu his distant cousin.
In a big family, it is normal for people to have large age and seniority differences.
Xun You has a slender face and an old look. He is twenty-seven years old and looks like he is thirty-seven years old. He has only one pair of shining eyes, which seem to be able to penetrate everything.
He is the second top strategist from the Three Kingdoms that Chen Mu has come into contact with in so long. The first one is Jushou, who is currently in Jinan and was appointed as the acting county magistrate by his eldest brother Liu Bei.
Xun You came to visit alone. When he saw Chen Mu, he bowed his hands and said, "You pay homage to Chen Sima."
"Xun You?"
Chen Mu looked up and down and realized that this was Cao Cao's "mastermind" and had made great contributions to his efforts to pacify the world. It can be said that without Xun You, it would have been many times more difficult for Cao Cao to unify the north.
"Exactly."
Xun You kept the gesture of cupping his hands and responded calmly.
Chen Mu smiled, opened the door and said, "Please come in."
The environment of his home is much worse than that of Xun He's house. After all, Xun He's house is in the outer city, while his house is in the inner city. Land is very expensive in the inner city. It is not easy to rent a house. How can you think about the good environment?
bad.
Xun You looked around. The yard inside the house was very small, with only a small patch of mud covered with weeds. Entering the house along a path that could be walked along the middle, the environment inside the house was much better.
The wooden floor is clean. The entrance is the entrance hall. After taking off your shoes, you can see that the entrance is the living room. There is a large table in the center of the living room. It is covered with calligraphy and paintings written by Cai Hou. There is an oven next to it.
There was an icy chill in the house.
On the right side of the living room is a large bookshelf, neatly filled with books and bamboo slips. There is also a long table under the bookshelf, and behind the table is a strange wooden stool.
There was a stool in the Han Dynasty, called the Hu stool, which was brought over from the Western Regions, but it was actually just a small horse stool. Chen Mu's stool was a grand master's chair that only appeared in the Song Dynasty, and it was covered with a layer of sheepskin.
Spread out to ensure comfort, no wonder Xun You felt strange.
"This is the stool I ordered the craftsmen to build. Sitting on your knees for a long time without blood flowing in your body will make your body weak." Chen Mu saw him staring at the Taishi chair in trance, and explained with a smile.
Xun You complimented casually: "It's indeed a wonderful workmanship. I didn't expect Chen Sima to have great insights into tools and equipment."
The Han Dynasty was not as resistant to inventions as the Qing Dynasty. Zhuge Liang invented the Zhuge Liannu, and Ma Jun also improved the catapult and the Zhuge Liannu. He invented many things and was praised by the world. It can be seen that at that time, everyone did not despise inventions.
Weird and cunning skills.
Chen Mu saw that he didn't seem to take him too seriously, so he said, "Gongda, why don't you sit on it and give it a try?"
Although Xun You didn't pay much attention to it, he was still curious and responded happily: "That's rude to you."
After saying that, he walked over and sat on the Taishi chair. He sat quietly for a while and felt that it was soft and comfortable. It was much more comfortable than sitting on his knees every day. It also had a backrest, so he could stretch his body when he was tired. He couldn't help but sigh: "This chair is soft and comfortable."
It’s really useful, but it’s a pity that it can only be used at home.”
Everyone knows that the Hu stool is comfortable to sit on, but no one will go to other people's homes to sit on the stool. They sit on the floor and kneel. There is no way. The etiquette of the Han Dynasty was passed down from the Zhou rites. Kneeling is a very formal etiquette in the Zhou rites. Sitting on a stool at home
It's okay, it's very rude to go out and sit on a stool.
This situation lasted until the fall of the Jin Dynasty and the Wuhu chaos in China, when etiquette collapsed. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Zhou etiquette was completely broken. Chairs such as Hu stools were gradually accepted by the world, and the two thousand years of kneeling orthodoxy finally ended.
Etiquette.
Therefore, Xun You could only lament that such a comfortable chair could only be used for sitting at home. When going out to talk to people or visit people's homes, he still had to endure sitting on his knees for a long time.
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Mr. Xunhe and I are considered good friends. Gongda is Mr. Xunhe's nephew. You don't have to be too restrained here. It's fine to sit on the chair."
After that, he took out another imperial chair from the inner bedroom, waved to Xun You, and motioned for the two of them to sit around the oven.
Xun You was speechless. The person in front of him looked like a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, more than ten years younger than himself. Why did he become the same generation as his cousin in the blink of an eye, but he was inexplicably lowered to a higher level and took advantage of himself?
However, he really liked the comfort of the Taishi's chair, so he moved it over and the two of them sat across from each other around the oven. This way of talking was very novel, which made Xun You feel even more uncomfortable.
"Mr. Chen, you came here this time because I heard about your deeds from my uncle and came here to ask for advice."
Xun You cupped his hands and sat on a chair to salute, feeling really strange.
Chen Mu smiled: "Gongda, please tell me."
Xun You pondered: "I heard that during the battle of Changshe, Mr. Chen borrowed the wind from heaven?"
"good."
Chen Mu nodded.
Xun You asked: "Are there really ghosts and gods in this world?"
Chen Mu thought for a while, if this world is indeed the normal historical world of the Three Kingdoms, and his time travel is in line with scientific explanations such as wormhole brain waves, then there should be no ghosts and gods, so he said: "There should be no
, It’s just a talk about ghosts and gods, just keep a sense of awe and don’t pay too much attention.”
"In that case, is Mr. Chen a borrowed wind?" Xun You was curious.
Chen Mu replied: "Although there are no ghosts and gods in the world, there are ways of heaven and earth. Wind, frost, snow and rain have their own natural principles. For example, the source of rain is that water on the ground is baked by the sun, rises into the sky, and is absorbed by clouds and mist, etc.
When it brews to a certain extent, it will naturally fall. The same is true for wind, which is a phenomenon of air flow. As long as you master its laws, you can know when it comes and when it leaves."
Xun You said in astonishment: "Is there such a thing?"
"Yes."
Chen Mu replied calmly.
These are all geography knowledge in junior high and high school. Chen Mu took the science subject when he was a sophomore in high school. However, as a top student, he did not return all this liberal arts knowledge to the teacher. What's more, this should be common sense and normal people know it.
Xun You looked at the wind and rain outside and said dumbly: "But it has been cold recently. It has been cloudy for half the month in Luoyang. How can there be a clear and sunny day? How can water vapor be evaporated?"
Chen Mu replied seriously: "The reason why it rains in Luoyang is that the wind blows clouds that have accumulated moisture."
Luoyang is a basin structure. The northeasterly wind blowing from the direction of Jizhou carries a large amount of water vapor rising from the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. When the basin structure is blocked by mountain terrain, the upper and lower airflows conflict, forming orographic rain. This situation is most famous in the Sichuan Basin.
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Xun You shook his head: "It's incredible, you still don't believe it."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "It's easy to prove. When you boil water on a daily basis, does the water vapor condense on the lid of the pot? After the water vapor condenses, it turns into water droplets, does it fall down?"
Xun You opened his eyes wide: "This..."
Chen Mu pointed to the oven in front of him and said: "The world is like a pot, and the sun is like the oven. The water in the pot is evaporated by the sun, which is equivalent to the water in the pot boiling.
Truth. Everything in life has its natural laws. Just because people don’t understand it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
Xun You thought for a long time before nodding and saying: "Listening to Mr. Chen's words is more useful than ten years of reading scriptures. You have another question to ask."
"Please say."
"Sir, do you have any magic tricks to save Mr. Lu?"
Xun You was curious.
He also heard from his uncle Xun Hena that Chen Mu appeared to be seeking refuge with the eunuchs, but was actually loyal to the party members. However, Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong hated Lu Qiang deeply. Can Chen Mu really save him?
Chen Mu thought for a while and asked: "Gongda, do you know how to slander someone?"
Xun You shook his head: "I don't know."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "It is very simple to slander someone. There are four steps."
"Which four steps?"
“Step 1: Show full support for the person; Step 2: List all of his strengths, especially those that make him incompetent, and praise them to the point of overkill; Step 3: Flatten his views.
, label them; Step 4: List all his shortcomings, but in a tone that excuses him."
"This...you don't quite understand."
"For example, I am Zhang Rang and want to frame Lu Qiang. Then I will not directly frame his family members for corruption as stupidly as I do now. Instead, I will express my appreciation for his integrity and say to the emperor: Lu Qiang is a
A good person who is honest and loyal, not greedy for money, not willing to take bribes, often makes friends with scholars, has a good relationship with the ministers of the court, reads "Huo Guang Zhuan" every day, and is a devout believer. Such a person should be reused by the emperor. Of course, although he
I often wrote letters to offend the Emperor, contradicted him outright, and even advised the Emperor not to follow the old path of Emperor Huan, but I believe this is all for the good of the Emperor and for the sake of the Emperor."
Chen Mu looked at Xun You with a smile: "What do you think the emperor will think when he hears these words?"
Xun You only felt horrified.
On the surface, these words were affirming Lu Qiang's character, but in fact, there was a knife hidden in his smile, and he hid endless murderous intent.
The emperor collects money, but you are not greedy for money and take bribes, so what do I want you to do?
He often made friends with scholars and had a good relationship with the ministers of the DPRK and China?
Internal officials colluded with external officials to deceive me, the emperor?
Read "The Biography of Huo Guang"?
What's the meaning?
Want to imitate Huo Guang in deposing and establishing an emperor?
A devout believer?
The Yellow Turban Rebellion has just ended, could it be colluding with Taiping Dao?
In addition, he bluntly contradicted him and wrote a letter to offend him. If these words were told to the emperor, let alone the emperor would reuse him, it would be fine even if Lu Qiang was not killed.
Xun You looked at Chen Mu's smiling face and felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. His hair stood on end, and he could not help but feel a sense of awe in his heart.
Is there really such a thing as ancestors in this world?
Chen Mu was not only a descendant of Chen Ping, but even Chen Ping's reincarnation, Xun You believed it at this moment.