In addition, in the following time, Wang Yan considered that Wang Xu would soon be independent. So I often take him around and get to know all kinds of people. He already treats Wang Xu completely as an adult, and naturally hopes that he can contact more people. So Wang Xu is really busy!

As the days passed, the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising drew closer. Wang Xu couldn't tell whether he was excited or worried in his heart, but fortunately, there was a lover who was in touch with him and always accompanied him and supported each other, otherwise he would be a little lonely.

"Urbane!" Wang Xu rarely called Xu Shu like this anymore, and at this moment, he and Xu Shu were in this study, so he couldn't help but shout. This study room was specially set up by Wang Yan for Wang Xu.

"What's wrong?" Xu Shu, who was eating fruit and reading a book, couldn't help but look up at Wang Xu strangely.

"Hey!" After a slight sigh, Wang Xu said uncertainly: "It's already the beginning of November 4, and the mighty Golden Uprising will break out in three months. But I don't know why, as the time gets closer, the more bottomless my heart becomes, and I have a faint bad premonition. What do you say is going on? Did I suddenly become less courageous? ”

Xu Shu smiled softly, put down the "Spring and Autumn Period" in her hand, and took Wang Xu's hand to comfort: "You are overly nervous, I also had this situation some time ago!" The thought of going to the battlefield to kill people makes me feel panicked, I'm a lady, and I haven't even killed a chicken. However, this kind of thing is not much if it is figured out, and there are some things that we cannot decide. Don't you want the world to be chaotic, so that the world will not be chaotic? Since you have been reborn in such troubled times, if you don't want to be eaten by others, of course, you can only be strong. You understand these truths better than me, and it is precisely because you know too much that you like to think crankily, and if you think too much, of course you will be suspicious! ”

Speaking of this, he smiled and stuffed a winter date in his hand into Wang Xu's mouth. "Alright! Don't think about it, a lot of things can't be figured out in a day or two. Don't get too caught up in the nitty-gritty, although you're smart, you can't figure out a lot of things in life if you're not smart! ”

Hearing Xu Shu's words, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and his mood was much better. Then he pretended to bow and compose, looking like he was being taught. "Yes! The lesson of the beloved wife is that there is no reason for a husband not to listen. ”

"you!" Glancing at Wang Xu fiercely, Xu Shu changed the topic and asked casually, "Seriously, haven't you made a plan for next year's Yellow Turban Uprising?" ”

"Of course!" As he spoke, Wang Xu smiled unpredictably again, blinked mysteriously and said, "You wait, I'll show you something!" ”

After speaking, he turned over and stood up, walked to a remote corner of the study, and took out a small wooden box. In Xu Shu's puzzled face, he put it on the table and said, "What do you guess is in this?" ”

"How do I know what? Don't sell it, you always like to talk halfway! ”

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled and was not in a hurry to explain. I walked to the bookshelf on the other side and searched for a long time before I took out a small key from the gap between the many bamboo slips. Then he came over and knelt down beside the table, opened the box and said, "You'll know when you see it." ”

When the lid of the box was opened, Xu Shu suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! Paper? This thing is really rare! ”

"Huh! Yes, this Cai Lun paper was made by me by asking my father to help me, in this era, this thing is very precious! The main thing is that bamboo slips and silk are too uncomfortable to use, or paper is good! Although the quality of this paper is still not good for technical reasons, it will be done. ”

"And what are you doing with this piece of paper?" Xu Shucai didn't believe that Wang Xu would not find something to do, so he hid the paper as a treasure.

Wang Xu smiled and didn't sell it anymore. He explained: "This piece of paper is a map of this period. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Shu suddenly glanced at him suspiciously. "Are you kidding, someone has already drawn a complete map of the territory at this time?"

"How is that possible?" Wang Xu shook his head and said: "This is what I drew with my own memory, do you remember that when I looked at the historical atlas before, I studied the maps of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms for three whole months?" That's the result! ”

"Wouldn't it? That's too much of an exaggeration, can you write down the map in its entirety? ”

"Of course it's impossible to write it down, you and I can't forget it! I don't think anyone can write down the whole map, I just determined the scale, drew the general outline and the main terrain according to the standard practice of military maps, and then marked the cities and regions that were particularly important. ”

After speaking, Wang Xu's voice changed, and he said with some pride: "However, even so, I am sure that there is absolutely no second person in this era who can make such a big map of the country." ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense? In this era, we don't know what the world is like, and it is impossible to measure without advanced tools, so it is good to be able to make a map of the region. Besides, you didn't invent it, and you didn't just steal the work of future generations of scholars. ”

Seeing Xu Shu's disdainful eyes, Wang Xu's face couldn't help but turn red. Quickly changed the topic and said: "What are you doing with all this, anyway, it's useful now." In the future, we will try to collect maps of each region as much as possible, and then we will continue to improve on this large map. I think one day we'll be able to make really accurate maps. ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu took out the map in the box and carefully unfolded it.

The reason why I was so careful was that I couldn't help it, because the paper in this era was too rough and of poor quality. When he first painted, Wang Xu found a lot of tools, and he drew several times on the sand before he dared to really write, after all, once the brush was drawn, there was no way to change it. Even so, the paper was already deeply wrinkled after Wang Xu's tossing, and the drawing was quite rough. But it's only going to be used, and I'll try to do as much as possible in the future, and I'm not afraid of wasting paper, as long as I can make a good picture.

After Xu Shu roughly looked at the entire map, Wang Xu pointed to the map and said, "You see, the Yellow Turban Rebellion covered the eight prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, Hebei, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan. In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Army mainly had three main forces, one north of the Yellow River, which was personally commanded by the Zhang Jiao brothers. One is in the Yingchuan region, and the leader is Bocai. The other is the Yellow Turban operating in Runan and Nanyang Counties, this Yellow Turban is slightly weaker, led by Zhang Mancheng and others. ”

"I know that, but the key is what are we going to do?"