"That's good! I'll take you down the floor now. ”

On the platform, there was no one around, and Cao Cao was like an old friend to Shi Xin for many years, and his attitude became more enthusiastic.

"Meng Degong, what do you want to do?"

Shi Xin stopped, and in a hurry, he used the title "Meng Degong" again. Today's Cao Cao is too abnormal, at the beginning, Shi Xin even suspected that he was pretending to be someone else, but later he was determined by Tianyan Tongtong.

At this point, Shi Xin didn't want to go any further. This kind of Cao Cao is completely different from his original heroic nature, and even makes people feel that some heroes are lonely and old.

Cao Cao was Shi Xin's most respected opponent, and he could be said to be worshiped in his previous life. I just want to defeat him on the battlefield with my own hands, and I don't want to see him like this.

What's more, Xu Chu is right, Tongquetai has a luxurious appearance, but it is actually a tofu scum project. Shi Xin walked on the stairs and could hear the "crunching" sound of wood, if the night wind was stronger, it would shake, and there was a real possibility of collapse if there were too many people.

Although with Shi Xin's cultivation, even if he falls, he can't hurt it in the slightest, but fear of heights is almost the instinct of all human beings, and when he floats under his feet, his heart becomes more empty.

"What's the matter? Let me introduce you to Tongquetai?"

Cao Cao also stopped, with a puzzled expression.

"No, it's not that simple. If you don't say it, then I'm going down. Shi Xin was about to leave.

"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed and shook his head with a wry smile, "You can't be a little stupid, it's tiring to be a smart person." Can you listen to me and tell you the purpose when you get to the top of the building?"

Shi Xin looked at him intently, and he actually felt that he was no longer so cunning with small eyes, big beard and red face, and he was quite kind.

"No conspiracy?" Shi Xin confirmed.

"There is absolutely no conspiracy, you will regret it if you don't go up. ”

"Good...... Okay, Brother Cao, please!"

"Brother Shi, please!"

The five-storey building is circular in that it is different from the square base. The area decreases upwards, and each floor has a spiral staircase leading to the upper floor.

The bottom floor is about 30 square meters, and in addition to the intricately carved windows and the only doorway, hundreds of calligraphy are scattered on the walls.

Cao Cao led Shi Xin to a calligraphy, first stopped to watch, shook his head, and let out a "tsk" of admiration from time to time. After a long time, he looked at Shi Xin next to him.

"Brother Shi, you are Cai Bojiao's son-in-law, Cai Wenji's husband, and I have heard that Cai Bojiao's Feibaishu is inspired by you, and I think you have a high attainment in calligraphy. Not only calligraphy, but also in the meeting of the Chang'an Holy Sect, we guessed word puzzles, and I saw Brother Shi's quick thinking, and even I was ashamed of myself. Let's see, whose handwriting is on this deck?"

Shi Xin is a little embarrassed, I just happen to know some history, and when it comes to calligraphy, it's just scum. This pair of calligraphy fonts is beautiful, ancient and ancient, very personal, and it comes from everyone's hands. But when it comes to guessing who it is, there's no way to start.

But it's not clueless, at least I know it's a seal book. However, the seal script originated in the Zhou Dynasty, and it was not until the early Western Han Dynasty that it gradually declined, and it was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that it was officially banned by the official book.

I was trying to find an excuse to push back, but it suddenly occurred to me that the person who even Cao Cao admired was not an idle person, not only a calligrapher, but also a historical expert.

Following this idea, Shi Xin finally thought of a person, Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

After Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he felt the complexity of the national script and the different styles of books, so he proposed "the same text of the book", the unity of the text and the unity of the style. Qin Shi Huang ordered Li Si, who was good at calligraphy, to do the work.

Li Si did not fail in his mission, and changed the complex large seal, which was different from each country, into a small seal with a simple form and gradually separated from the pictographs, and promoted it to the whole country, quickly unifying the characters.

Even the eight characters on the jade seal of the country, "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity", were also engraved by him.

Li Si was not only a calligrapher, a writer, but also a politician, as the prime minister of the Qin State, he ‖ contributed to the unification of the six countries. The implementation of his political ideas had a far-reaching impact on China and the world, and laid the basic pattern of China's feudal autocracy for more than 2,000 years.

Thinking of this, Shi Xin almost rushed out: "Is it Li Si?"

With Cao Cao's ability, a mere calligrapher may not be able to make him so admired and admired, if Li Si's words make sense. 56

"Yes, Brother Shi is really smart!" Cao Cao praised him for his "brilliant intelligence" rather than "well-read" or "well-informed", probably because he saw that Shi Xin did not use his mind to judge handwriting, but to figure out his own thoughts.

Cao Cao didn't expose Shi Xin, in fact, he only wanted to elicit his own thoughts through this post.

"Li Si was the first prime minister in history and helped King Qin unify the world. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was proposed to abolish the feudal divisions, unify the script, unify the weights and measures, and unify the currency, and established a framework for the later dynasties, and I believe that in the next thousand years, the dynasty will basically run on this framework. ”

Cao Cao's insight is excellent, he is right, China's feudal society for the next 1,000 years is almost according to the model of the Qin Dynasty, and it can be seen how long-term Li Si's vision is.

After Cao Cao finished speaking, his words changed, "Brother Shi, do you want to know why Li Si has such wisdom and insight?"

Shi Xin didn't nod, and then asked, "Why?"

"It's culture!"

"Culture?" Shi Xin repeated, savoring the meaning of Cao Cao's words.

The experience and perception accumulated by our ancestors are passed down by word of mouth or written down, and then disseminated, and after the precipitation of time, a unique culture will be formed. If you have absorbed a lot of knowledge, you can even draw inferences from others, and you may become an expert in this field; if you use this scholarship in governing the country, you will be a capable minister; if you use it in ruling the ministers, benefiting the people, and expanding the territory, you will be a generation of wise monarchs. ”

Finally, Cao Cao concluded: "Anyone's behavior is influenced by culture, even a person with a nervous disorder. Therefore, if you want to achieve higher achievements than you do now, or even leave a name for eternity, you must strictly control the direction of culture, which is as important as controlling the army. ”

Shi Xin only realized at this time that Cao Cao had just used architecture to teach himself the way to be a king outside, and now he continued the topic just now with the layout on the floor.

Since he had made the beginning, Shi Xin didn't intend to hide it, and frowned: "Brother Cao's words have a certain truth, but not all of them. Culture is of course important, but isn't imperial power even more important? This can be seen from the fact that the "burning of books and pit Confucianism" has destroyed many years of culture. ”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Qin Shi Huang made this decision, wasn't he influenced by his knowledge and experience?

Shi Xin was speechless, as if that were the case.

"Culture, culture ......" he did not fully digest Cao Cao's words, but only muttered the word "culture" deeply in his mind.

"Culture, a habit and a kind of wisdom, is not only about how many books you read, but also about chewing up knowledge completely, and becoming a basic part of the body like hair, skin, and flesh and bones. This is one of the qualities that a superior person must have. ”

Cao Cao also believes that where your cultural quality goes, your achievements can go there. He took Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo as examples, the scenery was useless for a while, and it fell apart in just a short period of time, leaving nothing. There is also Wang Mang, even if he becomes the emperor, he can't keep the country at all.

It's not that they are uneducated, it's that they learn pseudo-culture, and they haven't touched the real essence at all. It is not terrible to be uneducated, but what is terrible is to think that they are educated, which is a nightmare for the people of Limin.

Cao Cao and Shi Xin discussed the topic of "culture" for most of the hour, and Shi Xin humbly asked for advice, and from time to time put forward the advanced views of later generations; Cao Cao knew everything, and sometimes he was stimulated by Shi Xin's words, and burst out with more inspiration, which had the meaning of sudden enlightenment.

In the end, Cao Cao sighed, "I originally wanted to teach Brother Shi some insignificant experience, but I didn't want to benefit a lot from Brother Fool after these words." It's a pity that I don't have the time, otherwise talking with Brother Shi at night is really the first thing in life. ”

Shi Xin said humbly: "I should thank Brother Cao for his inattentive teaching, the younger brother is like an empowerment, and he will never forget it." Suddenly proposed, "Since Brother Cao is interested, why don't we find a place to sit down, drink and talk about him, and talk about him for a few days and nights?"

Although he said it vaguely, Cao Cao guessed that he hoped to shake hands with him, stop fighting, and even deal with Sima Yi in unison.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a hint of longing, but unfortunately it was fleeting, "Haha, since they are all here, let's continue to look up." ”

Shi Xin sighed in pity. Although his own side is more powerful than Cao Cao, after eliminating Cao Cao, he will have to face Sima Yi directly, which is the last thing he wants to see.

Shi Xin preferred to temporarily ally with Cao Cao, first cooperate with him to defeat Sima Yi, and then fight Cao Cao to the death after dividing the world equally.

This is not an idea born today, he is full of admiration for Cao Cao from the past life to the present life, but his perception of Sima Yi is much worse, not only because of the "curse of Yu Ji", but also because of Sima Yi's insidious cunning, cold-blooded and ruthless.

And even more because of his strength.

Shi Xin played against Cao Cao and Sima Yi respectively, and against Cao Cao three times before and after, each time he improved, and finally won this time. But for Sima Yi, the battle on the outskirts of Chang'an made him never forget it in his life. He always had a sense of powerlessness that he couldn't catch up even if he tried his best to catch up, and this powerlessness even made him have a kind of escape mentality.

A dignified traverser, who has been on the road to hegemony for so long, is afraid of an aborigine, and is only afraid of being laughed out of his big teeth when he spreads out.

But Shi Xin, you'd rather be laughed at than face Sima Yi, at least not now.