"What's the difference?" Wei Yan looked at the young man who was tinkering with the wooden boards with confusion.

"I don't know, I always feel that this world shouldn't be like this." The young man is Liu Yi. Hearing this, he frowned and thought about the current situation. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

He used a brush to brush the ink he had adjusted on the rubbing board, and turned to look at Wei Yan: "Mr. Wen has been very busy recently?"

"Well, I don't have much to do recently." Wei Yan nodded, sat on the bed and looked at Liu Yi and said, "It's better that you stay here and feel comfortable, and I will also give you some advice."

"You? Do you understand?" Liu Yi selected a piece of paper and pressed it on the rubbing board, twisted it with a wooden stick, peeled off the paper, and frowned as he looked at the vague handwriting.

"That's it, who hasn't been to the 132nd floor of Nanyang?" Wei Yan said with a smile.

"How can this be the same?" Liu Yi glanced at him with a dark face, frowning and thinking. He knew very well what the difference was between himself and Lu Lingqi, and now he was working hard to make up for it. This extension was the promotion plan he had prepared for himself.

I just don’t know if anyone can discover the secret.

"Why is it different?" Wei Yan shook his head and smiled.

"The ink is wrong and the paper is too soft." Liu Yi frowned and looked at the paper in his hand.

"Hey, listen to me!" Wei Yan said angrily.

Liu Yi ignored him and took out some powder from the room to prepare the ink again. After thinking about it, he looked at Wei Yan and said, "Go and get me some mulberry."

"What are you doing?" Wei Yan said speechlessly. Liu Yi was in working mode and couldn't listen to anything he said.

"It's useful." Liu Yi just said two words, then turned around and continued to make ink.

"Hey, if you can marry the general's daughter, do you still need these?" Wei Yan slapped Liu Yi and said.

"If this thing can be made, I will be worthy of it. Why do I need to look at people's faces?" Liu Yi shook his head and continued to grind the ink, adding some powder from time to time.

Wei Yan had no choice but to get up and help find Sang Ma.

Just when I arrived at the door, I saw a scribe standing outside the door.

"You are..." Wei Yan looked at the person who came, a little unfamiliar. There were not many scholars in Nanyang, and he had seen most of them.

"I'm Xu Shu." Xu Shu smiled and nodded.

"Oh..." Wei Yan nodded, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Shu: "Mr. Yuan Zhi?"

"Exactly." Xu Shu smiled.

"Bo Yuan, are you out to pick up the guests!?" Wei Yan suddenly turned around and shouted at Liu Yi.

Xu Shu: "..."

Liu Yi: "..."

"Sir, please come quickly!" Wei Yan didn't care about this and quickly let Xu Shu in.

Xu Shu looked at this quiet little courtyard. It was quite elegant, and it made people feel relaxed and happy. The courtyard was not big, but it gave people a feeling of openness. Regardless of the layout or furnishings, it didn't look like a craftsman's home. If it weren't for the courtyard,

There were tools inside and wood chips all over the floor. Xu Shu believed it if he said it belonged to a hermit.

Naturally, Liu Yi in the courtyard couldn't continue doing anything. He stood up and saluted Xu Shu: "I have met Mr. Yuan Zhi."

Xu Shu's name was not unknown among scholars. In addition, Nanyang's submission to the imperial court had been finalized three years ago. It was for this reason that Liu Yi came to Wancheng. How could he not know Xu Shu's name?

"I have met Mr. Yuan Zhi." Liu Yi bowed slightly to Xu Shu.

"No need to be polite." Xu Shu looked at the wooden boards on the ground and asked with a smile, "What are these?"

"Tuban." Liu Yi took a rubbing and handed it to Xu Shu.

Looking at the protruding fonts on it, Xu Shu frowned. Why are the words on it all reversed? If there were one or two, it might be a mistake, but they were all the same. Xu Shu looked at it with some confusion.

Liu Yi.

"Sir, please take a look." Liu Yi re-smeared a piece of rubbing board with newly made ink, then found a piece of paper and pressed it on it, rolling it on it with a wooden stick. After peeling off the paper, the writing on it was still there.

It's a little blurry, but you can probably recognize it.

"If there is this thing, the contents on the bamboo slips can be printed out quickly. Now Changlinghou is establishing academies in the world, but judging from Yi Yi's perspective, the books are limited after all. If there is this thing, it should be possible for all the academy disciples to

There is a book to read." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"This thing..." Xu Shu's eyes narrowed, he looked at Liu Yi, and then at the rubbing paper in his hand.

Liu Yi immediately explained: "Of course, the paper is not enough for rubbing at the moment. I am thinking about ways to improve it. In addition, the ink needs to be thicker. If it can be done, it will be possible."

"Bo Yuan is quite far-sighted!" Xu Shu looked at the words on the paper in his hand, sighed and nodded: "Some people have done rubbings, but they all used silk to rub some stone carvings, but no one is like Bo Yuan.

Yuan generally thinks this way, if this matter can be accomplished, it will be of great benefit to the world! Boyuan is truly a genius."

"I don't dare. I just had an idea and just tried it." Liu Yi shook his head.

"But since Boyuan can carve these rubbings, he must have some knowledge. Why not enter the official career and study this humble way instead?" Xu Shu asked curiously.

"Craftsmanship may not be insignificant." Liu Yi shook his head and said solemnly: "Since Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism has been the only one, but what Confucianism teaches seems to be noble, but what is the benefit to the people? Ordinary people are not literate.

Opportunity, this craftsmanship can help them farm faster and make the country stronger. Who will use Confucianism in foreign affairs, weapons, and armor? When the Hu invaders invaded, they talked about the learning of the sages and the morality of the world, and the other party may not

Can understand."

Xu Shu nodded. It is impossible to say that Confucianism is useless. It is all the life insights of the sages. Chen Mo has always governed the country by law, but he has never said that Confucianism is useless. But what Liu Yi said is not entirely wrong. Confucian learning can

Ruling a country, but also strengthening the country, is beyond the reach of Confucianism.

It claims to only respect Confucianism, but since the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has also governed the country according to law.

Xu Shu looked at Liu Yi. What this man was thinking was quite similar to his lord in some places.

Next, Xu Shu talked a lot about the current situation with Liu Yi. What surprised him was that although Liu Yi was not a great talent, he had his own unique opinions on most things. For example, work can rejuvenate the country. Although Xu Shu was not

I particularly agree, but what Liu Yi said is not completely unreasonable. On the previous battlefield, Ma Junke proved the power of craftsmen more than once.

After a chat, Xu Shu had a good impression of Liu Yi and wanted to recommend him to Chen Mo. However, this matter was not urgent. Liu Yi had a friendship with Lu Bu's daughter. It seemed that he should facilitate this matter and completely defeat Liu Yi.

Pull yourself in.

"I heard that Boyuan fell in love with Marquis Wen's daughter. Is this true?" Xu Shu looked at Liu Yi and asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Liu Yi nodded. He did have a strange liking for Lu Lingqi.

"But given Boyuan's background, there is a huge difference between him and Marquis Wen. It is not unreasonable for Marquis Wen to object to this matter." Xu Shu said with a smile.

A family of famous craftsmen is still a craftsman. No matter how skilled you are or how high your family status is, you are far behind Lu Bu. Not to mention that once Lu Bu returns to the court now, he will definitely be a minister. The status of Lu Bu's daughter is naturally different. Just talk about Lu Bu himself.

He is also from a family of generals.

If Liu Yi doesn't want to wrong Lu Lingqi, at least he can't be too bad in terms of status.

Liu Yi couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this. This was a flaw, and the gap between the two sides was like a chasm.

"I wonder if Boyuan is willing to join the craftsman's house?" Xu Shu said with a smile: "Although there are many princes in the world, I am afraid that there is only one person in the world who is willing to support the craftsman to become an official in the court."

This is not a lie. Although every imperial court has a young master, in terms of the degree of attention it attaches to, I am afraid that only Chen Mo really values ​​craftsmen. Therefore, the Craftsman House has gathered many famous craftsmen.

"I've had this intention for a long time. I just wish I had no way to get in." Liu Yi didn't know what Xu Shu meant. He was interested in him.

"If you want to be worthy of the daughter of Marquis Wen, please follow me back to the court to see your lord. This thing will definitely be of great use. It may not be able to help Boyuan get an official position in the future. As long as you can get your lord's attention, I can ask your lord to give it to you."

You protect the matchmaker." Xu Shu said with a smile.

"Yi is willing to follow you, sir." Liu Yi said with great joy.

Xu Shu smiled and nodded, and the next step was to convince Lu Bu.

"Impossible!" The next day, Xu Shu came to visit and explained his purpose. Lu Bu reacted greatly and looked at Xu Shu with a bad look. He asked you to solve Liu Yi's problem. What do you mean now? You want to solve me in turn.

What?

"Don't be angry, Marquis Wen!" Xu Shu shook his head and said, "This man is not an ordinary craftsman."

"That's still a craftsman." Lu Bu said angrily.

"But this person dares to think what others dare not think. Not only is he proficient in craftsmanship, but he is also very knowledgeable. When he enters the court one day, he will definitely be reused by his lord, not to mention becoming a prince or prime minister. But Ma Jun's position today may not be the same in the future.

If you don’t get it, you will be regarded as a high official when the time comes." Xu Shu said with a smile.

"He has such ability?" Lu Bu didn't believe it.

"Only strong, not weak." Xu Shu nodded affirmatively. Liu Yi's craftsmanship is second to none. The most important thing is that this person has unconstrained ideas and is not bound by secular etiquette. The things he creates are also quite practical. Others

It's hard to say, but Xu Shu is sure that Chen Mo will reuse this person.

Lu Bu was still unhappy. No matter how powerful he was, he was still a craftsman.

"Don't be anxious, Marquis Wen. When I return to the court this time, I plan to bring Liu Yi back to the court. I'll see how my lord breaks it off then." Xu Shu said with a smile. He couldn't convince Lu Bu, but if Chen Mo comes forward, he can convince Lu Bu.

It shouldn't be difficult.

"That's all we can do." Lu Bu nodded dejectedly. He didn't want to do anything important, and there was no point in Chen Mo stepping forward. After all, this was a lifelong event for his daughter. Not to mention Liu Yi, even if Chen Mo wanted to marry his daughter, it wouldn't be possible.

I have to see what my daughter means, but the sad thing is that my daughter seems to like the craftsman very much. Who can explain this?

"Marquis Wen doesn't need to be angry. I think that although Liu Yi is not of high birth, he is indeed someone who can be trusted." Xu Shu smiled and said, "Besides, Marquis Wen's daughter is also interested, so why break it up?"
Chapter completed!