Chapter 233 233. Eastern Jin Sissy
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Confucianism was the only dominant school of thought. If one wanted to become an official, one had to learn Confucianism first. As a result, weak scholars became more and more popular.
But Shi Liu couldn't understand why Confucianism was associated with weak scholars. Confucian scholars respected Confucius and shouldn't they worship him? Why... he always felt that something extraordinary had happened.
The appearance of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, can be described as "strange and unusual". He is 196.8cm tall, which is extremely tall and far from the image of a weak scholar as believed by some people in later generations.
He had extraordinary arm strength and once single-handedly pushed a carriage stuck in the mud. Confucius also had an unfathomable capacity for alcohol, traveling around the world, hosting hundreds of lavish banquets, and fighting ten people at once, yet he never got drunk.
Shi Liu felt a little awkward looking at the new inheritance. Alas, she really didn't like "sissy" men. Although there were many pretty boys in later generations, there were also many men with masculine qualities, unlike the Wei and Jin Dynasties who only pursued "sissy" men.
After Shi Liu saw Princess Jinling's makeup technique, which could be called a disguise technique, she could no longer refuse to learn it. She could only say two words, "It smells so good." Of course, this is all a story for later.
Shi Liu drew out the map again. The original golden and green check-in points had disappeared, leaving only white. Shi Liu had no intention of wasting time here, so he simply went to find Zhou Pan.
Seeing Shi Liu's smile, Zhou Pan immediately understood that he had gained something. "What did you gain? Did you find Master Sui Yude's inheritance?"
Shi Liu was in a really good mood at the moment: "Well, I found it, and I also accidentally discovered the tomb of the Eastern Jin princess and obtained a makeup inheritance."
"Jin Dynasty?" Zhou Pan, well-versed in history, naturally knew about the disgusting things that happened during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. "If the Sima family hadn't usurped the throne, they might have earned a good reputation. What a pity! Conquering the empire is easy, but keeping it is difficult. If it weren't for the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Jin Dynasty would have been the most disgusting. Alas, the death of Prince Lanling of the Northern Qi Dynasty was so unjust."
"Lanling King Gao Changgong, one of the ten most handsome men in ancient times, what a shame. But why did you suddenly mention Lanling King?"
Zhou Pan's mouth twitched. He was always embarrassed to say that he was often compared to the handsome Lanling King in the army. He had heard it so often that he became liar.
"Nothing, just some emotion." Zhou Pan silently changed the subject: "The Jin Dynasty is definitely one of the most disgusting dynasties in the history of Lanyu Kingdom."
"Indeed, if we talk about the most disgusting dynasty, the Jin Dynasty is definitely on the list. However, the Wei and Jin Dynasties also produced many literati and poets. Perhaps because of the unique social atmosphere, the literary works of the Wei and Jin Dynasties are quite stylish. But when I mention the Wei and Jin Dynasties, I can't help but think of another thing similar to opium - Wushisan."
Hearing the name of Wushisan, Zhou Pan frowned in disgust: "Every one of them claims to be a gentleman, but in fact they are just drug addicts!"
Everyone says that Cao Cao is a hero in troubled times, but Zhou Pan really cannot appreciate the demeanor of this hero. It is okay for him to like other people's counselors, which can be said to be a love of talent, but he actually takes advantage of other people's wives. When he was fighting Zhang Xiu, he took possession of his aunt. When he was fighting Lu Bu, he took possession of the wife of his subordinate Qin Yiluo. He even killed his eldest son and his trusted general because of his good wife.
Shi Liu hadn't expected Zhou Pan to suddenly mention Cao Cao. She was speechless about his peculiar quirk. Zhang Xiu had surrendered to him, and Cao Cao had turned around and taken possession of his aunt. What kind of a thing was this?
Dian Wei fought hard to protect Cao Cao, but was shot by several arrows and died in a bloody battle; Cao Anmin was covered in wounds and fell in a pool of blood; Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang was stabbed through the body by the angry Zhang Xiu and died.
Because of a night of passion, Cao Cao lost his son, his beloved general, and his first wife.
Leaving Cao Cao aside, during the Three Kingdoms period, He Yan, a scholar of wit and consort to the emperor, was a proponent of Hanshi Powder. At the time, the nobility began to take it, and it became a trend.
"Hey! Let's not talk about Cao Cao, but he's the one who did this." Shi Liu curled her lips, feeling that the things Cao Cao did were really hard to like: "That He Yan is also the number one transvestite in the Three Kingdoms!"
Zhou Pan exhaled a sigh of frustration and said coldly, "It seems that the makeup technique of that Eastern Jin princess must be unique."
Shi Liu nodded in agreement. This makeup technique cost her 5 check-in points, and it might be even better than the makeup techniques of later generations.
The two of them walked back talking and laughing all the way. The villagers passing by looked wary, which made Shi Liu speechless.
"These people are now afraid. What were they doing before?"
"Villages like this with a bad reputation will definitely not be given priority for many preferential policies in the future," Zhou Pan said, shaking his head. "The authorities are planning to build a pig farm, and Qianxi Village was originally a perfect fit. But because of this incident, the quota was taken away by the neighboring village."
"Serves you right!" Everything has a cause and an effect. Shi Liu will not feel sorry for Qianxi Village.
The couple was too lazy to cook, so they simply went to their own Haoyunlai Restaurant for dinner. As soon as they entered the restaurant, they saw the busy Su Sanlan.
Shi Liu hurried over to help: "Mom, why are you here again? The restaurant is so tiring. If you are free, go and help your second brother."
Su Sanlan put down the plate in a hurry and said, "Your second brother is too idle there. Besides, your mother is in good health." Although she said so, she was still quite touched by her daughter's concern.
Shi Liu knew that she couldn't stop them, so she could only let her mother rest as much as possible: "Mom, have you eaten yet? We are hungry and plan to eat in the store."
"Wait, mother will bring you food. There are too many people in the front, let's go directly to the small yard in the back to eat." After saying this, Su Sanlan walked towards the kitchen.
Shi Liu shook her head helplessly and took Zhou Pan's hand and walked towards the small courtyard. Although it was called a small courtyard, it was actually only three meters wide and could only accommodate a table.
After a while, Su Sanlan brought over three plates of steamed buns. "These are crab roe buns. They're made with the crabs I just bought this morning. My girl, come and try them and see how they taste."
When Shi Liu heard about the crab roe buns, her mouth immediately watered: "Third brother's cooking must be delicious, Mom, you should sit down and have some too."
Su Sanlan shook her head and said, "Mom doesn't want to eat. She just ate some big pork buns. They tasted pretty good."
Perhaps her mother lacked oil and water in her early years, so she especially liked to eat fatty pork buns, but not pomegranates. In addition to beef buns, she also liked to eat seafood buns.
Zhou Pan didn't hesitate and just picked it up and started eating: "Not bad, Third Brother's cooking skills are getting better and better. No wonder our troops have heard of Good Luck's reputation. But, why didn't you call it a bun shop in the first place?"
Shi Liu swallowed the bun and said, "This name was chosen by my third brother. I think he wants to expand the menu. Maybe he won't just sell buns in the future."
Zhou Pan didn't quite understand. In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with concentrating on selling buns.
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