Chapter 210 Sand Table
Huo Guang looked up and down Zhao Yinhua, then pointed at Liu Xijun beside him and said, "Do you know who she is?"
Zhao Yinhua shook her head and said she didn't know. Huo Guang continued to say, "Her name is Liu Xijun. Her background was originally more noble than you. But her fate is not as good as you, and there is no elder who loves her. She even becomes a sinner because of her elders."
When Liu Xijun heard Huo Guang telling about her life experience, she just continued to lower her head, and there was no change in her expression on her face, as if she had become accustomed to these over the years.
"What do you want to say?" Zhao Yinhua asked impatiently without knowing what Huo Guang said.
"I once heard your grandfather say that your father died early. Now your grandfather is old and I'm afraid he will live a few years. In the future, no matter who your uncles inherited the title, do you think they will love you like your grandfather? Maybe in their eyes, you are just a good thing for profit. Since you are here in Chang'an, live here well!" Huo Guang stared at Zhao Yinhua and said bluntly. When he first met Zhao Yinhua, he had almost guessed Zhao Guang's intention. It is estimated that this old man did not want his favorite granddaughter to become the political capital used by his uncles to marry.
In this era, the ultimate fate of women from a royal family like Zhao Yinhua, whose parents died prematurely was nothing more than using them as political tools for marriage.
After Huo Guang finished speaking, he turned around and left without caring about Zhao Yinhua's reaction. Only Zhao Yinhua, who was stunned and Liu Xijun, who didn't know whether to leave or express consolation.
"Sister, are you okay?" After Huo Guang left for a long time, Liu Xijun asked Zhao Yinhua weakly. During this period, Zhao Yinhua had been dazed, and she didn't know what she was thinking!
"I'm fine..." Zhao Yinhua replied subconsciously, and then took steps like a walking corpse, without a trace of spirit in his eyes.
"Oh..." Seeing Zhao Yinhua leave, Liu Xijun sighed, then picked up the tiled pot on the ground and returned to his residence.
Zhao Yinhua returned to Chang'an's mansion and locked himself in the house alone. Although Huo Guang's words were very harsh, Zhao Yinhua had to admit that what Huo Guang said was probably true. Originally, Zhao Yinhua only thought that Zhao Guang just wanted to train him to send him to Chang'an, but now Huo Guang's words made Zhao Yinhua realize Zhao Guang's deep considerations.
Unlike Zhao Yinhua's bleak clouds, the place where Taixue slaves live is much more lively than before. A six hundred stone official from Zongzheng Temple and Taichang Temple respectfully followed a woman in brocade clothes, and behind them there were several people holding or carrying exquisite boxes and wooden boxes.
"Where is Liu Xijun? Go and call it out..." As soon as these people arrived, the official in charge of the Taichang Temple's logistics department shouted at the slaves.
Soon an elderly servant lady ran to the room where Liu Xijun lived and called her out. Seeing these people in front of her, Liu Xijun was shocked. She guessed that Zong Zhengqing might have known about her approaching Anyang Hou. She was a criminal who was a serious official. She was so scared that Liu Xijun was able to kneel down quickly and felt even more nervous.
"Raise your head and let me see!" The first person to speak was the woman in brocade clothes. She looked at Liu Xijun with interest, as if she was very interested in this little girl in ragged clothes.
Seeing that Liu Xijun was still kneeling, the officials of Zongzheng Temple quickly stepped forward and said in a scolding tone: "Miss Tang asked you to raise your head, didn't you hear it?"
The woman in brocade clothes who came was Huo Tang.
Liu Xijun knew the officials of Zongzheng Temple. When he heard this person talking, Liu Xijun curiously raised his head to look at the beautiful woman in front of him, called Miss Tang.
"You are Liu Xijun? Although you are a little younger, you are still a beauty." Huo Tang leaned down, looked at Liu Xijun carefully, and said with a playful look on his face.
Today, Huo Tang not only has his reputation spread all over the world, but also knows that Anyang Hou had a very doting sister. For her, he even turned against the emperor and even refused to be the official position of General Pingnan of the Grand Sima. So when Huo Tang came to Taixue to find someone, Zongzheng Temple and Taichang Temple both sent an official to come.
"The sinner is Xijun. I wonder what this beautiful sister is looking for Xijun?" Liu Xijun raised his head, looked at the exquisite face in front of him, and said sincerely.
"Haha, my mouth is so sweet. Look... These things were given to you by the Marquis. I'm just curious about what you can give the Marquis a different look? I'll see you when I'm bored. Now that people see you, I'll leave first!" Huo Tang stood up and said with a smile, but he glanced at Liu Xijun and turned around and left.
Huo Tang turned around and left, and the servants who came with Huo Tang to move things down and left with Huo Tang.
"You guys, send these things to her room." The officials of Taichang Temple directed other servants to move the things that Huo Guang gave to Liu Xijun into the room. These things are not expensive, but just some ordinary clothes and daily objects. These people don't like them. Of course, the most important thing is that no one dares to touch these things Huo Guang gives.
The two officials then left and went to report what happened here to their boss. Although Liu Xijun was a guilty person and was still just a slave, she finally had the identity of a clan. In addition, Huo Guang suddenly cared about Liu Xijun so much that he had to let these people deal with it carefully.
At this moment, Liu Xijun was watching the things that Huo Tang sent in the room. These things may have seemed ordinary to her in the past, but now she thinks these are the most precious things in the world, not only because they are what she needs most now, but more importantly, they make her feel a warmth again!
"She is Huo Tang? The smartest woman in the world? As expected, her words and deeds are exactly the same as those of Anyang Hou!" Liu Xijun touched the brand new clothes in her hand, and Huo Tang's words and deeds just now appeared in her mind.
As Huo Guang's story spread all over the world, some of Huo Tang's stories were also praised by the world, either true or fabricated, but in general, they were circulated as a smart and strategic woman, and of course they were more of a beauty. If the most famous woman was selected today, the top three choices would definitely be Princess Pingyang, Zhuo Wenjun and Huo Tang.
These three represent power, one represents talent, and the other represents intelligence. The most talented and intelligent women are all from the Anyang Marquis Mansion. These two existences have made Huo Guang's wife gradually ignore it by the world!
Huo Guang's small move now will affect many people. No matter what these people will decide because of his decision, Huo Guang himself did not have any spare time that night.
In a workshop in Anyang Marquis Mansion, Huo Guang was drawing drawings on paper, and several old carpenters were sawing wood next to him, and some masons were also doing their own things. No one knew what Huo Guang was doing, and even these carpenters and masons themselves didn't know what they were doing, and they only knew how to act according to the Marquis' instructions.
Early the next morning, when Liu Xijun came to the cadre classroom to prepare for a new day to clean, she found that it had completely changed as soon as she walked into the classroom. In the huge classroom, the original straw mats were moved to the corner, and the middle of the classroom was replaced by a huge wooden table-like thing. The wooden table was more than two meters long, and it occupied almost half of the classroom in square shape. On the wooden table was a pile of undulating sand. The sand was undulating from a distance and looked like mountains. When you looked carefully, you seemed to have shrinking forests and cities and even rivers on it.
"I changed my clothes and felt much more energetic than yesterday." Just as Liu Xijun was in a daze, Huo Guang's voice suddenly sounded in her ears. Because the strange wooden table was so eye-catching, Liu Xijun was completely attracted at first sight, and even ignored Huo Guang who was not far away.
"I have met Marquis Anyang, thank you for your reward." Liu Xijun quickly bowed to Huo Guang. This was definitely not a false ceremony, but Liu Xijun's sincere gratitude from the bottom of his heart.
"Get up. If you are interested, you might as well go closer and take a look. This thing has a world of mind!" Huo Guang received Liu Xijun's bow and then pointed to the strange wooden table and said.
"Thank you, Marquis." Liu Xijun stood up and bowed again. Because he was too curious, he walked up to see what was happening.
Liu Xijun approached the wooden table and found that the table was indeed piled with sand, but it was not piled up randomly, but was made into mountains and rivers. Just nearest to her, she saw a piece of sand as the bottom in an area, and then it was cut into a winding river with strips of paper on it. In the smaller area, one familiar name of the Han county was marked after another, and some places even had the names of passes.
When Liu Xijun saw the full picture on the table little by little, a bold and incredible idea came to her heart. "Is this the full picture of the mountains, rivers and geography of the Great Han?"
In this era, there are only simple line maps, and three-dimensional miniature sand tables have not appeared, so in this era, almost everyone still does not have a concept of three-dimensional territory in their minds.
"Ah... this is the Southwest Yi... Oh my God, the one above is the Xiongnu..." When Liu Xijun saw the Southwest Yi on the left side of the sand table and the Xiongnu landform at the top, she screamed in surprise. Then she heard countless breathing sounds beside her and looked around, and at some point the children of the princes stood around the wooden table in a daze. These people were also completely attracted by the mountains and rivers on the wooden table and the familiar but very unfamiliar place names.
"This... is amazing... so amazing... what is this?" Liu Zeng, the thorn among the group of people, couldn't help but admire that even he was completely immersed in the world on the wooden table.
"This thing is called a sand table. What you see is the general territory and landform of my Han Dynasty, as well as the surrounding countries..." Huo Guang's voice sounded, and for the first time, something like sand table appeared in Chang'an City of the Han Empire.
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