Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 291 "Red Cliff Duel" on New Year's Eve, Kong Ming visits Liu Ying alone

The red and black patrol boats headed toward the navy camp.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhuge Liang slowly entered the depths of the huge array of warships under the sky full of fireworks.

The captain of the patrol boat looked at the "enemy" chief of staff who was dressed in fur. He really didn't expect that Zhuge Liang actually took the initiative to see the Prime Minister.

From the earliest days of patrolling, each patrol boat has received a special order.

"If Zhuge Liang of the Wu-Shu Alliance asks to see the Prime Minister, he must not be rude and bring him directly to the Prime Minister's military tent."

It is said that other land patrol teams also received such orders, but no one understood them and just regarded them as a joke.

Approaching the dock, the captain led Zhuge Liang ashore and explained the situation to the guards on duty.

Then, under surprised eyes, the guard squad leader continued to lead Zhuge Liang and went straight to the prime minister's tent.

The pier guard squad leader handed Zhuge Liang to Liu Baniu, completing the task, and returned to the pier with doubts and curiosity.

He really didn't understand that he had witnessed such strange behavior, but then he was relieved.

I am guarding the dock while someone else is the Prime Minister of a country. How can I think and do the same thing?

Ten steps from the guard line to the tent, Zhuge Liang felt strange for no reason.

At noon, while having a drink with Zhou Lang, the Prime Minister somehow came up.

Zhuge Liang racked his brains, but he still couldn't understand why the Prime Minister treated Zhou Yu as a meeting gift?

Zhou Yu participated in the assassination case, but returned unharmed, which shows the deep connection between the two.

But Zhuge Liang had never been to Dongdu, and he had never met the Prime Minister. This "gift" was given inexplicably.

Zhou Yu, who was blushing, smiled and said: "Recently, once, I found this uncle looking up at the night sky, so I asked him what he was looking at? What do you think he answered?"

The human heart cannot be saved, so Zhuge Liang naturally has no way to answer.

"Destiny! Can you imagine that a great man who leads the era of science and technology, a wise man who breaks superstition, can actually study fate? This world is too ridiculous!"

Zhuge Liang was also speechless.

There is no fairy palace on the moon, no Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit, and no palace in the sky. There are only billions of stars, all of which are stars like the sun.

Some people speculate that there will be an earth around every star. Maybe there are "people" living there, maybe they can create flying "magic weapons", maybe they will come to the earth in the near future...

From a scientific point of view, there are no ghosts and gods in this world, because most of the unproven things are just random conjectures.

When the pioneers who established this scientific system and gained popular support, actually tried to find "fate", this kind of idealistic "pseudoscience" can be done by anyone, but as the Prime Minister, how can you think so?
It's ridiculous!

This is a betrayal of the sacred science!
Fortunately, only Zhou Yu and himself knew that once it was announced, the Prime Minister's prestige would inevitably collapse.

Although the two sides have different political views and are even at war, science is science. Zhuge Liang firmly believes in this.

Therefore, he wants to defend the reputation of the Prime Minister, even if he goes through fire and water, no matter what.

So, he boarded the patrol boat and asked the captain of the Northern Army boat if he could meet the Prime Minister just in case.

Unexpectedly, the captain's surprise was not directed at himself, but seemed to be the answer to a mystery.

The same look appeared on the guard squad leader, without even asking why he was here.

After sending Zhuge Liang to the tent, Liu Baniu made a "please" gesture.

Zhuge Liang calmed down, stretched out his hand to lift the door curtain and stepped into the tent.

The military tent was bright, large, and empty. There were only two people including myself.

An elegant and handsome middle-aged uncle was sitting in front of the coffee table, flipping through the manuscript.

There is a pot of tea and two cups on the coffee table, and an empty sofa opposite, obviously prepared for guests.

Zhuge Liang stepped forward and bowed.

"Junior Zhuge Liang has met the Prime Minister."

Liu Bei put down the manuscript and looked at the young and immature Zhuge Liang, with endless images filling his heart.

Three visits to the thatched cottage, three divisions of the world, a verbal battle with the Confucian scholars, the establishment of the Shu Han, a discipleship, seven departures from Qishan, the star falling on Wuzhangyuan... Countless messages that once appeared as phantoms flashed by.

"Kong Ming, I have been waiting for you for ten years!"

Yeah!

Zhuge Liang almost thought that his ears had heard it wrong.

Prime Minister, what do you mean?
Ten years ago, I was still wearing crotchless pants?
Liu Bei stood up, helped the other party up, took off his fur and hung it on the coat hook.

"Sit down, you must have many questions. If I know, I will tell you everything."

Zhuge Liang's heart was filled with turmoil, and he even suspected that he was in a dream, and bit his lip quietly.

Emma, ​​it hurts!

He sat on the sofa in a daze, watching Liu Bei pouring tea for him, and suddenly he came to his senses.

"The Prime Minister's behavior really makes the younger generation feel ashamed."

Liu Bei put down the teapot and said disapprovingly: "No need for seniors and juniors. You and I have known each other for years, and we should treat each other as equals."

Zhuge Liang stood up in horror, cupped his hands and said: "There is an order between elders and younger ones, and there are distinctions between seniority and inferiority. Liang, don't dare to be rude!"

"Young man, why are you studying the dregs of Confucianism? I heard that you are quite knowledgeable about science. You should know that there is no hierarchy in science... You are tired of standing and I am tired of looking at you. Sit down."

Yes, the Prime Minister can change his mentality. He is sometimes scientific and sometimes fateful. He is indeed a great man.

But in the end, Zhuge Liang sat down nervously and asked the first question.

"Why did the Prime Minister know I was coming?"

"It's fate."

Sure enough, it tastes like this again!
Zhuge Liang seemed to have a fire burning in his heart. He suppressed his excitement and asked: "The Prime Minister must call it 'science', but 'fate' is pseudo-science, right?"

Liu Bei smiled faintly and asked: "If fatalism is a higher level than scientific theory, does Kong Ming think it is considered science?"

Let me choke you, Prime Minister, have you gone crazy?

"Prime Minister, please forgive Liang for disagreeing! How can charlatans and sorcerers be confused with science, let alone a higher level!"

Liu Bei didn't mind. He didn't deny that Zhuge Liang was a genius, but after all, the scientific development he catalyzed was too violent, and scientific theory directly crushed other theories into nonsense garbage.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang was defending the Tao and the way of science, and he did not hesitate to make mistakes and remonstrate directly.

"Don't worry, there is plenty of time on New Year's Eve. This 'Chibi Duel' may not be as good as the 'Longzhong Duel'."

What is Chibi vs. Longzhong?
Anyway, we cannot just watch the Prime Minister go astray in science, I must pull you back!
Liu Bei asked: "Is it true that the charlatan who swallows swords, spits out fire and retrieves objects from the air is cheating? Let's not mention it. Think about it first, where did our world come from?"

Zhuge Liang was erudite and read many books. The latest scientific research results in astrophysics were all reflected in his mind.

"Some people speculate that the world was exploded from a singularity of infinite density."

"Who created the singularity? Why did it explode? What is the end of the singularity?"

"Natural gestation... due to internal imbalance leads to explosion, and the end of the world will be heat death."

Yeah, I know so much, I actually integrated several of my conjectures.

Liu Bei pointed directly at the fatal point: "What is beyond the singularity?"

This... Zhuge Liang is stuck.

There is no final conclusion in the academic world, and it's not like he hasn't thought about it himself, but he thinks the conclusion is too absurd and rejects it.

When the Prime Minister asked, he had to tentatively explain: "The outer universe, or the realm of nothingness."

"Do you think it's reasonable? Is it scientific?" Zhuge Liang couldn't answer, because these two answers cannot be falsified or confirmed, they are just his own conjectures.

He could only shake his head, but asked: "Then the Prime Minister thinks fatalism can be explained?"

Liu Bei smiled slyly and said, "We might as well play a little game first. Ba Niu."

Liu Baniu immediately responded: "Yes, Prime Minister!"

"Prepare a cardboard box and a bullet."

"Yes!"

The two things were ready, and under Liu Bei's instructions, Liu Baganiu put the Persian cat sleeping soundly in the corner into the cardboard box with a confused look on his face.

Liu Bei picked up the bullet and said to Zhuge Liang, who was full of curiosity: "Suppose this is an explosive with a 50.00% probability of self-exploding at any time, and the cardboard box isolates sound and vibration, so the outside world cannot know the changes."

After saying that, he threw the bullet into the carton and motioned Liu Baniu to close the carton. The depressed Persian cat kept meowing "meow".

"Do you think the cat in the cardboard box is dead or alive now?"

Zhuge Liang looked solemn. This question must contain extremely profound scientific concepts, and it was an area that he had never been exposed to.

After being silent for a while, Liu Baganiu became anxious and couldn't help but remind him kindly: "It's too simple. You'll know when you open the box, right?"

"Haha, it's true. What Baniu said makes sense. Well, just give everything back."

Zhuge Kongming, the super academic master, finally asked hesitantly: "Half dead and half alive?"

"Well, I read it right. Strictly speaking, it is 'dead and alive'. I call it a 'superposition state'."

Superposition state!
Zhuge Liang felt that there was an infinite realm right in front of him, and he could reach it by just stepping on it.

"When we don't open the carton, the cat is in a superposition state. When we open the carton, the superposition state collapses into a definite state, dead or alive. This is the truth of the world...or one of the truths."

Superposition, collapse, the truth of the world...

Zhuge Liang's brain was running rapidly, and suddenly a brand new theory burst out.

If, based on this, we substitute the singularity theory, we will naturally come up with another singularity world.

One is a world of living cats, and the other is a world of dead cats.

A completely different world exists.

His eyes suddenly opened wide and he asked in disbelief: "Is this true? Where are they?"

"Who knows? Maybe in your realm of nothingness, maybe in my fatalism."

Zhuge Liang couldn't tell whether he was happy because he recognized a new realm, or whether he was disappointed because it was too fantasy.

If there is really fatalism, what is the point of climbing to the top of science and being invincible?

If everything is really destined, and the lights are on at three and the chickens are on at five, then why bother trying?

Let's all just lie down and be happy and relaxed.

Suddenly he had a strange idea. Prime Minister Qiangang was arbitrary and the army came in force not to conquer Jiangdong and Bashu, but to seek defeat.

"Prime Minister Chen Bingbei'an, what are you waiting for?"

Liu Bei laughed and said: "Regardless of science and fantasy, people have to eat after all. Science is science, and war is war. I want to see if you, in your destiny, can become the living cat."

Zhuge Liang realized what the Prime Minister meant and hoped that he could defeat the Northern Army.

In other words, in a life-or-death war, finding a one-in-a-billion chance of victory.

On another level, this is no longer a war, but a scientific experiment.

"why?"

Liu Bei understood that young Zhuge Liang could not accept his behavior.

However, in a world regarded as the closest to gods by the world, he was not sure of the meaning of his journey.

In the fifth level of life, he has no way out.

If the multiverse is real, whatever he does is reasonable.

Zhuge Liang may not understand, but Liu Bei began to believe that the end of science is likely to be theology.

After putting on a fur coat for his destined friend, Liu Bei said: "Come on, you will definitely succeed. By then, the whole world will be under your control."

"Thuk Thuk".

The patrol boat returned the Prime Minister's guest to the patrol boat in Soochow, and the captain who had been waiting at the pier said goodbye respectfully.

"Mr. Kong Ming, walk slowly!"

Zhuge Liang returned to the coalition tent, and the generals of Wu and Shu were waiting. The moment they saw it, they almost couldn't help but stand up.

Sun Ce stepped forward and asked, "Kong Ming, how are you?"

When Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he changed his mind and said: "The Northern Army is strong and well-deserved, but it is not invincible, but I need time."

call!
All the generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Ce was very happy, patted his junior on the shoulder, and said boldly: "It doesn't matter, but if there is a need, I will go all out! Thank you for your hard work! Come on, come on, drink some wine to warm your stomach!"

Kuaiji flower carvings are a good product to ward off the cold.

Zhuge Liang stood on the hillside with a wine flask in his hand, looking at the navy camp on the north bank, and then looking up at the sky. The dark sky was like heavy armor.

Suddenly, an erratic dot fell on his eyelashes from mid-air, and instantly turned into small water droplets.

Yeah, it's snowing.

After a while, the snow turned into flakes, and then heavy snow fell all over the sky.

The sky, the earth, the mountains, and the rivers have all become the stage for wind and snow.

"Oh, brother Kong Ming, I went to the north to meet Uncle Shi, how come I have learned his old man's quirks? Oh, no, after all, the Prime Minister is looking up at the stars, but you can't see anything, why are you trying to imitate him here?"

"uncle!"

Zhou Yu didn't think much and said, "Well, I'm following Bo Fu, but I can't call him 'Uncle Shi'."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "I have heard that Gong Jin is very talented. At the moment, Liang has a problem. Please clarify it."

"Oh, tell me first, I don't necessarily know everything!"

"My eldest brother and Bo Fu are like brothers to you, so I should call you brother, right?"

"Well, yes, that's the truth."

Zhuge Liang asked: "But when I went to see the Prime Minister, he asked me to talk to him as equals. We have been friends for many years, and the Prime Minister and Bo Fu's father are brothers. If so, am I your uncle?"

"puff!"

Zhou Yu spurted out a mouthful of old wine and almost choked to death.

"What? The Prime Minister has been friends with you for years? You didn't drink too much, did you?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "This uncle of yours also said that when I defeat him, I will become prime minister."

Let me put it into perspective, you, Kong Ming, are not very old and you talk a lot of nonsense. What are you talking about?

On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily until the first day of the new year.

Silver snakes are dancing in the mountains, wax figures are riding in the mountains, and several famous people are all on both sides of Red Cliff.

(End of this chapter)