Chapter 12 50 Questions About Chen Shou and Zhao Zhixiang's Sex

When "traveling" became a trend and fashion, it became a low-cost entertainment item for most travel companies. I took a video camera, an MP3 player, a laptop computer, and a mobile phone that could also travel through time to Luoyang in 281 AD. According to the ancient chronology, Last year was the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty, when Jin destroyed Wu, and four words were inscribed in the history books: "The world is unified".This is how the Three Kingdoms ended.I think it is very necessary to meet the historian Chen Shou and his master Zhao Zhi who assisted him in writing the history books. They built tombstones of eternal life for "three parts of the world", and I have the ambition to write a biography for them.As Chen Shou has repeatedly emphasized: the long history is passed down from generation to generation.

Perhaps Zhao Zhi had informed Chen Shou that a strange visitor like me would come, and when he knocked on the humble door of the Chen family, I was treated politely.The three of them sat down in the hall. As I had imagined many times before, Chen Shou in Tsing Yi was a plain-looking middle-aged man. Throwing into the crowd was like dripping water into a river and would not make you take a second look; Zhao Zhi was dressed in a slightly frivolous In a long crimson dress, a wobbly smile twitched on the corners of young lips. "Kunlun wine." Zhao Zhi filled the pot for me, "Chen Shou is dull by nature, so I will do it for you and serve you with this."

"Thank you, thank you..." I noticed that Chen Shou gave him a white look. I respectfully picked up the wine bottle, and took the lead in congratulating: "The first glass of wine is for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prime Minister Zhuge." Chen Shou was startled, and then drank a glass of wine with the same respectful attitude as Zhao Zhi. Just this one sentence eliminated the 1,700-year distance between me and them.I restrained my complacency, and said, "I have some questions to ask the two gentlemen. Can we start?" Chen Shou nodded and sat upright.

Zhao Zhi sat leaning on the window sill with a smile, and replied, "I can do it anytime." 1. What are your names, please? Chen Shou (a serious script): Chen Shou, courtesy name Chengzuo, was born in Anhan, Brazil. Zhao Zhi (with a chuckle): Zhao Zhi, what is the word? A long time ago, I chose the word "Yan Qing", but later found that this word was extremely ugly, so I discarded it, Yuzhang people. 2. What are the ages of the two of you? Chen Shou: Born in the eleventh year of Jianxing in the Shu Han Dynasty. Zhao Zhi (interface): It is 233 AD, so Chen Shou is 49 years old, how time flies...

Zhao Zhi was able to sigh about the passage of time. I couldn't laugh or cry, so I interrupted him and asked again: Mr. Zhao, you...? Zhao Zhi (with a treacherous smile): I live the same life as the heaven and the earth, and shine with the sun and the moon. I smiled wryly: I strongly demand your real age! Zhao Zhi: All right!Born in the second year of Xiping, Emperor Ling of the Later Han Dynasty, that is, in 173 AD, he was 8 years older than Kong Ming. Chen Shou: That is to say, one year older than me. Zhao Zhi (nods his head): If you want to call me Grandpa Zhao, I have no objection.It's just that most people call me "brother" now, but they want to call you "uncle", these hateful years...

3. May I ask the gender of the two? Chen Shou (very patient): Male. Zhao Zhi: Girl, do you think I will look good in women's clothing? I wiped my sweat and said, "Maybe I will...but I still don't want it."Remember, it is also "male". 4. What do you think of your personality? Chen Shou (slightly pondering): Restraint and silence. Zhao Zhi (smug): 15% of Kong Ming (Zhuge Liang) + 80% of Zihuan (Cao Pi) + 5% of Boyan (Lu Xun) One more question: Can Mr. Zhao summarize the basic personalities of the three people you mentioned in one word? Zhao Zhi: Bo Yan is "loyal and obedient", Zi Huan is "willful", and as for "Kong Ming", to evaluate this person, I have to use his name as an adjective. This word is - "Prime Minister", haha!

5. What about the character of the other party? Chen Shou (rarely irresponsible): Him?Demon.I have to admit, I don't know him and his world well. Zhao Zhi (rarely serious and responsible): He... generally speaking, he is from the real city, and occasionally he will bring the little cunning that ordinary people often have.Be diligent and conscientious in what you do, sometimes too seriously. 6. When and where did you two meet for the first time? Chen Shou: In the first year of Yanxing (263 A.D.), the year when the Shu Han fell, he lived in the home of Mr. Qiao Zhou. Zhao Zhi: In the twelfth year of Jianxing (AD 234), the year Kong Ming died, at Chen Shou's house.

Chen Shou (surprised): What are you doing at my house? ! Zhao Zhi (smiling secretly): Help you cure your illness. Chen Shou: What's wrong with me? ! Zhao Zhi (pretending to be annoyed): So mortals are an ungrateful species, why didn't I save my nemesis!He always treats his savior like a servant. Chen Shou: You—hey, get some more wine! 7. When you first met, what was the first impression the other party gave you? Chen Shou: The first impression is... this guy, is he a man or a woman? Zhao Zhi: Chen Shou, you are lying again.You clearly think: This person is so beautiful.Me, my first impression when I saw you was that the little guy in the swaddling baby was fat and looked delicious.

Chen Shou casually grabbed an inkstone and threw it at Zhao Zhi, Zhao Zhi pointed lightly, and the inkstone stopped in the air.Zhao Zhi jumped down from the window sill, walked forward, grabbed the inkstone like picking off a flower, placed it gently on several surfaces, and then turned to me. Zhao Zhi: I know you want to ask me what was on my mind when I met him again in the early years of Yanxing.I had a flash of inspiration: yes, this is the person. 8. May I ask how the two of you got together? Chen Shou (snorting coldly): To put it simply, he came to the door and refused to leave. Zhao Zhi: I came to the door and refused to leave.

I asked again: Why did Mr. Zhao find Chen Shou? Zhao Zhi: Look at the clouds.Everyone has clouds, not just emperors and generals. Chen Shou (disdainfully): Hmph, it's the same trick again. Zhao Zhi: Of course, this set is something in the world that you cannot understand.That's how mortals are, alienated by fear. Continue to ask: What kind of atmosphere does Mr. Chen have? Chen Shou: What he said is "the canopy takes the lead". Zhao Zhi (nods his head): Chen Shou, you really have a lot of bad luck.But what I first saw was a little "persistence" in a desolate city. Even with limited talent, things can be accomplished with this little persistence.

Chen Shou: It turns out that my talent is limited. Zhao Zhi: Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are wise. 9. Do you get along well? Just as Chen Shou wanted to speak, Zhao Zhi waved his hand to stop him. Zhao Zhi: Happy!joy!On this kind of issue, Cheng Zuo always said something that he didn't agree with.next question. 10. May I ask you two, what do you like about each other? Chen Shou: It can bring wine, meat and stories. Zhao Zhi: He can tell me from the perspective of "ordinary people", oh... what he calls "normal people", things that I can't get involved in. I was surprised and asked: Do you still have things you can't get involved in?It feels like Master Li's supernatural powers are penetrating. Zhao Zhi (smiling): Demons are not omnipotent, and without demons it is absolutely impossible. 11. What do you hate or cannot tolerate about the other party? Zhao Zhi: I have always had a strong tolerance.If you say you hate it... well, no matter how tempted you are, he won't accept me as his teacher!I think Chen Shou is very talented as a nightmare teacher, better than a historian. Chen Shou: I would rather be a third-rate historian than a first-rate nightmare teacher. (Turning to me, answering seriously) I hate that he often peeps into other people's hearts. One more question: why? Zhao Zhi (explaining in a condescending and superior tone): Being peeped into every thought will make ordinary people have a very strong sense of insecurity and shame. Chen Shou (with a livid face): Yes. 12. How do you address each other? Chen Shou: "Zhao Zhi" or "Monster". Zhao Zhi: At least once called "Mr. Zhao"! Chen Shou: No way! Zhao Zhi: Here, here... Zhao Zhi casually put a voice from the past into our ears, and it was indeed Chen Shou who was speaking: "Mr. Zhao, thank you too. Please also take good care of the Prime Minister, and then... take him back." Chen Shou: This... This is my thanks to Zhao Zhi who lived on Wuzhangyuan in the twelfth year of Jianxing!At that time, he was a stranger to me!It has nothing to do with you. Zhao Zhi: Forgive you for saying Potian, I am still me. (Turns to me) Don't you think so? I nodded with a wry smile: yes... yes.But Mr. Zhao, you haven't answered what you call Mr. Chen? Zhao Zhi: I call him "Chen Shou" under normal circumstances, "Cheng Zuo" when he is very cute or I am very passionate, and "a history writer" when I want to please him. 13. How would you like to be called by the other party? Chen Shou (disregarding the relationship): Just call me by name.Or... (slightly hesitant) "History Writer", that's fine too.This can make me feel the necessity and responsibility of survival. Zhao Zhi (smiling and pointing the corner of his lips): Of course it is "Zhao Lang"!I love this title very much, that's what the understanding Kong Ming called me.It's a pity that this guy never called me that once.How about... (Looking at me with a sly smile) You call me "Zhao Lang" once?Come on, shout once! I scratched my head: Zhao... Zhao... Lang? He happily agreed: Hey! 14. If you use an animal as a metaphor, what do you think he is? Chen Shou: The "demon" is originally a kind of "animal". Zhao Zhi: It sounds like "human" is not "animal". Chen Shou: "Normal people" at least understand etiquette, righteousness and shame! Zhao Zhi: Don't discriminate against animals, don't understand etiquette, justice, integrity and shame, don't you see: Lambs kneel down to breastfeed, crows feed back... I quickly intervened and said: stop! stop!Please answer the question seriously. Zhao Zhi: This question itself is not serious!Animals... (childish face) There it is!Dinosaur!Clumsy, rare, endangered, that's what he is. It seemed that Chen Shou had no idea what a "dinosaur" was. Chen Shou: Him?snake. Zhao Zhi (very interested): What snake? Chen Shou: Belly snake. Zhao Zhi (smiling and raising an arm): Like this? Zhao Zhi instantly turned his left arm into a snake!I screamed, and the questions were interrupted for ten minutes. 15. If you wanted to give someone a gift, what would you give? Chen Shou: I haven't thought about it. I apologized with a smile: can you think about it now? Chen Shou: No. Zhao Zhi (shrugged regretfully): Give him the white feather fan used by Kong Ming on Wuzhangyuan. Chen Shou (stretching out his hand): Bring it. Zhao Zhi (touching Chen Shou's head casually): You are the cutest person who writes history. 16. What gift do you two want to get from each other? Chen Shou: The white feather fan used by the prime minister on Wuzhangyuan. Zhao Zhi: "Three Kingdoms".How about it?Can I exchange your finished manuscript? Chen Shou (stretches out his palm): It's a deal. Zhao Zhi (high-fiving him and swearing in oath): It's a deal! 17. Excuse me, what do you think your shortcomings are? Chen Shou (seriously): Not good at communication. Zhao Zhi (seriously): Too kind. Chen Shou gave Zhao Zhi a hard look. Zhao Zhi (smiling): As a historian, you are sociable enough; but as a nightmare master, I am too kind. I couldn't help but ask: Mr. Zhao, can you explain a little bit about "Nightmare Master"? Zhao Zhi: Explain... four words are enough. I asked: Which four words? Chen Shou (interface in a bad mood): You don't say a word. Zhao Zhi: Chen Shou, "Zibuyu" is clearly three words. (Turning to me) It's "weird power and chaos": Zibu speaks strange power and chaos. 18. What are the opponent's shortcomings? Chen Shou: Countless. I was dumb for a moment, then asked again: "Choose the most prominent one." Chen Shou: Self-righteous. Zhao Zhi: Isn't "self-righteousness" my strength?Chen Shou's biggest shortcoming is... well, you can't get angry when you say it, it's "lack of interest". (Looks at Chen Shou, whose expression remains unchanged) Lost and defeated, but he is really not angry... It's so boring. 19. What did the other party say that made you feel unable to refuse? Chen Shou: I can refuse whatever he says. Zhao Zhi: It’s hard for me to say no to him. Immediately, I felt that the "No. 1 Nightmare Master in the World" was like a timid little daughter-in-law in front of the "history writer"; and when I saw the smiling face of the demon Zhao Zhi, I felt that he was really enjoying it. 20. May I ask you two, have you ever lied to each other? Chen Shou: I basically don't lie. Zhao Zhi: Because if I tell a lie, I will spot it. Chen Shou: ... Zhao Zhi: I often lie.I'm interested to see if he can tell my truth from my lies. I asked: Can Mr. Chen successfully identify it? Zhao Zhi: Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, so it’s half-and-half.He was, after all, a “normal guy.” Chen Shou (corrected wording): Normal people. 21. Have you two had any quarrels? Chen Shou: Yes. Zhao Zhi: Everyday meal. 22. What kind of quarrels are there? Chen Shou: He tried in vain to use the absurd thinking of a monster to influence my judgment when writing history. Zhao Zhi: When writing history, he insisted on not accepting my kind and wise advice. 23. How to reconcile afterwards? Chen Shou: I accidentally discovered that his suggestion is a little trivial. Zhao Zhi: Although he is easy to get angry, he is also easy to calm down. Usually, I take the initiative to give in. Chen Shou: Usually it is your fault. Zhao Zhi: Principles, principles, legal principles... All kinds of "reasons" are worthless to the detached Nightmare Master. "Unreasonable" is not the reason for my concession. Chen Shou (raising his eyebrows): The reason? Zhao Zhi: Just because you are rigid by nature and won't give in, in order to promise to "that person", I can neither kill you nor leave you, so I have to compromise. I asked: "That person" is...? Zhao Zhi (with a hint of sadness in his smile): Kong Ming. I continued to ask: What did you promise him? Zhao Zhi: Find the "history writer" and help him compile history. I stammered and asked again: Did Zhuge Liang know in advance that the person who wrote the history was Chen Shou? Zhao Zhi looked at me for a moment with eyes admiring the monster. Zhao Zhi: Kong Ming is the prime minister, not the master.Chen Shou was only 2 years old when he died.Kong Ming just believed that there would be such a person, a person who wrote history.He is really far-sighted, and his foresight ability comes from his full confidence and hope in the world... (restraining his admiration and bewilderment, and waving his hands decisively) Next question! 24. What preparations will you make for the other person's birthday? Chen Shou: I don't know his birthday. Zhao Zhi: September nine.The so-called "Nine is a yang number, and the sun and the moon are in harmony. It is a popular name, and it is thought to be suitable and long-lasting, so it is a banquet..." Chen Shou (interrupting his words): Don't take the opportunity to chant Cao Pi's articles. Zhao Zhi: By the way, Chen Shou, when is your birthday? Chen Shou: June 27th. I quietly changed this question to "What is your birthday?" 25. If you don't think about history, what would you most want to say to the other party? Zhao Zhi: Goodbye. Chen Shou: No. I looked through the outline I had prepared in advance, and found that the following routine compatibility questions were really not suitable for the two of them. They were too frivolous and flirtatious. If I asked them one by one, it would seriously damage the author's personal safety.So I adopted the second plan and turned the topic to the cause they both worked on together: "Three Kingdoms". 26. Do you both believe that Mr. Chen will be able to write a fair history book? Chen Shou: "Just history books" never existed.Justice is like a "birthday", each person has one. Zhao Zhi: I pay more attention to "power" and "breath of life" than to "justice".But as far as I know, Chen Shou always tries to maintain an objective attitude when writing histories. Chen Shou (smiling slightly): How do you know what is objective. 27. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of "Three Kingdoms" written by Mr. Chen? Zhao Zhi: It has almost reached the best level he can do, even in my opinion, it can be called "credible history".But... (Turning to Chen Shou) Don't you think some places are too simple and obscure? Chen Shou: Use simplicity to express strength, and use obscurity to avoid prejudice. This is exactly the "talent of good history" I pursue.Hmm..."Three Kingdoms", I don't know why everyone calls what I wrote "Three Kingdoms". In fact, I wrote three books: "The Book of Wei", "The Book of Shu" and "The Book of Wu". Some of my accusations—such as the fact that the same event is recorded differently in three books—are inappropriate.That is justice and truth from three angles. 28. Mr. Chen, do you try your best to stand in the position of the characters in your writing when you write? Chen Shou (thoughts for a moment): To be precise, I tried my best to stand on the standpoint of this character "what the world thinks". A broader identity, I mean, an identity that transcends national interests. Zhao Zhi: So on the one hand, Cao Wei scolded Kong Ming for "poisoning the people" and "abandoning his parents' country" in his proclamation; Chen Shou: Zhao Zhi!You spy on my thoughts again. Zhao Zhi: No, no, this time it is "heroes see the same thing". 29. Let me ask Mr. Chen again, can we find the existence of "you" who writes history in a single character? Chen Shou: I do place my "self" on most of the characters in the history books. Zhao Zhi (hey hey smile): Everchanging King Kong. 30. Mr. Zhao, I heard that you urged Mr. Chen to devote more attention to the three characters? Zhao Zhi: Everyone knows it—Zhuge Liang, Cao Pi, Lu Xun. I continued to ask: Why were these three characters chosen in particular? Zhao Zhi: One, they are all handsome guys. Chen Shou sneered. Zhao Zhi: Second, they are very distinguished. Chen Shou continued to sneer. Zhao Zhi: Three, they all like me. Chen Shou sneered. I coughed: Mr. Zhao, please be more serious, please? Zhao Zhi (stern face): Am I still not serious?Moreover, you actually asked a nightmare master to "be more serious", haha!Well, three more reasons.One, they are all brilliant.Not only have they changed the course of history many times, but more importantly, if you only observe them as independent individuals, you will find that this brilliance has not weakened, but is even more desirable.Second, they have all experienced adversity and ups and downs, even Zihuan, the most unrestrained among them, is no exception. What is valuable is that they have all gone from ups and downs to openness, from adversity to openness, and from adversity to magnanimity with only the power of "human beings". The wisdom, courage, will, and true temperament of mortals are really... splendid.Third, the reason is very simple. They belong to Wei, Han, and Wu respectively. I told Chen Shou early in the morning that these three people are the "true dragon emperors" selected by history. If you control them, you can control the tripod. point. 31. Excuse me, among Zhuge Liang, Cao Pi, and Lu Xun, who do you like the most? Chen Shou: "Like"?This is difficult to answer. I curled my lips and changed the way of asking: Who can impress you the most? Chen Shou: Prime Minister Zhuge. Zhao Zhi: I like Zihuan the most. I asked: What is the reason? Chen Shou: What a pity... I was born, and the prime minister is old.What I have heard the most since I was a child is the sigh of "If the prime minister is...", this is probably the first impression of most Han people like me.To be moved by this person, you don't need to count the reasons, just like you don't need to proclaim how much you love food, water, and land. Zhao Zhi: I like Zihuan because if Zihuan likes someone, he wishes for you to live forever; if he hates someone, he wishes for you to die immediately.I'm one of his favorites.Facing such a scorching life, I had no choice but to return "like" with "like". 32. In comparison, among these three people, which one do you dislike the most? Chen Shou (without thinking): Cao Pi. Zhao Zhi (sighing): ...Lu Xun. Continue to ask: why? Chen Shou: It's very simple, Cao Pi and this monster (pointing to Zhao Zhi) have the most similar temperaments. Zhao Zhi: Because Lu Xun makes people sad, not only do I not like it, I actually hate the emotion of "sadness". 33. If you could say a word to Zhuge Liang now, would you two say...? Chen Shou (hesitating for a while): Prime Minister... I asked: what then? Chen Shou (shaking his head): There is nothing to say. Zhao Zhi: Kong Ming, you leave me nothing but trouble. 34. If I could say a word to Cao Pi? Chen Shou: Zhao Zhi is looking for you. Zhao Zhi: We meet again!Really small fare better than newlyweds. I scratched my head: This seems to be two sentences. Zhao Zhi (humming disdainfully): Wouldn’t it be enough to replace the exclamation point with a comma? 35. If I could say a word to Lu Xun? Chen Shou: "Please, General Lu, don't get involved in the dispute between the two palaces"——(with a gloomy expression) Although I know, this is a piece of advice that he cannot and will certainly not accept. Zhao Zhi: "Bo Yan, let's do a dance!"——(pushing the corners of his lips jokingly) Since you can dance for Sun Quan, why can't you dance for me? 36. What fascinates the two of you most in "Three Parts of the World"? Chen Shou: Times. Zhao Zhi: "Light". I further asked: Is the so-called "light" the light of stars, or something else? Zhao Zhi: It is not the light of a certain star, which means that if the "three points" are only Kong Ming or only Cao Cao or only anyone, it will be incomplete; there are only many heroes, and it is also incomplete.The "light" that fascinates me is the reflection of the stars and the night, and when the reflection is shining, it reveals to the world all... all "beauty".Foreground and background are indispensable. 37. Among the Three Kingdoms, which are the two favorite countries? Chen Shou: Han. Zhao Zhi (almost at the same moment): Shu. (Suddenly notices Chen Shou's angry and contemptuous eyes, and quickly changes his words) Han, Han. I laughed: The answers of the two of you this time are surprisingly consistent. Why is it "Shu Han"? Chen Shou: I am from the Han Dynasty, although the biography will be written in the history books of the Western Jin Dynasty. Zhao Zhi: After all, I have received a salary in the Han Dynasty for more than ten years. I muttered: I always feel that the answers of the two of you are covering up... Chen Shou: Yearning for a bright future, why hide it?To put it more bluntly, what I love is the Han Dynasty from the first year of Jian'an to the twelfth year of Jian'an. Zhao Zhi (raises hand): Let me add that during Zhuge Kongming’s 12 years in charge, Chen Shou was Kongming’s number one fan and head of the support group. 38. What is the most disgusting country? Chen Shou: As a historian, I should not have answered this question, but... Zhao Zhi (scrambling for an interface): Wu, 100% Wu, I agree with Chen Shou on this point. I still ask: why? Chen Shou: Any gentleman, can he have a good impression of a bandit empire? Zhao Zhi: Even a nightmare master like me who has no sense of morality at all has no affection for Jiang Dong.So... (he chooses a word carefully) humble. I couldn't help sighing: Did you two notice it?The country you love the most is the first to perish among the Three Kingdoms, and the country you disdain the most is the last to fall. History really can play tricks on people. 39. In the process of writing history, what is the degree of fit between the two? Chen Shou (indifferently): In this kind of thing, the important thing is the result. Zhao Zhi: Although no one is more suitable for him than me, there must be someone who is more suitable for me than him, but I can't find it for a while, so I just let it go, haha! 40. In the process of writing history, what is the most memorable thing for the two of you? Chen Shou (thought for a while): When talking about Lu Xun's death at the beginning, the monster couldn't control his emotions, and it hurt the fish in the pond. Well... the wound is still there. Chen Shou stretched out his palm, and sure enough, there was a cut mark in his palm. Zhao Zhi (smiling and pushing Chen Shou's hand away): You are not Mi Heng who undresses and beats the drums, nor Zhou Tai who undresses his finger wounds. What do you do to keep your scars on display?What I remember most is that you had the opportunity to save the fifty-four-year-old Kong Ming, but you didn't do it. Chen Shou (slightly sad): I... have a reason. Zhao Zhi: Yes, I agree with your "reason". 41. May I ask Mr. Chen, why don't you write a biography for Mr. Zhao? Chen Shou (smiling): This question has already been answered: the child is silent and strange. Zhao Zhi (smiling): However, you have written biographies for many second-rate magicians, and you have also written some weird things that have been talked about into the official history. Chen Shou (slightly startled): Because I have heard about those things but never seen them in person. I was very surprised and asked: Could it be that Mr. Chen would rather believe in hearsay than record what he saw and experienced? Chen Shou (nodding his head): To be honest, the more you experience this kind of weird thing, the harder it is to believe, and the less you should put it into words.Otherwise, it is bound to cause many tongues and mislead future generations.Aren't there not enough people who seek immortality and Taoism and delay their lives? 42. May I ask Mr. Zhao, "Three Kingdoms" did not give you a biography, what is your attitude? Zhao Zhi: Very good. His calm demeanor surprised me. Zhao Zhi (smiling): Well, very good.Biography is nothing more than tombstones, I am still alive, why should I sleep in a coffin? 43. Mr. Chen, I heard that in addition to "Three Kingdoms", you also wrote ten "Yibuqi Old Biography" and fifty "Ancient Kingdom Chronicles"? Chen Shou: Yes. I asked again: I noticed that you recorded some materials in "Yibuqi's Old Biography", but did not include them in "Three Kingdoms". May I ask why? Chen Shou: I regard "Three Kingdoms" as official history, and "Yibu Qijiu Zhuan" as notes.When dealing with the former, we must ensure its reliability as much as possible, and be responsible for the authenticity of every piece of information; when dealing with the latter, we have the meaning of "survival and death". , If I don't write it down in time, maybe ten or twenty years later, they will be completely lost, which is a great pity for Ji Hanshi. Zhao Zhi (interrupted suddenly): Chen Shou, have you thought about it?Compared with the "Three Kingdoms" that is destined to last forever, your "Yibuqi Old Biography" itself is likely to be lost in the river of history.Isn't it like locking all the treasures in one box, but losing the whole box? Chen Shou: This... Zhao Zhi: So it is not possible to insert all of them into "Three Kingdoms". Chen Shou (resolutely): No. Zhao Zhi (shaking his head): Old stubborn! Chen Shou: At least it can guarantee the "purity" of a book, that's enough. 44. What are the two strongest feelings in the history writing process? Chen Shou (long silence): It is difficult to find the appropriate wording... Zhao Zhi (singing like a tune): Dreams come from different worlds, and hatred comes from different worlds. Chen Shou (dumbly, repeating in a low voice): Different worlds lead to dreams, hate different lives... hate different lives!It was just right. Zhao Zhi (shaking his hand in thanks): I quoted these eight characters. Chen Shou: Guess you don't have this level. "Dreams come from different worlds, and hatred comes from different lives" is a sentence in the sacrificial rite written by Li Xing, a native of Jin Dynasty, when he visited the former residence of Zhuge Liang in Longzhong.Hey: "My son is so brave, he only contains the spirit of heaven. How can he be the only god or the essence of man? How deep is the thought, how clear is the virtue! Dreams open up in different worlds, hatred does not come from different lives." ——chanted casually, with the fragrance of lips and teeth. 45. What is the most painful moment for the two of you in the history books? Chen Shou (one word at a time): Subjugation of the country. (flicks a line of "Book of Shu·The Biography of the Empress") "(The Empress) used Qiao Zhou's strategy, the doctor of Guanglu, to surrender to Ai." Zhao Zhi: Death. (Ling Kong writes a line of characters with his fingers, the handwriting is like fireworks, stays for a while, and then falls off) "(Lu) Xun died in anger, at the age of sixty-three." (Using the rhyme of Peking Opera) It is exactly: the world is full of sorrows Things are nothing more than life and death. 46. ​​When was the happiest time for the two of you? Chen Shou (smiling): Speaking of it, I really hid the joy deeply behind the plain words.I am afraid that when future generations read those simple words, it will be difficult to feel my joy.It is a line in the biography of the prime minister. The queen ascended the throne, and the prime minister opened the government to manage affairs. "Political affairs are not big or small, and they are determined by the light"-to be able to completely trust a person and entrust all life and hopes that are heavier than life to him , what kind of... happiness. Zhao Zhi (resentment): Because historians naturally despise Nightmare Master, so my happy moments were never recorded in histories. I have no choice but to ask: Mr. Zhao's joy refers to...? Chen Shou: It's nothing more than eating dozens of bunches of grapes with Cao Pi on a certain day in a certain year. Zhao Zhi: There are more than a dozen sugar canes. Chen Shou: Yes, nothing more than this category. 47. In your opinion, what is the most outstanding strength of "Three Kingdoms"? Chen Shou: I'm not used to boasting. Zhao Zhi (with a slight smile): What he thinks in his heart is that once his history book is published, the history of the Three Kingdoms written by other people at the same time can be invalidated. Chen Shou (with a sudden heat on his face): Where is it? Zhao Zhi: Excessive modesty is hypocrisy, Chen Shou, you are really hypocritical. I remind: Mr. Zhao thinks what is good about Mr. Chen's work? Zhao Zhi: Although there is no "will" or "table", from the perspective of tracing the footprints of life, this "Three Kingdoms" is very complete. 48. Do you have any regrets about "Three Kingdoms"? Chen Shou: I have always been dissatisfied with Shushu.You see, (the weight of the book) it is simpler than "Wei Shu" and "Wu Shu".The main reason is the lack of credible material.Although the prime minister is good at governing the country, he did not have a national historian to record the words and events. The first-hand information I have access to is very little, and it is difficult to build a fuller and fuller Han Dynasty. This is really... a pity. Zhao Zhi: I am actually more happy to see "Three Kingdoms" written by Sima Qian, but Chen Shou has long stated that he is not Shi Qian, so don't use Sima Qian's standards to demand and evaluate him.It is also inconvenient for me to abduct Sima Qian to write a book in the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty, so I have to tolerate the simple to accidental rough style of writing in this history book.When future generations read history, I am afraid that they have to try to imagine the details of the heroic drama from between the lines. 49. How do you hope that future generations will evaluate "Three Kingdoms"? Chen Shou (choose words carefully): Although it is difficult to compare with "Historical Records", it is enough to be adjacent to "Hanshu". Zhao Zhi (laughing): Great! 50. The last question, do you have any advice for "Three Kingdoms", the many rumors in later generations, and the divergent derivatives of the Three Kingdoms? Chen Shou (indifferently): Doing what I should do well is the burden of future generations to bear.I just think of a sentence in Zhang Heng's "Poems of Four Sorrows" in the former Han Dynasty: "What I think is in Taishan, and Liang Fu is struggling to go and follow, and I look sideways to the east and see my tears." Zhao Zhi (applause): How elegant! (slightly smiles) I happened to think of a line of poetry, which is Robben's "Scholar speaks lightly of the people in the grave, and the scholar laughs in the grave and gets angry with the book". Chen Shou (a little surprised): Who is Robben? Zhao Zhi: Luo Ben's character is Guanzhong, Luo Guanzhong. Chen Shou: Who is Luo Guanzhong? Zhao Zhi: This, hehe, you don’t need to know.