Xun Yu resigned, but Sun Ce did not agree immediately.

This matter was originally not only an academic issue, but also a political issue. Xun Yu was the spiritual leader of the Ruying clan, but Ni Heng was the public enemy of scholars. If Xun Yu was exempted from Xun Yu's mission and handed over to Ni Heng, not only would the Ruying clan be unhappy, but others would also have ideas. That would not be a heavy use of Ni Heng, but it might have harmed Ni Heng.

Although there will be no direct conflict and some small moves behind their backs, no one can defend against it.

Sun Ce asked Xun Yu who is suitable for being the Secretary of the Shangshu.

Xun Yu recommended a person: Jianye Ling Gu Yong. Sun Ce thought it was feasible. Gu Yong was a disciple of Cai Yong, and his knowledge and articles were good. In addition, he was cautious and meticulous, so he was very suitable for the position of Shangshu Ling. Although the salary of Shangshu Ling was not as high as that of Jianye Ling, he was an official in the inner court. He was demoted in the Ming Dynasty and was promoted, so Gu Yong should not object.

The Gu family has been waiting for so long, and it’s time to give some chance.

Sun Ce did not agree on the spot, and he had to think about it again.

Ni Heng is notorious and has a bad reputation. Even Yang Xiu, who has been with him for a long time, dare not invite him to the banquet easily, for fear that he will cause trouble and the scene will be out of control. Kong Rong received the invitation and went to the chairman, and was separated from Sun Ce. Borrowing the wine from the Yang Mansion, Sun Ce and Kong Rong drank a glass, said a few words, and asked him about his feelings about the journey west. Yang Xiu found an opportunity to tell Kong Rong about Sun Ce's desire to see Ni Heng. Kong Rong was very excited. As soon as the banquet ended, he hurried back to his residence.

After entering the study, Kong Rong was about to speak, but when he saw Ni Heng's appearance, he was shocked.

Ni Heng leaned on the desk, his mouth was bright red, and several books were scattered aside.

"Zhengping, Zhengping!" Kong Rong rushed over and hugged Ni Heng and cried. "Zhengping, why are you doing such a stupid thing..."

"What are you doing?" Ni Heng rubbed his eyes, sat up, and looked at Kong Rong with tears in a daze.

Kong Rong was stunned. "Zhengping, you..."

"What's wrong with me?" Ni Heng opened his mouth, yawned, and turned to look at the leaking pot in the corner of the wall. "Did you come back so early?"

Kong Rong had no intention of answering Ni Heng's question, looked at the marks on Ni Heng's mouth, looked back at the pen and sauce plates on the table, and couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that the red color on Ni Heng's mouth was not blood, but the red color used for annotation articles. Ni Heng probably regarded the red color as sauce and used it to dip it into cakes. He was fascinated when reading books, and was unwilling to spend time cooking, so he often ate some cakes to satisfy his hunger.

"Go and wash quickly, I thought you committed suicide by taking poison."

Ni Heng also reacted, touched his mouth, and laughed silently. "I also thought it was strange. I thought it was because the sauce had been put on me for too long and it was broken." Then he stood up and fed water to wash his face.

In this space, Kong Rong told Ni Heng that Sun Ce was about to see Ni Heng and told Ni Heng to make some preparations and not to miss this opportunity. Ni Heng was a little dissatisfied. "I don't want to see him."

“Why?”

"I don't want to be an official, I just want to do some knowledge and complete this history of rituals." Ni Heng took his seat again and pointed to the ink and paper on the desk. "I was planning to write a book for Zheng and read it with his annotated ritual scriptures. After the death of Fufeng Ma, his knowledge spread to the east, one was Lu Zigan, Zhuo County, and the other was Zheng in Beihai. Lu Zhi had long since passed away. His children were young, so his knowledge was probably not passed down. Zheng has been focusing on learning and gaining a lot. If he could see his works, he might be inspired."

Kong Rong patiently advised: "Zhengping, you are naturally good at studying, but there are certain conditions for studying. If you want to read the book of Zheng, why not have more contact with Zheng's disciples? Guoyuan Guozi Ni of the Military Intelligence Department is a disciple of Zheng. If you are around the King of Wu, it will be easier to contact him."

"It may be more convenient. I am tired of the document every day and welcoming and sending him to him is not my favorite." Ni Heng shook his head repeatedly. No matter how Kong Rong persuaded him, he just refused to agree, and even wanted to move. They now live in an industry of the Yang family. Since Sun Ce wants to see him, he will definitely find him. Ni Heng wants to move to a place where Sun Ce can't find him and study behind closed doors.

Kong Rong was also speechless, wishing to slap Ni Heng two big slaps to wake him up.

The two argued for half a night and went to bed.

The next morning, Kong Rong woke up and saw that Ni Heng was still sleeping, so he wrote a letter and ordered someone to give it to Yang Xiu, asking Yang Xiu to think of a solution. Yang Xiu was about to enter the palace to thank him. After reading Kong Rong's letter, he smiled bitterly. He might have done something rash, but Ni Heng is really unreliable. He wanted to ignore it, but he had already spoken and had to ask, so he brought Kong Rong's letter into the palace.

After reading Kong Rong's letter, Sun Ce was also a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Ni Heng was so persistent that he didn't even want to be an official.

"Dezu, is this person really available?"

"I can't guarantee it either. This person is indeed talented, but his personality..."

Sun Ce looked at Yang Xiu and knew that he had regrets, but he was unwilling to give up. He wanted to struggle in the end. It seemed that Ni Heng was not just a crazy student, but a real talent. He had also read the articles written by Ni Heng. The sharp words and clear reasoning were indeed comparable to ordinary Confucian scholars.

"You write a letter to Ni Heng, and Gu ask him a few questions. If he can answer, Gu will see him in the court. If he can't answer, he will forget each other in the distance."

Yang Xiu immediately took the ink on the case and was on standby.

Sun Ce thought about it and dictated three questions. After hearing this, Yang Xiu laughed in silence, polished it into a document, and ordered someone to send it out.

At noon, Sun Ce set off and rushed to Tangshan Palace.

There were many followers, not only officials from the internal and external courts, queens and wives in the harem, personal soldiers, and representatives from all over the country who came to participate in the throne ceremony. They were in a vast and thousands of people, all of whom took boats. The number of official boats was insufficient, so civilian boats became the best choice, and the flower boats were even more in short supply. Some people got the news late and could not rent the boat, so they had to take the land route. In case of no hurry, they simply waited for two days before going.

On the Qinhuai River, the sound of oars and sails were weaving, and there was a lively scene. The people of Jianye City were used to this big scene and were calm. They stood on the shore and gave guidance, and then went to work on their own business. However, outsiders who came to Jianye City for the first time were really open to their eyes.

This includes Xu Shao, Liu Xian and his party who had just arrived in Jianye.

Strictly speaking, it was not the first time Xu Shao came to Jianye City. Ten years ago, he took Jianye to Wujun when he was traveling, but Jianye in front of him was completely incompatible with the Jianye he remembered. Except for some major geography such as mountains and rivers, everything else has changed, which made him almost unable to believe his eyes.

What surprised him the most was the Qinhuai River in front of him. When he passed by here ten years ago, the Qinhuai River was just an ordinary river. Although some families on both sides were mostly simple, even if there were a few high-rise courtyards, they were incomparable to the Pingyu City. The two sides of the Qinhuai River are lined up, one courtyard after another, staggered in an orderly manner, large and gorgeous, small and exquisite. Every household faced Qinhuai, and there was a pier in a few steps, and the large ferry could be seen everywhere. The wine flags were like banners, which dazzled his eyes.

"Sir, is this Jianye City?" Zhou Buyi couldn't help asking.

"Uh... it should be." Xu Shao was a little confused. Is this really Jianye City? Such a prosperous city, not to mention the incomparable pavilion, even Luoyang City may not be able to compare with it. Not to mention anything else, just looking at the shops on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it is much more prosperous than Luoyang City, and the people everywhere are definitely not comparable to those in Luoyang City. They may not be powerful people, they are just wearing cloth clothes, but they are clean and neat, and the smiles on their faces are confident and calm. Many people have flowers on their temples, which complement their smiles, making them even more beautiful.

"This young man, is it the first time I'm here in Jianye?" A chuckle came from the shore.

Zhou Buyi looked up and saw a 15 or 16-year-old girl on the shore holding Hualan, holding a flower with an indescribable flower in her hand, and was handing him over. The flowers were blooming brightly, but not as bright as the girl's smile.

"Yes...yes." Zhou Buyi blushed shyly, not knowing whether he should reach out to pick him up.

"Jianye welcomes you and give you a flower." The girl shook the flowers in her hand, stretched her arms, revealing her snow-white wrists. "This is a new famous species this year, the most popular one. Today she brought out more than a dozen branches, and only this last one is left."

Zhou Buyi was still hesitating. Sun Yi leaned out of the cabin in the distance and said loudly: "Let's go ahead, if you don't answer, I'll take it."

Sun Yi's voice was loud and attracted a lot of people's attention. The girl looked over and screamed in surprise: "Is it the second general? It's the second general, the second general!" She raised her hand while saying that, and more people shouted, and there were many people as happy as the girl, calling friends while calling them. In a short while, they attracted a lot of people.

Sun Yi left the cabin and bowed to the surroundings with a smile. He stepped over a few steps, reached out to take the flower from the girl's hand, stuffed it into Zhou Buyi's hand, and smiled and said, "Is there mine?"

"Of course there is." The girl raised the flower basket high and smiled like a flower. "The general will take whatever branch he likes."

"Haha, that's not possible." Sun Yi waved his hand, called a follower, took his purse, and threw it over. "I've asked for all your flowers. I have distinguished guests today, so I can't neglect them anymore. Who else has famous flowers? I'll send them here together."

"I have it, I have it." Several young and young girls selling flowers on both sides agreed in unison. Sun Yi ordered people to take it one by one, pay more, get the flowers, and distribute it to Xu Shao, Liu Xian and others. The more they put them in the vase, and the fragrance of flowers suddenly filled the cabin, just like early spring, adding a little joy.

"I didn't expect General Sun to be so popular." Liu Xian picked up the flower and leaned over to his nose and sniffed it lightly.

"A gentleman's virtue is a villain's virtue is a villain's virtue. When the King of Wu was called Sun Lang, everyone cheered wherever he went. Now that his younger brother grew up, he is loved by the people just like him, which is reasonable." Xu Shao looked back at Liu Xian, took a flower, put it on the crown, and smiled and said, "After entering the countryside, follow the customs, since he has arrived in Jianye City, he should have fun with the people and arrange flowers and travel to the river."
Chapter completed!