Xiangyang College.

Sun Ce sat in the back hall, and Li Ru sat opposite him.

Although Li Ru's hair was mostly white and his complexion was pretty good, even fatter than last time he met. He drank tea and ate snacks, but he didn't eat much. He tasted a little and put it down after he tasted a little, and never looked at these carefully prepared foods again.

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou is easy to move but hard to rest. Once the war starts again, the good situation in front of you will be ruined again. I hope Your Majesty thinks twice."

Li Ru was not slow, his tone was faint, as if he was talking about war, not life and death of hundreds of thousands of people, but a very ordinary little thing. Sun Ce looked at Li Ru quietly, feeling a little surprised. If he hadn't known Li Ru's background, he would not have been able to associate the calm and leisurely old Confucian scholar in front of him with Dong Zhuo.

It seems that he has really let go. No matter how honor and disgrace, whether it is rich or poor, it has become a passing cloud.

Li Ru suddenly appeared here to ask for the people of Liangzhou. After Guanzhong was pacified, he left Nanyang and returned to Fengyi's hometown to study behind closed doors. Jia Xu sent people to invite him many times, but he was not moved. Later, Xun Yu entered Guanzhong again and presided over the new policy. He met him in Fengyi, hoping that he could go to Liangzhou to see him and appease Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, especially Niu Fu. He then went out again and walked around Liangzhou.

Overall, Liangzhou is gradually becoming more stable, but there are many problems.

The fundamental problem is that Liangzhou is poor, with few land and few household registrations, and cannot withstand trouble. If there is nothing to do, as long as the officials are controlled and they are not allowed to harass the people. When dealing with the affairs of the Han and Qiang, it is a small problem even if there is something wrong. Once a war occurs, the fragile balance will inevitably be broken. Once the people lose their livelihoods, various riots will be like wildfires and may start a prairie fire at any time.

There are two potential war dangers at present: one is Yan Xing and his wife who are determined to take revenge, and the other is Liu Chong and his son who are determined to enter the west to establish the country.

Li Ru came from thousands of miles away, hoping that Sun Ce could come forward to control these two people and let them not act rashly and break the rare peace in Liangzhou.

"Mr. Wenyou comes from Nanyang?"

"Yes." Li Ru nodded. "Ru understood Your Majesty's difficulties, but he still had to say it. Moreover, Liangzhou is not the Central Plains. Liangzhou people are unkind and advocate strength. Liu Chong and Yan Xing are both your Majesty's old subordinates. If Your Majesty comes forward to admonish you, they dare not ignore them."

Sun Ce laughed silently. "Is it just them who want to start a war? Don't Niu Fu want to be a marquis?"

"I think of it naturally, but it's not as urgent as the people of Nanyang." Li Ru also smiled. "Liangzhou is too far from the court. Even if there is no title, as long as you have strength, you will still have status."

Sun Ce thought about it and had to admit that what Li Ru said was reasonable. The land and land of the country nourished the people. The people of Liangzhou were indeed different from those of Nanyang. The court had limited influence on them, and at most it was icing on the cake. Most of the time, they spoke based on their strength.

"Sir, stay in Xiangyang for a few days. I will discuss with the relevant people and I will give you a reply."

"Yes!" Li Ru bowed and stood up to leave. He also knew that this matter could not be solved by Sun Ce's words. It would be difficult for Sun Ce to agree to his consideration.

Li Ru had just stepped down, and Zhang Wen walked in quickly and handed over an emergency military newspaper. Sun Ce took it and frowned immediately.

Wen Pin urgently reported that a rebellion occurred in Shangyong in Xian County and the military supplies that had just been transported to the front line were robbed. According to preliminary judgment, it may have been done by the Shen Dan and Shen Yi brothers of Shangyong, and there was a shadow of the spy in Shu Kingdom behind it.

This batch of supplies was just raised, mainly for Huang Zhong, who was fighting in Brazil, and some were prepared for the capture of Nanzheng. The robbery of this batch of supplies had a great impact on the morale of the front line. If it was not handled well, it would be possible to collapse. Wen Pin is pursuing all his strength, but he has too few troops and is unable to do so. It is difficult to recover the urgently needed materials on the front line in a short period of time, so he can only ask for help from Xiangyang.

The expected problem finally arose. Huang Zhong's main force advanced too quickly and the troops in the rear were empty, giving the Shen brothers an opportunity to take advantage of.

Sun Ce immediately ordered someone to invite Ju Su, Guo Jia and others to discuss and come up with a solution. He got up and sorted out his clothes, and also sorted out his emotions, leaving the back hall.

In the spacious and tidy lecture hall of Xiangyang College, teachers and students of Xiangyang Academy took their seats on both sides of the forum. Pang Degong, Song Zhong and others were gathering together and chatting and laughing. There were hundreds of seats in the courtyard facing the front, and representatives of the clans and the common people took their seats. The square outside the courtyard was full of people, and there were many people sitting on the wall and trees. The vast crowd almost extended to the riverside. Even on the shore opposite the river, there were three or five figures.

Sun Ce suspected that even if the people in Xiangyang County did not all come, at least half of them would come.

As soon as Sun Ce got on the podium, he stood still under the green umbrella, and cheers surged like a tide, one wave after another, gradually spreading, and spreading to the riverside. The warships that stopped on the river seemed to be affected, with the battle flags flying and flying.

"Long live--"

"Long live--"

Sun Ce clasped his fists, looked around, smiled, and bowed slightly to salute.

This is a common etiquette among the people, not the etiquette of the emperor meeting the ministers. Not only were the ministers behind Sun Ce embarrassed, but even the people in the court saw the problem and looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with it.

The cheers stopped and the scene was a little cold.

A voice with a slightly Sichuan accent sounded in the corner of the wall. "Doesn't you feel rude when you bow like a common man?"

In an instant, countless gazes looked over, and the crowd dispersed, revealing a slightly lonely figure who was as unyielding as a bamboo.

Sun Ce smiled slightly, turned around and ordered people to remove the green-covered umbrella above his head. The green-covered umbrella is a ceremonial guard of the emperor, not just for shading the sun. However, in the golden October, the sun is shining brightly, and shading is also necessary. The Lang Guan, who was responsible for holding the umbrella, was a little puzzled. After hesitating for a moment, he saw that Sun Ce was firm in his attitude, he still took off the umbrella.

Sun Ce clasped his fists again and said loudly: "The person who came to the lecture hall of Xiangyang Academy today is not the emperor, but a man." He raised his voice and said loudly: "Sun Ce from Jiangdong, has seen the elders of Xiangyang!"

After hearing this, the big clans and the representatives of the people in the courtyard danced and cheered in unison.

Cai Feng stroked his beard and nodded frequently, and the wrinkles on his face stretched out. "Your Majesty is very rare to be close to the people."

Yang Jie immediately followed. "I am worthy of being a saint who has seen him for hundreds of years, and is comparable to ordinary people."

Someone made up for a knife. "It's not something that ordinary people can understand." As he said that, he looked at the corner of the wall without any concealment, flying with pride and contempt.

Amid the cheers, the inappropriate voice sounded again. "The order of superiority and inferiority is so beautiful? Oh!" But it was cut off by someone, and the sound behind it was vague, as if someone had covered his mouth.

Sun Ce raised his hands and pressed them down gently. The courtyard suddenly became silent, but the vague voice became extremely clear, attracting the eyes of countless people. The crowd dispersed a little again, revealing the awkward Xin Ping and Qin Mi. Xin Ping held Qin Mi's waist with one hand and covered Qin Mi's mouth with the other hand. Because of the force, his face turned red. Seeing everyone looking at them, Xin Ping let go of his hand awkwardly and whispered a few words to Qin Mi.

Qin Mi shook her sleeves and turned a blind eye, staring at Sun Ce on the podium with bloody eyes.

Sun Ce nodded with a smile when he faced Qin Mi's glare. He knew who Qin Mi was, and Guan Yu had already sent someone to paint a portrait and sent it to him. He also knew that Qin Mi would come today and would definitely make trouble.

But he was not interested in asking Qin Mi's name, although he knew that Qin Mi would definitely want him to ask so that he could loudly report his name, hometown, and represent Yizhou and Shu Kingdom with justification.

But he didn't want to give Qin Mi such a chance.

"Although the superiors and inferiors are orderly, they are not natural and unchanging, but vary from time to place to person." Sun Ce was not slow and his voice was not particularly loud, but he could send every word into the ears of everyone in the courtyard, like a golden bell and jade chime, making people feel comfortable when they hear it.

Qin Mi couldn't help but be surprised, and suddenly remembered that she came alone, and her face changed.

Sun Ce ignored Qin Mi and continued, "For example, in the second year of Chuping, when I first arrived in Xiangyang, I was only seventeen years old and only had the magistrate. Who is the one who has no choice but to be a lieutenant? He climbed Yuliangzhou and was rejected by Mr. Pang. After arriving in Caizhou, he was rejected by Mr. Cai. Twelve years later, when Mr. Pang and Mr. Cai thought I was a distinguished guest. How could I be the same as twelve years ago?"

Everyone in the audience laughed at each other. Pang Degong and Cai Feng couldn't sit still and quickly stood up to apologize.

"I am a clumsy person and I don't know His Majesty, and I will be punished by death."

"Sarcastic and ignorant, regret not when it was the beginning."

Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled them to take their seats. "What's wrong with you? If I were to be someone who came uninvited, I would also be turned away. There is only one difference between me and you, that is, I have the ability to protect myself. People I don't want to see can disappear. Even if he has arrived in front of me, I can still beat him out."

As he said that, Sun Ce raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking at Qin Mi without any concealing the possibility of moving at any time.

Qin Mi wanted to retort, but Sun Ce took a look and felt nervous inexplicably, but she didn't say anything.

Sun Ce withdrew his gaze and continued, "For example, in the court, I am the emperor, and even if the empress dowager sees me, I cannot be rude. When I return to the harem, I am a family member. When I see the empress dowager, I cannot lose the etiquette of the son of man. In this regard, how can the noble and inferior be the unchanging iron law?"

Sun Ce paused and continued, "Xiangyang Academy is a private academy, not a place for government officials. Naturally, we can only discuss knowledge and not follow the etiquette of the court. As the saying goes, no learning is good, and those who are good at it are the first. I am a martial artist, although I am a close year old, but my knowledge is limited. I can meet the virtuous and good academy and the elders of Xiangyang, and have some help. Why should I show off my royal majesty and hide my fear of lack of knowledge?"

The teachers and students of Xiangyang Academy enjoyed it very much, and nodded in detail to agree with Sun Ce's view.

Although Qin Mi also admired Sun Ce's attitude, she was unwilling to let it go. He swallowed and moistened his throat. Although he had not slept all night, although he was excited, he could not hide his physical fatigue, especially his throat. He didn't feel anything at all, but after hearing Sun Ce's voice, he suddenly felt that his voice was as rough as a stone, particularly ugly, and he had a gentleman's demeanor, but was compared by a martial artist.

"As the following said, the superiority and inferiority vary from person to person to time to place. Wouldn't everyone be called kings and emperors? It's just a change of place or time?"

As he said that, Qin Mi looked at Xin Ping from the corner of her eyes and prepared to avoid being kicked by Xin Ping like she did just now.

After listening to a half sentence, Xin Ping knew that it was going to be broken. She planned to rush it to stop it, but then she gave up again after thinking about it.

Since Qin Mi is trying to die, let him die.

I have to say that Qin Mi's sentence is still very accurate, pointing directly to the key points of the Wu Kingdom's new policy.

After Qin Mi finished speaking, the hall was silent. Song Zhong coughed and was about to get up, but Sun Ce stopped him in time.

Sun Ce looked around and looked at everyone's different expressions, with a smile on his face. The Wu government and the opposition have always had differences on this issue. When they were in Ruyang, many people proposed to restore the theory of destiny and solve the issue of legitimacy of the regime, but he never responded positively.

Some problems need to be solved sooner or later, it is better to doubt them than to fool and cover up.

Controlled discussions will not subvert the rebirth of the reborn Dawu regime. Simply suppressing may cause disaster. Emperor Wu of Han cited mixed Confucianism to prove his legitimacy, but the Western Han Dynasty was destroyed by Wang Mang, who seemed more legal. Emperor Guangwu quoted prophecies and divinations to prove his destiny. As a result, all kinds of rumors throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty were constantly spreading, and the saying "Those who replaced the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao" caused countless people to dream of emperors.

When Song Zhong sat down, everyone held their breath and listened, Sun Ce suddenly smiled. "Can you know that the country's name is Kushan west of the Pamir Mountains?"

Qin Mi nodded. "I heard a little."

"Where can you tell from the foot that there is rest in the west of Kushan, Rome?"

"Uh, I've heard of some." Qin Mi's forehead sweated, not knowing whether it was sunny or nervous. These days, he has bought a lot of books in Xiangyang, some of which are about overseas countries. He has heard of some, but his understanding is limited. Sun Ce only asked the name, and he can still answer. If he asks in detail, he will inevitably be embarrassed.

"There are kings in Kushan, the kings in Anxi, and the emperors in Rome. It is said that there are kings of all kings. What kind of kings are they or the lord of the Central Plains?"

Qin Mi looked at it disdainfully. "It is better to have a king than to lose the Xia Dynasty. If you compare it with these barbarians, you would be too humble and lose your decency in China."

Sun Ce smiled. "What about the lords of the three generations? Can Xia Yu, Shang Tang, and Zhou's civil and military affairs be discussed?"

“This is nature.”

"Did Xia Yu, Shang Tang, and Zhou's civil and military affairs have been passed down for generations?"

Qin Mi smiled slightly, feeling relieved. After waiting for a long time, he finally waited for this sentence. He raised his voice and said loudly: "According to what he said, will Wu Kingdom be replaced by his surname?"

Sun Ce looked at Qin Mi with a smile, with a hint of pity in his eyes. Qin Mi read a lot of books, but was already out of date. When asking such questions at Xiangyang Academy, he thought he was as good as a peacock spreading his tail, but he didn't know how to expose his ugliest side.

It's so pitiful.
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