Chapter 996: Sun Ce's Overturn
"I think we should prepare some other gifts. It's really beneath our dignity to just escort some seafood." Zhou Yu said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Don't think too much. The general and the princess don't care about these things." Sun Ce patted Zhou Yu's shoulder cheerfully.
Zhou Yu really wanted to smash Sun Ce’s head to see if it was empty inside. Why was it so difficult to communicate?
"Remember, we are here to do something." Zhou Yu took a breath again, and relying on his strong heart that he had trained many times, he suppressed his dissatisfaction with Sun Ce's mentally retarded behavior. After all, after so many years, Zhou Yu had long been accustomed to his brother's intermittent convulsions.
To be precise, as long as Zhou Yu is around, it would be strange if Sun Ce didn't go crazy.
"Okay, okay, I got it. Isn't it just about conferring a title? No problem. We are in the same group as the general, so there will be no problem. I will submit the letter and the general will surely approve it." Sun Ce said something that was quite rebellious but also very morale-boosting.
"Then I'll play with the whole jade seal too!"
In the Han Dynasty, only seals used by the emperor, princes, and queen mothers could be called Xi. However, in the Qin and Han dynasties, only seals and ribbons were recognized, not people. Seals and Xi were directly symbols of status.
The seal worn by the emperor is called a seal, and the seal worn by the ministers is called a seal. Without a seal, the king's words cannot reach the four seas, and without a seal, the documents of the officials cannot be carried out among the subordinates.
For a prince at this level, it can barely be considered as a seal. Sun Ce is a rather inflated type. On the one hand, he is rather wild-minded, and on the other hand, his focus on many issues is different from others.
"Bofu, could you please not say such things in the Central Plains?" Zhou Yu put his hand on Sun Ce's shoulder and looked at him kindly. Sun Ce was silent for a while and decided to admit his mistake. If you are wrong, you have to admit it.
"Hey, Gongjin, you have changed. You were not like this before. You were full of vigor and vitality. Whenever I wanted to do something, you would definitely help me. But now you have become like this." Sun Ce sighed with regret, while Zhou Yu was too lazy to pay attention to Sun Ce and just let him go.
He understood that what Sun Ce said was actually reasonable. Compared with Liu Bei and Cao Cao, he and Sun Ce were direct descendants of the general, so it was not a problem for them to become princes or kings.
In fact, it was because of the signal sent by Australia that he suggested Sun Ce to come back with him.
Since Chen Xi intends to promote migration, the feudal system becomes inevitable. Even if the imperial court does not recognize it, each family will raise its own banner. It is better to directly divide the land.
First, occupy the world. Even if a war breaks out in the end, the meat will be rotten in China's pot.
Besides, Chen Xi felt that the time would not come when his generation would be able to end all the problems and solve them completely.
In this process, it is worth giving up some small profits first.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who currently occupy a vast ocean, are the best candidates for enfeoffment.
Unlike Liu Bei and Cao Cao, whose war between the Southern Gui and the Northern Gui had yet to be settled, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were considered self-sufficient even though they were now independent overseas.
Walking slowly in the wind and snow, two days later, Sun Ce arrived in Luoyang. Sun Ce had been to this place before, so how could he describe the changes that had taken place there now?
“Isn’t the change too big?” Sun Ce was shocked. Although he thought Luoyang City was very impressive back then, it was a bit dilapidated and old, but the awe-inspiring majesty and the heaviness of history were no joke. Now when he saw the new Luoyang City, Sun Ce was really stunned.
How come even the city walls are gone?
When Sun Ce left, Outer Luoyang had just begun to be built, so he had no chance to see the entire picture. Although Sun Ce had a general understanding of it from the description in the letter, oral description and seeing it with one's own eyes are two completely different things, and the difference is unimaginable.
"This is Outer Luoyang. We used to be in Inner Luoyang!" Zhou Yu sighed. He knew that Sun Ce did not take a good look at the information.
"Outer Luoyang? Inner Luoyang? What is that? Why is there no city wall?" Sun Ce scratched his head in confusion.
"Forget it, never mind, just go in and take a look and you'll know."
Sun Ce waved his hand and drove more than a dozen four-wheeled carriages towards Luoyang City.
"Let's go into the city and see the difference between inner and outer Luoyang!"
However, as soon as he entered Outer Luoyang, Sun Ce saw an unexpected figure.
"That... is my little sister, right?" Sun Ce rubbed his chin with confusion.
"Indeed!" Zhou Yu nodded slightly. He also found it a little unbelievable.
Sun Shangxiang appeared in front of them, surrounded by a large group of people, including not only Lu Qiling but also Dong Bai. Everywhere you look, there are children from aristocratic families.
Opposite them were Liu Li and Cao Zhi, with an equally large group of people following behind them. The atmosphere as the two groups confronted each other looked very tense.
"Hahaha, the guests must have just returned from out of town!" said an uncle who was watching the excitement on the side of the road with a smile.
"Oh, big brother, what can I do for you?" Zhou Yu bowed.
“I can’t give you any advice!” The uncle waved his hand and said to Zhou Yu cheerfully, “That’s Sun Shangxiang, the sister of the Marquis of Wu. On the other side are Liu Li, the son of the Marquis of Shu, and Cao Zhi, the son of the Marquis of Wei.”
"You know about the development of Australia!"
"I have heard of it!" Zhou Yu nodded. They came back just for this.
"The princess has ordered that the final supreme commander of this operation will be selected by voting, so they are snatching people!" The uncle pointed happily at a weak, helpless and pitiful boy in the field.
"That is Bai Shuo, a disciple of the Bai family. I heard that Wu Anjun once appeared in his dream and taught him the art of war. He is also one of the famous child prodigies in Luoyang."
"The Bai family?" Zhou Yu seemed to be thinking about something. No wonder Chen Xi started to push for the relocation plan. Could it be that so many aristocratic families couldn't help themselves?
"But won't they fight like this? Is there no one to take care of it?" Zhou Yu asked worriedly.
"Today was just an accident. The two groups originally came to Luoyang for a social gathering, so there were so many people." The uncle said cheerfully, "So far, there has been no fighting. Every time, both sides just talk nonsense, which has become a regular feature in Luoyang!"
"Besides, look over there, that general is in charge, there's no way anything could go wrong! He's a legendary world-breaking expert!"
Following the direction the uncle pointed, Zhou Yu saw an iron tower - Dian Wei.
Zhou Yu understood that everything was under control.
"Thank you, big brother, for clearing up my confusion."
Zhou Yu nodded. No wonder it was so lively. It turned out that everyone came to watch the show.
"Bofu!" Zhou Yu turned around and found that Sun Ce was gone. When he looked up again, Sun Ce had already rushed into the middle of the field, and no one knew what he was going to do.
"Little sister!"
"Brother?" As Sun Shangxiang exclaimed, a black shadow flashed by and Sun Ce was smashed into the ground.
"This feeling, Sun Bofu?" Dian Wei felt the familiar feeling and was a little surprised. He didn't expect to suddenly see one of his two former sandbags.
"General Dian?" Sun Ce excitedly raised his internal energy and was about to exchange a few moves with Dian Wei to let the other party see his growth.
Soon after, a team of Sun Riders appeared, and clouds pressed down over the entire Luoyang, and Sun Ce was captured in an instant.
Even Lu Bu was helpless facing the clouds in Luoyang, let alone Sun Ce.
As a result, Sun Ce was subdued by the Sun Cavalry before he could even react.
Zhou Yu covered his face, it was so embarrassing that he didn't want to come forward to rescue Sun Ce at all.
"General Dian, please stay!"
Then Zhou Yu spoke up. He couldn't really let Sun Ce be thrown into jail like this. That would be too embarrassing.
"Bofu is just missing his sister so much. Please forgive me, General Dian! Let Bofu go."
"Zhou Gongjin?" Dian Wei scratched his head, but still rejected Zhou Yu's request.
"We have received an order that anyone who uses internal energy during the process of snatching someone will be thrown into prison to calm down for a day! This is the order of the general!"
"I understand..." Zhou Yu turned and left. Instead of hoping to convince Dian Wei with words, he might as well go directly to the general.
A guy like Dian Wei who only obeys orders cannot be shaken by words.
The other party was willing to tell him who gave the order because they were familiar with each other.
Besides, it’s Sun Ce’s problem itself.
In such an occasion, rushing in without revealing one's identity is simply seeking death.
No matter what, Dong Bai is in there, she is the general's wife.
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On the other side, Chen Xi and Guo Hao were talking about education with Kong Rong.
After intensive training, Kong Rong has become the new representative of Confucianism and the head of a new department, the education department.
To be honest, Kong Rong was actually quite satisfied with doing this, because no matter how arrogant the Kong family was, they still had to maintain their dignity in this era. Confucius taught everyone, so the Kong family inherited this idea and continued to innovate and popularize education, which was considered to be inheriting the aspirations of their ancestors.
What's more important is that this ambition is grand and achievable. It means passing on the Chinese culture and promoting it. As for the methods of various schools, Kong Rong actually didn't care much about them. Anyway, the Kong family's attitude in the early days has always been very clear. I teach mine, you learn yours, and everyone can make the best use of their talents. Anyway, I teach and you learn, and it's the right way.
Therefore, in response to Chen Xi's proposal to strengthen the management of education at all levels, Kong Rong almost expressed from the bottom of his heart, "I am very satisfied, I am extremely satisfied. Leave this matter to me. I will let you see my Confucian demeanor in this regard."
Although Confucianism has been badly dealt with, it is still the leading school today.
Confucianism before the Han Dynasty was a real monster, or to say, before the Song Dynasty.
The ability to eliminate all the schools of thought requires real strength, and the foundation of abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone is still there.
Being Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside is not a big deal for Confucianism. Being Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside may sound lame, but it represents that Confucianism uses the essence of Legalism to maintain its own status.
I spend your money and do my work, but you don't even get a name for yourself. In the end, even your family is honored by you. This is Confucianism.
As great Confucian scholars of previous generations, they actually carried forward Confucianism, absorbed the essence of all schools of thought, and took their essence to forge their own.
This is actually the most correct path, but it went astray and turned into a castrating ideology.
The afterglow of the Gongyang School of Han Dynasty had not yet passed, so it was naturally the most powerful of the bunch.
That is why Kong Rong was dismissed before, and it was unknown whether he would once again take over as the head of Confucianism after Lu Zhi was exiled.
And now Kong Rong... is very good at fighting.
Kong Rong dug up Confucius' training methods, and made rapid progress, reaching the level of practicing internal energy out of the body. If he wasn't too old, he might have been able to kick open the door to breaking through the world.
The saint’s training method is so terrifying.
The three of them sat around the hot pot, talking about some systems of the education department and discussing the future direction of education.
Although Kong Rong was very unhappy about having part of his educational resources occupied by the various schools of thought, he also knew that this was a long-term job and he must not allow himself to be criticized, so Kong Rong had always enforced the law impartially without any deviation.
I am a Confucian so awesome that within the scope of fair work, I will beat all of you other schools of thought. This time I will not only defeat you, but also conquer you.
After accepting the enlightenment of the saints' practice methods as a whole, today's Confucians have become more wild, with a feeling of returning to nature.
"What? Zhou Gongjin is back?" At this time, a clerk came to report, which surprised Chen Xi. "Please ask him to come over!"
"Meet the general, the prime minister, and Mr. Kong!"
Zhou Yu stepped into the room with a helpless look on his face and bowed to the three people.
"Where is Sun Bofu? He didn't come back with you!" Guo Hao waved his hand to signal Zhou Yu not to be polite.
"Bofu is in prison now. Please release Bofu, General!" Zhou Yu looked pained when he said this.
"Huh? Sun Bofu was thrown into jail?" Guo Hao on the other side also looked puzzled.
After understanding the whole cause and effect, Chen Xi was so happy that he couldn't straighten his back.
"Hahahaha, Sun Bofu is really capable of doing this! He's probably the only one in the world who can do this... No, Ma Mengqi can probably do it, too."
Chen Xi laughed at Sun Ce cheerfully, and Zhou Yu felt ashamed to face people, but he still had to take what he wanted.
"Here, bring Sun Bofu here!" Guo Hao threw the token on his waist to Zhou Yu.
"Thank you, General!" Zhou Yu took his leave with a helpless look on his face.
"It seems that I have to take my leave first!" After Zhou Yu left, Kong Rong also resigned.
He is old and doesn't want to be involved in anything other than education. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, as officials sent out to other places, actually slipped back without reporting, which was obviously trouble.
After seeing Kong Rong off, Guo Hao looked at Chen Xi who seemed to be thinking about something and asked.
"What do you think?"
"I'll sit and watch!" Chen Xi rolled his eyes. "It's probably for Sun Shangxiang and the canonization. Wasn't this what we agreed on in the beginning?"
"Just right, let's set an example for these noble families first!"
Guo Hao nodded when he heard this. It was indeed true. He had promised to make him king back then, and now it was almost time to fulfill the promise.
Using the three royal families as a benchmark to encourage more families to leave on their own initiative is also a good choice.
"The King of Wu of the Han Dynasty?" Guo Hao asked with a raised eyebrow.
"How about making him the King of Wei and Wu?"
Chen Xi rolled his eyes again. Every time this happened, they would clearly realize that history had been changed.
