Before the symposium was over, Sun Ce's attitude of "taking good and good care for both public and private" and "public is not harmful to private" went on, causing a huge uproar inside and outside Wuxian Town.

Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, especially those maritime merchants who made a fortune.

People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. In the past two years, Jiangdong has been peaceful and industrial and commercial development has developed rapidly. Many people have made money, and even they themselves did not expect the accumulation of wealth. However, Sun Ce was short of money. At the end of last year, the results of the implementation of the first five-year plan were released. Because the war expenditure was too large, the books of the five-year plan were not very good. This year, it may change from defense to offense, and expenses will increase further. Many people are worried that the situation of Emperor Wu of Han in history will reappear. In order to make up for the financial shortcomings, Sun Ce will attack them.

The popularity of the Buddha Dao is essentially a manifestation of collective unconsciousness. Seeking gods and worshiping Buddhas means insecure, and can only hope for the illusory gods and Bodhisattvas. Now Sun Ce is clear that he will take into account both public and private affairs, and will not harm private affairs or bully the small for the sake of public affairs. They have let go of their worries.

Soon, Ji Xiangyu Fan convened a meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce, and made it clear that the current tax system would not be adjusted, but would strengthen investigations. Any tax evasion, smuggling, or even investigating enemies will be discovered, and one will deal with the other, which will make him die ugly.

When he said this, Yu Cai's voice and expression were harsh and murderous intent. Some people in the crowd changed their colors in horror, while the people nearby showed contempt and even gloated. There were all kinds of birds in the forest, and some were greedy. Although others did not report him, they were happy to see them reap the consequences.

With the dual commitment of Sun Ce and Yu Fan, the undercurrents in Wu County and even the entire Jiangdong quickly stabilized. The powerful families from all over the county and county rushing from all directions celebrated each other, and participated in the preparatory meeting of the second five-year plan with peace of mind and offered suggestions.

With the support of Lu Kang and others, Yan Futu was frustrated, and the news that he believed that the Buddha's Tao must be ascetic was spread quickly. For a moment, the whole city was in an uproar, especially after the property donated by various families was seized. Most people believed in the Buddha's Tao only curious or thought it was fashionable. Only a few scholars were interested in the meaning of the Buddha's Sutra. There was no problem with research as academics, so they were asked to beg for begging and practice asceticism. This was simply impossible.

The momentum of the Futu Dao took a sharp turn, and no one asked Yan Futu to preach the Dharma and discuss the Tao. After thinking about it, Yan Futu decided to send someone to Luoyang Baima Temple to invite Zhi Qian to discuss major events. Regarding the meaning of the Futu scriptures, he was far inferior to Zhi Qian, and he had no confidence when facing Sun Ce. Zhi Qian was well-versed in Sanskrit and his knowledge was beyond his reach. Perhaps he could communicate with Sun Ce. If it really didn't work, going to Tianzhu to seek the Dharma was also a choice. Sun Ce did not ban the Futu Dao, and admitted that there were outstanding features of the Futu Dao, at least there was a chance.

The Futu Dao was frustrated, and it was not only the Confucian school, the Taiping Taoist, and the Tianshi Taoist were also gloating.

Soon, Wang Zhi rushed to Dalei Mountain to ask for a meeting.

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Standing outside the camp and listening to the neat and majestic shouts of the soldiers trained in the camp, Wang Zhi felt a little uneasy.

He stayed in Jiangdong for several months and traveled to many places. He had communicated with Yu Ji and Yan Fuchao. He knew that Sun Ce was not easy to fool, so he asked Sun Ce to see him and did not intend to discuss the truth, but just wanted to ask about cooperation. Tianshidao and Liu Yan and Cao Cao both cooperated, and now he served as the main force to block Huang Zhong's troops' attack on Hanzhong. If the Wu army captured Yizhou, how would he treat Tianshidao? This is his most concerned issue now.

The King of Wu has not received him for a long time, which is not a good sign.

He was originally very happy about Yan Fuchao's frustration, but now he thought that his treatment was not as good as Yan Fuchao. Yan Fuchao had not waited for at least so long when he met King Wu, and it was the Empress Dowager of Wu who sent someone to inform him. In contrast, the Taoist sect was indeed not attractive enough to the powerful.

How can King Wu give a different look at Tianshidao? Wang Zhi was at a loss.

Just as Wang Zhi was waiting anxiously, a young man quickly walked out of the camp, looked around, and walked towards Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi was happy. Judging from his clothes, this young man should be the attendant of the King of Wu, and it should be the King of Wu who sent someone to spread him into the camp.

Wang Zhi straightened his body, tidied up his clothes, and took a deep breath.

The young man came to Wang Zhi and bowed to him. "Is it the Taoist priest Wang of the Heavenly Master in Shu?"

“That’s right.”

"In Xia Hu Zong, he served as a servant next to the King of Wu, and was ordered by the King of Wu. I have a few words to ask the King of Taoist Master."

Wang Zhi's heart sank. "The King of Wu is very busy with official duties?"

Hu Zong smiled and looked at Wang Zhi. "It should be busier than your Mrs. Lu."

Wang Zhi understood as soon as he heard this. Sun Ce felt that his identity was not enough and he was unwilling to talk to him. He hurriedly said, "Mr. Hu was joking. How could Mrs. Si Shi compare with King Wu? It was just that Shu was far away and Mrs. Si Shi was inconvenient to interact with each other, so I sent me one step ahead. If the King of Wu intends to summon him, I immediately sent a letter to Mrs. Si Shi Shi and invite her to come to Jiangdong to pay homage to the King of Wu."

"There is no need to be a hurry for a moment." Hu Zong waved his hand, calm and gentle. "There is no difference between Taoism, classical meaning, Tianshi Tao, and Taiping Tao. In terms of scale, Tianshi Tao is not as far as Taiping Tao, which means hiding in the Bashan and Shu River to survive. Liu Yan could make you bow down, and Cao Cao could make you be the one who is so proud. Why should I care about it when I am the Great Wu?"

Wang Zhi's face turned red in an instant, and he almost acted on the spot. As the saying goes, "If you scold someone, you don't expose your shortcomings, or hit someone in the face, you won't be so rude in your face." Wang Zhi said in a deep voice, flicking his fingers and stroking the hilt of the sword around his waist.

Hu Zong glanced at Wang Zhi. "I heard that Wang Dao's sword skills are extraordinary for a long time. Can you ask for advice?" Without Wang Zhi's approval, he had already pulled out the long sword on his waist with a smile, played a sword flower, and acted in an aggressive posture.

Wang Zhi frowned, and couldn't help but hold the scabbard in his left hand. He flicked his thumb and with a "swish", the sword popped out. He reached out and took it back, and pointed the sword flat. "Please give me advice from Mr. Hu."

"Okay!" Seeing that Wang Zhi's sword drawing posture was different, Hu Zong praised, took a step forward, held the knife in both hands, and slashed Wang Zhi's shoulders diagonally. Wang Zhi saw it clearly, and the long sword swept slanted and flirted upwards. The swords and swords intersected, and a crisp sound of "dang", Wang Zhi, who was about to stab the sword in front of the sword, numb his arm, and he screamed in secret. Although Hu Zong was young, he didn't look very strong, but his sword was very powerful. The sword was very powerful. He held the sword in one hand and couldn't lift it away. Seeing Hu Zong's battle knife slashing towards his neck, he had to take a step back, raise the long sword, and guard the door.

Hu Zong did not give him this opportunity. He succeeded in one move and immediately attacked. The long sword rolled, and the sword wind blew, and rolled towards Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi returned two moves, but could not attack. Every time the swords and swords touched each other, he would suffer a loss and had to retreat to avoid Hu Zong's sharpness.

Within a few steps, Wang Zhi retreated to the lakeside, and with a "slam", he stepped into the water with one foot, and his shoes and clothes were wet.

Hu Zong stopped his sword, took a step back, lifted his long sword back, bowed and said, "I'm rude, I'm rude."

Wang Zhi was embarrassed and his face turned pale. "Hu Jun is good at swordsmanship, I am ashamed of myself. I will ask Mr. Hu for advice in the future."

Hu Zong laughed. "The Taoist Master has been too much. I, Dawu, have countless masters of swords. General Xu Zhongkang of the Wuwei, and Huang Hansheng of the Nanyang governor, are all masters of swordsmanship. My swordsmanship is not worthy of their personal guards. I wonder how many Taoist Masters are in the Tianshi Taoist Taoist? "

Wang Zhi was speechless. Hu Zong was just a guard beside Sun Ce, but he was an elder of Tian Shidao and Mrs. Lu's generation. The two were not opponents of the same level at all. Hu Zong compared his sword just to remind him of the gap in overall strength between the two sides. Huang Zhong was blocked from Hanzhong, perhaps because he was unable to break through, but for another reason.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Zhi was discouraged. He returned the sword to the sheath, bowed his hand, turned around and left.

"Master of Taoism."

"I wonder if Hu Jun has any advice?" Wang Zhi stopped and turned to look at Hu Zong.

Hu Zong said loudly: "If Tianshidao sincerely submits to the sanctions, don't be lucky. You are not qualified to negotiate. The world is about to settle down, and Bashu cannot be at peace alone. If Tianshidao wants to survive, it is better to recognize the situation as soon as possible."

Wang Zhi frowned, was silent for a moment, turned around, bowed politely to Hu Zong. "Thank you for your advice, I will tell the teacher."

Hu Zong bowed and returned the gift. "The Taoist priest walked slowly, and he would not give it to him."

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Sun Ce stood on the general platform, looked at the central army soldiers who were training, and twisted his neck.

"The king's skills are itchy?" Guo Wu said with a smile.

Sun Ce smiled. "Yes, when I saw the soldiers practicing, I suddenly felt itchy." He paused for a moment. "I haven't fought with anyone after Guandu."

"It's not just the king, but I haven't been in battle for several years."

"Do you want to go into battle?"

"I think it's the most enjoyable thing to follow the king to fight." Xie Guanglong came over. "King, will you go to fight in the Jizhou offensive after autumn?"

"Go to battle, go to battle, how can the courage of an ordinary man be suitable for a king?" Liu Ye walked over and shouted in anger. Xie Guanglong's face twitched. Just as he was about to retort, Liu Ye said, "Why do I want to fight with you again?" As he said that, his hand pressed the knife ring on his waist.

Xie Guanglong muttered, walked away with a gloomy face. Sun Ce saw it clearly and was a little curious. "Why, Ziyang has fought him?"

"I have a few more trials and won a small move." Liu Ye said casually.

"What a little bit of a conversation, you're a madman." Xie Guanglong stood in the distance and retorted anxiously. "I'll make it to the point, but you don't want to be alone. If you want to die, you want to die. Why bother me?"

Liu Ye was too lazy to pay attention to him and said to Sun Ce: "The king, the son of a thousand gold, cannot sit in the hall. Now you are the king and bear the weight of the world. It is not advisable to destroy the edge and lead the way like before."

"And! Why didn't I persuade the Emperor of Guanxi at that time..." Xie Guanglong muttered, and when he saw Sun Ce look over, he quickly closed his mouth. Liu Ye's face did not change, turned a deaf ear, but just looked at Sun Ce with a bright look, without any intention of giving in.
Chapter completed!