In the fourth year of Jian'an, in the spring of the year, Kuaiji Mountain.
The spring breeze blows on the face, the water waves are not stirring, the sea is shimmering, and a small boat is slowly coming, and the singing can be heard vaguely.
Sun Ce stood with his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes slightly, with a hint of hesitation, a hint of uneasiness, and a hint of helplessness on his handsome face.
Zhou Zhong stood not far away, talking and laughing with Yu Fan.
"Zhongxiang, the imperial court has issued an edict. The meeting will be held in Chang'an at the end of the year to discuss the Confucianism. If you have such knowledge, if you miss the grand event, it will not only be your personal regret, but also a loss to the Confucian school."
Yu Fan smiled with a beard and didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhou Zhong's words.
"I heard that Kong Wenju has also arrived in Chang'an?"
"That's true. He came at the end of last year. He was recommended by Yang Gong to serve as a teacher at the Imperial Academy." Zhou Zhong said calmly, not mentioning the purpose of Kong Rong going to Chang'an at all, nor the fact that Kong Rong was defeated in front of the emperor.
He has learned about such a thing from different channels, but it is not suitable for Yu Fan to know about it.
"Do you want to revive the Guanzhong School in Chang'an?" Yu laughed. "But I heard that when Zheng Kangcheng returned to the east, Ma Jichang once said that I have learned to go east. Since the classics are in
Shandong, why should we re-enter the Chang'an Imperial Academy? If peace is coming today, why don't the emperor return the capital? Could it be that he is still wary of Shandong?"
Zhou Zhong laughed loudly, and after a moment, he said, "It is normal for the young man to be confused and suspicious. However, I think he did this not out of suspicion, but steady."
“How to say it?”
"Zhongxiang, do you think it's Dong Zhuo's harm or Yuan Shao's harm?"
Yu Feng turned his head and looked at Zhou Zhong, and even Sun Ce, who was not far away, turned his face slightly.
Comparing Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo together is a very important hint for Zhou Zhong.
Shandong's ability to restore peace so quickly has a lot to do with Yuan Shao's reverence. Nowadays, many people in Shandong regard Yuan Shao as a gentleman who endured humiliation for the sake of the people of the world, and was a hero of peace in the world, a leader of party members, and a spokesperson for scholars and officials.
His uprising also tended to become the climax of the party members' struggle.
Since Yuan Shao had not withdrawn his troops, such public opinion has spread in Shandong. If it becomes more and more intense, it has already spread to Jiangdong, and there are still many people who respond.
At this moment, Zhou Zhong compared Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo. Could it be that in the eyes of the court, Yuan Shao was still a rioter.
Although the emperor did not say that he moved the capital to Chang'an, he was very meaningful to study the Imperial Academy in Chang'an.
Could it be that he is suspicious of Yuan Shao and thinks that Luoyang is not safe enough and wants to use force to conquer Yuan Shao in the future?
"You don't have to look at me like this, I just talk about the matter." Zhou Zhong smiled slightly and waved his sleeves lightly. "At least in the eyes of the emperor, Dong Zhuo is more dangerous than Yuan Shao. If Liangzhou is stabilized, Shandong will be in chaos.
Where to go? He stayed in Chang'an and re-educated the Imperial Academy in Chang'an, and focused on Liangzhou, so he had nothing to do with Ma Jichang."
He paused and said, "After all, there are not many people in Liangzhou who can understand Ma Jichang's knowledge."
Yu Fan laughed silently and didn't ask anything more.
Discussion on knowledge is not their topic today.
Zhou Zhong was about to set off and return to Beijing. Before that, they had to determine the court's arrangements for Sun Ce.
If the emperor had no plan to fight against Yuan Shao by force, it would have nothing to do with Sun Ce.
"Duke Zhou, I heard that Cao Cao was appointed as Yanran's Protector?" Sun Ce asked.
"This is indeed the case." Zhou Zhong nodded. "Cao Cao has returned to Yanzhou and is handing over official duties. He will select elite troops and should go north to Meiji soon."
"When will Liu Bei start?"
"I haven't heard of this. Liu Bei has not been on the way to meet him yet, so it should be later. However, the emperor acted decisively and would not delay too far. I guess Liu Bei would go to Qingzhou to go to You after the autumn at the latest.
Yan's Protectorate and Youzhou Governor's Mansion work together to pacify Liaodong."
"After pacifying Liaodong, Liu Bei will advance troops to the Three South Koreans and be appointed as the king of Korea?"
Zhou Zhong nodded solemnly. "This is all promised by the emperor before, and it will naturally be fulfilled."
Sun Ce sighed. "Cao Cao and Liu Bei have an unfinished journey. What should I do with Gongjin? Liu Yao has old grudges with us, and now he is the governor of Yangzhou again. I am afraid that Gongjin and I will not be able to live in peace."
"He was the governor of Yangzhou, and you, the prefect of Kuaiji, were also the governor of Kuaiji, so what are you going to worry about?"
Zhou Zhong paused and said, "I also heard a news that the court intends to restore the governor's supervision responsibility and cancel the governor's power to govern the people. In the future, as long as you follow the public and abide by the law and do not violate the six disciplines, he will have no choice but to do anything to you."
"really?"
"It's just a rumor at the moment." Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly: "But I think this is probably not groundless. After all, there are not many prefects in a county who cause chaos. The governor and the governor are the source of rebellion."
Sun Ce and Yu Fan exchanged glances.
This news is very important, but for Sun Ce, it is still not the point.
What he wanted to know was whether he could continue to fight like Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
Being a county prefect is not his ideal.
"Brother Jiamou, although the world is safe and Jiaozhou is not determined, can the court have a plan to conquer the battle?" Yu Fan stopped beating around the bush and directly pointed out his thoughts.
"What's wrong with Jiaozhou?" Zhou Zhong looked confused.
"Jiaozhou..." Yu Fan couldn't say anything. Although the Shixie brothers occupied the counties of Jiaozhou, they did not raise the anti-bank, so it was hard to say that they were rebellious. "The Shixie brothers were in the same place as the counties, so this was not enough to make it possible for them to be rebellious. "The Shixie brothers were in the same place as the counties.
The imperial system.”
"It's true that there is something very suitable, but it's understandable that things are urgently followed. I heard that although the Shixie brothers were listed in the county, they did not occupy their own county, which shows that they still understand the rules. I am just a temporary expedient.
I believe the court will handle this matter well.”
Zhou Zhong thought for a while and said, "The emperor can even control the tiger and wolf men of Liangzhou, let alone the scholars of the scholar brothers of Jiaozhou."
Yu Fan couldn't help it. "Brother Jiamou, you seem to be a little prejudiced to the scholars and officials."
Zhou Zhong laughed loudly, and after a while, he said earnestly: "Zhongxiang, it's not that I am prejudiced to the literati, but after these years, I have learned a truth. Today's literati are no longer the literati of the literati during the Master's time.
They are good at sitting and discussing the Tao, but they cannot get up and walk. Even if they have a lot of knowledge, they must rely on the strong to show their strengths."
He turned to look at Yu Fan. "Just like you, Yu Zhongxiang, have unparalleled knowledge and strategy in the world, but what can you do without Bo Fu? Don't refuse to admit it, Yuan Shao is the most typical example. He can dominate Shandong, but
Facing the emperor who held the Liang Jingzhi, he didn't even have the courage to fight."
Zhou Zhong curled his lips. "Our place of use is the court, not the battlefield."
He turned to look at Sun Ce and said, "Bofu, I know what you are worried about, but I would like to advise you, even if you have the ambition to run around the world, you must first submit to the emperor, otherwise you will not think about anything.
Just go to the court, only by getting the support of the emperor can you achieve your ambitions.”
Sun Ce raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Zhong quietly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Can the emperor ask me to conquer Jiaozhou?"
"He Zudao, Jiaozhou." Zhou Zhong shook his head. "I dare not say that if I have too many, you can at least go further than Cheng Gongjie."