Sun Ce pulled Yang Xiu into his seat and patted him on the shoulder. "Dezu, you don't want this aggrieved expression. Let me tell you, ordinary people, I really don't care to use this method. You see so many scholars passing through Wancheng, who have I barely passed? I really think you're smart, but your knowledge is too small, I want to take you to see the world, broaden your horizons, and don't get trapped in those few sentences. This world is so big, how can those few broken bamboo slips explain it thoroughly? ”

Yang Xiu couldn't be angry. "General, I think that I am a young man and ignorant, it is better for the general to be scheming, and it is just a matter of being ridiculed by you, why do you criticize the classics and aggravate my sins. The saint's scriptures are exquisite, how can you be so slandered. ”

Sun Ce squinted at Yang Xiu and chuckled: "Every word? You won't be because your Yang family relies on "Shangshu" to eat, for fear of ruining your job, right? ”

Yang Xiu was so angry that he stood up. "It's not enough for the general to humiliate me, but also to humiliate Hongnong Yang?"

"Look at you, are you so excited? The Master said that people don't know and are not ashamed, what are you? A gentleman is like jade, I think you are glass, and it will break when you touch it. ”

"Uh......" Yang Xiu was speechless, turned his head, and refused to speak to Sun Ce.

"Well, even if you're right, the saint's classic words are beautiful, but the pearls are missing, don't you want to collect and complete them? Think about it, if you are lucky and find one or two original texts of the "Book of Shang" before Qin, wouldn't it be a merit? ”

"Where there are any missing pearls outside, how can there be the original text of "Shangshu"." Yang Xiu's tone softened, but he refused to change his words. The Yang family passed down the "Book of Shang", but the "Book of Shang" passed down now is a fragment, and it is incomplete from the beginning of Fusheng. There are more ancient texts in the Book of Shang, but they are still less than half. If you can really find one or two posthumous articles, it is indeed a merit.

"It's true that Huiji is a wild place, but Wu County is prosperous because of Uncle Wu, who knows if he brought a few articles when he went to Wu Land? Think about it, how many ancient monuments have been collected in Nanyang, if you search in the land of Wuhui, how much will you gain, right? In case there is an ancient book engraved on a stele, you will not have the opportunity to start a sect, why bother to read people and write articles in Nanyang. ”

Yang Xiu looked at Sun Ce and was a little moved. Handan Chun and Hu Zhao collected ancient monuments in Nanyang, and gained a lot, and now they have become a school of their own, attracting many scholars to come to study. The literary style in the land of Wuhui is not prosperous, and there are not many talents, if he collects ancient monuments in Wuhui, the influence may be greater than that of Handan Chun and Hu Zhao.

"Huiji is not as good as Nanyang, the general can afford to raise idlers?"

Sun Ce smiled, full of confidence. "When I first arrived in Nanyang, I didn't have much money. Don't worry, I'm still a little sure about making money, and I will never miss your little expense. ”

"Okay." Yang Xiu half-pushed and half-pushed, which was considered a response.

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Yang Xiu returned to the Taishou Mansion and came to Yang Hong. Yang Hong sat in front of the hall and looked at Lamei in the corner. Hearing Yang Xiu's footsteps, his eyes trembled for a moment, and he lowered his eyelids again, closing his eyes to recuperate.

Yang Xiu walked to Yang Hong's side and opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't know how to speak. After a long time, Yang Hong chuckled: "Shouldn't I go?" If I go fast now, I will still have time to go home for the New Year. ”

"I'm afraid Uncle Cong won't be able to go home."

"What, Sun Ce wants to take my life?" Yang Hong turned around slowly.

"Of course not. The taxes and tributes that General Sun agreed to pay to the imperial court needed to be escorted from his uncle to Chang'an. ”

Yang Hong was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and nodded. "Then I want to thank him for saving face. Dezu, the matter of Nanyang will be handed over to you in the future. Sun Ce is very cunning, and his governance is like using soldiers, and he can often win by surprise, so you have to be careful of him. ”

Yang Xiu nodded and smacked his lips. "I won't stay in Nanyang either. Yuan Yao wants to go with him to Huiji, and I will go with me. ”

Yang Hong was stunned for a moment, then frowned and stared at Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu told him what had happened, but he didn't say what Sun Ce persuaded him. After hearing this, Yang Hong couldn't help but laugh. "So, I'm late to remind. is also said, if you run to his camp every now and then, your heart is no longer in Nanyang. This is not bad, you are the same age as him, and you have the solidity of in-laws, so if you talk about it like this, you will definitely be able to achieve something in the future. ”

Yang Xiu's face was swollen and red, and he was embarrassed.

Yang Hong smiled silently, looked at Lamei, and muttered to himself. "Sun Ce has a good means, and those who come will not refuse. first encircled Ma Chao and Yan Xing, obtained two hundred Xiliang elite cavalry, and formed an alliance with Han Sui and Ma Teng. Now I have enveloped you again, and I have become an ally with Yang Situ. The civil and military forces relied on by the imperial court have become his help, who else can be unfavorable to him? ”

"Uncle Cong, I'm ......"

Yang Hong waved his hand, turned around, and slowly walked towards the hall. "You are all wise people, judging the situation, unlike pedantic people like me, who do not know the power of change, and bring shame on themselves. You find someone to go to Chang'an to pay tribute, I can't accept such a shame anymore. I will go to Ruyang to guard the grave. I can't predict everything in the world, and it's all selfish, and I will do my best to live this life. ”

Yang Xiu opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He has been with Yang Hong for the longest time and understands Yang Hong's mood the most, and it is too cruel to him to end so dismally. But what can he do, in the face of Sun Ce's persecution, he can only make compromises.

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After settling the affairs of Nanyang, Sun Ce boarded the warship of the Jingzhou Naval Division, set off from Wancheng, and went down the river. There were only more than 5,000 personal guards and cavalry with him, and Qin Mu and the cavalry led by him were divided into two, one part was left to Huang Zhong to command, and some was left to Zhou Yu. He only left Chen Dao, Lu Fang, Ma Chao, Yan Xing and others around him, less than five hundred knights.

A few days later, Sun Ce arrived in Xiangyang, where Sun Fu, Liu Pi and Cai Mao rushed to greet him.

Sun Ce boarded Yuliang Continent, and in front of him was a brand-new academy, occupying a small half of the continent, with white walls and black tiles, clean and dusty. There is a path outside the courtyard wall, paved with fine sand. There are trees planted on the side of the road, and the roots are hugging, and it looks like it was transplanted at a great price. Across the courtyard wall, several buildings expose the eaves corner, the figures on it are sufficient, three or five into groups, some lean on the railing to read the book, some bear the hand and walk, some lie on the fence and look into the distance, leisurely and complacent.

Sun Ce said with a smile: "Cai Dejun, it seems that you have made a lot of money in the past six months, the academy is built so beautifully, it is even more spectacular than the Nanjun County School." ”

Cai Mao was triumphant. "General, although I haven't made a fortune, I also know about the reward. My Cai family can have today, it is all because of the general. The general wants to respect literature and Confucianism, revise history and write books, how can I not support one or two. If the general thinks it's okay, I want to build another wooden school and ask Achu to make sacrificial wine, general, do you think it's okay? ”

Sun Ce looked at Huang Yueying, who was talking and laughing with Cai Ke in the distance, and smiled slightly. "Doesn't your Cai family have a workshop, why bother to build any more wood schools. If you really want to invest, come with me, I have a big business for you. I don't dare to say more, it should be no problem to double your Cai family's property within ten years. ”

Cai Mao was overjoyed. "It's up to the general."