Liu Cheng looked up at Sun Ce, not quite understanding what Sun Ce meant. Sun Ce smiled: "The imperial court is in Chang'an, and it can't control Yuzhou for the time being, our father and son in Yuzhou have the final say, I will support you, do you dare to let go of your hands and feet, do you want to do a big job, and show your ambitions?" ”

Liu Cheng only hesitated for a moment, and the hot blood surged to his head, and his eyes showed a terrifying light. He bowed his hand and said loudly: "General, why don't you dare? ”

Sun Ce was very satisfied. Liu Cheng is too a student, can be a high leader, his knowledge will not be bad, and he has several years of work experience. "Xiang County is too small, this chief is also aggrieved, don't do it, go to the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion to be a bookkeeper and assist Wu Zhou to investigate the Cai family's case." Your son Liu Bin is very clever and martial, let him follow me, you concentrate on doing things. ”

Liu Cheng was overjoyed and hurriedly brought Liu Bin in. "Quick, salute the General."

Liu Bin raised his hands above his head and shook them to the end.

Liu Cheng handed over the official business to the county Cheng, took care of his son Liu Bin a few words, and left in a hurry.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "General, what you let out is a hungry tiger, and if you don't gnaw the Cai family cleanly, he will never give up." ”

Sun Ce shook his head. "Feng Xiao, he is a person with a bottom line, and he will not declare personal vendettas. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have been a county magistrate forever. Just because there is a bottom line, how can a county magistrate not make the world feel cold if he is so aggrieved. ”

"Hehe, the county magistrate said that it was easy to do, and it was difficult to do, the difference was only whether there was anyone behind it, especially whether it could get the support of Thorn Shi and Taishou. The imperial court is too far away, but the states and counties are very close, otherwise there would not be a saying that 'the records of the states and counties, like a thunderbolt, have an edict, but hang on the wall'. Now with the support of the general, he can completely let go of his hands and feet and do a big job, and he does not necessarily have to resign as the head of the project. ”

"My expectations of him are not a long one, this is just a test." Sun Ce said: "There are many people who read in Ruying, not all of them are from the family, if possible, they still have to use it, otherwise it will be too wasteful, and they will have nothing to do, and follow the family to coax." ”

Guo Jia nodded. "Pang Fujun has done a good job in Yingchuan, and it can be promoted in Runan. Tai students like to discuss clearly, but in the final analysis, their careers are not smooth, which is the result of the evil planted by the Empress Dowager Deng back then. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and moving the whole body with one move, and those who are in power can be careless. ”

"Those who know me, Feng Xiaoye." Sun Ce kicked the horse's belly lightly. "Let's go, go back to Pingyu."

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Out of Xiangxian County and into Pingyu County, Sun Ce met Sun He and others who came to greet him, not only Sun Quan and Sun Yi were there, but also Huang Yueying, Feng Wan, and Zhang Zifu were all there, and it was very lively for a while.

Sun Ce was very surprised, it was still forty or fifty miles away from Xiang County, how could they welcome it so far? After asking, I found out that Huang Yueying was trying the boat in Gepi, and when she learned that Sun Ce and they were back, she temporarily put aside what she was doing and rushed over, and met Sun He halfway and came together.

"The new ship has been retrofitted?" Sun Ce was very happy, since it had been launched into the water test, it means that it is close to finalization. Huang Yueying is familiar with the method of making models, and when building a new stone throwing machine, she will first make a model for testing, not to mention a large equipment such as a ship.

Huang Yueying was very proud, her little face was raised high, red like an apple, and her eyes were black and bright. "It's faster, with Awan and Zifu helping me, it's much faster. Of course, it was Mr. Gonghe who helped the most. As he spoke, he shouted loudly, "Mr. Gonghe, come here." ”

Only then did Sun Ce notice that there was a middle-aged scholar in the crowd, about thirty to forty, with a medium stature, a round face, an average appearance, and a little indifferent, looking like he didn't like to deal with people.

"Donglai Xu Yue, I've seen the general."

Sun Ce returned the salute. This is what he invited with a lot of money, compared to the two thousand stones, otherwise Xu Yuezhen might not be willing to pay attention to him. He said with a smile: "Mr. Gonghe is proficient in mathematics, and with your help, Master Huang's research is like a tiger." ”

Xu Yue smiled, smiling very reluctantly, and the meaning of perfunctory was very strong. Sun Ce took a look and understood Huang Yueying's intention of introducing Xu Yue.

Many people think that ancient Chinese astronomy was developed because China was a big agricultural country, but in fact, ancient Chinese astronomy had nothing to do with agriculture, but for convenience. The idea of heaven and man induction was officially put forward by Dong Zhongshu, but the idea of the unity of heaven and man has been there for a long time, and the ruler claims to be the son of heaven, and the abnormal celestial phenomena such as solar and lunar eclipses are all disasters, and the exact date must be known in advance to wish for the disaster. The main task of astronomy is to calculate the so-called seven politics, that is, the sun and the moon and the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, among which the sun and moon are the most important, and the most important work is to calculate, and astronomers are often mathematicians.

That is, these people are in the service of the royal family and have little to do with ordinary people.

The purpose of Xu Yue's study of mathematics is to be a tall astronomical calendar, not to do anything like a boat, a stone thrower, or something like that. Looking at him like this, Huang Yueying was definitely not very comfortable, but she couldn't convince him, so she brought it to him.

Sun Ce glanced at Huang Yueying and squeezed his eyes. Huang Yueying covered her mouth and smiled, like a little fox, and quietly gave Sun Ce a thumbs up. Feng Wan stood aside, looking at him with burning eyes. Zhang Zifu was busy flirting with Pang Tong, but he didn't care about him.

To be honest, Sun Ce had no interest in these things. He has a plug-in, but in terms of mathematical attainments, he may not be better than Xu Yue. When he was arguing with Yang Yi at the beginning, he consciously avoided head-to-head confrontation, otherwise he would definitely not be Yang Yi's opponent in terms of mental arithmetic. However, Huang Yueying has such high expectations for him, Feng Wan and Zhang Zifu are watching from the sidelines, if he doesn't show his hand, Huang Yueying won't be very embarrassed.

"I heard that Mr. Gonghe has calculated the landing point of the stone thrower?"

"It's not all done." When it came to professional issues, Xu Yue stroked his beard, revealing a little conceit. "But as far as this issue is concerned, I have done my best, enough to help Huang Dajiang stand out in the world."

"Poof!" Sun Ce couldn't help it, are the Han people so confident, they are alone in the world before they succeed, and you still don't go to heaven if you succeed?

Xu Yue's face immediately sank. "What does the general think Yue is talking about?"

Sun Ce hurriedly suppressed his smile and shook his hand: "Mr. Gonghe misunderstood, Ce just thinks that although the stone thrower is powerful, after all, it is just a weapon, and how much it can play a role is related to many factors, and even if the problem of the landing point is solved, it is impossible to run rampant in the world." What, doesn't it mean to convince people with virtue and not with strength. ”

Xu Yue's face softened a little. "Although the text is not right, it is not easy to have such insight at the age of a general. The world is only talking about mathematical skills, not about stone throwers. ”

Sun Ce shook his head again. "I can't agree with Mr. Gonghe's words."

Xu Yue was refuted by Sun Ce one after another, and he was a little annoyed. "General Sun, what do you want to say, you might as well say it bluntly, and there is no need to hide it. I still have questions to solve, so I don't have time to guess the riddle with you. ”

Sun Ce smacked his lips, a little unhappy in his heart. The book is so angry, you have to force me to make a move. Always so proud, how will you use it in the future?