Man Chong is not only a capable official, but also a heavy general who sat on the southeast defense line in the middle and late Cao Wei periods, and the official was a captain. But he did not study much in the scriptures, and his methods of governance were extremely tough, and he fell into the notoriety of a cool official. However, he has an excellent reputation among the people, and when he moved from Runan to Hefei, the people of Runan spontaneously followed. When Cao Cao was alive, he was like a fish in water, and after Cao **, he was gradually marginalized, and was also excluded by Wang Ling and others.

To a certain extent, he was lucky to meet a male master like Cao Cao, who was a meritocracy, and he achieved fame before the family fully controlled the government, and he was able to die righteously, not like Deng Ai. Now Cao Cao was driven to Yizhou by Sun Ce, and it was Yuan Tan who sat in Yanzhou. Of course, Yuan Tan also attaches great importance to talents, but his background and background are destined to make him pay more attention to celebrities with a background in economics.

Whether it is the style of acting or the background of the person, Sun Ce and Man Zhong have similarities. Man Chong is very concerned about Sun Ce's new policy in Nanyang and Runan, but he usually can't find like-minded people to discuss, and when he meets Sun Ce, the promoter of the new policy, he has a stomach of questions to ask, so he is naturally unwilling to let go easily, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he points to the point.

"I heard that the general values the law, and he is familiar with Jingzhao Du Bohou at first sight, and he uses the children of the Yang Zhai Guo clan as a military strategy, so he must have a preference for the Legalists?"

Sun Ce smiled: "It seems that Berning knows me very well, although we are meeting for the first time, we can be regarded as friends of God." ”

Full of pets is very emotional. "The general is famous all over the world, and there are many people who admire the general, and the favor is insignificant, how dare he be friends with the general."

"Like-minded people are friends, like-minded people are friends, and false names are not worth mentioning. I can have today, and it is also luck to earn a little fame, and Berning may not be inferior to me in different places. Sun Ce said a few words modestly. I use Du Bohou and Guo Fengxiao, but I think they are competent, not because they are from the Legalist family. Actually, I don't have a good impression of Legalism, and I am even more critical. ”

Full of pets was amazed. In his opinion, Sun Ce's actions are mostly Legalist roads, heavy cultivation and warfare, suppressing the strong and strong, not emphasizing poetry and books, and using more people who use the law, I thought that Sun Ce had a good impression of the Legalists, but I didn't expect Sun Ce to say such a thing, and his interest suddenly increased.

"I want to hear about it."

"Legalism is based on military law. In the army, the army pays attention to orders and prohibitions, and tens of millions of people are like one person, so there are no two orders, and only orders are followed. But this is an abnormal state, which can win for a while, but it can't be like this for a long time, otherwise it will be self-defeating. No matter how powerful an army is, it can only be destroyed, not created. Qin's affairs are too far away, don't care for the time being, take what Berning did as an example, if you catch thieves and suppress the arrogant, can you cultivate an extra acre of land and produce an extra grain of grain? What you do is just to prevent thieves from harming the people, and not to let the powerful cause trouble to the township, which can reduce losses, but cannot increase output. ”

Full of pets thoughtfully, slightly bowed. "As the general said, then the eunuch should be a follower?"

"It is not easy for many people to be a follower, but it is not enough to be a follower. Followers and cool officials are just different in means, one promotes good and the other punishes evil, and there is not much difference in essence. Even if all the people in the world are followers, they are just people living and working in peace and contentment, and they have not created any wealth themselves. ”

Full pet smiled. "I understand, scholars should be masters like Huang's father and daughter, so the wood school is what the general values the most, and the martial arts hall and the herbal hall are secondary."

Sun Ce shook his head. "Berning, among the four people of Shinong and industry, which do you think is indispensable?"

Full of pets almost without thinking. "Of course, it is a scholar, and a scholar is the head of the four people."

"But a farmer can farm, a hundred workers can make tools, a merchant knows everything, what can a soldier do?"

"General, you can't say that......" Manzhong muttered, unable to find the right language for a while. He thought for a while, and then said: "What does the general mean is that the value of a scholar lies in creation, so everyone should be a master?" ”

"Otherwise, the master craftsman is only a kind of scholar, perhaps a very important one, but by no means the whole of a scholar. But you are right about one thing, the greatest value of a taxi is to create. Scholars do not cultivate, but scholars can study agronomy and grow more food on the same land. Scholars do not work, but scholars can study wood and produce more and better tools. Taxis are not in business, but they can study business and develop a plan that is more suitable for commercial circulation. Sun Ce raised his hand and tapped his temples. The scholars ate the grain grown by the peasants, used the utensils made by the craftsmen, enjoyed the distant goods trafficked by the merchants, and then used their wisdom to help the farmers, the craftsmen, and the merchants to help them achieve greater achievements. ”

Man Pet squinted, pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled. "No wonder the general doesn't like Confucianism, it turns out that this is the reason."

Sun Ce shook his head. "I don't reject Confucianism, I'm just against treating Confucianism as a whole. In my opinion, a Confucian scholar is a scholar, a master craftsman is a scholar, and a famous doctor is also a scholar. A single tree does not make a forest, and it is difficult to travel far alone. As long as he can use his wisdom for the benefit of all people, he can be counted as a scholar, and there is no need to worry about what knowledge he is studying. ”

"Then there is no difference between Legalism and Confucianism?"

"If it's all for the benefit of the people, then there's no difference, the difference is only in the different means, which complement each other and are indispensable. Berning punishes Haoqiang, although he uses magic, but he does benevolence, which I think is better than those Confucian scholars who tolerate adultery. ”

Full of pets laughing, the indescribable ironing in my heart, I have the feeling of meeting a soulmate.

The two talked very speculatively, and it was the middle of the night when they talked about it.

Early the next morning, the two said goodbye outside the pavilion. Full of pets is very melancholy. He and Sun Ce hit it off at first sight, but now Yanzhou is still Yuan Tan's, he is Yuan Tan's work, and his family is also in Changyi, so he can't follow Sun Ce like this.

"General, don't leave it here, there will be a period later."

Sun Ce arched his hand. "I think we'll see you again soon. When you meet Yuan Xiansi, you don't need to hide it, just tell the truth. After Yuan Xiansi became famous, he could be regarded as brave and strategic, but he was too high-minded, he didn't know the hardships of the people, and it was more than enough to be a celebrity, and he was not as far away as a shepherd. ”

Full pet smiled awkwardly. In this case, how could he say it to Yuan Tan? This General Sun is very cunning.

Sun Ce said again: "Boning, do you want to imagine Du Bohou guarding one side in the future, or do you want to lead the troops to fight?" ”

"Does it make a difference?"

"With Boning's family background and ability, sooner or later he will show his edge, even under Yuan Xiansi, he will not lose two thousand stones. But if you want to command tens of thousands of troops and fight on one side, I can't use Berning. Sun Ce looked at Man Pet, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. Although Yuan Xiansi is proficient in the art of war, he is not as good as Berning, and Berning will inevitably have the risk of being able to overshadow the lord and not be able to enjoy himself. I'm not talented, but I can provide Berning with a world for you to use. ”

Full of pet smile and silent, but his heart moved, and he suddenly yearned for it.