Zhang Hong put forward several reasons:

In terms of geography, Moling is not far west, which is the key to the Central Plains of Niuzhuji and Jiangdong, and not far east, which is the place where the river and sea are converted into the estuary. The capital of Moling can be established, which can not only enter and exit the Central Plains, but also exit the river and sea, and can maximize the use of water transportation advantages. Moreover, there is a good foundation for military farming near Moling, so the grain produced can be supplied to the capital without long-distance transportation.

As for people's hearts, Moling was called Jinling in ancient times. Legend has it that there was a kingly spirit. Qin Shihuang specially visited this place to suppress it. Now more than four hundred years have passed, and the kingly spirit has been restored. A saint will come out and build a capital here, which is in line with the hearts of the people.

Speaking of this, Zhang Hong smiled and said, "The etiquette says: It is called the royal capital of thousands of miles. The capital of Moling is built, from Kuaiji to Kuaiji to the south, from Mount Tai to the north, from Mount Tai to Mount Lu in the east, from Mount Lu in the west, and from Mount Lu in the west, are all the capitals of the capital. The river is a moat, Taihu Lake is a pool for the swimming pool, and Mount Tai and Mount Lu are the gateways. Isn't it magnificent? Although the capital of the country is located in Moling, Qiantang may be used as a base for going out to sea. The coastal areas of Kuaiji and Wujun can consider building a cargo distribution center, and it will also be a city in the south of the Yangtze River in the future."

Yu burst into laughter and stopped insisting.

Zhang Hong continued: "General, I have this intention, of course I also have selfish intentions."

Sun Ce smiled but said nothing, indicating that Zhang Hong would say frankly. Historically, Zhang Hong suggested that Sun Quan build the capital of Moling not because of selfishness, but because of the geographical situation and convenient transportation conditions, the location of Moling is the most suitable. Compared with Wuxian, Yangxian has a more general view. Zhang Hong is a scholar and a famous scholar who has been a long-term adult. He is very considerate of Yu Fan, but he doesn't want to say it out loud, and he doesn't want to embarrass Yu Fan, so he said that he also has selfishness.

Zhang Hong bowed and said, "I am from Xuzhou. Fortunately, I am a general, Jiwei, so I naturally have to seek some welfare for my hometown. Establishing the capital Moling, most of Xuzhou is within the capital of the capital. If there are disasters in the future, I can get timely relief. General, Xuzhou is located in the lower reaches of the river, and it is common for the river to change the route. The Sishui area has been repeatedly affected, so we must guard against it. Take the example in front of you. Among the five prefectures ruled by the general, Qingxu suffered the most serious losses. If the general wants to cross the sea to attack Liaodong, how can he sit and see Qingxu desolate?"

Sun Ce looked at Yu Fan. "Zhongxiang, what do you think?"

Yu Fan bowed and said, "General, Mr. Zi Gang is in love with the world. I am ashamed of the plan for a hundred years."

Sun Ce nodded. "Although the capital is suitable for Moling, Yangxian is surrounded by mountains and lakes, and Tongguan Mountain has a good view. It can be used as a paradise and also as a navy station. You don't have to go to Wuxian to compete with the people. Songjiang River is vast, and you should still have a navy ship within a hundred years."

Everyone agreed and decided on this.

Zhang Hong walked into the post house, slowly came to Zhao Wen, and bowed to him.

Zhao Wen stood at the steps and bowed to greet him, but his face was a little pale and his smile was very reluctant. The two saluted, and Zhao Wen invited Zhang Hong to take the seat, but Zhang Hong said, "The weather is very good today, so why not invite you to visit the lake. If you are interested, you can also go and see Yang Wenxian and Huang Ziyan."

Zhao Wen's eyes lit up. "I want to see Shi Sun Junrong, is that okay? Before I came, his family repeatedly asked him to ask for it, but I really refused. I hope Zigang will fulfill his wish."

Zhang Hong smiled and agreed. Zhao Wen was happy in his heart. He quickly packed up, put on a fur, and followed Zhang Hong out of the door. Outside the post house, there was a half-old four-wheeled carriage with two strong horses. Zhang Hong asked Zhao Wen to get on the carriage, knock on the wall, and signaled to set off. The carriage slowly started and drove along the avenue by the lake towards Jinkou.

"Zi Gang, what are you busy with these days?" Zhao Wen asked tentatively: "Have you returned to your hometown for the New Year?"

Zhang Hong smiled. "I have only been busy with one thing in the past month and chose to establish the capital."

"Li...du?" Zhao Wen's face was a little embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "Even Zi Gang thinks that the great man can't be revived?"

"I dare not assert whether the great man can revive, but if General Sun had such achievements, it would be inevitable to build a country." Zhang Hong paused and said, "Brother Zirou, I was ordered to negotiate with you. I will say something sooner or later, so I will speak in person. I want to see that although the possibility of the great man's revive cannot be said to be short, it is very small and slightly less than nothing."

"Oh?" Zhao Wen refused to comment.

"Brother Zirou, what do you think of General Sun's advantages and disadvantages compared to the emperor?"

Zhao Wen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stroked his beard, and said lightly: "How much does Zi Gang know about the emperor?"

"Although I have never seen the emperor, I still have a little knowledge of what kind of person the emperor is. I heard that he studied classics and history with Xun Yu, and learned military tactics with Huangfu Song. He also had swordsmen such as Wang Yue and Shi A around him to guide sword tactics, and also learned shooting skills from King Chen. He was considered a handsome young man, both civil and military."

"Zi Gang thinks that General Sun has other advantages besides how old he is? Is it family background or knowledge?"

Zhang Hong smiled. "Family origin? Emperor Gao was just a pavilion chief, Emperor Guangwu was just a farmer. What family background could he have? Yuan was a four-generation three-monarch. In the Battle of Guandu, didn't Yuan Shao be defeated and died of serious injuries?"

Zhao Wen laughed awkwardly, drooped his eyelids, and did not dare to look at Zhang Hong.

"What is knowledge? The Five Classics or the Hundred Schools of Thoughts?"

“Aren’t these not all?”

“Yes, not.”

Zhao Wen looked at Zhang Hong in surprise, feeling a little unfamiliar. Zhang Hong in front of him seemed different from Zhang Hong he knew. He actually said that the Five Classics are not knowledge. He is a famous scholar who has been studying Confucian classics for many years. How could he say that?

"I visited Baima Temple in Luoyang and heard a Taoist of Futu tell a story. Brother Zirou is interested in listening?"

Zhao Wen's eyes were puzzled. Why did Zhang Hong suddenly tell the story? It was still a story told by Taoist Futu. He couldn't figure out Zhang Hong's intentions, so he nodded and decided to listen first. Zhang Hong was not too anxious and told a story.

"There is a country in the Western Regions, and there are many elephants. There is a king in the country. When asked whether the blind people knew the elephant, the blind people said they were not aware of it. So the king ordered the blind people to bring one of the elephants, and ordered the blind people to touch it with their hands, and then asked again that there were many different opinions on the blind people. Those who touched the elephant's legs said the elephant like a pillar, the elephant's ear said the elephant like a fan, and those who touched the elephant's body said the elephant like a wall." Zhang Hong looked at Zhao Wen with a smile. "Brother Zirou, do you think the elephant is a pillar, a fan, or a wall?"

Zhao Wen was a little angry and retorted. "I am old and cannot change with the times. I am indeed a little ignorant of the appearance (image), which makes Zi Gang laugh."

Zhang Hong laughed loudly. "No, Brother Zirou is in love." He took out a pot of wine from the cabinet, took two more wine glasses, handed Zhao Wen one, and poured half a glass of wine. Zhao Wen looked at half a glass of wine and couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Wine is full of wine and tea, Zi Gang is too stingy." Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows lightly and poured wine for Zhao Wen again. As he was about to fill it up, the carriage was inadvertently swayed, Zhao Wen's hands were unstable, and the cup was swaying, and half a glass of wine was sprinkled on his clothes.

Zhang Hong stopped and looked at Zhao Wen jokingly. "Brother Zirou, do you still need to fill it up?"

Zhao Wen's face was red and his ears were red. He drank half a glass of wine, and then stretched out the cup in anger. Zhang Hong nodded and praised: "Look, Brother Zirou can still change with the times. The elephant is neither like a pillar nor a fan, but it does partly look like a pillar and partly like a fan. Knowledge is neither the Five Classics, nor a partly the Five Classics, but the Five Classics are part of the knowledge, but not the knowledge itself."

Zhao Wen raised his hand and shook it. "Speak slowly, I'm a little dizzy. Are you arguing about not being a horse?"

"A white horse is naturally a horse, but a horse may not be a white horse. The Five Classics are knowledge, but knowledge may not be the Five Classics. Brother Zirou might as well look at it higher. Although General Sun does not read, it does not mean he has no knowledge. The sound is loud and the sages do not speak. General Sun fights on the battlefield and is invincible to defeat the five states, governs the people, gathers ideas and practices good things, and is well aware of the foundation of governance. Isn't this knowledge?"

Zhao Wen was speechless and had to say, "After all the time, it was just Zi Gang who thought General Sun was better than Your Majesty, and he was a saint of the world and a wise ruler. Since that's the case, why bother to negotiate? Just ask Zi Gang to assist General Sun to lead his troops to fight against the gates and fight against the top and bottom."

"Otherwise." Zhang Hong shook his head, raised the wine glass in his hand, and took a sip. "General Sun is not impossible, but he is not doing it. The emperor only has the rise and fall of the dynasty and the honor and disgrace of the surname. General Sun has the distinction between Chinese and barbarians in his eyes, and the change of the world. I wish I could say for granted that these two people cannot be the same. Therefore, we know that General Sun will win, and the emperor will not be able to recover."

Zhao Wen was a little anxious. "You have never met the emperor. How can you know that the emperor has no distinction between the emperor's eyes and the world will change?"

"Your Majesty intends to bring the Qiang people into Guanzhong, how can you tell the difference between China and the barbarians? How can you know the change of the world when moving the capital to Chang'an? Brother Zirou thought that the drought last year and the snow disaster this year were just an accident? Otherwise, there will be morning, evening, day and night one day, spring, summer, autumn and winter one year, and cold and warm changes in five hundred years. Now it is the autumn and winter five hundred years. Heavy snow and severe cold will follow one after another, and the poor grain harvest is just the beginning. At this time, animals also know how to fly south, let alone people? Abandoning Luoyang and capital in Guanzhong seems to be brilliant, but it is actually a leaf that blocks the eyes and cannot see Mount Tai."

Zhao Wen was shocked and did not bother to vomit with Zhang Hong. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhang Hong said was just a quibble. In recent decades, the severe cold, heavy snow and frost have indeed been more than before, but this is just a warning from God to the court to the chaos of politics, not a change of cold and heat in the five hundred years. If the emperor does good governance, uses virtuous people, instead of rejecting old ministers like now, and only trusting young ministers such as Xun Yu and Liu Ye, these disasters will naturally disappear.

"Zi Gang, according to what you said, it is not just the Five Classics are not knowledge, but the words of the saints are not worthy of discussion. Your statement is a bit like Xun Qing's statement. However, although Xun Qing is a Confucian scholar, he has taken a different approach and taught two disciples of the Legalists. Are you not afraid that General Sun will follow the mistakes of Qin Shihuang?"

Zhang Hong smiled but refused to answer.

The carriage slowly stopped, and Jinkou arrived. Zhang Hong got up and opened the car door and got out first. Zhao Wen got out of the car, looked at the vast lake water in front of him, looked at the tall building boat parked by the Jin Bridge, and looked at the mountain in the middle of the lake, thinking that Yang Biao, Huang Yan, and Shi Sun Rui were all on the mountain, he couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!