After seeing Sun Jian away, Sun Ce quickly bid farewell to Sun Jing and his clans and returned to Moling.

Prime Minister Zhang Hong and plot leader Yu Fan were preparing to build Moling. After Yu Fan put forward the revisions, Zhang Hong did not dare to be careless and again investigated the entire area of ​​the planned capital, and invited colleagues who were proficient in feng shui to advise.

This fellow Taoist is not a person, but Cai Yong, a priest at Xiangyang Academy. Cai Yong is a generalist. He is not only proficient in Confucian classics, but also knows various secret techniques, such as the pictorials, and has considerable achievements in geography. It is said that he has read the residual version of the "Qingnang Jing" passed down from Huang Shigong. He is not clear whether it is effective or not. Anyway, it is very clear.

He said that mysterious and mysterious concepts, Sun Ce did not understand, but only understood one meaning: the royal aura of Moling has been dug by Qin Shihuang, so it should not be used as the capital, otherwise the country will not last long. As for the epidemic, Moling does have a stagnant aura, but if the Qinhuai River is cleared, as long as the population is controlled within a certain range, the possibility of an epidemic is not high.

Sun Ce did not believe Cai Yong's theory, but he admitted that Cai Yong's results were scientific. The so-called epidemics are often related to the population. With a large population and the health conditions are worrying, infectious diseases are prone to occur, mutually infectious diseases, forming the so-called epidemics. If medical care is in place, even in large cities, there is little possibility of large-scale epidemics.

After referring to Cai Yong's suggestion, Zhang Hong and Yu Fan unified their opinions and suggested building a new city at the former site of Jinling.

Jinling City was a military fortress built after the Chu State destroyed Yue, and was built on the platform along the river. This platform is a rare stone mountain in the area, also known as Shitou Mountain. Shitou Mountain is adjacent to the river in the north and Qinhuai in the west, and the water transportation is extremely convenient. There is a river in the middle of the river facing Shitou Mountain, which separates the river into two. The main river can be used for ships to travel to the people, and the navy warships and the official ships can be moored without interference with each other. On the east side, Xuanwu Lake can be used for long-term mooring and training for warships.

After listening to the report, Sun Ce agreed to their suggestions. There is nothing to doubt about. The geographical conditions are like this. These people are the most outstanding people in the world, especially with a few years of practical experience, the decisions they make must be the most reasonable. Sun Ce’s only opinion is not to hurry. First, Moling is a temporary capital after all, and it will not be a long-term solution. There is no need to spend too much effort. Second, the battles on the third line are difficult, and it is inappropriate to spend a lot of manpower and material resources on building cities.

After all, the current situation is different, and he does not need to rely on Moling to fight against the Central Plains.

Zhang Hong and Yu Fan both agreed to Sun Ce's decision, except for Stone City, no other buildings should be considered for the time being. Even Stone City is not planned to be built to be too large. There are several palaces, which is enough to match Sun Ce's identity as King of Wu.

The stone city was still on the drawings, and Sun Ce invited Cai Yong to live in Tangshan Villa.

When he met Sun Ce again, Cai Yong was in a good mood. He wrote history in Xiangyang over the years, and the progress was smooth. Most of the first draft had been completed and all the relevant books had been completed. However, Cai Yan gave him a suggestion, saying that the history books he wrote were a certain distance from the history books he expected. Even if he finished writing, the possibility of publishing them was not high. This made him feel a little uneasy. Taking this opportunity, he wanted to meet Sun Ce and exchange opinions.

After reading the catalog and some manuscripts brought by Cai Yong, Sun Ce thought about it for a long time, and repeatedly discussed it with Zhang Hong, Yu Fan and others, and finally made a decision: Cai Yong has completed the history books as planned. He is already 66 years old, and it is really a question whether he has the energy to do it again. This is his lifelong effort. Although it is still a little distance from what Sun Ce expects, it is worthy of a good history. Since it has been written, it should be printed throughout the world. After the book is completed, if he still has the energy to complete the revision, it will be printed again. Now the cost of printing books has dropped significantly, and printing one or two more books is not a big problem. Compared with the old and new history, the old and new history can also record the changes of this era, so that future generations can have a more accurate feeling.

Cai Yong felt relieved and was in a good mood. He took the initiative to mention the new version of the plan. Although he was in Xiangyang, he was not deaf about the matter. As a famous scholar, he would give him a copy of new books published by counties and counties. Many academic debates still require him to arbitrate. Therefore, he knew the trends in the academic world very clearly. Even Yang Biao and Huang Wan were still writing official historical drafts, and they had long understood Sun Ce's hope.

"What the king seeks is the Tao." Cai Yong said so, full of confidence. "The Tao that was born before heaven and earth is independent but not changed, the Tao that is pervasive but not in danger, and the Tao that is not transferred to the human heart is the Tao."

After hearing Cai Yong's opinion, Zhang Hong was a little worried. "Will it be mixed with Taoist theories make people mistakenly think it is a category like "Huainanzi"?" While speaking, he glanced at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce understood the truth. Zhang Hong considered not only academic issues, but also political issues. Liu An summoned his disciples to write "Huainanzi" with political purposes, and Liu An later became a vassal king who plotted against rebellion. It would be fine if he planned to rebellion, but the key was that he failed. If he took the doctrine he advocated as Taoism, it would easily make people think of Liu An, and it would also make people think that Sun Ce was a copy of Liu An, which was unlucky.

Cai Yong was obviously well aware of this Tao, stroking his beard and showing a proud look on his face. "This Taoism is not the Taoism. Huainanzi is just a collection of essays by a group of disciples. Not to mention whether those people are real scholars or not, the content of the book is not unified, but they are just talking about their own words, and they are different in contradictions. They can only be called a compilation, not a new learning. The king advocates new learning, but does not blindly believe in the ancients, and does not blindly respect the virtuous. Only Tao follows, seeks from the top and bottom, and directly follows the origin of Tao. Tao is the door of all wonders, and I think it can be called metaphysics."

Sun Ce was stunned. Why did he return to metaphysics after struggling for a long time?

"The king thinks it's inappropriate?" Cai Yong looked a little surprised.

Sun Ce did not say anything and turned to Zhang Hong. However, Zhang Hong felt good. "Mystery is good, secluded and far, small and hidden, connected, with the sign of ancient knots and rope counting. This is the beginning of civilization. Looking back at the origin, you can capture Confucianism and Taoism and hundreds of schools in one fell swoop, pick up the essence of a hundred schools, and create a new trend."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and felt that Zhang Hong was right. He had a preconceived impression of metaphysics, thinking that metaphysics is an unrealistic knowledge. In fact, the real metaphysics was not like this. At first, there was the intention of abandoning the complexity of Confucianism and returning to the original source, which was what he did, and what Cai Yong said about seeking the origin. It was only later that the political situation in the Wei and Jin Dynasties was in a turbulent position, and the Sima family was deliberate and deliberately suppressing Shilin, which led to metaphysics on the wrong path.

The emergence of metaphysics was not accidental, but the development of academic style to the end of the Han Dynasty. Scholars realized that there was a deviation in Confucianism and consciously reflected on and corrected the bias. His appearance was not to reverse the trend, but to add some practical factors to it. It can even be said that he provided help for the emergence of metaphysics, allowing metaphysics to appear decades ahead of schedule.

Since that's the case, why not do it? Cai Yong proposed this term and advocated a new style of study, which is always more appealing and persuasive than him, a half-illiterate. Even an old scholar like Cai Yong can change his thinking and actively seek innovation. Isn't it the result he expected?

"Mr. Cai is worthy of being a contemporary scholar, and he was defeated by one word." Sun Ce said with a smile.
Chapter completed!