Yuan Heng returned to the back hall. Yuan Quan was waiting. When he saw Yuan Heng's face, his heart was cold.

"What do you say, husband?"

Yuan Heng pulled Yuan Quan into the inner room and told Sun Ce's opinions, especially the two kinds of scholars. After hearing this, Yuan Quan frowned slightly and pondered for a long time. "It seems that you and I can't do it. Aheng, take the eldest princess to Xiangyang Academy. Only Cai can solve this problem."

Yuan Heng bit his lip lightly. "Sister, do you think... Brother Dezu is a little bit self-defeating?"

Yuan Quan shook his head slowly and held Yuan Heng's hand tightly. "Aheng, you have to remember that this matter is more complicated than you imagined. You would rather be more conservative than make mistakes. Too much words will lead to mistakes. Some things that others say do not mean that you and I can say them."

"But sister, my husband said you are too conservative."

Yuan Quan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and a smile flashed, and two red clouds flew on his cheeks, but he didn't say it out loud. She pushed Yuan Heng, signaling her not to waste time and change her clothes quickly, and arranged for the maid to find Liu He. It was not long, and Liu He came, and Yuan Heng also changed his clothes. The two brought the guards and went out together. Xiangyang Academy was on Yuliangzhou and wanted to cross the Han River, so Yuan Heng simply went to the west gate to take a boat, so that he would not change his carriage and horses in the middle of the journey.

Xiangyang has been a fortress since ancient times, and it is basically a military camp. Sun Ce lives in the Yacheng in the middle, while the personal guards and infantry live in the barracks in the big city. Only when they leave the city can they see the people's residences. The year is approaching, and many soldiers cannot go home for the New Year, and they also have to buy New Year's goods in the military camp. The nearby people set up a stall by the Tanxi River outside the city to sell some food and small items. There are many young women who are embroidered by themselves, and by the way, they can see if there are any outstanding young men, which add a bit of youth to the lively market. You can often see a pair of wonderful people coming and going, and you still want to refuse.

Liu He has lived in the palace since he was a child. Except for the time when he was forced to move westward and get married, he had very little contact with ordinary people. Seeing this scene was fresh. Sun Ce once asked her to draw some folk customs and send them to the emperor. She had already wanted to come out to see it, but it was inconvenient. Now, with Yuan Heng, and the soldiers around him were protected by him, so he was safe. It was just right to take this opportunity to take a look.

Yuan Heng was very considerate and ordered people to slow down and let Liu He watch for a while.

From Tanxi to Han River, he walked down the water, passed several sandbanks, and came to Yuliangzhou. Yuan Heng and Liu He abandoned their boats and landed on the shore. Accompanied by Qian Nu, he went straight to Xiangyang Academy. Cai Yan was preparing for the various matters of the New Year and was very busy. When he heard that Yuan Heng and Liu He were visiting, he was quite surprised and hurried out to greet him.

After listening to Yuan Heng's explanation and reading Ni Heng's article, Cai Yan smiled. "Queen, this does not look like Yang Changshi's style. Hongnong Yang's family's Shangshu was passed down by the Shangshu, and Yang Changshi was quick to give it to him. He made the ministers speechless in the court. How could he allow Ni Heng to be arrogant?"

Yuan Heng was very embarrassed. It was not that Yang Xiu could not solve this problem. He was really worried about it and could only deal with others. Cai Yong was implicated. She came to plead with him and rushed to ask Cai Yan to take action. She also brought Liu He with her, which was intended to apologize.

Cai Yan didn't say much. Everyone was smart, just click it. Their father and daughter were highly valued by Sun Ce, so it was natural to fall on their shoulders. It was a bit unexpected that his father Cai Yong was detained by Sun Ce. Although Sun Ce was not very satisfied with the history books written by Cai Yong, since he had agreed to print them, it was unlikely that Cai Yong would make things difficult for this matter, and even detain him in the city and prevent him from returning to the academy. There must be some other reason.

Cai Yan cleaned up a little, and returned to Xiangyang City with Yuan Heng and Liu He. When she arrived in the city, she met Yuan Quan, said a few polite words, and then came to see Cai Yong directly and asked about his meeting with Sun Ce. Old Cai Yong was inexplicably locked up by Sun Ce, lost his freedom, and was so worried that he pulled off several beards. His originally beautiful and neat beard was messy and looked very embarrassed. Cai Yan felt distressed and asked the whole story again and again, but Cai Yong couldn't say it. He never thought that Sun Ce was annoyed by his "martial man".

Unable to find out, Cai Yan had to give up and turn around to meet Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was not surprised at all. When Yuan Heng left the gate of the Yacheng City, he knew what she was doing. "Mrs. Cai came so quickly."

"Old father has no son, so I, a daughter, have to come and apologize to the king."

"Hahaha..." Sun Ce laughed. "Madam Cai is probably not here to apologize, but to provoke the crime, saying it was for Mr. Cai, and more like Zhou Lang. I tell you, I don't blame me for this matter. I asked him to take you with me several times, but he refused. This person is good at everything, but he is just old-fashioned."

Cai Yan smiled and said, "I am grateful to the king for his valuation. I am determined to make contributions and serve the king. I cannot stop him. The army has worked hard, and it is a laborious woman who can't get on horses or knives. I am a weak woman who can't get on the horse or carry a knife. Why waste food? Isn't it better to stay in Xiangyang to accompany my father and raise my young son in my spare time to write a few words to promote the king and share my worries for my father?"

Sun Ce rubbed the short beard under his jaw, smiling without saying a word. Cai Yan took the initiative to take on the task and relieve pressure on Cai Yong. To be honest, Cai Yong is in his sixties, so it is indeed difficult to change his academic style. However, Cai Yan has other tasks, and it is very heavy, so it is not appropriate to let her take over Cai Yong. For him, studying the Indian Zhu and the Western Regions and opening his horizons is much more important than verbal battles with Ni Heng.

"So many disciples of Mr. Cai, can anyone use them?"

When Cai Yan heard this, he knew that Sun Ce would not let her do these things, so he said, "There are a few, but most of them are young, afraid of letting the king down, and some are a little older, but they have been enemies with the king, so it is not advisable to recommend it to the king."

"Be an enemy of me?" Sun Ce understood after a moment of thinking. "Lu Cui?"

"The king is wise."

Sun Ce was a little surprised. Lu Cui was able to change his mind and actually ran to Xiangyang again. He was not only Cai Yong's disciple, but also Lu Zhao's brother. What's more, this guy has no bottom line, but a good dog that bites people. In history, even if Kong Rong was bitten to death by him, this was probably fate.

"Who else?"

"Shanyang Wang Can."

Sun Ce's eyebrows moved slightly. Wang Can also came to Xiangyang? This man is talented and is said to be a person who can never forget him. He just doesn't know what his knowledge in history is. "Is there any?"

"There is another talented man in Jiangdong who is very talented, but he is too young and needs to read for a few more years. And this person... has some connection with the Dawang family, and I don't know if it's convenient."

"Who?"

"He is from Shanyin, Kuaiji, so the Secretary of State ordered Xie Yingzi to thank Cheng."

Sun Ce's heart moved and immediately had an answer. Xie Cheng was indeed a bit talented in history. He was not only studious, but also had a good memory. He later wrote "Book of the Later Han", which was one of the eight "Book of the Later Han", and was from Jiangdong. He should be trained well. However, he did not make a decision immediately, and asked a few more people, and then said, "Let them all come, I'll see and decide."

"Here."

"Mrs. Cai, although there are young talents who can share the burden, Ling Zun's old habits must be changed. I said in the Nanyang Martial Arts Hall that scholars do not distinguish between civil and military affairs, men and women, only the Tao follows the Tao. You have also written articles and passed down the world. He still holds his old eyes and ignores them. This is not appropriate."

Cai Yan suddenly realized in his heart that he knew why Cai Yong was arrested by Sun Ce. Cai Yong was probably angry with the scholar again and did not respect the martial artist. Sun Ce took the opportunity to cause trouble for him and detained him here. She bowed and apologized. "My father is old and has been buried in classics all day long. He is not familiar with the worldly affairs and has suffered repeated setbacks and cannot be changed. Fortunately, the king is tolerant and does not have to wander around the world."

Sun Ce's mouth twitched. "Madam Cai, you misread me. I'm not tolerant at all. Not only is it unwilling, but I also hold grudges. I can understand and remember what you said just now. As soon as the spring of next year, I will exil Gongjin to Tianzhu, so that you and your wife will never see each other again."

Cai Yan laughed silently and bowed, "I'll forgive you for your unintentional words."

The two of them joked for a few words, and Cai Yan returned to the main point. She suggested to Sun Ce that since Ni Heng mentioned Wang Mang, it would be better to unfold this matter and simply write the history of the Xinmang Dynasty. Although Xinmang was only fifteen years, Wang Mang made attempts in many directions, some proved to be pure nonsense, and some were inherited. Although this dynasty regarded Wang Mang as usurpation, it was only an official view. In fact, Confucian scholars' private views on Wang Mang were not too bad, but they empathized with regrets. Ban Gu, who took it as his responsibility to maintain the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, wrote the Biography of Wang Mang. Although there were derogatory words, there were also many direct books and even praises. For a person who once usurped the Liu Han Dynasty, such a biography was almost a compliment and should not have been published.

Wang Mang was a pure Confucian scholar. Everything he did was something that Confucianism once thought could be done and should have done, but no one expected that the result would be so miserable. From a certain perspective, Wang Mang's failure was the failure of Confucianism. A good summary of the reasons for Wang Mang's failure was also a reflection for Confucianism. From the moment Wang Mang betrayed his relatives and relatives, Confucianism was doing it, but they were all doing their own things, and no one had made a comprehensive summary.

Now is the right opportunity.

Sun Ce understood it all at once. Cai Yan was a young man after all, and he always wrote for him. He had a different position and had a sharper thinking. Writing history for Xinmang and admitting that Xin Dynasty was a real dynasty was equivalent to breaking the foundation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years into two, and at the same time proved that the Han Dynasty was not unsurpassed. Since Wang Mang was able to succeed back then, why can't he succeed now? Wang Mang finally failed because he made a mistake, which does not mean that it was wrong for the Han Dynasty. Reflecting on Wang Mang's mistakes, learning lessons from it, and innovating, is to adapt to the trend of historical development, rather than sticking to the incompleteness and persevering with the Han Dynasty.

Correspondingly, it is the history of the new dynasty, the name of Wang Mang, and the recognition that Wang Mang is the pioneer in practicing the ideal of Confucianism, and it is also an attitude of holding high the banner of Confucianism and winning the support of Confucianism. .m.
Chapter completed!