After the Dragon Boat Festival, several heavy rains were raining one after another, the weather became more and more stuffy, and the flood situation gradually became severe. There were not many residents in Jianye City, and most of them built houses on high places, so there was no possibility of being flooded for a while, but the military farms in the suburbs were greatly affected. Xian Yu Cheng, the commander of the Suzu, ran within a radius of 100 miles and urged the construction of dams to prevent disasters. Yuan Min, the commander of Shuiheng, also rushed back and inspected the river embankment to deal with major disasters.

Sun Ce, who originally planned to move to Yuzhou, delayed the plan and arranged for the original warships of the Central Army to cooperate with Yuan Min's actions to prepare for disaster prevention. The Central Army set an example, and the county soldiers did not dare to stay idle. According to the unified deployment, they rushed to various places to assist in the construction. The new Danyang Prefect Du Xi simply applied for a building ship and moved the prefect's mansion to the building ship. Most of the officials also boarded the ship and used the ship as a horse, and ran wherever there was a situation.

Under the situation where the king and ministers are united and the military and civilians work together, Jianye's public opinion is still stable. Although some rumors spread in the middle, saying that heavy rain fell from the sky to exterminate the phoenix fire of the little bully, it did not cause any reaction. Instead, the assassinated Duwei followed the clues and found several detailed lurking points. Guo Jia arranged for the first trial, but it was the last work of Xi Zhicai, which made him sigh.

In mid-May, after a heavy rain for a day and night, the water level in Jianye rose sharply. The water in Xuanwu Lake spread to the stone city and turned on the mode of going out to see the sea. The wind and rain were heavy, and ordinary boats were no longer afraid to travel. Only the largest building ship was not affected. Walking through the rivers, it was considered to have tested the comprehensive performance in advance.

Gan Ning was very satisfied with this and patted his chest and swore that he would give Huang Dajiang a thank-you gift. With such a boat, he could go further and even try a sailing from Guangling, across the sea, and heading straight to Sanhan. According to the map, this may be the fastest route, but it was separated by the sea, with high winds and high waves, and no one had tried it.

Gan Ning really hopes to be the first person.

The bad weather lasted until early June, and the weather finally cleared, and the flood situation came to an end for a while. Gan Ning was unwilling to delay any further, so he set sail and rushed to Qingzhou. Mi Fang and Chen Jiao were also ready and rushed to Jiaozhou with more than 300 large and small warships and cargo ships.

Gu Yong rushed to Jianye and was appointed as the Jianye Order. After a period of familiarity, Mao Jie was recognised by Zhang Hong as prime minister. Gao Rou, the governor of Yangzhou, met him when he returned to Jianye to report his work. When talking about the situation in Yanzhou, he was very moved and got drunk that night.

Li Ru originally wanted to go around Jiangdong, but the weather was not good, and he was extremely unacceptable to the stuffy climate in Jiangnan. After the weather cleared, he returned to Nanyang. Before leaving, he met Sun Ce, but did not talk about Jia Xu, but talked about his views on history. Of course, the influence of Liangzhou on the Central Plains dynasty was indispensable. The two people's views were generally consistent and had minor differences, but they were within the scope of discussion.

Sun Ce told Li Ru that throughout the history of the three generations, civilization has always been a civilized education of barbarians, and no barbarians will be educated. The Central Plains is where civilization is located, and Liangzhou is relatively backward, so naturally we should submit to China. Since we are scholars, we should protect civilization and educate barbarians. If we are educated by barbarians, what kind of civilization will we regard ourselves as scholars? If civilization is not as good as barbarians, then what kind of civilization is it?

Li Ru was relieved and on the way back to Nanyang, he wrote a letter to Jia Xu, detailing Sun Ce's views and sending someone to Hedong at night. He hoped that Jia Xu could make a choice in time, seize the opportunity given to him by Sun Ce, and not make mistakes again and again. Sun Ce's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and there is not much time left for him.

The rainstorm had just stopped, and the rain on the roof gradually stopped. The originally continuous streams of water dripped down, but the accumulated water in the yard had not yet had time to drain away. In a shallow pool, two light gray toads sat opposite each other in the water, croaking, as if talking about something, very leisurely.

Jia Xu stood in the corridor with his hands in his arms, looked at the two toads, and suddenly laughed: "Bo Jian, do you think we look like those two toads?"

Yan Wen smiled bitterly: "Sir, if the situation is not tense, I would not be willing to be a toad to disturb Mr.'s tranquility. Your Majesty is stationed in Hanoi and wants to go to the party and Taiyuan to provide food. I ask everywhere to know that Mr.'s is not easy. Alas, although they are all border states, Bingzhou people still look down on us Liangzhou people. If there was no imperial edict of the emperor, they might not even let me in. Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Mr., if it weren't for the savings of his past few years, I would not be able to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty."

Jia Xu smiled silently and glanced at the young man standing under the front porch. "Bo Jian is humble. You, the governor of Bingzhou, are much better than me. Even the children of the Guo family in Yangqu are your servants. What else do you have to be satisfied with?"

"They don't think of me, they give face to the court and to the prince's face."

"The prince is dead, the court..." Jia Xu turned around, looked at Yan Wen meaningfully, and smiled. When Yan Wen heard this, he hurriedly followed and bowed, "Sir, don't hide your shortcomings. How can the cone in the bag not stand out? You must also understand that if the court had not issued an edict, I would not dare to leave my post and come to Hedong to see you. This is all the meaning of the court. Just wait for the sir, and the court's appointment letter will be sent every day, even if you want to take it back, you can."

"Forget it, I can't bear it." Jia Xu shook his sleeves and returned to the hall to take his seat. Wu Qiu Xing brought tea and stood beside him.

Yan Wen took a sip of tea, but he didn't know the taste, but just looked at Jia Xu intently. Dong Yue sent someone to invite Jia Xu, and the envoy Niu Gai lived in Anyi for a month, but Jia Xu didn't see him. The court arranged for Yang Fu to send someone to invite him, but he was also turned away. In desperation, Yang Fu had to ask the emperor, and Yan Wen, the governor of Bingzhou, came forward to send a message to Jia Xu. Yan Wen and Jia Xu had old friends. If anyone could persuade Jia Xu, Yan Wen would be the first to be the leader.

Yan Wen came to Anyi and met Jia Xu, but Jia Xu refused again and again, refusing to speak or make a plan. Yan Wen had no choice but to use his tricks to stay in the inn and come to pay tribute every day, regardless of wind and rain. Today is the third day. It was rainy and Yan Wen visited him as usual to show his determination. Jia Xu couldn't stand it and finally spoke. Yan Wen naturally could not miss it, and he wanted to write down every word Jia Xu said and sent it to the emperor.

Looking at Yan Wen's earnest gaze, Jia Xu suddenly laughed. "Bo Jian, do you really think that I, an unemployed person, can have any strange plans to help you turn defeat into victory? Sun Ce has come to Hedong to see me, but at that time he only had one Yuzhou and Nanyang, and he urgently needed a war horse and had to trade with me. Now he owns five states, and there is half of Youzhou, Han Sui and Ma Teng scramble to send him horses. He no longer needs me. Not to mention visiting me specifically, even if I go to meet him specifically, he may not be willing to take the time to see me."

"Yes, Sun Ce now has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, so he doesn't care about Mr. Husband, but His Majesty is eager to seek talent. The younger generation of Liangzhou regards Mr. Husband as his teacher and is eager to listen to Mr. Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband

"I can't tell you the point, my knowledge is very pitiful. But when it comes to reading, I have some experience, maybe I can discuss it with you."

Yan Wen bowed and greeted. "I dare to hear the good words of Mr.

Jia Xu waved, Wu Qiuxing turned around and went to the study room, took a large stack of books and placed them in front of Yan Wen. Yan Wen opened suspiciously and found that it was articles from the schools of the county under Sun Ce's rule, some of which were official documents, some of which were incomplete, and there were muddy lumps behind them, which were clearly removed from the wall. Yan Wen was a little strange, but he didn't say much. He had read some of these articles, but he didn't put in much effort. Jia Xu collected them very well. Judging from the date, he started collecting these things several years ago. Of course, it was not all of them here, but only part of what Jia Xu picked out for him.

Yan Wen flipped over and looked at Jia Xu again.

Jia Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and tasted it. "Has Bo Jian read it?"

"Bingzhou is too far from the Central Plains, so there are few such articles, and I have only read a few articles. As for official documents, I have never been able to see them."

"Sun Ce set up schools, and each county has county schools. It is just to appease scholars and let them have something to do, so as not to make trouble, and the sermons discuss things in a straitor, and it is better not to read those academic articles. However, some of the articles that are useful in the world are worth reading, and some of the intentions behind the new policy are often revealed. The most typical one is naturally Lu Cui's articles about Wang Mang's new policy. I believe you must have read them."

Yan Wen was a little embarrassed and responded vaguely. He had read some of the articles written by Lu Cui, but they were not comprehensive. If Jia Xu wanted to discuss these articles with him, he really couldn't answer them. Fortunately, Jia Xu didn't ask him, but just talked about them in general.

"Lu Cui is the pen in Sun Ce's hands. The articles he wrote are naturally what Sun Ce wants to say. In fact, it is to defend Wang Mang, which is to refute those who compare him to Wang Mang. But from another perspective, his analysis of Wang Mang's gains and losses is reasonable. Bo Jian, have you noticed that everything he does now is trying to avoid Wang Mang's mistakes?"

Yan Wen's heart moved, and he realized something, and nodded quickly. "Please say in detail sir."

"Wang Mang made many mistakes, two of which are particularly serious: one is eager to achieve success, and the other is to be muddy the ancients and not transformed. Sun Ce did not understand the classics, so he would not have the disadvantages of muddy the ancients, but instead made new things everywhere. For him, the biggest hidden danger is urgent. Just like a person crossing a river, his eyes are vast, and he does not know the depth and shallowness, and he does not know the speed of the river. Wang Mang crossed the river with an ancient book, thinking that the ancients had pointed out the direction and walked quickly, but he did not know that the river had changed. Ancient books were not trustworthy, so he fell into the abyss. Sun Ce had no books in his hand, so he could only test forward step by step. One step was wrong, and it could be a disaster. Therefore, he was not afraid of being slow, he was afraid of being anxious, and if he was anxious, he would make mistakes."

Yan Wen nodded repeatedly. He understood what Jia Xu meant. It was not that Sun Ce didn't want to be fast, but that he couldn't be fast and dared not be fast. Confrontation was more beneficial to him. Emperor, Yuan Tan was holding troops and refused to move forward, which was the result of Sun Ce's expectation.

"Bo Jian, do you know how many household registrations are there in the five prefectures under Sun Ce's rule? How many are there in Jiangdong?". Mobile version website:
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