Lu Cui's few words hit the key points of Confucianism, and also raised a sharp question: How to view industries such as industry and commerce?

Confucianism originated from Duke Zhou and became Confucius. It is based on the production method of feudal land and country. The nobles own land according to different levels and fulfill their obligations. They need to be content with their own share and not to act randomly. Therefore, they attach great importance to etiquette. Different classes have different etiquettes, and economic and political adaptation. The so-called etiquette does not conform to common people. The original meaning is that they do not require common people to follow the etiquette standards of noble people, because common people do not have such economic conditions and cannot afford it.

Etiquette is very expensive and poor people cannot afford to play with it.

But at the moment when Confucianism was truly born, the economic foundation on which it relied on had collapsed. In the following hundreds of years of troubled times, Confucianism had no chance to practice, not because of the ignorance of the monarchs of various countries, but on the contrary, it was because they knew very well that the Confucian theory was not suitable for chaotic times. In the troubled times, saving lives was the first, and a lot of money and food were needed to maintain the army. How could there be spare money to carry out those complex etiquettes?

Confucianism entered the political stage in the Han Dynasty because it achieved great unification in the Han Dynasty, and domestic wars were reduced sharply, and the cost of showing off and etiquette was established. Just like Emperor Wu of Han, he consumed all the accumulation of seventy years in just a few dozen times, causing the economy to almost collapse. On the one hand, it was a lot of money for combat, but on the other hand, it was inseparable from his pomp. It can even be said that he wasted more money for face than the consumption of combat.

Economy is the foundation, politics is the superstructure, and politics that do not talk about economy are all hooligans. On this point, Confucianism is inherently inadequate. On the one hand, it pays money to pay attention to etiquette, but on the other hand, it does not pay attention to the development of productivity, and even deliberately despise people who work in business. Over time, financial difficulties will inevitably arise, without exception.

The same was true in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the admiration of Confucianism, various etiquettes became more and more complicated and more particular. The most typical example is a grand funeral. Confucianism emphasizes filial piety, and burial is the embodiment of filial piety. This is the case with the powerful and noble people, and ordinary people are no exception. No one is willing to be called unfilial descendants. The strong atmosphere of burial in the Han Dynasty was so strong that ordinary people could not afford it, even a well-off family struggled. Officials were tight in their pockets, and the power in their hands naturally became a tool for making money. People without power became common due to loss. In desperation, they could only sell land and houses, which accelerated the collapse of the economy from another perspective.

Sun Ce wanted to solve this problem, so he proposed to pay attention to industry and commerce. Attention to industry and commerce has promoted economic development and provided soil for the Confucianism. In recent years, more and more people have been talking about supporting the show. In weddings, funerals and marriages, various considerations have emerged one after another, and the trend of luxury has gradually increased. Officials with Confucian backgrounds not only did not be vigilant, but instead took it for granted. Many people even contributed to the fire and formulated various new gifts.

This made Sun Ce very distressed. He worked so hard not to build graves or provide materials for archaeology in later generations.

Economic development has its own regularity, and after a period of rapid development, it will inevitably enter a period of slow down, but the trend of luxury is not the case. Human desire is a bottomless pit. Once it takes shape, it will accelerate its development until it erodes the foundation of the regime and swallows up the entire society. In the 21st century, there are still people who remind the public to be wary of consumerism, but Confucianism encourages this trend - even if the original intention is not.

From this point of view, it is not wrong for Lu Cui to say that the original Confucianism was to dig its own foundation. If this is not solved, Sun Ce's new policy will eventually be a flash in the pan. To solve this problem, we must theoretically clarify the difference between the new policy and the original Confucianism.

Everyone looked at each other, and many people turned their attention to Sun Ce. They did not expect to discuss this issue and were not prepared at all.

Sun Ce was happy, but his face was not showing any expression. The reason why he did not issue an edict directly, but asked them to discuss it was because he hoped to reach a consensus through discussion, so that the implementation would be smooth in the future, just like he asked Xun Yu to think about it himself. He provided opportunities for thoughts to lead the direction, but he would not give an answer easily.

Simply using administrative orders to promote reforms seems to be efficient, but often has poor results and is easily overstated.

"Everyone discusses together, I feel that what Wen Mok said is up to debate." Sun Ce added fire.

Seeing that Sun Ce did not support Lu Cui, he said that Lu Cui had shortcomings, Chen Lin and others immediately became confident and began to argue with reason. Yang Xiu, Liu Ye could see clearly and sighed secretly. Although Chen Lin's poems were good, he was a scholar after all, and he didn't hear what Sun Ce meant. He was going to become a stepping stone for Lu Cui to become a prestigious official.

Yang Xiu's feelings were deeper. He had already understood Sun Ce's intentions. Sima Fang could not save him, and he was a typical representative of the shortcomings of Confucianism. Sun Ce wanted to transform Confucianism, and he was targeting people like him.

The fierce debate did not solve the problem immediately, but instead led to more problems. Sun Ce immediately proposed to give way to Lu Cui, and Chen Lin wrote their opinions into articles and printed them into newspapers to discuss this issue carefully.

Lu Cui, Chen Lin was in a strong sense of fighting and agreed immediately.

Sun Ce not only provoked Lu Cui, but Chen Lin was verbal wars, encouraging them to write articles to argue with each other, but also induced more people to participate in the discussion.

Like the last time when discussing the similarities and similarities between Wang Mang's policies and the new policy of Wu, Lu Cui once again acted as a firepower output, but last time it was external, and this time it was internal. He wrote several articles in succession to analyze the inheritance and development of the new policy of Wu, proving that the new policy of Wu was not a simple Confucian tradition, but a qualitative leap, and could even be called a new study.

Luci proposed the concept of metaphysics.

Metaphysics had appeared before, and the original advocate was Lu Cui's teacher Cai Yong, but at that time it was limited to the academic circle and had little influence outside the academic circle. Lu Cui formally named Wu's new policy as Metaphysics, which was regarded as bringing the new word Metaphysics out of the academic circle.

Lu Cui knew that he had no way out. If he could not let metaphysics stand firm and draw a clear line with the old learning, he would be the sinner of Confucianism. With Sun Ce's acquiescence, he was fully engaged in the fire. He discussed the differences between new learning and old learning. It inevitably mentioned that Confucianism is very high, but its feasibility is insufficient, which led to many people having to pretend to act for their reputation, creating problems of countless hypocrites.

This problem is not a new problem. It has been common in the scholars. There are many people who are interested in calling out loud. But like Luci, it is the first one who attributes it to the characteristics of Confucianism's empirical affairs. Fortunately, Luci lived in the military camp and no one could come in casually, otherwise he would definitely be drowned in saliva, and it would not be impossible to get black bricks halfway.

If you can't join the camp and start cursing in person, writing articles became the only way. Several printing houses in Luoyang County quickly entered the full capacity. A large number of articles were printed every day. People reading newspapers could be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys. Even the illiterate old man and old lady knew that something big happened recently, and scholars started to fight again, which was even more lively than the battlefield in the Hanoi.

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Sun Shangxiang returned to Mengjin Camp and reported to Sun Ce about the capture of the Tianjing Pass.

After listening to the report, Sun Ce was very satisfied. The heart hanging in his throat finally fell back to its original position. With the contribution of this battle at the bottom, Sun Shangxiang was much more relaxed next, and even if there were minor setbacks, it would not have much impact.

Sun Shangxiang praised Wang Yi's contribution. The news obtained from interrogating the prisoners after the war that the breaking of Tianjing Pass was related to the suspicious soldiers in the direction of Jueshan. If Linghu Shao had not transferred 300 elite troops, the defense of Tianjing Pass would not have been so weak, and it would have been broken without much effort.

Sun Ce was not surprised. Although Wang Yi was a woman, he was a real tough character. He was much more famous in history than Han Shaoying and Ma Yunlu. Brother Ma was kicked out of Liangzhou and finally died in a foreign land. Wang Yi played a very critical role.

After talking about the war, Sun Ce said again: "Xiangxiang, the courtyard is beautifully closed, but it cannot be made public yet. It will be kept secret for a few more days."

"Why?" Sun Shangxiang blinked, a little confused, but was not in a hurry.

Sun Ce was happy. After experiencing a real war, Sun Shangxiang became much more calmer. He told me about Sima Fu's intention to go to Bicheng to persuade him to surrender. Sima Fu had already received the official documents, but he had not set off yet. He should have been waiting for Xun Yu's reply. The news of the big debate was released, and Sima Fang could quickly understand his intentions. Whether Sima Fu would let Sima Fu go is only in the past two days.

He didn't like Sima Yi or Sima Fu. Of course, he didn't like the other person the brothers' father Sima Fang the most. No matter how he cleansed them up in the Book of Jin and created a hypocritical appearance, he believed that this family was a hypocrite. It is understandable that there are differences between people and people behind him, but it is rare for Sima's father and son to be as divided as the Sima family. The bad atmosphere after the Wei and Jin Dynasties has a lot to do with these three people.

If Sima Fu and Sima Yi could kill him together, he would be happy to see that he would succeed. If Sima Fang could also be angry, that would be even better.

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "I'll ask you a question: Do you think it's a hypocrite or a real villain?"

Sun Shangxiang tilted her head and thought for a while. "Brother Wang, of course, it's even more hateful to be a hypocrite. A real villain just does evil. It can also prevent it in a clear place. Hypocrite not only does evil, but also deceives you, and secretly takes action, making people unable to guard against it."

"It makes sense. Sima and his son are hypocrites. What should I do?"

"Of course I'm killing them." Sun Shangxiang clenched his fists and waved them hard. "I hate this kind of person the most."

Sun Ce laughed. It was so satisfying to talk to Sun Shangxiang, and there was no need to take so many turns.

The two of them joked for a while, and Sun Ce told Sun Shangxiang another thing. After the autumn harvest, not only Hanoi will launch a new offensive, but Shen You, Quan Rou, Xu Kun will also take action, including Lu Meng, will also attack Bingzhou from Hedong. How Sun Shangxiang's progress along the way is no longer the key. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is most suitable to siege. He hopes that Sun Shangxiang will use the hard bone of Bicheng to practice tactics more, don't care too much about victory, give some opportunity to Shen You and the others, and maybe transfer some grain from Hanoi to Jizhou.

It is not a good habit for everyone to eat meat, and eating it alone is not a good habit, and it will be hated by others.

Sun Shangxiang smacked her lips and agreed reluctantly.

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Without Xun Yu's reply, Sima Fang also knew the result. In Wu State, he should not expect any chance.

Although he doesn't know why.

Sima Fang asked Sima Fu to rush to Bicheng to meet Sima Yi immediately, and asked him to make a choice as soon as possible, and it would be best to surrender before Zhu Huan attacked the city. Can you say whether you can be an official and save your life first. He originally planned to write a letter to send it to Bicheng, so Sima Fu would not go, but Sima Fu refused, so he had no choice but to agree, hoping that Sima Yi would persuade him after he arrived in Bicheng.

Compared with his father, Sima Fu was more willing to listen to Sima Yi.

Sima Fu crossed the river overnight. With Sun Ce's orders, he successfully passed the encirclement outside the city and entered the city.

After hearing what Sima Fu said about the incident, Sima Yi sighed. "Shuda, there will be sacrifices in the change of surnames in the country. My father and son are sacrifices for the new dynasty of King Wu. Fortunately, my elder brother has already established a foothold in the Wu Kingdom, and his younger brothers are young. I think Sun Ce will not kill him all. Although Sima, Wen County, lacks us, will not cut off his bloodline, and there is still a chance."

Sima Fu was puzzled. "Why should I be so frustrated with the second brother? Even if I can't defend Bicheng, I can't defend it if I can't defend it in the gate of the courtyard, and tens of thousands of men can't open it. When Sun Ce attacked for a long time, I naturally knew that the second brother was not optional, so I might change my course."

Sima Yi shook his head. "I'm afraid something happened to the Tianjing Pass."

Sima Fu's face changed. "Second brother, where do you start with this?"

Sima Yi pondered for a long time and smiled bitterly: "Although Sun Shangxiang failed to attack Bicheng, the losses were not great. For a woman who had just taken control of military power, her performance was not bad, so why was she dismissed? The so-called willfulness and anger was probably an excuse. No matter how brave the military advisor of the Military Advisor, he could still provoke her? You know, she was a registered disciple of the former military advisor, Guo Jia, and was not unfamiliar with the people in the Military Advisor."

Sima Yi swallowed the following words back. He concluded that there was other evidence that something happened in the Tianjing Pass. Wang Ling's promised money and grain could not be transported to Bicheng as much as possible, but Linghu Shao did not explain anything. This was not very reasonable. Even if Zhu Huan led his troops to besiege the city and cut off the road and there was a small road in the north of the city, it would be absolutely fine to send a messenger to deliver the letter. If there was no money and grain, and there was no news, it was probably something happened.

Although he didn't understand how Tianjing Pass would be broken, he had experienced so much and knew that although Linghu Shao was both talented and virtuous, he was not an opponent of the Wu army generals. Just as the aristocratic family's troops were not an opponent of the elite Wu army, not everyone could make up for this gap.

Sima Fu's heart continued to sink. He remembered Sun Ce's expression at that time and realized a very serious problem: I'm afraid as his father Sima Fang expected, he took the initiative to jump into the dead place of Bicheng.

Just when Sima Fu was considering whether to tell Sima Yi about this, someone came to report that the Wu army had taken action and might launch another attack. In addition, there was another news: the Wu army's central army battle flag was replaced by Sun Shangxiang's, and Sun Shangxiang might have returned to the battlefield.

Sima Yi and Sima Fu looked at each other and sighed at the same time. Sima Fu entered the city with his front feet, and the Wu army changed the battle flags to prepare to attack the city. This was clearly a pit, and they didn't even give them the chance to surrender.

Why is this? Sima Yi was puzzled. He frowned and pondered for a while, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Shuda, please leave quickly before the city is broken."

"Where am I going?"

"I will write a letter, you will take it to Taiyuan and hand it over to Feng Ji. Apart from that, don't see anyone, find a place to hide for a while, and wait for my news. If I am not dead, you will meet. If Bicheng is destroyed and I die, you will find your own way of life." Sima Yi sneered: "Sun Ce thought I was dead, but I want to see if he has the ability."

Sima Fu stared at Sima Yi and looked again and again, feeling inexplicably uneasy. He had an ominous feeling, and this time he parted, he might not have a chance. He was very angry. Why is this? Why is the King of Wu targeting Sima of Wen County like this? Brothers are all their masters, and it is not only us.

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Sima Fu entered Bicheng, and Zhu Huan's mission was over. Sun Shangxiang took over the military power again and held a banquet to see Zhu Huan off.

Zhu Huan was very happy. Although he only cooperated with the acting, he still gained something. Not only did he repay Lu Xun's favor, he also became a relationship with Sun Shangxiang. With the King of Wu's preference for this sister, there should be no problem in asking Sun Shangxiang for anything in the future.

After seeing off Zhu Huan and returning to the tent, Sun Shangxiang conveyed Sun Ce's order to Lu Xun, especially to slow down the attack on Bicheng and share the credit for Shen You and others. When Zhu Huan was there, she was inconvenient to discuss with Lu Xun alone. At this moment, Zhu Huan left, she spoke up. She was a little unwilling, and was inconvenient to express her in front of others, but in front of Lu Xun, she couldn't help but feel disappointed and complained a few times.

Lu Xun was silent, with a light brow locked, and finally nodded. "Since that's the case, we have to arrange it, and I hope it can be too late."

“What to arrange?”

"Intercept Sima Fu."

Sun Shangxiang suddenly reacted. "You mean, Sima Fu will escape from the city?"

"At least there is a possibility." Lu Xun ordered someone to pass an order and said: "The king intends to kill one person to warn a hundred people, and Sima Yi will not sit still and wait for death. Surrender is not acceptable, so he naturally cannot leave Sima Fu to die in the city. As long as he leaves the city, it is not difficult to hide his name."

Sun Shangxiang nodded repeatedly. "But the Taihang Mountain is north of Bicheng, and there are too many hiding places. How do you know which path Sima Fu will walk on?"

"This is the problem." Lu Xun took the map and searched. "But the king wanted him to die, we could not do nothing and let him escape. Be loyal to the king, whether he could or could not do anything, or whether he could do his best or not is the foundation."

Sun Shangxiang looked at Lu Xun and didn't say much.

The time was not long, and the scout camp lieutenant came, and there were several experienced scouts. Lu Xun explained the situation to them, discussed it, chose the three most likely routes, and estimated the possible location of Sima Fu based on the time and itinerary, and arranged the ambush location respectively. The farthest team of people would sneak into Taiyuan until Jinyang City, because Feng Ji was there, and if Sima Fu went to Bingzhou, he would probably meet Feng Ji.

"Note that Sima Fu is tall and eight feet and three inches, which is not difficult to identify. Judging from his walking posture, he should be skilled in martial arts. You must be prepared to not escape by him."

"General, don't worry, unless you go wrong, you will be able to complete the task." Several scouts patted their chests and promised.

Seeing Lu Xun spending a lot of effort on Sima Fu and carefully considering every detail, more attentive than attacking Bicheng, Sun Shangxiang stuck out her tongue, both proud and a little confused.
Chapter completed!