Perhaps because of their similar personalities, Sun Ce and Guo Jia have a tacit understanding that surpasses others, but this time they did not receive a response. They were somewhat surprised. After thinking about it for a moment, they felt relieved.

Confucianism in the Han Dynasty was flourishing. No matter which school scholars were from, they had to come into contact with Confucianism. The Analects of Confucius and the Book of Filial Piety were introductory subjects. If you go deeper, you had to read the scriptures. The Spring and Autumn Annals had an unimaginable influence in the Han Dynasty society. Even those who had not read the Spring and Autumn Annals could not escape the limitations of their ethical rules.

However, the foundation of Confucianism lies in human ethics, from father and son to ruler and subject, father and son are first, and ruler and subjects are later. Confucius established Confucianism in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, although there was a common ruler of King Zhou, it was essentially different from the emperors in later generations. The so-called king is not my king, and the ministers are not my ministers. The relationship between the monarch and the ministers is relatively loose. If the relationship between the monarch and the ministers is relatively union, it will be a monarch and subject, and if it is not combined, it will be a monarch and subject. As long as the procedure is just, no one will have any opinions. Father and son are different. This is a blood relationship that is closely related to heaven and cannot be changed and is preferred over the relationship between the monarch and subject. Therefore, Wu Zixu's revenge was only digging to whip the corpse, rather than leading Wu to attack Chu. The reason is very simple. King Ping of Chu was wrong first, and Wu Zixu avenged his father and brother, which is natural and true.

The Han Dynasty adhered to the legacy of the father and son, who were ahead of the monarch and his subjects, who were filial to the front and loyal to the back. Although the power of the monarch was stable for practical interests, at least morally, the relationship between father and son was still preferred over the relationship between the monarch and the ministers. Later, Cao Pi asked the ministers that each of the monarch and father had serious illnesses and only had a life-saving medicine. When Bing Yuan did not hesitate to say that he saved his father, and Cao Pi could only express his approval.

The explanations of this story are different, but on the recognized moral level, there is no doubt that father and son are ahead of the monarch and minister, so Guo Jia answered so directly without treating Sun Ce's words as a joke. In fact, this matter cannot be regarded as a joke. No matter how you think it privately, you have to respect public opinion in public.

Sun Ce originally had no sense of monarchy. At best, he felt that he was a small boss and a contractor, and he did not expect others to abandon filial piety for loyalty. Not only did he not disgust Guo Jia's attitude, but he felt that it was valuable.

"I said something so hard that I was speechless for a moment."

Guo Jia's color was a little calmer, but he still reminded: "The general has a high position and a high power, and every word and deed is very eye-catching. You should be more cautious."

Sun Ce laughed. Yes, he was also attracted by everyone by accident. But he was a little unaccustomed. It was normal for Zhang Hong to say this, but Guo Jia said it a little unexpectedly. It seems that this matter really should not be underestimated, otherwise Guo Jia would not be so serious.

When Sun Ce reflected on himself, the Guan family's father and son were already crying. Guan Yi was overly sad, aging before he got old, and had poor eyesight. He leaned on Guan Yu's face and looked at it again and again, and said happily: "Changsheng, I heard you have become a general? I like it very much. I have already burned incense in front of the ancestral tomb and told my ancestors that you have brought glory to the Guan family."

Guan Yu's loud cry suddenly stopped and he looked at Guan Yi guiltily. "Father, who did you... hear me?"

"General Sun, that very young General Sun." Guan Yi was very pleased and patted Guan Yu on the shoulder. "He is so young and can be a general without studying. My son is so majestic and well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals, so he can do it."

Guan Yu immediately blushed, but fortunately his face was blushing, and he couldn't tell if he didn't pay attention. He turned his head and looked at Sun Ce, and then he realized that Liu Bei was thrown to the ground by him, and his face changed color. However, Sun Ce stood aside with a smile and watched the fun. He was angry and helped Guan Yi walk to Liu Bei and introduced it grandly. He heard that it was Guan Yu's father, Liu Bei quickly saluted.

Guan Yi came to Liu Bei and looked again and said, "Since my son's king of Changsheng, how dare you ask what position you hold? Since Changsheng is a general, you must be a bigger general."

"Ah? Ah, ah." Liu Bei was so amused and crying. Not to mention a general, he was even a sergeant commander, just an ordinary soldier.

Guan Yu gritted his teeth, walked to Sun Ce, bowed his hand, gritted his teeth, and cut his teeth. "Thank you, General."

Sun Ce accepted calmly. "Chief Yun, people say that you should start a family and start a career when you are thirty years old. Ling Zun is old. Even if you can't let him see you shining your ancestors, you can't let him give him a white-haired man to a black-haired man. Look at the Guan family's queen. Be careful when fighting in the future, don't show off your courage. Maybe one day you can really dominate ten thousand people and become a general of a army."

Guan Yu took a breath and slowly spit it out, and the color became more respectful without realizing it. His body was like a broken chime and gave a big gift.

"Thank you, General."

Seeing Guan Yu bent over, slowly retreating a few steps before turning around and leaving, with a rare gentle expression, Guo Jia secretly picked his thumb. "The general's plan to remove firewood from the cauldron is well used."

Sun Ce rubbed his hands. "It's a pity that I can't go to Zhuo County for the time being. Otherwise, I would have brought Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's family, which would be interesting."

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Back in Luoyang, Sun Ce came to the Taiwei Mansion and was about to serve Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan was not in the front hall, but was in the backyard, and in the inner room. The guard said that the Taiwei was sick and didn't know when it would be cured. Sun Ce was in a hurry to return to Yuzhou and had no time to stay in Luoyang for too long. He pushed the guard away and broke into the backyard directly.

The backyard was deserted and there was no one even to see. Sun Ce was about to walk to the ward. Wen Yun, who heard footsteps, hurried out and blocked Sun Ce's Yun Road. "The Grand Marshal is in good health and cannot see guests. Just tell me what the general has to say."

After Jun Yi came back, Zhu Ye couldn't afford to get sick. The old man was hit hard, and it seemed like he was ten years old in a few days and was about to die. Sun Ce was very worried about this. If Zhu Ye was so angry, he would not only not be able to explain to Sun Jian, but the plan he had planned for a long time would also be wasted.

"You?" Sun Ce smiled. "Wen Zhongliu, it's not that I look down on you. You can do some things for you, but you really can't afford some things."

Wen Yun smiled politely. "The general is right. I know that my ability is limited, but the Grand Marshal has an order, so I can't refuse to obey it."

"If I can save the Taiwei, you will stop me too? Then I will leave. If the Taiwei has a few shortcomings, don't blame me for turning against me."

After Sun Ce said that, he was about to leave, but Wen Yun did not dare to let him go. He hurried to him, opened his arms to stop him, and smiled bitterly: "General, if you really have a good way to get the Grand Marshal to stand up, I will admit it even if I was scolded by the Grand Marshal. But what else do you have..."

Wen Yun looked at Sun Ce in a tangled way. He was not stupid. At least half of the reason why Zhu Jun fell ill was because of Sun Ce. If Sun Ce was asked to say a few nonsense, maybe Zhu Jun would be angry to death.

"Don't worry, I really want to make the Grand Marshal angry to death. My father will not beat me to death?"

Sun Ce patted Wenyun on the shoulder and turned around to enter the room. Wenyun was not stopping, nor did he stop him, so he had to stand at the door, with a bitter face, looking at Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun lying on the bed, waved his hand, and signaled Wenyun to retreat. Wenyun sent someone to bring tea, cover it up, and stood quietly outside the door.

"Tell me." Zhu Jun closed his eyes, not even looking at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was not in a hurry, and sat in front of the sickbed and slowly tidied up his clothes. "Mr. Zhu, I'm going back to Yuzhou soon. Before leaving, I have a few words to say to you. However, before I say these words, I want to ask Mr. Zhu to tell me why the court suddenly canceled the service to the king."
Chapter completed!