After the lively banquet, Sun Ce finally had time to talk to Zhang Hong. Guo Jia and Yu Fan were also present, Sun Yi, Zhuge Liang and Zhu Ran were waiting, serving tea and water, and listening at the same time, which was also a rare opportunity to intern.

After Zhang Hong talked about the situation of meeting Yang Biao, he concluded: "I think Yang Biao is not giving up yet. He is likely to chase Wujun and have an interview with the general."

Sun Ce laughed. "Come on, come on, anyway, it's still the same thing, it's impossible to make me give in." He held his cheek, was silent for a moment, and looked at Guo Jia and Yu Fan.

Guo Jia shook the feather fan. "I agree with what the general said. In reality, whether the court admits it or not, it will have little impact on us. After a long time, we will have more time to prepare. If the five-year plan can be implemented smoothly, it will be useless for the court to agree at that time."

"You shouldn't be optimistic," Zhang Hong reminded: "If necessary, you can attack now, but it's just a loss-win situation. Even if the five-year plan can be implemented smoothly, our strength is not enough to crush the court. It's just better than now. If you want to maintain sufficient advantages, at least for more than ten years, and no major war can happen within these ten years."

Guo Jia didn't insist, smiled and said, "Sir and Yang Biao are old acquaintances. How do you feel when you have been together for a few more days?"

Zhang Hong sighed softly, revealing a little bit of loneliness. "Yang Biao may be a bit pedantic, but he is a gentleman." He looked up at Sun Ce. "General, such a person is worth cherishing."

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hong in surprise. It was the first time he had been with Zhang Hong for so long that he heard Zhang Hong say such things, which showed that he was really touched. He moved his body and was about to speak when a shout suddenly came from outside, followed by a scream. Sun Ce frowned and winked at Zhu Ran at the door. Zhu Ran took the order and turned around and went out. He came back soon and held back his laughter.

"What's going on?"

"Report to the general, nothing happened. The two young women hid in the corner. They probably slipped in during the banquet and were found by Xu Duwei. They said they were Mrs. Gan's childhood playmates, and said they were here to talk to Mrs. Gan. Xu Duwei sent someone to invite Mrs. Gan."

Sun Ce was amused and cried, and didn't care too much. Although the banquet was over, many people still didn't leave, and Gan Yan was talking in front of him. These Danyang families were too straightforward and did not have the reserve of the Central Plains families. They just chased him and asked if they would still accept women. Some directly pushed their daughter in front of him and toasted him. With a banquet, at least a dozen young girls appeared in front of him, one by one, and they all had a rippling heart and a charming eyes flying around, hoping to eat him. Now they actually wanted to break into the back room. The Danyang soldiers are elite, and the Danyang girl can't afford to offend him.

"If the wife is sure, let them leave. Let Captain Xu enlarge the cordon and search carefully, so as not to ruin the reputation of Yi Chengzhang."

"Now." Zhu Ran turned around and sent the order.

Sun Ce signaled Zhang Hong to continue, Zhang Hong smiled and continued, "Does the general feel like he is returning to Jiangdong? "

Sun Ce laughed. "It's a bit."

"Do you remember what their attitude was when you came back last time?"

Sun Ce smiled and nodded. "Sir is right, it's nothing more than profit." He looked at Yu Fan. "Zhongxiang just made a suggestion, planning to move the Yangzhou capital to Jiangdong. There is no address yet. Danyang people are so enthusiastic, probably because they hope that the capital will be moved to Wanling. Zhongxiang, you will talk to the teacher in detail later."

"Here." Yu nodded and agreed.

Zhang Hong said: "It is a common human nature to pursue profit. As long as you follow the way, it is not shameful. However, if you can uphold justice in your heart and reject the temptation of profit, such people are even more worthy of cherishing. The Yang family of Hongnong has four generations and three officials, and has passed on morality, and may have stubbornness in their understanding, but they can abide by morality and refuse money in the dark room. This is beyond the reach of people. If Yang Biao is willing to surrender, why would he be so depressed?"

Sun Ce remained silent. He did not have a bad impression of Yang Biao, nor did he think of humiliating Yang Biao. Zhang Hong said halfway, and half did not say anything. The Han Dynasty had two prominent families with four generations and three dukes, one was the Yuan family and the other was the Yang family. Compared with the Yuan family's great power and wealth, the Yang family could not compare with the Yuan family except for their reputation. Their choice was the opposite. The Yuan family was determined to change the dynasty, but the Yang family had always guarded the remaining fire of the Han Dynasty and almost survived and died with the Han Dynasty. As a Han minister, Yang Biao was undoubtedly worthy of respect.

Sun Yi raised his hand. "Sir, what's going on in the dark room to refuse money?"

Zhang Hong said: "Refusing gold in the dark room is the story of Yang Biao's great-grandfather Yang Zhen and Yang Boqi. Yang Boqi was the governor of Jingzhou and recommended a man named Wang Mi. Later, this person was appointed as the ruling of Changyi. When Yang Boqi went to the prefect of Donglai, he passed by Changyi and lived in the post house. Wang Mi brought ten golds to see him and wanted to give him the travel expenses, but was rejected by Yang Boqi."

"It's just ten golds, this Yang Boqi is too stubborn." Sun Yi curled his lips.

"Yes, the Yang family is so stubborn. Do you know how Yang Boqi died?"

Sun Yi shook his head repeatedly. "I don't know."

"After Yang Boqi became the Grand Marshal, the empress's brother Yan Xian asked someone to send a message to him and asked him to remove his personal information. Yang Boqi refused. The Central Secretariat Fan Feng and others were in chaos. He wrote many letters to impeach him..."

Zhang Hong told several stories one after another. Sun Yi listened with relish. Some of Sun Ce knew about it, while others didn't know it, but he didn't say anything. He knew Zhang Hong's intention. If it were the past, he would have felt annoyed, but now his identity is different. Even if he is annoyed, he cannot express it in person. One is that he is disrespectful to Zhang Hong, and the other is that he has the potential to indulge people around him.

Regardless of whether he has a title or not, he is now a monarch. Of course, he does not want the people around him to gain power. Of course, he hopes that the civil and military officials can rule as impartially as Yang Zhen, and they are the duty of ministers, not the favourite. None of the women around him is a good deal, and there are more or less families behind him. If the ministers have no principles and are determined to please them, will the political situation be better? Zhang Hong was out of normalcy and took the initiative to tell Sun Yi, which was actually reminding him. Even if Yang Biao was pedantic, he could not use him, but there was no need to humiliate him at all. On the contrary, he needed to set such an example so that his subordinates could abide by the principles.

Goodness is fragile, but it is precisely because of goodness that people are human beings. It is precisely because goodness is fragile that we need to protect. The result of using the power in our hands to destroy kindness is just a temporary pleasure, but there are endless troubles.

After listening to the story told by Zhang Hong, Sun Yi and others were solemn. Even Guo Jia and Yu Fan put away their smiles. Guo Jia also knew some stories about the Yang family and added a few more words to tell about Yang Biao's role in the killing of Wang Fu. Wang Fu was the leader of the eunuch party of the Ling Emperor Dynasty. He was known together with Cao Jie and was an important promoter in the mobilization of the party and bribery. He was later killed by the Sili School Commander Yang Qiu because of his greed. People in the world know that Yang Qiu has many people, but few people know that Yang Biao plays a role in it. In fact, the key evidence of Yang Qiu's killing of Wang Fu comes from Yang Biao.

"To be honest, although Yang Biao is a bit conservative, he is a rare pragmatic person among court officials, not as extreme as the party members." Guo Jia said: "I agree with Mr. Zi Gang's opinion. I don't need these old ministers, but it is not suitable to destroy them. Even if he does not consider his relationship with Yang Xiu and the brothers of Yuan, he should retain a little decent for the righteousness of the world."

Zhang Hong glanced at Guo Jia gratefully.

Sun Ce had a slight head. "I'm not a vicious dog. If he doesn't mess with me, I won't bite him. Speaking of which, this is not a matter of being married, so I have to save some face."

Zhang Hong bowed and bowed. "The general is wise."

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After the meeting, Sun Ce returned to the back room. Yin Gui was joking with Mi Lan. When he saw Sun Ce coming in, he quickly got up, but he still couldn't help but smile on his face. Sun Ce was puzzled, looked at this and then at that.

"What's so happy?"

Yin Gui and Mi Lan looked at each other, Mi Lan shook her head repeatedly and refused to say anything. Yin Gui then stood beside Sun Ce and said with a smile: "General, do you want to change a few people to serve you?"

"What do you mean, are you tired?"

"No, we can't dominate the general, we have to give others a little chance. Now we are in Jiangdong again, we are guests, and we can't bully the master. Sister Gan has a few good friends and is determined to try the general's ability. Why not let them come and let us rest as well."

Only then did Sun Ce remember the two girls who were trying to break in. "How are those two people?"

"It should be still here, Sister Gan is talking to them." Yin Xi couldn't help laughing. "General, this Jiangdong woman is indeed fierce. No wonder the general dares to be the first in the world and put forward the statement of equality between men and women. General, in Jiangdong, are there many men in fear?"

Sun Ce frowned. "Ah, how did I hear that you have regional discrimination? Do you look down on us Jiangdong people?"

Yin Wei reached out and covered her mouth, and was overjoyed. "General, you are trying to inflict this on the crime. When did I discriminate against Jiangdong people? I envy Jiangdong people. I like to chase them. If you can't catch up, you can rob them. How great is it, men are like this and women are like this."

"No, I still think you have regional discrimination." Sun Ce pretended to be angry and waved his hand. "Lan'er, go back and rest first, I'm going to talk to Ah."

Mi Lan responded with a smile and turned around and went out. Yin Xi was anxious and reached out to pull it, but Sun Ce hugged it and pressed it on the bed. Looking at Sun Ce with a big bad wolf smile, Yin Xi panicked and changed to a pitiful look. "God, please spare me, I really don't mean to discriminate against the general. Otherwise, I would like to invite Sister Gan? If the general wants to, let her two good sisters come together to serve the general, so as not to be the general's opponent."

Sun Ce laughed and turned over and lay on the bed. "Forget it, let me spare you, I won't say that again next time. Ah, the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. You may really envy the Jiangdong women, but the Jiangdong people may not think so. Let's put ourselves in the shoes of a woman of a big family and tell you that she envys the most ordinary women, what would you think?"

Yin Gui sat up and bit his finger and thought for a while. "That's right, it's me Meng Lang. General, don't tell Sister Quan, otherwise she will criticize me."

"Are you afraid of her?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, but... how to say it, I'm not so casual when I see her. Sister Quan is older after all, and comes from a noble family. She is more familiar with the world than us. She speaks and does things more thoughtfully than us. She takes care of us and takes care of us. We all obey her."

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable. It seemed that Yuan Quan was still inseparable from here. Without her, the harem was uneasy. He hugged his head in his hands and lay on the bed. Yuan Quan thought of Yang Biao again. Thinking about what Zhang Hong said just now, he was a little confused for a moment. If Yang Biao was to come for an interview, what would he say? Zhang Hong reminded him solemnly, naturally he was worried that he would not handle it properly, make mistakes, and leave a bad impact.

Now he has a different identity, and countless people are watching every move, and he can no longer follow his temperament like before. This makes him feel a little uneasy, even more serious than in the army. The army is full of rough men and scholars, and he values ​​who has a big fist, good martial arts skills, who can win battles. There is not so much gentleness between life and death, but more instinct. The officialdom is different, and it emphasizes advancing, retreating, and being courteous, and being open to the other side. Once he is rude, he can easily leave a laughing stock.

The Yuan family was also the third master of the fourth generation, but the Yuan family he met was either a rough product like Yuan Shu or a brother of Yuan Quan who was dependent on others, or even a captive like Yuan Tan. He didn't need to care about their opinions. However, Yang Biao was different. Yang Biao was a senior minister. Not only was his cultivation not enough, but Yuan Quan and other juniors could not be compared. Facing Yang Biao, he was as natural as Yin Wei, facing Yuan Quan. If he was arrogant, he didn't have to worry, but if he had to follow the rules, he would be in no way. No one had taught him, his father Sun Jian had only taught him marching and fighting, but he never taught him how to face Yang Biao's old ministers.

He probably doesn't understand either.

Yin Ge got up to prepare toiletries. When he came back, he found Sun Ce was still lying on the bed in a daze, so he pushed him up to wash up. Sun Ce sat up, washed his face, rinsed his mouth, took off his shoes and socks to soak his feet, but his mind was thinking about seeing Yang Biao. When Yin Ge saw him, he asked curiously: "General, what are you thinking?"

Sun Ce looked at her and blinked. "Ah, ask you a question."

Yin Wei held her cheek with her hands and squatted in front of Sun Ce. "It can't be too difficult, I don't understand it either."

"How did you feel when you first saw Sister Quan?"

Yin Yu thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. "Of course I'm panicked. Don't you think Sister Quan looks serious? It makes people feel disgusted at the sight."

"Is that?" Sun Ce thought about it carefully. He had no feeling at all. When he saw Yuan Quan's first meeting, Yuan Shu was seriously injured. Life and death were uncertain. The mess in the Nanyang Prefect's Mansion was all upheld by Yuan Quan. His first impression at that time was that this woman was worthy of being a lady from a noble family, and she had no awe. She had a little indecent thought. "I don't have this feeling."

Yin Wei gave Sun Ce a blank look. "Of course you don't feel this way. At that time, General Yuan was surrounded by Cao Cao, and you rescued him from the siege. Are you a meritorious minister? Who dares to show you his face? I am different. I am the general's captive. The general is a general of the Yuan family. There are several levels between me and her."

Sun Ce's heart moved and suddenly felt relieved.
Chapter completed!