While eating steamed buns that had just been out of the pot, Sun Ce and Daqiao had a chat without a single sentence. He was interested in the situation in Yanzhou, the defense of Suiyang, and the character of Liang Xiang Ding Chong. The Qiao sisters had just returned from Suiyang and saw a lot of things, and some of them might be more real than the information collected by the scouts.

Daqiao doesn’t talk much, but Xiaoqiao speaks everything. He keeps talking, and is vivid and vivid, with a lot of storytelling potential.

The beauty, the food, Sun Ce felt a little more depressed. After a full meal, Daqiao and Xiaoqiao bid farewell to the palace, and Sun Ce stayed in Yuan Quan's palace. Yuan Quan brewed tea and sat with Sun Ce.

"What are the king worried about?"

"Hmm?" Sun Ce looked at Yuan Quan in surprise. Yuan Quan picked up the teapot and added a little hot water to Sun Ce. "Although the king was happy to eat and was happy to hear, he did not agree with him like before, and he did not argue with Xiaoqiao. I guess he had something to do. Xiaoqiao did not make you happy even though he had put in so much effort. I was really a little depressed."

"Is that?" Sun Ce recalled and felt that Xiaoqiao was exerting too much force today. It turned out that the root was on him, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty and let the beautiful girl down. In front of Yuan Quan, he did not need to hide it, so that Yuan Quan could understand his sudden melancholy, so that Yuan Quan could have a clear idea and had the opportunity to comfort Xiaoqiao. Yuan Quan was very sensitive, and he understood it as soon as he heard it, and his face felt a little sad.

"It is a blessing for all people to have this heart."

Sun Ce laughed twice, feeling boring. He told Yuan Quan that this was not for fame or self-proclaim. Yuan Quan glanced at him and said, "The king may think that I am hypocritical and flattered, but I am the truth. Confucianism emphasizes myself and others. Do not do to others what I do not want others to do to my family. The king has a deep affection for his family, so he will naturally not kill easily and destroy families. If he can extend all people, he will be the king of Yao and Shun."

Sun Ce said: "You didn't say that I was a woman's kindness, I was already very satisfied. The king of Yao and Shun didn't expect it anymore, and I still have some self-knowledge."

Yuan Quan lowered his head, fiddled with the tea in his hand, thought for a moment, and then raised his head. "King, I... I have some words, maybe a little presumptuous."

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows and put down the teacup in his hand. Yuan Quan has been very comfortable recently. It has been a long time since he talked to him so formally. Even if he has any opinions, he will convey them to Yuan Heng. I think he has to say anything, so he knows that he has to say it even though he is presumptuous.

"Does the king feel that the country is getting bigger and bigger, the people are getting bigger, and there are ugly and irritating people, which shakes the world and is worried that it will not be able to support it?"

Sun Ce thought about it and nodded solemnly. He did have this kind of thought.

"It is normal and a good thing for the king to have this concern. Shi Yun was trembling and Yi Yunxi was so vigilant that he would encourage the king not to ignore it, but there were not many people who could do it. It is rare for the king to wake up and relieve himself. But everything is too much. If the king is not confident and raises his hand to become suspicious, how can he govern the world?"

"With that being said, I really don't have the experience of governing the world..."

Yuan Quan said slowly: "Who is born with experience in governing the world?"

Sun Ce was speechless for a moment.

Yuan Quan paused for a moment and smiled and said, "In my foolish opinion, the reason why the king is timid in his heart is probably related to his lack of respect. Whether it is the emperor or the Confucian scholars, they either believe in the power of the king or the classics of the saints, thinking that if they are in the mouth, or are taught by the saints, they will naturally believe in the world. The king does not believe in the destiny of heaven, nor does he believe in the classics of the saints, and has no support, and it is normal to be afraid."

Sun Ce frowned and pondered silently. He could not say that Yuan Quan was wrong, or even said that Yuan Quan hit the nail on the head, but he had long known about this problem and would not be uneasy. His current problem is that he felt that something was happening, but he didn't know what the problem was.

"I'm wrong?"

"We can't say that it's wrong, but... it's not all. It's obvious that the difficulty of governing the world is. I know it's difficult, so I have to slow down and think twice. But now I feel that there is danger and I don't know where the danger is." He paused and said, "This may be intuition, an illusion, and of course, it may also be the doubts and fears caused by the lack of confidence you said."

Yuan Quan held his cheek, tilted his head, looked at Sun Ce for a while, and suddenly said, "Can it be Jiaozhou?"

"What's the problem with Jiaozhou...? Why did you think of Jiaozhou?"

Yuan Quan shook his hand with a smile. "I don't know, I just guessed that you mentioned your family just now and said you didn't know where the danger is. Combined with the two, I think only Jiaozhou is the only thing. Intuition is mysterious, but it is not without traces. Just like a dream, it looks messy, but it is actually related to what you encountered during the day. I just can't realize it for a while. Thinking back, I will know the truth."

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable. Although he could not think of any dangers in Jiaozhou, so he felt a warning, Yuan Quan's analysis made some sense. Intuition is like dreams, and it is actually a reaction of the subconscious, which is the result of the interaction of clues that were not noticed normally. It may be an illusion or the truth.

Besides, Jiaozhou has not been under control, so it is natural to worry that something will happen. Speaking of which, Zhang Zhao has not had any news for a long time, which is really not supposed to be. Sun Jian and Sun Quan would consciously maintain independence, but Zhang Zhao should not have such an idea. Even if he is worried about Sun Jian and Sun Quan have ideas, normal correspondence should be done.

Sun Ce decided to make arrangements with Guo Jia tomorrow. As the saying goes, men rely on reason and women rely on intuition, Yuan Quan may have hit the truth. It doesn’t matter if he is wrong. Strengthening control over Jiaozhou is imperative. Jiangnan has become the center of gravity, and Jiaozhou cannot always be a place outside the world.

"I haven't had a long talk with you for a long time. I'll live here today and talk to you."

"You can speak." Yuan Quan slightly raised the corner of his mouth. "It won't work. If the king didn't blame me for serving in the Blessed Palace and stayed in the Daoxiang Palace, I would be unable to ask for it."

Sun Ce was puzzled. Among the wives and concubines, Yuan Quan had always served the most attentively. Why did he become abnormal today? If her menstruation came, she would not keep him at all. It would be a bit strange if he stayed, but he refused to serve him.

“Why?”

"Someone is not allowed." Yuan Quan covered his mouth and smiled: "Not even below the neck."

"Who is so bold?" Sun Ce pretended to be angry and slapped the table. Yuan Quan was not afraid at all, and looked at Sun Ce with a smile, gently brushing his flat belly with bare hands. Sun Ce suddenly realized, and suddenly became angry, and after a while, he sweared helplessly.

"My day!"

Although depressed, Sun Ce still stayed overnight in the Daoxiang Palace and said something to Yuan Quan in the middle of the night. Yuan Quan had a wide range of knowledge and could give him some advice from another perspective, which was something that Zhang, Yu Fan and others could not do. Besides, some things could only be told to Yuan Quan, and Yuan Quan would arrange them.

In name, Yuan Heng was the leader of the harem, and Yuan Quan had retreated behind the scenes. In fact, Yuan Quan's influence was not weakened. Instead, because of her inconvenience, it made people more willing to get close to him. Some things were inconvenient to talk to Yuan Heng, but Yuan Quan could talk to Yuan Heng. This was the case with Sun Ce, and the other ladies were the same. If you have something unhappy, go to Daoxiang Palace to have a good meal and talk to Yuan Quan. Even if things cannot be solved, you will feel much better.

In most cases, things can be solved satisfactorily.

After having a hearty breakfast in Daoxiang Hall, Sun Ce came to the previous dynasty in high spirits. Because of the tight time and tight funds, Taichu Palace now has only one front hall, which is here every five days, and is here usually working here. There are wing rooms on the east and west sides of the front hall, Zhang and Yufan’s government office on the east side, and the military advisor office on the west side.

So far, Sun Ce has no internal dynasty organization similar to the Shangshutai. It should have it in the future, but it will not be very large. The internal dynasty will replace the external dynasty, and has been constantly establishing new institutions to replace the internal dynasty to prevent the internal dynasty from becoming bigger. He does not want to do such a thing. There are many ways to restrict the power of ministers. Establishing an internal dynasty is undoubtedly a not very clever one. It seems very convenient, but in fact, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, it will cause endless disasters.

What is more urgent than restricting the power of ministers is actually restricting the imperial power. Although the current imperial power has not reached the point of being unscrupulous, signs have already appeared. It is still time to adjust now. When the knees of the elite class are weak, they are willing and even rush to kneel down on the ground. It is too late to adjust. Restricting the term of the three public offices, separation of military, politics, and supervision are all things he is trying.

With two thousand years of Chinese and foreign history as a guide, in this regard, he has the highest far-sighted state of this era and is clear about which direction he should go to to get history on the right track.

As soon as he arrived at the front hall, Zhang Xuan came up and gave a smile. "Congratulations to the king."

Sun Ce smiled while walking, "Why?"

Zhang Xuan followed up. "The king taught a talent and his ability to enlighten him is comparable to a saint."

Sun Ce turned to Zhang Xuan and looked at Zhang Xuan. It was estimated that Zhang Xuan was talking about Zhuge Liang. It seemed that Zhuge Liang successfully passed the defense of the Military Advisory Office and shocked these soldiers who were above the top. As Zhang's son, Zhang Xuan rarely praised people like this. He and Zhuge Liang were both from Xuzhou. Zhuge Liang was outstanding, which was the result he was willing to see. It was natural that he was the first to come to report the good news.

"Who?" Sun Ce pretended not to know.

"Kong Ming. His defense is so exciting. The king will know later that I will see the minutes later. Anyway, I will be very eye-opening and benefit a lot."

Sun Ce smiled. This was as expected. "Does Zhongyuan also want to go out for some experience?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head repeatedly. "The king is stupid, he does not have the talent of Kong Ming. He also wants to accumulate a few more years by the king's side. In the future, he can handle it even if he is a county magistrate, so he will not discredit the king."

Sun Ce laughed and didn't say much. Zhang was the prime minister, and Zhang Jing had already released him and served as a military advisor under the command of Rencheng Governor Ji Ling. The future of the Zhang family father and son was bright. As the second son, Zhang Xuan should not be promoted too quickly to avoid criticism. Moreover, when Zhang Xuan was enlightened, Zhang Zheng traveled to the capital and did not teach him enough. Zhang Xuan's ability was indeed insufficient than his brother Zhang Jing, and it was necessary to accumulate for a period of time.

"Accumulate and make a thin life, you will have a moment of excitement."
Chapter completed!