Sun Ce read Yang Xiu’s letter twice, put it back on, and played it with his fingers, which was a little regretful.

Although ideals are good, they are too difficult to realize. If the time is not familiar, it will be harmful to others and yourself.

Wang Mang is an example. I don’t want to be Wang Mang.

Sun Ce walked back to the desk and looked at Liu He's paintings. Yuan Quan was chatting with Huang Yueying. Seeing Sun Ce's face flat-chested face, he was quite surprised, but he didn't say anything. Sun Ce looked for a while and said, "Ahe, how do you draw characters?"

"I can't draw characters, I'm not as good as Cai everyone."

"Is there any ready-made works? Let me see."

Seeing that Sun Ce insisted on reading, Liu He put down his pen and picked two pieces from the painting bag beside him and spread them on the table. Sun Ce took a look and felt that it was okay. Although it was not as vivid as Cai Yan's painting, it was not too bad.

"The New Year is coming soon. Every household is buying New Year's goods and making new clothes. You draw some and send them to the emperor to let him experience the lives of the people of Jingzhou."

Liu He blinked and nodded in agreement. She understood what Sun Ce meant and was willing to contribute her own strength.

Sun Ce said a few gossips and walked aside. Yuan Quan followed. Sun Ce returned Yang Xiu's letter to her. Yuan Quan looked at Sun Ce. "Do you have anything to say to me to bring to him?"

"No hurry, I'll consider it again." Sun Ce said slowly: "The battlefield can decide the outcome, not the court in Chang'an. If they are willing to fight, let them fight, I'm not in a hurry." He paused and said: "It's good to take this opportunity to sort out Wang Mang's story and learn from it."

"My husband is right. Haste means not to be clear. Confucianism is too idealistic and paranoid, and thinks he is invincible. In fact, he is very fragile and vulnerable."

Sun Ce turned to look at Yuan Quan and laughed. "You are a little...that you are hated. Be careful to become the enemy of the Confucian sect."

"My husband is the enemy of the Confucian school, how can I stay out of the matter?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not the enemy of Confucianism." Sun Ce couldn't help laughing and said seriously: "I want to build Confucianism again and guide Confucianism to the broad road."

Yuan Quan covered his mouth and chuckled. "I was wrong with my husband not only able to govern the country, but also studying. Unfortunately, I was overstated by government affairs, otherwise you could be a great scholar. With his husband's realm, he had a wide range of schools of thought. I believe Dong Zhongshu would have to retreat."

"Yes." Sun Ce smiled and said quietly: "Actually, I am also a scholar."

It was the end of the year, and Prime Minister Zhang Hong was very busy. He not only had to deal with the affairs of Jingzhou, but also the affairs of other states. Although some of the affairs were shared by Yu Fan, his responsibilities were still very heavy. Huang Zhong was in the battle and Zhou Yu was about to go to war. The counties and counties were recruiting the people to repair cities, roads, and bridges. The amount of materials needed to be dispatched was astonishing. He had to check carefully to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the troubled waters and giving up his own pockets.

Sun Ce waited for two days before he had the opportunity to inform Zhang Hong of what Yang Xiu said and asked Zhang Hong for advice.

Zhang Hong considered it for a long time and put forward an opinion that was very close to Sun Ce: Wang Mang’s affairs are very reference value, and it is necessary to study them in depth. He went from a true Confucian scholar to become a powerful minister, and he also established the New Dynasty. He spared no effort to implement a series of policies including the well-field system. He was determined to realize the Confucian ideal, but in the end he caused resentment from heaven and people, betrayal of the people, and even indirectly damaged the Confucian confidence. There are too many lessons to learn from here. To a certain extent, Sun Ce also has similarities with Wang Mang, but he is not a pure Confucian scholar, but he is more pragmatic. But pragmatic and implicit are inseparable. There are certain implicit behind anyone doing anything. The new policy will inevitably involve the scope of implicit.

Although Xinmang only lasted for fifteen years, Wang Mang's reforms did not turn into clouds and mist. Just like the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, this dynasty was deeply influenced by Xinmang. A careful study of Wang Mang's success or failure was a reference for Sun Ce. It just so happened that Cai Yong's first draft of historic books was almost completed, and there was a free time before the revision, so he could lead the charge of this matter.

After listening to Zhang Hong's opinion, Sun Ce understood it. Zhang Hong was actually worried that he was as eager as Wang Mang to succeed, so he took this opportunity to give advice and learn from Wang Mang's defeat and not be too radical.

"How should Dezu deal with the challenge?"

"Ni Heng was so crazy that he was not worth worrying about. Dezu was enough to deal with it." Zhang Hong disagreed, stroked his beard and said calmly: "Dezu was worried about the future, just as Yuan Gusheng and Huang Sheng discussed back then. What did the king think of this issue?"

Sun Ce understood and couldn't help but smile, tapped his fingers on his thighs, and pondered for a moment. "Zhang Xiang, I'm also thinking about this recently. I have an immature idea that may solve this problem."

Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little nervous. "I hope to hear the king's high opinion."

"It is actually very natural for people to have a lifespan and a dynasty. When people get old, they should be happy and not be attached to the public. When the dynasty is over, they should withdraw calmly, and they cannot just persist. If my Sun family is lucky enough to be the lord of the world, it will be enough for them to pass on the country for hundreds of years. Of course, we can't see it after hundreds of years, but we can leave a system to solve this problem step by step."

"What kind of system?"

"Check and balance the monarch and minister."

"Check and balance the monarch and minister?"

"Yes." Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hong and said calmly: "The world is getting bigger and bigger, and affairs are getting more and more complicated, but sometimes manpower is poor. The king is also a human being, with limited energy, and it is inevitable to make mistakes. The power is too concentrated. Although lazy people lose power, they are close ministers, and those who work diligently will not last long and cannot avoid fatigue. There should be some differences between the king and the minister, and the ministers to distinguish the main and the second. I plan to establish a system so that the king and the ministers can get their place and maintain balance. There can be neither tyrants who do whatever they want, nor powerful ministers who do whatever they want."

Zhang Hong tasted it and showed joy between his eyebrows. "I said: Those who defeat others are powerful, and those who defeat themselves are powerful. If the king thinks this way, it should not be difficult for the Sun family to pass on the country for hundreds of years."

Sun Ce also laughed. It is unrealistic and impossible to ask him to give up his power and become a Void Lord now. However, it is possible to leave a system, slowly retreat, and gradually give up most of the monarch's power through a span of a hundred years, until the system of Void Lord finally formed. Moreover, as he knew, if a monarch's centralization was implemented, a dynasty would only last two or three hundred years, and it would only be a Void Lord's life. The rest was garbage time. Instead of being overthrown by force in the end, it would be better to be a Void Lord.

Of course, these are all imaginations now. If you really want to implement them, you must at least wait until the world is peaceful. He can take it slowly, wait until he wants to do everything he needs to do, and then make a will when he is eighty-year-old, set a general direction, and even take the first step, and die with a smile on his life's reputation.
Chapter completed!