Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 398 Touching Two Fish

Zhou Cang then put forward a second proposal. ""The Analects of Confucius" has been around for thousands of years, and several scholars have made annotations afterwards, which shows that various scholars have different understandings and interpretations of it, some of which may be unclear, or have taken meaning out of context, or have changed the meaning of words, etc. So I intend to re-interpret, I wonder what you think?"

As soon as Zhou Cang said this, the hall fell into silence, and no one answered, perhaps because he felt that the scene was a little awkward, Sun Gan said: "It's very good, but the matter is of great importance, and needs to be carefully considered."

"Alright, everyone, think about it and see if there is any good way." Zhou Cang had no choice but to end this topic. As for the additional topic, Zhou Cang didn't mention the suggestion of adding punctuation marks in the article.After discussing for a while about how to compile the new language, everyone dispersed.

Zhou Cang was very depressed. He felt that the mention was very tactful and not out of line. Why did it cause such a big impact.He stepped out of the State Shepherd's Mansion, strolled to the Chief of Staff, and talked happily with Zhou Wen.

Zhuge Dan was asking Zhou Wen for advice in the General Staff Department, and Zhou Cang didn't shy away from Zhuge Dan, telling everyone's questions and answers and performance together, Zhou Wen couldn't figure it out for a while.

Zhuge Dan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is living in the mountains and doesn't know the mountains?"

"What does this mean?" Zhou Cang was even more confused.

"Think about it, my lord, why are there different annotations? Is it true that different families have different understandings? I think this is only a minority. The different annotations are because the kings think differently!"

Zhuge Dan punctured the window paper protected by the great Confucians. Aren’t these annotations serving the rulers?
Zhou Wen chuckled: "So that's the case, so it's also true that the person who wrote the book and set up a biography deliberately made some things vague."

"Exactly. One is because I am afraid of violating a taboo, so I dare not say it clearly, and the other is to stop at the end and leave it to future generations to comment." Zhuge Dan said: "Re-explaining, it can also be a misinterpretation, if it is done by an individual, it can only be said to be true. If the words of a family are spoken by a group, hehe, then there is someone to say."

It turned out that Zhou Cang suddenly realized, and couldn't help but look at Zhuge Dan a few more times, he saw it so thoroughly at a young age, a child can be taught.

Now that the crux has been found, Zhou Cang has a solution.He ordered Zhou Wen to secretly send a letter to Zhang Jiong to hold a big debate at Liaodong College. All students could put forward their own comments, debate with each other, and finally report the results to Xuzhou. Anyway, Liaodong is just a blank sheet of paper with random pictures.As long as Liaodong moves, Xuzhou will follow. At worst, there is no right answer.

In April, Zhou Chong and Zhou Xi's wives gave birth one after another, and the naming of the two girls did not bother Zhou Cang anymore.In June, Zhou Cangtian had a son and a daughter in Daqing, Xuzhou.Zhou Cang named his son Zhou Ting and his daughter Zhou Yan.

At the end of June, news came from Jizhou that Yuan Tan fought Yuan Shang and that Yuan Tan was defeated.Zhou Wen cursed: "Two prodigal sons, Yuan Shao's death anniversary has not yet passed, and they are so impatient to fight for power and profit before the filial piety period, Jizhou will surely perish!"

At this time, all the chairs in the White Tiger Hall have been replaced with chairs, one chair for one person, much more comfortable than kneeling.Zhou Wen didn't need to pat his thigh, but instead patted the armrest. After the pat, he didn't care about the pain in his hand, so he quickly checked whether the Taishi chair was damaged.

Zhou Cang held back his laughter, "So what can the Yuan family do?"

Zhou Chong reported again: "Qingzhou is in great chaos now. General Liu Xun is searching for food and grass everywhere, and recruiting officers to serve as soldiers. Don't drive Wang Xiu and prefect Guan Tong to escape from Qingzhou and go to Yuan Tan."

Zhao Yu and Liu Zheng were shocked. Liu Xun was clearly planning to rebel, and Beihai still had his relatives and friends.The two looked at Zhou Cang together: "Mr. Zhou, what should I do?"

"You two gentlemen, don't worry. If Liu Xun misbehaves, I will attack immediately."

"Your Majesty, make preparations early." The two were very anxious.

"Ling, Xu Huang and Liao Hua lead the soldiers and horses of the battalion to station at the head of Mount Tai, and Chen Dao and Wu Gang each lead the soldiers and horses of the battalion to station at the head of Beihai, ready to attack at any time." Zhou Cang adopted a combination of one old and one new. The independent battalion was used to train the team, and Liao Hua finally participated in the official battle.

"Order again, Qu'a leads the troops of the battalion to patrol Pengcheng and Xiapi to prepare for the invading enemy. If there are any broken troops, they will be accepted after screening. Huang Zhong will be the general manager of all walks of life, and Governor Zhang Ping will supply food and grass everywhere."

Zhou Cang said to Liu Zheng: "Our army is not familiar with Beihai. Please work hard, sir, to lead the army." Liu Zheng was very grateful to Zhou Cang. He was taking care of his family. , then Zhou Cang will occupy Beihai, and he will be the prefect of Beihai County.

"Bie Zhao, you need to report to the imperial court to send troops across borders, please don't draft a document to ask the imperial court for orders."

The two had to admire Zhou Cang, he was really thoughtful and did not forget to give the court face.

Everyone took orders and left.Zhou Wen stayed behind, and asked with a worried face: "When Jizhou is in chaos, Cao Cao will definitely go north again. We thought it would take several years for Cao Cao to pacify Hebei, but now it won't be long."

Zhou Cang also sighed, "No one can persuade the two Yuans to fight, so what can we do? However, it is not so easy for Cao Cao to pacify Hebei after thinking about it. For sending troops to fight against Cao Cao, the two men still have [-] or [-] soldiers. Don’t forget that there are also Wuhuan people. Yuan Shao was very good with them when he was alive. They will also raise troops to help Yuan Shang, and at least they will provide shelter for them. place."

"Cao Cao would not treat the Wuhuan people so favorably. I hope they can prolong the war." It was not just Zhou Cang, Zhou Wen wished that Cao Cao would fall into the quagmire of Hebei.

"Since worrying about it is useless, let's plan carefully what to do after taking Mount Tai and Beihai." The prefect of Beihai has already been selected, but Mount Tai has not yet been found.Occupying two counties, how to garrison troops, Zhou Cang deeply felt that his men and soldiers were still in short supply.

"Look at the master's arrangement, do you intend to switch defenses between Qu'a and Liao Hua, while Beihai and Jiaodong join forces?"

"That's what I mean." Zhou Cang decided on this arrangement after a long time of consideration, "Does Yuan Fang think there's anything wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. I just think that Xuzhou's soldiers and horses are all divided into various counties. Is it too scattered?" Zhou Wen said with a little hesitation.

Since Liu Xiu established his capital in the Eastern Han Dynasty, all the main forces were concentrated in Sili, and Emperor Ling Liu Zhi even established the Eight Captains of Xiyuan, all of which concentrated their forces together. No wonder Zhou Wen was a little hesitant.Once a war breaks out in Xuzhou, the gathering of people and horses will take up a lot of time.

"Yuan Fang's concerns, I'll think about it carefully." Zhou Cang nodded, his mind wandering beyond the clouds, how should the army be reorganized?Do you dare to break away from the current military and political system and establish a new system?

Wait, wait a little longer.

(End of this chapter)