But the boss had to follow, Pang Tong opened the information that had been prepared and began to explain the situation in Xiliang. Due to the slow news, in fact, the information in his hand describes the situation already a month ago.

"This is the case, Ma Chao Han Suijun and Cao Thief's army have won and lost each other, among which Cao Thief has many defeats, due to the long distance from Xiliang to Jingzhou, the news is too slow, at this time I am afraid that the battle situation has changed, and the possibility of Cao Thief turning defeat into victory is also there. Therefore, the subordinates thought that the princess should make a decision as much as possible," Pang Tong analyzed the situation and made a concluding statement.

Liu Yan was seriously looking at the landscape map and listening to his speech, and when she heard this, she said directly: "Well, Senior Brother is reasonable, do you have any opinions? By the way, I look at this picture, the city of Xiliang is very clear, but the city of Shuzhong is very blurry, isn't Shuzhong closer to us? What is the reason?"

"The princess doesn't know, the road to Shu is difficult, the terrain and landform in Shu are very complicated, and it is difficult for non-Shu people to know its true face. Xu Shu stood up and spoke. He looked a little tired after sleeplessness, but his eyes were still very bright, showing that he was in a good mood.

Liu Yan was looking at the picture, but he was looking at Liu Yan, and when she saw her appear, he was overjoyed. His mood also improved. What Pang Tong said to him yesterday was still in his ears, making him realize where he had made a mistake. After all, it's because Yan'er is a girl!Xu Shu snorted in her nose.

"The military advisor is right, the road to Shu is difficult, outsiders enter, only passively beaten, the thief is so anxious to Pingxi Liang, not hesitating to kill Ma Teng to provoke Ma Chao, it must be the thinker to pass through Guò Xiliang into Shu, after taking Shu and then divide the troops to the south, when the time comes, we are bound to be difficult to parry, and our friendship with Jiangdong is clear, I am afraid it is also one of the reasons why Cao thief intends to seize Shu first. We should prepare immediately, and strive to enter Shu before Cao Thief, so as not to attack people later!" Yin Guan, who had not expressed much of his opinion as a new member, was the first to speak today.

As Liu Bei's main book, it can be regarded as the core, he has a relatively good understanding of Zhuge Liang's proposition of dividing the world into three parts of the world, and knows the importance of Shuzhong. For Liu Bei, Shuzhong is the cornerstone of the country. For Liu Yan, Shuzhong is a natural barrier. Xiangyang is too close to Xudu, and as a governance office, it is a big flaw and a mortal threat to be exposed to the enemy's edge. But Shuzhong is different, the natural conditions are destined to be a treasure land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Liu Yan can move the administrative office to Chengdu, is he still afraid of Cao Cao's million army?

It's just that everyone knows that Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the sky. If you rush in, you will definitely fail. And now the fighting in Shu is also very fierce, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang in Hanzhong are fighting to the death, and it is also dark to fight, and it is difficult for external forces to intervene.

Compared with the cautious and cautious mentality of her subordinates, Liu Yan maintained a consistent openness and closure in the formulation of the grand strategy: "Since everyone agrees on the same opinion, they all want to find a way to get Shu before Cao Thief, then this article will be decided!

Liu Yan did not leave Xu Shu and Pang Tong, but left Yin Guan, Pang Tong and Xu Shu looked at each other, Xu Shu looked at the smiling expression of the apprentice, lowered his eyelids and bowed to the door, turned around and walked out quickly, Pang Tong was busy to follow. Liu Yan watched the teacher withdraw, and then smiled at Yin Guan: "I have a lot of things I don't understand, I want to ask Mr. for advice, let's go to the study to talk." With that, he took Yin Guan and walked in the direction of the study.

After entering the study, the two sat down, Yaoqin sent refreshments, and Liu Yan began to ask: "Mr. used to be the chief bookkeeper under the emperor's uncle, and he must be very familiar with my senior brother Zhuge 's strategy, I want to ask for advice, Zhuge senior brother persuaded the emperor's uncle to enter Shu, is there anything to rely on? Otherwise, with the new wild projectile land owned by the emperor's uncle, what will he use to attack Shu?"

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, although the imperial uncle was in a predicament in Xinye, he had Jingzhou in his heart, if Cao Thief went south before, he could take the opportunity to obtain Jingzhou, and he would have the strength to take Shuzhong. Yin Guan sighed: "It's a pity that Uncle Huang died before his ambition was paid, and every qiē turned into a dream." Speaking of this, Yin Guan gave his hand to Liu Yan again: "Now that the princess has won the land of Jingzhou, she should uphold the will of the emperor's uncle, resist the Cao thief in the north, take Shuzhong in the west, level the world as soon as possible, and restore the Han Dynasty!"

"Hehe, Mr. can't help but say too much, Uncle Huang is getting forty years old, and he is almost fifty years old, what has not been done, how can I, a weak woman, do it? I am not sure, where does your confidence in me come from?" Liu Yan smiled and asked casually.

"Princess, don't be presumptuous, since ancient times, there has never been a woman like you, sitting on the real power of a state as a child. You already have Jingzhou, and it is only a matter of time before you enter the river, and the time will definitely come soon. Yin Guan said respectfully.

"Yes, then Mr. Cheng's auspicious words!" Liu Yan smiled slightly and sent Yin Guan away. After Yin Guan left, Liu Yan was alone in the study, behind the redemption of the map of Xiliang and Shuzhong drawn by Xu Shu, looking at the almost blank map, the thoughts in Liu Yan's mind turned fast like a windmill. Yin Guan said, Zhuge Liang set a plan for Liu Bei to take Xichuan, was it to welcome the emperor to revive the Han Dynasty? With Liu Bei's timid and mouse-like nature, he did not dare to go to Cao Cao, and he could only survive in the cracks when he entered Shu, wanting to escape. It has nothing to do with the revival of the Han Dynasty, and those who claim to be heroes still regard him as the savior of the Han Dynasty, and they all go to him!

Thinking of this, Liu Yan stretched out her hand, gently brushed the landscape map with her fingertips, and murmured softly: "Teacher, are you still thinking about reviving the Han Dynasty?" In fact, Liu Yan knew in her heart that Xu Shu had always been interested in the Han family under the influence of her mother. It's just that whether he thought about helping Emperor Xian regain power is unknown. Emperor Xian is now being pressed to death by Cao Cao, and he has to look at Cao Cao's face when he takes a breath. But if he is not trapped by Cao Cao, will he be able to afford the world?

Liu Yan had never seen Emperor Xian, but she had seen Cao Cao, although it was only a quick glance and not careful. It's just that Cao Cao caused her a deterrent that made her feel terrified from the bottom of her heart. The baptism of war for a long time made Liu Yan fully realize what it means to be a king and a loser. Therefore, at this moment, she began to doubt the ability of Emperor Xian. If it is really as Yin Guan said, he entered the Hanzhong Pingtian to welcome the emperor, then she has to think about it again!

Time flies quickly, and many months have passed in a blink of an eye, and I am about to see the tail of the fifteenth year of Jian'an. At this time, the battle situation in Xiliang changed dramatically, and Ma Chao not only did not defeat as Pang Tong expected, but broke through all the way and brought Cao **** to Tongguan. When the news came, it was snowing heavily in the sky, and Liu Yan was busy with her work in the study while reading the official documents, and she was making winter clothes for the teacher.

The little official sent by Pang Tong came to the princess's mansion in the wind and snow, and saw a stack of fabric on the side of the bookcase, which had already revealed the rudimentary shape of the clothes.

Originally, Pang Tong didn't need to deliver the news to the princess's mansion, he only needed to report it in person at the regular meeting. The regular meeting of the princess's mansion is held every five days, and the thunder cannot be moved. If the princess is not there, Jiang Wan is in a situation and cannot preside, then Jiang Wan's deputy, Liu Ba, will preside over the meeting, the same is once every five days.

But Pang Tongjue's boss may like to see this news, after all, the more anxious the battle situation in Xiliang, the more beneficial it will be to his side. He knew that his boss had been worried about when the fleet floating at sea would be able to return. Thinking of finding something fun to distract from her.

Although due to the slow news, this big win was already a few months ago. Now the armies of both sides should have ceased fighting and prepared for the winter, but in any case, knowing that Cao Cao was deflated again was good news for them, the anti-Cao royalists.

Sure enough, Liu Yan opened the bamboo slip and looked at it, and immediately laughed: "Okay! It's really good! This Ma Chao is so powerful, it's really heartfelt! I must meet this person in person if I have the opportunity, and now it seems that all the people surnamed Ma are related to me and help me!"

Liu Yan was very happy, and naturally wanted to share this joy with the teacher, but as soon as she saw that she had only half finished the clothes, she flattened her mouth, carefully folded the clothes, and put them away, so she ordered the guards outside the door to invite Master Xu over.

Soon, Xu Shu took a car to the princess's mansion, Liu Yan walked to the door to pick him up, and handed him warm ginger tea: "Teacher, you drink to warm your body first." ”

Xu Shu took the tea bowl, but his eyes did not stare at the tea, but he keenly noticed that there seemed to be a small wound on the finger of the disciple, although it was no longer bleeding, but the complexion of this place was obviously redder than other places.

"Yan'er, your hand ......"

"Ah, it's okay, I accidentally burned it while drinking tea, it's just a small place, it's not in the way. By the way, I came to the teacher to tell you good news, great news!" Liu Yan subconsciously rubbed her hands, her excitement overflowing.

Xu Shu pursed his lips and decided not to ask about the wound anymore, but instead asked, "What are you so happy about?"

"Guess what? There's good news from Xiliang. Cao thief was defeated and has retreated to Tongguan, Cao thief not only did not capture Xiliang, but also suffered a big loss, you say, is this a great news?" Liu Yan said excitedly: "We finally don't have to rush into Sichuan's strategy, you say, isn't this Ma Chao very powerful?"

"Yes! It's very powerful! I really didn't expect that he could make such a big move by himself, and the Cao thief has hit the iron plate this time!" Xu Shu was also very happy when he heard this, after all, he was also a royalist: "Seeing that it has been closed for nearly a year, Cao Thief has been newly defeated, and there will be no war in Xiliang in a short time, and there will be another war, but I am afraid that it will be spring." ”

Cao Cao's soldiers were all Tuntian soldiers, that is, Zhuangjia soldiers, who had to go back to engage in production when they were busy with farming, and had no time to fight. So seeing that spring is coming, this cane can't be beaten for a while. Xiliang is peaceful, civil strife will continue in Shuzhong, and Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang will relax their vigilance and not twist into a rope, which is an excellent time for external forces.

Xu Shu thought of this, and immediately became stern again: "It's time to send a spy to Xichuan!"

When we first entered Xiangyang, I had already asked Senior Brother Pang to arrange for spies to enter Sichuan, originally to find the whereabouts of Senior Brother Zhuge , but later it became a mapping team. You said that Shu Road is difficult, but with a map, it shouldn't be difficult!"

"The terrain and landform of Shuzhong are complex, and of course there is a map of Xichuan is the best, but I am afraid that there are some important places, outsiders can't enter or don't know at all, the reason why the landscape map is vacant in Shuzhong is because I don't know anything about Shuzhong, and I don't dare to write indiscriminately!" Xu Shu shook his head and said.

"Teacher, since you mentioned this landscape map, let's take a look at what has changed in this picture. As he spoke, he deliberately let go of his body so that Xu Shu could take a closer look.

Xu Shu took a closer look, and suddenly felt strange, the originally almost blank map of Shuzhong actually had many more small lines, who made up for it? Looking at the fu'er's triumphant expression, Xu Shu's heart softened, and he praised her: "I didn't expect that the child was really found by you to know the people of Shu." ”

"Hehe, teacher, don't you know! It turns out that our General Gan Ninggan is from Ba County! He just took the Yangtze River waterway all the way to Jiangxia. As a result, he was familiar with the topography of his hometown. It's a pity that he is only familiar with the place, and not with the other places, but we know a waterway to Ba County. Liu Yan looked at the landscape and said.

Xu Shu suddenly realized that he didn't know that Gan Ning was from Shu, and he hadn't cared about this before. I didn't expect the apprentice to even know this, it seems that she is really concerned about Gan Ning, and even where his hometown is from.

"I see, I didn't expect Xingba (Gan Ningzi) to be from Shudi, what a big coincidence!" Xu Shu smiled slightly: "This waterway is also convenient, but now that Shu is in chaos, we still need to board it for a while." ”

"Wait! Of course I have to wait, there is no news from the fleet I sent out so far! Jiangdong has been too quiet for a while now, I am always worried that they will stab me, I will not enter Shu before I get rid of my worries, in case someone gets a knife in the back, it will be really wronged, anyway, now that Cao Thief is defeated, I have time again. I can afford to wait!" (To be continued.) )