Zhao Hao thought that for the sake of today, only by avoiding the enemy's edge, taoguang and cultivating obscurity, and accumulating strength can he seek a place for survival and development. However, these people in the court did not think so, they believed that Emperor Gaozong had avoided the enemy at sea in the face of the pursuit of the Jin army after the Jingkang Rebellion, and finally waited for his retreat to rebuild the Great Song Dynasty, so he was reluctant to stay away from the mainland, preferring to drift on the sea and wait for an opportunity. But they don't know that they have made a strategic mistake.

Now the Great Song Dynasty has basically fallen on the mainland, except for Bashu and Zhou, and the anti-Mongolian forces led by the official have all collapsed; On the other hand, although the Jin army invaded the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River during the reign of Gaozong, most of the areas did not experience military fire, and the political power at all levels operated normally. At this time, the Mongols have been in the Central Plains for decades, the foundation has been solid, the Yuan Emperor Kublai Khan aside nationalism is also a generation of heroes, his purpose in attacking the Song Dynasty is to unify China, and the Jin army is completely different from the purpose of plundering, that is to say, there is no intention to leave, will be the remnants of the Song Dynasty to chase and beat, until it is completely wiped out.

Zhao Yu has been thinking about how to live since he came to this world alone, and after learning the truth, he had to think about how to live, and when he took in a group of 'little brothers', his thoughts had to become how to take everyone to live. The Tao is not the same, he knows that it is safe to follow the court, in fact, it is a road of no return, even if he becomes the emperor one day, he is still a puppet to be manipulated, and he has no right to speak at all.

In this way, it is better to be self-reliant, stay away from the court and take everyone to seek a way to survive from the cracks. And Zhao Yu also knew that at this moment, he had to rely on this bit of soldiers and horses in his hands to gain a firm foothold on the continent surrounded by strong enemies and fight a piece of the world, which can be said to be no different from a dream, so there was only one choice left for him - to leave the homeland and find another way out. But there was still room for choice where to go, but deciding which way to go was also nerve-wracking.

Chen Yizhong has been clamoring for the imperial court to move to Champa, establish a government-in-exile, and use its power to fight back. This choice is theoretically reasonable, firstly, Zhancheng was a subject state of the Great Song Dynasty, and there was no reason not to accept the suzerainty; Since the Chen clan usurped the city, the two have been implementing an expansion policy, fighting for many years, grabbing a lot of territory, and being in a hegemonic position among the surrounding countries in Southeast Asia, with a certain military strength, which can be used to fight Mongolia.

For this proposal, even if Zhao Yu does not know the historical details, he also knows that a country has its own dignity even if it is humble, and it will never easily bow down to its subordinates if it is not faced with extreme circumstances. Similarly, the surrender of Zhancheng to the Song Dynasty was also a last resort choice after the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty is already in decline, how can the city of Zhancheng take them seriously, even if they are accepted to take refuge, they will definitely ask for disarming, and will never allow the troops of the Great Song Dynasty to enter.

In addition, it is not easy for small countries in history to survive in a world full of powerful countries, and they often choose the strategy of 'relying on strong countries', and the Song Dynasty has existed in name only, and it is no longer the object of all countries to come to the court. The Yuan Dynasty was at a time when the army was strong and strong, and it dominated East Asia, and it had long replaced the position of the Great Song Dynasty. At this time, Champa still regarded the Song Dynasty as its suzerainty, but hoped that it would serve as a barrier between it and the Mongols, and once this role was gone, there was no need to continue to be 'humiliated'. As far as Zhao Yu knows, after the Battle of Yashan, the Mongols launched an expedition, and the city was defeated and became a vassal of the Yuan Dynasty, and the remnants of the Song Dynasty who were exiled in the area were either sacrificed to the Mongols or surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty in desperation.

Therefore, going to Champa to be a second-class citizen was never Zhao Hao's wish, and this road was denied early. Similarly, it is difficult to go overseas to embark on a journey of conquest and re-establishment of the country. First of all, when the imperial court still exists, and everyone still has the idea of recovering the country, staying away from the homeland to survive, in the eyes of everyone is tantamount to treason and betraying their ancestors, and these people in the house may not go with them. And even if you go with him, without the backing of a strong motherland, without reserve soldiers and strong logistical supplies, the possibility of success is very small.

After calculation, there are not many places that conform to the existing humanistic foundation and can have certain material and personnel guarantees, and following Zheng Chenggong's example of going to Taiwan to secede is lingering in Zhao Yu's mind. But after some understanding, he gave up again, at this time Taiwan is still called Liuqiu, although it is not very far from the mainland, but it still only exists in old papers and legends, it is a real foreign place, and the specific location is not known. Occasionally, it comes from the people who have had accidents at sea or drifted there to avoid storms, and the footsteps of the Han people only stop in the Penghu area.

Therefore, Taiwan in the Song Dynasty was still in the barbaric era, and it was outside the two monsoon belts, and it was not easy to go to it with the current level of navigation. But it is not without benefits, at least it is a good hiding place, the Mongols will find it difficult to find them for a while, and he can become the first pioneer of Taiwan to go down in history. But Zhao Yu thought about it and gave up, and going to Taiwan by himself was a real self-made man, and everything had to be done from scratch. If you do it well, you can defeat the natives, develop and build a new Taiwan, and establish a political regime, but when you have the ability to counterattack, I am afraid that your beard will be white; If you don't do it, you can only be a wild man there, and you will end up in the barren mountains.

Zhao Yu's fingers were broken, and in the end, only Hainan Island was left to live temporarily. He is no stranger to Hainan Zhao Hao, and he has been there many times, but he knows that it was not at that time, and now it is still called Qiongzhou, which is really poor. Because it is located in the south, it is the most remote state and county in China, and the successive dynasties regarded it as a polar and exotic land, and used it as a place of exile for the distant "criminal ministers". Coupled with the terrifying miasma and exaggerated descriptions, people can't help but be daunted, but at this time it is the best choice.

Geographically speaking, Qiongzhou is located in the south of Tiannan, connecting seven continents, near Jiaozhi, Tonghepu, which is the area accessible to Zhouji, and is the main transit station leading to Southeast Asian countries at the southern tip of China, and the strategic location is very important. In addition, the island is isolated from the sea, separated from the mainland by a wide strait, which has become a natural protection. The nearest place to the mainland is only more than 80 miles, and it can be reached in half a day when the wind and water are smooth, which is convenient for connecting with the mainland.

Humanistically speaking, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, Qiongzhou has been incorporated under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty also sent officials and troops to implement management after the unification war, and now it is the only place in the Great Song Dynasty that has not been invaded by the Mongols. After the Song Dynasty, due to the Liao, Jin, and Yuan regimes in the north continued to attack the Song Dynasty in the south, bringing serious disasters to the people in the Central Plains and even the Jiangnan region, forcing a large number of people in the north to move south, and a considerable part of the Central Plains people who moved south first entered Fujian, and then moved from Fujian to Hainan Island, plus the indigenous population has been nearly 300,000.

These Han Chinese, Min people, Hakka people, Chaozhou people, and so on from the Central Plains who migrated south to the island brought advanced agricultural production technology and production tools, improved local production conditions, promoted the rapid development of agricultural production in Hainan, changed the ethnic structure of the residents, and formed a society with Han people as the main body. The relocation of businessmen and some skilled craftsmen to the island promoted the development of Hainan's industry and commerce. Hainan's abundant local products have also attracted many Han people from the mainland to come to the island for business and business. In the Song Dynasty, the coastal harbor in the northeast of the island began to form a fixed anchorage, and the number of merchant ships increased, becoming an important node of the Maritime Silk Road.

During the period of residence in Qiong, some of them overcame all kinds of difficulties in their life around the mountain, gave full play to their personal talents, compiled their own scriptures and righteousness, taught poems and books, vigorously disseminated the Central Plains culture, developed local education, actively disseminated the Central Plains culture, and propagated Confucian orthodoxy. A series of efforts have led to the unprecedented development of Hainan's feudal culture and education, laid the ideological foundation of Hainan's ancient culture, and cultivated a number of local talents.

In addition to the above advantages, Zhao Yu also knew that the island was rich in minerals, animal and plant resources, and as long as it was used well, it was enough to provide them with a steady stream of food, capital, and means of production to meet the needs of operations and construction, and even if they were besieged, they could rely on themselves to develop independently. In short, Qiongzhou can be attacked, retreated and defended, as long as the enemy can resist the sea there is a chance to turn over, no matter how bad it is that it is surrounded by the sea here, the waterway extends in all directions, and it is easy to run, so it is still ideal as a base for revival.

In the same way, there are two sides to everything, and there are advantages and disadvantages. First of all, the Qiongzhou Strait is still relatively narrow, and sea ships can reach it from the mainland, so it is always under the threat of the Yuan army. The contradictions between the local natives and the imperial court were very deep, rebellion was impermanent, conflicts occurred from time to time, and the shadow of civil strife always hung over the island; Second, although Qiongzhou has a certain economic foundation, it is still very fragile, it is not yet self-sufficient in grain, the industrial base is weak, the development of mining is still in the primitive stage, the financial pressure is extremely high, and it is very difficult to support a large army.

Moreover, Qiongzhou is really too bad in the impression of contemporary people, and is considered a dangerous place of exile, known as 'eight times out of ten will not return', and people are unwilling to go unless they are forced to the extreme. Therefore, Zhao Hao was not very sure whether everyone agreed with his plan, and there were many uncertainties in it, so he did not reveal it to everyone for a long time, so as not to cause instability in the army's heart.

Now the development of the situation is developing step by step towards Zhao Hao's expectations, and the evacuation is imminent, and everyone is still in the dark, guessing his thoughts. He knew that if he wanted to realize his plan, he would first have to win the support of several high-level officials in the palace, otherwise the palace that had just been established would face a situation of collapse, and his hard work would be in vain, and he would fall into a desperate situation again, so Zhao Yu wanted to take the opportunity to blow the wind and see everyone's attitude......