Although Xi Zhicai's words are a little difficult to accept, it is not difficult to understand when you think about it.

Dong Zhuo can actually succeed in history, which is also the reason why Ye Zhao has the heart to take this road, Ye Zhao's background is similar to Dong Zhuo, and even because of Cai Yong, he is a little stronger than Dong Zhuo.

In terms of military merits, Ye Zhao can be above Dong Zhuo, in terms of official position, Ye Zhao is now a guard lieutenant, and a lieutenant of the commander, and his popularity and military merits are not comparable to Dong Zhuo, but there is only one point, Ye Zhao is not as good as Dong Zhuo, that is, after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he has Xiliang and Sanfu as the big rear, and he can support Dong Zhuo, and if Ye Zhao forcibly helped the new lord to take the throne after Liu Hong's death, in addition to prestige and identity, there is also one of the most important shortcomings, he does not have a big rear like Dong Zhuo in history.

Guanzhong can provide Dong Zhuo with troops, grain and grass support, but Ye Zhao does not have these, he can only rely on the Sili area, once the princes join forces to crusade, Ye Zhao will be an enemy on all sides.

Even if Ye Zhao can fight again, but fighting a war is not only to see whether the generals can fight, a large-scale war, the ability of the commander is on the one hand, but more is the hard work on logistics, Ye Zhao lacks a large rear, only with the division and the area, how many soldiers can he raise? Under the watchful eye of the princes, no matter how much scheming there is, they will be trapped and die here.

It may not be that there is really no way out, but it must be an extremely difficult road, you must know that Luoyang can now raise so many elite people, relying on a steady stream of taxes from all over the country, almost the entire country raised it, without these supports, Ye Zhao didn't even have the money to raise these soldiers.

Slowly breathing a sigh of relief, Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and smiled bitterly: "I thought that I was calm enough, but in the face of interests, it was still difficult to really plan calmly, if it weren't for Mr., I would have almost made a big mistake." ”

These problems, if Ye Zhao is allowed to think calmly, he can naturally see the drawbacks, but the temptation of bringing the Son of Heaven to the princes is too great, no matter how calm Ye Zhao is, it is easy to ignore his own shortcomings when he is in it.

There is not enough identity to convince the four seas, and there is not enough strength to subdue the world, Cao Cao can later bring the Son of Heaven and make the princes have the right time and place, and at the same time Cao Cao already has a certain strength, and at this time, Ye Zhao, in addition to the official position of Wei Wei, is really not qualified to compare with others.

"Seeking the foundation of life? Where can I be the foundation of my life? After a long time, Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and said.

Xi Zhicai stood up, spread out a map of the Han River and Mountains in front of Ye Zhao, and stretched out his hand to draw on the map: "The two states of Youliang, the lord is already the first opportunity, and he can't be struck, and the state is useless, and sooner or later it will be broken by others." ”

Ye Zhao nodded, he naturally would not choose these two places, the two states of Youliang, one is sparsely populated, the other is that Liu Yu of Youzhou is a relative of the Han family, and Dong Zhuo of Xiliang is already a dominant family, even if Ye Zhao can overcome all kinds of difficulties, when he catches these two states, it must be extremely desolate, and it is almost impossible to compete with the princes of the Central Plains.

Xi Zhicai crossed Jiangdong again: "The land of Jiangdong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is extremely xenophobic, and although the Yangtze River is a moat, it is also the biggest stumbling block for the lord to enter the Central Plains every day." ”

What Xi Zhicai said at this time can already be said to be a big rebellion, if it is heard by others, I am afraid that not only Xi Zhicai will be unlucky, but Ye Zhao will also suffer.

Ye Zhao nodded silently, today's Jiangdong is not the Jiangnan of later generations, although the territory is wide, most of it is an uncivilized and wild land, and the war potential is limited.

"Luoyang, Sanfu, if the Son of Heaven really returns to heaven, in the next ten years, it will be a place of contention, and it will be useless to take it, but it will drag down the lord."

"As for the Central Plains, it is not recommended that the lord gain a foothold here." Xi Zhicai sighed.

The land of the Central Plains, including Sili, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and even Jingxiang, is the richest county in the Han Dynasty, and it is also the land of the Central Plains.

"Origin?" Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai with a wry smile, and suddenly understood why he wanted to let Xi Zhicai introduce Xun Yu and Guo Jia to him, but Xi Zhicai never reacted, not that Xi Zhicai had two hearts, but he knew that these people could not be used by Ye Zhao, and the reason was very simple, Ye Zhao's background and what he had been doing all the time could not be recognized by these people.

"Yes, origin." Xi Zhicai nodded unceremoniously and said: "I know that the lord has a great friendship with the princess of Wannian, and it is very likely that he will become a lieutenant in the future, but even so, in the eyes of many people, the lord is just a royal son-in-law, not a royal family, let alone representing the royal family, the land of the Central Plains, and even Qingxu Erzhou are all the land of scholars, if the lord goes, he will not die well!" ”

Ye Zhao smiled bitterly: "Sir, I know that with these words alone, if I want, I can kill you." ”

Xi Zhicai closed his eyes and didn't answer, as a master, his background and even ability are not important, but he must know how to make trade-offs, this is the most important point of being a monarch, if Ye Zhao can't do this, then even if Xi Zhicai is dedicated to planning for him, I'm afraid it will be a waste.

Ye Zhao didn't let Xi Zhicai wait more this time, seeing that Xi Zhicai didn't answer, he didn't care, looked at the map and said: "Between Yizhou and Hanzhong, I prefer Hanzhong, what does Mr. think?" ”

"It's surprising that the lord can cut off so quickly." Xi Zhicai opened his eyes and looked at Ye Zhao, who was looking at the map, but this time it was his turn to be surprised.

"Interests, I think it's human nature, don't say it's me, the ancient sage, who dares to say that he has never been blinded by interests in his life." Ye Zhao said casually: "Since you know that you can't do it, it's better to take a step back, maybe you can choose more." ”

Xi Zhicai nodded, he can afford it, he can put it down, this is a real hero, even if he occasionally makes mistakes, he said to Ye Zhao, who can be without fault?

"The minister is also inclined to Hanzhong, Yizhou is easy to enter and difficult to get out, if the lord can get Hanzhong, only one general, thousands of strong troops, Yizhou is 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is difficult to make a difference, this place can be seen Sanfu, Nanyang, retreat also has natural risks can defend itself, the most important thing is that the lord turned over the matter of seeking a book for the Son of Heaven, paper books have a foundation here, only ten years of operation, the lord can get rid of the family talent control, in addition to this place is relatively closed, the lord only needs to hold the military power, you can make a drastic rectification, no matter how poor, you can also seek Shu to sit and watch the world." Xi Zhicai smiled.

Ye Zhao nodded, he thought more than Xi Zhicai, after Ye Zhao continued to recruit craftsman talents over the years, coupled with some advanced knowledge, these craftsmen have studied some very practical things over the years, Hanzhong is relatively closed, and the news is not easy to leak out, as long as Ye Zhao occupies this place, he can close the door and farm with peace of mind, and put the results of the craftsmen's research over the years into development and construction step by step, which is enough to create a solid foundation for Ye Zhao.

"It's just that I'm in Luoyang now, and I'm flawless, how can I get Hanzhong?" Ye Zhao raised his head, looked at Xi Zhicai and frowned.

With his current status, he does not have the conditions to leave Luoyang at all, and Liu Hong is now at the time of employing people, so he is in such a hurry to call him back, and it is impossible to let him leave immediately.

"You can choose one person to temporarily serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong, go to Hanzhong to occupy Hanzhong for the lord, and when he returns to the army on behalf of the lord of the day, he can take over Hanzhong smoothly." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"Zhicai looks at all the people under my command, who can take on this heavy responsibility?" Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai, he didn't think about this problem, but he has a lot of talents, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun have the courage of ten thousand people, Guan Hai and Ji Ling are also first-class generals, Ding Li and Fang Yue's ability to command the army can be called good generals, Xiahoulan, Meng Hu and others are also war generals, Xi Zhicai is good at planning and is a top strategist, but firstly, Ye Zhao needs him to be by his side to give advice for himself, and secondly, Xi Zhicai himself does not have the courage to take charge in Ye Zhao's opinion.

Just like the previous drama Zhicai chose the master, the lord must have the ability to make trade-offs, and the drama is good at strategy, but he lacks courage to take charge alone, otherwise if the strategists have these courage, what is the use of the lord? It's up to you to call the shots.

This is also a common problem of many strategists, who are good at scheming, but not good at deciding!

Huang Shao and Qiu Chi are all capable officials, belonging to specialized talents, Qiu Chi is good at calculation, Huang Shao is very proficient in agriculture, and he also does not have the ability to take charge alone, at least the position of Hanzhong Taishou, these people can't help themselves stabilize.

"There is a person below who recommends it to the lord, but whether he dares to use it or not, but it depends on whether the lord can tolerate this person." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"Oh?" Ye Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, this is the first time that Xi Zhicai has opened his mouth to recommend talents, and he can be valued by Xi Zhicai, who is not an idle person, and said at the moment: "Who can enter the eyes of Zhicai?" ”

"This person is full of fame and pet, the word Boning, a person from Changyi, Shanyang, served as a postal supervisor in the county in his early years, and the law enforcement was extremely strict, which disgusted the county sergeant, and then tried to serve as the county commander of Gaoping, and there was a superintendent Zhang Bao who was corrupt and bribed, interfered with the government, was captured, tortured and tortured to death, and abandoned the official for fear of his family's revenge." Xi Zhicai said simply.

Ye Zhao was a little disappointed, full of favor, he naturally knew, but he only knew that Cao Wei had this person, and he was not as dazzling as other Cao Cao's strategists, it sounded like a cool official, not the imaginary country, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and the like, which made Ye Zhao feel a little regretful.

"Zhicai thinks this person is available?" Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and said.

"This person has great talents, and he has no talents, he is honest and solemn, and he is a rare talent for the lord, just for a county guard, there should be no problem." Xi Zhicai nodded affirmatively.

"Where is this man now? So I sent for it. Ye Zhao nodded and said, after all, he is a famous figure in history, and it seems that he was still Cao Wei's heavy minister later, even if he is not as good as Xun Yu and Guo Jia, it should not be bad, otherwise he will not be respected by Xi Zhicai.

"The lord has the name of strict law, and he is deeply admired by this person, and he came to defect a year ago, but the lord did not return to Luoyang, and he made his own decisions privately, leaving it behind, and now he is just introducing it to the lord." Xi Zhicai smiled.

Ye Zhao: "......"