"I'm afraid we won't be able to do it then!" Xiao Chengcheng put down the teacup, got up and looked at the scenery outside the pavilion, then stretched out his hand and pointed to the handsome landscape not far away, and said: "A mountain and a water in Shu are our beams and our Xiao family, Di Rong's generation is now aggressive, unbridled, even if we want to enjoy peace is impossible, I agree with Brother Sima and Brother Wei, learn from that Liu Bei to take the initiative to attack, first occupy the land of Hanzhong, then enter the Guanzhong and look north to the Central Plains, retreat to the Sword Pavilion with the moat to protect my Shu without worry, only in this way can we be invincible!" ”

"What the third brother said is not unreasonable, but whether we advance or retreat, we must be in step with the imperial grandfather, and the key lies in the results of the frontal battlefield between the north and the south!" Xiao Yuanzhao was more mature and stable than his younger brother, and he slowly explained to his younger brother: "We used to look down on the northerners, thinking that they were uncivilized people, but whether it is the northerners we have seen in business in recent years, or the romantic people from the north like Brother Sima and Brother Wei, it is not difficult to see from their words and deeds that the north is different from the past, and our concept is about to change completely!"

At the beginning of the founding of the Northern Dynasty, it was indeed despised, even if it came to the period of Emperor Xiaowen, who they thought was the greatest, although at that time the northern lord had vigorously carried out sinicization, learning the etiquette system of my south, but it was still a little nondescript, Chu Shu went north to see the northern etiquette and wrote a poem sarcastically: 'The hat is wearing a cage crown, and the hakama is wearing a red coat, I don't know what it is today, However, in the period of Emperor Xiaoming, after the Northern Dynasty entered a reform, they further increased the reform on the basis of inheriting the costumes of the Han and Jin dynasties, and the style tended to be more broad, and even far surpassed us

The etiquette culture is still like this, and its military politics is much stronger than ours, whether it is Emperor Min of the Northern Main Festival or Chen Yu, they are all people who do not like luxury and focus on pragmatism, and the same is true of the northern atmosphere, and now the gap between the national strength of the north and the south is getting bigger and bigger, and the probability of winning the Northern Expedition with the strength of my country is not large. [Full text reading. Not to mention my Shu Northern Expedition to the Central Plains! ”

Xiao Chengcheng was not convinced by his brother's attitude, but he had to admit that what his brother said was true, and under Sima Ziru's operation, Shu and the north had privately established a huge trade network. Of course, the wine flowing from the north to the Western Regions, the beautiful jade of Hetian, the ginseng and deer antler velvet from the Northeast, and the jewelry of the South Seas, the slaves of Goguryeo to Shu are also best-selling products.

It is also these years of trade that have made Shuzhong rich, and at the same time, because of the many products and wealth in the north. Xiao Chengcheng had a yearning for the north, and then advocated attacking the north and occupying rich land, although Xiao Quancheng was young and vigorous, although he also heard about the continuous expansion of Wei's territory, but in his heart he still despised the northern army.

To say that the reason is precisely the Zhongli War a few decades ago, the south still defeated hundreds of thousands of troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty under the condition of disadvantage in troops, and then there is Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expeditionary Army with thousands of elite and Yuan Hao's miscellaneous army to attack Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, these two things made Xiao Chengcheng has not been interested in the combat power of the northern army.

"What the prince said is not unreasonable, but it also overestimates the strength of the north!" Wei Shui didn't wait for Sima Ziru to prompt, and said slowly: "The north has indeed developed rapidly in recent years. But at the same time, it also leaked a lot of hidden dangers, speaking of which, the northern kingdom is now just a bright appearance, and he can be described as extremely empty inside, but the powerful minister Chen Yu is still an ambitious person, so I am afraid that Fu Jian's fat water will happen to him, which is also the main reason why we don't want to be affected by him in the north! ”

"If there is any hidden danger, please let Mr. say clearly!" When Xiao Quanquan saw that one of the most famous three heroes in the north opened his mouth to belittle Wei Guo and Chen Yu, he immediately felt happy in his heart, and immediately asked Wei Shui to speak clearly.

"One is that the north has experienced wars for too long, and the national strength has been consumed enormously. And the people are already in chaos and don't want to fight, but Chen Yu is an ambitious person, relying on the slightest improvement in his reform, he sent troops to fight everywhere, and first pacified the northeastern provinces. He also played with the soft chariots of the steppe in applause, and sent troops to occupy Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje, and even the Western Regions, although these feats seem gorgeous, but they do not have much practical significance in the short term!

Chen Yu's strategy may be correct, but he is young and vigorous after all. Acting too anxiously, he consumed too much of the national strength of the Great Wei in a short period of time, but even he had no intention of stopping, and even sent troops to the South China Sea to show off his might to deter the countries, and now he has built a granary in the north, in a vain attempt to start a war against the Liang State, there are many people who have been reckless in the past and present, but even if the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty are not as frequent as him, can't all of the above prove that Chen Yu is killing himself? ”

"That's right! What the gentleman said is exactly what I want! Xiao Chengcheng was overjoyed and said: "Brother, you are the son of the world, and the favorite of the emperor's many grandchildren is also you, if you can help achieve war exploits, the future throne may not be ......."

"Shut up!" Xiao Yuanzhao saw that his younger brother did not choose to speak, and immediately spoke, "Since Chen Yu wants to use troops against our country, then we will wait and see and wait for the result, if it is really as Brother Wei said, Chen Yu repeats the mistake of fat water, and our Northern Expedition to the Central Plains of Shu will also be like a bamboo, but if Chen Yu is not defeated, or ......, it is the best policy for us to defend Shu......

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Late at night, the lights in Sima Ziru's study were still on, and Wei Shu sat down with Sima Zi's hands down, and it seemed that the two were still discussing the conversation during the day.

"What you said to the Xiao family kid during the day, is it to cheer them up, or is it your true thoughts!" Sima Ziru didn't look at the other party, and asked while staring at the letter in his hand.

"Half and half!" Wei Shui replied softly: "We have been here for so long, but Chen Yu suddenly changed his plan and gave up the strategy of attacking Shu first and then encroaching on Jiangnan step by step, it seems that he is too young and impulsive, and the disadvantages of the north I mentioned are also true, so Ming Gong also asks you to make two plans!" ”

"Do you think it's really possible for the North to lose?" Sima Ziru put down the letters in his hand, these are compiled with the cipher code designed by Chen Yu, and every letter is translated by Sima Ziru himself according to the reference book, and does not leave a manuscript, even if it is intercepted, no one can understand it, and he is not in a hurry to burn it.

"There is no such thing as a last-ditch strategy in the world, in terms of wisdom, there is someone higher than Cui Hao since the founding of our dynasty, but what is the final result of him, Chen Yu has won too many times, which has increased his danger! The reason why the former Qin lost the country was precisely because they won a hundred battles, the soldiers and the people were tired in a hundred battles, and the people in power were arrogant and indulgent, and there was no reason to be invincible! After Wei Shui explained, he reminded Sima Ziru again:

"In fact, Chen Yu's giving up the strategy of Shu is not a good thing for us, no matter who wins or loses in the future, we can leave a good way out!"

"Haha, Bo Qi! There are few people in the world who can compare to you in terms of reading, but you are far behind in terms of strategy! Sima Ziru threw the letter on the fire and burned it, and said with a smile: "Chen Yu's failure to attack Shu is actually a safe strategy!" This makes it easier to take this place! ”

"Uh, please ask my brother to speak clearly?" Wei Shu scratched his head and asked curiously. (To be continued.) )