Yuan Wei smiled bitterly and said: "So, isn't Yuan only able to take Jiaozhou as the root?" ”

"Jiaozhou?" Liu Ye was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile after reacting, "The lord said that he laughed, Jiaozhou is a wild and barren land, far away from the Central Plains, not to mention, the traffic is even more blocked, how can it be used as the foundation for a safe life?" ”

Yuan Wei said with great disappointment: "Speaking of which, there is no corner of the twelve states of the Han Dynasty that can be used as the foundation for Yuan's life?" ”

Liu Ye waved his hand and said with a smile: "With the current situation, it is not easy for the lord to take any state, but the time of day is not static, just wait for the time of day to change, but it is possible to take any state." ”

Yuan Wei laughed and asked, "If the sky really changes from time to time, which state does Mr. think should be taken?" ”

Liu Ye didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said: "I dare to ask, which state does the lord want to take as the basis for his life?" ”

Yuan Wei looked at Liu Ye silently, he was hesitating, whether to tell Liu Ye all his inner thoughts, after all, going north to Jizhou to usurp his uncle Yuan Shao's foundation is a big rebellion, don't say it, even if you say it, you will be spurned, Yuan Que is not sure whether Liu Ye will look down on him because of this.

In case Liu Ye despises him because of this, and then abandons him, it will be too late to regret it.

However, can his mind really hide from Liu Ye? In case Liu Ye guessed his thoughts, but he didn't tell the truth, would Liu Ye abandon him like Guo Jia abandoned Yuan Shao?

For a while, Yuan was in a dilemma.

This is really not to say, not to say it, it is not to say, Yuan is about to die.

Yuan No hesitated, but Liu Ye just looked at Yuan No with a smile and did not urge.

In fact, Liu Ye's heart is not as relaxed as it seems on the surface, in fact, Liu Ye is also nervously waiting for Yuan No's answer, Yuan No's answer this time will directly determine Liu Ye's evaluation of him.

That's right, Yuan Wei did show the potential of the Ming Lord, but whether he could really grow into the Ming Lord is still unknown.

No matter how virtuous a person is, there are limitations after all, whether Yuan can really become the master depends on whether he can get along with his advisers sincerely, and whether he can listen to the correct opinions of his advisers, and if you want to listen to the correct opinions of your advisers, openness and honesty are the first premise.

Liu Ye wasn't sure if Yuan was willing to be open and honest with him.

The two of them stared at each other for half a cup of tea.

Finally, Yuan Wei couldn't hold back, lowered his eyelids and said, "I want Youzhou!" ”

Liu Ye let out a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Why did the lord choose Youzhou alone?" ”

Yuan said: "Three reasons, one of them, Youzhou is close to Wuhuan and Xianbei, if you can subdue Wuhuan and Xianbei for my use, then 100,000 iron horsemen are at your fingertips; Second, there are many generous and tragic people in the land of Yan Zhao, and they can recruit Yan Zhao strong men to create a strong army in the world; Third, Youzhou is far away from the Central Plains, so it can temporarily stop competing with princes from all walks of life and concentrate on development. ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "That's why the lord will rush north to Jizhou to defect to the original duke, because it is too late, and when the original duke annexes Gongsun Zhan's territory, there will be nothing to do with the lord in Youzhou, is it right?" ”

Yuan said in a sneering manner: "I really can't hide anything from you, sir." ”

Liu Ye said solemnly: "If the lord wants to go north to seek Youzhou, he must hurry. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Wei was surprised, "Mr. also thinks that going north to Jizhou is a wise move?" ”

"It's wise to go north to Jizhou." Liu Ye said solemnly, "The land of the four wars in Lujiang, the population is small, not enough to support the soldiers, and there are Sun Ce and Cao Cao in the north and south, which can be described as a place of death, and the north to Jizhou is very different. ”

"Mr. is wrong, but the jade seal of the country is not here." Yuan quickly denied it, and said, "Mr. thinks that if I really captured Youzhou for my uncle, will my uncle appoint me as the pastor of Youzhou?" ”

Liu Ye said categorically: "If the lord attacks Youzhou, the original prince will definitely appoint the lord as the pastor of Youzhou!" ”

"Really?" Yuan Wei frowned when he heard this, and said, "Sir, really think so?" ”

"Naturally, take it seriously." Liu Ye smiled slightly, and said, "However, there are many scholars in Hebei, if the lord does not want to become the target of the public, it is best to refuse the appointment of the pastor of Youzhou, and only ask for a corner of Liaodong." ”

"Liaodong?" Yuan was surprised, "Isn't that also a remote and barren place?" ”

It was only at this time that Yuan Ye's hanging heart fell to the ground, because Liu Ye's willingness to make such a suggestion was enough to prove that his answer just now was passed, if it wasn't for Liu Ye's approval, he would definitely not have made this suggestion to him.

This means that he has already passed the preliminary assessment, and there is no need to worry about Liu Ye abandoning him.

At that moment, Yuan Wei said: "Jiaozhou is a wild and barren land, and Liaodong is not much stronger than Jiaozhou." ”

"My lord's words are wrong." Liu Ye shook his head again and again, and said, "Jiaozhou is a real wild and barren land, but Liaodong is not like this. ”

Yuan said: "Why did Mr. say this? Liaodong is a bitter cold land, it is not easy to survive, and it is still thousands of miles away from Liaodong to Jizhou, and nearly 10,000 miles to the Central Plains, is this not remote? ”

As a traverser, Yuan Wei certainly knew that the Northeast Plain was fertile and the largest granary in China.

The problem is that the Northeast in this era is far from being developed, but the geographical location is there, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and you have to walk for several months just by foot!

At such a distance, how can you use troops against the Central Plains?

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made three expeditions to Goguryeo, but all of them failed miserably, why?

Just because the road is too far away, the supply of food, grass and ordnance cannot be supplied!

Otherwise, with the national strength of the Great Sui, all ten Goguryeo will be destroyed!

Liu Ye shook his head and said: "The lord only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Wei really didn't know that Liu Ye would say this, and said immediately, "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Liu Ye said: "Yes, if you take the land route, there are still thousands of miles from Liaodong to Jizhou, and it is three or four thousand miles away to the Central Plains, but if you go by water, Liaodong County and Qingzhou are actually only separated by a narrow sea, and it will take a few days to arrive by boat. ”

Yuan Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, yes, why did he forget the sailor?

When it comes to shipbuilding technology, the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty naturally cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because the shipbuilding technology is not strong that there is no real meaning of the naval army in this era, that is, the Dongwu Naval Division, which is known as the elite of the naval division, is actually just an infantry on a boat!

But with Yuan Di, the traverser, everything was immediately different.

Yuan Wei knows that the gap between the river boat and the sea boat is actually a layer of paper, just change the flat bottom of the river boat to a pointed bottom, and it will immediately be transformed into a sea boat that can resist wind and waves!

With a sea ship, is the real sailor still far away?

What's more, even if you can't train a real water master, it's nothing.

After all, Bohai Bay is a semi-circular inland sea, most of the time the wind and waves are calm, as long as a fleet is built, the armor soldiers of Liaodong can land in Qingzhou in a few days!

Speaking of which, Liaodong is really not a remote place!

However, Yuan Wei immediately thought of another problem, and still shook his head and said: "It's still not appropriate, although Liaodong and Qingzhou are connected by waterways and have convenient transportation, but Liaodong is narrow and has few people, and there are fewer people available, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to justify." ”

Liu Ye smiled and said: "The lord is wrong again, Liaodong is narrow and the people are few, but it is an old thing, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people of Qingzhou and the people have entered Liaodong in large numbers, and now the population of Liaodong has already been less than one million, and the scholars and celebrities who avoid Liaodong are even more unknown, and Zheng Xuan, the master of scripture, has avoided Liaodong. ”

"yes, how did so-and-so forget this stubble?" Yuan Wei sighed, Tai Shici's old mother seems to be in Liaodong? Is it possible to use her as a threat to force Tai Shici to surrender? However, thinking about the ending of Cao Cao's old mother forcing Xu Shu to surrender in history, Yuan Wei still dispelled this sudden idea.

However, when Liu Ye talked about Zheng Xuan, Yuan Wei remembered another thing.

When he fled from Shouchun, Yuan Fu didn't bring anything, so he asked Yuan Fu to bring the books in the house, but this was a step of idle chess taken by Yuan Fu, and this idle chess move was related to Zheng Xuan, but after escaping from Shouchun, he was repeatedly pursued and killed by the Jiangdong Army, and life and death were often tied to the first line, and Yuan Nuo forgot about it.

At that moment, Yuan said: "Speaking of Master Zheng, has Mr. ever read his works?" ”

Liu Ye looked towards the north and said, "I am fortunate to have three volumes of books from Master Zheng, one of which is the annotation of the ancient text written by Master Zheng. ”

Yuan said anxiously: "Sir, can you lend me this ancient text?" ”

Liu Ye smiled and said, "If the lord wants it, what's the harm in giving it to the lord?" ”

"But no, a gentleman does not win the love of others." Yuan Wei smiled and waved his hand, and said, "I can only borrow it for a few days, and I will definitely return it after a few days." ”