Zhu Cihong just stood in front of Wu Fu and looked down and said, "Why didn't Mr. finish his words?" Although Shanxi can hold on for a while, it will eventually fall into a situation of running out of food. At that time, if there is no husband, how can you be alone? ”

Wu Fu's selfishness is actually harmless, and since the Warring States period, all the advisers who have made ominous predictions have not come to a good end. If you say bluntly that "Shanxi can't hold it", you will undoubtedly not chat.

The reason why Zhu Cihong broke this selfishness was because he made up his mind to solicit him. Even if he knows the final direction of history, if he can't figure out the succession of each event, he still can't change the general trend of the world. If you want to truly grasp every link, you can only rely on the help of resourceful people.

The previous words had already made Zhu Cihong sure that Wu Fu was such a resourceful person, and he really deserved to be a figure who could stand out from thousands of civil servants.

Now, I should show some of my own knowledge in order to receive people's hearts.

"Back then, we had to guard against the Mongols, so the same line was built like an iron bucket. Now Dongyu enters from Datong every three or five times, since Chongzhen six years ago, every time the official army has achieved some results in suppressing thieves, and it seems that order can be reorganized, Dongyu will come to intervene. The officers and soldiers had to withdraw to defend themselves, so that the thieves escaped death and revived. Zhu Cihong said: "Therefore, if you want to rely on the Jin army to contain the thieves, it is also overstretched, and it is just to tear down the east and make up for the west." ”

"As for the Jianghuai defenders, let's talk about Zuo Liangyu." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Yang Sichang passed the message nine times back then, but he didn't move. Ding Qirui urged again and again, but still turned a deaf ear. Hou Sui has the grace of promoting acquaintances with him, and he is also verbally affordable, asking for a sky-high price. How can such a military town expect to flank the thieves of Huguang? I remember that Mr. also bluntly said that Zuo Liangyu was domineering? ”

Wu Fu's strategy was based on the attack in the northwest and southeast, but in fact, the Jin army in the northwest had to defend against the capture in the east, and the four towns in the southeast refused to obey the dispatch. This strategy is just pretty, but it lacks implementation.

"Those words," Zhu Cihong still said with a smile, "I will be transferred to the saint and be a courtier, and after all, it is the right way to let the monarch feel relieved." ”

- You can use it to fool the emperor. But don't expect to fool me.

Zhu Cihong looked down at Wu Fu, who couldn't even raise his head.

"The mountains and Shaanxi are all abandoned land." Zhu Cihong said in a loud voice: "The lonely people check the Five Elements Chronicles of the past dynasties, but since Chongzhen, natural disasters have been repeated, locusts and droughts have alternated, and even in the land of Guangdong and Hainan, there are snow falling three feet and freezing to death of the people. He also ordered the Lingtai to survey the annual rings of the giant tree for hundreds of years, and assessed its experience of cold and heat, and found that all these changes were due to the cold weather. ”

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty had a deep foundation in miscellaneous studies. Wu Fu is not only a politician, but also a famous doctor in the world, and has a deep understanding of the science of plants and trees. From the tree rings, the climatic characteristics of the year can be seen, which is a statement that he agrees with, but he didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to agree with it too, and he suddenly felt close.

"Because the weather is getting colder and the climate is dry, there are years of drought. Because of the drought, the locust eggs are not flooded. Hatching in large numbers, resulting in a plague of locusts. Zhu Cihong said: "This kind of catastrophe that has not been encountered in thousands of years. Can man resist? What's more, since the founding of our emperor and Ming Dynasty, the political evils accumulated by several generations of ancestors have reached the point where it is difficult to return, and if you want to occupy the northwest again, it is really a fool's dream. ”

"Your Highness is erudite." Wu Fucheng convinced: "The southeast of my emperor Ming is a silver field, and the lake is a grain field. Since the time of the temple, it was clearly determined that the national policy of 'feeding the soldiers of the northwest with the grain of the southeast', and now the dependence of Guanzhong and Shanxi on the southeast has reached the point of no return. No matter who occupies these two important places, there is a danger of being trapped and killed. ”

"That's what it sounds like." Zhu Cihong smiled and stretched out his hand to help Wu Fuxu up, and said, "As the crown prince, how can I be short-sighted for a while?" Since I have the heart to ask Mr. to praise the painting, I might as well tell you bluntly: the so-called thieves and prisoners. It's just ringworm scabies. The real trouble of the henchmen is the trouble of the grammar of the emperor's political system. ”

Wu Fu stood up and happened to be at eye level with Zhu Cihong. Since ancient times, Huaxia regarded the two eyes as rude and provocative, but at this time, he couldn't care about it, he just wanted to see what the prince thought from these bright eyes.

If you don't have the experience accumulated in more than ten years of walking places, and you don't have the knowledge that the ministry has sharpened and grown, even you don't know the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty in the grammar of the political system. Don't talk about this prince who is still in his prime, and ask today's first assistant Chen Yan, does he see through this?

"Therefore, I want to train troops to fight just a means, but the real purpose is to cast a piece of royal land, and finally let the Emperor Ming Dragon Banner regain the infinite scenery of the second ancestor." Zhu Cihong's voice was firm, sonorous and powerful, revealing a strong sense of confidence.

Wu Fu saw a frenzy in Zhu Cihong's eyes, and even the blood on his body boiled. He said in a trembling voice: "Where does Your Highness plan to draw this imperial picture?" ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head slightly: "Due to the limitations of experience, it is really difficult to make decisions. ”

Zhu Cihong's understanding of the details of Chinese geography must be much higher than that of Wu Fu. He not only took high school geography classes, but also took the opportunity of company travel and business trips to visit all the places of interest in China, including many important border towns. However, what you see and hear with a tourist mentality and those who look at these geographical features from a political and military perspective are completely different scenes.

From this point of view, Wu Fu in turn has a greater advantage than Zhu Cihong. When he went to those places, it was purely out of military and political considerations. Even when he looks at ancient and modern geographical maps and books, he is guided by the military and politics, and he will never be distracted by boring things such as local food and beautiful scenery.

"Has Your Highness ever heard of the chess game in the world?" Wu Fu asked.

"I heard a little."

Wu Fu was relieved when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This is also a criminal minister who meditates hard, and has a little gain, and is willing to serve it to His Highness." ”

What this means is, "What you know is not what I am going to say." What I'm going to say is an exclusive secret.

Zhu Cihong likes this kind of confident person very much, and the chess game he knows in the world is nothing more than a synonym for the layout of the hegemony.

"Chess players have the saying of golden horns and silver edges." Wu Fu really opened with a chess game, and said confidently: "Because of what he has seen and heard over the years, the criminal thinks that my emperor will also have four sides and four corners, as well as a grass belly. ”

"Grass belly is naturally the heart of the Central Plains that people can't avoid, dare to ask the four sides and corners." Zhu Cihong did hear this statement for the first time, and it was quite novel.

"Your Highness is very true." Wu Fu took a step back. Free your hands, a little in the void, turn from left to right and down, and finally draw a square, and at the same time explain: "Guanzhong, Gyeonggi, Jiangnan, Sichuan." These are the four corners of the world. Between these four corners, there are Shanxi, Shandong, Huguang, and Hanzhong. ”

Shanxi is located between Guanzhong and Gyeonggi. Shandong is located between Gyeonggi and Jiangnan, with the two lakes between Jiangnan and Sichuan, and Hanzhong between Sichuan and Guanzhong. Although it is not very regular, but when Wu Fu said this, it really organized the mountains and rivers of China.

"Coupled with the hinterland of Henan, there are a total of nine chess grids, each of which has a pass that can be defended, and there are holes to pass. Therefore, the chaos in China is only in these nine places. "Wu does have a knack for simplifying complex problems. Daming two capitals and thirteen provinces. If you want to judge the superiority in terms of strategic location, who can say it so vividly in a few words like Wu Fu.

Zhu Cihong was quite satisfied, so he simply sat on the embroidery pier and watched Wu Fu's speech.

"The ministers are so divided, focusing on the mountains and rivers. The weight of the mountain range is in the barrier, and it is expensive to have a hole to pass, such as the Taihang Eight Paths and the Qinba Plank Road; The river is heavy in dredging, and it is expensive in having a stronghold to hold it. Such as the Yellow River's Meng, Puzhijin; Guazhou of rivers and quarries; As well as the mouth of the Huaishui, the vortex, and the mouth of the Sikou. After giving an example, Wu Fu secretly watched the prince's reaction. He saw that Zhu Cihong did not show doubts. On the contrary, he looked like he agreed, so he was relieved to continue.

"If there is a mountain danger, you can rely on it, you can gain a foothold in the chaos and accumulate liliang; If there is a waterway to circulate, it can be extended. Able to follow the trend of the weather to intervene in the overall situation. The same is true of the four sides and corners of the land, which the minister said. Wu Fu said: "Let's talk about Guanzhong first." Guanzhong is the place where the ancestral dragon prospers, and the mountains and rivers are jammed. There are Qinling Mountains in the south, Longshan in the west, thousands of miles of red drought in the north, Huashan, Fushan and southwest mountains in the east. It is also surrounded by the Yellow River, which can be described as surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the momentum is reunited. In terms of topography, Guanzhong has a high-rise momentum for the eastern part of the country. The strength of the army is like water, so the ancients had the saying that "those who get the middle win the world". ”

"Now that the people's livelihood in Guanzhong is withering, I'm afraid it's useless." Zhu Cihong said.

"It is true," Wu said, "that Guanzhong has the most severe natural disasters, and there has been a great drought for ten years, and there is no harvest. The local area is mostly a military cantonment land, and the weight of abandonment is staggering. Thieves and thieves are all people in the gate, not without cause. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Go on." ”

"Gyeonggi is the land of ancient Yan Zhao, and there are many generous people. Its topography is surrounded by mountains and seas, surrounded by mountains and seas on three sides, and the Central Plains in the south. There is Yanshan Mountain as a barrier, covering Hebei and even the entire Central Plains. Juyong Pass, Shanhaiguan, Songting Pass, Gubeikou, Lengkou, Xifengkou and other passes, guarding the traffic channel through the Yanshan Mountains, one man is the pass. The Taihang Mountains are the right wing barrier of Hebei, and there are passes such as Bauhinia Pass, Reverse Horse Pass, Jingcheng Pass, and Fukou Pass. Was it no accident that Yan Zhao was able to resist Qin independently? Wu Fu turned into a generous and sad man for a while, and said loudly.

"If you can keep it, you really can't bear to give it up." Zhu Cihong said.

Wu Fu shook his head: "The wealthy clan in Hebei enclosed the land and set up a fort, and the government decree did not reach the people. Since the change of his own country, he has been slaughtered and plundered by the Eastern Captives, the people's hearts have been scattered, and the vitality has been greatly damaged, and it is definitely not a place where His Highness can rely on Zhongxing. ”

Zhu Cihong has never been out of Beijing, but from the time of Ling Chi Yuan Chonghuan, everyone in the vicinity of Gyeonggi wanted to buy his meat, which shows how deep the slaughter was.

"What about Gangnam?"

"There are river moats in the south of the Yangtze River, and fortification along the river can ensure partial security." Wu Fu said: "In the future, the Northern Expedition can also reach the four corners of the world from the Yangtze River. If Qin and Zhao Sheng are in the mountains, then Jiangnan is in the water. There are more benefits of sea trade, if you get Jiangnan, you don't have to worry about raising money and food. Wu Fu paused and said cautiously: "The country has built Erjing, isn't it just for the purpose of consolidating Jiangnan?" ”

"Sir, mean, I should go to Nanjing to supervise the country?" Zhu Cihong frowned slightly.

Wu Fu hurriedly shook his head and said, "The minister thinks that Nanjing can be peaceful, but it will only last for a hundred and ten years. If you want to rejuvenate Huangming, Jiangnan can't go. ”

"Why?"

"Powerful." Wu Fu replied with two words simply, and then said: "Jiangnan has never been plundered by the Eastern Captives and Rogues, and the people's livelihood is rich, and they don't think about war." In the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan suffered from the trouble of the Japanese and the Japanese, and there were no more swordsmen. The family has multiplied, and now on the emperor's list, it can be seen that all the southerners occupy it. If it is the land of Qin and Jin, a person is already a local figure, but in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jinshi archway continues to cover the sun, which can be seen its potential. ”

Zhu Cihong groaned for a moment and said, "The public can't fight the powerful family? ”

"The powerful family is already deeply rooted, not to mention anything else, if the state and county officials don't use the powerful family, who can they use?" Wu Fu is a native of Jiangbei, although he is also in the category of "southerners", he has no good impression of Jiangnan. Especially his old rival Zhou Yanru is the leader of the Jiangnan Party, and his own death will drag him down.

"It's come to this point......" Zhu Cihong was also helpless. Although today's culture is thriving, those who have the ability to study are still the children of the powerful family, or the well-off families who are inextricably linked with the powerful family. If you confront the powerful, it is very likely that even the grassroots officials will not be fully equipped.

Or they can match all the officials, but these officials are disobedient and refuse to act according to the rules of the East Palace, which is even more helpless.

"And Jiangnan is really a peaceful place, and it can't bear to wear and tear, and it eventually became the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty." Wu Fu said.

"Among the four corners, there is only Sichuan." Zhu Cihong said.

"Sichuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, surrounded by lofty mountains and mountains, and its protection is not comparable to other regions. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the passage between it and the east, and the Jialing River and its tributary valleys are the passage between it and the north. Both passages are extremely dangerous. Roughly the east is a waterway, a river road; The north side is a land route with a plank road. These two directions are attributed to Chengdu and Chongqing respectively. From Chongqing to the east, through the Three Gorges through Wushan, can enter Hubei, probably to Kuizhou as its gateway, Qitang Pass is here; From Chengdu to the north, you can enter Hanzhong by Jinniu Road and Micang Road, and you can pass through Longshang by Yinping Road, probably take the Sword Pavilion as your portal, and the Jianmen Pass is here. There are also interests of grain, salt and brocade in Shu, just look at the terrain output, it is really a place of beauty! Wu Fu stretched out his finger and pointed, as if facing a detailed map, and sure enough, the terrain of the mountains and rivers was in his chest.

"However, it is also defeated by people." Wu Fu suddenly changed his words and said: "Since Li Bing ruled the capital of Jiangyan, the land of Bashu has become Tianfu. However, due to its isolation, there are many difficulties in running in between the guest and the host. The original good form was consumed in this internal strife. Except for several northern expeditions in the Shu Han Dynasty and entering the Central Plains, most of the other regimes were hegemonic and complacent, and there was never a male lord from Shuzhong. (To be continued......)