He Lianfang came to Zhao Yao's study, and saw that Zhao Yao was seriously looking at the map of Da Zhou, and asked with some curiosity, "What are you looking at?" ”

Hearing He Lianfang's voice, Zhao Yao raised his head to look at him, and said with a slight smile: "I'm looking at Youzhou." ”

"What are you doing in Youzhou?" He Lianfang approached with a wheelchair and asked suspiciously, "What's going on over there in Youzhou?" ”

Zhao Yao didn't answer He Lianfang's question, but asked him, "Second uncle, what do you think of Youzhou?" ”

He Lianfang, who asked this question, was slightly stunned, and then spoke: "What are you referring to?" ”

"The whole Youzhou." Zhao Yao pointed to Youzhou on the map, "What does the second uncle think?" ”

He Lianfang's gaze fell on the Youzhou that Zhao Yao was referring to, and he pondered for a while and said, "It's not a good place. ”

"Isn't it a good place?" He Lianfang's answer made Zhao Yao a little surprised, "Second uncle, what do you think is wrong in Youzhou?" ”

He Lianfang said in a light tone: "It's not good anywhere, but its geographical location is very important. ”

Zhao Yao hooked the corners of his mouth and asked with interest, "How do you say this?" ”

"Youzhou borders the Xiongnu and also borders Goguryeo, and it is it that prevents the Xiongnu and Goguryeo from going south." He Lianfang felt that Zhao Yao's question was a bit redundant, "Don't you know this, why do you still ask me." ”

"In your meaning, second uncle, Youzhou is an important border defense line of the Great Zhou, and guarding Youzhou is equivalent to stopping the southward movement of the Xiongnu and Goguryeo."

He Lianfang raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Zhao Yao smiled: "There is nothing wrong, second uncle, you are right, the geographical location of Youzhou is very important, but apart from this, does Youzhou have no other advantages?" ”

"Other advantages?" He Lianfang asked with a puzzled face, "Youzhou, like Lingnan, has been a place of exile since ancient times, but it is even poorer than Lingnan, what advantages can it have?" ”

"If Youzhou has no merits, why would King Han go to Youzhou?" Zhao Yao said with envy, "Actually, in addition to Qingzhou, the place I valued most was Youzhou, but unfortunately Youzhou was taken first by King Han, so I chose Lingnan in desperation." ”

It was the first time He Lianfang had heard of this kind of thing, and he couldn't help but feel shocked: "You have taken a fancy to Youzhou? ”

"In my opinion, Youzhou is even better than Lingnan, but it's a pity that King Han snatched it first." It's all because he is too young, and when the royal brothers choose a fief for the king, there is not much left for him, so he can only choose Lingnan.

"Why do you have a crush on Youzhou?" He Lianfang's face was full of disbelief, "Because it borders the Xiongnu and Goguryeo?" ”

"That's the reason on the one hand, but it's more important that it's a good place to be."

"Good place, where's the good place?" He Lianfang once went to Youzhou, which is even more desolate than Lingnan, even poorer than Lingnan, and the most important thing is that the climate there is very poor, in winter, the snow is all over the sky, and it is very cold.

"Second uncle, do you think Youzhou is desolate and poor, and there is no food?"

"Isn't it?"

"It's true that you can't grow double or triple crops of rice like Lingnan here, but you can grow wheat over there."

"You can grow wheat over there, but the yield is not very high." He Lianfang reminded Zhao Yao, "Don't forget, the imperial court has to allocate grain to Youzhou every year. ”

"The grain production in Youzhou is not high, because there is little arable land, and a lot of land is barren. Zhao Yao said, "There is also a large grassland in Youzhou, which is suitable for raising cattle, horses, sheep and pigs, and of course, chickens, ducks and geese can also be raised. ”

"The Huns often plundered south, and raising these things would only be robbed." He Lianfang said, "I remember that there are war horses in Youzhou. ”

"There seem to be a lot of iron mines and coal mines in Youzhou."

"I don't know." He Lianfang didn't pay attention to this, "Isn't there a lot of iron ore in Lingnan?" ”

Zhao Yao said with regret on his face: "But there is no coal mine. ”

"Coal mines don't matter."

Zhao Yao thought to himself: Coal mines are very important, and they are not lost to iron mines at all.

"Another point, Youzhou is close to the Bohai Sea." Zhao Yao thought of Zhao Yao's dream of Youzhou, the last two dynasties in world history, "Actually, Youzhou is also suitable for the capital. ”

He Lianfang was shocked by Zhao Yao's last sentence, and he said with an incredible face: "Youzhou is suitable for the capital? What do you think? ”

"Just because Youzhou is located in the north, it is suitable for the capital." Zhao Yao pointed to the Bohai Sea near Youzhou, "Youzhou can use the Bohai Sea to develop." ”

He Lianfang thought to herself that if Zhao Yao went to Youzhou, it would definitely be able to develop Youzhou.

"What are you doing in Youzhou, did King Han do something?"

"Well, I'm just emotional." At the mention of King Han, Zhao Yao's face showed a look of contempt, "King Han is obviously very good at business, but as a result, he earned all the money in his trouser pocket and didn't let the people of Youzhou make money, which is really a waste of Youzhou, a good place." ”

"A normal prince like King Han is." He Lianfang said, glanced up and down at Zhao Yao, and said angrily, "It's not normal for someone like you to be like you." ”

When He Lianfang said this, Zhao Yao pointed at himself in disbelief: "Am I normal?" ”

"Isn't your goal to travel all over the world and eat all the food in the world?" He Lianfang said with a mocking face, "Look at what you are doing now, does it have anything to do with your goal?" ”

Belch......

"It can't be said that it doesn't matter at all, I still ate Lingnan delicious food."

"Like King Han, who only cares about making money for himself and is happy, and doesn't care about the people, he is a normal prince, and it is rare to care about whether the people can eat enough and live a good life like you."

"Second uncle, do you think what I did was wrong?"

"Not really, you're doing the right thing." He Lianfang said with a serious expression.

Hearing He Lianfang say this, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Second uncle, then you say I'm not normal."

"Just because you're not normal doesn't mean you're doing something wrong." He Lianfang said with a smile, "I don't think Lingnan is worse than Youzhou, but if you go to Youzhou, I believe you can build Youzhou well." ”

Zhao Yao heard this and smiled proudly: "That's for sure, if I go to Youzhou, I will make Youzhou one of the largest granaries in the Great Zhou." ”

"You won't talk about Youzhou for no reason, let's say, what happened in Youzhou?"

"It's not a big deal, General Deng of the Zhenbei camp is sick."

"Deng Xianyun is sick?" He Lianfang was shocked, "What kind of disease, is it serious?" ”

"I don't know what the disease is, but it should be not mild." Zhao Yao's fingers tapped lightly on Youzhou on the map, and said thoughtfully, "I suspect that King Han has colluded with the people in the camp in Zhenbei. ”

"Do you suspect that Deng Xianyun has taken refuge in King Han?"

"General Deng should not betray his father and join King Han." Zhao Yao held his right elbow with his left hand, rubbed his chin with his right hand and said, "But his son is not necessarily." ”

"It's not impossible." He Lianfang suddenly remembered something, and her face became calm, "Do you suspect that Deng Xianyun's illness was caused by King Han and his son?" ”

"Quite possibly." Zhao Yao clasped his hands to his chest and said, "King Han must be secretly in cahoots with some people in the Zhenbei camp, otherwise he wouldn't be so clean on the surface." "He wouldn't believe that King Han really just wanted to be a prince who could do business and make money, and he didn't have the slightest thought about the throne.

He continued: "King Han is a very resourceful person, and I suspect that he has already bribed most of the soldiers of the Zhenbei camp. ”

"The Zhenbei camp is not an ordinary military camp." He Lianfang frowned slightly and said, "The soldiers of the Zhenbei camp are not so easy to buy. ”

"Second uncle, ordinary soldiers have been guarding the northern border for ten or even ten years, living a boring and poor life, do you think they don't have any complaints in their hearts? Do you think they don't want to go back to the capital to live a peaceful life at all? "Zhao Yao doesn't think that Zhenbeiying is like an iron bucket, unbreakable, if it is a person, there will be selfishness and desire." General Deng is an old subordinate of his father, loyal to his father, and he is willing to guard the northern border for the rest of his life, but not all the soldiers under him will be like him. And his sons, I don't think his sons are all like him in the north, without fame or profit. ”

Zhao Yao's words have some truth.

"Do you think Deng Xianyun's son was bought by King Han."

"Nine times out of ten." Zhao Yao sighed, "It is normal for Deng Xianyun's son to want to live a prosperous and prosperous life, and it is normal for his son to want to return to the capital, so it is very likely to cooperate with King Han." Besides, King Han is very good at doing business and making money, and it is estimated that he has given General Deng's son a lot of money over the years. I guess King Han promised Deng Xianyun's son that when he ascended the throne, he would transfer Deng Xianyun's son back to the capital and let him live a prosperous and prosperous life. ”

"If that's the case, then it all makes sense." He Lianfang thought of the emperor, and the corners of her mouth curled up and sneered, "Zhao Zheng didn't calculate that Deng Xianyun's son would defect to King Han. ”

"Not necessarily, with the treachery of my father, it is impossible not to guess that King Han would buy Deng Xianyun's son." Zhao Yao reminded He Lianfang, "Second uncle, you said before that it is very important for Zhenbeiying to guard the northern border, and it is impossible for my father not to guard against King Han. ”

He Lianfang snorted coldly and said, "In this way, the son of King Han and Deng Xianyun was played with by Zhao Zheng. ”

Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Zhenbei Camp is too important, I hope my father won't get rid of it." Although King Han is unfathomable, Zhao Yao feels that he should be far behind the emperor. It is estimated that when King Han took the initiative to go to Youzhou, his father began to be wary of him. "General Deng is sick, my father can't sit idly by, I guess he should send one of the four generals to Zhenbei Camp to temporarily take charge of Zhenbei Camp for General Deng."

"Send one of them to Zhenbeiying, then King Han and Deng Xianyun's son will be discovered."

"I can't say, I don't think it's so easy to find evidence of Han Wang's collusion with Deng Xianyun." Zhao Yao scratched the back of his head and said, "The situation in Youzhou is very complicated, no matter who among the four generals goes, it is not so easy to figure out this matter. "It's not that he looks down on Song Dekang and the four of them, the four of them are powerful in war, but they are not proficient in intrigue and trickery. Although it is said that subterfuge is used in war, the subterfuge of war and the conspiracy in political affairs are two different things.

"King Han has been hidden for so many years, if it is easily discovered, then King Han has this ability, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Do you think Han Wang's skills are superior?"

Zhao Yao nodded lightly: "Hmm." ”

"Now that you know what King Han did, do you still cooperate with him in business?"

"Do it, why don't you do it, don't give the money to the door in vain." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "What does the matter between King Han and Zhenbeiying have to do with me, I don't need to refuse the money sent to the door." ”

"It is precisely because I know what King Han has done that I can do business with him with confidence." I didn't know what King Han was doing before, and I was very uneasy. Now that you've guessed what he's doing, there's nothing to worry about.

"What if you're wrong?"

Zhao Yao was stunned for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "If I guess wrong, then I have nothing to lose, anyway, I don't compete with King Han for the throne." (End of chapter)