Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 273 Where to Go (2)

"In today's world, it is still the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao has the first-mover advantage by coercing the emperor to command the princes. Yuan Shu wanted to replace the Han Dynasty, but he ended up dying. Therefore, before gaining absolute power, whether it is It is impossible for anyone to want to replace the Emperor of Han. And it is impossible for the princes from all walks of life to let one family dominate, except of course Cao Cao, after all, he is now using the name of Emperor Han."

Zhang Jiong went around to make Zhou Wen a bit confused, at least he understood that Zhang Jiong didn't want to repeat Yuan Shu's mistakes, and the jade seal was in Zhou Cang's hands. "What exactly does Ziming mean?"

"I think it's too early to talk about the future. We still have to respect the emperor of Han. But now we have to deal with it. One is to help Yuan Shao secretly, but we must not make friends with him, let alone let Yuan Shao know, otherwise he will He will blackmail the lord with this, and even leak the news to Cao Cao, drag the lord into the water, and force the lord to break with Cao Cao. Second, we don't have the geographical advantage of Jiangdong, and we can't send troops to Jiangdong, why not find another place?"

"Look elsewhere? You mean Jingzhou? Then use Jingzhou as a springboard to seize Xichuan?" Zhou Wen immediately understood Zhang Jiong's intentions. Since the Central Plains is a place of right and wrong, and Sun Quan occupies the southeast, we will occupy the southwest. "What about Xuzhou? Don't you want it?"

"West Sichuan and Shuzhong are fertile and fertile, but the road is long and the road is not smooth, so there is no time." Zhang Jiong shook his head slightly. "I have some immature ideas. I have read the master's masterpiece before I know how big the world is and how vast the territory is."

Zhou Cang was a little shy. "Ziming, let me hear what you think?"

"My lord said that the north is a place of bitter cold. Although the place of bitter cold is poor, no one cares about it..."

Zhou Wen frowned. "Xichuan is far away, so the north is farther away, and there are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the middle."

"Hehe, this is exactly what I want to say: In fact, we can bypass them. This is the inspiration given to me by the lord. Since our Guangling navy can go north to the Yellow River, why can't we cross the sea and enter Liaodong? Liaodong is now under the control of Gongsun Du, My lord, you can conquer Liaodong first. Even if Cao Cao asks about it, it can be said that when Cao Cao goes north to Jizhou in the future, as a response, he can attack Yuan Shao back and forth!"

high!Zhou Wen gave a thumbs up. "A remote, bitter and cold place, no one cares about it, but it is a paradise. You also remind me, I have heard my lord say that there is an island in the South China Sea named Ryukyu, and there are my Han people on the island, we can still take Ryukyu .”

Uh, Zhou Cang really admires these two subordinates, he really opened his mind, if he talks about it again, why don’t he go to Japan, do he want to become the ancestor of the Japanese?Forget it, can the current shipbuilding technology and navigation technology guarantee a smooth landing in Japan?
"What Ziming and Yuanfang said is true. Take all precautionary measures. Yuanfang, you should write to Xingba immediately and ask him to come to Xuzhou directly after handing over the Yellow River Defense to discuss the construction of sea-going ships. In addition, write to Wen Xiang as well. Write a letter, and Gongming will hand over the Lujiang River to Cao Xiu, and ask him to come to Xuzhou immediately." Zhou Cang said to Zhou Wen.

"Then let Zhou Chong's intelligence department send everyone out. One is to see what Yuan Shao does when he returns to Hebei. The other is to see what Cao Cao is doing. The third is to go to Jiangdong and Donglai to search for fishermen who have gone out to sea. Spend a lot of money to invite you to Xuzhou." Zhou Cang is rich now, and he is not short of money.

"Also, the Xuzhou Commercial Bank is looking for businessmen from all over the world, or if there are overseas businessmen, please come to Xuzhou together."

"My lord is brilliant."

"We still have too few talents now. Let the people who are sent out to inquire about the news incidentally search for local capable people and invite them to Xuzhou. This matter will be jointly handled by the Department of Civil Affairs and the Department of Intelligence."

Seeing that Zhang Jiong's suggestion was adopted, Zhou Wen came up with another strategy. "My lord, Yuan Shao is no longer trustworthy. He just bought me some time. Sooner or later, he will be defeated by Cao Cao. Therefore, I suggest that we support another prince to contain Cao Cao."

"Yuan Fang refers to Jiangdong Sun Quan or Jingzhou Liu Biao? Or Xiliang Ma Teng, Xichuan Liu Yan?" Zhang Jiong asked.

"Ma Teng in Xiliang, and Liu Yan in Xichuan are remote and powerless, and if you leak the news, you will be caught by Cao Cao. Jiangdong Sun Quan, we can make friends with him, but he is in a corner, and he will not contribute unless he himself is threatened. .”

"That's Liu Biao?" Zhang Jiong shook his head. "If Liu Biao did something, he wouldn't just sit back and watch Yuan Cao's battle at Guandu without taking any action. This man will never become a master!"

Zhou Cang suddenly realized. "Yuan Fang was talking about Liu Bei!"

"The one who knows me is also the lord." Zhou Wen smiled. "Liu Bei is mentally tough, every time he loses, he will climb the mountain again, and this person has ambitions."

Zhang Jiong shook his head again. "Liu Bei has a deep hatred with the lord. He has confronted the lord several times. He was defeated by the lord in Xuzhou and Runan. He almost died. He will not cooperate with the lord."

"We don't know how to help, but secretly help Liu Bei steal Jingzhou and replace Liu Biao!"

"How to help secretly? It's difficult." Zhou Cang said.

"Ziming mentioned someone just now, did you forget it so soon?"

Zhang Jiong mentioned many people just now, none of them are suitable. "Yuan Fang, don't play charades, tell me quickly."

"Hahaha, did my lord forget? Your eldest disciple Wei Yan is currently in Jingzhou!"

"Ah! Wei Yan." Zhou Cang murmured. He hadn't heard from his student for a long time.

"The last time I was ordered by my lord to go to Jingzhou to buy grain, I learned that the Wei family had moved to Jingzhou. It is expected that with his ability, he must have served as a general under Liu Biao. As far as I know, he treated Liu Bei when he was in Xuzhou. Being able to replace Tao Qian is a great compliment, my lord can send someone to send a letter asking him to help Liu Bei obtain Jingzhou, and he will do so."

Using Wei Yan?Speaking of it, this is not considered a use. As for whether he will follow Liu Bei or return to Xuzhou in the future, it depends on him.

"My lord, this is a great plan. With Liu Bei's nature, he must spy on Jingzhou. With Wei Yan's internal response, Liu Bei will definitely attack Jingzhou. Then Cao Cao's attention will be on Liu Bei again. Just tell Wei Yan to be careful." Zhang Jiong clapped his hands and laughed.

"Then you will go back and do these things separately. Tomorrow, we will study how to help Yuan Shao secretly, and think about it after we go back. Only the three of us know about this matter, and we must not leak any word or trace to the outside world. Xuzhou Commercial Bank Over there, I just said that I am interested in maritime trade, so I am asking, don't say it is asking for immortality. Then think about how to make friends with Sun Quan, after all, we have defeated Sun Ce before."

"My subordinate understands."

"Where is Wei Yan, I will write to him personally, and I will decide what to say." Zhou Cang decided to stop, and Wei Yan will take measures on his own.

"To support Liu Bei, you won't raise tigers as trouble?" Zhang Jiong was still a little worried.

(End of this chapter)