Sun Ce was speechless.

This is such a stupid princess! It is not a father's fault. Emperor Ling of Han was not a competent father. He was determined to fight with court officials, and his whole heart was all about his younger son. He was far from caring for his eldest son and his daughter.

Sun Ce waved his hand and called the eldest princess over, patting her face that was a little hot because of excitement. "Don't be excited too early. Your brother is not you, you are stupid. If you want him to accept it, you have to convince him first and make him believe that this is not a lie to him."

Liu He felt it was reasonable and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Then how can you convince him and make him believe it?"

Sun Ce lay on the couch again and pointed to his back. Liu He understood it and sat on Sun Ce's waist and continued to massage. Sun Ce gave her advice on how to persuade the emperor to abdicate. He himself did not have hope, but he was idle and there was no harm in chatting. After all, he was a brother and sister, and the only blood relative in the world. Although Liu He didn't say it, he was still worried about the emperor. If he could leave a way out for the emperor, she would definitely be happy. Even if he didn't succeed, he would be worthy of Liu He.

During this period, he has been considering related issues. Due to the current technical conditions, it is not realistic to establish a globally unified empire. No matter how he encourages scholars to seek truth from facts and study technology, this is not a problem that can be solved overnight and will definitely not be seen in his lifetime. According to existing historical experience, it will take about three hundred years from the beginning of the history of modern natural science represented by Galileo and Newton to the formation of the empire in the 18th century.

In this case, sending some people out, letting them die on their own, or scattering their leaves and blooming, may be a choice. Among these people, there are many heroes such as the emperor, and it should be no problem to deal with those uncivilized barbarians.

"In addition to learning painting from everyone Cai, have you read some articles about Tianzhu?"

"Uh, I read it a little bit, but I can't understand it."

"Do you know which countries are other than the west of the Western Regions and other than Tianzhu?"

Liu He thought hard, and after a while, he remembered a few. "Western Western Regions... Absolute? Tiaozhi?" She said a few times in a row. Sun Ce didn't know whether it was true or false. He didn't know some names, but this was not important. "That's right, there are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains west of the Western Regions. That's just what we already know. How many there are? Who can tell it clearly? The world is so big that it exceeds your and my imagination, let alone being limited to the Central Plains?"

Liu He seemed to understand but she had limited understanding of Western Regions, but she believed in Sun Ce and could feel Sun Ce's sincerity and knew that Sun Ce was not lying to her, but really wanted to help her solve this trouble. She listened very seriously, and thought about how to convince the emperor's younger brother. The longer she was with Sun Ce, the more she believed that the emperor was not Sun Ce's opponent, and abdication was the best result. If he was willing to accept his fate, then he would be a rich man in the Central Plains. If he refused to accept his fate, he would be a king overseas and become a king. In short, it was better than those who died in battle.

As Sun Ce spoke, he felt sleepy and fell asleep on the couch. He heard the snoring sound, Liu He quietly stood up, sat down in front of Sun Ce's case, found paper and pen, and began to write letters to the emperor. Sun Ce's case had many official documents, which were readily available, but she carefully avoided them and did not take a look. Sun Ce asked her to stay here as a trust in her, and she did not want to let this trust down.

Besides, the younger brother of the emperor also said that she just needs to live her own life.

Sun Ce entered Xi County.

Xi County is on the east bank of Junshui. Go up the Junshui, walk along the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, cross the western end of Xionger Mountain, and enter the Luoshui River Valley and directly to the Lushi County in Hongnong County. From Lushi County to the east, along the Luoshui River east, you can reach Luoyang, and go north to Kuzong Mountain, and you can reach Shanxian County. Although it is not very convenient and not suitable for large army operations, it is also a key road to enter Hongnong from Nanyang and a must-pass place for surprise troops to send out.

As for the Wuguan Road to the west, let alone, it has always been a place where military strategists must compete for.

During the special period, both sides arranged a large number of detailed works and scouts inquire about the news. Before Sun Ce entered Xi County, the soldiers recruited were recruited, and the people attracted the attention of many people. Countless figures appeared among the mountains and ridges, conveying true and false news. Fights between each other were inevitable, and many people disappeared silently, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead.

With the arrival of Sun Ce, the situation quickly tilted towards the Jiangdong Army. In front of the Jiangdong Army scouts with obvious advantages in equipment and training, neither the scouts of the Xiliang Army nor the scouts of the court were the opponents. The scope of activities was squeezed, and the price of news quickly rose.

Dong Yue complained about this. It was not his intention to be an enemy of Sun Ce, but now he has to bear the price. He is a guest army and a poorly-known Xiliang army. He is not popular with locals. It is not easy to train a few scouts familiar with the terrain. Now he suffers heavy casualties and loses dozens of people in less than half a month, which is more than his losses in recent years. He is very painful. As soon as he sees Li Ru who is rushing back, he can't help complaining.

Li Ru was also very anxious, but he couldn't say anything. He also opposed Jia Xu's speculation, but could not say in front of Dong Yue and others that Jia Xu was not. Dong Yue and others were all rough people. Without Jia Xu's central dispatch, they would be defeated by Sun Ce sooner or later. Only when they united could they have room for bargaining. He comforted Dong Yue and said that this was just a temporary difficulty. To overcome it, Wen He was also for everyone's interests. If it was only for himself, where could he not go? Even if he defected to Sun Ce, he was a strategist who could compete with Guo Jia, and he didn't have to worry about wealth at all.

Dong Yue was very convinced by Li Ru. When he saw Li Ru defending Jia Xu, he reluctantly accepted it. But he still told Li Ru that Jiang Gan was going to marry my daughter, and there were 30,000 stones of sea salt in the betrothal gift, but it was a huge sum of 30 million yuan. Now it is gone. Even if it is for the overall situation, I can't bear the losses alone. You have to ask Jia Wenhe to compensate me, otherwise I will never agree.

Li Ru was amused and crying. Dong Yue was really a elm-head. He only saw that 30,000 stones of sea salt were valuable, but he didn't know that this was originally a way for Sun Ce to alienate them. Even without Jia Xu, it would not be easy for Dong Yue to get the 30,000 stones of sea salt. But now it is useless to say that these are useless, so he can only agree to discuss with Jia Xu and try to compensate for his losses.

Li Ru was old and weak, and could not bear it and ran back. He stopped at Hangu, asking Dong Yue to send someone to inform Jia Xu. Jia Xu was prepared and soon arrived at Hangu Pass. He didn't care about Dong Yue's complaints, so he asked Dong Yue to send people to strengthen the defense of Lu's county town, so he didn't have to worry about Lu's south. Why did you send scouts to Xi County? Do you really plan to be an enemy of the King of Wu? Do your daughter still want to get married?

Dong Yue had a lot of opinions about Jia Xu behind his back, but he didn't dare to say anything in front of Jia Xu. He had to pinch his nose and admit defeat. The mute ate coptis chinensis and couldn't say anything about his suffering.

A few words destroyed Dong Yue. Jia Xu came to Li Ru's room. When he saw Li Ru's pale and haggard face, he sighed softly.

"Thank you sir."

Li Ru waved his hand and signaled Jia Xu to sit down beside the bed. "Wenhe, what exactly do you want to do?"

Jia Xu was also in a heavy mood. He had never expected Sun Ce's reaction to be so fierce, so he declared war on him directly and even expelled Li Ru. The situation might be out of control, so he did not dare to take it lightly. After receiving the news from Li Ru, he rushed over day and night.

"Sir, I think the King of Wu is strong enough to deal with the three-sided siege?"

"Wenhe, you should go to Nanyang to have a look."

The two of them were speechless, and the atmosphere was a little depressed. Even Hu Cheer who was guarding outside, Wu Qiuxing felt it, and he didn't even dare to let out a moment. After a while, Li Ru took the initiative to give in, stretched out his hand, and held Jia Xu.

"Wenhe, I know that you are not an ordinary person and will not easily believe in hearsay. This is naturally an advantage, but everything has its pros and cons. Sometimes this confidence will become a conceit, allowing you to make wrong judgments."

Jia Xu held Li Ru's hand in his backhand. After a few months of not seeing him, Li Ru became even weaker, almost skinny, and his palms were wet and cold, and he could not feel any heat. Running thousands of miles was a heavy blow to his health.

"Sir, I have learned the lesson." Jia Xuqiang said with a smile.

"Do you think that even if the King of Wu focuses on industry and commerce and cultivates farms everywhere, he cannot solve the grain supply of the army and it will be difficult to last?"

Jia Xu nodded and said in a deep voice: "I estimated the number of military farms under the rule of King Wu, calculated the population, and after calculating, I still felt that he could not hold on for too long. Heavy industry and commerce can quickly increase fiscal and taxation, but cannot increase the total amount of food. On the contrary, it is possible that because there are too many people engaged in the last business, the consumption of food will increase. Being attacked from three sides, a large number of strong men will be recruited to join the army, and the transfer of thousands of miles will inevitably lead to insufficient labor and abandonment of fertile land. Sir, I do not doubt the wisdom of King Wu, I am just worried that he is too young, and has gone too smoothly in recent years, and is at risk of arrogant soldiers."

As Jia Xu said, he took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Li Ru. "This is the data I have collected over the past few years. Although it is not detailed enough, it can explain some problems. In addition, I learned through Yang Fu and others that some of the information collected by the secretary station are almost the same as my conclusion."

Li Ru took the document but did not read it. He knew Jia Xu's character and believed that the data he collected was accurate. He himself had always had such questions. His experience in Nanyang can also prove Jia Xu's judgment. Jingzhou and Yuzhou do not have much surplus grain available. The only exception is Yangzhou. However, Yangzhou was originally weak in foundation, and although it has developed in recent years, it is not enough to solve all problems. As for common sense, Jia Xu's analysis is correct. But he made a mistake: Sun Ce's achievements in recent years have shown that he is a person who cannot speculate according to common sense. Perhaps it is a conceit, or perhaps it is a habit, and Jia Xu has never faced this fact.

"Wenhe, do you like playing chess, have you ever met an opponent?"

Jia Xu's eyes flashed slightly, and he pondered for a moment. "What kind of opponent is the sir talking about?"

"Feng Yi Shanzi Dao, Wang Jiuzhen."

"No." Jia Xu shook his head. "Sir...have you talked to them?"

Li Ru nodded. "Wenhe, you and I are both middle-aged people. It is easy to learn and have skills. It is easy to see foolish, but it is difficult to be smart. You must admit that some people do not learn and have skills, and their realm is not something you and I can imagine."
Chapter completed!