The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

He Lianfang came to Zhao Yao's study and saw that Zhao Yao was looking at the map of Da Zhou seriously. He asked curiously: "What are you looking at?"

Hearing He Lianfang's voice, Zhao Yao raised his head and looked at him, smiled slightly and said, "I'm looking at Youzhou."

"What are you doing in Youzhou?" He Lianfang pushed her wheelchair closer and asked doubtfully, "What happened over there in Youzhou?"

Zhao Yao did not answer He Lianfang's question, but asked him: "Second uncle, what do you think of Youzhou?"

He Lianfang was slightly startled by this question, and then she said, "What aspect are you referring to?"

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

He Lianfang cast her eyes on Youzhou, which Zhao Yao pointed to, and pondered for a while before saying, "It's not a good place."

"Not a good place?" He Lianfang's answer surprised Zhao Yao, "Second uncle, what do you think is bad about Youzhou?"

He Lianfang said calmly: "Nowhere is good, but its geographical location is very important."

Zhao Yao raised the corner of his mouth and asked with interest: "How do you say this?"

"Youzhou borders the Xiongnu and Goguryeo. It stopped 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 are you still asking me."

"Second uncle, you think that Youzhou is an important border defense line of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Protecting Youzhou is equivalent to stopping the Xiongnu and Goguryeo from going south."

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

Zhao Yao smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong. Second uncle, you are right. Youzhou's geographical location is very important, but apart from this, does Youzhou have no other advantages?"

"Other advantages?" He Lianfang asked with confusion, "Youzhou, like Lingnan, has been a place of exile since ancient times, but it is even poorer than Lingnan. What advantages does it have?"

"If Youzhou has no advantages, why would King Han go to Youzhou?" Zhao Yao said with envy on his face, "Actually, apart from Qingzhou, the place I valued most was Youzhou. Unfortunately, King Han conquered Youzhou first. I chose Lingnan out of desperation."

This was the first time He Lianfang had heard of such a thing, and he couldn't help but feel shocked: "Have you chosen Youzhou?"

"In my opinion, Youzhou is better than Lingnan, but it's a pity that the King of Han snatched it away first." It's all because he was too young. When the royal brothers chose the fiefdom, there wasn't much left for him, so he could only choose Lingnan. .

"Why do you like Youzhou?" He Lianfang's face was full of disbelief, "Because it borders the Xiongnu and Goguryeo?"

“That’s part of the reason, but more importantly it’s a great place.”

"Good place, where is better?" He Lianfang once visited Youzhou. It was more desolate and poorer than Lingnan. The most important thing was that the climate there was very bad. In winter, it snowed all over the sky and it was very cold.

"Second Uncle, do you think Youzhou is desolate and poor, with little food?"

"Isn't it?"

"It is true that Youzhou cannot grow double or triple-cropping rice like Lingnan, but Youzhou can grow wheat."

"It is true that wheat can be grown in Youzhou, but the yield is not very high." He Lianfang reminded Zhao Yao, "Don't forget, the imperial court allocates grain to Youzhou every year."

"The grain output in Youzhou is not high because there is little cultivated land and a lot of land is left uncultivated. If the wasteland is properly reclaimed, there will be no shortage of food there." Zhao Yao added, "There is also a large grassland in Youzhou, which is suitable for raising crops. Cattle, horses, sheep and pigs, of course you can also raise poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese.”

"The Huns often went south to plunder, and raising these things would only result in them being robbed." He Lianfang said, "I remember that there were war horses raised in Youzhou."

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

"I don't know." He Lianfang didn't pay attention to this. "There are a lot of iron ores in Lingnan."

Zhao Yao said with regret: "But there are no coal mines."

"Coal mines don't matter."

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

"One more thing, Youzhou is close to the Bohai Sea." Zhao Yao thought of Zhao Yao's dream about the last two dynasties in world history who established Youzhou as their capital. "Actually, Youzhou is also suitable for being a capital."

He Lianfang was shocked by Zhao Yao's last words. He said with a look of disbelief on his face: "Youzhou is suitable for being a capital? What do you think?"

"Because Youzhou is located in the north, it is suitable to be a capital city." Zhao Yao pointed to the Bohai Sea near Youzhou, "Youzhou can use the Bohai Sea to develop."

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

"What did you mention in Youzhou? Did King Han do something?"

"Alas, I'm just sighing." When he mentioned King Han, a look of contempt appeared on Zhao Yao's face, "King Han is obviously very good at doing business, but in the end, he put all the money in his pocket and didn't let the people of Youzhou Making money is really a waste of this good place in Youzhou.”

"A prince like King Han is a normal prince." He Lianfang said, glanced at Zhao Yao up and down, and said angrily, "A prince like you is abnormal."

When He Lianfang said this, Zhao Yao pointed at himself in disbelief: "Am I abnormal?" "Isn't your goal to travel around the world and eat all the delicious food in the world?" He Lianfang said with a mocking look on his face, "You Look at what you are doing now, does it have anything to do with your goals?”

Uh……

"I can't say it has nothing to do with it. I still ate delicious food from Lingnan."

"A prince like King Han who only cares about making money and living a happy life and not caring about the people is a normal prince. It's rare for a prince like you to care about whether the people can have enough to eat and live a good life."

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

"That's not true. You did the right thing." He Lianfang said seriously.

Hearing what He Lianfang said, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Second uncle, then you say I'm abnormal."

"Say you're abnormal 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 went to Youzhou, I believe you can build Youzhou well. .”

Zhao Yao listened and smiled proudly: "Of course, if I go to Youzhou, I will make Youzhou one of the largest granaries in the Zhou Dynasty."

"You won't talk about Youzhou for no reason. Tell me, what happened in Youzhou?"

"It's not a big deal. General Deng from Zhenbei Camp is sick."

"Is Deng Xianyun sick?" He Lianfang asked in surprise, "What kind of illness is it? Is it serious?"

"I don't know what the specific illness is, but it should be serious." Zhao Yao tapped Youzhou on the map with his finger and said thoughtfully, "I suspect that King Han and the people in the Zhenbei camp People are colluding.”

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

"General Deng probably won't betray his father and take refuge with the King of Han." Zhao Yao said, holding his right elbow with his left hand and stroking his chin with his right hand, "But that's not necessarily true for his son."

"It's not impossible." He Lianfang suddenly thought of something and her face turned serious, "Do you suspect that King Han and his son caused Deng Xianyun's illness?"

"It's very possible." Zhao Yao crossed his arms and said, "King Han must be secretly colluding with some people in Zhenbei Camp, otherwise he would not be so clean on the surface." He would not believe that King Han was really just innocent. He wants to be a prince who can do business and make money, but he doesn't care about the throne at all.

He continued: "The King of Han is a very capable man. I suspect that he has bribed and won over most of the soldiers in the Zhenbei Camp."

"Zhenbei Camp is not an ordinary military camp." He Lianfang frowned slightly, "The soldiers in Zhenbei Camp are not that easy to bribe."

"Second uncle, ordinary soldiers have been stationed in the north for ten or even more than ten years, living a boring and poor life. Do you think they have no complaints in their hearts? Do you think they have no desire to return to the capital and live a peaceful life?" Zhao Yao doesn't think Zhenbei Camp is like an iron barrel, unbreakable. People will have selfish motives and desires. "General Deng is an old subordinate of my father. He is very loyal to his father. He is willing to guard the northern border all his life, but not all of his soldiers will be like him. And his sons, I don't think all of his sons will be like him. This way he stays in the north not for fame or gain."

Zhao Yao's words make some sense.

"Do you think Deng Xianyun's son was bribed by the King of Han?"

"Nine times out of ten." Zhao Yao sighed, "It's normal for Deng Xianyun's son to want to live a prosperous life, and it's normal for his son to want to return to the capital, so it's very possible to cooperate with King Han. Besides, King Han is very He knows how to do business and make money, and he probably gave General Deng's son a lot of money over the years. I guess the King of Han promised that when he ascends the throne, he will transfer Deng Xianyun's son back to the capital so that he can live a life of glory and wealth. "

"If that's the case, then everything makes sense." He Lianfang thought of the emperor and sneered, "Zhao Zheng never expected that Deng Xianyun's son would join the King of Han."

"Not necessarily. With my father's treachery, it's impossible not to guess that King Han would bribe Deng Xianyun's son." Zhao Yao reminded He Lianfang, "Second uncle, you said before that Zhenbei Camp is very important to guard the northern border. Father It’s impossible for the emperor not to be on guard against King Han.”

He Lianfang snorted coldly and said: "So, the son of King Han and Deng Xianyun was played by Zhao Zheng."

Zhao Yao nodded and said: "Zhenbei Camp is too important. I hope my father will not let it slip." Although the King of Han is unfathomable, Zhao Yao feels that he is far behind the emperor. It is estimated that when King Han proposed to go to Youzhou, his father began to be wary of him. "General Deng is ill. My father cannot just 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 Song Dekang and the others to Zhenbei Camp, then the collusion between King Han and Deng Xianyun's son will be discovered."

"I'm not sure. I don't think it's easy to find evidence that King Han and Deng Xianyun colluded." Zhao Yao scratched the back of his head and said, "The situation over there in Youzhou is very complicated. No matter who among the four generals goes, It's not that easy to figure this out." It's not that he looked down on Song Dekang and the four of them. The four generals were great at fighting, but they were not proficient in conspiracy. Although it is said that deception is necessary in war, deception in war is different from political conspiracy.

"King Han has been hiding for so many years. If he is easily discovered, then King Han only has this ability and there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Do you think King Han is superior?"

Zhao Yao nodded slightly: "Yes."

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

"Do it, why don't you do it, don't let the money that comes to your door go to waste." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "What does the matter between King Han and Zhenbei Camp have to do with me? I don't need to refuse the money that comes to my door. "

"It is precisely because I know what King Han is doing that I can do business with him with confidence." I had never known what King Han was doing before, and I felt very uneasy. Now that you have guessed what he did, there is nothing to worry about.

"What if you guess wrong?"

Zhao Yao was stunned for a moment, then shrugged and said, "If I guess wrong, then I won't lose anything. Anyway, I won't compete with King Han for the throne." (End of Chapter)