Cao Ying was not in the palace. She asked Sun Ce for instructions and went to see Cao Pi.

After Cao Pi was captured, he was detained in the prisoner camp in Runan. Although he had not suffered much, he could not be free. This time, Sun Ce returned to Jianye and knew that he would meet Sun Yi and Cao Ying, so he sent someone to escort Cao Pi to give them the opportunity to meet. Before this, Sun Ce had told Sun Yi that Cao Ying could see Cao Pi, but it was impossible to let him go. He was Yang Xiu's bargaining chip for life, when would Yang Xiu be safe and when would he let Cao Pi go? Otherwise, there would be no talks.

Although Cao Ying was a little arrogant, she was so obedient in front of Sun Ce. She was unwilling to delay Sun Yi's future and affect her wealth because Cao Pi delayed Sun Yi's future. Since there was no problem with safety, just keep it closed and send people to deliver some things every now and then.

When the sister and brother met, they naturally had to talk about the past and delayed some time until Sun Shangxiang sent Yulinwei to find her.

Facing Sun Shangxiang who was anxious and angry, Cao Ying was not panicked and repeated the situation at that time. Finally, she said that she was not sure whether Sun Ce was talking about a joke or a truth, but as a king, his every word and action were of great importance. Even if he was a joke, it was not completely unintentional. Sometimes unintentional words could even represent his inner thoughts and could not be simply laughed out.

Sun Shangxiang was skeptical. She was not very good at these intrigues. When she was in Runan, there was Lu Xun. Now Lu Xun is not around, so she can only ask Xu Jie. Xu Jie agreed with Cao Ying's opinion. Sun Ce cherishes family affection and will not easily mention the matter of dividing the family, but the situation in front of him makes him embarrassed, and it is understandable to have the idea of ​​dividing the family.

Xu Jie weighed the pros and cons, and suggested that Sun Shangxiang not be in a hurry, deal with business first, find an opportunity to test Sun Ce's original intention, and then discuss it.

Sun Shangxiang agreed.

Sun Ce, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan and others discussed all day. When they got off work, they left the hall. Seeing Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang sitting side by side in the corridor, they remembered them and slapped their heads. "Look at me, I was so dizzy and forgot about you. Let's go, I invite you to have dinner together, which is considered a sin."

Sun Shangxiang jumped over, hugged Sun Ce's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, then I want to eat something good."

"Okay, what do you want to eat?" Sun Ce pinched Sun Shangxiang's nose. "I've done a good job in Yuzhou in the past six months, so I deserve a reward."

Sun Shangxiang shrank his neck. "This is not my credit. I am not good at governing the people. Brother Wang, when will you take me to the war?"

"Is your hands itchy again?" Sun Ce laughed and called Sun Yi, and the three brothers and sisters walked towards the harem together. Xu Jie followed from afar, looking at the backs of Sun Ce and the other two, his eyes became more and more firm, and he had an idea in his heart.

Back at Daoxiang Hall, Yuan Quan had prepared dinner, and several people sat in groups, talking while eating. Sun Ce was very happy without outsiders, Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang were also relaxed. Even Xu Jie was not picky about etiquette. But when Sun Ce was telling jokes, she wanted to laugh but couldn't, and endured it a little hard.

After drinking and eating, Yuan Quan served tea and called Cao Ying and Xu Jie away. He went to the side to talk about family matters, leaving the three Sun Ce brothers behind.

Sun Ce fiddled with the teacup and looked at Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang. The eight Sun brothers and sisters were all here. Although Sun Lang, the fifth brother, also joined the army, had limited talent and it would be difficult for him to stand alone in the future. However, he was self-aware and very stable, unlike Sun Quan who wanted to stand alone every day.

"Tell me, what are your experiences in the past few years?"

Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang looked at each other and bowed, "Brother Wang, I'll do it first. Otherwise, I'll have nothing to say after the little sister finishes talking."

Sun Ce smiled. "Okay, then you can talk first."

Sun Yi swallowed his saliva, his face became serious involuntarily, and he did not dare to be careless. "Brother Wang, let me talk about the situation in Jingxiang first. Overall, Jingxiang has been stable in recent years. Huang Zhong's troops have been on the verge of three years. Although the progress is not very smooth, they are still within the control range. The soldiers who are resting on the turn are stable and have confidence in the war. I believe that they will make a major breakthrough soon and enter the hinterland of Hanzhong. The collection of gold sands in Danshui and Shunyang areas can be carried out normally, which has played a significant role in the stability of prices in Nanyang and Nanjun..."

Sun Yi talked happily, from military to people's livelihood, from Jingxiang to the entire Jingzhou, and spoke in detail, but was a little nervous, and it was obvious that he had made sufficient preparations but was not confident enough, especially when it came to people's livelihood.

Sun Ce is not unfamiliar with Jingzhou. Du Ji, the governor of Jingzhou, Yan Xiang, the prefect of Nanyang, Li Tong of Nanjun, Guan Nan, and others would write reports to him every once in a while. Sun Yi himself was no exception. However, Sun Ce knew that Sun Yi himself was not very interested in people's livelihood. Those articles were written by Zhong Yao. Sun Yi himself read them at most. It is really hard to say how much he could understand.

After Jingzhou Jiangnan and Jiangbei were divided into two war zones, the burden on Nanyang and Nanjun was actually very light. Nanyang was originally well-founded and implemented the new policy first. It has developed steadily over the years and is strong in strength. It is not a problem to independently support the 30,000 soldiers of Huang Zhong's army to fight. Moreover, there is Nanjun and Jiangxia shared some of the pressure. Huang Zhong and others commanded properly. Although they did not break into the hinterland of Hanzhong, there were no major casualties. They were just waiting patiently for the opportunity.

After asking about the local situation in Jingxiang, Sun Ce asked about the situation in the world again. Sun Yi was a little sweating and kept wiping his forehead and neck. His answer was just right, and he suggested strengthening the Jingxiang offensive and contacting Ma Teng, who occupied Wudu, first take Hanzhong, cut off the liaison between Guanzhong and Yizhou, and then go from Wuguan to advance to Guanzhong, cooperate with the offensive in the middle to advance to Guanzhong.

"That... Zhong Changshi mentioned something."

"What's up?"

"Brother Wang took Guandong and had half the world. It is not advisable to regard himself as King Wu, and he should consider the world as his thoughts. Moreover, Jianye is remote, which is not conducive to commanding various battles. You can enter Luoyang to stay in your heart."

Sun Ce pondered for a moment. After taking Jizhou, he knew that someone would persuade him to advance. Now it seems that Zhong Yao was going to take the lead. Moving the capital to Luoyang not only means that the king should be the emperor, but also affects the entire center of power. Taking Luoyang as the center will benefit Jingzhou, Yuzhou and Yanzhou, especially Ruying, and Jiangdong will become a remote place again.

"What do you think about it yourself?"

"I... my small number of Zhong Changshi said something. It is indeed not convenient to command operations in Jianye. The army travels thousands of miles, even if there are tower ship naval forces, it will delay time."

Sun Ce smiled. "You send a letter to Zhong Yao and ask him to write a detailed plan."

"Here."

Sun Ce turned to Sun Shangxiang. "It's your turn."

"Brother Wang, I don't agree with Zhong Changshi's opinion." Sun Shangxiang raised different opinions as soon as he spoke. Sun Ce was surprised and Sun Yi was puzzled. Although this opinion was proposed by Zhong Yao, he felt it made sense and expressed his support from the bottom of his heart. He never expected that Sun Shangxiang would have such an attitude and was so determined.

"Little sister, you..."

"Shubi, listen to my younger sister first. Since it's a discussion, we naturally have to listen to different opinions."

"Here." Sun Yi held back, nodded, raised his ears, and listened to Sun Shangxiang's opinions intently.

"Brother Wang, from Jiaozhou to Youzhou, there are eight war zones in total, and no war zone can compare with the Jingxiang war zone. What Jingxiang war zone can do is impossible to do, and the experience of Jingxiang war zone cannot be extended to other war zones. Not to mention, if the capital is moved to Luoyang and from Luoyang to Guanzhong west, how many troops can be supported by the taxes of Henan Yin? At that time, will the Jingxiang war zone still be as easy as it is today? Can Nanyang be as stable as it is today?"

"If you can only rely on Henan and Nanyang to transfer grain from Yuzhou, you are worried that after moving the capital to Luoyang, Brother Wang will lead his troops to fight in person, you will have no chance, right?"

"The world is so big. Even if I am not in Yuzhou, there are other places to go, so you don't have to worry about it." Sun Shangxiang rolled her eyes. "You think they are all like you, so you stared at Jingxiang, for fear that others would steal your merits."

"I..." Sun Yi blushed, and he secretly looked at Sun Ce, but didn't dare to say anything again. Sun Shangxiang said without restraint, saying that she knew what else she would say. Sun Ce smiled and raised his hand to point at Sun Yi. "This is called self-bearing, and he deserves it." He said to Sun Shangxiang again: "Little sister, you continue to say it."

"Here." Sun Shangxiang looked at Sun Yi proudly, and then said: "The various war zones are not evenly fat and thin. They cannot be generalized. The Jingxiang war zone is sufficient in money and grain, and does not require support from other counties, but other war zones cannot do it. Not to mention, the Jingnan war zone, separated by a river, needs to transport some money and grain from Yuzhang. In this way, the situation in Hebei is even worse. The money and grain in the Youzhou war zone almost all have to be transported from the Central Plains. Jizhou has new energy and has not recovered. It also requires a lot of money and grain. For the entire Guandong, the situation is not optimistic, and the gap in money and grain is still very large. The increase in taxes can solve it, but the burden on the people is increasing. How can Brother Wang reflect the king's way? Brother Wang moved the capital to Luoyang at this time and became the emperor, which is probably not appropriate."

"What about your opinion?"

"In my opinion, we should seize the western part of Youzhou and the northern part of Bingzhou, and go south from Yanmen and Wuyuan..."

Sun Yi couldn't help but say, "Wouldn't he transport the money and grain from the Central Plains to the north from afar?"

Sun Shangxiang gave Sun Yi a blank look. "Money and grain from the Central Plains can be transported to Youzhou for most of the journey, which is more convenient than transporting to Guanzhong. Furthermore, there is no danger to defend on the grassland. The Wuhuan people and Xianbei people either fight or escape, but cannot defend. This is not the case in Guanzhong. Whether it is Tongguan, Zhuangguan, or Linjin, or Puban, they are all dangerous passes that are easy to defend but difficult to attack, let alone Bingzhou. Is it better to attack the city or to drive straight into the elite cavalry? Is this account so difficult to calculate?"
Chapter completed!