"Madam is very confident in the king."

"Those who climb high are not confused by the distance and near, and those who plan great are not confused by the gains and losses for a while. Before leaving Shu County, the king looked at the world. He first got Nanyang and was determined to be in the Indian country. He was considering a century-old plan and a thousand-year achievements. How could he be anxious for a while? You, you have been away from the king for too long, and it is time to come back and reflect."

Thinking of sitting on the bed with Sun Ce and discussing the general trend of the world, Zhou Yu burst into laughter. He sighed softly: "Madam is right. Ten years have passed in a flash. The gap between me and the king has not only not narrowed, but has become bigger and bigger." He held Cai Yan's hand and stroked it gently. "Fortunately, with the wife's advice from time to time, I was able to go deep into the mountains without being confused."

Cai Yan pulled his hand back and gently hit Zhou Yu. "I've been in the army for too long, I'm so slick and have no right shape." She rolled her eyes and said, "I heard that the people of Ke Ke are simple and too Wu Yue, and the barbarians act spontaneously. You don't think of me as them, right?"

Zhou Yu was slightly stunned, then laughed, looked serious and bowed to Cai Yan. "Yu is abrupt, please forgive me. Although there are many barbarian women, only the only one who can touch Yu's heart." He paused and said, "Wen Chang can prove that he is your disciple. If he treats you like a god, he will not dare to make false statements."

Cai Yan laughed "Puchi". "You are just too pedantic. It is good to be self-disciplined. Too aggrieved, but you shouldn't be too wronged. There is no one to serve you around. How can I feel at ease? If you have the right temperament, you can choose two concubines and don't let them down."

Zhou Yu was about to say something, and Cai Yan said again: "You haven't made great progress in three years, how could you know that it was because of this? You are self-disciplined, but others will find it difficult to get close to you. Marriage is the best way, but you give up and don't use it. Not only does it miss the matter, but it also makes it difficult for others to do anything else. If you don't say anything else, do you still understand the help of the king's wives?"

Zhou Yu looked at Cai Yan in surprise. In order to persuade him to take a concubine, Cai Yan actually brought out such a reason, which surprised him. "Madam, is it..." Zhou Yu pondered. "What did anyone say to you?"

"I can only understand these principles if I have to say others?" Cai Yan rolled his eyes and then smiled again.

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment and stared at Cai Yan. Cai Yan became shy and shook her sleeves and turned around and left. Zhou Yu quickly chased after him. He was one head taller than Cai Yan and had a big step. He caught up with Cai Yan within a few steps and reached out to hold Cai Yan's shoulder. Cai Yan struggled twice, but he didn't break free, so he followed him. The two of them whispered and entered the inner room.

Zhou Yu stayed at home for three days, accompanying his parents, wife and children, but he was not idle. The news of his return was spread quickly, and there were endless guests, including old subordinates, fellow villagers from Lujiang, and students who came here. The guests in the classroom were always full and the wine in the glass was not empty. While contacting different people, Zhou Yu also learned a lot about Jianye's situation. He has been on the front line in recent years, and he has been thinking about war in his mind. He has not paid much attention to things other than war, and now he has finally made up for this lesson.

Three days later, Zhou Yu entered the palace and asked to see him.

Sun Ce stood on the steps in front of the hall, watching Zhou Yu walk quickly from outside the palace gate, and he can't help but smile. After a few years, Zhou Yu is still Zhou Yu. Even if he hangs with soldiers and even barbarians every day, his face is tanned, and the demeanor of the children of aristocratic families remains unchanged. It seems that beautiful jade falls into the mud, and looks as if it is as harmonious as the light, but if rinsed with water, the beautiful jade is still beautiful jade and will never turn into mud.

"Shuhou, Jiangling Governor, General Chen Yu of the South, pay homage to the king."

"Gongjin is not a gift." Sun Ce took two steps, held Zhou Yu's arm, and looked at Zhou Yu with a smile. "Gongjin has been resting well these days? Guests welcomed the door and were drinking, isn't it easier than fighting?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "What the king said is very true. I am a martial artist, but I am a clumsy and I am really suffering."

Sun Ce laughed. "Gongjin, if my 300,000 soldiers in Wu could be like you, a martial artist, the world would be magnificent. Come on, let me tell you what you have gained in the past few years."

Zhou Yu was very embarrassed. "King, I have been in charge of three years and spent tens of billions. I only had half a county to gain anything."

Sun Ce smiled. "Gongjin, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If you take the first step and take steady steps, this is the harvest. Even if there are thousands of mountains and rivers in front of you, just walk slowly. A year is less than ten years, and one generation is not enough, ten generations are not enough. There is no need to rush for a moment."

Zhou Yu sighed in his heart, Cai Yan was sure of it, and the king knew it, and was not in a hurry to achieve success. "The king was wise, how dare I hide my shortcomings? I am willing to ask the king for advice on the little things I gain."

"Come on, come into the hall and talk." Sun Ce took Zhou Yu's arm and entered the side hall, and went straight to a wall. "Gongjin, what do you think of this map?"

As soon as Zhou Yu entered the hall, he was shocked by a map on the wall facing him. The map was very large, almost covering the entire wall, with half of the space on it, and only the center part was drawn in detail. Zhou Yu was not unfamiliar with this part of the map, which was the territory map of the Han Dynasty. He quickly found Yizhou, found Jing Ke again, and then looked at the map, stunned.

He always remembered the task Sun Ce gave him: to advance to India. But he didn't know where India was and how far it was. Now that he saw this map, he found that India was still thousands of miles away from Yongchang. There was a large blank space between Yongchang and India, and there was also a blank space next to it, with only a slender line extending out, with the words Sunnan and Jiuzhen marked on it.

Seeing the word "Sunnan", Zhou Yu felt much more relaxed. If Ji Ke is used as "asxs", the distance to Tianzhu is similar to that to "Sunnan", which is shorter than Luoyang to "Sunnan". It is just one to the south and the other to the southwest. Since the ancestors can take the "Sunnan", of course they have the chance to take the "Sunnan".

Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, looked at the change of Zhou Yu's eyes, and smiled in his heart. This map was actually a bit distorted, at least it was a little different from the world map he remembered. However, he did not change it, so he drew the map according to the information collected and summarized by the Military Advisory Office, and the distortion did not change it. He believed that as the merchants and scholars went further and further, the information they collected became more and more abundant and more accurate, and one day they would see the world map he hoped for.

Only then can the Chinese elites truly have a vision of the world and look at the world.

"In this map, there is the contribution of Mrs. Cai. The geographical documents she translated in the Western Regions played a great role." Sun Ce stretched out his hand and stroked the map. "In addition, the merchants and scholars who traveled around the world measured with their feet, looked with their eyes, recorded with their pens, pieced together bit by bit, sand made towers and furs gathered together. It seems that everyone's gains are very limited, but they are expanding our horizons step by step. I believe that one day, the blank spaces on this map will be filled, and every piece of land will have the footprints of Chinese clothes."

"The king's mind is in his heart, and I am far behind the earth."

"That won't work." Sun Ce walked back and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder. "No matter how far you see, you have to walk step by step, otherwise it will be Linyuan Muyu after all. As of now, I have five roads to choose from, including three by land and two by sea. I call you back just to hear your opinions and see how to go next."

While Sun Ce said, he stretched out his finger to explain the current situation to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was at home for three days and learned a lot of things, but listening to Sun Ce's explanation is more direct and comprehensive. Moreover, Sun Ce did not let others explain, but explained it to him personally, which moved him very much, as if he was back in Shu County. The two of them opened their minds and spoke freely.

Zhou Yu was not clear about the two sea routes, but heard about the three land routes. Sun Ceban had the world, so there were three choices to advance next: one was to advance to Guanzhong and take the heart directly; one was to advance from the grassland, take Youzhou and Bingzhou; the other was to advance from the Yangtze River, take Yizhou. The three choices were made sense, supported by people, and each had shortcomings, and they were opposed. Among them, the advance of Yizhou was closely related to Zhou Yu. He and Huang Zhong sent troops for three years but failed to achieve a fundamental victory, which made many people wonder whether it was appropriate to take Yizhou first. Similarly, the advance from Youzhou and Bingzhou were also questioned because of the changes in Liaodong, which caused the three routes to have their own advantages and difficulties.

Between the three routes, there are also struggles of interest in different regions. In short, the Qingzhou Group and Jizhou Group agree with the Northern Line, the Ruying Group and the Jingxiang Group agree with the Southern Line and the Central Line, while the Jiangdong Group and the Huai Si Group suggest the Central Line. Of course, the factions are not clearly distinguished, but roughly this is the case. There are several exceptions that Zhou Yu heard from the guests' remarks.

"Gongjin, what do you think?" Sun Ce finished his explanation, took two cups of tea, handed one to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu took the cup, took a sip of tea, and looked at the map. "King, I dared to speculate that these two sea routes should be east and south."

"That's right."

"King, I will choose the sea route to the south."

Sun Ce smiled. "Why?"

"The three roads on land have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they have one thing in common: they all have the possibility of breaking the key points and require a lot of money and grain support, especially grain. If they are based on farming, the population, arable land and output cannot make a breakthrough, it is difficult for grain production to grow significantly in the short term. Expanding outward and finding new grain-producing areas is the only choice. The north is bitter and cold, and there is already a shortage of food, and the south is warm and humid, and it is ripe for two years. It is most likely to solve the food shortage. Moreover, the General of the Cavalry died in Jiaozhou in battle and killed his father, and the king must not refuse to avenge him."

"If you look south, the achievements of Tianzhu may not be Gongjin's." Sun Ce said with a smile. On this map, the Indochina Peninsula is not prominent, and Tianzhu and Rinan look very close.

"I may not be able to take all of India, but I can divide the merits of Jiaozhou." Zhou Yu walked to the map and pointed to the location of Lingling. "I can go up the Xiang River, pass through Lingqu, enter Yulin, and meet with the king in Jiaozhi."

Sun Ce nodded. "This is a solution. It's just that you are a partial teacher, which is really useless."
Chapter completed!