It was late at night, but the candlelight in Ye Zhao's room was not extinguished. The battle with the Huns began a little suddenly, and Ye Zhao was not prepared enough. According to the original plan, he would first annex Xiliang and then consider the land of Hetao.

If Hetao is taken at this time, it means that Ye Zhao's forces will be fully bordered with Yuan Shao. However, in fact, in addition to the expedition of Lao Shi and Dingxiang, although Yuan Shao and Ye Zhao are bordered, the bordering part not only includes the Yellow River, but also a large Loess Plateau, which is not conducive to the march.

The one who can really walk is to go to Huguan. Fang Yue is now stationed here, and there are many soldiers and horses. Yuan Shao is currently in confrontation with Liu Bei, and Cao Cao is also behind the scenes. If he is smart, he will not come to cause trouble for himself. However, no matter who is the Lord of the River/Bei, the Huguan area will be an important strategic location.

What Ye Zhao has to consider now is the garrison issue in the Hetao area in the future. Not only does it come from Yuan Shao, but it also has to face the Xianbei royal court in the north, the Northern Xiongnu in the northwest, and the Western Regions. Ye Zhao doesn't think that the Western Regions will come to provoke him.

As for Han Sui to the west, Ma Teng had to be careful.

It is a fertile land, but it is also a place for four battles. If Ye Zhao had not used two territories in Guanzhong and Shuzhong as the rear, Ye Zhao would not have wanted to attack Hetao at this time.

"Husband, are you going to get out of trouble?" Cai Yan stood up and came to Ye Zhao with his stomach straightened.

"I'm going to go to war, but this time I won't leave!" Ye Zhao shook his head, stood up and supported Cai Yan and smiled, "Madam, don't worry."

Cai Yan nodded gently, snuggled up to Ye Zhao's chest, and murmured: "It's not that I want to bind my husband, but now I am not only the lord of Chang'an, but also our husband, the father of several children. If the husband has something to do, the Ye family's heaven will probably collapse."

Ye Zhao nodded. Now he really can't come to the front line in person like before. He gently touched Cai Yan's bloated belly and smiled: "I won't talk about this anymore. Junior sister, it's late at night, it's time to rest."

"Yeah~"

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, Ye Zhao took Dian Wei to the academy. He wanted to meet this geek who could make Xi Zhicai praised.

"Lord, isn't he just a strategist? I don't believe he is better than both gentlemen. Neither of the two gentlemen was so tired of asking for help. What kind of person can do to let the lord come forward in person?" Dian Wei muttered dissatisfied.

He was really wrong. Ye Zhao spent a lot of effort on Xi Zhicai, but in the end he was still coercive and tempted. In this way, although he attracted Xi Zhicai, he could not get Xi Zhicai's connections. The famous strategists in Yingchuan eventually voted for Cao Cao.

Among Ye Zhao's advisers, Xi Zhicai and Li Ru are now headed by him. The two of them have not had high official titles, but they are Ye Zhao's number one aides. The policies of Guanzhong and Shu will be under the hands of both of them and have an irreplaceable position under Ye Zhao's command.

Others are capable officials who can do things, but there are not many people like Xi Zhicai and Li Ru who can talk about the world with Ye Zhao in the overall situation. Xi Zhicai obviously also knows that Ye Zhao lacks top strategists now, so Yu Cai recommends this person to him.

If it weren't for the lack of such top people, how could Ye Zhao not even deserve a counselor when he used military service in Hetao? However, Dian Wei couldn't explain these things clearly. After he came to the academy and asked several teachers, the genius was very distinctive and not difficult to find. Since he debated all the teachings in the academy, he often read books in the library in the academy. He was not introverted, and he also had a few friends. He was not old, but he was a bit a bit of a teacher-like habit.

For example, after Ye Zhao found the person, he did not come forward to communicate immediately. Dian Wei was left outside the door. He heard Dian Wei say that he had a disease of wanting to sleep when he saw a book. Ye Zhao had given up treatment for him, let him go. At this moment, it was the time for lectures from major colleges, and the library was extremely deserted. When Ye Zhao picked up a book of the Analects of Confucius and read it, he saw that the person who was riding in the genius by Xi Zhicai couldn't help but look at him a few times.

As the book that Ye Zhao printed the most popular education and also an enlightenment book, a thirty-five-year-old was reading a book with an Analects of Confucius, just like adults in later generations reading comic strips. It was still in such a sacred place, which gave people a bit strange feeling.

"Are you a person from the academy?" The weirdo looked at Ye Zhao and said actively.

"That's right." Ye Zhao nodded and looked at the person with interest. He was about 24 or 25 years old, but there was no frivolous look on his face, but the confidence in his eyebrows made people feel aggressive.

"It depends on how old you are, why are you still reading this book? You are just a little curious." The young man smiled.

"How many years has Confucius used to write this book?" Ye Zhao looked at the young man and said with a smile: "A summary of the life of the sage, I think, no matter how old you are, you can read it. Every age will have different experiences, so why force these?"

"Some insightful!" When the young man heard this, his eyes lit up, he sat down and smiled, "Mr. Guan's speech is not like a common man, so I don't know what his superiority is?"

"Why are people not ordinary people eating grains and grains?" Ye Zhao did not reveal his identity and began to talk about knowledge with this person.

As Xi Zhicai said, although he is very talented, he is not as good as Huang Quan gave himself at the beginning. He is the kind of thing he can apply what he has learned and has not experienced personally. He will never make any judgments, but he has a wide range of knowledge, including agriculture, water conservancy, administration, and some insights on the overall military situation.

Tactics need to be combined with actual combat, but strategy does not need to be done. For example, in the Romance of the Romance, Zhuge Liang knew that he had no real experience in the world. He had no practical combat experience, but he could see the general trend clearly and consider war from a strategic perspective. Many of his views are quite unique and his views on the general trend of the world are quite novel.

Xi Zhicai said that the world is divided into general trends, but this person divided it from the governance methods and concepts of each company. For example, although Liu Bei and Yuan Shao competed with each other, the two companies actually followed the old system. Yuan Shu was even worse than these two people. Liu Biao governed Jingxiang in a civilized manner, but he could not escape the barriers of the old system. These four companies can actually be regarded as one.

Ye Zhao, who effectively imitated the meaning of pre-Qin, also learned from the reasons for the failure of pre-Qin, advocated the rule of law, but would have more favors and paid more attention to the improvement of political and national strength. He strongly encouraged craftsmen to subvert many things from the previous Han Dynasty, and the energy it burst out is now obvious to all.

Lu Bu belongs to the following school. Although he has a grudge against Ye Zhao, he is limited to his background and is not accepted by scholars, so he can only imitate many systems in Guanzhong. Cao Cao wanted to innovate and learn from Ye Zhao to break the barriers of the aristocratic family, but because there are too many scholars under his tent, he cannot let go of his hands and steps to promote the rule of law like Ye Zhao. However, this person has enough courage and skills to find a subtle balance point in it, which can not only get help from scholars, but also absorb the Guanzhong system little by little to continuously strengthen himself.

Among the three, Lu Bu was brave but not resourceful, and was the kind who was led away. The young man speculated that Ye Zhao kept Lu Bu for the time being, and he also wanted to let Lu Bu be a gun. Otherwise, if Lu Bu killed Duan Wei, Ye Zhao would have enough reason to send troops to Nanyang and take down this place.

Cao Cao was brave and ambitious enough, but he was trapped in a quagmire. Ye Zhao's courage may not be stronger than Cao Cao, but Ye Zhao had an advantage that Cao Cao did not have, that is, he dared to try new things, and was very smart to let others experiment. When the bird stood up and picked the fruits when the time was ripe, Li Jue and Guo Si were so useless. He was used by Ye Zhao for a few years and then when Ye Zhao left the pass, the power of the aristocratic family in Guanzhong had been almost cleaned up by Li Jue and Guo Si. Those who survived also followed the emperor to Xuchang, so that Ye Zhao could implement the new policy in Guanzhong as boldly as in Shu without encountering too much resistance.

To sum up, if we divide it in this way, Ye Zhao, Cao Cao, and Lu Bu can be divided into one family, which is considered a reformist faction. Although the world is very serious, it can be regarded as a collision between the two concepts of new and old. As for the final winner, only God knows.

New ideas are definitely better than old ones, but in many cases, they are not good enough to be accepted. For example, Lu Bu, even if he imitates Guanzhong, he cannot develop, because imitating Guanzhong is a forced helpless act, and it may be possible that he recognizes the old system more.

"The insight is very unique." Ye Zhao looked at the young man drinking water and smiled: "Have you asked the name of the young master yet?"

"I am the Fazheng, whose courtesy name is Xiaozhi, is from Ji County." The young man smiled and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Mr. He is very good at talking, and I'm afraid he is not very popular. Although there are many talents in Guanzhong, there are not many talents like Mr. He. All I know is Xi Zhicai and Li Ru. I have seen Xi Zhicai. Could it be that Li Wenyou?"

Ye Zhao didn't say much, but every time he asked, he could point it to the point, which made Fa Zheng feel like he met a soulmate. Moreover, few people recognized his remarks before, but Ye Zhao listened with relish and gave some good supplements. Fa Zheng had a high evaluation of this middle-aged man who had first met. In this Chang'an City, he could think that in addition to Xi Zhicai, only Li Ru was left.

"No, my name is Ye Zhao, and my name is Xiuming. Have you ever heard of Xiaozhi?" Ye Zhao looked at Fa Zheng and said with a smile.

"Tai...Taiwei!" Fa Zheng's eyes were round, and then he suddenly realized, and he quickly bowed and said, "Fa Zheng met with the Taiwei."

"Xi Zhicai said you are talented but wild. Now it seems that it doesn't count." Ye Zhao stretched out his hand to lift Fa Zheng up and said with a smile: "Now I am here, and I want to recruit Xiaozhi as the chief clerk of the disciple. I don't know if Xiaozhi is willing?"

"But you are joking! Why should the Taiwei take it seriously?" Fa Zheng laughed awkwardly, then looked solemn, and bowed, "Fa Zheng met the Taiwei and was willing to serve the Taiwei."
Chapter completed!