Fish swimming around the world

Saint An Army? Jiang Fan's eyes moved. This name doesn't matter. The reason why he asked this question is actually to see what the Holy Land plans to do further. They must choose a city to settle down, otherwise it will be difficult to support them.

Jiang Fan had already considered three possibilities, including Ancheng. It is very close to Taiyue, located 30 miles southwest of Taiyue, and the distance from Yuhuangding is second only to Daicheng, the main city of Daizhou to the east of Taiyue. From the geographical location, the strategic advantage is very obvious. It can enter Xia Wei and retreat to defend the Holy Land. It can form a huge deterrent to the Feng family, and become a stronghold that the Feng family cannot avoid when plotting in the west and the south. Naturally, it is also a protective barrier for the Xia Kingdom.

And the city of Ancheng is even more extraordinary. If Daicheng is the head of Daizhou, with a grand city, a prosperous economy, and a large population, then Ancheng is a real fortress.

This city has a history of more than 300 years. It was built because of the rebellion of the Eighteen Kings. It was originally built for war, so the city is very high and solid. Although it is not as large as Daicheng, it is also the second largest city in Daizhou. The permanent population exceeds 200,000. Normally, it can support 20,000 soldiers and horses independently. If the Holy Land supports it, it can at least build a team of more than 50,000 people.

To be honest, Jiang Fan didn't want the Holy Land to occupy it, but the problem was that one of the other two cities was too small to form a deterrent to the Feng family, and the other was too close to the imperial court. Jiang Fan didn't want someone to be eyeing his door.

After thinking about it, he felt that this could be tolerated, and it was necessary to tolerate it for the current period.

Daizhou is a crescent-shaped terrain, surrounded by the Holy Land. The east and southwest are the richest. If Feng Chen occupies the southwest again, the entire Daizhou will be completely in his hands, and his strength will probably expand rapidly.

But with this division, Feng Chen can only turn his attention to the east, north and part of the south because he cannot go to war with the Holy Land directly for the time being. Then he will face the expansion in the east and the enemy of Jin State, the north and the Wei State, and although the south is not close to Xia State, if he wants to expand, there will definitely be conflicts. These are all very big restrictions for him, and at the same time, they are also a very favorable clamp for the three countries. In fact, Qin State is still very happy to see this situation.

From this perspective, it is feasible to hand over Ancheng to Taiyue.

A big problem is that Daizhou is the only state capital directly under the imperial court. If it is ceded in this way, it is almost equivalent to giving up half of Daizhou. The Holy Land and the Feng family each occupy half, which is really uncomfortable. Therefore, although it is feasible in the overall situation, Jiang Laoliu must get back some costs.

He did not directly agree to this matter, but turned his attention to Emperor Ping: "Your Majesty, this is a national political matter, please make the decision."

Emperor Ping just smiled faintly. He knew that this was another infamy he had to bear before he left.

But when he saw the strange light in Jiang Fan's eyes, he knew that he couldn't agree easily, so he seemed to be in great entanglement and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Jiang Fan immediately understood that Emperor Ping understood his thoughts, so he turned around and said, "To be honest, elder, this matter is difficult. As for the reason, everyone is a wise man, so there is no need to say more. Why don't you wait for us to go back and discuss it?"

Discuss? How long will the discussion last? God knows whether you will make all kinds of excuses to delay after you leave. However, the Feng family did not give the Holy Land this time.

"Of course the Holy Land understands the difficulties of the Imperial Court, but since we have come to this point, why don't you ask the Yin Xiang to put forward a condition?"

He had already seen clearly that although Emperor Ping seemed to be entangled, he actually had no intention at all. Everything was dominated by that Jiang thief, so he simply threw the power to Jiang Fan in order to solve this most important matter as soon as possible. Because the Holy Land lacked soldiers, it had no say.

Jiang Fan frowned and seemed to have been thinking for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alas! The Holy Land must consider world peace, so it must have a certain amount of power. We can agree, but you also know that once this happens, the Imperial Court will almost lose the entire Daizhou. How can it support its own army and officials? Therefore, we have to find another place. Do you think it is reasonable?"

Canxin's eyes moved slightly. Jiang Fan's attitude seemed to have been expected by him. He nodded slightly, and his expression seemed to be confident.

But before he could speak, Jiang Fan's words stunned him.

"I want Jicheng."

These four words surprised not only Canxin, but also the other four elders.

They thought of various possibilities, such as he might want certain policies, a piece of unowned land, etc., but they didn't expect him to want Jicheng.

To say this, you have to see where Jicheng is and what kind of city it is.

Jicheng is the capital of Jizhou Prefecture, located 150 miles north of Taiyue. It is an extremely large city. Because it is located in the northwest plain of Shandong, and the Huangsha River runs through the city, it is very prosperous and wealthy. It can almost be said that mastering Jicheng is equivalent to mastering Jizhou.

So such a city cannot be ownerless. It belongs to Wei State, and it is a very important city of Wei State. In addition to prosperity and wealth, it also dominates the border of Wei and Jin, and is an important strategic fortress.

The five elders have considered many places, but they have hardly invested their eyes on this place, and they can't consider it. No matter how powerful your holy land is, you can't give the city of Wei State to others. If you dare to do so, the King of Wei will definitely come to Taiyue without saying a word.

"This is impossible!" Canxin categorically denied: "Doesn't the Prime Minister know that it is one of the most important cities of Wei State, and the Holy Land has no permission to negotiate conditions with the King of Wei's land."

Jiang Fan coughed: "Success or failure depends on human efforts, as far as I know..."

He showed a strange smile: "The King of Wei has always liked Handan City... If the Holy Land can convince the Xia Kingdom to give it up..."

The five elders were all shocked. What was this guy thinking? Use Xia's Handan City to exchange for Wei's Ji City? Do you think the Holy Land really dominates the world?

But Jiang Fan smiled faintly: "It is possible... The King of Xia needs the Holy Land, always needs it, and now-it needs it more."

When he said this, Canxin, who was about to refuse flatly, was stunned.

The eyes of the other four elders also changed suddenly.

Yes, what Jiang Fan said is really right. Xia Kingdom cannot do without the Holy Land. They want to dominate the world, and the Holy Land is the biggest backing. And Jiang Fan also pointed out that now is the time when Xia Kingdom needs it the most, because why? Qin is attacking Xia. And who can stop all this? It's this kid in front of him.

Jiang Fan is still unhurried, but what he said made the five elders unable to hold back any longer, and their faces changed horribly.

"...Muzhou, the whole Muzhou, seems to be much more important than a city of Handan..."

An electric current seemed to pass through Canxin's spine, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Muzhou, yes, the whole state, now 90% of it is in the hands of Qin. Even if Qin only returns half of it, it is comparable to Handan.