Chapter 2502 Four Points in One Line

Seeing him struggling, the sick man looked at him deeply and did not ask any further questions.

"Okay, I'll take my leave now. I just patted your shoulder and knew that you have amazing physical skills. This Dragon and Tiger Sutra is given to you. It may be helpful for your physical training."

Although Jiang Fan's internal skills are the innate Qi, he is not limited in physical training. This Dragon and Tiger Sutra is really the pinnacle of physical training. He did not want to refuse, so he thanked him sincerely.

"Let's go." Emperor Ping watched the sick man leave and turned to walk down the mountain: "You are in a hurry. Grandfather still has a lot to tell you. Let's go back."

In the study, thinking back to everything in the Five Elders Hall today, Emperor Ping still couldn't help sighing. Jiang Fan's performance today can be called against the sky. Even Emperor Ping did not expect that many things were planned by him. Now it has truly confirmed the words of the prince. This far-reaching and significant competition is entirely from the hands of this young grandson.

In silence, he made a thunderbolt, made a long-term plan, and linked them together. When the truth and the real purpose were revealed, he had already won, and his opponents had not yet seen the process clearly.

This was terrifying enough, but what was even more terrifying was that his opponents were the Taiyue Holy Land, Taihua and King Ying.

However, looking at this calm and composed young man, Emperor Ping suddenly had a question. His real opponent... was it these people?

It was not surprising to have such a question. Jiang Fan was too relaxed and freehand. He had already won the game with a casual gesture. And there were many problems that he did not see clearly.

For example, at the end, Jiang Fan suddenly made a small request with surprising conditions. He asked for a small city, Yancheng.

This is a city on the northern border of Wei State. It is located in Yanzhou and has a small population of only more than 20,000 people. Due to its geographical location, the barbarians often passed by here when they invaded from the south in history. It was common to be robbed, so it also seemed very poor. Therefore, the city walls were low and the garrisons were sparse, which was not taken seriously by the State of Wei.

But even in such a poor little city, Jiang Fan actually explained to the King of Wei that the Yuzhou army passed through Canglan in order to obtain it, and gave up two more cities in Muzhou. This matter puzzled Emperor Ping even more than asking for Jicheng.

However, I don’t know if it was because of the face problem in front of the sick elder, he kept it to himself and didn’t ask until he returned to Guanri Peak, and then he wanted to figure out this weirdness before talking about other things.

“Jicheng, I have roughly understood what you mean by thinking all the way, but this Yancheng…”

Jiang Fan smiled, opened the window and pointed to the north: “Grandfather should have known that there is the King of Zhenbei in the Qinhuang army.”

Emperor Ping nodded slightly: “The King of Zhenbei…has not been born for three hundred years, and this time it actually broke the ancestral precedent. I have always wanted to ask you, what is your relationship with them?”

If this question is to be answered, it will involve the nine-tailed fox, and Jiang Fan does not want to reveal this top secret. Therefore, Jiang Fan's explanation on this matter is very simple. He just said that the reason for cooperation is that the Hu family wants to protect themselves, because of the upcoming chaos, and because of the grievances with the barbarians.

However, Jiang Fan did not hide the identity of Ji Le Tian Hu, which Emperor Ping obviously already knew, and explained in detail to Emperor Ping the relationship between this matter and the Hu family.

Sure enough, Emperor Ping did not seem surprised at all, but in his opinion, Jiang Fan must have been supported by the prince to become Tian Hu, and Jiang Fan did not explain.

And the identity of Kunlun Walking was not unexpected by Emperor Ping, after all, he knew more about Jiang Taizai than anyone else.

However, he was obviously more impressed by Kunlun's identity than Ji Le Tian Hu, because that was Kunlun, and even the Emperor of Man had enough awe and admiration.

With these two identities and the rationality of the Hu family's purpose, plus Jiang Fan pointed out the relationship with his apprentice Hu Xiaoling, Emperor Ping did not doubt his statement at all, but he still couldn't figure out what the connection was with Yancheng.

Jiang Fan said slowly: "Because, Hu Guanshan wants to rebuild and open a city... Baicheng."

"Baicheng?" Emperor Ping frowned: "Three hundred years ago, Baicheng was indeed a great city under the rule of the King of Zhenbei, but after the Eighteen Kings Rebellion, the Hu family retired, the territory of the Great Zhou was shrunk by the barbarians, Baicheng was devastated by the war, and later the barbarians looted crazily, it has long been completely abandoned, and now it is just a deserted city in an unowned area between the northern border and the Wei Kingdom."

Jiang Fan nodded: "It is true that the deserted city, the city wall has collapsed more than half, and the grass and trees are overgrown, and it has become a place where wild beasts, insects and snakes gather. But..."

He raised his hand and pointed to the map hanging in Emperor Ping's study.

"If Baicheng is rebuilt, the King of Zhenbei can once again look at Wei territory..."

The Emperor Ping's expression suddenly changed. He stood up and walked to the map, staring at it for a long time: "That being said, no people are willing to be disturbed by the barbarians' plunder... Wait."

He seemed to realize something, "No, you don't need other people, as long as the Hu family moves in."

Jiang Fan nodded gently: "Since Hu Guanshan has chosen to come out, he will inevitably face countless crises and countless changes to adapt to future needs. The most important thing is to have a strong city to provide protection for the Hu family, and to establish a base for resisting the barbarians in the north and looking to the Central Plains in the south. In any case, considering only from the perspective of the Hu family's coming out, it is reasonable for him to rebuild Baicheng."

The Emperor Ping is the emperor of the people, and he can understand these things without much explanation. And soon, during Jiang Fan's explanation, his expression began to slowly become surprised.

Suddenly, his finger moved down along Baicheng, passing Yancheng, and then to Jicheng.

Watching his movements, Jiang Fan was impressed. The Emperor is the Emperor. He saw the key so quickly.

"So... that's it!" Emperor Ping exclaimed, clapping his palms together.

"These are three fortresses on a deep front! These three cities can be called supply points and strategic strongholds for reaching the imperial court. Once Hu Guanshan goes south, they will definitely play a role in receiving the troops."

His eyes became brighter and brighter: "And from Baicheng to Jicheng, not only is it feasible by land, but the Baihe River, Heihe River and Huangsha River are also connected, and the waterway is also smooth. Especially Jicheng is connected to Jin State, which is your ally. In case of an unexpected event, you can withdraw from Jin State."

Jiang Fan nodded: "Grandfather, please understand."

Emperor Ping stared at the map: "Good, good idea. But there is still a problem, Wei State. Jicheng and Yancheng are both in Wei territory."

Jiang Fan blinked He smiled and said, "Yes, so these two cities belong to the imperial court, not Huguanshan."

Pinghuang suddenly realized, "Good boy! So you are waiting here! But you still need to explain to me, what to do in the face of the siege of Wei?"

Jiang Fan smiled, "I think at that time, the King of Wei obviously understood the layout of three cities and one mountain, four points and one line, but at that time, the King of Wei naturally realized that Huguanshan was eyeing them. You said, should he send troops to defend these two cities in the territory, besiege or besiege, anyway..."

He raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "It will take up a lot of troops and energy."