Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 723

Cao Pi looked at Jia Xu's distressed face, and also considered Jia Xu's advanced age, so he comforted him: "I understand that this matter cannot be rushed. The Taiwei is not in charge of the military right now, and there are relatively few people available. Why don't I point you to a Deputy?"

"Please speak, Your Majesty." Jia Xu was open-minded.

Jia Xu's character is cautious and unfeeling. At a young level, she is selfish and selfish, but at a high level, she is resourceful, especially good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

If Cao Cao didn't value Jia Xu's talent and appointed him as an important minister of Wei Guotuo on his deathbed, and Cao Pi repayed his kindness to Jia's family, Jia Xu often offered advice because he felt ashamed, otherwise he would have closed the door and thanked guests without asking about the government.

"Does the Taiwei think that Yancai (Zhu Shuo) is worthy of a heavy responsibility?" Cao Pi asked.

During Cao Pi's tenure as prince, Zhu Shuo, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, and Wu Zhi were called Cao Pi's four friends, especially Zhu Shuo and Wu Zhi were Cao Pi's hardcore confidants.

Jia Xu frowned, "Although Zhu Yancai has an irritable personality, he is loyal to His Majesty, and he is in charge of the imperial army in the capital, so it is easy to choose a fine seedling. The veteran thinks that His Majesty's selection is very suitable."

Cao Pi nodded in satisfaction, "Then I will ask Yancai to visit the Taiwei tomorrow."

"The old minister obeys the order." Jia Xu bowed his hands and nodded.

"I will invest more in detailed work. When Jiangdong really becomes chaotic, I will first flatten Dongwu and then draw Liu Bei." Cao Pi stood up and wanted to leave, with a flash of sternness in his eyes.

Jia Xu quickly stopped Cao Pi and asked, "In order to stabilize Jiangdong and make Sun Quan king, why did you suddenly hate Soochow so much? Could it be that Changwen (Chen Qun) and others encouraged Your Majesty to attack Wu for the sake of the Sima family?"

"Taiwei, take a look at this." Cao Pi shook his head and reached into his arms to search, then took out two newspapers and handed them over.

Jia Xu was familiar with the folded Yangtze River newspaper, but when he unfolded it, he found that it was the same formula. Liu Beifang was still using public opinion to suppress Cao Wei’s rule of law. He thought that running a newspaper would be a waste of money and energy, and he would not be able to hold on any longer. disappear.

Unexpectedly, the Yangtze River Daily still exists, and judging from the year number and general issue, each issue of it seems to have been uninterrupted, but Cao Wei officials deliberately suppressed it so that it did not appear in the court again.

"The old minister once saw the Yangtze River News, which was Liu Bei's plot to slander his opponent. I didn't expect the newspaper to last until now. I still underestimated my opponent. Shouldn't Your Majesty hate Liu Bei? Why are you gnashing your teeth at Soochow instead?" Jia Xubai Can't figure it out.

"Hmph, Liu Bei is so upright, and Sun Quan was not only not grateful for being named king of Wu, but asked Xing Zhen to send the Yangtze River newspaper in return, which is clearly despising the widow." Cao Pi became more and more angry when he said Before he knew it, his fist was clenched tightly.

Jia Xu comforted: "Your Majesty, don't get angry. I thought that Sun Quan's intention was to separate people, so that Soochow could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Sun Quan really didn't have any good intentions. With the great Sima (Cao Ren) sitting in Huainan, it is expected that Jiangdong will not be able to overturn it. What waves are coming."

Cao Pi nodded in agreement, and then asked for advice: "Although Wei Guo banned the Yangtze River Newspaper, it was widely circulated in Jingzhou, Yizhou, Dongwu and other places. Zhuge Liang and others slandered ancestors, emperors and even widows in newspapers. Is there no good way to fight back?"

"Fight back? It's not that there's no way, it's just that." Jia Xu hesitated to speak.

"What worries does the Taiwei have?" Cao Pi asked.

"The method of making paper is time-consuming and labor-intensive. I don't know if it's worth it to waste people's energy just to vent their anger." Jia Xu shook his head showing concern. He didn't know that as soon as mass production of new things started, the production cost would drop significantly.

"What's not worth it? Liu Bei can run newspapers in the three states, but the widow can't support the nine states in the world? Liu Bei can talk nonsense in the newspaper, but the widow can't give the same response? By the way Even the Sun family will not let it go." Cao Pi thought to himself that Zhuge Liang and Liao Li didn't scold your ancestors, so they acted like they had nothing to do with themselves.

"Since your Majesty has made up his mind, it is inconvenient for the old minister to persuade you any more." Jia Xu lowered his head and smiled wryly, thinking that this year's drought in the north, the emperor is still thinking about publishing a newspaper, and he doesn't know whether it is joy or worry.

"There are paper craftsmen in Luoyang City, but newspapers need to be produced much more. The job of transcribing is not small. How many people who can write must be found? Can the Taiwei help me solve my doubts?" Cao Pi asked again.

Jia Xu shook his head and replied: "Although the old minister can't find the right method, but Liu Bei has been running the newspaper for many years and must have mastered a special method. Why doesn't your majesty send a secret agent to spend a lot of money to buy it?"

"Wonderful." Cao Pi nodded in affirmation, turned around and raised his hand: "I'm going back to the palace first, and the Taiwei is recuperating at home."

"Your Majesty." Jia Xu called again.

"What's the matter with Taiwei?" Cao Pi was puzzled.

Jia Xu stood up tremblingly, bowed her hands and said, "Zhang Fei has the courage to be invincible. Your Majesty must instruct Xiahou's son-in-law to be careful. If he is no match for Zhang Fei, he will retreat to the city and wait for General Zidan (Cao Zhen) to come from here." It will not be too late for Hexi to return to the division and fight again."

"I see." Cao Pixin said that Xia Houmao had [-] soldiers, which was almost ten times the strength of Zhang Fei. Even if he couldn't fight, he would not be defeated. Isn't it shameful to retreat to the city?So his left ear went in and the right ear went out, all his thoughts were on those beauties who were both talented and beautiful.

When Chen Qun was drafting an edict for Xia Houmao, he suddenly received an invitation from Cao Pi to call him into the palace to watch singing and dancing.

During the banquet, Cao Pi brought up the idea of ​​running the "Da Wei Bao", saying that it could be piloted around Luoyang first, and then it would be gradually promoted in the Kyushu of Wei State after it matured.

Chen Qun was noncommittal, because the manpower and material resources required to run a newspaper were immeasurable, but a newspaper could quickly make the children of aristocratic families famous, so he was caught in a dilemma for a while.

The dancers in the hall danced delicately, with a soft voice bursting out from their lips and teeth. Chen Qun accepted the task under the double blow of audio-visual, and left in a hurry with the excuse that Shangshutai had a lot of government affairs.

Chen Qun held up his official robe with both hands, and he looked like he was "running away" in embarrassment, which caused Cao Pi and the eunuchs in the hall to burst into laughter.

"Are these things I can read? By the way, I have to go back to Shangshutai to draw up an edict." Chen Qun swallowed his saliva, left the palace and went straight to Shangshutai.

Chen Qun drew up the edict, asked Cao Pi to stamp the seal, and sent the post soldiers to rush to Chang'an in a few days.

Xia Houmao married Princess Qinghe, like a person who knows how warm and cold the drinking water is. Although he enjoys the rights of a son-in-law, the family has to worry about the princess's face.

After getting along with Princess Qinghe for a long time, Xia Houmao lost his sense of freshness. Later, he was ordered to garrison in Chang'an, so he couldn't control his restless heart and took in many concubines. Until Cao Pi's edict came.

After Xia Houmao received the edict, he excitedly shared his joy with the guests, "Zhang Fei used three to five thousand soldiers to cause chaos in Tianshui, and His Majesty asked me to lead [-] soldiers to conquer. It is clearly for me to pick up military merits, hahaha"

The guest replied: "The general has a close relationship with His Majesty. Sooner or later, you will be like General Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dun) and become the Optimus Prime of the Great Wei Kingdom."

"That's right, who is the Optimus Prime of the Great Wei Kingdom?" Xia Houmao laughed wildly.

(End of this chapter)