Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 587 Rebellion

"Boda! Don't persuade me! This Duke Anwei, I've decided!" According to what Baitu said, Cao Pi opened another "secret letter" with information on Yecheng after returning to the mansion.

Then I got excited...

After Sima Lang looked at it, he didn't see any drastic changes in his expression, but his expression was a bit lonely - after all, Cao Pi was given up, which meant that he was "given up".

Well, the Sima family is indeed much "lighter" to the Wei State now. After all, Sima Yi is still with Zheng Hou!
If Cao Cao follows the route planned now, the best outcome for Cao Pi would be to become Prince Anle, and he, Sima Lang... would be Prince Anle's lackey.

At this time, Sima Lang's perspective will change - in the final analysis, he is now bound to Cao Pi, first as a minister of Cao Pi, and then as a minister of Wei.

If Cao Pi is the heir of the Wei State, and he wants to serve as an envoy to advise the Wei State, and the interests of Cao Pi and the Wei State conflict... then he still has to consider Cao Pi and himself first!
"Don't worry, Young Master, Lang is naturally from Young Master's side, but the title of 'An Wei Gong' needs a little more consideration." Sima Lang pondered for a while.

"Should we just call him 'Wei Gong'?" Cao Pi sounded a little uneasy, but at the same time he seemed to be a little "exciting".

Sima Lang glanced at Cao Pi speechlessly, and then said: "No, my opinion is that it is best for the young master to ask the King of Chu to change the title of 'Marquis of An Wei' to the young master."

"Hou? Andu is safe, what's the difference between a Hou and a Duke?" Cao Pi had no signal to his superior Ma Lang for a while.

I just feel that regardless of the Duke or the Marquis, aren’t they all here to irritate their father’s face?
"If the Chu State just wants to borrow the young master's name and use a dozen banners during the Northern Expedition, then there won't be much difference. But if... it really wants to borrow the young master's 'people' as well, there will be a big difference. !" Sima Lang said immediately.

"Can you still borrow my 'people'?" Cao Pi was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Originally, even Cao Pi could see Chu's intentions.

At this time, naming Cao Pi as "An Wei Gong" was not only a provocation and a full-scale declaration of war, but more importantly, it was a "more legitimate" reason to recruit Wei ministers and generals to surrender.

Of course, if you directly use this to recruit surrender, that is because lard has deceived your heart, and it will be strange for others to ignore you.

However, imagine that when the isolated city is defending, the gap between the enemy and ourselves is too large, or even when you have been defeated and captured, or forced to surrender, at this time, with "Anwei Gong" as a step, it will be easier for the opponent to "climb" to Chu. Here, the pose doesn't have to be ugly.

Even if it was Guan Yu, didn't he say "Submit Han but not Cao"?Sometimes this step is still very important!

This is the effect on the Chu State, and what Sima Lang is more concerned about is the effect on Cao Pi...

The first is the visible and tangible public status and food.

This courtesy has surpassed Zhang Lu, Gongsun Kang, and even Liu Cong!

You must know that during the Han Dynasty, no one was generally granted the title of a duke. If a non-clan prince could be granted the title of king, it was subject to the restrictions of the White Horse Alliance. The dukes between the marquis and the king were also idle for a long time, and the highest number could only be the title of the Marquis of Che.

Before Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, in order to show his difference, he named himself "Anhan Gong". Historically, Cao Cao also named Wei Gong first.

Directly grant the title of "An Wei Gong", and based on Sima Lang's understanding of the King of Chu and the system of the Chu State, unless Cao Pi commits suicide, he will not be killed by a cunning rabbit or a lackey in the future just because of a "An Wei Gong" cooking.

However, if you want to make achievements again, it will be difficult...

This is the same as returning to the Kingdom of Wei and becoming a happy prince. The upper limit is the same, but at most the lower limit is higher.

After all... to be Prince Anle of Wei, the premise is that Wei must destroy Chu, or at least have a great advantage over Chu, and after Cao Zhi has succeeded to the throne, Cao Pi may be invited back.

However, Sima Lang, who had been in Jinling for a long time, had little confidence in this.

But in the end, no matter how powerful Chu was, Cao Pi was locked in his title.

More importantly, whether it is "An Wei Gong" or "An Wei Hou", there is another posture for using it.

That is to send it directly to the north...

Whether in Youbeiping or Liaodong, as long as the Chu State can use its naval superiority to knock off a piece of Wei soil, and directly release "An Wei Gong", it will be Wang Zha, which will directly shake the morale of the military and people in the north - or It is said to be the heart of a noble family.

At this time, for Cao Pi, there was a big difference between "An Wei Gong" and "An Wei Hou".

It is directly related to whether Cao Pi only acts as a mascot in the north or has some autonomy...

As for "An Wei Gong", it can only be used as a mascot. After all, there is no Duke in Chu State now, and the nominal status is too honorable.

If it were "Marquis An Wei", there would still be some opportunities...

Sima Lang gave this analysis to Cao Pi and suggested: "If the King of Chu really has this intention in the future, you must remember that you must call yourself 'Marquis of Chu'an and Wei'. This is true for everyone before and after you!"

"Brother-in-law...can you really seize a piece of northern Wei land and use it as a base for me?" Cao Pi's eyes were shining.

"No, let the young master take charge of Chu's northern base in name!" Sima Lang frowned and corrected him seriously.

Sima Lang always felt that Cao Pi's sensitivity had plummeted in recent years, and he spoke a little carelessly...

Of course, Cao Pi didn't really have any big intentions, but after hearing the information from Yecheng, he was now very irritable...and rebellious!
Cao Pi felt very happy at the thought of being able to go to the north and show off his power in front of his father and his bratty brother.

"Okay! Just do as you say!" Cao Pi accepted Sima Lang's proposal without much hesitation.

The next day, Cao Pi first went to Xiahou Juan to cry and complained. After finding that Xiahou Juan had no objections, he went to see the brother-in-law of the King of Chu and applied to change the title to "Marquis of Anwei". He also specifically stated that if necessary, he could leave at any time. Go north.

There is no need to worry that Cao Pi will take the opportunity to escape back to Yecheng...

Now that Cao Zhi's position as the eldest son has been established, he, the eldest son, is the most unpopular person in Yecheng now.

"Sima Lang actually thought of this step, not bad." Bai Tu praised Sima Lang.

"Brother-in-law...you can really..." Cao Pi's rebellious fire was burning.

"That's not necessarily possible. Maybe you need to have a broader perspective." Bai Tu said something that Cao Pi didn't quite understand.

The vision is more open. When the first quarrel was born, Jia Xu's plan was "after the preparations are ready", to land from Youbeiping and fight all the way to Yecheng, forcing Cao Wei to move the capital for a short time!

But at this time, Cao Pi hesitated and said specifically: "Brother-in-law... I'm just going back like this. Can you rest assured? If Wan'er can hurry up, I can still leave my wife and children in Aurous Hill..."

"You think beautiful..."

Bai Tu ignored his unreasonable request - after all, she was a widow. Although she had been widowed for several years, she had not moved out from the Lu family. After moving out, she had to go to the Xu family for a period of time before going to the Xu family to propose marriage.

(End of this chapter)