Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 588
In April of the eighth year of Chu Li, Cao Wei, who had completely swallowed up Liaodong after Gongsun Kang fled last year, has now unleashed the "dogs" to fry the seafood peninsula, Goguryeo, and Fuyu, and also tore off a large number of people and land. I can't help but want to seize Bohai and officially declare war with Chu!

Originally, after Cao Wei captured Liaodong, although he refused to recognize the minerals mortgaged by Liaodong to Chu, he did not use troops against Liaodong Port and Antong Port like Gongsun Kang did.

But now the Wei State has suppressed the two ports of Anton and Liaodong and ordered the Chu army to leave!

The strength of the Wei army was not comparable to that of the Yan army. The Liaodong Navy, which had long received orders from Bai Tu, directly abandoned the Andong Port, which was far inferior in location and port, and joined forces to defend the Liaodong Port.

There are many mountainous areas to the south of Liaodong Port, and several important mountain roads have been blocked by barbed wire trenches. Even the Wei army cannot conquer them for a while!

At the same time, due to the official war, Chu and Wei also completely terminated various transactions.

There was no need for the Chu State to leave any room. What had been decided more than a month ago was now officially announced - to confer Cao Pi the title of "Marquis of An Wei".

Accepting Cao Pi's own request, he changed "Gong" to "Hou".

The news had just reached Yecheng, the capital of Wei. After seeing the letter, Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter.

"Why is the king laughing?" Yang Xiu asked cooperatively.

"I'm laughing at my son. He's got a future, and he's become the Marquis of Wei!" Cao Cao didn't look like he was laughing in anger, but rather smiled with disdain.

On the side, Cao Zhi, who had been enthroned as the crown prince, although still childish at this time, still echoed impassionedly: "When I bring my brother back in the future, this 'Marquis of An Wei' will still belong to my brother."

In order to give Cao Zhi an eye, not long after he conquered the north, Cao Cao took the initiative to remarry Yuan Xi's wife, Zhen Mi, the legitimate daughter of the Zhen family, to Cao Zhi.

But in fact, Cao Zhi is only sixteen this year, probably because he held three gold bricks at a young age and is not tall.

Anyway, Cao Cao will not admit that this is genetic...

After hearing this, many Wei officials praised Cao Zhi for being a "brother, friend and brother, respectful" to his brothers, but Cao Cao did not comment on this. It can be noticed that Xun Yu and Yang Xiu also deliberately avoided saying anything.

"Your Majesty, Zi'ang can and should be granted the title of marquis, but Chu's move is extremely rude. The general will petition and attack Chu with the navy!" Xiahou Dun, who looked very mighty, stood up at this time.

It was obvious that the Wei army had tentatively attacked Liaodong Port before, but Cao Cao really acted as if he decided to go to war because of the news just now.

"Yuan Rang has this intention, so I will naturally agree!" Cao Cao looked very relieved.

Afterwards, as if he decided to go to war with Chu on the first day, he made some arrangements. After the Wei army was well prepared, Yang Xiu suddenly made a suggestion, hoping that his own fleet would also join the Bohai Sea battle and obey the navy's arrangements unconditionally.

He said it with great righteousness and looked like a pillar of the country, and Cao Cao happily agreed.

But other families were secretly scolding Yang Xiu for being shameless...

Although the Yang family is a rich family, Yang Xiu has been expelled by the Yang family on the surface, and it is indeed helpful secretly. In addition, Yang Xiu has a good vision. He has followed the development of Cao Wei all the way, but among the northern noble families and wealthy families, these stand out. The big guys can't compare.

The so-called family fleet is actually a smuggler's ship, and how many ships does Yang Xiu's fleet have?
However, after Yang Xiu took the lead, Cao Cao didn't say anything. He just looked at the ministers present and "took care" of a few of them.

In the end, all the major Wei clans could not play dumb and promised to entrust their fleets to the Wei navy, vowing to share honor and disgrace with Wei...

Although it was officially agreed today, in fact, people with discerning eyes can see today. After all, Cao Wei wants to dominate the Bohai Sea, which is also very helpful to the smuggling business of these Wei clans. A camel is bigger than a horse", and all of them are "united", which is what it should mean.

It’s just that before, everyone was thinking about how to pay the least and get the most.

However, Cao Cao obviously did not give anyone this opportunity. If he wanted Bohai's meat and soup, he had to fight for it himself!
Directly entrusting all the smuggler fleets of each family to the jurisdiction of the navy is the most unfriendly situation to the various clans among all the foreseeable situations.

Although under Cao Cao's silent pressure, he finally chose to compromise, many people began to feel that this wise and powerful King of Wei... was a bit of a hindrance.

But at the same time, I also feel that Cao Zhi is much "better" than Cao Cao.

Based on their understanding of Cao Zhi's character and temperament, after Cao Zhi succeeds to the throne, the environment in Wei will be more friendly to them.

Character refers to Cao Zhi's seeming arrogance but weakness, while temperament refers to Cao Zhi's innocence...

Therefore, when Cao Zhi has been established as the crown prince and there are no other opponents, these big bosses will not have particularly exciting ideas. After all, Cao Cao is not easy to provoke, so it is better to wait silently for Cao Zhi to succeed to the throne!
But before that, the thorn in their side with Cao Wei was Chu State!

In fact, if it is profitable, everyone has the same culture and race. Many Wei clans have actually "contacted" with Chu in private. It is not a normal business contact, but a deeper cooperation contact.

However, Chu State was too resistant to this, and even in normal trade, they were uniting to boycott the Wei clan who bought and sold slaves on a large scale for production.

Thinking about the many rules of Chu State, it is obvious... Chu State is the most unfriendly to them!

And now that there are academic examinations and imperial examinations, Chu State has trained and promoted enough grassroots people, and it is difficult for them to "infect" Chu State with their own rules.

Therefore, the state of Chu is their enemy who has the same interests as the imperial court...

Although this time I am afraid that I will suffer heavy losses if I hand over my own fleet to the navy of the imperial court, but... Thinking of Chu and Cao Zhi, the Wei clans all gritted their teeth and endured it!
After the court meeting, Cao Cao couldn't hide his tiredness at the cabinet meeting.

"Your Majesty... your health is urgent. Now that the plan has been decided, I will trust Feng Xiao and the generals." Xun Yu said with some worry.

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile." When Cao Cao was in the cabinet, he never called himself a "little man".

After working hard and finalizing some other details, when the cabinet meeting adjourned, Cao Cao stopped Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo, from now on Zijian... may have to rely on you." Cao Cao said in a tired tone.

"My lord..." Xun Yu instinctively used the old title for a moment.

"Hahaha, it's okay. I want you to pay attention to Zijian's marriage." Cao Cao said in a different tone.

Zijian is Cao Zhi's cousin.

Because Zhen Mi has been childless, Cao Cao has indeed been arranging other marriages for Cao Zhi recently, such as the Xun family...

(End of this chapter)