In late October of the first year of Chu, Bai Tu came back more than a month later than planned and almost missed the imperial examination.
Of course, if it were slower, out of his responsibility as the King of Chu, even Lu Bu would urge Bai Tu to take the first step instead of accompanying Lu Lingqi slowly.
Although there was no need to patrol from county to county on the way back, the car's speed slowed down after it was discovered that Lu Lingqi was pregnant in Jiyang, and it took three months to return to Jinling.
Lu Lingqi, who is already four months pregnant, is also slightly pregnant...
When he returned to Jinling, as usual, many people crowded the streets to watch. Bai Tu was secretly worried about whether the noisy environment would be bad for the fetus. At the same time, he hinted to Zhang Chunhua to remove the man who wrote "The Great King of Chu" on the front page of today's Di newspaper.
The bastard who returned to Jinling who was loyal to him today...
When entering the city, Bai Tu got out of the car and helped Lu Lingqi, who was pregnant, with Xia Houjuan by his side.
That’s right, you just want to show it off on purpose!
Not to tell the whole world that Bai Tu is a scumbag...
But to tell the folks in Jinling that it was Lu Lingqi who was pregnant, not Xia Houjuan.
Otherwise, immediately after “Mrs.
In the next ten months of pregnancy, once you give birth, you may not necessarily have to figure out how many civet cats you have to replace the prince!
So now that Xia Houjuan appears in women's clothing next to Bai Tu, it's not that Bai Tu wants to be a scumbag who cheated during pregnancy, but that he has to show that Xia Houjuan is not pregnant.
At the same time, it can be regarded as acquiescence to some of the previous rumors about "Mrs. Xiahou", so as to prevent rumors from continuing to spread among the public.
Of course, based on Bai Tu's experience, this will only be effective for a few hundred years at most, or even only a few decades. After hundreds or thousands of years, it will still be written by some two-dimensional history writers...
By now, the Wei State has already known about Xiahou Juan, and Liu Ye is already on the way - basically Liu Ye's route of action this year is "Yecheng-Jinling-Yecheng-Jinling".
It can be called the number one purchasing agent from Chu State in the Wei Dynasty (dense fog)...
After Yang Xiu rescued himself and saved others, he unexpectedly won the unanimous approval of Wei's senior officials. His identity was completely "cleared" in the Wei court, and he got rid of the influence of "Yang Biao's son" and further penetrated into the core circle of Wei.
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Naturally, Cao Cao would not have any objections to the marriage between Xia Houjuan and the King of Chu. Although Xia Houyuan was still a little dissatisfied with marrying far away, but... now that the matter is over, what can be done?
As early as when Bai Tu was still a shepherd in Yangzhou, Cao Cao proposed a marriage, but Bai Tu rejected it.
Later, as the situation evolved, if the Han Emperor and the imperial court had not been out of control, Cao Cao might still have hesitated - after all, if it was about to "get close", the meaning of marriage would be too small.
If it was Cao Cao's own daughter, he wouldn't feel too distressed, but for Xia Houjuan... he must consider Xia Houyuan's thoughts!
However, now that the forces supporting the Han Dynasty have come to "connect the river with iron ropes", as Xu County has been completely defeated, the land road between Chu and Wei is already "far away from the Altair, and the bright river is the Han Dynasty", and there is no point of conflict.
, unless... one of the parties goes to war with the forces that assist the Han Dynasty first.
This time Liu Ye went to Chu and also chose the sea route...
Going to sea from Jizhou is obviously not as convenient as going to sea from Qingzhou. However, Qingzhou is now the power of the auxiliary Han Dynasty. To be precise, it is the territory of Luhou Liu Bei. Mouping Port and Chengshan Port, including several counties in between, are all in the Chu Kingdom.
Under control.
In fact, several excellent locations for accessing the sea are under the control of Chu State, including the newly built Andong Port and Tagang Port in Youzhou.
As for the Liaokou Port built by Gongsun Du himself, it was inferior in scale and location, but Gongsun Du himself did not realize this.
Because for the sake of land rights, from Liaokou Port to Xiangping, it is a stretch of plains. From this point of view, its geographical location is indeed the most important...
For example, Youzhou originally did not want to send envoys again, but only raised the need to increase the trading volume of weapons and armor.
Gongsundu still has this point - after all, it's just a transaction, and the buyer doesn't have any cards to pay?
However, after the brief appearance of the plate armored cavalry in Xu County four months ago, Gongsun Du finally heard the news more than a month ago. After hearing some battlefield rumors, Gongsun Du immediately fell in love with this simple and crude heavy cavalry.
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There is no shortage of horses in Liaodong, nor is there even a shortage of iron ore, but it is limited to crafting and smelting technology. It is not cost-effective for Gongsun Du to build heavy cavalry on his own - it is expensive and impractical.
However, the price of purchasing weapons and armor from Chu State is much cheaper than smelting it yourself, especially if you exchange it for iron ore, there will be additional discounts.
At first, Gongsun Du thought about whether this would make Chu State too fat, but after trading a few times...it smelled really good!
On the one hand, he tasted the sweetness, and on the other hand... Gongsundu calculated that in Liaodong, if he was in Liaodong, his ambition, even if he took his children and grandchildren into consideration, was just to cross Liaoze to the west and completely conquer Liaoxi and Shanggu.
, Yuyang, Youbeiping, the eastern part of Youzhou, and the eastward direction completely overwhelm Goguryeo.
And the Chu State is far to the south. Can they still cross the sea and destroy me?
Therefore, Gongsun Du began to act without restraint, especially after hearing about the plate armor heavy cavalry, hoping to conclude a deal for this "latest equipment".
In Gongsun Du's view, this heavy plate armored cavalry should be the most powerful "sharp weapon" of the Chu State. It would not be sold easily. Just making a normal transaction application would not work, so less than a year later, Liu Yi was sent out again.
make……
Considering the distance between the two parties and the travel time required for the mission, two missions less than twice a year does seem a bit diligent.
But... the fragrance is enough!
Cao Cao in the north has established his capital in Yecheng and is about to force Yuan Tan into a desperate situation. Especially Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan. Although he is the governor of Bingzhou appointed by Yuan Shao and controls the eastern part of Bingzhou, at this time, out of selfish motives, he begins to frequently fight with Wei.
Contact him and refuse to save Yuan Tan until he dies.
Cao Cao is not as fierce and arrogant as he was after the Battle of Guandu in history. The alliance of forces supporting the Han Dynasty has made him restrained, so Gongsun Du also wants to "progress", especially among the Gongsun family in Liaodong, the successor Gongsun Kang
He is still a die-hard hawk. Under his instigation, Liaodong forces began to move beyond Liaoze...
He didn't dare to provoke Cao Cao directly, but he wanted to tear some carrion from the "wreck" of the Yuan family to strengthen himself!
This also makes Liaodong covet the plate armored heavy cavalry that can quickly improve its strength - judging from the rumors, it seems that no operations or battle formations are required, just a happy charge and it's all done?
It’s a perfect match for the Liaodong Army!
Even Liu Ye came here nominally to discuss marriage, but he still had this idea in mind. Cao Cao also had plenty of horses now.
In addition to these two, many other "old acquaintances" also appeared in Jinling again less than a year later...