Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh Cao Wei uses force
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 released 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 the Bohai Sea 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 to attack Liaodong and Anton ports like Gongsun Kang did.
But now Wei 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 already received orders from Bai Tu, directly gave up the strategic location of Andong Port, which had a much inferior port, and joined forces to defend Liaodong Port.
There are many mountainous areas south of Liaodong Port, and several mountain roads have been blocked by barbed wire trenches. Even the Wei army could not capture them for a while!
At the same time, due to the formal 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 - Cao Pi was named "Marquis of An Wei".
Accepted Cao Pi's own request and changed "Gong" to "Hou".
The news had just reached Yecheng, the capital of Wei. After Cao Cao saw the letter, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"Why is the king laughing?" Yang Xiu asked cooperatively.
"I'm laughing at my son Ang. He's actually made a difference and has become the 'Marquis of An 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, Cao Cao took the initiative to remarry Yuan Xi's wife, Zhen Mi's legitimate daughter, Zhen Mi, to Cao Zhi shortly after he conquered the north.
However, Cao Zhi is actually only 16 years old. This may be because he held three gold bricks at such 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 certainly be granted the title of a marquis, and he should be granted the title of a marquis, but Chu's move is extremely rude. The general will petition and attack Chu with his 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 like 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 they decided to go to war with Chu on the first day, they 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, so 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 does help secretly. In addition, Yang Xiu has a good vision. He has followed the development of Cao Wei all the way, but compared with the northern nobles 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, the major Wei clans could no longer play dumb, and all promised to entrust their fleets to the Wei navy, vowing to share honor and disgrace with Wei...
Although it was only officially agreed today, people with a discerning eye can actually see today. After all, Cao Wei wants to dominate the Bohai Sea, which will also be very helpful to the smuggling business of these Wei clans. In their view, the Chu navy is "skinny."
"A camel is bigger than a horse" and everyone "united" is what it should be.
It’s just that everyone used to think about how to pay the least and get the most.
However, Cao Cao obviously did not give anyone this opportunity. If he wanted the meat and soup from Bohai, 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 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 actually weak, while temperament refers to Cao Zhi's innocence...
Therefore, when Cao Zhi has been established as the crown prince and there is no other opponent, these big bosses will not have particularly exciting ideas. After all, Cao Cao is not easy to provoke, so it is better to wait quietly for Cao Zhi to succeed to the throne!
Before that, the common thorn in their side with Cao Wei was Chu!
In fact, if it is profitable, everyone has the same culture and race, and many Wei clans have actually "contacted" with Chu in private. It is not a normal business contact, but a deeper cooperation contact.
However, the State of Chu was too resistant to this, and even in normal trade, they jointly boycotted 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 biggest enemy with the same interests as the imperial court...
Although this time they handed over their fleet to the imperial navy, they would probably suffer heavy losses, 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 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.
"Lord..." Xun Yu suddenly used the old title instinctively.
"Hahaha, it's okay. I want you to pay attention to Zijian's marriage." Cao Cao said in a different tone.
Zijian is the cousin of Cao Zhi.
Because Zhen Mi has been childless, Cao Cao has indeed been arranging other marriages for Cao Zhi recently, such as the Xun family...