Chapter five hundred and eighty fourth give it a try
Because Xia Houyuan did not surrender to Chu, Bai Tu did not use the money from the treasury to reward him. However, Xia Houjuan used his own royalties to buy Xia Houyuan a small house in Jinling, but close to the Chu Palace. As for the servants, they were all employed by the Chu Palace.
’s...and they also work part-time as wind-catchers to ensure Xia Houyuan's "safety" at all levels.
Xia Houyuan naturally knew Bai Tu's purpose, but this was what it was meant to be, and these wind-catching guards did not impose too many restrictions on him. In addition to preventing him from escaping, they also prohibited him from interacting with "suspicious persons"
Just contact.
and……
Regardless of whether he can escape or not, Xia Houyuan has no "suspicious persons" to contact!
After the household registration system is fully rolled out, Chu State is not easy to be penetrated, let alone in Jinling...
Taking a step back, is there really a super spy from Wei State in Jinling?
Even if there really was one, Xia Houyuan didn't know who the other party was. After all, he was not responsible for this.
As for those who can be contacted, there are some candidates who are not "suspicious persons" but are from Wei State, such as Cao Pi and Sima Lang.
Just because the State of Wei made Cao Zhi his heir apparent, and the State of Chu conferred the title of Marquis of Wei on Cao Pi, Xia Houyuan was a little embarrassed to see Cao Pi, and Sima Lang felt the same way...
In the first few days, Xiahou Yuan was relatively happy - the news that Xiahou Dun had escaped back to Wei had spread back to Jinling.
Although the speed at which this news was transmitted made Xiahou Yuan a little frightened, at least the news that Xiahou Dun was fine made Xia Houyuan feel a lot better.
Unfortunately, Guo Jia passed away shortly after organizing the Wei navy's retreat and landing...
It's not that Xia Houyuan doesn't care about Guo Jia, but Guo Jia's death was already expected when he went to Xia Houdun to explain the funeral affairs. In contrast, Xia Houdun, who grew up together, undoubtedly had a close relationship with Xia Houyuan.
Deeper.
After learning that Xiahou Dun was fine, Xia Houyuan was in a good mood for a few days, but... he never saw Cao Pi!
After this situation lasted for half a month, Xia Houyuan became more sensitive and questioning.
It's just that he didn't go to see Cao Pi, but Cao Pi didn't even know he took the initiative to see him?
Even if the other party is still concerned about the Crown Prince, shouldn't he show off his "An Wei Hou"?
As for being embarrassed because of "An Weihou"... Xia Houyuan felt that Cao Pi was not such a thin-skinned person.
Finally, half a month later, Xia Houyuan couldn't sit still and took the initiative to find Cao Pi.
And the servant who "protected" him didn't stop him, he just went with him, and then... he was rejected.
It's not that Cao Pi is really so rude, but that Marquis An Wei is not in the mansion right now!
In fact, Xia Houyuan's "servant" knew this a long time ago, but... he didn't remind him.
"Not in Jinling?" Xia Houyuan had an ominous premonition in his heart.
It's not really a hunch, it can be said to be simple "reasoning"...
Anyone with a discerning eye can guess the nature of Cao Pi's "Marquis of An Wei" - he definitely cannot leave the capital at will, or even worse, he may not even be able to leave his room.
Since he is not in Jinling, he must have his purpose, or in other words... the purpose of Chu State!
Even though Xia Houyuan was a little "open", he still felt uneasy knowing that Chu State had plans against Wei State.
After Xia Houyuan struggled for a while, he gritted his teeth and decided to ask directly!
Anyway, if you ask directly, it’s fine if the other person doesn’t want to answer, so probably...it’s not too much of a thing.
In the end, the result was really asked, and there was no need to ask Bai Tu. Even Xia Houjuan knew about it, and... it looked like he really wanted to answer him!
"Wait! If you just happened to listen to what Bai Tu said, or if he told you to keep it secret, you don't have to tell me..." Xia Houyuan couldn't help but remind him.
After all, he couldn't run away, and he couldn't send back any news he got, so it wouldn't be worth it to affect the relationship between Xia Houjuan and Bai Tu.
"No, many people in Chu State should know about it now, and they don't keep it secret." Xia Houjuan didn't look worried about anything.
The reason Xia Houyuan didn't know was because he avoided suspicion and didn't leave the house more often.
"That Zihuan is now..." Xia Houyuan immediately became nervous.
"If everything goes well, he should have returned to the north. After all, General Guan personally led the troops and went north by sea." Xia Houjuan said.
The so-called "North" naturally refers to the State of Wei.
And the crowned general... There is only one crowned general in Chu State now, and that is Lu Bu!
Yes, Chu State has already begun the follow-up to the Bohai War - after establishing maritime hegemony, it used this advantage to continuously send troops to Wei State by sea, making it exhausted.
This was basically semi-public news in the Chu State. After all, the Wei State did not have accurate reports, and the speed of dissemination of "news" was not as fast as the speed of transporting troops by sea.
Now the Chu State can transport troops by sea in the Bohai Sea unscrupulously without worrying about being attacked by powerful snipers, resulting in heavy casualties.
But there was one thing that Xia Houjuan actually didn't know clearly, and that was the specific tactics...
Lu Bu is indeed the nominal commander of this "Battle of the Bohai Sea", or the "Battle of the Bohai Sea", and the purpose of the "Battle of the Bohai Sea" is to send "Marquis Anwei" back to his fiefdom.
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However, in fact, Lu Bu is no longer acting with Cao Pi, but is leading the "main force" to land at Tuyin Port and storm Youbeiping - once successful, Liaodong, West Liaoning and the Seafood Peninsula will be separated from the mainland of Wei
Come on...
Then, as long as we take advantage of the Chu State's great reputation for "eliminating violence and ensuring peace and order" and the long-term infiltration of the Enlightenment Department, we can quickly expel the Wei State from the west of Youbeiping.
On the other side, the "surprise troops" led by Zhang Liao will first be repaired near Donglai West Port. When Lu Bu has achieved victory and Wei's attention is attracted, they will directly leave the Bohai Port and penetrate all the way into the hinterland of Wei!
The best estimate, of course, is to intervene directly until Cao Cao moves the capital, establishes himself in the Yecheng area, and raises the banner of An Weihou. After that... he can persist as long as he can. If he persists for one more day, he will be worse for Wei than once.
Failure in a large-scale war would be a greater blow.
Once it can be entrenched for a long time, it can accelerate the triggering of internal conflicts in Wei State - to be precise, only by triggering internal conflicts in Wei State can it be possible to stay in Yecheng for a long time with a single brigade!
If this step can be achieved, Wei's national destiny will basically only last a few years.
Compared with ten years ago, the current princes of all parties are not only larger in size, but also deeply rooted. They cannot be completely defeated in one or two battles.
Just like the Chu State quickly regained the "mere" Hanzhong, it all took advantage of the "power" of Zhang Lu's surrender.
Especially for a big prince like Wei who dominates the north, if he really wants to fight a war, it will not only be a lot of hard work for Chu State, but also a huge loss for the people...
Therefore, whether it is Bai Tu or other think tanks, they all feel that they can use "An Weihou" to give "sea hegemony" a try!