Chapter 689: The Storm in the Northwest Rises Again (Please vote for me!)

In the early winter of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao withdrew from Jingzhou.

This dispatch took a total of a year, mobilizing more than 300,000 troops and spending countless money and food. But overall, the results were good. Of the seven counties in Jingxiang, Cao Cao occupied five counties and completely drove Liu Bei out of Jingxiang.

, divided with Sun Quan. Most of Jingxiang was controlled by Cao Cao, especially the three counties of Nanjun, Nanyang, and Jiangxia. These three counties were also the three most populous and richest places in Jingzhou.

When evacuating Jingzhou, in order to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou and divide its forces, Cao Cao separated Zhangling and Xiangyang counties in Nanyang County and Nanjun. He appointed Cao Zhen as the prefect of Zhangling County and appointed Kuai Zheng as the prefect of Xiangyang County. Everyone was happy.

As far as Cao Cao is concerned, Deng Fan and Pan Zhang took over Wuling, and Cao Zhen guarded Zhangling. They successfully set up two chess pieces in Jingzhou, laying the groundwork for Jingzhou to further accept Cao Cao's rule in the future.

At the same time, Xia Houyuan was the Mu and General of Jingzhou, commanding the land and water armies, commanding the military affairs of Jingzhou, and taking control of the overall situation.

From the perspective of the Jingzhou gentry, it was equally fruitful.

Pang Shanmin was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia County, Kuai Zheng was appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang Ju, and Wang Wei was appointed as the prefect of Nanjun...

Not to mention, Wei Yan, the governor of Lingling, was from Jingzhou.

Gan Ning, the commander-in-chief of the navy, was originally from Nanyang.

For the people of Jingzhou, this arrangement can be regarded as achieving the goal of governing the affairs of Jingzhou and the people of Jingzhou. The results are naturally exciting. Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao made another adjustment after leaving Jingzhou.

He was transferred to the chief secretary of Liangzhou, the county magistrate of Longxi, and the cavalry captain Pang Lin worked for Jingzhou.

Then he appointed Lu Chang, the former Wancheng magistrate and Henghai general, as the prefect of Nanyang County, which won the favor of the Jingzhou gentry.

In this way, nine counties in Jingxiang and seven counties were returned to Cao Cao.

Among the seven counties, five counties are under the rule of Jingzhou people. How can we not be happy and encouraged?

From a strategic perspective, Cao Cao's conquest of Jingzhou failed to unify Jiangdong. Moreover, Jingzhou also lost two counties, which failed to achieve its early strategic purpose. But from another perspective, he cut off the connection between Xichuan and Jiangdong.

The dragons of the rivers can no longer echo each other, but they have also achieved great results.

The unification of the world seems to be getting closer.

Under this situation, Cheng Yu and others, together with eighteen important officials in the court, petitioned the Han Emperor to request the throne for Cao Cao.

The Han Emperor lost Fu Wan and Liu Guang, and had no help.

Cheng Yu and others are aggressive.

Three consecutive petitions forced the Han Emperor to agree.

In November of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao arrived in Xudu.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty immediately ordered his servants to pass on the imperial edict, grant Cao Cao the title of King of Wei, and grant him the title of Jiuxi. Cao Cao naturally resigned, saying that he had no merit and would not be able to accept Heaven's grace. This was a gesture and a etiquette.

Cao Cao seemed to be very humble when he resigned, but Cheng Yu and others immediately understood Cao Cao's true intention.

Immediately, Cheng Yu and others wrote again to enumerate Cao Cao's achievements.

The Han Emperor granted him the title again, but Cao Cao still resigned, saying he did not dare to accept it.

So Cheng Yu and others went to court for the third time, begging the Han Emperor to grant him the title. The Han Emperor was very helpless, but had to accompany Cao Cao to complete the play, so he issued an edict for the third time. Three requests and three concessions. From the perspective of etiquette and law,

At this time, Xudu Daily published articles one after another, exaggerating Cao Cao's great achievements without limit, and expressed between the lines that if Cao Cao refused to accept it, he would be ignoring the country and not being a loyal minister.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao finally hesitated and accepted the canonization.

Immediately, in mid-December, Cao Cao ordered the establishment of the royal capital in Yecheng and officially ascended the throne, with the title of Prestige.

The Cao Wei Empire initially showed great power.

And the Han Dynasty was even more precarious...

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As Cao Cao enthroned the King of Wei, Sun Quan from Jiangdong and Liu Zhang from Xichuan were all shocked.

Cao Cao is crowned king!

Not only that, after Cao Cao became the king, he issued a second recruitment list, which was the second merit-based order.

For a moment, the world was shaken.

Some were secretly happy, while others were crying for the Han Dynasty.

Some people clapped their hands and cheered, or some yelled and cursed. However, no matter how the outside world reacted, there was no way to change Cao Cao's title of King of Wei.

Historically, Cao Cao became King of Wei after eight years.

But now, Cao Cao has made the king in advance. I have to say that history has changed...

But all this has nothing to do with Cao Peng.

When Cao Cao officially accepted the canonization, Cao Peng was taking Huang Zhong, Pang De, Wen Wu, and Wang Shuang on an inspection tour in Qingzhou. As a Tingwei, he inspected the world's prisons. In just two months, Cao Peng was in Qingzhou

A total of 17 unjust, false and wrong cases were investigated and dealt with, more than 30 people were saved, and six corrupt officials were killed.

To a certain extent, Cao Peng's inspection of the prison also created enough momentum for Cao Cao.

At least among the people, many people will praise the Cao family when they mention it. In December of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Peng arrived in Donglai. He originally planned to spend the New Year in Donglai, but he didn't want Xuzhou Governor Xu Zhu to send an invitation to invite Cao Peng.

He went to Xuzhou to inspect the prison. So Cao Peng temporarily changed his mind, boarded the boat at Chengshanjiao, went all the way south, stopped at Yuzhou Mountain, and landed at the East China Sea at Qushan. At this time, Donghai County was extremely prosperous. The Huaihe River and Huaihe River areas continued to develop, so that

Donghai County also benefited greatly... The decline of the Mi family represented the rise of new powerful people. As Haixi County continued to expand, new powerful people with the four surnames of Xu, Zhou, Chen, and Bu appeared in Qushan.

The production of salt from the sea is extremely prosperous.

These four powerful companies also represent the combination of old and new forces in Xuzhou.

In the past, the Chen family had changed its head after Chen Deng died of illness; the Xu family was based on the Haixi Xu family, and the rise of Xu Zhuan, Xu Xuan and others laid a solid foundation for the Xu family.

Zhou and Bu are emerging powers.

Behind it are the Zhou Cang and Huaiyin Bu families of Dongling Island.

The Bu family soared into the sky by virtue of the step stallion and received a lot of attention; as for Zhou Cang, by virtue of their marriage to the Xu family and the convenience of Dongling Island's navy, they established a firm foothold in Donghai County. These two families and Cao Cao

The relationship between Cao Peng and Peng was the closest. So when Cao Peng landed in Qushan, almost all the Zhou and Bu clans came out to welcome Cao Peng. Three people stayed in Qushan, and Cao Peng and his party headed to Haixi.

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This is where he started, and it is completely different from the remoteness back then.

Haixi has become the most prosperous place in the two Huaihe Rivers, controlling the salt road between the two Huaihe Rivers and the hub of various trades.

Many Haixi people still remember Cao Peng.

The thin boy who stood behind the one-armed magistrate back then has now become a famous figure.

When Cao Peng arrived in Haixi, Haixi's fellow villagers lined up on both sides of the road to greet him.

"Master!"

"Welcome Master Cao to return home..."

Cheers came and went.

Liang Xi, the commander-in-chief of Haixi Tuntian, could not help but smile bitterly to himself.

The influence of Cao Peng and Deng Ji in Haixi cannot be eliminated in a short time. They created a prosperous environment for Haixi, and the people of Haixi also keep Cao Peng and Deng Ji firmly in their hearts.

"How come the young master has such a reputation here?"

Huang Zhong couldn't help but ask.

Pound on the side looked confused.

Among those who followed Cao Peng back then, except Zhou Cang who still stayed in Xuzhou, the rest have left.

Whether it was Wen Wu or Wang Shuang, they all followed Cao Peng later. As for Jiang Wan and Zhang Song, it is even less clear. The only one who is more clear is probably Deng Zhi. However, Deng Zhi stayed in Xudu this time and did not accompany him.

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It can be said that no one in Cao Peng's inspection team knew what happened back then.

Puyang Kai went to Luhan, and Feng Chao followed Deng Ji to Hedong. Others, such as Wang Mai, Deng Fan, Pan Zhang, etc., all held important positions. Cao Peng's influence in Haixi was so great that even Gan Ning was not sure about it.

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Huang Zhong couldn't help but praise: "Young Master is devoted to the people, and the people will naturally love him."

At this time, Cao Peng suddenly turned around and said to Liang Xi as if he was joking: "Ziyu, I just know today why the overlord of Chu built Pengcheng as his capital in the past."

"oh?"

"If wealth cannot return to its hometown, if it is like wearing embroidered clothes and traveling at night, who will know?"

When Liang Xi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

His affection for Cao Peng deepened a lot. In his opinion, Cao Peng must be arrogant if he succeeds as a young man and becomes one of the nine ministers within thirty years. But after hearing his words, he became a little closer to him.

Perhaps in Cao Peng's heart, Haixi is like his second hometown!

I deliberately tried to eliminate Cao Peng's influence. Of course, there were considerations for the imperial court, but more importantly, I'm afraid it was to prove that I was no worse than Deng Ji and Cao Peng. I suddenly felt that if I had been allowed to serve as Haixi

Ling may not be able to do as well as Deng Ji. After all, there is no monster like Cao Peng around him. The knot that has been tied to him for many years is suddenly untied at this moment.

Why bother to deliberately eliminate it?

Some things can be eliminated even if you want to eliminate them.
To be continued...