Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 160 Marriage?

"Our cavalry general, there is news again, what do you think?" Cao Cao said with some amusement in Sikong Mansion.

When Liu Ye heard this, he smiled. Fortunately, Cao Cao said this on purpose and didn't really blame him.

Previously, Cao Cao originally thought of naming Yuan Shao as a "cavalry general" as a show of goodwill, and then he would lead a "great general". This would give him the feeling of riding on Yuan Shao's head, which was simply flattering.

However, when Liu Ye was on his mission, Cao Cao specifically gave Liu Ye the right to act expediently in order to persuade Bai Tu to send troops.

This "cavalry general" is also within the scope of acting expediently, and is specifically used to silence Bai Tu!
Ordinarily, if the "cavalry general" was really used in exchange for Bai Tu sending troops, Cao Cao would not be at a loss.

However, now that he has been "disgraced" for nothing, Cao Cao can only name Yuan Shao as a "general", which is quite unpleasant.

Think about what Bai Tu said...

He also said, "As long as your virtue is enough to convince others, the people will open their doors to welcome you." Cao Cao simply wanted to curse!

Guo Jia, who has always been wary of Bai Tu, immediately suggested that this might not only be an excuse or a pretext for fame, but that there might be a deeper conspiracy.

And after autumn, Baitu began to attract Jiangdong refugees to move southward in Xunyang, Shiting, and Guazhou. It is even more doubtful... Will there really be a day in Huainan where there will be a city dedicated to Baitu?

However, this thought just disappeared for a moment. Huainan, as a prosperous place a few years ago, even if it was harmed by Yuan Shu, it would still be "unstoppable".

The people who are now migrating south are just wild people outside the city, the real wealthy and famous families. They are still able to withstand natural disasters. As for the city... there must be food in stock, it's just a matter of how much.

Shu Shao's opening of a warehouse in Guangling is enough to illustrate this point.

Want to take the initiative to donate the city?

Haha, unless the drought continues this year!
It's just that Bai Tunan's behavior of moving the people of Huainan to the south made Cao Cao's camp a little uneasy - although it can be explained by "caring about the people", but... it will inevitably make people think of "ambition".

Cao Cao himself is sensitive and suspicious, and there is also Guo Jia who is persistently suspicious of Bai Tu...

Fortunately, most of the plotters under Cao Cao, led by Xun Yu, believed that Bai Tu was not a careerist.

However, this time Bai Tu's request for instructions from the court once again divided the opinions of Cao Cao's planners.

"Temporarily return the Yangzhou salt tax to the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion?" Xun Yu also saw Bai Tu's request at this time.

In fact, everyone knows that the so-called "request for instructions" is a process. Even before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the salt tax that the court could receive was seriously lacking. Even now, the princes of all parties cannot collect much salt tax. The ratio The biggest one...should be Gongsundu from Liaodong?

Gongsun Du was always a grumpy old man, and there weren't many powerful families in Liaodong at this time. Most of them were ordinary people who had taken refuge there, so he had great control over salt and iron. However... in the entire Liaodong, he couldn't scrape a few ounces of meat. That’s it.

Xuzhou and Yizhou also produce salt, the former is sea salt and the latter is well salt. Although Bingzhou still has pool salt, the output is not high at this time.

However, both Liu Bei and Liu Zhang could only drool over the salt tax, and no matter how greedy they were, they could only study it slowly. When Liu Bei entered Shu in later generations, relying on his base as a Jingzhou soldier, he stubbornly took the Yizhou salt Taxation belongs to the government.

But now Liu Bei and Liu Zhang cannot mess around in their own territory...

In particular, the situation of Haoyou Guque in Jiangdong will only be worse than that in the Central Plains and Sichuan and Shu!
Even part of the salt tax harvested by local princes was not paid to the court.

"Ambitious! It shows that this person is not only greedy for the profit of salt and iron, but also goes out of his way to wear the name of a cavalry general. It shows that he cherishes feathers. In fact, he is a traitor and a hypocrite." Guo Jia still held the dialogue picture hostility.

"Isn't this... being a filial piety too sensitive? If Duke Bai was really ambitious, wouldn't he not use the power of salt and iron? I heard that Duke Bai was in Jiangdong and recruiting the people of Huainan to help. I thought it was impossible to continue at this time, so I Such a dangerous move..." Xun Yu was also puzzled as to why Fengxiao seemed less calm than usual when it came to matters involving Bai Tu.

Cao Cao reviewed the opinions of both parties and found out that what Xun Yu said was more reasonable.

For the wealthy families in Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Yizhou, salt brine itself is where they make a living. If it were Cao Cao... he would definitely not be so stubborn. After all, the lessons learned after being stubborn last time are still fresh in his mind.

"In that case, let's continue to pay attention to Jiangdong's information and see if General Bai will really fall out with the Jiangdong family."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun You took the opportunity to mention what happened last time: "It seems that Mr. Bai is still unmarried, and there is no mention of it this time..."

Bai Tu has now been granted the title of Marquis, and according to etiquette, he will definitely go to the court in advance when he gets married.

Cao Cao also understood the implications of Xun You's words. When Xun You first came back from his mission to Jiangdong, he proposed a marriage, which was approved by Xun Yu and others, but Cao Cao always refused.

"It's...a pity for Jing'er's temperament...and Jie'er and the others are still young, hey." Cao Cao looked very sorry.

Xun You didn't care either. Cao Cao had ignored his opinions before.

The recent uproar in Xu Du also made him realize that the character of Cao Cao's eldest daughter was indeed not suitable for marriage.

I had heard before that the eldest daughter of the lord was severely affected by her appearance. At first, Cao Cao wanted to betroth her to Ding Yi, and there was already a marriage contract.

In the end, Cao Jing disliked Ding Yi's small eyes, and recently resolutely repented of her marriage. In addition, Cao Pi pleaded for mercy, and Cao Cao did not force her, which made Ding some thoughts recently.

And Duke Bai once appeared in Luc City controlled by Cao Cao. It is said that at that time... ahem, strange people have different appearances. Now even in Luc City, rabbit pajamas have become popular!
But it seems that because of this incident, Cao Jing also has great doubts about Bai Tu's aesthetics and appearance, and is unwilling to marry far away.

Bai Tu is not a foreign chief, and a marriage is different from a marriage, and it also places great demands on the woman's character!

Of course, Xun You also knew that Cao Cao's other daughters were still young, with the eldest only two or three years old...

The reason why I mention it now is because Xun You still has the second half of the sentence.

"My lord can adopt a daughter from the same clan, which shows his sincerity, otherwise... I'm afraid something will happen." Xun You reminded.

Xun You didn't finish his words, but everyone knew that he was worried that Bai Tu and Lu Bu would get closer. By then, Lu Bu, who was already hostile to Cao Cao, would have a greater say in Jiangdong and influence Bai Tu. Bigger too!
After hearing this, Cao Cao really thought about it seriously.

An adopted clan daughter is definitely not as sincere as a biological daughter, but in the absence of a biological daughter, it is still a solution...

Of course, you can't just adopt a daughter from a side clan, your parents must also play a vital role in the Cao family!
It's a pity that Cao Chun, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong's children are not very old either.

At this moment, Xiahoudun, who had always just paddled and picked his nose at the monthly party, secretly thought: That brat Zilin actually fell in love with niece Jing... Originally, I was not very good at this. Mouth, but...

(End of this chapter)