Volume 5: Overlord of the Sea Chapter 585 Gift
"Rongrong, your sister hasn't said anything recently?" Xiahou Juan asked Xu Rong curiously.
Just now, Xiahou Juan had told Xu Rong about Cao Pi's affairs - after all, the other party was Xu Rong's biological sister. Xu Rong should know whether they were in love with each other or Cao Pi was just imagining things.
"When I went home in the second year of junior high school, my sister and father did mention that they wanted to move back home..." After being reminded of this, Xu Rong also figured out something.
This matter is mainly the Xu family's business. After all, Lu Shang is dead and he didn't even leave a child. If the Xu family wants to do so, they can take Xu Wan home first.
After that, after a year or so, it would be natural to remarry.
Cao Pi was not in the room at that time, otherwise he would definitely not be able to withstand Xu Rong and Xiahou Juan's "gossip" about his marriage. However, Cao Pi was also explaining this matter now, but he was only explaining it to Bai Tu.
"His Majesty……"
"You can just call him brother-in-law when there are no outsiders around. What's going on between you and Xu Wan? Are you really not just one-sided?" Bai Tu asked specifically.
If it was just Cao Pi who was enthusiastic, and the other party was an unmarried girl who had no lover , Bai Tu could propose marriage. However, if it was a widow of the Lu family, Bai Tu could not open his mouth to do so.
After all, if you are single, even if you don’t have this intention, you can still cultivate feelings. But for a widow with a sensitive status... since she doesn’t have this intention, don’t force it!
However, if the two are in love with each other, that is another situation. I believe the Lu family can also understand it - didn't "Mrs. Xu" remarry to Sun Quan in history?
Moreover, considering the influence of the Lu and Xu families in Jiangdong, Bai Tu has reason to infer that in history, Mrs. Xu's remarriage was probably more dominated by the Lu family!
"Of course not! Wan...Miss Xu has always admired me!" Cao Pi stiffened his neck slightly.
Bai Tu looked at him with a look that was too lazy to question and said, "If the girl from the Xu family really has this intention, I can go and tell Mr. Lu. As for other things, you can try to get them done yourself... But don't say that your brother-in-law doesn't take care of you. In order for you to propose successfully, your brother-in-law has prepared a big gift for you!"
"Why do I feel that..." Cao Pi looked at Bai Tu with some caution, feeling that it was not a good gift.
Bai Tu did not keep anyone in suspense and directly handed an imperial edict to Cao Pi.
"If you think it's okay, ask someone to announce the decree . If you don't want to... well, forget it. I will still speak for you, Mr. Lu." Bai Tu said naturally.
After Cao Pi read the content of the draft decree, his eyes widened immediately. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he instinctively stopped and wanted to agree. Then he wanted to refuse again. His expression changed repeatedly for a while!
The reason why a "gift" can make his face look so wonderful is because... this gift is too big!
Without mentioning the long-winded praise in the previous article, the main content is that Cao Pi was named "Marquis of An Wei", with a fief of 5,000 households in Yecheng, and the title was hereditary...
Those who don't know might think that the Wei Kingdom had already perished, and Bai Tu enfeoffed a descendant of Cao to appease the people - if this is the case, it is normal.
However, now that everything is fine, they directly conferred the title of "Marquis of An Wei" on Cao Pi, Cao Cao's theoretical eldest son. This is a bit too much!
In fact, this idea was finally decided after Bai Tu and Jia Xu discussed it again in the palace.
When the situation in Bohai just became tense, Bai Tu paid special attention to Cao Pi, fearing that Wei would send a special team to "rescue" him. And because of Xiahou Juan's relationship, Bai Tu did not want to completely place Cao Pi under house arrest.
However, it was later discovered that this was completely unnecessary. Not only was there no movement in Nanjing, but more importantly, news had also come from Yecheng two days earlier from spies of the Fengbuwei - Cao Zhi had been officially named the crown prince.
In other words, Cao Pi has been abandoned...
Of course, "giving up" may be a bit serious. Considering Bai Tu's reputation and Xiahou Juan's relationship, Cao Cao should not worry about Cao Pi's safety.
But he was given up on the selection of the successor to the State of Wei!
Although Cao Pi had not been in Yecheng for a long time, he was sent as an envoy as the eldest son. According to the rules of the pre-Qin period, if such a hostage could return to the country at the "right" time, he would almost certainly be able to inherit the throne.
Therefore, Cao Cao had always been prepared for both situations. He also cultivated Cao Zhi, but he did not build up any power for him, nor did he get in touch with the military and politics or contact Wei officials in advance like his successors did.
Cao Cao must have been thinking about Cao Pi's return...
And now that Cao Zhi has been officially made the crown prince, it means that in the future Cao Zhi will not only receive the same training as a crown prince, but will also receive the same treatment as a crown prince!
In other words, Cao Cao would encourage the important officials of Wei to get close to Cao Zhi to a certain extent...
After all, this is not a peaceful time. Once the successor is completely determined, it is better to appoint him early and help build a team.
Unlike in peaceful years, even if a crown prince was appointed, special restrictions would be imposed.
In troubled times, external threats are more terrifying than internal strife, and it is necessary to ensure a smooth transition of heirs when an accident occurs.
Otherwise, if the leader dies suddenly, no matter how big the force is, it will become fat meat.
Therefore, after Cao Zhi was made the crown prince, there was no need to guard against the Wei State's intention of kidnapping Cao Pi - if he were to go back now, wouldn't that only shake people's hearts?
Of course, less than ten people in Jinling knew about this news. It was not because Wei State deliberately blocked it, but because the wind-catching guards in Yecheng learned about it and sent it back to Jinling overnight. They also used secret codes in the "essence report"...
It will probably take a month or so for the news to spread through private channels - and this is because the caravans are much more active now.
"You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. There is another piece of news that you can refer to. Go back and discuss it with Sima Lang." Bai Tu said that as a good brother-in-law, he did not bully his brother-in-law.
In fact, this is only because of the relationship with Xiahou Juan, otherwise Cao Pi would not have had the opportunity to choose.
Bai Tu was not good at comforting people, so he did not tell him the news from Yecheng directly to prevent the kid from crying. Instead, he wrote it on a piece of paper and asked Cao Pi to discuss it with Sima Lang.
As for Sima Lang...
Needless to say, he will definitely do his best to plan for Cao Pi.
After all, since he and Cao Pi were sent here together, they have been firmly on the same side, whether actively or passively.
Even if Cao Pi was not the crown prince, he could only be Cao Pi's retainer. Otherwise, how could Cao Zhi expect that he would trust someone who had been in the same boat with Cao Pi for several years in the future?
When Sima Lang heard the news, he probably understood Cao Cao's idea even if he didn't say it. But the sentimental little man in his heart must have cursed him...
