Sun Quan is the emperor, you really can't blame Cao Pi for being angry.

Cao Pi was somewhat mentally prepared for Liu Bei's claim to be emperor.

After all, the Cao and Liu families are mortal enemies, Cao Pi accepted Chan and became the emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, it would be really strange if Liu Bei didn't make some reaction.

Ke Sun Quan. Why?!

Your Sun family was attached to Yuan Shu at the beginning, and borrowed Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses to fight Jiangdong. If it weren't for Yuan Shu himself calling the emperor to death later, your current behavior would be a betrayal of the old master.

Our old Cao family calmed the turmoil in the world for the old Liu family, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment again, such a great merit, after two generations of efforts, only to dare to accept the Han Emperor's concession, on behalf of the Han Emperor. What kind of thing is Sun Quan, what kind of kindness is added to the world, and what is the legal reason to dare to be the emperor?!

Cao Pi really didn't expect Sun Quan to be so thick-skinned and so bold, and he dared to call himself the emperor, and he planned to send an edict of "King Wu of Great Wei" to Sun Quan, intending to appease Sun Quan.

As a result, this bastard actually doesn't want to be the "King of Wu of Great Wei", but wants to be the "Emperor of Wu"?!

It's simply audacious and brazen.

It was precisely because Cao Pi didn't expect Sun Quan to be the emperor, and he also felt that Sun Quan's title to the emperor was simply a joke, so he was extremely angry.

Liu Bei has fought all his life, and he is recognized as a hero in the world, and he is a relative of the Han family, although Cao Pi feels that this person is not a good person, but he is called the emperor to Liu Bei, in fact, Cao Pi still feels acceptable in his heart.

But Sun Quan, the emperor, Cao Pi couldn't admit it from his heart to reality.

Cao Pi immediately summoned Xiahou Shang, Cao Zhen and others in Yecheng to discuss the matter of conquest of Jiangdong, and it was just this excuse to take at least Qingxu Erzhou back first.

Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhen were very embarrassed, they were really embarrassed.

Now more than a year has passed since last year's Northwest War, and with Cao Wei's size, he has indeed recovered, but it is a bit choking to use troops suddenly.

The production efficiency in these years was not very high, and the consumption of the Northwest War was very large, so it can be said that this battle fought with the strength of the whole country continued to use troops after a year, in case of a stalemate in Qingxu again, not only would it damage Cao Pi's reputation, but also the logistical and military burden on Cao Wei would be very heavy.

If you don't get it right, it's going to really hurt your muscles and bones.

But then again, Sun Quan's claim to be emperor is really unacceptable.

If Liu Bei is called emperor, and there are still people in the Central Plains or Hebei who privately express their approval, then Sun Quan's title of emperor is unacceptable to anyone.

Now everyone is watching, watching whether the nascent Great Wei regime has the ability to remove the rebellion and consolidate the authority of the Son of Heaven.

Liu Bei's side occupies a geographical advantage, if Cao Wei's army can't defeat Longshan, then Yongliang can't be recovered at all, let alone the Hanzhong Basin separated by the Qinling Mountains.

Therefore, you Cao Pi did not beat Liu Bei, saying that it was for recuperation and recuperation, and these can be said to be in the past.

But now Sun Quan is the emperor, and Qingxu Erzhou is completely in the Central Plains, and they are all plain areas, if you don't fight, it will be too unplanted.

How can such a regime gain the support of the Central Plains and the Hebei family?!

So this thing must be fought politically, but militarily speaking, it is a bit of a battle that is not easy to fight.

Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang really have no choice, they may be able to help Cao Pi calculate the military account, but the political account, this is not what they are good at.

Therefore, Cao Zhen suggested that you can ask the old ministers what they think about this matter.

Cao Pi that depressed. For those old ministers like old foxes, Cao Pi really doesn't have a good way.

The generals are better, most of them are more upright, but the ministers are really, there is no way, they have come to this point now, and they have to ask if they don't ask.

Cao Pi changed his clothes, changed into a simple light car, and visited Jia Xu privately. This old fox, there must be a way.

And Jia Xuma has been reducing his sense of existence since he became a captain, and he has basically reached the point where he does not go out unless necessary.

Jia Xu knew very well how much he was hated as a native of Liangzhou and served as a lieutenant in Cao Wei, a court dominated by the Central Plains and Hebei families.

It is not a matter of a day or two for talents from Liangzhou to be excluded and boycotted by these people.

Coupled with Jia Xu's own experience, now that he is a lieutenant, I don't know how many people are staring at him, hoping that he will make a mistake, with Jia Xu's old fox character, he will definitely not give these people any handle.

Since becoming a lieutenant, Jia Xu has basically not expressed any suggestions and opinions except for his daily office, and he is also very kind to his subordinates.

Jia Xu knows very well that with his status and relationship with Cao Pi, as long as he and his descendants do not take the initiative to die, then the glory and wealth of their family will not be able to escape.

But. Now Cao Pi took the initiative to come to the door to ask for advice.

This is more troublesome, this is not something that Jia Xu can fool by pretending to be stupid.

Cao Pi is indeed not as eloquent as Cao Cao, but when it comes to decisiveness, there is no shortage of this person.

Fooling colleagues and reducing his sense of existence before, Cao Pi is not very good at holding himself accountable, but this time he came to ask for advice, if Jia Xu fooled again, then he really didn't know what to do.

So Jia Xu still seriously thought about Cao Pi's current situation.

From a political point of view, Cao Pi really can't be unresponsive to Sun Quan's claim to be emperor, and must respond.

At least let the world see Cao Wei's determination to maintain his orthodox status.

Liu Bei is the emperor, you have no action, Sun Quan is the emperor, you haven't made a move yet, then the next step, maybe Gongsun Gong of Liaodong will dare to call himself the emperor.

Therefore, Cao Pi must react, and Cao Pi's idea is not wrong, there is no better response than to take back Qingxu.

From a military point of view, the land of Qingxu is a plain, which is very suitable for large-scale cavalry movement warfare, and Qingxu is a place, as long as Xuzhou is defeated, then Qingzhou will naturally choose to surrender, after all, Qingzhou does not have any strategic depth, and only relies on Xuzhou to block the front.

The only thing that worries Cao Pi is the problem of troop deployment and the problem of logistical pressure.

I have just experienced the Northwest War, and a year of recuperation is not enough to fully recover, and if we continue to use troops at this time, the logistical pressure will be very great.

Moreover, in the previous Northwest War against Liu Bei, although Cao Pi cheekily thought that he had "repelled" Liu Bei and won the victory, everyone knew very well what the facts were.

This attack on Qingxu, if Qingxu cannot be completely driven out of Jiangdong Sun Quan's forces, then Cao Pi's position as emperor will be very unstable.

So if Cao Pi wants to fight this battle, it's not impossible, but it must be a one-hit victory. This is where Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang find it tricky.

In many cases, we have to judge and adjust according to the actual situation, and no one is sure that we will win a battle.

What's more, if you enter Qingxu, Jiangdong Qingxu's guard general Lu Xun is just a Confucian student, and his reputation is not obvious, but he is not afraid, but the commander of the Huainan region is Zhou Yu.

The first battle of Chibi, the famous world, the first battle of Shiting, let everyone know that the famous generals of Jiangdong are worthy of their reputation. Is Zhou Yu so easy to deal with?!

Once Cao Wei attacks Qingxu, Zhou Yu, who is in Huainan, will definitely not sit idly by, and must find a way to contain Zhou Yu's support for Qingxu.

These are all uncertain factors, even Jia Xu, an old fox, feels quite tricky in the face of the current situation.

One thing to say, when it comes to three points today, no force is easy to mess with, and no one is sure that they can play a winning ending, which Cao Pi is actually very clear.

But now the political pressure is here, if you don't fight, the biggest loss is you.

And Jia Xu hesitated slightly, leaned into Cao Pi's ear, and grunted.

There are some things that he can say, but they must not reach the ears of any third party - Jia Xu suggested that Cao Pi should send a secret envoy to Chengdu to contact Liu Bei to attack Jiangdong together.

As long as Liu Bei sent troops from Jingzhou to attack the two counties of Changsha and Guiyang in Jiangdong, Jiangdong would inevitably return to defense on the whole line, and at that time, Cao Pi would send troops from Yanzhou to attack Xuzhou, so that Cao Xiu and Jia Kui in Yuzhou could block Zhou Yu in Huainan, and the victory rate in this battle was more than sixty percent.

But this suggestion directly confused Cao Pi. The Cao and Liu families have been grudges for generations, and they never die with each other, how can they unite with each other?!

This kind of thing, don't say that he Liu Bei doesn't agree, even Cao Pi can't agree to it.

If this is known, then whether it is Cao Pi or Liu Bei, they will become a laughing stock.

What "being ordered on behalf of the Han" and "inheriting the Han family" are all jokes, just an excuse for personal self-interest.

And Jia Xu's idea is actually very simple. Wouldn't it be okay if this matter wasn't leaked out?!

In Jia Xu's view, whether it is between people or between countries, they can be measured by interests.

Now that Sun Quan of Jiangdong is called the emperor, it is not only Cao Cao who is uncomfortable, Liu Bei will also be very uncomfortable, since both sides look at Sun Quan unpleasantly, why can't they cooperate with each other? !

There are some things that don't require any covenant at all, as long as there is a tacit understanding with each other.

But Cao Pi disagreed, and Cao Pi didn't believe that Liu Bei would agree, if he implemented it according to Jia Xu's plan, Liu Bei didn't agree and didn't say it, and gave you a shake out, then Cao Pi's reputation would really plummet.

How can you seek to cooperate with your mortal enemy?

Jia Xu saw that Cao Pi did not agree with this plan, so he could only sigh and give a second plan.

Send an envoy to Jiangdong to condemn Sun Quan's encroachment, and at the same time issue an edict to crusade against Jiangdong, but the specific time of the crusade, we must not say clearly, anyway, it is enough to express the intention of definitely crusading against Jiangdong.

On the one hand, we can delay for a longer period of time, mobilize grain, grass, and troops, and reduce logistical pressure, and on the other hand, we can also develop the mentality of Jiangdong.

Anyway, with the land combat capability of the Jiangdong Army, it was impossible to take the initiative to launch an attack on Cao Wei's army on the plain, and they did not have that combat effectiveness.

Then the initiative of the offensive has always been in Cao Wei's hands.

Cao Wei could prepare for war slowly, but on the Jiangdong side, he must always maintain a high degree of vigilance.

But in this world, there are thousands of days to be a thief, but there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. After a long time, both generals and non-commissioned officers will slowly feel tired of this long-term defense, and there will be laxity and flaws.

During this period, Jia Xu also suggested that Cao Pi could also release some rumors in the land of Jingxiang to convey some information that Cao Pi intended to seal Guan Yu as the king of Jing.

One can drive a wedge between Guan Yu and Liu Bei, and the other can also prevent Jiangdong and Liu Bei's group from immediately establishing an offensive and defensive alliance, reducing unnecessary pressure for attacking Qingxu in the future.

After that, it was a matter of waiting, and when Cao Wei's army was prepared and Jiangdong's defense was lax, he sent troops to take Qingxu directly.

(End of chapter)