After a period of rest in Xinye, the Cao army had basically left the scene of the battle of Red Cliff. Not only that, under Cao Zhi's mobilization, these soldiers also regained their fighting spirit. Now, each and every one of them hated the Sun Liu alliance army to the bone, and began to train even harder.
Cao Zhi could not help but feel emotional when he saw the army regain their vitality.
This move of inciting revenge was really useful!
However, Xinye was a small city after all. It could be used as a temporary resting place to recuperate and relieve the fatigue caused by escaping the pursuit for the past few days. However, once the army was ready, they still had to return to the main camp.
Ever since the incident of the Blood Robes and Imperial Edict was exposed and Dong Cheng and Noble Dong were executed by Cao Cao, Cao Cao and Emperor Xian of Han had completely turned against each other. Since then, Emperor Xian of Han had been deliberately isolated by Cao Cao. Not only was he under house arrest in the palace, but he was also unable to interfere in court affairs. All the power was in Cao Cao's hands, and Emperor Xian had become a complete puppet.
At this time, Cao Wei's political center had already shifted to Ye City. All the internal and military decisions had been discussed and held in Ye City. On the other hand, Emperor Xian of Han was like a bird locked in a cage in the capital.
In fact, Ye City had gradually become the place where the civil and military officials went to court. After all, no one was stupid. They could see that Cao Cao was now the person who decided the highest power in the Great Han Dynasty. Liu Xie himself was constantly worried that his head would be taken away by Cao Cao one day, let alone the court below.
Moreover, ever since the incident of the imperial edict, all the officials who were close to Emperor Xian of Han had been cleansed by Cao Cao. From then on, all the officials of Cao Wei were in danger. Everyone could see that there was no hope in relying on a puppet like Liu Xie who had no power at all.
At this time, although the Han Dynasty had declined, there were still many people who missed the Han Dynasty. Therefore, although Cao Cao held power, he had always treated Emperor Xian with respect and almost never crossed the line. This also gave them the illusion that Cao Cao was actually a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Although he was domineering, he did not have any rebellious intentions.
Among these people, Xun Yu was probably the most famous and also the one who had been tricked the most.
After Cao Cao arrived at Ye City, the first thing he did was to reward and punish.
Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and Xun You were all rewarded and promoted to the position of Nine Ministers.
Jia Xu was appointed as Taichang, Cheng Yu as Taipu, and Xun You as Huangmen Shilang.
Although Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Xu Huang, and the others were also defeated generals, they were not given titles or rewards because they had protected the emperor.
The one who surprised everyone the most was Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi was directly conferred the title of Linzi Marquis by Cao Cao!
When Cao Zhi stood up to receive the order, he was extremely excited.
Linzi Marquis! This was a Marquis! It was also the highest title that Cao Zhi had ever held.
However, in history, Cao Zhi was only granted the title of Linzi Marquis by Cao Cao when he made his glorious appearance at Bronze Sparrow Platform and won the applause of the whole hall with his onstage Fu. Although he gradually lost Cao Cao's favor because of his various actions, and Cao Pi was suppressed when he came to power, Cao Cao doted on Cao Zhi the most when Cao Zhi was conferred the title of Linzi Marquis!
At that time, Cao Cao had even considered making Cao Zhi his heir many times!
However, because Jia Xu, Sima Yi, and the others had already persuaded him, Cao Cao had yet to make a decision.
Otherwise, it was still unknown who would inherit the throne of the King of Wei in the future.
Cao Zhi was extremely happy. He knew better than anyone that the fact that Cao Cao had made him the Marquis of Linzi was enough to show that Cao Cao's love for him had reached the peak of Cao Zhi's love in history!
This was a great importance.
The officials who did not participate in the Battle of Red Cliff were also shocked when they saw Cao Zhi being conferred the title of Marquis.
Marquis! This was a great favor! The way everyone looked at Cao Zhi changed a little. No one knew what they were thinking.
As for Cao Pi, he glanced at Cao Zhi from the corner before lowering his head. His face was still expressionless and he did not reveal anything.
Cao Zhi saw all of this, but he did not mind.
Since he had reincarnated into Cao Zhi, he naturally would not be afraid of Cao Pi.、In his eyes, Cao Pi was an unqualified competitor. If he was honest, it would be fine. However, if he dared to act rashly, Cao Zhi did not mind giving him a taste of his own medicine.
After all, Cao Zhi didn't have much brotherhood with him now. If he attacked, he wouldn't hold back.
Although he was on the same side, Cao Zhi did not stop. He received the order and returned to his seat. Cao Cao also began the military and political discussion after the war.
At this point, the eyes of all the officials lit up because they all understood that this was the highlight of the day! After the Battle of Red Cliff, the entire Cao Wei was bound to undergo a huge change in strategy, and where this change would occur would all depend on this meeting!
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After Cao Cao returned to Ye City, Liu Bei had already taken down Jingzhou.
Because of Cao Cao's change in strategy, Liu Bei took Jingzhou much faster than in history. Under Cao Zhi's suggestion, Cao Cao gave up on the nine counties and returned to the north.
This gave Liu Bei a chance to attack Jing Xiang. In reality, after Cao Cao's defeat at the Battle of Red Cliff, more than 700,000 of his 800,000 soldiers had died. They no longer had the strength to defend Jing Xiang. At this time, Cao Zhi's suggestion to Cao Cao was to give up Jingxiang and enter the north. He would station troops and store up food, preparing to first eliminate Mateng in the north, and then slowly move south to Jiangdong.
In the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao had already lost more than half of his army, and the Jing and Xiang counties could no longer be held back. Rather than sending Cao Ren to defend the city and then abandoning his soldiers and armor, it would be better to just leave it to Liu Bei and Sun Quan and let them fight among themselves. This way, Cao Cao could use this time to enter the north and deal with the nomads in the north.
On Liu Bei's side, it was just like in history. Under Zhuge Liang's scheme, Zhou Yu's brilliant plan to stabilize the world had lost Jingzhou and his soldiers. On the other hand, Zhuge Liang had relied on his schemes to obtain Jingzhou.
Although Liu Bei had occupied Jing Zhou, Sun Quan did not fall out with Liu Bei. At this moment, Cao Zhi understood that Liu Bei's rise was unstoppable.
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