Chapter 704
"Looking at Jieshi in the east, we can see the vast ocean.
How calm the water is, the mountains and islands are standing tall.
There are forests and lush grasses.
The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are surging.
The journey of the sun and the moon is like a journey out of it.
The stars are brilliant, as if they are out of the corner.
Fortunately, I sing to express my aspirations.”
On the cliff on the shore of the sea, a bright yellow canopy stands. A large open space behind the canopy is occupied by a group of people, and there are also samurai warriors wearing bright armor standing around them. A man in a five-clawed golden dragon robe was standing under the canopy. He looked at the turbulent sea water hitting the dark brown reefs at the bottom of the cliff and recited this poem by Cao Cao, Taizu of Wei.
This person is naturally Feng Yu, the emperor of Daliang. It is April of the ninth year of Xiuwu, and the thirteen states in the world have been completely pacified. Even if the rebellion of some local wealthy families that happened half a year ago, no longer happens now. Since Feng Yu is the one who is destined to be born, he naturally has to climb Mount Tai and Feng Shan according to the traditions of all dynasties.
So in early April of this year, a large number of people set out from the capital Luoyang, with royal ceremonial guards and arrived at Taishan County, Yanzhou. The civil and military officials who followed Daliang did not expect that Feng Yu did not return to Luoyang immediately after the sacrifice of the heavens on Mount Tai, but continued to drive eastward and enter Qingzhou. Finally, he arrived at the easternmost end of the Donglai County Peninsula, where he watched the sea.
In fact, there were still a few officials, such as Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Xun You and others, who immediately understood Feng Yu's intention. In the Qingxu area, they were basically subdued by Daliang in the form of local officials and wealthy families taking the initiative to present surrender to the Daliang court in Luoyang.
The Liang army had never even appeared in some counties and counties in Qingxu. The officials of each county and county had just changed their official robes, and the yamen runners changed their voices and uniforms, which made these counties the rule of Daliang. This made Feng Yu feel a little uneasy, so he took this opportunity of Fengshan to continue his eastern tour. First, he showed his strength to these local forces and let them not dare to be rebellious before the exchange of scientific and technological examination officials in Daliang. Second, Feng Yu really wanted to conduct a personal investigation of the officials in Qingxu and the people.
Many of the ministers who read the scriptures behind Feng Yu naturally knew Cao Cao's poems. They all showed surprise on their faces. Feng Yu seemed to know what they were thinking and smiled and said, "You guys, do you think it's wrong for me to recite the poems of Cao Cao, the former leader of Wei? But I think there is nothing wrong with this. Although Cao Mengde was not the person who was destined to be the one who fought with me for several times, he ended up dead and dead in the country, but he was also a hero in the chaotic world. The poem he wrote was also grand. Under this situation, I can only express my feelings by reciting this poem!"
When Feng Yu said this, there was a young child in the crowd, but his face was obviously moved. Feng Yu's eyes swept across his face. This person was Cao Chong who had surrendered to Daliang earlier. Feng Yu waved his hand and said to Cao Chong: "King of Wei, you come out."
When everyone heard Feng Yu even called Cao Chong the King of Wei, they were shocked. More than one person said in his heart, would the emperor still want to break the territory for Cao Chong? If this is true, he must be advised to death.
Cao Chong came to Feng Yu with great trouble, first gave Feng Yu a great courtesy, and then said, "Your Majesty, don't call him the King of Wei anymore. Now that the world is united, everyone in the world is His Majesty's people, and no one can do anything about it. This King of Wei was the title given to his father by the previous dynasty, and now it is useless under the rule of Daliang."
Feng Yu suddenly put away his smile and said calmly: "Cang Shu, I have promised you that when the world is unified, I will let you be your King of Wei and give you a place to enfeoff the country." People who have been close to Feng Yu know that Feng Yu's face is the most stressful. When he has this expression, he often takes on a jaw-dropping decision.
Cao Chong said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I don't want to be the King of Wei. If Your Majesty is not at ease with me, I can do not have any salary and fiefs and return to my hometown... Oh, no, Your Majesty can reward me with a hundred acres of land in any place and let me be a farmer to live this life."
Feng Yu immediately smiled again and said, "Cang Shu, what I said is the truth, not to test you. Just let me give you a hundred hearts."
After saying that, Feng Yu suddenly changed his tone, pointed his hand from the east and asked, "Cang Shu, do you know where is the opposite of the sea?"
Cao Chong was stunned. He didn't know why Feng Yu's tone changed suddenly. Although he had read all kinds of books, he didn't know where the sea was opposite. He replied stutteringly: "It should...it should be Liaodong County. Why did Your Majesty ask this? Does Your Majesty want Cang Shu to go to Liaodong County?" When Cao Chong said this, he thought about the fact that after Cao Pi ascended the throne, he would exil his brothers to Liaodong.
At this time, Guo Jia walked out of the crowd, and first bowed to Feng Yu with the courtesy of the king and the ministers, and then replied on behalf of Cao Chong: "Your Majesty, opposite the sea is the Daifang County divided from Lelang County. The south of it is where Han Yi lives." Then he turned around and whispered to Cao Chong: "Cangshu, although Liaodong County is also opposite the sea, it is in the north. The east of the sea that Your Majesty refers to is Daifang County."
Cao Chong quickly responded, "Students remember clearly." Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "You don't need to understand these things. Only those who lead the army to fight, fight in all directions or guard the border for the emperor need to understand these geographical details. In the future, you only need to learn scriptures and discussions, recite poems and essays."
Guo Jia's words were obviously not for Cao Chong, but for Feng Yu. Feng Yu said in a disapproving tone: "Since that is the case, the King of Wei should learn more about geography from Mr. Fengxiao. Because I need the King of Wei to govern a very large territory for me."
Guo Jia asked with obvious emotion: "Does Your Majesty want to enfeoff the Three Han land south of Dafang County to Cang Shu?"
Feng Yu said with a little praise: "Guo Jia is indeed the same Guo Jia. If someone else is a person, he guessed that I would have enfeoffed the King of Wei to Dingfang County, but you can think of the Three Hans. However, your guess is still a little different from what I think. I am not asking the King of Wei to go to the land of the Three Hans."
Feng Yu paused for a moment and continued: "In the south of Sanhan, across the sea, there is a wider land there. In comparison, Sanhan is just the size of a large county, but it is the area of several states. The King of Wei can show his strength there."
Guo Jia said solemnly: "What Your Majesty is talking about is the territory where the Eima Tai Kingdom is located? It is the place where the Japanese countries gather. However, this Eima Tai Kingdom has been on a mission to Yecheng several times, but no one knows where the Japanese people are. I only heard that they are in the Lelang Sea. And I don't know if this Japanese people's land..."
He wanted to say whether this Japanese land was a barren land, but he remembered that he was talking to the emperor, so he stopped talking.
Chapter completed!