Chapter 706 Cao Wei moves its capital

Chapter 706 Cao Wei moves its capital

Cao Fang actually didn't know much about Cao Mao. He only knew that he was the eldest son of the King of Donghai, and his title was Gaogui Xianggong, which was almost nothing special.

If Cao Mao hadn't come to play with him this time, Cao Fang wouldn't even know what he looked like.

He looked around and found that there were no close ministers nearby, and then he carefully opened the sweat-soaked silk.

Because this piece of silk was almost soaked with sweat, the handwriting on it became very blurred. However, after some identification, Cao Fang still saw the general meaning.

Cao Mao revealed the current situation in Hebei to Cao Fang in the silk. Among them, Xiahou Ba had returned to Hebei and jointly resisted Sima with Xiahou Xuan, making it impossible for them to stabilize the entire Hebei.

The Han army in the south had also annexed Dongwu and was about to go north to Hebei. Cao Fang only needed to be patient for a while. Whether Xiahou Ba recovered Yecheng or the Han army went north, it was better than being a puppet in the hands of the Sima family.

After all, he was treated with courtesy by Ji Han, so he would not be ordered around by Sima.

Because Cao Mao was only a member of the Cao clan and was not taken too seriously, he could indeed obtain information from outside. Cao Fang's eyes flashed at this, and then he walked to the table and set the whole silk on fire.

Now that the Sima family's spies have controlled the entire palace, Cao Fang still has to be careful.

"Either being a puppet of the Sima family or being a captive of Xishu... This is my fate." After carefully handling the evidence, Cao Fang let out a long sigh, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes.

When he first became the prince, he thought he had to be the master of the Central Plains at least. After all, the territory of the Great Wei was still vast, and Cao Rui was still young, so the value of this Cao Wei prince was still quite high.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the seemingly solid rule of the Great Wei in the Central Plains collapsed. Soon after he fled to Hebei, the Sima family staged a coup to seize power, and he, the emperor, became a puppet.

Now he not only has no real power, but also lives in fear all day long. And this puppet has no hope every day, which is really a cruel torture.

But even so, the news Cao Mao gave him did not make Cao Fang happy. Now he found that he had two results, either to be a captive of Western Shu or a puppet of the Sima family.

Well... it is likely that he will be both for a while.

Can't there be a choice to let me hold power again?

Cao Fang was helpless about the prospect, but he could only accept this reality.

So let's take it one step at a time. I have become a puppet, can life be worse?

However, reality is sometimes so incredible. Whenever you feel that you have reached the bottom, life will show you its bottomless bottom.

Not long after Cao Fang accepted the reality, Sima Zhao, the prime minister, summoned the court in the name of the emperor. At the court meeting, Sima Zhao officially announced to the court officials that the capital would be moved to Yijing.

This incident immediately caused an uproar in the entire court. Not to mention those big families who were dissatisfied with the Sima family, even Gao Rou, an ally of the Sima family, found it difficult to accept.

Everyone is not stupid, and they can see what the Sima family wants to do. It's nothing more than planning to move the emperor to Liaodong, and then continue to make meaningless resistance.

This is unacceptable to these wealthy and pampered family heads. I have fled from Luoyang to Yecheng, do you still want to force me to go to Liaodong in the wild land?

The reason why they are still following Cao Wei is that they can't accept the rules of Ji Han. Once they surrender, most of their property may become the spoils of the Shu army.

But if you abandon all of Hebei and follow this broken court to Liaodong, don't you still have to abandon all your property? It's even better to surrender to Ji Han, at least in Ji Han you don't have to starve like in Liaodong.

As a result, the entire court aroused unimaginable opposition from Sima Zhao. From the Sikong to the Jiuqing, all officials were unanimously opposed to moving the capital.

Even if they waited in Yecheng for the Han army to capture them, it would be better to go to Liaodong where people starved to death! With that poor environment, they might die on the way before they even arrived.

In response, Sima Zhao frowned and spoke angrily.

"Are you still fantasizing about the surrender of Western Shu? Given your deep hatred for Western Shu, do you think the Shu army will let you go?"

"Now that Eastern Wu has been destroyed, the entire Yangzhou has been cleansed by Western Shu. Look at what Ma Su treated the group of people who used to be domineering in the court of Eastern Wu?"

"Now that the capital has been moved to Yijing, relying on the resources of Liaodong and the difficult roads, we can still resist Western Shu and win a chance to breathe. If you stay in Yecheng, do you think Ma Su will let you live?"

"If you don't want to go, I won't force you. At that time, I will protect Your Majesty and withdraw to Yijing, and you can wait here in Yecheng for the Shu army to take your lives!"

After Sima Zhao finished speaking, the one who wanted to speak the most was Cao Fang. He really wanted to say that in fact, I didn't want to go to that cold place either...

But after thinking about Sima Zhao's intentions, Cao Fang closed his open mouth again.

Cao Fang remained silent, and Sima Zhao's threats were clearly effective. Many staunchly opposed officials also began to hesitate and weigh the pros and cons.

The bad situation in Liaodong is true, but Ma Su's imminent massacre is obviously not false. Especially after Ma Su presided over the Heyin Incident, he was not severely punished by Guanxi, which further demonstrated the attitude of Ji Han's court.

These Guandong clans are actually not as important as imagined.

So now they are completely unsure of Ji Han's attitude. If they surrender rashly... the fate of the Dongwu clan is imminent.

So, the court quickly fell into silence. After a long silence, some people began to support Sima Zhao's plan to move the capital.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhong Hui behind Sima Zhao. At this moment, Zhong Hui was looking at this group of officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death with contempt.

Sure enough, they are all a group of cowards, and they only need to be frightened a little to become so cowardly.

"Shi Ji, record this court meeting and don't let these people regret it." At this time, Sima Zhao also turned around and said to Zhong Hui.

"Bring them all up and implement the relocation of the capital as soon as possible... We don't have much time."

"As you command! My Lord!" Zhong Hui nodded, lowered his head and bowed to receive the order.

However, in Zhong Hui's lowered eyes, there was no trace of teasing, but it became more intense.

And behind this teasing, there was a subtle... killing intent.