Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1084 Return
The assassination in the palace still caused considerable turmoil in the city, but with the cooperation of the former Baekje civil and military officials, the turmoil was quickly quelled.

Tens of thousands of Baekje soldiers were also dispersed to the surrounding villages, towns and cities, and the Baekje capital only retained the most basic defense forces.

But strictly speaking, there was no Baekje and no Baekje capital after that.

After some operations, Yuan Xi incorporated Baekje into the territory of Youzhou and temporarily named it Handong County.

This was considered a major event in expanding territory, so Yuan Xi sent someone to submit a memorial to the emperor in Xu Du, stating the matter and also to build up momentum for himself.

The seat of government of Handong County was not located in the original capital of Baekje, but was placed by Yuan Xi at the original location of Weili City.

This idea had been proposed before. Although the capital of Baekje was connected to the Han River, the surrounding terrain was complex and it was difficult to quickly mobilize troops if something happened. Weilie City was located at the estuary and was the closest to Qingzhou in a straight line. In addition, Yuan Xi now had the dominant maritime power on the Korean Peninsula, so it would be more beneficial for Yuan Xi to establish a new administrative center in Weilie City.

At the same time, building a new city can also be used to divide the power of the original Baekje officials in the capital. Yuan Xi ordered that all former Baekje officials must go to Weili City to serve, except for leaving a minimum number of staff in the original capital.

Now that Weili City is in ruins, if we want to expand the city and open up new streets, the former Baekje officials will have to contribute manpower and material resources, and it is also a time to test their loyalty.

Weili City was renamed Renchuan by Yuan Xi, and the former capital of Baekje was renamed Shouer. When Tian Yu was asked why he chose such a name, Yuan Xi smiled and said nothing.

At present, Yuan Xi, along with Tian Yu and most of the soldiers, have returned to Renchuan, and many former Baekje officials, their families and civilians have also come to build the city.

Yuan Xi said to Tian Yu in his mansion near the port, "I will return to Jicheng soon and start planning for Jizhou. This place will be handed over to Guo Rang."

Tian Yu quickly agreed, and Yuan Xi added: "Only when Renchuan builds a good city can we have a stable foothold on the peninsula. In comparison, the Three Han are not in a hurry. We can fight and negotiate at the same time and advance steadily."

"I will let Cao Ang help you. First, he is really good at internal affairs, and second, he will be useful in other ways in the future."

"As for Mr. Wenhe," he turned to Jia Xu, who was smiling apologetically, "you are nominally dead, and it is not appropriate for you to show up in Handong County. After much thought, I have decided to place you in Jicheng."

"What do you think about this?"

Jia Xu laughed dryly and said, "What's the point? Your Majesty could have killed me, but he saved my life. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know when to advance or retreat. Besides, going to Jicheng is much more comfortable than reclaiming wasteland."

Yuan Xi knew that the labor education in the past few years had almost cost Jia Xu his life, so he smiled and said, "I don't support idle people there, so you can go to the charity school and be a teacher first."

"Of course, if you still want to serve in the government, you can come to me anytime."

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said, "I can't stand the hard work at my age, so I'll just go teach first."

Yuan Xi heard that Jia Xu did not say anything final, so he smiled and said, "In that case, pack up and come back to Jicheng with me in a few days."

After Jia Xu left, Tian Yu came over and said that Cao Ang wanted to see him outside the door.

After Cao Ang came in, Yuan Xi and Tian Yu both noticed that Cao Ang was suppressing his anger. Yuan Xi asked, "Is Zixiu unhappy because of the title I gave him?"

When Handong County was established a few days ago, Yuan Xi cleared a piece of land in the south of Renchuan and established a county, named Cao County, and gave it to Cao Ang as a fief, and also gave Cao Ang the title of County Marquis.

This move was to repay Cao Ang for his contribution in conquering Baekje, and of course, to disgust Cao Cao.

Yuan Xi played this card at this time, indicating that he had no intention of concealing the truth. When the news reached Xudu, the reaction of Cao Cao, who was in poor health and anxious to appoint an heir, as well as the Cao clan and civil and military officials, would surely be very interesting.

Cao Ang suppressed his anger and said, "Your Majesty should understand that Ang has no interest in fame and gain. He only wants to live a peaceful and stable life."

"And the king should understand that Ang is not afraid of death, but why did Ang agree to the king?"

"Now the king gives Ang what he doesn't want, and the king doesn't mention a word about what Ang wants to see the most!"

"Based on just one or two letters whose authenticity is hard to tell, Ang now doesn't even know whether his mother is dead or alive!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi burst out laughing, "So that's what happened."

"Zi Xiu should also understand that I came here to fight a few days ago. It is impossible to arrange other things when the situation is unclear."

"After the fall of Baekje's capital, I sent a letter to Huang County in Qingzhou, asking them to send a ship to bring people here to meet Zixiu."

Cao Ang was shocked, "Your Majesty is saying."

Yuan Xi nodded, "Yes, the people are on the way."

"But let me say this first. You can meet, but I will not let Madam Ding live here. I will bring her back to Jicheng later."

"After that, you can visit Jicheng once a year, but you can forget about living with your son."

"You are a member of the Cao family after all, so you should understand my concerns." Cao Ang heard this and immediately bowed and said, "Ang, of course I understand. I have nothing to say to know that my mother is safe. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

A few days later, the boat carrying Mrs. Ding arrived from Huang County. When the mother and son met, they naturally cried bitterly. After all, Mrs. Ding thought that she and Cao Ang were separated by the Yin and Yang, and she was already very satisfied with the current result.

Madam Ding calmed down a little, turned to Yuan Xi, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving Ang'er. I am very grateful."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Shouldn't you hate me?"

"After all, it was me who almost killed your son, and it was me who would fight Cao Cao to the death in the future. If you kill me now, maybe your son can become the emperor."

Cao Ang's face changed, but Madam Ding shook her head and said, "You are joking, my Lord. When I was a concubine, I heard about what that man did. But as a woman, I could only let it go. But I also know in my heart that there will be retribution sooner or later."

"Now that Ang'er is still alive, I am already satisfied and no longer want to have anything to do with Cao."

After listening to this, Yuan Xi nodded slightly. Regardless of whether Mrs. Ding's words were true or false, at least it could temporarily appease Cao Ang. What's more, Youzhou was not under Cao Cao's control. Even if Cao Cao wanted to cause trouble, he would not be able to cause much trouble.

Madam Ding turned to Cao Ang and said sternly: "Since the king saved your life, you must remember it in your heart and never be ungrateful. Just marry a wife and have children here and spend the rest of your life here, understand!"

Cao Ang quickly knelt down and agreed. Seeing this, Yuan Xi, who was standing by, was also quite impressed. Mrs. Ding really did her best for Cao Ang. If he hadn't taken advantage of the relationship between mother and son, things wouldn't have been so smooth.

He said, "Speaking of marriage, Cao Hou is indeed not young anymore. I have a good candidate here. Madam, you can consider it."

"The daughter of the Gongsun family was arranged to marry the Baekje king Qiu Tai, but Qiu Tai died before the wedding. Since the two sides did not complete the six ceremonies, the Gongsun girl's life experience is still innocent."

"Of course, I will also say that. If Cao Hou has no intention, I will send him back to the Gongsun family."

Madam Ding looked at Cao Ang's expression for a few times, then bowed and said, "I agree on behalf of Ang'er. Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me the marriage."

Yuan Xi stood up with a smile, "In that case, I will pay for Zixiu's betrothal gifts and dowry. After the wedding is held on a chosen date, I will take Madam Ding back to Jicheng."

After hearing this, Mrs. Ding quickly pulled Cao Ang to thank him.

A few days later, Cao Ang and Gongsun Shuo got married. After that, Yuan Xi ordered to return to Youzhou Yuyang by sea the next day, and then return directly to Jicheng by water.

Before leaving, Tian Yu came to report the military situation, saying that Zhuge Liang was still fighting with Cao's army led by Lei Bu and Chen Lan on the border of Xuzhou and Qingzhou. He used a strategy to completely defeat Li Dian's army, and then transferred Chunyu Qiong and Zang Ba to attack from three sides, killing Lei Bu and Chen Lan, and all the forces under his command were eliminated.

Afterwards, Zhuge Liang was mobilizing border defenses to prepare to cooperate with Yuan Xi's next move.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said to Tian Yu: "Although there were some unexpected events during this expedition to Baekje, the final result was very good. Now that I have Kong Ming in Qingzhou and Guo Rang here, I can go back with peace of mind."

Tian Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "There is also news from the Wa Nu Kingdom."

After Tian Yu's explanation, Yuan Xi realized that things were not going well in the Wa Kingdom.

Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, was not very interested in the request for friendly relations and trade from Mi Tai, a subordinate of Yuan Xi. She asked Mi Tai to provide her with a large number of weapons and tools, but was unwilling to pay goods of equal value. To put it bluntly, she wanted to get something for free.

Mi Tai certainly would not do such a loss-making business, so he rejected Himiko. However, what followed was that the mountain cities and caravans in his territory were often subjected to inexplicable attacks.

These attacks were all launched by ambushes of local natives. Although the weapons and equipment of the Mi family caravan were much better, they had no good way to deal with these thieves who were good at hiding and could only be passive. Someone from Mi Tai proposed to go to war with Yamatai. Mi Tai was unable to make a decision, so he wrote to Yuan Xi to ask what to do.

Yuan Xi pondered for a while and said, "The Japanese are unwilling to be educated. Their behavior is somewhat similar to that of Baekje."

"If a war breaks out, what are our chances of winning?"

Tian Yu thought about it, shook his head and said, "If we use all our strength to deal with Yamatai, it's actually not that difficult. A few hundred ships are enough."

"But the biggest problem now is that Cao Cao has not yet pacified Jiangdong, and there are still the Three Han and Goguryeo on the peninsula. If there are more complications at this time, coupled with the long expedition, the logistics pressure is huge, which is really putting the cart before the horse."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Guorang is right. China still has a large area of ​​land that has not been occupied yet. It is indeed not worth it to take wild land at this time."

"Well, let them roam around for a few more years. I'll settle accounts with Cao Cao first."

He then thought of something, "Is there any news about Mi Fang?"

Tian Yu said: "It is said that he went to the north of the Wa country, and no one knows what happened after that."

Yuan Xi thought that Mi Fang still had some self-respect. Mi Tai was now his subordinate and a former servant of the Mi family. Mi Fang was too embarrassed to work with him, so he would not force him. He just let him be, as long as he didn't cause any trouble.

When he saw that everything was ready, he chose a day to set off and return to Jicheng.

(End of this chapter)