Chapter 1333 Change

Yecheng Palace.

Wen Pin returned to his house to rest after answering Cao Cao's other details about the Yamatai army.

In the palace, Cao Cao was thinking about the situation in Yamatai while reporting to the court about the increasing calls for the capture of Yamatai.

Wen Pin went to Yamatai twice and brought back a lot of information about Yamatai.

In addition, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi both hoped to win the position of crown prince by conquering Yamatai and expanding the territory for Wei.

Therefore, Sima Yi, who supported Cao Pi to become the crown prince, as well as Taiwei Jia Xu, Shangshu Ling Cui Yan, Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Qun and others, have begun to build momentum for Cao Pi in the court.

This first step is to show the urgency of conquering Yamatai as soon as possible.

The second step is naturally the general who led the troops to conquer Yamatai, which must be Cao Pi.

Yang Xiu, who supported Cao Zhi, as well as the brothers Ding Yi, the Western Cao official, Ding Yi, the Yellow Gate Assistant Minister, Yang Jun, the Nanyang governor, and Jia Kui, the Yuzhou governor, also explained in the court that the Wei Dynasty should capture Yamatai as soon as possible.

This time, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were brothers in the matter of capturing Yamatai.

However, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi both believed that they had the greatest hope of leading the Wei navy to capture Yamatai in person.

Cao Cao had already determined the candidate for the crown prince in his heart. Facing the increasing calls for the capture of Yamatai in the court, he naturally knew that the driving force behind it was Cao Zhi and Cao Pi.

And Cao Cao also understood that after the Wei Dynasty unified the world, there were almost no wars.

The recent chaos in the south and the Xianbei's eagerness to move towards Youzhou have been perfectly resolved by Bai Feng.

Other Wei generals faced the increasingly powerful army of the Wei Dynasty, but looking around, there was no opponent in the world, which was a bit regrettable.

Now that Yamatai finally appeared, these generals could lead the army again and make military achievements, especially the military achievements of expanding the territory for Wei. No general would not be tempted.

The civil officials also hoped that Cao Cao would appoint a prince as soon as possible so that they could start preparing to assist the new king of Wei.

After all, it would be detrimental to the stability of Wei if it continued like this.

Therefore, due to the emergence of Yamatai, the civil officials and military generals of Wei also stood on the same position.

Facing the common expectations of the court, Cao Cao naturally could not continue to suppress it, unless he declared war on Yamatai after appointing the prince.

Cao Cao did plan this before, but who knew that the plan could not keep up with the changes.

The latest news brought back by Wen Pin from Yamatai directly dispelled Cao Cao's recent plan to attack Yamatai.

"I should tell the ministers about the difficulties of conquering Yamatai during the court meeting."

"The matter of enthroning the prince was originally planned before conquering Yamatai, but now it seems that the time should be advanced."

Cao Cao modified his original plan in his mind.

Wen Pin, who returned to his mansion, did not get much time to rest.

After learning that Wen Pin had returned to Yecheng and reported the latest situation of Yamatai to Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi sent people to visit Wen Pin's mansion, wanting to get the latest news about Yamatai as soon as possible.

Wen Pin, who had changed into his daily clothes, had just laid down on the bed when he heard someone from the mansion say outside the door:

"General, Sima Shilang is here to visit!"

So Wen Pin had to get up from the bed and force himself to see Sima Yi.

Wen Pin, who had originally imagined that he could easily obtain the merit of following the dragon by following Cao Zhi or Cao Pi to conquer Yamatai, now had no hope of conquering Yamatai in a short time.

So when facing Sima Yi, Wen Pin was no longer so excited.

"General Wen, sorry to bother you, hahaha!"

Sima Yi waited for a while at Wen Pin's house, and then saw Wen Pin, dressed in casual clothes, walking quickly with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha, Sima Shilang, don't worry too much, let's talk in the study!"

Wen Pin smiled at Sima Yi, and then the two went to the study together.

After arriving at the study, Wen Pin knew what Sima Yi wanted to ask. After the servants brought tea and snacks, Wen Pin took a sip of hot tea and said to Sima Yi:

"Shilang, the news we got from Yamatai this time is not good!"

After hearing this, Sima Yi's smile paused.

"General Wen, what news did you learn from Yamatai this time?"

Then Sima Yi asked Wen Pin.

This time, Sima Yi came to Wen Pin's house, in addition to asking about the situation of Yamatai, he also wanted to know how Cao Cao reacted after learning the latest news of Yamatai.

The joint efforts of Cao Zhi and Cao Pi have made the capture of Yamatai the hottest topic in Yecheng at the moment.

The people of Yecheng now know that Yamatai is a land of gold and silver, and Wei is ready to take it into its pocket.

Now Wen Pin suddenly told him that the situation was not good, and Sima Yi immediately took it seriously.

"Minister Sima, the army of Yamatai has more than 20,000 people!"

Wen Pin said to Sima Yi in a deep voice.

"20,000?!"

Sima Yi said in surprise.

Before, everyone judged that the number of troops in Yamatai was no more than 10,000, but now Wen Pin said more than 20,000.

It has more than doubled!

How can Yamatai afford more than 20,000 soldiers?

Like Cao Cao, the first question that came to Sima Yi's mind was this.

"Exactly!"

Wen Pin nodded again and then told Sima Yi about what he saw and heard at the Sea God Festival.

After listening to this, Sima Yi could not help but fall silent.

After a moment, he asked Wen Pin:

"What is your Majesty's attitude?"

Wen Pin did not say it too bluntly:

"After your Majesty asked about the situation of the Yamatai army, there was no other explanation."

After hearing Wen Pin's answer, Sima Yi knew that Cao Cao would not mobilize troops against Yamatai in the short term.

Before, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi joined forces to build momentum, but now it has lost its meaning.

"Thank you, General Wen, I will not disturb General Wen's rest any more."

Sima Yi then said goodbye to Wen Pin.

Not long after Sima Yi left, Yang Xiu also came to Wen Pin's house.

Wen Pin directly told Yang Xiu again what he had just said to Sima Yi.

After listening, Yang Xiu also left Wen Pin's house with a thoughtful look on his face.

At the same time, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who were waiting for Sima Yi and Yang Xiu to come back and explain the situation at Yamatai, also felt uneasy.

After all, this time Sima Yi and Yang Xiu stayed at Wen Pin's house for much longer than the previous two times.

At the same time, Cao Cao also sent people to inform all officials in Yecheng that a court meeting would be held tomorrow.