Cao Cao and Mrs. Ding have been married for so many years, so they naturally understand each other.
Mrs. Ding rubbed Cao Cao's head and said, "If Zixiu wants that position, what if you take it for him?"
"As parents, don't we just want to see our sons live a good life in the future? It's better for you to carry the reputation of usurping the throne than for Zixiu to carry it, right?"
"Count the days and see how many years we can live and how many years we can be scolded. Wouldn't it be great if Zixiu's reputation is clean and pure in a hundred years from now?"
After hearing what Mrs. Ding said, Cao Cao nodded gently: "What you said makes sense."
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A few days later, Cao Ang began to prepare for the expedition to Xiliang.
After all, there is now civil strife in Xiliang, and Cao Ang wants to cut through the mess quickly and eliminate it directly.
It's just that the court's food and grass supply at the moment is indeed not enough. After all, Bingzhou has used a lot of stored food and grass for disaster relief.
But just when Cao Ang was thinking of ways to raise food and grass, Dian Wei came over.
When Cao Ang saw Dian Wei, he was a little frightened. After all, these two heroes have been with Cao Cao all year round to protect him.
"General Dian Wei, why are you here? Where is my father?"
When Dian Wei heard this, he clasped his fists at Cao Ang, and then said: "Young General, my lord, Xu Chu is here. He asked me to come to you and invite you to the palace."
"If we go to the palace, do we need General to deliver the message in person? Is this something big?" Cao Ang asked in confusion.
After Dian Wei heard Cao Ang's inquiry, he said: "It seems that a messenger from a small country has come. After meeting with His Majesty and the Lord, he also wants to meet with you, Major General."
After listening to Dian Wei's explanation, Cao Ang felt a little strange. After all, the meeting of envoys from other countries was a matter of diplomatic relations, and his father should have dealt with it directly.
As a result, he was called over now?
"Could it be that these small border countries have other thoughts about China?" Cao Ang muttered, and then went to the palace with Dian Wei.
After arriving at the palace, Dian Wei withdrew.
Cao Ang, on the other hand, walked straight into the palace hall.
At this time, in the main hall, Liu Bian was sitting in the main seat, while Cao Cao, with Xun Yu and other important ministers, stood on both sides.
These ministers, including Cao Cao, all had faint smiles on their faces, as if they were happy.
In the middle of the crowd, there were three people wearing strange clothes.
Cao Ang looked at these three people and frowned slightly, because these three people were not very tall, and Cao Ang had never seen the clothes they were wearing, and he couldn't recognize the clothes of which small country they were. .
Liu Bian, who was in charge, smiled even more when he saw Cao Ang coming.
Liu Bian stretched out his hand and said to the envoys from the three small countries: "This is my general, Cao Ang!"
When the envoys from the three small countries saw Cao Ang approaching, they couldn't help but be startled and asked, "Why is this general so young?"
Moreover, it looks white and tender, and does not look lethal at all.
It's just that people who can be messengers naturally know how to observe people's emotions. They feel that Cao Ang is too handsome and does not look like a general who is good at conquering and fighting.
This idea is just a thought in their minds and will definitely not be expressed out loud.
The three envoys made a very awkward salute to Cao Ang, and then said: "The envoys of Yamatai Kingdom, Jin Lier, Nachahai, and Liule, have met the general."
Cao Ang returned the salute lightly, then looked at Liu Bian and said hello: "Your Majesty."
"General, you don't need to be polite." Liu Bian replied to Cao Ang, and then continued: "These three are envoys sent by Queen Bemihu of Yamatai."
When Cao Ang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.
As a time traveler, he has naturally heard of the names Yamatai Kingdom and Himihu.
This Yamatai country is a small country in Japan, located in the northeast of Kyushu Island.
Originally, this small country was ruled by men, but due to years of war, the people were in dire straits.
Later, this Himiko came forward. She was good at using ghost superstition to confuse people's hearts, and soon gained the support of a large number of ordinary people, who believed that she was a messenger who could communicate with ghosts and gods.
Himihu became the queen by virtue of her huge mass base.
However, in Cao Ang's memory, the time when Beimihu sent the envoy to the Central Plains should have been more than ten years later.
At that time, the Han Dynasty was gone, and Cao Cao had been dead for many years.
As a result, in the current situation, the other party actually sent envoys so many years in advance.
Thinking of this, Cao Ang felt a little helpless, thinking that the butterfly's wings were a bit big, and it would affect Japan.
It's just that Japan is still relatively backward at this time, so their dressing up is also very weird.
It was precisely because of this that Cao Ang did not immediately recognize that the other party was a Japanese.
After thinking about this, Cao Ang asked with a little curiosity: "Your Majesty, I wonder why these three envoys came to us?"
Liu Bian smiled slightly when he heard this, picked up a fold from the table, and handed it to the eunuch on the side.
"Show the credential of Queen Yamatai to the general!"
The eunuch delivered the certificate of credence to Cao Ang.
Cao Ang took the certificate of credence, opened it and looked at it.
I only saw the crooked official script on the national certificate, which said that the Kingdom of Yamatai was willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty and hoped that the Han Dynasty would send troops to help them quell the civil strife.
Cao Ang was not surprised that people from the Yamatai Kingdom could write official script. After all, as early as the period of Emperor Ling, the Japanese country had sent envoys to the Han Dynasty.
After reading the credentials of the Yamatai Kingdom, Cao Ang realized why Liu Bian and his father had called him over.
To put it bluntly, they could not resolve the civil strife in the Yamatai Kingdom by themselves, so they wanted to surrender to the big man, hoping that the big man would send troops to help them put down the civil strife.
Cao Ang took the letter of credence and asked Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the content written in this letter of credence?"
After Liu Bian heard this question, he shook his head at Cao Ang, and then looked at Cao Cao: "Let the Grand Sima and the General handle this matter. I don't have any ideas. You can make your own decisions."
Upon hearing this, Cao Ang looked at his father: "Father, do you have any thoughts on this matter?"
"Wen Ruo, tell me." Cao Cao smiled softly and looked at Xun Yu who was also smiling. (End of chapter)
