"Hahaha, Cao Mengde will have this day!" Above the court, Li Xiang held up the statement that Cao Cao was willing to surrender to the Jin Dynasty and ask for help. He did not care at all about Xun You, who was sent by Cao Cao as a lobbyist.
At such a critical time, Cao Cao sent out his chief plotter. It can be seen that Cao Cao really had no choice at this time. As long as the situation faced by Cao Cao eases slightly, he will not directly send his own mastermind for this matter.
And Xun You is also the most suitable person under Cao Cao at present. The Xun family has many people serving as officials under Li Xiang, which will always be helpful to Xun You.
Even if those tribesmen would not help Xun You, at least they would never add insult to injury. There might even be some hints and hints without violating the principles.
Perhaps for other members of the Xun clan, it doesn't matter to them to make a few insinuations as long as it doesn't violate their principles. But for the current Cao Cao forces, it is very likely that such a little help can reverse their situation. Although this chance is very small, we must work hard to grasp it.
As for Xun You, facing Li Xiang's unbridled smile, even if he felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't express too much at this time.
With no other choice, Cao Cao still begged Li Xiang for help! Unless the bottom line has been crossed, otherwise within the tolerance range, if you didn’t hear it, then just pretend you didn’t hear it!
Anyway, maybe even if Cao Cao himself was present, he wouldn't care about this kind of thing at this time, and maybe he would shamelessly agree with Li Xiang.
How many monarchs are there in this world who are not thick-skinned?
This time, Cao Cao spent some money to get Li Xiang's help. He wanted to dedicate the three daughters Cao Xian, Cao Jie and Cao Hua to Li Xiang, and promised to regard himself as a minister of the Jin Dynasty in the future. Moreover, he was even brought over by Xun You and is now placed in Luoyang City.
Of course, three daughters may not be considered a big asset to Cao Cao. These three daughters combined may not necessarily have much status in Cao Cao's mind. After all, in history, in order to achieve his own goals, Cao Cao gave all seven of his daughters to Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie. .
What's more, how high could the status of women in ancient times be?
This is because among Cao Cao's daughters, only these three are of the right age. Otherwise, maybe Li Xiang would have to enjoy Liu Xie's treatment.
As for claiming to be a minister of the Jin Dynasty, this is even more of a blank check. Li Xiang did not take Cao Cao's promise at all.
Even if Cao Cao considers himself a minister of the Jin Dynasty, as long as he survives this crisis and continues to deal with Li Xiang, it will not affect his abandonment of his identity as a minister of the Jin Dynasty and continue to regard himself as a minister of the Han Dynasty.
Is it possible that by then other princes will dislike Cao Cao for having been Li Xiang's minister and give up joining this force?
This kind of verbal thing cannot be done at all! It will not affect Cao Cao's ability to jump repeatedly when necessary in the future! Although there is a price, the benefits are sufficient.
Therefore, unless Cao Cao completely gives up his rights, he also hands over his military and political power. Otherwise, this is completely meaningless, but at least it doesn't have much practical significance.
"Your Majesty, although the Jin Dynasty is strong, it is still just established. It is not as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as the Han Dynasty for 400 years, and there are really all the princes in the world who are enemies of it! If our Lord joins, your Majesty's influence will surely reach a higher level! By then, with With your Majesty's ability, and with the help of my Lord, it will be just around the corner to bring peace to the world!" Xun You stood up proudly.
"Mengde wants to be a minister of the Jin Dynasty, so of course he has no choice! With Mengde's talents, the position of prime minister is more than enough! If Mengde returns to the Jin Dynasty, I will give him the position of prime minister and personally go out 30 miles from Luoyang Welcome Meng De!" Li Xiang waved his hand.
However, Li Xiang sounded nice, but Xun You's face looked like a pool of stagnant water.
Li Xiang was clearly telling them that if they wanted them to send troops to help, Cao Mengde could only surrender sincerely and not just in name.
Cao Mengde even had to go to Luoyang in person. When Cao Mengde arrives in Luoyang, what difficulty will Li Xiang have if he wants to take the Cao family's foundation into his own hands?
"I have always heard that Duke Cao is known as a capable minister in governing the world. If Duke Cao comes personally, Your Majesty, I am willing to give up my position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!" Wang Meng also echoed.
In the six-bu official system introduced by Li Xiang, the official position of the prime minister has been abolished, but the power of the prime minister has been divided into the hands of the six ministers, and the power of the prime minister has been divided into six. In a sense, all six ministers can be regarded as prime ministers.
As the head of the six departments, the Ministry of Personnel can be regarded as the position of the prime minister, although this prime minister is slightly different from the previous prime minister.
However, if Cao Mengde really dared to come to Luoyang, what would happen if he was given the position of Minister? The other party is also worth the price!
After all, if Cao Mengde really dares to come to Luoyang, then his Cao family's foundation will have to be used as his dowry.
Xun You's expression turned even uglier when faced with the cooperation between Li Xiang and Wang Meng. He could finally see that this pair of monarchs and ministers were clearly the ones who would not let the hawk see the rabbit before they saw the rabbit. If they did not provide some practical benefits, then their business would be considered a complete failure.
Reluctantly, Xun You gave them another bottom line, ceding land, and once it was cut, it would be the territory of two counties. This is not just the territory of two counties, but it is also Cao Cao's darling. After all, he only has so much territory in total, and there is no way he can resist it!
According to this cutting method, if he does it twice more, he will become a bald commander! However, compared with the current crisis, we can only grit our teeth when we should.
However, even if Cao Cao and the others were pushed to the bottom line, Li Xiang still refused to let go.
Are you kidding me? Although the territory is indeed good, what is the use of him coming to Cao Cao's territory? The territory of the Central Plains is unsafe to defend. If we really want to come over, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up a weak point to the princes?
If he had to wait until Zhu Yuanzhang was solved, the territory of these two counties would naturally be coveted by Li Xiang, and it would save him a lot of trouble. But before he took over the southern land, the territory of these two counties was just useless to him.
Moreover, compared to the territory of these two counties, what Li Xiang is really interested in is the surrender of Cao Cao's entire power.
If this were done in the past, it would naturally be some idiotic thing.
But if we put it in today's situation, it is not impossible!
(End of chapter)
