Cao Cao cursed Lu Xuan in his heart for being shameless and cunning.
However, no matter what, Cao Cao had to endure it, and he had to start arranging for Lu Xuan to become king.
Cao Cao temporarily asked Yang Biao to go back and wait for news, and once again called Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You and Cheng Yu to discuss the next response strategy.
After a while, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You and Cheng Yu entered hand in hand.
Cao Cao said directly: "Lu Xuan rejected the court's conditions, but instead put forward new conditions, asking the court to confer him the title of King of Wu and grant him a marriage, and he would respect the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, Lu Xuan would declare himself king and break away." Big man."
He looked directly at Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo, what do you think?"
Xun Yu's cheeks twitched.
My heart is very tired.
The purpose of sending Yang Biao as an envoy this time was essentially to appease Lu Xuan and hope that Lu Xuan would give up claiming the throne. Unexpectedly, the conditions given by Lu Xuan were even harsher. However, between the two options of edicting Lu Xuan as King of Wu, and Lu Xuan proclaiming himself king, it is obvious that the loss of the imperial edict was smaller.
If you can defeat Lu Xuan, everything will be easy.
The key is, it's not easy to fight.
Xun Yu didn't answer immediately. He looked at Cao Cao and asked, "My lord, in accordance with the filial piety strategy, please ask Miss Cao Xian to help persuade. Is there any news?"
Cao Cao sighed and said, "The person who was sent to deliver the message came back. Cao Xian, this girl, directly said that if you marry a chicken, you will follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, you will follow the dog. She will not interfere with government affairs. Of course, she will not tell Lu Xuan, I arranged for someone to go there. So it is impossible to start from Xian'er."
Xun Yu sighed again in his heart.
Things are difficult.
Cao Cao asked again: "Wen Ruo, you are the minister, in charge of the minister's desk, and in charge of the government affairs of the court. What do we think of Lu Xuan's conditions? Should we ignore Lu Xuan or canonize him?"
Guo Jia, Xun You and Cheng Yu also looked over.
Xun Yu was the head of the civil service and the representative of the entire Yingchuan civil service system. Almost everyone was invited by Xun Yu, so Xun Yu's attitude was crucial.
Xun Yu sighed and said, "My lord, at this point, there is nothing we can do. We can only agree to Lu Xuan's conditions, and the imperial court will confer Lu Xuan the title of King of Wu. As for Tang Ji, the purpose of continuing to arrange the marriage is to bring the relationship between the two parties closer." "
A smile flashed across Cao Cao's lips and he said: "Let Wen Ruo arrange the edict to make Lu Xuan King of Wu. This matter must be completed as soon as possible."
Xun Yu said: "I humble my duty and obey my orders."
A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Cao Cao's mind. Lu Xuan became king, especially when the imperial court decreed that Lu Xuan be King of Wu. Although he would bear the infamy and pressure, it would also be of some benefit to him.
This can work.
Cao Cao became excited in his heart, and with the same expression on his face, he asked: "Yuan Shao established himself as King of Jin, and Lu Xuan forced the court to confer him the title of King of Wu. Now that I am regent of the government, I am still Sikong, Xingchaoqijiang, and military generals. Under such a premise, It is quite difficult to contend with Yuan Shao and Lu Xuan. Wen Ruo, what do you think I should do?"
Xun Yu's heart became more and more hesitant.
He hoped that Cao Cao would support the Han Dynasty. Even if Cao Cao became the person who deposed the emperor like Huo Guang, Xun Yu didn't care.
As long as the Han Dynasty continues.
Under this premise, the Han Dynasty is still there, the future emperor will still be the emperor, and the Han Dynasty will still be the Han Dynasty.
But now, Yuan Shao became king, Lu Xuan forced the court, and the situation changed drastically, which suddenly broke Xun Yu's inner thoughts, causing Xun Yu's persistence to have huge troubles, and everything was not going according to Xun Yu's ideas.
Because Yuan Shao and Lu Xuan became kings one after another, Cao Cao, as the person who countered Yuan Shao and Lu Xuan, had to change, otherwise Cao Cao would be unjust and unjust.
Xun Yu understood that Cao Cao was also trying to become king.
Historically, Cao Cao and Xun Yu had a long honeymoon period, and they also had conflicts regarding the unification of the Han Dynasty.
In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Cao Cao defeated the Yuan brothers, captured Jizhou, and led the Jizhou pastoralists, greatly increasing his power. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to further expand his authority and influence and was preparing to implement the ancient Kyushu system.
The so-called ancient Jiuzhou did not include places like Youzhou and Bingzhou, not even Hanoi and Hedong areas.
Cao Cao is the shepherd of Jizhou. Once the ancient system of nine states is implemented, he, the shepherd of Jizhou, will be able to legitimately control all the areas north of the Yellow River, including Youzhou, Bingzhou and Guanzhong.
At that time, Cao Cao's ambitions were first revealed. Xun Yu wrote a letter to Cao Cao, hoping that Cao Cao would first conquer Hebei, then repair Luoyang, and finally capture Jingzhou, and then discuss the ancient system when the world was settled.
Cao Cao was poured cold water on Xun Yu. He didn't even say no, but directly said that Xun Yu had objected well. He also married his daughter to Xun Yu's eldest son, Xun Yun, and named Xun Yu the Marquis of Long Live Pavilion, ranking among all the titles. The head of Hou's civil and military officials.
This kind of thing passed, and the two parties spent another honeymoon period.
In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (AD 212), Cao Cao could not restrain his ambition. When Liu Xie specially approved Cao Cao to pay homage to Wu Ming, go to the palace with swords and shoes, and enjoy the treatment of Xiao He, the founding prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was not satisfied and proposed to be granted the title of Duke. Add Jiuxi.
The person who adds Jiuxi is Wang Mang.
Cao Cao's actions blatantly exposed his ambition and angered Xun Yu even more.
Xun Yu directly wrote a letter to Cao Cao, saying very directly and explicitly that although Cao Cao made great achievements in raising righteous soldiers to help the Han Dynasty, he must be loyal and patriotic and not go too far.
At that time, Cao Cao was angry. According to historical records, "Taizu couldn't calm down."
In October of that year, Cao Cao led his troops south to attack Sun Quan. This time, Cao Cao did not let Xun Yu sit in the rear, and rarely let Xun Yu go south to reward the army. You must know that Xun Yu followed Cao Cao for twenty-one years and always stayed in the rear.
This time Xun Yu went south to reward the army. After arriving in Shouchun, he was given an empty food box by Cao Cao. Xun Yu died in the army. Looking back, Cao Cao became the Duke of Wei, and then the King of Wei.
However, the situation Xun Yu faces now is different from that in history.
In history, Cao Cao, as his power increased and he experienced a different scenery, his ambitions became larger and larger, and he actively sought to become king. Now Cao Cao is in a difficult situation. Because of Lu Xuan's calculations, Yuan Shao became king. Lu Xuan also asked the court for the throne. Cao Cao was forced to proclaim himself king.
There was no conflict between Xun Yu and Cao Cao over the title of king.
On the contrary, they are brothers in distress.
Xun Yu looked at the expectant Cao Cao and sighed: "My lord has to deal with the situation, so he should also be the king."
Cao Cao was overjoyed. He suppressed his excitement and asked, "Which king title do you think is most suitable for Wen Ruo?"
Xun Yu replied: "My lord is from Qiao County, and it is most appropriate to use Wei as the king's title. However, Yuan Shao used Jin as his king's title, and the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei were divided into Jin. As the country's title, Wei was inferior to Jin. It’s like being overpowered by Yuan Shao.”
"My lord is now in charge of Guanzhong, which is a place pre-Qin, so I think it is appropriate to use Qin as the king's title. In fact, if you push it further, you can also use Zhou, but after eight hundred years of Zhou, everything has been exhausted."
Xun Yu said: "I suggest that my lord be called King of Qin and use Qin as the title of the country."
A smile suddenly appeared on Cao Cao's dark face.
King Qin is good.
This was the name of a great country during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no worse than Yuan Shao's Jin Kingdom.
Looking at Xun Yu's eyes, Cao Cao became more and more satisfied and said with approval: "Wen Ruo, I'll leave this matter to you. Although it will definitely arouse discussion between the government and the public, don't worry, I will be with you in everything."
"Here!"
Xun Yu answered directly.
He looked a little depressed, stood up and said: "My lord, I am not feeling well due to my humble position, please resign."
He bowed to Cao Cao and left.
Cao Cao knew Xun Yu's thoughts and was worried that Xun Yu would be uncomfortable. He cast a look at Xun You. Xun You stood up and said: "My lord, I resigned from my humble position."
He left with Xun Yu.
Cheng Yu also stood up and left, leaving Guo Jia alone in the study.
Cao Cao was quite happy and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao, if Wen Ruo nods and agrees to be king, everything will be easy. Speaking of which, this time Lu Xuan not only got the imperial title, but also got a woman granted marriage by the imperial court. This boy made another profit. Especially Tang Ji, who has been a widow for many years. I heard that this little widow is very beautiful?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "My lord, when King Hongnong was poisoned, Tang Ji returned to her hometown. This time she was going to get married, so she arranged for someone to take Tang Ji over. She found that Tang Ji was only twenty years old and was born extremely tall. Meiyan, a pretty and graceful little widow."
Cao Cao's heart suddenly became hot.
Good Widow!
When Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's appearance, his heart skipped a beat.
He was well aware of his lord's little quirks, and said quickly: "My lord, you can't do anything wrong. Lu Xuan can marry Tang Ji, but you can't be impulsive. Otherwise, you will not only offend Lu Xuan, but also further irritate the ministers of the court. Shan Shan It's Wenruo here, it's a hurdle."
Cao Cao was a little disinterested and waved his hand: "Fengxiao, you understand me. I always know the basics and won't do anything nonsense. That's all. You and Wen Ruo will make plans and make arrangements quickly to have Yang Biao go to Yangzhou to preach and send Princess Tang to him. Lu Xuan."
"Here!"
Guo Jia bowed in agreement.
He saluted Cao Cao, turned around and walked out. But just as he reached the door, Cao Cao suddenly said: "Feng Xiao!"
Guo Jia turned around and looked at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked expectantly and asked, "Is this Tang Ji really stunningly beautiful?"
Guo Jia didn't answer at all and suggested: "My lord, I heard that a widow Pan has come to Nancheng, Luoyang. She is quite beautiful. You can go and have a look."
"Those who know me are filial piety."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Fengxiao, do you want to go with us?"
Guo Jia quickly said: "My lord, next time, I will handle Lu Xuan's affairs first."
"go Go."
Cao Cao waved his hand and looked at Guo Jia's leaving figure, stroking his beard under his chin, looking thoughtful.
With the joint arrangements of Xun Yu and Guo Jia, coupled with Cao Cao's strong suppression, the process of Lu Xuan's kingship was initiated. Although the emperor was not happy and some court officials were opposed, Cao Cao had the power and everything moved forward quickly.
In just two days, the process was completed. As an envoy, Yang Biao took Tang Ji to Yangzhou on behalf of the emperor. Yang Biao went all the way south and arrived in Shu County on December 3. He came to the general's mansion to prepare for the call.