After hearing the conditions, Guo Jia, Xun You and Cheng Yu all sighed in their hearts and looked at each other without speaking.
Cao Cao had already given up his face by marrying Cai Yan. Lu Xuan opened his mouth and asked Cao Cao to send another daughter over. This was a humiliation to Cao Cao.
Lu Xuan's condition was a slap in the face but also heartbreaking.
Involving Han Sui's arrangements, Han Sui once loyal to the court and obeyed Cao Cao's arrangements, but later betrayed Cao Cao and killed Ma Teng. Now, Cao Cao wants to represent Han Sui as the king of Xiliang County on behalf of the imperial court. This will easily cause the people under Cao Cao to lose heart.
Many people will think that it is nothing to betray Cao Cao, but they will get huge benefits. In addition, when people in the Ma family get the news, they will also have opinions in their hearts, which is further alienating.
Lu Xuan's condition was not only a slap in the face, but also an insidious calculation.
The three of them looked at Cao Cao, all worried.
Can Cao Cao withstand it?
Yang Biao had nothing to do with Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao was angry, Yang Biao didn't take it to heart and continued: "If the King of Qin refuses, I have no objection and am willing to inform you again."
Cao Cao's eyes became colder and colder.
reject?
How could he refuse Lu Xuan?
Lu Xuan had strong soldiers and horses, abundant food and grass, and a vast territory. Moreover, the whole country of Wu wanted to dominate the world. On the other hand, the current Qin State has suffered a huge loss of strength. Even Cao Cao's own brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun died, and his good brother Xia Houyuan was also killed.
The Cao family has lost countless strength.
If Lu Xuan has the strength, he dares to make conditions with him, and he dares to speak loudly. He is not afraid that he will not agree. Everything is decided by his fist.
In the final analysis, there is just no strength.
Cao Cao vented his anger, looked at Yang Biao again, examined it, and asked: "Mr. Yang, did you really argue with reason when you talked to Lu Xuan?"
"certainly!"
Yang Biao answered firmly.
He looked at Cao Cao with an unafraid expression and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "The relationship between me and King Qin is indeed not good. I look down on King Qin and think King Qin despises your majesty."
"Similarly, the King of Qin also regards me as a thorn in his side and thinks that I am a remnant of the Han Dynasty."
"After putting all this aside, I still hope that the King of Qin will guard the remaining territory of the Han Dynasty. Because the King of Qin is here, the Han Dynasty can continue. If Lu Xuan goes north to destroy the King of Qin, the Han Dynasty will really be gone."
Cao Cao nodded after hearing this.
What Yang Biao said makes sense, and there is no doubt that Yang Biao was loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao was silent for a moment, sat down slumped, and said through gritted teeth: "I agree to Lu Xuan's conditions."
Yang Biao said: "The King of Qin is Shengming."
Cao Cao laughed at himself.
Saint?
There is no sign of saintliness in his current appearance. He clearly looks like someone who has lost his power and humiliated his country. It's just that everything he does now is to stand up. Even if he is humiliated by Lu Xuan or bears the infamy, he still admits it.
Cao Cao regained his composure and ordered: "Mr. Yang, after you return to Luoyang, inform the emperor about the appointment of Han Sui as the king of Xiliang County and let the emperor know. In addition, the people in the emperor's line are easy to appease, and I don't want to have any trouble." There's going to be trouble."
"Here!"
Yang Biao saluted, turned around and left.
Guo Jia took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty agreed to Lu Xuan's conditions, and the apology was quite satisfactory. When it comes to opening the border checkpoints and allowing businessmen from the two countries to do business, Lu Xuan is probably trying to win over our businessmen."
Cao Cao's eyes were slightly cold and he said in a deep voice: "Lu Xuan wants to win over our businessmen, but little does he know that our people will not be won over. In addition, we will take the opportunity to purchase Wu State grain in large quantities to enrich ourselves."
Guo Jiadao: "Your Majesty, Shengming."
He looked at Cao Cao and continued: "It only involves marriage. Besides Cai Yan, which daughter does the king plan to give as a gift?"
Cao Cao said without thinking: "Cao Jie is about sixteen years old and has reached the age suitable for marriage. At least, with Xian'er by Lu Xuan's side, this girl Cao Jie will not be bullied if she goes over."
Guo Jia nodded again and replied: "More communication is needed to make Han Sui king of Xiliang, so that Xiahou Dun can appease Ma Chao. Otherwise, this matter will easily arouse Ma Chao's resistance."
Cao Cao said: "I will make arrangements."
He stood up again and said: "Let Wen Ruo arrange the procession of sending off the bride. But this time we can't just ask Lu Xuan for peace. Yuan Shao must also ask for peace together."
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have guessed Cao Cao's plan, and asked: "What is the king's plan?"
Cao Cao's eyes were bright and he said quickly: "We will stabilize Guanzhong, and Yuan Shao will also stabilize Jizhou. Let Yuan Shao also send beautiful women to ask for peace."
Guo Jia's cheeks twitched.
My lord really went to great lengths to save face.
If Cao Cao is the only one who sends his daughter to sue for peace, that is Cao Cao's problem and Cao Cao alone is embarrassed. But as the king of Jin, Yuan Shao also took the initiative to send his daughter to Lu Xuan to ask for peace, and things were different.
At least there is one more person to share the stress with.
This is dragging Yuan Shao into the water.
Guo Jia felt funny in his heart, but also felt a little sad. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Xuan is not a fool, and he may not agree to it."
Cao Cao stroked the beard under his chin, his eyes became brighter, and continued: "Of course Lu Xuan is not a fool, but he must give it a try. In addition, Yuan Shao's current situation is actually even worse than ours."
"We are located in Guanzhong, and we have certain advantages with the help of Ziwu Road and surrounding checkpoints."
"The Jizhou area where Yuan Shao is located has natural dangers such as the Eight Trails of Taihang to the west. However, Bingzhou to the west of Jizhou is our own and cannot guard against Lu Xuan. Jizhou's geographical environment is flat and flat, and it is already in trouble."
Cao Cao said: "We succeeded in suing for peace. Yuan Shao must be happy when he sees the news and will definitely give it a try."
Guo Jia nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Shengming."
Cao Cao said: "Fengxiao, you come and draft a letter and send it to Jizhou quickly. For now, we will send the marriage team to the south of Ziwu Road to arrange the things that need to be solved."
"Here!"
Guo Jia nodded.
He bowed to Cao Cao, got up and wrote a letter, handed it to Cao Cao for review and then sent it away on flying horses.
While Cao Cao was making arrangements, Yang Biao returned to Luoyang and promulgated the edict to make Han Sui the king of Xiliang County. At the same time, Cao Cao's public apology was also arranged, and the imperial court issued a decree allowing Qin and Wu merchants to communicate with each other without blocking them at checkpoints.
The incident aroused great discussion. Fortunately, the royal family and Cao Cao reached a unified opinion, and public opinion was quickly suppressed.
Everything gradually became normal.
After public opinion in Luoyang returned to normal, Xun Yu personally arranged for an envoy to send his relatives to Hanzhong, and sent Cao Jie and Cai Yan away together.
After leaving Luoyang, the procession of sending off the bride headed all the way towards Ziwu Road.
