"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.
Cao Cao sent his chief conspirator at such a critical time. It can be seen that Cao Cao really had no choice at this time. As long as the situation faced by Cao Cao eased slightly, he would not directly send himself out for this matter.
The mastermind.
And Xun You is also the most suitable person under Cao Cao at present. There are many people from the Xun family 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. They might even give some circumstantial hints and pointers without violating the principles.
Perhaps for other members of the Xun clan, a hint of insinuation is inconsequential to them without violating their principles. But for the current Cao Cao forces, such a little help is very likely to be able to reverse the situation.
In their situation, although the chance is very small, they still have to 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.
There was no other way, so Cao Cao still begged Li Xiang for help! Unless the bottom line was crossed, otherwise within the tolerance range, if he didn't hear it, then just pretend he 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 even simply decided
He was brought here 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 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, Li Xiang might also 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 repeated leaps when necessary in the future! Although there is a price, the benefits are enough.
Therefore, unless Cao Cao completely gives up his rights and hands over his military and political power. Otherwise, this is completely meaningless, but at least it does not 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 said proudly.
"Mengde wants to be a minister of the Jin Dynasty, so of course it is natural! 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 he wanted them to send troops to help, Cao Mengde could only surrender sincerely and not just in name.
Even Cao Mengde had to go to Luoyang in person. When Cao Mengde arrived in Luoyang, what would be difficult for Li Xiang to take the Cao family's foundation into his own hands?
"I have always heard that Duke Cao is 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 Civil Affairs!" Wang Meng also echoed.
In the six-bu official system introduced by Li Xiang, the official position of the prime minister has been abolished, and the power of the prime minister has been divided into the hands of the six ministers. In a sense, the six ministers can be regarded as
Prime Minister.
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 dares to come to Luoyang, what if he is given the position of Shangshu? 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 also see that this pair of monarchs and ministers were clearly the masters of the game. If they didn't give some practical benefits, then
Their business was a complete failure.
Reluctantly, Xun You gave them another bottom line, ceding territory, and once it was cut, it would be the territory of two counties. What was being cut was not just the territory of two counties, but it was also Cao Cao's darling. After all, he only had a lot of territory in total.
I can't stand him cutting like this!
According to this cutting method, if he does it twice more, he will become a bald commander! However, compared with the current crisis, he can only grit his teeth when it is time to grit his teeth.
However, even though Cao Cao and the others were pushed to the bottom line, Li Xiang still refused to let go.
Are you kidding? Although the territory is indeed good, what is the use of coming to Cao Cao's territory? The territory of the Central Plains is unsafe to defend. If he really wants to come over, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up a weakness to the princes?
If he waits until Zhu Yuanzhang is solved, the territories of these two counties will naturally be coveted by Li Xiang, and it will save him a lot of trouble. But before he takes over the southern land, the territories of these two counties will be useless to him.
That's all.
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!
