The so-called transaction must be based on equality. If both parties have equal status, the transaction will naturally be fair. But now the status of Long Fei and Cao Cao has undergone a 180-degree change. In the past, Cao Cao begged Long Fei, but now
exactly the opposite.
Cao Cao chuckled: "Trade? The person who is best at doing business in the world is probably a virtuous son-in-law? Let's talk about it first!"
Long Fei waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers carried five or six large boxes into the lobby, and opened them one by one in front of everyone. Suddenly, the whole room was filled with golden light, dazzling. Everyone's eyes were straight, and the entire room was filled with golden light.
From the brilliance of the six boxes of jewelry, you can tell that any one of them is a priceless treasure. Long Fei is bleeding heavily this time. In order to establish a relationship with Cao Cao, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. These things were all from back then.
Everything I got from Dong Zhuo was a treasure from the palace.
Cao Cao said: "Tell me! What do you want from such a generous gift? A good son-in-law never does business at a loss!"
"Haha!" Long Fei smiled: "This is just one of the reasons. The second is that if my father-in-law can promise one thing, I will immediately report my father-in-law's achievements to Your Majesty after I return and ask for the position of general for my father-in-law. The third is,
You can also let the second sister and the fourth sister be named queens, and the imperial concubines and mothers will be honored by the world!"
First sending generous gifts, then entrusting him with an official position, and finally offering a famous inducement, Long Fei could be regarded as giving all the good things in the world to Cao Cao. But Cao Cao knew that until now, Long Fei had not mentioned a word about his request. This is not only
It's not a good thing to make people think it is.
Cheng Yu waved his hand: "General Long is so generous, I wonder what you want?"
Long Fei glanced at Cao Cao: "It's not a big deal. I'm only willing to join forces with my father-in-law to capture Jiangdong, and each of us will get half of the land. No! My father-in-law takes 70%, and I only need Chai Sang!"
"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Are you afraid of a good son-in-law? This is not like the style of a good son-in-law. He has two hundred thousand elite soldiers. If he wants to wipe out Jiangdong without any effort, now he is so humble.
, I always feel something is wrong in my heart!"
"My father-in-law is worrying too much. I don't have any wrong thoughts. Jingzhou has just been pacified and I don't want to cause any more troubles." Long Fei said hurriedly before Cao Cao asked: "Actually, this is also good for my father-in-law. If Jiangdong is pacified, the south will be pacified. My father-in-law can do his best."
To the west, if my father-in-law's army arrives outside my city in Jingzhou, my son-in-law will definitely give his father-in-law his hands in Jingzhou without bothering him to do anything."
"Is this true?" Cao Cao was quite moved by Long Fei's statement.
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "In that case, why wait until the future? Controlling Jingzhou along the river can wipe out Jiangdong in one fell swoop. Is there any reason to make it difficult first and easy later?"
Long Fei shook his head: "Mr. Cheng is right, but sir, don't forget that my father-in-law doesn't have a navy. How can the natural dangers of the Yangtze River be overcome? We have to work together. My father-in-law sends cavalry and we send a navy, so that we can be foolproof."
Cao Cao looked at Long Fei: "I know about this. My dear son-in-law has been tired all the way. I will go back to the post to rest first. I will give my wise son-in-law an answer tomorrow. What do you think?"
Long Fei and others left, wondering what Cao Cao's attitude would be as they walked. Long Fei hoped that Cao Cao would agree, so that he could add time to Jingzhou. If Cao Cao's army came to Jingzhou at this time, the soldiers would not have training, food and grass.
If there is no preparation for a battle with Cao Cao, heavy casualties are inevitable, and there is even the risk of the entire army being destroyed.
Long Fei asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, with Cao Cao's performance today, do you think he will agree to our conditions?"
Guo Jia shook his head slightly: "Cao Cao is considered a rare hero in the world. I'm afraid he has seen through the master's thoughts. We can't put everything on Cao Cao. We can send people back to Xiangyang overnight to let Jia Xu do a good job.
Be prepared, especially Wancheng Wenpin, to pay more attention to guard against Cao Cao's sudden attack."
Long Fei nodded and called Chen Dao to send someone to handle it immediately. Dian Wei shook his head and sighed: "There are so many good things, but Cao Cao doesn't even buy one. It's better not to give him anything. If he dares to call, he will
Let’s try the iron halberd in Grandpa’s hand first.”
It was already dark when we returned to the post house, and we had just finished dinner. Long Fei still felt uneasy, so he sent Meng Shuo out to inquire about the news. Meng Shuo came back soon. According to the detailed report, Cao Cao was still talking to Cheng Yu about this matter.
The others discussed it. Long Fei nodded: "Cao Cao is also a little undecided. This effect is not bad."
Guo Jia said: "This is the brilliance of Cao Cao. The reason why he did not make a decision was to see the reaction of his subordinates. In fact, Cao Cao had already made a decision in his heart. Cao Cao was a traitor and not as scheming as Yuan Shao.
The one who breaks.”
Everyone was at a loss, and it was quite difficult to take action. Over the years, Long Fei had never encountered such a situation. He lay on the couch, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Long Fei got up, got dressed, and just walked out of the door, only to see Dian Dian.
Wei and Xu Chu were standing outside the door. When they heard the sound of the door, the two of them turned their heads. Dian Wei chuckled: "Fengxiao guessed that you were going to run out at night, so let the two of us watch you. Fengxiao said the most important thing now
Just wait, no matter what choice Cao Cao makes, my lord must show generosity."
"Hey!" Long Fei sighed and closed the door again.
The next day, Jiang Ji came to invite Long Fei, saying that Cao Cao was hosting a banquet and wanted to greet Long Fei. Long Fei hurriedly packed his bags and took everyone to Cao Cao's mansion. When he entered the lobby, he saw at a glance that there was no one there except Cao Cao and his family.
In addition to several counselors, there was actually a familiar scribe. When Cao Cao saw Long Fei coming in, he hurriedly greeted him: "Come on, come on, let me introduce you to him. This is Bu Lu from Jiangdong. He is a famous talent. Bu Lu."
Sir, you should recognize General Long, right?"
People from Jiangdong? Long Fei felt strange in his heart. How could Sun Quan send people here? Could it be that his purpose was the same as his own. Bu Lu gave Long Fei a big gift, and the two of them sat down respectively. Cao Cao said, half joking and half serious: "You two
Such an alliance is really interesting. People come to my place one after another and want to join my alliance to deal with each other. Since everyone is here, you might as well explain your words!"
Bu Lu and Long Fei looked at each other with somewhat embarrassed expressions. Cao Cao laughed and said, "Both of you have given your reasons, and I think they are both reasonable. I am still unsure about what to pay attention to, so we had to sit down together and discuss it with the three parties!"
Cao Cao glanced at Long Fei: "My original intention is to have His Majesty return the capital to Luoyang. Your Majesty has been living abroad for a long time. I have sent people to Luoyang to rebuild the palace. It will be completed in less than a year and a half? I can't do that anymore."
It’s turbulent.”
Bu Lu hurriedly said: "This is a very good idea! Don't worry, General Cao, my lord will definitely support you!"
Long Fei said angrily: "Sun Quan is just General Anhan, he has no right to speak here!" He turned and looked at Cao Cao: "To be honest with my father-in-law, I also have this idea. If my father-in-law says it today, then we will do what he wants.
, when the construction of Luoyang Palace is completed, I will send His Majesty back to Luoyang."
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "In this case, I will give you a clear answer now. As long as the virtuous son-in-law sends His Majesty back to Luoyang, our alliance will naturally be formed; Mr. Bu, as long as you can persuade Sun Quan to give up Hefei, our alliance will be formed naturally."
An alliance has also been formed! You two, please come back! If you are sure, confirm it as soon as possible, and if you are not sure, send a message to your respective lords immediately. My army is ready. You can hear how majestic and majestic the killing cries outside are?"
After returning, Guo Jia and others followed Long Fei into the room. Guo Jia said: "My lord, it seems that Cao Cao's posture is going to be detrimental to us. My lord should send someone to inform Jia Xu, Li Ru and others to enter a wartime state, and tell Wen
The battle is about to begin!"
"Fengxiao means..."
Guo Jia nodded: "Cao Cao is preparing to lead his army south. We, Wancheng, are advancing forward, and even the emperor is staying under his command. Cao Cao is the first target to attack. Victory or failure depends on this. If we can defend Wancheng,
Then Cao Cao should have known the difficulty and retreated. If he could not hold on, Cao Cao's army would definitely rush south with all his strength, and Jingzhou would be in danger!"
"Then what are you waiting for here? Go back quickly?" Dian Wei shouted loudly.
Long Fei shook his head: "Sun Quan's attitude is unclear. If Cao Cao and Sun Quan unite to attack from the north and the south, it will be even more disadvantageous for us!"
"My lord, you can rest assured on this!" The solemnity on Guo Jia's face slowly dissipated: "Cao Cao has annexed the four states of Hebei and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. He has become the largest prince in the world, so he will not let this little Sun Quan go.
In my eyes, according to Cao Cao's thinking, he wants to destroy Jingzhou first and then go down the river to completely level Jiangdong!"
"My appetite is not small, I might break his front teeth!" Meng Shuo snorted coldly.
For several days, Cao Cao did not show up. Long Fei asked to see him many times, but Cao Cao never let him in. At noon that day, Long Fei was depressed in the house and strolled to the street of Yecheng, wandering around aimlessly.
Just as he turned around an alley, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Long Fei. This man wore a black hat and robe, with a long cloth covering his face. He was not tall and his voice was hard to hear.
Long Fei followed the man into the wine shop without thinking much. He found a secluded place and the two of them drank together. Before Long Fei could say anything, the man took off his face covering. It was none other than Feng Chu Pang Tong.
When several diners nearby saw Pang Tong's appearance, many of them dropped their chopsticks and immediately went out. The shopkeeper sighed lightly, but some did not dare to say anything.
Long Fei chuckled: "Brother Shiyuan is really fast. He arrived at Yecheng in such a short time. Are you here to ask Cao Cao for an official position?"
Pang Tong took a deep breath and made a strong determination: "I came here specifically to find the general! Cao Cao has ordered General Xia Houyuan to lead an army of 100,000 from Yanzhou to attack Wancheng. The vanguard generals Xiahou Dun and Li Dian have already passed Wuping.
We will arrive in Yingchuan in less than three days!"
Long Fei cupped his fists at Pang Yiyi: "I already know about this, but I would like to thank Brother Shiyuan for the special notice."
Pang Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You know this, but there is another thing you don't know, right? Cao Cao has united with Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and Sun Quan from Jiangdong has sent troops to attack you at the same time. Liu Zhang's general Liu Bei's army has passed Fuling, and Sun Quan's general Cheng Pu's army has already
When we get to Lujiang, as long as Cao Cao makes a move, the two of them will do it at the same time."