But this time, the size and lineup of Lu Han's envoy became much larger. The tiger and leopard cavalry were pulled out from the envoy team and changed to a ceremonial guard. This time, in order to welcome the arrival of Lu Han's country
, Cao Cao also spent a lot of money to welcome him with the honor guard of the vassal state. The entire honor guard team was huge and powerful, with as many as a thousand people, with flags in front to clear the way, and chariots and horses accompanying them behind, which was a huge momentum.
This is also Cao Cao’s arrangement!
Through this method, I would like to tell everyone that he has made outstanding political achievements since he served as emperor to conquer the non-subordinates.
Look, even overseas foreign countries came to join us. What does it mean? It shows that Cao Sikong was in charge of the court and his actions greatly increased the prestige of the Central Plains.
This is of great significance to Cao Cao's subsequent establishment of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the establishment of Thirteen Cao Cao...
As for Emperor Han?
Who really cares!
Perhaps, only the old ministers in the court still care about the Han Dynasty. However, many of them are thinking about fame and fortune. Once Cao Cao really establishes the Prime Minister's Palace, how many Han Dynasties will there be?
Minister, it is no longer possible to guess.
Cao Peng followed the guard of honor.
But there is an extra little one beside me.
Lu Lan disguised herself as a man and became one of Cao Peng's followers.
She returned to the Central Plains this time in the hope of meeting Cao Peng again. As for government affairs, Gao Shun will handle it. She is about to go to Xudu. If she continues to mix among the envoys, she will inevitably expose her flaws. After all, in Xudu
, there are too many masters. Whether it is Xun Yu, Xun You, or Guo Jia and Dong Zhao, they are not the kind of people who can rub sand in their eyes. If you are not in Xudu, it may be more convenient. But after arriving in Xudu,
The mission will inevitably receive attention from all sides. Who can guarantee that Lu Lan will not be seen through?
Lu Lan left the Central Plains at the beginning of Jian'an, and it has been nearly ten years.
But she had appeared in Xiapi after all. Even if the girl changed her age and her appearance had changed a lot from her original appearance, it was inevitable that someone would recognize her.
Cao Peng and Lu Lan drank until they were ugly.
When they were parting, he suddenly thought of this problem and suggested that Lu Lan should not stay in the mission any longer.
It would be better to act as Cao Peng's personal guard, and after arriving in Xudu, hide in Fengchehou's mansion. After the mission arrives in Xudu, all eyes will be focused on the mission. In contrast, Cao Peng and Fengche
The attention received by the Hou Mansion will be greatly reduced, which will undoubtedly make it safer for Lu Lan. Lu Lan also feels that Cao Peng's idea is very reasonable. She did not come here to join her, she just wanted to meet Cao Peng
Now being able to get along with Cao Peng day and night is just what he wants. At the same time, in Gao Shun's view, the safer Lu Lan is, the better. He originally didn't agree with Lu Lan coming, but he couldn't get Lu Lan to insist on coming...
To be honest, Gao Shun has been feeling uneasy since they landed in Bohai County. Being able to hide their traces was exactly what Gao Shun wanted.
As a result, Cao Peng had an additional personal attendant beside him.
Cao Peng came from Xudu and brought more than a thousand people with him.
No one knows who is the guard of honor and who is the retinue.
Even Cao Zhen didn't notice that there was someone else around Cao Peng. So the whole journey was peaceful and there was nothing wrong.
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On September 26, the 11th year of Jian'an, the Han Dynasty of Lu family arrived in Xudu.
On behalf of the Han Emperor, Cao Cao led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to welcome him. As for Cao Peng, he led Lu Lan out of the team as a matter of course...
"Gao Sima, you are fine."
When Cao Cao saw Gao Shun, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
This is his old rival!
When he and Lu Bu fought in Puyang, he was frequently dealt with by Gao Shun. And most of his generals had conflicts with Gao Shun.
Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong...
Almost all of them have suffered from Gao Shun.
After Cao Cao killed Lu Bu, he wanted to recruit Gao Shun.
Unfortunately, Cao Peng secretly sent Gao Shun and Lu Bu's family overseas.
Fast forward ten years, and the powerful general under Lu Bu has now become the Grand Sima of Lu's Han Dynasty. In terms of positions, Gao Shun's position is no worse than that of Cao Cao. It is also the position of the Three Dukes, the Grand Sima, and even
Even higher than Sikong. Therefore, when Cao Cao saw Gao Shun, he secretly lamented the impermanence of the world, but he couldn't help but blame Cao Peng.
This kid really ruined my big event...
After Cao Cao picked up Gao Shun, they entered Xudu together.
Cao Peng took Lu Lan and returned to Fengchehou Mansion without anyone noticing.
As soon as Lu Lan settled down, he received a notice from Liu Ye, asking him to go and take care of the affairs. The so-called "counseling" is a nicer way of saying it. To put it more unpleasantly, it means 'come over and serve'. After Lu's Han Dynasty arrived,
, there will inevitably be receptions and banquets, but they are all for retreat. To put it bluntly, it is just a formality... As a Dahonglu, Liu Ye must make contact with the deputy of the mission.
The two sides listed the various terms to be discussed and then submitted them to Cao Cao and Gao Shun respectively.
The next day, the discussion between Cao Cao and Gao Shun was to first select some things that were easy to agree on from these articles and test them. As each article was passed, when the two sides basically reached an agreement,
The Emperor of Han will appear on stage and express his acceptance of Lu's submission to the Han Kingdom.
Finally, celebrate!
It's almost like this program.
What Liu Ye is responsible for is communication and negotiation, and Cao Cao is responsible for decision-making.
As for the Han Emperor, he was almost a puppet when he finally appeared, and was basically unable to participate in the specific deliberations.
Both parties are sincere, so there is no need to worry about failure.
Cao Cao personally ordered the location of the envoy. Gao Shun was secretly glad that Cao Peng reminded him to take Lu Lan away in advance. Otherwise, after entering the post house, he would need to register his name. Then it would be easy for Lu Lan to reveal his flaws.
With Cao Peng by his side, it was easy to get in and out of the residence. After all, Cao Peng was the translator and was responsible for receiving the mission. Therefore, it was effortless to get in and out of the residence.
On the night the mission arrived in Xudu, the two sides did not have any substantive consultations.
Liu Ye and Deputy Shi Lu Han first contacted each other to prepare the topics for negotiation... As for Cao Cao, he held a banquet in Sikong Mansion to entertain Gao Shun.
Just like that, it was a peaceful night.
Starting from the next day, negotiations between the two parties also began.
Lu's Han Dynasty came this time and put forward several conditions. The first condition was Cao Peng... This problem has been solved. As Cao Peng, the translator, there is no need to discuss it anymore; the second thing, Lu's
The Han State hoped to obtain funding from Cao Cao and requested that the three ports of Haihekou (Bohai County), Buqi County, Jieting (today's Jiaozhou Bay) and Yuzhou Mountain be opened to facilitate travel.
After Cao Cao pacified Youzhou, he opened the four counties of Liaodong to strengthen trade between Lu's Han Kingdom and the Central Plains.
The third thing is that in view of the large number of natives in Lu's Han Kingdom, which is not conducive to supervision and governance, it is hoped that 30,000 households can be relocated from the Central Plains to strengthen Lu's Han Kingdom's control over the three Koreas.
The fourth thing is, please send the baggage.
The fifth thing...
Lu's Han Kingdom issued a total of nine major items this time, with a total of 27 requests.
Except for the first one, all others require serious consultation.
It is a good thing to open the port and strengthen exchanges. There are still many details that need to be negotiated on how the two sides trade and communicate. This matter is not a big problem. The real difficulty is the four counties in Liaodong and the relocation of 30,000 households.
The people of the Central Plains are the focus of the negotiations between the two parties. In Liaodong, the Gongsun family was a powerful person... Historically, they later joined Cao Cao and joined forces with Cao Cao to attack Goguryeo. Goguryeo was defeated miserably and had to retreat to Wandu. At this time,
, the Gongsun family is very close to the Yuan family, and they have a hostile relationship with Cao Cao. Opening up the four counties in Liaodong? It involves countermeasures against Liaodong and later the Goguryeo regime...
At this time, Goguryeo's capital was the inner city.
In order to borrow troops from Goguryeo, Yuan Xi gave up Lelang County and Hexuantu County. Therefore, if Cao Cao agrees to open the four Liaodong counties, it means that after Yuan Xi is solved, he will continue to use troops in Liaodong and Western Liaoning.
Cao Cao, is he willing to raise troops in such a continuous manner?
This question completely depends on the outcome of the battle against Yuan Xi.
Therefore, Cao Cao was unable to reply for a while.
The relocation involves 30,000 households, which is a population of 150,000.
The Central Plains has gone through wars, and the population is already somewhat scarce... Moving 150,000 people to Lu's Han Kingdom is not a small amount. The investment of manpower, material and financial resources required is extremely staggering. Not to mention, if 150,000 people arrive,
The Lu's Han Kingdom will strengthen the power of the Lu's Han Kingdom. What if the Lu's Han Kingdom becomes stronger and becomes the second Goguryeo to stand on its own? Cao Cao also has to be cautious.
This involves many aspects and requires careful consideration.
In this regard, Cao Peng had no right to speak and was not even qualified to participate in the negotiations.
Yes, he was indeed kind to Lu's Han Dynasty.
so what?
This is a matter between two countries, and it is difficult for personal feelings to get involved. Even Gao Shun cannot give in too much.
In short, as the two parties came into contact, agreements emerged one after another, and the negotiations began to become intense.
As for Cao Peng, as the negotiation deepened, it became more and more relaxed. In the end, let alone Cao Peng, even Liu Ye couldn't get involved. He was also happy to be free and simply stopped worrying. Most of the time,
He would accompany Lu Lan at the Marquis Mansion, and his life would be relaxed.
In October of the 11th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and Gao Shun reached an agreement involving the population.
Cao Cao will move 100,000 people to Lu's Han Kingdom within three years. At the same time, Lu's Han Kingdom will also sell 120,000 indigenous slaves to the Central Plains. The movement of 100,000 Han people into Three Koreas will greatly affect the
, to improve the population and racial situation of the Han Kingdom of the Lu family. Once the 120,000 indigenous slaves entered the Central Plains, they were basically a drop in the ocean and would not have much impact. Instead, they could bring more labor to the Central Plains. This is a win-win situation.
, which can not only satisfy Gao Shun's requirements, but also control the population of Lu's Han Kingdom.
But then, the negotiations became a little less smooth...
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Cao Peng didn't pay attention to the outcome of the negotiation!
Because he knew very well that Gao Shun came here with great sincerity, and his surrender was unstoppable. The reason why he was entangled in the four counties of Liaodong was to get more benefits. For ten years, the straight man under Lu Bu's account had
Men, now they have also learned the tricks.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the four counties in Liaodong, we can strive for more benefits for the Han Kingdom of the Lu family...
This politics has always been the most tempering one.
Even straight men are beginning to understand how to use tricks to gain benefits!
In Sikong Mansion, Cao Cao and Gao Shun were at loggerheads.
Cao Peng, on the other hand, took advantage of this opportunity and quietly recruited Lu Yu into his employ.
He first got in touch with Lu Yu on the pretext of being willing to publish for Lu Zhi. Then through constant contact with Lu Yu, he gradually learned about Lu Yu's situation.
Although Lu Yu came from a famous family, his father Lu Zhi was famous and had a high status. In later generations, Lu Yu was the founder of the Fan Yang Lu family among the seven families with five surnames. The ancestor of the Fan Yang Lu family was Lu Zhi, and later Lu Yu was the official
After worshiping Cao Wei Sikong, his four brothers, Lu Qin, Lu Zhi, and Lu Chen, successively occupied high positions. By the time of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Lu Xuan was ordered to join the imperial court, and the Fan Yang Lu family suddenly became a powerful family in the north.
Together with the King of Taiyuan, Li of Zhaojun, Zheng of Xingyang, Li of Longxi, Cui of Boling, Cui of Qinghe, etc., he formed a wealthy family.
At this time, Lu Yu was at a low point in his life.
Lu Zhi was an upright and honest official, and he did not accumulate much property.
After Lu Zhi's death, the Lu family declined immediately.
Especially after the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, the Lu family was almost destitute due to the war. Lu Yu's brother died in the war. Lu Yu relied on a meager salary to support the entire family. Lu Zhi,
Of the four sons, only one son, Lu Yu, survives today. There are dozens of people in the family, big and small. Even though Cao Cao respected Lu Zhi very much, he could not give him much support.
Lu Yu now leads his whole family, barely surviving in Xudu, almost relying on financial support from Lu Zhi's friends back then...
Otherwise, he would not even have to ask for help from people everywhere to make rubbings of Lao Tzu's works into books.
In these days, authors don’t have much to say about royalties.
There are no institutions like publishing houses. If you want to publish a book, you have to pay for it yourself. Sometimes, the books you publish cannot be sold and can only be used as gifts. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, paper was expensive.
Even engraving and printing had not yet appeared. Publishing books was basically a money-losing business...it was extremely expensive. Even friends like Lu Yu could not give much help.
Moreover, you don’t have to be rich just to help me publish a book.
If you want to help me publish a book, it also depends on whether you have this status...
Therefore, although Lu Zhi has great reputation, he has been unable to find investors.
Cao Peng's prestige in Shilin is enough! At the same time, he is also known as the most profitable person in Cao Cao's account and has sufficient financial resources.
After obtaining the publishing rights of Lu Zhi's works, Cao Peng gave Lu Yu a lot of funding.
After a lot of deception, Lu Yu was finally persuaded to become his aide to Nanyang County in the future. So far, all three people recommended by Guo Jia have joined.
On October 17th of the 11th year of Jian'an, Xudu ushered in the first snow.
It was on this day that after half a month of negotiations, the results finally came to fruition.
After a long period of fruitless negotiations, Cao Cao and Gao Shun each took a step back and reached an agreement. Subsequently, Gao Shun, as the Grand Sima of Lu's Han Kingdom, formally submitted his credentials to Cao Cao on behalf of the Lu's Han Kingdom. From then on,
Zhongyuan is the elder brother, Lu Han is the younger brother, and they have been subject to each other for generations.
On the day the certificate of credence was handed over, the entire Xudu was shaken by it...
