Chapter 1238 Diao Chan's Conditions

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Of course, it is impossible for Shang Ji to make such a naive mistake. Even if his brain is flooded, so many civil servants and generals in Shang Ji's army will persuade him.

No one in the world is a fool. If a person with higher status, wealth, and knowledge than you does something that seems ridiculous and stupid to you, then there must be something you don’t know. Therein lies the secret.

The biggest fool is the one who always treats others as fools!

Shang Ji did not attack when Cao Cao had not yet gained a firm foothold, partly because his troops were too tight.

This shortage of troops is not a lack of troops, but a lack of credible troops.

Up to now, the total strength of the Shang Ji army on the battlefield has exceeded 100 million, and because of the retreating soldiers, this number has increased rapidly, but the trusted direct line army still has only 19 combat legions, and the total number is less than 100 million. five million.

The disparity ratio of one to twenty reduced Shang Ji's control over the army to an unprecedented level. Not only did the bloated army fail to improve its combat effectiveness, but it slowed down its actions.

The newly recruited army is a mixed bag, among which there are many "bandit troops" with corrupt military discipline. Due to the sudden surge in the control area of ​​Shangji, there are not enough manpower to rectify it in a short period of time.

At the same time, in the newly recruited army, especially in the Jizhou Army, the officers at all levels have a very high proportion of descendants from aristocratic families. Although they dare not do any obvious acts of disobedience due to the current power of the Shang Dynasty, their existence is real. The existing hidden dangers have seriously affected Shang Ji's control over the army.

Shang Ji would rather slow down the pace of unification,

It is also necessary to rectify the interior first and purify the army, especially to cut off the minions of the aristocratic and powerful families extending to the army.

In addition, Cao Cao was using the name of negotiation to buy time to deploy defenses, and Shang Ji was not idle.

Negotiating with Cao Cao is just an appearance, a false move to deceive people's eyes, and the real focus of the negotiation is Diao Chan!

Diao Chan's position is key, and the overall combat power can be said to be strong or weak. He has also had friendship with Shang Ji before, and it is much easier to say that such a goal is lower than that of Cao Cao.

In fact, as early as after the Lu Bu Corps was surrounded in Muzhou, Shang Ji sent people to Chang'an secretly, trying to talk about surrendering Cao Cao.

However, the occupation was not very clear at that time, at least in the eyes of outsiders, the Cao-Liu-Sun coalition forces still had the power to fight. Diao Chan did not make it clear that he would surrender or resist to the end, obviously wanting to wait and see.

With Yuan Shao surrendering and Liu Bei fleeing, it can be said that the overall situation of the northern occupation has been settled, and Shang Ji once again sent envoys to persuade him to surrender.

The envoys this time are full of sincerity, among them the envoy is Cai Yong, a great Confucian in the world, and the deputy envoy is Guan Ning, a great Confucian who also has a transcendent status in Pingzhou.

The fame of the two made Diao Chan have to be cautious, especially Cai Yong, who is Cai Yan's father!

After some polite words, Cai Yong went straight to the point and asked Diao Chan to surrender.

Diao Chan was silent for a while, and then said: "I don't know what conditions were offered by the Duke of Zhenbei when Marquis Wen joined Zhenbei."

Cai Yong smiled slightly, apparently he had expected Diao Chan's question a long time ago, so he didn't hide it immediately, and directly repeated the conditions to Lu Bu.

During this period, Diao Chan neither interrupted nor expressed anything, and quietly listened to Cai Yong's introduction.

After Cai Yong finished speaking, Diao Chan said: "Only under Lü Bu's command, there are only 8 million Bingzhou cavalry who are truly worthy of a battle, and most of them are surrounded by your army. Only by importing food on a large scale will there be no famine.

At this time, Bengong still has more than 6 million battle-ready soldiers under his command. He has a prosperous imperial city Chang'an under his name, and nearly half of the Sizhou is in the hands of the princess. Liangzhou is stronger than Bingzhou in terms of geography and products. In addition, once this job is surrendered to Lord Zhenbei, the troops will immediately leave Hangu Pass and attack Luoyang to eliminate Cao Cao's serious trouble. What conditions do you think are more suitable? "

Cai Yong was not good at talking, and he didn't know how to speak when Diao Chan repeatedly questioned him.

Objectively speaking, Diaochan is indeed more valuable than Lu Bu. Among other things, the imperial city of Chang'an alone is of infinite value, and the location of Diaochan is also very important. The territory, including the most important Luoyang City, can be declared occupied.

Moreover, Diao Chan is known as the number one beauty in China. As for who is more valuable, the number one beauty or the number one military commander, that is a matter for the beholder to see benevolence and the wise to see wisdom.

After thinking for a while, Cai Yong really didn't know how to answer, so he simply cupped his hands and kicked the ball back: "Your Highness, you can just ask if you have any conditions. It's up to the public to decide."

"Okay! Now that Mr. Bo Chi has said so, I will not be polite.

First of all, all the generals and troops under my command are treated in the same way as the Bingzhou Army. Is this okay? "

"Of course, that's what it should be."

Cai Yong agreed without hesitation.

"Secondly, although I am not of the blood of the former emperor, since I took the title of Princess Chang'an, she is Liu Bian's elder sister. I promised him to keep him safe for the rest of my life. If I want to surrender, I must guarantee Liu Bian. The defense and the existing royal blood are intact."

"Yes, I am ashamed to say that this old man was once favored by the late emperor. Even if Her Royal Highness did not mention it, this old man would still speak to Duke Zhenbei. I promise that in the future, as long as His Majesty invites you to take the title of Emperor, the glory and wealth will last forever."

The second item was also agreed by Cai Yong without hesitation. Before Cai Yong set off, Shang Ji had considered the issue of the Han royal family. As long as Liu Bian and the others did not want to restore, Shang Ji would not dare to give poisoned wine and white silk. In line with Shang Ji's usual style.

"Third, Lu Bu's daughter Jia and Shang Cheng, I can't lag behind others."

"Huh? Your Highness, this is inappropriate! The age gap between you and Shang Cheng is too..." Cai Yong was startled, and couldn't help retorting.

"What nonsense!"

Diao Chan glared at Cai Yong with some shame and anger, and said calmly: "Shang Ji is now the Duke of Zhenbei, so he should have three wives. I won't ask him to divorce his wife and remarry, but I will definitely not give in. Empress!"

Cai Yong was sweating profusely when he heard this, and waved his hands again and again: "This is a big matter, I dare not speak in vain, dare not speak in vain! If His Highness insists, this old man will convey His Highness's meaning on his behalf. As for the final result, we have to ask Zhenbei Gong Decide for yourself!"

"Hmph, if he disagrees, I will marry Cao Mengde immediately. Cao Heizi must not mind divorcing his wife and remarrying again!"

"hiss!"

Cai Yong gasped suddenly, surprised by Diao Chan's tough speech.

After waking up to his senses, Cai Yong immediately fled away, fearing that Diao Chan would say something ridiculous again.

After Cai Yong came to open it, a person came out from behind the screen, it was Cai Yong's biological daughter Cai Yan, she grabbed Diao Chan's hand and said with tears in her eyes: "Yan'er is useless, making my sister wrong me so much."

"Silly girl, how can this be considered a grievance? Since I can't conquer the world on the battlefield, I can achieve my goal by conquering men, and my palace will rule the world!"

Diao Chan smiled, helped Cai Yan wipe away tears, and said ambitiously.