In the middle of the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Mao Jue arrived in Yecheng and asked to see the general Li Yi. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of November last year, after the Battle of Guanzhong ended and the Northern Xinjiang Army successfully settled in Chang'an City, Li Yi led the army to leave Guanzhong and moved Xingyuan to Yecheng, preparing to lead the army to attack Luoyang after the spring of the next year.

As early as November last year, the Jicheng Imperial Court sent a letter to Li Yi, asking him to be responsible for sending people to various places to appease him. But Li Yi has too many things, and he has no interest in appeasement. He felt that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were stubborn, and talking to them about appeasement was simply playing the piano to the cow, so he never put this matter on the agenda.

Mao Jue's sudden visit surprised him, but after he read Cao Cao's apology form, he scoffed. What the hell, full of nonsense, who the hell appeases whom?

However, Li Yi naturally didn't show these emotions, he looked at Mao Jue and asked lightly, "What has Brother Meng De been busy with lately?" ”

"My lord is just leading the army to recover Jiujiang and Lujiang counties." Mao Jue said respectfully, "Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao is now fighting with us in the area of Shu County in Lujiang County. ”

Mao Jue knew that these things could not be hidden from Li Yi, so it was better to tell the truth directly.

Li Yi ignored what Mao Jue said, and asked again: "Brother Meng De said that he is willing to respect the Son of Heaven, I don't know if this Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven in Jicheng or the Son of Heaven in Luoyang?" ”

"Of course, it's the son of heaven in Jicheng." Mao Jue said, "During the Central Plains War last year, Yuan Shao wanted to kill my father-in-law, and he tried to attack him three times and twice, and my father-in-law was in danger......

Mao Jue said there that the stars were splashing everywhere, which was nothing more than to explain to Cao Cao the reason for returning to Hebei. Li Yi was dizzy when he heard this, and admired Mao Jue's eloquence very much. This man has a great mouth, and a dead man can give him life.

Later, the more Li Yi listened, the more annoyed he became, so he simply interrupted him and said, "I have enough troops to fight Luoyang, and at the same time, there are enough troops to attack Xuzhou in the same time." I don't think that Brother Meng De will not attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou just because Brother Meng De has returned to the imperial court, so don't expect to convince me to negotiate peace with you unconditionally in this matter. Brother Meng De is not qualified to bargain with me. ”

Mao Jue asked, "What are the conditions for the general?" ”

"Tell Brother Meng De to take his family to Jicheng and hand over Xuzhou." Li Yi said coldly, "I will ensure that he will enjoy glory and wealth for generations." ”

Mao Jue smiled slightly and said, "The general's condition is too harsh. My father-in-law has a beloved daughter named Cao Jie, who is twenty-eight years old......"

Li Yi looked at Mao Jue, who looked calm and talked eloquently, angry and funny. Cao Cao, that old bastard, actually wants to give his daughter to himself, and he himself wants to be his own father-in-law! This is really a little incredible in Li Yi's mind.

However, thinking that Cao Cao has a lot of wives and even more daughters, in another time and space, after he killed Queen Fu, he sent three daughters to Liu Xie to fill the house at once, and now for his own survival, it is not a big deal to give himself a daughter.

After all, people in this era do not have Li Yi's concept of transcending the times for 2,000 years, and his daughter has no status.

This Mr. Mao's face is not ordinarily thick, and not only did he not react to his cold words in the slightest, but spoke more vigorously.

Cao Cao married himself in order to gain time for survival and development. As long as he stabilizes Xu and Yangzhou, he will have the capital to make a comeback.

Now Cao Cao's situation is very difficult. Xuzhou up and down the memory of Cao Cao's bloody Xuzhou is still fresh, after the defeat of the Central Plains War, he used despicable means to occupy Xuzhou, which made Xuzhou people hate Cao Cao even more.

Xuzhou is turbulent and full of hidden worries, and it will take a long time to calm and stabilize, but this is not the main reason for Cao Cao's restlessness.

Xuzhou is currently under the direct attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Cao Cao must take Yangzhou before the Northern Xinjiang Army moves south if he wants to ensure survival. And if you want to take Yangzhou, you have to defeat Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are strong, especially the sailors in their hands, which is the biggest obstacle for Cao Cao to attack Jiangdong. Therefore, the seizure of the two counties of Jiangbei in Yangzhou, namely Jiujiang and Lujiang, has become the most urgent matter.

Cao Cao went to rob, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also went to rob, Yuan Yao and a group of Yuan Shu's old subordinates were also fighting for survival, and the Jianghuai battlefield was indistinguishable for a while.

At this time, the northern Xinjiang armies of Qing and Yan became a mortal threat to Cao Cao.

After two consecutive battles in the Central Plains War and the Guanzhong War last year, Hebei's vitality was damaged, and it was very difficult for the Northern Xinjiang Army to conquer Luoyang in a short period of time.

There are eight dangerous passes outside Luoyang, and there are the strongest cities in the world inside, if Hebei does not have sufficient financial endowments, does not have enough infantry troops, and does not complete the encirclement of Jingya, Hebei does not have the conditions to take Luoyang.

Hebei can't hit Luoyang, and the Northern Xinjiang Army won't be idle, and they are very likely to wave their troops south and take advantage of the situation to take Xuzhou.

Cao Cao was attacked before and after, and he would be defeated in the blink of an eye. Cao Cao couldn't sleep at night for this reason, and thought about countermeasures day and night, but there was no other way than to persuade Hebei and let Li Yi take the Northern Xinjiang Army to fight Luoyang.

"Mr. Mao, before you said this, did you think that this sentence would anger me, and I might kill you in a fit of anger." Li Yi waited for Mao Jue to say that he was tired and stopped drinking water, and said coldly, "Why do I believe that Brother Meng De sincerely submits to the imperial court?" Just by his daughter? When I conquered Luoyang, he probably also conquered Jiangdong, if he continues to fight against the imperial court, how can I explain to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court? ”

Mao Jue was overjoyed, thinking that Li Yi had the intention of relieving, and hurriedly persuaded: "The general has just conquered Yanzhou and Guanzhong, if he immediately goes south to attack Xuzhou, not only will he be jointly resisted by my lord and Jiangdong Sun Ce Zhou Yu, but Yuan Shao of Luoyang, Liu Bei of Yuzhou and even Liu Biao of Jingzhou will also take the opportunity to counterattack Yanzhou. If you are not careful, the general may also lose Yanzhou, causing Zhongxing's great achievements to be wasted. ”

Mao Jue arched his hand and said: "General, my lord is now submissive to the imperial court, and joining forces with the general to pacify the world, whether it is for the imperial court, for both of us, or for the Han Dynasty, it is a good and harmless thing." ”

Li Yi was furious when he heard this, but the smile on his face was even stronger, and he looked at Mao Jue with interest and said: "With what you say, I can't beat Xuzhou and kill Cao Mengde?" ”

Mao Jue was shocked, and hurriedly shook his hand and said, "The general misunderstood, misunderstood." The general has now taken Xuzhou, which will not help Zhongxing's great cause. On the contrary, it gave Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others time to recover their strength. Now that my lord is willing to submit to the imperial court, the general can concentrate all his forces to attack Luoyang without giving Yuan Shao and the others any respite. The general regained Luoyang, and the day of the Han Dynasty's revival was also close at hand. After weighing the two, it is already clear how the general should choose. I believe that the general will not ignore the great cause of Zhongxing, and make such a foolish thing as giving up Luoyang to fight Xuzhou. ”

"As for the marriage, it is purely my father-in-law's personal intention, and with the relationship between the general and my father-in-law in the past, it is not too much to make this request. Of course, if the General thinks this is an insult to your identity, you can refuse. ”

Li Yi is not interested in marrying Cao Cao at all, especially when Mao Jue is talking about Cao Jie. If I remember correctly, in another time and space, this Miss Cao Er is actually the daughter of the Bian family. Now although Bian has been married by himself, and Cao Jie's mother has someone else, as Li Yi, who has that memory, there are still some obstacles in his heart.

Besides, Li Yi feels that his wife is not a small number now, and he has a little difficulty coping with it, so he has not married another woman in the past two years, even if the little sister of the Zhen family, that is, the Luo Shen named after Diao Chan in later generations, has a deep love for him, and even said that he will not marry, Li Yi did not let go.

Li Yi didn't want to talk anymore, he stood up, waved his hand at the disappointed Mao Jue, and said categorically: "Of course I refuse." You go back and tell Brother Meng De that if he sincerely submits to the imperial court, he will let Xuzhou out, hand over the army, and then take his family to Jicheng to wait for the disposal of the Son of Heaven. He is not a prince, nor a hero, he is a rebel, a rebel. If he wants to live, if he wants to save the lives of himself and his relatives, the only way to do this is to surrender. He is not qualified to negotiate any conditions with the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. ”

"General, we all want to calm the world as soon as possible, we all want to prosper the Han, my lord is the same as you, he is also fighting for the Han. You say we are rebellious, but how can you not be rebellious in our eyes? We compare our hearts to our hearts, so why can't we understand each other? Why do you have to be so aggressive, and why do you have to fight to the death with us? "Mao Jue is still making the last effort.

"The majesty of the Han Dynasty cannot be trampled on, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court cannot be humiliated, which is why we are sworn to be enemies." Li Yi was stern and said loudly, "I will never let the Han be humiliated, and I will never let the Son of Heaven and the court be disgraced." ”

Mao Jue was shocked and speechless.

However, Li Yi did not immediately send Mao Jue away, in order to let him go back to persuade Cao Cao to surrender, Li Yihong asked Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhang Chao, Chen Gong, Zang Hong and other ministers to negotiate with Mao Jue one after another.

Mao Jue was very surprised. Li Yi's line has gathered so many prominent ministers, which shows that Hebei will soon launch a new operation.

In particular, the appearance of Xun Yu, an important minister of the Jicheng Imperial Court, made him realize that the target of the Northern Frontier Army was very likely to be Luoyang. If Li Yi wanted to fight Xuzhou, he would not have summoned so many ministers to Xingyuan to discuss matters, and the Jicheng Imperial Court would not have sent Xun Yu to Yanzhou to sit in the town.

Mao Jue was overjoyed, and immediately showed his talents and learning, and in turn tried his best to persuade these important ministers of Northern Xinjiang to help him persuade the Jicheng court and Li Yi to agree to Cao Cao's peace demands. (To be continued.) )