Chapter 502: Cao Cao's Request
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It's time to eat, it's time to play, it's time to show respect, and the rest is to start involving the purpose of the current alliance.
So on the second day, the first formal meeting between the two sides began, and everyone put their own goals on the table and began to talk about each other.
The gathering of the heads of state of the two sides, of course, is with the most important purpose, where is the real sightseeing, no one has that kind of leisure.
So after being full of wine and food, listening to small songs, and watching songs and dances, discarding the diplomatic etiquette of those programmed and inscrutable official clichés, Cao Cao bowed his hand to Lu Peng and said the purpose of his visit this time.
Cao Cao first thought back to the battle friendship between the two at the beginning: "Brother Hanqiang, when you and I fought against Yuan Shao last time, it can be described as a perfect match, and it can be described as a tacit understanding, and I also thank you for your benefits, brother." Looking forward to the bright prospects of the future: "This time, I hope we will continue to cooperate and cooperate again for the peace of the Han world." ”
Lu Peng immediately returned the salute with a smile, and expressed his heartfelt affirmation of Cao Cao's review and prospects: "What Cao Gong said is that after our friendly cooperation last time, we have made Youzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Bohai stable and peaceful, so that the people under our rule can get a respite and recuperate." ”
But the conversation changed: "But we are stable here, other states and counties in the world are still chaotic, and some ministers are still attacking each other, and they are perverse to the people, which is really not what you and I want to see." The displacement of the people, not to mention what you and I are willing to see, is the so-called state pastor, that is, the Son of Heaven entrusted us to guard the people, but we have failed the emperor's entrustment, the trust of the people, it is really shameless. ”
For Lu Peng's sincere performance, although Cao Cao was slanderous in his heart, he also had to admit that among the thirteen states in the world, Lu Peng did the best, and even himself, who has always claimed to be the only hero who saved the world, really did not do it.
After a heartfelt compliment, Cao Cao began to state his purpose.
This time Cao Cao came over with four reasons, the first point, this is what Lu Peng has already judged, in the face of Yuan Shao's unwillingness to Qingzhou, Cao Cao needs Lu Peng to be in the north, and Yuan Shao will be uninterruptedly contained, so as to give him a time to settle Qingzhou.
At this point, Cao Cao didn't have much to worry about, after all, Yuan Shao is still the biggest common enemy of the two now, no matter what happens in the future, solving Yuan Shao together first is the most fundamental starting point and the most fundamental goal of both sides.
The second one, Lu Bu, who was defeated by Li Guo, was greeted by Chen Gong, and once invaded his Yanzhou base when he faced foreign enemies, although he returned to the army in time and drove Lu Bu away, but this hidden danger still exists.
At this time, Lu Bu ran to Xuzhou and defected to Liu Bei, but the dove occupied the magpie's nest, but Liu Bei was driven to Xiapi, whether it was a new hatred or an old hatred, Cao Cao must resolutely beat Lu Bu, the guy who stirs around, to death, otherwise this Three Kingdoms stirring stick has been stirring here, which is indeed annoying, at this time, Cao Cao hopes that Lu Peng will not participate in this matter out of the relationship of his own family.
Cao Cao's worries are not superfluous, as the so-called surname Lu in the world is a family, which is still in use thousands of years later, and the best proof of this matter is that Lu Peng and Lu Bu clashed twice.
For the first time, the Ding family in Luxian County borrowed generals from Ding Yuan, but Lu Bu went to war, the two faced each other, and Lu Peng shouted out a sentence that the surname Lu in the world is a family, and as a result, Lu Bu went back directly and made a standard soy sauce.
The final result was that more than a dozen large clan coalition armies in Lu County were easily annihilated by Lu Peng, laying the foundation for Lu Peng's present and future in one fell swoop.
The second time, Lu Bu had to send troops to attack Lu Peng, and the three heroes fought against Lu Bu, making Lu Peng Xi Zhen and Pan Fengtian famous, but Lu Peng defeated Lu Bu with a loss and captured Lu Bu alive, but he still let Lu Bu go in the name of his family.
If he attacks Lu Bu this time, who knows if this kid will use this excuse to attack himself on both sides? This has to be guarded against.
Third, Cao Cao's actual pursuit of Lü Bu was not his real purpose, his real purpose was to take Xuzhou, and Xuzhou's nominal state pastor was Liu Bei.
Everyone knows that when he first started, Liu Guan and Zhang Lu Peng. But it is an absolutely ironclad fact, if he blatantly conducts a military war against Liu Bei, in principle, morally speaking, from Lu Peng's character, from Lu Peng's very righteous character, from that point of view, Lu Peng will definitely not sit idly by and watch Liu Bei be attacked by Cao Cao, so this time Cao Cao came, hoping that his actions could be forgiven by Lu Peng, and not when he attacked Xuzhou, Lu Peng pulled his hind legs behind.
At this point, it is entirely possible for Lu Peng to do this, not to mention anything else, just because of Liu Bei's big-eared thief's ability to win people's hearts, maybe he has already influenced Lu Peng, although it is still impossible to see how close Lu Peng and Liu Bei are, but it does not mean that there is none, prevention is better than prevention, this must be done.
As for the above three points, in fact, as long as Lu Peng gives a promise.
In the thinking of the ancients, a promise is still the foundation of doing things for people, and if you break your promise, it will be despised by the world. Of course, there are endless things to break promises, but at least everyone can hold on for a while, make an appearance, and then break the promise, which can be pushed to the big excuse of time and change.
Fourth, Cao Cao came to borrow money from Lu Peng.
Now Cao Cao is ambitious, occupying two states and counties, and he can support an army of 300,000, which is definitely a bit of a reckless force.
At that time, the total population of these two states and counties in the peaceful season was only six million, after the destruction of the Yellow Turban Army and the attack of the warlords, the population is now less than three million, that is to say, now Cao Cao is ten people, feeding a soldier, what is the situation? It's embarrassment and embarrassment.
The soldiers must be raised, Lu Bu must be defeated, Yuan Shao must be guarded, and Cao Cao still knows how to cherish the people, so he can't ask for too much from the people, and he must properly restore and develop the place, so all this needs money.
And after years of conquest, Cao, who fully supported Cao Cao, the two major families of Xiahou have exhausted their finances, and the other vassal families have also done their best, and they can no longer take out much money and food to support Cao Cao's conquest of the world.
As a result, Cao Cao can only borrow money to support his own development and life, and looking at the world, the only one who can borrow his own money and can afford to borrow his own money at the same time is Lu Peng, the current ally.
The richest man in the world is Lu Peng, this is an irrefutable fact, Cao Cao can only and can only ask Lu Peng for help.
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