Of course, Shang Ji couldn't make such a naïve mistake, even if his brain was in water, so many civil and military generals in the Shang Ji army would advise him.

There is no one in the world who is stupid, and if a person with a higher status, more wealth than you, and more knowledge than you does something that seems ridiculous and stupid to you, then there must be some kind of secret that you don't know.

People who always think of others as fools are the biggest fools!

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

This strain is not a lack of troops, but a lack of a credible army.

By now, the total strength of the Shang army on the battlefield has exceeded 100 million, and this number is still growing rapidly because of the collection of soldiers who have fled, but the trusted descendants of the army still have only 19 combat legions, with a total of less than 5 million.

The disparity of 1:20 reduced the Shang Ji's control over the army to an unprecedented level, and the bloated army not only did not improve its combat effectiveness, but made it slower to move.

The newly incorporated army was mixed, and among them there were many "bandit armies" with corrupt military discipline, and due to the sudden surge in the area under their control, there were not enough manpower to rectify and sort out in a short period of time.

At the same time, the newly incorporated army, especially the Jizhou Army, has a very high proportion of children of families among officers at all levels, and although they dare not make any obvious disobedience due to the current prestige of the Shang Dynasty, their existence is a real hidden danger, which seriously affects the Shang Dynasty's control over the army.

Shang Ji would rather let the pace of reunification be slower, but also take the first step to rectify the internal and purify the army, especially to cut off the minions of the wealthy families who stretched out to the army.

In addition, Cao Cao was buying time to arrange defenses in the name of negotiations, and Shang Ji was not idle.

Negotiating with Cao Cao is just an appearance, a false trick to cover people's ears, and the real focus of Shang Ji's negotiation is Diao Chan!

Diao Chan's position is critical, the comprehensive combat effectiveness is not strong or weak, and he has had a relationship with Shang Ji before, and it is much easier to say that such a goal is easier than to deal with Cao Cao.

In fact, as early as after Lü Bu's corps was surrounded in Muzhou, Shang Ji sent people to Chang'an secretly to try to surrender Cao Cao.

However, the occupation was not very clear at that time, at least in the eyes of outsiders, the Cao, Liu and Sun coalition forces still had the strength to fight, Diao Chan did not clearly say that he surrendered or resisted to the end, obviously wanted to wait and see.

With Yuan Shao's surrender and Liu Bei's rout, the northern occupation can be said to be decided, and Shang Ji once again sent envoys to persuade him to surrender.

This time, the envoy was full of sincerity, among which the envoy was Cai Yong, the great Confucian of the time, and the deputy envoy was also the great Confucian Guan Ning, who had a transcendent status in Pingzhou.

The fame of the two of them makes 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 put forward the hope that Diao Chan would surrender.

Diao Chan was silent for a while, and then spoke: "I don't know what conditions Wenhou voted for Zhenbei Gong at that time, and Zhenbei made it public. ”

Cai Yong smiled slightly, obviously expecting Diao Chan to ask such a question, so he didn't hide it immediately, and directly retold the original conditions issued to Lu Bu.

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

After Cai Yong finished speaking, Diao Chan said: "There are only eight million Bingzhou iron cavalry under Lu Bu's command who are really worthy of a battle, and most of them are surrounded by your army, and Bingzhou has always been barren, sparsely populated and not abundant, and even needs to import food from the outside world on a large scale to avoid famine."

At this time, there are more than 600,000 soldiers who can fight under the command of this palace, and there is a prosperous imperial city of Chang'an under the name, and nearly half of Sizhou is in the hands of this princess. In addition, once this work surrenders to Zhenbei Gong, he will be able to send troops out of Guguan and attack Luoyang to remove Cao Cao's henchmen for him. ”

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

Objectively speaking, Diao Chan is indeed more valuable than Lu Bu, not to mention anything else, the imperial city of Chang'an alone is infinitely valuable, and the location of Diao Chan is also very important, once it is put into business, not to mention anything else, Cao Cao's territory in the Guannai, including the most important Luoyang City, can be declared to fall.

And Diao Chan is known as the first beauty in China, as for who is more valuable between the first beauty and the first general, that is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

After thinking for a while, Cai Yong really didn't know how to answer, so he simply arched his hand and kicked the ball back: "Your Royal Highness Princess, if you have any conditions, even if you open your mouth, the old man will agree on the spot if he can agree, and if he doesn't have the right to agree, he will ask the Duke of Zhenbei to decide." ”

"Good! Since Bo Gong has said so, this palace is not polite.

First of all, the disposal methods and treatment of all the generals and troops under the command of this palace are all compared with the state army, which is no problem, right? ”

"Of course, that's the way it should be."

Cai Yong did not hesitate at all, and agreed.

"Second, although this palace is not the blood of the first emperor, since she has received the title of the eldest princess of Chang'an, she is Liu Bian's sister, this palace promised him to keep him safe all his life, and if you want this palace to surrender, you must ensure that Liu Wei and the existing royal bloodline are not damaged."

"Yes, it's a shame to say that the old man also had the favor of the first emperor, even if Her Royal Highness the princess didn't mention it, the old man had to make a statement to the Duke of Zhenbei. The old man promised that in the future, as long as His Majesty invited himself to the emperor's title, the glory and wealth will never end. ”

The second one was also agreed to by Cai Yong neatly. Before Cai Yong's departure, Shang Ji had considered the issue of the Han royal family, as long as Liu Wei didn't want to restore them, Shang Ji would not dare to give poisoned wine and white silk, which seemed too small and too low, which did not conform to Shang Ji's consistent style.

"Third, Lu Bu's daughter is driving and business, and this palace can't lag behind."

"Huh? Your Highness, this is not appropriate! The age gap between you and Shang Cheng is too ......," Cai Yong was taken aback and couldn't help but retort.

"What nonsense!"

Diao Chan glared at Cai Yong with some shame, and pretended to be calm: "Shang Ji is now the Duke of Zhenbei, and there should be three wives." Bengong will not ask him to divorce his wife and remarry, but Bengong will definitely not be left behind! ”

Cai Yong was sweating profusely when he heard this, and waved his hand again and again: "It's a big matter, the old man doesn't dare to say anything, he doesn't dare to say anything!" If His Royal Highness insists, the old man will convey His Highness's meaning on his behalf, and as for the final result, he has to ask the Duke of Zhenbei to decide in person! ”

"Hmph, if he doesn't agree, this palace will immediately marry Cao Mengde, presumably Cao Heizi will not mind remarrying his wife!"

"Shhh

Cai Yong suddenly gasped, and was shocked by Diao Chan's fierce speech.

After waking up, Cai Yong immediately fled and left, for fear that Diao Chan would say something thunderous again.

After Cai Yong came to open, a person walked out from behind the screen, it was Cai Yong's biological daughter Cai Yan, I saw her grabbing Diao Chan's hand, and said with tears in her eyes: "It's Yan'er who is useless, let my sister be so wronged by herself." ”

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

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