The words pointed out at the end of the trial were quite powerful, which made Yuan Shang hesitate for a while, and he didn't dare to consider the land replacement conditions offered by Cao Cao.

My father had just died, and it had only been a month. According to the custom of the Han Dynasty, the high-ranking families had to stop for 7749 days before they were buried.

This is equivalent to Yuan Shao has not been buried, Yuan Shang confessed on behalf of his father, this is said to be the death of the society, and how many former officials of the Yuan family are willing to die for Yuan Shang in the future? This is a self-extinguishing appeal!

It can also be seen from this that although this person is greedy for power and excludes dissidents, he is still loyal to the Yuan family.

He is not only loyal to Yuan Shang, but is truly loyal to Yuan Shao, and has absolutely zero tolerance for others to ruin Yuan Shao's reputation after his death.

So Yang Xiu waited in the post house for two days, and he didn't wait for a follow-up meeting, and Tian Feng didn't want to see him every time.

In the end, Chen Lin came back and briefly informed him of the result of "negotiation breakdown".

Yang Xiu was not surprised by this result, because he knew that Cao Cao's initial condition was to ask for a sky-high price.

But the intensity of the other party's reaction was still slightly beyond Yang Xiu's expectations. He thought that Yuan Shang would bargain, but he didn't expect to stop talking about it directly, which was very embarrassing.

Before Yang Xiu came, he had to be taught by Cao Cao in person, and he was also explained by Xun Yu Xunyou, knowing that he had to open a high price according to Cao Cao's requirements first, if the other party counteroffered, then give in a little, Yang Xiu also has this authorization.

But now in this situation, the other party is so tough, Yang Xiu rushed to lower the requirements immediately, it seems that the court is too cheap.

After weighing it repeatedly, Yang Xiu decided to deal with it coldly, while pretending to send people hundreds of miles back to Xudu in an urgent manner, asking for instructions from the imperial court. On the one hand, he also tried to slowly drag Yuan Shao's days of breaking seven days over.

Yang Xiu's every move in Yecheng was of course watched by the people of the Yuan family, and he immediately reported to the Fengji trial.

When the two heard about it, they didn't stop it, but just discussed it briefly.

"Brother Zhengnan, what does Yang Xiu mean by this?"

"I guess it's to complain to Cao Thief, ask Cao Thief to make another condition, or allow him to give up his mission. There's no need to stop it, we reacted violently for the first time, and it was also to let Cao Thief know our bottom line.

If Cao Thief can really greatly reduce the conditions, it is not impossible to talk about it. But the posthumous name, dignity and prestige of the original duke, that must not be humiliated. The lord must not be burdened with such a degree of unfilial infamy. ”

When the judge said this, he had already paid as much attention to the wording as possible. He knew that as long as Yuan Shang negotiated peace with Cao Cao, he would definitely bear the name of unfilial piety more or less, and it was impossible to completely circumvent it, so he could only work the degree.

I hope that the Cao thieves can see clearly the determination of their Hebei righteous soldiers! Stop having unrealistic illusions!

……

Yang Xiu's messenger did indeed return to Xu Du for a circle, and it took another twelve days to go back and forth.

When he arrived in Yecheng again, it was only five or six days before Yuan Shao's Broken Seven Ceremony.

After Cao Cao heard about the fierce reaction of the Yuan family, he also gave birth to two or three points of respect. In addition, he also had a little nostalgia for Yuan Shao, agreed to some concessions, and gave Yang Xiu a greater authorization, a bottom-line price.

Let Yang Xiu back down next time, there is no need to go to Xu Du to ask for instructions, at most just pretend to ask for instructions, which can also speed up the negotiation process.

After getting Cao Cao's two reply letters, the next day, that is, early in the morning of April 12, Yang Xiu asked to meet Chen Lin again, asking Chen Lin to help him introduce him to Fengji or trial, and put forward the second round of conditions of the imperial court.

Chen Lin was a little embarrassed: "Young Master Yang, the conditions last time were too insulting to my lord, and the second prince reacted violently and didn't want to see him again." A little bargaining, I'm afraid it's useless......"

Yang Xiu still looked like he was holding the wisdom bead: "We are not here to bargain, and Cao Gong is not willing to give in." The imperial court has its own dignity, how can it make concessions casually? This time, I have also received a different mission, and I have to handle it as well.

After all, Duke Cao and Ben Chu Gong have been friends for more than 30 years, and they have also fought Dong together to destroy the national thief. If it weren't for the political differences, there would be differences on how to correct the court and revive the Han family, and there would not be a sword and a soldier.

After I reported to Xu Du, Cao Gong was not angry, but praised them for their loyalty to the name of their master, and only sighed that each was his master.

Therefore, out of nostalgia for the old friendship of the original prince for more than 30 years, Cao Gong asked people to prepare another big gift to participate in the condolences of the original prince and the seven stops. Regardless of whether the peace talks are reached or not, the imperial army will also withdraw its troops from Hejian County on the same day that the seven ceremonies were completed at the beginning of the trial, and let the Yuan family retake control of Hejian County to show their respect for the original duke.

Other conditions have also been adjusted, so that Yuan Sangongzi admitted to the court that the wording of the document on the table was wrong, and it can also be changed, and the part that may insult the name of the original duke can be diluted and deleted, and the name of Yuan Sangongzi's unfilial piety can also be reduced - but this defense is still indispensable. ”

After hearing this statement, Chen Lin had to pay attention to it again.

I have to say that Cao Cao is very good at handling opponents.

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First, after his opponent was angry and felt humiliated, he treated it coldly for more than ten days, so that the opponent's anger was almost gone, and the impulsive period passed. And the conditions that were opened for the first time have also been imperceptibly implanted in the hearts of the other party. As long as the conditions offered in the follow-up are obviously better than the first time, and the key is not to let Yuan Shao himself be humiliated, then the probability of being accepted will be greatly increased.

Second, Cao Cao did not come under the banner of direct negotiation this time, but first asked Yang Xiu to mourn Yuan Shao on behalf of the imperial court.

Although Yang Xiu did not say the specific timetable for this round of negotiations, Chen Lin guessed with common sense and knew that Yang Xiu still had a subtext that he did not say: Now there are only five or six days before the Seventh Ceremony, and this round of negotiations, with a little tugging, will definitely be reached after the Seventh Break.

This also avoids the problem that Yuan Shao is still dead and not buried, and his son will betray his interests, and the face can pass a little.

And Yang Xiu took advantage of Chen Lin's still groaning, and threw out a killer idea: "Anyway, no matter whether your army allows me to mourn Ben Chu Gong on behalf of the imperial court, Cao Gong has said that he will let the imperial army retreat from Hejian County on the day of Ben Chu's seventh burial."

If you can't negotiate at that time, then whatever one of you goes to take Hejian County, you can take it if you want, and if you don't want to take it, let Yuan Dagongzi of Bohai pick it up. I don't know how Brother Wang Ling talked in Linzi. ”

The last sentence is extremely lethal, when Yang Xiu came for the first time, he did not point out that "Cao Cao is talking with Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan at the same time", but this time, it directly pierced this layer of window paper.

This is also why Cao Cao has the confidence to take the initiative to offer a second time - if there is no hole card, the court will directly open a lower price, which will be despised by the Yuan family, and the court is very anxious to stop the war.

But when this hole card is played, things are very different.

At the same time, I also told the other party that I have a spare tire, so you can talk about it or not.

Chen Lin was also shocked, and never dared to delay any longer, so he directly reported Yang Xiu's second plan.

……

"Brother Kong Zhang, how did you do it? Didn't you say that you would stick to the end and not negotiate with the thief? ”

Later that day, after hearing about Chen Lin's second condition of bringing back Yang Xiukai, Feng Ji and the trial match's first reaction was also to refuse, feeling that Chen Lin had no principles.

But Chen Lin changed their attitudes with just the second sentence:

"Cao Cao is still talking to the eldest prince at the same time! Regardless of whether an agreement was reached or not, he said that he would withdraw his troops from Hejian County on the day of Benchugong's burial to show his sincerity and respect for Benchugong. ”

"What? Cao Thief is clearly going to immediately provoke the lord and the eldest prince to fight for Hejian County! If you don't talk about it, you will give up a county first? Or is it to show sincerity and respect to the original prince? What false mercy to pretend! ”

Almost immediately, the judge rose from the couch where he was kneeling, and jumped up with a "pout", his five fingers clenched.

It's so vicious!

"But what can we do? Can we bet that the eldest son has this backbone, don't accept it? Feng Ji on the side also showed a painful look on his face, but he was not so principled in judging the match, he quickly thought of the real predicament,

"If we don't agree, and the eldest prince agrees, then it's not a matter of four counties, but a gap of eight counties in and out, and no one can afford it."

This is a typical prisoner's dilemma.

If only one person is arrested, he can of course be in the spirit of "confessing leniency and sitting in prison." Resist strictness, go home for the New Year" mentality is stubborn to the end.

But if that person was arrested with an accomplice and interrogated in isolation......

How did he know if his accomplices would betray him and trade him for major meritorious service?

Confession is lenient, resistance is strict, and the biggest environment for use in practice is this kind of environment in which co-defendants are brought to justice together.

Although Cao Cao lived in an era where there were no such laws, the essence of the relevant ideas was really understood by Cao Cao, and Yang Xiu also understood it at a young age.

When the judge heard this, there was only a long silence, which seemed to relieve the awkward atmosphere.

The atmosphere in the hall was depressed for a long time, so quiet that it could be heard, and no one was willing to take the lead in taking the lead in taking on the notoriety of being soft and spineless, and finally Chen Lin once again found a step down for the trial of Feng Ji:

"Or ...... Or let Yang Xiu mourn smoothly, and then listen to Cao Cao's new conditions in private, right?

After all, Yang Xiu is the nephew of Ben Chu Gong, even if he doesn't look at the face of the Xu Du court, he has to look at the face of Yang Taiwei. How can there be a nephew who does not mourn his uncle? ”

Feng Ji Xian glanced at each other, but could only nod tacitly, and then asked Chen Lin to pretend to "talk to Yang Xiu about the condolence etiquette on the seventh day of Yuan Shao's break", and let Yang Xiu take a look at the conditions first and negotiate in person.

The next day, Yang Xiu finally took Cao Cao's new conditions with satisfaction and forced Yuan Shang to sign this alliance under the city.

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