Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan slightly and asked slowly: "I wonder why your majesty keeps him?"
The other generals looked puzzled.
They also want to know, since Liu Chan does not intend to recruit Cao Zhen, what is the use of keeping Cao Zhen? After all, their emperor has often done some unexpected things recently.
"Father!"
Liu Chan did not answer directly, but asked: "How is Cao Zhen?"
"Cao Wei is a handsome man with great talent," Zhuge Liang said.
Cao Zhen followed Cao Cao throughout his life, made countless military exploits for Cao Wei, and experienced no less than a hundred battles. Now he is one of Cao Rui's auxiliary ministers, so naturally he will not be mediocre.
Of course, Liu Chan also knew him very well.
"Xiangfu!" Liu Chan asked Zhuge Liang: "I want to use this person to make a deal with Cao Rui, the leader of Wei. I wonder if Xiangfu will agree?"
All the generals were shocked when they heard this, as if they did not understand what Liu Chan meant.
"Xiangfu," Liu Chan said, "I want to use Cao Zhen to exchange for Bo Ji's family with Cao Rui, so that Bo Ji can surrender to my great Han Dynasty. I don't know what Xiangfu thinks?"
Zhuge Liang's feather fan slowed down slightly.
All the generals present were also stunned.
It turned out to be for Guo Huai.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "If we can use Cao Zhen in exchange for Bo Ji's family, my big man will have a general."
With Zhuge Liang's agreement, Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief.
This battle was originally an adventure, but now the overall situation has been decided. I believe that as long as Zhuge Liang is here, it will not be difficult for the big man to digest Guanzhong.
However, Liu Chan also knew that even if he now captured Guanzhong and annexed the entire Yongliang, Cao Wei would still be stronger than the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty now lacks talents, especially generals who are good at fighting.
Although Guo Huai is not as good as Guan Zhang, Zhao Mahuang.
But it is even worse than Liao Hua and other generals.
Although Guo Huai has surrendered, his family members are still in Luoyang. If Cao Rui learns that Guo Huai has surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he will definitely take his family members to task.
Once Cao Rui kills Guo Huai's family members, Guo Huai may hate Cao Wei and become loyal to the Han Dynasty. This may be a good thing, but this is not what Liu Chan thinks.
What he wants is for Guo Huai to surrender with all his heart, not to be forced into helplessness.
This is also the real reason why after Guo Huai surrendered, he asked Liu Chan to fight Zhang He, but Liu Chan did not agree.
Let’s not talk about whether Guo Huai sincerely surrendered at that time. Maybe he would switch sides and help Zhang He defeat the Han army. This is not impossible.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Liu Chan did not let Guo Huai fight, but hid him in the snow.
Hiding Guo Huai in the snow not only prevents him from defecting before the battle, but also Liu Chan knows better that if Cao Wei's reinforcements are blocked, the Han army will inevitably fight Cao Zhen in Chang'an. If the situation in Chang'an is delayed for a long time, the good situation may be reversed.
After all, Wei is strong and Han is weak——
Guo Huai played a crucial role in being able to capture Chang'an so quickly today.
Now Liu Chan uses Cao Zhen in exchange for Guo Huai's family, which will inevitably make Guo Huai feel grateful to Liu Chan and loyal to the Han from then on.
Trade Cao Zhen for Guo Huai - worth a thousand dollars!
"Thank you, dear father!"
Liu Chan quickly thanked Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang then sent people east out of Tongguan to Luoyang to negotiate with Cao Wei.
......
April 9.
Luoyang.
Cao Wei Imperial Palace.
Xiang Lang, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, said to Wei Lord Cao Rui: "Your Majesty, your country's general Cao Zhen, your consort Xiahou Mao, and Yongzhou governor Guo Huai were captured by our army three days ago."
Xiang Lang said it calmly, but the civil and military officials of Cao Wei Manchu Dynasty were furious when they heard it.
Wu Zhi, the servant, immediately said angrily: "Arrogant Shu people," he turned around and cupped his hands to Cao Rui, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, please kill this thief immediately!"
"Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
"..."
Suddenly, all the civil and military officials from Cao and Wei in the main hall echoed with indignation. At the same time, they glared at Xiang Lang fiercely, wishing to eat him alive.
Cao Rui was so angry that his teeth itched.
"How dare the traitor do this?"
As soon as Cao Rui finished speaking, Xiang Lang couldn't help being surprised, but as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, he could only bite the bullet and keep calm. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please stop being angry. The foreign ministers are not here to humiliate you. country."
Although he explained to Lang, Cao Rui's anger did not subside. However, as the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, he needed to maintain sufficient dignity, especially when facing the envoys of Shu, but he still had a gloomy face. < /p>
"Tell me," Cao Rui said, "What do you mean when you come to Wei today?"
Cao Rui is the emperor after all, so he can understand Xiang Lang's explanation.
"Back to Your Majesty!" Xiang Lang said with a smile: "The foreign minister is here to make a deal with Your Majesty on the order of my Lord."
"Deal?"
Cao Rui was stunned and asked: "What deal?"
"My lord has decided," Xiang Lang said, "to release your country's general Cao Zhen and your consort Xiahou Mao."
Huh——
Cao Rui heard this but said nothing.
But he seemed to have heard some clues.
"Of course, this is conditional;" Xiang Lang continued: "If your Majesty agrees, please immediately release the governor of Yongzhou and Guo Huai's family, if not..."
When Xiang Lang said this, the hall suddenly fell into a dead silence. The ministers of Cao Wei and Emperor Cao Rui could naturally hear what it meant.
Release Guo Huai's family.
That means Guo Huai has surrendered to Shu.
"If I don't allow it..." Cao Rui said coldly.
Hearing this, Xiang Lang sighed: "If your Majesty does not agree, my lord will kill your country's general Cao Zhen, as well as his consort Xiahou Mao, and your Majesty will be angry with Guo Huai. From then on, Guo Huai will be more loyal to my great man." ."
As soon as Xiang Lang finished speaking, all the officials of Cao and Wei in the hall couldn't help but turn their attention to Cao Rui, because they knew that Shu's move was indeed cruel.
Cao Rui was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
He seems to think that even if he doesn't agree, it won't work.
There is no doubt that Guo Huai has surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
Cao Rui naturally hated Guo Huai.
He wanted to kill Guo Huai's whole family immediately, but it seemed that he couldn't do it now. If Xiang Lang hadn't come to Luoyang yet, he could still do it.
Not now.
Even if he already knew that Guo Huai was treasonous, he could not touch Guo Huai's family.
Because if he kills Guo Huai's family members, Shu will kill Cao Zhen and Xiahou Mao.
Cao Zhen and Xia Houmao did have a certain responsibility for Wei's defeat in this battle, but Cao Rui knew better that the Chinese people would not see it that way.
Because as the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Rui mobilized 100,000 troops to reinforce Guanzhong. As a result, not only did he fail to rescue Guanzhong, but he also lost troops and generals.
Now Shu is willing to release Cao Zhen and Xiahou Mao.
If he refuses, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the family forces of Cao Zhen and Xiahou Mao. He has just ascended the throne and his position is not yet stable.
What's more terrible is that when he was defeated in Pubanjin, Lu Xun, the governor of Soochow, had already captured Jiangxia before Sima Yi reinforced Jiangxia, and Hefei was completely surrounded by Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu.
If there is another disturbance in the court at this time.
For Wei, this is nothing more than adding insult to injury.