But Sun Quan knew how powerful this seemingly ordinary and indestructible person in front of him was. The appearance they saw was all an illusion. This person killed tens of thousands of people with a snap of his fingers, and people's heads fell to the ground while he was talking and laughing.
He waved his hand and most of the land of the Han Empire was owned by him. This man was actually really scary!
The two meeting organizers on both sides, Jia Xu and Zhang Hong, carefully greeted their respective coaches to take their seats. Cao Zhi and Sun Quan almost stared at each other as they walked forward and took their seats.
From the moment the two people met, there was no one else in their eyes.
In history, Sun Quan, who became the Great Emperor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, was the first to lose his composure and began to question Cao Zhi in a bad way: "Cao Zhi, my eldest brother was assassinated, was it you who instigated it?"
After Sun Quan said this, his eyes were filled with anger, and everyone around him was dumbfounded. Who would have expected that Sun Quan would say this when he saw Cao Zhi's face? Zhang Hong, Jia Xu and other civil servants secretly looked at each other and broke out in cold sweat.
, the generals behind Cao Zhi and Sun Quan also pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords, with nervous expressions on their faces. They were even ready to take action. Whether Cao Zhi answered Sun Quan's question, or whether he admitted that he sent someone to assassinate Sun Ce, all mattered.
It was enough to make Sun Quan fall out because of this question, and the atmosphere at the scene became extremely tense.
But Cao Zhi's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations. He didn't get angry or fall out, but he smiled and said slowly to Sun Quan, who was filled with anger: "Hey! Your eldest brother's death is destined by God.
Yes, if it weren't for me to bear this infamy, it would be someone else! Just think of it as my instigation!"
What kind of answer is this?
Cao Zhi's answer was very clever. He neither directly admitted that he was involved in Sun Ce's death nor denied it. He also alluded to the fact that Sun Ce would die sooner or later from being assassinated. Without Cao Zhi to bear it, there would have been
Someone else did it.
"You...good, good, good, you are worthy of being the most powerful minister in the world, Cao Zhi. At least you have mastered your shameless skills." Sun Quan, who was impeccable with Cao Zhi's words, could only look at Zhang Hong as he stepped forward.
After being restrained by his body movements, he finally made a mockery of Cao Zhi and leaned his straight back on the back of the chair behind him.
"I need General Sun to do it so that Cao's face won't be in vain!" Cao Zhi saw that Sun Quan wanted to give up the pursuit, so he immediately stopped using Jia Xu. Guo Jia later reminded him and changed the topic to negotiation and marriage.
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In fact, both Cao Zhi and Sun Quan understood that they no longer wanted to fight each other, so Sun Quan and Cao Zhi did not want to get entangled too much on many issues that they knew well. Even if Sun Ce was assassinated,
Even though Sun Quan was very upset about the incident, he knew that it would be of no use to understand the whole story.
Cao Zhi is also unwilling to increase the number of killings. So far in the Battle of Chibi, countless lives have been lost and injured due to his design. Sun Quan's Jiangdong forces have been beaten to a pulp by him, and they should be unable to fight back.
With his strength, he will no longer become Cao Zhi's biggest worry. The most important thing is that he cares about Qiao Ying and her son very much. This is how people are, it has become a fact. The longer they have not met, the more guilty they feel for her.
Cao Zhi felt that he owed Qiao Ying and his son too much. This guilt had been increasing day by day since Cao Zhi and Qiao Ying's ridiculous night. When he learned that Qiao Ying had given birth to a son for him, his guilt was even more intense day by day.
Tormenting Cao Zhi, he very much hoped to do something for them to compensate their mother and son, even if it was at the expense of part of the victory.
Cao Zhi's thoughts were selfish, but under the ancient feudal social system and ideology of loyalty to one family and one surname, Cao Zhi's subordinates could understand his actions.
Ever since he knew that the son Qiao Ying gave birth to was Cao Zhi's flesh and blood, Xu Chu had made it his mission to ensure the safe return of Young Master Jiangdong. Every day he thought about when he would see Young Master Jiangdong, and if he knew that Young Master Jiangdong was in trouble in the Sun family,
Whatever crime he had committed, whatever mistreatment he had suffered, he was going to rush into Shanyin City and bloodbath Sun Mansion, etc., talking nonsense without any boundaries.
After listening to Cao Zhi's hint, Sun Quan slowly extinguished his anger, looked at Cao Zhi's calm face, and said in a deep voice: "So, Marshal Cao is determined to be my Sun family's son-in-law?"
"Peace is always more valuable than war. My sister cares about the world, does not sacrifice her life for peace, and seeks peace in Jiangdong through peace. This is a valuable quality. I, Cao, am not talented, so naturally I can only accept it."
For thousands of years, even in political marriages, almost all men proposed to each woman. Not only did Cao Zhi do the opposite, which made Sun Quanfei unable to marry his sister, but instead married Sun Shangxiang, who was equivalent to a princess.
This was a posture that could be considered, and it was also a way to feel proud, and it completely showed his true face of being shameless and despicable.
"Hmph, I think you are not begging for peace, but taking the opportunity to blackmail, right? Allocate Wu County and Kuaiji County into three counties. You also want to permanently station your soldiers and horses in the new county, stipulate my army quota, and also ask me...
...Sister-in-law, I will not agree to my nephew moving into Wanling!" Sun Quan became angrier and angrier as he spoke. At the end of the sentence, Qiao Ying and Sun Shaoshi actually left their seats, stood up, and pointed at Cao Zhi opposite.
He reprimanded loudly. This shows that after Sun Quan knew that Qiao Ying and Cao Zhi were having an affair, one can imagine the pain and hurt caused to him.
"General Sun's words are serious. I, Cao Zhi, am sincere and just asking for help for the people of the world." Cao Zhi responded calmly.
"Hahahaha." Sun Quan looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Cao Zhi, you have a good plan! We sacrificed countless lives to ask my sister to marry you like this. With just one word from you, you took us away lightly.
Everything in exchange for your years of ravage. Although my sister's status is not as noble as before because of my defeat, don't you think this dowry is too expensive?"
Cao Zhi still said with a nonchalant smile: "If the general feels that this gift is not generous enough to show the wealth and power of the Sun family or Jiangdong, there is no harm in adding more gifts, and Cao will not object!"
Cao Zhi took on the posture of a strong man who wants to prey on you, Sun Quan. Although Sun Quan wanted to keep his existing territory, power and status, Cao Zhi had so many trump cards that he could fight for as many benefits as he wanted.
There are a lot of benefits. Before Sun Quan came here, through the analysis of Zhang Hong and others, he understood that the bargaining capital they had now was actually Qiao Ying's mother and son. So before coming here, Zhang Hong had repeatedly warned Sun Quan.
Don't act on impulse, as this will really push the negotiation into an irreversible situation.
Sun Quan's previous efforts were all designed with three axes, expecting to be able to cut into Cao Zhi bit by bit. But Cao Zhi is not stupid, nor is he weak, and it is not that easy to cut in.
So just when Sun Quan was about to give up his final resistance and enter into substantive negotiations, Lu Meng who was standing by him unexpectedly snorted and said angrily: "With your sincerity, are you worthy of our lady?"
"Bah!" Cao Hong beside Cao Zhi couldn't help it anymore. As soon as Lu Meng finished speaking, he jumped up and slammed the table, pointed at Lu Meng's nose and shouted loudly: "How presumptuous, the two army coaches are talking in front of the formation, you are
How dare a kid who comes out of nowhere to interrupt casually?"
"Bastard!" Lü Meng was furious. Lü Meng died of illness because of Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu died in battle. Sun Quanben had a close friendship with him. Now he has been promoted to the post of governor in charge of military affairs. Although his status and reputation are not as good as those of Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu,
But the actual duties were only for them. How could Cao Hong be allowed to insult him like this at this time? Lu Meng was about to get angry, but Sun Quan stopped him with a wave of his hand.
"Cao Zhi, how do you want to negotiate?" Sun Quan stopped his men's impulsiveness and the tense anger at the meeting, and focused everyone's attention on the focus of the negotiation.
Sun Quan's behavior actually boosted the arrogance of some people. For example, Cao Hong, who had recovered from his injuries, sat down again after Sun Quan stopped Lu Meng's counterattack, crossed his legs, and shook his legs again at Lu Meng, who was glaring angrily.
He raised his eyebrows in a provocative manner.
Since Cao Hong personally ignited the main fuse that detonated the mines laid behind the defense line in the battle with Cheng Pu and Wanmatan, he watched the explosion of the enemy's blood and flesh flying everywhere, and the scattered limbs, coupled with the subsequent land and water fires, burning
The one called Ghost Crying Wolf Howling, Cao Hong's mood improved. Although he did not kill Cheng Pu personally, after his death was confirmed later, Cao Hong believed that he had fulfilled his oath to Sun Guan.
Of course, Cao Hong did not know that Zhang Liao had met Cheng Pu before the fire. Zhang Liao and his subordinates also deliberately concealed this encounter to prevent the Cao family boss from being disturbed again. Zhang Liao even thought that what he did was
A proud work of loyalty to Cao Zhi and sharing of worries.
"Simple, your existing troops put down their weapons, sign this agreement, complete the marriage, hand over Qiao Ying and her son, and immediately return to your territory in Kuaiji. Don't forget to pay tribute to the emperor every year in the future!" Cao Zhi's words are fully revealed!
With his domineering attitude on the winning side.
"But you led a large army to surround me and my subordinates. We are short of medical treatment and medicine, and the soldiers are starving. You want to take away my only support now and in the future. This is not a sincerity for peace." Sun Quan said.
Change the previous toughness and start to turn into substantive negotiations.
"That's why we have to sit down and have a good talk!" Cao Zhi looked at Cao Hong and Cao Ren beside him and smiled knowingly, knowing that he had entered the actual bargaining stage. He seemed to be speaking nonchalantly, but he had already made plans in his mind.
After the biggest obstacle was resolved, the subsequent negotiations began the substantive process. After two hours of repeated negotiations, the draft of the Chibi Agreement that shocked the world was finally released.
Cao Zhi, the largest overlord in the mainland today and a god-like figure in the eyes of the military, almost used coercion here to make Sun Quan, the overlord who could have achieved the emperor's achievements for a lifetime, sign a life-long regret and ruin his father and brother for two generations.
The unequal agreement that created the final foundation.