Chapter 687 I beat you, it's better than Lu Xuan killing you
In Cao Cao's camp.
He still has his own camp, but the army under his command is being reorganized. The key generals and soldiers in the army have all dispersed their arrangements.
Cao Cao knew that this was an inevitable arrangement.
Lu Xuan persuaded him to surrender, but Lu Xuan's control over the army could not be relaxed. Even if Lu Xuan expanded externally, it would be a matter of the future.
The current arrangement is domestic unification.
During this period, Lu Xuan would not give him military power. Fortunately, Lu Xuan took over the army, and Dian Wei still stayed by his side, responsible for protecting his safety.
For this, he was grateful to Lu Xuan.
When Cao Cao was sitting in the camp thinking, the sound of footsteps came from far to near, followed by the tent door curtain being raised, counselors led by Guo Jia, Xun You and Cheng Yu, as well as generals led by Xiahou Dun, Ma Chao and Yu Jin walked hand in hand.
Come in.
This was informed by someone arranged by Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao surrendered, all these people also surrendered, and their freedom was not restricted. They just became bare commanders without soldiers to command.
"King Qin."
Everyone saluted together.
Cao Cao nodded slightly, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, sit down."
Everyone sat down and looked serious.
Cao Cao glanced over and saw that these were some of the civilian officials and generals under his command. There were also many civilian officials in Luoyang Center, and some military generals were in the army outside Ziwu Road.
Cao Cao withdrew his gaze and said slowly: "I invited you here today to submit to your Majesty. I am still the King of Qin, but I have submitted to the Kingdom of Wu and become a minister of the King of Wu."
Everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.
Xiahou Dun was injured and the wound had been bandaged. He gritted his teeth and said, "This time, we were defeated miserably."
He looked at Cao Cao and said solemnly: "If the king has other ideas, Xiahou Dun will follow him to the death. I, Xiahou Dun, have only one life left now, so I am willing to fight to the death."
Ma Chao said: "Me too."
Cao Cao smiled and shook his head and said: "I can understand your feelings. I am very grateful that you are willing to follow me. However, it is difficult to follow a man's words. If I said that I would submit, it is of course a true submission.
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"It is true that during the battle between us and the king, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and others died on the battlefield. These are dead brothers. This is also the hatred of the past."
"But such casualties were carried out openly on the battlefield."
"It's not about sending someone to assassinate you."
"If the king sent someone to assassinate him and used cunning means, then there is nothing to say. That is hatred that must be avenged. But on the battlefield, both sides have their own positions. It is normal for you to kill me and I to kill you.
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"As long as we go to the battlefield, we have our heads in our belts and we are ready to die."
"We are like this, and so are the king's generals."
Cao Cao said solemnly: "So the things of the past are gone with the wind. There is no need to talk about it anymore. Let's look forward to everything. I surrendered to the king, which is true submission. It does not mean bearing humiliation and burden, and there is no humiliation and burden. I don't want anyone to do it in disguise.
, what are you thinking about, why continue to test."
"Everyone, do you understand?"
Cao Cao looked around and asked.
He knew that Lu Xuan had recruited him not because he was a bad person, but because he was valuable, and because Lu Xuan was unwilling to kill him.
However, if Lu Xuan doesn't kill him, it doesn't mean that Lu Xuan doesn't kill other people, and it doesn't mean that Lu Xuan is a good person with a good heart. If anyone has other thoughts or is connected to something, Lu Xuan will handle it. If the individual dies, it won't be a big deal.
Others are innocent.
Surrender is surrender.
There is no need to hide something with ulterior motives?
He is not Goujian.
"clear!"
Guo Jia, Xun You and Cheng Yu all answered in unison.
Xiahou Dun, Ma Chao and Yu Jin also expressed their stance. Although the expressions on Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao's faces were somewhat reluctant, they did not say much. Cao Cao, the backbone of the group, had already expressed his stance, so there was no need for them to say more.
"King!"
A loud voice came.
The tent door curtain was raised again, and Cao Xiu strode in with an eager expression.
He is Cao Cao's nephew.
Cao Xiu's father and Cao Hong were brothers. Because his father died early, Cao Xiu came to Cao Cao's side early and was taken by Cao Cao. Among the many children of the Cao family, Cao Xiu was quite outstanding. He was only twenty years old and was very good at both civil and military skills.
He was highly regarded by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Cao Xiu with a smile in his eyes and praised, "Wen Lie is here, what can I do?"
Wenlie is the pseudonym of Cao Xiu.
Cao Xiu replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that Lu Xuan took away all the soldiers and horses for reorganization, but did not control anyone. All of us can move freely. Especially, Lu Xuan still trusts you very much?"
Cao Cao said: "What's wrong?"
A cold light flashed across Cao Xiu's eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty, this is our opportunity. We have General Xiahou, General Ma, and a peerless tiger general like Dian Wei. With Lu Xuan's respect for your Majesty, we can take this opportunity
Opportunity, suddenly kill Lu Xuan."
"We have assassinated Lu Xuan, and the situation in the camp will inevitably change dramatically."
"The great generals of the Wu Kingdom are also based on the fact that Lu Xuan is still there. When Lu Xuan dies, everything changes. These people must be panicked and unable to continue fighting. We can turn things around."
Cao Xiu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please give me a clear lesson."
A pair of eyes looked over with some pity in their eyes. As soon as Cao Cao expressed his stance, Cao Xiu came up to him?
I want to be beaten!
When Cao Cao heard Cao Xiu's words, he stood up and said in a deep voice: "Although I, Cao Cao, want to defeat Lu Xuan, I will win in an upright manner on the battlefield. If you are really unconvinced and unwilling to submit, you will commit suicide after losing."
"Lu Xuan Renyi, spare this king, spare the Cao family."
"Now you want me to use conspiracy and shady means to kill Lu Xuan."
"This is a big joke."
"Regardless of whether you can succeed or not, as long as you do such a thing, all the children of the Cao family will not be able to survive when Lu Xuan is furious. Because Lu Xuan's kindness will not be given to anyone who will backlash."
Cao Cao's voice gradually became colder.
At this moment, he understood Lu Xuan's plan to ask him to appease his subordinates. Lu Xuan knew that some people were not convinced. If Lu Xuan dealt with the Cao family, it would easily make Cao Cao feel grudge, so he left it to him to deal with it.
This is with him in mind.
Cao Xiu was unwilling to give in and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Xuan killed so many of us? Now, we have to submit to him. I am not convinced."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Lu Xuan did kill many of us. Don't we have people who killed Lu Xuan? You want revenge and you refuse to admit defeat. Why don't you kill more people when we fight?"
"Why don't you fight to the death?"
"On the contrary, now, you are trying to show off your cleverness and want to kill people. You think you are smart, but is it possible that Lu Xuan is stupid? He couldn't think of this and would he let you kill him?"
"Use your brain. Can you think of someone who is plotting against our Qin State? In the battle of Yanzhou, he clearly saw through Chen Gong's plan but still did not plot against Yanzhou?"
"If you want to die, don't drag everyone else to die with you."
Cao Cao thought about Lu Xuan's methods and became more and more angry. If Cao Xiu asked for a fight on the battlefield and fought to the death, he would be very happy and would definitely appreciate it. Now that they are all prisoners, Cao Xiu is still thinking of plotting.
This is an impatient life!
Even more so.
Do you really think that Lu Xuan is the founder of Shanshan Shantang?
Cao Xiu was stunned for a moment after being scolded, but his expression was still a bit stubborn and he said: "Your Majesty, I am..."
"Shut up!"
Cao Cao scolded him sharply.
He flicked his sleeves and ordered: "Dian Wei."
"exist!"
Dian Wei came in immediately.
Cao Cao pointed at Cao Xiu and ordered: "Drag Cao Xiu down, give him thirty punishments, and give me a hard beating."
Dian Wei hesitated for a moment.
Cao Cao was even more furious and said coldly: "What, do you, Dian Wei, want to disobey the order? Could it be that I have been defeated and what I said has no effect."
"The general will not dare!"
Dian Wei quickly shook his head and walked towards Cao Xiu. Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go by myself."
Cao Cao saw Cao Xiu walking out and followed him. As he walked, he said: "I'm beating you now for your own good. It's better than if you committed a crime and Lu Xuan killed you. You should blame me for being weak."