"Huh? Is this the head of the Xianbei thief chief Ke Bineng?" Cao Cao glanced at the head in the wooden box, and then asked Cao Zhendao next to him with great interest.
Although he led his army to fight against Ke Bineng, Cao Cao himself had never seen Ke Bineng himself. In fact, not many in Cao's army had seen Ke Bineng in person, so Cao Cao was not sure about the head in front of him.
Does it belong to Kebineng?
However, Cao Zhen and Ke Bineng had a one-on-one fight, so they recognized each other's appearance.
"Prime Minister, that is indeed Ke Bineng's head." Cao Zhen looked into the wooden box carefully for a while, and then said to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao heard this, he stroked his beard and nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cao Cao also heard a little bit about some of the conflicts within Xianbei, but that was limited to this extent. As for the specific extent of the internal fighting in Xianbei, Cao Cao would never have a deep understanding. However, when a tribe was defeated,
Another tribe suddenly came out and completely defeated and annexed it. This kind of thing was beyond Cao Cao's expectation.
But no matter what, that Bu Dugen really gave himself a great gift, and judging from his current behavior, he has no intention of continuing to fight the Han Dynasty, but is offering a low profile to the Han Dynasty.
To invite peace.
Bu Dugen's attitude made Cao Cao very satisfied. In the two battles with Xianbei, although the consumption of Cao's army was not as heavy as that of Kebineng's army, it still lost a lot of vitality. Moreover, Cao Cao was determined to conquer the world.
Hero, now the south is undecided, and there are Ma Teng and Han Sui in the northwest. They will definitely continue to conquer in the future. If his army is too damaged, it is not what Cao Cao wants to see.
But now, the leader of Xianbei has lowered his profile and came to ask for peace, which is exactly what Cao Cao wants.
"What does your leader mean by sending Ke Bineng's head?" However, although Cao Cao had a rough guess in his mind, he still had to put on a good show in front of Xianbei's envoys.
Since Xianbei sent envoys here, it is the so-called negotiation. Since it is a negotiation, the superficial skills must be sufficient.
"My Lord Bu Dugen intends to make good friends with the Han, and most of the Xianbei people also want the same. But Kebi is blind and ignorant of the power of the Han. He goes against the wishes of the people, insists on going his own way, goes to war rashly, and kills all living beings. People and gods are indignant! Therefore, I
The Lord raised an army to attack him and put him to death, and offered his head to the Prime Minister to show our lord's sincerity in making good friends with the Han Dynasty." The Xianbei envoy knew that the ordinary-looking Han man in front of him was a super powerful official who controlled half of the Han Dynasty, but he did not dare to take any advantage of it.
Slowly, he said respectfully.
This Xianbei envoy is usually considered a figure in the Budugen tribe, and he often shouts at others. But now he has come to someone else's territory alone, and he might lose his head if he is not careful.
So I have to deal with it carefully.
Oh, I didn’t expect that a barbarian from the Xianbei tribe could actually speak well.
However, a severed head is nothing more than a dead thing after all. Even if Cao Cao was happy about Ke Bineng's death, he could not completely trust Bu Dugen because of his head.
Although Cao Cao did not have a thorough understanding of the affairs within the Xianbei tribe, he was still somewhat aware of Bu Dugen's reputation as cunning and insidious.
If Xianbei makes no further statement, Cao Cao will still not relax his vigilance against them.
If Nabu Dugen really only wanted to make an alliance with the Han Dynasty with the help of a mere head, then he would have underestimated himself, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
"Indeed, I deeply hate Ke Bineng. He provoked the might of our great Han Dynasty by launching wars. I wish I could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. But Ke Bineng is certainly hateful, but Bu Dugen wants to use such a
If Ren Tou wants to be friends with our court, then he is thinking too simply." Cao Cao spoke calmly and calmly.
The Xianbei envoy was startled when he heard this, but then returned to his original demeanor. Before setting off, Bu Dugen had told himself that it would be difficult to accomplish anything with just one head. If the other party had other requirements, as long as they were within the acceptable range,
All can be agreed to.
"I wonder if the Prime Minister has any other requests? I would like to hear the details." the Xianbei envoy asked.
"In order to show goodwill to our court, the Xiongnu Chanyu specially sent his rightful king to our court as a hostage, and asked him to surrender. I don't know if Bu Dugen is planning to send a certain nobleman to our court as a hostage, and I don't know about the Xianbei people.
How do you plan to face our court?" Cao Cao did not immediately put forward his request, but asked the other party.
However, although it is a rhetorical question, the meaning is already obvious: Look at the Xiongnu, they are sending hostages and professing vassalage. You should also learn from it. Only in this way can we forgive you for the crime of raising troops.
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Cao Cao's hint was very obvious, and the Xianbei envoy's expression became a little worse.
If it were some monetary and material demands, the Xianbei envoy might be able to ignore them and agree. But Cao Cao had to ask them to deliver pledges and make them surrender. This was really too much.
At least, even if Bu Dugen gave him some rights to act expediently, these excessive demands were definitely not something that an envoy like him could agree to beyond the bounds of the rules.
If he had agreed to the request of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Bu Dugen would have killed him immediately after returning to the tribe.
Besides, can Xianbei's situation be compared with that of the Xiongnu? The Xiongnu's own royal court was breached, and even Shanyu Huchuquan fled in a hurry. His legs trembled when he mentioned the Han army. Although Xianbei also fought twice
In the defeat, the losers were all Kebineng's troops. After Bu Dugen annexed Kebineng's troops, their strength was still not bad.
In this case, let Bu Dugen seek peace with the Han Dynasty and send some money and materials, but let him send pledges to the Han Dynasty to become a vassal? It is estimated that Bu Dugen will never agree.
"This matter is of great importance. I dare not make my own decision. I hope that the Prime Minister will allow me to return to the tribe first and report the Prime Minister's request to my lord, who will make a decision." The Xianbei envoy had no choice but to say this to Cao Cao.