Three Kingdoms: Cao Chong's will, in fact, my eldest brother is not dead!

Chapter 146 Make You a Pingyue General

"My brother-in-law doesn't have to be so surprised, the two in-laws don't have to see each other."

Cao Ang pointed it out face to face, as if nothing happened, is this something that you can't see?
So Sun Quan didn't deny it anymore, and asked him, "Why did Zixiu say that all of a sudden?"

"There is a reason for saying that, because you are in the position of Marquis Wu, so you have to conquer Shanyue, right?"

"The land of Baiyue has been under the rule of the Son of Heaven since the first emperor, and it must be taken back now, otherwise you will be ashamed of your ancestors."

"Therefore, you have to have a title, for example...General Pingyue or something."

Sun Quan didn't expect Cao Ang to come here. Others may not understand this kind of words, but Sun Quan must understand.

This is negotiating, and setting the final state of truce, how the two sides should end.

Many things, no matter how straightforward Cao Ang is, he would not say it in person. Saying it in person is like a child playing house, and it is too lacking in depth. If you say such things to a Hou Ye, he will look down on you.

But what does this mean, is that Cao Cao delegated power to Cao Ang and asked him to negotiate?

If this is the case, it will be beneficial to Sun Quan, so Sun Quan has a little joy on his face.

If Sun Quan was allowed to choose by himself, it would be impossible for him to choose Cao Cao to negotiate. How much pressure would that be...

"Zixiu, is this the prime minister's intention?"

"Yes, you can understand it this way. If it goes well, everyone will get things done."

"That's easy to say, Zixiu, you are from your own family, so you don't have to be so polite. Jiangdong can provide some supplies to make up for the prime minister's army!"

This is much clearer, and Sun Quan also knows that there is no way to say that Cao Cao should retreat.

Cao Cao may feel that it is not worth fighting Jiangdong, but if he wants to retreat, Cao Cao himself will be stuck here.

It is right to ask you for some compensation. It is not what Cao Cao wants from you, but what others think of Cao Cao if you don't want it.

However, the details of the compensation in this regard still need to be discussed in detail, and it is not just a matter of compensation.

Cao Ang has experienced nearly 2000 years of history, various unequal treaties, and how to talk about compensation for defeat. He has more experience in this area than Sun Quan, so there is no rush.

"Marquis Wu understands righteousness. We will talk about it in the future. I have to ask you to be named a general first."

"Is it the name of the emperor, and I am still Wu Hou?"

"Yes, you are still Marquis of Wu, but the title of General Pingyue is conferred by the prime minister."

"This……"

Everyone knows that the emperor's conferment has no real power, and the prime minister's conferment counts.

But for a prince like Sun Quan, the prime minister's conferment is useless, but the emperor's personal conferment is more legitimate.

Because even if it was granted by Cao Cao, he would not give you a single soldier. The emperor's personal appointment will have the name of an official position, and he will have legitimacy for all kinds of troops here.

Like Yuan Shao, he really wanted the title of Great General back then.

You have all kinds of legal excuses to recruit troops and buy horses when you are appointed by the emperor himself. Tell those famous generals and celebrities that you are protecting the Han Dynasty, which is basically equivalent to Liu Bei's title of "Uncle Emperor", and even more practical than his.

However, it is impossible for Cao Ang to give Sun Quan any "son of heaven".

Cao Cao's granting of Sun Quan represented Sun Quan's submission, which gave Cao Cao a step down.

Then if Sun Quan wants to use this official position to mobilize troops in the future, he will not have the legitimacy of the emperor, only the relationship of the prime minister.

Just an ordinary name, not involving a single soldier, not involving a dollar or a meter, is so particular.

"Why, Marquis Wu is not willing?"

"It's not...Zixiu, let's talk about what happened just now. Someone indeed mentioned to me about harming you, but I didn't agree."

"Haha, it doesn't matter, even if you agree, you can't do it."

"Zixiu is confident, and he is still as stable as Mount Tai in this Jiangdong land."

Cao Ang was confident, and said lightly: "This is your Jingkou. If other forces send a large army to enter, it will be unreasonable. If there are few people coming, can they beat Old General Huang?"

Sun Quan thought of this and felt right.

He was no match for Huang Zhong if he came too few. Back then, Huang Zhong rushed into Xiakou alone and captured him, Marquis Wu.

At that time, there were at least several thousand troops stationed in Xiakou. Even though Huang Zhong acted suddenly in the dark night, it was a sneak attack, but there were more than a hundred guards who blocked Huang Zhong at that time, and they couldn't stop him!

Thinking about Huang Zhong's ability to shoot down Gan Ning with one arrow, Sun Quan was convinced from the bottom of his heart.

"Zixiu, don't worry, it is impossible for anyone in Jiangdong to hurt you. Even if you are not Marquis Wu, we can assure you as in-laws!"

"I know this in my own mind, so you can say 'but'."

"But... at this time, the stakes are very important. I have to go back and discuss with my subordinates about the general appointment. As you know, there are many veterans in Jiangdong who need to be persuaded. They are extremely loyal to my family. Let them understand."

"Yes, I understand everything, then go ahead and talk about it, but remember, you must convince them."

Hearing this, Sun Quan was a little dissatisfied, why did he make so much concessions.

What Cao Ang meant was that he tacitly accepted that Jiangdong was the defeated side, and that he could not raise conditions?
So, Sun Quan began to fight back: "Zixiu, you are making things difficult for me. If the negotiation fails, how long can the prime minister's million-strong army stay in Jiangdong?"

"It won't last long, only until the day Sun Wu dies."

……

Sun Quan's bargaining did not interfere with Cao Ang at all, and he didn't even bother to argue with him.

If the condition of the protracted tug-of-war talks is reached, it will be a failure. Cao Ang doesn't need any news, he can grasp Jiangdong's bottom line, and he also knows what kind of person Sun Quan is.

He just threw Sun Quan a bottom line and gave Sun Quan time to discuss.

Two days later, Cao Ang's letter had been delivered to Cao Cao, who happened to be negotiating with his advisers.

When he opened it, Cao Cao was a little taken aback: "A general of Pingyue?"

The counselors below were all at a loss, and then Cao Cao explained to them, and then suddenly realized.

Then Jiang Gan said: "It's wonderful to make him a general..."

Obviously Jiang Gan is not an ignorant person, and Cao Cao also understands what it means. With Sun Quan's attitude, they can retreat, but they still need to discuss the issue of compensation.

Of course, what was sent was not called compensation, that was too ugly.

But Xun You immediately objected: "Prime Minister, let the eldest son talk about it, isn't it good?"

"What's wrong?"

"The status of the eldest son... is not equal, so Sun Quan will agree to our conditions so smoothly?"

At this moment, many counselors are clearly aware that Jiangdong is not so easy to win. It is easy to win Sun Quan in one battle, but to really win Jiangdong, they have to face the complicated Shanyue.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Gongda, don't you know what the eldest son has done in Jiangdong?"

"How can you not know that the eldest son has suppressed Jiang Dong's arrogance, and his arrogance is indeed amazing, but this is a negotiation condition."

Xun You felt that these were two different things, but Cheng Yu knew that Xun You might be supporting the Second Young Master.

(End of this chapter)