"… I don't know if my lord has any requests …"
Mao Jie asked probingly.
Because he had met Yang Rui once before, Mao Jie had taken the initiative to request to leave the city as an emissary. At the very beginning, Yang Rui's attitude was rather difficult to negotiate with. However, he seemed to have quickly changed his attitude. This made Mao Jie immediately feel much more at ease.
"Haha … Haha … Xiao Xian is a great talent. Cao Mende is truly blessed to have Xiao Xian. If I say that Xiao Xian alone is enough, would you be willing to follow me and change your master to follow me from now on? Haha … Blazing Sun is also a person who loves talents … "
However, Yang Rui's following reply greatly surprised Mao Jie. He didn't think that Yang Rui would give such a reply. Because of Yang Rui's reply, he spontaneously felt a sense of pride. As a person with talent, his greatest fortune was to meet a master who recognized talent!
"Many thanks to Lord Blazing Sun, Lord Bohai King. My lord is too kind. If you can help my lord Cao Cao get out of this predicament, Mao Jie has no reason to refuse.
However, Mao Jie is just a Confucian scholar. Moreover, his talent and learning are shallow. I'm afraid that it will be difficult for me to accomplish great things. Perhaps I will disappoint my lord … "
Facing Yang Rui's straightforward invitation, Mao Jie only thought that Yang Rui was joking. He didn't accept it, but he also didn't reject it.
No matter if it was historical facts or romance, the Three Kingdoms Period had always been particular about "one horse doesn't ride on two saddles. A loyal subject doesn't serve two masters." The atmosphere in the Three Kingdoms Civilization Region in 《War of the Worlds》 was the same. From Mao Jie's reply, it could be seen that he didn't plan on easily changing masters.
"Xiao Xian is truly loyal! To be able to reply like this, it is enough to see Xiao Xian's sincerity towards Cao Mende. Even I am somewhat envious! "
Yang Rui praised Mao Jie again. At this time, Yang Rui was prepared to accept Cao Cao's peace talk. He wouldn't be stingy with his praise for his advisors.
"Since Xiao Xian is so loyal, I will not force you. These are the talents that I want to recommend to the Han Dynasty officials. Unfortunately, they are all in Fengqiu County. If Cao Mende is willing to hand them over, all other conditions will be waived. I will consider immediately retreating from Fengqiu County and leaving!
Xiao Xian, please convey my message to Cao Mengde … "
While praising Mao Jie. Yang Rui took out a few letters of admonition that he had prepared beforehand from his long sleeve and handed them over to Mao Jie.
"… Due to the rampant Yellow Turban forces in Jiaodong in Qingzhou, we urgently need to lead the troops to eliminate them. Today, we specially recommend Dian Wei to be Lieutenant General of Jiaodong to clean up the Yellow Turban forces in Jiaodong …"
"… Due to the harassment of the pirate forces in Donglai County in Qingzhou, we urgently need to lead the troops to eliminate them. Today, we specially recommend Yu Jin to be Lieutenant General of Donglai County to clean up the pirate forces in Donglai County …"
"… Due to the rampant bandits in Jinan in Qingzhou, we urgently need to lead the troops to eliminate them. Today, we specially recommend Le Jin to be Lieutenant General of Jinan. To clean up the bandits in Donglai County … "
“.....”
The contents of the letters of admonition that Yang Rui handed to Mao Jie were actually very simple. However, after Mao Jie took them and read them, his expression changed greatly. What was this about recommending talents for the Han Dynasty? This was clearly trying to poach his lord, Cao Cao.
Mao Jie knew very well that among the three people that Yang Rui wanted, only Le Jin had been subdued by Cao Cao. Whether it was Dian Wei or Yu Jin, these two people had recently joined Cao Cao's camp as guest soldiers. They had no direct subordinate relationship with Cao Cao.
Le Jin's situation was the same as Mao Jie's. Perhaps the chances of Yang Rui taking him away were not high. However, it was hard to say for the other two. Mao Jie even felt that if he had not stated his opinion in advance, perhaps his name would have been added to the list.
"In that case … Your Excellency, Lieyang Province's Governor, Bohai Sea Lord, please forgive Mao Jie for being unable to make a decision on this matter. How about Mao Jie convey Your Excellency's intentions to my Lord and let him personally decide on this matter?"
"That is the case. You may leave …"
After explaining the matter clearly, Yang Rui's attitude changed again. He seemed to have immediately lost interest in continuing to talk with Mao Jie. After giving a few simple instructions, he directly asked someone to send Mao Jie out of the main tent of the camp.
In fact, as Mao Jie had thought, Yang Rui had originally prepared four letters of admonition. One of them had Mao Jie's name on it. However, since he already knew that the possibility was not high, Yang Rui did not take it out.
Generally speaking, negotiations were like doing business. One had to ask for a sky-high price and pay at the lowest price. However, at this time, Yang Rui had already surrounded Cao Cao in Fengqiu County. The other party no longer had the capital to pay at the lowest price. Yang Rui also did not intend to make too big of a concession. It was no longer important whether Mao Jie was included in the list of names that he wanted.
Yang Rui's psychological bottom line was that if he could win over either Dian Wei or Yu Jin, his purpose of leading the army to surround Cao Cao would be achieved!
With the previous experience of asking for people from Han Fu in Jizhou and Yuan Shao in Bohai, Yang Rui's method was much more flexible this time. He did not directly say that he wanted the people he wanted for his own use. Instead, he used the name of the Han Dynasty to arrange for the people to be sent to Qingzhou in the name of dealing with the remnants of Yellow Turban, pirates, bandits, and many other reasons.
Although the official position seemed to belong to the Han Dynasty, as long as it was in Yang Rui's hands, it was no different from Yang Rui's own. It was the same principle as Han Dai's status as the first lieutenant of the General of Pingyuan Commandery, Ju Shou Qi Commandery's status as the first lieutenant of the General of Beihai Commandery of Wu An Kingdom.
How could Cao Cao not understand this point? After Mao Jie brought the message to Fengqiu County, Cao Cao immediately sent a messenger again, saying that he would think about it deeply before replying. There was no news for an entire day.
Yang Rui was not anxious about this. Now that Yang Rui had surrounded Fengqiu County, Cao Cao was like a turtle in a jar. Yang Rui had enough time to wait for the other party's reply and enough patience to continue wasting time with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao did not immediately refuse or accept. In fact, it was not difficult to guess that the other party was just trying to wear down Yang Rui's patience. He was just hoping that Yang Rui would take the initiative to lower his conditions. After all, Yang Rui's conditions were too high.
He could not even rule out the possibility that Cao Cao was waiting for another variable. After all, Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao and Liu Dai were targeting Yang Rui. It was just that Cao Cao did not know about their current situation.
The next morning, Cao Cao once again sent a messenger to inform Yang Rui that he was coordinating with Dian Wei, Yu Jin, and Yue Jin. There was no news for an entire day.
Yang Rui had already expected this and did not put too much pressure on the other party. Time consuming methods were not suitable for players like Yang Rui. In the current situation, Yang Rui's rear was more or less stable. It would not be a problem to waste a few more days.
Moreover, Yang Rui also had some things to do, such as practicing the Soaring Dragon Internal Art. Moreover, Yang Rui also had time to accompany Xiaohui and Ren Sisi.
"I didn't expect this Cao Cao to be so patient. Isn't he afraid that Big Brother will accidentally send troops to flatten Fengqiu City?"
"Your brother wants to poach other people's people. He won't be willing to do that. If he does, it will cause unnecessary losses to the soldiers. The gains will not make up for the losses! Isn't that right? Senior Brother?! "
Perhaps it was because they were far away from the hustle and bustle of reality. Whether it was Xiaohui or Ren Sisi, they were much more relaxed than in reality. At this moment, Ren Sisi no longer had the aura of a doctor. When she was relaxed, she revealed another side of her.
Ever since Yang Rui entered the game. Just like a train that had stepped onto the track, it almost never stopped. Therefore, Yang Rui was happy to have so many opportunities to interact with each other. The atmosphere had always been harmonious.
However, there were also things that worried Yang Rui. In his free time, Yang Rui was thinking about how to confess to Zhang Ning what happened in the palace in the civilized area of Egypt, and what kind of identity he would use to face Zhang Ning. However, Guo Jia mentioned something related to this.
"… Perhaps after this matter is temporarily settled, Your Excellency can consider your marriage. As the saying goes, cultivate one's body, organize one's family, govern one's country, and bring peace to the world. If Your Excellency can establish a family business, it will make the people's hearts more stable and the situation more stable …"
Guo Jia suddenly mentioned this when everyone was chatting. At that time, almost everyone was in the main tent of the military formation, including Xiaohui and Ren Sisi.
Yang Rui did not know why Guo Jia suddenly asked such a question. When everyone heard Guo Jia's words, almost everyone was stunned for a moment. After that, their reactions were colorful.
The most obvious one was Zhang Ning. As soon as Guo Jia said that, Zhang Ning's fair face immediately turned red. Even her elven ears were red all the way to the tip of her ears!
It was normal for Zhang Ning to have such a big reaction. After all, she had slept with Yang Rui in the civilized area of Egypt. Moreover, when Guo Jia mentioned this, his gaze seemed to have coincidentally fallen on Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning was sensitive enough to notice this.
At the same time, Gao Shun's gaze also fell on Zhang Ning. He was also one of the three or four people present who knew about this. He immediately thought of what happened in the civilized area of Egypt. This made Zhang Ning even more shy.
However, after a moment of shyness, Zhang Ning's expression seemed to be a little conflicted. Perhaps only Yang Rui could understand this kind of conflicted expression …
Perhaps because of Zhang Ning's influence, Cai Yan also had a shy look on her face when she heard Guo Jia suggesting that Yang Rui get married. Yang Rui's attention fell on Zhang Ning, so he did not pay much attention to this. However, Cai Yan's reaction did not escape Guo Jia and Jushou's eyes.
Moreover, Han Dai's bright eyes flashed as she looked at Yang Rui from time to time …
"Okay, okay, hurry up and find me a sister-in-law …"
Among them, the one with the biggest reaction was Xiaohui. When she heard Guo Jia mention Yang Rui's marriage, she immediately jumped up and danced for a while.
"But if it's a marriage in the game, then in reality …"
After the initial joy, Xiao Hui seemed to have thought of something. She stopped and looked at Ren Sisi, who was beside her, as she muttered to herself, "Don't worry.
The marriage in the game seemed to have a little impact on reality!
After all, this game was too virtual, and many things were beyond reality. In this way, there would be a lot of things seen and experienced in the game. Would it conflict with the ethics of reality?
Moreover …
Xiao Hui patted her little head. She, who was not well-versed in the ways of the world, could not think of such a thing!
Looking at Ren Sisi again, she also seemed to be thinking about something. She didn't know what she was thinking …
"Fengxiao must be joking. I haven't thought about this. If I want to talk about this, I should first find a good partner for Fengxiao, Gongyu, and General Gao Shun and complete the marriage. Hahaha … Everyone has worked hard and performed a great service!"
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit strange. After Yang Rui was stunned for a moment, he immediately changed the topic with a laugh. Only then did the atmosphere at the scene become much more relaxed.
"Lord State Overseer …"
"Report! Lord State Overseer, Cao Cao's envoy Mao Jie requests an audience! "
Just as Guo Jia was about to insist on something, Mao Jie came once again and helped Yang Rui out of his predicament.
"Order him to enter the account immediately!"
Mao Jie came at the right time. Otherwise, who knew what Guo Jia would say next. In terms of eloquence, Yang Rui definitely couldn't compare to this "demon genius"!
"Mao Jie pays his respects to Blazing Sun, State Overseer, King of Bohai. Mao Jie pays his respects to everyone …"
"There's no need for unnecessary formalities. Your Master, Cao Mengde, has already delayed for three days. Has he thought it through? Although I'm a patient person because of my old friendship with Cao Mengde, I can't wait for Cao Mengde for too long … "
After Mao Jie entered the tent, he greeted everyone in the tent. However, he was stopped by Yang Rui. His tone was also rather impatient.
"Lord State Overseer, please don't take offense. My Master has been anxious for the past few days. However, he also needs to seek the opinions of Dian Wei, Yue Jin, and Yu Jin. That's why he's delayed for some time …"
"Xiaoxian, you're wrong. All lands under the heavens belong to the King. All lands under the heavens belong to the King. If the King has issued a decree for recruitment, how would you dare to disobey? Does Cao Mengde want this King to present the letter to the King and then come back to Cao Mengde to ask for people?
Speak frankly. What is Cao Mengde's plan? Does Cao Mengde intend to give Dian Wei, Yue Jin, and Yu Jin to us? "
Yang Rui didn't give Mao Jie a chance to speak. Instead, he directly pressed him.
Although he was only using the name of the Han Dynasty, with Yang Rui's status, he didn't have to worry about the current puppet Emperor obstructing him if he presented the letter. At that time, it would be Yang Rui who would forcefully recruit these people!
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