Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 493 Persuading Cao Cao to Surrender
"Hahaha, maybe." Lu Bu said with a smile.Although Lu Bu did mean to coerce Liu Bei and Cao Cao back to Chang'an, in Lu Bu's view, even keeping Liu Bei in Xuzhou is not a big deal.

Although Xuzhou has a vast territory, it is a state of the Han Dynasty, but compared to Lu Bu's current strength, what is a state of land?Xuzhou is close to the sea, and surrounded by Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Yangzhou. Liu Bei wants to expand his power, so he can only fight Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, and take food from tigers. However, with Liu Bei's current strength, these three families can't afford it, which means So, although Liu Bei has the land of Xuzhou, he can't expand his own strength and can only survive in the branches of the three families. Now that Yuan Shu's defeat is imminent, Liu Bei's only hope is to be able to occupy Yuan Shu's old place, but it's a pity that Lu Bu is All this will not happen, so although Liu Bei is now the lord of a state, he is actually just living under Lu Bu's nose. As long as Liu Bei has the slightest sign of strength, Lu Bu will strangle Liu Bei in the cradle , so although Xuzhou is the place where Liu Bei made his fortune, it is also a place of death. The reason why Liu Bei stayed in Xuzhou.

"It seems that the Prime Minister has already calculated about Liu Bei in Xuzhou." Looking at Lu Bu's expression, Cao Cao already knew that Lu Bu had calculated about Liu Bei in Xuzhou, so he continued: "Sun Ce of the Eastern Wu, young and promising, with many soldiers and generals, I don't know the prime minister. What do you think?" Seeing Lu Bu's expression, Cao Cao continued.

"Hahaha, although Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, I don't know how Mr. Cao thinks Sun Ce's military strength is compared to my Lu Bu?" Lu Bu said with a laugh.It is rumored that Sun Ce and Lu Bu do have many similarities. Sun Ce is known as the little overlord of Jiangdong, but Lu Bu's force is all over the world, but he is also a rare opponent. Compared with Sun Ce's reputation, it is only high but not low. It is no wonder that Lu Bu Hearing Sun Ce's name, he just laughed out loud.

"In this way, I am afraid that there is no hero in the world who can stop the Prime Minister's footsteps." Hearing what Lu Bu said, Cao Cao said slowly.

"Haha, Mr. Cao, you think so too. It seems that no one in the world can stop my footsteps." Lu Bu said while staring at Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao was the one Lu Bu feared the most in the world, except for Cao Cao. Besides, the other princes, even if they are ambitious, are not successful at this time, but those who are successful are not strong enough. In short, Lu Bu has the confidence to defeat them one by one.

"Mr. Cao, you are here too." At this moment, a voice was heard suddenly, and then a figure broke in. This person was none other than Guo Jia, who was brought by Lu Bu.

"Feng Xiao is really you?" Hearing Guo Jia's voice, Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he stood up quickly.Guo Jia is Cao Cao's most important courtier, but he has been separated since the first battle in Sizhou. Cao Cao was very happy to see Guo Jia at this time.

"My lord, I've finally met you." Seeing Cao Cao, Guo Jia was also overjoyed, and quickly bowed down.

The two hugged each other and cried.

"Cao Cao, now that your situation is over, I wonder if you are willing to help me. People all over the world say that you are a capable minister of the world and a hero in troubled times. I wonder if you are willing to be my capable minister?" Looking at Cao Cao and the country, Lu Bu's expression was slightly solemn. Although he knew that Cao Cao and Guo Jia had deep feelings for each other, it seems that the relationship between the two has surpassed Lu Bu's imagination.

"Hahaha, it depends on whether the prime minister has the ability to control his subjects?" Hearing Lu Bu's words, Cao Cao suddenly stood up and said firmly to Lu Bu.

"Since ancient times, the fate of the world has always been in the hands of the emperor. The Han Dynasty prospered because of Liu Bang and Han Wu, and declined because of the two emperors Hengling. I don't know what Duke Cao thinks about this matter?" Instead of answering directly, he asked Cao Cao instead.

"Since ancient times, the replacement of dynasties has been determined by the destiny, and the dynasty will prosper if the destiny belongs to it. The replacement of the dynasty is just the destiny." Cao Cao said after a little thought.

"Hahaha. Mr. Cao's words are wrong. Since ancient times, the change of the dynasty is not a destiny, but a human disaster. I will uphold the will of the people, abolish the imperial power, and reorganize the rivers and mountains. I don't know if Mr. Cao can help Lv Bu?" Lu Bu haha With a smile, in front of Cao Cao and Guo Jia, he said something that Cao Cao and Guo Jia had never thought of.

"I don't know how the prime minister plans to reorganize the rivers and mountains?" After a while, Cao Cao asked with a puzzled face.Lu Bu abolished the imperial power.Cao Cao had heard about it a long time ago, but Cao Cao didn't care about it at the time, he just thought it was a step for Lu Bu to strengthen his own power, but it seemed that there was something else wrong with it.

"I am going to replace the power of the emperor with the power of the prime minister. The prime minister will be in charge of the prime minister's affairs and handle state affairs with full power, while the emperor will only be the nominal leader of the country. I don't know what Cao Gong thinks?" Lu Bu turned slowly and turned to Cao Cao solemnly. Said.Lu Bu's idea has been around for a long time, and has even been put into practice.It's just that there has always been no one to discuss with. Although Xun Yu has the talent of Wang Zuozhi, he can't help at all in this matter. Therefore, Lu Bu can only think alone all the time, not enough to meet at this time. Cao Cao, the former opponent, the hero among the princes, but Lu Bu can have a good negotiation and see Cao Cao's reaction.

"Persuasion to replace the imperial power? There has been a dispute between the prime minister and the imperial power since ancient times, but as far as I know, this kind of struggle is not conducive to the strength of the imperial court." Cao Cao said after a little thought.

"Hehe, what I'm talking about is not the struggle between the two powers, but the power of the minister to completely replace the imperial power." Lu Bu said seriously.

"Then what checks and balances are used for Xiangquan? You don't want to create an emperor who is not an emperor?" Cao Cao said with some doubts.

"I want to establish a Council of Elders. This Council of Elders will be composed of the most powerful people in this country. These people can decide who will be the prime minister. What do you think?" Lu Bu continued.

"Then who should decide the membership of the Council of Elders?" Cao Cao asked again.

"The council of elders implements a life-long system. In the future, the replenishment of elders can be decided by all elders. I wonder if Mr. Cao is interested in becoming one of the elders behind the Han Dynasty?" Lu Bu said in Cao Cao's surprised expression. The words that surprised Cao Cao the most.Although at this time Lu Bu was shocked and had the upper hand and was able to completely suppress Cao Cao in his own hands, but Lu Bu was not going to do this. Instead, he was going to tie Cao Cao to his warship together, thus making his warship As for whether his descendants can control the shouting warship, Lu Bu doesn't care. In Lu Bu's view, even if his descendants cannot control this powerful warship, with such a system Existence, the strength of the warship of the big man is unmatched by other forces.

"I don't know if the Prime Minister is planning to bring the other princes into the Council of Elders?" Cao Cao's eyes flickered, obviously very interested in Lu Bu's proposal. You must know that there was only one Cao family and Xiahou's family who were defeated by Lu Bu. The end will be perish. On the contrary, if they cooperate with Lu Bu, the Cao family can indeed enjoy the considerable power of the Han Empire. Although this is only Lu Bu's promise, it is not so firm.But for Cao Cao, who was about to lose everything, this was incomparable good news.However, whether other princes will also enjoy the same treatment, Cao Cao wants to ask Lu Bu clearly.

"Hehehe, it depends on whether the other princes are sensible or not. The Han Dynasty lacked everything, but no shortage of manpower." Lu Bu said coldly.

"Your servant, Cao Cao is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for the Prime Minister." Hearing Lu Bu's words, his eyelids moved slightly, and he quickly knelt down in front of Lu Bu and said.

Cao Cao already understood that if he could not meet Lu Bu's request at this time, he was afraid that he would be put under house arrest by Lu Bu forever. There was only one path before Cao Cao to choose, and that was to follow Lu Bu.

"Facts will prove that your choice today is extremely correct." Looking at Cao Cao who was prostrate on the ground, Lu Bu said with a knowing smile.

A few days later, Chen Gong came to Runan City with his army. Since then, the entire Yuzhou has been occupied by Lu Bu.After a few days.Lu Bu's army marched towards Shouchun in Yangzhou, and Liu Pi, the prefect of Runan, was appointed by Lu Bu as the vanguard of the army, and beheaded all the way towards Shouchun.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong. Cao Cao has betrayed His Majesty and surrendered to Lv Bu. Now Lv Bu's army has captured the universe and is marching towards Shouchun. Please make a decision." After hearing the news of Yuzhou, all the ministers under Yuan Shu's account were obedient. Lie down on the ground and report to Yuan Shu.

"What? The situation has developed to such an extent, what do you all think should be done?" In the hall, Yuan Shu listened to the reports of the ministers and had no choice but to ask them for advice.

"Before your majesty can do it, your majesty can only cancel the emperor's title and negotiate peace with Lu Bu, so as to have a chance of survival." Seeing that all the ministers had nothing to do, Yang Hong slowly stood up and said to Yuan Shu.

"Your Majesty, at this point, I'm afraid that Lv Bu will not let it go. Your Majesty might as well give up the title of Emperor, pretend to beg for peace with Lv Bu in order to delay time, and then go north to join Yuan Shao, gather the strength of Your Majesty and Yuan Shao, and then fight Lv Bu to death. One battle, otherwise staying in Yangzhou will only be waiting for death." At this time Wei Zhongdao also stood up and said, now that Yuan Shu has reached the end of the road, there is no way to deal with Lu Bu, not to mention that Lu Bu has other princes to help, the only way is to Join forces with Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)