Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Ju Su said.

"This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. Everyone should prepare to draft the letter immediately." Tao Qian made a prompt decision and gave the order.

In the Xuzhou Governor's Office, Xu Shu, Jia Xu and others were discussing how to negotiate with Cao Ang in the conference room.

"The Lord sent people here, hoping that we would surrender.

But we are from an aristocratic family. If we really surrender, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold our heads up in the future.

Should we refuse?" Ju Su said after a moment's hesitation.

"If we refuse, we will be doomed." Jia Xu said with emotion.

Everyone was silent; they were also afraid of this outcome.

"But now we don't even know where Cao Ang is.

If we surrender rashly, I'm afraid." Ju Su said worriedly.

Xun You smiled and said, “Gong Ze, have you forgotten the intelligence department I control?

Cao Ang had already appointed a new governor in Nanyang County, named Wang Meng. This man was young and promising, and was highly regarded by Cao Ang.

We just need to ask the intelligence department to find out Cao Ang's location."

Ju Su was surprised when he heard that Xun You had actually taken control of the intelligence department.

"Gong Ze, you are really getting more and more powerful. You have gotten all these things."

"You are too kind, Gongze." Xun You said modestly.

Ju Shou patted Xun You on the shoulder and said, "Let's discuss how we should deal with this matter."

"Yuan Hao is right. Let's first consider how to negotiate with Cao Ang." Tao Qian also nodded.

"Yuan Hao, you put forward your opinion first. We will second it." The others looked at Ju Su.

Ju Su stood up and said, "My lord, you have now occupied Guanzhong and are threatening Jizhou.

Although the lord wanted to annex Jizhou, his military strength was limited.

We don't need to fight Cao Ang to the death now. We might as well tell Cao Ang directly that we are willing to surrender and ask Cao Ang to withdraw his troops.

Cao Ang will definitely not believe us, so we can take this opportunity to leave Xuzhou.

Once we get to a safe place, we can resume our normal lives."

"This is a good idea. Let's do as Gongze said. We can write a letter to Cao Ang." Jia Xu nodded in support of Ju Su's suggestion.

"Okay! Then let's divide the work and cooperate." Tao Qian also thought this was a good idea.

Ju Su immediately began to prepare.

After Cao Ang's envoy arrived in Xuzhou, he went straight to the Xuzhou governor's mansion.

"In compliance with the royal decree of our lord, the governor of Xuzhou is requested to bring his family to Luoyang immediately to meet our lord," the messenger said proudly.

"Are you sure this is what the lord meant?" Ju Su frowned.

The messenger snorted coldly: "This is the order from the Lord himself, how could it be false?"

"We have no way to leave Xuzhou now. If the lord blames us, how will we bear the responsibility?" Ju Su said bitterly.

The messenger said with a look of contempt: "How can my lord punish you for such a small matter?"

"Then why did the lord ask you to come to Xuzhou?" Ju Su continued to ask.

"My lord sent me to Xuzhou because you, the Xuzhou nobles, are greedy for life and afraid of death. You are not worthy of guarding Xuzhou and are not up to the task.

I was specially sent here to urge you to submit to the imperial court." The messenger spoke with great confidence, and it seemed to be true.

"You fart!" the man from the Xuzhou family cursed angrily.

"My lord is merciful and sent me here to persuade you to surrender, considering your families. If you are stubborn and refuse to change your ways,

Don't blame me for being rude to you." The messenger stared at the people from the Xuzhou family fiercely. The people from the Xuzhou family were frightened by the messenger and dared not refute.

"Everyone, Cao Ang has gone too far, not only has he occupied Jingzhou and Yanzhou, he has also seized Yuzhou.

It is obvious that he wants to annex the whole world. Our Xuzhou is a place surrounded by wars.

If Cao Ang conquers Xuzhou, the next step will be to enter Yuzhou or Yanzhou, and then Xuzhou will be in danger. "

Ju Su said to the Xuzhou nobles in a serious tone: “My fellow men, Cao Ang is very ambitious.

We must unite to fight the enemy. Only in this way can we survive."

Ju Su talked about the pros and cons and finally convinced the Xuzhou nobles. They agreed to join Cao Ang.

Ju Su wrote the letter with joy on his face and ordered it to be delivered to Cao Ang as soon as possible.

At the Xuzhou Provincial Governor's Office, Cao Ang received a letter from Ju Su.

Looking at Ju Su's reply, Cao Ang burst into laughter.

Just when he was thinking about how to recruit the Xuzhou noble families, he didn't expect that Ju Shou would actually help him solve a problem. It was like a timely help.

Cao Ang was happy, but Pang Tong and other advisers were depressed.

"My lord, what are you laughing at again?" Pang Tong was responsible for delivering Ju Su's letter to Cao Ang.

Pang Tong swore that what he hated most in his life was seeing Cao Ang laugh.

"Fengxiao, I have found a group of very smart people, but unfortunately, they would rather be slaves of a conquered country than follow me to fight on the battlefield.

What a pity." Cao Ang said regretfully.

The corners of Pang Tong's mouth twitched a few times, and he cursed in his heart: "Damn it, it's so exaggerated."

"My lord, this kind of thing cannot be rushed." Jia Xu advised.

"Yes, I think we should give Lord Ju some buffer time." Ju Su's message made everyone feel relieved.

Cao Ang shook his head and sighed, "Since Ju Shou is willing to surrender, I cannot force them. But they must rush to Chang'an as soon as possible. I can't wait too long."

The content of Ju Su's letter was very simple, that is, their Xuzhou family had chosen to surrender to Cao Ang, and hoped that Cao Ang could withdraw his troops as soon as possible.

After reading it, Cao Ang immediately issued an edict to summon civil and military officials to the palace to discuss matters.

In the main hall, Cao Ang sat on the dragon throne.

“I called you here today because I have two pieces of news to tell you.

First, I plan to send people to Xuzhou to recruit talents. There are many knowledgeable people in Xuzhou's aristocratic families. You can recommend some. "Cao Ang said lightly.

Everyone expressed that they must find virtuous and capable people to serve Cao Ang.

Cao Ang nodded with a smile and continued, "Secondly, I want to relocate a group of people to Chang'an."

Everyone was stunned. Why did they suddenly relocate the people? What was they going to do?

"I plan to have these civilians settle in Chang'an to meet my needs," Cao Ang said.

"This is not appropriate, my lord. It is too cruel to the people. What is the difference between us and Liu Bei and Cao Cao?" Chen Deng stood up and said.

"Your Excellency Chen Aiqing said it well," Cao Ang praised.

Chen Deng was excited. This time he finally had a say.

"My goal is to strengthen the Han Dynasty. As long as I can strengthen the Han Dynasty, it doesn't matter if I sacrifice the people.

As for your concerns, this is my decision after careful consideration.

I know the hardships of life for the common people in the agricultural society. But you have forgotten that Lü Bu and Huo Qubing, the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, also went through this.

And I think it is worth it. (End of this chapter)