[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"Reporting to my lord, apart from a few bruises and abrasions, there are no other injuries on your body. I have already applied medicine to the wound, and it will be cured as long as you cultivate well for three days."

"Okay, you go down."

After Cang Zhu exited the big tent, Guo Jia, who was leaning on the couch, turned his gaze back to Cao Cao in front of him:

"Now, Duke Ming can rest easy and listen to Jia talk about the business?"

When Cao Pi and Sima Yi first rescued Guo Jia, Cao Cao praised Guo Jia casually and dragged Guo Jia into the main tent. He didn't mention the reward earlier.Guo Jia originally thought that he was going to discuss important matters, but before he could open his mouth, Cao Cao carried him to the couch, followed by Cang Zhu.He wanted to speak several times, but was stunned by Cao Cao's stern gaze, and finally he had no choice but to obediently ask Cang Zhu to diagnose his pulse, apply medicine, and listen to Cao Cao's repeated inquiries. Whether Cang Zhu is just a minor injury, that appearance makes Cang Zhu forget Cao Cao's majesty in repeating "no serious problem" over and over again, leaving only helplessness for those who care about chaos.

Well, but it’s disgusting, Cao Cao is worried about his physical appearance, which makes Guo Jia feel very happy, even though he doesn’t mind at all that Cao Cao doesn’t ask about his injuries at all, and directly cuts to the point.

Cao Cao handed Guo Jia the steaming rice porridge from the soldiers on the small case next to him. After Guo Jia returned the empty bowl to him, he finally got down to business as Guo Jia wished. What kind of person is it?"

Why did Guo Jia cooperate readily when he knew that Zhuge Liang was delaying time?One of the reasons is that while Zhuge Liang was trying to buy time for Liu Bei, Guo Jia also wanted to take this opportunity to observe Zhuge Liang up close.Of course, the octopus's intelligence network can collect most of Zhuge Liang's life stories in front of Guo Jia, but not to mention the inevitable omissions, even if they can collect them all, they will be indirect understanding after all, and deviations are inevitable.

Guo Jia's use of schemes is not so much a scheme for things, but a scheme for intentions.The situation will be ever-changing, but the likes and dislikes of the same person must have a set pattern to follow, which is the key to his strategizing and never making mistakes.There happened to be such a good opportunity under the cliff this time, how could he not push the boat along?Although one day and one night are not long, it is enough to be as proficient as Guo Jia.

"In Jia's opinion, Zhuge Liang is a smart man," Guo Jia said, "Of course, it's obvious at a glance. What Jia actually meant was that he was much smarter than Jia expected.

Zhuge Kongming is definitely worthy of the name of Crouching Dragon.In terms of fighting the enemy in front of the battle, he is not inferior to Liuhou, otherwise there would be no battle of Chibi in the past, and there would be no battle of gossip today; Today's action of a strong man cutting his wrists to enter Sichuan; in terms of marching and fighting, although he may not be as brave as Xiang Yu Huaiyin, but with the courage and power to command the three armies, he is definitely worthy of being a general. "These three points, the first two points are enough to be sure based on the collected information, and the third point is what Guo Jia felt during this brief exchange. Perhaps, even Zhuge Liang himself has not yet realized this point.

Speaking of this, Guo Jia suddenly changed the subject: "Ming Gong knows what Jun Yang said when he saw Xiao Gong three times?"

"The first sight, talk about the art of the south, govern by doing nothing, the emperor's way transforms the people; Qin Hu regards the six kingdoms, and the world is unified."

"Although Qin swept the six countries because of its domineering, it was also because of harsh punishments and tyranny. When everyone was angry, the whole world rose up. Does Minggong think that the fault is that the king is domineering?"

"However, in a world of great contention, when the river is clear, what is the life expectancy? Qin is a small country on the frontier, and if he wants to make a difference, he must use extraordinary techniques and extraordinary methods. Although hegemony uses harsh people to strengthen the country, it can end the troubled times as quickly as possible. In Gu's view, the death of Qin II was not due to the overlord, nor was the crime of Shang Yang, but the first emperor and Hu Hai didn't know that hegemony can win the world, but only the kingly way can rule the world and create a peaceful world."

Guo Jia was originally born with a pair of clear eyes, and when Cao Cao said these words, those dark eyes gradually filled with light, burning eagerly.Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, and raised his hand to help Guo Jia pin the hanging black hair behind his ear: "Feng Xiao, why do you look at Gu like this?"

Guo Jia suddenly felt a slight scratch in his heart when he spoke out the ordinary words in Cao Cao's deep voice, annoyed that the tent became hot again for no reason:

"Jia was just thinking, how lucky Jia is, that Duke Ming has come to this tacit understanding."

Originally, Guo Jia wanted to push away Cao Cao's restless hand that had been lingering in his ear after helping him with his hair, but as soon as he touched someone's hand, his hand was held back and moved down, caressing Cao Cao's. between two palms.The calluses left by holding swords all the year round rubbed the back of his hands and palms, and Cao Cao's warm palms felt comfortable, so Guo Jia didn't pull out his hands, and asked Cao Cao to warm his hands with peace of mind. , and I turned the topic back to business:

"The benevolent people in the world can be divided into big and small. Those who keep one side peaceful in troubled times and reject conquests are small benevolent; those who seek for the people for a hundred years, unify the troubled times and bring peace for a hundred years are big benevolent. As Ming Gong said, this is great benevolence. In a world of contention, talk about benevolence and righteousness. How long will life be if the river is clean? Zhuge Liang is a talent for helping the world, so he understands this truth and is ruthless. Therefore, when he first met Liu Bei, he said straightforwardly Speaking is the art of domineering. However"

"If Liu Xuande is domineering, he won't be Liu Xuande." Although he and Liu Bei are inevitable enemies, Cao Cao knows Liu Bei's character very well, and he also vaguely guessed Guo Jia's upcoming meaning, "So, a pair in Longzhong, Zhuge Kongming said Obtaining is not domineering, nor is it a pure kingly way, but a miscellaneous use of kings and hegemony. Strengthen the country with farming and war, and transform the people with benevolence and righteousness."

"Duke Ming expected it to be right, that's exactly what it is." Guo Jia narrowed his eyes lightly, "It sounds like this is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds, but it is the most useless language. The golden mean is good, but if you want to fight A strong country needs heavy taxation and harsh people to support the conquest of the army. It must abandon the benevolence of women and use all means to kill and injure the enemy at the lowest cost. , talk about how to transform the people with benevolence and righteousness?

Liu Xuande may understand this truth, but he only understands this step.But Zhuge Liang was so smart, he naturally understood the truth that there is no such thing as a perfect law in this world, but he still made concessions for Liu Bei and chose a path that he knew from the beginning that was full of thorns. "

You can get a glimpse of the leopard in the recent battle.Originally, since it was strategically decided to abandon Jingzhou and enter Sichuan, it was only necessary for Zhuge Liang to sit in the formation and deal with Cao Jun in person, and he did not even need to retreat the enemy, but only needed to delay until the predicted earthquake.The change of the earth will surely cause Cao Jun to cease fighting and rest, which will naturally buy Liu Bei time to wait for Pang Tong to return to camp.If Zhuge Liang really acted according to this, no matter how resourceful Guo Jia was, he couldn't find any way to break it.

But because Liu Bei wanted revenge and victory, Zhuge Liang revised his foolproof conspiracy, which made him, who could have been firmly in the battle, have to risk his life and fall down the cliff with Guo Jia, relying on a method full of variables to make a living. Liu Bei bet on a silver lining.

Finally, Guo Jia made a conclusion: "Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, as monarchs and ministers, seem to be the same in the world and govern the country, but they are actually different. Now, in the face of differences, Zhuge Liang chooses to make concessions, and exhausts his energy to find the balance in reality for the benevolence and justice that Liu Bei yearns for. Point. He is smart enough, and Liu Bei is willing to listen to Zhuge Liang's words even though his heart is benevolent and righteous, so there is no bigger problem for the time being, but he feels like a fish in water. However, the balance is only temporary. Once Liu Bei is persistent enough If you don't even listen to Zhuge Liang's advice, your destruction will surely come as scheduled."

Zhuge Liang who worked on the ridges in Longzhong was Wolong; Zhuge Liang who planned the world for Liu Bei today is still Wolong.Like a fish in water, it is Liu Bei who gets the water, not Zhuge Liang. Sooner or later, Liu Bei will become the biggest obstacle for Zhuge Liang to display his talents.Perhaps, only when Liu Bei died and left him alone in Zhuge Liang, would Wolong really open his eyes and chant, soaring to the heavens.

However, Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain and entered the world because he agreed with Liu Bei's way of benevolence and righteousness, so he was willing to devote himself to death.But when Zhuge Liang was able to show his talents to the greatest extent, it was already his old friend Xici. How different was the benevolent world at that time from the original intention when the emperor and ministers in Longzhong knew each other?The irony of the world is here.

"Therefore, the lord does not have to be obsessed with winning or losing overnight. The most important thing is to use the differences between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang to leave them with a thorn, a thorn that will not fade with time but will become more and more painful." Lian Yan's color gathered in Guo Jia's eyes, as if what he said was not a conspiracy to kill people, "The death of Guan Yunchang, whom Duke Ming loves so much, is a temptation, and... it's just the beginning."

Or because when it comes to Xing Chu, Guo Jia pushed his body up.Cao Cao was sitting next to Guo Jia, but when Guo Jia sat up, he was within walking distance of Cao Cao, and he could even feel the hot breath from his nose.His eyes are still shining, but in the depths, Cao Cao has clearly seen the joy of the upcoming interesting things:

"The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing the sky. Since you want to be Gongsun Yue, how can you not escape death?

Ming Gong said, is it? "

It was clear that he was still talking about business for a second, but after a few words, Guo Jia's hand had already wrapped around Cao Cao's neck.Due to the medical treatment by the military doctor before, Guo Jia's blue shirt was only loosely draped over his body, but the collar that should have been folded was now wide open, revealing his frost-like snow-white chest and several places covered with branches. The dark red scars he scratched made his heart burn even more.

"You still have injuries on your body, don't mess around." Even though he said so, Cao Cao's breathing became more and more serious, and his phoenix eyes darkened a bit.

Guo Jiasu will not lose to Cao Cao in matters of love and moon, so he can understand the suppressed fire in Cao Cao's eyes as dark as ink night.But he got closer, his eyes as clear as pools seemed to be ignorant, as if he really didn't know anything about the fact that he was about to become the prey in his mouth.He lowered his voice and only heard Cao Cao: "Jia Fen is talking about business with Minggong, why did he make a fuss, huh?" A few points.

When it comes to how to tease his own Duke Ming, Guo Jiake has always been exhaustive.

"Then, I'll have a good talk with Feng Xiao about serious matters."

When he was pushed down by Cao Cao and lay back on the couch in an instant, the corners of Guo Jia's lips rose even more: "What is Mr. Ming doing, don't forget, Jia still has injuries." But after saying this, he Instead of retreating, he raised his body slightly and kissed Cao Cao's lips above him, and the tip of his tongue left after touching the person lightly.

The inevitable result was that Cao Cao leaned over and kissed him in the next second.Cao Cao, who turned his back on the guest, would not be like Guo Jia's game. Being in a high position all the year round makes Cao Cao full of domineering aggression even in the face of the person on his heart. If you don't push the boat along the way, the reason for attacking the city and occupying the territory?

The result of their lips and teeth blending for too long was that when the two separated, Guo Jia's cheeks were already flushed, she was out of breath, and her white chest heaved up and down.His hands were separated on both sides by Cao Cao's pressure on his wrists, and he had already lost the strength to resist. No matter how he looked at it, he was a bound prisoner and could only be dealt with by Cao Cao.But he still smiled flamboyantly like a leader, as if he had some strategy to turn defeat into victory and was ready to go.

Cao Cao made up his mind not to give Guo Jia a chance to come back.When his teeth met the hard shoulder blades under the slender neck, Guo Jia's pupils instantly slackened, and his body trembled and struggled instinctively.

Everything related to Guo Jia is enough to make Cao Cao take serious care of the country's affairs, so he has already figured out the law here, knowing that Guo Jia's trembling is not because of pain, but because of excitement.The body baptized by blood and fire in troubled times, compared with the gentle wind and drizzle, what really screams in the depths of the soul is the life to death, the unreasonable instinct, and the worst thing that messes up all the rules of reason. Primal impulse.

Pain, blood, trembling, then sex, communion, love.

"My lord! Yang Dezu begging..." Xu Chu, who reported to Cao Cao, froze for a moment.Although separated by a screen, the shadow reflected on the screen was enough to make Xu Chu, who was unlucky enough to bump into him several times because he was guarding the big tent for Cao Cao, know that it was not the right time for him to come in.He is a solid person, but after going through a lot, he still knows the way to share the Lord's worries, "Chu understands, and I will report to Mr. Yang to let him come back in a... two hours."

"General Xu wait a moment." Guo Jia's voice came from behind the screen.Xu Chu saw that the two shadows on the screen had separated, one stood up and walked aside, and the other sat up slowly.

A moderate conversation came from behind the screen:

"You already knew that Yang Dezu would come?"

"Jia just reminded Duke Ming that since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will always be defeated. In the future, Duke Ming must not think that the chances of victory are certain and underestimate the enemy. If the enemy is as smart as Jia, no matter how disadvantaged the situation is, they can escape."

The next voice obviously gritted his teeth a bit more: "Feng Xiao is really well-intentioned. One night after finishing the military affairs, I must have a good chat with Feng Xiao Bingzhu about the matter of conquering the city."

The voice of the answer was with a lazy smile: "Everyone in the camp knows that Duke Ming has attached great importance to Young Master Yang these days, and has nothing to do with attacking poetry. You won't abolish the public for personal reasons, and you won't see Dezu, right?"

He almost gritted his silver teeth, and then the "hmm" came out, and Xu Chu was startled when he stood outside because of the unwillingness and resentment in it.Not long after, Cao Cao came out from behind the screen and came in front of Xu Chu. Xu Chu dared to glance a few times, and saw that although Cao Cao's complexion was stained with anger, his clothes were neat and his hair was neatly tied up by the crown. Like what he imagined just happened.

"Let him in."

As soon as Xu Chu got the consent to back down, Guo Jia came out from behind the screen.Cao Cao glanced at him, another sudden pain in his temple: "Come here!"

"Ming Gong, this is not good." Guo Jia walked over obediently, seeing Cao Cao's hand pinching his skirt again, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Dezu can..."

Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Yang Xiuguo walked in.From his point of view, Guo Jia's hair is all loose and messy. Although the belt is tied up, the collar is not tight, revealing Guo Jia's collarbone and upper...

Before Yang Xiu could see the mark clearly, Cao Cao turned sideways to block his sight.

Seeing that Cao Cao had untied his belt and folded the collars tightly together to cover the dark red mark on his collarbone, Guo Jia smiled and narrowed his eyes, deliberately lowered his voice, and breathed hot air into Cao Cao's ear: "It seems that De Zu is going to completely misunderstand."

"Isn't this the idea of ​​Feng Xiao?" Hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao said while helping Guo Jia retie his belt.The heat in his ears clearly showed that Guo Jia was confident at the moment, and the success fueled Cao Cao's anger that had to be suppressed because of his failure not long ago.

Cao Cao really wanted to untie Guo Jia's belt again regardless, and teach this lawless fox a lesson that he can't stay in bed for a day.

"Okay, then Jia won't bother Minggong and Dezu to discuss business matters." When the fire came, Guo Jia decisively chose to run away while Cao Cao was still rational.When he walked past Yang Xiu, he gave Yang Xiu a meaningful look, and Yang Xiu hurriedly lowered his bow to avoid Guo Jia's gaze.

It wasn't until he heard the sound of the curtain being raised and lowered behind him that Yang Xiu secretly let out the breath that was suppressed in his heart.He took a few steps forward and bowed to Cao Cao again:

"Lord."

"Hmm." Cao Cao's voice was indistinguishable, "Dezu came to find Gu in a hurry, why?"

hurriedly.

Yang Xiu immediately sensed Cao Cao's dissatisfaction with his arrival from this word.In the past, he came back to ask to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao's polite and friendly attitude was obviously an abnormal phenomenon, and the reason for the change, he could only think of Guo Jia who had just glanced at him provocatively before leaving the big tent.

It is absolutely impossible for the matter of the bed curtain to be spread to outsiders, but as smart as Yang Xiu, with some clues, he can still easily deduce the truth.And these truths are very important to realize his ambition.

After thinking about it in his heart, Yang Xiu came back to his senses and found that Cao Cao's eyebrows were a little dissatisfied, presumably because of his distraction just now.He hurriedly collected his expression and explained to Cao Cao:

"I am here to ask my lord if the attack on Liu Bei's camp is scheduled to proceed today."

"Gu forgot about it." Cao Cao went to sit behind the case, and then raised his hand to signal Yang Xiu to sit on the side of the table. "Does De Zu think that Gu should follow the plan to attack Liu Bei's camp?"

"Xiu Ting said that when Sima Yilang saw Guo Jijiu, Liu Bei's men had already found Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang must have returned to Liu Bei's account by this time. With Zhuge Liang around, the difficulty of attacking the camp would be greatly increased. , so fix..."

"Sima Yilang?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed a hint of sarcasm, "It's only been a few hours, and the story of how Sima Yi rescued Guo Jijiu has spread throughout the camp?"

Yang Xiu hurriedly comforted him: "It must have been someone who asked, and Sima Yilang was overheard by the soldiers when he answered, that's why..."

"He didn't come to report the details to Gu, but passed it on to everyone, because he was afraid that Gu would forget the reward he promised to give him?!"

Cao Cao's voice was full of anger, and Yang Xiu knew that his goal had been achieved, so he immediately shut up and pretended not to speak anymore.It is a technical job to instigate right and wrong to add fuel to the fire, especially when the target is Cao Cao, it is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

"Since De Zu also thinks so, let the three armies be ordered on behalf of Gu, and the plan to attack the camp in the afternoon will be cancelled. Jingzhou is so big, and Gaochuan is steep behind it, and Liu Xuande can't escape. As for Sima Yi's reward..." Cao Cao frowned and thought for a while Son, there happened to be peaches picked by the soldiers from around the camp on the table, so I took one and handed it to Yang Xiu, "Just give him this."

Yang Xiu almost couldn't help laughing when he took the peach.What an honor it is to pass orders to the three armies on behalf of Cao Cao, but Sima Yi, who has indeed established his achievements, only got a peach.In contrast to this disparity, those people should also open their eyes and take a good look at whether it is important to be the eldest son or to be loved by Cao Cao.

Moreover, Taozi...Tian Kaijiang, Gongsun Jie, and Gu Yezi were all eliminated by Yan Zi's plan to kill three scholars with two peaches because of their arrogance.Don't be afraid if the reward is too small, but the peach is not only not a reward, but also a warning from the monarch.

Yang Xiu's eyes rolled quickly, and a thousand schemes appeared in his mind for a moment.He thought he was hiding well, but he still didn't escape Cao Cao's eyes.Seeing Yang Xiu's appearance, Cao Cao sighed softly, got up and pulled out a scroll of bamboo slips from a wooden shelf beside him.

"Dezu."

"The minister is here."

Cao Cao knelt down again, and handed the bamboo slips to Yang Xiu, "It records what happened in the ninth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu. Take it back and have a good look at it, especially the matter of Duke Huan of Qi entering Qi."

Duke Huan of Qi entered Qi?

Qi civil strife, the monarch was killed, son Jiu and son Xiaobai, that is, the later Duke Huan of Qi, immediately returned to the country to compete for the throne of the monarch.In the end, it was the younger son Xiaobai who won the battle for the monarch.Cao Cao told him to read this carefully, could it be a hint...

Cao Cao's deep voice came to his ears again: "Dezu, you are a smart person. Gu appreciates and cherishes smart people. In the future, Gu will also hope to give you important tasks. So...don't let Gu down."

If it was just speculation before, Cao Cao's words undoubtedly gave Yang Xiu another confidence.Restraining the joy in his heart, Yang Xiu stood up and bowed: "Xiu Ding studied carefully, and lived up to the high expectations of the Lord."

"That's good. Go and send the order."

"promise."