[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

Back in time a few days ago, when Guo Jia received information about Cao Cao's father Cao Song, it was also from that day that Guo Jia began to complain about illness and was bedridden.

The information at the beginning was nothing more than that Cao Song and Cao Cao's wife and son borrowed to Xuzhou from Langya County to Yanzhou. The heavy circles are undoubtedly a reminder that because of the recent war, Tao Qian is likely to be unfavorable to Cao Song and his party.

So what if Cao Song was killed?Failure to win Yanzhou II will completely arouse the anger of Cao Cao's revenge. Guo Jia feels that Tao Qian can be a state shepherd, so he should not be so confused about the pros and cons.However, when he saw another piece of information from Cao Song, he still felt a little nervous.

Cao Song, as a person who once ranked among the three princes, was at a time when the sage had no virtue or talent. He held a high position and authority, and his subordinates were far less clean than the traditional clean and honest ministers.This time the whole family went to Yanzhou, and they would definitely bring all their belongings and money. Even if Tao Qian didn't want to do it, it would be dangerous to encounter the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou, Xuzhou.

Thinking that there were still too many risks in the end, Guo Jia immediately sent people to covertly protect him. He was still worried after he gave the order, so he could only ask Hua Tuo and Cao to play a scene with him, and go there by himself to prevent it from happening. The wind leaked in advance.

Since he and Cao Cao got married because of his father, then the father who rescued Cao Cao should be regarded as repaying the favor completely.

However, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants. To Guo Jia's surprise, Tao Qian really did something like this. For a little money and anger, he did such a stupid thing and put the people under the flames of war. Guo Jia is really too lazy to judge whether the state shepherd loves the people or not.

Taking care of Mrs. Cao's body, the carriage moved slowly. When they reached the border of Xuzhou, they had already received the news that Cao Cao's company had conquered ten cities.The victory of Qingzhou soldiers who have experienced many battles against Xuzhou soldiers who have not fought for a few years has long been determined, but such a victory has been achieved in such a short period of time. understanding.

"Old Master, if you go further along this road, you will be the main battlefield. Let them send you back to Yanzhou, Jia will leave here and go to the front line first."

"I am not afraid of the sword, send me to my son!" Cao Song really couldn't let go of Guo Jia. Cao Cao never mentioned this person in his letters. If he left at this time, who would know where to go? Is it Yanzhou or elsewhere.

In the final analysis, paranoia is a genetic disease, and Cao Cao's paranoia can be seen in history books. As his father, Cao Song did not give up.

"Master Cao, forgive me for not agreeing." Seeing Cao Song's sharp eyes when he heard this, Guo Jia sighed, and could only continue to explain in detail, "My lord finally found a reason to conquer Xuzhou. If I take you there at this time , the lord will have no reason to continue attacking, for the sake of your son's great cause, let's make a commendation, okay?"

Naturally, Cao Song would not do anything that would harm Cao Cao's interests, but he still had doubts about Guo Jia's words: "That old man Tao Qian wanted to kill me, even if I survived by chance, shouldn't this hatred be avenged? Yet?"

"The old man should be aware of the difference between the revenge of killing one's father and the gift of offending." Guo Jia continued patiently.Cao Song was once one of the three princes, and he had been immersed in the officialdom for many years. He should understand these principles.

After another round of explanations and persuasion, Cao Song finally reluctantly agreed to the arrangement.Guo Jia rode on the horse and watched the carriage finally go away, silently wiping off a drop of sweat, dealing with suspicious people, really tired.

"Let's go, Ah Wu... Ride slowly."

"I see. I know how slow you should slow down with your riding skills, young master."

As a result, the two horses rushed towards Cao Jun's camp in the distance at a speed faster than walking in the courtyard.Guo Jia held the rein, thinking secretly, wondering how tiring it would be to say hello to another extremely suspicious person.

Xun You expressed surprise and joy to Guo Jia who rushed to Cao Ying, but soon, he told Guo Jia a very serious thing:

Cao Cao ordered that once a resisting city is encountered next, it will be slaughtered after the city is broken.

"You persuaded the lord, but you can't persuade me." Xun You smiled wryly and sighed, "This massacre of the city is harmful but not beneficial. It's just that the lord is full of grief and anger at the moment, and it's hard to listen to our words. If my uncle is here, there is still a possibility. Just now..."

"...Jia, go and persuade her, if you want to achieve great success, how can the lord be so impulsive?!"

"Bong Xiao." Xun You pulled Guo Jia back and shook his head, "No, my lord gave the order yesterday, and no one can discuss this matter again."

Glancing at the main camp guarded by the tightly closed tents, Guo Jia was noncommittal to Xun You's words, but narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, Jia will go and persuade him, the lord will understand the reason for this."

Xun You wanted to persuade him again, but Guo Jia had already gone to Cao Cao's tent.However, when he thought about it, even if Cao Cao shouldn't, he wouldn't do anything to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia's temperament would not let him suffer, so he didn't stop him if nothing happened.

After the guards went in to report and got the answer, Guo Jia opened the curtain of the tent and walked in.At this moment, Cao Cao was sitting behind the desk and looking at the marching map, his brows were flushed, and he could tell that he had rubbed him hard because of a headache.

"Feng Xiao, I just heard from someone in your family that you are sick in bed, and you will recover after a short effort?" Hearing this tone, Guo Jia understood that Cao Cao was in a terrible mood at the moment, and there was a thorn in the sentence.

However, Guo Jia understood Cao Cao's temperament very well. He didn't explain a word, but continued Cao Cao's words with a smile: "I have Mr. Lao Ming concerned. Jia was unwell a few days ago, but now he is better, so he rushed to the army to help Ming Gong shares the worries."

"Share your worries? Then there's no need. Now that the lonely army is as strong as a broken bamboo, within a few months, this Xuzhou should change hands."

"Duke Ming is so confident, it must be because the problem of military rations has been solved." Guo Jia said calmly.After a pause, he seemed to be wondering again: "Although Yanzhou has started farming, it's not the harvest season. Where can the army rations be replenished? Or—" He looked into Cao Cao's phoenix eyes, his tone was light but He broke Cao Cao's mind mercilessly,

"Duke Ming wanted to use local materials and directly use the food from the homes of the people in various parts of Xuzhou as military rations. At the same time, he threatened to massacre the city and force the remaining cities to surrender."

"Guo Fengxiao!" Cao Cao snarled, his eyes did not conceal the murderous intent and danger, "Guo has ordered no one to object to this matter! As soon as you arrived in the army, Gu will emphasize to you again, Tucheng, Gu's heart is gone!" decision!"

"Ming Gong," Cao Cao looked unkind, and Guo Jia also put away his smile, "What you want is Xuzhou, not just Xuzhou's land. Even if you take Xuzhou in this way, it will inevitably arouse public resentment. In the future, Xuzhou It will definitely become a place of danger.”

"Heh," Cao Cao said with a sneer, "Feng Xiao, in your mind, all Gu did was to capture Xuzhou?!"

"If it is to avenge the killing of my father, it is even more wrong. To be a king, to put one's own desires before reason is unwise and ignorant."

"You said it lightly, wait for Gu to kill your old father, let's see how sensible you can be!"

"Jia's biological mother passed away when Jia was born, and her father also died when Jia was 16 years old. Now Jia is alone and has no relatives."

Guo Jia's flat tone, as if he was talking about family affairs, made the angry Cao Cao choke.He stared blankly at Guo Jia's eyes, but there was no mention of the sadness of being alone when his relatives passed away. There was only an abyss, which was clear and clear but at the same time bottomless. Cao Cao's anger was extinguished like a basin of cold water. Pursing his chapped lips, he froze there, and even began to regret that what he said just now was too harsh, but it was impossible to put down his figure and give in to the staff.

However, at the age of 16, his father died unexpectedly. In his memory, there seemed to be a boy...

Before Cao Cao could think of anything else, unexpectedly, this time Guo Jia gave in first, and he smiled suddenly, breaking through the embarrassment of anger just now: "Besides, if Duke Ming can decide to withdraw the army earlier, he can also Go back to Yanzhou early and reunite with Mr. Cao."

Cao Cao was startled: "What did you say?"

"Jia said that Old Master Cao has arrived in Yanzhou safely. He is thinking of Duke Ming, and is waiting to be reunited with Duke Ming. No, there is something from Old Langya House specially brought by Old Master Cao here, and he wants to give it to Duke Ming."

The white jade with the word "Aman" engraved on it without a trace of impurities was the gift from the old man Cao Cao when he was crowned. house.Things come first, coupled with Guo Jia's eloquent words, there is no room for Cao Cao's doubts.With Cao Cao's mind, he guessed what was going on immediately. He stretched his brows, and all the hostility in his eyes faded, and asked slowly, "This is Feng Xiao's illness some time ago?"

"It's not a serious illness, but it's really hard work. Please forgive me for not telling Minggong in advance."

"Why didn't you tell Gu?"

"In the beginning, Jia only knew a few words, and he didn't dare to bother Minggong with undecided matters. But later—Minggong really needed a suitable reason, didn't he attack Xuzhou?"

With that said, Guo Jia walked up to Cao Cao, held Cao Cao's wrist, and pointed his hand from Pengcheng to Xiapi in Xuzhou: "Ming Gong, the army is short of food, so let's retreat first. Wait until the spring of next year, when the army is strong and the food is sufficient." , this Xuzhou must be in Duke Ming’s pocket.”

After a while, Cao Cao turned his head to the side, looked at Guo Jia's high-spirited look, and suddenly felt that what he said to Xun that day was not a perfunctory sentence.

It must be this person who can make a lonely person into a great cause.

Perhaps it was really because of the joy of finding his father after losing him, Cao Cao acted much faster than Guo Jia imagined, and ordered the entire army to withdraw after only an hour.But before he left, he did not forget to make trouble for Tao Qian. He asked his subordinates to send the remaining rations to the people along the way, and took the opportunity to spread the word that the attack on Xuzhou was only to avenge the murder of his father. Apologizing with death, he will never start a war again.

The original grievances of the people were easily transferred to Tao Qian based on these actions. They began to think, doubt, and protest why their state shepherd wanted to ignore the people and murder Cao Cao's father.

The small seeds have been planted, and when the attack is next year, this popular support will definitely add a lot of leverage to Cao Cao.

As soon as he arrived at the barracks, he had to go back. Fortunately, Cao Cao thoughtfully found a carriage for Guo Jia to follow behind his main carriage.

Guo Jia, who finally got better, looked tired again.At this moment, he was sitting in the carriage, arranging the scrolls.

"Awu, after you go back, sort out all the information about the octopus guard, the development of these years. I need the most complete and complete copy."

"No problem, all the data are backed up, but, master, why do you want these all of a sudden?"

"This time, it is estimated that the octopus guard is really about to change hands." As he said that, Guo Jia lifted the curtain, and Cao Cao happened to be looking at him from the other side. Their eyes met. Guo Jia nodded and smiled first, and put down the curtain.

Now that he saved the old man Cao with his strength, it means that he has decided to expose his strength to Cao Cao.How would an extremely suspicious man treat a man who could even do what he was unable to do as a lord?

He was curious and looking forward to it.