[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

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In the spring of the first year of Xingping, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, broke Xiangben, and killed too many people.

In the winter and October of the third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, went to Pengcheng, and slaughtered it.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all the people in the world were massacred, and Xuzhou was definitely one of them. Several massacres completely turned Xuzhou from the most important state in the world to a nearly uninhabited state.

Guo Jia once prevented Cao Cao from slaughtering the city to avenge his father, but now he has to personally complete what he once prevented.

This seems to be an inevitable fate, which belongs to Xuzhou and also to himself.

However, if Xuzhou is bound to experience catastrophe, it is much better to be destroyed by him than by Cao Cao.

Guo Jia played with the jade cup, thinking casually.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise at the door, and Guo Jia raised his head lazily. As expected, Liu Bei rushed in eagerly, followed by his two good brothers.

"Guo Jijiu, the people in the city are always innocent, and the two armies are at war..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xuande." Guo Jia smiled. He looked at the sweat on Liu Bei's brow as he ran quickly, and handed him a cup of hot tea. "Sit down first, take a sip of tea and take a break before we talk."

Guo Jia's attitude was as gentle as the previous few days, which made Liu Bei startled for a moment, and actually sat down as he said, and took the teacup in a daze.The jade cup filled with freshly boiled tea was very hot, Liu Bei reacted as soon as he took it, frowned, and said again:

"Guo Jijiu, about..."

"Mr. Xuande, just do what Jia said, don't worry, it's fine."

"But……"

Liu Bei wanted to continue persuading him, but Guo Jia had no patience.His face changed, and his gentle smile instantly turned into a mockery.He looked up at Liu Bei coldly, and slowly said word by word,

"Mr. Xuande, Jia is in poor health, so I entrust you to take care of some things on Jiaduo's behalf, but you don't really think that you are in charge of this army, do you?"

Liu Bei paused and was speechless.

Guo Jia was right. Although he excused his poor health a few days ago and asked Liu Bei to take charge of the military affairs, Liu Bei has already taken all the military affairs into his hands, but this is only superficial.Under Cao Cao's military order, Guo Jia was the commander-in-chief of the first army at this time. No matter how long Liu Bei was in power, as long as Guo Jia wanted to take back this power, Liu Bei would not be able to resist in the slightest.

Therefore, a few days ago, Guo Jia naturally trusted Liu Bei completely. Anyway, it was just an extra coolie who handled affairs on his behalf but could not control the power. Why not do it?

"leader."

Ever since Pengcheng was completely taken down, the octopus guard no longer avoided others, but appeared majestically in the barracks to help Guo Jia execute some orders that were inconvenient for the army to do.At this time, a octopus guard came in after reporting, and knelt down to salute:

"Already prepared."

"Okay." Guo Jia suddenly stood up.He looked at Liu Bei, who had been silent since just now, and said with a smile, "Mr. Xuande loves the people, so he can't see bloody things. Why don't you go back and rest?"

Guo Jia said it politely, but how could Liu Bei not understand his inner plan.He secretly glanced at Zhang Fei standing beside him, bit his lip, raised his head and said firmly: "No need. I am willing to go with Guo Jijiu."

"This is not good." Guo Jia continued to speak softly, "These days, Duke Xuande acts on Jia's behalf to appease the people, such a trivial matter as today."

It was too late to say that, a gust of wind passed by Guo Jia's hair, and when he realized it, the sharp blade was already clinging to his fragile neck.

To Liu Bei's surprise, Guo Jia was not afraid. He glanced at Zhang Fei who was holding him hostage at the moment, and couldn't help laughing: "People say that Mr. Xuande is the most polite and honest. It turns out that things like this, Xuande Degong can do it too."

Liu Bei could understand the sarcasm in Guo Jia's words, but he didn't care. He just said solemnly: "I'm sorry Guo Jijiu, I offended you so much. But for the sake of the common people, Bei must do this. As long as Guo Jijiu orders now, he will never Harm the people, and try to save the residents of the city, Bei immediately let the third brother leave, and the three of us apologize to Guo Jijiu together."

"Hehe." Guo Jia sneered, "Mr. Xuande is really talking about his sanctimonious, but Jia understands that Mr. Xuande is not worried about the lives of the people, but just worried about his reputation being ruined. After all, those who have been away for a few days It’s all about you, Mr. Xuande, so the common people will only think that this order was issued by you, Mr. Xuande, not Jia.”

"Guo Jijiu can think whatever he wants." Liu Bei's expression did not change, his eyes were still calm and determined, "I also ask Guo Jijiu to give the order immediately and cancel the order."

"Heh, what if Jia refuses to give this order?"

"Guo Jijiu." Zhang Fei's voice came from behind Guo Jia, and the coldness in his words was clearly visible, "My elder brother is benevolent and righteous, and he is willing to discuss etiquette with you. More importantly, if you don't give the order again and I accidentally do something, I can only apologize.

Besides, Guo Jijiu should also understand that your death is actually more beneficial to us. "

Yes, if Guo Jia died, Liu Bei could cover it up with a little disguise, and then control the remaining soldiers and horses.Although not much, it can be regarded as having some capital again, and it can also keep the people of Pengcheng. This is indeed killing two birds with one stone.

"Of course Jia understands." Guo Jia shrugged in a helpless tone.Hearing this, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Guo Jia was finally willing to give up his previous order and was about to let Zhang Fei take his sword away.

"So, with such an obvious flaw, did Jiahui openly leave it to you?"

Another gust of wind passed by, but in the blink of an eye, the abducted person had already changed.Guo Jia gently removed the sword on his neck, walked to the side, and looked at the three people who were being pinpointed by several octopus guards with a smile.

The octopus between the beam houses is extremely hidden and difficult to detect.But if you really don't notice it, it will definitely be a disaster in the end.

"Come on, send the three of you back to the house. Without Jia's order, no one is allowed to let them go out of the house."

Liu Bei didn't care about the sharp blade lying on his deadly place, he just looked at Guo Jia fixedly, with a bit of resentment, a bit of bewilderment, and a bit of unwillingness to say:

"My dear lady."

Guo Jia smiled back, and the blood in it wiped out Liu Bei's last hope.

"Please."

In Pengcheng City, there is a huge field exclusively, which was used by Tao Qian and Lu Bu to train troops in the past.At this time, the soldiers were just standing around the training ground, and the afternoon sun was very strong, shining on their sharp blades with a chilling light.

And in the center, there are crowds of people in Pengcheng, whether they have changed the disease or not, they all stand together in chaos.They were driven here like livestock, and the blankness on their faces told others that they were confused about what was going to happen next.

Because Liu Bei told them before that he wanted to save them, and asked them to believe him again, so even though the soldiers invited them here with some impoliteness, most of them were happy to go.

They were noisy and relaxed chatting about their family affairs. Suddenly, there was a noise from the front. They looked towards the exit of the military training ground, but found that it was not Liu Xuande they respected and believed, but a man in a blue shirt. of scribes.He walked slowly towards the main stage of the military training ground. Once the cold wind passed, his blue shirt was blown up, making him even more weak.

Sitting on the main seat, and holding up the hot tea served by the attendants, Guo Jia looked at the people on the training ground unhurriedly.

Although there is a plague, Pengcheng has a large population after all, so the number of people on the training ground now far exceeds the number of soldiers left after the battle with Gao Shun.So fortunately, the plague robbed most of the people's ability to resist, which reassured Guo Jia that there would be no possibility of backlash.

"Danyang He Yan, who is it?"

Guo Jia turned his head slightly and asked the attendant, who immediately passed the message to the soldiers in front.The soldiers stood still and shouted loudly to the people: "Danyang He Yan, come forward and answer!"

The people looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding what was going on, but a short man with a long beard came out.Look at him, although he looks like a mouse, but his clothes are bright, he looks like a rich but not noble person.He walked up to the crowd, flattered and kowtowed:

"He Yan in Xia Danyang."

"Go forward!"

The soldier sternly said again, He Yan stepped forward to Guo Jia in a hurry, then knelt down respectfully and said again.

"He Yan in Xia Danyang."

"En." Guo Jia nodded, put the tea in his hand on the table in front of him, took a scroll of bamboo slips from the attendant, opened it, and pointed to a series of words,

"He Yan in Danyang sells silk and cloth for business. There are [-] people in her family, right?"

"Yes." He Yan nodded again and again, "If Mister needs it, I can..."

Guo Jia was too lazy to wait for He Yan to finish, he raised his head, and immediately the well-trained soldiers stepped forward to subdue him. At this time, He Yan really started to get scared. commotion.

And Guo Jia wanted everyone to see all of this.He took a ring-shouldered knife from a soldier beside him, walked up to He Yan himself, gently lifted He Yan's jaw with a finger, and looked at the terrified expression of the person with a smile.

Then, the hand raised the knife and fell.

After all, the scribes were not strong enough and had never learned the art of swordsmanship, so after a lot of effort, Guo Jiacai managed to cut off He Yan's head.Blood spurted from the neck and splashed all over Guo Jia in an instant. Even veteran soldiers would find it shocking to see such a tragic scene. The only group of people present who did not change their expressions was ?Ou Wei, they are just looking at it indifferently

Looking at all of this, apart from Guo Jia's order, other things are not important.

Guo Jia wiped off the blood splattered on his face, then personally picked up the head that fell aside and handed it to the soldier.The order had already been issued, and they knew where the head would be sent.

The people in the military training ground were already terrified by this sudden change. Suddenly, someone screamed loudly, and they woke up like a dream, and desperately wanted to flee from the military training ground.But it was easy to come in and difficult to get out, not to mention that most people were still suffering from the plague, and they were already dying, so how could they resist heavily armed soldiers.After witnessing several people dying under the sword, the people finally calmed down and returned to the center of the training ground.

Some people wept softly, some cursed in a low voice, and some hugged and huddled together, trying to find a sense of security.

Guo Jia turned a blind eye to these, he just had some pity for those people who had just died.With a look, the octopus guard immediately understood Guo Jia's meaning. They rushed to the training ground like a shadow, cut off the heads of several corpses and took them back.

"Where is Lord Xuande?! He said he would save us!"

Finally, the people let out the most hoarse roar, but what they got was Guo Jia's indifferent ridicule:

"Liu Bei lied to you when he said he wanted to save you, otherwise how could you have let him enter Pengcheng obediently before?"

"Impossible! Mr. Xuande is loyal and benevolent, and..."

"Loyalty and benevolence?" Guo Jia looked at the leader and couldn't help but sneered, "Loyalty and benevolence means that you are killed here, but you don't see him? Let me tell you, he is just a turtle in the house. .”

Everyone was stunned.They didn't want to believe that Liu Bei was that kind of person, but the reality was obvious.After what happened a few days ago, everyone thought that Liu Bei was in charge of the army, so if it wasn't Liu Bei's order, then whose order was it, why didn't he dare to show up.

Previously, when Pengcheng was breached but there was no herbal medicine, the common people could accept it, because this matter had nothing to do with Liu Bei objectively.

But now, when they believed in Liu Bei again, not only were they not saved, but were slaughtered like livestock, their former respect finally turned into deep-seated hatred.I don't know who was the first person, but the curse on Liu Bei became more and more widespread, and finally everyone cursed with the most vicious words.

They all believed what Guo Jia wanted them to believe, and because they thought they had deduced it by themselves, even if Liu Bei had a chance to explain it in the future, they would only think that Liu Bei was deceiving them again.

And this is what Guo Jia wants.

"If you have time to curse here, why not write to your family members in other cities quickly, as long as their cities surrender as soon as possible, you can survive, otherwise, seven people will die today, and 14 people will die tomorrow, one day a day Day, weigh it yourself."

Guo Jia coldly said a word to the people, then turned around and left calmly, regardless of the people cursing.

When he returned to the house again, Hua Tuo had already cooked the medicine and was waiting for Guo Jia in the house.

The moment the door closed after stepping into the house, the cold smile on Guo Jia's face disappeared instantly, leaving only exhaustion.Tired, he half leaned on the couch and half lay down, beckoning to Hua Tuo, beckoning him to bring the medicine.

Hua Tuo nodded and stood up, handing the bowl to Guo Jia.

The concoction was as dark and thick as ever, and the bitter aura could be smelled even from afar.

Guo Jia stared blankly at the concoction for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled. He tilted his wrist slightly, and the concoction was poured on the ground, leaving no drop.

"Yuanhua, Jia thought that at least we could still be considered friends."

Hua Tuo's expression didn't change, he had expected this possibility before he took action.There is only calm on the face like a banished fairy:

"I can't just watch you mutilate the people."

"So you are a doctor, so you put poison in Jiade medicine?" When Guo Jia said the word "doctor", Hua Tuo's face turned pale, "No, since you are a doctor, you will never use poison , so this medicine is not poison, but other medicines."

"It's the Mafeisan I developed recently. After you take it, you will fall into a coma all day long." Hua Tuo's tone was still calm, no different from explaining the pharmacology with Guo Jia in the past.

"Then when Jia was in a coma, Liu Bei could lie about the military order and let those civilians escape? Liu Bei really has a trick, and from Jia's perspective, he was able to persuade you to work for him so quickly."

"I don't work for anyone. I'm just a doctor. Heals people and saves people. That's all." Hua Tuo looked at Guo Jia calmly. "So, if you still want me to detoxify and heal you, then immediately order to rescue the people, and you will return to Yangdi with me from now on."

"Heh." Guo Jia chuckled, his eyes stained with sarcasm, but he didn't know whether it was directed at Hua Tuo or himself, "Yuanhua, are you threatening Jia?"

"Yes." Hua Tuo admitted calmly.

"Is this the medical way you have been doing for so many years by hanging the pot to help the world... Whatever." Guo Jia could have expected that there was a problem with the medicine, so he had already expected Hua Tuo's firm mind at this moment.He sighed softly, and the tiredness in his brows and eyes deepened.

Hua Tuo's face softened slightly, he thought, Guo Jia agreed.

"In view of our friendship for so many years, you should leave Cao Ying immediately."

The exile-like face was finally stained with surprise, Hua Tuo looked at Guo Jia's equally calm face, and almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"Don't forget, the poison on your body..."

"Hua Tuo." Guo Jia interrupted Hua Tuo coldly. When he looked back, his eyes were cold? People, "Although you are a world-renowned genius doctor, don't be arrogant. There are thousands of doctors in the world. , You can't cure this poison, there is always someone who can.

For example, the apprentice who has been with you for so many years. "

The jade hand tapped lightly on the edge of the couch, and the person who had been waiting at the door for a long time came in.Although he was wearing a white robe, a lun scarf on his head, and a faint scent of medicinal herbs on his body, these years Hua Tuo was hanging out to help the world, and he always needed someone to take care of trivial matters, so he followed Hua Tuo in the same way, and Hua Tuo Then he also discovered that he had the talent to study medicine, so he taught him everything he had, and never kept anything private.For so many years, the master-student relationship is like a father-son relationship, but no matter how long it has passed, as long as you take off his clothes, you will find an ugly spider tattoo on his heart, like a bone attached to a maggot, and you will never be able to get rid of it in this life .

"leader."

Guo Jia tried to get up, but someone rushed to help him.Guo Jia walked slowly in front of Hua Tuo, at the same height, and looked directly into Hua Tuo's dark eyes with a little bit of starlight:

"How do you think Jia knew there was something wrong with that bowl of medicine? And how did he know about your deal with Liu Bei? It's all thanks to your good apprentice."

Hua Tuo stared at his good apprentice with a terrified gaze when he heard the words, and at this time supported Guo Jia's Cang Zhu.Cang Zhu lowered his head slightly, he has always remembered who he is loyal to all his life, but at this moment he still dare not look directly into Hua Tuo's eyes.

"Master, I'm sorry, but..."

"That's all." Hua Tuo interrupted him.He smiled wryly, ignored Cang Zhu, and looked back at Guo Jia, "It turns out that you have never trusted me at all in all these years."

"Doctor Hua cares about the world, and what he wants to save is the common people. Naturally, Jia must have been prepared to guard against Doctor Hua's benevolence as a doctor."

"Guo Jia!" Under Guo Jia's casual tone, Hua Tuo finally became angry, "People are people too, why on earth do you want to kill?!"

"Huh~? It's not Jia's fault. As long as the defenders of those cities surrender immediately, Jia will stop immediately."

"You are simply venting your anger! Your body"

"So what if you really want to vent your anger?" Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and glanced at the person, "Doctor Hua, don't forget that Jia has never been a benevolent person. Jia is just a counselor. In troubled times, the duty of a counselor is to At all costs, be the quickest and clearest to win.

In the end, it's just the lives of a group of untouchables. Why are you all so angry with Jia? "

Even the most vicious and cruel person would never say such a thing.But at this time, the young man who was almost regarded as growing up by himself said this in a flat tone.In his eyes, there is no difference between human life and livestock. As long as there is a need, he can disembowel him and eat his flesh and blood.

In the face of Guo Jia, who is no longer human, no amount of advice is a joke.

Hua Tuo sighed deeply.He is as skilled in keeping the face as he is, but at this time his face is full of age.Finally, he bowed deeply to Guo Jia, turned and left.

The moment the door closed, Guo Jia understood that he would never see Hua Tuo again in this life.

It is also interesting to think about sending away the last hope of survival with one's own hands.

Guo Jia thought with a smile.A kind of unspeakable pain has come to my heart, he is biting his lower lip with blood dripping out, but his body still collapses, Cang Zhu hastily supported Guo Jia, almost holding Guo Jia back on the couch.

His hands were almost red all the way to his arms. Facing Hua Tuo just now, Guo Jia held Cang Zhu's hand almost with all his strength, and only then used human strength to support his body, so that others could not see the difference.Originally, this could not be concealed from the highly skilled Hua Tuo, but under the rage, Hua Tuo still ignored the bloodless face and the cold sweat on the forehead of Guo Jia who had confronted him just now.

"Give... five stone powder... to me..."

Cang Zhu hurriedly handed the five stones to others. Guo Jia's hands were already trembling, but he opened the heavy yellow medicine bag very quickly.

He poured all the white powder into his mouth, and drank a cup of tea from Cang Zhu.

A strange rosiness gradually spread on Guo Jia's cheeks, and the feeling of powerlessness in his body faded away.Guo Jia's spirit has improved a lot, but Cang Zhu understands that this is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst.

"Leader..." Biting his lower lip lightly, Cang Zhu suddenly knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and said truthfully, "Although I have followed Master for many years, my medical skills are still far behind Master, especially the poison on the leader's body, I... can't get rid of it no matter what , please punish the leader!"

Cang Zhu is no better than other octopus guards. He has been practicing medicine with Hua Tuo all year round, and has not actually experienced a complete training in dark guards. Therefore, compared to other octopus guards who are almost the same as tools, he still retains a lot of his age. Teenagers will feel uneasy and confused.

This is a good thing and not a good thing.

However, Guo Jia didn't care about these things for a long time.He just shook his head at the person, smiled gently and gently rubbed the person's head:

"It doesn't matter, those are not important. What you have to do is to prepare the five stone powder at any time. It is enough for others to not see the difference. This is very simple for you, right?"

"But the leader, your body..."

"Take care of what you should take care of, just follow Jia's orders, understand?"

Guo Jia's voice was soft, as if coaxing a child.But when Cang Zhu looked up, he found that there was no tenderness in Guo Jia's eyes, only darkness without a trace of light.

No one can read his mind, and he doesn't need anyone to.

All he wants is results.

The darkness in Guo Jia's eyes was so pure that Cang Zhu didn't dare to look any further after a while.All he could do was to lower his head again and obey Guo Jia's order:

"Yes, don't worry, chief."

"That's good."

Guo Jiayang smiled, took another sip from the teacup, and frowned slightly:

"Sure enough, wine is better to drink. My lord's mansion should still have a lot of fine wines...it's a pity."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed across quickly.

It's a pity that Jia can't drink it.

In the future, if the protagonist thinks of those wines, will he think of Jia for a moment and feel lonely when he drinks alone with no one to accompany him?

Probably, no way.

After all, he is Cao Cao.

Cang Zhu didn't know what the moody leader was thinking, but seeing him holding the teacup, he suddenly laughed again, the corners of his lips raised high, making this smile extremely bright.

Brilliant, as if you are about to cry.