[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

The late autumn outside Xudu City, perhaps because of the contrast between a wall, is always more bleak than the side.As the sun goes down, the layers of white clouds in the sky are slowly and enthusiastically swept by the red feathers of the golden crow that is slowly falling not far away, and gradually burn into a bright red like a prairie fire.Occasionally there are groups of egrets passing by, spreading their wings in the burning clouds, and they are also covered with a layer of red.Xun You raised his head and quietly watched the group of red birds, as gorgeous as phoenixes, from near to far, and finally disappeared into the intersection of heaven and earth within sight. Tighten the fur coat.

The long wait didn't make him unhappy, but he was slightly worried.In order to ease the fluctuations in his emotions, he turned his eyes away from the distance, and turned to casually looking at other things at the city gate to pass the time.

There were not many people entering the city at this hour, and the soldiers guarding the city had time to chat.Listening to them whispering and guessing about the person they were waiting for, Xun You also saw that person's elegant and handsome face in his mind, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised before he noticed it.In the next second, some worries finally dissipated and once again concentrated on his heart, his eyes still looked into the distance involuntarily after all.

Even though the journey is far away, according to Ren's letter, this hour should have arrived.

The person Xu Shi was waiting for didn't want Xun You to worry any more.At the end where the sky and the earth meet, a figure finally appeared.He was riding a white horse, followed by seven or eight guards, approaching from far to near without any haste.When he got closer, he seemed to have just seen Xun You, who had been waiting for a long time, and his eyes reflected the sunset glow with a few stars, making his jade-like face, which was already covered with the afterglow of the sunset, more and more like a heavenly man.

"Gongda came here in person, Yao was flattered, flattered."

His voice was somewhat hoarse, but it was still exactly the same as in Xun You's memory, exactly the same.At this time, it fell into Xun You's ears, and he couldn't help but set off a few more ripples in his heart.

"You know very well that when you return, you will be there to wait." Xun You waited for the man to get off his horse, and looked carefully at the eyebrows he hadn't seen for a long time. Enter Xu. This time you made a great contribution, the lord wanted to welcome you in person, but suddenly the sage ordered the lord to enter the palace urgently. Therefore, I can only wrong you, and you alone came to welcome you." At the end of the sentence, after all, it was because of being too close to others. Too familiar, can't help but bring a bit of a joke.

The visitor couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "You alone are enough, why should the lord come?" After a pause, he took Xun You's hand hidden in his sleeve, and the touch was cold, and his smile closed slightly, "Hands are so cold , How long have you been waiting? This season is cold, even if you wait, you should wait in the car."

"If my uncle talks about you again next time, you will definitely tell him that you learned all these words from you." Xun You couldn't help but teased again, and then pulled people one by one into the car.

The carriage rolled, followed by the guards who followed Xu Xu, and the group slowly entered the city.The soldiers at the gate of the city whispered again in twos and threes, but the content was different from before:

Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhong Yao and Mr. Xun You have such a good friendship.

Xun You naturally couldn't hear the gossip and gossip of the soldiers, even if he heard it, he would just laugh it off.At this time, he looked at the person beside him, and for some reason, thousands of words in his heart turned into one sentence:

"How is this year in Chang'an?"

The tea that was burning in the carriage was boiling, and the steam from the cover made the small space even more warm.Zhong Yao poured a cup of tea for Xun You, and said softly:

"Everything is fine. There are many customs in Guanyou that are different from those in the Central Plains. You are lucky to remember many interesting things in your free time."

Holding warm tea in his hand, Xun You listened to Zhong Yao's understatement, but his heart still couldn't calm down for a long time.The battle was imminent, but Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong were self-reliant and swayed between Yuan and Cao in an attempt to profit.This time Zhong Yao went there precisely to persuade the two to side with Xu Du.Now, although everything is going well and the two have sent the proton to Xudu, Xun You still feels uneasy when he thinks of the dangers he has experienced in the past year, so he can only take a sip of tea to suppress the turmoil of his thoughts.

"How long can I stay for this return?" Just after returning, he asked about the date of departure. Xun You knew it was wrong, but he still couldn't help it.Just because he knows that everything in Guanzhong is inseparable from Zhong Yao, and this return is only a temporary return, and it is rare to get ten days.

"If there are no variables, it should be ten days long."

Sure enough.

For the first time, Xun You was a little annoyed at why his estimate of the situation was so accurate.

The carriage suddenly fell silent, except for the rumble of the carriage.Zhong Yao looked at Xun You's expression, and said with a smile: "So, in the past ten days, Gongda should tell you about the interesting things of this year."

After all, Xun You is also a person who has experienced the world, and has long been accustomed to parting and reuniting in troubled times. It was just a moment of depression that made him show his emotions.At this time, he also smiled when he heard the person's words, dispelling the gloomy atmosphere just now: "That's natural. Whatever you want to know, you can talk endlessly."

"Then Gongda, why not start with the matter between you and your uncle?"

"..."

How could he have forgotten that his good friend has such different interests from ordinary people.

When the carriage arrived at Zhongfu, the two of them were talking about some new calligraphy that Zhong Yao had written in Chang'an this year.Zhong Yao's calligraphy is famous all over the world, and it is regarded as a masterpiece. Naturally, Xun You was also interested in appreciating it, so he got out of the car with others.Just as he was about to enter the mansion, there happened to be a carriage parked beside him. When someone got out of the carriage and came over, he took a closer look and found that it was Chen Qun and Chen Changwen.

"Xun Shangshu, Marquis of Dongwu Pavilion." Chen Qun respectfully saluted the two of them, and was about to say something when he raised his eyes and saw the dusty guards behind the carriage, suddenly realized something, and quickly apologized, " Qun doesn't know that Marquis of Dongwu Ting will return today, and the horses and horses are exhausted. There must be many things to be arranged, and I hope you will forgive me for disturbing you. Today, Qun will leave first."

"Wait a minute." Xun You hastily pulled him back, "You must have something important to do after searching for you so far. How can we talk about it another day?"

Zhong Yao also said: "Gongda's words are very true, and public affairs are the most important thing. Kuang Yao has admired Mr.'s name for a long time. Why don't you talk to Mr. Gongda at your mansion today, just as you may be able to ask Mr. knowledge."

knowledge……?

Xun You secretly glanced at Zhong Yao.It's not because you know that Chen Qun has served in Lu Bu's office, and you want to ask him some more anecdotes, right?

Zhong Yao looked back calmly, the smile in his eyes explained everything.

Both Xun You and Zhong Yao said so, and Chen Qun was inconvenient to refuse, besides, he really came here today for an urgent matter.The three entered the mansion and sat down, the servant served tea and retreated, Chen Qun took a sip of the tea, and told Xun You why he came today.After listening to his words, even Xun You, who is not surprised by everything, was stunned for a moment:

"Chang Wen is asking Feng Xiao?" He frowned secretly, guessing Chen Qun's intentions in his heart.

I think it's mostly for etiquette.Changwen was born in a famous Confucian school, and he has good friends with all the great Confucians, so he pays special attention to etiquette and integrity.Feng Xiao, on the other hand, disdains these imaginary dogmas the most, and never cares about them when discussing affairs and politics on weekdays.In the eyes of Changwen, these should be too negligent.

In fact, in Xun You's view, although etiquette is important, it is in the end a virtual thing.Coupled with the friendship with Guo Jia, Xun You coughed lightly, and tried his best to say a few good words for Guo Jia in a tactful manner.

It's a pity that these few words had completely different meanings in Chen Qun's ears.He was silent for a while, and asked again:

"My lord, have you always been kind to Guo Jijiu?"

"This..." Xun You said with a light smile, "You said more in private, I am afraid that Fengxiao's temperament is mostly used by the lord. Changwen also knows that the lord values ​​talents, but he will entrust talented people with great value. Be kind."

Chen Qun nodded, but for some reason, his face became more serious.After a while, he got up to say goodbye.

"Changwen is a bit weird today." Zhong Yao, who watched Chen Qun leave in a hurry and listened to the conversation between the two in the background, said.

"Yes." Xun You nodded, but he soon relaxed, "As colleagues, there will never be any serious conflicts. Plus there is the master, it won't matter."

"With the lord here, what can happen?" Zhong Yao repeated Xun You's words, but vaguely carried something different.

He said again: "Forget it, it has nothing to do with Yao. Come, let's see the words Yao said to you before."

"'The so-called Iraqis are on the side of the water.' The sentence in "The Book of Songs", but I don't know which girl you want to send this word to?"

"If you said that this painting was written for you alone?"

"Yuanchang...you made too many jokes today."

"It's Mr. Xun You, you are joking." Zhong Yao suddenly withdrew his smile, straightened his expression, stared at Xun You with a little gleam in his eyes, which made him startled, "A gentleman should be humble, but Yao's words can also be regarded as a thousand pieces of gold. It's hard to find. Does Gongda think that Yao's characters will be easily given to women?"

"Yuanchang..."

"So," suddenly, the seriousness on Zhong Yao's face was swept away by a smile.He raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a smile, "So, this calligraphy was written for you alone, and I asked you to give it to your uncle."

"..."

How stupid it is to be nervous and ashamed of yourself who just took people's words seriously.

Yes, what a fool.

Zhong Yao looked at Xun You's relieved and helpless expression after listening to his words, and the smile on his lips couldn't help but a little more bitter.

Xun Gongda, who has been plotting all kinds of tricks, never knows which sentence he said is true and which sentence is false.

Is it the authorities who are obsessed, or the authorities who want to be obsessed?

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When they first met in Xiapi, Chen Qun didn't have a good impression of Guo Jia.

The clothes are disheveled, the crown is not straight, and there is still a strand of untied hair scattered casually by the sideburns, which is an eyesore no matter how you look at it.

Not a gentleman.

After meeting only once, Chen Qun had already made up his mind for Guo Jia.

After that, he returned to Xudu, while Guo Jia went to the battlefield with the army, and did not return to Xudu until the summer of the next year. After such a long time, he had no impression of Guo Jia, let alone He hated it, so when he learned that he and Guo Jia belonged to the same office in the Sikong Mansion, he didn't think otherwise.

Then he never saw Guo Jia in the Sikong mansion other than when discussing matters.

The so-called food for the king is to take care of the king.Even if it is a vegetarian meal in the corpse, at least he has done enough to make it clear, but Guo Jia is not good, he is not even willing to do it. As an official of the Sikong Mansion, Chen Qun has never seen him do his best in a day on time and according to the rules. official responsibilities.

Just as he couldn't sit idly by, he quickly reported the matter to Cao Cao.Unexpectedly, after Cao Cao listened to it, he just smiled and talked about other things.

Yes, just smiled, as if what Chen Qun said was just a trivial matter.

Chen Qun once admonished Cao Cao like this, twice admonished Cao Cao like this, and the third time... He finally understood why Guo Jia was so confident and fearless, and this was absolutely inseparable from Cao Cao's indulgence.

Then it will be of no avail if he insists on admonishment.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up his persistence, but his impression of Guo Jia in his heart was even lower.And when he happened to see that scene in Sikong's mansion that day, the sudden thought in his mind made him unable to sit idly by Guo Jia's behavior because of Cao's manipulation.

No matter how courteous and virtuous the corporal Cao Cao was, his relationship with Guo Jia was too indiscriminate.And when he visited Xun You Xun?

Intimacy.

Far from the intimacy of monarchs and ministers, but

Yannian Shengqing and his ilk.

Therefore, even though he knew that Cao Cao would indulge Guo Jia, Chen Qun resolutely stood up during today's discussion and chose a more serious way to persuade him:

Court lawsuit.

He was born in a scholarly family, he rarely studied with famous teachers, and later made friends with great Confucian scholars, and he wrote splendid articles with a hasty brush.This court complaint, every word and every word, did not reveal one of the most embarrassing guesses in his heart, but the words "deadly prosecuted" are heavy enough to make anyone change their face when they hear it.

After the last note, Chen Qun stretched out his sleeves and looked at Guo Jia frankly and unabashedly, waiting for someone's rebuttal.

He has already prepared everything to deal with it, even if Guo Jia is eloquent, it will not help.

Then, under his stern gaze, Guo Jia was as calm as ever.It wasn't until she seemed to notice his gaze that she turned her head, slightly raised the corners of her lips, and smiled back.

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He really smiled because of the joy in his heart.

Chen Qun was taken aback by Guo Jia's reaction, but before he could react, Cao Cao spoke.Indeed, when Chen Qun sued in public, Cao Cao no longer turned a blind eye to it, and just perfunctory, but in the end, Guo Jia was only punished with a three-month salary, which also made most of the people present dumbfounded.Guo Jia is a subordinate official of the Sikong Mansion, and the matter of salary is nothing more than a word from Cao Cao, he will be punished today and rewarded tomorrow, this punishment has not even splashed a splash.

Cao Cao was so close to Guo Jia.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Guo Jia was at ease just now?

After the discussion was over, Chen Qun walked out with the crowd. He couldn't stop thinking about what happened just now, and his pace gradually slowed down. When he reached the gate of Sikong Mansion, most of his colleagues had already left. Except for the servants of Sikong Mansion, only Dressed in red fur, he looked familiar, but he took a closer look, and it was Guo Jia who made him feel uneasy.

Enemy road is narrow.

Thought inwardly, Chen Qun had no intention of avoiding it, but walked to the side of the person with Ruochang's expression, regarded the person as air, and stood quietly waiting for the carriage.

"Mr. Chen." On the contrary, Guo Jia greeted him first, with a smile on his face that Chen Qun couldn't understand.

Chen Qun didn't answer, and didn't even look at Guo Jia.He knew from Kong Rong that Guo Jia was used to being sarcastic and sarcasm. When Guo Jia opened his mouth, he also expected what the next person would say.It's just that he thought to himself that he acted with no shame in his heart, so no matter how ugly someone said next, it was just a breeze in his ears, and he would forget it if he didn't hear it.

Unexpectedly, until Chen Qun's carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, Guo Jia said softly, "Sir, go slowly", without irony, sarcasm, or even a trace of hostility.Chen Qun got into the car suspiciously, and secretly glanced at Guo Jia, his eyes were as clear as water, and there was even a hint of friendliness towards him.

Want to please yourself and avoid the crime of court prosecution?

This idea flashed by, and was immediately rejected by Chen Qun.If Guo Jia is really someone who is willing to please others easily, why did he make enemies so far.

There were more and more incomprehensible things in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, Chen Qun couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car and look back.His own carriage rumbled away, Guo Jia's carriage rumbled over, but Guo Jia didn't go up, but went to the front of the cart, raised the curtain himself, and greeted a man in white.

Speaking of which, he originally thought that Guo Jia was deliberately waiting at the gate of the mansion to mock him for his failure to sue in court. The Cao mansion is not far from the Guo mansion, and even if the carriage was late, it would not be so long.Now it seems that Guo Jia is not leaving, but waiting for someone to come.

Could it be that Guo Jia just stood at the gate of the mansion because he had to wait for someone, and when he saw him, it was just a normal greeting, nothing else?

How could Guo Jia act so straightforwardly and simply?

Chen Qun wanted to look again, but the carriage had already turned, and the red shadow was behind the corner wall.

Eyes can be touched, only dust and sand remain.

Walking to the door of the house, Guo Jia smiled and greeted Xu Chu, the guard, and pushed the door open.

"Ming Gong, people have arrived."

Just as Cao Cao was putting down the last stroke, he beckoned Guo Jia to his side: "How about the word Feng Xiao Guan Gu?"

Guo Jia took a closer look and said, "Minggong's four characters are rich in muscle strength and strict in law. If you have more than ten years of work, you will never get this character." But before Cao Cao could show his complacency, he turned his head and looked at Cao Cao. He said, "It's a pity that we only have the shape but no rhyme. Yuan Chang once said that when writing in small regular script, there should be a gentleman hidden in the ink. Minggong's own characters already have rhyme and spirit. Why do you need to imitate Yuan Chang's characters?"

"Feng Xiao's words mean that Gu is not an upright gentleman like Yuan Chang, so that's why he can't write the words of an upright gentleman no matter what?"

"Does Minggong want to be a gentleman?" Guo Jia sighed, "Jia still prefers the four words of working together."

"Hahahaha, well, since Fengxiao likes it, I can only stop being a gentleman and be willing to be a wolf, and agree with your embarrassment."

"Pfft, don't let Chang Wen listen to Ming Gong's words, otherwise, I don't know what he will write next time in court."

Cao Cao heard Guo Jia mention today's court lawsuit, and thinking of the content, he couldn't help laughing: "That's right, Changwen is a gentleman, if he knows today's solitary, I'm afraid that next time solitary will go to court with you. If solitary again If you are fined, your salary will be cut off completely." After speaking, he remembered something doubtful and said, "It's you, Kong Rong didn't have much friendship with you in the past, so you want to talk more to him; Wen sued you in court today, you have been alone with him at the gate of the mansion for so long, and you didn’t say a word. Could it be that Gu’s sacrificial wine has changed his temper now?”

"Who makes Kong Rong different from Chen Qun?" Guo Jia only replied one sentence, but for Cao Cao, who knew each other well, this sentence was enough.

Although Kong Rong and Chen Qun are both descendants of famous families, Kong Rong is a scholar, and Chen Qun is not only a scholar, but also a wise man who judges the situation.

Therefore, Kong Rong regarded Cao Cao as a traitor, while Chen Qun respected Cao Cao as a lord besides "Cao Sikong".

On the way to the great cause, Kong Rong will be eliminated sooner or later, and Chen Qun will be an excellent help.

Guo Jia hates all those who hinder Cao Cao's great cause, and loves all those who can help Cao Cao achieve his great cause.

It doesn't matter whether these people like Guo Jia or not.

"By the way, Duke Ming, Hua Tuo has arrived."

"Didn't Gu say that you can just let him live in your house. Gu has a headache for a long time, it's nothing serious, but you should let him take good care of your body." Said, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia's weight loss With a face with protruding cheekbones, hidden worries arose in his heart again.

Although the imperial physicians all said that Guo Jia was in good health, and Guo Jia's complexion was not as pale as in previous years, but I don't know if it was the Firefox fur. Although his complexion was ruddy at this time, it always made Cao Cao feel faintly strange and strange. sick.Coupled with Guo Jia's weight loss day after day and abnormal sweating from time to time, Cao Cao really couldn't believe that Guo Jia was really as healthy as he said.

"Jia has asked Hua Tuo to check his pulse." Guo Jia seemed to be unaware of the worry on Cao Cao's eyebrows, and replied, "He also said that there is nothing serious, just take the medicine as usual. So he stayed in Jia It is useless to go to the mansion, it is better to go to Ming Gong's mansion, and in time, see if there is a way to get rid of the headache."

What Guo Jia said was reasonable. Although Cao Cao subconsciously felt that there was something wrong, he couldn't resist Guo Jia's insistence. In the end, he agreed. Diagnose him.

"Yes, yes, Jia knows. Minggong is really better than Wen Ruo now? Almighty!?br>

Complaining and joking, Guo Jia saluted and said goodbye, went out of the house, greeted Xu Chu again, and walked towards the gate of the mansion alone.

Hua Tuo had made it clear that day that he would not save him, and of course he would not now, a year later.Even if he treated Cao Cao, he used the octopus to put Hua Tuo's family under house arrest as a threat, and then forced Hua Tuo to return to Xudu to heal Cao Cao's headache.

To his friends, he conspires and plots; to his lord, he tricks and deceives.

To the monarch, he has no heart; to the common people, he has been stained with countless blood.

Calculating in this way, Guo Jia is really not a good person, and the words of today's court complaint are really too gentle.

"Mr. Guo?" The passing maid saw Guo Jia standing here, with a strange smile on her face, and because Guo Jia is used to being approachable, she often joked with them, so she dared to ask curiously, "Mr. what?"

Guo Jia came back to his senses, saw the maid looked puzzled, shook his head and said softly: "The begonias in the garden are blooming just right, I'm just happy to see them."

"In such a cold day, the begonias in the garden are basically gone. Mister, why don't you come back next spring, when the garden will be full of purples and reds, and the scenery will be even more beautiful."

"it is good."

Smiling and waiting for the maid to go away, Guo Jia looked at the garden that was already dead in the cold wind.His original Tang petals hanging on the branches and leaves could last for a while, but he didn't expect that when the cold wind suddenly picked up just now, they all fell into mud.

Sudden discomfort came to his heart, and the familiar pain swept from his lungs. Guo Jia gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and immediately took out a pack of powder from his sleeve, looked at him alone, opened it and raised his head immediately. Take it.

His time is running out.

The effect of taking the powder out quickly.Beads of sweat gradually emerged from the palms, and the inner garment on the back was already wet with sweat. Guo Jia deftly untied the straps, took off the fur coat and hugged it in his arms, and strode away, letting the cold wind blow away the sweat from his body. Beads blow dry over and over.

"Mr. Guo, here I am..." The maid who spoke to me earlier went back and forth, but when she came back, she found that Guo Jia had left, so she could only shake her head regretfully.Seeing something on the ground, she was as curious as she was, so she immediately stepped forward to pick it up.

It was a small paper bag wrapped in oiled paper. She unfolded it, and there was some white powder inside.

"Is this sir's?" She thought of this, and immediately wrapped the paper again, "It's better to report to Madam. Madam will hand it over to Master, and Master will return it to Master."

After thinking so, she put away the thing and turned to leave.

Pepper Lanfen?, fragrant and misty.

"The so-called Iraqis are on the side of the water..." Xun Panzhong said:

Before he could think about it, a servant came to report: "Master, the carriage is ready."

The Holy One will be crowned soon, and the crown will be in charge.But now the Holy One is far from enough to become a monarch who can support the overall situation on his own.Xun?? Cong Hui Yanzhai? Xing Rui? Fu cut? 4 fou Zheng?? Crops, phlegm, cheeks, naan, reeds, reeds, pans, rice?

After all, it’s the first thing to do. Xun?