[Three Kingdoms] The daily struggle of female counsellors

After Guo Jin slept soundly, Guo Jia finally got out and walked slowly to the window.

The rain outside the window had weakened, and the raindrops were pattering on the window lattice. Guo Jia looked at the distant eaves, and as far as he could see, there was a piece of lifeless gray ink.

There is still a bit of coldness in the air, the indoor lamps and candles are about to burn out, and when the wind blows, they sway lonely and lonely, as if to dissipate the last residual heat.

The huge thunder exploded outside the window, and the lightning whizzed past. Accompanied by the atmosphere of lightning and thunder, the lanterns suddenly crackled and burst, and then the light and shadow disappeared completely, and the room was instantly enveloped in darkness.

The sound of the rain suddenly became stronger, and the rain curtain poured into the sky, as if there was a tendency of the Milky Way flowing backwards.

Guo Jia closed the window and was about to light the torch in his hand and relight the spare candle lamps in the room, but he heard strange noises in the noisy and chaotic sound of rain.

From far to near, long and distant.

This sound closely matched with the sound of the uproar of the rain, reverberating in people's minds, getting louder and louder, as if it was about to tear open the night and roar toward people.

"When—when—"

Is it... a bell?

Guo Jia's heart suddenly tightened, and before he could react, the young man who had been sleeping soundly on the couch for a long time suddenly straightened up and let himself go for a moment like sleepwalking before he could hear the continuous dull bell ringing next to his ear.

What is it that is so urgent?Why do you want to ring the bell to wake up the world in the middle of the night when the rain is pouring?

A flash of lightning struck straight into the sky, and with the instant bright sight, Guo Jin raised her eyes to face her elder brother in disbelief, no matter why he stood in front of the window late at night and said nothing, as if he was sure of what he was thinking, Guo Jin moistened his throat and tried He said: "Liu Hong... died?"

Due to the momentary excitement, Guo Jin didn't care about honorific titles and the like.

Guo Jia flicked his wrist, his suspicion turned to conclusion in the blink of an eye, he lighted up the candle lightly, held the candlestick with one hand, then stepped forward steadily, and sat down next to Guo Jin.

The candlelight illuminated the faces of the two of them. Guo Jin smoothly saw her elder brother's elegant and calm demeanor, and the uneasiness in her heart faded a bit. Just as she was about to speak, Guo Jia reached out and touched the top of her hair.

The voice seemed to be smiling: "Ah Jin is scared?"

During Emperor Ling's reign, although he sold his officials and nobles, it was absurd, which caused complaints and misery from the people.But as long as he is alive, he is the anchor of the great man. Although the great man is riddled with holes, he will not collapse overnight.

But now Liu Hong passed away without warning, Liu Bian and Liu Xie were still young, He Jin had skills, but when he dealt with eunuchs, he did nothing to scare the snakes, and he didn't eliminate the evil, which directly caused the subsequent murders. Murder.

Both relatives and eunuchs suffered losses, and Dong Zhuo's successors benefited.The Great Han Dynasty is like an old man in the twilight, and the power is lost overnight and the cards are reshuffled.

There are conflicts among heroes, and wars are everywhere.Everyone should be worried about this.

Guo Jin smiled, "Human life and death are just like floating clouds and morning dew, but it is only a drop in the ocean, so why fear it?"

Guo Jia knew that she deliberately misinterpreted her own semantics.He originally thought that being afraid of the unknown and turmoil seems to be an instinct in life, but Guo Jin chose to lead this topic to the impermanence of life and death.

seem……

It seems that she is already familiar with the so-called general trend of the world?

Thinking of the two guests at home, Guo Jin stopped talking and got up quickly to go out.Guo Jia was about to remind her to bring a bamboo umbrella, but saw a tall and straight figure suddenly rushing into the door in the shower.

Guo Jin couldn't stop, and fell into the man's arms.His skirts were soaked, and even his robes were covered with strings of raindrops.

Guo Jin turned pale with shock, pulled him under the eaves again, turned around and took the folded umbrella, and held it up over his head for him.Xun Yu's face was anxious, and he lost his usual demeanor for the first time, as if he was already in a mess.

Seeing her holding up the bamboo umbrella intimately, she bowed in regret, her voice seemed to tremble a little: "The incident happened suddenly, brother Yu has to rush back to the mansion as soon as possible, so I came here to bid farewell to Brother Jin."

Guo Jin had long been mentally prepared for the death of Emperor Ling, but Xun Yu, the No. 1 loyal and patriotic man, obviously did not. He still counted on the emperor who was "in his prime" to last for a few more years, and he could still do his best. Well, it would be good to revive even a little vitality of the big man's lifeblood.

But the person who has been poisoned into the heart, if he doesn't completely change his blood, how can he hope that he can be brought back to life?

Seeing Xun Yu's panic-stricken appearance, Guo Jin felt distressed for a moment, so he sent the young boy to wake up the coachman in the mansion, and then prepared the carriage, and then boarded the carriage with Xun Yu.

After the car drove away slowly, Xun Yu came back to his senses and looked at her in amazement: "Why is Brother Jin going with you?"

Guo Jin: "..."

I am worried about you—how can I say this sentence so that it can be refreshing and unaffected?

Seeing her but smiling, Xun Yu was the first to laugh at himself and said, "You are so rude tonight, brother Lao Jin is worried."

Seeing what he said so bluntly, Guo Jin blushed slightly, thinking about the thoughts before going to bed in her mind, and was thinking whether to tell him about the woman disguised as a man, when suddenly she felt that this person was emotionally unstable, as if The whole heart has already been squeezed into the palace along the palace wall, obviously tonight is not a good time to confess.

Guo Jin said "no problem", then leaned against the window and opened the curtain to look into the distance.

Now that the night rain is about to stop, the people in the city who were awakened by the sound of the bell have begun to place road sacrifices by the side of the road in twos and threes.The carriage drove towards Xun's mansion unhurriedly. For a while, the carriage was very quiet. Guo Jin held his breath and focused on the other party's movements from time to time. The ground turned white.

The steed neighed long and stopped successfully outside the gate of Xun's mansion. The coachman reined in his horse and respectfully asked Xun Yu to get off the carriage.

At this time, Guo Jin suddenly grabbed Xun Yu's sleeve robe, and tightly held the corner of his clothes with his fingers, fearing that if he let go, it would be difficult to see him again.

Xun Yu's heart moved slightly, and he just let her hold it quietly. After a while, when the coachman urged him again, Xun Yu didn't care about his embarrassed posture, and just interlocked his fingers with her.

His voice was hoarse and deep, and he called: "A Jin..."

It was the first time, and it was the first time Guo Jin heard him call herself that.

Guo Jin tried to retract his fingers, but Xun Yu's strength remained undiminished. His palms were hot, and his eyes seemed to contain a thousand words, but finally he sighed: "If I could get to know Brother Jin earlier..."

If I could have met you earlier, if I didn't have these heavy responsibilities and burdens on my shoulders, I think I should go directly to the mountains and forests with you, as I have imagined thousands of times.

Whether you like it or not, I have identified you.

But now, it's too late...

Just when Guo Jin naively thought that the other party would always say something to comfort her, Xun Yu just said "Treasure" in a hurry, then turned and dismounted and returned home. He still didn't hold an umbrella, and his moon-white robe melted into the rain. , It is connected with the Xiaoxiao mist in the distance.

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Within a few days, before Liu Hong's body was cold, the relationship between his relatives and the eunuch was already in conflict, and they were extremely happy.

First, Jian Shuo failed to support Liu Xie, and conspired with Zhongchang Shi Guo Sheng and others to get rid of He Jin. Who knew that Guo Sheng turned against him and reported Jian Shuo's plan, and He Jin killed Jian Shuo in a fit of anger.

It can be said to knock the mountain and shake the tiger.The eunuch group retreated bravely and avoided its edge.He Jin was in power, took on a new important task, and got rid of the evil in his heart, and his body was clear for a while, so he followed Yuan Shao's words and began to recruit wise men, and took the opportunity to win over the party members of the aristocratic family.

The Xun family came out with great talents, but the two juniors of the Xun family have already stayed in Beijing to work?No problem, wouldn't there be Xun Ciming, one of the eight dragons of the Xun family who was famous in the world?

The Guo family has long been expected to be famous, and the Guo family's Xiaolang is even more virtuous and talented, but it's a pity that he is a sick child with a weak body and chronic diseases?Fortunately, I heard that he also has a brother of the same clan who is well-informed and knowledgeable!

There are also Qinghe Cui, Langya Zhuge, Hanoi Sima, etc. A lot of talents gathered in the capital. He Jin happily threw out a bunch of olive branches. .

The two talked to each other, rolled up their sleeves as if no one else was there, and the debate was in full swing.

The person who came was probably dumbfounded, and didn't know whether to interrupt this large-scale mutual spray scene with inexplicable rhymes.It was Erlang who couldn't bear to tug on Guo Jin's snow-white long sleeves. Guo Jin came back to look.Thinking that he was still a weak young man who was "sick and unable to take care of himself", Guo Jin pressed his chest and sat on the side sickly, coughing miserably.

Seeing the young man who was still like a shrew just now, he suddenly changed his temperament, his handsome brows were raised, and his body was like a weak willow, as if he would be crushed by the morning wind in the next moment, the visitor couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Mi Heng also stood with his sleeves folded, condescending to ask the other party why he came, and he refused to obey his words, but stepped on the stone table in the pavilion, letting the stone blue clothes be blown up by the wind, making a sound of drumming in mid-air.

"You Heng is suffering from a serious illness, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to die."

The other party asked back in astonishment: "What's the matter, son?"

Mi Heng raised his eyes, as if thinking of something interesting, he just said sincerely to the visitor: "Madness".

After saying that, before everyone could react, Mi Heng kicked off his shoes, took small steps and jumped, and suddenly plunged into the cool stone lake.

Ask again, die, understand?

Guo Jin: "..."

We don't understand the importance of boy who loves shoes!

Forced to enjoy a crazy performance, Guo Jin left Ni Heng's home. On the way, he specially told Erlang to go out as little as possible and talk less, and then returned home to persuade his elder brother to take the conspicuous Jin in the mansion together with him. All the silver and jade wares were buried properly, and the others were exchanged for money in case of emergencies.

Seeing that He Jin was about to follow Yuan Shao's faint tricks and start to do things, Guo Jin rushed to the Xun family's mansion without stopping, thinking that he should remind his uncle and nephew Xun's family to think about leaving Beijing as soon as possible .

As far as the Xun Mansion, Guo Jin looked around, only to feel that the mansion was much more deserted than before, Xun You didn't know what he was thinking, and at this moment he was sitting alone beside the stone table in the courtyard, holding a slip of paper in his hand, thinking But he was in a trance, as if he had already flown beyond the sky.

"Brother Xun?" Guo Jin bowed his hands politely.

Xun You regained consciousness and saw that the young man in front of him still had an indifferent and elegant appearance.

Xun You got up and bowed back: "Long time no see, how is Guo Lang?"

Guo Jin hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Seeing her misty eyes, looking around her all the time, Xun Youfu said, "Guo Lang is looking for uncle?"

Hearing him take the initiative to mention Xun Yu, Guo Jin's face turned pale: "Brother Wen Ruo isn't at the house?"

Xun You's expression was a little complicated.Looking at the other party's secretive eyes, Guo Jin suddenly felt a little flustered, and could only pretend to be calm and wait with lowered eyes.

Xun You saw that she was very anxious, but he didn't want others to see his nervous appearance. Suddenly, he couldn't bear it. Remembering that his uncle had not left for a long time, Xun You patted the young man on the shoulder.

"Uncle received a letter from his family, saying that the elders of the family had agreed to a marriage for him. Uncle has already left for Ying. This trip is not only for refuge, but also for preparations for marriage."

marriage...

Guo Jin's figure flickered, and Xun You grabbed her arm quickly, as if feeling the turbulent waves in the young man's heart. Xun You leaned forward and whispered in his ear: "Uncle, you can go when the sun rises. You have fast horses. Guo Lang is heading south quickly. Uncle can be found within half a day."

Looking for him?Guo Jin looked at Xun You in disbelief, there seemed to be pity in the man's eyes, he wondered if Xun Yu had said anything to him, seeing Guo Jin was still hesitating, Xun You finally couldn't hold back his fiery temper, and threw a He grabbed Guo Jin's hands and led her straight to the stable.

Looking at the tall horse with a white mane and standing ears opposite, what Guo Jin remembered was that last year Xun Yu rode this horse and ran from Yingyin to Yangdi alone, just to go to Luoyang before leaving for Luoyang. , meet her.

But now, he is going back to his hometown to get married for another person.

It was rare for Guo Jin to have an impulse in her heart, an impulse that should not belong to her.

I saw her take the rein from Xun You, step on the stirrup and fly straight to the horse.She felt that she should tell him the secret no matter what, and he didn't even know that she was a girl.

At least, she wanted him to understand her intentions.

It was a thought that she finally figured out.