Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 757 Tacit understanding

Seeing Guo Jia asking questions, Zhuge Liang subconsciously wanted to say stargazing.

But then he immediately began to think that Guo Jia was probably the stargazing expert around Yuan Xi. If he said that, wouldn't it be ridiculous?

Zhuge Liang then thought for a moment and said: "Although it was just a joke, the omissions were too obvious."

"Not to mention there are at least three minor flaws. The biggest problem is that a person was burned to death without making any sound. It is really abnormal."

"Even if I can see it, how could Zhang Xiu not know that this is obviously testing each other, right?"

"Oh?" Guo Jia said with interest: "Why do you think so?"

"Because Sir wants to see Zhang Xiu clearly." Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

"My lord governs the world with benevolence and righteousness. If Zhang Xiu is such a ruthless person and attributes the family's reputation to a woman, it is difficult to say whether he can be relied upon as a subordinate in times of crisis."

"That's why Sir deliberately exposed such a flaw, just to see Zhang Xiu's reaction."

After hearing this, Guo Jia said, "Tell me, Kong Ming, what is Zhang Xiu's reaction?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Zhang Xiu must have known that it was not his aunt who was burned to death."

"At this time, if he gets angry and exposes the matter, it means that he has no ambition and only has courage and diligence. He may be useful, but he will not be able to hold a big responsibility."

"If he endures it, there are two possibilities."

"First, Zhang Xiu just made a statement for the sake of his family's reputation. In fact, he had no intention of putting his aunt to death, but it could show that he cares about his old relationship. As a subordinate, such a person has a sense of affection in his heart and can devote himself to his lord. Corresponding loyalty.”

"The second is that he really wanted to kill his aunt, but after learning that the body was not his own, he just held back and pretended to have been deceived. This is the most terrifying thing."

"This shows that he is ambitious and has not fallen out with the lord yet, but the time has not come yet. This kind of subordinate is actually the most dangerous."

"Of course, there is another situation, that is, Zhang Xiu really didn't see it."

After hearing this, Guo Jia turned to Yuan Xi and said, "Shijun has really good eyesight. It is extremely rare for him to see this."

He turned to Zhuge Liang, "In Kong Ming's opinion, which kind of Zhang Xiu is it?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said, "I should know the former one."

"He was actually quite conflicted about burning his aunt to death."

"When I first looked at Huo, his face was quite complicated. He crossed his hands behind his back and held them tightly. It was obvious that he was also quite entangled in his heart."

"When he first saw the female corpse, he had a look of shame on his face, but after he took a closer look, and especially stared at her wrists, his face showed a look of relief."

"I saw that there was nothing on the wrists of the corpse. Considering Zhang Xiu's identity, there should be bracelets and other accessories on her hands, so Zhang Xiu could tell that it was not her."

Zhuge Liang finished speaking in one breath. Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "If Kong Ming hadn't seen it in person, I would have thought that Kong Ming planned this."

"Everything Kong Ming guessed was correct."

He looked at Yuan Xi and said, "Congratulations, young master, for getting another talent."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I should congratulate you sir on getting a disciple."

Guo Jia shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid there's not much I can teach him."

"Sometimes, we have to admit that there is a huge gap between people from the moment they are born."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Indeed."

He walked to the side, took the ring-shaped scabbard and tapped it on a wooden board on the ground a few times. The sound seemed to be hollow.

After a while, the wooden plank was lifted, and underneath there was a sloping tunnel with steps. Two soldiers walked out first and bowed to Yuan Xi.

Then a woman came out anxiously. Zhuge Liang looked at her and found that she was indeed quite pretty, thinking that she must be Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou.

As soon as she came up, she bowed to Yuan Xi and said, "Thank you so much for saving my life."

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, you are not to blame for this matter. It would be a pity if you die in vain."

Guo Jia spoke up: "But Madam can't show her face from now on. If someone sees her, rumors will inevitably spread, and Zhang Xiu will be forced to come forward. It will affect the faces of both parties, and Madam will not be able to escape."

Zou also knew what was going on and whispered, "I can just find a place in the mountains to live in seclusion."

Lu Lingqi smiled and said: "She looks pretty good, don't you think about it?"

Yuan Xi looked embarrassed, "I am here to save people's lives, not for anything else."

What he hasn't said yet is that Zou's status is sensitive, and it's really inappropriate for him to stay here.

Yuan Xi is not repelled by married women. On the contrary, he has a lot of interest. However, Zou's situation is very special. He is an elder of an ally. If he gets involved, it is difficult to say that there will be no problems later. Yuan Xi does not want to cause the same problem as Cao Cao. All sexy.

However, for a woman named Zou to live in seclusion in the mountains, it would be no different from committing suicide. Moreover, with her appearance, people like Zou could easily be targeted. Yuan Xi thought about it and said to Guo Jia: "What do you think, sir?" How about settling Mrs. Zou?"

As soon as Guo Jia saw it, he knew that Yuan Xi was not prepared to accept the Zou family and wanted to give her a place to live. He thought that it was really inappropriate for the Zou family to stay in Yuan Xi's camp, but with Zou's status, who would dare to take her in?

He thought for a while and said with a smile: "There is a way, but I don't know if it will work."

"Is there someone who can protect Mrs. Zou?"

"I have seen that General Guan has been quite distracted these past two days." After hearing this, Yuan Xi was surprised and said, "Sir, have you noticed it too?"

"But he is a loyal person"

Guo Jia said disdainfully: "Zhongyi can't be a womanizer?"

"Young Master, do you think that a saint can end love and sex?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi laughed and said, "That's what you said, sir."

He turned to Zou, "Have you met General Guan before?"

Zou said in a low voice: "If it's the bearded general with a face as thick as a jujube, I've met him twice by chance in the past few days."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Guo Jia had really guessed it right. Thinking about it, Guan Yu in later generations could ask Cao Cao for Mrs. Du, so how could he not be interested in women.

He said aloud: "It's not easy for me to accommodate Madam here. What does Madam think of General Guan?"

"But this is a bit aggrieved, Madam."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zou whispered: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. My life was saved by your Majesty, but it depends on your Majesty's orders."

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "That would offend me."

He asked Mr. Zou to put on his cloak and cover his head and face, and then called his personal guard Zhang Fang, "Send your wife to General Guan in person. There is no need to explain too much. After you finish speaking, you will leave."

"If he refuses out loud, then there is nothing we can do. It won't be too late for you to bring Madam back."

After hearing this, Zhang Fang quickly accepted the order and took Mrs. Zou there.

Zhuge Liang watched the whole process and said, "Master and Mr. Fengxiao, do you want to use it to make friends with General Guan?"

Yuan Xi and Guo Jia looked at each other, and Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Kong Ming guessed it right. Do you think what I did was wrong?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "That's not the case. The original method of recruiting people from all over the world is to do what they like."

"But Liang feels that this is not the right way. If you want to conquer the world, you should not rely too much on this kind of thing."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said to Zhuge Liang: "I have written down what Kong Ming said."

Zhuge Liang said hurriedly: "I don't dare."

Guo Jia watched coldly, thinking that the disciple Yuan Xi had found for him seemed to have a better personality than Lu Xun.

And he seems to have a very high sense of morality, which is different from his own style as a counselor, who uses every possible means to make plans. In other words, he is incompatible with each other.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia felt resentful in his heart. Zhuge Liang's understanding was indeed very high, but he was a very thoughtful person and might not agree with some of his own actions. Is it so difficult to find a disciple who is completely in tune with him?

At this time, in another tent in the camp, Guan Yu saw Liu Bei preparing to take Zhang Fei into the city, but he was a little distracted at this time.

It stands to reason that when Liu Bei enters the city, the three brothers Jiao Meng Buli are the ones to do it. Guan Yu said that he was stationed in the camp, which was originally an excuse, but he was a little unwilling to do so.

Now that Liu Bei was about to enter the city, Guan Yu finally made up his mind, got up and followed him. At this point, what's the use?

As a result, as soon as he took a few steps, a guard came up and said that Yuan Xi had sent someone to see Guan Yu.

After Guan Yu heard this, he was surprised. The other party came to him, not to Liu Bei?

He hesitated for a moment, then followed the sergeant to his tent nearby. As soon as he entered, he saw Yuan Xi's personal bodyguard standing Zhang Fang, and behind him there was a man with his head and face covered.

Guan Yu had met Yuan Xi many times and knew that Zhang Fang was Yuan Xi's confidant, so he said, "Your Majesty sent Guard Zhang here for what purpose?"

Zhang Fang cupped his fists and said, "As ordered by the envoy, I will send you here and say goodbye."

After saying that, he left the tent directly.

Guan Yu was a little confused. Why give it away? What's going on?

He looked hesitantly at the people left in the tent and said, "Who are you?"

But I saw the man put down the cloak that covered his head and face and said, "I'm a bitch, Mrs. Zou."

When Guan Yu saw Zou's face, he was in a trance for a moment, and then he was shocked. Yuan Xi was so brave, he actually lied to Zhang Xiu!

And he even sent people to him. Was this because he knew what was on his mind?

He subconsciously raised his foot to chase Zhang Fang back, but at this moment he hesitated, turned to Zou and said, "What is Yuan Shijun's intention?"

Zou said in a low voice: "Yuan Shijun is unable to take me in for some reason. Now I have no place to stay, and I am no different from a dead person."

"If the general cannot take me in, I will throw myself into the wilderness and resign myself to fate."

After Guan Yu heard this, there was a war between heaven and man in his heart. Yuan Xi was obviously trying to befriend him. The key was that the other party really guessed what he was thinking!

In the past few years, he had followed Liu Bei in the north and south. Although he had a family, his life was homeless and he had nothing to do, which made him quite regretful.

It's not that Guan Yu is unattractive to women. On the contrary, his needs are normal, but he has a very high vision. Among the women he meets, very few can catch his eye.

The Zou family was one of them. Guan Yu accidentally saw her a few days ago and was shocked. But later he learned that this was not only Cao Cao's private concubine, but also Zhang Xiu's aunt. At that time, he felt that there was no chance. .

But now that this opportunity is placed in front of me, what should I do?

(End of this chapter)