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Chapter 111 Guo Jia: Your Majesty has ten victories, Yuan Shao has ten defeats
At the same time, after leaving the palace, Guo Jia first returned to his home, and then took a carriage to Jia Xu's mansion.

Unlike last time, as soon as he got off the carriage, the doorman greeted him warmly.

"Master Guo, my master has been waiting for you for a long time."

Guo Jia noticed that the doorman had been replaced and Jia Xu did not keep the doorman sent by Yuan Shao.

"Lead the way."

The doorman bowed and welcomed Guo Jia in, saying, "Please go to the lobby and take a seat. I will send someone to report to the head of the family."

After entering the Jia Mansion, Guo Jia took a quick look around and then was led by the doorman to the lobby and sat down.

Not long after we sat down, before the tea was even served, we heard a hearty laugh.

Guo Jia turned around and saw Jia Xu, who was wearing casual clothes and waving a folding fan, walking into the hall. He had a smile on his face and said, "I thought Fengxiao was going to break his promise today."

"How dare I." Guo Jia stood up to greet him, and said apologetically, "Brother Wenhe invited me, how could I miss the appointment? I am late because of some things, please forgive me, Brother Wenhe."

Jia Xu didn't care about these little things. He stepped forward, grabbed Guo Jia's hand and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao came at the right time. It's hot today. I prepared plum wine in the backyard to cool you down. Come with me to drink."

After saying that, he pulled Guo Jia to the backyard.

Guo Jia is addicted to alcohol, how could he not obey?

Jia Xu's backyard was decorated quite elegantly. There was a grape trellis in the yard, which was covered with grape vines. At this time, it was full of fruits and was growing quite well.

There was a cool area under the grape trellis, with two chairs and a small wooden table. On the table was a jar of unopened wine chilled with ice, and two plates of washed grapes.

Obviously this was prepared in advance.

Jia Xu opened the seal on the wine jar and poured wine for Guo Jia, saying, "Last time when we went to the mountain villa outside the city to escape the summer heat, the general invited us to drink this plum wine. It's a pity that you didn't go."

"I know you like to drink, so I asked the general for a few jars. I invite you to come over and have a taste today."

As the wine pours into the glass, the fragrance quickly spreads.

But Guo Jia, the drunkard, did not move at all. Instead, he stared at Jia Xu and asked, "Brother Wenhe, did you invite me here today just to drink? If so, I will be really disappointed."

Jia Xu pretended not to hear anything, drank a glass of wine, and said with a happy face: "It's great!"

Guo Jia on the side didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.

Jia Xu drank several glasses of wine in succession, and then he said calmly: "Some things are better said when you are drunk. If we can't talk about the same thing, then just treat it as drunken talk. It won't hurt our friendship, right?"

As he spoke, he took a glass of wine and handed it to Guo Jia, looking at him with a smile.

Guo Jia also smiled, took the wine and drank it in one gulp.

When smart people talk to each other, they always take a roundabout way first.

If you don't understand, there's nothing to talk about.

If you understand, that is the tacit understanding between both parties.

"This wine tastes really good. It seems that Brother Wenhe is still favored by the general. He gave you more than ten jars of such fine wine."

"Hahaha! Fengxiao has a good alcohol tolerance!" Jia Xu laughed loudly, and without responding to Guo Jia's mention of Yuan Shao, he filled the glass and asked meaningfully:

"I sent people to the government office and your home to pick you up, but couldn't find you. I guess Fengxiao must have just come out of the palace? I'm a little curious, why does Fengxiao often go to the palace to meet the emperor? Wouldn't Yuan Shao notice?" Guo Jia paused slightly while holding the wine glass, as if thinking about how to respond.

Jia Xu smiled slightly, "Today's conversation is known to heaven and earth, you and I. Of course, if Fengxiao doesn't believe me, then there is no need to say anything, let's just drink today."

If you don't want to say it, you don't have to.

So drinking today is really just drinking.

Guo Jia was silent for a moment, then drank the wine in the cup again and looked directly into Jia Xu's eyes: "Zhang He, the palace guard, is loyal to your majesty."

Unlike previous guessing games, if he wanted to recruit Jia Xu, today he had to show enough sincerity and reveal some of his cards, otherwise the conversation would not be able to continue.

"It's just as I expected." Jia Xu didn't seem surprised by this. He played with the wine glass in his hand and said, "You can still use the excuse of meeting His Majesty to get out of the palace once or twice, but if you do it too many times, it won't work with the general. Only the generals in charge of the imperial guards and even the entire imperial guards are loyal to His Majesty, can we keep the light dark."

"I never thought that Your Majesty was so capable and so well hidden. He had only been in Yecheng for a short time, but he had quietly subdued an imperial army and also recruited a counselor like you."

When meeting the emperor in the palace that day, Liu Xie left Jia Xu with an impression that was neither good nor bad; it could only be described as being average.

Now it seems that those are probably just appearances.

Guo Jia said: "The dragon can be big or small, can rise or hide; when it is big, it can create clouds and mist, and when it is small, it can hide its shape; when it rises, it soars in the universe, and when it hides, it lurks in the waves."

"Your Majesty is now a dormant dragon in the abyss, ready to take off. Once the wind and clouds start to rise, you will soar into the sky and rule the world."

"How can a mere Yuan Shao imprison a real dragon for long?"

Hearing such remarks, Jia Xu was not impressed and asked: "Your Majesty may have lofty ambitions, but Yuan Shao has three dukes for four generations and occupies Bingzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou. Looking at all the princes, there is no one who can compare with him."

"How can Your Majesty get rid of Yuan Shao's control and regain control of the throne? I'm afraid that relying on just one thousand imperial guards and Feng Xiao is far from enough, right?
Compared with Yuan Shao's huge power, the emperor's foundation is shallow and he is confined to the small city of Ye.

As it stands, there is simply no comparison between the two.

Jia Xu had long known that Guo Jia wanted to win him over to assist the emperor, but he needed to find out what the emperor's real trick was.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to make up his mind to get involved in this extremely dangerous fight.

"Brother Wenhe, what you said is wrong!"

Guo Jia noticed that Jia Xu's way of addressing Yuan Shao changed from "General" to "his name", and he understood what he was thinking.

He took the wine glass from Jia Xu and drank another glass of wine, but he felt it was not enough, so he simply tore open his collar and picked up the whole jar of plum wine and drank it like a madman.

After guzzling half a jar of wine, Guo Jia's face flushed and his clothes were soaked with the wine.

"Brother Wenhe, please listen to me one by one."

Jia Xu watched Guo Jia, who was revealing his true character, with great interest, and was very curious about what profound remarks he would make next.

Guo Jia threw the wine aside, stared at Jia Xu with sparkling eyes, and said firmly: "In my opinion, Your Majesty has ten wins and Yuan Shao has ten losses!"

Jia Xu was shocked when he heard this. He sat up straight subconsciously and said seriously, "May I ask which ten victories and which ten defeats they are? I would like to hear the details!"

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(End of this chapter)