The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 126 Yuan Shu's Envoy
When spring is about to pass, Baijia School is completed at the foot of Yulei Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has a pleasant scenery. Thirty miles to the north, the construction of Taoyuan Village is in full swing.

Wanting to reproduce the contention of a hundred schools of thought, make all the theories stand against each other, and then integrate the strengths of a hundred schools of thought, it is not a job that can be completed overnight. Guo Jia can only cultivate a favorable soil, and whether it can take root will be seen in the future.

"Yuan Shu sent Yuan Yin and Yang Hong as envoys?"

The busy government affairs had just eased a lot at the end of spring plowing, but Guo Jia, who took a break to catch his breath, got such news.

Most of the counselors in the hall couldn't figure out what Yuan Shu wanted to do. Logically speaking, the princes would not openly have anything to do with Guo Jia, but Yuan Shu did just that. Yuan Yin and Yang Hong had already entered Badong County , heading towards Chengdu.

"My lord, Yuan Shu's envoy came here for the following two purposes, to find out the truth and form an alliance." Xu Shu returned after finishing speaking.

Guo Jia, who was sitting at the head of the throne, said: "After Yuan Shu took Yuzhou, he appointed several prefects in Yangzhou counties. At this time, he must either recuperate and try to make progress when his strength is strong, or he will fight hard and rely on Yuzhou's great victory. Continue to expand the territory. To expand the territory, either go north to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, or go west to Jingzhou."

Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor, and Liu Xiu made his fortune here. Therefore, in the political structure of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the position of the Nanyang prefect was very special. If you want to say that the later state herdsman was a prince, in terms of status, the Nanyang prefect was not inferior. After Yuan Shu was killed by Sun Jian, the prefect of Nanyang, Yuan Shu couldn't wait to lead his relatives to occupy Nanyang.

Therefore, Yuan Shu, a Nanyang prefect, dared to appoint Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou, and appointed other prefects of Yangzhou counties.

"If Yuan Shu is recuperating, he will definitely not send envoys to Chengdu at this time. It seems that Yuan Shu is preparing to send troops to Jingzhou."

After Xi Zhicai spoke, he also fell into deep thought.

If Yuan Shu really mobilized troops against Jingzhou, what good could Guo Jia do?
Others are also thinking about this question in their hearts.

A favorable result would definitely be that both Yuan Shu and Liu Biao would suffer losses, and a perfect result would naturally be that both sides would run out of troops and food, but that must be impossible.

Starting from the strategy, if Yuan Shu wants to sweep the Central Plains, the first thing to do is to solve his worries, which is Liu Biao. Otherwise, he will send troops to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Liu Biao will copy the base camp. Yuan Shu will fall into a place of eternal doom.

Since Yuan Shu wanted to attack Liu Biao, he sent envoys to Chengdu at this time, probably because of his wishful thinking to let Guo Jia also send troops to Jingzhou as cannon fodder.

This point, Guo Jia naturally wanted to know, not to mention that he had already formulated a strategy, which was to recuperate and work hard in Yizhou. On this basis, even if he had soldiers and generals, he would not rashly start a war.

Secondly, Guo Jia knew very well what kind of guy Yuan Shu was, could he form an alliance with such a person?
"The last time Yuan Shu wrote to me and asked me to beat Liu Biao, I politely declined on the grounds of insufficient food and grass, but since he sent an envoy, let's make a superficial effort and pass on the order that all officials in Chengdu will wear the Waiting for inferior clothing, inside and outside the general's mansion, everyone is frugal."

The counselors couldn't laugh or cry, their daily food and clothing can only be regarded as mediocre, they are hard and simple, but there is no extravagance and extravagance inside and out, now it's good, they have to pretend to be poor.

Yuan Shu's emissary did not have many horses, only a hundred horsemen, and two young men dressed as scribes sat in the carriage.

Yuan Yin and Yang Hong went to Yizhou under cover of errands, and were caught by Zhou Tai who was stationed in Yong'an at the border of Badong County. Under interrogation, the two had no choice but to reveal their identities.

The original intention was to secretly come to Yizhou to investigate Guo Jia's reality, to see if Guo Jia is really as poor as the letter said, but I didn't expect Zhou Tai to be meticulous in Badong County, and to check the people who entered and exited Yizhou. The men and horses are on standby, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

"It looks like Guo Jia really has no military rations." Yuan Yin swayed in the car.

What they saw and heard along the way was all large-scale farming, and there were officials supervising it. Yuan Yin and Yang Hong only thought that Guo Jia was forcing the people to farm for him.

"Hmph, it's not your own fault." Yang Hong sneered.

Whether Guo Jia killed the wealthy nobles first or rebelled first is not important in the eyes of outsiders. The fait accompli is that Guo Jia has indeed violated the interests of the wealthy nobles, and thus fell into a difficult situation.

One early morning, only one day away from Chengdu, Yuan Yin and Yang Hong got the news that Guo Jia led 3000 people to them.

Inside the carriage, the two looked at each other with startled and timid expressions.

Guo Jia wouldn't lead an army to slaughter them, would he? !
"The two countries are at war, and Guo Jia would not have the guts not to kill them." Yang Hong wiped the cold sweat from his brow, but Yuan Yin swallowed and wiped it with difficulty.

really?Dong Zhuo sent five envoys successively to discuss peace with Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu beheaded three of them. If the remaining two were not because they were figures with high prestige among the gentry, they would have become souls killed by the sword. The envoy was also detained by Yuan Shu.

After all, Guo Jia and Yuan Shu had an old grudge. As Yuan Shu's younger brother, Yuan Yin was very upset, for fear that Guo Jia would take him out to vent his anger. At this moment, he suddenly felt that coming to Yizhou this time was really a fateful errand.

The two forced their composure and ordered the team to stop and wait for Guo Jia's arrival.

Lifting the curtain of the car door, the two stood in front of the car and looked in front of the official road.

The smoke and dust rose, and the mighty crowd slowly approached in an orderly manner. Yang Hong couldn't help but grabbed Yuan Yin's clothes, because he saw the halberd in the hands of the people in front of him.

Yuan Yin was frightened and grabbed Yang Hong's clothes with his backhand.

Guo Jia won't come, is it true?

The leader, Guo Jia, was dressed plainly, riding a flaming steed, and came to Yuan Yin and Yang Hong with a warm smile on his face, and laughed loudly before dismounting.

"The two came from a long way, and Jia has lost his way to welcome you. Please forgive me for not being polite."

After getting off the horse, Guo Jia walked up to Yuan Yin's carriage in high spirits, and bowed to the two happily.

Yuan Yin and Yang Hong were dumbfounded. Looking at the people brought by Guo Jia, the first few scribes were also dressed in shabby clothes, but the soldiers were all in high spirits. If they were Guo Jia's personal guards, why did they use long halberds instead of swords?
That was Dianwei's Tiger Guards. The soldiers were heavily armored, and instead of holding shields, they held spears and halberds. Guo Jia gave his generals a lot of power. He set military discipline, and the generals decided on their own training methods and types of troops, unless it was Guo Jia would designate a certain general to train the arms that he specifically needed. In the early days, he wanted to diversify the arms, but he was powerless.

Didn't Xingshi ask the crime?
Yuan Yin and Yang Hong looked at each other, false alarm, looked down, clutching each other's clothes, how decent?Where is the face?
At this moment, the two of them suddenly realized that Guo Jia led the civil and military troops out of the city for two hundred miles to meet each other, how grand is the etiquette for them?It shows its sincerity.

It's just that the two of them were overly nervous just now, and even showed a bit of timidity, for fear of being underestimated by Guo Jia if they found out. Welcome, the ceremony is too heavy."

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "It should, it should. Let's advance to the city."

After introducing himself, Yuan Yin reminded Guo Jia of an invitation: "This place is still two hundred miles away from Chengdu, why don't you get on the carriage and come to the city with us, so as not to suffer from fatigue."

Guo Jia didn't hesitate, he held the door and got into the carriage. Yuan Yin and Yang Hong got out of the way. Guo Jia got into the car and looked at Guo Jia's back. The clothes are perhaps a little better than coarse linen.

After all, he is also a warlord who owns the largest state in the world, so how did he get so miserable?

Then look at the scribes who came out of the city with Guo Jia, Qin Mi, Peng Yi, Xu Shu, Zhen Yan, etc., all dressed similarly to Guo Jia, how could this look like the ruling class of a state?Throw them into the pile of common people, at most they will be a small rich family with surplus food.

Turn back into the car, and order the team to continue towards Chengdu, escorted by Guo Jia's [-] tiger guards, it is sure to be safe all the way.

The three people in the carriage fell into a brief silence. Yang Hong really felt that Guo Jia was too shabby, so he couldn't help asking: "General, your clothes are famous all over the world for Shu brocade, why..."

Although Yang Hong and Yuan Yin's attires were not at the level of princes and nobles, the gorgeous brocade robes on their bodies looked extravagant and compelling. When the three of them stood together, outsiders didn't know it, and thought Guo Jia was a servant.

Clothes are what make a man depend on him. After all, he is also the local emperor of Yizhou. No matter how poor and hard he is, he should have decent clothes.

But Yang Hong didn’t ask, but when he asked, Guo Jia’s face was full of bitterness, and he said miserably: “To tell the truth, when I entered Yizhou, I got countless gold, silver, silk and satin, and countless fertile land and mansions. The defeat of Jingzhou, the Yizhou gentry and nobles launched troubles one after another, not only costing me soldiers and generals, but also ruining my family.”

The two showed doubts on their faces, who beat the local tyrants and made themselves poor?

"Relieve the soldiers and stabilize the morale of the army. I can only use money to win people's hearts. Those gentry and wealthy families are simply bastards. They rebelled, and they burned down the granaries all over the place when they saw the failure! The grain and grass accumulated in the autumn harvest, I don’t even have enough food for the winter. What can I do? I can only sell valuable things, buy food from the people, and go to other places to buy food. Otherwise, my 10,000+ army will be It's all gone."

Yang Hong and Yuan Yin's eyes were shocked. They didn't expect Yizhou nobles to be so ruthless?So completely against it?Burning food is something that the fleeing party can't take away food, grass and supplies during a war. No one will take that step unless it is a last resort.

If it was true as Guo Jia said, Yizhou was short of food, and he went bankrupt and managed to tide over the difficulties, which would be considered a miracle.

The two cast sympathetic looks on Guo Jia, this warlord is so miserable.

(End of this chapter)