The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 153
Guo Jia used a popular and even vulgar story to describe the Han Dynasty. It sounds like a joke, but it is actually harsh and very mean.

He seldom satirizes others, and rarely shows off his power, but today, he has no scruples about the face of Cai Yong, a loyal minister of the great man, and he bluntly said that the precarious Han Dynasty is already riddled with holes. Who will be burned?Dong Zhuo?Before Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty was already dying.

Cai Yong's face was ugly, and he wanted to refute a few words, but Guo Jia raised his hand to signal him to listen again.

"Cai Gong, let me continue with your thoughts. Who can save the emperor now? I am the closest, but not the strongest. Yuan Shao has changed from defense to offense in Hebei, and is no longer suppressed by Gongsun Zan. And soon Qingzhou will be swept away, and Gongsun Zan's forces in Qingzhou and Jizhou will be wiped out. When he eliminates Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao will own Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou Wuxiong, which is also in his pocket. Yuan Shao wants to send his troops west Zheng, it's easy to go to Sizhou to get Sanfu directly. Compared with Yuan Shao, the Yuan family has four generations and three generations, and generations of Han officials. What about me? A small person who came from a poor background and has done so many treacherous things, Zhong Yaolai Please be a lobbyist and bring out the emperor to make you loyal, I can understand, but what I don’t understand is, why didn’t he ask Yuan Shao to rescue him? Is it just because I’m in Yizhou, which is the closest to Guanzhong? I’m afraid not.”

After all, Cai Yong is not a person who is good at intrigue. He is a courtier of a big man, but it does not mean that he is an excellent politician.

He couldn't answer Guo Jia's question, why did Zhong Yao come to Yizhou to persuade him, why didn't he go to persuade Yuan Shao?Why did Zhong Yao say that the emperor pinned all his hopes on Guo Jia?

"Discuss Yuan Xiwen, Mr. Cai, have you heard of it?"

When Cai Yong bowed his head in thought, Guo Jia asked lightly.

Cai Yong's expression was shocked, he raised his head and said in disbelief: "Could it be true?"

The conquests among the princes are not to be fought when they want to, nor can they be launched for no reason.

Gongsun Zan went to war with Yuan Shao on the pretext of Gongsun Yue's death, and then he wanted to show righteousness. He issued a call to action against Yuan, listing several crimes against Yuan Shao. Among them was Yuan Shao's intention to establish a new emperor. Returning in vain is Yuan Shao's unintentional rescue of the emperor, and other charges.

Yuan Shao also had an excuse to exterminate Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, which was Yuan Shao's righteousness.

Guo Jia fought Jingzhou before, because Jingzhou was still an unclaimed land in name. Later, Liu Biao officially claimed Jingzhou. If Guo Jia wanted to fight, he had to find a convincing excuse. It's self-destruction. Yuan Shu beat Liu Biao without saying a word, and he beat Cao Cao without any reason. What was the result?Even though this is not the key factor in the outcome of the war, so what if Yuan Shu wins?People who turn their backs will die sooner or later.

Now Guo Jia can also make excuses for himself in turn, holding high the banner of righteousness, Liu Yan's heart to proclaim himself emperor is clearly revealed, if Guo Jia kills him, who dares to complain to Liu Yan?Whoever is called Qu is Liu Yan's party, that is, a rebellious person who agrees with Liu Yan.

This is the righteousness on the surface. If there is no righteousness at all, let alone development, it will be good if you can hold on to the results. It is a righteousness for Cao Cao to coerce the emperor to order the princes. A righteousness, Sun Quan scolded Cao Cao as a traitor, he had no confidence, but at least he was not aimless, they held their own opinions and insisted on their own opinions, and what was placed before the eyes of the world was a choice, not a complete right and wrong, just like Yuan Shufa Liu Biao, no matter what name Yuan Shu uses, it is impossible to be recognized by others, because Liu Biao himself has not given authority to others, and the way he acts is also benevolent and righteous.

"Cai Gong, I don't want to speculate whether Yuan Shao really wants to establish a new emperor, but if the emperor can't even trust Yuan Shao, are there any princes in the world who can help Han? If I invaded Chang'an today and saved the emperor, what do you think?" , Will Yuan Shao agree with my behavior? Even if I bow my head to the emperor in front of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will also think that I am holding the emperor hostage! Why? Because there must be Han thieves in the world, and only with Han thieves can he command the world The gentry fought for him! The name is Fu Han, but he is actually usurping Han!"

Guo Jia's voice was not heavy or fluctuating, and he was narrating in a calm tone, but Cai Yong's face turned pale and his mind was shocked.

"Fengxiao, is there no room for turning back?" Cai Yong looked distressed, and he could not accept the trend that the big man must perish.

Guo Jia nodded slightly, making Cai Yong's eyes shine with hope.

"The current situation is that heroes and heroes are rising together. If the heroes can end the situation of separatism among the princes, and then honor the Han Dynasty, return power to the emperor, and hand over military power, then there is still hope for the big man. If anyone can do these things, then he is hero."

Heroes are derogatory, while heroes are commendatory.

Guo Jia was telling the truth. If Cao Cao in history hadn't used the banner of the Han Dynasty to fight against the country, Cao Cao would not have been reduced to the first-rate Cao Cao alongside Wang Mang.A hero is just a thought. Cao Cao had a chance to be a hero, but he still chose to be a hero. If Guo Jia was Cao Cao, he would not choose to be a hero, even if he would incur countless infamy.

"Feng Xiao, can't you be this eternal hero?" Cai Yong looked at Guo Jia closely, with a pleading look on his old face.

With a long sigh, Guo Jia looked away and said softly: "Mr. Cai, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't. Now that Yizhou is under my rule, both the officialdom and the people's customs have taken on a new look. I led the army into the pass to rescue Even if the Kwantung princes don’t come to crusade me, I will respect the emperor. Think about it, what will happen? The civil and military officials in the Chang’an court want to meddle in political affairs, what should I do? Putting emphasis on filial piety, honesty and talents, not to mention the rare situation where there are no foreign enemies invading the stable situation, just dealing with them, the gentry bureaucrats, is a game of life and death."

From Cai Yong's point of view, this situation can still be seen clearly. Guo Jia held the imperial examination, and the bureaucrats under him performed their own duties and had no connection with each other. However, the civil and military officials of the Chang'an court were inextricably linked. Because the officials promoted by Ju Xiaolian carried obvious brand of power, and a huge political group was also formed in this way. Yuan Shao's rise benefited from the power of the powerful family run by the four generations and three princes.

The gentry formed cliques for private interests. If Guo Jia really saved the emperor and handed over power to the emperor, let alone sweeping the world and helping the Han Dynasty, whether he could protect himself was a problem.

Cai Yong remained silent, none of Guo Jia's words were lies, and he found that he had no reason to persuade Guo Jia to be a hero, a loyal minister who would be famous in the history books in the future.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero. Although this sentence is often used as a reason for the capitulation faction, for Guo Jia now, he can only walk on the right path after seeing the situation clearly.

It is ignorance to act as a hero for a while but to kill yourself.

The Han Dynasty can be saved, but Guo Jia can't save it even if he wants to, because he hopes that the hero who ruined the Han Dynasty will not give him a chance to save it.

Who can save the Han Dynasty?Yuan Shao, who unified Hebei, and Cao Cao, who dominated the Central Plains, are fine, but will they do this?They didn't have it in history, and now, Guo Jia is sure, they still won't.

"Cai Gong, what I said just now is the reason why I can't save the emperor. What I want to tell you now is that I can defeat Li Jue and Guo Si, but I will not send troops. The reason is very simple. It is rare for the people of Yizhou to survive I live in a stable life, and the money and food in the treasury of Yizhou have also accumulated some. I can't use the army in a hurry to consume all the family property I have accumulated so hard, and increase the burden on the people again. I admit that I am a hypocritical villain, let the people live A good day is to use them to stockpile my military supplies, but I am not ashamed at all, compared to those tyrants who plunder the people's fat and anoint themselves and claim to be gentlemen, how can I be ashamed?"

Guo Jia picked up the cup and drank water calmly, Cai Yong sighed in dismay, got up and asked Guo Jia dejectedly: "Feng Xiao, I just want to hear your last sentence, if you really can be a hero one day, will you not?" Will do it?"

This sentence is simple, but Guo Jia understands Cai Yong's subtext, that is, Guo Jia can protect himself, help the Han Dynasty, and realize his ideals. At that time, will he let the world continue to be named Liu?
Guo Jia said indifferently: "Cai Gong, you and I may as well wait and see how far the Han Dynasty will develop. If the Han Dynasty is really desperate, why should I fight against the righteousness of the world?"

If it is really possible to restore peace to the world and let the people live a happy life, Guo Jia does not need to go against the trend, but these two conditions are difficult to achieve. There are only a handful of people in the world who can do these two things.

In the end, Cai Yong not only failed to persuade Guo Jia, but even himself began to waver. Even if Zhong Yao had the emperor's secret order to invite Guo Jia to serve the king, it was useless.

After sending Cai Yong away, Guo Jia came to Cai Yan's room, opened the door and entered, Cai Yan was sitting on the bedside in a daze, with wet tears still on his face.

"Husband, what did my father say?"

When Guo Jia came to her side, Cai Yan seemed to wake up from a start, and hurriedly asked, from the startled expression on her face, it could be seen that she had been really frightened for a while, and what she was afraid of was nothing more than Guo Jia Enraged by Cai Yong, he just waved the butcher knife.

"I persuaded him to leave."

Guo Jia raised his hand to wipe away the traces of her tears. Cai Yan looked shocked and asked, "Isn't my husband just making my concubine happy? Even someone as stubborn as my father will be persuaded by my husband?"

"You don't believe me? Your father is also human and has thoughts. If you reason with him, will he not listen? Next time he wants to see me, you don't have to stop him. What else can I say other than that? After getting along with him for the past two years, although I can't say that the relationship with him is harmonious, at least I can sit down and talk about the truth. It's also Han Chen, as long as I don't personally bury the big man, he won't have any objections to me. Do you understand?"

Cai Yan felt relieved, but felt his face was ugly again. He lowered his head and picked up a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on his face, while pushing Guo Jia not to look at her.

"No makeup, what can't you see?"

Guo Jia turned around helplessly.

(End of this chapter)