The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 159 Special guest
Cao Cao raised his troops to attack Xuzhou under the banner of "revenge for his father", and massacred hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou.

The failure to capture Xuzhou was not because the city of Xuzhou was strong, but because Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, and Cao Cao had to send his troops to save it.

According to Guo Jia's idea of ​​wanting to serve Cao Cao when he left Yingchuan, Xuzhou was determined to win, because defeating Xuzhou was not only an opportunity to strengthen Cao Cao, but also a way to curb the rise of another hero. With Guo Jia around, Lu Bu would never be given any chance. By mistake, history is still repeating itself, and Cao Cao still has to go through the most difficult predicament in this early stage.

Almost the entire territory of Yanzhou fell, and Cao Cao had only three counties left, but he was able to contend with Lv Bu. Even though Lv Bu had an adviser, Chen Gong, Cao Cao had not only the brothers and warriors of the Xiahou clan of the Cao family, but also Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and other advisers. Lu Bu is always just a vanguard and brave general who charges into the battle, not a handsome man who leads the overall situation. Everyone in the world thinks that Cao Cao will surely die this time, and even Cao Cao himself is a little pessimistic. To recover Yanzhou.

The flames of war in Yanzhou and Xuzhou have brought the world into focus. Yanzhou has Lu Bu as the protagonist, and Xuzhou also has a character who has suddenly become famous on stage.

When Cao Cao raised his troops to attack, Tao Qian sent someone to ask Gongsun Zan for help. In terms of political standpoint, there were not many princes Tao Qian could ask for help, and Gongsun Zan was the strongest among them, even though the confrontation between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao in Hebei was already at a disadvantage.

Liu Bei, who was under the command of Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, came unexpectedly and rescued Xuzhou with poor soldiers and horses. Perhaps from today's point of view, Liu Bei is overconfident and generous, but Liu Bei's courage is enough to make the world admire and ashamed .

By coincidence, Liu Bei's rescue of Xuzhou was a drop in the bucket, but Cao Cao's backyard caught fire, and Liu Bei managed to save his life by mistake, and he also gained a piece of credit for saving Xuzhou.

Tao Qian took a fancy to Liu Bei's general Guan Zhang Xionghu, so he used [-] Danyang soldiers as a condition to keep Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

Liu Bei used to serve under Tian Kai's subordinates, and Tian Kai was under Gongsun Zan's subordinates. Liu Bei was under the princes' subordinates in terms of status. Now Tao Qian used four thousand Danyang soldiers to win him over. Why not?Not only the strength of his soldiers and horses has increased, but Liu Bei has also risen to the status of the princes, and the two hit it off.

When the information about the battle situation in Yanzhou and Xuzhou reached Yizhou, most of the officials in Yizhou Prefecture felt pity for Cao Cao.

Father's hatred is irreconcilable, Cao Cao held this banner to attack Xuzhou, no one can blame him, Zhang Kai is indeed Tao Qian's subordinate, no matter how he shirks responsibility, Tao Qian himself cannot escape the blame.

Guo Jia sighed inexplicably.

Liu Bei, after all, is on the stage of the world!

Maybe Liu Bei's strength is not good in the eyes of the world, but he is definitely not an unknown little man!
When Liu Bei was in Youzhou, he was known for his benevolence and righteousness, and he was willing to do good. The officials he served were very small, but he put the people first. Whenever the people were in trouble, he would do his best to help them. This is in Guo Jia’s eyes. It is small favors and small favors that can change the fate of a few people, but they cannot fundamentally improve the situation of the people.Liu Bei's actions have accumulated popularity for him, and even many people followed Liu Bei until his death, and some of them were mixed with foreigners, which shows how powerful Liu Bei's ability to gather people's hearts is.

There are three things that made Liu Bei truly famous and qualified to be on the world stage.

The Yellow Turban soldiers forced Luoyang, and Liu Bei participated in the rescue.

Kong Rong in Beihai was besieged by the Yellow Turban, and Liu Bei went to rescue him.

Seeing Xuzhou fall, Cao Cao's army pressed the border, and Liu Bei came to help.

In the first incident, Liu Bei was inconspicuous, because it was not Liu Bei who turned the tide, but saving Kong Rong and Tao Qian was Liu Bei's deeds showing his potential as a hero.

Liu Bei has strong generals, but no strong soldiers. He would go to rescue Kong Rong and Tao Qian as if he was going to die. Would anyone else dare?Regardless of success or failure, disregarding life and death, when other princes sat on the wall, upholding righteousness and justice, he resolutely went to the death to help. There are many generous and tragic people in Yanzhao. Liu Bei's deeds can be called heroes!
The descendants of the Han Dynasty are as numerous as the crucian carp crossing the river, and the downcast royal family is not one of the few. Liu Bei used to be a small man, but he climbed up step by step, using his actions to explain the way of benevolence and righteousness. Are you impressed?In the future, Liu Bei, who has confirmed his status as the emperor's uncle, will have a strong political appeal. The rise of a hero cannot be achieved by force alone!

In midsummer, the heat is unbearable and the sun is scorching hot. Guo Jia entertains an unexpected guest in the gazebo in the backyard of the mansion with great interest.

Among the two people sitting opposite each other in the pavilion, one is the heroic Guo Jia, and the other is ordinary-looking, nearly forty years old, with a modest temperament and a calm complexion.

Taking out the drunken fairy wine that was scarce in the mansion to entertain the guests, Guo Jia poured the wine himself, and pushed the wine glass that was [-]% full to the eyes of the person opposite.

"Mr. Wenhe, please."

This special guest is none other than Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe who resigned from Chang'an.

Jia Xu picked up the wine glass and smelled the aroma of the wine, took a sip, smiled slightly, and said, "Is it possible that the envoy treats guests with drunken spirits?"

Drunken Immortal Liquor used to be hard to come by, but now it is even more expensive.

Guo Jia took a sip from the wine glass and said with a smile, "Sir, you are joking. Although Drunken Immortal is good wine, it will only taste good if you drink it with a master like you."

He has never been stingy with compliments on talented people.

Is Jia Xu talented?There is no need to argue with this question.

Hearing Guo Jia praised him so much, Jia Xu showed a bit of shame, looked at the clear liquid in the wine glass, and said lightly: "You should know that the reason why Li Jue and Guo Si troubled Chang'an is because of me."

For Jia Xu's idea to attack Chang'an and control the court for Li Jue and Guo Si, the historical evaluation is very demeaning to Jia Xu.

There was still half of the wine in the glass, but Guo Jia poured another [-]% for Jia Xu, and said softly: "But I also know that if there is no sir, the Qianghu leaders will mess up the palace, even worse than Dong Zhuo. Sir advise Li Jue Guo Si invaded Chang'an to protect himself, not to kill others for himself, I can understand the situation of Mr.

Wang Yun will not pardon Li Jue and Guo Si, and Jia Xu is also Dong Zhuo's former subordinate. Will Wang Yun pardon him?It's hard to say, so Jia Xu persuaded Li Jue and Guo Si to attack Chang'an for self-protection, and Guo Jia was replaced. In the same situation, he probably did the same.

And Jia Xu stopped Li Jue and Guo Si from killing many times in Chang'an, and because Li Jue and Guo Si invited the leaders of the Qiang and Hu Tribes to help them when they attacked Chang'an, and promised to give them the beauties in the palace, Jia Xu saw that Those leaders wanted to enter the palace to rob the concubines and maids, so they persuaded the Qianghu leaders to leave.

The reason why Jia Xu left Chang'an was very simple. It was not that Li Jue and Guo Si treated him badly, but that the situation in Chang'an made him feel a crisis.

In the past, in Chang'an, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou checked each other, and the situation was balanced. Because the two fought each other, the third person played a key role of check and balance. After Jue killed Fan Chou, the three-legged situation turned into two tigers fighting, that is, they would never die. The situation was out of control, Jia Xu resigned and fled in order to protect himself.

I chose to come to Yizhou because Guo Jia is now the shepherd of Yizhou. No matter who joins Guo Jia, there is no struggle between right and wrong. Only Guo Jia is worth relying on. consider.

The most important thing is Taiping in Yizhou. You can sleep in peace in Yizhou. Jia Xu comes from a humble background. He can also take refuge with Liu Biao, but Liu Biao may not use him. In comparison, he trusts Guo Jia who also comes from a humble background. , because Guo Jia's actions in Yizhou have proved that his employing people are those who are capable.

"I am very grateful to Shi Jun for exonerating me from the crime."

Jia Xu smiled wryly. He didn't need to guess what all the civil and military officials of the Chang'an court were talking about and criticizing him behind their backs, but few people could put themselves in his place and think about it. Is it wrong to seek self-protection in troubled times?
Nine times out of ten, life is unhappy.

Guo Jia does not defend Jia Xu, he is not qualified to criticize his merits and demerits, all he says is to explain Jia Xu.

"Sir, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world has been in chaos, the princes have divided their regimes, and the heroes have risen together. In your opinion, is there any hope for the Han Dynasty?"

Changing the subject, let Jia Xu not indulge in the past in Chang'an.

This time, Jia Xu picked up the wine glass and drank it down, exhaling the alcohol quickly, most of the depression in his chest dissipated, and said: "There are only three people who can bring order to the Han Dynasty, from the time of the late emperor's funeral to today. But they all died by mistake. No.1, He Jin, the second, Dong Zhuo, and the third, Wang Yun."

Guo Jia served Jia Xu a cup of wine again, and said with a faint smile: "The signs of the collapse of the Han Dynasty have long been revealed, and the prefectural shepherd Quan is in charge of the military and government. Public interests and private interests, raise soldiers to be self-respecting. The first emperor died, He Jin, as a general in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, only cared about fighting for power and profit, but he couldn't see that if he could serve the public wholeheartedly, he would order the princes to fight together Rebelling and suppressing bandits can not only wipe out the Yellow Turbans, but also take the opportunity to weaken the princes of various places. After clarifying the world, he can easily get the fame and fortune he wants, and even live forever."

Jia Xu held up the wine glass to Guo Jia and then drank it up. When Guo Jia wanted to pour wine for him, he filled the wine glass for Guo Jia first.

"What Shijun said is true, He Jin's mistake was due to selfishness, and Dong Zhuo's mistake was due to ambition. Dong Zhuo's disobedience is obvious, but he does have the opportunity to be a loyal hero respected by everyone in the Han Dynasty. He messes up the palace. , abolishing the emperor without authorization, killing courtiers in vain, and ignoring the life and death of the people, this is asking for death, and everyone betrays their relatives."

Guo Jia couldn't help but nod in agreement with Jia Xu's words. The root cause of Dong Zhuo's defeat was that Dong Zhuo had offended all classes.

For example, the great ancestor Liu Bang conquered the world, and based in Guanzhong, he had to make three chapters with the people to win the hearts of the people.Later, slavery was further destroyed, slaves were liberated, and levies and taxes were lightly paid, which won the support of the people. The world was not created by fighting alone.

(End of this chapter)