The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 176 Duplicity
It has been six or seven years since Dong Zhuo dominated the imperial court until today. The emperor's noble clan headed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty has been hit by thunder. Now they go up to the emperor and down to the officials who have no official titles. They have a contradiction with the warlords everywhere. psychology.

I hope that there will be warlords who will be loyal to the emperor, but at the same time I am afraid that the warlords will not obey orders.

The gentry is a political group, but there are also obvious factions. The Kanto and Kansai, the South and the North, the Central and the local, etc., as small as a county or as large as a state, all have obvious influences.

Guo Jia uprooted the Yizhou gentry, and the gentry under the emperor didn't care. What they cared about was whether Guo Jia was loyal to the emperor, and if he was loyal, would he treat them in the same way.

Liu Xie knew that at this moment, what he had to rely on was not the nobles, but the warlords.

In governing the world, political groups are capable enough to change dynasties, in troubled times, warlords are the foundation for one's life.

"Feng Xiao, are you willing to help me?"

Liu Xie has known Guo Jia since he was young. Although Guo Jia disappointed him time and time again, he can only pin his hope on Guo Jia at this moment.

Even if a drowning person knows it is a straw, he will grab it tightly in order to save his life.

All eyes in the hall were focused on Guo Jia.

Liu Xie kindly said "Bong Xiao", which made Guo Jia feel very heavy.

With a gentle expression and downcast eyes, Guo Jia asked softly, "Will Your Majesty move to Chengdu?"

There are six prosperous and developed cities in Dahan, and Chengdu is one of them.

However, Chengdu is located in a remote place. In the Han Dynasty, when the economic and political center of gravity was in the north, how could the emperor of the Han Dynasty set his capital in Chengdu?

The ministers whispered, and the few words that flowed out were all contemptuous of Chengdu.

Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital to Chang'an, they objected, and finally returned to Luoyang, even if it was in ruins, it was left by their ancestors, let them go to Chengdu?Impossible!
Liu Xie looked sad, Guo Jia didn't answer his question, but asked back, the ambiguous attitude in it was intriguing.

Did Guo Jia swear allegiance to Liu Xie after moving to Chengdu?

Or did Guo Jia part ways with Liu Xie if he didn't go to Chengdu?
Liu Xie couldn't guess, and he didn't want to go to Chengdu. Jincheng was prosperous, but Yizhou was far away. As a ruler, going to Yizhou was like a bird in a cage.

Moreover, Liu Xie, who was actually deeply jealous of the warlords in his heart, was afraid that if he went to Chengdu, he would become Guo Jia's prisoner.

Hundreds of officials discussed, and all the ministers whispered to each other, but Guo Jia remained indifferent, with a calm expression all the time.

He can't express an attitude of doing his best for the great man here, otherwise he will become a target. He only needs to figure out the thoughts of the emperor and the officials, and then let them retreat in spite of difficulties.

What Guo Jia has to do is to create a situation where it is not that he is not loyal, but that the emperor does not accept it.

"Feng Xiao, you have tens of thousands of powerful soldiers, can't you help me put down the rebellion and rejuvenate the great man?" Liu Xie stared at Guo Jia with a sincere tone.

He has no shortage of loyal ministers, but he lacks loyal ministers with soldiers and horses!

The question came back again, but in a different way. Liu Xie asked more specifically, meaning that he wanted Guo Jia's military power.

The commotion in the hall ceased, and everyone held their breaths to watch Guo Jia's answer.

"How many troops and horses does Your Majesty need?" Guo Jia asked nonchalantly.

It seems that Guo Jia really intends to lead troops to help Liu Xie sweep Liuhe and rule the world.

Liu Xie was an outsider regarding the strength of the troops in the marching and fighting. He looked towards Dong Cheng and asked with his eyes open.

Dong Cheng was secretly delighted, he moved behind Ma Teng, cupped his hands towards Guo Jia and said, "Your envoy only needs to send one hundred thousand troops."

In fact, if Dong Chengxiang let Guo Jia come out in full force, it would appear to be overreaching, so I only said [-].

Hearing Dong Cheng's words, Guo Jia felt disdainful.

One hundred thousand?Even with one hundred thousand soldiers, can Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Sun Ce all be wiped out?

"It's not difficult for me to send [-] soldiers, but I dare to ask Your Majesty, where did the [-] soldiers come from?"

Guo Jia threw the question to the emperor neither humble nor overbearing.

Fighting depends on people, but individuals need to eat, horses also need to eat, camping and setting up strongholds, attacking cities and pulling out strongholds, and fighting with the enemy, all these need equipment. Where did they come from?

There was no sound in the hall, the emperor and all the officials were suffering from hunger and cold these days, it was true that the emperor could not go hungry, all he could eat was rough food, all the officials could not die of starvation, but most of them were skinny and dizzy from time to time.

Asking them for food and supplies is simply a kind of irony and sarcasm!

"Guo Jia, can't Yizhou even support [-] soldiers? Doesn't Yizhou have enough food and supplies? You're clearly an excuse!" Dong Cheng pointed at Guo Jia with an angry expression on his face, not afraid of provoking Guo Jia.

The people in this hall, Guo Jia also knew Liu Xie and Zhong Yao, and none of the others.

In Guo Jia's eyes, Dong Cheng was just a clown, Dong Cheng's role was Liu Xie's gun, there was no Dong Cheng who jumped out, there were others, so instead of pursuing Dong Cheng, it is better to fight the emperor Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, there is the Qinling Mountains between Yizhou and Luoyang. I dispatched a large army to transport food and supplies from Chengdu. From Chengdu to Hanzhong, there is the Jiange Road. From Hanzhong to Chang'an, there is the old road of Chencang. From Chang'an to Luoyang, there is also a peach blossom. Fortress. This journey is a waste of money and people. To feed a hundred thousand troops, I am afraid that it will consume ten times, more than ten times the huge amount of food, grass and supplies. It is not the minister's excuse, but the fact is so."

Guo Jia's reasoning is unassailable. It is normal for food to be damaged and consumed on the way of transporting food and supplies. Even in ordinary marches and wars, the loss of food and grass is at least [-]%.The first priority of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was the smooth flow of grain roads, which can be seen.

The land of Sanfu in Chang'an and the area of ​​Sili in Luoyang are desolate, and the fertile land is abandoned. If you want to restore the production here, you can't do it overnight.

Even if Liu Xie is given [-] soldiers and horses now, within ten days, there will be mutiny in the army.

It is for this reason that Guo Jia has nearly 20 troops, and he only used more than [-] soldiers and horses when he sent troops to Guanzhong.

The Son of Heaven made things difficult for others, and Guo Jia argued hard, if the Son of Heaven insisted on going his own way, it would be unreasonable to make trouble.

Liu Xie looked slumped, he was not an unreasonable emperor, what Guo Jia said was the truth.

There are only two ways in front of him, either go to Chengdu with Guo Jia, or stay in Luoyang, Guo Jia can't do anything to help him.

Ma Teng and Han Sui's sense of presence was very weak. After they told the situation of the remaining soldiers and horses, they were in a situation of being ignored.

Now they also saw the clues, the emperor didn't want to go to Yizhou with Guo Jia, and Guo Jia's gesture of loyalty was mostly duplicity.

But Guo Jia couldn't accuse Guo Jia of anything. Is one of his words an exaggeration?
For the sake of the emperor, he asked the emperor to go to Chengdu, but if the emperor did not go, the responsibility was not on Guo Jia.

For other princes, even if they want to be loyal to the emperor, it is impossible to send troops to Luoyang to transport food and grass.

"Your Majesty, this is the eldest son of the minister, named Guo Ye."

There is nothing in dispute about whether Guo Jia can help Liu Xiekuang to help the Han Dynasty.

Guo Jia pulled Guo Ye in front of him and looked up at the emperor.

"Ye'er, kneel down and kowtow to the emperor."

Guo Jia suddenly asked his son to make such a move, which stunned everyone.

The monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty discussed matters in the court, and they seldom kneeled deliberately, unless they were guilty of crimes.

Following Guo Jia's instructions, Guo Ye knelt down and kowtowed three times to Liu Xie. His movements were not perfunctory at all, and even a slight sound could be heard.

"Feng Xiao, this is it?"

Liu Xie looked at the child who kowtowed to him in bewilderment, and cast a questioning look at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia cheered up, with a sincere expression, and said: "If there was no secret help from His Majesty back then, this child would have died in his mother's womb. Your Majesty, I owe you too much, and I will try my best to repay as much as I can."

In all fairness, Liu Xie was kind to Guo Jia. When he rescued Cai Yan from Luoyang, Guo Jia used Liu Xie, regardless of the process. As a result, Guo Jia owed Liu Xie a favor. Without Liu Xie, Cai Yan and Guo Ye would both Died unexpectedly.

Guo Jia dare not say that he is a person who knows how to repay kindness, but he will remember whoever is kind to him, and he will do his best to repay as much as he can.

"The minister came this time and brought some food to His Majesty, which can be used by His Majesty and ministers for a month."

Guo Jia lowered his head slightly again and said softly.

Many ministers in the palace are noble people, and they regard Guo Jia's aid as charity, which is true in fact. They dismiss it, and would rather dig the grass and eat tree roots by themselves. Arrived, that's it.

Liu Xie was still immersed in the memory, thinking about it, and finally realized it suddenly, and blurted out: "Could it be that he was born by Cai Yong's daughter?"

Before Guo Jia could reply, a contemptuous curse came from inside the hall.

"Bitch."

Like thunder on the flat ground, after the sound, it returned to calm.

Many ministers in the hall showed contempt on their faces.

Cai Yan and Guo Jia are indeed immoral and have sex without a matchmaker. Guo Jia can admit this frankly.

Guo Ye broke away from Guo Jia's hand, turned around and walked to a minister behind Dong Cheng, looked up at the middle-aged man, his delicate face was full of suppressed anger.

At such a young age, he would not understand Guo Jia's game with the emperor and his officials, nor would he understand Guo Jia's status in their eyes.

But he can understand the words, who is Cai Yong in the mouth of the emperor?Who is the grandfather he is familiar with, Cai Yong's daughter?His biological mother.

A slut, no matter who he changes, he can't tolerate others insulting his mother, even if his mother has done something wrong.

"Jia Xu."

Guo Jia called out calmly.

Jia Xu walked in from the outside, saluted the emperor silently, and then pulled Guo Ye out without waiting for Guo Jia's orders. Guo Ye stared at the middle-aged man who also cast contemptuous glances at him. He touched him once, but he didn't move. It wasn't until the third time that Guo Ye gritted his teeth and left with Jia Xu.

It seemed that the matter was over like this, but Guo Jia called out softly again.

"Dian Wei."

Wearing heavy armor, Dian Wei strode into the hall with his head held high, looking down on everyone else, but he bowed behind Guo Jia and waited for his order.

Turning around naturally, Guo Jia walked towards the middle-aged man in court clothes who was swearing.

(End of this chapter)