The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 178
Luoyang, the eastern capital of the great Han Dynasty, gradually drifted away, and Guo Jia rode on the horse, dazed in a daze.

After all, Liu Xie is still a 16-year-old boy, and he has high expectations for Guo Jiahuai.

Many years ago, Guo Jia failed Liu Xie once.

Today, he also couldn't let Liu Xie get what he wanted.

Leaving Luoyang with complicated emotions, Guo Jia was somewhat dispirited.

He didn't ask Liu Xie to occupy the official position in Chang'an justifiably. Before Liu Xie was held hostage by other heroes, it would be futile to issue any edicts in Luoyang.

It cannot be heard by the world, nor does it have any prestige.

Guo Jiaruo defrauded Liu Xie of the benefits and left Liu Xie in Luoyang instead, which was a reality.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, who went back with Guo Jia, looked gloomy and resentful from the moment they left Yang Andian.

They didn't receive any awards for their meritorious deeds, only Liu Xie's flattering compliments, what's the use of that?

Han Sui's Liangzhou shepherd was not elected, and Ma Teng wanted to become a close minister of the emperor and restore the Ma family to the glory of General Fubo in the past, but it didn't happen.

As Guo Jia said in Yang Andian, even if Ma Teng led the army to serve Liu Xie, where would the food and grass come from?When the princes come to attack, can he stop it?

From when they sent troops to Liangzhou to returning home now, Han Sui lost nearly 3 horses, Ma Teng lost nearly [-], and each left six or seven thousand soldiers to return to Liangzhou. They only achieved one goal: Eliminate Li Jue and Guo Si.

Guanzhong changed hands, Guo Jia suffered the fewest casualties, but gained the most.

Who made Guo Jia the strongest soldier?

On the way back, Guo Jia was thinking about something in his heart, and Liu Xie finally asked him to contribute to the Han Dynasty almost in a begging tone. Guo Jia agreed, but his words were duplicity.

Even if Guo Jia wanted to be loyal to Liu Xie, none of his civil servants and generals would agree.

Yizhou officials would not agree either.

Because of interests.

In Guo Jia's case, they have only one lord. Guo Jia has pledged allegiance to Liu Xie. Not only will their status be lowered, but they will also be suppressed by countless gentry. How could they agree?

"My lord, the person who delivered the letter to Jizhou has returned." Gan Ning rode to Guo Jia's side, and found that Guo Jia was not in good spirits, so he reported the news in a low voice.

Guo Jia asked casually, "What did Yuan Shao say?"

Gan Ning shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao didn't make a statement."

With a long sigh, Guo Jia was really speechless to this Yuan Benchu.

After defeating the Southern Huns and learning that the emperor had returned to Luoyang, Guo Jia sent someone to Jizhou to deliver a letter to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao would take the emperor to Jizhou.

In terms of territoriality, Yuan Shao, who won Bingzhou, is the closest to Luoyang, but is it child's play to welcome the emperor?Even if Yuan Shao's subordinates in Bingzhou heard the news, they might not dare to make their own claims.

The decision still has to be made by Yuan Shao. In this way, Cao Cao in Xuchang is actually closer.

Yuan Shao was not harassed by the black bandits led by Zhang Yan, and his road to rise was smooth and unimpeded. He had already pushed Gongsun Zan into a desperate situation. Yuan Shao was undoubtedly powerful.
Guo Jia didn't think so. The emperor brought all the officials with him, and he was lingering in Luoyang, but if he went to the princes, he would become a powerful political group.

The gentry of the imperial party will have fierce conflicts with the gentry of the vassals.

If Yuan Shao had met the emperor, he would not be able to control the situation, and now that Yuan Shao sent his three sons to three states, Guo Jia decided that Yuan Shao was by no means a figure who could dominate the overall situation.

Three sons going to three states, is it a check and balance?
Do not!
It's a hidden danger!The brothers refused to accept, causing trouble to Xiao Qiang!
On the contrary, Cao Cao is an excellent statesman. He can calmly treat the emperor as a banner to order the princes, and can suppress the situation.

In history, the gentry of the God Party played many conspiracies and tricks under Cao Cao's eyes, but they were all easily resolved by Cao Cao.

The Cao Cao that Guo Jia knows now can directly say that Cao Cao is too hypocritical!
On the one hand, Cao Cao refused to admit that the promotion of filial piety and integrity was abolished, on the other hand, he only promoted talents, and issued orders to seek talents several times.

Typical trickery.

And if he is allowed to hold the emperor in his palm, and he is playing the banner of "following the emperor to order and not being a minister", but in fact he is fighting for the Cao family himself. Isn't such a person hypocritical?

However, he is a veritable hero!
For Guo Jia, sending someone to send a letter to Yuan Shao was to hope that Yuan Shao would welcome the emperor to Yecheng. In this way, Yuan Shao could be restrained and Cao Cao could be contained, killing two birds with one stone.

The key is, how does Yuan Shao do it!
Yuan Shao has a headache in Yecheng, Jizhou.

In the prefectural pastoral mansion of Yecheng, Yuan Shao sat on the main seat, and all the servants and martial arts arrived in the hall.

After sending away Guo Jia's envoy, Yuan Shao ordered Wenwu to come to Yecheng to discuss matters.

"What do you mean by Guo Jia? The emperor fled back to Luoyang. Since Guo Jia knew about it and had already gone to Luoyang in person, why did he send someone to report to me? Why didn't he welcome the emperor to Chengdu?"

Yuan Shao once wanted to support Liu Yu as emperor, because he felt that he could control Liu Yu, so that he could stand on the political commanding heights and suppress dissidents, and then wait for the whole world to be pacified, and then make abdication, so that the Yuan family can rule the world.

But now, he is uncertain whether Liu Huihui will be controlled by him, especially Liu Yu is a clan member of the Han family, but not the orthodox emperor. Liu Xie is the blood of the former emperor. Liu Xie is the orthodox emperor. As the fourth generation and three lords of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao can take it easy when facing Liu Yu. When facing Liu Xie, the difference between monarch and minister in his bones makes him fearful.

In addition, Yuan Shao couldn't figure out why Guo Jia gave him this opportunity. Was it good intentions, or did he hide evil intentions?

One of the counselors in the hall came out, gentle and modest, quite Confucian, and it was Jushou.

Jushou is different from other gentry who were born in Xiaolian. He is a maocai who is an official. Maocai is a place in a state every year. In terms of rank, he is much higher than Xiaolian.

Jushou has great ambitions and is good at strategy. As early as when he joined Yuan Shao, he gave Yuan Shaojin the strategy of unifying Hebei.

These include the unification of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou. The sequence is to take Jizhou first, then attack Qingzhou, and after taking Bingzhou, send troops north to Youzhou to unify Hebei.

According to this strategy, in less than ten years, Yuan Shao will soon become the prince with the most extensive territory in the world from a prefect of Bohai Sea.

And in this strategy, Jushou had already told Yuan Shao his plan to coerce the emperor to order the princes.

However, Jushou used "把", and Mao Jie used "宣" to offer advice to Cao Cao. The difference in one word is like a cloud, and from a political point of view, it is a difference between high and low.

At this time Jushou was smiling, he expected that Yuan Shao was very satisfied with his strategy back then, and now the opportunity came, he could coerce the emperor to command the princes, and unification of the world was just around the corner.

"My lord, this is a golden opportunity, don't let it pass by. Guo Jia didn't dare to coerce the emperor to order the princes, because Guo Jia came from a humble background, and his territory was only a mere Yizhou. Even if he took Guanzhong, it was deserted. , He even wants to divide his troops to defend Yizhou and Guanzhong, and his strength will not rise but fall. Therefore, if he coerces the emperor to order the princes, he may have more than enough energy but not enough strength. But the lord is different. Who can compare? My lord brought the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, and who would dare to make irresponsible remarks?"

Jushou's analysis was very accurate. Yuan Shao welcomed the emperor, which was justified, and no prince dared to question Yuan Shao.

Before resuming production, Guanzhong was a burden, which restricted Guo Jia instead, but we should not be blinded by the current situation. Looking forward to the future, with proper management and management, Guo Jia, who got Guanzhong, would be able to increase his strength a few years later. At present, there is indeed no strength to coerce the emperor to order the princes. Moreover, compared to the background, Guo Jia is far from Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes.

Yuan Shao fell into deep thought, Jushou's words sounded reasonable, but the crux of his entanglement was not whether he could bring the emperor to Yecheng, but whether it would be beneficial to bring the emperor.

In the past, Yuan Shao had elders who gave advice and advice, and he obeyed the orders of the elders. First, there was his father Yuan Feng, and then there was his uncle Yuan Kui.Without his senior backers, Yuan Shao’s shortcoming of being resourceful and widowed was exposed. In the early days of his rise, most of the counselors who offered advice to him agreed. There are too many people who come up with ideas, and different opinions are swaying from side to side, so it is difficult for him to make a decision, unable to see the situation clearly, and unable to distinguish the pros and cons.

"I think it is absolutely impossible! My lord, looking at the current situation, the Han Dynasty exists in name only, and those who support the Han will be burdened. Who in the world really respects the Han Dynasty? My lord, the emperor welcomes the emperor to Jizhou. Isn't it for yourself? Bearing a shackle? Please think about it, my lord, what will happen to Dong Zhuo holding the emperor hostage? What will happen to Li Jue and Guo Si holding the emperor hostage?"

Guo Tu came out to confront Ju Shou, and they had completely different opinions.

He objected to welcoming the emperor for a simple reason. They were the real power under Yuan Shao, and the emperor brought all the officials to Jizhou, which would definitely weaken their rights.

Ju Shou, who thought he had persuaded Yuan Shao, changed his face greatly, and hurriedly continued to persuade Yuan Shao: "My lord, this world is still the world of the Han family, and the country is still the country of the Liu surname. Wanmin don't think so. If the lord welcomes the emperor to Jizhou, all the talented people in the world will scramble to join him, and all the people in the world will wholeheartedly submit to him. The emperor is a big banner ordering the world! How can the lord compare himself with Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si? Comparable?"

Yuan Shao had a headache, and what Ju Shou and Guo Tu said made sense.

On the military commander's side, Chunyu Qiong clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, the last generals don't understand the truth, I just want to ask my lord, the emperor is here, who will the last generals listen to?"

Yuan Shao's complexion changed, and he was slightly shocked.

Yes, the emperor is here, who will his subordinates listen to?
Listen to the emperor?What should he do?
Don't listen to the emperor?Isn't he the same as Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si?What should I do if I am charged with treason?
"I have made up my mind not to welcome the emperor!"

After a fierce struggle in Yuan Shao's heart, he made such a decision that was the same as in history.

"My lord..." Ju Shou wanted to persuade him a few more words, but found that Yuan Shao had already waved his sleeves, got up and left the table, and walked towards the backyard.

(End of this chapter)