The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 179
Although the big man showed a waning candle in the wind, and the time was running out, the political value of Liu Xie, the emperor of the big man, was hard to measure.

Yuan Shao refused to welcome the emperor, but Cao Cao scrambled to grab the emperor later.

Cao Cao, who rushed to Luoyang with troops and horses thousands of miles away, acted as a loyal minister after seeing the emperor, respecting the emperor, and was determined to rejuvenate the great man.

Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo alone, and called on all the heroes to form an alliance with Suanzao to attack Dong Zhuo. He was also the first prince to appear in the imperial court after Liu Xie ascended the throne. Now, he came before Liu Xie. Yuan Shao, who arbitrarily appointed officials to ignore the emperor, was much more reliable.

The emperor didn't want to leave Luoyang, and hoped to reproduce the glory of Luoyang, but Luoyang was already in ruins.

There is no food production in the Sili area. Even if the army is farming, it is impossible to cultivate the fields today and have a harvest tomorrow.

The words of welcoming the emperor to move to Xuchang were very clear, and Liu Xie agreed to Cao Cao's suggestion after thinking about it.

He didn't go to Chengdu with Guo Jia, because of Chengdu's geographical location, it was impossible to achieve the influence of commanding the world, but Xu Chang could.

After welcoming the emperor to Xuchang, Cao Cao ordered to change Xuchang to Xudu and Yuan Jian'an.

After the emperor moved to Xudu, he rewarded the officials, including 13 princes including Dong Cheng. Cao Cao was first named a general, but Cao Cao declined and gave the post of general to Yuan Shao. Ma Teng and Han Sui, who had contributed to the extermination of Li Jue and Guo Si, were named former generals and generals who conquered the west, but Guo Jia was not promoted to rank.

Cao Cao gave Yuan Shao the highest military position of general in command of the country's soldiers and horses. It was he who found out Yuan Shao's temperament, he was very happy for his achievements, and he was greedy for false fame.

In the current situation, in the eyes of the world, Cao Cao is loyal, brave and fearless, while Yuan Shao is a villain who only cares about expanding his territory and ignores his father.

In the event of welcoming the emperor, Yuan Shao's reputation began to decline instead, and Cao Cao's momentum rose again after his comet-like rise in the Central Plains.

Cao Cao's military position is lower than Yuan Shao's, but Cao Cao has more real power than Yuan Shao, because it doesn't matter what Cao Cao's official position is.
After more than a month of governance by the Fa, Chang'an has taken on a completely new look. It is deserted and desolate because of the sparse population, but the chaos has been eliminated, the streets are clean, the air is fresh, and everything is in order.

Starting from the ownership of the Sanfu land in Chang'an, Guo Jia has no formal official position to rule here. Hats, which are inconsistent with etiquette, will also be criticized by others, and they will even be used to make use of them.

The secretive Fazheng cleared out a lavish mansion in Chang'an, and the mansion didn't need an official position to make a plaque, so the word "Guofu" was simply used.

This is low-key, which is most appropriate at this time. Although Guo Jia did not praise Fazheng, when he came to the gate of the house, the smile on his face made Fazheng on the side understand, and Guo Jia was very satisfied.

Chang'an's imperial palace was left unoccupied after a little cleaning. Guo Jia couldn't live there, and he didn't allow others to approach it, and he didn't plan to level it, so he left it there as a landscape.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, who returned to Chang'an with Guo Jia, were eager to return. They went out of Liangzhou this time, and they couldn't steal chickens and lose money, and they couldn't blame the emperor for not rewarding them.

After all, Guo Jia didn't get any benefits from the emperor.

But there is a very important issue in front of us, the division of power in Kansai!

Leaving aside the fact that Guo Jia has already occupied Guanzhong, it cannot be changed. Before sending troops, Guo Jia personally promised to hand over all the west of Fufeng County to Han Sui and Ma Teng.

Ma Teng and Han Sui took their seats in Guo Jia's new house one after another. Guo Jia was dressed in a chic white brocade robe. When he saw Ma Teng and Han Sui, he greeted each other with a smile on his face.

As guests, the two couldn't tell what it was like in their hearts, it was very complicated.

Guo Jia occupied the land of Sanfu, and after the emperor moved to Xudu, he let Zhang Liao lead his army to Hangu Pass, and the land in Guanzhong was already in Guo Jia's pocket.

However, Ma Teng named the former general, Han Sui named General Zhengxi, Guo Jia, nothing.

Emotionally, the two had some sympathy for Guo Jia, but Guo Jia didn't care, even as expected.

Cao Cao sealed Ma Teng and Han Sui, but he did not seal Guo Jia. Obviously, he wanted to let Guo Jia occupy Guanzhong as a teacher without a name, and let Han Sui and Ma Teng remain loyal to Guanzhong.

But Cao Cao could not directly entrust Guanzhong to Ma Teng and Han Sui, because it would anger Guo Jia. Guo Jia is now worried that the princes of the Kanto will suppress him. Similarly, Cao Cao is also afraid that Guo Jia will leave the Kanto and enter.

This move was beautiful, and when Han Suimateng regained his breath, he would naturally turn his attention to Guanzhong again. If Guo Jia couldn't justifiably occupy Guanzhong for a day, the two of them had a reason to attack Guanzhong.

Taking the emperor to order the princes did not directly order the enemy to submit through political edicts, but more to provoke conquests among the princes, and Cao Cao reaped the benefits.

For example, at the same time, Cao Cao named Liu Bei Zhendong General, Yiting Hou, and ordered Liu Bei to crusade against Yuan Shu in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Xuzhou not only has Liu Bei, but also a wolf Lu Bu who is guarding the gate in the west of Xuzhou. Cao Cao's wishful thinking with this edict is to drive tigers and wolfs away.

It's just that Cao Cao didn't expect that when Liu Bei and Yuan Shu faced each other, Lu Bu would indeed attack Xuzhou as he expected, but Liu Bei could bear the shame and humiliation and turn to Lu Bu. As far as Cao Cao was concerned, Pei was a watchdog, but he hadn't succeeded in reaping the benefits. If he wanted to take Xuzhou, he had to plan carefully.

Cao Cao couldn't let Guo Jia develop smoothly in Kansai, so he had to lay the groundwork. Guo Jia saw these things in his eyes and had a clear insight.

You come and go, you meet your opponent, you meet a good talent, and you play games with each other, it's too normal.

"The emperor promoted the two generals, congratulations."

There is no need for Guo Jia to be jealous of the two. No matter how high the official position is, the foothold is strength. Only with great strength can one have equal territory and status.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui responded humbly, the scene fell into silence.

In the past, when the two were in Liangzhou, there were occasional conflicts. In the final analysis, the territories were uneven, the boundaries were unclear, and there were conflicts of interest among the tribes who took refuge in them. To avoid conflict, it is necessary to draw a clear line of influence.

There was a feeling of sitting on the ground and sharing the spoils, Ma Teng couldn't open his mouth, his mind was still with the emperor, racking his brains to think how to get the Ma family out of the status of a local warlord.

The reason why Han Sui couldn't say anything was because he was afraid of offending Guo Jia, and the situation was stronger than others, so he had to bow his head with Guo Jia.

Guo Jia wants to repent now, and they have nothing to say. As far as official positions are concerned, they cannot rule the territory in a legitimate way.

"Two generals, if the emperor is out of trouble and the court is in Xudu, we Han officials should also share the worries for the emperor. Kansai has been in chaos for a long time, and the people's minds are settled. It is time for the people to return to peace. The two generals are loyal officials of the Han Dynasty. Let’s work together to govern the region, let’s do our part for the peace of the country and the people.”

Guo Jia knew what the two of them were thinking, and if they didn't agree on some things now, they wouldn't be able to say clearly if they caused disputes in the future.

After picking a topic, Guo Jia stopped talking and waited for Han Sui to discuss terms with Ma Teng.

Ma Teng didn't want to argue about this. He trusted Guo Jia, and he expected that Guo Jia would not be able to cross the river and tear down the bridge and do something treacherous.

Seeing that Guo Jia mentioned this, Han Sui said boldly, "What the envoy said is true. If we wait for the Han officials to eat a vegetarian meal, wouldn't we have betrayed the emperor? But I don't know how many people the envoy plans to send to govern how many counties?"

With a slight smile, Guo Jia said indifferently: "To the west, Sanguan and Fufeng County where the old way is located are bounded, and to the north, the Guyuan area where Xiaoguan is located is bounded. To the west, the two generals please govern well."

This result was expected by Ma Teng. Before sending troops, Guo Jia said that as long as Guanzhong, the west is theirs, and now he has not broken his promise.

Han Sui was quite surprised. He didn't expect Guo Jia to keep his promise in such a dominant situation. If it were him, even Liangzhou might be swallowed up.

Guo Jia also wants Liangzhou, but it is not yet time.

Winning the championship can't just rely on expansion. Gongsun Zan expanded faster than anyone else. When Youzhou was not won, he went to attack Jizhou. After capturing the Bohai Sea area, he continued to expand south. If he captured Qingzhou, he could expand quickly and lose quickly.

Putting it into later generations, in common Chinese, it means "walking so fast."

"There is a lot of waste in Guanzhong. In the past, I have traded with the two generals. In order to prevent any mistakes in the future, I also ask the two generals to inform you of the scope of your respective territories, so that I can give an explanation to the merchants in Yizhou. When they go to the west, they must know whose rule they are under? If they encounter difficulties and want to ask for help, they must also know who to ask for help, right?"

After Guo Jia finished speaking with a smile, Ma Teng and Han Sui met each other's eyes, and after contemplating for a while, they nodded at the same time.

They were all in Liangzhou in the past, and their spheres of influence were confused. Now Guo Jia asked them to divide the territorial boundaries. In fact, they wanted to divide the two. As long as they were independent and did not form a joint force, there was no threat to Guo Jia.

To deal with Han Sui and Ma Teng, Guo Jia still has a series of strategies. Facing Li Jue and Guo Si Qubei, Guo Jia can destroy them with thunderous force, but Han Sui and Ma Teng still have to peel off their cocoons. Gradually weaken differentiation.

Han Sui is the general who conquers the west, and his territory is naturally centered on the west of Liangzhou.

Now it is Ma Teng and Han Sui who divide the territory by themselves, and Guo Jia can't control it, so Han Sui opened his mouth like a lion, wanting to take the whole Liangzhou into his pocket.

How could Ma Teng let him get what he wanted?Anyway, Ma Teng is also the target of many Qianghu tribes. If he leaves Liangzhou, most of the soldiers will switch to Han Sui in a blink of an eye.

The two argued for a long time, and finally let Han Sui rule most of Liangzhou. Except for Xiping and Jincheng counties that belonged to Ma Teng, Han Sui's sphere of influence included other counties in Liangzhou.

Ma Teng's territory includes the west of Fufeng County, including Guangwei, Nan'an, Tianshui, Longxi, and Xiping and Jincheng in Liangzhou, six counties.

The land of Guanxi in the north of Yizhou, Guo Jia, Ma Teng, and Han Sui, is balanced in terms of land, and the three families live in peace, temporarily entering a period of peace.

(End of this chapter)