The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 194
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, white snow covers all parts of the north.

When the snow was Chang'an, a hundred soldiers escorted a convoy into the brand-new Chang'an City.

It was freezing cold, and Guo Jia taught Guo Ye how to play chess in the mansion. The father and son sat opposite each other, enjoying themselves happily.

Dressed in a thick Diao Chan, she pushed the door in, came to Guo Jia and said, "Madam is here."

Guo Jia didn't respond yet, but Guo Ye, who was holding the chess piece in his hands, was overjoyed. He stood up and looked at Guo Jia eagerly, waiting for him to speak.

Putting away the pieces one by one from the chessboard, Guo Jia smiled and said to Guo Ye, "You go and greet them."

The agitated Guo Ye saluted Guo Jia and Diao Chan before walking away.

After packing up the chess pieces, Guo Jia stood up, and Diao Chan took a cloak and put it on for him, and then carefully came to Guo Jia's front to help him smooth the clothes.

"What's wrong? You seem to be very scared."

Guo Jia pinched her chin and asked softly.

Although the clothes are thick, it is still difficult to hide Diao Chan's slightly bulging abdomen. At this time, she feels uneasy, feeling ashamed to face her wife, and at the same time, she also feels reluctant to part with Guo Jia.

"I don't want to be half a step away from my husband."

Delicate and gentle tone, provocative.

Seeing her dejected look, Guo Jia hugged her into his arms, stroked her back, and said softly, "Whatever you want here in Chang'an, you're pregnant with Liujia, so go back to Chengdu to raise your baby. You stay here I have to do everything around me personally, so aren't you afraid that something will happen to the fetus in the womb?"

Diao Chan hesitated to speak, but her upturned face finally fell down in frustration.

"Husband, let's go outside the mansion to meet Madam."

Diao Chan urged.

In fact, it's okay if Guo Jia doesn't go to meet him, but he can't give people the impression that he likes the new and dislikes the old, so he still has to leave the house in person.

When I came outside the mansion, although the snow had been swept once in the morning, there was another light snowfall in the middle, and the road outside the mansion was covered with frost and snow again.

The convoy entering the city had already stopped, and Guo Jia stood outside the gate of the mansion, looking at the beautiful woman coming from a distance, with a warm smile on his face.

With a snow-white cloak draped over her body, Cai Yan held hands with Guo Ye, who was eloquently telling her about Chang'an, and walked slowly with elegant steps.

When they came to the gate of the mansion, Guo Jia remained silent as if he was indifferent, and Cai Yan also looked at Guo Jia quietly without saying a word, but Diao Chan saluted and greeted Cai Yan uneasily, not even having the courage to look directly at Cai Yan. No.

"Mrs. Cai, servant..."

Although she has been married to Guo Jia as a concubine for nearly half a year, Diao Chan felt timid after seeing Cai Yan, not because Cai Yan was fierce, but because she always felt that the timing of her marriage to Guo Jia was not right, so she took advantage of it.

"Diao Chan, you should call me sister."

Cai Yan had a gentle expression, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but there was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Diao Chan was at a loss and hesitated for a while before calling her sister in a low voice.

"Go in, it's warm in the house."

Guo Jia turned around and walked towards the mansion.

Because Diao Chan was pregnant, Guo Jia planned to send her back to Chengdu to have an abortion. Cai Yan, who hadn’t seen Guo Ye for half a year, missed her very much. He came to Chang’an to take over Diao Chan’s care of Guo Jia’s daily life, and on the other hand, to reunite mother and child. .

After entering the house, the four of them sat down. Guo Ye was next to Cai Yan, and he could see that he was very happy. After all, he was still a child. No matter how precocious and calm he was in the eyes of outsiders, he still couldn't hide anything in front of his mother.

The most difficult thing in the world to let go is the family relationship of flesh and blood.

The atmosphere was a bit dull, Diao Chan didn't dare to look at Cai Yan, Cai Yan was graceful and dignified, looked at Guo Jia, looked at Diao Chan, with a playful expression.

"Ye'er, you haven't gone to listen to the teacher today, have you?"

Guo Jia picked a topic.

When Guo Ye heard this, his face showed embarrassment, he glanced at his mother and nodded in disappointment.

"Then why don't you go soon?"

Suppressing the joy of the reunion of mother and child in his heart, Guo Ye bowed and left listlessly.

After he left, Guo Jia also stretched, got up and walked outside.

"There are still some official business needs to be dealt with."

He was still playing chess just now, but now he said he had to deal with official business. Cai Yan didn't believe Guo Jia's excuse, not to mention that Diao Chan could see through it.

It's just that Diao Chan and Cai Yan need to be given a space now.

There are some things that men can't open their mouths, even if they open their mouths, it will have little effect.

In the past six months, Guo Jia has been telling Diao Chan not to mind, but Diao Chan has always been ashamed, and her depression is even heavier.

Although Cai Yan was not the first wife that Guo Jia formally married, she was actually Guo Jia's first woman. She was a concubine and Zhen Jiang was his wife, but the two had equal status in Guo Jia's backyard. .

The reason is very simple, Cai Yan was the first person to follow Guo Jia, and suffered hardships in the Taihang Mountains with Guo Jia.

The entanglement between the mistress and the original spouse in later generations cannot be solved by the right man. Now, Guo Jia throws this issue to Cai Yan and asks her to handle it. Guo Jia also believes that Cai Yan can handle it properly.

It is common for one wife to have multiple concubines. In this context, men definitely prefer generous women. No matter how beautiful and talented a jealous woman is, she will not be loved for a long time.

Guo Jia doesn't regard this kind of backyard housework as a trivial matter. Women fight openly and covertly, exclude each other, and fight for favor and trouble may be private matters, but their fight will affect the next generation.

For example, several of Yuan Shao's sons are already vying for the throne. Apart from Yuan Shao's advocacy of checks and balances, Yuan Shao's wives and concubines are also at odds.

Yawning lazily in the study, Guo Jia read to pass the time. The governance of Guanzhong is exactly the same as that of Yizhou. He examines government affairs, finds problems and then investigates specific responsibilities.

In this way, if there is a mistake in the work, the responsibility can be pursued, someone can be punished, and there will be no situation where the root cause of the problem is also confused.

Now that the division of labor is detailed and the work is apportioned, the burden on Guo Jia's shoulders is much easier.

He always reminded himself: You are the master of the people and command the overall situation.

Guo Jia does not agree with Zhuge Liang's practice of doing everything in detail.

If he did all the work, would he want his subordinates to have a free time?

Since they are talents, we must explore and develop their talents to the greatest extent!

As the evening approached, the door of the study was pushed open from the outside. Guo Jia lay down on the table and took a nap in a daze. After being woken up, he rubbed his eyes and raised his head, and saw Cai Yan walking towards him.

Going around behind Guo Jia, Cai Yan put his green hands on Guo Jia's shoulders and kneaded them skillfully.

"Finished?"

Guo Jia sighed.

Cai Yan smiled and said, "Well, Diao Chan cried for a long time and went back to her room to rest."

Guo Jia was startled, but then understood.

He didn't ask for details, so he could probably figure it out.

It was nothing more than Cai Yan and Diao Chan having a heart-to-heart talk, and Diao Chan wept with joy or moved to tears after being accepted.

Holding Cai Yan's hand and pulling her into his arms, Guo Jia hugged her plump body and asked, "How is home?"

Cai Yan, who was leaning on Guo Jia's shoulder, remembered something and smiled from ear to ear.

"Everything is fine, but my father accepted Jin'er as his apprentice and is very satisfied with Jin'er. He often said that Jin'er will definitely become a great Confucian in the future."

Guo Jia's surprised expression was very exciting.

Guo Ye also studied under Cai Yong for a period of time before, but Cai Yong only had a grandson's affection for Guo Ye at most, and never praised Guo Ye.

Because of this, Guo Jia thought that Cai Yong might still have opinions on him, so he didn't have a good impression of his children.

It turned out that this was not the reason, the problem was with Guo Ye, who was probably not interested in Cai Yong's teaching.

Perhaps in terms of literary qualifications, Guo Jin is indeed more talented than Guo Ye.

"Jin'er is not yet four years old, your father really dares to boast about Haikou, maybe when Jin'er grows up a few years, hehe, your father should not cry then."

Guo Jia felt uneasy and kind in his mouth and heart.

Most of the children are like this. When they were young, they were ignorant and obedient. When they reach the age of playing, adults can't control them.

"Hey, that's not certain. If my sister hadn't stopped me, my father would have kept Jin'er by his side long ago, never leaving him."

Cai Yan had a feeling of gloating.

From officials to scholars in Yizhou, they are well aware of Guo Jia and Cai Yong's incompatible relationship.

In the final analysis, Cai Yong's starting point is just the same as Xun Yu's, that is, to protect the Han Dynasty.

When Guo Jia did not formally raise the flag to overthrow the Han Dynasty, the two would not officially put on a life-and-death stance, just like Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics. Dong Zhuo would not abolish Liu Xie and proclaim himself emperor, Cai Yong could only compromise Served as an official under Dong Zhuo.

Guo Jia did not force Cai Yong to become an official, so Cai Yong was free to serve as a Confucian lecturer in a hundred schools.

Over the years, Cai Yan has also thoroughly figured out Guo Jia's temperament. Although he is decisive, he will still care about reason. Even if he breaks with Cai Yong one day, Guo Jia will at best put Cai Yong under house arrest and will never feel pain Under the killer.

"Husband, the sisters of the Qiao family are eagerly looking forward to it in Chengdu. Husband promised to marry them, but now they have broken their promise."

Guo Jia smiled wryly, he had indeed failed their affection.

"Oh, this matter is my fault. After the spring of next year, I will return to Chengdu and take care of it."

If it weren't for the opportunity to fight in Guanzhong, Guo Jia might have married Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao in the autumn.

"Why not let the two of them come to Chang'an? Right now Chang'an is not as good as Chengdu, but five years later, ten years later, in the long run, it is imperative to move to Chang'an."

Cai Yan placed his palm on Guo Jia's cheek, stroking back and forth gently.

Liu Biao in Jingzhou survived for a day, and Guo Jia attacked Jingzhou without a name.

From a strategic point of view, after taking Guanzhong, Guo Jia can use Yizhou as a rear base and enter the Central Plains from Guanzhong.

Coupled with the political status of Chang'an, the western capital of the great Han Dynasty, it seemed necessary for Guo Jia to move to Chang'an.

The two had been together for nearly ten years, but they were both in their prime, Guo Jia teasingly pinched her nose, Cai Yan shook his head and shook his hand away, then opened his mouth to bite his finger, showing a vicious expression.

"Daughter-in-law, you are too naive."

(End of this chapter)