The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 241
In Guo Jia's eyes, there is no distinction between a son and a concubine. As long as a son is a relative, he will not treat him differently. He is not qualified to discipline other people's sons. No one dares to make irresponsible remarks about his own son.

Guo Jin raised her face and looked at Guo Jia expectantly, but she didn't expect to get a slap in the face in response.

The small body flew three steps horizontally, and fell down on the side of the stone steps. Guo Jin was unconscious with blood overflowing from his mouth.

thud thud
The sound of hurried footsteps came, and Zhen Jiang, who was hiding behind the door and secretly watching the movement outside the mansion, rushed out with her fairy skirt. The happy scene that the father and son were expecting to reunite did not appear, but the son was slapped unconscious by Guo Jia. die past.

Zhen Jiang looked at Guo Jia in bewilderment and aggrieved, and hugged Guo Jin, tears kept falling like broken pearls.

"Hmph, a loving mother has many failures."

Guo Jia ignored Zhen Jiang's aggrieved and tearful expression, turned around and walked towards Xi Zhicai's mansion after leaving a word.

Zhen Yao followed Guo Jia expressionlessly, Zhen Yan hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly at Zhen Jiang, sighed silently, and quickened his pace to catch up with Guo Jia.

Sobbing, Zhen Jiang picked up Guo Jin and returned home, and hurriedly found someone to check Guo Jin's injuries.

Most of the civil and military officials who followed Guo Jia were indifferent.

Guo Jia's beating his son was justified, and no one could intervene.

As Guo Jin's uncle, Zhen Yan was afraid that Guo Jin would be disgusted by Guo Jia from now on, so she stepped forward and whispered next to Guo Jia: "My lord, there are no taboos in children's words."

Guo Jia didn't respond to Zhen Yan, but still walked forward.

Even if it's a child's speech, there are some things that no one can say on certain occasions!
When Guo Jia beat Guo Jin, it wasn't because Guo Jin was messing around, but because Guo Jin's tone was condescending.

Winning a battle and winning a big battle does not mean that everyone laughs and everyone has no worries.

There is no war that does not kill people, and there is no war that does not waste people and money.

Although Guo Jia's victories are brilliant, he can't celebrate wildly, and he can't get carried away with complacency. If it's more about dealing with the aftermath, he would rather have no battle to fight.

What does it mean to lose [-] soldiers?
At least [-] households in Yizhou will do funerals, and countless tears and pain will accompany the families of the fallen soldiers for a long time.

A child, be careful when you don’t understand!

We must not talk about the war so easily, so proudly, so like Guo Jia's glory alone!

On another occasion, when no outsiders were present, Guo Jia would teach Guo Jin earnestly and earnestly, letting him understand the cruelty and heaviness behind war.

But at that time, all the civil and military officials in Chengdu were present, and Guo Jia was upset and hated that iron could not be made into steel.

Four-year-old Guo Ye would never speak casually on such an occasion!
Soon, Xi Zhicai's mansion arrived.

The Xi Mansion did not expect Guo Jia to come to visit, and there were so many civil and military officials accompanying him, the mansion was not big enough to accommodate so many people, so Guo Jia asked all the accompanying officials to go back, and he left Xiao Ren to visit Xi Zhicai with him .

It was Xi Zhicai's wife Xu Shi who welcomed Guo Jia into the mansion. Guo Jia asked Xi Zhicai's condition with concern, and Xu shook his head silently, with a sad face.

Guo Jia walked into the courtyard and saw that Guo Ye was also here, sitting on the steps with Xi Zhicai's eldest son, Xi Jian. The two young boys were downcast and listless.

Seeing Guo Jia's arrival, Guo Ye and the drama inspector cheered up and saluted Guo Jia. Guo Jia was concerned about Xi Zhicai, and waved his hand to the door of the room where Xi Zhicai was lying in bed. He just wanted to push the door open, but felt uncomfortable Alright, hurry up and call for the doctor who treated Xi Zhicai.

The elderly doctor who was pouring soup and medicine came to Guo Jia tremblingly. Guo Jia asked straight to the point, "What's wrong with Zhicai?"

The old man opened his mouth and answered: "Your Excellency is sick from overwork, as long as you take care of it for a long time, your body will get better."

Guo Jia was a little relieved. He looked at the old man's appearance and found that he was not unusual. After asking his name, the old man's answer did not make Guo Jia very lucky to meet Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.

As long as Xizhi doesn't suffer from intractable diseases, and he can't be treated by famous doctors, Hua Tuo is not the only one who can save people, and patients can be cured without Hua Tuo.

Guo Jia planned to open the door and go in to visit Xi Zhicai, but then he thought, if it's just that he is sick from overwork, why is Xu's expression so heavy?
Asking the question in his heart, Mrs. Xu gave Guo Jia an unexpected answer.

"Zhicai has lost his appetite recently, and he vomits when he eats food. If this continues, he's afraid, I'm afraid..."

Guo Jia doesn't have any optimistic thoughts now, he is not a doctor, and he doesn't know whether Xi Zhicai is suffering from anorexia or some other illness.

Calling Xiao Ren to the front, Guo Jia ordered: "Go and find all the doctors in Chengdu, no, I will find all the famous doctors that can be found. If they can cure Zhicai's disease, I will give him whatever he wants."

Xiao Ren took the order to make arrangements.

Guo Jia pushed open the door of Xi Zhicai's room, and there was a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine inside.

Frowning, Guo Jia thought to himself: If all the food smells like this traditional Chinese medicine, no one will have an appetite!
Walking to the bedside, Guo Jia saw Xi Zhicai's sickly appearance, and his heart ached.

It's only been a year since we saw each other, and the drama is in full swing, what can be described as clear and thin?It's just another person.

The drowsy Xi Zhicai opened his eyes, saw Guo Jia, his drowsy expression was slightly excited, he straightened up and was about to get up, Guo Jia hurriedly pressed him down, and said deeply: "Zhicai, how can you treat me like this? Own?"

Cao Cao has Xun Yu, and Guo Jia has drama talents. Both of them are important counselors who are in the middle and prudent.

But Yanzhou and Yuzhou are not as territorial as Yizhou, and Cao Cao also stayed in Xudu. This is very different from Guo Jia who is far away from Chengdu and leaves everything to Xi Zhicai to sit in the town.

Guo Jia is the Lord. When he is here, he can do a thousand or [-] things wrong. After making a mistake, his officials will go to Guo Jia to make up for it, and no one can question Guo Jia. Therefore, the princes are the emperors of the land. .

However, Xi Zhicai is based in Chengdu, and he does everything in detail. It is not as easy as it is taken for granted to be impeccable and exquisite. A slight mistake will not only hinder Guo Jia's hegemony, but he will also be guilty of dereliction of duty.

It is not difficult to imagine such pressure and heavy burden, and the hard work and hard work of overwork for more than a year.

Xi Zhicai showed a slight smile on his pale face, and asked without answering, "My lord, is Guanzhong safe?"

"Oh! You don't care whether you are in Guanzhong or not. What you have to do now is to recuperate and don't think about anything else! Listen to me clearly, you must get better. From today on, I will accept all your official positions, you Just give me peace of mind."

Guo Jia is really heartbroken. In his eyes, Xi Zhicai is like a brother like a father. Without Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, who was lonely and helpless when he was a child, doesn't know if he can make it to where he is today.

Xi Zhicai's complexion changed drastically, and he grabbed Guo Jia's arm with all his strength, and said firmly: "My lord, this is the critical period for my lord's ambition to dominate, how can I put down the government affairs and stay out of it? , My lord will become the strongest lord in the world, and it is not impossible to attack Jingzhou, Hebei, or even divide into two groups to join forces in the Central Plains. At this time, how can I drag my lord down?"

"Don't say it, don't say it..."

Guo Jia knelt in front of Xi Zhicai's bed, hugged Xi Zhicai's arm and wept bitterly.

For his hegemony, how many lives would he have to pay?

does it worth?
If the world is truly peaceful and a powerful dynasty can be established, all sacrifices will be worthwhile.

However, Guo Jia's emotions did not allow him to sacrifice even Xi Zhicai. Could it really make him continue to work hard with his sick body?
Wiping away his tears, Guo Jia stood up, and said to Xi Zhicai without any doubt: "I have made up my mind, Zhicai, you will only worry about government affairs if you stay in Chengdu. When I make arrangements, I will send you to the Zuo Taoist priest of Mount Emei to recuperate." , within two years, you are not allowed to return to Chengdu."

After all, Guo Jia backed out of the room holding back tears, and Xi Zhicai closed his eyes in pain.

Many people can temporarily take over his job, including Qin Mi, Zhang Song, Zhen Yan, etc., but perhaps at critical times, no one can replace Xi Zhicai's role.

Guo Jia fought in Guanzhong, fought Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Guanzhong, Yizhou's grain and grass support, Yizhou's peace and tranquility, even if Zhang Baiqi made trouble, he couldn't make waves. Yes, he doesn't show his mountains and dews, but he has contributed a lot.

Guo Jia wiped away his tears and stood outside the door. Guo Ye and the drama inspector looked at Guo Jia, but they didn't dare to approach him. The tears on Guo Jia's face were clearly visible.

Looking at the empty room next to him, Guo Jia walked towards the drama inspector and asked, "Is this room occupied?"

The play inspector shook his head.

Guo Jia then said: "Go and ask your mother, I want to disturb the mansion for a few days, so I will temporarily stay in this room."

The play inspector didn't know Guo Jia's intentions, but ran to inform Xu.

Recruiting his own guards, Guo Jia ordered people to carefully drill a small hole in the empty room next to Xi Zhicai's bedroom, on the wall separating the two rooms, so that Guo Jia could clearly see Xi Zhicai's movements in the next room.

If Guo Jia appeared in front of Xi Zhicai, Xi Zhicai would definitely keep begging to stay in Chengdu. Guo Jia didn't want to get entangled with him on this matter, but Guo Jia was also worried about Xi Zhicai, so he made this bad move.

It was getting late, and the guards recruited craftsmen to carefully drill holes in the wall according to Guo Jia's instructions. Guo Jia also took advantage of this gap to take Guo Ye back to his mansion.

The atmosphere in Guo's mansion was dead silent.

The fact that Guo Jin was beaten is well known.

Because Guo Jia had already returned, his wives and concubines and their children were waiting for dinner.

Guo Jia's rule is that the family eats in harmony, no difference between upper and lower.

At the dinner table, Guo Jia looked stern, and glanced at Zhen Jiang who was crying secretly.

"Where's Guo Jin?"

Zhen Jiang didn't reply, and was still wiping away tears in grievance.

Diao Chan, who was holding her infant daughter beside her, hurriedly said to Guo Jia, "Jin'er is still awake."

"Humph!"

Guo Jia picked up the chopsticks and started to eat. Cai Yan hurriedly picked some dishes for Guo Jia, and then touched Zhen Jiang who refused to move the chopsticks.

"You're not very young and you have a bad temper. Is he still awake or he doesn't want to see my father."

Guo Jia took two mouthfuls of rice without grace, put down the bowl and chopsticks when he was half full, and didn't even look at Zhen Jiang's tears bursting.

If Guo Jin really didn't wake up for a long time, Zhen Jiang would never appear in front of Guo Jia.

I'm afraid it's just a child playing tantrums and refusing to eat.

"I've been living in Zhicai Mansion for the past few days, Zhen Jiang, you heard me clearly, if you can't teach Jin'er well, I can find someone to teach her."

Guo Jia left the mansion under the night without looking back.

(End of this chapter)