The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 25
After committing suicide by Wei Zhongdao, Guo Jia was chased and intercepted by the Wei family in the Hedong area. Unfortunately, Guo Jia and his party galloped on horseback, coming and going like the wind. After only a few days, they left the border of Hedong, and then arrived in Guanzhong. Xiang Chuanshu.

Two months later, Berkshire, Yizhou.

In Linjiang City, where the sky was getting dark, a carriage came slowly, accompanied by two guards. The four teenagers straddling the horse and driving the carriage were all dressed in white and had swords hanging from their waists. But it shows a bit of Confucian style.

"Little grandpa, there is an inn ahead, do you want to stay?" Xiao Zhong asked inside the carriage.

"You decide." Guo Jia sat in the car, holding an oil lamp in one hand and a military book in the other, studying it carefully.

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At this moment, the curtains of the carriage flickered, and a figure rushed in one after another, and rushed into the carriage through the narrow window.

The man with strong hands only made a slight movement, but when he raised his head, he found two swords on his neck.

Guo Jia stared in amazement at the burly but slender young man in front of him. This man had a majestic appearance, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, and the most striking thing was the white feather on his head.

Reminiscent of the sound of the bell just now, Guo Jia couldn't help looking at the man's waist, and there was indeed a bell hanging.

"Xiao Yong, Xiao Yi." Guo Jia waved lightly to signal, and the two put away their swords, lowered the curtain, and continued to drive.

The young man with extraordinary skill patted his chest, tilted his head to look at Guo Jia and curled his lips, saying, "I thought I had entered a wolf's den. Hehe, scholar, I will borrow your carriage for a while to take refuge, and I will leave after a while."

"I don't know how Qingxia murdered the Jinfan bandit Qu Shuai Gan Xingba, who was on the run in hiding, why was he hunted down so far today?"

Guo Jia put down the book of war and the oil lamp, and threw the jug beside him to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning was taken aback, took the jug, but smiled proudly: "It seems that XX's name has been spread. Scholar, you have good eyesight, XX is Gan Ning Gan Xingba."

After finishing speaking, he opened the jug and took a sip, his complexion tightened, he suppressed the strong alcohol force, wiped his mouth, and sighed to Guo Jia: "A certain year ago in Shu County, I killed a big family who was having a banquet. After taking a sip of the drunken fairy, I never thought that I could drink the fine wine in this world again today. Scholar, can you also drink this drunken fairy strong wine?"

Guo Jia picked up the jug and took a big gulp, but his face showed no sign of change. He was used to drinking the immortal wine, how could he choke?

Gan Ning was surprised, but his expression was serious, because the sound of shouting and drinking came from outside the carriage, Guo Jia opened a corner of the curtain with his fingers, and saw a group of officers and soldiers rushing towards them, obviously looking for someone.

Because Guo Jia and his party were obviously not like ordinary people, the officers and soldiers did not come up to search for them. Just because of the stern and awe-inspiring demeanor of Xiao Ren and Xiao Zhong, the officers and soldiers did not dare to do anything wrong, for fear of offending some powerful family.

After the officers and soldiers had left, Guo Jia looked at Gan Ning again, but saw him let out a long sigh, his expression relaxed immediately, he took the jug from Guo Jia's hand and took a sip, saying, "Scholar, so-and-so is leaving."

Gan Ning was about to jump out of the carriage, but Guo Jia said behind him: "Gan Xingba, can you listen to me?"

Gan Ning stopped, looked back at Guo Jia, and asked, "What do you want to say to XX?"

Seeing his impatience, Guo Jia shook his head and smiled lightly: "I traveled in the middle of Sichuan, and I often heard the name of the Jinfan bandit chivalrous, but Gan Xingba, have you ever thought about the passing of the sun and the moon, what is life like? A strong man who is rare in the world can only hide his head and show his tail, and spend his life in vain, don't you feel it is a pity?"

Just as Guo Jia said, he happened to hit the sore spot in Gan Ning's heart. He sat down slumped, and said bitterly: "I want to achieve something great, but I have no way to serve the country. Yizhou Muqianjian only knows about pleasure, and bandits make trouble. He doesn't think about governing the army and eradicating evil, and he turns a blind eye to the officials of the prefectures and counties. He can't see it, and kills a few corrupt officials and slaughters a few families to bring disaster to the rich and powerful families in the village."

Immediately, Gan Ning suddenly remembered that he didn't know the name of the scholar in front of him, so he cupped his hands and asked, "Who hasn't consulted yet?"

Guo Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he shook the wine jug with few drops left and said, "Well, you Gan Xingba, you drank my fine wine until there was no drop left, and only now did I remember to ask who I am. .”

"Guo Jia? Guo Fengxiao? Are you Guo Jia from Yingchuan?" Gan Ning stared at Guo Jia with bright eyes.

Guo Jia was quite surprised. Could it be that his reputation has spread all over the world?It is not strange in the Central Plains area, the little prince of Yingchuan is famous far and wide, but this is a closed place in Sichuan, has anyone heard of his name?
"It's Guo Jia from Yingchuan."

After Gan Ning heard this, he laughed, rubbed his hands together and said, "I thought you were a sour scholar, but I didn't expect you to be a member of my generation. Guo Fengxiao's name is very famous. First, the Changshe was burned down three years ago. There are 37 yellow scarf bandits, and recently I heard that Guo Jia of Yingchuan bought [-] lives from the Wei family of the Hedong gentry for one money, it is really satisfying."

Happy?Guo Jia disagreed, probably this Gan Xingba didn't even know why he killed people, he just thought those famous families deserved to be killed.

Sure enough, after Guo Jia asked the reason, Gan Ning said straightly: "It must be the Hedong Wei family who oppressed the people and acted like a domineering and powerful man, and they will eliminate harm for the people with one step!"

Guo Jia chuckled helplessly, and later learned from Gan Ning that the Hedong Wei family not only put up a list in Hedong County to arrest Guo Jia, but also secretly offered a huge sum of money to reward Guo Jia's head.

But at this time, the world is chaotic, and the government orders among the states have not yet been implemented, and the matter of offering rewards from the Hedong Wei family only has some repercussions in the vicinity of Hedong County, but Guo Jia's name has once again spread all over the world.

After settling down in the inn, Guo Jia and Gan Ning had a long talk. At dawn, Gan Ning said bitterly to Guo Jia, "This county magistrate of Linjiang is the nephew of Yizhou Muqianjian. Three days ago, the county magistrate The daughter of a farmer was raped, but the girl refused to comply and committed suicide by hanging herself. After hearing this, a certain man was so angry that he led his brothers to kill the county magistrate, but the news leaked out, and many brothers were arrested by the officers and soldiers of the county government. , a certain escaped by chance."

Guo Jia sighed in his heart: Some people say that the Jinfan bandits are evil and evil, and some say that the Jinfan bandits are unparalleled in righteousness. No matter what, the Jinfan bandits still stand in the world by helping danger and eliminating evil.

"Xingba, what are your plans now?"

Gan Ning sighed at the desk, and said in a shy voice: "A certain person has nowhere to go now, the sky is big and the earth is big, a certain person can go there, but those brothers who are born and died are locked in prison, how can a certain person survive alone? Go away. I also thought about breaking into the prison alone, but the county magistrate took strict precautions, so I had no way to do it."

Seeing Gan Ning's frustrated and embarrassed expression, Guo Jia stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After thinking for a long time, he said to Gan Ning seriously: "Xingba, I have a plan, maybe I can save your brother."

Gan Ning beamed with joy, stood up and took Guo Jia's hand, urging him, "Please let me know if there is any clever strategy for Fengxiao."

Guo Jia stretched out his hand and signaled Gan Ning to take a seat. After the two sat down, Guo Jia explained his plan to Gan Ning in detail. : "Brilliant plan, I will turn this Linjiang City upside down with one step!"

The autumn harvest has just passed and the weather has turned cold. Naturally, it is impossible for the county magistrate Qie Yuan to go to the county office to work. He is hiding at home, hugging his wife and concubine and warming the bed, dreaming sweet dreams, but unexpectedly, someone broke into the house, rolling and crawling on the ground. He rushed to Xie Yuan's bed, knelt down and screamed in fear.

"Master, master, it's not good, something serious happened!"

Qie Yuan, who was full of fat and fat, poked his head out of the bed, and scolded with displeasure: "Who let you in? Get out."

"Master, master, something serious has happened! There are rebels in Yongchuan, and the city has already been massacred!" The servant rushed to the bedside, shaking Xie Yuan, hoping that he could wake up his mind.

Hearing the word Tucheng, Qie Yuan's face turned pale with fright, he threw off the quilt and got out of bed, grabbed the servant, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where did you know about this?"

The servant was out of breath, blushing and said: "An officer and soldier who escaped from Yongchuan came to ask for help. That man is outside the door, the master can invite him in for questioning."

Throwing the servants aside, the barefooted Qie Yuan ran out of the room, and immediately took a few steps back in fright.

Standing outside the house was a person covered in blood, looking horrifying.

"Yongchuan, what happened to Yongchuan?" Qie Yuan asked tremblingly.

The man said hoarsely with a dry tongue: "Last night, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans invaded near Yongchuan. After breaking through the city, they began to slaughter the soldiers and civilians in the city. I was ordered by the county magistrate to break out of the siege and come to the river to ask for help. The county magistrate sent troops to rescue Yongchuan." Bar."

"Come on, beat this man out with a stick!" Qie Yuan pointed at the bloody soldier, bewildered.

After the man screamed and disappeared outside the mansion, Xie Yuan sat down on the ground, at a loss.

Yongchuan is only half a day away from Linjiang, if the gang of rebels invade Linjiang, they will arrive soon.

To escape or not to escape?Xie Yuan was struggling fiercely in his heart.

If you escape, what if you run into a rebel?
If you don't escape, the rebels will die when they enter the city.

However, if he escapes, the official will be lost.

Don't run away, if the rebels don't come to the river, or if they come and are repelled, then they will be promoted instead...

"Come here, inform the county government and call everyone to guard the city. If there are bandits coming, and those who kill the bandits and make meritorious deeds will be rewarded by the officials!"

After Qie Yuan gave the order in a hurry, he rushed back into the room, covered the quilt, and hugged his concubine tightly, but his body was trembling.

At the corner of the street directly opposite the gate of the county government office, Xiao Zhong took off his bloody clothes, and waited for the officers and soldiers in the county government office to rush towards the Sifang city gate before turning around and leaving.

Qie Yuan has only been the magistrate of Linjiang County for more than a year, but he has already occupied the three largest houses in the city, and the land property is countless.

These three mansions are connected one by one. On the eaves where food and grass are hoarded in the mansion, there is one person crawling on each side. After spreading kerosene on the roof, he throws a torch, and the flames suddenly rise into the sky, and the smoke billows. , quietly left after converging.

"Cough cough, come here, where is the water?" Qie Yuan ran out of the room in a panic, and when he looked up, he was so frightened that his own house was on fire.

"Quick, quick, quick, put out the fire! Quick, my house."

(End of this chapter)