The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 285
What does power really mean?
Guo Jia could not give a clear definition.

But in his heart.

Power means never compromise, never bow.

Being threatened, Guo Jia's heart will never be indifferent, not to mention that Zhu Rong used Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao to threaten him today, even if the hostage is an official under him, Guo Jia's heart will also be filled with overwhelming anger.

Even Zhu Rong's people Zhen Jiang, Cai Yan, Xiao Qiao, Guo Ye, and Guo Jin.

Guo Jia will not compromise, and will not listen to the other party.

Once compromised, the lives of relatives may be saved.

However, Guo Jia's officials will see Guo Jia's weak side, and Guo Jia's enemies will grasp his weakness. Once, there will be a second time, a third time, and more threats will follow.

This precedent cannot be set, even if it really breaks up, Guo Jia can't agree to Zhu Rong's conditions.

Putting aside emotions, military operations are affected by the lives of one or two people, which involves tens of thousands of troops and countless money and food, and more far-reaching, there are also civilians affected by the war, and a series of negative effects after the withdrawal of troops.

At this time, it is not the time when Guo Jia shows his infatuated side, nor is it the time when his love for children is long and the hero is short of breath.

He needs to give an explanation to everyone, including the officials under his rule, to let them see whether their lord will abandon his official duties because of personal affairs, and whether the monarch they assist is worth their desperation.

To present a signal to current enemies and potential future enemies, will Guo Jia be restrained by this method of coercion.

Zhu Rong looked at Guo Jia incredulously, and asked incredulously, "You, what did you say?"

Guo Jia smiled mockingly.

"Do it, kill them. Quick, don't hesitate."

When Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao heard Guo Jia's words, their soft hearts seemed to be torn apart, and they were in pain.

Zhu Rong looked at Guo Jia in surprise and dully.

Guo Jia opened his left hand behind him, and said softly: "Zhu Rong, open your eyes and take a look, this is my army, maybe, you think that the warriors of the southern barbarian Yi tribe will definitely beat the Han people to pieces, hehe , I will not comment on this point, but I don’t know if the swords and guns of the southern warriors can break through the armor on the soldiers of my army, and whether your weapons are sharper than mine. Let me tell you a secret that is not a secret, In this city, I have [-] troops, to the east of Chengdu, [-] of my troops, to the north of Chengdu, [-] of my troops, and to the south of Sichuan, where I have [-] troops to confront Menghuo."

The 30 troops is Guo Jia's current strength. It is not a secret, but not everyone knows it.

Zhu Rong was sweating coldly, but he still asked forcefully, "What are you trying to say!"

Guo Jia took another step forward, only about ten steps away from them.

With a smile on his face and a soft voice.

"Zhu Rong, let me make a bet with you. In this way, you will kill the two of them first, and then I will kill everyone around you, leaving you alone. Then I will personally lead the army south, and you will stay by my side." See it with your own eyes, and see what my 30 soldiers can bring to the south? There is a man you may not have heard of, his name is Cao Cao, he has slaughtered countless cities and killed a lot of people, and I am stronger than him now, I think It's time to let the world know what will happen if you offend me, so let's use the south as an example. How many people are there in the south? 20, 30, [-]? Millions? Why don't you hurry up and kill the two of them, so that you and I will be together Go south, let's count how many people there are in the south for me to kill."

Zhu Rong's companions looked at the Tiger Guard soldiers tremblingly. The dark armor seemed extremely strong, and the halberds in their hands shone dazzlingly in the sunlight.

The equipment of Guo Jia's soldiers and horsemen is best in the camp, followed by tiger guards, and after that, silver-feathered flying cavalry and crossbowmen.

The well-built Tiger Guards are the best in infantry confrontation. They can form a line as stable as Mount Tai when retreating, and they are invincible when advancing. Therefore, nearly ten years have passed, and Guo Jia can only support [-] such elite troops. , no matter how much it is, it will not be able to afford it.

Zhu Rong's body trembled. What would an army like Tiger Guard bring to the south?
What is there but death?
The south was backward, and fighting only relied on bravery and some tamed beasts. Regardless of tactics and tactics, it only looked at equipment. The south could not even match the relatively backward equipment of the Taiping Army, and the battle loss ratio can be imagined.

"You really don't care about her life or death?"

Holding the last hope, Zhu Rong stared at Guo Jia through gritted teeth.

Guo Jia looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Hahahaha, Zhu Rong, are you begging me? Are you begging me to bow to you for them? Don't be so verbose, a woman is a woman, be decisive, do you surrender or seek death? If you don't surrender, kill quickly Abandon them! I will bring you by my side, so that you can see clearly how I flattened the south without leaving behind any chickens or dogs!"

Zhu Rong felt ruthless, and for a moment she really wanted to kill Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao, but a scene of tribal blood flowing into rivers suddenly appeared in her mind.

Dang bang
The dagger fell to the ground, and Zhu Rong pleaded to Guo Jia in a trembling voice: "I, I surrender. Please, please, please don't kill the people in the south. How you want to deal with me is up to you."

"Are you qualified to negotiate terms with me?"

Guo Jia snorted coldly and turned around suddenly.

With a wave of Xiao Ren's hand, the personal guards rushed forward and bound Zhu Rong and his gang.

Standing under the steps of the mansion, after Guo Jia asked Dian Wei to lead the Tiger Guards back to the camp, Guo Ye came to him and asked with some lack of confidence: "Father, if, if Zhu Rong really killed the second and third aunts, could it be, father?" Will it really kill the South?"

Guo Jia sighed softly, and said softly: "Ye'er, you should think about this issue yourself. What I can tell you is that if your mother is in Zhu Rong's hands today, my approach will not change."

After all, Zhu Rong didn't have the courage to die together. If she really killed Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao in a frenzy, would Guo Jia really send troops south to slaughter the south?In fact, even Guo Jia didn't know the answer.

Zhu Rong obviously can't represent the whole south, so she can't put all the responsibility on the whole south, let alone let the people in the south bear the consequences. What Guo Jia said before was just to scare Zhu Rong.

"My lord, how to deal with them?"

Xiao Ren came to Guo Jia to ask for instructions.

Guo Jia glanced at Zhu Rong and his group who were bound, and seeing that Zhu Rong was still yelling at him not to blame the people in the south, Guo Jia said flatly: "Put them in prison, don't make things difficult for them, they are just being used by others."

Xiao Ren took the order and turned around to do it.

Guo Jia looked away from Zhu Rong, and found that Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao, who were pear blossoms and raining in the rain, were crying bitterly in Zhen Jiang's arms. Guo Jia just wanted to go to comfort them, but was stopped by Zhen Jiang's complaining eyes action.

Laughing at himself, Guo Jia walked towards home.

Zhen Jiang accompanied Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao home, and did not return to the mansion until night, asked the servants, and learned that Guo Jia was in the study, so he wanted to go to Xingshi to inquire about the crime.

Just turning around the aisle of the corridor, Zhen Jiang unexpectedly found Cai Yan standing at the corner, waiting for her like a tree waiting for a rabbit.

"Is my sister going to blame your husband?"

Cai Yan looked at the courtyard under the night, it was cold and quiet, just in line with the coldness of this winter day.

Zhen Jiang asked back: "Do you think your husband is right? Dao'er and Tuo'er heard her husband's words and thought that he hated them all the time from the bottom of his heart, and even wanted to die when he returned home. Let me speak for the two younger sisters." So, shouldn't it be?"

Cai Yan sighed leisurely, turned to look at Zhen Jiang, and said softly: "I just want to ask my sister, are Dao'er and Tuo'er out of trouble?"

"Yes, but also heartbroken."

Zhen Jiang was also a little sad, it seemed that the Guo Jia of today, the Guo Jia of now, was no longer the person she knew and yearned for back then.

His heart was frighteningly cold.

"Sister, I should think about what my husband should do in that situation. Zhu Rong succeeds, next time, maybe the person who will be hijacked is you, me, or Jin'er. My sister puts herself in her husband's shoes. It would be better if you didn't How to deal with it, what reason do you have to question your husband?"

Cai Yan left lightly, and that was all she said. She had said what she should have said, and she would not say what she should not have said to scare Zhen Jiang.

Zhen Jiang, who was standing there, calmed down, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a countermeasure.

What if she was Guo Jia?Listen to Zhu Rong?Will Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao be safe and sound?
If you don't listen to Zhu Rong, Zhen Tuo Zhen Dao is probably a dead end, but now you are out of trouble.

Judging from the results, Guo Jia did nothing wrong.

But this process is heartbreaking.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhen Jiang twisted her waist and went out of the house again, returning to her mother's house to release her two younger sisters.

Guo Jia in the study was not alone, Xiao Qiao was sitting in his arms.

Xiao Qiao hooked his neck and comforted him softly.

"Others don't understand Husband, so why should Husband be sad?"

Guo Jia is actually reflecting on himself. Taking this path means losing a lot, including friendship and family affection.

Today's events were a satisfying conclusion, what if next time?What about sacrifices?
Hugging Xiao Qiao tightly, smelling the intoxicating body fragrance, Guo Jia remained silent, but the strength of holding her was getting heavier and heavier, as if to merge into one body.

Xiao Qiao suddenly leaned on Guo Jia's ear and whispered: "Does your husband know how to make my concubine pregnant?"

Guo Jia leaned back, looked at Xiao Qiao, and asked puzzledly: "Why do you ask this? This kind of thing is not certain."

Xiao Qiao blinked, her charm was vivid, and she said bluntly: "I want to have children for my husband, but after such a long time, my stomach has not moved at all."

Guo Jia put her on the desk and began to take off her clothes.

"Eh? What is your husband doing?"

Xiao Qiao shrank back, somewhat puzzled.

Guo Jia kept moving, and said as a matter of course: "Have a baby."

Xiao Qiao blushed, and asked weakly: "No, can't you go to my concubine's body room?"

In the study, Cai Yan, Zhen Jiang, and Diao Chan have all been pushed down by Guo Jia, but Xiao Qiao hasn't tried it yet.

Guo Jia leaned in front of her and said mysteriously: "Here, the success rate of giving birth is high."

Xiao Qiao's face was flushed with surprise, biting her lower lip, she took the initiative to undress Guo Jia shyly...

(End of this chapter)