The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 287 Wait and see
Gently lifting Zhu Rong up, Guo Jia had a calm expression and reached out to wipe away the tears on her face.

"Guo Jia, tell me, what should I do so that you can spare the people in the south?"

Zhu Rong is begging for perfection, but she also knows that she doesn't have much leverage, especially since she can't even impress Guo Jia with the capital bestowed by a woman.

No matter how bold and pungent she left Guo Jia in the past, at least at this moment, Zhu Rong, who is pear blossoms and raining, shows a side that makes me feel pitiful.

Guo Jia approached her and said softly: "Zhu Rong, your eyes have not seen the facts clearly. You think I am killing the people in the south, but in fact, I am saving people. Meng Huo was defeated and I did not give the order to pursue him." , my army is still stationed in the north of Lushui, and two days later, my military order will be sent there. The ambitious ones were killed one by one, and the one who bears the brunt is Gao Ding, the king of Yue Junyi."

Zhu Rong closed his eyes in despair, and the tears that had gradually stopped poured out once again.

She believed Guo Jia's words, but she didn't believe the reason.

He needed a reason to march south, and he used the crusade against Gaoding as a banner. It sounded just, but Zhu Rong couldn't figure out what he was actually thinking, but he believed that Guo Jia was just putting on a high-sounding suit for himself. coat.

"Do you have to send troops to the south?"

Zhu Rong pleaded.

Guo Jia asked back: "Shouldn't I? My official position is Yizhou Mu! The South was originally under my rule. A few years ago, I allowed the South to operate independently, but in the end, who started the war first? What did I do? Are you sorry about the people in the south?"

Zhu Rong retorted confidently at this moment: "The people in the south couldn't get any of the three tributes you asked for. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult? Isn't this just an excuse to attack the south? Yes, the people in the south rebelled first, but they are also You forced it!"

Guo Jia confronted her tit for tat, every word sonorous.

"Zhu Rong! This is all Yong Kai's nonsense. You believe everything he says, and the people in the south believe it. But I have told you so much, why don't you believe a word? If I want to slaughter the south, do I need an excuse? It is only natural for my army to set foot in the south. No one in the world dares to make irresponsible remarks! There is nothing wrong with inflicting crimes. To give the people in the south the name of rebels, I must use these three tributes Is it an excuse? This is self-defeating, do you understand? A reasonable person can see that this is making things difficult, am I just a fool who took this charge of deliberately making things difficult on myself?"

Zhu Rong was speechless.

She didn't understand Guo Jia's official position, Guo Jia's status, and Guo Jia's strength at all.

It can be said that from Hangu Pass to the west and then to the whole territory of Yizhou in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guo Jia didn't need to look at anyone's face.

He wants to be a benevolent king or a tyrant, all in one thought.

Guo Jia doesn't need any excuses to formally bring the south into the territory of influence. His name as a Yizhou pastor is enough. The south has both land and population. If the land does not need the population, then what's the use of the south?

Guo Jia needs a large population, not only to speed up the recovery of Guanzhong, but also to enrich Yizhou and accelerate the pace of production development.

He didn't have any reason to slaughter the people in the south. If someone came to join him, he was too late to be happy.

Standing up, Guo Jia walked out of the cell. The door of the cell was not closed. Xiao Yi walked in and unchained Zhu Rong's hands and feet. Zhu Rong rubbed his wrists and walked out. Guo Jia stood at the door and said softly to her. : "You come with me."

Unsure of what Guo Jia was going to do, Zhu Rong could only obey.

Coming to another cell door, Guo Jia asked Xiao Yi to open the cell door.

Standing at the door, Guo Jia said to Zhu Rong, "Do you know the man inside?"

The cell was dark, Zhu Rong looked intently, and after a long time he recognized the man who had passed out on the ground.

Yong Kai!

That's right, this person is the instigator of the uprising in the south, Yong Kai.

When he was escorted to Chengdu with a fluke mind, he was identified immediately, his property was confiscated, and he and his family were imprisoned.

Zhu Rong has no friendship with Yong Kai, but just knows his appearance.

"How did you catch him?"

Yong Kai originally led the army to go north with Meng Huo, but Zhu Rong did not expect that Guo Jia was able to capture Yong Kai in just a few days.

"He absconded with his family and wanted to lick the toes of his new owner, but unfortunately he was intercepted by my men. Zhu Rong, I will only say the last thing about the southern part. The matter of asking for tribute was fabricated by Yong Kai. The purpose is to provoke the southern part and me. Believe it or not, it is up to you, or you can open your eyes with a skeptical attitude and see how I will treat the people in the south in the future. Now, you can go, and your companions will all be released .”

After walking two steps, Guo Jia turned his head again and said, "By the way, the flying knives found on your body will not be returned. The people of Chengdu can't stand your reckless nonsense and come to Chengdu as a tourist. I welcome it, but if you have bad intentions, you'd better be fully prepared, next time, no one will be imprisoned, but the corpse will be thrown into the wilderness."

Zhu Rong stared blankly at Guo Jia's back as he disappeared into the darkness.

Seeing the sun again, Zhu Rong covered her forehead with her hand, and the hundreds of companions around her all looked depressed, but she seemed to be reborn, and hope was ignited in her dead heart.

Arriving at the south gate of Chengdu, Zhu Rong, who were preparing to go home in groups, suddenly stopped. Looking at the puzzled eyes of his companions, Zhu Rong didn't explain, said goodbye to his tribe, turned around and returned to the city.

Guo Jia, who was having dinner in the mansion, suddenly heard a report from a servant, Zhu Rong begged to see him.

Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Guo Jia rubbed his temples with some headaches, he didn't want to worry about matters in the south.

Zhen Jiang showed a slight anger, Zhu Rong hijacked Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao, she couldn't possibly greet Zhu Rong with a smile, Cai Yan was beside her, patted the back of her hand with a smile, his eyes signaled her to look at Guo Jia's face before talking .

Guo Jia is the weathervane and the backbone of the family. He is cold-hearted towards Zhu Rong. Zhen Jiang follows Guo Jia's attitude and can be furious at Zhu Rong. But if Guo Jia is polite to Zhu Rong, Zhen Jiang will do it the other way around. , not only has he lost his demeanor, but also embarrasses Guo Jia.

"Bring her in."

Guo Jia gave a soft instruction to his servants.

"Husband." Zhen Jiang heard Guo Jia's gentle tone, and she couldn't accept it.

Guo Jia is not the kind who can't walk around with a beautiful woman, but Zhen Jiang and the others are also afraid that Zhu Rong's charm of a foreign woman will make Guo Jia fascinated.

Guo Jia picked up vegetables and ate as usual, and said lightly: "She is just a poor person who was used by others. At the same time, some of her clan members died on the battlefield. Many people are victims of this era. Don't treat people like her again." There are too many demands and too many accusations. After seeing the essence of the matter clearly, it is better to put aside the intuitive emotions, and give others some tolerance, and give it as much as possible.”

There is no distinction between right and wrong. Reason makes people learn to see the essence through phenomena. What Zhu Rong did, on the surface, hurt the Zhen family, but it was not her original intention. At the same time, the reason that drove her to do so was also A lie, she is a tool used by others, the real mastermind is Yong Kai who is dying in prison, and even further away, is Cao Cao who is about to lay the foundation of the dynasty in the Central Plains.

After Guo Jia said that, Zhen Jiang could only suppress his dissatisfaction.

Different from the image of Han women who are always weak and flimsy, Zhu Rong is heroic and heroic. When he came to the door of the lobby, he did not step in. He looked at Guo Jia from afar, ignoring others, and said straight to the point: "Guo Jia, you said that if I come to Chengdu as a guest, you will welcome me." .I want to stay here to see if you are a big liar who is full of lies."

Everyone around stopped what they were doing, but Guo Jia was still serving himself a bowl of soup in his spare time. Glancing at Zhu Rong by the door, Guo Jia said softly: "Freedom is yours, you can do whatever you want The price of the inn in the city is not low, if you don’t have enough money, I can subsidize some for free.”

"No, I will live here, and I will follow you, in case you say one thing with your mouth and do another thing behind your back."

Zhu Rong's face was expressionless, and he looked confident and confident.

After finishing the soup in one go, Guo Jia let out a long breath, looked up at Zhu Rong, and said, "Yes. But you want to live in my house, and I will send two people to watch you all the time."

Zhu Rong raised his chin and said, "It's up to you. But, is this how you treat guests? As a host, you eat and drink by yourself and ignore the guests."

Guo Jia laughed, pointed at the dining table, and said, "It's up to you to eat the leftovers, I don't have time to ask someone to make another table for you."

Zhu Rong didn't hesitate, and went directly into the hall, and sat down at the dining table, facing Guo Jia.

Turning her gaze, Zhu Rong saw two little girls beside her, who were born in pink and jade, very cute.

"what's your name?"

"Cao Xian."

"What about her?"

"Cao Festival."

Zhu Rong raised his head to look at Guo Jia, and asked, "Why are they named Cao? Is it the same as their mother's?"

Guo Jia wiped his mouth and said calmly: "Their father is Cao Cao. They made a baby kiss with my son, a political marriage."

Zhu Rong turned his head to look at Cao Xian and Cao Jie, and said seriously: "If anyone bullies you, tell me."

"If you can't protect yourself, you still want to help the world and save others?"

Guo Jia looked at Zhu Rong playfully.

Zhu Rong stared at him not to be outdone, and said, "I will not stand by and watch what I can do."

"Hehehe, so there are still knights in this world."

Guo Jia left the table.

Several wives and concubines also left one after another. When Cai Yan left, he looked thoughtfully at Zhu Rong who didn't care about the eyes of others, sighed softly, and said to himself with a half-smile: "It's really different from Han women. Well, daring to love, daring to hate, unrestrained and romantic, these are only read in the Book of Songs."

Zhu Rong lived in the guest room of Guo's mansion, and he had no awareness of being a guest at all. He followed Guo Jia on time every day, and avoided formal occasions. The rest of the time he followed Guo Jia closely, and asked him every now and then how he would treat the people in the south.

Half a month later, Guo Jia got the news of Zhang Ren's triumphant return in the mansion.

(End of this chapter)