The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 309
In the vast wilderness outside Jincheng, Ma Chao knelt in front of Guo Jia.

What this move meant was tacit to those present.

Guo Jia didn't look overjoyed, instead he looked calm. He didn't help Ma Chao up, but frowned and asked, "Meng Qi, what do you mean?"

Ma Chao, with his head hanging down, said in a deep voice: "I have no power to take over several counties in the northwest, Shijun is the master of literature, governance and martial arts that no one can match in this world, please accept me, and from now on, I wish to go through fire and water for Shijun .”

Guo Jia stretched out a hand to caress Ma Chao's shoulder, raised his head slightly and said reminiscingly: "Thinking back when I fought side by side with your father to eliminate thieves for the country, six or seven years have passed, you should know that I regard you as a relative, friend and junior. If you have any difficulties to ask me, I have never refused. It used to be, and it will be in the future. Now that you want to give up Brother Shoucheng’s foundation, I dare not accept it rashly. I should think carefully before making a decision. If you want food, I can give it to you. I will give it to you, if you have a strong enemy attacking, I will naturally not stand idly by."

In any case, Guo Jia is under the banner of helping Ma Chao. If he accepts Ma Chao's surrender so readily, and doesn't say how outsiders will discuss it afterwards, at least if Ma Chao thinks wrong, or can only send him under the fence The blame for the situation is on Guo Jia, so it is a big hidden danger to accept Ma Chao's surrender now.

Guo Jia resigned because he wanted Ma Chao to figure it out for himself. At this point, it was not others who pulled you down from the position of monarch, but you, Ma Chao, who sat on it and fell down.

It's time to wake up!

Ma Chao, who bowed his head and knelt in front of Guo Jia, moved his lips slightly, his words were bitter.

"After I inherited my father's foundation, the people under my rule are precarious and in a difficult situation. There are Han Sui's thieves watching from the side, and there are also disasters from heaven. Being kind and charitable can save me for a while but not for the rest of my life. Instead of letting the people of this side linger under my rule, it is better to ask the king to clarify the northwest, so that I can really do my part to benefit the people of one side."

Ma Chao was talking about the common people, but he was actually talking about himself.

He would rather continue to be a majestic general under Guo Jia's command than to be a monarch who keeps begging for mercy from Guo Jia in the future.

Ma Chao's words made Guo Jia fall into silence.

Since he can say that, it seems that Ma Chao has calmed down and considered it carefully.

The population of his territory has decreased sharply, and his troops and horses have been completely destroyed. The imminent crisis is food, and this year's farming production has been destroyed by Han Sui's army. Guo Jia assisted Ma Chao to get him through this winter, but in the coming year, there is still not enough food to survive the predicament. Could Ma Chao really be licking his face and go to Chang'an to seek help from Guo Jia every month?And once Guo Jia left, if Han Sui came again, Ma Chao would lose his family and home again.

Guo Jia helped Ma Chao up, showing a gentle smile and said: "In terms of age, I am only a few years older than you. In terms of seniority, I should treat you like a nephew. Meng Qi is willing to help me to benefit the common people. This is the luck of the world." , if this is the case, then I will be open and honest, and Meng Qi will repay me sincerely, and I will live up to the Ma family in this life."

Guo Jia's words are not arrogance, seniority is seniority, Xun You also calls uncle in front of Xun Yu who is younger than him, Guo Jia and Ma Teng are equals, so naturally they are Ma Chao's elders.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Ma Chao bowed and clasped his fists, speaking firmly without any hesitation.

Perhaps at this moment, he also felt the relief in his heart, and there was no such heavy pressure anymore.

"I don't know how my lord plans to deal with Han Sui?"

After all, Ma Chao was still a little impulsive. One second he took refuge in Guo Jia, and the next he wanted Guo Jia to destroy Han Sui.

The hatred in his speech was palpable.

Ma Chao did not vote for Guo Jia, Guo Jia did not fight Han Sui, Ma Chao took refuge in Guo Jia, Guo Jia at least had a very far-fetched reason to attack Han Sui.

"It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Why should Meng Qi be in a hurry? If you want to kill Han Sui, I will give you a chance."

Guo Jia turned around and walked towards the city. When passing by Gan Ning, he asked, "Who did Han Sui send?"

Gan Ning immediately replied, "Liang Xing."

Guo Jia smiled lightly.

I really don't know where Liang Xing got the courage to come to Jincheng.

Perhaps it was because he called Zhang Liao brother and brother in Chang'an before, which made him think that if he came to Jincheng to deal with Guo Jia, even if the conversation collapsed, he would not be killed.

"Where is he now?"

Guo Jia asked as he walked towards the city.

Gan Ning and Ma Chao followed behind Guo Jia, one left and one right.

"At Wenyuan's residence, he visited Wenyuan as soon as he came to Jincheng."

Guo Jia turned his back to the two and smiled silently.

"Kill him, and use his head as a sacrifice to the flag. The whole army rests for five days, and then marches westward. We must wipe out Han Sui before winter."

Gan Ning cupped his fists to accept the order, Ma Chao showed a relieved look, and clenched his fists even tighter.

Walking to the gate of the city, Guo Jia called Fei Shi to his side, and said, "Write an article to attack Han Sui, you can write whatever you want, you can do whatever you want."

Fei Shi was originally a food delivery officer, but she didn't expect to get such a job as a pen.

There was a bit of a wry smile on his face.

He is a literati, and he wrote an essay by hand, but in terms of talent, there are not many people in the world who can compare with Chen Lin, and it has been two years since Chen Lin's essay on thieves was published, but he is still loved by literati an article of .

Cao Cao was criticized and looked down upon by the literati, and even had a far-reaching and wide-ranging influence. He was more or less affected by the appeal to thieves, which shows how lethal the literati's pen is.

Guo Jia wanted to fight against Han Sui to conquer the Northwest in one fell swoop, and he couldn't just fight if he wanted to. He should give an explanation to the world's bystanders. Why did Guo Jia want to attack Han Sui?And did his crusade against Han Sui cater to the hearts of the people?

It depends on whether Fei Shi's proclamation can push Han Sui into the abyss of common anger between man and god.

Liang Xing came to Jincheng as Han Sui's envoy, and his personal safety had a very high risk factor.

Ma Chao wanted to kill him.

The soldiers of Jincheng wanted to kill him.

The people of Jincheng also wanted to kill him.

So after Liang Xing came, he lived in Zhang Liao's temporary residence in the name of reminiscing about the past.

He and Zhang Liao had a heroic past in Chang'an, and he dared not tell others that Zhang Liao would never sit back and ignore his difficulties.

Living in Zhang Liao's mansion, Liang Xingqiong was extremely bored, there were no beautiful women here, and he didn't dare to go out of the mansion at will, so he had to eat and sleep, wake up when he slept, drink when he was awake, eat when he was hungry, and sleep after eating...

In the evening, Zhang Liao returned from the barracks to his simple mansion, and went straight to Liang Xing's guest room.

Pushing open the door, there was a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the pungent smell of sweat, it was simply a foul smell.

The room is narrow, with empty wine jugs, clothes, dishes and chopsticks, etc. lying on the floor of the room in a mess.

Liang Xing lay on his back on the bed and fell asleep, snoring like thunder.

Zhang Liao walked to the bed and looked down at Liang Xing, who was sleeping unrecognizably, for a long while. No matter it was the sound of pushing the door open or the sound of footsteps, Liang Xing didn't respond at all, and his eyelids didn't move.

Zhang Liao slowly drew out his saber, and now he couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Liang, at least you are a dead ghost on Huangquan Road."

The hand raised the knife and fell, blood spattered like a waterfall.

Liang Xing's head rolled to the ground, and he died in peace.

Outside the door, Zhang Liao's guards walked into the room, picked up Liang Xing's head and went out.

Killing Liang Xing would at least make the people of Jincheng happy for a while, it was a joyous move.

Five days later, Guo Jia swore an oath in the Jincheng barracks, and appointed Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Ma Chao, and Ma Chao as the commanders of the three armies.

Fei Shi's call-to-action is well-regulated, and the list of Han Sui's crimes is not only for those who beat Ma Chao in recent years, but also for Han Sui's actions since the rebellion. Naturally, Han Sui is described as a heinous crime Human, and also a villain.

Let the silver-feathered flying cavalry be handed over to Ma Chao for the time being. After all, Ma Chao dare not say anything else. Leading cavalry is absolutely unmatched. Gan Ning led ten thousand archers, Zhang Liao led ten thousand crossbowmen, Wu Yi led one With [-] infantry, Meng Da led [-] new saber and shield soldiers, a total of [-] troops went out.

Guo Jia had no interest in attacking Han Sui, so he asked Fei Shi to stay in Jincheng to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and after ensuring that the rear was safe, Guo Jia began to prepare to set off and return to Chang'an, waiting for the results of the battle.

The [-]-strong army has already set off, and Guo Jia is on his way back to Chang'an after arranging the follow-up deployment.

Fei Shi went out of the city to see them off. At the moment of parting, Fei Shi suddenly showed hesitation, and asked after a while, "My lord, aren't you worried that Ma Chao will rebel?"

Guo Jia rode on the horse, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and said softly: "There is no need for a suspect, and no doubt for an employer. He is still a child who has not grown up. Give him some vanity and glory, and he will be satisfied. If you don't give him anything Just let him work hard, the arrogant Jin Machao must be full of resentment, so be it, I will give him the trust that I should give him, and I will not be stingy with the glory that I should give him. If he repays kindness with revenge, I hope he can think clearly as a result of."

Fei Shi didn't say anything after hearing this.

Before leaving, Guo Jia confessed a word to Fei Shi.

As long as Han Sui is wiped out and the entire Northwest is conquered, Fei Shike will personally inform Ma Chao on the day of the triumphant return of the three armies.

Guo Jiahui will personally go to the imperial court to ask the emperor to appoint Ma Chao as a marquis and add an official. At that time, as long as Cao Cao does not get in the way, then Ma Chao will be the governor of Liangzhou and the supervisor of the Northwest War!

There are two reasons why Fei Shi doesn't agree with Guo Jia's decision. The first is Ma Chao's loyalty, and the second is that Guo Jia has praised Ma Chao so highly all of a sudden. How can he use rewards to further win over Ma Chao in the future?
Guo Jia has these two points in mind. Guo Jia has no control over whether others betray or not, but betrayal has two sides. You can't just think about success. The first thing you should think about is failure.

If Ma Chao is not satisfied with Guo Jia's arrangement and still wants to establish his own family, then when the three clans with different heads are wiped out in the future, don't blame others.

Ma Chao was arrogant and arrogant, Guo Jia gave him an official, and he would feel resentful when he was young, but fortunately he was allowed to sit in a higher position once.

In fact, Guo Jia knew very well that if the rabbit dies, the dog cooks and the bird dies, and the bow is hidden, which is a road that an emperor must take.

Now the greatest glory is given to the Ma family. As time goes by, if Guo Jia can sweep the world, then the Ma family will be gradually suppressed, real power will be taken away, and vanity will be given away, so that all heroes can truly be prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime, but the rule Imperial power must be re-centralized in the hands of the ruler.

(End of this chapter)