The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 325
Guo Jia originally planned to stay in Guanzhong until the dust of the Northwest War settled before returning to Chengdu, but because of a sudden incident, he had to return early.

Winter is coming and spring is coming, the wind is sunny, Guo Jia is patrolling the Chang'an barracks, Dianman is behind him, and after Dianman is Xu Yi, Gangui, Guo Ye, and three generals, Yang Qiuma, playing Li Kan.

The barracks was in order, and the soldiers of each battalion performed their duties step by step. Guo Jia went around and returned to the gate of the barracks and turned around.

Seeing that the cloak on his shoulders was crooked, Guo Jia walked over and untied his cloak with his own hands, and then tied it carefully for him.

"Dianman, even though you are going out to suppress thieves this time, you can't underestimate the enemy. You are a general, and you have to be responsible for every soldier under your command. When you go out to fight, you have to try your best to make every soldier return safe and sound. Keeping a cool head at all times is the priority.”

Guo Jia's soft exhortation made Dianman put away his excited expression, and nodded seriously.

"This time, I will ask Xiao Zhi to join the army. If you have any doubts outside, you can ask him for advice. Remember, one person is weak in wisdom and the other is good. Don't act arbitrarily on your own."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he turned around and walked out. Fazheng waited for Guo Jia to pass by at the gate of the barracks, so he leaned over and whispered: "The chariots and horses are ready, I hope the Lord has a safe journey."

"Congratulations to my lord."

The soldiers saluted farewell behind them, Guo Jia waved his back to them, and walked away.

Although Han Sui was still not wiped out at Yumen Pass in Dunhuang County, three of the four counties in Hexi had fallen into his hands, so he naturally began to strengthen his rule, and the first to bear the brunt were the rebels in the northwest counties.

Strictly speaking, this kind of thief is not a rebel who aims at Guo Jia, but a bandit who occupies the mountain as the king and falls into the grass. They must clear the Northwest within half a year.

Walking on the streets of Chang'an, watching the increasingly bustling cityscape, Guo Jia was overwhelmed, and the people saluting him on both sides of the street had already calmed down his mood.

People in Guanzhong, especially Chang'an, had heard about the massacres in the Northwest Conquest, but there was no criticism of Guo Jia in the rumors in the market. People in Guanzhong looked down on people outside Guanzhong. A few years ago, there were continuous rebellions in Longxi, and after Dong Zhuo, there were warlords in Guanzhong. It is a miracle that the people here can live to this day, and they can live a stable and worry-free life again under Guo Jia’s governance. Guo Jia is grateful to Zaide.

The people in the Northwest refused to accept and were killed, not because the army was committing crimes, but because they had to shed blood for peace.

Guo Jia pursues the ruling strategy of combining kindness and power. To the outside world, you must first show power and then give kindness. First use the army to subdue you, fearing that you can only survive, and then step by step stretch out your hand to pull you out of the mire of sinking come out.

The convoy outside the mansion ran through the long street. Zhang stood at the gate waiting for Guo Jia, and when he saw Guo Jia walking with his guards, he went up to meet him.

"My lord specially called the next official here, is there any other important order?"

Guo Jia stopped, nodded and said: "There are a few things. First, the counties west of Guanzhong need to be properly managed in the next few years. Please take care of this matter. Second, within three years, I will Build a horse farm in Shandan, Zhangye County, and specialize in raising war horses. Within three years, at least [-] cavalry troops will be given to me. After Yuanzhi and Xiaozhi return to Chang'an, you can discuss this matter with them. Send the results to Chengdu for me to review."

Since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, a large-scale horse farm has been established in the middle of the four counties in the northwest of Hexi. There are 36 places, and more than 30 horses are raised. There are more than [-] officials and people who raise horses alone. The royal divisions of all dynasties have benefited from supplementing military horses here. In the past few hundred years, the racecourse has been flourishing and dismantling due to wars, especially the heaviest loss was when the Huns came to loot the horses.

Thousands of miles of pastures in the northwest are natural horse farms, among which the Shandan Horse Farm in Zhangye County is the most famous. Whether in the Han Dynasty or in modern times after 2000, the Shandan Horse Farm has very high military value.

The Han Dynasty was in decline, the frontiers were neglected, and the horse farms in the northwest had long been abandoned. It was a long way to go for Guo Jia to rebuild, but compared to the benefits, it was definitely worth investing in.

Zhang has taken over the task assigned by Guo Jia, but he is not optimistic. The cost of raising horses is a very high burden. It can even be said that even if Guanzhong returns to its peak, Guo Jia may not be able to easily afford the construction of a large-scale horse farm. .

Because of the expenditure of the racecourse, it is foreseeable that in the next few years, the burden of money and food under Guo Jia's rule will be very tight. Then, what Guo Jia needs to do is to recuperate and recuperate. attack him.

Guo Jia got into the carriage, and the convoy set off.

In the carriage, Guo Jia looked at Guo Ying who was sitting facing the back of the carriage, and asked in surprise, "What is Yingying doing?"

Wu Cheng smiled at him helplessly and said, "I'm angry."

Guo Ying turned her head and made a grimace and said, "I'm not angry, I'm not."

After speaking, he turned his head back.

Guo Jia was at a loss. The daughter was obviously sulking. Xiao Qiao explained, "Yingying didn't want to go home, so she was reprimanded by her sister."

Cai Yan's face was as usual, and there was no sign of guilt on his face. Guo Jia nodded with a smile after hearing this.

Wu Yan and Xiao Qiao couldn't bear to scold her because of her love for her daughter, but Cai Yan would not let her make trouble for no reason. Diao Chan was not here, and she was the most qualified person to discipline Guo Ying in terms of the order of sisters in the family.

Guo Jia didn't think Cai Yan did anything wrong. Children can be naughty, but they can't mess around.

The spring is bright and beautiful, Guo Jia lifts the curtains in the car, looks at the vast scenery of the green fields, and suddenly has a lot of thoughts.

The reason why he had to return to Chengdu early was because there was news from Chengdu recently, and there were rumors in the country that the Zhen family intended to support Guo Jin as the heir.

In fact, this rumor was another version at the beginning. It was that the Zhen family had an affair with Han Sui and was accused of collaborating with the enemy.

Then it became more and more violent, and the more rumors became more chaotic, it became that the Zhen family wanted to support Guo Jin to inherit the Guo family's foundation.

Guo Jia had heard the original version more than half a year ago, but didn't take it seriously at the time.

Because the evidence of this rumor is that Zhen Yu sold the grain to Han Sui, and it was even rumored that he gave it unconditionally.

Guo Jia asked Zhen Yu to handle this matter, and he would not explain it to his subordinates. However, from outsiders, Guo Jia wanted to beat Han Sui, but the Zhen family sent food and grass to Han Sui. There were some negative rumors, so it was not a big deal .

But as time passed, the rumors became more and more true, and it even turned into the fact that the Zhen family was secretly funding Han Sui, and informed Han Sui of the Taiping Army's intelligence, with the purpose of letting Han Sui destroy the Taiping Army and directly enter Chang'an , Kill Guo Jia. In this way, Guo Jin's successor is obviously the most justified.

This matter is very difficult for the officials of Yizhou Prefecture in Chengdu. If they take the initiative to report to Guo Jia, it seems a bit ulterior motives, and it seems to be fueling the flames. The so-called rumors are limited to the wise. Since everyone knows that they are rumors, why bother Guo Jia?
But things have developed to this point, if the rumors are not stopped, there is no guarantee that the situation will not get out of control.

In the end, it was Guo Qi who sent the news to Guo Jia. The four of them, Xiu Qi Zhiping, were in charge of supervision. If there was any disturbance among officials, the four of them would go to the bottom of it to find out secretly.

In Guo Jia's view, this news must be groundless.

It was Guo Jia who instigated Zhen Yu to sell grain to Han Sui and Ma Chao, and the grain sold was not only Zhen's family, but the entire Yizhou Chamber of Commerce.

However, after Guo Jia issued the call to crusade against Han Sui, the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce no longer appeared in the northwest, and the so-called collaboration with the enemy did not hold water at all.

As for whether to know Han Sui's information about the Taiping Army, it is even more nonsense.

The Taiping Army outside Zuli City did suffer heavy losses, with more than [-] casualties, but even Guo Jia didn't know about that military deployment. It was Gan Ning who led the army to dispatch troops. The danger of collaborating with the Yi tribes?

After hearing this rumor, Guo Jia had only one conclusion.

Someone secretly targeted the Zhen family, and after hearing some news from the Northwest Battlefield, they made up a rumor.

The purpose, of course, is to hope that Guo Jia will suppress the Zhen family, at worst it will be wiped out, and at least it will be suppressed by suspicion.

Half a month later, Guo Jia returned to Chengdu, outside Jincheng, Wen and Wu came to greet him.

Guo Jia stepped out of the carriage with a smile on his face. Before Xi Zhicai could speak, Guo Jia walked over with a smile on his face, grabbed Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao's hands and walked towards the city.

Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao's complexion is not good, maybe it's because they haven't had a good rest these days because of the rumors in the market, but as soon as Guo Jia came back, he pulled the two of them from left to right, talking and laughing freely, without any suspicion look.

The two were moved in their hearts, and the civil and military people next to them would also smile heartily.

Guo Jia did this to make the rumors self-defeating.

Back at Yizhou Mansion, where he was working, Guo Jia sat on the main seat and listened to the political affairs. After sunset, the civil and military disperse, Guo Jia sat on the main seat alone, and asked someone to call Guo Xiu.

The plain-looking Guo Xiu with a mustache walked into the hall with a calm expression.

There was no one on the left or right, and Guo Jia sat upright with his eyes closed.

If you want to say who Guo Jia trusts the most in the family, it is undoubtedly Xiu Qi Zhiping and the other four.

These four are orphans with the same surname as Guo Jia, and they have no background in power. Their loyalty to Guo Jia is beyond doubt.

This is also the reason why Guo Jia appointed these four people as supervisors of Yushitai since he entered Yizhou.

"Is the matter clear?"

Guo Jia asked softly, not tepidly.

Guo Xiu bowed and cupped his hands, and said flatly, "I found out."

If there is any trouble in Chengdu, Xiu Qi Zhiping and the others will naturally deal with it carefully.

The assassins are not within their scope of authority, but if it involves officialdom, it is their duty.

It was very difficult to find out this matter, but those who spread rumors in the dark kept fanning the flames again and again, and the chances of being found out naturally continued to increase.

"Who?"

After Guo Xiu said a name, Guo Jia suddenly opened his eyes, and after a long silence, he chuckled.

"It's been so many years, I've forgotten him, but he is too naive, he doesn't want to live a good life, does he regret not wandering with his elder brother?"

(End of this chapter)