The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 333
Guo Jia and Zhu Rong sat and chatted in the martial field, Guo Ying ran over to Guo Jia and shook his arm.

"Father, when are you going to Chang'an to play?"

The corner of Guo Jia's mouth raised, and he asked, "Are you going to play, or to see brother Jiu?"

Guo Ying pouted, turned her head away and said nothing, she didn't see Guo Jia coaxing her for a while, so she made a face at Guo Jia, then turned and ran away.

Guo Ying ran out angrily like a gust of wind. Guo Jin, who was walking towards the martial arts field, was startled, and quickly stepped aside from the road. For Guo Ying, a little aunt, Guo Jin had long since realized that she would shy away from her.

Walking onto the martial arts arena, Guo Jin held a letter in her hand, saluted Guo Jia and Zhu Rong respectfully, and then held the letter with both hands.

"Father, Mr. Xi asked the child to hand over this letter to father."

Guo Jia didn't ask any more questions, but opened the letter after receiving it.

Ha ha ha ha
Laughter overflowed, Guo Jia raised the letter after reading it and handed it to Guo Jin who was standing.

"Take a look and tell me what the letter contains after reading it."

Guo Jin's expression of doubt flashed past, and then he became extremely solemn.

The first thing he saw when he received the letter was to see the signature.

right!
Wu Hou Sun Quan!

Guo Jin knew that they had never had close contact with Jiangdong. After all, there was Jingzhou between the two families, so naturally there was nothing to do with each other.

Reading from the beginning, Guo Jin looked at it more, and a smile appeared on his face.

The first half of the letter is to praise Guo Jia’s achievements over the years, and the second half is to express his heartfelt blessings, because a month ago, Wu Cheng gave birth to a daughter, and Sun Quan wrote a congratulatory letter based on this, and mentioned two things between the lines: The family's past friendship, from Guo Jia and Sun Jian to Guo Jia and Sun Ce, cannot be called deep, but it is by no means unrelated.

Guo Jin bowed his hands to Guo Jia, bowed his head and said, "Father, Sun Quan is showing his father's kindness. After Cao Cao occupied Hebei, Sun Quan was restless. Now he hopes that his father can lend a helping hand when Jiangdong is in trouble."

Guo Jia stood up, Guo Jin, who was in his teens, only reached Guo Jia's chest, Guo Jia put his hand on his shoulder, and said softly: "Jin'er, this letter has hundreds of words, but you missed it. said a word."

Guo Jiayu said earnestly: "I am strong and Sun Quan is weak, so he naturally wants to flatter me, but his purpose is not to curry favor with me, but to make Cao Cao and I die."

Guo Jin lowered her head and opened the letter to read carefully. Finally, she saw a sentence at the end.

That sentence is really inconspicuous compared to the praiseworthy words in the whole article.

It is said that Chang'an is becoming more and more prosperous and far surpasses Xuchang. It is better to ask the emperor to move to the western capital.

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were four capitals with great reputations.

First, Chang'an, the western capital of the Great Han Dynasty.

Second, Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Great Han Dynasty.

Third, Emperor Xian moved the capital to Xuchang.

Fourth, Cao Cao called Yecheng the king.

Among these four capitals, Xuchang is the capital of Emperor Xian representing the Han Dynasty, while Yecheng is the vassal state of Cao Cao's Jin and Wei queens. After his death, Cao Pi's succession ceremony was also held in Yecheng.

Xuchang is a political symbol, but Cao Cao didn't put much effort into it. After Cao Wei's real development and growth, Yecheng, the ruling center of his own king, really spent his money on running it. Of course, this is something later. At this moment, the imperial capital It was Xuchang. Xuchang was originally a county. How could it be as rich as Chang'an and Luoyang?
Although Luoyang fell into the hands of Cao Cao, it was at most a strategic city to guard against Guo Jia, so it has been in a dilapidated state. On the contrary, after nearly ten years of Guo Jia's business recovery, Chang'an has become the second most prosperous city in the world after Chengdu. capital.

Sun Quan intends to support Guo Jia to welcome the emperor to Chang'an. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has no good intentions. He wants to provoke Guo Jia and Cao Cao to a war. It doesn't matter whether Jiangdong can reap the benefits.

In Guo Jia's eyes, this matter does not necessarily need Sun Quan's instigation. He and Cao Cao are incompatible. Whether it is political stance or personal grievances, the peace between the two families is only temporary. Without Sun Quan's instigation, the two families will one day They will also meet each other in battle.

Guo Jin lowered her head a little ashamedly, her hand holding the letter gradually tightened.

Guo Jia said with a relaxed smile: "Jin'er, do you know why Sun Quan wrote to Weifu at this time?"

Guo Jin raised her head, unable to figure it out.

The rhetoric in Sun Quan's letter was to congratulate Guo Jia for his daughter, but in fact, what kind of excuse is this kind of thing?

Why now?

Guo Jin shook her head again in shame.

Guo Jia walked out with his arms around his shoulders, and said as he walked, "Two years ago, I conquered Liangzhou for my father. Now, Sun Quan expects that the accumulation of strength for my father has been effective, and he will have the idea of ​​​​mobilizing troops to expand. At that time, Prime Minister Cao wanted to attack Wuhuan, but Sun Quan did not dare to provoke Cao Cao, because even if he captured Xuchang, when Cao Cao returned with his army, he would not only take back a city of Xuchang. Therefore, Sun Quan hoped that his father could seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. live."

Guo Jin, who followed Guo Jia, looked up suspiciously, and asked, "Will my father be fooled by Sun Quan?"

Guo Jia stretched out his hand and patted his forehead, and said with a smile, "This can't be considered as Sun Quan's trick. It is indeed an opportunity for Prime Minister Cao to beat Wuhuan."

After ten years of recuperation and ten years of rest, Guo Jia was very patient. He was not in a hurry, and he was not panicked when facing the situation where Cao Cao swallowed Hebei.

Walking out of the arena, Guo Jia bowed his head and said to Guo Jin, "Just write a reply letter to Sun Quan for your father, write it in your own mind, and let Zi Yan read it after you finish writing."

Guo Jin took the order and went back to her room, picked up a pen and wrote in hand, and wrote a reply in one go. After finishing writing, she hurried to see Qin Mi.

Qin Mi was very surprised by Guo Jin's visit, and nodded and smiled after reading Guo Jin's reply.

The words are gorgeous, and the whole article is full of beautiful words.

Guo Jin's reply letter is almost the same as Sun Quan's letter. They all praise the other party's deeds over the years. Whether it is good or bad, the written words are refreshing.

Anyway, this is hypocrisy. Even if Guo Jia really wants to attack Cao Cao, he will never tell Sun Quan. Guo Jin can still figure out this kind of thought, so he doesn't need to express his attitude when he writes back to Sun Quan. That's it.

Half a year later, Cao Cao led his army northward, planning to spend the winter in Hebei, and cross the Great Wall to conquer Wuhuan in one fell swoop next spring!
When Cao Cao went to fight Wuhuan, although the base camp was not empty, it didn't mean that everyone would take the opportunity to attack.

But this is definitely a godsend!
Liu Biao didn't dare to fight, Sun Quan couldn't fight, but Guo Jia was the only one left. If he went out of the Guandong, especially after Cao Cao conquered the Great Wall, he would deal a heavy blow to Cao Cao.

Not only the military generals Wei Xu Chu Zhang Yan of Chengdu Neidian challenged Guo Jia, but even Pang Tong Xi Zhicai, as well as Xu Shu and Fazheng who were in Guanzhong wrote letters to Guo Jia hoping to go to war.

Sitting at the main seat in the Yizhou Mansion's meeting hall, Guo Jia was expressionless, talking about the east and the west, with Xi Zhicai and Gan Ning as the leaders, and the two expressed their intention to challenge Guo Jia on behalf of Wenwu.

The military generals knelt on one knee and clasped their fists to plead for orders, the civil servants bowed and bowed their hands, and even Jia Xu supported Xi Zhicai's proposal: attack the Central Plains.

If you want to fight, then start preparing now. Next spring, when Cao Cao leads his army to attack Liucheng from central Hebei, it will be the best time for Guo Jia to go out to the Kanto.

Therefore, the decision to fight or not to fight must be reached now.

Guo Jia, who closed his eyes and sat on the main seat, asked softly in the face of the unanimous willingness of civil and military forces to challenge the battle.

"Who is Cao Cao going to fight?"

The generals who knelt on one knee were all stunned, and all looked sideways at Wenchen.

What does the lord mean by asking this?
Hit Wuhuan!

Guo Jia must know, but why ask?None of the generals knew the answer.

On Wenchen's side, many people actually know why.

Jia Xu followed the crowd helplessly, he didn't like to be in the limelight, so all the civil servants asked for a fight, and he had no choice but to join in. If he opposed it, wouldn't it be too conspicuous?
And when Guo Jia asked this question, Jia Xu sighed slightly in his heart.

Hope, it's not a woman's benevolence.

Xi Zhicai struggled, but insisted on going his own way and said to Guo Jia: "My lord, don't miss this opportunity and never come back again, don't hesitate."

Opening his eyes, Guo Jia said calmly and softly: "I never hesitated, Cao Cao is fighting Wuhuan, I will not obstruct it at this time, the war between me and Cao Cao is a dispute between the Han people, and Cao Cao With Tadun, it is a war between the Han and the barbarians, everyone should step down, and each should perform his own duties."

After speaking, Guo Jia stood up, ignored the regretful and sighing responses from Wen Wu in the auditorium, and left.

Guo Jia knew very well what he was doing. Leaving aside his chances of winning the Eastern Expedition at this time, and regardless of Cao Cao's reasons for advocating to fight Wuhuan, at least he didn't plan to throw a cold arrow in Cao Cao's back.

Many people have said that the Huaxia nation likes internal fighting and is a nation that is good at fighting in the nest. Guo Jia is not interested in flaunting anything, but he wants to make clear his position on Cao Cao's fight against Wuhuan.

The war between the princes can be done to the extreme, but Cao Cao is not going to fight the princes, but a foreign race, a foreign race that keeps harassing the Han people. At this time, Guo Jia supported Cao Cao in his heart, so when Cao Cao conquered Karasuma Before coming back, he could temporarily put aside the disputes between the two families.

This is a matter of principle. It is conceivable that because of the relationship between the Yuan family and Wuhuan, Cao Cao's conquest of Wuhuan is to solve the worries of the north. This is beneficial to himself, and it is also beneficial to the entire Chinese nation. The result of the matter is beneficial to the nation.

If Guo Jia goes out of the Guandong, Cao Cao will definitely withdraw his army, then Wuhuan will take advantage of the situation and enter the south of the Great Wall to plunder the Han people. Guo Jia and others will help Wuhuan in a disguised form. timing.

Guo Jia's current gesture of inaction does not intend to teach others a lesson. He just hopes to show his descendants that national interests are always above everything else.

Otherwise, Guo Jia can take advantage of Cao Cao's conquest of Wuhuan today and benefit from a sneak attack. Will his descendants be able to betray the nation in order to defeat the enemy in the future?
Just as Guo Jia insisted on exterminating the Southern Huns back then, how the Han people fight and make chaos is their own business, and outsiders are not allowed to intervene, let alone ignore outsiders to take advantage of the situation.

(End of this chapter)