The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 342
Regarding the matter of sending the proton to Xudu, Guo Jia did not express his position at the first moment, but in fact he had already made up his mind.

Of course it is impossible to send the son as a hostage.

But when he said he would think about it for a few days, he actually wanted to wait and see, delay for a while, and see if any of his subordinates would come to persuade him to bow his head to Cao Cao.

Every prince's subordinates will inevitably have some surrender factions, but whether this trend of surrender has formed a force that cannot be underestimated is the key.

Sitting on a large territory in Yizhou and Kansai, the officials under Guo Jia's command must also have a wall of grass. If one day he falls into the sand and faces defeat, it will definitely happen that he will fly separately when the catastrophe is imminent.

Now that Cao Cao owns half of the country, with great power, and the political advantage of relying on the emperor to make the princes, Guo Jia really wants to see if there are any officials in important positions under his rule who are timid.

Just as Cao Cao established himself, not everyone under his rule is willing to follow him all the way to the dark side, and if Guo Jia wants to fight Cao Cao to the end, not everyone will follow him with the mentality of preferring to be broken than to be destroyed.

Whether it's out of greed for life or fear of death, or Gou Quan's original intention, the attitude of the officials under him is what Guo Jia wants to test now.

Naturally, the generals who were born and died with him need not worry. Some officials in Yizhou Prefecture who really hold power must also support Guo Jia to compete with Cao Cao, but it is difficult to say the officials who are going down.

At night, the Guo Mansion, which was always full of laughter in the past, was gloomy and gloomy.

During dinner, the wives and concubines were silent, and the children also ate in peace, keeping silent.

Guo Jia ate as usual, with a calm expression, while the others seemed absent-minded. Zhen Jiang, Cai Yan, and Da Qiao would glance at Guo Jia from time to time, creating a very strange atmosphere.

If Guo Jia wants to send his son to be a proton, these three mothers will definitely not be able to stop him.

Cai Yan thinks that [-]% of Guo Jia will not compromise, but that [-]% makes her feel uneasy.

Today, Cai Yan is not sure whether Guo Jia will sacrifice anyone for the sake of hegemony.

Sending protons is to reassure Cao Cao, and it is to offer a weakness for Cao Cao to pinch, confuse and paralyze the enemy.

After eating half full, Guo Jia stood up and went to the study.

Several wives and concubines looked at Guo Jia's back, and the one with the most complicated expression was Zhen Jiang.

She is Guo Jia's official wife and the aunt of all Guo Jia's children, but at this juncture, she can't be generous. If Guo Jia sends Guo Jin to Xuchang, she will die of pain.

In the quiet study room, Guo Jia flipped through the scrolls, as usual.

The door was pushed open, and Diao Chan was holding a plate with a steaming soup bowl on it.

"Didn't you just have dinner?"

Guo Jia put away the scroll and asked in surprise.

Diao Chan smiled sweetly, and said to him: "In the past few months, my husband has lost a lot of weight, and I stewed some supplements for my husband to replenish his body."

Ever since he got the news of Xun Yu's death, Guo Jia has been losing his appetite, and he barely manages to eat every day. He doesn't know it, but others can see his physical condition better.

Guo Jia put away the scrolls, walked to the table, held Diao Chan's hand and said softly, "I've troubled you."

Diao Chan held Guo Jia's hand instead, shook her head and said, "Your husband is offended by saying that."

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

"Father, my child asks to see you."

Guo Jia was taken aback, but Diao Chan didn't expect it, and said in surprise, "Ye'er is back?"

Guo Ye lived in the barracks and rarely returned home.

Diao Chan got up to leave, and when he opened the door to meet Guo Ye, Guo Ye didn't expect Diao Chan to be here, so he hurriedly greeted her.

Guo Ye rushed home as soon as he learned of the imperial edict. He didn't even take off his armor. He was about to step into the study before reacting. He took off his helmet and walked in with it in his hand.

Guo Jia, who was sitting at the table drinking soup from a bowl, asked him unexpectedly, "Why did you come home today?"

Since Guo Ye is only a school lieutenant now, he cannot leave the barracks at will, in order to be prepared to deal with military accidents at any time and obey the orders of his superiors.

Guo Ye put the helmet on the ground, knelt down on both knees, and kowtowed three times to Guo Jia. His young face was full of determination.

"Boy please go to Xuchang."

Guo Jia put down the bowl in his hand and asked him suspiciously: "Oh? Why?"

Guo Ye bowed deeply, prostrated himself on the ground, and said firmly, "Second brother and third brother are still young, and as the eldest son, I should take on this responsibility. Although I am immature, I also know that Jingzhou Mu is seriously ill, and my father Dong The heaven-sent opportunity to advance is right in front of you, and it is inappropriate to turn against Cao Cao at this time, and I would like to go to Xuchang to dispel Cao Cao's worries about his father."

"stand up."

Guo Jia said softly.

Guo Ye raised his head, saw Guo Jia pat the position beside him, moved his legs over, and knelt down beside Guo Jia.

Passing the hot soup bowl on the table to him, Guo Jiarou said: "This is the soup made by your aunt. Your conditions in the military camp are not as good as at home, so hurry up and drink it."

Guo Ye hesitated for a moment, then picked up the bowl and drank it in big gulps, not caring about the taste at all, and still staring at Guo Jia intently.

A slight smile appeared on Guo Jia's face, very relieved.

At first glance, the eldest son is not outstanding except for his appearance, but he has never disappointed Guo Jia in so many years.

"Ye'er, you must look at the overall situation, not just the local area. It's no secret that father, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan are all eyeing Jingzhou. Do you think Cao Cao is testing me now? No, he's trying to piss me off. The successive provocations are trying to make me lose my mind and miss the opportunity to sweep Jingzhou. Cao Cao is jealous and suspicious. If his father let him handle it and obey his request, he will become suspicious instead. There have been no wars under his father's rule in recent years Cao Cao knows all these things. In terms of geographical advantages, Cao Cao can capture Xiangyang immediately, and his father will take all the territories south of the Yangtze River before him. At that time, he will benefit More importantly, it is the father. Therefore, Cao Cao wants to ensure that the father will not rush into Jingzhou before him, so he will try to provoke a war."

Guo Ye listened intently, his thoughts changed sharply, and immediately after Guo Jia's voice fell, he asked, "Wouldn't it be beneficial for Sun Quan and the fisherman when the two sides start a war?"

Guo Jia smiled faintly, shook his head slightly and said, "No, what Cao Cao has to do is to attract his father's attention to the north, and once the battle starts, he only needs to restrain his father's soldiers and horses, and Jingzhou will be in his pocket at that time. As for Sun Quan, his strength is weak. If he wants to take Jingzhou, Cao Cao and I can take it by force. He can only take it by chance, because his soldiers and horses enter Jingzhou. If he wins, Sun Quan can't stop his father or Cao Cao from coming again. Therefore, Sun Quan can only wait and see the situation if he wants Jingzhou. In Jingzhou, Liu Biao’s 20 troops are already under the control of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, but Jingzhou and Jiangdong have a feud, so how could Cai Mao not resist and surrender to Jiangdong?”

After Guo Jia said this, Guo Ye suddenly became enlightened, but he still had a question.

"Father, if we start a war with Cao Cao, wouldn't father want Jingzhou?"

Guo Jia did not answer this question directly, but said: "Yizhou used to belong to Liu Yan, Chang'an used to belong to Li Jue and Guo Si, and Liangzhou used to belong to Han Sui. Remember, Ye Er, those who have achieved great achievements must not Care about the gains and losses of a city and a place, as long as the momentary gains and losses are not fatal, don’t worry about them. Those who don’t plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a corner, and those who don’t plan for the world are not enough to plan for a moment. Keep your eyes open and broaden your horizons.”

Guo Ye seemed to have some epiphanies, but he had to digest more of his experience slowly.

Since sending the proton to Xuchang would not dispel Cao Cao's doubts, Guo Ye also guessed Guo Jia's decision, and immediately got up to bid farewell to Guo Jia.

"Farewell, my son. I have no order to leave the barracks. Now I have to get twenty army sticks when I go back."

Guo Jia nodded and watched him leave.

Taking out a piece of white silk from the low table, Guo Jia picked up a pen and wrote a few lines, then stamped his own seal on the inscription, and stuffed the white silk into a kit.

Walking out of the study, Guo Jia called Xiao Yi who was at the gate of the courtyard.

"My lord, what are your orders?"

Xiao Yi came to Guo Jia.

Handing the kit to him, Guo Jia said in a soft voice: "You send a close aide to go out of the city overnight and hand over this kit to Ma Chao. Be sure to keep it secret, and you must hand over the kit to Ma Chao in person, and don't let others know of your whereabouts. "

After Xiao Yi took the kit, he said: "Since this kit is so important, why not send it to Liangzhou in person?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "No, you can't go, find a reliable hand to go down, you can also secretly send someone to watch the sender, if there is a slight mistake, you can act accordingly."

Xiao Yi and Xiao Ren are the commanders of Guo Jia's personal guards. They can't act rashly, they will attract people's eyes and ears.

Xiao Yi understood, and immediately went down to make arrangements.

Let one person deliver the letter, and then send someone to secretly protect and monitor. There is no contact between the two, and they don't know what the other is doing, which strengthens the confidentiality and security of information.

In the middle of the night, Guo Jia pushed open the door of Da Qiao's boudoir.

The candlelight was shining brightly, Da Qiao was sitting on the edge of the bed and hadn't fallen asleep, with wet tears on her face, she was in a daze.

Even Guo Jia didn't notice when he came to her.

It wasn't until Guo Jia's fingers slid across the corners of her eyes to wipe away the tears for him that she suddenly woke up.

"Husband."

Da Qiao turned his head away and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

"What happened?"

Guo Jia stood in front of her and turned her body to the front. Da Qiao lowered her head and was silent for a while before leaning into his arms, and said quietly: "Yu'er came before, and he said that if the husband wants to send someone to Xuchang He is willing to go. He said that the eldest brother is a general, and the second brother has literary talents, but he is useless. Outsiders secretly say that he is not doing a proper job. He feels that he will make his husband look bad. If he can contribute to her husband, he is not afraid to go. Xuchang."

Guo Jia sighed slightly, Guo Jia was very proud that a child who was only a few years old could say such words.

Guo Yu didn't like learning martial arts, and he didn't like reading. He liked to tinker with some ingenious gadgets all day long. Outsiders said that Guo Jia's three sons, one literary and one martial arts, and one was incompetent.

(End of this chapter)