The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 367
Since Wei Yan took the initiative to vote, it was impossible for Guo Jia to refuse.

"As the order continues, we will hold a banquet here to entertain Wei Yan and his party."

Guo Jia gave an order, and the left and right guards came and took away the low table full of bamboo slips in front of him, and brought up a new one.

By the way, all the generals and generals were called, and the generals who were resting in the barracks were all at a loss.

Are you celebrating now?
Why don't we just lay down Jiangling?

According to the thinking of the generals, at least they have to go to Jingzhou to get the rewards before celebrating.

Gan Ning, Dian, Wei, Xu Chu and other generals came to the hall to salute Guo Jia and took their seats one by one, because Jia Xu and Pang Tong were the only advisors accompanying him, and only a few civil servants in Jiangling attended the banquet tremblingly.

Specially ordering someone to leave the seat on the left opposite to Gan Ning vacant, Guo Jia shouted at Guo Ye and told him, and then Guo Ye walked to the second seat on the left and sat down.

After all the familiar civil and military personnel have arrived, the delicious food and wine are also put on the table one by one.

The military generals saw that the first position on the opposite side was vacant, expecting that some important person might appear.

Outside the hall, Pang Tong took the lead to lead Wei Yan and several low-ranking officers under Wei Yan into the hall.

From a distance, Wei Yan gave the impression that he was a man with a strong and powerful sword, with a majestic expression, a rough face, and a beard that made him exude an unruly wildness.

After saluting silently, Pang Tong randomly found a seat and sat down. Tang Wenwu's eyes were all focused on Wei Yan and the group.

The few low-ranking officers around Wei Yan are naturally like green leaves. Facing so many powerful generals around them and the monarch sitting on the throne, they all show a bit of humbleness. Only Wei Yan holds his head high and speaks in a deep voice. heavy.

"A certain Wei Yan, with a long character. Greetings to the envoy and the generals."

Wei Yan bowed his hands to Guo Jia, then turned to Gan Ning and other generals.

This introverted opening remark made everyone put away their underestimation of Wei Yan.

"Master Wen, I heard that you are here to work, is this true?"

Guo Jia looked at Wei Yan with a pleasant face and a smile.

Everyone also understood at this moment that this banquet was prepared for Wei Yan, and everyone was deeply surprised.

Almost none of them had heard of Wei Yan's name, and Guo Jia would definitely not throw a big banquet for an unknown person. Since Wei Yan was received so grandly, this person must be an extraordinary person.

Wei Yan spoke with full momentum, and his voice was rough without any ambiguity.

"This matter is absolutely true. One day, I heard that the envoy Jun Wentao and Wu Lue intend to join the envoy's tent to show his strengths. Today, he came to work at the door and fulfilled his long-cherished wish."

Guo Jia nodded with a smile, and invited Wei Yan to take a seat.

Wei Yan was surprised to find that Guo Jia had arranged him at the top, while the low-ranking officer who came with him was at the bottom.

Wei Yan deeply felt that this trip was the right one!Guo Jia's ability to treat him as a guest of honor means that he did not despise him.

"Feast!"

Guo Jia said the word with a smile, everyone raised their glasses, and made a toast to him first.

Putting down his wine glass, Wei Yan said impatiently to Guo Jia: "Your Majesty, now that the Cao bandits are dead, and the Sun-Liu allied forces are exhausted after the war, your Majesty has captured Nanjun. Why don't you conquer Jingnan counties as soon as possible?"

Not only Wei Yan was interested, but the other generals also stared at Guo Jia with expressions of interest.

Guo Jia still smiled, but asked instead: "Master Wen, if I lead the army to take Changsha, will Changsha prefect Han Xuan surrender the city? Do the people want to see me take over Jingzhou?"

This question made Wei Yan fall into silence.

For a while, there was no reply.

Jingzhou was fairly peaceful under the rule of Liu Biao, and Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha, was also kind to the people. Nanyang in the north of Jingzhou, Yidu in the west, and Jiangxia in the east have more or less been affected by Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Sun Quan and Sun Quan suffered from wars and chaos, and Changsha was relatively peaceful. Under Han Xuan's rule, the people turned their hearts to the Han Dynasty. If Guo Jia led the army to conquer Changsha, Han Xuan would probably not surrender, and the people would resist.

Wei Yan knew Changsha very well, so he also thought of a countermeasure for this situation before he dared to follow Guo Jia's example.

"The envoy, if you want to win Changsha County, I am willing to make a plan for the envoy. The envoy can send a general to lead an army of [-]. After the troops arrive in Changsha, if Han Xuan surrenders, the soldiers will conquer Changsha without bloodshed. If Han Xuan does not surrender, I will If you launch a mutiny in Changsha, as long as you kill Han Xuan, Changsha will be your envoy."

What Wei Yan said was righteous and stern, without the slightest bit of shame.

Disdain and shame flashed in the eyes of those Jiangling civil officials who surrendered to Guo Jia.

This Wei Yan is shameless!
Changsha prefect Han Xuan is your immediate boss!You actually said to kill him without changing your face!
The generals of the Taiping Army had no prejudice against Wei Yan's words.

Now that Wei Yan has come to serve Guo Jia, it is a performance of knowing the current affairs, and he should be a hero!

If Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha, does not surrender and Wei Yan does not kill them, they will not show mercy. Han Xuan is always dead, and Wei Yan is willing to launch a mutiny. This is a good thing that can reduce the casualties of the Taiping Army!
It is even more a great achievement!
The generals all looked at Guo Jia, Changsha County was at their fingertips, it all depended on Guo Jia's decision.

Guo Jia was not surprised by Wei Yan's strategy.

There are always many ambitious people in this world.

Wei Yan must have ambitions. Calling the king and emperor gave him 1 guts, but he didn't dare to have such thoughts.But to be famous is to become famous. A bloody and ambitious general must have such an ideal.

In a time of peace and prosperity, civil servants can rise to the top with a pen, but it is too difficult for military generals to succeed.

If a general wants to be in the top position, he must rely on military exploits, so these people are more or less afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Now that the world is in chaos and the warlords are separatist, Wei Yan wants to get ahead, so he can't stay in Changsha, which is peaceful and peaceful. If he wants to be in power, he must follow the pioneer.

Cao Cao was originally a good choice, but Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou in July, but died in less than four months!

Even Cao Cao himself did not take a step across the river, and it was too late for Wei Yan to seek refuge with Cao Cao.

And Guo Jia, reaping the benefits, now lives in Jiangling, and does not start a war with the Sun-Liu coalition forces. Obviously, the next step is to take down Jingnan, so Wei Yan can't sit still. heavier.

Seeing that Guo Jia neither agreed nor vetoed, Wei Yan couldn't figure out Guo Jia's attitude, so in order to be more prominent and make Guo Jia pay more attention to himself, Wei Yan said again: "Mr. , Cao Wei is bound to usher in a turmoil, at this time"

Wei Yan hadn't revealed all the strategic ideas he designed for Guo Jia, but Guo Jia gestured with his hands, and smiled at him: "Mr. Wen, I can't help but be overjoyed that you're here to vote for me today. We don't talk about business today, just talk about it." Talk about Fengyue. Come, let me toast you, Wen Chang help me, I am like a tiger with wings."

Guo Jia toasted and interrupted Wei Yan's words. Wei Yan really didn't know what Guo Jia meant.

Drinking respectfully with Guo Jia, Wei Yan sighed in his heart, suddenly feeling a little unhappy.

Guo Jia regarded him as a guest of honor, but it seemed to be a perfunctory way.

The atmosphere of the banquet in the lobby gradually became warmer. Most of the military generals would not be as brooding as the literati. Guo Jia said that he didn't talk about business, so he didn't have to bother to think about it.

When the banquet ended, Guo Jia asked Wei Yan to stay in Jiangling instead of going back to Changsha. After that, Guo Jia left the venue first on the grounds that he was too drunk.

Seeing that the lord had left, the other generals left after drinking and talking, so they left in twos and threes.

Wei Yan was drinking dull wine, absent-minded, with obvious loneliness on his rough face.

He never pretends to be a gentleman, a man stands in the world and dares to act!
Han Xuan was his boss, and he knew exactly what infamy he would incur if he killed him.

However, he was willing to do this, and he didn't bother to hide his head and show his tail. He dared to put the crime on his head!
This is a way and sacrifice for him to express his loyalty to Guo Jia. Isn't it enough to surrender to this point?
Wei Yan came to Jiangling secretly, Han Xuan didn't know, only his confidants in the army knew.

He is a general who treats his soldiers well and can share joys and sorrows with them. The surrender to Guo Jia is related to his personal future, as well as the lives of soldiers in Changsha.

It is precisely because of Wei Yan's high prestige in the army that the soldiers were willing to follow Wei Yan, so Wei Yan dared to say that he launched a mutiny in Changsha City and dedicated the city to Guo Jia.

"General Wen Chang, take an excuse to speak."

Just when Wei Yan was feeling down and down, the young man who had been sitting beside him but ignored by him smiled and waved to him.

Wei Yan watched the civil and military walk around in the hall, and saw that this young man was young and handsome, and now he asked about the identity of the other party belatedly.

"May I ask what your Excellency's position is in the envoy's account?"

In Jiangling, Wei Yan was not familiar with the place and place, so naturally he had to be respectful to others.

The young master smiled and said humbly: "My surname is Guo Mingye, and my style name is Gongrui. I don't have any official position now, so I ask General Wen Chang to speak with me."

Wei Yan was sober for three minutes, his expression was startled, Guo Ye?Isn't that Guo Jia's eldest son?

So he quickly saluted again.

"Don't blame Mr. Ye, I'm a rough person and don't know etiquette."

From the beginning to the end of the banquet, Wei Yan did not say hello to Guo Ye, for fear that his previous attitude of ignoring the other party would be mistaken for arrogance.

Guo Ye smiled lightly and exchanged greetings with Wei Yan, and then they walked out of the hall together. Wei Yan's accompanying soldiers were all arranged to spend the night in the barracks.

It was cold and windy in winter, and the night was dark. Guo Ye took a lantern from the guard and walked side by side with Wei Yan according to the road ahead.

"General Wen Chang, I will apologize to you on behalf of my father. I hope you will forgive me for my negligence. To be honest, there were outsiders present at the banquet earlier. My father knew that General Wen Chang would speak shocking words, so he, hehe."

Wei Yan suddenly realized that it wasn't that Guo Jia didn't want to listen to his words, but that it was best not to spread these words to other people's ears.

Those civil servants in Jiangling who surrendered were naturally not to be trusted.

The two walked to the military camp in the city, Guo Ye brought Wei Yan to his tent, accompanied by candlelight, Guo Ye stretched out his hand to ask Wei Yan to take a seat.

(End of this chapter)