The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 370
Back in Jiangling City, it was already daylight, but the cold winter wind made Zhuge Liang and Lu Su, who were drenched all over, sneezed a lot.

More than 100 soldiers were captured and sent to the barracks. Guo Jia ordered Haosheng to take care of these prisoners and asked Dianman to supervise the matter in person.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su followed Guo Jia into the government office in the city.

Guo Ye and Wei Yan were planning to resign, but Guo Jia beckoned them to enter the mansion with Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, and everyone had breakfast together.

Now that they entered Jiangling City, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su would have no chance of escape. They took off their soaked clothes, dried themselves, put on clean new clothes, and then came down to the main hall of the mansion led by the guards.

The scene in the lobby made Lu Su and Zhuge Liang wonder what it was like.

Guo Jia sat in the main seat, and there was a steaming breakfast on the low table under the hall. Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Guo Ye and Wei Yan, ate and drank like ordinary people, and Guo Jia was no exception. Seeing the two of them coming, they pointed Pointing to the vacant seat next to him, he said: "I specially asked someone to prepare ginger soup for you. Let's warm up first, and then see if the breakfast suits your appetite. If you have any requests, feel free to ask."

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su did not suffer humiliation, and now Guo Jia treated them with courtesy, so they had no choice but to bow to Guo Jia, then sat down, took ginger soup and drank it, and their bodies became much warmer.

Holding a bowl of porridge, Guo Jia looked at the two of them and said, "Kong Ming, Zijing. You are all great talents in the world. I appreciate it very much. To be honest, if you could come to participate in the imperial examinations in Yizhou a few years ago, Now you must be a member of my Yizhou mansion."

Hearing Guo Jia's words, the two looked pensive and worried.

This matter, the minds of the two parties do not know each other.

Lu Su and Zhuge Liang are talented, but they may not be known to the world.

How did they know that they would be appreciated by Guo Jia when they went to Yizhou?

Needless to say, Lu Su has been staying in the south all the time. He thinks that with his meager reputation, it will definitely not reach Guo Jia's ears.

More than ten years after Zhuge Liang moved his family to Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang was a little famous, but the Jingxiang family had mixed opinions on him. Some people thought he was too arrogant, and some people really thought he was talented, but in the eyes of the locals, he From this point of view, how can he guarantee that Guo Jia will definitely entrust him with important tasks when he goes to Yizhou?
Seeing that the two were silent, Guo Jia continued: "There are no outsiders here, so I can be honest with you two. I want to ask you, if today, I only have peerless generals by my side, but no counselors with peerless geniuses, would you Are the two of you willing to serve me?"

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su looked up at Guo Jia in surprise.

Up to now, they have heard Guo Jia's meaning, even if they are captured, they will not kill them, but want to recruit them.

Just imagine, if Guo Jia had only strong generals and no advisers, then if there were advisers to serve Guo Jia now, it would be a timely help, and they would have a detached position in Guo Jia's group.

The two were still silent. Seeing this, Guo Jia already knew the answer.

After all, both of them are pretentious, unwilling to be green leaves for others, and want to stand out.

Therefore, Sun Quan has Zhang Zhaofu, but still lacks a think tank to advise and advise. Lu Su will serve as an assistant when the time comes. One of the few people who influences Sun Quan's decision-making.

Not to mention Zhuge Liang, what kind of counselors can Liu Bei have around him?Mi Zhu and Jian Yong have followed Liu Bei for more than ten years. You can see how capable they are just by looking at Liu Bei's situation where he can only live under the fence. Even if Liu Bei had an extra Iraqi when he fled to Jiangxia, it is obviously difficult to help Liu Bei turn the tide. Zhuge Lianglong The middle pair made Liu Bei see hope, and he could be expected to become king and emperor, and he expressed his feeling that he was at home, which shows how important Zhuge Liang is.

Liu Bei has the ability to know people, but he still underestimated Zhuge Liang. He thought that he got Zhuge Liang, just like Cao Cao got Xun Yu, Guo Jia had a talent for acting, and Sun Quan's arm Zhang Zhao.

A talent like Zhuge Liang who can not only lead troops to fight, but also govern the country is a rare all-rounder in the world!
Guo Jia looked at Zhuge Liang and had a panoramic view of the changes in his expression.

When Guo Jia, the crouching dragon and phoenix youngster, had already obtained one of them, and even Pang Tong came to vote, Guo Jia did not have a strong desire to get Zhuge Liang. Comparing a single Zhuge Liang with the comprehensive ability of his advisers, it is obvious that Zhuge Liang can beat the crowd , but his strength alone is always too small, it is difficult to want to go against the sky!

Guo Jia felt pity, and suddenly felt a little pain in his heart.

"Kongming, Zijing, it has been more than [-] years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The people's minds are settled, and the people's minds are at ease. Ordinary people can't live only under the rule of the Han Dynasty. They only need a peaceful and stable environment. Yes. You ask yourself, you keep saying that I have the heart of usurping, and I want to poison the world. But this ambition, if Wu Hou can clarify the world and Liu Bei can unify the mountains and rivers, can it be that Wu Hou and Liu Bei will support the emperor Liu Xie to sit on the throne? The throne? Everyone has ambitions, but I am stronger! Aside from ambition, tell me, what am I not as good as Liu Bei or Sun Quan?"

Guo Jia's voice was cold, not angry or pretentious.

His questioning violently impacted the hearts of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang.

"I rule more than ten counties in Yizhou, and Guanzhong and Liangzhou add up to more than ten counties. I have three points in my hands. You can go to my territory to see how the people live. , How is the rule of law, what is the bureaucratic style, the law is not expensive, punishment is not to avoid power, appoint people on their own merits, and select scholars in a proper way. If you want to resist me and destroy me, have you never thought that Wu Hou and Liu Bei can compare Am I doing better? In the end, if I die and the Guo family is wiped out by you, no matter whether Liu Bei or Sun Quan takes over my territory, I want to hear you tell me whether it is Liu Bei and Sun Quan who can make Yizhou , Guanzhong, Liangzhou people, life is better than now! Will those gentry clans banned by me never be able to monopolize the officialdom? Will the dignitaries who have settled down after I suppressed them no longer bully others?"

Faced with Guo Jia's repeated questioning, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su closed their eyes and dared not look at him.

In fact, they don't want to admit the answer, but reason makes them have to admit it.

Marquis Wu, Sun Quan, and uncle Liu Bei may not be able to do better in Guo Jia's position.

Guo Jia entered Yizhou with 20 Taiping troops. With the army as the foundation, he was doing things that benefited the people. The contradiction between the powerful class and the civilian class has long been irreconcilable. Guo Jia chose to stand on the side of the people and ban Xiaolian suppresses the powerful.

In fact, what Zhuge Liang admired most about Guo Jia was that Guo Jia had the courage to use an imperial examination to select talents.

At first glance, how can ordinary people compare with the knowledge and talents of the wealthy and noble families?Even ordinary people do not even have the opportunity to receive education.

However, in this world, the base number of ordinary people is ten thousand times that of the rich and powerful.

One talent produced by 1 ordinary people is greater than one talent produced by ten gentry children!
Guo Jia's words touched Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin the most. They looked solemn and looked at Guo Jia with respect and unwavering loyalty.

The two of them used to be water thieves in the river, and they were both forced by the world. If it weren't for the government to force the people to rebel, how could they be willing to go to the days of licking blood with knives and sticking their heads on their belts?
Following Guo Jia, there is nothing wrong with personal achievement of prosperity and wealth, but if you can settle down and become famous, you can also change this era, and truly do things that are beneficial to the people, and you will go through fire and water.

Turning his eyes, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at Zhuge Liang and Lu Su with hostility.

Since Guo Jia said that the two of them are great talents in the world, and they are able to speak so much from their hearts, these two are definitely not people who have made a name for themselves.

Then, he still wants to be an enemy of Guo Jia?

Do you think the troubled times are not long enough?Do you feel that it is not enough to die by accident and bring harm to the people?
This is the case with military generals. If they are loyal to one side of the princes, they will believe that what their lord is doing is just and correct, and the other princes are the chief culprits that hinder the unification and peace of the world.

If Jiangdong Wenwu were here instead, Guo Jia might be the one being pointed at.

Guo Jia said so much in the hope that Zhuge Liang and Lu Su could figure it out.

If you want to be a high-ranking official, and want to be the minister of the new dynasty, Guo Jia can give it to you as much as possible, but he already has Xu Shu, Fazheng, Xi Zhicai, Qin Mi and others around him.

If he insisted on assisting a vassal to continue to compete for power just because he didn't want to be subdued, Guo Jia believed that there was nothing to retain such a talent.

Personal ideals should not override the common people in the world.

In the end, the two remained indifferent and did not give Guo Jia any answer.

Guo Jia showed a look of regret, and waved his hands: "You two go, and the soldiers who were captured in the camp will also be released. Gongyi, send some boats to take them back to Jiangxia from the river."

"Lord!"

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's complexion changed drastically, and murderous intent appeared in their eyes.

Since these two people are stubborn, let's kill them to avoid future troubles.

But Guo Jia got up and waved his hands, remembering something, and said to Zhuge Liang and Lu Su: "Kong Ming, Zijing, this is Changsha Guard General Wei Wenchang, and he led the people to serve me. Do you understand the current situation?"

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he went back to the back hall.

Wei Yan looked surprised. Guo Jia made it clear that he would not be able to return to Changsha, otherwise he would definitely face Han Xuan's siege, and even lost the opportunity to gather soldiers and horses from Changsha to rebel.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su didn't expect that as soon as Guo Jia captured Jiangling, people from Changsha County would come to surrender.

This change is too fast, too amazing!
Although Guo Jia left, the two still saluted respectfully, and then walked out.

Jiang Qin stood up helplessly, and Guo Jia didn't dare to act rashly unless Guo Jia gave an order.

As soon as he walked out of the mansion, Zhuge Liang looked at a person standing outside the mansion with an indifferent expression in surprise.

Pang Tong.

(End of this chapter)