The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 40
The folks in Qiao County retrieved the corpses of the clan heroes one by one from the battlefield, and planned to bury them decently in another day.The bodies of other thieves were piled up and burned.

A raging fire ignited in the wilderness, billowing black smoke straight into the sky, Guo Jia, who could smell the pungent scorching smell from a distance, sighed slightly.

Da Qiao, who was beside him, asked aloud: "My lord, is it possible that you are sighing for these thieves?"

Guo Jia looked up at the star-studded night sky, and said softly: "They are also ordinary people, and if it is not a last resort, no one is willing to pick up the butcher's knife."

"Young Master Zhai is kind-hearted and considerate of the common people, but he also knows very well that in today's world, the relationship between heaven and earth is ruined. The root cause is not the common people, but the heavens." Da Qiao lifted up her national face, looking at her with an indescribable excitement in her autumn eyes. Guo Jia.

At the first glance, Guo Jia didn't understand it, but when he thought about it carefully, he knew that Da Qiao was referring to the imperial court, the sky, I'm afraid it was the emperor.

Turning to look at Da Qiao for a moment, Guo Jia stretched out his hand to caress her hair, and said softly, "Are you hating in your heart?"

Da Qiao trembled all over, and nodded slightly imperceptibly.

If it weren't for the incompetence of the emperor and his incompetence in governing the country, how could there be endless chaos and mobs in the world?How could the two sisters lose their only relative?If you don't hate your father's sudden death, then what else in this world can make people hate him?

Holding her into his arms, Guo Jia had no thoughts in his heart, gently stroked her back, and said softly: "What's the use of hating? If Qiao Gongquan knows, I only hope that Xiao Qiao can be carefree, live happily ever after."

Pressing against Guo Jia's chest, Da Qiao's pretty face was rosy, and she was a little confused. She said lightly: "Following the young master is Da Qiao's happiness. However, Da Qiao doesn't want to see the tragedy happen again. The world is more fateful than Da Qiao." There are as many suffering people as there are stars, and Da Qiao hopes that the son will step forward to calm the troubled times and rule the world, so that the people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment, and be happy and worry-free. Da Qiao also believes that the son will be able to rule the world one day."

Guo Jia looked shocked, looked down at Da Qiao in his arms, and asked in a deep voice, "Da Qiao, who taught you this?"

King's Landing?Guo Jia didn't think about it, but now?It's also an idiot's dream.

Da Qiao raised his head and looked at Guo Jia bravely, and said firmly: "Who in the world can compare with the son's literary and military strategy? And who can love the people more than the son?"

Guo Jia smiled wryly, rubbed her head, and said with a light smile, "Big Qiao, I, Guo Jia, can choose to be the commander in chief of the army, or I can choose to be a strategist, but I can't be the master. In the current situation, My Guo Jia's greatest limit is to find myself a master who can help me wholeheartedly, which is far luckier than many people."

"Why? Even Tao Qian, who is so different from the outside and the inside, can be called a state shepherd and a traitor inside. He is actually a prince. Could it be that the son is not as good as Tao Qian?" Da Qiao grabbed Guo Jia's hand a little excitedly. He stared at Guo Jia.

But Guo Jia shook his head and said: "In some places, I am indeed inferior to Tao Qian. Tao Qian has soldiers, but I don't. If I recruit soldiers privately, I will be suppressed by the court for treason. Tao Qian has land, but I don't. How can I have a territory without even soldiers? If I want to become an official, who will be filial and honest for me? Pay for an official? Even if I take office, I will be restrained by the local gentry, and development will be difficult. Tao Qian is famous, and I No, although Tao Qian has a low reputation, he is far higher than me, Guo Jia, in the eyes of scholars in the world. If I, Guo Jia, conquer the world by myself, hehe, who in the world would look down on me, who came from a poor family? If you don’t support me, I have no talent to work, and no money and food supply. How can I, Guo Jia, rise in troubled times? Da Qiao, I can only promise you that in the future, I will assist a monarch who can treat the people best. The chaos of the world is not far away.”

Maybe the world in the eyes of ordinary people is already in chaos, but now at most there are bandits and bandits gathering to cause chaos. In less than two years, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, and Xiliang warlord Dong Zhuo entered the pass. At that time, This is the real chaotic world where the flames of war spread throughout the country!

Two days later, Xu Chu finally woke up. After the funeral arrangements for relatives and friends were arranged, Xu Chu, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, came to visit Guo Jia in person.

Among the three simple houses in Qiao County, Guo Jia and his party temporarily stayed here.

The first time he saw Guo Jia, Xu Chu knelt down and kowtowed three times to thank him. After standing up, he clasped his fists and said to Guo Jia: "I, Xu Chu, thanked my benefactor for saving my life. If there is no benefactor to save me, I will give you a cheap offer." Death is not a pity, but these folks may not escape."

Guo Jia stepped forward and took Xu Chu's hands, shook his head and said, "Zhongkang resists the enemy bravely. He is a rare hero nowadays. If we were in different situations, Zhongkang would definitely fight righteously."

Xu Chu nodded in a muffled voice, "That's natural."

"That's it, you and I are fellows, why bother to thank you? It's my luck for Guo Jia's three lives to befriend Zhongkang today. You and I made an agreement that day, but now we have to fulfill it."

He led Xu Chu into the hall in the middle of the house. Although the shabby room was narrow, it couldn't stop them from being full of pride. Drinks were placed on the table, and everyone sat on the floor, toasting and drinking.

When Xu Chu heard that Guo Jia and others had fled from Xuzhou, he toasted Guo Jia enthusiastically and said: "I have heard of Guo Jia's name before, and thought it was nonsense, spreading rumors. I wonder how a 14-year-old boy can I set fire to [-] yellow scarf thieves in the Changsha, and it would be nice if I didn’t pee my pants in fright. I never thought that after seeing me and seeing Feng Xiao today, I would know that I have no eyes, little grandpa, I Xu Chu respect you!"

Guo Jia laughed and drank the wine in his glass. In the narrow room, laughter continued.

Gan Ning, as the earliest outsider who traveled with Guo Jia, spoke out Guo Jia's actions along the way as a topic of conversation. .

Linjiang cleverly rescued the Jinfan bandits, Changsha slapped Sun Bofu, Xuzhou shocked Tao Gongzu... Now, coupled with the killing and repelling of all the bandits in Qiao County, Guo Jia has done better than many in the less than half a year since he left Yingchuan. Life is going to be wonderful, if Xiao Zhong is to talk about it, I am afraid he will have to add He Dong's anger and beheading Wei Zhongdao.

While everyone was drinking, the topic turned to their life aspirations. Needless to say, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, helping the poor, punishing rape and eradicating evil is their old line of work. Now after joining Guo Jia, it is to make contributions in the battlefield and protect the environment and the people.

When they asked about Guo Jia, Guo Jia just said lightly: "The world is peaceful."

There are four simple words, but behind it is a bumpy road with a long way to go.

Xu Chu respectfully put down his wine bowl, clasped his fists at Guo Jia and said, "Little Grandpa, I don't have such grand ambitions as yours. I just want to kill the enemy and do my part for the peace of the world. If you think highly of me, kill me." Bring it on, I will serve the hero together with you, and I, Xu Chu, will be satisfied if I can be a pawn."

Guo Jia helped him up, and teased, "If all the pawns are as powerful as Xu Zhongkang, wouldn't the general leading the army want to descend from the gods?"

Hahaha……

While everyone was drinking and talking and laughing, Xiao Zhong entered the room and came to Guo Jia's side, saying: "Young Grandpa, the imperial court issued a notice ordering all the counties and counties to arrest the young Grandpa."

Guo Jia didn't respond, but Gan Ning said angrily, "It must be Tao Gongzu, the old thief!"

You don’t need to think too much about this. Killing the people of Hedong Wei’s family is homicide at best, but killing the pottery merchant and Tao Qian almost killed him, that is murdering the imperial court official.

"Hehe, we have turned Xuzhou upside down, and Tao Gongzu is mourning the loss of his son. It is justifiable for the court to arrest me. It's okay." Guo Jia didn't take it to heart at all. It is still unknown, and the decree has not yet been issued, how many people will carry out an order to arrest the most wanted criminals?
But Xiao Zhong showed worry on his face, and said anxiously: "Little Grandpa, we travel like the wind, but the young and old in Yingchuan's family..."

Xiao Zhong's worries were not unfounded, after all, Yingchuan had a large number of gentry children who disliked Guo Jia, if he took advantage of the issue to make trouble, I am afraid that the family members who are as close as flesh and blood would be hit by thunder.

After drinking the last bowl of wine, Guo Jia wiped his mouth and said to Xiao Zhong with a smile: "Don't worry, there are ambitious people and Yuan Zhi, those petty people can't make waves."

Xiao Zhong suddenly realized, and after thinking about Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu, he felt relieved.

"Zhongkang, I plan to leave Qiao County early tomorrow morning. Now I am a key criminal that the imperial court has ordered the world to arrest. If I stay here again, it will inevitably bring bad luck to the people of Qiao County."

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Xu Chu stood up and cupped his hands, saying, "Then I'll go back and pack my bags, and leave with the young grandpa tomorrow."

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颍川
Xun Yan in Confucian shirt sleeves handed over a land deed to Xi Zhicai, and said with emotion: "Feng Xiao has only traveled far for half a year, but he committed heinous crimes repeatedly. If he doesn't restrain himself in the future, I'm afraid the good and bad will be unpredictable." .”

Xi Zhicai took over the title deed and handed it over to Guo Xiu who was next to him. He bowed to Xun Yan and said, "Thank you brother Xiuruo. Filial piety is unrestrained, and his nature is like this. I don't know how many years I have persuaded him, but He has never changed, his words and deeds remain the same, hehe, when he comes back, Brother Xiu Ruo has to come forward to warn him."

Xun Yan, who shook his head and smiled wryly, waved his hands and left.

Guo Xiu, who was as steady as a mountain, flipped through the land deeds and said to Xi Zhicai: "Sir, these land deeds are all right, they have all been changed to your name."

Xi Zhicai nodded, and transferred all the properties and houses under Guo Jia's name to his own name, which can cut off the idea of ​​the Yingchuan gentry wanting to take advantage of the opportunity. Guo Jia also has no blood relatives here, so he will not be implicated. , Nominally, they are not related to Guo Jia at all.

Recently, Zuo Ci, who received fellow Taoist Yu Ji, brought his friends into the mountain. Zuo Ci let out a long sigh amidst the misty clouds on the peak, and Yu Ji asked beside him, "Yuan Fang, do you have something on your mind?"

Zuo Ci squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, and said calmly: "The five stars of the princes in the gate have shifted, and the troubled times are not far away."

Yu Ji's complexion sank, and he closed his eyes and said, "The emperor's court is dim, the emperor's teachers are bright in the atrium, the emperor's friends are dormant in the west, the three princes are shining in the north, the doctors are hiding in the south, and the eunuchs are shining in the east. Change of owner, destiny, where is it?"

(End of this chapter)