The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 417 Gong Xingtian Punishment
Pang Tongtong knew Guo Jia's subtext after listening to Guo Jia's words.

Pang Tong thought that his cleverness could not hide it from Guo Jia, but Guo Jia really wronged him in this matter.

It can be said with a clear conscience that a large number of talents such as Pang Tong and Fazheng joined Guo Jia. The main reason is that they want to be the ministers of the new dynasty. , and he can be the founding hero.

Now, that opportunity is once in a lifetime.

Cao Pi usurped the Han, and the infamy belonged to Cao Pi. As a Han minister, Guo Jia wanted to help the Han. It was impossible, and the Han Dynasty fell!
Guo Jia proclaimed himself emperor after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, and the condemnation and criticism he received would be minimized.

The document that Guo Jia had read just now was a letter of persuasion, written jointly by the Yizhou government, suggesting that Guo Jia proclaim himself emperor.

What Guo Jia said to Pang Tong seemed to be that Pang Tong was planning the incident behind the scenes.

Actually not.

"Hey, my lord, after reading the following, my lord will understand."

Pang Tong hurriedly called Guo Jia to stop, and asked him to read the rest of the bamboo slips patiently.

Guo Jia sighed softly, stopped and read the bamboo slips below from Pang Tong's arms, and thought deeply after reading it.

On the bamboo slips in Pang Tong's arms, the top one is the persuasion form of Yizhou Prefecture, and the bottom ones are letters from officials of all counties under the rule.

The meanings they want to express are similar.

They all hope that Guo Jia will become emperor, and then Gong Xingtian will punish Cao Wei and wipe out Cao Wei.

Guo Jia pondered for a while, and realized that he really misunderstood Pang Tong.

"Gong Xingtian punishes, Gong Xingtian punishes"

Talking to himself for a while, Guo Jia understood the current situation very well.

Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty is tantamount to acting against the sky. The so-called Gong Xingtian's punishment is to do justice for the sky and wipe out Cao Pi, a rebellious and unscrupulous minister and thief.

Turning his gaze back to Pang Tong's innocent face, Guo Jia chuckled lightly and said, "I first followed Cao Pi's footsteps and proclaimed myself emperor, and then I preached Gong Xingtian's punishment to the outside world? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a thief shouting "Stop the thief."

With a laugh, Guo Jia threw the bamboo slips back into Pang Tong's arms and walked down the mountain.

"Hey, my lord, how dare I ask what my lord intends to do?"

Pang Tong caught up with Guo Jia and hurriedly asked.

Guo Jia said without turning his head, "I understand what you are thinking. Cao Wei is immortal, and I am worried."

Why did all the officials under Guo Jia's rule unanimously respectfully invite Guo Jia to proclaim himself emperor, and at the same time insist on Guo Jia's extermination of Cao Wei?
Is Unity as One really doing justice for the sky?

not necessarily!

Still a benefit!
It is conceivable that the nine-rank Zhongzheng system promoted by Cao Pi is tit-for-tat with the imperial examination system promoted by Guo Jia.

If Cao Wei replaced Guo Jia, then [-]% of the officials under Guo Jia's rule will go to the field. Why?Because of their origins!They do not have the background of the glory of their ancestors, and they do not have the background of being officials for generations. This has nothing to do with talent, but with the system.

When political interests collide and are irreconcilable, there is only one solution: war!

Guo Jia and Cao Wei have reached a point where either you die or I die.

Among the common people under Guo Jia's rule, the poor children who want to stand out from the crowd, naturally support Guo Jia to destroy Cao Wei. Looking at the near, this is a system that concerns the lives of many people. Looking to the future, it is also related to future generations promising.

Who is willing to put in the effort, but has talent but can only be inferior to others?

The pattern of the world is changing quietly. People with unsatisfactory official backgrounds will flock to Cao Wei, while those who come from humble backgrounds but want to get ahead will follow Guo Jia.

Two blocs with very different political lines will have fierce confrontations.

Guo Jia really wants to know how many people in this era are willing to be wealthy eagle dogs, and how many people are willing to exchange blood and sweat for fame and wealth!

Back in Yizhou Mansion, Guo Jia went into the inner hall to change the filial piety clothes on his body, and Pang Tong walked into the hall holding the bamboo slips, and everyone looked at him in unison.

Pang Tong shook his head helplessly.

Now, Xi Zhicai, Qin Mi, Zhen Yan, Huang Quan, Peng Yi and others all knew Guo Jia's attitude.

Since Guo Jia decided not to proclaim himself emperor for the time being, there was no need for them to persuade him.

Is it because Guo Jia doesn't want to?

No, the time has not come.

When Guo Jia appeared in front of the crowd, Guo Jia saw the dispirited expressions of the crowd, so he knew what they were thinking.

"Now, the top priority is to destroy Wu, don't be distracted by other things."

Guo Jia must get straight to the point. Facing his confidant minister who can be open and honest, he doesn't need to pretend to hide anything.

Perhaps it was Guo Jia who said it so bluntly that made everyone smile.

For Gong Xingtian to punish Cao Wei, the first thing to do is to destroy Jiangdong.

As early as before the Battle of Chibi, Guo Jia had a clear strategic line. To destroy Cao, swallow Wu first!
Because Jingzhou is necessary to destroy Cao, and based on Jingzhou, it is adjacent to Jiangdong. Sun Quan always wants Jingzhou.

If he didn't do this, Sun Quan would be a huge hidden danger. He didn't know when he would give the Taiping Army a fatal blow. As the owner, Guo Jia didn't like the situation getting out of control, and he had to put everything under his control to make him feel at ease.

Things have developed to this point today, whether Guo Jia is angry or happy, they are just acting on the spot, doing it for Cao Pi and Sun Quan.

In the not-too-distant future, a great battle that will determine the fate of Jiangdong will break out across the board.

Xiang Lang came in from the outside, holding a bamboo slip to Guo Jia with a serious face.

Guo Jia opened it and laughed loudly: "It seems that Cao Pi really loved Sun Quan very much. As soon as he proclaimed himself emperor, he made Sun Quan the king of Wu. Yo, Ma Chao was also named king by Cao Pi, the king of Guanzhong. hehe."

Putting down this information, Guo Jiazhi bowed his head, sighing endlessly.

Thinking of Cao Cao's life and death in the Southern and Northern Wars, it can be said that he has worked hard all his life.

When he arrived at Cao Pi's place, he lost all the foundations of Cao Cao's decades of hard work for the sake of momentary success.

"Ascend to the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, Cao Pi, you have climbed so high, I don't know if you will be smashed to pieces when you fall."

Jianping County, Jingzhou

The Jiangdong Army set up heavy defenses in Zigui, but after five days of the Taiping Army's strong attack, it still fell.

The river breeze is refreshing, and Guo Ye, who is fully armed, stands on the bank. On his left side is the surging Yangtze River, and on his right side are endless mountains and forests.

At this moment, he was struggling, thinking of his father's plan, it can't be described as a narrow escape, but a complete ten death and no life!

Are you afraid of death?Guo Ye was never afraid.

However, if the 20 army is lost, it will shake the foundation of Guo Jia's rule.

Zhang Ren, who led the navy to break through the enemy's water stronghold, returned triumphantly. The boat moored on the shore. Zhang Ren happily ran up to Guo Ye, clasped his fists and said loudly: "General, our army has won a complete victory. Withdrew."

On the other side, news also came from the vanguard troops led by Wei Yan. They also broke through the enemy's camp, and the Jiangdong Army fled.

Looking at the sky, Guo Ye said to Zhang Ren indifferently: "Send the order, all the sailors will go ashore and join forces with the infantry."

Zhang Ren's excitement of returning from victory dissipated invisible, and he asked blankly: "General, why is this?"

To break through Jiangdong, the Taiping Army has enough strength to open up two battlefields, one on the Yangtze River and the other on land.

Now giving up the waterway and going straight to the ground, it feels like breaking an arm. After all, this gave the Jiangdong Army a chance to go ashore along the river to attack the Taiping Army, and leaving by boat after the sneak attack is simply what the Jiangdong Army is best at.

Guo Ye's eyes were fixed, without explaining, he said: "This is a military order, carry it out."

Zhang Ren thought to himself, at least Guo Ye already had a [-]% majesty of Guo Jia, which made him dare not disobey.

He ordered all the sailors to go ashore and cross the forest to join the infantry.

Although Xiao Ren has no experience in commanding troops in the field, but he has followed Guo Jia for so many years, and he has a deep understanding of the art of war. Seeing Guo Ye's decision, he frowned slightly, feeling deeply inappropriate in surprise, and wanted to ask Guo Ye One or two, but when he saw the calm Jia Xu on the horse, he kept silent.

Xiao Ren knew that Jia Wenhe was hiding something, and Jia Xu was assigned by Guo Jia to fight, so he must have his mission. If Jia Xu had no objection to Guo Ye's order, then Xiao Ren should face the situation calmly. everything.

Leading the army on horseback, Guo Ye looked back and forth. The road was densely covered with mountains and forests. Although it was mid-August, the heat still persisted and the heat was unbearable.

Da da da

Someone galloped forward on horseback from the front of the troops. Guo Ye looked up and saw that it was Wei Yan.

Wei Yan originally thought that his vanguard troops were of mediocre combat power. After all, they were all convicts joining the army. The training took only a few months, but they unexpectedly achieved good results in successive battles. Wei Yan couldn't tell why this group of criminals was so brave However, the Jiangdong Army was still vulnerable, and the results were brilliant anyway.

The momentum is like a broken bamboo, and the air penetrates Changhong.

Wei Yan hurried back from the front to see Guo Ye, with an anxious expression on his face. His previous plan for Guo Ye was to advance both by land and water, and slowly advance, gradually destroying Jiangdong.

However, Guo Ye suddenly ordered to abandon the waterway after breaking through Zigui.

"General."

Wei Yance came to Guo Ye's side and cupped his fists to speak, but Guo Ye raised his hand to stop his words.

Riding the horse to one side, under the woods beside the road, Guo Ye rode the horse slowly, Wei Yan guessed that Guo Ye had something to say to him, so he followed quietly, waiting for the next article.

Guo Ye appreciated Wei Yan's talent, so he didn't intend to hide this matter from Wei Yan.

"Mr. Wen, I also know that it is not appropriate to abandon the Yangtze River waterway and concentrate our forces on the ground."

"Then why"

Wei Yan was in a hurry, Guo Ye didn't finish his sentence, so he interrupted and wanted to ask back, but Guo Ye gave him a sideways glance, Wei Yan immediately shut up and didn't interrupt.

Guo Ye withdrew his gaze, looked ahead, and asked leisurely, "Mr. Wen, what do you think of my father marching and fighting?"

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, wondering why Guo Ye would mention Guo Jia who was far away in Chengdu.

However, he really had a deep understanding of Guo Jia, and said without hesitation: "My lord has always strategized and won thousands of miles."

Guo Ye nodded, turned his head to stare at Wei Yan, and said, "If that's the case, then don't ask. I can only tell you that the reason why I gave this order is my father's order."

When Wei Yan heard this, he was immediately discouraged. He couldn't figure out why Guo Jia would issue such an order to Guo Ye that was useless and even self-defeating.

Perhaps the answer will only be revealed when the dust of this battle to destroy Wu has settled.

(End of this chapter)