The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 87
"My lord, there is someone asking to see him, and he calls himself Guanghan Qinmi."

When Guo Jia listened to Zhen Yao's introduction of the Qin family in Yizhou, the guards outside the door came in to report that someone had come to the door.

Guo Jia and Zhen Yao looked at each other with a little surprise in their expressions. It took less than half a day to capture Chengdu, and the Qin family reacted so quickly?

"Qin Mi, the young leader of the Qin family, knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom. He knows everything about the three religions and the nine streams, and a hundred schools of thought. He knows everything about it, the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, and the scriptures of sages and sages. When I was young, I came to Guanghan, Yizhou to visit with my father. From the Qin family, Qin Mi is already well-educated at a very young age, and his ability to speak eloquently is very good, my lord, I am afraid that Qin Mi has been waiting for you in Chengdu for a long time."

Chengdu has been under martial law recently, and the city gates are closed and entry and exit are strictly prohibited. Qin Mi must have foreseen that Guo Jia would attack Chengdu and waited in the city in advance, but he didn't know what he meant by coming to see Guo Jia at the first time. Guo Jia is different from a prince. As a traitor, no matter how humble and talented he is, he is essentially the same as Zhang Jiao back then, that is to say, he is on the opposite side of the noble family.

Asking the guards to invite Qin Mi into the hall, Guo Jia knelt down on the head seat and put on a calm expression, waiting for the guests.

Qin Mi is young, on par with Guo Jia. She has just passed the coronation ceremony. She is dressed in green clothes and scarves, and her appearance is dignified. When she enters the hall, her steps are steady. The detached and elegant temperament of the room was clear at a glance. When he came to Guo Jia, he bowed and saluted. He was seven points humble and three points humble. He neither overtook the host nor slavishly bowed his knees. Just the first impression of this moment, Guo Jia secretly praised this person endlessly.

He reached out his hand to signal Qin Mi to take a seat, but Guo Jia was not annoyed that the other party didn't address him. In fact, Guo Jia didn't know how to call him, General?Sorry, the Han Dynasty did not confer a general named Guo Jia.Brother, young master, strong man... are obviously not suitable.

After Qin Mi entered the door, she saw Zhen Yao with a kind smile on her face, and finally got answers to many unsolved questions.

Guo Jia has the support of the Zhen family behind Guo Jia's rise. Without the wealthy Zhen family, Guo Jia would be making a fuss at best. After capturing Hanzhong, he would surely be at the end of his battle. Now that he can take Chengdu in one fell swoop, he will soon gain The state is all in the palm of your hand.

It turned out to be the Zhen family. Guo Jia and the Zhen family played a good show two years ago.

"My son is Qin Mi. I am here to pay a visit today to congratulate the king for conquering Yizhou within one month."

Guo Jia was dumbfounded when Qin Mi casually said the word "King". Maybe the rogues took over the mountains and became kings. Guo Jia led the Taiping Army into Yizhou. Didn't he have the heart to call himself king?

Regardless of Guo Jia calling himself king or emperor, it always sounds awkward.

Guo Jia, who has seen a lot of people, is also confused at this time. What is Qin Mi's plan, who has no flaws on her face, to come to congratulate Guo Jia as the most outstanding figure of the young generation of the Qin family in Yizhou?

No matter how you look at it, it feels a bit like a weasel greeting a chicken for the New Year.

With a slight self-deprecating smile, Guo Jia looked at Qin Mi and said, "When Liu Junlang went to Sichuan to lead Yizhou pastor, he asked you to help him over and over again. Why do you always refuse because of illness?"

Qin Mi's talent is well-known in Sichuan. As the overlord, how could Liu Yan underestimate the Qin family?Recruiting Qin Mi to become an official is actually to make the Yizhou gentry work together, and Qin Mi is a role model for the younger generation of Yizhou gentry.

For the diehards of the older generation, Liu Yan also knew that he couldn't win them over, so he could only turn his attention to the younger generation. As for the Qin family, the leader of the Yizhou gentry, such a bastard as Liu Yan's predecessor Qie Jian, he did not dare to act rashly. After Liu Yan led Yizhou shepherd, he kept beating Yizhou gentry, but he was still afraid of the Qin family and did not dare to act rashly, for fear of causing turmoil in Yizhou.

Facing Guo Jia's question, Qin Mi said indifferently: "At that time, the year of being weak and crowned has not yet come. How can He De become an official? His reputation is not enough to convince the public, and his kindness is beyond words. I can only decline Liu Junlang. Kindness."

Guo Jia curled his lips. The words of the person in front of him were too modest. At this time, the official career is to promote filial piety, that is, to obey the public through virtue. Qin Mi used this as an excuse. The way of filial piety has long been a tool to monopolize power in the hands of the gentry. If Qin Mi wants to become an official, let alone in Yizhou, he just wants to go to Luoyang, next to the emperor. As long as the Qin family manages it, it may not be too difficult.

"Then today you came here for nothing other than to congratulate me on capturing Chengdu?" Guo Jia crossed his hands on the table, resting his chin on the back of his hands, and looked at Qin Mi helplessly.

The oblique verbal communication always bored him.

Qin Mi bowed her hands to Guo Jia with a calm face, and said with a serious expression: "On behalf of the Qin family, I would like to assist the king in governing Yizhou and benefit the common people together."

With that swearing expression, others might think that Qin Mi is here to serve him. Guo Jia looked left and right for a while, seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, and sighed inexplicably.

Now, Guo Jia understood what Qin Mi meant when he came to see him.

Take refuge, dream!
Self-preservation is real.

Qie Jian is Yizhou Shepherd, and Liu Yan is also Yizhou Shepherd. Whether he is afraid of the Qin family or wants to recruit the Qin family, he will always be scruples about the opinions of others. Mobilizing the Qin family is equivalent to setting an example for the world's gentry, so Liu Yan also He dared not act rashly against the Qin family.

But Guo Jia is different. His identity, status, and position may all be used against the Qin family.

Qin Mi naturally saw this, so he came to meet Guo Jia. Now Guo Jia was no longer the scholar in Yingchuan who recited a few sour poems, but a warlord who brandished a butcher's knife.

If you look at Guo Jia from the previous perspective, you will definitely suffer.Liu Yan will be scruples about the reaction of the gentry, will Guo Jia be scruples?Qin Mi didn't know what to do, that's why she wanted to come forward. As for the disdainful attitude of the elders in the clan towards Guo Jia, Qin Mi felt that it was a big mistake.

Guo Jia knew that Qin Mi wanted to keep the Qin family's power in Yizhou. This did not mean that the Qin family was afraid of Guo Jia, but that both parties would lose in a battle. Although the Qin family was in danger of perishing, Guo Jia might not be sure of winning. Given what happened to Sun Wentai when he left Jingzhou, if the gentry in Yizhou counterattacked, it is really hard to say whether Guo Jia can save his life.

What about peace talks?Will the Qin family help Guo Jia stabilize the situation in Yizhou as Qin Mi said?Guo Jia also had no idea. The key point was that as the leader of the Yizhou gentry, if Guo Jia appeased him, it would be tantamount to giving up local power and letting the Yizhou gentry govern the place for him. Guo Jia could not tolerate this, because it was a hidden danger. , is not only a malignant tumor under the rule, but also one of the factors of the outbreak of crisis.

"Qin Mi, I heard that you have been extremely intelligent since you were a child. If you can give me a satisfactory answer to the following question, what was the Qin family like in Yizhou in the past, and what will it be like in the future? Sample."

Guo Jia looked directly at Qin Mi, and Qin Mi also looked at Guo Jia, and nodded solemnly.

"Can the Qin family really help me manage the territory well?"

A very simple and straightforward question, but it made Qin Mi look dignified. Guo Jia praised him for being sensible and knowledgeable before, so everyone should stop pretending to be confused. Can the Qin family manage well? Really benefiting the common people, a very simple but very heavy and complicated problem.

Qin Mi lowered her eyes slightly, and said calmly: "A gentleman works with his heart, while a villain works with his strength. Those who work with their hearts rule others, and those who work with their strength rule others. This is the legacy of the sages. No one dares not to follow it. The Qin family is both civil and military. Treat people with generosity and benevolence, with the Qin family here, your Majesty need not worry."

Ha ha ha ha
Guo Jia's shoulders trembled, and he couldn't stop laughing. Zhen Yao, who was at the side, couldn't understand it, and thought to himself: Qin Mi's words are reasonable, why is my lord laughing?

Guo Jia just laughed at Qin Mi as an eloquent person, and changing concepts secretly can be called sophistry.

Guo Jia also admitted that people with wisdom should indeed be planners, and those without wisdom can only be practitioners.

This is what Qin Mi said that a gentleman works hard and a villain works hard.

Guo Jia agrees, very much agrees.

But what Guo Jia asked was whether the Qin family could govern the place well, not whether the Qin family was qualified to govern the place.

Guo Jia asked if the Qin family could be sympathetic to the people and benefit the people, but Qin Mi's answer was that the Qin family should do their part in governing the place.

If you don't listen carefully, maybe you will be convinced by Qin Mi.

"A gentleman focuses on governing while a villain focuses on power. Qin Mi, I have no objection to this, but dare to ask, what is a gentleman? Can the Qin family be called a gentleman?"

Facing Guo Jia who put away his smile, Qin Mi sighed silently, the Yingchuan ghost talent whom he had admired for a long time was not Yi Yi's generation.

Qin Mi remained silent, not because he didn't know the answer, but because Guo Jia won the verbal confrontation with clumsiness and ingenuity.

"Bowen is strong in knowledge and gives way, and he is good at deeds without slacking off. You are called a gentleman. Qin Mi, you can speak eloquently and have a lot of tongue, but if you have half a conscience, please don't insult the word gentleman. The Qin family can do it." The way of a gentleman, I will treat him as a gentleman of the country, and help the world together. But if the Qin family can't do it, what will happen? Against me? I'm waiting for that day to come."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he closed his eyes. Seeing him seeing off the guests, Qin Mi shook his head slightly, saluted and exited the hall.

As soon as Qin Mi left, Zhen Yao said in a deep voice, "My lord, the Qin family's influence in Yizhou should not be underestimated. If my lord has already made a decision, I hope I can make a plan early."

Guo Jia also knew that this was a sensitive moment, but the gentry in Yizhou were still on the sidelines. Guo Jia was even more difficult to conspire with. Jingzhou was in turmoil in the east, and the Yizhou gentry wanted to invite foreign aid to plot against Guo Jia, but there was no way.

"You and Qin Mi have been friends for a while, why don't you check his tone and see what the Qin family's attitude is, try to stabilize the Qin family through Qin Mi, and before I completely take Yizhou, Shu County The perimeter has to stabilize."

Guo Jia can be regarded as a helpless move. When he entered Yizhou, the most unstable time was at the moment. If the gentry united with the prominent families to attack, it was hard to predict whether he would be able to gain a firm foothold in Yizhou.

(End of this chapter)