The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 88 Which is more important
On the street outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, soldiers were cleaning the bloody battlefield, hurrying back and forth, busy.

After Zhen Yao came out of the State Shepherd's Mansion, he saw Qin Mi who was walking away slowly, and hurried to catch up with him.

"Brother Ziyan, please stay."

Under the bright moonlight, Qin Mi turned around and saw Zhen Yao approaching, and asked suspiciously, "What advice does Zihe have?"

Zhen Yao (from Zihe) showed a warm smile, and said flatteringly: "I don't have a place to stay in the city, and I want to go to Brother Ziying's house to bother me for a while, and I hope Brother Ziying won't refuse me at the door. .”

Naturally, Qin Mi knew that this was an excuse. Guo Jia invaded Chengdu and wiped out Liu Yanman's family first. How big is the prefecture's mansion?It wouldn't be too crowded even if Guo Jiahui had all the civil and military personnel living there, not to mention Liu Yan's sons still have mansions in the city, so how could there be no residence for Zhen Yao?
There must be another purpose, Qin Mi also wanted to find out some facts from Zhen Yao, so he said politely at once: "Zihe wishes to live in the humble house for a while, it is enough to make the humble house flourish, please hurry up."

The two walked side by side on the bloody street under the moonlight, chatting about childhood anecdotes, and the strangeness they hadn't seen for several years gradually dissipated.

Although the Qin family has a high reputation in Yizhou, the house Qin Mi lives in is really a humble house. Apart from the simple furnishings, it is enough to be called a bare house. After all, Chengdu is not Qin Mi's home, and it must be here. It's just a temporary residence.

Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, the two of them didn't feel sleepy, they knelt and sat facing each other in the room, with green tea on the low table in front of them, chatting leisurely.

After booing and inquiring each other, Qin Mi got straight to the point, held a teacup to his lips, frowned lightly, and asked in a low voice: "Zihe, to tell you the truth, after Guo Jia raised his troops to capture Hanzhong, I thought he would stop. Bingge, after accumulating strength, I will go to Yinping County, the capital of Wudu, and then go south after all the north of Chengdu is in my hands, but I didn't expect that he would have the strength to go straight to Chengdu, but after seeing you appearing beside him, I suddenly realized , everyone in the world has been deceived by you. It is not true that Guo Jia and the Zhen family formed a deadly feud. It is true that the Zhen family secretly helped Guo Jia raise troops. It is not bad as I expected. The lights are dead."

It is never enough to rely on a passion for rebellion. There are too many short-lived rebellions, and Guo Jia's thunderous attack on Yizhou is absolutely impossible without complete preparations.

This point, Zhen Yao does not hide it. Secrets between smart people are often either self-defeating, or hypocrisy.

With a hearty smile, Zhen Yao nodded and admitted: "Brother Ziyan is as good as a god. The Zhen family rebelled to help the lord. It can be said that the family went bankrupt. My two elder brothers even thought about selling the ancestral house. , I’m afraid it will really be put into action.”

This honest dialogue made Qin Mi frown even more. He couldn't figure out what Guo Jia had worth the Zhen family's money, and even risked his whole family's funeral for Guo Jia.

"What virtue can Guo Jia do? If the Zhen family helps Yuan Shao at this time, they must have a high status among the gentry. In the future, the three of your brothers will be recommended by the Yuan family, and the position of the three princes and nine ministers will be easily available, so why risk your life to be with Guo Jia? Even more, I recognize him as the master and condescend myself to be noble, Zihe, if my words are abrupt, please forgive me, in my eyes, what the Zhen family did is unwise."

Qin Mi's words are very pertinent. Guo Jia came from a humble background. He used to be the son-in-law of the Zhen family. At that time, the Zhen family was a wealthy and powerful family. , Guo Jia is a son-in-law. After entering the Zhen family, his status is only slightly higher than that of a domestic slave. He raises his eyebrows and respects him like a guest. That is the attitude of a husband and wife who close the door. .

As for the reason why the Zhen family helped Guo Jia, in this short period of time, Qin Mi himself had some opinions. He didn't dare to judge whether it was right or wrong, but it was reasonable after all. Qin Mi thought in his heart that Guo Jia would succeed , the Zhen family is rising, and controlling real power has far more status and voice than merchants. From the perspective of interests, the Zhen family is taking a risk by doing this to gain a larger family business and power, but Qin Mi found out with heart, He still couldn't understand why the Zhen family wanted to help Guo Jia, because in order to achieve the same goal, the Zhen family could help Yuan Shao, Liu Yu, Yuan Shu, Han Fu and other heroes. These are all legitimate heroes.

Seeing Qin Mi on the opposite side, who seemed to have thousands of questions in his mind, Zhen Yao smiled and said, "As brother Zixi said, there was a disagreement in the Zhen family about whether to help the lord. Yu wanted to help the lord out of friendship. He and my lord have known each other for a long time. At that time, the situation was treacherous, and the state herdsmen in various places were already separatist. If the state herdsmen were full-fledged, I am afraid that the Zhen family would have to be slaughtered. My lord has a strategy in his chest and a good plan in his belly, my second brother has admired him for a long time, so he can only follow the trend and serve my lord. As for the next one, hehe, let’s not mention it.”

Zhen Yao was willing to tell the whole story, which surprised Qin Mi deeply. Since they talked with each other sincerely, they simply broke the casserole and asked the bottom line. Qin Mi asked, "Why did Zihe help Guo Jia? I would like to hear more about it next time." .”

A playful smile appeared on Zhen Yao's face, and Zhen Yao laughed at himself: "Hey, I just want to go through this world with my lord. The victory or defeat is just a fleeting cloud in my eyes, not worth mentioning." , what I pursue is this thrilling passion and ups and downs."

Qin Mi's expression was stunned, and then he looked up to the sky and laughed, pointing helplessly at Zhen Yao who was also laughing non-stop.

Not every son of a wealthy family takes the rise and fall of the family as their own responsibility. Zhen Yao does not want to be burdened by the family. Following Guo Jia is like breaking free from shackles and pursuing a different life of his own dreams.

After laughing, the two respected each other with tea instead of wine, and drank it heartily. After putting down the teacup, the topic returned to business again.

Qin Mi, who suppressed his smile, recalled what Guo Jia had said to him, and asked hesitantly, "Zihe, can you tell me the truth, what will your lord do next?"

Zhen Yao shook his head honestly and said: "Brother Zixi, I can't guess what my lord is thinking. All you and I can think of is that my lord will definitely hold the fourteen counties in the north of Yizhou in his hands in the next step. How it will be done, I dare not speculate."

Military operations are very simple, everyone can guess, the key is administrative actions, what will happen to Guo Jia?Will the Yizhou gentry continue to hold power?

After pondering solemnly for a moment, Qin Mi asked thoughtfully, "Zihe, how many civil servants will accompany your lord when he enters Yizhou this time?"

Zhen Yao didn't hide anything about this, and said casually: "Ten military commanders who are in charge of their own affairs, and counselors who make suggestions, not counting, six people."

After hearing this, Qin Mi breathed a sigh of relief, and said to herself, "I'm relieved now."

Hearing that Guo Jia and Zhen Yao were no more than seven scribes, Qin Mi was naturally relieved.

With the facts in front of him, there was only one way for Guo Jia to go: to appease the Yizhou gentry.

why?Regardless of whether Guo Jia, who combined less than 20 civil and military personnel, could form a centralized and commanding shogunate with an independent regime, just the officials directly under the fourteen counties in northern Yizhou, who would Guo Jia send?Who will be sent to the hundred or so counties in the fourteen counties?
The reason why the gentry can control the official career, apart from the rise of the powerful and the way to promote filial piety, the biggest reason is that not everyone can receive education at this time, and anyone who wants to study can study.

Common people are also rich, but children also have no place to study and study, school?Those were all private schools run by the gentry.

Take Yingchuan College as an example, there are all the children of noble families and wealthy families, ordinary people want to study, but there is no way, even if there are wise men who love talents and accept apprentices, they will be excluded and made things difficult in many ways. Xu Shu is the best example around Guo Jia. The same is true of ambition and failure.

That's why Qin Mi breathed a sigh of relief, so what if Guo Jia is talented?Can one person manage the whole Yizhou well?No, he has only a few counselors with some talents, and at this time most of the warriors and generals are illiterate, let alone the soldiers under him.

In the end, Guo Jia had to rely on the gentry to govern Yizhou, because those who were knowledgeable and able to govern were all in the hands of the gentry.

As if guessing what Qin Mi was thinking, Zhen Yao said earnestly, "Brother Zixi, although I have only met you casually, our conversations and jokes are like friends for many years. It can be said that you have hit it off at first sight. Today you are visiting my lord, and you are doing it for the Qin family. I can understand this, Ming people don't speak dark words, gentlemen and villains are just a matter of thought, I don't comment on whether the Qin family is loyal to the emperor and serving the country, but the Qin family doesn't care who is the state shepherd in Yizhou, and who is the king in Yizhou Dominate, I’m not exaggerating, right?”

The mood that had just been relieved became tense again. Qin Mi closed his eyes with a look of regret, and nodded slowly. He could shake his head and veto it, but that was too hypocritical, and he disdained it. Nowadays, everyone in the gentry is not doing it for their own interests. Are you planning hard?
Didn't Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the fourth and third princes, take advantage of this to gain the support of the world's gentry?

Qin Mi said bitterly: "The current situation is like this. As a child of the Qin family, how can I see the family decline? I have no choice but to come forward and come to Chengdu first to find out your master's intentions. It is really Yingchuan Guo Jia. With a fierce reputation, the Qin family has to guard against it."

Zhen Yao put away his frivolous smile, stretched out his hand to hold Qin Mi's forearm, stared into the other's eyes, and said sincerely: "Brother Ziyan, there is another reason for following my lord, and that is that my lord is not the one who is satisfied with a corner. , My lord’s ambition is the entire world! Brother Zixi, you have read the scriptures and history, and you understand righteousness. You should also understand why the world has fallen to this point. The rise and fall of the world and the rise and fall of the family are more important? Brother Ziyan, you are the leader of the country. Wouldn’t it be a pity for the world if you can’t make full use of your strengths? If you repay him with a gentleman of the country, my lord will definitely treat him with a gentleman of the country!”

Qin Mi's eyes were full of shock, looking at Zhen Yao's burning eyes, her quiet heart couldn't restrain her excitement.

(End of this chapter)