The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"Since you repelled Yan Baihu and occupied Yangzhou, the series of things you have done have made me feel that you are different from others."

"You change customs and customs, and you are willing to recruit the people of Shanyue. You sweep the borderlands, collect forests, and occupy Funan, showing the might of the Han. You open imperial examinations, build schools, give poor scholars promotion channels, recruit good land, and open air routes. Everything is wrong. A feat that astounds the world.”

Chapter 712 The Ghost Is Filial

"Only, when I was in Moling before, I have seen your literary talents, Brother Liu. Not only are you extraordinary in your own literary talents, you also opened schools in the territory, cultivated scholars on a large scale, and printed books so that everyone can read. His achievements are not inferior to those of Confucius."

"In terms of martial arts, although the status is low, it can sweep the world in just a few years, occupying nearly half of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and can also recover Linyi and attack Funan in the south. Such attacks, no matter what, are not weaker than Emperor Wu!"

Guo Jia praised Liu Zheng almost to the sky.

Liu Zheng was a little embarrassed when he said it.

"Brother Guo, you're flattering me too much. I'm as good as you say, and you even compare me with Kong Shengren and Emperor Wu. How can I compare with these two!"

"Comparable, naturally comparable, even if Brother Liu has not yet accomplished the feat of unifying the world, but I believe that in the near future, Brother Liu will definitely be able to surpass Emperor Wu, and even be comparable to Shihuang!"

"Brother Guo, since Liu Zheng thinks so highly of me, why didn't he come to take refuge in me before, instead he waited until now?"

"Haha, to be honest, Brother Liu also has a reason for this."

"Oh, I'd love to hear about it!"

When Liu Zheng heard that Guo Jia actually said there was a reason, he became a little curious.

Guo Jia didn't hesitate, but hurriedly explained to Liu Zheng.

"One of the reasons is that I was too young before, and my family has always disapproved of me traveling around the world, and they don't want me to become an official too early."

"The second is me, Guo Jia. If an unknown person seeks refuge with Brother Liu, Brother Liu will definitely not value me too much. It won't help if you come early."

"The third thing is that I have a little careful thought. Brother Liu went smoothly before and never encountered obstacles. Even if I took refuge in Brother Liu, it was just icing on the cake, but it is different now. I heard that Brother Liu was in Qingxu not long ago. The two regions suffered heavy losses, losing two prefectures in a row, and these two prefectures were occupied by Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi, although there is a temporary truce, but I know Brother Liu is now in a predicament."

"At this time, my coming to seek refuge must be a gift in the snow, not a icing on the cake. In this way, I will be more relied on in the hearts of adults."

Guo Jia even expressed the little thoughts in his heart.

And in his heart, it was indeed as he thought. After all, Liu Zheng's momentum was in full swing earlier, and he was also the most powerful force in the entire Han Dynasty.

At that time, Liu Zheng occupied Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, and five states, occupying most of the Han Dynasty, and even the court and Yuan Shao were extremely afraid of him.

At that time, if he took refuge in Liu Zheng, it could only be regarded as icing on the cake.Can't get Liu Zheng's reuse.

What Guo Jia didn't know was that Liu Zheng had heard of Guo Jia's name for a long time. Even if Guo Jia came to vote at that time, Guo Jia would definitely be reused in Liu Zheng's place. Can wait, wait for a chance.This is the opportunity.

At a time like this, Liu Zheng has just suffered a setback.Going to Liu Zheng at this time will definitely get Liu Zheng's reuse, even if it is not reused, he will be highly regarded by Liu Zheng.

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Liu Zheng was slightly moved.

Earlier, Liu Zheng never hoped that some literati would join him.

A child from a wealthy family like Guo Jia would never choose someone from Liu Zheng's background.

Only poor children like Xu You and Yuan Zhou would choose to join Liu Zheng when they had no other choice.

Now with Guo Jia's knowledge, these things that Liu Zheng has done are not completely useless, at least he has changed the impression of Liu Zheng in the hearts of those officials.

With the example of Guo Jia, it means that scholars in the world have changed their views on Liu Zheng.In this regard, in the future, more and more advisers and literati like Guo Jia will come to seek refuge with him.

Knowing this, Liu Zheng couldn't help feeling some joy in his heart.

After all, no matter what happens in this world, these aristocratic families have the final say. If you don't win over these people, even if Liu Zheng can unify the whole world.In fact, there are still great disadvantages.

Because even if he can control the world, it is still those aristocratic families who actually control the place.

If these local powerful families want to rebel, they only need to unite with some local forces to easily cause Liu Zheng a lot of trouble.

Even if the rebellion may not be successful, it will take Fei Liuzheng's hands and feet to suppress them.

Only when everyone takes a step back, Liu Zheng takes the initiative to show favor to them, and those aristocratic families also express their support to Liu Zheng, in this way, it will be possible to win and lose.

"I didn't expect that Brother Guo had intended to take refuge in me a long time ago. It seems that you and I are very destined."

"That's right, brother Liu, if I had known that this was your territory, what would I have been waiting for when I hit it off with you, I would have come here to take refuge in you."

The chat between Liu Zheng and Guo Jia was very pleasant.

Especially after learning that Guo Jia came to join him, Liu Zheng was even more happy. After a chat, Liu Zheng asked Guo Jia, what should he do next with his current situation?

"Following Xiao Guojia's words, three parts of the imperial court and Yuan Shao are now enemies with me. I am faced with enemies on both sides. What should I do?"

"My lord, since I've taken refuge in you, I've already analyzed it when I came here, and now this is a major event in the world."

"Although there are three points in the world, the lord is still the strongest, whether it is military or geographical location, the lord occupies an absolute advantage."

"With the natural danger of the Yangtze River as the main factor, no matter whether it is the court or Yuan Shao, it is difficult to attack the lord from the north. In addition, the lord has stationed troops from Yangzhou to Jingzhou, and Yuan Shao is separated from the court. It is not easy for him to attack the lord directly, so The only ones who can really pose a threat to the lord are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court."

"Although the imperial court and Yuan Shao have formed an alliance for the time being, I think these two are wolfish ambitions. The short-term alliance will not last long, especially now that the lord is showing weakness and losing two states. On the surface, they will think that the lord is not the same. There is no threat, thus amplifying the level of hatred between the court and Yuan Shao."

"In my opinion, my lord only needs to provoke the relationship between the court and Yuan Shao, so that the two of them can continue to fight, and then they can drive away the tigers and reap the benefits."

Guo Jia told Liu Zheng completely about the strategy he had in mind.

This is also very consistent with Liu Zheng's own thoughts.

Liu Zheng sent troops to raid Guangling City in Xuzhou.In fact, the purpose is to consume Lu Zhi's troops first, and then temporarily rest with Lu Zhi.

Then find a way to disintegrate the short-term alliance between the court and Yuan Shao, so that Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao's people can continue to fight, and Liu Zheng will fight back from it and swallow these two guys in one go.

After all, no alliance is unbreakable.As long as there are enough interests, interests are friends forever.

Chapter 713 drive away wolf

When Guo Jia proposed to drive away wolves and destroy the relationship between Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao, Liu Zheng immediately agreed.

"Feng Xiao, this plan is very good, it fits my heart, but what method should I think of to disintegrate their alliance?"

Hearing Liu Zheng's question again, Guo Jia seemed to have been prepared to speak to Liu Zheng.

"My lord, this is actually quite simple. It's already August, and it will be harvest time in a few days. As far as I know, Yuan Shao is extremely short of food, although this time he brought a large number of troops to occupy Qingzhou and seized a lot of food. , but these grains are far from enough.”

"Yuan Shao, who is short of food, must ask for it from Lu Zhi, an ally. I guess Lu Zhi is also extremely jealous of Yuan Shao, and he will definitely not give Yuan Shao food. During the process of their negotiations, the two sides will definitely turn against each other."

"At the same time, my lord, if he can give Yuan Shao a lot of food and grass, Yuan Shao will definitely lean towards the lord again. Are you afraid that Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi won't fight?"

"Okay, very good, I don't know who Fengxiao thinks it would be more appropriate to lobby Yuan Shao on this matter?"

Liu Zheng agreed with Guo Jia's strategy very much.

"I'm not familiar with the talents under the lord's command, so it's hard for me to recommend anyone to go. If the lord doesn't dislike it, I can go there. After all, when I join the lord's command, I always have to show my talent."

Guo Jia didn't know much about Liu Zheng's famous counselors, and indeed he didn't, so he could only recommend himself to go.

Of course, the more important thing is that Guo Jiachu joined Liu Zheng's command and wanted to perform well in front of Liu Zheng.

Although Liu Zheng knew Guo Jia's ability, Guo Jia didn't know how well Liu Zheng knew his ability, so only by getting some credit in front of Liu Zheng could Guo Jia become famous.

"Feng Xiao, you go in person?"

"Well, there is only a small request to go as a filial piety?"

"any request?"

"If Fengxiao can help the lord to settle this matter, can the lord reward me with some Sanliangye fine wine?"

Liu Zheng thought what kind of request Guo Jia would make, but he didn't expect Guo Jia to ask him for fine wine.

"Hahaha, Feng Xiao, you are really a drunkard, didn't I promise you three jars just now?"

"Those three jars are not enough for me to drink for a month."

Guo Jia immediately said with disdain that he liked Liu Zheng's wine more and more.

"Okay, okay, I promise you, as long as you can make Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi fight again, I will reward you with three jars of fine wine, how about it?"

"Only three jars?"

"Three jars are quite a lot. I don't have many on hand. What's more, the three jars of wine, how about I replace them with two years old wine?"

Liu Zheng's words immediately made Guo Jia's eyes light up.

"That's great!"

After such an amicable conversation, Liu Zheng and Guo Jia talked all night.

On the way, Cai Yao came over to look at it a few times. Seeing that Liu Zheng and Guo Jia were chatting happily, she couldn't bear to disturb them. In this way, Liu Zheng and Guo Jia kept chatting.

Know that it is dark and light again.

Only then did Liu Zheng and Guo Jia feel a little sleepy.

Liu Zheng asked Guo Jia to stay at the mansion temporarily, and then went down to rest.

A few days later, Liu Zheng began to prepare according to what Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia first stayed here in Wu Jun for two months to get acquainted with Liu Zheng's situation.I got to know Liu Zheng's colleagues here.

It's not that they don't know each other at all, at least Gu Yong knew Guo Jia under Liu Zheng, so he can be regarded as an old acquaintance.

It's just that Guo Jia is not very familiar with Liu Zheng's other advisers.

In fact, there are really not many advisers under Liu Zheng's command.

Apart from the earliest Xu You and Yuan Zhou, there were also Zhang Zhao and Chen Deng who were later recruited in Xuzhou.

Zhang Zhao was more inclined to manage internal affairs, while Chen Deng led troops and horses to fight.

The only one who can really advise Liu Zheng is Yuan Zhou, and now that Yuan Zhou has taken over Jin Yiwei's affairs, he is too busy, so Xu You is the only one beside Liu Zheng.

However, Xu You still lacked a certain level of state in many things. Liu Zheng still lacked a top counselor.

Then Guo Jia is almost the most suitable role.

October.

The golden autumn wind ripened the crops in the field. Because of the plague, this year was not a bumper harvest year.

Qingzhou has experienced many wars. Most of the people in Qingzhou were relocated to Yangzhou by Liu Zheng. The population is small, and naturally there are not many crops to harvest.

Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses did loot some food and grass after occupying Qingzhou, but the two largest and richest counties, Beihai County and Donglai County, were under Lu Zhi's control.

Yuan Shao died tens of thousands of people, but he didn't get enough benefits.

Yuan Shao was not willing, so after harvesting the grain and grass, he sent someone to contact Lu Zhi, wanting to discuss with Lu Zhi, and asked Beihai County and Donglai County from Lu Zhi's hands.

After all, the whole of Qingzhou is in Yuan Shao's hands, and it is not the same thing that Lu Zhi occupied Beihai and Donglai.

The envoy was naturally Yuan Shao's negotiator, Guo Tu.

On behalf of Yuan Shao, Guo Tu went to Xuzhou, met Lu Zhi, and made his request. As Guo Jia expected, Yuan Shao wanted to take Beihai and Donglai, but Lu Zhi refused on the spot.

If these two prefectures were given to Yuan Shao, it would be to further let Yuan Shao grow up. Now that Yuan Shao has occupied Youzhou and Jizhou, if Beihai and Donglai were given to Yuan Shao, An and Qingzhou would also be given to Yuan Shao for nothing.

Yuan Shao, who has occupied the three states, has further grown in power. At that time, it will be equivalent to raising another Liu Zheng. Naturally, Lu Zhi will not want to see this happen.

What's more, Jizhou and Youzhou are good places to produce horses. After Yuan Shao occupied this place, his cavalry became more and more powerful, which made Lu Zhi fearful.

Lu Zhi not only directly rejected Guo Tu, but also directly told Yuan Shao that Liu Zheng was their enemy. Now that Liu Zheng has not been eliminated, what's the use of talking about these things, let Guo Tu go back, and ordered Yuan Shao to send troops to Yangzhou to deal with Liu Zheng.

Lu Zhi was like this, originally he wanted to use Liu Zheng as the main contradiction to divert Yuan Shao's attention, but this remark, in Guo Tu's eyes, became that this guy Lu Zhi didn't want to give Beihai and Donglai, but only He wanted to trick Yuan Shao into fighting Liu Zheng in Yangzhou.

Guo Tu left Xuzhou angrily, and after returning to Qingzhou, he directly told Yuan Shao the news, and Yuan Shao was furious when he heard it.

But because the two sides were still allied, Yuan Shao didn't break his face with Lu Zhi immediately.

At this time, someone from outside reported that a person who claimed to be Liu Zheng's envoy asked to see him.

Chapter 714 The Military Master Sacrificial Wine

This messenger was naturally Guo Jia.

The reason why Guo Jia was able to appear in this land of Qingzhou was that he was ordered by Liu Zheng, and another reason was that Liu Zheng’s Jin Yiwei’s information made Guo Jia know that Guo Tu had met Lu Zhi in Xuzhou.

So Guo Jia guessed that Yuan Shao should have sent someone to find Lu Zhi for food.

Guo Jia, who was just guessing at first, took the opportunity to meet Guo Tu on the way.After the conversation with Guo Tu, he made insinuations and found out the purpose of Guo Tu's trip to Xuzhou.

It made my guess even more certain.

Why was Guo Jia able to approach Guo Tu so easily?

Because Guo Tu is also from Yingchuan, and is of the same family as Guo Jia, in terms of seniority, Guo Jia still has to call Guo Tu uncle.