[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

In the eighth year of Jian'an, in the autumn, Cao Cao marched south to Liu Biao, and his army was stationed in Xiping.

As Guo Jia expected, once Cao Cao moved his troops to the north, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who had only pretended to be brothers and sisters for a few days, immediately returned to their previous state of being at war.Today Yuan Shang sent people to accuse Yuan Tan of having no brotherhood and ruining the family tradition; tomorrow Yuan Tan secretly promised a lot of money to the old officials in Yecheng to betray Yuan Shang.The strength of the two was equal, and in the middle there was Yuan Xi, who was running around on both sides. In the end, the two failed to put each other to death, but the Hebei scholars who originally respected Yuan's reputation gradually lost their respect for Yuan. Confidence.More and more county guards rebelled, not to Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan, but to Cao Cao who was far away in the sky.

Attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top, and the soldiers are bloodless. This is Guo Jia's best strategy.

However, even in such a good situation, Cao Cao still led his troops in Nanpi and did not take any action.

According to the news that the octopus came back from Hebei, what Guo Jia said, they have been waiting for a long time, the best time is just recently.Before that, every extra step will only be superfluous and scare the snake.

"Unexpectedly, I really came to find Jia first." Looking at the greeting card in his hand, Guo Jia smiled slightly and ordered, "Take this token to the gate of the camp, and say that it is Jia's old friend. Don't tell the lord, bring him directly to Jia."

"Yes."

After a while, Xin Pi followed the soldiers to Guo Jia's tent.The soldiers stopped at the door of the tent and made a gesture of invitation to Simpi.

Xin Pi took a long breath, comforting himself that at least Guo Jia was going to see him next, not Cao Cao.With the friendship of the same school back then, Guo Jia would not make it too difficult for him no matter what.After doing enough psychological training, Xin Pi stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and walked into the tent.

As soon as he entered the tent, he saw the person sitting behind the case.Most of the man's hair was simply tied up with a cloth belt, and a few strands that were not tied in were hanging casually by the sideburns. He was wearing a big cloak and a thick firefox-colored fur coat outside. At first glance, the thin body of the person seems to be trapped in the fox fur instead of wearing it.

"Bong Xiao?" Simpi called out uncertainly.

"George's tone, does he not recognize Jia?" Guo Jia threw away the brush in his hand when he heard Simpi's voice, raised his eyes and smiled, "I haven't seen you for many years, what's the matter with suddenly coming to see Jia today? Sit down." Come on down, speak slowly."

"You don't look very good." Simpi sat down on the seat next to Guo Jia, looked at Guo Jia several times, nodded affirmatively, "Actually, when we were in Guandu, Biyuan I saw you, you are much thinner now than you were then."

"Of course, compared to Yuan Benchu, his two sons are more troublesome. With Jia in his position, can it be because they have been exhausted?" Guo Jia replied half-jokingly, "George , you are not in the north, but you came all the way to Nanping to talk to Jia about this?"

"Of course not." After being reminded by Guo Jia, Xinpi recalled his reason for coming, and sat upright, "Pi was ordered by Mr. Yuan to come. Yuan Shang disregarded brotherhood and betrayed the country. Pi came to invite Cao Gong Dispatch troops to the north, join forces with the eldest son, and fight against the rebellious younger brother. I beg you to make peace with Cao Gong on behalf of Feng Xiaoxian."

"Yeah." Guo Jia nodded, tilted his head and waited for a long time, the tent was still quiet, "Is this... the end?"

Xin Pi looked at Guo Jia, nodded and said, "Pi is indeed here for this matter."

"Of course Jia knows this. But even if Jia cares about the friendship of Yingchuan classmates, how can Jia help you persuade the lord to go north to rescue Yuan Yuantan with just this one sentence?" Guo Jia said with a headache, "Jia can help you. But you also want to If you think about some more reasons, Jia can go to the lord and speak."

"..." Simpi remained silent.His elder brother only told him that sentence, and since he arrived and said it to Guo Jia, he had fulfilled his duty.No matter how much, he has nothing to say.

"Why didn't Zhongzhi come in person, but asked you to come to Jia." Guo Jia let out a long sigh, stood up while leaning on the table, and slipped his fox-colored fur robe from his shoulders, "Jia is now looking for the lord. No, Jia can't guarantee it." He walked to the door of the tent, saw Simpi still sitting where he was, and couldn't help frowning again, "Go with Jia."

"Okay." Xin Pi got up slowly and followed Guo Jia's footsteps.

"How does Jia feel that Saji Higa is not worried about Yuan Tan's life or death?" He was speechless all the way.It wasn't until he reached the door of Cao Cao's tent that Guo Jia was waiting for Xu Chu to go in to report, then he sighed softly to Simpi as if he didn't intend to.

Naturally, after hearing Guo Jia's words, Simpi's face became gloomy, and it was hard to escape Guo Jia's scrutiny.

Simpi waited in front of Cao Cao's tent for about half an hour before Guo Jia came out of the tent with a calm face. When he saw Simpi, he shook his head and said, "My lord is determined to attack Jingzhou first, so Jia can't persuade you." Xu Chu approached Simpi's ear and whispered, "Just because of you, Jia was scolded by the lord. George, Jia advises you to go back and tell Yuan Tan that the matter between their brothers should be resolved by yourself."

Xin Pi, who seemed to be indifferent to the outcome of this matter from just now, frowned slightly: "Isn't Feng Xiao trying to lie to Pi?"

Guo Jia smiled wryly and said: "What can Jia be able to lie to Zuozhi? Well, the Lord already knows that Jia has invited George to enter the camp privately. About saving Yuan Tan, George himself will talk to the Lord to see if the Lord is willing. Or, Jia will take George to the camp." Looking for Mr. Xu? He and the lord were good friends when they were young, if he is willing to speak, it will be much more useful than Jia."

Xin Pi hesitated for a moment, but still politely asked Xu Chu to go in to report again, and then walked into the tent after Xu Chu came out.

Maybe it was because Simpi was better at persuading Cao Cao than Guo Jia, or maybe it was because Simpi was always an outsider, and Cao Cao couldn't refuse it outright. All in all, Cao Cao reluctantly agreed to lead his troops northward to rescue Yuan Tan in the tent that day.But Simpi waited and waited, waited and waited, and after ten days, Cao Cao still showed no sign of ordering his return to the north.Unable to do so, Simpi had no choice but to come to Guo Jia's tent again.

Just like a few days ago, Guo Jia was still trapped in the warm fur of the fire fox, making his face a little pale.He rested his chin on one hand, lazily approving the information sent by Jingzhou on the wooden frame in front of him, and when he saw Simpi coming, he just raised his hand as a greeting: "Why did George come to see Jia today? Anyway, , Jiake will no longer be a lobbyist for George, and was scolded by the lord."

"Fengxiao." Simpi walked in front of Guo Jia, his expression was obviously a little more serious than when he came to Guo Jia a few days ago, and he was a little more real, "Ming people don't say dark words, so Fengxiao and Cao Gong have long been together." Are you waiting for Pi's arrival?"

"What is George talking about?" Guo Jia tilted his head and looked at Simpi. The doubt and innocence in his eyes did not seem to be fake at all. The imperial decree came to crusade against Liu Biao in Jingzhou. As for Jia, Jia definitely believes that the north should be decided first, but Jia really cannot interfere with the decision of the lord."

"Feng Xiao, Pi admits that Pi did not tell the truth to Feng Xiao and Duke Cao when he first arrived." Xin Pi said, "Pi came here this time to invite Cao Gong to send his troops to the north. But it was not to save Yuan Tan, but It is to let the land in the north belong to Duke Cao."

"Oh?" Guo Jia straightened up a little bit, and there was a bit of interest in his sly eyes, "What does George mean?"

"What Pi means is that compared to Yuan Tan, Pi is more concerned about the survival of the Xin family. Yuan Tan's life and death, from the day Pi left, has nothing to do with Pi."

Guo Jia pushed the wooden frame, and the bamboo slips fell to the ground along with the small wooden frame with a thud.He stood up, walked in front of Simpi, looked straight into the eyes of the person, and smiled straight into his eyes: "Isn't that all right? Why did George act in those scenes with Jia before, it just broke our friendship."

In fact, Xin Pi is not a scheming person, otherwise he would not have lost his composure in just a few days and came to Guo Jia to tell everything.After speaking, Simpi also relaxed a lot, cleared away the gloom, and returned to the straightforward and upright person Guo Jia knew in the past: "Pike didn't mean to be a filial piety and a snake. It's just what Pi said today, just for Vi One person's idea, I haven't told my brother yet."

Actually, what Simpi said was somewhat reserved.When he left Yuan Tan's place and went south, although he was disappointed with the Yuan family, he was still in a state of hesitation.After all, the elder brother was still staying with Yuan Tan, and their family members were still staying in Yecheng where the judge was stationed.If he stays in Cao Ying, it will inevitably affect the safety of his family.However, the assassination a few days ago made him completely change his mind.

He went south to be a lobbyist for Yuan Tan, so he naturally had a way to communicate with Yin and Yuan Tan.But that day when he went to the hidden place of communication, what he waited for was not a messenger, but an assassin with a sharp blade.Fortunately, as soon as he got there, he instinctively felt uneasy, and dodged the assassin's fatal blow, and quickly fled back to Cao Ying, avoiding the fatal disaster.

He went back to the military tent that Cao Cao set up for him, and after thinking about it, he could only get one answer: this assassin was sent by Guo Gongze.Guo Tu had long thought that he and his elder brother were not pleasing to the eye, and this time he left the army and went south. If he was assassinated by an assassin and died in Cao Cao's army, no one would suspect Guo Tu, and he could also put the blame on Yuan Shang and let Cao Cao go out. Angry at being framed, he agreed to help Yuan Tan attack Yuan Shang.

Killing two birds with one stone, Guo Gong is really cruel.

Now that Guo Tu has murderous intentions towards him, Xin Pi will never return to Yuan Ying.His only way out now is to help Cao Cao break through Yecheng as soon as possible. The sooner he has, the more likely he will be able to rescue his family.All he had to choose was to stay in Cao Ying and bet that he would have a chance to rescue his brother and his family in the future.

Naturally, Guo Jia couldn't hear what Xin Pi said in his heart. He just followed what Xin Pi had said before and asked, "Are you afraid that Zhong Zhi won't allow you to vote for the lord?" After seeing Xin Pi nodding slightly, Guo Jia continued. "That's George, you worry too much. Jia can see through your acting skills without seeing you for so many years. Your brother spends time with you day and night, so how could he not know your thoughts. If he asked you to come, it was tacit consent." Your plan."

Guo Jia has already guessed Xin Ping's plan.Asking Simpi to come to Cao Cao to rescue Yuan Tan, in fact, let Simpi take this opportunity to stay directly in Cao Ying.Xin Bi voted for Cao Cao and kept the Xin family's hope; Xin Ping still served Yuan Tan and kept the name of loyalty.

However, Xinpi didn't think of this level like Guo Jia did. He just thought it meant that his elder brother had the same plan as him, his eyes were full of joy, and his tone was much lighter: "If it wasn't for elder brother who voted for the Yuan family first , Pi originally planned to come to Cao Ying like Feng Xiao. Now it's all right, after going around, Pi finally has a chance to pull his brother out of the fire pit of the Yuan family."

"Fire pit?" Guo Jia couldn't help laughing, "In all fairness, although Jia thinks that Yuan Gong is not the master who can achieve great things, but Yuan Gong can still be called a respectful sage." Thinking about the time he stayed with Yuan Shao , there is no need to do any errands, and the monthly salary is too much to count.If it hadn't been for Guo Tu's jumping up and down, he might really have made up his mind to stay under Yuan Shao's tent for the elderly.

"Fengxiao doesn't know something." Simpi shook his head, "When the lord was around, it wasn't too late. Since the lord passed away, the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were fighting each other, and their advisers were also fighting each other. There is a gap between Yuan Shang's trial match and Pang Ji, and Yuan Tan's elder brother has a loyal temperament, far inferior to Guo Gongze's cunning person, who Yuan Tan values ​​highly. Moreover, I heard that the reason why Yuan Tan values ​​​​Guo Tu so much..." Even though Knowing that he and Guo Jia were the only two in Guo Jia's tent, Xinpi still looked around vigilantly, then approached Guo Jia's ear and whispered something.

Guo Jia's eyes flickered: "That's how it is."