[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

When he didn't know it was Guo Jia who was coughing, Cao Cao finally slowed down, turned his head slightly and said:

"I just remember that your body is already recovering, why are you coughing again?"

Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Ming Gong is willing to talk to Jia, so you are not angry with Jia?"

"Humph!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly, turned around and continued to walk forward, but Guo Jia's brows were no longer worried.He clearly felt that Cao Cao's pace was obviously slower than before.He couldn't help speeding up his pace, and was about to catch up and say something more, but the smile froze at the corner of his mouth the next moment.

He saw a strangely familiar face.The man stood at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and saluted Cao Cao from afar:

"Prime Minister, the carriage is ready."

The carriage parked at the gate of the mansion was neither the one that Cao Cao used to take, nor the one that always had a soft couch and a stove when he took Guo Jia out.The whole body of the car was pitch black, and there was no writing or embroidery on the curtains, which almost melted into the night.Guo Jia still remembers that in the past, when he invited people with inconvenient identities to visit the octopus, he used this type of car to hide his eyes and ears.

Guo Jia suddenly realized where Cao Cao was taking him.

The Weetweed Office in Yecheng was built in a courtyard in the north of the city. Below the courtyard is a dungeon where prisoners are held. Perhaps because too many people died here, the dungeon is very cold even in midsummer, and the air is filled with If there is a faint musty smell and bloody smell, if it is accompanied by a few screams of prisoners being tortured as before, it will be like a purgatory on earth.

But that was really a long time ago.Guo Jia looked at the old blood stains on the iron railing and thought indiscriminately.In order to achieve his goal, he never cared about how much blood was on his hands. He didn't force himself to gradually change his behavior until he decided to accompany Cao Cao to the end. The effort is also much more.However, he never minded this kind of trouble, which is beneficial to Cao Cao.

Except for the octopus who is on duty here, there are only three people in the dungeon: Cao Cao, Guo Jia and Kong Gui.Guo Jia looked at the gloomy instruments of torture in front of him, then looked around at the two of them, and couldn't help chuckling:

"Ming Gong is so fanatical, it must not only be because the second son of the Jia gang has handled some small things." Guo Jia moved his eyes to Kong Guilian, and then moved back, "It's better to get straight to the point and let Jia listen. Now this treacherous villain can No matter what lie you make up, Duke Ming can actually believe it."

Kong Gui smiled lightly, his expression remained unchanged, as if he couldn't understand who the villain Guo Jia was referring to.

Cao Cao didn't say anything immediately.He stepped forward and lit the braziers on both sides, and the blazing flames dispelled some of the coldness in this place.Then, he walked up to Guo Jia, and stared at Guo Jia with eagle-like eyes:

"Feng Xiao, no matter what others say, Gu will not believe it. So, when Gu asks you next, you have to think clearly before answering.

Apart from weetweed, have you secretly kept other hidden guards? "

"If Duke Ming didn't believe it, he wouldn't have brought Jia here to ask this question, wouldn't he?" Guo Jia's voice was tinged with sarcasm.He looked back at Cao Cao fearlessly, "Then, if Jia said no, would Ming believe it?"

"If not, then you can answer Gu—" Cao Cao gestured to the octopus guard with his eyes, and they immediately carried a corpse from a dark place aside, and put it at the feet of Cao Cao and Guo Jia.Cao Cao pointed at this person and said, "Who is this person?"

Guo Jia glanced at the corpse, his face was lifelike, obviously he had just died not long ago: "Jia doesn't recognize it."

"Feng Xiao." Cao Cao's voice became deeper and deeper, and his suppressed anger seemed to burst out in the next second, "I will ask you again, who is the person you sent to help Yuan Xi and Zhen's leave?" who?"

"Na Jia also asked Minggong a question." Guo Jia asked back, "Who is it that made Minggong return to Yecheng one day earlier? He should know this person better than Jia."

Cao Cao glanced at Kong Gui suspiciously, and then looked back: "Since he arrived in Xudu, weeds have been watching day and night. If it was his man, how could you not know about it beforehand. And—" He took a deep breath With a deep tone, his face sank like water, "If you don't know this person, then who is it that you sent to rescue Yuan Xi and Zhen Shi tonight?"

Guo Jia chuckled, "Jia only sent people to kill them, but never sent anyone to rescue them."

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't speak for a long time after Guo Jia finished saying this, Kong Gui secretly thought it was bad.Cao Cao is a very suspicious person, but he will catch anything strange. Guo Jia is using this to divert attention, and he must remind Cao Cao.So, he took a step forward and said in a persuasive tone: "Mr. Guo, whether you are saving them or killing them, you have always sent someone out. But if it is a scorpion, the prime minister will not be indifferent to it." You know...the Prime Minister has always loved and respected Mr. If Mr. did this because of some difficulties, as long as you tell the Prime Minister the truth, the Prime Minister will definitely forgive you."

Guo Jia didn't even look at Kong Gui, but just stared at Cao Cao with all his heart: "Ming Gong, you believe Jia's words, or his words."

"Feng Xiao, if you don't explain clearly, how can Gu Gu believe you?"

"In other words, Duke Ming believed his words. That's right, in fact, Jia shouldn't take chances. From the moment Duke Ming became suspicious, Jia lost completely."

Cao Cao frowned, as if he couldn't bear it: "Feng Xiao, as long as you explain..."

"It's not the same anymore." Guo Jia shook his head, "In this world, the most difficult thing to figure out is the human heart. Once there is a crack, it can never be filled."

"I can't do it alone."

"But Jiahui."

Guo Jia laughed again, the corners of her lips were raised high and brilliant.But Cao Cao could see that his eyes were cold and deep.The stars once hidden in those eyes disappeared at that moment just now.

"Prime Minister." Cao Cao was taken aback by the unfamiliar address. He subconsciously thought it was Kong Gui who was calling him. It wasn't until Guo Jia's voice continued that he realized the reality in a daze:

"What are you calling Gu?"

"Prime Minister." Guo Jia repeated it affirmatively.He didn't care about Cao Cao's anger after hearing this name, or he didn't care about anything anymore, "Jia knows this person. Besides the weed, Jia also has other secret guards. Jia knew that the octopus would deliver the big and small information to the prime minister, so in order to keep it secret, Jia used these people. As for why Jia did this...Of course, seeing that the prime minister had already selected an heir, Jia had to prepare in advance so that he could serve as the prime minister for a hundred years After that, he kept his current high-ranking official and rich salary. Unexpectedly, he was still discovered by the prime minister."

"Feng Xiao, you think it through before you talk."

"What's the matter, isn't this obvious? The Prime Minister has obtained the evidence, so even if Jia is eloquent, what else can he argue about?"

"Okay." Cao Cao laughed angrily, "Since you admit it, tell Gu how many of those hidden guards there are in total, when did you start doing these tricks, and what have you done with them. You'd better have a look." Tell me everything about fifty or ten, or—"

"Otherwise, will the prime minister punish Jia?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.He turned around and pointed at the instruments of torture one by one, "There are barbs on the iron tongs, the cane whips have been soaked in salt water, and the knives used for tattoos are all the sharpest. The things here, Jia used to find family members. It was designed for cruel officials. If you go through it once, you won’t die, and you’ve said everything you need to say. Which one does the prime minister want to try on Jia first?” He picked up the knife that was shining coldly, “Why don’t you use it first? Try from this?"

After the voice fell, the dungeon fell into a deathly silence, as if it was the calm before the storm.Only the charcoal in the brazier was still crackling and burning, fueling the flames and burning more and more vigorously.I don't know how long it took before Cao Cao squeezed out a few words between his teeth:

"Guo Fengxiao, do you think Gu really won't touch you?"

"No." He said firmly, "There is no one in the prime minister who is reluctant to let go, and Jia knows it very well."

But at this moment, Guo Jia suddenly saw cold sweat on Cao Cao's forehead.Cao Cao's face was more ferocious than before, but it was not only because of anger, but also because of unbearable pain. Looking at it like this, he might be extremely angry, and he hooked out the head wind that hadn't flared up for a long time.Guo Jia panicked, and subconsciously wanted to step forward to ask, but the next second he forced himself to stop abruptly.And this delay, Kong Gui has already stepped forward to support Cao Cao:

"Prime Minister, do you need to invite the doctor quickly?"

Cao Cao shook his hand.He pressed his forehead fiercely with one hand, grabbed Kong Gui who was supporting him with the other, and looked at Guo Jia with complex and cold eyes: "Feng Xiao, since you have worked for Gu for so many years, Gu will give you another day." , you should think carefully here."

"What the prime minister said is true, your body is the most important thing, and it is better to see a doctor first."

"I don't want to hurt you, let alone kill you, but don't force me."

Cao Cao suppressed a splitting headache before uttering the last sentence, and then staggered forward as if exhausted. Fortunately, Kong Gui helped him so that he did not fall to the ground.Guo Jia stood there in a daze, until Kong Gui supported Cao Cao to leave, and the door of the dungeon closed with a "bang", he woke up suddenly, his lips trembled uncontrollably, but he didn't say a word after all.

A weetweed guard walked over silently.

"What's wrong?" Guo Jia looked over.

The guard turned a deaf ear to Guo Jia's inquiry, and opened the door of a cell: "Sir, please come in."

Only then did Guo Jia have a genuine smile in his eyes: "That's right."

In order to prevent prisoners from committing suicide, there is nothing in the prison except a pile of weeds.There is no light in the underground all year round, and there is no brazier in the prison, which is even more gloomy and cold.Guo Jia sat on the haystack against the wall, took off the outer robe and wrapped it around his body, but his hands and feet were still cold, and his body was extremely cold.

There have been many changes throughout the night, and now I calm down, and a sense of fatigue gradually sweeps through my body.But as soon as Guo Jia closed his eyes, he saw that Cao Cao had a splitting headache before he left. He was so startled that he hurriedly opened his eyes, and after a long time, he still felt a dull pain in his heart.No matter how chaotic or bad the situation is, he can always remain calm, in the middle of the situation, and outside the situation.He knew that although Hua Tuo was not there, Yecheng had the best doctor to treat Cao Cao, and he knew that Cao Cao's last words showed that the headache was not as serious as it seemed, but he still couldn't control himself from worrying uselessly .When he saw that the headache that had not occurred for so long had another attack, he was terrified, terribly afraid.

This is karma.Guo Jia thought.Jia made the lord worry about him before, but now he got it all back, no more, no less.

A gust of wind blew by, he couldn't help trembling, and curled up even tighter.

When Xiwu arrived in a hurry, Guo Jia had already fallen asleep with her head leaning against the wall.She looked at Guo Jia and couldn't help feeling a sore nose.Guo Jia's face was frighteningly pale, his lips had no blood at all, even when he fell asleep, his brows were still frowning, as if there were endless things waiting for him to plan in his dreams.She subconsciously put her hand on Guo Jia's face, was startled by the temperature, and put it on the forehead again, sure enough, it was still extremely hot.

Her eyes turned red instantly.Her young master had never been wronged like this before.

"Huh?" Guo Jia actually slept very lightly, but because he was so tired, he opened his eyes so slowly, "Why are you girl..." Suddenly, he saw the guards lying on the ground outside the cell , I understood immediately, and couldn't help but chuckled and sighed, "It seems that these octopuses still have to practice, why are you all overwhelmed by your little girl's film."

"My martial arts have always been very good!" Xiwu sniffed, holding back tears, and forced a joke.She didn't want to trouble Guo Jia any more at this time.

"Okay, okay." Guo Jia echoed helplessly, "What time is it now? Before you came...did you go to the prime minister's mansion to find out the news? How is your lord's illness?"

"Master!" Xi Wu shouted angrily, but seeing Guo Jia's face, he could only suppress those words of blaming Cao Cao.She held Guo Jia's cold hand between her palms to warm her, her heart became more and more sour, and she finally couldn't help shedding tears, "I'll take you home, okay?"

"Silly girl." Guo Jia sighed and shook his head, "I'm going to Xudu."

"Can--"

"Yuan Chang has been unscathed for so many years in Guanzhong with Hulang, but this time he returned to Xudu with Kong Gui, but was seriously injured by a gang of bandits. Therefore, if there is a way to break the situation, it must be with him." Speaking of here , Guo Jia bowed his head and coughed a few times before continuing, "Also, after you put me in the carriage, go to Sun Ce to invite Hua Tuo back, and then stay in Yecheng. Don't worry, it doesn't matter what happens Make atonement for your crime. Besides, my lord dare not punish you."

"Master, the journey from Yecheng to Xudu is long and full of dangers. No matter what your plans are, at least let me send you there safely before—"

Putting a finger on Xiwu's mouth, she fell silent for a moment, and after a long time, after confirming that Guo Jia had no possibility of changing her mind, she finally nodded unwillingly.

Guo Jia narrowed his eyes with a smile, and rubbed Xi Wu's head: "Good boy."

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There was the Zhen family incident before, and Cao Cao had a headache later, and the prime minister's mansion was brightly lit all night.Several well-known doctors in Yecheng were urgently called from their homes to the prime minister's mansion. They received acupuncture and cold compresses and took medicine.

Mrs. Bian sat on the edge and fed Cao Cao the freshly cooked medicine spoon by spoon.She has a tenacious heart, even though her son just got into trouble tonight, and her husband suddenly fell ill again, there is no trace of panic on her face except for a hint of worry: "The doctor said that you have an illness this time. It will take two or three days to take care of you. Fortunately, there is nothing urgent recently, your family members will take care of official affairs, and you don’t have to worry about the affairs of the house. You can take care of it for a while, and I will take care of the outside affairs.”

"En." Cao Cao replied in a deep voice, and looked up at Mrs. Bian, "I punished Zihuan tonight, can you blame me?"

"You punished him because he did something wrong." Mrs. Bian said indifferently, "I know, you are angry that he didn't do it cleanly. But he is still young and doesn't think so much, so it's normal."

"He's not young. I'm at his age, and I'd kill Jian Shuo Nasi's uncle."

"Yes. Then within a few months, he was dismissed from office. In comparison, Zihuan is much more stable than you."

"At that time, I was more of a general and county guard. I either fought wars or managed a small place. Zihuan, it's different." He sighed, "Gu, I'm almost sixty."

"Don't say these words." Madam Bian frowned lightly, and wanted to take another spoonful of medicine, only to find that the medicine had been used up.

Cao Cao did not continue this topic.He said: "Kong Gui wait outside, call him in."

Mrs. Bian was worried about Cao Cao's health, but she was more aware of the priorities.Although her eyes were full of worry, she sighed softly and walked out of the room with an empty medicine bowl.

After a while, Kong Gui walked into the house, and there was another Weetweed who came in with him.As soon as Wei Wei saw Cao Cao, he fell to his knees with a "bang" and bowed his hands to apologize:

"My lord, today at Yin Shi Xiwu attacked the Weetweed Office and rescued Mr. Guo. The subordinates are not well supervised, please be punished by the lord!"

"That girl...really, after so many years with him, she is still careless." Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was not very angry when he heard the news.There was a trace of tiredness between his brows, and his tone seemed to be sighing, "You just receive the punishment according to the weevil rules. As for... there is no need to look for it, I only know Feng Xiao, he will come back."

"Thank you, my lord." Wei Wei said again, "Mr. Guo left two items in the prison, please take a look at them, my lord."

Cao Cao looked at what was presented to him.One is a piece of jade pendant, which is the token used to lead the guards, and the other is a folding fan.Cao Cao picked up the folding fan, and wrote the words after thinking about it for a long time half a year ago. Now, when I read them, the words are like knives:

Thousands of miles away, but for the sake of the king.

Hui and good me, hand in hand.

Cao Cao slammed his fan on the ground and said angrily, "What does he mean?!"

Kong Gui hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "The doctor told you that the Prime Minister must not get angry these few days. This matter, perhaps...Mr. Guo has other difficulties."

"It's a hard problem, didn't Gu give him a chance to explain?! It's his fault, and Gu has already lenient, what else does he want?!"

Under the wrath of the thunder, even Kong Gui couldn't help feeling his scalp numb and his back cold, but at the same time he felt relieved secretly.In fact, he has been carefully guarding against the possibility of Cao Cao and Guo Jia acting tonight.If Cao Cao directly punished Guo Jia heavily, he would have doubts, because the trust between Cao Cao and Guo Jia for many years cannot be broken by this incident alone.On the contrary, it was Cao Cao who suppressed his anger and showed mercy everywhere. Guo Jia's disheartened heart after knowing Cao Cao's suspicion was more in line with the information he had collected earlier.

"Shu Lin."

Hearing Cao Cao calling him, Kong Gui quickly came back to his senses, bowed his head and said, "The minister is here."

"Are you interested in working in Yecheng in the future?"

Kong Gui was stunned for a moment, and then immediately fell to his knees: "If you are lucky enough to stay in Yecheng to serve the prime minister, Gui will definitely be rewarded by death."

"If that's the case, let's keep it. I'll leave this weed to you." Cao Cao threw the jade pendant in front of Kong Gui, "Also, help Gu prepare a memorial and send it to Xudu. Jia, because of personal abolition of the public, leaving the post without authorization, please go to the noble and dismiss the official to show the public's heart."

"Prime Minister, will this..."

"Ok?"

Kong Gui immediately fell silent, picked up the jade pendant of the octopus, bowed and kowtowed again: "I take orders."

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In the depths of the curtain, a woman knelt and sat in front of the bronze mirror.On her long clothes, embroidered are colorful phoenix and auspicious clouds that show her incomparably noble status.She lifted the ends of her eyes high with rouge on her fingernails, picked up a jade comb and combed the broken hair on her sideburns neatly, and finally took out a phoenix hairpin from the box and handed it to the maid, who inserted it into the high ceiling for her. On a high bun.

She quietly looked at herself in the bronze mirror.Elegant and dignified, she is all over the country and the city, with a frown and a smile and a well-behaved manner, which can be set as an example for women in the world.But only if you look closely, you can find the subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the white hair hidden between the black hair.Under the luxurious robes and exquisite makeup, there is a woman who is dealing with open and dark arrows, just like this dynasty, gradually aging.

At this time, a maid came up and offered her a golden hairpin.She opened the golden hairpin along the gap on the side with her fingernails painted with Kodan, took out the note on it, and after reading the few words on it, she threw the note into the incense burner beside it.

"Where is His Majesty now?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, His Majesty is at the banquet table with..." The servant girl paused, looked at her face after lying down, and then continued, "Playing chess with Miss Cao."

"It seems that His Majesty really likes Miss Cao, that's fine." She dabbed the rouge with her little finger and applied the rouge to her lips.With a slight smile, the woman in the mirror smiled like a flower, "Come, help the orphan."

The maid hurriedly and carefully supported her back to stand up, and said happily: "Your Highness finally thinks about it and won't be angry with His Majesty. Don't worry, Your Highness, no matter who it is, the most important thing in His Majesty's heart must be His Highness."

Walking forward slowly with his back bent, the steps above his head swayed: "Gu Geng hopes that the most important thing in His Majesty's heart is the country of the great man. If this is the case, there will be no regrets in this life."

The author has something to say: Actually, I really don’t want to spoil it, but I am very afraid that you will abandon the article in anger, so I still want to live broadcast the actual plot behind the scenes.

Guo Jia: "There are barbs on the iron tongs, the cane whips are soaked in salt water, and the knives used in the tattoos are all the sharpest. The things here were originally designed by Jia for those who were cruel officials in their families. In the last encounter, people couldn’t die, and they said everything that should be said. Which one would the prime minister want to try with Jia first? (Bitter tricks, bitter tricks know how to cut! Minggong can’t deceive people with a little blood, really, Jia is right You have no confidence in your acting skills.)”

Cao Cao: "Guo Fengxiao, do you think Gu really won't touch you? (Whose acting skills do you say you don't have confidence in? What's wrong with your body!)"

Guo Jia: "No. There is no one in the prime minister who is reluctant to let go. Jia knows it very well. (So it doesn't matter just this time! The overall situation is the most important thing, Minggong. Isn't it okay if Jia doesn't have confidence in his acting skills)"

Cao Cao: (...a bitter trick, right?)

Guo Jia: (???? Mr. Ming, what’s wrong with you, don’t scare Jia)

Cao Cao: (Having a headache from your anger!)

Guo Jia: (qaq)

So, so, this is not a divorce, trust me!