[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

It is impossible to hide the absence of medicinal materials for a long time, and in fact, Liu Bei does not intend to hide it.

When the city stabilized for a while, he summoned the people, went to the gate of the county office in the city, and told them all about it.Not a word of justification, not a single false self-blame, he just told the people the current situation in a calm and gentle tone, and said the method he came up with:

"Not all the medicinal materials in the army were taken away, but the remaining ones were not enough to save everyone in the city. We thought that we could first separate the sick from the unaffected, and then separate the seriously ill from the mildly ill. This part of the medicinal material helps those who are less sick"

Before he could finish speaking, the people who could no longer listen to him were already in an uproar:

"Don't you want those people who are deeply sick to die?!"

If there were no soldiers blocking them, the angry people would have rushed to Liu Bei. However, he was not afraid, and just said in a calm and gentle tone:

"That's right, under the choice, I have to give up on them." Perhaps affected by his emotions, even the most excited person was stunned for a moment when he met Liu Bei's eyes shining faintly, and the people gradually Quiet from the anger of the crowd, "There are only so many medicinal materials in the city now, and the people who are deeply ill consume far more medicinal materials than others, so we can only do this first. Of course, I am not giving up on them, but please Doctor Hua first used some simple methods to alleviate their illness. Besides, I will also send soldiers to nearby towns to collect medicinal materials as soon as possible to relieve their worries.

I don't deny the trade-offs, but under the current circumstances, I can only make such a choice.

It is incompetent to drag down the people and cause you to suffer unreasonable disasters, but I only hope that you can trust and prepare again. "

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei bowed deeply to the people present.Your lord, you are high above, don't look directly at it.According to his status, facing a group of ordinary people, no matter how wrong he should be, he shouldn't be like this.But he still went down to the people, bent down, lowered his head, and sincerely begged the people to believe him again.

The people have completely calmed down, even if there is no soldier to stop them, they are no longer excited to rush forward.They just stood there in a daze, falling into a strange silence.

In fact, they knew that Liu Bei could not be blamed for this incident.

The plague is a natural disaster, and Gao Shun's taking away the medicinal materials is a crime.From the beginning to the end, Liu Bei did not actually deceive them, and he was indeed actively saving them.

No matter how sinister people are, Liu Bei's love for the people will not be doubted.

Therefore, in this desperate situation, when complaining and resentment could not solve the problem, the people finally chose to trust Liu Bei again.

At least Liu Bei left them hope in desperation.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and a blue shadow on the corner of the street also left, quietly returning to the room of the county office through the back door.

He still underestimated Liu Bei.

Even at this point, Liu Bei still found a way to resolve public grievances.

The ability to grasp the hearts of the people to such an extent is enough to prove that he is a talent who can accomplish great things, and what Cao Cao lacks most is precisely such a person who can win the hearts of the people for him with words.

It's a pity that their position determines everything from the very beginning.

Unusable, only destroyed.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and it turned out that Liu Bei had come.After getting Guo Jia's response, he walked in.Perhaps it was because he had just appeased the people, his brows and eyes were a little tired, but the light in his eyes remained the same.

"Guo Jijiu, is your health better?" After the salute, Liu Bei looked at Guo Jia's still pale face, worried and concerned.

"Cough cough, cough cough." Before the words came, Guo Jia started to cough, and Guo Jia came back after a while, with an apologetic expression on his face, "Sorry, Jia's health is much better. It's just that these days, things in the army and in the city are bothering Xuande The public has come to deal with it."

Liu Bei smiled gently.After some time ago, he was convinced that Guo Jia was only misunderstood by the world.Although his actions are inconsistent with the etiquette and law, there is nothing wrong with the righteousness.Especially these days, when Guo Jia was ill, he gave Liu Bei full authority over the affairs of the general without any doubts, and he didn't even care that Liu Bei issued military orders on his behalf. This trust was enough to make Liu Bei feel closer.

Although Guo Jia is Cao Cao's person now, given time, he might not be able to sort out the righteousness, and then...

He really lacked a real counselor by his side.

"Ahem, by the way, Lord Xuande, how is the situation in the city now?"

Guo Jia's cough broke Liu Bei's dark thoughts.Hearing Guo Jia's question, Liu Bei carefully told Guo Jia what happened just now and the current situation of the patients in the city:

"Although there is a genius doctor from Hua, and some earthen prescriptions are used to barely support us, our medicinal materials are still too small, and the plague situation is still very serious."

Guo Jia listened and nodded, with a dignified expression: "Then... I'm afraid the people can no longer stay in Pengcheng."

"Huh?" Liu Bei was puzzled, "What does Guo Jijiu mean?"

"The plague is rampant in Pengcheng now, and such an environment will only aggravate the disease. Jia has learned before that, as a county in a state, most of the people in Pengcheng are from other towns. Let them stay here, even if they are cured, it will be difficult to save them. They will get sick again... why don't we count their hometowns, and those who get better slightly, we will send them back to their hometowns."

The seriousness of the epidemic in Pengcheng is inseparable from the environment of Pengcheng, which Hua Tuo also mentioned in his diagnosis and treatment.Liu Bei thought about Guo Jia's opinion, but he didn't feel anything wrong, so he nodded and said:

"Guo Jijiu's words are very true, then..."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Guo Jia coughed badly, and his face was flushed. Anyone who saw it couldn't bear it.Liu Bei saw Guo Jia's illness in his eyes, bit his lower lip slightly, and said:

"Leave this matter to Bei. Guo Jijiu must take care of himself."

"Ahem, I'm really bothering Duke Xuande."

Guo Jia smiled and thanked him with sincerity.

After finishing talking, Liu Bei turned around and wanted to leave. Just as he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said:

"Regarding the matter of Pengcheng, even though the one-month deadline has passed, it can be seen that Guo Jijiu has done his best. Cao Gong is not an unreasonable person. Since Pengcheng has been broken, even if it takes a few more days, it will not be difficult to think about it. For Guo Jijiu, please relax your mind and take good care of your illness."

Guo Jia's military order was to break through Pengcheng within one month, but it had been more than a month and many days since Pengcheng was finally broken through.According to the military order, Guo Jia should be executed in accordance with the military order no matter whether Pengcheng was ordered or not.

Regarding matters in the military, Mr. Ming is unreasonable, but Jiake knows a lot more than Liu Bei.

Therefore, Guo Jia didn't really care about this. He was surprised that what Liu Bei meant was that he was willing to intercede for him in front of Cao Cao.

Although the military order cannot be violated, Liu Bei has a different status after all. If he speaks, maybe this matter can really turn into a major event.

But this matter did not benefit Liu Bei much, and it could even be called superfluous.

For a while, Guo Jia didn't know how to treat Liu Bei again.All he can do is continue to play the scene well.He nodded his thanks, then smiled and watched people leave.Before feeling overworked, he picked up the teacup on the case and drank it down in one gulp.

The warmth gradually spread from the stomach to the limbs, relieving some of the exhaustion of the already overloaded body.

"Here, Zhang Fei asked me to give you the painting and a letter."

When Guo Jia was resting with his eyes closed, Gan Jiu opened the door and walked in without notifying him, holding a scroll in his hand and putting it in front of Guo Jia's case.

"Zhang Fei's painting?" Guo Jia raised his eyes with some doubts, "Why didn't he deliver it himself?"

"You have pushed all the big and small things in the city to Liu Bei. Liu Bei is very busy. Naturally, his two good brothers will not stand idly by." Gan Jiu said.He agreed to deliver things to Zhang Fei just now on a whim. People who are curious about the content of the scroll along the way, class

But the mouth of the scroll was sealed with wax, so once he opened it, he would be easily spotted.So even though he scratched his heart with all kinds of claws, he didn't see anything and sent the things.At this time, seeing Guo Jia slowly unfolding the painting, he immediately asked curiously, "What is on the painting?"

Guo Jia didn't answer, he turned the letter back and read it carefully for a long time, his face gradually became serious.

"Zhang Fei is famous all over the world for his paintings, and among his paintings, he is especially famous for his pictures of beauties. According to legend, the beauties he painted are beautiful from all countries, all over the country and the city, and just one glance at the beautiful eyes is enough to make them crisp. Bone. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation."

Guo Jia put down the scroll, and Gan Jiu happened to see the content on it.The one outlined above is a beautiful woman with beautiful eyes and a sweet smile, but Gan Jiu finds it weirder the more she looks at it.

Suddenly, he came to a realization.

The beauty in this painting is Guo Jia's wife, Cao Shi.

Zhang Fei wrote in the letter that many years ago, he was entrusted by Mr. Shui Jing to make this portrait for someone.Now I know that this woman is Guo Jijiu's wife, so I present this painting.

"He's making a deal for his stupid brother who is too kind. He wants Jia to look at this painting and show mercy."

When he said these words, a cold light flashed in Guo Jia's eyes.There is no doubt that Zhang Fei has already guessed something, but even if he guessed it, Zhang Fei also understands that these are not enough to persuade Liu Bei.

Liu Bei always knows what is impossible and does what Liu Bei decides.

With Zhang Fei's talent, following Liu Bei, I really don't know if it is Zhang Fei's blessing or disaster.

But in any case, he is willing.

This world is full of intrigues, but they are all idiots.

Guo Jia sighed in his heart.However, Gan Jiu didn't see the letter, and naturally misunderstood the meaning of Guo Jia's words.

"Heh." Gan Jiu chuckled, with a slight mockery on his face, "If Zhang Fei thinks so, that's right. Liu Bei is really interesting. He planned to stay away, but in the end he chased after him without your order. It's really pitiful that you are still doing your best to plan for you."

"He who is good at being a king, and he who is good at being a king, will lose himself when he is busy with the world, and he will be at peace when he is in chaos. The rule is in me, and the world is in chaos. The king's career is like this. Liu Bei is just a stepping stone. , whatever he does."

"Wang Ye?" Gan Jiu's eyes flickered slightly.For so many years, he has never really seen through Guo Jia, but at this time, the sentence "Wang Ye" seems to have exposed Guo Jia's ambitions.

"Could it be that you have the heart of an emperor?"

Such rebellious words, and only in front of Guo Jia, Gan Jiu can express it so bluntly.

"Oh, where are you thinking? How could it be? A person with a heart like Jia, even if he has the heart of an emperor, doesn't have the life of an emperor. Besides, being an emperor has all kinds of constraints, and he can't help himself in every way. How can he be happier than now. "

This royal industry is Cao Cao's royal industry.

Cao Cao will be the emperor who dominates the world, and he Guo Jia

He is destined to be a sycophant who has been infamous for thousands of years and everyone will punish him.

Compared with Liu Bei's little favors, those who kill courtiers are destined to win the hearts of the people of the world.

Drooping his eyes to cover the thoughts in his eyes, the smile on his lips couldn't help but rise again.

Gan Jiu stared at Guo Jia. These days, he felt that Guo Jia's behavior, speech and behavior were all strange.For example, Guo Jia kept telling him that he just borrowed Hua Tuo's medicine to pretend to be sick, so he didn't worry too much.Yes, Guo Jia at this time is really not quite right.

At some point, Guo Jia became horribly thinner, and the green shirt hung loosely on his body, making him look weak.Originally, these were nothing, but what made people feel even more weird at this time was his gradually flushing face.

Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, even wearing thick clothes, he seldom sweats, but at this time, the sweat on Guo Jia's forehead is getting denser and denser.His thin cheeks made his cheekbones stand tall, and the light in his eyes was frightening.

"Guo Jia, are you... in good health?"

"Huh?" The heat from the inside made Guo Jia's breath a little unsteady, and he seemed to be really hot. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, got up and walked outside, "It's just too stuffy in the room. Jia just go out for a walk to cool off."

Guo Jia left in a hurry, but Gan Jiu could clearly see that his green shirt was already soaked in sweat.

What is going on?

I don't know if it was really inspired by a heart of love for the people. Within a few days, Liu Bei had already collected the information on the hometowns and family members of the people in Pengcheng and sent them to Guo Jia.

"Thanks to the miracle doctor Hua, many people in the city have recovered greatly." Liu Bei still spoke softly, modestly and politely, "This matter should not be delayed, Guo Jijiu, I think the people who have recovered will be able to leave Pengcheng first. Back home."

"That's natural." Today, Guo Jia's complexion is very good, at least no longer pale without a trace of blood.He flipped through the bamboo slips sent by Liu Bei and said with a smile, "It's just that not only those who have recovered should go back, even if they are sick, Jia really can't bear to let them die in a foreign country."

"Huh?" Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, almost instinctively, he felt the gradually explicit murderous intent in Guo Jia's words.

However, Guo Jia has no intention of flirting with him anymore.He knocked on the table, and the octopus guard came quickly:

"leader."

Guo Jia threw the bamboo slips given to him by Liu Bei to the guard who was kneeling in front of him:

"Send news to all the cities and counties mentioned above. From now on, as long as they don't surrender, Jia will use the people in Pengcheng to sacrifice to the army. Remember, start with those who have the most relatives outside, and kill them on the first day. Kill one person, kill two people on the second day, kill four people on the third day, and so on. Until a city is willing to surrender, the relatives of the people in their city in Pengcheng will not have to be slaughtered again."

?The octopus guards are obedient. As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, they disappeared to give orders.Only Liu Bei stood there in a daze. He looked at Guo Jia in horror and couldn't believe his ears.

Love soldiers like children, lead by example, be gentle and kind, and treat others with sincerity...

The veil of gentleness is gradually lifted, and the cold-blooded and cruel nature is clearly revealed.

"Mr. Xuande." The smile on Guo Jia's lips was as bright as a flower, stained with bloodthirsty glamour, "In your opinion, when the corpses of the people in Pengcheng that Jia killed can fill up the water, those cities and counties, Will you surrender?"