[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the weather in Ye County gradually became hotter.

Perhaps because of the increasingly hot weather, Cao Cao has also been troubled recently.

In fact, after this year, there were always people who mentioned the matter of Li Shizi implicitly in the documents of Shangzuo.But except for Cui Yan who dared to blatantly express his support for Cao Pi, all the people who were questioned remained silent.

Guo Jia was naturally questioned as well. After all, Cao Cao had intended to choose him to assist his son and continue his legacy.

It's just that there is a premise for this, that is, Cao Cao chooses the heir, not someone else.

Guo Jia's answer was not beyond Cao Cao's expectations, and he kept smiling without saying a word.

Cao Cao stared at him for a long time, then said meaningfully, "You have the best relationship with Zijian, don't you want him to be your son?"

Guo Jia is still smiling.

He looked directly at Cao Cao, his eyes were as calm and pure as when he entered the military camp at the beginning of the year, and his words were indifferent: "Whoever the lord wants to be the son of the world, whoever is the son of the world."

Cao Cao frowned and sighed.He closed his eyes, and his whole body was covered with indescribable exhaustion, "Zihuan and Zijian each have their own strengths and weaknesses, Gu still doesn't know what to do!"

Guo Jia was unmoved, bowed slightly and respectfully said: "Guo Jia only knows that the Lord must have the answer in his heart."

"What if there is no answer?"

Guo Jia said: "There will always be an answer."

Cao Cao laughed when he heard it.He got up and walked to Guo Jia, patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao, you came here to relieve Guo's worries, but you failed to relieve Guo's worries at all, what should you do?"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Guo Jia remembers that my lord once said that Du Kang is the only one who can relieve worries. Guo Jia is not Du Kang, so naturally he can't relieve my lord's worries."

Cao Cao laughed louder.

Naturally, Cao Zhi didn't know about this matter. After all, Guo Jia could easily dismiss such doubts, so why tell Cao Zhi to make him worry.

In mid-April, Cao Zhi got the opportunity to visit Guofu.

He and Guo Jia haven't been alone for more than two months. Even if they can see each other every day in the court, he has to restrain his excitement, and even make eye contact casually, which makes him feel more uncomfortable than not seeing each other. .

Cao Zhi sometimes felt inexplicably emotional-it is really hard to talk about a small relationship these days like an underground worker.

Fortunately, Guo Jia is at least his nominal husband, otherwise, I am afraid that it would be difficult to get along alone once in half a year.

At this time, the two were drinking tea and playing chess in the study.The two of them actually didn't care about how the chess was played, they just enjoyed the peace and warmth of being together on difficult grounds.

After playing the chess game for a long time, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked: "Sir, in your heart... what kind of person am I?"

Guo Jiawen raised his eyes: "Huh?"

He seemed a little curious as to why Cao Zhi would ask such a question, and there was slight doubt in his eyes.But his eyes were more gentle and focused than before, making Cao Zhi blush slightly.

Xu felt embarrassed, Cao Zhi quickly touched his nose and added: "Ah, what I mean is that I see myself differently from others..."

"Oh, that's it." Guo Jia chuckled lightly, propped his chin and dropped a sunspot, thought for a moment and said, "It's just Zijian, the you in my eyes must be different from theirs."

Cao Zhi was stunned.

He saw the tenderness and playfulness in Guo Jia's eyes, and he thought vaguely of the first time he met Guo Jia when he was young, this person easily saw through his fake panic, but tacitly avoided talking about it.It was probably because of such a tacit understanding that he always paid attention to this person without any fear, and eventually turned into liking.

And being able to see through these subtle points, he is different from ordinary children. The self in the eyes of others is naturally different from the self in the eyes of others.

After thinking about this, Cao Zhi felt very helpless.

Now he and Cao Pi have been torn apart, his foundation is not stable, and he will never take the initiative to deal with Cao Pi.And Cao Pi didn't want him to take root in Wei County, so naturally he wanted to do everything possible to deal with him.It's just that these days, it's been calm.Thinking about it, Cao Pi must be making a plan, but what kind of game he will set up to deal with himself, Cao Zhi can't be sure.

There is no perfect person in this world, Cao Zhi naturally has many shortcomings.But he has seen many shortcomings, and Cao Cao has also seen them, so they are not shortcomings that Cao Pi can take advantage of.

Their entry point is what Cao Cao didn't see, and even Cao Zhi himself couldn't see it.

...Should he ask Yang Xiu?

Cao Zhi silently made up Yang Xiu's cold face that seemed to be menopausal recently, the sarcasm that raised the corners of his lips, and the ironic words that he must say, "The fourth son also has shortcomings? This is really a joke", after all, the corners of his lips were pulled Silently hehe.

Seeing the weird expression on his face, Guo Jia chuckled lightly: "However, I can guess a thing or two about your second brother's thoughts."

Cao Zhi blinked: "Sir, please tell me."

Guo Jia, however, smiled and analyzed: "In the eyes of others, you have no talent since you were a child. However, in the red cliff, you suddenly shine. If I were someone else, the first thing I would think is that maybe your performance is all a coincidence. Then there is whether there is someone behind you pointing, and finally maybe you have been faking it since you were a child, and it was only then that you returned to your original self."

"Omit the first point first. After all, whether it's a coincidence or not, your father has already paid attention to it."

"Then the second point, if there is someone behind you pointing out, who is that person?"

"Then the third point, who is pointing behind a child who is less than ten years old, making him hide his strength and bide his time?"

"Who is that person?" Guo Jia smiled, and dropped a word casually, "It's easy to think of, such as Dezu, such as me."

Cao Zhi nodded slowly, and quickly said: "So, if I were the second brother, I would definitely start from this point."

"And this can lead to many methods."

"For example, if I expose my lack of real talent in front of my father, my father will naturally dislike me."

"For example, to make father dislike Mr.

"For example, today I am alone with my husband, which can be twisted into a conspiracy."

"..."

"For example, in the battlefield, if the gentleman is shot by an arrow and dies..."

Cao Zhi's expression suddenly changed when he thought of this.

The most difficult thing for him has always been how to break into the court and cultivate his own power.But in fact, if he was in Ye County, and Guo Jia and Yang Xiu were out fighting, he would not be able to touch these people he cared about, so how could he protect them.

"Last year, my father failed in Jiangdong. If my father wants to win another round, then this year he will send troops to Jiangdong again." He speculated that it was because they were unable to attack Xichuan, so Cao Cao's recent troop mobilization must be to this end.

But I didn't want Guo Jia to shake his head and laugh: "My lord won't go."

When Cao Zhi heard it, his eyes flickered slightly, and he was speechless for a while.

Guo Jia suddenly asked with a half-smile, "Do you value Sima Yi?"

Cao Zhi was taken aback.

Sima Yi, from the first time I saw him, I had a vague impression in his mind, perhaps including his disdain for Cao Cao's edict, and finally he gave in, and his peacefulness after that... all kinds of things remind Cao Zhi that this person is extraordinary.Now Cao Cao asked him to accompany Cao Pi to study, which tied Sima Yi and Cao Pi together.

There was also a hint of complexity in Cao Zhi's tone.He said, "This man... deserves the attention of Mr.

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows.He didn't ask anymore, just dropped the sunspot in his hand, nodded and said: "Since that's the case, I will definitely pay more attention in the future."

Only then did Cao Zhi show a reassuring smile.Soon, his smile became dim and bitter again.

He said helplessly, "My husband and I will not see each other again for a long time."

Guo Jia paused slightly.

"Since the second elder brother has made a move, he must start with his father." Cao Zhi's eyes showed undetectable pain, "So during this time, I'm afraid that sir will keep a distance from me."

Guo Jia accepted Baizi and sighed: "Yes, I'm afraid it will take at least two or three years."

After saying that, he raised his eyebrows with a complicated face.

He is no longer young, so he agreed to accept Cao Zhi's feelings earlier, which was considered a desperate move.Even if he ends up in all kinds of misery in the future, he admits it.It's just that now is the time when he and Cao Zhi have the strongest relationship, he is getting old slowly, and Cao Zhi is slowly maturing...

It's been too long.

Cao Zhi didn't know his worries, but instead moved over with a pitiful expression, "Sir, please comfort me."

Guo Jia's gloomy mood suddenly cleared up.

He stretched out his hand, patted Cao Zhi's head symbolically, and smiled: "You lost."

"what?"

Cao Zhi was stunned.He looked down at the chessboard, the white pieces on the board were scattered here and there, almost no armor left, it was completely different from when he stopped playing.He raised his head dumbfounded, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "Sir, you are..."

The words that followed were completely swallowed up.

In May of the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao wanted to conquer Sun Quan.

Cao Cao defeated Sun Quan two years ago, but because Sun Quan's army was excellent at the time, it was raining heavily in the east of the river.Regardless of the timing, location or harmony of people, it was not suitable for Cao Jun to continue fighting, so Cao Cao had no choice but to return north.Now we are preparing to attack in autumn, and fight to Jiangdong, but winter at the latest.Moreover, the naval training has achieved some results in the past two years, so Cao Cao is gearing up to go south again.

Guo Jia said, "Sun Quan and Liu Bei will have a rift soon, why should you be in a hurry, my lord?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

"After Chibi, the seven counties of Jingzhou were divided. The lord occupied Nanyang, Sun Quan got Jiangxia and Nanjun, and Liu Bei occupied Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling. Later, Liu Bei stationed troops in the police, which was not conducive to development. Sun Quan temporarily borrowed Nanjun from Liu Bei. Later, the lord Going south, Liu Bei captured Yizhou, but Liu Jun was in danger. Sun Quan attacked Xuchang, but the lord had no choice but to retreat from Sun Quan. Thinking about it now that Liu Bei is about to stabilize Xichuan, Sun Quan will naturally want to take back Nanjun."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "Feng Xiao thinks Liu Bei won't pay it back?"

Guo Jia smiled and said nothing.

Cao Cao understood what he meant, because Liu Bei really lost a lot in order to win Xichuan, and Sun Quan's return to Nanjun would probably make them worse.It is absolutely impossible for Liu Bei to return Nanjun immediately.

His mood improved a little, and he asked Guo Jia with a smile, "In your opinion, what should I do if I'm alone?"

Guo Jia resolutely spat out eleven characters: "Go north to Liaodong, attack Wuhuan, and regain Liaoxi!"

Therefore, in June of the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang, worshiped Zhonglang General and attacked Wuhuan in the north.Soon, Ke Bineng, the master of Xianbei in Liaodong, surrendered.

In October, Cao Zhang attacked Gongsun Kang.In January of the following year, he could not attack for a long time.