"Thesis study, when I was in Moling before, I had already seen Brother Liu's literary talent, not only did you have extraordinary literary talent, but you also opened a wide range of schools in the territory, cultivated scholars on a large scale, and printed books so that everyone could read, which is not weaker than Confucius."

"In terms of martial arts, although his status is low, he can sweep the world in just a few years, occupy nearly half of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and can also recover Linyi and attack Funan in the south, this kind of attack, no matter what, is not weaker than Emperor Wu!"

Guo Jia touted it, and he was about to praise Liu Zheng to the sky.

Liu Zheng was a little embarrassed.

"Brother Guo, you are exalting me too much, am I as good as you say, and you actually compare me with Sage Confucius and Emperor Wu, how can I compare to these two!"

"It's comparable, it's naturally comparable, even if Brother Liu hasn't completed the feat of dominating the world now, but I believe that in the near future, Brother Liu will definitely be able to overshadow Emperor Wu, and even compare with the First Emperor!"

"Brother Guo, since you think so highly of me, why didn't Liu Zheng come to me before, but waited until now?"

"Haha, it's not a secret, Brother Liu also has a reason for this."

"Oh, I want to hear about it!"

Liu Zheng heard Guo Jia actually say that there was a reason, but he was a little curious.

Guo Jia did not hesitate, but hurriedly explained to Liu Zheng.

"One is because I was too young and not yet weak, and my family has never agreed with me to travel the world, let alone want me to leave the world too early."

"The second is that I, Guo Jia, if a nobody, if I take refuge in Brother Liu, Brother Liu will definitely not value me too much, and it won't help if I come early."

"This third, is that I have a little bit of caution, before Brother Liu was smooth sailing, has not encountered obstacles, even if I take refuge in Brother Liu, it is just icing on the cake, but now it is different, I heard that not long ago Brother Liu suffered a heavy blow in Qingxu Erdi, and lost two states in a row, these two states were occupied by Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi, although there was a temporary truce, but I know that Brother Liu has now fallen into a predicament."

"At this time, I must come to take refuge in the snow, not the icing on the cake, so that I will be more relied on in the hearts of adults."

Guo Jia even said a little bit of caution 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 sat on the land of Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, and five states, occupying most of the Han Dynasty, and even the imperial court and Yuan Shao were extremely jealous of him.

At that time, if he took refuge in Liu Zheng, it could indeed only be regarded as the icing on the cake. It can't be reused by Liu Zheng.

It's just that what Guo Jia doesn't know is that Liu Zheng has long heard of Guo Jia's name, even if Guo Jia comes to vote at that time, Guo Jia will definitely be reused here in Liu Zheng, but Guo Jia himself doesn't know, so he can only wait a little longer, waiting for an opportunity. It's an opportunity like now.

At a time like this, Liu Zheng has just suffered a setback. At this time, if you go to Liu Zheng, you will inevitably get Liu Zheng's reuse, even if you don't reuse, you will get Liu Zheng's high opinion.

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

Earlier, Liu Zheng had never been eager for some literati to join him.

A child of a wealthy family like Guo Jia would not choose a person from a wealthy family like Liu Zheng at all.

Only children from poor families like Xu You and Yuan Zhou would choose to take refuge in Liu Zheng when they had no choice.

Now that there is a top strategist like Guo Jia who has taken refuge in Liu Zheng, it shows that over the years, Liu Zheng has not done these things completely useless, at least he has changed his impression of Liu Zheng in the hearts of those scholars.

With Guo Jia's example, it also means that the world's scholars have changed their opinion of Liu Zheng. In this regard, in the future, strategists and literati like Guo Jia will come to him more and more.

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

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

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

If these local wealthy clans wanted to rebel, they only needed to unite some local forces to easily cause a lot of trouble to Liu Zheng.

Even if the rebellion may not be successful, it will take Fei Liu to suppress them.

Only when everyone takes a step back, Liu Zheng takes the initiative to show favor to them, and those big families also express their support for Liu Zheng, so that they can be both prosperous and lossy.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Guo has long intended to take refuge in me, it seems that you and I are still very fateful."

"Yes, Brother Liu, if I had known that this was your territory, what would I have waited for when I first met you, I would have come to you directly."

Liu Zheng and Guo Jia chatted very happily.

Especially after learning that Guo Jia came to take refuge in him, Liu Zheng was even more happy, and after some talking, Liu Zheng asked Guo Jia, what should he do next with his current situation?

"Fengxiao (Guo Jiabiao), if the three-point court and Yuan Shao are enemies with me today, and I am enemies on both sides, what should I do."

"Lord, since I have taken refuge in you, I have already analyzed it when I came naturally, and now there are major events in the world."

"Although the world is divided into three, in fact, the lord is still the strongest one, whether it is in military affairs. Or in terms of geographical location, the lord has an absolute advantage. ”

"There is the Yangtze River natural danger, whether it is the imperial court or Yuan Shao, it is difficult to attack the lord from the north, plus the lord has stationed a large army from Yangzhou to Jingzhou, and Yuan Shao is separated by a court in the middle, it is not easy for him to directly attack the lord, so the only thing that can really pose a threat to the lord is the soldiers and horses of the court."

"Although the imperial court and Yuan Shao are temporarily allied now, but I think these two are wolf ambitions, and the short-term alliance can't last long, especially now that the lord is weak and loses the territory of the two states, on the surface they will think that the lord is not a threat, thus amplifying the hatred between the court and Yuan Shao."

"In my opinion, the lord only needs to stir up the relationship between the court and Yuan Shao, and let the two of them continue to fight, so that they can drive the tiger and devour the wolf and reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Guo Jia told Liu Zheng everything he thought in his heart.

This is also very consistent with what Liu Zheng thinks in his heart.

The reason why Liu Zheng sent troops to raid Guangling City in Xuzhou. The purpose is actually to consume Lu Zhi's soldiers and horses first, and then temporarily suspend his troops with Lu Zhi.

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

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