On this day, Guo Jia came to the restaurant to meet an old friend, and saw that the man was sitting at a table by the window on the second floor at this time, pouring himself a drink. Guo Jia saw him and beckoned: "What, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have learned to drink with loneliness?" ”

The man raised his head and saw Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "You kid is here, it's not because you're late every time, so I often wait empty, and I can't be lonely if I don't want to!" Guo Jia smiled and sat down, the other party first poured a glass of wine for him, and then poured it for himself, Guo Jia raised the wine and drank it with the man. The man exclaimed, "It's a long-famous wine, and it really lives up to its name!" ”

Guo Jia asked: "Ziyang, many people come from thousands of miles to the famous wine here, you say, is fame really so important?" The person who was drinking with Guo Jia turned out to be Guo Jia's childhood friend Liu Ye.

Liu Ye replied: "Of course, but only the world can understand the good or bad of everything with a reputation, if it is unknown, it is like an unexcavated jade, no matter how beautiful it is, it can only be buried in the mud and stone and will not see the light of day." Regarding Guo Jia's question, Liu Ye was even a little surprised, how could he ask such a question that lacked common sense.

Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said, "But now I think that fame is often an illusion that blinds people's eyes. ”

Liu Ye asked, "Oh, why do you say that?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Because people pay too much attention to fame, thinking that if they are famous, they must be good, so they often don't seriously examine the essence of these things. ”

Liu Ye also took a sip of wine and said: "It's because of everyone's recognition that the reputation can be spread, since so many people have examined it, how can they be blinded, isn't it?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Ziyang, you are wrong, not everyone has been examined and then recognized, people who are hundreds of miles away often rely on hearsay, but there are not many people who really know the thing itself, and not all of these people are eloquent people, not to mention that everyone's purpose is different, and the things that are rumored from their mouths are even more unrealistic." ”

Liu Ye put down the wine and asked, "Fengxiao, you usually don't comment on anything, what's wrong today?" ”

Guo Jia tilted his head and closed his eyes, and then said, "Maybe the famous wine here is too easy to get drunk." ”

Liu Ye laughed and said, "Drunk? Just drinking so much wine can make you, a drunkard, say something drunk? You're making such a bad joke! ”

Guo Jia opened his eyes and smiled: "That's right, if it's not good, it's in vain if you drink a lot, Brother Fei Ziyang gave me the name of this drunkard!" Come! Saying that, he and Liu Ye drank one by one.

In fact, Guo Jia and Liu Ye were already close friends when they were teenagers, coinciding with the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they were only teenagers that year, Guo Jia was a guest at Liu Ye's house at that time, and the riotous peasant army was close to the township where Liu Ye lived. Often when encountering major events, the whole village has to ask for their opinions, such as sacrifices, weddings and funerals, and so on. By virtue of the experience and knowledge they have accumulated over the years, the elders have a higher authority than the average person.

Liu Ye and Guo Jia were also discussing this matter with each other, and at this time, the people of the village gathered together and asked the elders to decide how to deal with this matter.

I saw them come to the open space under an old locust tree in the township, and several old people walked to the center of the crowd accompanied by the villagers, and they were surrounded by people, Liu Ye and Guo Jia were also in the crowd.

An old man at the head began to speak, and he said: "Fellow villagers, don't panic, the rebel army is composed of ordinary people, and the current situation is just like the end of the Qin Dynasty, their purpose is only to attack the government, and they will not attack the people who are also poisonous to us, who are also out of power." The villagers nodded yes when they heard this, but Liu Ye became anxious, and the old man said: "Not only do we not have to escape, but we should also welcome this rebel army, they are fighting for the countless suffering people in the world, we must do our best to support them, and when the rebel army succeeds, everyone will be able to live an easy life!" "Yes, yes!" The villagers never questioned the analysis of the father, believing that it was the most correct judgment.

At this time, Liu Ye couldn't hold back anymore, and he shouted: "It's not like this!" ”

The crowd was surprised and outraged by the sudden opposition, believing that he was making trouble and disrespecting the elders. Liu Ye ignored the accusations of the crowd, pushed away the crowd and walked out, he bowed to the elders, and said, "The juniors are rude, I want Chen to say a little bit of his opinion." ”

Liu Ye's mother saw that Liu Ye dared to argue with the elders in public, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him, wanting to drag him back, and kept blaming him while pulling him back. Liu Ye said that he would not go back at all, and said: "This matter is related to the safety of the whole village, and I will explain the truth to everyone clearly!" The villagers couldn't help laughing, the usual solemn occasion became noisy, and the elders were also angry, with their reputation in the township, they were to be respected here, how could such a child's play be allowed.

The elder at the head could still maintain self-cultivation, and said to Liu Ye patiently: "Okay child, since you have your own opinion on this matter, you might as well talk about it."

The other elders stopped: "How can it be done, let such a little hairy boy talk nonsense, then anyone can make up their minds, there are so many people here, you say one and I will say another, wouldn't it be chaotic!" ”

The other continued: "That's right, the reason why the villagers trust us is because we know what is right, how can we change the rules that have been passed down from generation to generation!" ”

Liu Ye knew that if he didn't argue, he wouldn't have a chance, and no one took a child as old as him seriously. He shouted, "These are not rebels, they are just mobs who take advantage of the chaos and order to plunder!" ”

"Nonsense!" Before Liu Ye could finish speaking, an elder interrupted him: "Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the world is the number of days, and it was the ancestor who got rid of the tyrannical Qin as a righteous army, if you say so, I will ask you; If the rebels were robbers, how could they conquer the world and build a foundation for hundreds of years? ”

Liu Ye explained: "This is different, today's group of rebels do not have the lofty plans of Gaozu to make meritorious contributions, they only want to see the benefits in front of them, and the cities they pass through will only be looted, and this is no exception!" ”

The elder continued to ask, "What nonsense! How do you know what they think, whether they see it with their eyes or hear it with their ears? ”

Liu Ye hurriedly said: "How can you say that, the judgment of things is not made until you see and hear it, with the current situation and the movements of this group of rebels, it is enough to predict their purpose." The surrounding villagers couldn't understand these things at all, they just felt that he was messing around, and they all made a fuss, and some elders also sneered. Liu Ye panicked, he had no way to deal with this kind of scene, so he could only cast a look at Guo Jia for help.

At this time, Guo Jia was neither anxious nor nervous, he looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and stood there leisurely until Liu Ye couldn't hold back anymore and shouted to him: "Fengxiao!" ”

Only then did he wake up like a dream and responded: "En? ”

Liu Ye had long been accustomed to his often wandering personality, but now at this time, he had to be angry, and he actually stood by and watched his friend. Guo Jia seemed to understand the current situation at this time, he looked left and right, and then stared at the sky in the distance, everyone had noticed him when Liu Ye called his name, knowing that he was Liu Ye's friend, thinking that he would help Liu Ye speak, but he only looked around, everyone thought he was very strange, what was he looking at, so they all looked in the direction he was staring, only to see that there was nothing but the blue sky and white clouds.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what the hell are you looking at?" Guo Jia stared at the sky intently, for fear that he would miss something in the blink of an eye, he raised his index finger on the side of his mouth and said mysteriously: "Shh, I'm watching the qi." ”

When the people around him heard him, they were all inexplicable, and someone asked, "What kind of qi do you see?" ”

At this time, Guo Jia closed his eyes, as if to relieve the fatigue of his eyes, and then he opened his eyes again, and everyone found that this young man's eyes were so bright, but his eyes were like a bottomless pool.

The young man said: "A few days ago I met an old man on the road, he told me that there is a strong anger in the south rushing to the sky, this gas is not Wang Feijun, and it is more auspicious to meet it, and it is only early to dodge, I asked the old man how to dodge, he pointed out the direction of this anger, is coming from the south, and the place where he passed is my friend's hometown, so I came to tell him. ”

Everyone was skeptical, and the elder said disdainfully, "You just met a trickster." ”

Guo Jia said: "Yes, in fact, I also thought so, but then I thought, the world is so big, even if it is very likely to be a liar, but it cannot be completely ruled out that there are really masters in the world who happened to be met by me, this matter is a matter of life, being deceived can not run around, but it is not good if it is true, so I think it is better to come and remind my friend and let him come out to hide for a few days." ”

After speaking, he looked at the sky with a puzzled look, and said to himself: "Why can't I see what is in the sky?" It seems that only a master can see what the so-called 'qi' looks like, well, it must be like this. ”

After Guo Jia said this, many people began to discuss with each other, and it seemed that this almost superstitious statement was easier for them to accept. Guo Jia deliberately passed by Liu Ye's side and whispered, "Let's go first." Then he smiled at the elder and left, Liu Ye didn't know how much effect Guo Jia could have by doing this, but he still followed.

He caught up with Guo Jia and asked him, "Feng Xiao, do you think they will believe what we just said and hide from this group of rebels?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Probably not. ”

Liu Ye was surprised: "Then why did you leave like this, I tried my best to persuade them to leave here, alas!" ”

Liu Ye complained, then turned around and ran towards the crowd.

Guo Jia said to him behind him: "Ziyang, everything can be done and what cannot be done, with your and my prestige, you and I will not be able to make the villagers believe what we say no matter what, just like people who have no hands want to do things, even if you know how to do it, it is difficult to do things well, we have done what we should do, as for how many of them are willing to believe, it can only depend on themselves." ”

Liu Ye said: "No, there must be other feasible ways, I must do my best to let them escape." As he spoke, he ran over without heading.

Guo Jia looked at the gradually dispersing crowd and Liu Ye's figure running back and forth, shook his head helplessly, and walked out of the countryside.

Unconsciously, it was already dusk, Liu Ye dragged his tired body to the small road outside the countryside, where Guo Jia was standing on the side of the road, seeing Liu Ye's depressed appearance without asking, Liu Ye walked up to Guo Jia and said: "You are right, maybe I shouldn't force myself to be unable to do things, this will only make things worse, there are still some people who want to go, but after I said that, I didn't even want to go." ”

Guo Jia patted him on the shoulder and said: "No, you are doing a good job, what can not be said is said to people like me who do not have firm determination and perseverance, and only those who can carry out their beliefs and will to the end may change the established fate." ”

Liu Ye was puzzled: "But I still haven't been able to change their minds." ”

Guo Jia turned around and said with emotion: "Yes, because we don't have the power to show our abilities. ”

Liu Ye asked, "What kind of power is that?" ”

Guo Jia raised his head, whenever he was looking forward to something, he would always look at the sky like this, he looked at it for a while and then said: "Probably the power of the overlord who can dominate this world." Liu Ye was silent for a while, and then said, "I understand." ”

Time went back to the present, after the two drank for a while, Liu Ye was already a little drunk, and he asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, do you have any ideas, I see that what you just said seems to have an unspoken meaning." ”

Guo Jia smiled: "You noticed it. ”

After a pause, he asked, "In terms of fame, who do you think is the biggest in Hebei?" ”

Liu Ye replied: "This still needs to be asked, of course it's Yuan Shao, I have already heard of his reputation in the Central Plains." ”

Guo Jia asked again: "Then if you are asked to choose a service object, will you come for Yuan Shao's fame?" ”

Liu Ye smiled and said, "It's not that you don't know that I have no intention of becoming a leader at all, so how can I answer you if I ask you?" ”

Guo Jia said: "If you put aside your personal wishes, from the perspective of a traveler, will you choose the famous side to serve first?" ”

Liu Ye said: "Of course it will be like this, but I will carefully discern the fame of these people as you said, and distinguish which ones are true and which ones are false." ”

Guo Jia asked, "So do you think that the prestige of Yuan Shao in Hebei now is in line with his strength?" ”

Liu Ye said: "I think so, Yuan Shao was born in a famous family, his ancestors were the fourth and third dukes, his protégés were all over the world, and there were countless ministers and fierce generals gathered under his command, and there was no doubt about his strength." ”

Guo Jia just smiled after hearing this, Liu Ye saw it and asked, "What, do you think what I said is wrong?" ”

Guo Jia didn't speak, just smiled and shook his head, Liu Ye didn't understand whether he was expressing approval or denial, so he asked, "Then let me hear what you have to say." ”

Guo Jia still just smiled and didn't answer, which made Liu Ye very helpless, usually he is like this, although he already has an opinion on things, he never explains it once, which makes people half-clear, but Liu Ye has long been used to it, so he won't dwell on this kind of thing.

After a while, Guo Jia looked out the window and asked, "Ziyang, did you see anyone in the Central Plains who could compete with Yuan Shao when you were in the Central Plains?" ”

Liu Ye was immediately interested when he heard this, and immediately said, "Good question!" ”

Then he stretched out a hand, then rolled up his sleeve, tapped his fingers on the tabletop and said, "Yanzhou Cao Cao!" ”

Guo Jia turned his head to look at him and asked, "Cao Cao?" ”

Liu Ye said with a smile: "That's right, I have only met this person once, but I am very impressed by him, he has an incomparable leadership temperament, and the field under his rule is also very strong, I think this person will definitely become the strongest opponent Yuan Shao will encounter when he dominates the Central Plains in the future." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Guo Jia's mouth when he heard this, as if he had encountered something that interested him.