Chapter 54: Guo Jia and Xun You
It turned out that Zeng Yu heard Guo Jia talk about the Yellow Turban just now, and knew that his opportunity had come. The unveiling of the Yellow Turban Road opened the curtain of war and strife for the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, whether it is as a descendant of the Guigu Valley or has its own memories in the future, we all know that this is a stage for countless outstanding people to show their style.
Zeng Yu saw Guo Jia and the two looking at him, and explained: "I overheard the two of them talking about the Yellow Turban Dao just now, and I was excited in the next moment, and I hope you two will forgive me." ”
After all, eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not a good behavior, Zeng Yu explained first when he saw them coming.
"It's okay, dare to ask what Brother Tai is called?" Xun You asked.
"In Xia Zeng Yu, the word Zirui has just been appointed by the imperial court as the county magistrate of Anping County, Shangdang County." Zeng Yu knew that if he wanted to recruit talents at this time, it was best to have a place and people, so he told the two of them about his appointment. As for the introduction to Cao Cao before, because they didn't ask each other about their official positions, and they were purely personal friends, they just told each other how to call them.
"Xun You, the word Gongda, now I am a waiter of the Yellow Gate, and I have seen Lord Zeng." Xun Yu saw that Zeng Yu reported to the government and the people, and also officially introduced himself.
"It turned out that the adults were above, and the lower officials had seen Lord Xun." Although there is no specific rank of the Huangmen Shilang now, the main work of the Huangmen Shilang in the Han Dynasty is to convey the correspondence between the emperor and the monk Shangshu Ling, and he is a foreign official who can freely enter and exit the forbidden middle, and can have access to many court secrets, and his status is very important. And Zeng Yu belonged to a foreign official, so he saluted Xun You.
"Zirui, now we are in the restaurant, regardless of the official position, you can just call me a cousin." Xun You is not the kind of person who looks at people by the size of his official position, Xiang Zeng Yu said.
"Gongda is right, in Xia Guo Jia, the word is filial piety. Since we are in a restaurant, we should talk about heroes with wine, and the identity of officialdom will be put aside first. Guo Jia also interjected at this time, he is a good drinker, and he doesn't like to pay attention to the other party's official position when drinking.
"Haha, it seems that both of them are cheerful people. is also a dreamer at the end of the world, why should we have known each other when we meet. The two of you might as well come over together, do the east in the next, and invite the two brothers to have a drink. Zeng Yu was also a cheerful person, and when he heard Guo Jia's words, he naturally invited them to come over.
"The same is the end of the world dreamers, why bother to meet from each other! Zirui is so literary and brilliant, just with your poem, I, Guo Jia, make you a friend. After Guo Jia finished speaking, he came to sit down opposite Zeng Yu.
Zeng Yu saw Guo Jia coming over, and knew that Xun You would naturally come over, so he asked Zhu Wen to sit next to him and make way for Xun You. Sure enough, Xun You also came to sit down next to Guo Jia. Zeng Yu first introduced Zhu Wen's identity to the two, and then greeted each other, but Xun Yu didn't see anything, but Zeng Yu stared at Zhu Wen's eyes for a while, and seemed to see something, Zeng Yu knew that with Guo Jia's wisdom, he might have seen Zhu Wen's hiding, but he was not worried. He called Xiao Er and asked him to serve two jars of good wine first.
Guo Jia was naturally very happy when he saw Zeng Yu ordering wine, and felt that Zeng Yu was indeed very interested in his appetite, so he suppressed his suspicion of Zhu Wen first. He remembered Zeng Yu's words just now and asked, "I heard Zirui's statement about the Yellow Turban Dao just now, I don't know what the considerations are?" ”
When Xun You heard this, he also stared at Zeng Yu, wanting to see what Zeng Yu said.
Zeng Yu knew that this was a test for himself by the two top strategists, thought for a while and said: "I traveled in Bingzhou half a year ago and found that many counties in Bingzhou are villages and villages believe in the Yellow Turban Road. As a religion, its power is already too great. However, it did not attract the attention of the imperial court, and if it was not for the Yellow Turban Dao to buy some officials from the DPRK and China, it must have been impossible. They are hiding under the noses of the imperial court, and they must have other ideas, which I think both of them can guess. I'm sure that in less than two years, the Yellow Turban Road will be reversed. ”
Zeng Yu took a sip of wine and looked at the reactions of Xun You and Guo Jia. I saw Xun You frowning at this time, probably thinking about how to avoid this, or how to make the imperial court notice the threat of the Yellow Turban Dao. At this time, Guo Jia's eyes were shining, and then he looked at Zeng Yu with an unfathomable look. Zeng Yu noticed Guo Jia's gaze and smiled back.
"In this case, how does Zi Rui think the imperial court can stop him?" Xun You thought for a while and decided to ask Zeng Yu about his plans.
"If the imperial court can work together, then it is completely possible to use the power of thunder, the major leaders of the Yellow Turban Dao, and then practice benevolent governance. The Han Dynasty has ruled the world for hundreds of years, and most of the people still have their hearts set on the Han Dynasty, as long as the court gives the people hope to live again, in the case of the leader of the Yellow Turban Dao being arrested, the matter will definitely be calmed down. It's just that the current imperial court, don't talk about it. ”
Xun You listened to Zeng Yu's words and wanted to refute a few words, but he didn't know where to start. He knew that what Zeng Yu said was the truth, at present, because of the eunuchs' interference in politics and the dictatorship of foreign relatives, the two major forces are tilting against each other, and the emperor only knows how to enjoy. And the people of real insight, because of the three disasters of the party since the ninth year of Emperor Huan Yanxi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, were either killed or left at home, and they have long been unable to decide the decision-making of the imperial court. It is simply impossible to get the current members of the imperial court to work together to stop a rebellion that seems to be only a possibility.
"Gongda don't worry, after all, the Yellow Turban Dao is just ordinary people, and they can't overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty, as long as the Han Dynasty can absorb the lessons during this period and appoint talents, there is still a glimmer of life." Guo Jia couldn't bear to feel sad about his friend, he knew that Xun Yu was influenced by his uncle Xun Yu, and he was still aiming to help the Han family, so he comforted.
"Feng Xiao is right, although there are many people in the Yellow Turban Dao, they are all low-level civilians, and it will inevitably be a failure." Zeng Yu said confidently.
"Oh, Zirui, tell me your opinion, why do you think that the Yellow Turban Dao will be a failure after all?" Guo Jia was also curious at this time, although he didn't see the Yellow Turban Uprising, he still wanted to hear Zeng Yu's opinion.
"I think there are three things that doom him to failure. One defeat, as said before, the Han Dynasty has ruled the world for more than 300 years, and most of the people are oriented to the Han Dynasty, and the interests of countless wealthy families are tied to the imperial court, which cannot be overthrown by such an uprising. The second defeat, the Yellow Turban Dao has only risen in the past few years, in order to act in concealment, they have not carried out formal training, even if they form an army, their combat effectiveness is not high. Although there may be a big movement in the early stage due to the large number of people, once the imperial court sends troops to quell the rebellion, it will definitely be able to deal a head-on blow to the other party and curb the spread of the Yellow Turban Dao forces. Its three defeats are also the biggest shortcoming of the Yellow Turban Road is the lack of talent. The Yellow Turban Dao is to develop the sect in the name of curing the disease and saving people, and the wealthy families have specialized doctors, so the Golden Turban Sect members are all low-level civilians, and there are almost no scholars to join, even if they conquer the territory, no one knows how to govern, which is destined to the Yellow Turban Dao can only bloom for a while, and not for a long time. ”
"What a three defeats, Zirui is so knowledgeable, I respect you!" Zeng Yu heard this and here, and gave Zeng Yu a toast.
"It's just some shallow knowledge, and I've been awarded for filial piety, and I think these will definitely not escape your eyes." Zeng Yu said modestly.
"Jia only saw the first two defeats, and the third defeat was only thought of after listening to your words. Gongda, Zirui is right, don't you don't have to worry, have a glass of wine and have fun. ”
Zeng Yu saw Guo Jia persuade Xun You to drink again, which made him feel that Guo Jia was talking to have an excuse to drink. However, thinking of the comments on Guo Jia in history, it is understandable. The conflict between his extraordinary talent and the background of a humble scholar doomed Guo Jia to use alcohol to anesthetize himself, and over time he naturally fell in love with drinking.
"It's me who is in the picture, I respect you!" Xun You listened to Zeng Yu's analysis and Guo Jia's enlightenment, and let go of his heart, and raised his glass to greet everyone.
"Zirui, just now you also said that the Yellow Turban Dao will make the big man better, how can you say this?" Xun You put down his wine glass and asked Zeng Yu.
"It's just a possibility. Because once the Yellow Turban Road broke out, after all, it was like a shock, and then the imperial court would inevitably reduce the scourge of the party, and some virtuous people who were idle at home would be able to enter the decision-making level of the imperial court, so as to provide correct opinions for the imperial court's decision-making. And this event will inevitably give the folk scholars and brave warriors a chance to enter the officialdom, they can bring fresh blood to the imperial court, and it is not impossible to let the old tree of the Han Dynasty bloom again. ”
"Yes, Fengxiao, this is an opportunity, it is better for you to stay in the capital, I recommend you to the general, with your talent, you will definitely be able to make great contributions at that time." Xun You heard Zeng Yu's analysis and thought for a while that this was indeed the case, so he suggested to Guo Jia that he still wanted to find a good background for his friend.
Guo Jia listened to Xun You's words, raised his head and saw Zeng Yu looking at him intently, there seemed to be other words in his eyes, he thought for a while, and said to Xun You: "Gongda, this matter is not urgent, wait for me to think about it." Besides, the current Yellow Turban Road incident is definitely not the near future, and we still have time to prepare. ”
Zeng Yu was relieved when he heard Guo Jia's answer. Although he knew that Guo Jia's character was unlikely to stay, he was afraid that after what he said just now, he would feel that the Han could really be saved, and if he really became a loyal minister of the Han family, then he would really want to cry without tears.
The reason why he said that just now is that Xun You is currently serving as a waiter in the Yellow Gate, and he must still have a certain amount of loyalty to the Han in his heart, and secondly, after all, he is now in the public court, and if he says that the Han will die, I am afraid it will bring unnecessary trouble.
"In that case, Feng Xiao might as well travel more. I will go to Anping County in a few days to take up my post, and Feng Xiao can go with me to see the situation in the north. Zeng Yu threw an invitation to Guo Jia, he knew that now was not the time to throw an olive branch to Guo Jia, but he just said that he was invited to travel in the past.
"Oh, I don't know when Zirui will leave?" Guo Jia asked.
"Ten days later." Although Zeng Yu didn't know how Zhang Fuguang was doing at the moment, he still gave Guo Jia a sure time. His goal had been achieved, and he couldn't give Guo Jia an ambiguous time, so he decided to set off back to Anping County in ten days after making an estimate in his heart.
"Yes, I'm going to bother Zirui then." Guo Jia agreed with a smile.
"Feng Xiao is polite, you are a distinguished guest to me." Zeng Yu said happily.
"Fengxiao, how can I explain to my uncle when you leave." Xun Yu hurriedly said beside him, it turned out that Xun Yu had also written a letter to him before, asking him to take care of Guo Jia.
"It's okay, I'll talk to Wen Ruo." Guo Jia thought of Xun Yu and also felt a headache, he knew what Xun Yu meant.
"Don't worry, Gongda, it's okay to pass on a book to me if you have something. By the way, where Fengxiao can settle in Luoyang, I have a courtyard opposite Ruxuanju, if you haven't decided on a place to live, you might as well live with me. ”
"That's just right, you can have a good exchange with Brother Zirui." Guo Jia guessed that Zeng Yu must have an idea to say to him, and then there was that he had indeed just arrived today, and he had not yet decided on a place to live, so he agreed.
"Haha, come, I'll salute the two!" Zeng Yu was extremely happy when he heard Guo Jia agree, and raised his glass to toast the two of them.