As Du Xi expected, Guo Jia and Sun Ce had a good conversation.

Chen Zhi entered the scene, and according to the previous agreement, Sun Ce asked him to temporarily be a personal guard and ride a fake Sima. His ability is definitely better than Qin Mu's, but when he first arrives, it may not be appropriate to command all the guards at once, so let him be Qin Mu's deputy for a period of time, and then promote him after he is familiar with the situation, so as not to be ostracized.

Chen Zhi was so grateful that he cried on the spot. It's not because Sun Ce gave him an official job, but because Sun Ce's love for him is sincere, and it is by no means perfunctory.

Du attacked the arrangement, and Sun Ce asked him to rush to Peiguo, get in touch with Zhu Zhi, and temporarily act as Pei Xiang to take charge of Peiguo's affairs. The current Pei Xiang is Chen Jue, who is Chen Yu's younger brother. His recruitment order has been issued for half a month, and Peiguo has not responded. There was a conflict with Chen Yu in front of him, Sun Ce didn't expect Chen Jue to support him, and replaced him first.

From Wan Ling to Peixiang, the official was promoted to one level, and Du Xi was very satisfied.

When Sun Ce arranged personnel, Guo Jia didn't say anything. Until he was full of wine and food, Du Xi and Chen Zhi said goodbye one after another, but Guo Jia did not move, and drank wine by himself. Seeing this, Sun Ce knew that Guo Jia still had something to say, so he ordered someone to withdraw the banquet, boil a pot of ginger tea, and sit around the stove with Guo Jia, talking while roasting the fire.

"Fengxiao, how about a long night talk today?"

Guo Jia smiled. "What does the general mean, is he preparing to stick to Peiguo and fight for the Central Plains in the north?"

Sun Ce shook his head. "Saying this, I haven't made up my mind yet, and I just want to hear Fengxiao's opinion."

"Is there anything difficult about the general?"

"Yes, you have also seen that the people of Runan do not bird me, and Runan has no danger to defend, and it is not easy to hold Yuzhou."

Guo Jia laughed: "The general said that Runan has no danger to defend, which is indeed the truth. Although Yuzhou is rich, it is not a place to use soldiers. If it weren't for that, how could Yuan Shao go to Hebei? Guo Jia lowered his eyelids and was silent for a moment. However, whether Yuzhou can be defended depends on what the general's ambition is. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia and knew that the drama was coming. History books say that Cao Cao and Guo Jia fell in love at first sight. Cao Cao said, whoever can help me achieve great things must be this person. Guo Jia said, this is the lord I am looking for. It can be seen that when Guo Jia met Cao Cao for the first time, he must have had a very in-depth exchange, and he had the same opinion, so that he could be known.

As a child of Yangzhai Guo's family, Guo Jia abandoned Yuan Shao and returned, naturally not because of good treatment, but because Yuan Shao did not meet his ideals. This is a man who wants to make a name for himself, and he needs a lord who can trust him and obey his words.

Of course, he also hopes that Guo Jia can be like-minded with him. If you can start well and not end well like Xun Yu and Cao Cao, it will hurt both parties.

"Feng Xiao has read the recruitment order, and my ambition is very clear."

Guo Jia laughed silently. "Is it the general's own voice?"

"If it's a false story, why make a storm in the city?"

"The general is confident."

"If you are not confident, how can you trust people?"

"Why is the general so confident?" Guo Jia raised his eyelids and looked directly at Sun Ce. "With all due respect, with the general's family background and education, self-confidence seems to be only in the decisive battle, not in governing the country and leveling the world. Even if the general is as smart as Emperor Gao and can draw inferences from one example, there are no characters like Xiao He and Zhang Liang around the general. Where does the general's self-confidence come from? The general takes the overlord as the name, doesn't he want to learn from the overlord of Western Chu, who commanded thousands of armies? That's not self-confidence, it's conceit. ”

Sun Ce smiled. It was the first time he had met so many people that anyone had so directly doubted the source of his knowledge. Someone didn't suspect it, someone might have doubted it, but didn't pursue it, or didn't dare to come and ask him. Only Guo Jia pointed to the key point when they met for the first time.

"Fengxiao, do you believe in natural saints?"

"I don't believe it." Guo Jia shook his head slowly, bowed slightly, and had the intention of leaving the table. "If the general is reluctant to say this, I will not force it."

Sun Ce raised his hand and signaled him to be calm. "I don't believe it either."

Guo Jia's eyes showed a different color, stared at Sun Ce for a long time, and then sat back and listened to Sun Ce's next words.

"Does Bonghyo believe in the things in the dream?"

Guo Jia's eyes shrunk. "Is the general talking about Zhao Jianzi's dream, or Zhuang Zhou's dream?"

"I can't say it, if you have to say it, Zhuang Zhou's dream is almost it." Sun Ce changed his posture to a more comfortable position, leaning on the desk, and was distracted for a while. He didn't know how to explain it to Guo Jia, but he had already told the truth. Zhuang Zhou Mengdie was closest to what he felt at the moment. Which Sun Ce he is, sometimes it's really unclear.

Guo Jia pondered for a long time and exhaled softly. "And what did the general see in his dream?"

"I dreamed...... The Han Dynasty died, fell apart, the Central Plains Prefecture and County were fighting, the beacon was in flames, and the people were not left in ten. ”

"What else?"

"I died at the hands of the Assassins, and then I went to a place and saw something."

Guo Jia was surprised, stared at Sun Ce for a long time, and suddenly laughed. "The general's dream is not like Zhuang Zhou's dream, but like Zhao Jianzi's dream, and it is very hurried, and this knowledge is also fragmented and unorganized."

Sun Ce laughed. "I'm just about to ask for advice from filial piety."

"Guo Jia is not talented, and he dares to plan for the general."

"Listen up." Sun Ce turned over and sat up, half of his body was lying on the desk, and looked at Guo Jia with great interest. Regardless of whether Guo Jia believed his explanation or not, he at least believed in his sincerity and was willing to plan for him.

"The general's recruitment order speaks to the world, says Runan, speaks of heroes, but does not say anything about the court, it seems to be a big rebellion, why do Runan people have no reaction? Xu Shao pointed out in public, why are there so few applicants? ”

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and also felt a little puzzled. Aren't the scholars the most respectful, orderly, and reasonable, why didn't they react?

"First, the theory of three unifications and five virtues is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the Han family will die, Tude will replace the fire virtue of the Han, and the queen of Shun will replace the queen of Yao, which is a matter known to the government and the opposition; Second, the origins of the Runan people's disrespect for imperial power are better than other lands. At the beginning of this dynasty, Ouyang She was the Taishou of Runan, and he taught hundreds of disciples in addition to government affairs, and was later convicted of stolen goods, which was to blame himself, but the people of Runan guarded the Que for Ouyang She's begging for mourners to more than 1,000 people. Gao Houben had an old relationship with Emperor Guangwu, and in order to save Ouyang She, he did not hesitate to break with the Son of Heaven. Guo Xian pretended to be sick and did not say anything because of the court dispute, and despised the Son of Heaven, and was known as Guo Ziheng of Kanto. Emperor Guangwu patrolled Runan, fortunately Nandun County, and the officials of Nandun County coerced the Son of Heaven and forcibly demanded a year's gift. The list goes on and on. The same is the fourth and third dukes, the Yuan clan of Runan raised troops in the eastern part of the country, and the Hongnong Yang clan moved west with the Son of Heaven, all of which were caused by the people's customs. ”

Sun Cemao paused. No wonder Xu Shao would rather escape with blood than bow his head, it turns out that Runan people have such personalities.

Although Yuan Shao has not been subordinate for a long time, he has the ambition to change the dynasty, and has been operating for more than 100 years, abandoning Yuzhou and Hebei, and wanting to follow the story of Emperor Guangwu. Those who want to fight for the world must fight for the Central Plains, and Emperor Guangwu did not take the Central Plains according to Hebei back then. ”