A few days later, it was the tenth day of the seventh month, and the intelligence officers of Yingchuan County sent the kidnapped Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia back to Taoyuan Fort safely.

Gao Shun was very happy, and immediately took the two of them into the study and made an introduction, as he expected, Xi Zhicai looked disdainful, but Guo Jia didn't care about it, and looked indifferent.

Gao Shun ordered someone to put a banquet on the table, and the two did not speak, they should eat and drink, completely ignoring Gao Shun's existence.

Watching the two of them eating and drinking, Gao Shun sat on the main seat, a little embarrassed, and thought, Xi Zhicai is still so arrogant as a down-and-out scholar clan, so how should other scholars be recruited? If it is not of his own use, let all the nobles perish.

Others are afraid of the power of the Shi clan and cannot do without the support of the Shi clan, but he Gao Shun has systematic help, but he has no worries.

Looking at Guo Jia's attitude, it seems that there is a loosening and there is a possibility of solicitation, for Guo Jia's sake, he is not ready to kill Xi Zhicai, but he will not be allowed to leave Taoyuan Fort for the rest of his life.

When the two finished eating, Guo Jia took a sip of tea with a glass, and said with a smile: "Haha, Junhou, if you said earlier that you can drink such a good wine, good tea, and eat such delicious food, why bother so much?" Jia will definitely come uninvited. ”

Gao Shun checked Guo Jia's attributes, at the age of 19, his intelligence had reached 90, if it was a few years later, when he became an adult and had a certain amount of experience, wouldn't he become a demon?

checked the attributes of Xi Zhicai again, 26 years old, 97 in intelligence, 91 in politics, Gao Shun was shocked, fortunately he kidnapped the two of them, otherwise, if he was allowed to join other forces, I don't know how much trouble it would cause him.

Gao Shun was in a good mood, no matter whether they were obedient or not, as long as they were tied up, it would be a good thing, and said with a smile: "Haha, Feng Xiao said that it was funny, this kind of wine is worth a hundred gold and a jar, if it is not loyal to Benhou, how can it be provided for free?" ”

"Haha, is it possible that as long as you are loyal to the prince, you can drink this kind of wine casually every day?" Guo Jia asked.

Gao Shun replied affirmatively: "Of course! ”

"Really?"

"Seriously!"

"Greeting the prince, I am willing to serve the prince from now on!" Guo Jia got up and bowed to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun didn't care about his title, as long as he was willing to stay, so he asked again: "What are Zhicai's plans?" ”

Xi Zhicai snorted disdainfully and said coldly: "Could it be that the prince wants to be the enemy of the world?" ”

Gao Shun smiled: "Haha, the world doesn't know that the two of you are here as guests, how can you say that you are enemies of the world?" ”

Xi Zhicai sarcastically said: "Hmph, the monstrous disaster is right in front of you, the prince can still laugh, admire, admire!" ”

Gao Shun knew that he had misunderstood Xi Zhicai's words, and was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly saluted: "Please Zhicai speak clearly!" ”

Xi Zhicai was quite satisfied with Gao Shun's attitude, picked up the teacup, took a sip, carefully tasted the bitterness, and then said unhurriedly: "Prince, you must also see that the world is about to be in chaos, so you vigorously develop the military." ”

Gao Shun said without modesty: "Yes, Shun wants to save the people of the world from fire and water." ”

"You are now a strong family, and all the princes of the world regard it as a threat, and they will definitely work together to target the princes and marquis, and after the princes are eliminated, they can divide the world."

Gao Shun understood what Xi Zhicai meant, so he said: "Shun has long understood this meaning, so he launched the left and right wings of Guangnian Hou and Guangping Hou to protect Shun, and supported Dong Zhuo's development and growth in the Guanzhong area, hoping that he could attract the attention of the scholars; He also sent Lu Bu into the Central Plains and let him stir up the troubled waters of the world. ”

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "Junhou, now the general cuts off dissidents and controls the power of the imperial court, if the eunuchs are removed, its momentum is like the sky, and with the support of the scholars, Dong Zhuo's power is not worth mentioning, after all, he is the former official of the Yuan family, and without the support of the scholars, his power can collapse in an instant." ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "The Yuan family is not small, and it has its own plans; Dong Zhuo's strong troops stagnated at Wuguan, peeking into the world, waiting for the time; The general is stupid and brainless, at the mercy of the scholars, and the day when the eunuchs are removed is the time when the general dies; Dong Zhuo took advantage of the situation to move into the Central Plains, how could the Yuan family be an opponent? ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, Xi Zhi can see this, it is already extraordinary, if he hadn't been familiar with the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he wouldn't know the next changes, but he didn't know how big the gap between reality and history would be.

Being able to give such an answer has made Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia have to look at Gao Shun, but Xi Zhicai will not believe that the Yuan family will be as unbearable as Gao Shun said, and Dong Zhuo is the former official of the Yuan family, according to the practice of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo must be loyal to the Yuan family for the rest of his life, how can he be unfavorable to the Yuan family? So he changed the topic and asked, "What is the prince's plan for the next step?" ”

Anyway, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia will not leave Taoyuan Fort in the future, and they are not worried about them leaking the news, so they said: "Watch the world with cold eyes, wait for the opportunity to enter the Central Plains!" ”

Guo Jia asked: "If the world's scholars are unanimously aimed at the prince, how will the prince respond?" ”

Gao Shun said without thinking: "Take advantage of the situation to seize Jizhou, deploy defenses along the river (Yellow River), and watch the chaos in the Central Plains; If there is spare strength, then seize Sanfu, Liangzhou and Yizhou to help. ”

Guo Jia and the two were more satisfied with Gao Shun's answer in the first half, and they were a little repulsed by the answer in the second half, in their impression, the Qiang-Han War in Liangzhou had been fought for hundreds of years, and the imperial court had spent countless money, and it had little effect, and it was a big burden to occupy Liangzhou, but Gao Shun's clear mind still surprised them.

Xi Zhicai asked again: "If the prince is powerful, how can he treat the world's scholars?" ”

"Those who can be used by me will be hired only by quantity, and those who are not used by me will be killed!"

Xi Zhicai asked again: "Killing the Shi clan all over the world, where did the county officials come from?" ”

"Haha, Shunhui will be all over the county and county official schools in Jianzhou, providing opportunities for the people of the world to read and learn words, why worry about not having county officials?"

Such an answer surprised Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, not to mention how much money it costs, just saying that such a grand goal is embarrassing, if this is the case, the world is so big, how can there be a place for the scholars? How could the nobles not rise up and resist?

Both were not optimistic about Gao Shun's hardline policies.

Since the two did not worship the Lord, Gao Shun placed them in a small courtyard in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, where they ate and drank well, and sent a senior infantry from Tun to take turns to take care of them, and they must not be allowed to go out.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the middle of August, and suddenly two pieces of information came from the capital, one was sent by Su Shuang, and the other was sent back by the intelligence officers lurking in Luoyang.

The content of the information is similar, all of them are: the general died at the hands of the eunuchs, the eunuchs were executed by the scholars, and Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan, Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan and others led troops into Beijing.

Gao Shun was overjoyed and hurriedly invited Li Qiang, Ma Gui, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.

After everyone read the information, Li Qiang said: "My lord, the world is in chaos! ”

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia were shocked, and they actually let Gao Shun say that the eunuch and the general died together; However, it was taken advantage of by the Shi clan, and it will be the world of the Shi clan from now on, and the pressure on Gao Shun will be greater, and the two of them are even less optimistic about Gao Shun.

Since the two of them are not submitted, Gao Shun is not in a hurry, anyway, they can't escape from his palms, and they still entertain them well every day, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia rarely enjoy such delicious food, eating and drinking every day.

Suddenly, one day, Gao Shun thought that both of them died young, so he invited Hua Tuo to examine the bodies of the two.

Hua Tuo checked his pulse with a serious expression, and then diagnosed: "Zhicai has a maximum of ten years of yang life, and Fengxiao has a maximum of twenty years of yang life, if you don't step up treatment, I'm afraid the time will be shorter." ”

Hua Tuo's words made Xi Zhicai and Guo Jiaru be struck by lightning and stand on the spot.