The route taken by Cao Cao is the road between Yanshan and Nuruer Tiger Mountain. I won't say much about how difficult this kind of mountain road was in those days.

said that he stopped to rest on this day, and Guo Jia, who was tired and out of breath, had just sat down, and Cao Cao came to Guo Jia's side. After talking a few words first, Guo Jia found that Cao Cao obviously had something on his mind, so he asked: "What is the lord's heart, would you like to say a thing or two to Jia?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Lone Zheng wants to talk to you......"

Guo Jia smiled: "The lord is worried about Liu Biao in Jingzhou? ”

Cao Cao bowed slightly.

Guo Jia said: "The lord doesn't have to worry about Liu Biao. Although the lord and the lord had fought several times before, they had not hurt the root of the Bandun and Karasuma. Thinking that Yuan Shao was kind to Karasuma at the time, it is not difficult to see that his actions in recent years are not difficult to see that he is a person with evil intentions, if the lord does not take advantage of the current situation to get rid of Karasuma in one fell swoop, I am afraid that on the day when the lord goes south in the future, Mudun will develop his strength and will definitely cause chaos in the north. At that time, the lord was attacked on both sides, and it was difficult to allocate the soldiers, and there would be a great disaster, and the lord must not fail to investigate. ”

Cao Cao said: "The words are reasonable, but I am really worried." ”

Guo Jia said: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much. Although Liu Bei gathered troops in Xinye and Fancheng in Jingzhou, as long as Liu Biao did not die, Liu Bei would not do anything. Liu Biao is a guest of conversation, although he can talk clearly, but in the end he has achieved nothing, he will only defend the land and protect himself in Jingzhou. The lord only needs to grasp the fighter plane to quickly level Karasuma, and the land of Jingzhou dares to protect without worry. ”

Cao Cao nodded approvingly and said, "There is such a thing as filial piety, and it is worry-free to enter alone to ask for Karasuma." ”

After saying a few more words, Cao Cao suddenly remembered Lu Ren, and his brows furrowed again. And when Guo Jia asked, Cao's deep groaning: "It's not a worrying thing...... Lonely thinking about Yihao. ”

As he spoke, he took a sip of wine, and his eyes habitually narrowed and said, "For Yihao, there is always a little bit of indescribable and unclear worries in my lonely heart. Let's just say this time, he sent so many ships to transport Gu and more than 10,000 elite soldiers to the post-pass surprise attack, what kind of financial resources would this be? That's not all, he had already prepared a strategy for Gu a few years ago, as well as a guide Tian Chou who was familiar with geography. He could think of such a long-term thing, ...... alone."

Guo Jia pondered for a while before saying, "The lord is worried that Yihao will go against the lord in the future?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Not bad...... Fengxiao, you and I know Wan'er's death, and Lone has to guard against it because of this. Lone deliberately began to pay attention to the coastal defense affairs of Qingdao and Xushuzhou...... This time he is more than 60 sea ships, and he can move more than 10,000 soldiers and the required grain and grass, what if it is 100 or 200 next time? This time, Tian Zitai was supported by him and contributed to Lonely, but what about next time? Thousands of miles of coastal defense are continuous, and when I think of Yihao's maritime strength, I will feel a chill in my heart. Nowadays, the world says that Jiangdong is the most popular naval army, but in Gu's view, Sun Quan is just a river and water battle that can be called Shang, and a naval battle can be called the king, but it is none other than Yihao! If one day he lands and attacks the city in the rear of Lone, Lone ......"

Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "Lord, I want to be righteous and ...... I won't be against you. ”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia suspiciously. Lu Ren's strength is still a mystery to Cao Cao, how can he not be worried with Cao Cao's suspicious character?

Guo Jia thought for a long time before he made up his mind and said, "Lord, actually...... That kid already knew how Wan'er died in the first place. Not only did he know, but he also ran to beat me up. ”

Cao Cao's eyes immediately widened, and he almost didn't shoot the case: "What? Is this true? ”

Guo Jia smiled bitterly, told Cao Cao what happened in the cellar that night, and added at the end: "Although I have something to hide, I have no choice but to suffer, and I hope that the lord will forgive my sins." ”

Cao Cao heard this, and fell into deep thought.

Guo Jia continued: "The lord knows his great talent and wants to reuse it, which is understandable, but how can the human heart be easy? After that, he abandoned his official position and fled, and he teased the lord before fleeing...... Please forgive me, my lord, that he has become like this now, and he has actually been forced to be like this by us. Alas, as the saying goes, people have their own ambitions and cannot be forced, and once they are strong, what kind of results will be obtained, which is really unpredictable. And now he has chosen not to be an enemy of the lord...... Not only is he not an enemy of the lord, but he has more dealings with the lord, and in my opinion, the lord should stop being self-defeating. ”

Cao Cao's face was a little ugly, and he said to himself, "Is this really the case? ”

Guo Jia said: "Lord, if you put aside the grudges, Yihao has actually done what he thought in his heart in Yizhou now, but he couldn't turn back to the master, how can he not think about his family?" As for his part...... Yizhou is getting richer and richer, how can Sun Quan, who is close at hand, not salivate? His accumulation of troops is a self-preservation act, and there is nothing wrong with it, and the lord should not be concerned about it. Moreover, the lord also sees that today's Lu Yihao is no longer the stupid boy who had no city at the beginning, and it can be seen that the lord is so worried, which shows that he is not easy to match. According to his temperament, it is good not to force him, and if he dares to force him to put his mind down, he will do everything. ”

Cao Cao recalled what Lu Ren had done when he was hot-headed, and nodded silently.

Guo Jia said: "Lord, Yihao still has some changes, that is, he still doesn't have any ambitions, and he doesn't need to be too wary of him for this alone." However, his ability to manage the people is rarely matched, and it is better to live in harmony with him according to the following opinions, so that he can be cited as a helper.

He didn't care about it in advance, how many military supplies had been trafficked by the Yizhou caravan in the past few years? These trade goods have solved the urgent needs of the lord's army, and the money spent by the lord is not very much. Things such as clothes and armor and weapons are extremely labor-intensive and low-yielding, since Yihao has his own way to help the lord do it properly and well, why should the lord care about the money?

"With him to help the lord to do it, the lord is tantamount to a lot of extra people and labor, whether it is used to open up the field to grow grain or to attract soldiers, he will do his best. As for Yihao, he always gathered displaced people from all over the place and moved to Yizhou...... With all due respect, if the lord can exercise benevolent government so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about food and clothing, and the people love the countryside and do not want to leave, Yihao will not be able to move many people. ”

Cao Cao said: "What Feng Xiao said is very reasonable, but Gu is still a little worried." ”

Guo Jia suddenly coughed violently at this time, and after coughing for a while, he shook his head and said, "The lord indulges in the plot, and he should do it slowly." If Yihao is here, Yizhou will not be chaotic; If Yihao dies, Yizhou will fall into the hands of Sun Quan. At that time, the state and county cities left by Yoshihiro would be a granary of arsenals for any of the candidates, and he still had a sea strength that others could not imagine, so it would be a great disaster if I got it. Rather than this, the lord should show his kindness and still be able to help. ”

Cao Cao stood up and paced a few times, nodded and said: "If others hear the words of Feng Xiao, they will definitely think that they are thinking of the old friendship and saying good things for Yihao, but Gu knows that Feng Xiao is thinking about Gu. Anyway, it all depends on the words of filial piety. It's just that according to the view of filial piety, how can Lone Dang do it? ”

Guo Jia said: "Yihao established the state with business, and he also wanted to ask the lord to open up coastal business ports. In the previous round, the lord had agreed to open the ports, and Ikayuki saw this as a mutually beneficial move, so he might as well expand these trading ports after the eradication of Karasuma, and at the same time allow the trade of raw iron and raw silk proposed by Yoshiho.

"In addition, Youbeiping may as well build a port, and turn around and let the rain girl tell Yihao is. And then there'...... On the day when the lord goes south, he can edict the world to seal the thorn and pastor for him, and the edict to the world Yizhou will become a state of its own and will not be under the jurisdiction of Sun Quan's county. The rest of the things can be decided by the lord after the time comes. ”

Cao Cao said: "Hmm...... That's it, one more reinforcement is better than one more enemy. To tell the truth, the armor and staff produced in Yizhou are very appreciative, and they are much stronger than the skills of the Central Plains craftsmen. As for the purchase of capital...... Didn't he want prisoners of war? Give him a batch alone! ”

Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao had made up his mind and began to pay attention to business, and for some reason he had a very strange feeling in his heart, and asked himself if he had helped Lu Ren too much, and after thinking about it for a long time, he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

I didn't want to, but Guo Jia coughed violently again, and this time he coughed for a long time before he could barely stop it. Cao Cao knew that Guo Jia's health was not very good, and he didn't want to take Guo Jia with him this time, but Cao Cao couldn't stand Guo Jia's repeated requests, so he let Guo Jia go with the army. Now that he was tired all the way, Guo Jia's face was pale, and he was coughing so violently, so Cao Cao asked with concern: "Fengxiao, your body?" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just that I'm tired." ”

Cao Cao was not at ease, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but someone hurried to report to Cao Cao: "Lord Qiqi!" The outpost came to report that they had gone out of the mountains! ”

"Get out! Good!! ”

As soon as he heard that the vanguard had walked out of the mountainous area, Cao Cao immediately came to his senses, and then hurried to the vanguard to see the situation. Seeing Cao Cao leaving, Guo Jia stretched out his hand and pressed his heart, and secretly thought in his heart: "Stinky boy, you didn't want me to follow my lord to the north here, did you already expect that I would have such a day?" You kid, what else was there that you didn't expect? ”

When Guo Jia thought of this, he only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't lift up the slightest strength in his whole body, and he was a little dizzy, and even when he looked at things with his eyes, what he saw was vague. Subconsciously sighed, Guo Jia then thought: "Now it seems that I can't withstand this catastrophe...... Don't blame me for telling my lord the truth, but I've already spoken for you. If I...... Hehe, that's all I can do, so do it yourself. (To be continued.) )