In a daze, Guo Jia lay in the carriage covered with a quilt, turned over with his body gently swaying as the carriage advanced, opened his eyes, recovered a little, rubbed his eyes and saw Xu Shu sitting beside him, and asked him with concern: "How does the lord feel?" ”

People's mood is the most taboo joy, sorrow and ups and downs, plus the cold wind in autumn and winter, Guo Jia was roasted by the fire in the county and then was poured cold by the heavy rain all over the body, as early as when he was out of the county, he felt a headache and fever, but he must rush back to Badong County as soon as possible, because Jingzhou Liu Biao is likely to send people to Yizhou to spread the news of his defeat, Guo Jia wants to return to Badong County to stabilize the rear before Yizhou gets the Jingzhou battle situation.

After holding on to his body and beheading Sima Ju in Padang County, Guo Jia still fell, he was groggy and tired for the past two days, and he had been in the carriage in addition to drinking decoction medicine, that is, sleeping and recuperating, and now, he finally had some energy, but he always felt that his body was still a little weak.

Rolling up the quilt and wrapping around his body, Guo Jia leaned on the carriage and asked with a pale face, "What's the news in Chengdu?" ”

He didn't know how Xu He and Zhang Baiqi would react, but he had no choice but to attack Sima Ju, leaving aside the strategic location of Badong County, Sima Ju's connivance with what his subordinates did was enough for Guo Jia to kill him.

Guo Jia does not object to the pleasure of his generals, if he has no ambition and wants to enjoy the rest of his life with some military exploits, Guo Jia does not force the other party to be born and die for him.

You can build a mansion, you can do some business to be a rich man, you can marry a lot of wives and concubines to enjoy happiness, etc., Guo Jia doesn't even ask, but doing things that hurt heaven and reason and committing heinous sins is not only against morality, but also against the law.

Guo Jia's reward for his generals in Chengdu is just a mansion and a two-year history of thorns converted into money, a state of thorn history is 600 stones, two years is 1,200 stones, this is calculated in grain, converted into money is not a small amount, and Zhang Baiqi, Xu He, Sima Ju three people sent to the place, Guo Jia did not reward them with mansions, but they are all nominal county guards, too shou mansion can't live? Taishou is much higher than Thorn History, Taishou is 2,000 stones a year, Guo Jia advanced this amount of money to the three of them in advance, isn't it enough?

Sima Ju built a new mansion, where did the money and financial resources come from? Guo Jia knew it, he thought it was just a trick to take it, but he didn't expect that it was also the credit of the Yizhou scholars, and Guo Jia didn't expect that Sima Ju would be able to join the Yizhou scholars, ten years ago, it was these scholars and wealthy families who oppressed them to join the Taiping Dao.

Honest people can't stop sugar-coated shells.

Seeing that although Guo Jia was weak, his expression was already full of energy, Xu Shu dared to tell him the news he had obtained.

"Zhang Baiqi did not move in Fuling County, and Xu He rebelled with Jiangyang, Qianwei, Guanghan, Shu, and the four counties of the Shi clan on the day he got the news, and raised troops to attack Chengdu."

So fast?

Guo Jia frowned, he expected that there would be a rebellion, but even if Xu He rebelled a day later, Gan Ning should be able to lead the Jinfan army back to Chengdu, but Xu He would actually rebel decisively at the first time? Guo Jia didn't believe he had the courage!

Xu He really didn't, he was furious at that time, he was only venting his anger, if it weren't for the radical words outside Qin Wu's house, I'm afraid he wouldn't have let Xu He raise troops to rebel hastily.

Guo Jiake didn't know these hidden secrets, but he was thinking that if Xu Hebing forced Chengdu, Gao Shun in the city didn't know if he could hold Chengdu.

Chengdu can't afford to lose, otherwise the whole Yizhou will fall into turmoil!

"My lord, let's be restless, now that we have passed Anyang in Pasir County, we can return to Chengdu in two days. I believe that Zhicai and filial piety will not disappoint the lord. ”

Xu Shu's expression was calm, not that he didn't care about the safety of Chengdu, but that the matter had come to this point, and it would be useless to be in a hurry.

Guo Jia, who suppressed the anxiety in his heart and calmed down, suddenly laughed at himself, and said to Xu Shu astringently: "Yuan Zhi, regret not being at the beginning, if I listen to your words, I'm afraid I won't return home, and now there is a disaster of civil strife." ”

Before, on the issue of whether to attack Jingzhou, Xu Shu was resolutely opposed to the war faction, but that was all in the past, and now Guo Jia dares to admit his mistakes in person, this mind and strength, Xu Shu admires it very much, and smiled at the moment: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, the lord might as well think like this, if the lord sends troops smoothly and really takes Xiangyang and Jiangxia, it does have a role that cannot be ignored on the lord's hegemony, but people are not as good as the sky, Liu Biao has no soldiers and no generals but can quickly pacify Jingzhou, the lord can't think of it, and he didn't expect it below, I am afraid that no one in the world will foresee this situation, and there is no need to take the gains and losses to heart for a while, on the other hand, the defeat of Jingzhou has also sounded the alarm for the lord, and it is also a great achievement to take this opportunity to clear the hidden dangers of Yizhou. ”

There are pros and cons in everything, there are no things that are completely certain, and there is no benefit that there is no risk, Guo Jiahua Jingzhou, there are pros and cons, but the strategists are divided into two factions, one faction thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the other faction thinks that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, so there will be opinions on the main battle and no war.

Xu Shu's comforting words made Guo Jia chuckle and said: "Yuanzhi, Yuanzhi, you can really talk to my heart, forget it, don't mention the defeat of Jingzhou, I am unwilling because Jingzhou has Liu Biao, I am afraid that I will not be able to go out of Yizhou again for ten years." ”

Putting away his smile, Xu Shu nodded solemnly, the two of them did not regard the crisis in Chengdu as the top priority, it was out of trust in Xi Zhicai and Gao Shun, Guo Jia's ministers and generals have their own abilities, no matter how high or low, but they are definitely rare talents in the world, Guo Jiaken handed over Chengdu to Xi Zhicai to guard, not out of friendship and personal friendship, but because Xi Zhicai really has this ability.

"The lord's concern is also what I think in my heart, out of Yizhou to enter the world, or to conquer Jingzhou and Yangzhou to unify the south, or to conquer the Central Plains in the north, but now there is Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, if there is no good opportunity, the Taiping army is like a trapped beast."

Guo Jia, who closed his eyes, said: "After the eastward expedition to Jingzhou, I am afraid that I will marry others, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the Northern Expedition Guanzhong. ”

Dong Zhuo doesn't have much to live, Guo Jia knows it in his heart, but he doesn't dare to pack the ticket, his sudden rise has disrupted the historical trajectory, and with Diao Chan by his side, can Wang Yun's serial plan still succeed? A woman who can make Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu take a gap is not enough to rely on scheming and courage, the most important thing is to make both of them have an inseparable greed.

And even if Dong Zhuozhen is killed by Lu Bu, Guanzhong and Sizhou will be controlled by Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji's hundreds of thousands of troops, and there will be a scuffle after that, but Han Sui and Ma Teng, who have always coveted Guanzhong and intended to advance into the Central Plains, also coveted the land of Guanzhong.

Guo Jia sighed in his heart: Liu Biao, if you enter Jingzhou, let me lie dormant in Yizhou for at least ten more years!

The matter has come to this point, Guo Jia is helpless, the situation is like this, and no one can reverse it.

Badong County was handed over to Zhou Tai to guard, and there were originally 10,000 soldiers of Zhou Tai, and Sima Ju's old subordinates were grateful for Zhou Tai's intercession, and Sima Ju resolutely died for the righteousness in their eyes, they did not hate Guo Jia, and were successfully incorporated into Zhou Tai's command.

With Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Zhang Yansan, nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command returned to Chengdu, Guo Jia entered Dongguanghan County a day later, and also got news from Chengdu.

Xu He's 50,000 miscellaneous army was defeated in one fell swoop by the 6,000 soldiers in the trapped camp, and he was defeated, Xu He commanded 10,000 soldiers and horses, killed more than 5,000 and wounded more than 2,000, and the rest all surrendered, including Xu He and his son.

Although Gan Ning led the Jinfan Army to catch up with the Battle of Chengdu, he returned to Chengdu in time to stabilize the overall situation.

When passing through Ye County in Dongguanghan County, the army suddenly stopped, Xu Chu rode his horse to Guo Jia's carriage, and said loudly to the car: "Lord, there are people from the Qin family blocking the road ahead. ”

Guo Jia, who was already neatly dressed in the car, was reading a book to pass the time, and when he heard the words, he thought thoughtfully, and then lifted the curtain of the carriage, and stood on the carriage and looked at it after he walked out.

Ye County is not far from the north, but the men, women and children who knelt on the side of the road were brightly dressed and looked like ordinary poor people, and in front of the road where the army was marching, the young man in white brocade robe was lying on the ground, it was Qin Mi.

Rolling up the bamboo and wood slip and knocking it in his hand, Guo Jia showed a wry smile and said to Xu Chu: "Call Qin Mi over." ”

Xu Chu got the order, patted the horse and came to the front of the army, and asked Qin Mi to see Guo Jia, Qin Mi got up and didn't even care about the dust on his body, trotted to Guo Jia's carriage, knelt down and bowed his head and said in fear: "Qin Mi, a criminal, visit the general." ”

Hehehehehe

Guo Jia chuckled, he was not a proud mockery of showing off his might, but laughing at Qin Mi for being really smart, if Guo Jia entered Chengdu, most of the Qin family would be killed by the three clans, and if he blocked the road here, Qin Mi would definitely come to intercede.

I hope he knows what to do.

Bent down and knocked Qin Mi's shoulder with a bamboo slip, and after Qin Mi raised his head in a daze, Guo Jia beckoned to him and said, "Zi Meng, let the people of the Qin family go back, you come into the carriage, don't miss my trip back to the army, if you have anything to say, I will give you a chance to explain." ”

Qin Mi nodded excitedly, got up and ran to pass the word to his father who was kneeling on the side of the road to lead, and Qin Mi's father took everyone in the Qin family to get up and walk back towards Ye County.

Approaching Guo Jia's carriage again, Qin Mi just wanted to step up, but when he looked down, his luxurious brocade robe was covered with dust, and he didn't slap it clean after a few random beats, but he couldn't care about it so much, and got into the carriage and got into the carriage.

The army marched towards Chengdu again, and after entering the carriage, Qin Mi saw Guo Jia leisurely leaning on the carriage and opening the bamboo and wood tablets to read, opening his mouth to speak, but Guo Jia raised his head and looked at him with a smile.

"Zi Meng, you first think about what the Qin family has done, and then open your mouth to plead."