Six or seven years have passed since Dong Zhuo monopolized the dynasty, and the imperial party headed by the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty has suffered a thunderous blow.

He hoped that there would be warlords who would be loyal to the Son of Heaven, but at the same time he was afraid that the warlords would be strong and strong, and would not obey orders.

The Shi clan is a political group, but there are also obvious factions, Kanto and Kansai, south and north, central and local, etc., from a small county to a large state, all have obvious power colors.

Guo Jia uprooted the Yizhou scholars, and these scholars under the Son of Heaven didn't care, what they cared about was whether Guo Jia was loyal to the Son of Heaven, and if he was loyal, would he treat them in the same way.

Liu Xie knew that at this moment, he was not relying on the scholars, but the warlords.

In the world of governance, the ability of the political group is enough to change the dynasty, and in troubled times, the warlords are the foundation of their lives.

"Fengxiao, are you willing to help me?"

Liu Xie met Guo Jia when he was young, and although Guo Jia disappointed him again and again, he could only pin his hopes on Guo Jia at this moment.

Drowning people, even if they know that it is a straw, will cling to it in an attempt to save their lives.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were focused on Guo Jia.

Liu Xie's cordial "Feng Xiao" made Guo Jia feel heavy.

With a gentle expression and lowered eyes, Guo Jia asked softly, "Your Majesty is willing to move to Chengdu?" ”

There are six prosperous cities in Dahan, and Chengdu is one of them.

However, Chengdu is located in a remote area, and in the Han Dynasty, where the economic and political center of gravity was in the north, how could the emperor of the Han Dynasty set up the capital in Chengdu?

The ministers whispered, and every word that flowed out was sneering at Chengdu.

Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital to Chang'an, they objected, and finally came back to Luoyang, even if it was a ruin, it was left by the ancestors, let them go to Chengdu? No way!

Liu Xie's face was full of sorrow, Guo Jia did not answer his question, but asked a rhetorical question, in which the ambiguous attitude was intriguing.

Did Guo Jia swear allegiance to Liu Xie when he moved to Chengdu?

Or did he not go to Chengdu, Guo Jia and Liu Xie parted ways?

Liu Xie couldn't guess, he didn't want to go to Chengdu in his heart, the prosperity of Jincheng had heard of it, but Yizhou was remote, and as a ruler, going to Yizhou was like a caged bird.

Moreover, Liu Xie, who was actually deeply jealous of the warlord in his heart, was afraid that he would become Guo Jia's prisoner when he went to Chengdu.

Hundreds of officials discussed, and the ministers exchanged heads, Guo Jia was indifferent, and his expression was always indifferent.

He can't express an attitude of doing his best for the Han here, otherwise it will become a trick, he just needs to figure out the thoughts of the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, and then let them retreat in the face of difficulties.

What Guo Jia wants to do is to create a situation that is not that he is not loyal, but that the Son of Heaven does not accept it.

"Fengxiao, you have tens of thousands of soldiers, can't you help me sweep away the rebellion, Zhongxing Han?" Liu Xie stared at Guo Jia in a sincere tone.

He has no shortage of loyal ministers, but he lacks loyal ministers with soldiers and horses!

The question came back again, but in a different way, Liu Xie's question was more specific, which meant that he wanted Guo Jia's military strength.

The commotion in the hall stopped, and everyone held their breath to see how Guo Jia answered.

"How many soldiers and horses does Your Majesty need?" Guo Jia asked tepidly again.

It seems that Guo Jia really intends to lead troops to help Liu Xie sweep away [***] and make the world a good one.

The strength of the marching army to fight, Liu Xie is a layman, he looked at Dong Cheng and asked.

Dong Cheng was overjoyed in his heart, moved behind Ma Teng, and arched his hand towards Guo Jia: "The envoy only needs to send 100,000 troops." ”

In fact, if Dong Chengxiang let Guo Jia come out of the nest, it would seem to be an inch, so he only said 100,000.

Hearing Dong Cheng's words, Guo Jia was disdainful.

Lakh? Even if it is 100,000 male soldiers, can they all exterminate Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Sun Ce?

"It's not difficult for the minister to send 100,000 troops, but dare to ask Your Majesty, where does the grain and grass come from for the 100,000 soldiers?"

Guo Jia threw the problem to the Son of Heaven without humility or arrogance.

Fighting depends on people, but individuals have to eat, horses have to eat, camp in the village, attack the city, fight with the enemy, this has to be carried out with heavy equipment, where does it come from?

The hall is silent, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are hungry and cold, the Son of Heaven is not hungry is true, what can be eaten is coarse chaff and rough food, the hundred officials are hungry and do not die, but most of them are skinny, often dizzy.

Asking them for food and grass is simply a kind of irony and sarcasm!

"Guo Jia, can't Yizhou even support 100,000 soldiers? Grain and grass are heavy, isn't there one in Yizhou? You're clearly an excuse! Dong Cheng pointed at Guo Jia with an angry face, not afraid of angering Guo Jia at all.

The people in this hall, Guo Jia also knew Liu Xie and Zhong Xuan, and the others didn't know anything.

Dong Cheng spoke disrespectfully to him, in Guo Jia's eyes, he was just a clown jumping off the beam, Dong Cheng's role was Liu Xie's gun, without Dong Cheng jumping out, there were others, so instead of pursuing Dong Cheng, it was better to fight with Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

"Your Majesty, there is a Qinling mountain range between Yizhou and Luoyang, the minister sent a large army to come, and the grain and grass are transported from Chengdu, Chengdu to Hanzhong, there is Jiange Road, Hanzhong to Chang'an, there is Chencang Old Road, Chang'an to Luoyang, and there are peach blossom stoppers. This journey has cost the people and money, and to supply an army of 100,000, I am afraid that it will consume ten times or more than ten times the weight of grain and grass. It's not a minister's resignation, it's true. ”

Guo Jia's reason is impeccable, it is normal to have losses and consumption on the road to transport grain and grass, that is, ordinary marches and wars, the loss of grain and grass is at least 20%, from Yizhou to Luoyang, how many difficult roads do you have to cross? Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition is the first priority of the smooth grain road, which can be seen.

The land of Chang'an Sanfu and the Luoyang Sili area are deserted, the fertile land is deserted, and if you want to restore production here, you can't do it overnight.

Even if Liu Xie is given 100,000 soldiers and horses now, within ten days, there will be a mutiny in the army.

It is for this reason that Guo Jia has nearly 200,000 troops, and only more than 80,000 soldiers and horses were used to send troops to Guanzhong.

It is difficult for the Son of Heaven to be strong, Guo Jia argues with reason, if the Son of Heaven insists on going his own way again, it will inevitably be unreasonable.

Liu Xie's face was dejected, he was not an unreasonable emperor, what Guo Jia said was the truth.

There are only two ways in front of him, either go to Chengdu with Guo Jia, or stay in Luoyang, Guo Jia can't help him.

Ma Teng and Han Sui's sense of existence was very weak, and after they revealed the situation of the remaining soldiers and horses, they were in a situation of being ignored.

Now they are also seeing the clues, the Son of Heaven is unwilling to follow Guo Jia to Yizhou, and Guo Jia's attitude of loyalty is mostly duplicity.

But he can't accuse Guo Jia of anything, is one of what he said an exaggeration?

For the sake of the Son of Heaven, he asked the Son of Heaven to go to Chengdu, but if the Son of Heaven did not go, the responsibility was not on Guo Jia.

If other princes were replaced, even if they had to be loyal to the Son of Heaven, it was impossible to send troops to Luoyang to transport grain and grass.

"Your Majesty, this is the eldest son of the minister, named Guo Ye."

There is nothing to dispute about whether Guo Jia can support the Han family for Liu Xiekuang.

Guo Jia pulled Guo Ye in front of him and looked up at the Son of Heaven.

"Ye'er, kneel down and kowtow to the Son of Heaven."

Guo Jia suddenly asked his son to make such a move, which stunned everyone.

The Han Dynasty's monarchs and ministers were standing in the court, and they rarely knelt deliberately, unless they were guilty people.

Guo Ye followed Guo Jia's instructions, knelt down, kowtowed three times to Liu Xie, and his movements were not perfunctory, and even a slight sound could be heard.

"Bonghyo, what is this?"

Liu Xie looked at the child who kowtowed to him in confusion, and cast an inquiring look at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia's spirits perked up, his expression was sincere, and he said: "If it wasn't for His Majesty's secret help, this child would have died in his mother's womb." Your Majesty, the minister owes too much to Your Majesty, how much can you repay, the minister does his best. ”

In all fairness, Liu Xie was kind to Guo Jia, when Cai Yan was rescued from Luoyang, Guo Jia took advantage of Liu Xie, and the process was not discussed, but the result was that Guo Jia owed Liu Xie a favor, without Liu Xie, Cai Yan and Guo Ye would all die.

Guo Jia didn't dare to say that he was a person who knew how to repay his kindness, but whoever was kind to him, he kept it in his heart, how much he could repay, and did his best.

"The minister has come this time and brought some food for His Majesty, which can be used for His Majesty and the ministers for a month."

Guo Jia lowered his head slightly again and said softly.

Many of the ministers in the palace are noble people, and they regard Guo Jia's assistance as charity and mercy, in fact, they disdain it, and would rather dig up the turf and eat the roots of the tree by themselves, Guo Jia doesn't care about these, he has fulfilled his mind, just do it.

Liu Xie was still immersed in memories, thinking about it, and finally suddenly realized, and blurted out: "Could it be that he is the daughter of Cai Yong?" ”

Before Guo Jia could reply, a contemptuous curse came from the hall.

"Slut."

Like thunder on the ground, after the sound has passed, calm returns.

Many of the ministers in the palace had contempt on their faces.

Cai Yan and Guo Jia are indeed immoral and have no media, Guo Jia can admit this calmly.

Guo Ye broke free of Guo Jia's hand, turned around and walked to a minister behind Dong Cheng, raised his head to look at the middle-aged man, his beautiful face was full of suppressed anger.

At a young age, he will not understand Guo Jia's game with the Son of Heaven and the ministers, and he will not understand Guo Jia's identity and status in their eyes.

But he can understand the words, who is Cai Yong in the mouth of the Son of Heaven? Who is his familiar grandfather, Cai Yong's daughter? His biological mother.

A slut, no matter who he changes, can't tolerate others insulting his mother, even if his mother does something wrong.

"Jia Xu."

Guo Jia called out indifferently.

Jia Xu walked in from the outside, gave the Son of Heaven a silent salute, and then pulled Guo Ye out without waiting for Guo Jia's instructions, Guo Ye stared at the middle-aged man who also cast a disdainful look at him, Jia Xu pulled him, he didn't move, and it wasn't until the third time that Guo Ye gritted his teeth and left with Jia Xu.

It seemed that the matter was over, but Guo Jia called softly again.

"Dian Wei."

Dian Wei, who was wearing heavy armor, strode into the hall with his head held high, staring at the others, only bowing behind Guo Jia and waiting for the dispatch.

Turning around naturally, Guo Jia walked towards the middle-aged man who was wearing court clothes and scolding.

(To be continued)