Guo Jia used a popular or even vulgar story to compare the Han Dynasty, which sounds child's play, but in fact it is harsh and very mean.

He rarely sarcastically mocks others, and rarely flaunts his might, but today, he has no scruples about Cai Yong, the face of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and bluntly said that the Han Dynasty in the storm is already full of holes, who will burn it? Dong Zhuo? Before Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty was already terminally ill.

Cai Yong's face was ugly, and he wanted to refute a few words, but Guo Jia raised his hand and motioned for him to listen further.

"Cai Gong, I'll follow your train of thought first. Who can save the Son of Heaven now? I am the closest, but not the strongest, Yuan Shao has switched from defense to attack in Hebei, no longer suppressed by Gongsun Zhan, and will soon sweep Qingzhou, Gongsun Zhan's forces in Qingzhou and Jizhou are wiped out. When he eliminated Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao would have Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, which was also in his pocket. Yuan Shao wanted to go west and go through Sizhou to get the three assistants, which was as easy as a breeze. Compared with Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, generations of Hanchen, what about me? A little person who was born poor and has done so many rebellious things, Zhong Miao came to ask you to be a lobbyist, and brought out the Son of Heaven to make you loyal, I can understand, but what I don't understand is why he didn't ask Yuan Shao to come to the rescue? Is it just because I'm in Yizhou and closest to Guanzhong? Not necessarily, I'm afraid ”

Cai Yong is not a person who is good at deceitful after all, he is a courtier of the Han Dynasty, but it does not mean that he is an excellent politician.

Guo Jia's question, he couldn't answer it, why did Zhong Miao come to Yizhou to persuade him, why didn't he persuade Yuan Shao? Why did Zhong Miao say that the Son of Heaven pinned all his hopes on Guo Jia?

"Ask Yuan Yuwen, Cai Gong, have you heard of it?"

When Cai Yong lowered his head and pondered, Guo Jia asked lightly.

Cai Yong's expression was shocked, he raised his head and said in disbelief: "Is it all true?" ”

The conquest between the princes is not something that can be fought if they want to, and it is not something that can be fought for no reason.

Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao went to war, under the pretext that Gongsun Yue was dead, and then he had to put on a righteous posture and issued a document against Yuan Shao, listing several crimes against Yuan Shao, including Yuan Shao's intention to set up a new emperor, appointing officials privately without the Son of Heaven, and Yuan Shao had no intention of rescuing the Son of Heaven when he returned to the Dong Alliance in vain, and so on.

Yuan Shao also has an excuse to kill Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan killed Liu Yu, which is Yuan Shao's righteousness.

Guo Jia fought Jingzhou before, because Jingzhou was still nominally a borderless land, and later Liu Biao officially took Jingzhou, Guo Jia wanted to fight, but also to find a convincing excuse, the so-called king of righteous soldiers, if he did not touch the righteousness, it was self-destruction, Yuan Shu beat Liu Biao, beat without saying a word, beat Cao Ying, there is no reason, what is the result? Even though this is not a key factor in the outcome of the war, what if Yuan Shu wins? If the heart is turned against it, it will perish sooner or later.

Now Guo Jia can also make excuses for himself in turn, hold high the banner of righteousness, Liu Yan's heart to call the emperor is obvious, Guo Jia killed him, who dares to give Liu Yan a grievance? Whoever is called Qu is Liu Yan's party, that is, he is a rebel who echoes Liu Yan.

This is the righteousness on the bright side, if there is not even a little righteousness, let alone development, it would be good to be able to stick to the results, Cao Ying coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, it is a great righteousness, Liu Bei said that he has the blood edict of the Son of Heaven, it is also a great righteousness, Sun Quan scolded Cao Ying is a thief, there is no confidence, but at least it is not without a target, they each hold their own opinions, each insists on a word, what is placed in front of the world is a choice, not a thorough right and wrong, just like Yuan Shu attacked Liu Biao, no matter what name Yuan Shu used, it was impossible to be recognized by others, Because Liu Biao himself did not give authority to others, the way he did was also benevolent and righteous.

"Gong Cai, does Yuan Shao really want to set up a new emperor, I don't speculate, but if the Son of Heaven can't even believe Yuan Shao, is there still a prince in the world who supports Han? If I invade Chang'an today and save the Son of Heaven, do you think Yuan Shao will approve of my actions? I bowed down to the Son of Heaven in front of Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao would also think that I was holding the Son of Heaven hostage! Why? Because there must be Han thieves in the world, and with Han thieves, he Yuan Shao can command the world's corporal clan to fight for him! It's called Fuhan, but it's actually a usurper! ”

Guo Jia's voice was not heavy, nor did it fluctuate, he was narrating in a completely light tone, but Cai Yong's face was pale when he heard it, and his heart was shocked.

"Fengxiao, is there no room for manoeuvre?" Cai Yong looked distressed, and the trend of the Han Dynasty dying was difficult for him to accept.

Guo Jia nodded slightly, making Cai Yong's eyes glow with hope.

"If the hero can end the situation of the princes, and then respect the Han family, return to the Son of Heaven, and hand over the military power, then the Han Dynasty, there is still hope, if someone can do these things, then he is a hero."

Heroes are depreciative, heroes are praise.

Guo Jia is telling the truth, if Cao Ying in history was not fighting the country through the Han Dynasty, Cao Ying would not have fallen to the first-class of Mao Mang alongside Wang Mang. The hero is a thought, Cao Ying has the opportunity to be a hero, but he still chose to be a hero, and Guo Jia is Cao Ying, and he will not choose to be a hero, even if he will incur countless infamy behind him.

"Fengxiao, can't you be this hero of the ages?" Cai Yong looked at Guo Jia forcefully, with a bit of pleading on his old face.

With a long sigh, Guo Jia looked away and said softly: "Cai Gong, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't." Now that Yizhou is under my rule, both the officialdom and the people's customs have taken on a new look, I led the army into the customs and saved the Son of Heaven, even if the Kwantung princes do not come to crusade against me, and then I respect the Son of Heaven, think about it, what will happen? The civil and military officials in the Chang'an court, they want to meddle in political affairs, what should I do? Not to mention that the situation that is rarely stabilized has no foreign enemies to attack, just dealing with these scholars and bureaucrats is a game of life and death. ”

In Cai Yong's eyes, this situation can still be seen clearly, Guo Jia opened the imperial examination, and the bureaucrats under him performed their duties and had no contact with each other, while the civil and military officials of the Chang'an Imperial Court had an inextricable relationship between the officials, because the officials promoted by filial piety and honesty carried obvious power imprints, and huge political groups were also formed.

The scholars formed a party for personal gain, Guo Jia wanted to really save the Son of Heaven and hand over the power to the Son of Heaven, not to mention sweeping the world to help the Han family, whether he could protect himself or not is a question.

Cai Yong was speechless, none of what Guo Jia said was false, and he found that he had no reason to persuade Guo Jia to be a hero and a loyal minister who would be famous for thousands of years in the history books of the future.

Although this sentence often becomes a high-sounding reason for the surrender faction, for the current Guo Jia, he can see the situation clearly and go on the right path.

To be a hero for a while but to destroy himself is ignorance.

The Han family can be saved, but Guo Jia can't save it if he wants to, because he hopes to bury the Han family, and the hero will not give him a chance to save it.

Who can save the Han room? Yuan Shao after unifying Hebei, and Cao Ying, who dominated the Central Plains, are all right, but will they do this? None of them in history, and now, Guo Jia is sure, they still won't.

"Cai Gong, what I said just now is the reason why I can't save the Son of Heaven, now what I want to tell you is that I can defeat Li Dao Guo Yan, but I will not send troops, the reason is very simple, it is rare for the people of Yizhou to live a stable life, and the money and grain in the Yizhou treasury have also accumulated some, I can't use troops in a hurry, and exhaust the family funds that have been accumulated so hard, and once again increase the burden of the people, I admit that I am a villain who is hypocritical and righteous, and let the people live a good life is also to use them to reserve military supplies for me, but I am not ashamed at all, Compared with those heroes who scavenge the people's fat and ointment and claim to be gentlemen, how can I be ashamed? ”

Guo Jia picked up the cup and drank the water with a calm expression, Cai Yong sighed in despair, got up and asked Guo Jia dejectedly: "Fengxiao, the old man just wants to listen to your last word, if there is really a day when you can be a hero, will you do it?" ”

This sentence is a simple question, but Cai Yong's subtext Guo Jia understands, that is, Guo Jia can protect himself, can also support the Han family, and realize his ideals, at that time, will he let the world continue to be surnamed Liu?

Guo Jia said lightly: "Cai Gong, you and I might as well wait and see, how far will this Han family develop, if the Han family is really desperate, why should I fight against the righteousness of the world?" ”

If you can really return the peace of the world and let the people live in peace, Guo Jia does not need to go against the trend, but these two conditions are difficult to achieve, one is to end the division of the princes, and the other is to let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

In the end, Cai Yong not only failed to convince Guo Jia, but even began to waver himself, even if Zhong Miao had a secret edict from the Son of Heaven to invite Guo Jia to go to King Qin, it was useless.

After sending Cai Yong away, Guo Jia came to Cai Yan's room, pushed the door and entered, Cai Yan was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, with undried tears on his face.

"Husband, what did my father say?"

When Guo Jia walked to the side, Cai Yan suddenly woke up, panicked and urgently asked, from her shocked face, it can be seen that she is really frightened for a while, what she is afraid of is nothing more than Guo Jia was angered by Cai Yong and waved the butcher knife.

"I persuaded him away."

Guo Jia raised his hand to wipe away her tears, Cai Yan's expression was shocked, and he asked rhetorically: "Isn't the husband making the concubine happy?" Will my father be persuaded by his husband if he is so stubborn? ”

"You don't believe me? Your father is also a human being, and he also has thoughts, so if you reason with him, will he not listen? The next time he wants to see me, you don't have to stop me, at best, he will scold me for being a thief and a traitor, what else can I say? After getting along with him in the past two years, although I don't have a good relationship with him, at least I can sit down and reason calmly, I am now Yizhou Mu, nominally, I am also Hanchen, as long as I don't bury the Han with my own hands, he will not have an opinion on me. Got it? ”

Cai Yan put her mind at ease, felt that her face was ugly again, lowered her head and picked up a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her face, and pushed Guo Jia not to look at her.

"I don't have makeup, what's not to see?"

Guo Jia turned around helplessly.

(To be continued)