Chapter 366: The Puzzle (Part II)

Xu Ji finally pressed his killing intent and looked at the young man in front of him, seeing that although this young man's temperament was a little different from ordinary people, his eyes were extremely clear, flashing with the brilliance of wisdom, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart, but he was also more vigilant because of this.

Xu Ji didn't expect Shi A to take this apprentice out of Chang'an, is Shi A so confident? But at this time, he has no choice, unless he jumps up and kills people, he still has to believe in Shi A's vision.

Of course, if Xu Ji found out that something was wrong, he would definitely kill the killer. However, Xu Ji knows that there are probably not many who can deceive Shi A, a super-first-class master like Shi A is a person with superior intelligence, and he may not be good at leading troops to fight, but he is definitely a veteran of looking at people, since Shi A is so sure, of course he is not good at saying anything, but a temptation is inevitable.

said indifferently at the moment: "I, Xu Ji, what is the name of this friend?" ”

The young man's face showed a look of disbelief, obviously he didn't expect that the person in front of him was Xu Ji, it seemed that Shi A didn't tell him who he would meet in advance, so he looked very excited, but he was trying his best to restrain his emotions, obviously not wanting to lose his temper in front of Xu Ji, and only after a while did he pretend to be calm and said: "Boy Guo Huai has seen General Xu." ”

Xu Ji was relieved at first, it seems that this young man cares about his image in his heart, so it seems that this person has a great possibility to serve himself.

This kid looks like a character, by the way, this kid seems to be called Guo Huai.

Guo Huai?! When Xu Ji reacted, he was also taken aback in his heart: it was actually Guo Huai, a famous general of Wei State!

You must know that the person Xu Ji admired most in later generations was Cao Cao, so he knew a lot about Cao Cao's characters, and this Guo Huai was a complete fool in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". was almost played by Zhuge Liang and others, and was finally killed by Jiang Wei with an arrow. But Xu Ji checked the historical data. Guo Huai in history is a famous general with great achievements, in the battle of Dingjun Mountain. After Xiahou Yuan, the commander of the Wei army, was killed by Huang Zhong with a knife, the Wei army was leaderless, and it was this Guo Huai who stood up at this time. Zhang He was elected as the commander of the army, and said, "General Zhang." A national famous general, Liu Bei is afraid; Today's matter is urgent, and General Zhang can't be at peace." It was precisely because of Guo Huai's strength that Zhang He was able to control many generals of the Wei army and save the Wei army from defeat. And it turned out that this Zhang He later became a big problem for Shu Han. The civil and military talents have reached the point where almost no one can restrain them. This shows this Guo Huai's ability to observe people in detail. At that time, Xiahou Yuan died newly. Although Zhang He temporarily took his position, but the morale of the army was fluctuating, morale was low, and it was difficult to fight, and Liu Bei's army was here in a blink of an eye, and at the critical moment, it was this Guo Huai who turned the tide.

Soon Liu Bei wanted to cross the Han River to attack. The generals thought they were outnumbered and wanted to rely on the water as a battle to resist the Shu army. Guo Huai thought: "This show of weakness is not enough to thwart the enemy. Non-counting. It's not as good as far water for Chen, which leads to it. Half of the battle and then attack, ready to break also" so in the north of the Han River, to wait for the Shu army to wade half of the water to counterattack. However, Liu Bei, the hero, has been in battle for a long time and finally saw through this plan. Hold on to each other across the water without crossing. Guo Huai insisted. showed no return, so that Liu Bei did not dare to go forward, giving Wei Jun a chance to breathe.

That's exactly what I thought. Cao Cao will let Zhang He take a break and appoint this Guo Huai as Zhang He's Sima.

Others, such as the first year of the early Huang Dynasty, marched to the Qiang Protector as the chief envoy of the west of the town. and the general Zhang He, the general of the protector, the champion general Yang Qiu, the thief Zheng Gan, and the rebel Hu of Lu Shui, etc., are all peaceful. That's why it's about peace. The situation of the people's easy to live and work in peace and contentment, and then Guo Huai's suppression of the Qiang rebellion, was even more threatening to the frontier. In the second year of Taihe, Zhuge Liang attacked Wei for the first time, sent Ma Tan to guard the street pavilion, and garrisoned Liucheng in high detail. Zhang He led the army to attack Jieting, and it was this Guo Huai who led the army to feint to attack Liucheng and contain the Shu army. Later, he was hugging the Han Qiang people Tang.

In February of the fifth year of Taihe, Zhuge Liang attacked Wei for the fourth time and surrounded Qishan, and the Shu army took advantage of the situation to harvest ripe wheat first and obtain military rations. There was no grain in Shilongyou, and some people suggested that grain be transported from Guanzhong, so it was a very long way. At this time, it was Guo Huai who relied on his prestige in the hearts of the Qiang people to appease the Qiang people, and he used both grace and power to solve the urgent need for military food. Turned to General Yangwu. In February of the second year of Qinglong, Zhuge Liang led an army of 100,000 out of the valley to attack Wei for the fifth time. It was this Guo Huai who saw through Zhuge Wuhou's intentions, stationed troops in the Northern Plains, and even more saw through Zhuge Liang's strategic intention to attack the Western Siege and attack Yang was true, which made a generation of genius Zhuge Liang return in vain, which further stimulated Zhuge Liang's illness, and made Zhuge Liang die of illness in Wuzhangyuan in August of that year.

It can be said that Zhuge Liangdi's death and the Guo Huai in front of him have a direct cause.

After Zhuge Liang's death, whether it was Wang Ping or Jiang Wei, he did not take advantage of Guo Huai's fight, this person has been in the Chang'an area for more than 30 years, and is definitely an expert in solving various problems in the Chang'an region and the mainstay of the defense of Chang'an, Hanzhong, and Xiliang.

Looking at Guo Huai in front of him, who was respectful to himself and made Zhuge Wuhou "full of tears", Xu Ji's heart beat a few times, and he smiled and beckoned Guo Huai to sit down.

Seeing this, Shi A breathed a sigh of relief, and could see that Xu Ji had a good impression of his apprentice, and he was not dissatisfied with his own assertions, and secretly praised Xu Ji's ability to recognize and use people. With a smile, Shi A said to Guo Huai: "Boji, this is the big man I told you." ”

Guo Huai nodded vigorously, if Xu Ji is not a big man, who else is a big man in this world.

Shi A turned his head and explained to Xu Ji: "Lord, as soon as I arrived at the gate of Chang'an City today, I saw this kid coming out of the gate of Chang'an in a hurry. Xu Ji knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and immediately understood that the urgent matter that Shi A said must be related to him, and immediately looked at Guo Huai, revealing an inquiring look. At the same time, he suddenly felt in his heart: It was probably because of this incident that Shi Ah completely trusted Guo Huai and brought this Guo Huai to himself.

Thinking of this, I even raised a hundred times the energy to listen to every word Guo Huai said.

Because he has experienced a lot of ups and downs, Xu Ji will not trust others so easily. Guo Huai was a little nervous under Xu Jijiong's blazing gaze, and organized his language. Cai said: "That day, the master came to Chang'an City to find me, and I was taken aback. And the master was very anxious, and asked me about Chang'an. In a panic, I forgot to tell the master something. Wait until the master is gone. The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, but I didn't know the whereabouts of my master, so I decided to go out of the city and decided to solve this potential danger on my own. ”

Xu Ji carefully pondered Guo Huai's words and felt that his words were very credible. Even if Wang Yun already knew the news that he led five thousand phantoms to cross the river, it was impossible for him to know such a secret action with Shi A, so it can be said that Guo Huai's appearance was a complete coincidence. In this case. The credibility of Guo Huai's words is already very high. If Guo Huai is Wang Yun's inner ghost, it is hard to imagine that Guo Huai will immediately come up with a reason that Shi A completely trusts after meeting Shi A. If that's the case. This Guo Huai is too high.

However, as long as you listen to what the so-called danger is in Guo Huai's mouth, you can immediately determine whether this Guo Huai is sent by Wang Yun to calculate Shi Adi. Thinking of this, Xu Ji smiled and said, "What is the so-called potential danger of Boji, you might as well talk about it." ”

Guo Huai said in a condensed voice: "I don't know if the master has mentioned my identity in Chang'an to General Xu. ”

Xu Ji knew Guo Huai's origin from the history books. But on the surface, he pretended not to know, of course, it was to test whether Guo Huai was telling the truth to himself. Just about to say that he didn't know, Guo Huai smiled and said: "It's the kid who is confused, General Xu is obviously the first time to hear of me, a little-known person, and that's right." How could the master mention me, an unknown person? ”

After a pause, Guo Huai said: "My grandfather Guo Quan used to be the great Sinong of the court. My father, Guo Yi, is now serving as a taishou in Yanmen, Bingzhou. Xu Ji nodded, knowing that Guo Huai was not hiding from himself, and at the same time his heart moved. This Guo Huai reminded himself that he was not at ease with Fuluo, and asked Liang Xi to secretly send someone to monitor? If this Guo Huai is thrown into his own hands. Then I will definitely get the full support of my father.

And the state was initially decided, and there was a henchman of his own in Yanmen. It's an ideal thing, especially when you're at war with the steppe peoples to the north. Thinking about it. Guo Huai said: "In the early years, the boy lived in Luoyang with his grandfather, and he had already learned fencing with his master, and later, when the capital moved west, his grandfather was forced into Chang'an, and I followed here, and then the master suddenly appeared in Chang'an, and became the first swordsman of the Han Dynasty, so I continued to learn swordsmanship with the master." And the Guo family is not a local, I have no relatives in Chang'an, fortunately there is a master to take care of me, otherwise I am afraid that I Guo Huai would have died of illness in Chang'an. ”

Only then did Xu Ji know that Shi A had the grace of life for Guo Huai. It seems that the possibility of Guo Huai cheating Shi A is very small, and Guo Huai is indeed a filial son according to historical records.

Guo Bad's eyes showed a look of remembrance: "After I recovered from my illness, I knew that my life was saved by my master, so I will not hesitate to let the master want me to go to the soup and fire."

Xu Ji nodded, weren't Shi A and Guo Huai both from the Cao Wei Group in history? I just haven't heard that two people will be involved. A rare smile appeared on Shi A's face, which made a handsome face that seemed to be ten thousand years of ice have a hint of a smile. Said: "Boji has good qualifications, and he is diligent, how can I see death and not save me?" ”

Shi A said to Xu Ji: "Boji is a caring person, when I first came to Chang'an, Boji originally wanted to leave Chang'an, return to his hometown Taiyuan Yangqu, assist his father in garrisoning Yanmen Pass, and fight against Qianghu, but when he saw me coming, he stayed and continued to learn swordsmanship with me. But when it comes to talent, I think Boji's ability to lead troops far surpasses his swordsmanship. ”

Only then did Xu Ji know that Guo Huai's fate had taken a small turn for himself in the cause of intervening in history.

No wonder, Xu Ji clearly remembered that Guo Huai was in his hometown when he followed Cao Cao, when did he appear in Chang'an? It turned out to be caused by Shi A's sudden appearance. And Shi A has long thought of placing Guo Huai in Chang'an as his pawn. Guo Huai was a little embarrassed by Shi A's words, and said with a slight red face: "The master has won the award, but the master's instructions dare not be forgotten at all, the master does not want others to know the relationship between the master and me, so to this day, no one in Chang'an has expressed doubts about my identity, but only knows that I am the grandson of the late Dasi Nong Guo Quan." It wasn't until the master made a big fuss in Chang'an that I knew why the master didn't let me publicize that I was the master's apprentice. I was afraid that I would be implicated, but I didn't expect the master to come back so soon. And stand by my side. ”

Speaking of which. Xu Ji still didn't find a trace of inappropriateness in Guo Huaidi's words. It seems that it is indeed the shadow of his own cup. Looking at Xu Ji's thoughtful appearance, Guo Huai hurriedly patted his head and said, "Look at me." I actually digressed. It came to pass that the master saw that I was well from my illness. He suggested that I attach myself to the powerful figures in Chang'an. After all, my grandfather was the great Sinong in the court, and he was very well-connected. Because Wang Yun and my grandfather still have a bit of a relationship, and Wang Yun is a member of the Jinyang Wang family. Speaking of which, it is also the good of the same family. So I went to Wang Yun??????"

Xu Ji lost his voice when he heard this: "What did you say?" Wang Yunnai is a native of the Wang family in Jinyang? Isn't the Wang family in Langya, Yanzhou? "What the hell is going on? Wang Yundi's family is actually in Bingzhou instead of Shandong Langya! ”

In an instant, Xu Ji caught what Guo Huai said about the troublesome matter: the fact that he led five thousand phantoms to sneak into the Chang'an area couldn't be hidden from Wang Yun at all, maybe Wang Yun didn't know now, but as long as the Wang family in Jinyang sent someone to Chang'an, then he would definitely know this secret.

If he still thinks that he can always hide from Wang Yun, maybe he will let Wang Yun calculate the opposite. This information could not have come at a better time.

With this one thing alone, Xu Ji already completely believed in Guo Huai. Guo Huai looked at Xu You's face in surprise. Explained: "General Xu doesn't know, there are three branches of the Wang surname, General Xu is talking about Langya's Wang family and Wang Yun's Jinyang Wang family, although they are all descendants of the prince of Zhou Ling, but the two can not be confused, speaking of Jinyang Wang family is orthodox, but now people will only think of Langya when they mention the Wang family, as early as the Zhaoxuan period of the pre-Han Dynasty, the doctor advised, and the famous scholar Wang Ji laid the foundation for the Langya Wang family. Three generations of Wang Ji's grandchildren. Lu is a heavy position, with the title of "the beauty of the ages", creating a precedent for the dignitaries of the Langya Wang family. Therefore, the Jinyang Wang family is not so famous. ”

I see! Xu Ji knew that the Wang family was not because of Wang Yun, but because the Wang family in Langya, Shandong was too famous in the history books during the two Jin Dynasty. Western Jin Dynasty. Wang Xiang is the third duke, Wang Rong, and Wang Yan successively served as prime ministers. It greatly increased the prestige of the Langya Wang family. At the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, because of Wang Dao's outstanding achievements. As the prime minister, he was in the middle of the government, forming the king and the horse. The situation of the whole world is a sign that the power of the Langya Wang clan has reached its peak. For a long time, Xu Ji always thought that Wang Yunnai was from Langya.

Damn, I was completely mistaken. Guo Huai continued: "I see that the master is here, and I know that the Yanzhou army is going to have a big operation in Chang'an, but the Yanzhou army is going to come to Chang'an, and it must not be hidden from the people of the Wang family, I am afraid that the Wang family in Jinyang will send someone to Chang'an to deliver the letter, fortunately, it is not the end of the month, and the people of the Wang family have not yet passed the news, so they feel a little at ease, and then prepare to go out of Chang'an City, wanting to intercept the messenger sent by the Wang family halfway." ”

Xu Ji frowned and said, "Boji, you are not from the Wang family, how can you know who the envoy of the Wang family is?" Isn't it a needle in a haystack for you to intercept and kill the envoy of the Wang family halfway? Guo Huai was stunned for a moment when he heard the idiom "looking for a needle in a haystack", and then he praised it twice, and then explained: "General Xu doesn't know that Wang Yun and the Wang family of Jinyang communicate with each other from time to time, and the news is scheduled to be delivered at the end of each month, and the people who deliver the news are the heads of the Wang family, that is, Wang Yun's brother's sons Wang Ling and Wang Chen. These two usually have a good relationship with me, and they always promise me their precious sister. The person who returned to Jinyang to get the news this time was Wang Ling. Because Wang Yun is suspicious by nature, he can't trust outsiders, and Wang Ling and Wang Chen are good, and the walls of Chang'an City can be climbed by both of them. I'm not sure I'm going to kill Wang Ling. Xu Ji nodded, Wang Chen had never heard of it, but this Wang Ling himself seemed to have an impression, and he seemed to be one of the important ministers of the Cao Wei Group. It seems that Guo Huai's wife in history is really Wang Ling's sister-in-law, it seems that the two of them are very affectionate, and they gave birth to five sons alone, as if there is a story about his wife in Xinyu, hey, it seems that he has almost forgotten "The World Says New Language". If it weren't for Guo Huai, I really wouldn't be able to remember this person.

Guo Huai said coldly: "It is for this reason that Wang Yun also attaches great importance to me, otherwise I would not be qualified to go to Chang'an City with Wang Yun to investigate the scene after Liu Zhang was kidnapped." ”

Xu Ji was completely moved by Guo Huai's words at this time, and knew that Guo Huai had no lies. didn't expect Wang Yun to be so insidious, it seems that he really doesn't look down on him.

Thinking of this, Xu Ji was a little restless, and said to Shi A: "Brother Shi, you still have to cross the river and go back, tell Wen Feng the news, and ask him to closely monitor the big river, and be sure to catch Wang Ling!"

Of course, Shi Ah knew the importance of this matter, and he agreed to stand up and go out.

Guo Huai let go of his worries and knew that his worries had finally been resolved. Xu Ji was in a bad mood, and he still hadn't figured out whether Wang Yun suspected Jia Xu, but he had come up with a Wang family, which was really unguardable.

Suddenly, Xu Ji found that the Chang'an strategy had to be changed greatly, otherwise he might have to go back. (To be continued......)