Jia Xu's words were very direct and practical, and they were very inconsistent with the behavior and methods that this old fox had always been wise about protecting himself.

Guo Jia was a little abruptly asked by the old fox's words, his eyes looked Jia Xu up and down with suspicion for a long time, frowned and said: "Old man, what you are asking is not like yourself at all, the matter of the succession of the heir, which is what you and I can ask at will?" If Guo Mou said this sentence tomorrow, he would not dare to say anything else, Guo Mou dared to guarantee that you would not survive for three nights. ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "The old man really wants to die now, I'm afraid that you Guo Da will not be willing to drink."

"Come less!" Guo Jia casually flipped his hand and coughed twice before he continued to speak: "But today, since the two of us have already talked about it, we might as well say who should be appointed as the heir?" ”

Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "According to the convention, the young and the old are orderly, Cao Pi Gongzi is a descendant, and he is the oldest son after the death of Cao Ang Gongzi, and on weekdays, whether it is in government affairs or military affairs, he is quite good, and he can be the heir of the old fox, what do you think?" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Pi Gongzi is loyal and introverted, and he is the eldest son, and he is extremely resourceful, if he wants to establish an heir when the lord is alive, the old man should highly respect Cao Pi Gongzi, but now the old man thinks it can't be!" ”

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Why? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "What state do you think the Cao family is in at the moment?" ”

Guo Jia frowned and said, "What other state can it be?" There is a strong enemy outside, there is a new funeral of the lord inside, and the sons have not yet been established, since it is the time of the wind and clouds! ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Just because it was in the wind and rain, the old man didn't recommend that he make Cao Pigongzi his heir?" Because the old man can see that Cao Pigongzi is very similar to the lord in some ways. Even more than that, if he is in power, he is afraid"

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm afraid that Cao Pigongzi is young after all, and he is thoughtful, and it is easy to deal with other Cao disciples, if it is when Qingping has nothing to do, such a character is naturally the best candidate to become Cao Sikong's successor, but now I am worried about internal and external troubles, although Yuan Shang is dormant in Chang'an." But a pair of thief eyes are staring at our territory all the time, but whenever there is a wind and grass, I am afraid that the Central Plains will be immediately mixed into a pot of fishy soup by him, which is not advisable, so in contrast, the old man thinks that it is the safest way to choose a successor who is smart and wise, can stabilize the morale of the army, and treat people well. ”

Jia Xu's words are well-founded and well-founded. Just touched Guo Jia's heart in an instant, touching the long-unmodified mustache on his chin, Guo Jia nodded lightly, and sighed: "What you said." It's also reasonable."

Jia Xu smiled and picked up a cup of tea, "Gollum" raised his neck and drank it, shook his head and sighed: "Of course, although the old man is silent on weekdays. But at critical moments, even if it is for your own safety, you must make a few words appropriately. lest you young people go down the wrong path and make great mistakes. ”

Guo Jia sneered when he heard this, and said, "I'm in my thirties, and I'm young?" ”

Jia Xu sighed and said, "At least it's younger than the old man, right?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said angrily: "I'm a dying person, don't take me away, since Cao Pigongzi is not suitable to inherit the throne in this situation, then who do you think can inherit the throne?" ”

Jia Xu said lightly: "All the sons are young, only the third son Cao Zhang and the fourth son Cao Zhi can inherit the foundation, but the third son Cao Zhang is brave and unscrupulous, and has a violent personality, and is not the material for being a monarch, but when it comes to resourcefulness, humility, treating people, talent, and gentlemanly style, I think the fourth son Cao Zhi is the real suitable person, what do you think, Brother Guo?" ”

"Fourth Prince" Guo Jia touched his chin, thought for a long time, and said: "It's not impossible for the fourth prince to succeed to the throne, it's just that his temperament is too delicate, and he has the style of a gentleman Guo doesn't mean that it is not good to have a gentleman's style, but it's just that since the opponent is that Yuan Shang, having a gentleman's style will inevitably suffer." ”

Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "Have the style of a gentleman suffer?" I don't have the air of a gentleman, and I don't see a few people who can take advantage of him. ”

Guo Jia was silent when he heard this.

Jia Xu fluttered his sleeves, stood up, and said: "That's the thing, the old man is here today to reveal his thoughts to you, if you think it's feasible, just tell Xun Yu about it, after all, with the relationship between the two of you, it's much better than the old man to tell him, of course, it doesn't matter if you don't agree, you and Xun Yu just choose your favorite heir to assist, and the old man will never interfere." ”

Guo Jia didn't squeak when he heard this, but kept his head down and pondered.

After Jia Xu said a few words to Guo Jia casually, he immediately got up and left, and Guo Jia did not deliberately leave him.

After Jia Xu's figure walked away, Guo Jia kept looking at his cheeks, and finally a smile slowly rose.

"Old fox, it sounds good, it's not like I want to pave a back road for myself Now the Cao family is in danger, the wind and rain are fluttering, maybe one day it will be destroyed by Yuan Shang, if Cao Pi is the master, with its solitary nature, it must be jade burning, vowing to fight with Yuan Shang to the most stubborn soldier, but if Cao Zhi is in power, he has a friendship with Yuan Shang, and I have compassion, I can't say that I will be able to lead the people to surrender for a while, this is in line with your meaning, when my surname Guo is stupid"

Speaking of this, he saw that Guo Jia was silent for a while, pondered for a while, and nodded: "However, what this old fox said just now still makes some sense, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, if they want not to cause trouble at this time, the candidate for the heir really has to be carefully pondered."

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The Cao family was a little anxious, but the Chang'an side where Yuan Shang was located was all happy.

won a big battle, took Guanzhong, subdued the Ma Jiajun, and extinguished Cao Cao, although Cao Cao himself was killed and taken away by Liu Bei, but it still couldn't cover up this epic victory.

When Yuan Shang returned to Chang'an City, Hao Zhao led all the soldiers in the city to come out to greet him, it is true that the fragrance of flowers is all over the body, the red carpet greets, and the battle is as big as if it is too much, it is very pompous.

"Congratulations to the lord for defeating Guanzhong and unifying the realm of Guanzhong, my subordinates sincerely congratulate here!"

Yuan Shang raised his hand and patted Hao Zhao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Hao doesn't have to be so polite, you have guarded Chang'an and laid a good base for the rear of our army, and you have contributed to this big victory, so you don't have to be too sloppy!" ”

Hao Zhao smiled and touched his head shyly.

"Hao Zhao, how is Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu doing?" Yuan Shang asked with a grin.

Ma Yunlu was injured when he fought with Xiahou Yuan, and was rescued by Zhao Yun, in order to ensure that her life was worry-free, Zhao Yun, this kid, first led Ma Yunlu back to Chang'an City, looking for a good doctor to treat him, but thanks to Zhao Yun's quick move, Ma Yunlu's recovery was also very fast.

Hao Zhao saw Yuan Shang's lewd smile, and then immediately showed a strange smile, and said: "Miss Ma's physical injuries are no longer in trouble, but General Zhao still accompanies her lord every day, there should be something wrong here, right?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "Of course there is something, with Zhao Yun's goose-plucked bear color, if he doesn't want the benefits of Ma Yunlu, how can he be so willing to be her escort so concerned?" This thousand-year-old ice sculpture seems to be finally civilized! ”

Hearing this, Hao Zhao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord, but I think General Zhao seems to be very active, although he accompanies Miss Ma every day, but he has not taken action, although the experience is also quite shallow, but I also feel that it is not a matter to drag on like this." ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "The one surnamed Zhao is a mountain cannon!" Soaking a girl is like sauerkraut for his mother, it's a waste of a good youth, it seems that Yuan has to help him, go, take me to Ma Yunlu's house to recuperate. ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw a figure swoop to Yuan Shang's side, and said with a lewd smile: "Lord, where are you going?" And don't forget to bring it with you! ”

Yuan Shang turned his head and glared at Sima Yi with disdain: "When it comes to this kind of thing between men and women, he will definitely not be able to run away from you?" What are your ears made of? Also, I put Zhao Yun in the girl, what does it have to do with you, why are you so enthusiastic? ”

The three of them immediately returned to the Taishou Mansion first, and after eating and bathing, they immediately changed into civilian clothes, and under the guidance of Hao Zhao, they came to the house where Ma Yunlu was recuperating from his injuries. ”

Hao Zhao was stunned when he heard this: "What do you mean by observing the enemy's situation?" ”

Sima Yi glared at him with disdain and said, "It's a waste, isn't it?" You've never been on someone else's wall to watch a widow take a bath? ”

Hao Zhao's face turned red when he heard this, and he hurriedly shook his hand and said, "No, no!" Absolutely nothing! ”

Yuan Shang and Sima Yi exchanged glances, then shook their heads together and sighed: "I haven't seen a widow take a bath at such an age, what a crippled life, if I just die, forget it."

The two of them said that, and then ran out of the wall together to climb the root of the wall, but Hao Zhao was left standing silently in place, looking at their backs for a long time, and then suddenly stomped his feet and said: "Shame is almost brave!" I can't stand still any longer, I have to keep up with the footsteps of the lord and Mr. Sima, wait, and bring someone Hao! ”

(To be continued.) )