Mrs. Zhang looked at Guo Jia, whose smile became more and more intense, lightly covered her lips with her long sleeves, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said softly: "The world is impermanent, people are rolling in the red world, what they are most afraid of is that the day is precarious, the glory and wealth in front of them are like a dream, and one is not careful, although my Zhen family is a famous family in Jizhou, but now it is still difficult to escape the disaster that fell from the sky, a few years ago, when Yecheng was broken by Zhang Yan's thief, if it weren't for the fact that my Zhen family still has some self-preservation power, I barely insisted until the official army counterattacked, I'm afraid that I've already been poisoned, and I'm afraid that a weak woman like me will be even worse. It's impossible to sit here and talk to two gentlemen now. ”

Guo Jia nodded, although a woman as beautiful as Mrs. Zhang seems to be infinitely beautiful, her fate is still in the hands of men in the end, at least in this era. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang gave birth to several sons very competitively, and there was a daughter who was called the reincarnation of Luoshen, which seized the initiative in the cruel family struggle, but at this moment, when the war was chaotic and met a warlord who was stronger than herself, she and her daughter still couldn't protect themselves, and finally it was inevitable to have their own beautiful body to trade.

Mrs. Zhang looked at Guo Jia thoughtfully, frowned with a hint of beautiful sorrow between her frowning eyebrows, and sighed lightly: "Mr. Guo's distorted temperament did not laugh at me and other people in the world for being mediocre, and if Mr. was not afraid of being angry, in fact, no one could escape the word fame and fortune, even if it was the holy master Confucius, he traveled around the world, in order to choose a master, so that he could be useful, if Lu Gong did not fall into the Qi country's plan, why did Confucius give up the near and seek the Far East to wander west?" ”

Guo Jia has read a lot of books since he was a child, and of course he knows that what Mrs. Zhang said is not wrong at all. It seems that this lady has a long-term vision and a unique perspective on problems. Even those who have read poetry and books may not be able to express these remarks, but what is the purpose of this? But at that moment, Guo Jia still nodded and replied: "What Madame said is very true. It is the same idea for Guo Jia to stand in the position of Mrs., but I don't know what benefits Mrs. Zhang wants from me Guo Jia? It seems that Guo Jiaren is good-looking, and he is useless! ”

Mrs. Zhang glanced at Guo Jia with a charming look, and said with a smile: "What are you kidding?" If I could trade, I'd rather have my husband's brilliant mind. It's a pity that even if Mr. Ken, I'm afraid your master will not agree, yes or no, Chen Liu's first strategist, Mr. Guo Jia? ”

Guo Jia didn't care at all that his status in Chen Liu was known by the other party, but this was normal. If Mrs. Zhang didn't even have this ability, then she wouldn't have to be so jealous of him, and she wouldn't have been able to control the Zhen family for many years. I only heard Guo Jia say casually: "It seems that Madame's interest is not in Xiaosheng, could it be that Madame takes a fancy to my family's concubine?" ”

Mrs. Zhang Yingying nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. is a smart person, he should understand the position of my Zhen family." ”

Guo Jia was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood Mrs. Zhang's intention to find him.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhang took a sip of tea and said, "My Zhen family can provide Chen Liu with all kinds of materials at the lowest price, on the condition that Chen Liu can guarantee the interests of my Zhen family." Of course, it's best to be able to support each other. ”

Guo Jia glanced at Mrs. Zhang deeply and said, "I don't know who Yuan Shao sent to lobby Mrs.?" ”

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, and for the first time in her heart, she was in awe of the young man in front of her. can actually judge from his few words that the Yuan family has already found their own affairs.

In fact, Mrs. Zhang is also very conflicted now, and the person sent by Yuan Shao asked her for cooperation, but the premise is that she wants to marry her daughter to the gentleman Yuan Xi. This is too difficult, and it is not a question of whether his daughter likes it or not. It is a question of Zhen's status in the future, and Yuan Xi is not the eldest prince. How can Yuan Shao's career be inherited in the future?

For many years, the world has been convinced that his daughter is the queen's order, and the Zhen family has always maintained this statement, so that the mysterious aura of the Zhen family can be maintained for a long time. But what if Zhen Mi is married to Yuan Xi?

In fact, it is not impossible to cooperate with the Yuan family, but the Zhen family naturally still wants to maintain their transcendent status and does not want to get too close to any other wealthy family, so Yuan Shao's current request is extremely unacceptable, because it is tantamount to encroaching on the Zhen family and slowly becoming a part of the Yuan family. How can this be tolerated?

Guo Jia is naturally well aware of Mrs. Zhang's thoughts, you must know that what Xu Ji has always been obsessed with is dealing with the family, as Xu Ji's best friend and the chief strategist under Xu Ji, how could Guo Jia not study the family? A big family like the Zhen family only likes to control others, but they don't like to be controlled by others, of course, the Zhen family in front of them is the same, and now Mrs. Zhang's attitude is obviously coerced by Yuan Shao, which makes Mrs. Zhang feel that the Zhen family has the possibility of being swallowed by Yuan Shao. That's why he negotiated with himself to see if it was possible to maintain the political and economic interests of the Zhen family in the future. In other words, it is the transcendent status of the Zhen family in Jizhou.

In this way, I have to thank Yuan Shao! If it weren't for him coercing the Zhen family too tightly, I'm afraid this Mrs. Zhang wouldn't have seen her.

What if he was a messenger sent by a colt? If you are not driven by profits, people will ignore you. What's more, today's Xu Ji may not be regarded as the kind of "great potential" potential, and Xu Ji is just Taoguang and obscure.

The two of them had their own concerns, and for a while, the hall was quiet.

Although Chen Zhi was clear about the conversation between the two, he couldn't see through the clever minds of the two, so he secretly touched Guo Jia for some reason.

Guo Jia woke up in shock, knowing that he was a little out of shape, so he hurriedly smiled: "Madame hasn't answered Xiaosheng's question yet?" ”

Mrs. Zhang also woke up and secretly said that she had lost the first move, so she had to reply with a smile: "Who is not the same?" Left and right are all wishful thinking. Why should the gentleman be concerned? ”

Hearing this answer, Guo Jia couldn't help but secretly exclaim.

This Mrs. Zhang dismissed Guo Jia's aggressive questions in a few words, and instantly reversed the disadvantage of the negotiation.

Of course, if Mrs. Zhang told Guo Jia who Yuan Shao sent to lobby. That is tantamount to saying that Mrs. Zhang has been cornered by Yuan Shao, so she has no choice but to say everything to Guo Jia. But Mrs. Zhang's current rhetoric has a flavor of indifference. Especially the last two sentences, which are warning Guo Jia: Don't think that you Guo Jia has already gained the upper hand, I am sitting here with you now not to say that I Zhen only have one way to cooperate with you Chen Liu, I have a lot of choices, I just want to see if cooperating with you Chen Liu is the best choice, you don't have to "open your mouth" and put forward some unrealistic requirements, otherwise I may turn my face at any time.

There is a faint threat in it, that is, if she Mrs. Zhang turns her face and leaves now. Then she can only choose to cooperate with Yuan Shao, once this thing becomes a reality, it will immediately produce a series of chain reactions, not to mention whether Guo Jia and Chen Zhi's lives can be saved, as long as you think about the cooperation between the Zhen family and Yuan Shao, with the support of the Zhen family, Yuan Shao can easily control Jizhou, and has strong support, I am afraid that he will immediately launch a war around Jizhou. At that time, Yanzhou will be plunged into war, and even Xu Ji's base camp will be greatly threatened at that time.

Guo Jia is not afraid of a big fight with Yuan Shao, and to this day, Xu Ji's true strength is actually not afraid of anyone. The question is whether it is worth it, since there is a better way to deal with Yuan Shao, then why not do it?

Guo Jia's heart was spinning rapidly. On the surface, he said quietly: "Guo Jia Menglang is a wave, touching the troubles of his wife." It's just that I don't know what kind of interests Mrs. Lu Dao wants me to protect the Zhen family? ”

Mrs. Zhang was in good spirits before she wanted to speak. laughed out again and said, "Mr. Guo is a smart person, don't you still understand the mind of the concubine?" ”

Guo Jia secretly scolded in his heart, this Mrs. Zhang is the lion's big mouth, if she agrees so unknowingly, it is equivalent to agreeing to her sky-high price in the future. When he was about to speak to refute the terrifyingly beautiful negotiator in front of him, he saw a person hurriedly walking in from outside the hall, but it turned out to be Zhen Yan.

Mrs. Zhang looked at her frail and sickly second son with a displeased face, Zhen Yan first looked at Guo Jia and Chen Zhi, and the smile on her face was gone, but it was replaced by an unprecedented solemnity, and even lost the basic politeness of greeting Guo Jia and Chen Zhi, and whispered directly in the ear of his mother, who looked younger than him.

Mrs. Zhang had to listen to her son's whisper while smiling apologetically at Guo Jia and Chen Zhi.

Guo Jia and Chen Zhi turned their heads to the side with great grace, not eavesdropping on the conversation between the mother and son.

"What!" Jiao cheered.

Guo Jia and Chen Zhi turned their heads in shock, but saw Mrs. Zhang's face full of surprise and anger, Zhen Yan probably had never seen her mother's expression, and took a step back in fright.

After seeing that Mrs. Zhang's face changed, she immediately returned to that elegant and perfect posture, quickly stood up, and smiled at Guo Jia and Chen Zhi: "There is a little matter in the family that needs to be dealt with by the concubine, go and go back, please wait a while." ”

Guo Jia and Chen Zhi were secretly curious, but they naturally would not refuse on their faces, and quickly nodded and said irrelevant.

Mrs. Zhang then hurried away with Zhen Yan.

And when Mrs. Zhang's footsteps had completely disappeared, Chen Zhicai let out a long breath and said, "What a powerful woman, such a charming woman." ”

Guo Jia nodded in agreement, his handsome and pale face suddenly showed a trace of fatigue, and he was quite worried when he saw it, and couldn't help but say: "Strategist, you are too tired during this time, and when this is over, Strategist must go back to Xiangyi to recuperate for a while." ”

Guo Jia shook his head, but smiled bitterly in his heart: Rest? I'm afraid that there will be a busier time in the future, a big battle with Yuan Shao is inevitable, Xu Ji's plan for Xuzhou has also reached an extremely tense moment, and Yanzhou is watched by Yuan Shu of Yuzhou, so for a while, Xu Ji is almost a three-headed war, but when Xu Ji pulls out his hand, I am afraid that Liu Dai has already sat down, and Yanzhou is just as headache after being occupied, and Xu Ji can't be allowed to take such a risk to start another end of the war.

There is also Cao Cao, with the skills of this hero, he must have developed in Guangling, not to mention that the vast land in Jiangdong can be allowed to develop in the vast sky.

However, if it can provoke the suspicion of Cao Cao among the local families in Jiangdong, it can limit Cao Cao's development.

There is also a Chang'an who has no news now. I'm afraid that Xu Ji's plan may not be so easy.

Just think about the long journey ahead, what is the gain from this little thing now? Yuan Shao. It's just the first stumbling block to remove.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia struggled to lift his spirits. Xiang Chen Zhi smiled and said, "Uncle Zhi doesn't have to worry about me, I'm just a little tired of dealing with that Mrs. Zhang." ”

How can Chen believe him? Guo Jia knows best when he works hard these days, but now he is afraid that Guo Jia will not be able to listen to what he says, and Guo Jia has not been in good health all along, and now he is afraid that he is about to reach the limit. But Chen Zhi still chose not to mention it anymore and changed the topic: "Sir, you said that Mrs. Zhang is going, what important things will happen?" ”

Guo Jia sneered when he heard this: "This matter is easy to guess, the Zhen family is well-organized and does things in an orderly manner, and her baby daughter Zhen Mi's birthday banquet was not attended yesterday." Now that this matter actually asked her to let go of negotiating with us, which was so important that it was related to the fate of the Zhen family, this can only show that Yuan Shao has begun to deal with the Zhen family, and wants to make the Zhen family completely submit through various means. ”

Chen Zhi changed his tone when he heard this: "Could it be that the military advisor just sits idly by?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Chen Zhi and smiled: "Why should Uncle Zhi worry about the Zhen family? The Zhen family has been developing in Jizhou for many years, and the power is deep-rooted, how can it be so easy to give in to Yuan Shao? If there is no such power, I am afraid that Mrs. Zhang would have already married Zhen Mi. However, since Yuan Shao dares to make a move, he will definitely make the Zhen family suffer a big loss, and if he doesn't do it well, he will collapse! Isn't this the opportunity we are waiting for? ”

Chen Zhi looked at Guo Jia's understatement and understood. Suddenly, he said: "I see! Mr. deliberately stood by and watched, just to increase the Zhen family's dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao, and even make the Zhen family feel that there was a lot of danger and fell to our side. ”

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Uncle, what you expected is good. After saying this, Guo Jia paused before continuing to speak: "This woman is pitiful and terrible to say. Seeing that she is a person who is completely born for profit, but she has to look like this when she stands in this position, it can only be said that she is making people. ”

When Chen Zhi heard this, he joked: "The military advisor is too soft-hearted. We must not have the slightest sympathy for this woman. Now that the Zhen family is in trouble, why don't we take the opportunity to completely control the Zhen family? So. It also laid a good foundation for the development of the Lord in Jizhou in the future. ”

Guo Jia casually took a sip of tea and said, "Control Zhen? Don't fight this idea now, you want to control Zhen. The best way is to marry, but the bottom line of the Zhen family's current negotiations is not to marry them. Because in their opinion, it is an act of robbery while the fire is hot. However, I will never ask Mrs. Zhang for marriage. ”

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Chen Zhi was puzzled, and then asked: "The military advisor said that the Zhen family refuses to marry others now, but I understand this, because in the Zhen family's view, it means that it will gradually be swallowed up, but what Shu Zhi doesn't quite understand is the meaning of the words behind the military advisor." Once the lord marries Zhen Mi, it will definitely be of great help to the lord's prestige."

Chen Dao's meaning is obvious, because in the eyes of the world, Zhen Mi is the queen's destiny, and if she marries Xu Ji, it will be the so-called "destiny of heaven", so the great increase in fame is indeed a huge gain.

Of course, Xu Ji can also claim that such remarks are not enough to believe, but people will take this matter to heart, which is undoubtedly of great help to Xu Ji when he expands outward, and the guidance of this kind of speech can naturally reduce a lot of resistance.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "If I make a request to the Zhen family for marriage on behalf of the lord, it will definitely be troublesome for the lord." ”

Chen Zhi didn't understand what Guo Jia meant at all, seeing Chen Zhi's puzzled face, Guo Jia explained in a deep voice: "Uncle Zhi, you are a peerless general on the battlefield, but you are a layman, in the face of the family, the biggest headache for the lord is the family that involves the marriage relationship, it is because of this relationship, everything that has something to do with these clans will be very scruples." You and I both understand the attitude of the lord towards the world, and now the lord is thinking about how to cut off these obstacles, so the lord will appoint the Han family on a large scale, and once Zhen becomes such a role, what do you let the lord do? ”

Chen Zhi suddenly realized when he heard this. Of course, there is another point that Guo Jia didn't say, just according to Xu Ji's temperament, it may be more difficult for him to marry again than to take Jizhou by himself, so he is unwilling to risk touching Xu Ji's bad head.

Guo Jia glanced at Chen Zhi again and continued: "Uncle Zhi, you have to remember that what the lord wants is the long-term peace and stability of the world, not a short-lived domination of the world. Just ask the world, who can stop the soldiers under the command of the lord? ”

When Chen Zhi heard this, he replied solemnly: "Uncle Zhi has been taught." ”

Guo Jia immediately showed a thoughtful expression and said: "But that doesn't mean that you won't mention the marriage with the Zhen family in the future, it's just that it's too early to talk about this issue." But ......" Guo Jia immediately smiled, the essence of his eyes flashed, and his expression revealed an indescribable playfulness and confidence, and said: "I won't let that Mrs. Zhang know my true thoughts that Chen Liu, who is not interested in the Zhen family's marriage at all. On the contrary, he had to pretend to be very generous, and he was very tolerant of Zhen's request to refuse marriage, since it was such a great favor, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't give it to Mrs. Zhang? ”

Chen Zhi looked at Guo Jia's helpless look and couldn't help but smile on his face. (To be continued......)