Jizhou, on the outskirts of Yi County, next to Guo Jia's tomb.

Today is the day when Cao Cao's first strategist Guo Jia entered the ground, Cao Cao wore a white filial piety robe, wrapped in a white curtain on his head, and led a cadre of civil and military forces to personally send Guo Jia to the funeral. The cold wind in the north was biting, and everyone stood on top of a solemn field, all with tears in their eyes, sad expressions, and did not dare to complain in the slightest, as if it was their relatives and friends who had left.

It was early winter, and this year's snow fell very early, and the earth was covered in a vast white, like a thick quilt. There is a way to run the snow trillion year, looking at this scene, presumably next year's year should be good. The vast expanse of snow has brought life to this land full of gunsmoke. When spring blooms, the snow melts and forms a trickle that waters the seeds that lie beneath the soil and allow them to thrive. But Guo Jia can't see all this.

Since witnessing the theft of the tomb of the Son of Heaven of the Han family, Cao Cao strongly advocated thin burial, the principle is to choose a barren place, not to be sealed, often served in the burial, not to be buried with gold, silver, jewelry and bronze. Cao Cao is still like this to himself, how can he be an exception to his most important strategists? Therefore, Guo Jia's funeral can only be handled simply. However, simplicity does not mean that it is not grand enough, so Cao Cao specially ordered that all the accompanying civil and military personnel must come to the funeral, and even the officials of nearby counties must also be present. Zhao Yan, who was the head of Sikong Mansion at the time, was responsible for directing everyone to cry and sacrifice.

I saw Zhao Yan standing next to the coffin made of willow wood, and shouted at everyone with an awe-inspiring expression:

"Bye!"

After that, everyone, regardless of whether they were high or low, bowed to the ground and vibrated at Guo Jia's coffin. After bowing down, they struck each other with their hands, cried and screamed, and trembled all over their bodies to show their grief.

The soldiers around him knelt on one knee and saluted Guo Jia's coffin.

As the ceremony progressed, the crying became louder and louder, and even a few officials had black eyes and fainted from crying.

I don't know if it's all sincere, but it's really amazing from the momentum.

Looking at the huge funeral procession kneeling in the snow, his eyes were full of paper money scattered in the air, and there were bursts of crying in his ears, and tears flowed on Cao Cao's weather-beaten face again.

Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan, traveling more than 800 miles, although he went through hardships and dangers, he finally won a complete victory, killed Badun Shan Yu, captured more than 200,000 people from Hu and Han, and the threat from Wuhuan in the north no longer existed. Although the battle was a complete victory, the price paid was that the mastermind Guo Jia could not withstand the fatigue of running around and died suddenly in Yi County. Cao Cao, who hurriedly returned from Liucheng, didn't even have time to see Guo Jia for the last time.

Why did Guo Jia, who was in the prime of life, die young? Why is God so unfair to Guo Jia? Cao Cao's heart was full of grief.

Cao Cao's mind recalled Guo Jia's haggard face. I remember that Guo Jia told himself more than once that his greatest wish in this life is to assist him in unifying China and achieving immortal feats like Zhang Liang and Deng Yu. At that time, Cao Cao's territory was less than one state, so he could only laugh at it. But with the assistance of Guo Jia, he chased Yuan Shu, defeated Zhang Xiu, destroyed Lu Bu, broke Yuan Shao, attacked Liu Bei, and conquered Wuhuan in the north, and was stepping towards the road of unifying China. Now he is invincible in the north, and he only has to send troops to the south, and then go west to conquer Ma and Han. Cao Cao believed that he would soon be able to achieve the hegemony of unifying the world. But just when he was in the limelight, Guo Jia passed away and could no longer see the day when he was done. Oh my God, are you being too cruel to him! Cao Cao cried out in his heart.

Cao Cao still remembered that just a month ago, Guo Jia was terminally ill at that time, and he still used his trembling voice to give advice to himself. Guo Jia advised himself not to pursue the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, who defected to Gongsun Kang in Liaodong. Because it won't be long before Gongsun Kang will offer the heads of the Yuan brothers. Although Guo Jia's strategy was diametrically opposed to the views of the generals, it soon proved that what Guo Jia said was true. As Guo Jia expected, Gongsun Kang killed the two brothers, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, and offered their heads to show his submission to Cao Cao. At the same time, Guo Jia also closed his eyes forever. Even when he was dying, Guo Jia was able to make clear and correct judgments. Cao Cao really didn't understand why God was so cruel, so he couldn't give Guo Jia a little more time to create greater achievements?

Guo Jia and Cao Cao have a close relationship, and the two are like friends, walking in the same car and sitting at the same seat, and they are inseparable. Guo Jia is fifteen years younger than Cao Cao, and Cao Cao even considered that after a hundred years, he entrusted the affairs of his death to Guo Jia. But who would have thought that now it is a white-haired person sending a black-haired person. Thinking of this, the pain in Cao Cao's heart worsened a little.

Since Guo Jia's death, Cao Cao has frequently written letters to Xun Yu to describe his distress. He pinned all his hopes on this old minister who had followed him for many years and had been staying behind for him. Xun Yu has recommended many strategists for himself, and the original drama is the person recommended by Xun Yu to himself. But Xi Zhicai unfortunately died early, and Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia to himself. But unexpectedly, Guo Jia died unexpectedly, and Cao Cao hoped that Xun Yu could still recommend Guo Jia's successor to him. It's just that this time, Xun Yu is silent, Guo Jia's death is Cao Cao's eternal loss, and no one can take Guo Jia's place.

Before the expedition, there was a soldier in the army who made a hexagram for Cao Cao. It is the "Feng" hexagram, and the hexagram is: "Heng." The king is fake, don't worry, it is advisable to be in the middle of the day. It symbolizes that in the most abundant time, like the sun shining in the sky, everyone shares the abundant fruits, but the prosperity must decline, and there is a hidden crisis in it.

Guo Jia's death seems to be a testament to the hexagram. The extremes of things must be reversed, and the prosperity must decline, could it be that their good luck is about to come to an end, and they will not be able to go downhill in the future? When Cao Cao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel sad.

At this time, Guo Jia's heavy coffin had been carried by eight sturdy sergeants into the deep pit dug earlier, and Cao Cao personally stepped forward, slowly leaned down, picked up a handful of soil with both hands, and threw it on the lid of Guo Jia's coffin, as if to make a final send-off for this old friend.

When Cao Cao stood up again, a strong wind howled in front of him, causing the banner behind him to hunt.

"Could it be that Feng Xiao is angry and depressed because of his lonely heart?" Against the wind, Cao Cao said to himself, "Okay, Lone will prepare for the southern expedition, and within a few years, the edict that will pacify the world will be incinerated in front of the tablet of filial piety, so as to sacrifice the spirit of filial piety in the sky." ”

After saying that, the strong wind suddenly stopped, and the sadness on Cao Cao's face was swept away, and his heart once again surged with ambition.