Guo Jia originally had no intention of following Liu Xie.

Because as Liu Xie said, he is not loyal to the Han family, nor is he loyal to anyone, he just wants to find a place where he can display his ambitions.

It doesn't matter who it is.

The current Liu Xie does not have this ability at all, a puppet son of heaven, subject to others, precarious, even the now down-and-out Liu Bei is not comparable, and he is not a suitable object of allegiance at all.

However, he saw something different in Liu Xie.

Something he couldn't see in Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan and the like.

This thing is called hope.

A hope to change the fate of the world's poor scholars and ordinary scholars.

Even if he assists Yuan Shao and others to take the world, it is just another Han Dynasty, and he can indeed realize his ambitions, but ......

What about the others?

What about those who study hard all day long and work hard to get ahead, but because they have no background and no family background, they can only be dusty?

This is not the way it should be.

He wants to fight for all the poor scholars, and fight for a chance to get ahead!

He wants to let those heavenly nobles take a good look at how their poor children are worse than you noble-born people!

So even if Liu Xie has nothing now, for this hope, Guo Jia is willing to gamble, even if he fails and dies in the end, he has no regrets.

"I've been drenched in the rain, so I want to hold an umbrella for someone else."

Liu Xie understood the reason for Guo Jia's loyalty, and then he thought of this sentence, which is really appropriate at the moment.

The Guo family used to be a wealthy family, but now it has declined. In the years when Guo Jia grew up, he encountered too many injustices to ordinary scholars and poor scholars.

"I promise you."

"If one day I really restore the Han dynasty and regain control of the world, I will definitely fully support you to carry out the reform of the imperial examination and implement this system."

Liu Xie solemnly agreed to Guo Jia's request.

This time he meant it genuinely.

is different from Zhang He, who was fooled by him, Guo Jia is a smart person, knows that he has nothing now, knows how risky it is to help him, and obviously has a better place to go, but he still gave up and chose to follow him.

It's a great trust.

Although Liu Xie was a little heartless, he also knew the good and the bad, and in the face of such a trust, he felt a little heavy on his shoulders.

Probably...... That's the responsibility.

For the first time, Liu Xie felt that he was no longer lonely in this world, he stepped forward to hold Guo Jia's hand and said affectionately: "We are comrades!" ”

"Same ...... Will? ”

Guo Jia was stunned, this was another word he had never heard.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that there are people who are like-minded, don't care about these details."

Liu Xie waved his hand, skipped the topic, and continued: "Since you have decided to follow me, I will not hide it from you, in fact, I have no enthusiasm now, but I don't have any ideas and plans, just take one step at a time. ”

"Bonghyo, do you have any good ideas now? How can I change this? ”

Liu Xie has always wanted to find a strategist to give him advice, after all, he really can't think of any good tricks on his own.

Now that Guo Jia is here, he can throw these things away with peace of mind.

Guo Jia thought for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, it's best for you to press down now and wait for the opportunity. ”

"What you said before is right, Yuan Shao is certainly powerful, but because of this, you are very safe now, because Yuan Shao needs to borrow your name after all, and he doesn't dare to do anything to you."

"If the chaos has appeared today, the disputes will only become more intense in the future, and Yuan Shao, who has held you hostage, will inevitably become the target of the crowd."

"Especially Cao Cao, he claimed to have the Son of Heaven in his hands, saying that you are a fake, in order to prove himself, he will inevitably unite with other princes to jointly crusade against Yuan Shao."

"That's when your chance comes."

Guo Jia gave Liu Xie a brief analysis of the current situation, and then came to the conclusion that dormancy was the best choice.

Liu Xie nodded: "Okay, it's up to you." ”

I have to say that having a strategist by his side is different, although he also planned to do this before, wanting to wait until Yuan Shao and others fight, and then fish in troubled waters, but he always felt uneasy in his heart.

But now that the same words come out of Guo Jia's mouth, the feeling is completely different.

Ghost certification, trustworthy!

After Guo Jia told Liu Xie to pay attention to his words and deeds, he took the initiative to leave, it was dark outside, and he couldn't live in the palace.

That would be too eye-catching.

Liu Xie sent Guo Jia all the way to the gate of the palace, and then watched him gradually move away along the avenue, and his figure finally disappeared at the end of the road, and he did not retract his gaze for a long time.

"Your Majesty, who was that just now?"

Zhang He happened to lead the troops to patrol here, and after seeing this scene, he couldn't help asking.

He didn't have much impression of Guo Jia, he only remembered that he seemed to be a strategist under Yuan Shao, but his sense of presence was very low.

"Our new comrades."

Liu Xie sighed with emotion, patted Zhang He's shoulder, turned around and walked into the palace humming a little tune.

Only Zhang He was left standing in place with a confused expression.

What's that?

……

When Guo Jia returned home, it was completely dark.

He went to the study alone, lit the oil lamp, and took out a letter from a dark compartment on the shelf.

Filial piety.

The wax seal on the letter is still there, indicating that it has not been opened.

This is a letter from Xu County.

His friend Xun Yu sent it.

“……”

Guo Jia stared at the letter quietly for a moment, but did not choose to open it, but stretched it to the side of the oil lamp.

The flames licked the letterhead, and soon the envelope was engulfed in flames, falling to the ground, burning little by little, and eventually turning into a pile of ashes.

After burning the letter, Guo Jia walked to the window and looked out of the window.

The moonlight is hazy, shining on the small bamboo forest outside the house, faintly, very beautiful.

However, Guo Jia is thinking about something else now.

"Wen Ruo is loyal to the Han family, do you want to pull him over? Although I am not taken seriously, if he comes, Yuan Shao will definitely trust him. ”

"At that time, I will conspire with him again, separate Yuan Shao and Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others, and gradually break up Yuan Shao's forces, and Your Majesty will have the opportunity to take over Jizhou ......"

Guo Jia conceived this plan in his heart, but he quickly dismissed it.

First of all, since Cao Cao still dared to announce that he had kidnapped the Son of Heaven, it showed that he had a substitute in his hand that could be fake, and even concealed Xun Yu, making him believe that it was really difficult for him to believe that the Son of Heaven here.

Secondly, Xun Yu is not alone, and he represents multiple families behind him, and those people may not be willing to let him vote for Yuan Shao.

"Let's take a long-term view of this matter......