The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 14 Plan ahead
In the middle of the night, when Guo Jia and Xu Shu were about to say goodbye and leave the room, Zhang Jiao personally sent them out, and then whispered to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, you and Yuan Zhi should go out of the city overnight and return to your hometown."

Both Guo Jia and Xu Shu understood Zhang Jiao's implication, so they planned to say goodbye, but Zhang Jiao supported him and said, "I will personally send you out of the city."

Although it was already the season of spring returning to the earth, the cool breeze in the middle of the night was still a little bit cold. Guo Jia knew Zhang Jiao's physical condition and quickly declined, but Zhang Jiao refused. At the south gate of Yecheng, they bribed the city guards with some money and opened the gate.

At this moment, a group of people came from behind, the leader was Zhang Liang, followed by Bo Cai, Zhang Mancheng, Li Damu and others, holding their swords, they saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu about to leave the city, and wanted to hold them hostage. Guo Jia and Xu Shu disagreed and beheaded immediately.

"Bastard! What are you doing?" Zhang Jiao stared angrily at his younger brother Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang showed unwillingness, but he didn't dare to confront his elder brother, while Bo Cai came out more and more, and said respectfully and sincerely: "Great virtuous teacher, since these two are not used by me in the way of peace, it is better to fight on the spot." Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a bad thing for the two of them to expose Taipingdao’s plan to the Han court? Besides, since the great virtuous and good teacher valued these two people so much, we also know that these two talents are rare. If the enemy uses it, it will pose a serious problem to our Taiping Dao."

"Presumptuous! I said let them go. If anyone dares to use weapons recklessly, don't blame my ruthless subordinates!" Zhang Jiao's face was stern and majestic, and Zhang Liang and the others bowed their heads in shock, not daring to look at him.

Guo Jia and Xu Shu were extremely moved when they saw Zhang Jiao's defense, and they also knew that if Zhang Jiao didn't send them off in person, a life-and-death struggle would be unavoidable today.

After getting on his horse, Guo Jia cupped his fists towards Zhang Jiao and said, "Great virtuous teacher, please leave Jia alone, there will be a time later."

Zhang Jiao closed his eyes and nodded silently. When Guo Jia and Xu Shu galloped away and disappeared without a trace, Zhang Jiao still stood outside Ye City, looking into the distance, and sighed several times.

"Brother, Guo Jia and Xu Shu have already left." Zhang Liang came to Zhang Jiao cautiously.

Zhang Jiao remained silent, and returned to Ye City, when he returned to the stronghold, he turned to Zhang Liang and said, "Call Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao, Sima Ju, Xu He to my room, I have something important to tell them. "

Zhang Bao led the order to call these people, and after the four people came to Zhang Jiao's room, they stayed with Zhang Jiao in the room until dawn, and the four people who walked out of Zhang Jiao's room all looked restless. , After looking at each other, Zhang Baiqi hesitated to speak, but Sima Ju shook his head and said: "Let's just wait and listen to the great virtuous teacher's arrangement for today."

The other three let go of their doubts and finally nodded.

Guo Jia, who hurried back to Yingchuan, saw farmers working in his fertile fields from afar. Someone saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu dismounted and walked, and shouted loudly: "The little grandpa is back!"

The farmers in the field who were plowing in the spring put down their farm tools and came to say hello to Guo Jia. Guo Jia's heart was full of warm greetings along the way.

When he came to the wooden house school next to the farmland, he saw Xi Zhicai's expression of displeasure. He neither greeted Guo Jia's return nor asked questions, but Zuo Ci, who was teaching children martial arts not far away, He rushed over, grabbed Guo Jia's hand and asked, "Little Grandpa, I miss you so much."

Guo Jia suddenly looked puzzled, and asked back: "Old Taoist Zuo, what do you want from me?"

Zuo Ci laughed, stroked his beard and said triumphantly: "Little grandpa went out on a trip, there is a major event and a small event in this world."

Guo Jia was startled, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Xi Zhicai stepped forward, stared at Guo Jia with a sullen expression and said, "The big thing is that the Zhen family's drunken fairy wine is famous all over the world, and the small thing is that Guo Fengxiao, a madman from Yingchuan, became the son-in-law of the Zhen family."

After hearing this, Xu Shu looked up to the sky and burst out laughing, but Guo Jia knew the mystery when he thought about it. Xi Zhicai, who was addicted to alcohol, had already figured out that the Zhen Family's Drunken Immortal Wine had something to do with him, but he just wanted to taste the highly praised Drunken Immortal Drinking and venting his anger on him.

Just as Guo Jia wanted to explain, he saw three fast horses galloping in the distance, and three guards jumped off the horses, holding a wine jar in each hand and placed them in front of Guo Jia. One of the guards cupped his fists and said, "By the order of the prefect of Zhongshan The wine is here, little grandpa, please accept it."

This guard, Guo Jia, knew him. He was originally the guard of the Zhen family. Later, when Zhen Yan became the prefect of Zhongshan, he recruited him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, the wine was delivered. After Guo Jia cupped his hands and thanked him, the three guards left in a hurry.

Guo Jia saw Xi Zhicai and Zuo Ci who were holding a jar of wine excitedly, stepped forward and hooked Xi Zhicai's shoulders, and whispered mysteriously: "Every time the Zhen family sends wine to Emperor Ling, it's just You gave me five altars, and now I’m giving you six altars directly. You’ve had more fun drinking than the emperor, haha.”

Xi Zhicai swept away his previous displeasure, nodded in agreement, and after sending the six altars of fine wine into the house, he and Guo Jia went to meet those commoner children.

I haven't seen him for a year, and many of the children have grown into strong bodies. When they saw Guo Jia, they all bowed their heads in admiration and said hello: "How are you, little grandma?"

Guo Jia chatted with them comfortingly, tested their knowledge, and asked them warmly, which greatly moved these children.

At dusk, when Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Xu Shu returned to the house, Xi Zhicai exclaimed, "Old Taoist Zuo, you did a good job!"

In the room, Zuo Ci was lying on the ground with a wine jar in his arms, drunkenly talking nonsense, but the wine jar in his arms was gone, and he drank a whole jar by himself!Seeing this, Xi Zhicai was heartbroken, stepped forward and kicked Zuo Ci twice, but there was no response, the three of them had no choice but to lift the left side to the bed in the room, and then went to the outer room.

Opening a jar of fine wine, Xi Zhicai smelled the rich aroma of the wine, impatiently poured himself a bowl, raised his head and drank it, only to see that Guo Jia and Xu Shu, who were watching the show, were not disappointed.

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Xi Zhicai was choked by the spicy drink and coughed, and it took him a long time to recover. When he saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu who were giggling, he knew that he was making a fool of himself in a hurry, but he didn't care, so he poured another bowl. After taking a small sip, he shook his head and thought about it, and praised, "There is no better wine in the world than the wine of drunken immortals. Feng Xiao, I guess this wine is created by you, right?"

Guo Jia was also not modest, nodded and said: "Naturally."

After pouring the wine for Xu Shu and Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai wondered: "If that's the case, why did you brew it at this time? And why did you give the Zhen family this huge fortune?"

Guo Jia shrugged and replied: "I have no capital, and the rich and powerful can't make this wine, but the Zhen family and I have an appetite, so I gave it to them. The most important thing is that although the Zhen family is rich, they have a style of benevolence."

Xu Shu heard the words and said cheerfully: "I'm afraid there is one more thing. Since Feng Xiao wants to marry the daughter of the Zhen family, it may not be justified if he doesn't pay a heavy gift for the engagement."

Xi Zhicai had the original expression, but Guo Jia couldn't argue with it, so he acquiesced, anyway, now that the deal is done, the friend joked and laughed it off.

After drinking for three rounds, Xi Zhi said to Guo Jia: "I have taken back the paper loan loan that you and Wen Ruo made back then, and paid off the Xun family after the autumn harvest last year."

Guo Jia nodded, and after thinking about it, he asked, "How much grain do you have in your family now?"

Xi Zhicai replied directly: "Now the food reserves are enough to last for a year. But if Feng Xiao wants to help refugees, I'm afraid there will be difficulties."

Putting down the wine bowl, Guo Jia's expression was slightly heavy, Xi Zhicai was suspicious, Xu Shu told the whole story of Taipingdao, Xi Zhicai showed no sign of change after hearing it, as if he knew it already.

"I expected that there would be troubles in the Taiping Dao, but I didn't expect that so soon, with the fighting, countless people would be displaced. Yingchuan is located in a place of hundreds of battles. I am afraid that the Taiping Dao will cause trouble, and Yingchuan will not be peaceful."

Xu Shu then explained Guo Jia's plan for Zhang Jiao one by one, Xi Zhicai couldn't sit still anymore, got up and paced in the room, his face was not showing any worries, he stood still for a long time and looked down at Guo Jia and said: "Fengxiao It can be seen that if the world knows that the military strategy of the Taiping Road is from you, you will be in great trouble! If the Taiping Road is defeated, if Zhang Jiao blames Feng Xiao for his wrong strategy, he may retaliate. If the Taiping Road breaks through Luoyang, the rich and powerful families in Luoyang Blood will flow like rivers, and on the day when Zhang Jiao succeeds, he will send someone to invite you out of the mountain again. In order to convince the public, he will also announce to the world the merits of Feng Xiao’s decision on that day. At that time, Feng Xiao, you may become the number one man Sinner!"

Guo Jia said indifferently: "I have already made up my mind about the concerns of Zhicai. I don't pay attention to the reputation of the world, but Zhang Jiao treats me with sincerity and can't repay me. Before I leave, I will make a plan for him. It is thanks to him for his kindness. Well, the future is unpredictable, you and I should think about the immediate matter. If the Taiping Dao is reversed, the main force of the states must obey Zhang Jiao’s orders, but the Taiping Dao has been preaching for more than ten years, and the number of disciples is uneven. If a virtuous teacher raises an incident, I'm afraid that countless small groups of rebels will emerge from various places to respond to Zhang Jiao. Although Yingchuan is a place of hundreds of battles, since Zhang Jiao has my plan, he will inevitably order the main forces from all walks of life to attack Luoyang, but Zhang Jiao has not received orders and dispatches. The small group of rebels had to guard against it. I would like to start stockpiling food from now on, and prepare an iron weapon for self-defense. The students in the school have to practice martial arts for half a day every day to strengthen their bodies. They will find a secluded place in the nearby mountains, and I will personally practice the defense against the enemy. law to prevent future troubles.”

"good."

Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai nodded together, and after the three of them discussed some details, Xi Zhicai suddenly raised his head and asked, "Feng Xiao, it's such an important matter, why don't you warn Wen Ruo?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "No need, the Xun family is a famous family in Yingchuan. If there is a big enemy coming, the famous families will naturally fight against the enemy together. , not only have to take care of the old and the young, but you can’t even use the weapons to defend against the enemy, so instead of worrying about the noble families, you should think more about your own safety.”

Xi Zhicai remained silent, and finally let out a sigh.

(End of this chapter)