Can I get to the other side?

Guo Jia originally had no intention of following Liu Xie.

Because as Liu Xie said, he was not loyal to the Han Dynasty, nor to anyone. He just wanted to find a place where he could realize his ambitions.

As for who it was, it didn't matter.

Liu Xie now had no such ability at all. He was a puppet emperor, controlled by others, and in danger of losing his life. He was not even as good as Liu Bei, who was now in a state of decline. He was not a suitable object of loyalty at all.

However, he saw something different in Liu Xie.

Something he could not see in Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and others.

This thing is called hope.

A hope to change the fate of the poor scholars and civilian scholars in the world.

Even if he assisted Yuan Shao and others to conquer the world, it would only be a reappearance of the Han Dynasty. He could indeed realize his ambitions, but...

What about others?

What about those who studied hard all day and worked hard to get ahead, but because they had no background or family background, they could only be left in the dust?

This world should not be like this.

He wants to fight for a chance for all the poor scholars!

He wants to let those nobles see how their poor children are inferior to you people of noble birth!

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

"I've been caught in the rain, so I want to hold an umbrella for others."

Liu Xie understood the reason why Guo Jia was loyal, and then he thought of this sentence, which is really appropriate at the moment.

The Guo family used to be a powerful family, but now it has declined. I think Guo Jia has encountered too many injustices to civilian scholars and poor scholars during his growth.

"I promise you."

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

Liu Xie solemnly agreed to Guo Jia's request.

This time he was sincere.

Unlike Zhang He, who was fooled by him, Guo Jia was a smart man. He knew that he had nothing now and how risky it was to help him. He had a better place to go, but he still gave up and chose to follow him.

This is a great trust.

Although Liu Xie was a little heartless, he also knew what was good and what was bad. Facing such a trust, he felt a little heavy on his shoulders.

Maybe... this is responsibility.

For the first time, Liu Xie felt that he was no longer alone in this world. He stepped forward and held Guo Jia's hand, saying affectionately: "We are comrades!"

"Same... ambition?"

Guo Jia was stunned. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zuo Qiuming explained the word comrade in "Guoyu·Jinyu IV": "Same virtue means same heart, same heart means same comrade."

Comrade also refers to people with the same ideals.

What virtue and ability did Guo Fengxiao have to become a comrade with the emperor!

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 am full of passion, but I don't have any ideas or plans. I just take it one step at a time."

"Feng Xiao, do you have any good ideas now? How can I change the current situation?"

Liu Xie has always wanted to find a counselor to give him advice. After all, he really can't think of any good ideas by himself.

Now that Guo Jia is here, he can feel at ease to throw these things over.

Guo Jia thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, you'd better hold back and wait for the opportunity."

"You are right. Although Yuan Shao is powerful, you are very safe now because Yuan Shao needs to use your name to act. He dare not do anything to you."

"Now that the world is in chaos, 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 heroes."

"Especially Cao Cao, he claims to have the emperor in his hands and says that you are fake. In order to prove himself, he will definitely unite with other princes to jointly attack Yuan Shao."

"When that time comes, your chance will come."

Guo Jia gave Liu Xie a brief analysis of the current situation, and then concluded that lying dormant is the best choice.

Liu Xie nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

It has to be said that it is different to have a counselor around. Although he had planned to wait until Yuan Shao and others fought, and then fish in troubled waters, he always felt uneasy.

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

Genius certification, trustworthy!

After Guo Jia told Liu Xie to be careful about his words and deeds, he took the initiative to say goodbye. It was dark outside, and he couldn't live in the palace.

That would be too conspicuous.

Liu Xie sent Guo Jia all the way to the gate of the palace, and then watched him walk farther and farther along the avenue, and his figure finally disappeared at the end of the road, and he didn't look away for a long time.

"Your Majesty, who was that just now?"

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

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

"Our new comrade."

Liu Xie sighed, patted Zhang He on the shoulder, turned around and walked into the palace humming a little song.

Only Zhang He was left standing there with a confused look on his face.

What the hell?

...

When Guo Jia returned home, it was completely dark.

He came to the study alone, lit the oil lamp, and then took out a letter from a secret compartment on the bookshelf.

To my filial parents.

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

This was a letter from Xu County.

It was sent by his good friend Xun Yu.

"..."

Guo Jia stared at the letter quietly for a moment, but did not choose to open it, but held it to the oil lamp beside him.

The flame licked the letter paper, and soon the envelope was swallowed by the flame, fell to the ground, burned bit by bit, and finally turned into a pile of ashes.

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

The moonlight was hazy, shining on the small bamboo forest outside the house, vaguely and very beautiful.

However, Guo Jia was thinking about something else now.

"Wen Ruo is loyal to the Han Dynasty, should we bring him over? Although I am not valued, if he comes, Yuan Shao will certainly trust him."

"Then I will conspire with him to alienate Yuan Shao from Tian Feng, Ju Su and others, and gradually dismantle Yuan Shao's power, so that Your Majesty will have the opportunity to replace him and take over Jizhou..."

Guo Jia conceived this plan in his mind, but he soon dismissed it.

First of all, since Cao Cao dared to announce to the public that he had kidnapped the emperor, it means that he had a substitute who could be mistaken for the real thing, and even concealed it from Xun Yu, so it was really difficult to make him believe that he was the emperor.

Secondly, Xun Yu was not just one person, but represented multiple families behind him, and those people might not be willing to let him come to Yuan Shao.

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