Guo Jia of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was reborn at the beginning to recruit

Chapter 59, Undercurrent

Guo Jia joked: "Master, do you regret it?"

Liu Bei turned around when he heard this and said solemnly: "Never."

Liu Bei has a good say in what a state pastor without military power is like, because he has witnessed it with his own eyes in his previous life.

Although Liu Biao was named the Lord of Jingzhou, in fact, the person who really controlled the military power was Cai Hao, so that the eldest son Liu Qi was forced to run to Jiangxia to support his troops to protect himself.

This was the compromise Liu Biao had to make to Cai Mao and other Jingxiang tycoons when he first entered Jingzhou in order to quickly gain power. As a result, he later showed a tendency that he could not get rid of his tail.

Liu Bei did not want to be a conservative king like Liu Biao, but if he wanted to achieve great things, centralization of power was inevitable.

As for the bloodshed and sacrifice involved, it is inevitable.

Benevolence and righteousness do not mean cowardice. Liu Bei believes that a truly benevolent and righteous king should implement benevolent government.

Liu Bei turned to Guo Jia and muttered: "Even if Wen Ruo controls Yanmen's military power, Ding Yuan still has 6,000 cavalry in his hands, all of whom are elites in the Bingzhou army. How should Fengxiao deal with it?"

Is this asking knowingly?

Guo Jia secretly laughed in his heart. Liu Bei also had the ability to foresee things. Did he really not know how to crack Ding Yuan?

Both Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo have one thing in common, that is, the father is kind and the son is filial. If you want to defeat the father, you should start with the son.

They had just browsed and inquired about the internal relationships in the Bingzhou Army. Ding Yuan had adopted an adopted son named "Lü Bu" last year.

His son was brave and good at fighting, and would take the lead in every battle. He even performed the feat of beheading enemy generals several times, and was praised as a flying general by Bingzhou sergeants.

However, such a fierce general was placed in the position of chief by Ding Yuan, euphemistically called "sharpening". Whether Ding Yuan's specific intention was to suppress or to hone was not important. What was important was what Lu Bu thought in his heart.

Guo Jia shook his head slightly and said: "I don't understand Lu Bu's character yet, so I can't make a plan at the moment. Only when I meet this person in the future can I adapt to the situation."

Liu Bei smiled complacently: "I have a plan."

Guo Jia pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh?"

"No matter what Ding Yuan thinks about a military general holding a civilian position, Lu Bu will definitely be dissatisfied. As long as he sends someone to provoke him and is given an important position, he will definitely betray Ding Yuan."

"My lord, this is a very clever plan to alienate people!"

Liu Bei accepted the compliment calmly, even though it was Dong Zhuo who originally used this alienation tactic. He sighed: "I only hope that Ding Yuan can see the situation clearly. I really can't bear to kill a meritorious general."

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, how many people have fought to death for power. I'm afraid he would be reluctant to release the military power he holds in his hands."

Liu Bei nodded and said nothing more immediately.

"It's late at night, Fengxiao, please retreat first."

He knew that Guo Jia, unlike Kong Ming, didn't like to sleep with others, so he didn't force it.

Guo Jia immediately bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

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Riding the carriage back to the mansion, Guo Jia fell into deep thought.

The plan for merging the states has been initially completed and will only be implemented step by step later, but now he has encountered new problems.

I have many wonderful ideas in my mind, but I don’t know how to come up with them.

For example, heavy armored cavalry.

The way of doing business.

Putting medical care into military use.

…

As for papermaking and printing, Guo Jia does not intend to use them at this time. This is digging into the roots of the family.

It's not that he is reluctant to destroy the family foundation because he is also a member of a noble family.

It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet, and he doesn’t want to be the first to do it. This kind of grand undertaking should be left to people with great ambitions (who are not afraid of death).

Just like Shang Yang, he gave up the small self to achieve the great self.

Guo Jia asked himself that he was a layman and could not support such a ground-breaking undertaking.

As for why he was worried, it was because he was worried that once he took out these things, he would soon arouse Liu Bei's suspicion, and it would be difficult to smooth things over by then.

Guo Jia didn't want to reveal his origins. Even if Liu Bei was benevolent, he wouldn't dare to bet. And he was very sure that as long as he didn't tell Liu Bei, even if Liu Bei thought he was different from the one in his previous life, he would never guess that he was two thousand years old.

The people behind.

This is a limitation of the times, just like if future generations encounter aliens, they will probably not be able to guess where they came from.

"Maybe I should find a spokesperson."

Guo Jia thought secretly in his heart.

In the name of the gods, these things were given to Liu Bei to create the atmosphere of the destined son.

Guo Jia put away his thoughts and said with a smile: "You seem to be afraid of me now."

He was the only one in the carriage, so these words were naturally addressed to Xiao Zhan who was driving. He could clearly feel that Xiao Zhan's attitude towards him had completely changed since the fire in Qingzhou.

I could still joke and joke with him before, but after that incident, there was only a deep sense of awe and alienation in my eyes.

When Xiao Zhan, who was driving the carriage seriously, heard this, he forced a smile on his face and pretended to be relaxed: "How could it be! It's just that I have grown up a lot recently, and I have become afraid of strangers."

"Is it?"

"Yes."

Xiao Zhan nodded, but a look of struggle flashed in his eyes.

He didn't want to lose this good job, but he also realized because of that incident that this boss, who seemed to be approachable, could kill people without blinking an eye.

He killed not one or two, but thousands.

No need for a knife, just a few light words.

To this day, the sight of countless people struggling in the sea of ​​fire is still vivid in our minds.

Guo Jia fell into silence, and after a moment, a bitter smile appeared on his face. This kind of unspeakable feeling was really uncomfortable.

He doesn't like killing, and God only knows how many nightmares he has had these days.

If he had a choice, he would rather travel back to the peaceful and prosperous age, run some small businesses at will, and be a rich man comfortably. Wouldn't it be happy?

However, living in troubled times, how many people can get everything they want? This kind of thing cannot be explained, and it does not require too much explanation.

Not long after, Guo Jia arrived at his mansion.

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Late at night, Ding Yuan led a group of soldiers to the military camp outside Jinyang City in the wind and snow. In the Chinese army tent, he knelt and sat in front of the commander's seat, looking at the flickering candlelight in a daze.

In my mind, information about the new state pastor kept popping up in my mind.

A member of the royal family, he gained meritorious service by putting down the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Various past experiences determined that this person would not be like Zhang Yi, who had all the military affairs of Bingzhou entrusted to him.

There were only two paths before him, either to hand over military power obediently or to further plan for more.

The former can protect oneself from worries, while the latter... may put one's life in danger. If you commit the following mistakes, you are destined to die without a burial place if you fail.

But he was unwilling to do so!

After years of fighting, can we just stop being a small border general?

Ding Yuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

At this time, a young general walked into the commander's tent and said with a smile: "Why is my foster father here suddenly?"

(End of chapter)