Valkyrie Returns

Chapter 45

The early autumn in Xiliang was already a bit chilly, and the green plants in the back garden were somewhat decayed. Xiu Yuan tilted his head slightly, his brows and eyes didn't know where they fell, and the two of them didn't speak for a while. , only occasionally can hear the soft sound of fallen leaves being blown by the cool wind.

Jia Xu looked at the word "Gunxue" on the folding fan, and his expression gradually became dignified. "I don't know where the military division got this folding fan."

"This folding fan was handed over to me by Guo Jia on the barren hills outside Xiliang City. Even the blood on the hairband was written by Feng Xiao with Cao Zhang's blood in front of me and Lord Hou." Xiu Yuan sat in the autumn wind in thin clothes, and the bruises on his face became more and more obtrusive, which made Jia Xu vaguely feel Xiu Yuan's fragility and anxiety at the moment.

"Why did Guo Jia do this?" Jia Xu only glanced at Xiu Yuan's side face in a hurry, and then asked calmly, his bony wrists were also retracted into his sleeves.

"Guo Jia and Cao Zhang secretly fell in love, probably because they were jealous of Cao Mengde and had no choice but to defect to Cao Ying. I met them by chance when Lord Hou and I went to Diquan last night. I wanted Lord Hou to kill Guo Fengxiao to get rid of the serious trouble in my heart. But he took the initiative to offer two strategies to pacify Xiliang, leaving me and Lord Hou speechless, so I had to bring this folding fan back to the city to discuss with Mr. Jia."

After hearing this, Jia Xu didn't directly express his views on Guo Jia's strategy, but changed the subject inexplicably: "According to the military adviser, why did Guo Jia and Cao Zhang defect from Cao Ying? And where can he escape? "

Xiuyuan bowed his head and thought for a while, then simply shook his head without any clue: "Everyone in the Cao Wei camp obeys Guo Jia's advice. As a counselor, it seems that there is no dissatisfaction. Going to war and worrying so much about not living a peaceful life?"

"The military commander's words are wrong. An affair between Guo Jia and Cao Zhang is definitely not something that can happen in three or two days. What's more, if he doesn't want to go to the war, he only needs to tell Cao Cao clearly. Since Cao Mengde can write a fan for him himself, he will send his confidant general to accompany him The guard would not make it difficult for him in these matters, not to mention that since Meng De successfully assassinated Dong Zhuo, there are many talented people in the world who are willing to follow him. Although the Marquis is brave, Xiliang City has not become a climate after all. It doesn't have to be Guo Jia."

"What does Mr. Jia mean? Guo Jia's rebellion from Cao Ying was not voluntary? Someone in the Cao Wei camp has already framed him?"

Before Jia Xu could reply, Lu Bu chuckled softly behind Xiu Yuan, and even put his robe on him: "Even if I don't know anything about strategy, I can see it clearly, so Guo Jia's position in Cao Ying is very important." Just like Qinghe in Xiliang City, even if someone wants to harm him, Cao Cao will deal with it early, and will never fall into the embarrassing situation of being forced to flee."

Jia Xu stretched out his skinny knuckles and knocked on the bluestone tabletop noncommittally, and shouted: "Fan Chou, you idiot, hurry up and get me a robe from the room, don't you want to freeze to death here? Since the Marquis also Here you go, just drop by and get some warm wine and hot dishes, so we can talk while eating."

Jia Xu's voice was very loud, and Fan Chou was a martial artist, so he quickly ran to the place where Jia Xu lived. Jia Xu waited for Fan Chou to go far away before explaining to Xiu Yuan in a low voice: "The military division is now available. Got it? Guo Jia is wise and unparalleled, his temperament is somewhat similar to yours and mine, and he also has a bit of arrogance of a literati. Now that there is an obedient and easy-to-use Cao Zhang by his side, why are you willing to be subject to Cao Cao all the time?"

Xiuyuan never thought that Guo Jia's reason for leaving Cao Ying was so simple, even ridiculously simple, but he had to say that Jia Xu's words were very reasonable.Xiu Yuan raised his eyes and looked at Lu Bu, and they both saw approval in each other's eyes.Fan Chou just came back with the food and drink, and graciously put on a thick fur robe for Jia Xu. The knee length of the fur robe was much thicker and warmer than the one on Xiu Yuan.Jia Xu looked thoughtful: "I don't know when General Fan bought this fur robe, and I don't know when to prepare one for the military division, and I'm not afraid of being blamed by Lord Hou."

That Fan Chou didn't seem to have expected Jia Xu to ask this question, he looked quite embarrassed, he held back his neck for a while before choking out a sentence: "If the military master wants it, Lord Hou will hunt it back for him, so why not?" The last general will be rare."

Xiu Yuan was stunned when he heard the words, and then smiled lightly: "I didn't expect that General Fan, who was always dull and honest, would become so flexible after a few days. Mr. Jia is really a master."

When Jia Xu heard Xiu Yuan's sudden compliment, he didn't refuse. He also nodded his head in a smug manner, which made Fan Chou, who was standing beside him, so happy that he didn't even notice that the meat on his chopsticks fell to the ground.

"Now the military commander understands? Presumably, Guo Jia and Cao Zhang lived in the same way in Cao Wei Daying. They have tasted the sweetness, so how can they not know the taste?" Jia Xu's knuckles were pinched on the edge of the wine glass. , but suddenly there was a bit of longing in his tone, which made Xiuyuan feel a warning sign, and subconsciously blurted out his worries: "Mr. Jia also wants to follow Guo Fengxiao's example and go back to the mountains with General Fan?"

"Where did the military commander say that Wen He was poor since he was a child, and his lifelong ambition is to live a rich life with meat for three meals and fruit in four seasons. He will never change his original intention and return to a remote place just because of a momentary feeling. What's more, the world has not yet decided what is home, and now you have to hide your head and show your tail in the future, lest people find out, isn't it just asking for trouble?"

Lu Bu was still picking up vegetables for Xiuyuan's dishes, and he was a little puzzled when he heard Jia Xu's words: "According to Mr. Jia, how could Guo Jia, who is so transparent and smart, be confused about such an important matter? I don't think any smart person would do such a thing as begging for trouble."

"What Hou Ye said is very true, so from the very beginning, Guo Jia still has someone to rely on. He is a person who takes every step and sees ten steps. He has always been exhaustive, and he should have been prepared long ago."

"Under the current situation, who else can hide someone like Guo Jia at the risk of offending Cao Cao?"

"Could it be that Guo Fengxiao is going to Jiangdong to seek refuge with Sun Ce?" Xiu Yuan suddenly understood when he heard this, and looked unnaturally a little more fearful in Jia Xu's eyes.

"Guo Jia went to Jiangdong in the first ten days. Jiangdong's scenery is excellent, and the products are abundant. It is really a peaceful place, but it is absolutely impossible to seek refuge with Sun Ce. I think Cao Cao should have planted spies in the Jiangdong camp long ago. If Guo Jia went there, he would undoubtedly be in a trap."

"Except for Sun Ce, Jiangdong doesn't have any powerful people who are famous all over the world. With Guo Jia's talent, learning and character, his friends should not be ordinary people." I have been hunting in Jiangdong several times, and I am quite familiar with the customs there, and I have a close friendship with Sun Ce. Some young talents in Jiangdong, Lu Bu, have also heard about it, so I asked this question.

Jia Xu shook her head slowly when she heard the words: "I don't know, why don't you send some people to Jiangdong to investigate? If you and the military division met Guo Jia last night, even if they were on the road all night, it is reasonable for them It should not have reached the border of Jiangdong now, but with the footsteps of a master, there is still time."

Lu Bu didn't answer, but turned his gaze to Xiu Yuan's face, Xiu Yuan pondered for a while, and nodded slightly: "In that case, according to Mr. Jia's intention, send Xiao Wu and Qin Jiu to Jiangdong to have a look, maybe there will be There may be some unexpected gains. Since Mr. Jia has found out the mystery of Guo Jia's departure from Cao Ying at a glance, what does Mr. think about his last plan before he left? What should we do in order to successfully let Hou Ye Take a loyal Ma Chao under his command?"

The wine and vegetables on the stone table had been placed in the cold wind of late autumn for a long time, but at this moment they were still steaming. I don't know what method Lu Bu used to block the rustling autumn wind that swept over the treetops.Jia Xu squinted his brows and eyes lazily, most of the people were leaning on Fan Cong, he casually lifted the small but not delicate white porcelain wine glass in his palm to Fan Cong's hand, and the latter helped him with a satisfied expression. He poured half a glass of warm wine.

The wine that Fan Chou brought was a kind of sake unique to Xiliang, brewed with corn and grapes as the main raw materials.The color is clear, smooth and fragrant. More importantly, the gentle temperament is suitable for literati like Xiu Yuan and Jia Xu, while Lu Bu and Fan Chou have not even touched a drop of alcohol.

"Anyone who seeks to win people's hearts must have three strategies: top, middle and bottom. The best strategy is for the way, the middle strategy is for the heart, and the lowest strategy is for trust." Jia Xu's slightly hoarse voice hovered in the small space, as if cooperating with some kind of magic The rhythm makes people in it unconsciously follow his thoughts.

With a smile on his face, Xiu Yuan stuffed a small piece of crispy chicken on the table into Lu Bu's mouth, and teased with a half-smile: "I wonder what strategy Wen He used to easily take General Fan's heart?"

Jia Xu turned his face away, and blew against Fan Chou's warm neck, where there was still half of his usual wisdom and rigor: "General Fan and I have known each other for a long time, he is so obvious about my thoughts and doesn't know how to hide them, and I am How can you not notice it, now that you are standing near this year, thinking that it would be nice to have a reassuring person by your side who can occasionally serve tea and water, so you half-heartedly agree to him, how can you compare with you and Lord Hou." Jia Xu said He squinted sideways at the finger that was held by Xiuyuan Lu Bu in his palm, and then looked away calmly.Fan Chou bravely stuffed Jia Xu's hand into his bosom with a twitch in his heart, and smirked honestly while stuffing it back: "Sir, it's warm inside."

Seeing Lu Bu and Xiu Yuan burst into laughter, Jia Xu showed no embarrassment. He changed his posture calmly and began to talk at length: "Guo Jia's strategy is very vicious, and it is a once-and-for-all strategy to draw salary from the bottom. Probably He has already tampered with something on this folding fan in advance. As soon as we send the folding fan to Cao Wei Daying, they will believe that Guo Jia was killed by Ma Teng. According to Cao Cao's temperament, Cao Ying will definitely be let The people in charge took Ma Teng back to Xudu to be handled by him himself, and at this time Ma Chao's actions were all under Guo Jia's control."

Xiu Yuan thoughtfully ended the conversation: "Mr. Jia means that we want to take advantage of the fire?"

"That's right, even if all of Cao Ying's men and horses in Xiliang went to besiege Fufeng Maoling, Guo Jia also expected that it would not be difficult to escape with Ma Chao's martial arts. After all, Cao Zhang, who had the best martial arts foundation in the Cao Wei camp remaining in Xiliang, had already been killed. He took it away by himself. When Ma Chao suffered a sudden change when he was young, his first reaction must have been to seek refuge with his father's ally, Han Sui of Jincheng. When I was still in charge of Hulaoguan in the early years, I heard that he was in charge of household registration documents The internal officials discussed that Han Sui and Ma Teng had already secretly formed brothers of the opposite sex. In this way, Ma Chao would definitely join Han Sui. We only need to kill Han Sui before Ma Chao arrives in Jincheng. Ma Chao does not know the truth. Under the rage, he will lose his mind and put this account on Cao Wei's people in a muddle. In this way, he has nowhere to go in the whole of Xiliang except Xiliang City, which is controlled by Lord Hou. "