Chapter 3: The Strangeness of Good Peace
Although Han Sui and Ma Teng have been confronting Li Jue and Guo Si over the years, whether it is Dong Zhuo they betrayed or Li Jue and Guo Si who regard them as enemies, they have all given them official positions. In name, they are Han officials.
Han Sui was named General Zhenxi during the reign of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si was named General Anqiang during the reign of Emperor Anhui, Ma Teng was named General Anxi by Dong Zhuo, and Li Jue and Guo Si made Ma Teng the General Andi.
Guo Jia was a governor of Yizhou and a Han minister. His nominal power was much greater than that of these generals. He was the general in charge of the military and political affairs of Yizhou, and he was the local emperor. In terms of official positions, he was not qualified to be arrogant in front of Guo Jia.
Guo Jia, holding the banner of rescuing the emperor, invited Ma Teng and Han Sui to Chen Cang to discuss matters. Ma Teng did not hesitate and turned around to Ma Chao not far behind him and rode his horse away alone. Han Sui was worried that Guo Jia would hold the Hongmen Banquet, but Ma Teng was not afraid. If he retreated, he would seem to have a ghost in his heart.
We are all Han ministers and colleagues. Since we are working together to solve the problems of the emperor, are we guarding each other before the battle is fought?
Guo Jia took the lead and invited them into the city first. If they either dared not go, they would be right and wrong.
I just said I wanted to help him, so why didn’t I even dare to enter the city?
Ma Teng was open-minded and understood that he was going alone and brought 10,000 people into the city. It was no different from Guo Jia who wanted to kill him. If he entered Chen Cang, he would be dead.
But Ma Teng believed in Guo Jia because the people of Yizhou lived and worked in peace and contentment under Guo Jia's rule. Although Ma Teng was also a minor official when he rebelled, he was also a member of the people. If he had not been forced into a desperate situation, how could the rebels in Liangzhou develop so rapidly?
Han Sui also found a reason for himself: Guo Jia can't kill him, at least he can't
Because Guo Jia issued a proclamation to fight against rebellion and sent troops to the rightful manner, everyone was responsible for helping the king and rescue him. If Guo Jia harmed him, wouldn’t he be slapped himself in the face?
Besides, they have had some letter exchanges between them over the years, and although they have not met each other, they have already started to deal with each other.
The Yizhou Business Association took away many BMW horses from Liangzhou and left behind a lot of daily necessities. The two parties benefited each other and were free in business. Guo Jia was the one who made the situation that both sides liked to see.
Inviting the two into the city was a test and received a good response. Although Guo Jia was guarding against them, he also expected that they would not be hostile to him at this time because they did not have a conflict of interest.
When he rode back to the city, Wu Yi on the top of the city issued a military order in seclusion, asking the crossbowman on the top of the city to hide his crossbow and pretend to be an ordinary soldier.
After entering Chencang, Guo Jia led the way to greet Ma Teng and Han Sui and walked into the county government office.
The county government office was simple and few people didn't mind. The important thing was. Han Sui didn't want to stay in the city for a long time. Before he sat down, he smiled and said loudly: "The envoy is young and promising, handsome and handsome. He is a hero who is rare in the ages. He has been in Liangzhou for a long time. He met the envoy and the envoy and the gods. Today, he met him and fulfilled his wish in his life. It is really a pleasure. Now the emperor is in danger. Li Jue and Guo Si and the other two kidnapped the emperor for a long time. Now he dares to lead his army to chase and kill the emperor and his party. It's really hateful. I wonder how the envoy plans to save the emperor?"
After sitting down, Guo Jia looked calm. Facing Han Sui and Ma Teng, he showed a serious expression and said, "I want to lead the army to attack Chang'an first, cut off Li Jue and Guo Si's retreat, and then lead the army to the east to fight Li Jue and Guo Si to the death."
Guo Jia pretended that Han Sui didn't ask how to save the emperor.
Ma Teng was excited and said excitedly: "The envoy has such courage. I admire you very much. In my subordinates, I will be sent by my subordinates."
If a snake has no head, if Han Sui and Ma Teng participate in Guo Jia's attack on Li Jue and Guo Si, they must be divided into primary and secondary. At least military decisions must be unified in obeying orders, otherwise they will fight each other and it is better to go their separate ways.
Han Sui never thought that Ma Teng would hand over the command of the troops to Guo Jia so impulsively. Ma Teng's statement made him embarrassed. Did he listen to Guo Jia?
Guo Jia was deeply surprised. He would not think that his personality charm was so strong that he could allow warlords to come and take the initiative to hand over military power. Ma Teng's move must have a reason, but Guo Jia didn't expect it.
"Okay, since the two generals trust me, I will never disappoint you. Tomorrow morning, we will lead our army to fight against the rebels."
Guo Jia slapped the table excitedly, as if he was inspired.
Han Sui opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say: I didn't say it, but I followed your command.
But in the end he just followed Ma Teng to salute Guo Jia and agreed to this fact.
When he walked out of the county government, Ma Teng was very happy, as if he had seen Li Jue and Guo Si being wiped out. Han Sui's face was a little gloomy. Guo Jia climbed upwards, and even regarded Ma Teng's attitude as his attitude. Guo Jia didn't care whether it was, but at that time, Han Sui could not have raised any objections.
Riding on horseback, leaving Chencang City with Ma Teng, looking at the dim sky, Han Sui thought to himself: It’s nothing wrong with following him to fight Li Jue and Guo Si first. At least three families have combined troops, with more than 100,000 troops. Li Jue and Guo Si will definitely be defeated.
Looking at Ma Teng's back in front of him, Han Sui wanted to go forward and ask clearly, but he still gave up.
Their army set up camp outside the city. Ma Teng returned to his camp and called his three sons, Ma Chao, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, to his side, and informed them of what he had discussed when he met Guo Jia today.
Ma Chao, who is over 20 years old, has a face like a jade, a meteor, a thin waist, a wide shoulders, a lion, a beast belt, and a look alone is enough to make people look at him with admiration. He is absolutely extraordinary.
"Why did my father listen to Guo Jia?" Ma Chao was young and energetic, and it was normal for him to be unwilling to be inferior.
The other two sons were also not very satisfied with the situation.
Ma Teng sighed and said, "Is this move right or wrong? In order to attack Li Jue and Guo Si, he used righteousness to suppress evil and righteousness to attack evil. Don't we support it? You must understand that the separatist princes in the world are rebellious and disrespectful to the Han Dynasty. They are both thieves and going on this expedition. We obey the orders of Guo Zhijun to dispatch them. The day of success is the time for the Han Dynasty to revive."
After saying this, Ma Chao, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu were silent. They also had to have a name for fighting with whom and what reason to fight. It was not a chaotic fight between the thugs in the city.
The Ma family has always been embarrassed because of their actions. People in the world seem to be loyal and treacherous, and good and evil are hard to distinguish. Therefore, Ma Teng supports Guo Jia in rescuing the car without selfishness.
This is an opportunity for their Ma family to correct their reputation, a chance to make clear their positions, and a chance to be loyal to the Han Dynasty
Ma Teng was determined to be the public, but Han Sui had to follow him on the boat. If he didn't want to obey Guo Jia, he had only two choices, either lead troops to Liangzhou or break up with Guo Jia.
If only Guo Jia were to join forces with Ma Teng to fight against him, but Ma Teng is now on Guo Jia's side, and Han Sui has to consider his strength if he wants to rebel.
Han Sui had ambitions and would not lead his troops back. After following Guo Jia to fight Li Jue and Guo Si, he could still get some benefits.
Han Sui is also a hero who can save the emperor.
After Chencang County Government arranged everything, Guo Jia walked to the backyard of the county government government. He didn't know whether Guo Ye could fall asleep peacefully in the unfamiliar environment, which made his father feel at ease.
As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw Jia Xu coming out of Guo Ye's room. After closing the door, he happened to see Guo Jia.
"Sir, is Ye'er sleeping?" I don't jump.
Guo Jia walked to the steps in front of the door and sat on the ground, stretched out his hand to ask Jia Xu to sit with him.
Jia Xu chuckled and sat beside Guo Jia. The moonlight shone like mercury in the yard. Jia Xu said, "The eldest son was tossing and turning at first. I told him a few stories, and he fell asleep as he listened."
"Oh? What's the story?" Guo Jia tilted his head, a little curious.
Jia Xu said gently: "At first, it was about the deeds of the princes of the Warring States Period, and later, the eldest son wanted to hear the story of the conquest between the vassal states, so I told him the Battle of Chengpu, but he fell asleep before he could finish listening."
"Hehe, the child is just like this. It's hard to understand the meaning of it when he listens to the excitement. Thank you for your hard work."
Guo Jia never thought that Jia Xu would really spend his time on Guo Ye. As smart as Jia Xu, he would not let himself fall into danger. However, Guo Jia knew that one day the descendants of the princes would have open and secret battles between his brothers. He thought this was a bit far away now, so it would be fine to leave some thoughts.
Jia Xu's eyes were not focused and said in a daze: "Although the eldest son is not a talented genius, he is smart and studious, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. He will think about everything himself. It is rare, so he will temper it..."
Jia Xu, who had not continued to speak halfway through the speech, made Guo Jia look puzzled. Guo Jia saw a hint of sadness in Jia Xu's eyes.
"Sir, do you have any worries?"
Guo Jia respects Jia Xu very much. Jia Xu is not his official position, but his son's commander.
Putting away the reminiscence expression, Jia Xu laughed at himself and said, "I saw someone today and remembered some past events."
The only people who can evoke Jia Xu's memories are probably Ma Teng or Han Sui. Guo Jia asked tentatively: "Han Sui or Ma Teng?"
"Han Sui."
When talking about the word Han Sui, Jia Xu's eyes shone with a cold light, and it flashed in a flash.
After thinking for a while, Guo Jia suddenly asked solemnly: "I'll ask a question for sir. If I kill Han Sui, how would you feel?"
Jia Xu said indifferently: "What you think is not important, because no matter what you think, the envoy will fight against Han Sui and Ma Teng, but the way of killing varies according to the current situation."
When the night wind blew, Guo Jia turned his head and stared at Jia Xu and said softly: "As Mr. said, he was harmful to me, so I complained with complaints. He was obedient and self-righteous, so I sow discord and reap profits. After taking Guanzhong, my next strategy was Liangzhou. Only after solving my worries could I have the conditions to advance to the Central Plains. I asked this question in my hope that Mr. can understand me. I don't want to know what kind of grudges there are between Mr. and Han Sui, but I don't want Mr. to abandon me because I took action against Han Sui one day."
Jia Xu turned his head and saw Guo Jia's solemn expression. Suddenly the corner of his mouth raised slightly and said lightly: "Don't worry, there is no one in the world who has done me kindness to me. Han Sui, I have no more to die."
Since Han Sui was not kind to Jia Xu, it was just a grudge. Guo Jia felt relieved and stood up and left.
On the quiet night, Jia Xu was still sitting on the cold stairs, looking up at the starry night sky, with his eyes hazy.
"The wonder of Liangping, the wonder of Liangping..."
Jia Xu, who was notorious, was only appreciated by one person. The man was named Yan Zhong, a famous scholar in Liangzhou. He said that Jia Xu was very good at peace.
Han Sui rebelled and elected Yan Zhong as the commander, but Yan Zhong refused to obey and died of resentment.
Chapter completed!