Although Guo Jia, who came to the late Eastern Han Dynasty, had the innate advantages of later generations and knew that he was a real celebrity in this era, it did not mean that he would post it and call him brothers.
If the Zhen family used to be a wealthy man in Hebei, then the Mi family was a wealthy man in Xuzhou, with a family of over 100 million yuan and nearly 10,000 diners. Just this point, the Mi family today is much more prosperous than the Zhen family at the time.
However, the Mi family that I have made friends with does not account for much weight in Guo Jia’s heart. There is a kind of impulse to be heart-to-heart when they meet for the first time, but there is a kind of person who always keeps on guard in his heart no matter how long it takes.
Mi Zhu and Guo Jia did not think it would pose a threat to him, but it made Guo Jia feel that this person was very scheming, smiling warmly, generous and extraordinary, and his emotions never had much ups and downs. Guo Jia was always alert to such a person.
This Mi family banquet was not lively. Guo Jia and Mi Zhu only talked about astronomy and geography, poetry, songs, some romance, and some false feelings in the glass of wine.
In the backyard of Mi Mansion, Mi Zhu's third sister Mi Zhen whispered to Qiao Xiao. Mi Zhen is now thirteen years old, a little older than Qiao Xiao. The three of them chat casually, but the topics are all around Guo Jia.
At this moment, Mi Zhen's personal maid Xiaohe hurriedly ran into the courtyard and shouted in horror: "Miss, Miss, it's not good, Master Tao is coming again. You can hide quickly."
Before Mi Zhen and Qiao could react, the young man in gorgeous clothes had already stepped into the courtyard.
"Sister Mi Zhen, I'll come to see you."
After entering the courtyard, Tao Shang paused, staring at Qiao Xiao and his eyes tightly, his eyes rolled back and forth on the two of them, and his eager lust gradually emerged.
The young Qiao, who dressed as a man, not only showed a heroic appearance, but also felt a little timid at this moment. Tao Shang liked girls the most in his life. Recently, he was obsessed with Mi Zhen. Unexpectedly, he accidentally encountered a pair of more charming beauties today.
"Young Master, you are trespassing into the Mi Mansion, don't you really take my Mi family seriously?" Mi Zhen stood up and blocked Xiao Qiao behind her.
Tao Shang walked forward with a smile, tilted his head to see Qiao Xiao and Xiao and said as he walked, "Sister Mi Zhen, who are the two sisters behind you? Why are you dressed as a man? But it has a different kind of charm. If it is a maid, I Tao Shang bought it, haha."
Clam
A cold sword was placed on the shoulder of Tao merchant. Xiao Yi appeared behind Tao merchant in a ghostly manner and said lightly: "Get out."
"Who are you? My father is the governor of Xuzhou. If you dare to touch me, I will be careful that my father destroys your three tribes." Tao Shang was sweating coldly. He didn't feel anyone behind him at all, but because his father was Tao Qian, he was fearless at all.
Xiao Yi shook his wrist and the sword edge slashed across the potter's neck. A trace of blood came out from the potter's neck. Xiao Yi's tone was as indifferent as before, saying, "If you dare to be arrogant, I will kill you."
Who are the Four Tigers of the Xiao family? When the children of the Yingchuan family came to find Guo Jia to fight against each other or bully their hometown children, the Four Tigers of the Xiao family followed Guo Jia to destroy many of the Children of the Yingchuan family. They had already lost their class concepts in their hearts. Even if there was, the only person in their hearts who could control them was Guo Jia. Others dared to bully them? Even if they died, they would fight back.
The Tao merchant felt the stinging pain on his neck and the blood flowing out. He was so scared that he was nowhere to be looked down upon. He hurriedly ran out of the courtyard and left Mi Mansion.
But after leaving Mi Mansion, Tao Shang was unwilling to accept it. On the one hand, Xiao Yi hurt him and made him lose face. On the other hand, Qiao Xiao was so beautiful in the world. How could he let go? So he asked the servants of Mi Mansion and learned that Guo Jia was visiting the Mi family in Yingchuan.
Yingchuan Guo Jia? A very familiar name.
After walking out of Mi Mansion, Tao Shang slapped his high-five and finally remembered who Guo Jia from Yingchuan was. Isn’t that the head that the Hedong Wei family offered a reward of 1,000 taels of gold to buy?
After thinking about it, Tao Shang came to Cao Bao's mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, he pulled Cao Bao from the gentle village into a secret room and told Cao Bao that he had been in the Mi family in Yingchuan.
When Cao Bao heard this, he was surprised first and then happy. What was shocked was that Guo Jia was called a genius, and he was also cruel and ruthless. What was happy was that the Wei family offered a reward of 1,000 taels of gold to buy the person's life.
At this moment, Cao Bao had a bad intention, and the temptation of a thousand taels of gold was enough to take risks.
The two immediately made a decision together, but to accomplish this, there must be another person nodding because Guo Jia cannot kill him just because he wants to. Guo Jia is the future son-in-law of the Zhen family, Guo Jia is a famous scholar in Yingchuan, and has a close relationship with the famous Xun family in Yingchuan.
Therefore, if you want to kill Guo Jia, at least you must obtain the consent of Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian. Otherwise, if it causes consequences and reactions that they cannot bear, then let alone Cao Bao, even the pottery merchant may not be able to have a good ending.
The two hurriedly met Tao Qian. Tao Qian was studying. When they saw the two of them rushing to come, they frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Could it be that there are bandits who are in trouble again?"
Tao Shang stepped forward and said in a deep voice to Tao Qian: "Father, Guo Jia from Yingchuan has come to Xuzhou and is visiting Mi Zhu's mansion. Should we send troops to capture him? He was a court criminal who committed a heinous crime in Hedong County."
The imperial court was invaded? There was still a court in the world today? During the two emperors Huan Ling, there were two party-black disasters. I don’t know how many famous scholars were deposed as imperial prisoners. But did the gentry who fled the capital or their hometown still live a leisurely life in another place? Who cares about imperial prisoners? After crossing the border, the government orders of various states were not fulfilled. Now the only one who really wanted to arrest Guo Jia and regarded Guo Jia as imperial prisoners in the court was Hedong County, because the Wei family was based there.
Although Tao Qian was old, he was not confused. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "Guo Jia has a close relationship with the Zhen family and the Xun family. You should not act rashly. Whether it is to arrest or kill Guo Jia, it will not be beneficial to Xuzhou at all."
At this moment, the lustful Taoist merchant and the lustful Cao Bao were both anxious and angry. Cao Bao turned his eyes and walked up to whisper, "Lord, there are benefits. Guo Jia has two peerless generals, one is Gan Ning and Gan Xingba, known as the Jinfan thief. This person's reputation must have been heard. The other is the leader of the pirates in the Yangzhou River. Zhou Tai, I believe that this person's courage has also been heard of. These two people are following Guo Jia now. If the lord kills Guo Jia and tells the two of Guo Jia's crimes, then understand it with reason, move it with emotion, and recruit the two of them. In the past, they are just a wanderer in the river and the thief on the river. If they can be recruited by the lord himself, they will be grateful for their deeds and fulfill their work."
Tao Qian fell into deep thought. He had heard of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai's name, but he heard that one was in Yizhou and the other was in Yangzhou. Even if he wanted to recruit, it was still a long way to go. Now that the two of them came to their door, there was no reason not to recruit them.
But, kill Guo Jia, not Guo Jia...
He killed Guo Jia and had a feud with the Zhen family and Xun family, in exchange for some lewd affection from the Wei family.
However, he can get two tiger generals. After reusing it, he can consolidate the Tao family's status in Xuzhou, and after it becomes stronger, he will be more authoritative in front of the Xuzhou gentry. In this way, the resistance to appointing his confidants to various counties will be greatly reduced. Over time, Xuzhou will be completely defeated by the Tao family.
If Guo Jia does not kill Guo Jia, Guo Jia may not be grateful to the Tao family if he loses two tiger generals. He will definitely not remember this favor.
After weighing the trade-offs, Tao Qian convinced himself that, under rational analysis, it seemed that he had no reason to give up this opportunity.
Even if Gan Ning and Zhou Tai do not follow him, at most they will offend the Zhen family and Xun family.
The Zhen family has the foundation in the north and has basically nothing to do with Xuzhou. The Xun family has just regained their strength in the court and has not yet established a stable foothold. Moreover, for Guo Jia, a poor family, the Xun family may not have a big fight.
Tao Qian immediately ordered: "Cao Bao, you lead the people in the city to the Mi family to catch people. Remember, you must capture this person alive! If Guo Jia is killed on the spot, it will inevitably lead to Gan Ning and Zhou Tai's resistance. I want to conquer these two people and keep Guo Jia's life first."
Cao Bao, who was happy, immediately took the order and came out, and the Tao merchant also followed him out with a secret joy in his heart.
After the banquet in Mi Mansion dispersed, Guo Jia walked towards the guest room. On the way, Xiao Zhong walked beside him and whispered the story of the pottery merchant coming to tease Mi Zhen and telling in detail about the story of Xiao Qiao.
After hearing this, Guo Jia frowned slightly and asked, "Is that the man claimed to be Tao Qian's son?"
Xiao Zhong nodded and replied, "Xiao Si really said that. The man claimed that his father was Tao Qian, the Muslim in Xuzhou."
"Notify others and leave Xuzhou City quickly with me." Guo Jia did not hesitate, knowing that right and wrong were about to arise, so it would be better to leave as soon as possible.
However, when Guo Jia took Qiao, the big and small Qiao and the four tigers of the Xiao family in Ganning, Ning and Zhou Tai, were about to walk out of Mi Mansion, he was shocked to find that outside Mi Mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
The person who led the army on a horse was Cao Bao.
Mi Zhu, who came after hearing the news, was also confused. He first heard the news that Guo Jia was about to leave, and then heard Cao Bao leading his army to surround Mi Mansion. Mi Zhu, who didn't care about it, quickly came to the main gate and happened to meet Guo Jia. At the same time, his eyes passed by Guo Jia and his group and saw Cao Bao standing on the horse outside the mansion.
"Guo Jia, I will come to capture you under the order of Lord Mu Tao of Xuzhou. To avoid hurting the innocent, you should just surrender."
Cao Bao stood upright on the horse with a arrogant attitude, and the crossbowman behind him was attracted but did not fire.
Gan Ning and Zhou Tai wanted to go forward to fight Cao Bao, but Guo Jia blocked them and slowly retreated back to the mansion. He looked at Cao Bao with a sneer and thought about the plan in his heart.
"Cao Bao, you are so brave that you dare to lead troops to surround my Mi family? Guo Jia is a distinguished guest of my Mi family. Aren't you afraid that I will go to my lord to sue you?" Mi Zhu passed over Guo Jia at this time, standing at the door, arrogant.
Cao Bao grinned and sneered: "Zi Zhong, it was the lord who ordered me to bring troops to your mansion to arrest people. If you are smart, I would advise Guo Jia to surrender. I will definitely not make things difficult for him, and the followers around him will not be investigated."
Mi Zhu was stunned. He never expected that Tao Qian ordered the arrest of Guo Jia, but he was unable to get rid of the tiger at this time. Tao Qian was his lord, and it was unfaithful not to help Tao Qian, and Guo Jia was the distinguished guest he invited, and it was unrighteous not to help Guo Jia.
Chapter completed!