Chapter 56: Seclusion
A few days after Guo Jia escaped from Luoyang, the imperial capital made a ridiculous joke. The reason was that the edict to pardon Guo Jia was announced less than three hours later, and Guo Jia was listed as a serious crime in the court, with the charge of treason.
The reason was that the Yuan family needed a fig leaf to help Yuan Shu clean up the filth, so they joined forces with the party members in the court to submit a statement to the emperor and set the nature of the bloody case in the east of Luoyang City.
Compared to Guo Jia's murder in Hedong and his big fuss in Xuzhou before, this time the crime in the imperial capital attracted siege from all directions.
The prefect of Yingchuan County did not dare to trade privately with the Xun family anymore. Guo Jia's crime was agreed upon by the court, and he was rebelled!
Beheading is light, and three tribes are punished!
Poor that the Guo clan, the Guo clan who oppressed Guo Jia, was implicated and almost all the families were executed. Only those who had nothing to do with Guo Jia escaped. I wonder if Guo Jia applauded or was angry after hearing this news.
The land and houses that had already been transferred to Xi Zhicai's name were eventually confiscated. The prefect of Yingchuan did not dare to take risks and committed serious crimes. If he was not careful in handling the matter, he would be involved.
Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu had no choice but to bring the food and farm tools they had accumulated for many years, and thousands of people left their hometowns and left Yingchuan.
After falling into a coma, Guo Jia would occasionally wake up briefly in the carriage. Under Xiao Ren's care, he ate some porridge in a daze and fell asleep again. He was bumpy all the way, and he woke up and fell asleep, and the sun and the moon changed. His mind was blank, and he knew that he seemed to have the most peaceful and worry-free sleep after he arrived at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He slowly opened his eyes. In the dim wooden house, Guo Jia saw the beams of the roof, and brand new wood supported the roof. He turned his head and saw a dignified but haggard face, as well as the surprise in his clear eyes.
"Young Master." Da Qiao wiped the sweat from Guo Jia's forehead. When he saw Guo Jia wake up and his eyes were full of energy, he finally cried with joy.
Guo Jia raised his hand and stroked it on her pretty face, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, and smiled reluctantly in his weakness, "Cry again, you will become ugly."
Da Qiao quickly wiped away his tears, held Guo Jia's hand and asked, "What do you want to do? Drink water or eat?"
Guo Jia turned his head and saw Xiao Qiao lying beside him and sleeping soundly, holding his other hand.
After looking at the wooden house, I found that there was nothing but him lying on the floor and laying a mattress, so I asked, "Where is this?"
Da Qiao said, "Since leaving Luoyang, Xiao Ren led everyone to the east, but he was afraid that there would be pursuers behind him, so he turned to the north halfway, and was afraid that he would meet Yuan Shu's cousin Shanyang prefect Yuan Yi in Hanoi, so Xiao Ren brought everyone to the foot of Taihang Mountain. This wooden house was built by the few of them who came back from the mountain to log wood."
Guo Jia nodded and closed his eyes. Xiao Ren followed him for so many years, but finally didn't disappoint him. He was calm when encountering things, was calm and did not mess around, and decided to think carefully at the right time.
Just then, someone came in with food. Guo Jia looked up and saw Diao Chan walking with a plate of food. Diao Chan was surprised when she saw Guo Jia wake up. After putting down the food, she whispered: "I don't know that the young master has woken up and the food is not ready. I will prepare some more now."
Guo Jia forced himself to sit up, called Diao Chan, and said to her, "No need to be busy. I can't eat anything now. I want to go out for a walk."
"Young Master!" Seeing that Guo Jia was weak, Da Qiao hoped that he would take a rest for a while.
But Guo Jia insisted on getting up, so Daqiao and Diao Chan helped him up, put on a cold windbreaker, and helped Guo Jia out of the wooden house.
It was dusk, and the sunset was still dazzling. Guo Jia blocked the light with his hands and waited for the adaptation to it. He looked at the surrounding environment and found that this place was remote, leaning against Taihang Mountain in the north and Qinshui in the south. If there were pursuers attacking, Qinshui could delay the enemy. If escape to Taihang Mountain, you could also avoid the enemy's edge. Here, you can protect yourself.
Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, who were practicing martial arts not far away, saw Guo Jia standing in front of the house and immediately went over to ask about their well-being. Guo Jia was pale and weak at the moment. After greeting Gan Ning Zhou Tai, he asked, "Where is Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi?"
Gan Ning Zhou Tai's expression became heavy and sad, and he pointed to a hillside near the forest not far away.
Guo Jia looked up and found two dead tombs under the hillside, while Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, and the scene was desolate.
Gently pushing off the hand that Da Qiao and Diao Chan supported him, Guo Jia walked slowly towards the two of them.
Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi, who were immersed in sadness, suddenly stroked a hand on their shoulders. The two of them looked up at each other. After seeing Guo Jia, they hurriedly stood up and saluted, but Guo Jia pressed the shoulders hard and shook their heads slightly and said, "Don't bother you, I'm sorry for you, I'm taking you out, but letting your brothers be separated by yin and yang. The four brothers broke the two of them in one go. I, Guo Jia, feel guilty."
"Little Grandpa, my elder brother and second brother died in battle for my younger grandpa. They died without regrets." Xiao Ren said excitedly, with two lines of tears falling from the corner of his eyes.
Xiao Yi lowered his head and said firmly: "Little Princess Don't apologize anymore. It's already a gift from God for our brothers to be by their side. The eldest brother and the second brother are lucky and have not been able to continue to follow the Little Princess, but even if they die, they will not regret it. Even if they know that there will be a fate today, they will not choose to escape."
Guo Jia's eyes were wet, and he sat down slowly, hooked his hands on Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi's shoulders, looked at the desolate grave, and choked and said, "Xiao Zhong, Xiao Yong, you died for me and died young for me. I, Guo Jia, have no choice but to repay you. If there is a next life, I will be the only one who will protect you."
Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi gritted their teeth and shed tears. Speaking of which, they were just fifteen-year-old boys, but they experienced the tragedy of the brother's death. At this time, the only person they admired and depended on was Guo Jia, who leaned on Guo Jia's shoulder and burst into tears.
Guo Jia, who was also crying, said in his heart: Xiao Ren, Xiao Yi, you must live with me and accept the glory and blessing that belongs to your brother.
As night fell, Guo Jia stood alone on the hillside wearing a windbreaker, looking at the vast world, and for the first time he was confused.
From the moment he traveled through time to become Guo Jia, he was actually a little inferior and panicked, afraid that he would never be as good as Guo Jia in history who was planning like Fan Li and making decisions like Chen Ping. Therefore, he was afraid that he would not be able to get the appreciation of Cao Cao and gain a foothold in the troubled times, so he had to keep accumulating chips for himself, let Cao Cao pay attention to him and treat him well, so that he could start and end well in this turbulent era in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
To build a good Zhen family, help the people and accumulate good deeds, he gathers famous scholars. Everything he does is to hope that before he can serve Cao Cao, he can have an image that is remembered in front of Cao Cao. In this case, even if his talent, wisdom is not as good as Guo Jia in history, at least Cao Cao can treat him well.
But now, he not only turned against Cao Cao, but also had a mortal grudge.
If you let go of this hatred and still serve Cao Cao, it may be a beautiful story in a hundred years, but Guo Jia is unwilling to accept it. Facing the world, personal hatred is indeed insignificant, but he just can't let it go. It's true that Cao Cao is the hero, but Guo Jia has already cut off the idea of serving.
Apart from Cao Cao, what other places can Guo Jia go to?
Since even Cao Cao won't serve, let alone the Yuan brothers.
If you kill Tao Qian’s eldest son, you can’t go to Xuzhou.
The Sun family has to wait several years before Sun Ce swept across Jiangdong, and Guo Jia is unwilling to join Sun Ce's tent.
Liu Bei and Guo Jia were not interested in wandering with him.
After counting, Liu Yan and Liu Biao were left.
Liu said that he didn't know where he was. Liu Yan had no life for a few years, and he was just in a fight for the throne. Besides, Liu Yan's capable son died early, and his incompetent son could not keep his family business. He was like living in Liu Yan and waiting for death.
When he sighed to the sky, Guo Jia murmured: "How could I get to this point today?"
Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Guo Jia already had plans in his heart, find a deep mountain forest and live in seclusion.
When Guo Jia was about to go back to the house, he saw Diao Chan come out of another wooden house, and the food he was carrying was only moved a little. Guo Jia became suspicious and asked, "Who has only eaten so many bites of rice?"
Diao Chan lowered her head and said, "Ms. Cai."
Miss Cai?
Guo Jia was inexplicably surprised.
"Who is it? Where did Miss Cai come from?"
Diao Chan looked up at Guo Jia with a strange look and asked, "Don't the young master know Miss Cai Yan and Miss Cai?"
Guo Jia nodded and replied, "I know each other, but why did she be with us?"
Diao Chan was stunned and dared not reply.
Guo Jia sighed and asked, "What's the matter with it?"
Diao Chan still didn't say anything, shook her head and said nothing.
Guo Jia was impatient and threatened: "Don't say it? If you don't say it, you will serve you to bed tonight."
Diao Chan raised her head and showed a pale face. She was so scared that she replied quickly: "Ms. Cai lurked in the young master's carriage while the chaos that day to assassinate the young master. The situation was critical at that time. Xiao Ren knocked Miss Cai unconscious and led her on the road together."
assassinate?
Guo Jia lowered his head and thought deeply. Cai Wenji has this courage? Anyway, she definitely doesn't have the skills.
Seeing Guo Jia not speaking, Diao Chan asked nervously: "Young Master, if I say you back, you don't have to serve you, right?"
Um?
Guo Jia raised his head and looked at Diao Chan, and asked in confusion: "Young Master, am I ugly?"
Diao Chan shook her head, meaning it was not ugly.
Guo Jia asked again: "Young Master, am I bad to you?"
Diao Chan hesitated for a moment and shook her head slightly, meaning that it was OK.
Guo Jia asked again: "Young Master, will it be difficult for you to accept that I want you to serve you in bed?"
Diao Chan's face turned pale again, nodding and shook her head, and finally plucked up the courage to say something that made Guo Jia dumbfounded.
"I am an ominous person and cannot serve in bed."
Guo Jia looked up and down at Diao Chan, and could not be said to be a standard beauty, but the best among beauties. But will such a beauty be exhausted? Otherwise, why can't the ominous person serve him and sleep?
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "You are just having fun, don't worry, I will help me take care of the people here, I will thank you."
Chapter completed!