Eight hundred and twentieth chapters a shocking battle
Guo Jia turned his head and glanced at the generals in the hall who were pushing cups and changing cups and shouting back and forth. He thought for a moment and said, "Since it's Brother Wenruo who invited me, why don't I just go with you?"
Xun Yu tensed his cheeks, turned around and walked out of the hall.
And Guo Jia followed closely behind.
Although their actions were secretive, they both fell into the eyes of the potter.
The pottery merchant watched the two people go out and pondered for a long time, speechless for a long time.
The two came to a quiet garden in the mansion. Xun Yu stopped and turned to look at Guo Jia coldly.
As if he didn't see Xun Yu's face, Guo Jia smiled and said: "Brother Wen Ruo, I haven't seen you for many years. From now on, you and I will be the same ministers. Guo was deeply comforted. After so many years, we finally
It’s so happy to see these old friends in Yingchuan again and work together to protect the Ming Dynasty!”
Obviously, Guo Jia was very happy, but Xun Yu was not as excited as them.
"Guo Fengxiao, you won, you are really powerful. We, our old friends from Yingchuan and Yangzhai, all supported the Cao family, but you were the only one who specifically followed the Tao family in Xuzhou, who no one was optimistic about. As a result, you relied on your own efforts.
It proves that among all the friends in Yingchuan, everyone’s eyesight is not as good as yours! Is that right?”
Xun Yu sounded like he admired Guo Jia, but it was obvious that his tone was a little wrong.
His tone was obviously full of unwillingness.
Guo Jia sighed and said: "Brother Wen Ruo, it depends on what you said. If you think about it carefully, it is actually a coincidence. I remember that when Guo failed under Yuan Shao, he returned to Yingchuan to meet all of his old friends.
It is a matter of great importance to discuss where to vote for Mingzhu. After all, the talents of Yingchuan friends are unparalleled in this world. If Guo is lucky enough to find a good friend to assist you, it will be a blessing."
Xun Yu said lightly: "That's what you said, but you didn't do it! When Xun chose Cao Gong and led everyone to the Cao family, he also wrote a letter to you Guo Fengxiao, but what about you?
, but turned a blind eye and decided to become enemies of the old friends. Now that you have assisted the British Lord in his great cause, it is we, the old brothers, who deserve your mercy."
Guo Jia shook his head vigorously and said: "Brother Wen Ruo, you have misjudged me. How could Guo do such a villainous thing? I had no intention of going to Xuzhou back then, but... just...
…”
Xun Yu frowned and said, "Just what?"
"It's just that I was kidnapped by Tao Xiang."
After saying this, there was silence in the whole courtyard, and the falling leaves could be heard.
"Hey, Guo Fengxiao, if you don't want to tell me the truth, you don't need to tell me. Why are you deceiving me with these words here? Do you think Xun is a three-year-old child?"
Guo Jia stomped his feet angrily: "What did I lie to you about?"
At this moment, I heard a voice coming from behind Xun Yu: "He is right. In fact, it was me who forcibly tied him to Xuzhou in the first place."
Xun Yu was startled and almost jumped up. He turned around quickly and saw the pottery merchant standing behind him with a smile on his face.
"You, you... why are you here?" Xun Yu stammered, pointing at the pottery merchant.
Is there no sound in this person's walk? He must be a rat!
Seeing Xun Yu's nervous expression, Tao Shang smiled: "Don't be nervous. I didn't say what I would do to you. I heard what you just said. There are some things that I can't do without standing up to clarify."
After a pause, Tao Shang said: "Guo Fengxiao is right. In fact, when he came to Xuzhou, he was not voluntary to a certain extent, but was taken away by me using some forceful means."
Xun Yu frowned and said: "If he is taken away by force, how can he stay under your tent with peace of mind?"
Tao Shang said calmly: "Perhaps it's because we have similar odors... Are these things important to Wen Ruogong?"
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
In fact, the pottery merchant could see that Xun Yu came to talk to Guo Jia partly because he was unwilling to do so, and perhaps because of his wounded pride.
Among the Yingchuan gentry, the Xun family was the leader, and among the Yingchuan students, Xun Yu was the leader. Over the years, Xun Yu had always had a sense of superiority in this regard in his subconscious mind.
But now, because Guo Jia's success under his command seems to have shattered Xun Yu's confidence in this aspect, I think this should make him very painful.
This is not a kind of pettiness, but a psychological gap caused by a kind of inertia being broken.
Perhaps even Xun Yu himself didn't understand why he felt so uncomfortable in his heart.
The pottery merchant could understand Xun Yu, but he could not help him. If he told the truth, it might hurt a person's self-esteem even more.
Seeing Xun Yu's depressed look, Tao Shang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Wen Ruo, have you ever figured out why you asked Guo Fengxiao to come out and say this?"
Xun Yu looked depressed.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. In life, there aren't that many things that need to be clarified. If both of you are here, let's fight to decide the outcome. In this way, maybe the depression in my heart will dissipate."
"A battle to determine the outcome?" Xun Yu looked at the pottery merchant in surprise: "What do you mean?"
"We are all wise men on weekdays, and what we compete on the battlefield is about strategies, but today I allow you to compete with each other." Tao Shang said with a smile: "Among the six arts of a gentleman, there is also the art of riding and shooting. Mr. Wen Ruo can't do it."
Have you even forgotten how to fight?"
When Guo Jia heard this, he became anxious: "Tao Zidu, what kind of bad move are you doing here?"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Xun Yu punching him in the face.
"Ouch! Xun Wenruo, you actually do it! ...I will fight you!"
…
After about two sticks of incense, Xun Yu sat down on the steps out of breath, breathing heavily.
His hair was messy, there were scars on his cheeks, and there were two streaks of blood hanging under his nostrils.
Opposite him, Guo Jia rubbed his black and blue circles and made a "hissing" sound.
The pottery merchant came over, sat next to Xun Yu, and whispered, "Do you feel better?"
Xun Yu raised his hand and wiped the two strips on his nose, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart. This feeling cannot be described in words.
But the pressure, depression, and burden in my heart seemed to have disappeared with the shocking battle just now.
"Mr. Wen Ruo, the war in the Central Plains has just subsided and many talents are needed to govern it. I will dispatch a group of officials from Yangzhou to the Central Plains to put into practice the experience of developing Jinling City in the past. But in this way, Yangzhou will also need to add more talents.
There are many talents, so I need you to help me introduce talents from Yingchuan to Yangzhou to work in politics."
Xun Yu let out a long sigh and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, Xun Yu will naturally no longer have any intentions for him, and he should do his best to serve the court... However, Xun Yu still wants to trouble the prime minister with something."
"What's up?"
"Xun is willing to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he does not want to betray Duke Cao. After the world is settled, Xun wants to retire to the mountains and forests, and does not want to stand in the court. I sincerely ask the Prime Minister for permission."