Guo Jia was startled for a moment, but he didn't expect Yu Xian's reaction.
A question mark slowly emerged in my mind.
He asked himself, it seemed like he didn't say anything special.
Isn't it normal for a great strategist of his level to do it alone?
Hmm. I can’t understand the thinking of these ordinary people.
Yu Xian looked at Guo Jia calmly and said, "I also want to show off."
The corners of Guo Jia's mouth twitched, becoming more and more confused.
are you crazy.
And, why do you say "also"?
But this was not the time to vent his anger. Guo Jia said expressionlessly, "Well, then you can come."
Yu Xian saw that Guo Fengxiao was so uncooperative.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then let me warm up first."
Then, he looked at Guo Jia seriously.
"I don't love money."
"I'm not interested in money."
Guo Jia, who had trouble sleeping and was a bit slow to react, looked at Yu Xian's serious look and was dumbfounded.
It's just so funny, isn't it?
Seeing Guo Jia's confused look, Yu Xian laughed and said, "Then let me tell you one more thing."
Just when Guo Jia thought that Yu Xian was going to say something ridiculous again, Yu Xian suddenly changed his attitude and waved his hand boldly, "Although the nine counties in Hanzhong are vast, they can be pacified with a letter from Yu."
As soon as Yu Xian said these words, there was an uproar in the hall.
The officials who had been discussing Guo Jia enthusiastically before looked at Yu Xian in shock.
What's going on one by one?
After thinking to no avail, they all started whispering.
"Did the Imperial Master eat something dirty this morning?"
"It was fine yesterday."
Guo Jia couldn't accept it even more.
He and Zhang Xiu defeated Hanzhong County with real swords and spears! In order to capture the territory of these counties, not only Guo Jia spent a lot of effort, but also many demon masters and barbarians were killed or injured.
When Yu Xian reached Jiameng Pass, he escaped from the battlefield and became a person subject to execution for breach of trust in Yizhou, and no longer participated in military operations.
Later, he ran away directly and left Yizhou to go to the Central Plains to cause trouble.
Now, as soon as this guy comes back, he makes a lot of nonsense, saying that he can pacify the nine counties of Hanzhong with just one message. So what does their efforts in the past few days mean?
At this moment, Guo Jia could finally understand the unhappiness of those Hanzhong officials.
When Yu Xian saw Guo Jia with a sneer on his face, his heart moved and he said, "Don't you believe Feng Xiao? Why don't we make a bet?"
"Huh?" Guo Jia was alert when he heard this, "What are you betting on?"
Yu Xian tapped his fingertips on the table and said calmly, "I won't bet on anything."
Guo Jia looked puzzled.
Yu Xian chuckled and replied slowly, "I just want to beat you once."
When Guo Jia heard that there was no need to bet, he immediately snorted coldly and said, "Guo will wait and see."
Yu Xian didn't waste any time. He called for paper and pen, and started writing an announcement in the hall.
Guo Jia thought for a while, and without any restraint, simply stood up.
Come and see.
After reading it, not only was my doubts unanswered, but I became even more confused.
Apart from stating to the people that Hanzhong County will be led by Imperial Master Yu Xian from today onwards, and hoping that the people will live and work in peace and contentment and actively join the army, this announcement does not have any clever plans.
Guo Jia thought for a while and remained silent, waiting to see how he would arrange it.
After Yu Xian finished writing the notice, he showed it to the various county officials in the hall, then ignored the whispers below and said, "When you go back, copy and post this notice, and find the servants to beat the gongs.
I declare this. When all the people in the county, old and young, know this, the common people in Hanzhong will be able to live in peace."
When the county officials heard this, they gasped and felt it was ridiculous.
who do you think You Are?
After the war, even if the emperor comes in person, he may not be able to win the trust of these people in a short time.
What's more, these people had already heard about the reputation of this national master before they came here.
It is said that the proclamation against this demon has been spread all over the Central Plains and plastered on city walls. It has already become notorious.
I'm afraid it's just a dream to use the name of a national master to coax these people.
It's just that everyone was in front of Yu Xian, so naturally they didn't dare to say this. They were all obedient, but secretly they were ready to laugh at him.
Yu Xian saw everyone's reactions in his eyes, but felt secretly happy in his heart.
When the Pheasant Taoist burned Luoyang with the "Five Fires and Seven Birds Formation", Yu Xian couldn't bear it, so he ran around and saved countless people.
Later, he persuaded the displaced people to go to Hanzhong to escape.
Several counties around Luoyang were moved by the news, leaving their homes and businesses to flee to Hanzhong to escape the military disaster.
Taken together, there are hundreds of thousands of people.
In order to prevent these people from being harassed by bandits, Yu Xian specially asked Xu Huang to lead his troops to escort them along the way.
After these people arrived in Hanzhong, Su Gu, who was the prefect at the time, distributed them to various counties for resettlement.
The nine counties in Hanzhong have a total of less than 60,000 households and a population of more than 200,000. After these Luoyang people are diluted, almost half of each county is composed of people rescued by Yu Xian from Luoyang.
Not only were these people grateful for the kindness of Imperial Master Yu Xian, but they also lacked support because they were in a foreign land.
Once they heard that Yu Xian, the national advisor who had saved them, was in charge of Hanzhong, they would immediately unite and stand firmly on Yu Xian's side.
This is somewhat similar to the situation in Yizhou.
A few years ago, due to the turmoil in the world, the people of Nanyang and Sanfu moved thousands of miles to Yizhou regardless of the hardships of the Shu road.
Later, Liu Yan relied on these refugees from other places to organize the Dongzhou soldiers, the main force that dominated Yizhou.
Yu Xian had Liu Yan's homework to copy, and he was very kind to the people of Luoyang. It was easy to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong.
When the confused county officials left, Guo Jia turned around and left without saying a word.
Yu Xian smiled and went back to the back hall to meditate and adjust his breathing.
Just after noon, I heard a Taoist boy come and say, "Uncle Yu, the magistrate of Nanzheng County is outside asking for an audience."
Nanzheng is the seat of Hanzhong County and the main city of Hanzhong County Governor's Office. The results should be seen by now.
Yu Xian opened his eyes and called the man over.
The Nanzheng County Magistrate hurried in with disbelief on his face and bowed deeply to Yu Xian.
"The Imperial Master is really good at predicting things."
Yu Xian felt proud, but asked calmly, "What's going on?"
The Nanzheng County Magistrate said with a surprised look on his face, "According to what the Imperial Master said, when I returned home, I asked the clerks to copy the notices and post them everywhere. I also asked people to beat gongs and announce them along the streets. Unexpectedly, many people heard the words and cheered.
When the thunder rumbles, they run around to tell each other."
"Those small officials shouted all the way, which attracted cheers and laughter all the way. Later, more and more people were infected, and finally the whole city was filled with voices praising the national master."
"What's more, when many people heard that the National Army was recruiting troops to protect the people, they took the initiative to ask their young men and women to take part in the call. Based on a rough estimate based on my humble position, Nanzheng County alone could recruit 2,000 troops."
Yu Xian laughed, not surprised when he heard this.
It's just a herd effect.
Those people from the Heluo area would naturally regard Yu Xian as someone who had fallen from the sky. Those native Hanzhong people, in such an atmosphere, had no resistance at all and would blindly follow the crowd without knowing it.
Even some people with ulterior motives may not dare to provoke public anger when they see so many people supporting the newly appointed Imperial Master.
Some were enthusiastic and happy, some were doubtful, and some were silent, which was enough to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong.
Well, now.
Yu Xian tapped his fingertips lightly on the table.
——It’s time to think about how to mention the bet to Guo Fengxiao.
So young.
No stakes.
But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay anything.