In the tavern,

"Bengxian, you can't have any problems when you run out like this, right?" Guo Jia said, filling a bowl of wine for Lu Bu. Of course, he would not foolishly invite Lu Bu out, but it just attracted Lu Bu, who couldn't stop, to come to him.

These days, the two often come to drink together, but have never invited each other. It's like two children sneaking to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet. Do you still need to invite or something? As long as one of them knows the other's actions, they can't help but rush over. There is no need for even a look of eye contact!

"Haha, I'm talking about me, don't you just sneak out during the political affairs period?" Lu Bu said with a smile.

Guo Jia shook his head,

"I'm different. I'm a civil servant and I'm relatively idle. Even if there's something really wrong, as long as I'm not drunk, it's easy to deal with it."

When he heard this, Lu Bu also said,

"You underestimate me too much. Do you think that as a military officer, drinking will make things happen? Wrong! I usually have to fight more than usual when I am half drunk, otherwise I like to drink a drink before fighting in front of the battle!"

"Of course I know that Fengxian is great, but you are always guarding your lord. Unlike me, you will usually be summoned once if you have something to do. If you always sneak out like this, won't the lord say anything?" Guo Jia said directly.

In fact, Guo Jia is already trapping Lu Bu now. If Dong Zhuo is really assassinated later, Guo Jia will immediately attribute most of the reasons to Lu Bu's failure to fulfill his loyalty and sneak out to drink. At that time, after listening to Guo Jia's analysis and judgment, what choice does Lu Bu have besides rebellion?!

"Fengxiao, why are you mother-in-law and mother today? Do you think that I, Lu Bu, will be afraid of this little thing? Besides, my adoptive father is not so unreasonable. He stayed in the house and did not run around, so he would not encounter any danger. According to the usual situation, the adoptive father will take a nap soon. It is not too late for me to rush back after he wakes up from a nap." Lu Bu said while patting his chest.

Guo Jia smiled immediately.

"I'm worried that if you don't get drunk later, you will blame me for everything."

"Okay, you guy! Do you think you can get me Lu Fengxian drunk with Guo Fengxiao?!" Lu Bu also became excited in an instant.

Guo Jia kept drinking with Lu Bu on the surface, but his thoughts had actually flew far away.

Will Cao Cao succeed this time? If it is really successful, then Guo Jia, Wang Yun, Cao Cao, or the next Lu Bu will become a great hero to destroy Dong! By then, the allied forces outside the pass will probably not be combined. As a vested interest, Guo Jia needs to consider how to maintain the Han Dynasty and not collapse.

Even if Cao Cao failed to assassinate successfully and ran away pretending to offer his sword, this incident would also have many benefits for Guo Jia, who will definitely turn against him in the future. Cao Cao was known to the world for the assassination of Dong and gained great reputation. Then, after the future incident was fully exposed, wouldn’t Guo Jia and Wang Yun, who were also involved in the matter, be praised by the world?!

By then, Guo Jia will be able to completely clear his name as a villain. He has always been "in Dongying and his heart is in the Han Dynasty".

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As time went by, Guo Jia's heart became more and more nervous at first, but later on, it became more and more calm.

Nothing happened, nothing happened.

There was neither news of Dong Zhuo being assassinated nor news of Cao Cao being killed or arrested. In other words, Cao Cao failed, or to be precise, he had no success in assassination.

Now I just don’t know whether Cao Cao finally ran away with his sword or did not find any chance to take action and left.

If it is the former, that's fine, but if it is the latter, Guo Jia and others will have to find the next chance!

After three rounds of drinking, Guo Jia and Lu Bu did not continue to drink. After all, they were not children, so they would not really make things happen if they were drunk. The two made an appointment to separate the next time and then left.

Not long after, Lu Bu ran over again to find Guo Jia. Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao had indeed offered his sword!

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In the Prime Minister's Office,

Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Guo Jia.

It turned out that Dong Zhuo had no idea that Cao Cao had ulterior motives. It was not until Lu Bu came back that he realized something was wrong. If Cao Cao really planned to offer a knife, why didn't he explain it directly at the beginning, but waited until no one else was there before taking out the knife to present it? However, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were not able to make a conclusion at will.

If it was someone else, then Dong Zhuo would kill him. If he had any mistakes, he would not let him go! But Cao Cao was also his own person at all. If he just caught someone casually, it would likely cause internal shock to Dong Zhuo's army.

So Dong Zhuo now needs a think tank that can distinguish things clearly. Just now, Lu Bu and Guo Jia parted shortly after they parted, and received Dong Zhuo's approval, Lu Bu immediately found Guo Jia.

Since things have reached this point, in order to clear the relationship, Guo Jia naturally cannot speak for Cao Cao so obviously, so he tried to find a very fair way.

"The lord can send someone to summon Cao Cao immediately. If Cao Cao comes over without any hesitation, it means that he is really offering a knife; and if Cao Cao refuses, it means that there must be a ghost in his heart, and it must be an assassination!"

Guo Jia suggested, Guo Jia believed that Cao Cao was not a fool and must have escaped a long time ago. Then the time to send people back and forth is the last time Guo Jia won for Cao Cao!

"Okay! Send someone to call Cao Cao right away!" Dong Zhuo decided immediately.

Needless to say, after a period of time, not only did Cao Cao not be brought back, but instead brought back the news that Cao Cao had escaped from the city directly.

Bang!

The angry Dong Zhuo threw the seven-star sword presented by Cao Cao to the ground with force, and cursed at the same time.

"Damn Cao Cao! What did I treat him badly? He actually wants to assassinate me?"

Guo Jia immediately stepped forward and said,

"My lord, the most urgent task now is to hunt Cao Cao back. As long as he is caught, he will naturally be able to ask clearly what reason he betrayed his lord. Moreover, there are no accomplices in this matter. We should work together with both sides. On the one hand, we capture Cao Cao alive and try to find out the accomplices from him. On the other hand, we will send people to investigate in the city. Even if we can't find out, we can take the opportunity to intimidate those ministers who have bad intentions!"

"Guo Jia, you are right!" Dong Zhuo pointed at Guo Jia and said, "Fortunately you are here, otherwise I almost missed the best opportunity. Just do what you said!" Dong Zhuo immediately decided.

After receiving Dong Zhuo's approval, Guo Jia turned to Lu Bu on the side and said,

"I would also like to ask General Lu to take people out of the city immediately. At the speed of the Red Rabbit Horse, maybe he can still chase Cao Cao and must capture him alive; and I will take people to investigate in the city!"

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Although it's a bit saved, it can't be squeezed out randomly.
Chapter completed!