Chapter 14 Plan ahead
It was late at night, when Guo Jia and Xu Shu wanted to dismiss the room, Zhang Jiao personally sent the two out, and then whispered to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you and Yuanzhi should go out of the city overnight to return home."
Guo Jia and Xu Shu both understood and knew Zhang Jiao's implicit voice, so they planned to bid farewell, but Zhang Jiao helped him and said, "I will send you out of the city myself."
Although it was already spring back to the earth, the cool breeze was still a little cold in the middle of the night. Guo Jia knew Zhang Jiao's physical condition and hurriedly refused. However, Zhang Jiao refused. After the two of them took the bag and led the horse, they sent it all the way to the south gate of Yecheng, bribed the soldiers guarding the city to open the city gate.
At this moment, a group of people came from behind, and the leader was Zhang Liang. Later, he followed Bo Cai, Zhang Mancheng, Li Damu and others. He pressed his sword and saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu preparing to leave the city, and wanted to draw their swords and hold them hostage. If Guo Jia and Xu Shu did not follow, they would be killed immediately.
"Bastard! What are you going to do?" Zhang Jiao glared at his younger brother Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang showed unwilling expression on his face, but he did not dare to contradict his elder brother. But Bo Cai came out and said respectfully: "Great wise and good teachers, if these two are not used by my Taiping Dao, it is better to kill them on the spot. Otherwise, if the two of them expose the plan of Taiping Dao to the Han court, wouldn't it be a bad thing? Furthermore, since the Great wise and good teachers value these two people so much, we also know that these two people are rare. If these two people are used by my Taiping Dao in the future, there will be great trouble for our Taiping Dao."
"Random! I said I would let them go. If anyone dares to use rash weapons, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" Zhang Jiao's face was harsh and powerful. He shocked Zhang Liang and his men and others and others and dared not look at him.
Guo Jia and Xu Shu were extremely moved when they saw Zhang Jiao protecting her so much. They also knew that if Zhang Jiao didn't send her off in person, they would probably not be able to avoid a life-and-death battle today.
After turning over the horse, Guo Jia clasped his fists at Zhang Jiao and said, "Great Master, Jia will be together for a good time."
Zhang Jiao closed his eyes and nodded silently. When Guo Jia and Xu Shu were galloping on horseback, they disappeared without a trace, Zhang Jiao was still standing outside Ye City, looking into the distance, sighing several times.
"Brother, Guo Jia and Xu Shu have gone far away." Zhang Liang came to Zhang Jiao carefully.
Zhang Jiao silently returned to Yecheng. When he returned to the stronghold, he turned to Zhang Liang and said, "Call Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao, Sima Ju, Xu He came to my room. I have something important to tell them."
Zhang Bao took the order to call these people. After the four of them arrived at Zhangjiao's room, they stayed in the room with Zhangjiao until dawn. The four of them walked out of Zhangjiao's room all looked restless. After looking at each other, Zhang Baiqi wanted to speak but stopped, but Sima Ju shook his head and said, "Let's just listen to the arrangements of great wise mentors today."
The other three men put aside their doubts and finally nodded.
Guo Jia, who rushed back to Yingchuan, met the farmer who was cultivating in his own fertile fields from afar. Someone saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu who were dismounting and walking, and shouted loudly: "Young Grandpa is back!"
The farmers who were plowing in the fields put down their farm tools and came to say hello to Guo Jia. The warmth of the care along the way made Guo Jia feel warm.
When he arrived outside the wooden house school next to the farmland, he saw Xi Zhicai with an unhappy look. He neither came forward to welcome Guo Jia's return nor asked questions. Zuo Ci, who was teaching the children to practice martial arts not far away, ran over happily, grabbed Guo Jia's hand and asked, "Little Grandpa, I miss you so much."
Guo Jia immediately looked puzzled and asked, "Old Master Zuo, what do you want me to do?"
Zuo Ci laughed and said proudly: "The little grandpa is out for traveling, and there is a big thing and a small thing in the world."
Guo Jia was shocked and asked hurriedly: "What's the matter?"
Xi Zhicai walked up and stared at Guo Jia with a bad expression and said, "The big thing is that the Zhen family's Drunken Immortals are famous all over the world, and the small thing is that the Yingchuan madman Guo Fengxiao became the son-in-law of the Zhen family."
After hearing this, Xu Shu laughed up to the sky, and Guo Jia knew the mystery as soon as he thought about it. He thought that Xi Zhicai, who was addicted to alcohol, had already expected that the Zhen family's Zuixian wine was related to him, but he just wanted to taste the Zuixian wine that was praised by the world and take his anger on him.
Guo Jia was about to explain, but saw three fast horses galloping from afar. The three guards jumped off the horse and each carried a wine jar to Guo Jia. One of the guards clasped his fists and said, "I'm here to send the wine to the prefect of Zhongshan. Xiao Taigong, please accept it."
This guard Guo Jia knew. He was originally a guard of the Zhen family. Later, Zhen Yan became the prefect of Zhongshan and recruited this person. After all, he came here to bring wine and must find someone who had met Guo Jia.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, the wine was delivered. After Guo Jia bowed his fists and thanked him, the three guards hurriedly left.
Guo Jia saw Xi Zhicai and Zuo Ci who were holding a jar of wine with excitement, walked up to hook Xi Zhicai's shoulder and whispered mysteriously: "Every time the Zhen family gave wine to Emperor Ling, they only gave me five jars, but now they gave me six jars directly. You are more satisfying than the emperor, haha."
Xi Zhicai disliked before, nodded and said yes, after sending six jars of fine wine into the house, he went to see the children of ordinary people with Guo Jia.
After not seeing each other for a year, many children have grown strong. When they see Guo Jia, they bow their heads with admiration and greet him: "Hello Xiao Tai Public Security?"
Guo Jia was pleased to chat with them about gossip, study and ask about their well-being, which moved these children very much.
At dusk, when Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu returned to the house, Xi Zhicai exclaimed: "Old Master Zuo, you did a good thing!"
Zuo Ci was lying on the ground with a wine jar in his arms, talking nonsense, but the wine jar in his arms was gone, and he drank a full jar alone! Seeing this, Xi Zhicai was heartbroken and stepped forward and kicked Zuo Ci twice but did not respond. The three of them had no choice but to lift the left side to the bed in the room and then go to the outdoor room.
After opening a jar of fine wine, Xi Zhicai smelled the rich aroma of wine, impatiently poured a bowl himself, raised his head and drank it. Guo Jia and Xu Shu, who were watching the show, were not disappointed.
Cough cough cough
Xi Zhicai was so choked by the bitter wine that he coughed continuously. It took him a long time to recover. When he saw Guo Jia and Xu Shu who were smirking, he knew that he was anxious and made a fool of himself. However, he didn't care. He poured another bowl of it. He learned his lesson now. After tasting it in a small mouth, he shook his head and savored it, and praised him: "The world's fine wine is nothing but the wine of the Chuxian wine. I guess this wine was created by you, right?"
Guo Jia was not humble either and nodded, "Natural."
After pouring wine for Xu Shu and Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai wondered: "Since that's the case, why did you make it at this time? Why did you give this huge fortune to the Zhen family?"
Guo Jia shrugged and replied, "I have no capital. This wine cannot be brewed by wealthy families, but the Zhen family and I like it, so I gave it to them. The most important thing is that although the Zhen family is rich, it has the spirit of benevolence."
Xu Shu happily heard this and said, "I'm afraid there is another point. Since Fengxiao wants to marry the daughter of the Zhen family, it is probably unreasonable to hire him without giving him a heavy gift."
Xi Zhicai had such an expression, but Guo Jia couldn't argue, so he agreed. Anyway, the truth was done now, and his friend just joked and laughed it off.
After three rounds of wine, Xi Zhicai said to Guo Jia: "I have retrieved the quota for borrowing grain you and Wen Ruo that year. After the autumn harvest last year, I paid off the Xun family."
Guo Jia nodded, then thought about it and asked, "How much grain is stored in the home now?"
Xi Zhicai directly replied: "Now the grain storage is enough to support a year. However, if you have to help the refugees again, it will probably be difficult."
Putting down the wine bowl, Guo Jia's expression was a little heavy, and Xi Zhicai felt suspicious. Xu Shu told the whole plan of Taipingdao on the side. Xi Zhicai was not in a strange mood after hearing this, as if he had known it.
"I expected Taiping Road to cause trouble, but I didn't expect that as soon as the wars were fought, countless people would be displaced. Yingchuan is located in a place of war. I'm afraid that the Taiping Road will cause trouble, Yingchuan will not be at peace."
Xu Shu then introduced Guo Jia to plan for Zhang Jia one by one. Xi Zhicai couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and walked in the room, with a sad face. After a long time, he stood still and looked down at Guo Jia and said, "You can tell that if the world knows that the Taiping Road military strategy is all done by you, you will be in a disaster! If Taiping Road fails, if Zhang Jiao blames Feng Xiao for making mistakes in the plan, he may come to revenge. If Taiping Road breaks Luoyang, the wealthy families in Luoyang will flow into a river of blood. On the day Zhang Jiao succeeds, he will send someone to ask you out of the mountain. In order to convince the public, he will also announce the merits of Feng Xiao and your decision to make the plan that day. By then, Feng Xiao will probably become the number one sinner of the Han Dynasty!"
Guo Jia said calmly: "I have already been prepared for what I am thinking about. I don't take the praise and criticism of the world into consideration. Zhang Jiao treats me sincerely and cannot repay me. Before leaving, he has made a plan for him, which is to thank him for his kindness. Things will be unpredictable in the future. You and I will think about the current affairs. If Taiping Dao reverses, the main forces of each state will definitely obey Zhang Jiao's orders. However, Taiping Dao has preached for more than ten years, and the disciples are uneven. If you hear the great wise and good teachers, you may be afraid
Countless small rebels will emerge from all over the place to respond to Zhang Jiao. Although Yingchuan is a place of battle, Zhang Jiao has obtained my plan and will inevitably lead the main army to attack Luoyang. However, the small rebels who have not received the orders of Zhang Jiao and have to guard against it. I want to start garrisoning grain from now on, and everyone has a self-defense iron tool. The children of the school must practice martial arts for half a day every day, and find a secluded place in the nearby mountains, and I will personally practice the enemy formation to prevent future troubles."
"good."
Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai nodded together. After the three of them discussed some details, Xi Zhicai suddenly looked up and asked, "Wang Xiao, such a big thing, isn't it a warning to Wen Ruo?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "No need. The Xun family is a famous family in Yingchuan. If there is a great enemy attack, the famous family and the gentry will naturally be together to fight the enemy. These families are embraced in a group, and there are at least a thousand soldiers gathered. We not only have to take care of the elderly and young, but we can't even take advantage of the weapons to defend the enemy. Instead of worrying about the wealthy families of the gentry, we should think more about our own safety."
Chapter completed!