Chapter 0067 A request for Guo Jia
Guo Jia's reaction was already expected by Han Zhan. If the madam and the young master Guo were just in the hall, and Guo Jia could not guess his identity, he would not deserve to be called Cao Cao's first counselor. Han Zhan smiled slightly and said lightly: "Brother Fengxiao has recognized this envoy long ago?"
"That's right." Guo Jia sat down opposite Han Zhan with a casual expression, saying: "Although Jia has never seen the envoy, Jia first arrived in Sheguo County today and was not familiar with the place. Those who could know where Jia was going in such a short time must know Xun Gongda. In this way, the envoy's identity was about to emerge. In addition, when he saw the attitude of the madam and that young master towards you, Jia believed that you were the envoy."
"Brother Fengxiao is right. It's indeed Han Zhan, the Sheguo Order." Han Zhan nodded and recognized Guo Jia's guess, and then made his own request: "Sheguo County is barren and poor, and the brothels are full of vulgar powder. It is estimated that it is difficult to get into the eyes of Brother Fengxiao. It is better to go back to the county government with Zhan. Although there are no beauties, there are countless fine wines, which is enough to make Brother Fengxiao drink happily."
Guo Jia smiled without saying a word about Han Zhan's invitation. He picked up the feather fan that was put on the table when he was drawing thrush for Mei'er, shaking it gently, and said slowly: "Han Jun, Jia has something unknown, I want to ask you for advice."
Han Zhan quickly said respectfully: "Brother Fengxiao, but it's okay."
Guo Jia picked up the wine bowl on the table, took a sip, and asked, "Before Yuan's entry into Jizhou, if the envoy is in the position of the envoy, how will the envoy prevent Yuan from entering Jizhou?"
The question raised by Guo Jia is also the question that Han Zhan has been thinking about during this period. At this moment, when Guo Jia asked about this, he knew that the other party was considering his ability, so he said carefully: "The change of masters in Jizhou is related to the inconsistency between civil and military affairs below. If I were the lord of Jizhou, I would let Xun Chen, Ju Su, Tian Feng, Zhang He and Gao Lan become his confidants, and then use the delaying strategy to stabilize Yuan's family, and submit a letter to recommend Yuan as the governor of Yanzhou..."
"Wait," Guo Jia heard this and immediately interrupted Han Zhan's words and reminded him: "The envoy may not know that the current governor of Yanzhou is Liu Dai, and he is the brother of the governor of Yangzhou Liu Yao. How could he easily give up Yanzhou?"
Han Zhan knew that there were two Liu Dai in the Three Kingdoms era, one was Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou who participated in the attack on Dong Zhuo, and the other was Liu Dai, the subordinate of Cao Cao. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they mistakenly regarded the two as one. Liu Dai, who was the governor, was a relative of the Han Dynasty and would die at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army in the second year.
Hearing Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan couldn't help but grin, thinking that even if you are resourceful, you will definitely not know much about what you are about to have in the future. He pretended to be thoughtful and said to Guo Jia: "Brother Fengxiao, I believe you should know that the Yellow Turban thief is ready to move in Yanzhou again, and sooner or later, there will be chaos, but Liu Yanzhou ignores this. Zhan can assert that it will be three months or six months later. He either died at the hands of the Yellow Turban or was convicted and locked up by the court. At that time, the position of governor of Yanzhou will be vacant."
Guo Jia originally looked down on the county magistrate who was four years younger than him, thinking that he could become this official was nothing more than a concession made by Yuan Shao to win over the old subordinates of the Han family. He had no real talent at all. He heard what he said, and his expression became serious. He put down the wine bowl in his hand and asked carefully: "If Yuan really became the governor of Yanzhou, what are the envoy's plans for the next step?"
"Send people to go north to form an alliance with Liu Yu and make Gongsun Zan retreat." Seeing that his statement attracted Guo Jia's attention, Han Zhan felt a little confident, so he continued: "Next, Zhan plans to send troops to Qingzhou east to seize Qingzhou. Qingzhou has more people and less food, so he can use the grain from Jizhou to support Qingzhou. When the general situation is settled, he will go west to Bingzhou. In this way, Zhan will have four states, and can dominate the world and protect himself when he advances."
Han Zhan's answer made Guo Jia fall into deep thought. Although he was resourceful, he did not expect that he could use this strategy to win the world. What he didn't know even more was that in Han Zhan's plan, Cao Mengde was the prefect of Dongjun to Yanzhou. At this moment, Cao Mengde was the prefect of Dongjun to Yanzhou. As long as Yuan Shao became the governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao would lose his space for exhibition. With only the enemies of several cities, plus the few famous civil officials and military generals under him, he was poached by the shameless Han Zhan. Whether there would be a battle for Guandu in the future will become an unknown. At that time, Han Zhan will be the one who can compete with Yuan Shao for the north.
Guo Jia threw the feather fan on the table and continued to ask: "Eunuch, these are just your assumptions. It is still unknown whether they can become reality. Jia wants to ask, how strong is Eunuch now?"
Hearing this question, Han Zhan smiled bitterly, and then said: "The soldiers and generals in the county of the country are small and small, and the city is low. There is an urgent need to hang upside down and the danger of being buried."
Han Zhan's words confused Guo Jia: "Since the situation is so bad, why would the envoy tell Geng Wu, Minchun and others that he could get back to Jizhou within three or five years?"
"Oh~!" Han Zhan sighed and then said, "If it weren't for this, how could Zhan get the support of his father and his subordinates? Does Brother Fengxiao think that Zhan alone is enough to compete with Yuan?"
After hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head and then expressed his thoughts: "Although the Sheguo County where the envoy is located is poor, the people are poor, but surrounded by mountains and faces water on three sides, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the envoy is protected by the uncle and nephew of Xun, he keeps his low profile here, Jia feels that in a few years, he will at least have the strength to compete with the Yuan family."
"Brother Fengxiao is such a bad word." After Han Zhan and Guo Jia finished speaking, they said unexpectedly: "My uncle and cousin stayed in Sheguo County just for the sake of the deceased mother, and stayed to help Zhan. Once they met the wise master, they would leave me."
Guo Jia nodded in agreement with Han Zhan's statement: "What the envoy said is very true. Jia followed Xun's uncle and nephew to Jizhou, just to plan a good job under the command of the Han Mansion. Who knew that when he arrived in Jizhou, he realized that Jizhou had become the land of Yuan. The Yuan family was not a wise ruler, so he insisted on rejecting the official position he gave. He would rather be idle at home than be an official under his command."
After Guo Jia finished speaking, Han Zhan stood up and bowed deeply, and asked respectfully: "I wonder if Brother Fengxiao is willing to help me?"
Guo Jia picked up the wine bowl, leaned close to his nose and smelled it, and said casually: "Jia is weak and sick, and has been exhausted for several days, and is a little tired. I want to rest for a while. Please!"
Seeing that Guo Jia refused his invitation, Han Zhan felt disappointed, but he felt that he was expecting it. As the uncle of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang three times. How could he succeed in asking a talent like Guo Jia? So he bowed to Guo Jia again: "Since that's the case, Zhan will not disturb Brother Fengxiao's rest, say goodbye!"
Guo Jia waved his hand: "I'll leave!"
When Han Zhan went down the stairs, he saw the madam standing at the entrance of the stairs with his head down, and then coughed softly. Although the madam had seen Han Zhan go out, he did not dare to go over and say hello because the other party did not greet him. At this moment, he heard Han Zhan's cough, and quickly greeted him and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, I am going to leave so soon, why haven't I had time to entertain you yet?"
As the Bagu spoke, his eyes looked at the room where Guo Jia was staying, and he seemed to be wondering why the young man who looked in poor health hadn't left with the county magistrate?
Seeing that Bagu's eyes were out of the corner of his eyes, Han Zhan kept glanced at Guo Jia's room, and smiled and said, "That young man wants to live here a few times, so you can have a good time to entertain him."
"I am determined to be a disciple, how dare I not obey?" Bagu said with a smile: "I will definitely greet the young master with good wine and vegetables every day, and will never treat him unfairly."
When Han Zhan looked downstairs, he saw that Mr. Guo had already disappeared, so he nodded downstairs and asked Bagu: "Bagu, where did the young master who wanted to beat me downstairs go?" The reason why he asked this was because he remembered Zhu Zhen, who almost took his life, so he had to be vigilant.
"Eunuch, you are talking about Mr. Guo Pingfan, Mr. Guo, he has already returned home." The eighth aunt was afraid that Han Zhan would blame him for letting Mr. Guo leave without authorization, so she explained specifically: "Mr. Guo's family is a local big family, but he lives in Huguan and rarely comes back normally, so she doesn't know Mr. Guo. Please do not remember the villain, so just bypass him."
Hearing that the other party usually lives elsewhere, Han Zhan didn't want to continue pursuing it. He took out a golden cake from his sleeve and threw it to his aunt, saying to him: "Remember, I'll try to satisfy him if he has any requirements for him. If the money is not enough, I'll send someone to the county government to get it. Do you understand?"
"I understand," Bagu pointed his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "I must remember the envoy's words and make the young master comfortable to serve. If you hear the young master complaining, you will send someone to take off the head of my family."
Chapter completed!