Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 43 Guo Jia's Choice

The third year of Chuping, mid-March.

The letter written by Xi Zhicai to Guo Jia was successfully delivered to Guo Jia.

After reading the letter, Guo Jia sighed helplessly and stuffed the letter under the bed.

When he lifted up the bed, he could see several letters piled up underneath, all signed by Xun Yu.

"I didn't expect that even Zhicai would join Cao Cao's army. It seems that Wen Ruo really didn't try to trick me this time. Cao Cao must be quite capable."

Guo Jia was very clear about Xi Zhicai's ambitions and character.

When they were chatting about everything in the world before, they counted all the princes, but in the end no one could get a good review from Xi Zhicai.

In the end, Xi Zhicai chose Cao Cao, who was not qualified to sit at the table of princes, which was unexpected but reasonable.

"Back then, Zhicai and I finished our studies together and left the mountains. We ended up being tricked by Tian Feng and his gang of old bastards and ended up here with Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia muttered to himself, raised the wine jar and gulped down a mouthful.
"Hiccup~~~"

After smacking his lips, Guo Jia muttered to himself:
"What about four generations of three officials, what about decisiveness and courage, what about generations of wise officials? It's just a piece of embroidered pillow, good-looking but useless!"

"Zhicai and Wenruo are indeed very discerning. They actually found such a unique lord!"

"I never thought that there would be someone in this world who would dare to go against all the noble families in the world."

"I never expected that Xun Wenruo, a prominent figure in a prominent family, would actually get involved in overthrowing his own family."

"You guys are either idiots or fools who have been fooled... But I love stubborn fools like you!!"

"I just don't know who Cao Yan is, who came up with such an outrageous idea. I really want to meet him right away!"

After drinking the last drop of wine in the jar, Guo Jia finally made his final decision.

He casually threw the wine jar behind him, then began to pack his bags, ready to leave Yecheng and go to Dongwuyang in Dongjun to find out what was going on!
Guo Jia is only 22 years old now, which is the age when he has completed his studies and is full of ambition to achieve something.

Therefore, after listening to Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai's evaluation and praise of Cao Cao, he was finally moved.

But just as Guo Jia stepped out of the door, someone outside the house immediately reported his whereabouts to Tian Feng.

Xun Yu had already left, and Tian Feng didn't want to lose more talented people, at least he couldn't let them serve under other princes.

When Guo Jia just walked to the city gate, Tian Feng had already caught up with him with three or five strong men.

"Feng Xiao! Feng Xiao, wait a minute!!"

Guo Jia wanted to pretend that he didn't hear Tian Feng's shout and continued walking out of the city.

But hearing the chaotic footsteps behind him, he had no choice but to turn around and ask, "Brother Yuan Hao, what advice do you have?"

Tian Feng rushed to Guo Jia and asked with concern, "Feng Xiao, why are you leaving? The Lord also wanted to use you, but why did you refuse?!"

"If you consider 'treating each other with courtesy' as a sign of importance, then I have nothing to say..."

Yuan Shao initially showed great respect to Guo Jia and treated him with great courtesy.

But in reality, Guo Jia was not given any actual official position or important position.

At least Xun Yu was invited by Yuan Shao to serve as a "guest official", but Guo Jia didn't even receive an invitation as a "guest official".

For the arrogant Guo Jia, this was a great humiliation.

Guo Jia had seen through Yuan Shao's character, but for the sake of his good friend Tian Feng, he did not reveal Yuan Shao's true side to his face.

Guo Jia's eyes turned, and he came up with a plan and said:

"I will always remember Mr. Yuan's courtesy. But to be honest with you, Brother Yuanhao, Zhicai wrote yesterday saying he's not feeling well and might not have much time left... You know, Wenruo and I are Zhicai's only two friends, so how could I not go see him one last time?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng asked in surprise, "Is it Xi Zhong Xi Zhi Cai from Yingchuan Academy?"

"Yes, it's him!" Guo Jia said, his eyes began to turn red, and he even rubbed his nose.

Good acting, don't do it next time.

Tian Feng saw at a glance that Guo Jia was actually acting, but he couldn't refute it.

You can't really stop Guo Jia from seeing his friend for the last time, right? Even if you know it's just an excuse. Seeing Tian Feng not saying anything, Guo Jia wants to take the opportunity to sneak away.

But just as Guo Jia turned around, Tian Feng suddenly asked, "Feng Xiao, tell me honestly, what kind of person is my master in your heart?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia stopped turning around, and the expression on his face disappeared.

The two of them were silent for a moment. Guo Jia suddenly snorted and asked, "Do you really want to hear it? Are you going to get angry and let the big guy behind you push me to the ground?"

Tian Feng also deliberately snorted coldly and pretended to threaten: "If you dare to tell a lie, I will let them pin you to the ground and rub you!"

Faced with Tian Feng's "threat", Guo Jia felt relieved.

After pondering for a moment, he said softly, "Yuan Benchu ​​wants to emulate Zhou Gong's humble service, but he doesn't know how to employ people. He is multi-faceted and indecisive, and he likes to scheme but cannot make decisions. It is difficult, difficult, difficult to help him overcome the world's difficulties and establish his hegemony!"

Guo Jia's words gave a penetrating analysis of Yuan Shao's character and personality.

After hearing this, Tian Feng's heart sank.

These words are so similar to Xun Yu’s original evaluation of Yuan Shao!
Xun Yu and Guo Jia were both the most intelligent and prudent men of the time. As the saying goes, wise men think alike. They both made similar judgments about Yuan Shao.

This shows that Yuan Shao was probably just a facade.

Seeing Tian Feng remain silent, Guo Jia continued, "Those who hold high positions under Yuan Benchu ​​are all from aristocratic families.

Even Xun Wenruo found it difficult to gain a foothold under Yuan Shao. For me, a person from a humble family, it would be extremely difficult to make a name for myself here.

Rather than wasting time here, it would be better to meet Zhicai and then live in seclusion and study hard for a few more years..."

"Are you still lying to me?" Tian Feng rolled his eyes at Guo Jia and asked, "Has Zhicai already found the lord and invited you to go with him?"

"As expected of Tian Yuanhao, he saw through the truth at a glance." Guo Jia was exposed on the spot, but there was no shame on his face.

"Who is that person?" Tian Feng asked a little nervously.

If it was Gongsun Zan, then the only option would be for the strong man behind him to perform a strong man lock-up.

"Yuan Shao's childhood playmate and current ally is Cao Cao Mengde!" Guo Jia did not hide anything and told the truth.

"So it's Cao Cao!" Tian Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this, thinking to himself, "It's better to join Cao Cao than Gongsun Zan."

No wonder Tian Feng was so nervous.

The main reason is that Gongsun Zan’s strength is too strong.

Even though he suffered a crushing defeat at Jieqiao and the Baima Yicong were completely wiped out, he still had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command.

Before the Battle of Jie Bridge, under the oppression of Gongsun Zan, many people in Jizhou secretly submitted letters of surrender to Gongsun Zan, expressing their loyalty to him.

Tian Feng was too lazy to pay attention to those small fry and shrimps, but top strategists like Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were exactly the talents that Gongsun Zan lacked.

If Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia really surrendered to Gongsun Zan, that would be a lot of fun!

Because of this, when Tian Feng heard that Guo Jia was leaving Yecheng with his bag, he immediately left his colleagues behind and rushed towards the city gate.

Guo Jia's insight into human nature is so sharp.

He only glanced,
He had already understood most of what Tian Feng was thinking.

"Don't worry, I won't go to Gongsun Zan. After all, that guy is not as good as Yuan Benchu!"

"..."

Is this a compliment?

Tian Feng gave a bitter smile and said helplessly: "It's better to surrender to Cao Cao, at least our two families are still allies."

"Yeah, at least for now, we are still friends..."

Tian Feng took a half step back, bowed and said goodbye: "Well, Fengxiao, have a safe journey!"

"Brother Yuanhao, take care!"

Guo Jia said something with a double meaning, and turned away without any reluctance.

(End of this chapter)