Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 398
Guo Tu was silent, and he lowered his head. At this moment, he thought that Guo Jia must not make trouble.

Not long after, Guo Jia turned around and looked at Han Fu and said, "Lord Zhou Mu, before I came, His Majesty had ordered that the land of Bingzhou is too barren and too close to the grassland, so it is not suitable for resettling refugees for the time being.

Although my lord has won the Hetao now, no one can guarantee whether a small group of grassland tribes will cross the Great Wall and go south to Jizhou to plunder. In order to settle these refugees, Jizhou may do its part. "

"Eh? This?" Han Fu didn't know what to say now. Didn't Guo Jia just say that?Why are you saying this again now? It is impossible for the food stored in Jizhou to be donated to Bingzhou. What does Guo Jia mean by saying that? Could it be that His Majesty ordered that the food be donated compulsorily? This is probably inappropriate.

Although Han Fu respects the two Gongsun generals in northern Xinjiang, and although Han Fu respects Liu Bian, this does not mean that Liu Bian's orders can be carried out smoothly in Jizhou, because Jizhou is not Han Fu's Jizhou, without these The local aristocratic families in Jizhou nodded, and Han Fu couldn't make the decision.

This was the most difficult part for Han Fu. He didn't want to offend Gongsun and his son, let alone make Liu Bian doubt him. However, he had to submit to the local aristocratic family in Jizhou.As a subject, Han Fu can no longer be completely loyal. As a lord, Han Fu can't control his subordinates at will. The current Han Fu is quite aggrieved.

"Your Excellency should understand that there are too many refugees, and Bingzhou also needs to develop. At this moment, the land of Bingzhou can no longer accommodate so many refugees." Guo Jia looked at Han Fu and explained: "So, Your Majesty means that Jizhou needs help. Share some responsibility."

Han Fu didn't seem to understand. When he was thinking about the meaning of Guo Jia's words, Xin Ping suddenly stood up and said, "Your Excellency, you want to send some refugees to Jizhou?"

Guo Jia didn't speak, neither admitted nor denied, but the others couldn't wait.

But immediately a local official in Jizhou stood up and said: "This is not good. Since ancient times, refugees have caused disasters. If refugees are allowed to enter our Jizhou, then the people of our Jizhou will suffer. Don't you remember the Yellow Turban Thieves back then? Yellow Turban As soon as the thieves arrived, these refugees followed the Yellow Turban thieves to harm Jizhou.

I don't think this kind of tragedy can be staged in Jizhou again. The people of Jizhou will never suffer such a disaster again. My lord, my subordinates think that it is not feasible to transport refugees into Jizhou. Please learn from me, my lord.

Besides, the refugees are a burden. I, Jizhou, have no responsibility to bear this burden. The general is indeed kind, but he should not do things beyond his ability. There are so many refugees, no matter where they are, they cannot be resettled. Well, even though I, Jizhou, are rich, I can't help tormenting like this. "

"Uh, this? Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Han Fu looked at Guo Jia embarrassedly and asked.

Guo Jia just smiled, and then replied: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then it's better not to ask Jizhou for help, I'll go back and report to His Majesty, what do you think?

Presumably, in your eyes, Jizhou is your Jizhou. It has nothing to do with your majesty, it has nothing to do with the people of the world, and it has nothing to do with those poor refugees. ah. "

Everyone in the hall felt a little bad after hearing this, and even Guo Tu felt Guo Jia's badness at this time, even though he really wanted Guo Jia and others to leave early, but if the other party left for this reason, then It is absolutely unfavorable to Jizhou.

If this gets out, how will the people of the world view Jizhou. "Your Majesty has delivered several orders to Jizhou one after another, and as a result, officials of all sizes in Jizhou have contradicted one after another." Do you want everyone in the world to say that?
If Guo Jia really went back like this, and brought back such news, no matter whether it was Gongsun Xu or Gongsun Zan, whether it was Bingzhou or Youzhou, they would probably take measures against Jizhou.

When you and the iron cavalry went south to Jizhou, no other princes in the world dared to intercept, who could intercept, after all, Jizhou disrespected His Majesty first.Moreover, Gongsun Xu's treatment of Jizhou was indeed quite kind, but Guo Tu and others did not forget that Gongsun Xu was a famous cheapskate, and he dared to kill anyone who dared to make him suffer.

Maybe the other patriarchs in Jizhou don't know Gongsun Xu well enough, but Guo Tu feels that he knows a lot. When the alliance was first formed, Gongsun Xu dared to lead thousands of cavalry to find Dong Zhuo's fault. The key is that he really made Dong Zhuo dumb. Eating Coptis chinensis is hard to tell.

As the leader of Jizhou officials, Guo Tu had no choice but to stand up at this time.

"Master Messenger, please don't be angry. This matter is easy to discuss. You see, if you hurt your peace because of such a trivial matter, it will be bad for both Jizhou and Bingzhou." Guo Tu explained with a smile: "Besides, if Your Excellency going back like this will make people in the world laugh at the general for not being able to accommodate others, or you can see if we can discuss it again."

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land. His majesty's will cannot be carried out. My lord naturally wants to maintain his majesty." Guo Jia replied coldly: "As for the people in the world you said It is probably a joke to ridicule my lord, but if you dare to ask Your Excellency, who would dare to laugh at my lord."

"Uh, um, uh, that's what I said, don't be angry, that's all." Guo Tu quickly explained: "Look, let's discuss this matter, this refugee Isn't the matter still unresolved?"

Han Fu also quickly persuaded: "Yes, Feng Xiao, you are a little impatient. If you go back like this, won't the world laugh at me, Han Fu, for not knowing how to be a man, and not even entertaining the envoys sent by the general. Well, this is how I face the world.

Don't worry about Feng Xiao, let's talk about this matter.Besides, the general's expedition to the Xiongnu and the Northern Expedition to Hetao, he was already annoying enough, if even such a trivial matter bothered him, wouldn't it be the fault of you ministers? Don't worry, I am here today, I will I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. "

Hearing this, Guo Jia's complexion improved a bit, and he slowly bowed his hands to Han Fu and said, "I'm being reckless, and please forgive me, Master Zhou, but when the villain thinks of those homeless people in Bingzhou I can't calm down for the refugees who have returned. If we delay for one more day, hundreds of people will starve to death.

Hey, before I came here, I promised His Majesty and the lord that I would finish this task well, but you see, it’s all like this now, how can I complete the task? If this matter really cannot be done well, then I will have to commit suicide and apologize. "

"Nonsense, how could Feng Xiao commit suicide like this." Han Fu replied with a stern face: "Don't worry Feng Xiao, I will give you a satisfactory answer to this matter. If you can't even fulfill His Majesty's will, this Jizhou Mu, I won't do it either, this matter must be finalized today, Feng Xiao doesn't have to worry."

After finishing speaking, Han Fu turned his head to look at Guo Tu and the others and said, "You are all the talents of our Jizhou, tell me how to solve this matter."

No one dared to speak, even Guo Tu, who had always been self-righteous, chose to remain silent at this time. This matter involved the interests of all the aristocratic families in Jizhou, and they dared not answer casually.

Faced with the silence of his subordinates, Han Fu felt a little ashamed. After all, he had just agreed to Guo Jia just now, and now he has become like this in front of him. This is where Han Fu should put his old face.

"What's the matter, can't you even solve this matter?" Han Fu said angrily, "Hmph, you are in a high position, how can you do nothing at an important juncture."

At this time, if no one came forward to answer Han Fu, I am afraid that Han Fu would lose his temper.

Xin Ping finally stood up, bowed his hands to Han Fu and said, "My lord, this matter is difficult to say, but it is not difficult. The key depends on what your majesty means. According to my minister, Jizhou's food storage can't be let go, and the refugees in Bingzhou can't let go." It is not negotiable not to flow into Jizhou, why not ask the envoy first to see if there are any other requirements."

After all, there is a step up, Han Fu is not stupid, of course he does not want to carry this burden, and given this opportunity, of course he will throw the burden to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia had already thought of a countermeasure. Seeing Han Fu's eyes, Guo Jia sighed and said, "Hey, seriously, this matter is really embarrassing for Mr. Zhou Mu. In my opinion, what Mr. Xin Ping said That's right, the food stored in Jizhou cannot be moved, and the refugees cannot flood into Jizhou.

If that's the case, how about we take a compromise?Both parties make a concession, and the matter is satisfactorily resolved. "

"What does Feng Xiao mean?" Han Fu asked cautiously.

"In the name of my lord, I will temporarily borrow something from Jizhou, and I will return it after the refugees are resettled, and this matter will never let Jizhou suffer. Naturally, I will provide a certain amount of war horses as rent every year in Northern Xinjiang." Guo Jia said coldly. He stared at Guo Tu and said, "In this way, Jizhou will have no worries, and it will not go against His Majesty's original intention."

"What did you borrow?" Xin Ping asked suddenly.

"Zhaodi, Guangping, and Chaoge." Guo Jia replied: "These three places are adjacent to Bingzhou, which is suitable for us to move most of the refugees from Shangdang to temporarily resettle them. If you can migrate away, these three places can be returned to Jizhou.”

"I've heard of borrowing money, things, and people. It's really rare to borrow land. I'm afraid it's not good for me in Jizhou." Guo Tu seems to have heard Guo Jia's meaning. If the three places If it flows into the hands of Gongsun Xu, a small half of Jizhou will be occupied by Gongsun Xu, which is not what Guo Tu wants to see.

"Your Excellency was joking, when did Jizhou become yours? The whole world belongs to His Majesty, and so does Jizhou." Guo Jia sneered, "If you think that you can occupy Jizhou if you live in Jizhou for a long time, hehe, Then I have to ask my lord for instructions."

Guo Tu was stared speechless, he could feel the threat contained in these words.Moreover, what he said just now was indeed a bit disrespectful. Of course, it depends on when and who he said it to.

The third condition proposed by Guo Jia is not too harsh, but Guo Tu seems not very willing to agree to it.

(End of this chapter)