The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 323 Matching Marriage
Jia Xu's question was very direct and practical, which was very inconsistent with the old fox's behavior and methods of protecting himself wisely.

Guo Jia was a little agitated by the old fox's question. He looked up and down Jia Xu with doubts in his eyes for a while, frowned and said, "Old man, what you are asking is not at all like yourself. The heirs will inherit the position." How can you and I, as courtiers, be free to ask about this matter? If Guo Mou will spread this sentence tomorrow, I dare not say anything else, Guo Mou can guarantee that you will not survive three nights."

Jia Xu chuckled, shook his head and said, "I really want to die now, but I'm afraid that you, Guo Dajiu, won't be able to part with the wine."

"Come on less!" Guo Jia flipped his hands casually, coughed twice, and then continued to speak: "But today, since the two of us have already talked about it, why don't we talk about who should be the heir? "

Guo Jia thought for a while, and said: "According to the usual practice, the elders and younger are orderly. Mr. Cao Pi is a descendant, and he is also the oldest son after the death of Mr. Cao Ang. He has performed well in both government and military affairs on weekdays. All of them are quite outstanding, and they can be the choice of heirs. Old fox, what do you think?"

Jia Xu nodded, and said: "Mr. Pi is loyal and restrained, he is the eldest son, and he is very resourceful. If he wants to have an heir while the lord is alive, I should definitely praise Mr. Cao Pi, but now... I don't think so. !"

Guo Jia was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked, "Why?"

Jia Xu chuckled and said, "What state do you think the Cao family is in?"

Guo Jia frowned, and said, "What else can it be? There are powerful enemies outside, and the lord's new mourning inside, and the princes have not yet been established. It must be a time of turmoil!"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's because it was a stormy time, so I don't recommend making Mr. Cao Pi his heir? Because I can see that Mr. Cao Pi is very similar to the lord in some aspects, and even has Nothing less than that, if he takes power, the old man will be afraid."

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Cao Pi is young after all, and he has deep thoughts, so he can easily deal with other Cao's children. If there is nothing wrong, such a person is naturally the most suitable to be Cao Sikong's successor." But now I have internal and external troubles in the Central Plains. Although Yuan Shang is dormant in Chang'an, his thief eyes are staring at our territory all the time. Whenever there is any trouble, I am afraid that the Central Plains will be stirred up by him immediately. Tang, sincerity is not advisable, so in comparison, I think it is the safest way to choose a successor who is smart, wise, able to stabilize the morale of the army, and treats people kindly."

Jia Xu's words were well-founded, rooted and justified, but they touched Guo Jia's heart in an instant. He touched the messy beard on his chin that had not been groomed for a long time, Guo Jia nodded lightly, and sighed: "You What you said is also reasonable."

Jia Xu smiled and picked up a cup of tea by himself, "Gulu" drank it in one gulp, shook his head and sighed: "Of course it makes sense, although the old man usually keeps silent, but at critical moments, even if it is for his own safety, , but also to say a few words appropriately, lest you young people go the wrong way and make a big mistake."

Guo Jia chuckled when he heard the words, and said, "I'm already in my thirties, so I'm still young?"

Jia Xu let out a long sigh and said, "At least you are younger than the old man, right?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said angrily, "I'm about to die, don't make fun of me. Since Mr. Cao Pi is not suitable to inherit the great position under such circumstances, who do you think can inherit the great position?"

Jia Xu said indifferently: "All the sons are young, only the third son Cao Zhang and the fourth son Cao Zhi can inherit the foundation. However, the third son Cao Zhang is brave and intrepid, and has a violent personality. He is not made for a monarch. When it comes to resourcefulness, Humility, treating others, talent, gentlemanly style, I think the fourth son Cao Zhi is the real suitable candidate, brother Guo, what do you think?"

"Fourth Young Master" Guo Jia touched his chin, thought for a long time, and said, "It's not impossible for Fourth Young Master to succeed to the throne, but...his temperament is too delicate, and he has the air of a gentleman. Didn't Guo say that he has the qualities of a gentleman?" The wind is not good, it's just... it's just that since the opponent is that Yuan Shang, it's a disadvantage if you have the style of a gentleman."

Jia Xu raised her eyebrows, and said, "A gentleman suffers? I don't see a few people who don't have a gentleman's style can take advantage of him."

Guo Jia fell silent immediately after hearing the words.

Jia Xu fluttered his sleeves, stood up, and said: "That's what happened. The old man came here today to tell you what's on his mind. If you think it's feasible, tell Xun Yu about it. After all, you The relationship between the two is much better than the old man telling him, of course it doesn’t matter if you don’t agree, you and Xun Yu can choose your favorite heir to help you, and the old man will never interfere.”

Guo Jia didn't say anything when he heard the words, but kept his head down and pondered.

After Jia Xu casually said a few more words to Guo Jia, he got up and left immediately, but Guo Jia didn't specifically ask him to keep him.

After Jia Xu's figure walked away, Guo Jia finally smiled slowly on the cheek that had been looking at him.

"Old fox, it sounds nice. After all, it's not that he wants to pave a way for himself. Now that the Cao family is in danger, and the wind and rain are fluttering, maybe one day it will be wiped out by Yuan Shang. If Cao Pi is the master, with his ruthless spirit Xing, then it is bound to burn jade and stone together, vowing to fight Yuan Shang to the last soldier, but if Cao Zhi is in power. Hehe, he has friendship with Yuan Shang, and he has a compassionate spirit, so maybe he will be able to lead the crowd to surrender all of a sudden. But it is in line with what you mean, treat me as a fool with the surname Guo."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia was silent for a while, thought for a while, nodded and said: "However, what the old fox said just now is quite reasonable. If Cao Pi and Cao Zhi want to avoid causing trouble at this time, The candidate for the heir really needs to be carefully considered."

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Cao's side was a bit overwhelmed, but Yuan Shang's Chang'an side was happy.

He won a big victory, took Guanzhong, subdued the Ma family army, and put out the fire of Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao himself was killed and taken away by Liu Bei, he still couldn't conceal this unparalleled victory.

When Yuan Shang returned to Chang'an City, Hao Zhao led all the soldiers in the city to greet him. It is true that the flowers were all over the body, and the red carpet greeted him.

"Congratulations, my lord, for defeating Guanzhong and dominating Guanzhong. My subordinates hereby sincerely congratulate you!"

Yuan Shang raised his hand and patted Hao Zhao's shoulder, and said with a smile, "General Hao doesn't need to be so polite. You guarded Chang'an and laid a base for our army's rear. You also contributed a lot to this great victory, so you don't have to." Too flattering!"

Hao Zhao chuckled and patted his head shyly.

"Hao Zhao, what happened to Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu?" Yuan Shang asked with a smile.

Ma Yunlu was injured when fighting Xia Houyuan, and was rescued by Zhao Yun. In order to ensure her life, Zhao Yun led Ma Yunlu back to Chang'an City, looking for a good doctor to treat her, but luckily. Zhao Yun's swift action also made Ma Yunlu respond quickly.

Hao Zhao saw Yuan Shang's wretched smile, and immediately showed a weird smile, saying: "Ma's injury is fine, but General Zhao is still with her every day. My lord, what should I do here?" Is there something wrong?"

Yuan Shang smiled and said: "Of course there is something to do. With Zhao Yun's bear-like appearance, if he didn't want Ma Yunlu's benefit, how could he be so willing to be her escort and care so much? This thousand-year-old ice sculpture, it seems It is finally enlightened!"

Hao Zhao heard the words and hurried forward gossiping, saying: "Master, but I think General Zhao seems to be very active. Although he is with Miss Ma every day, he has never moved. Although the experience of the general is quite shallow, but I also think it’s not a problem to drag it on like this.”

Yuan Shang nodded, and said: "The one surnamed Zhao is a mountain gun! Picking up a girl is like pickling sauerkraut. It's a waste of a good youth. It seems that Yuan has to help him with this matter. Let's go. Take me to the house where Ma Yunlu is recuperating."

As soon as the voice fell, a figure swooped towards Yuan Shang's side, and said with a wretched smile: "My lord, where are you going? And don't forget to take your subordinates with you!"

Yuan Shang turned his head and stared at Sima Yi contemptuously: "If you talk about this kind of men and women, you will definitely not be able to run away? What are your ears made of? Also, what does it have to do with you if I settle the girl for Zhao Yun? What are you passionate about?"

The three of them went back to the prefect's mansion first. After eating and bathing, they changed into civilian attire. Under the guidance of Hao Zhao, they came to the house where Ma Yunlu was recuperating. Hao Zhaogang was going to knock on the door, but Yuan Shang raised his hand to block his way. : "Don't call the door in a hurry, let's observe the enemy's situation first."

Hao Zhao was taken aback when he heard the words: "What do you mean by observing the enemy's situation?"

Sima Yi stared at him contemptuously and said, "You're useless, aren't you? You've never been on someone's wall to watch a widow take a bath since you've grown up?"

Hao Zhao's face turned red when he heard this, and he hurriedly shook his hand and said, "No, no! Absolutely not!"

Yuan Shang and Sima Yi exchanged glances, then shook their heads together and sighed: "I have never seen a widow take a bath at such an age, what a crippled life, if I just die, forget it."

After the two finished speaking, they ran out to climb the wall together, leaving Hao Zhao standing there silently, watching their backs for a long time, then suddenly stomped and said: "Shame is almost brave! I can't stand still anymore, I have to keep up with the footsteps of my lord and Mr. Sima. Two, wait, and bring someone Hao!"

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(End of this chapter)