The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 195
Both Guanzhong and Yizhou are now Guo Jia's territories. He put the government in Chengdu and Chang'an, all in his own mind, but if he really moved the government from Chengdu to Chang'an, the chain reaction caused would be unimaginable of.

Cai Yan heard Guo Jia say she was naive, and bit his finger teeth hard.

"Hey, you really bite."

Guo Jia felt a slight pain in her finger and wanted to pull it back from her mouth.

But Cai Yan smiled and licked his fingers with the little lilac in his mouth, and then let go.

"Are you trying to prostitute yourself in the daytime?"

Guo Jia looked at the glistening saliva on his fingers, full of thoughts.

At this time, in a short while or so, someone will come to invite them to dinner, Cai Yan didn't dare to mess around, holding Guo Jia's face and laughingly said: "Who told my husband to say that I am innocent, so it is not good to move to Chang'an ?"

Cai Yan can see the political significance and strategic significance of Chang'an, or any counselor should be able to see it, but neither Xu Shu, Fazheng, nor even Pang Tong, who is a new counselor who came to Chang'an to take up the post, have expressed any concern for them. Guo Jia proposed to move the government office to Chang'an.

"Daughter-in-law, there are pros and cons to everything. In your eyes, moving to Chang'an is of great benefit to me, but in my eyes, it is all harm and no benefit."

Guo Jia hugged her, thoughtful.

When Cai Yan heard this, she felt a little dissatisfied.

"My husband is really exaggerating. If my husband moves the government office to Chang'an, it will not only speed up the revival of Guanzhong, but also prepare for the future advancement of Guandong. Is my concubine wrong?"

Guo Jia looked at Cai Yan with a stubborn expression at this time, smiled knowingly, nodded and said: "Yes. You are right. Then let me ask you a question, if you are Yuan Shao, you are Cao Cao, and you are Liu Biao, what would you do at this time?" Look at my move to establish the government in Chang'an?"

Cai Yan is beautiful and intelligent, and she can understand with one click.

There is nothing wrong with it, she is a talented woman, she also has good talent and insight, but she always ignores some details, seeing the situation clearly does not mean that she can make the right decision.

"From the inside, my foundation is still in Yizhou. The people of Yizhou, the nobles of Yizhou, and even the scholars in Yizhou who want to serve me, they support me. If I move the government to Chang'an, it will weaken the My connection with Yizhou, when Guanzhong is revived in the future, my connection with Yizhou will be even more fragile.”

Guo Jia looked at Cai Yan with a half-smile, and Cai Yan, who was enlightened, glared at him. She didn't expect this level.

Keeping a clear mind at all times is a must-have quality for a high-ranking person. You can't be dazzled by victory, let alone blinded by small profits and small victories, and arrogant.

"In the south of Yizhou, the Yunnan-Guizhou area has not yet been included in my territory. If I go forward, maybe the forces in the south will make trouble. At a critical moment, this is enough to be fatal!"

Guo Jia mentioned another factor that Cai Yan hadn't thought of.

Most of the Yunnan-Guizhou area in southern Sichuan is composed of Nanman tribes. Guo Jia has lived in peace with them these years, but it does not mean that peace will last forever. There are still many former Yizhou gentry members who were purged and suppressed by Guo Jia. , would be a fatal mistake.

"When I was in Chengdu, Liu Biao didn't dare to act rashly. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would let Liu Biao restrain me. When I was in Chang'an, Liu Biao could sit back and relax. Everyone in the world would think that my next step was to go out and attack the Central Plains or Hebei. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would There is a sense of crisis, there is already a gap between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, if I intervene, they will turn their hostility into friendship and attack me in unison, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?"

To the east of Guo Jia's territory, there are these three forces. Compared with Yuan Shu and Sun Ce in Yangzhou, Lu Bu and Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou who are farther away, these three forces are not Guo Jia's direct opponents for the time being. There is nothing to be afraid of.

"The concubine understands that my husband wants to show his weakness to the enemy, and he can't rush for quick success. Oh, my husband, it hurts."

Cai Yan's complexion changed as he spoke, and he stretched his hands behind his back to rub his buttocks, staring at Guo Jia resentfully.

Guo Jiaang looked at the roof with a straight face, and said thoughtfully: "I need a low-key and pragmatic development. If I don't move to Chang'an, if I don't fight Ma Teng, Han will swallow Liangzhou. These are all clumsy schemes. There are countless talented people in the world, and there are many people who can see through it at a glance, let me survive the spring of next year, and travel across the world, just around the corner."

Guo Jia knows very well that no matter how low-key he is or how weak he is, the fait accompli fact that he won Guanzhong will not change, and his ambition to go north to Guanzhong to expand the territory has also been made known to the world. Will Yuan Shao and Cao Cao treat him as the number one enemy? Hard to say.

The spring of next year will be a critical period. Qin State and Wei State once fought each other during the Warring States Period, and Wei Yang, who was still in Wei State, once proposed a strategy: Autumn Shouchun War.

Even though the power balance and situation between Guo Jia and the Kanto princes at this time cannot be compared with Qin and Wei at that time.

But Guanzhong needs to recuperate. If the princes of the Guandong really want to crusade against Guo Jia, next spring is the best time!

Because dragging Guanzhong into the flames of war can stagnate production in Guanzhong, affect spring plowing, and affect a year's harvest.

The hot summer is not conducive to marching, and spring is the season when soldiers are full of energy.

Therefore, if the princes of the Guandong really want to crusade against Guo Jia, it is most appropriate to attack in the spring. Slowly wear down Guo Jia, consume Guo Jia, and let Guo Jia occupy Guanzhong but only carry a heavy burden on his back.

Waiting for the next spring to pass would be a torment for Guo Jia. Gongsun Zan had already been forced to death, building a fortified city in Yijing, and he was about to defend it forever.

As long as Gongsun Zan is wiped out, Yuan Shao's next move in Hebei must be to go south!

At that time, Yuan Shao's number one enemy was Cao Cao. Whether Cao Cao was willing or not, or whether he still wanted to suppress Guo Jia, he had no choice but to fight Yuan Shao decisively.

Under such a situation, as long as Guo Jia waits until next spring, it will be equivalent to holding Guanzhong in the palm of his hand, and he can develop and grow with peace of mind.

Chang'an is full of snow, and Jizhou is also dancing with snow.

Yuan Shaoben, who was in the Yecheng government office, played with his wives and concubines in the mansion, listened to the piano and enjoyed dancing, and occasionally wrote poems with pride when his poetry flourished, so he was very happy.

But a secret letter disrupted his happy days.

After reading the secret letter, Yuan Shao hesitated, and immediately summoned Wen and Wu to come to the mansion to discuss matters.

Yuan Shao, who was kneeling on the lord seat, leaned over with a stern expression. After everyone arrived, he still didn't say a word, and circulated the secret letter from Xiao Cao Cao to the advisers.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who held the emperor to make the princes, made Yuan Shao jealous.

He also regretted why he didn't follow Jushou's suggestion to go to Luoyang to welcome the emperor to Yecheng.

Is the emperor a burden?

Yuan Shao used to think so.

But the emperor is not at all like a burden to Cao Cao.

On the contrary, it is a very useful tool.

An imperial edict asked Liu Bei to beat Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei really went, what happened?Yuan Shu failed to win, but lost Xuzhou City.

Cao Cao used the emperor to cause the princes to fight. Yuan Shao saw all this and was jealous.

Even though the emperor appointed him as a general in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, Yuan Shao felt dissatisfied once his joy was over, and it would be best to invite the emperor to Yecheng.

Cao Cao now has no name of emperor, and he is performing the duties of emperor!

The civil and military officials in the hall looked at each other after passing the secret letter, some bowed their heads in thought, some looked disdainful, each had its own splendor.

"What do you think?"

Yuan Shao couldn't make up his mind, and he didn't even analyze the situation clearly. At this time, he had to let the counselors do their best.

In short, Yuan Shao knew one thing, he couldn't just do what Cao A concealed.

Stroking his goatee, Xu You was expressionless, neither happy nor worried, and said calmly: "My lord, Cao Cao's secret letter is at least right in one point. After Guo Jia captured Guanzhong, he has become the successor of Gongsun Zan. An enemy who did not guard against it in time. Cao Aman is right, the struggle between Gaozu and the overlord Chu and Han is a lesson from the past."

There are many things that people with discerning eyes and scholars can see.

For example, today's Guo Jia, whether it is intentional or not, is already replicating the trajectory of Liu Bang's rise and aspirations to the world.

Before the Han Dynasty, the Qin State ruled the world and ended disputes. With the rise of the Qin State, their trajectory was also from west to east, sweeping the princes from Chang'an.

The lessons learned from the rise of the Qin and Han dynasties alone are enough to arouse the vigilance of the people of the world.

Guo Jia's ambition has been clearly revealed when he conquered Guanzhong.

Just to compete with Yuan Shao for the world!
Now that Gongsun Zan is at the end of his rope, who is Yuan Shao's next target?
Yuan Shao was also struggling with this question.

He thought about beating Cao Cao, but he didn't have enough confidence, after all, Cao Cao had an emperor there.

Just when he was hesitating, a secret letter from Cao Cao gave him the idea of ​​advancing westward.

Cao Cao didn't dare to issue an edict to Yuan Shao, and asked Yuan Shao to fight Guo Jia. Cao Cao could not use government orders, because Yuan Shao could not save face, and using edicts would be counterproductive.

Using a secret letter, understanding it with reason, moving it with emotion, and offering a generous condition, it is not afraid that Yuan Shao will not be tempted.

"My lord, Guo Jia has less than 40 troops in Guanzhong, and my lord currently has nearly [-] troops. As long as my lord leads the army, Guo Jia will probably flee in fear. As long as Guo Jia retreats from Guanzhong and returns to Yizhou, then Cao Cao’s promise to send the emperor to Yecheng must be fulfilled, otherwise, he will give the lord a reason to attack him.”

Guo Tu smiled happily, very pleased with himself.

After reading Cao Cao's secret letter, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Yuan Shao's subordinates are divided into two camps, the clear and the turbid, one for the public and one for the private.

At this time, the two parties were united in their views.

Because it is necessary to curb the momentum of Guo Jia's development, otherwise it will be a big problem in the future!This is a matter of business.

As for self-interest, the chaos in Liangzhou has spread to Hebei.

If Yuan Shao takes Guanzhong, it will be easy to unify the Northwest.

In this way, Yuan Shao's territory is not only Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, but also Sizhou and Liangzhou.

There are thirteen states in the world, Yuan Shao sits on half of the country, and those princes whose territory is only a few counties in one state, how can they have the strength to compete?
To fight Guo Jia, Yuan Shao didn't seem to have any reason not to send troops.

(End of this chapter)