The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 389
At the gate of the north city of Chengdu, Zhao Yun and Guo Ye faced each other, Zhao Yun seemed to be unable to find any reason to refute him.

Perhaps when he went out of Changshan to find the Ming Lord to vote, his thinking was very simple, to help the world and support the Han Dynasty.

There is nothing wrong with this, the Han Dynasty is the orthodox emperor, and in the eyes of the world, this country belongs to the Liu family.

It's just that the more than [-] years of killing and wandering have allowed Zhao Yun to see this devastated world clearly. Two things are needed to achieve his ideals, assisting the Han Dynasty to restore the unity of the country, and then the world will bring peace to the world.

If Liu Bei wants to be emperor himself, then he is essentially no different from Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or even Dong Zhuo, because the orthodox emperor of the Liu family is still there, and others who want to be emperor are treasonous.

Now Zhao Yun is very confused, very confused, he is assisting Liu Bei, whether he is trying to revive the Han Dynasty, or Liu Bei, like Cao Cao, is using the banner of the Han Dynasty to realize his ambition.

One is public and the other is private. If you don't distinguish between the confusion, it will run counter to Zhao Yun's ideal.

"General Zilong, since I was sensible, my father has always mentioned your name in my ear from time to time, and I have been fascinated by you for 20 years. Fortunately, this is just my father's wishful thinking."

Guo Ye suddenly said something inexplicable.

Zhao Yun was puzzled. It is very common for a monarch to look forward to a military general. Among the majestic people in those days, which monarch would not want Lu Bu?
"What do you mean by this son?"

Guo Ye let out a long sigh, looked sideways with a solemn face, looked up at Zhao Yun, and said in a deep voice, "In this way, you won't be the second Xun Lingjun, who made my father feel heartbroken."

Zhao Yun fell silent, and his mood became complicated and heavy.

When he was confused, there was indeed a lesson learned from the past. Xun Yu was Cao Cao's right-hand man, but his death was unknown. The view is to the point.

The fortunate thing Guo Ye said was obviously because although Guo Jia admired Zhao Yun, the two had never had any personal feelings. In this way, even if Zhao Yun really found out that he was wrong and saw Liu Bei's true colors clearly, at least Guo Jia would not let Guo Jia fall in love with him again. Go through a traumatic experience.

As time passed, the two of them walked towards the city in silence, when suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes behind them, and they both turned around to look at each other, Guo Ye suddenly smiled and became excited from the bottom of his heart.

Cheng Gongying left and returned, hurriedly rode his horse to Guo Ye, got off his horse, bowed his head and said: "If you don't give up, my lord, please let me do my part for the Taiping Army to help the world."

Guo Ye couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly supported Cheng Gongying's arms, with a sincere smile on his face, he almost danced.

"Sir, it is a godsend to have your help. Let's go and come with me to see my father. When my father hears this news, he will definitely regard it as a blessing from heaven."

Guo Ye wanted to drag Cheng Gongying to see Guo Jia, but Cheng Gongying took half a step back and declined, "My lord, please allow me to follow you around, and you don't need to disturb the envoy."

Turning his eyes, the expression of surprise eased a little, Guo Ye suddenly realized, and instantly understood what Cheng Gongying meant.

Back then, Guo Ye could not harvest Gongying, but now, he can, because he is already a son, which is similar to Cao Pi's four friends.

"Okay, as long as the husband is willing to stay, everything is up to the husband's wishes."

Guo Ye smiled again and agreed.

Zhao Yun looked at Cheng Gongying with complicated eyes. The hero in his mouth before, now he doesn't know whether to turn back or give in to the power, just go back like this or surrender to the Guo family!
"I have seen you, my lord, I have an order, ordering you to return to the mansion immediately, so as not to miss the time for the banquet in the mansion."

A group of soldiers dressed as guards came to Guo Ye and said so after saluting.

Guo Ye was very curious. He hadn't heard that his father was going to hold a banquet in the past two days. Why did he suddenly have a big banquet today?

"Why is there a banquet in the mansion?"

Guo Ye asked a question, and the other party answered truthfully.

"Ma Biejia came all the way from Hanzhong, so that the emperor held a banquet for him to cleanse the dust. All adults in the city must be present regardless of their official positions."

Guo Ye nodded in understanding, but Zhao Yun beside him showed surprise.

Under Guo Jia's rule, there was a Ma Biejia with a detached status. This matter had been widely spread many years ago, and almost everyone in the world knew about it.

This propaganda was done by Guo Jia himself. He wants to collect talents from all over the world, especially technological talents who were not valued in the feudal era. , is well deserved.

It's just that it's hard for Zhao Yun to understand why a general who is neither a civil servant nor a military general who fights and kills gets such high treatment from Guo Jia.

A person who should have a low status enjoys supernatural treatment from Guo Jia. Just a visit to Chengdu has shocked all the civil and military officials in the city. It is conceivable that this honor is so overwhelming.

Putting aside his doubts, Zhao Yun saw that Guo Ye was going to the banquet, so he planned to bid farewell. Just as he said goodbye, the guard soldier who sent the message said to Zhao Yun: "This is General Zhao, right? My lord has orders, please Let’s go back to the house together for the banquet.”

After Zhao Yun heard this, he wanted to decline, but after thinking about it, perhaps this banquet could also give him a clearer understanding of the Guo Jia Group, so he nodded and agreed.

Cheng Gongying had long been forgotten by Guo Jia, and he didn't care, so he led the horse back to his residence.

On the way to the Guo Mansion, Zhao Yun couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked Guo Ye about Ma Jun.

"Hold on? He's a great man."

Guo Ye didn't hide anything, and gladly revealed Ma Jun's contribution to Guo Jia.

From the improvement of agricultural iron tools, to the keel rollover that is beneficial to farming in water conservancy construction, to the loom that improves production efficiency, to the improved use of compass carts and crossbows that are beneficial to the army, and so on.

Especially the guide car, Gan Ning led his army to conquer the northwest, and after entering the grassland and Gobi desert area, there was no road with a clear direction, so he relied on the guide car.

Ma Jun's contribution cannot be explained clearly in a few words, nor can his value to Guo Jiaqiang be measured in a few words.

Guo Mansion
In the main hall of the backyard, several graceful and dignified women were sitting together, greeting a young girl in the hall with gentle smiles.

Zhen Jiang fell in love with Ma Qing at the first sight.

The eldest daughter of the Ma family has beautiful features and good features. Although she is not stunning, she also looks very pleasing to the eye. She lacks a bit of ladylike temperament. It doesn't matter, the jasper-like softness of Xiaojia is also very valuable.

Guo Jin's marriage has actually been hanging in Zhen Jiang's mind for a long time. In another year, Guo Jinxuan will be fifteen years old. At this age, he can get married, but because Guo Ye, the eldest son of the Guo family, has not yet married, Zhen Jiang couldn't put this matter on the agenda, and although she regarded the two sisters of the Cao family as her own, she still didn't want the daughter of the Cao family to be Guo Jin's official wife.

Ma Qing's marriage contract was in front of her, and Zhen Jiang was finally relieved. Now that the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have met, Zhen Jiang is very satisfied with Ma Qing, a girl who is always blushing and shy.

Now that Guo Ye has been established as the eldest son by Guo Jia, it is best for Zhen Jiang to hope that Guo Jin's first wife is a simple woman. She does not want Guo Jin to marry a woman like Cai Yan.

Xiao Qiao, Cai Yan, Diao Chan, and Wu Yan and Mi Zhen looked at Ma Qing, a little bit to guard Guo Jin. All the girls agreed with Ma Qing, only Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao were heartless and absent. Zhong and Guo Ying and Guo Yi made a snowman to play.

The female relatives in the backyard were enjoying themselves happily, while Guo Jia and Ma Jun strolled side by side in the leisure courtyard leading to the front yard.

While walking, Guo Jia looked at the Liannu in his hand and listened to Ma Jun's stammering introduction.

Probably the function is obvious at first glance, that is, it has the advantage of continuous firing compared to ordinary crossbows, with stronger power and better effect.

"Deheng, how many crossbows can you make in a year?"

Guo Jia pointed the crossbow at the big tree in the courtyard, just trying to feel it, and did not install arrows.

This question is very critical. Whether the Liannu can be mass-produced is the key point. If it cannot be used in the army on a large scale, it will be the same as not having it.

Ma Jun frowned, but it would be difficult to mass-produce any exquisite equipment in the early stage, because this skill and craftsmanship must be passed on to colleagues, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

"In the first year, I guess, a thousand. In the future, there will be more."

Although Guo Jia has a large-scale craftsman workshop in Hanzhong, Ma Jun's answer is still a bit lacking.

Handing the crossbow to Xiao Ren who was accompanying him, Guo Jia put his hands behind his back and began to meditate.

To produce a thousand repeating crossbows a year, if it is used on infantry, it would be a waste of money, so he planned to install these crossbows on warships, so that the navy's combat effectiveness in water warfare will be significantly improved.

After finishing the business, Guo Jia smiled at Ma Jun and asked, "Deheng has been staying in Hanzhong for the past few years, do you have any plans to travel?"

Ma Jun smiled wryly and shook his head.

Guo Jia has never restricted Ma Jun's freedom. In the past 20 years, Ma Jun has been escorted by thousands of troops every time he travels. Now let him go out to play and look at the map. He is deeply confused and doesn't know where to go.

"Are you interested in going to the beach?"

Guo Jia asked with a smile.

Ma Jun's expression was shocked, and he said excitedly: "Yes, of course. No, but."

However, within Guo Jia's territory, there is no sea.

As a person from Northwest China, Ma Jun naturally yearns for the sea.

Guo Jia laughed, put his arms around his shoulders kindly, and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, within three years, I will make your wish come true. Even if you go out to sea by boat, you will definitely have no scruples."

Ma Jun also laughed heartily, his thoughts were not complicated, and he didn't know the deep meaning behind Guo Jia's words.

The two of them walked towards the main hall of the front yard together, and the banquet that had been intensively prepared was about to start at about the same time. Officials in the city, whether civil or military, regardless of their official positions, had already arrived.

(End of this chapter)