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"Yangzhou?" Cao Cao's eyes widened. Why is it Yangzhou again? He had heard a lot about Yangzhou recently.
"Yes, my lord. I'm afraid only the hospital in Yangzhou can treat Military Counselor!" The military doctor who was kneeling on the ground said in a cold voice. This was his last straw. If he couldn't grab hold of this straw, then only death would await him.
"Hospital?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
"Is it the hospital set up by the King Of Shu, Liu Mang?" Guo Jia asked as if he had heard about it before.
"Yes!" The military doctor said with some yearning. They had always respected people with abilities. People like Hua Tuo were respected as the Medical Sage because of his excellent medical skills. In China, every skill was not shown to others.
There was a saying, "If you teach your apprentice, you will starve your master." People who learned medicine either passed it down from generation to generation or kept it to themselves. That was why many doctors' medical skills were not complete. However, in Yangzhou Hospital, medical skills were like textbooks. Everyone could learn it. That was why the military doctor yearned to learn it. It would be great if he could learn it.
"Is Mr. Zhang Ji also there?" The military doctor mentioned the two people who were registered in Yangzhou Hospital.
Liu Mang was using the celebrity effect to let Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji be registered in the hospital. This way, it could attract many people who wanted to seek medical treatment.
Zhang Ji! Cao Cao could not help but have a feeling of trust in this hospital. These two were miracle-working doctors. Maybe they could really cure Feng Xiao's illness.
"Can they really cure Feng Xiao?" Cao Cao asked the military doctor beside him.
"They definitely can!" The military doctor said with certainty. How could he not be sure? If he dared to say no, he would die. But if he said yes, he could live for a few more days. Even if Guo Jia was not cured, he would just die. There was nothing worse than death.
"My lord, I can't go!" Guo Jia shook his head. That was Yangzhou. If it was Jingzhou or other places, Guo Jia could still go there. But if he went to Yangzhou, he would not be able to come back.
"Listen to me!" Cao Cao scolded Guo Jia. This was the first time Cao Cao was so angry with Guo Jia. In the past, Cao had always been indulging Guo Jia.
"But!" Guo Jia hesitated.
What Guo Jia could think of, Cao Cao could not! Cao Cao smiled at Guo Jia. "Feng Xiao, if you go to Yangzhou, I will only lose a capable minister. Even if you leave, I still have Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu. Do you think that they are not as good as you?" Cao Cao used words to choke Guo Jia. Guo Jia could not say anything against it.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly. If he said no, it would mean that he was better than Xun You, Xun Yu, and Cheng Yu. It would mean that he was looking down on them. The Xun Family's uncle and nephew might not say anything, but Cheng Yu … Haha!
"If you don't go to Yangzhou, I will lose Guo Jia. There is only one Guo Jia in this world!" Cao Cao said to Guo Jia.
"Phew!" Guo Jia took a deep breath. He looked at Cao Cao's face and stared at Cao Cao. A firm look appeared in Cao Cao's eyes. Guo Jia had seen this look before. It was when Cao Cao fought to the death when Yuan Shao invaded the Central Plains. "I understand!" Guo Jia nodded.
"That's right!" A smile appeared on Cao Cao's face. "Zhongkang, immediately prepare the carriage. You will bring 300 soldiers and follow Feng Xiao to Yangzhou!" Cao Cao said to Xu Chu. "Zhongkang, I will leave Feng Xiao's safety to you!"
"Yes, Milord!" Xu Chu cupped his fist and said. Everyone looked at Guo Jia with jealousy. Cao Cao once said that he could not sleep without Xu Chu. Cao Cao had severe migraines and was a light sleeper. Only Xu Chu could make Cao Cao sleep peacefully. Now, Cao Cao actually sent Xu Chu to protect Guo Jia.
"Wait, Milord!" Guo Jia raised his hand and said to Cao Cao.
"Huh?" Cao Cao frowned. Could it be that Guo Jia was still unwilling to go to Yangzhou?
"Milord, you misunderstood. What I mean is, let me go alone. Zhongkang will stay with Milord!" Guo Jia said to Cao Cao.
"How can that be?" Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Zhongkang is a martial artist. He can protect your safety."
"Protect my safety? Who do I need to guard against? "Guo Jia said to Cao Cao with a smile.
"Naturally, it is the King Of Shu, Liu Mang!" Cao Cao said. He knew that Xu Chu was not needed.
Because Guo Jia was going to Yangzhou, he only needed to guard against the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. If the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, wanted to kill Guo Jia, it would be fine as long as he did not treat Guo Jia's illness. What's more, no matter how strong Xu Chu was, could he be stronger than thousands of soldiers? Yangzhou was the territory of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"Milord, you only need to give me two hundred, no, fifty soldiers!" There were still some bandits on the way, so it was better to bring some soldiers for protection.
Cao Cao nodded. Guo Jia rested for a day. The snow was a little better. The carriages were also prepared. The fifty soldiers were all elites. They were all selected from the Ferocious Cavalry.
"Fengxiao, your eyes?" Cao Cao saw that Guo Jia's face was pale and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked like he had not slept all night.
"Milord, You Zhou should have been conquered by us together. I am leaving now. I can't accompany Milord!" Guo Jia looked at You Zhou in the snow.
"Go! I will wait for you to recover. Then you and I can drink and chat! " Cao Cao was very open-minded. He wanted a living Guo Jia. Cao Cao had reached this position. He had lost a lot of things. One of them was friendship. Only Guo Jia could make Cao Cao feel a sense of friendship. When others saw Cao Cao, they were either in fear and trepidation or hated Cao Cao to the bone. How could there be friendship?
"Of course!" Guo Jia nodded. "Milord, before I leave, I will send Milord off!" Guo Jia said to Cao Cao.
"Hmm?" Cao Cao listened carefully.
"Milord, You Zhou is hard to break from the outside. We can attack from the inside!" Guo Jia said.
"From the inside?" Cao Cao was confused. The internal conflict was between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. Cao Cao also wanted to attack from the inside. However, the two brothers had learned to be smart and asked Yuan Xi to make overall plans. Therefore, there was no conflict between the two brothers.
It was difficult to make use of them.
"There are not only Yuan family brothers inside! There are also their potential allies! "Guo Jia said to Cao Cao with deep eyes.
"Gongsun Du of Liaodong?" The two potential allies of the Yuan family brothers were Liu Mang of Yangzhou and Gongsun Du of Liaodong. If Gongsun Du of Liaodong didn't help the Yuan family brothers, the Yuan family brothers wouldn't be able to survive for long. If Gongsun Du helped Cao Cao, the Yuan family brothers would be finished.
"Fengxiao, what should we do?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with shining eyes.
"I don't know the specifics. It depends on Milord, Mr. Cheng Yu and the others!" Guo Jia shook his head with a wry smile. If he wanted to stay in You Zhou, he might be able to come up with a solution. However, he had to leave.
"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded. He was a little greedy. "Fengxiao, take care of yourself wherever you go!"
"Of course!" Guo Jia smiled at Cao Cao. "Milord, take care! Mr. Cheng Yu and everyone else, Milord will leave Milord to you! "
"Don't worry, Military Counselor!" Cheng Yu didn't disagree with Guo Jia, which was rare.
"Take care, everyone!" Guo Jia cupped his hands and entered the carriage. The convoy began to move towards the Central Plains.
Cao Cao watched the convoy slowly disappear from his sight. He was reluctant to part with it.
"Milord, let's go back! It's cold! " Xu Chu said to Cao Cao.
"Hmm!" Cao Cao replied. He didn't return to the camp until the convoy was out of sight.
"Someone, come and raise the tent for a meeting!" Cao Cao ordered his subordinates. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and draw up the final plan that Fengxiao had given him.
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"100,000 gold! Cao Cao is really generous! "In Yangzhou, Liu Mang couldn't help but sigh with emotion at Cao Cao's generosity.
This wasn't 100,000 shi of provisions but 100,000 gold. It could be said that even an aristocratic family wouldn't be able to take out so much money.
Cao Cao's 100,000 gold was just to save one person. Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao. He was truly a priceless talent.
Liu Mang had never been so generous. Even if he bought back Tian Feng and the others, it wasn't 100,000 gold. It was only 1,000 sets of armor. If it was converted to Yangzhou's cost, it would only be 10,000 gold.
"Without Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, there wouldn't be the current Cao Cao!" Tian Feng said. He had fought with Cao Cao and Guo Jia before, so he knew about Guo Jia's ability.
"That's right!" Liu Mang nodded. Liu Mang had also met Guo Jia before. Back in Xuzhou, he was the thin and weak scholar who was able to command an army of 100,000. It was this man who defeated Chen Gong, defeated Lu Bu, defeated Lu Bu, defeated Liu Bei and Lu Bu, and forced them out of Xu Province.
"My Lord, we can't accept this money!" Lu Su said. Although he had never fought Guo Jia directly, he had heard of his reputation. Even the Xun uncle and nephew admitted that they couldn't compare to Guo Jia. Otherwise, Guo Jia wouldn't have become Cao Cao's number one strategist. Lu Su meant that they shouldn't return the money to Cao Cao. At the same time, they shouldn't save Guo Jia. They should just let him die. This way, Yangzhou would have gotten rid of a great enemy.
"What do you think?" Liu Mang asked the others with a smile.
"Guo Jia is a genius. Sooner or later, he will become a great enemy of Yangzhou. He can't be saved!" The others replied.
"No, I really want to save Guo Jia!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"My Lord, please reconsider!" Zhuge Liang said. "Guo Jia can't compare to Zhou Yu. Cao Cao can't compare to Sun Ce. Zhou Yu can be saved, but Guo Jia can't be saved!" Zhuge Liang dissuaded Liu Mang. He told Liu Mang that Guo Jia couldn't subdue Liu Mang and that he shouldn't go for wool and come home shorn. This was because he could see the love in Liu Mang's eyes.
"My Lord, we can take the 100,000 gold and not save Guo Jia!" This was the merchant Mi Zhu's thought process. Merchants were heartless and only cared about profit. Sure enough, after receiving Cao Cao's hundred thousand gold, he gave Guo Jia the money to slack off. With the hundred thousand gold in hand, Guo Jia died.
"No, if we take Cao Cao's money and don't save Guo Jia, how will the world view Yangzhou? What will happen to my Lord's prestige? " Reputation was very important. He could ignore it in the past, but not now. If he didn't keep his word, who would believe him? How would he rule the world? This was called gaining people's trust.
"I already said that I will take Cao Cao's 100,000 gold and save Guo Jia. If I can't save Guo Jia, I will return the 100,000 gold to Cao Cao!" Liu Mang was determined to save Guo Jia.
"My Lord, please reconsider!" Xu Shu also tried to stop Liu Mang. If he saved Guo Jia, he would become Yangzhou's biggest enemy.
"Yuanzhi, Yuanzhi, you only saw Guo Jia's talent and thought that he couldn't be saved. You didn't see the other point! Yang Hong, tell them! "The only one who didn't stop Liu Mang was Yang Hong.
"Everyone, what you didn't notice is that Guo Jia came to Yangzhou for treatment, not Yangzhou sending people to Xu Du!" Yang Hong said to the people below.
As the saying goes, the bigger picture is obscured. Zhuge Liang and the others had always been afraid of Guo Jia's talent, but they had forgotten that no matter how talented Guo Jia was, he was only a patient who came to Yangzhou to seek treatment.
"The illness can be cured, and I will accept the money. However, whether I want to send Guo Jia back or not depends on my mood!" Liu Mang said to the crowd. Only then did the crowd loosen up.
Guo Jia coming to Yangzhou was like a sheep in a tiger's den. Liu Mang wouldn't kill Guo Jia, but at least Guo Jia couldn't go back to Cao Cao.
When Liu Mang and the others were discussing, a report was handed in from outside the hall. Xu Shu looked at it and immediately went to the front to report to Liu Mang. "Reporting to my Lord, the person escorted by Huben Lieutenant has arrived at Shouchun!"
"So fast?" This Huben Lieutenant was none other than Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang. Liu Mang had asked him to expand the Yiyang Soldiers to a scale of five thousand people. They were stationed at the border between Yangzhou and Yanzhou to guard against Cao Cao's army. Now that Wei Yan had sent someone over, it meant that the guest had arrived.
"Where is he?" Liu Mang asked Guo Jia.
"He is less than twenty li away from the North Gate!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang.
"Let's go. Who is willing to go with me to the gate to welcome our Chancellor!" Liu Mang smiled and asked his subordinates.
"My Lord, I want to see this Chancellor!" Lu Su was the first to make a request to Liu Mang.
"My Lord, I also want to see the appearance of this genius!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang. Liu Mang had mentioned this Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao to Zhuge Liang more than once or twice. Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced and wanted to see this Guo Jia. He didn't have the opportunity before, but now the opportunity had come.
"My Lord, this old subject also wants to see this Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao who defeated me!" Tian Feng also wanted to see Guo Jia.
"Is there anyone else? Does Yuanzhi want to go together? "Liu Mang asked Xu Shu.
"You all go ahead. I still have a pile of documents to do!" Xu Shu, on the other hand, did not want to go because he still has a lot of things to do. Liu Mang, in Yangzhou, was a hands-off shopkeeper. Basically, all the matters were handed over to Xu Shu.
"Let's go! Prepare the horses! " Liu Mang ordered his subordinates. Soon, several horses were prepared. The people who were going together all knew how to ride horses. The oldest, Tian Feng, was from Hebei. Naturally, riding a horse was not a problem for him.
Liu Mang and the others quickly arrived at the pavilion outside the North Gate and waited for Guo Jia and the others to arrive.
"Bo Yi, where are we now?" A group of carriages was slowly moving from Yan Province to Xu Province. In the middle of the carriage, a weak figure coughed and asked a child outside.
"Father, Shouchun is only a dozen li away!" The child looked very similar to Guo Jia. He was a little mischievous and very sensible. This person was Guo Jia's eldest son, Guo Yi.
"Bo Yi, why did you come with father to Yangzhou? Are you afraid?" Guo Jia looked at his eldest son lovingly and asked.
"No, I'm not afraid. Mother said that she wants me to protect father!" Guo Yi raised his head and said to Guo Jia.
"Good child!" Guo Jia smiled. The reason why he let his eldest son follow him was his wife's decision. Although Guo Jia came to Yangzhou to treat his illness, he also knew that he might not be able to go back. If he was cured, then it would be fine. If he couldn't be cured, then he would really die. Before he died, at least there should be someone to send him off, so Guo Yi came.
As for Guo Yi's safety, Guo Jia didn't care. This was because His Highness the King Of Shu wouldn't make things difficult for a child.
"Cough, cough!" Guo Jia coughed again. As usual, blood came out of his handkerchief. Guo Jia didn't have much time left. He didn't have any hope of being cured. The reason why he came to Yangzhou was to live up to Cao Cao's expectations. Cao Cao even threatened Guo Jia with withdrawing the troops from Hebei. Otherwise, Guo Jia wouldn't have been willing to let Cao Cao use 100,000 gold to buy his life.
"Father, look, there seems to be a lot of people over there! Are they here to welcome us? "Guo Yi turned his head and said to Guo Jia.
"Welcome us?" Guo Jia was stunned. He also followed Guo Yi's hand and looked over.
"Milord!" Captain Hu Ben, who was following the army, exclaimed. Hearing Wei Yan's words, Guo Jia seemed to know who those people were.
"Chancellor Guo, our Lord invites you to come!" Sure enough, Guo Jia confirmed the identity of that person from Wei Yan's words. The Lord of Yangzhou, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Guo Jia looked around. This is the Shili Pavilion. His Highness the King Of Shu actually came out to welcome me?
"Sorry to trouble General Wei Yan!" Guo Jia nodded. Although he didn't know why His Highness the King Of Shu came out to welcome him, he couldn't be rude. So he nodded and prepared to get off the carriage.
"Milord!" Wei Yan was the first to welcome His Highness.
Liu Mang looked at the red-faced man in front of him and smiled. "Wenzhang!" Wei Yan could be said to be the most miserable general under Liu Mang's command. He had the ability and strength, but he was almost killed by Liu Mang. He was also ridiculed and even threatened by Liu Mang.
"Personally escorting him, thank you for your hard work!" Liu Mang said to Wei Yan. Cao Cao's men escorted Guo Jia to Wei Yan and then left. Wei Yan's men escorted Guo Jia to Shouchun.
"It's not hard at all. I am at your service!" Wei Yan said excitedly to Liu Mang.
"Hahaha!" Liu Mang laughed. How can he not know what Wei Yan is thinking? The task of escorting Guo Jia only required a hundred men team. The reason why Wei Yan came personally was to show his face in front of Liu Mang. By doing so, he could deepen his position in Liu Mang's heart. Liu Mang was not interested in Wei Yan's little plan. However, someone was looking for trouble with Wei Yan.
"General Wei Yan, you personally escorted Chancellor Guo Jia. Who is in charge of your subordinates? Are you neglecting your duty? " Liu Mang didn't know if these two people were born to be enemies. Zhuge Liang didn't like Wei Yan. Moreover, Zhuge Liang was in charge of the Ministry of Justice. So, Zhuge Liang was in charge of the Ministry of Justice.
"This general, this general!" Cold sweat appeared on Wei Yan's head. Originally, he wanted to show his presence in front of His Highness the King Of Shu. However, he didn't expect to meet Zhuge Liang's muzzle. If he neglected his duty, Wei Yan would be punished.
"Well, Wenchang, the escort has arrived. Rest in Shouchun for a night and then go back to work!" Liu Mang interceded with Wei Yan.
This Wei Yan was clever. As long as he didn't go too far, Liu Mang wouldn't say anything.
"Thank you, my lord!" Wei Yan quickly nodded and retreated. If he was entangled with Zhuge Liang again, Wei Yan wouldn't have a good ending.
Liu Mang waved his hand and Wei Yan retreated. Liu Mang then looked at the carriage where a thin and weak scholar slowly came down. There was also a child beside him.
The thin and weak scholar also looked at Liu Mang. Both of their eyes seemed to be bursting with light. Both of them wanted to see through each other.
It was Liu Mang who spoke first. "Ghost Genius Guo Jia. I have heard of your name for a long time. It is my honor to meet you today!" Liu Mang smiled and cupped his fist towards Guo Jia.
"Ghost Genius?" Guo Jia froze for a moment. He didn't expect that the King Of Shu would call him that.
Looking at Guo Jia's stunned expression, Liu Mang remembered that this title was added to Guo Jia in the future. However, this was not a problem for Liu Mang. "Able to do politics, come up with innovative strategies, from the military to the military, to break the enemy and prevent future troubles. Knowing the destiny and still remaining the same. You are a ghost genius!" Liu Mang was not stingy with his praise.
"Your Highness King Of Shu is overpraising me. However, Your Highness King Of Shu is able to establish such a foundation at the age of 30. In Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangdong, and the three provinces, there is no one in the world who can compare with Your Highness!" Guo Jia was also very interested in Liu Mang. Such a person appeared out of nowhere. The title of King Of Shu was given to him by Cao Cao. However, such a person helped the city of Lü Bu, which should have been defeated, to establish such a foundation. Moreover, he even replaced it. Originally, Lü Bu was the leader. Now, it seemed that the King of Shu, Liu Mang, was the leader.
Liu Mang smiled and did not deny it. Suddenly, he changed the topic. "Mr. Feng Xiao, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to go back?" Follow ~ Click on the Chinese website's official account (Add a friend on WeChat – add a public account – type qdread) and participate immediately! There's a prize for everyone. Follow qdread's WeChat public account now!)
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