Runan City.
In the hall of the Prefect's Mansion, there was a mountain of official documents. Guo Jia was sitting among them, reading ten lines and writing in a hurry. Soon orders came out of the Prefect's Mansion and were sent to various places.
"Sir, the ghost sent back news that the 'hunting' plan failed."
Seeing Guo Jia stop writing and look over, Gui Bu quickly lowered his head and swallowed the next sentence.
Guo Jia put the processed documents aside, stretched his body, and sighed softly with some regret.
"I haven't missed a match for a long time. It seems that Jiangdong also has a good chess player."
At this time, Gui Bu suddenly raised his head and shouted angrily.
"The master's plan is foolproof! If Sun Quan's son hadn't been so clever and sent Liu Yao to lead the army to cooperate with the family's actions, Sun Ce would have died long ago!"
No one knows better than Guibu how much effort the young master put into brewing this storm.
Meticulous to every aspect, Guo Jia even moved from Xuchang to Runan in order to make timely adjustments according to the changing situation in Jiangdong. But they didn't expect that when the plan entered the final explosive stage, the situation suddenly escaped their control.
"Human desires are the simplest, but the human heart is the most unpredictable."
Guo Jia knew that Sun Quan would cooperate with his plan as long as he still had desire.
Guo Jia could stand at the gate and ask anyone to help him buy wine by giving him a small amount of money. Guo Jia knows that someone must be willing to go, but whether that person only earns the salary promised by Guo Jia, or wants to get more of the wine money Guo Jia gave, before the result comes out, even if there is more basis for speculation, it may be unexpected. external results.
Instead of sighing, gamblers who can't afford to lose will lose everything one day. Failure is like fine wine, which will only make Guo Jia more and more intoxicated.
He stood up and packed his things and smiled.
"If you lose, you lose. I can't take care of Jiangdong's affairs for the time being. I'll compete with them next time."
"Right now, Yuan Shao has integrated the four states in Hebei, deployed troops and generals, and recruited troops. He claims to have an army of 400,000. Tsk tsk, Yuan Shao is confident and ready to go to war. He is ready to go to war with his lord."
"Although Dong Zhuo is a fool, fortunately Jia Xu has a very poisonous vision. He knows that if we lose, Dong Zhuo will not be able to stop Yuan Shao at this time. He has already helped me persuade Dong Zhuo to transfer back to Lu Bu. During this period, he will not be able to stop Yuan Shao." I will harass Silizhou again."
"I plan to go to Xuzhou first to join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Yuan Shao. You ask Guiying and Gui Mei to wait for me in Guandu. I will go there to inspect the battlefield later."
Gui Bu lowered his head again at some point, his eyes wandering.
He hesitated for a while, then finally raised his head and said to Guo Jia who was packing his things: "The ghost reported that the 'ghost' assassinated Sun Ce without permission and failed and died in the line of duty."
With a "bang" sound, the inkstone fell to the ground, and Guo Jia turned to stare at Gui Bu with a pale face.
Guibu cowered and lowered his head again.
Guo Jia sat down slowly, his expression having recovered. He knew that such a day would come.
The war does not end in one day, human life is like duckweed in the water, no one knows who will suddenly die tomorrow.
He suddenly coughed violently, spread his hands, and saw blood.
Guibu was so anxious that he ran up and stroked Guo Jia's back to make him breathe easier.
"Medicine? Medicine!"
Seeing Guo Jia vomiting blood, Gui Bu panicked and groped for a long time before finding Guo Jia's gourd.
After taking two sips of medicinal wine, Guo Jia calmed down and said, "Get out!"
"Young Master?" Guibu hesitated for a moment, still a little worried.
"go out."
Guibu finally went out, and Guo Jia sat there alone in a daze.
For some reason, she remembered one of those nights when she covered him with her coat while he was sleeping on the desk with a cold face.
"I shouldn't have let you go. You only care about others, but you don't care about yourself."
"Why bother? Why bother falling in love with me, a sick man?"
Guo Jia took a swig of wine.
"Forget it, it will take some time before I can find you. Zhen'er, please walk more slowly on the road to Huangquan."
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Riding on horseback on the road to Jianye, Ji Shu felt much more relaxed this time.
Surrounded by three thousand soldiers, two thousand Tiger Roaring Battalion and one thousand Wuhu garrison.
Although Ji Shu thinks that two thousand Tiger Roaring Camps are enough, but since he has ready-made troops around him, who cares about how many troops he has?
Only a thousand defenders were left in Wuhu to guard the prisoners of the noble family. As soon as Sun Ce woke up, everyone hurried back home.
The city wall of Jianye was already in sight, and some commotion could be faintly seen on the wall.
"Which general's troops are under the city?"
Stopping in front of the city gate, Zhao Yun stepped forward and shouted: "The Tiger Roar Camp has returned from suppressing the rebellion. I am Zhao Yun, the guardian general. Who is on duty in the city? Why don't you open the city gate soon?"
The city was just buzzing with quarrels, and no one answered.
Sun Quan and Liu Yao were originally selling sheep's heads as dog's meat. Under the banner of family rebellion, they asked their confidants to lead soldiers to seal off the city.
But after so many days, there is still no order given to any aristocratic family to capture the rebels.
On the contrary, more than a thousand brothers guarded the residence of the Dowager to prevent them from approaching, as if to guard against thieves.
The soldiers were not fools either, and they gradually began to make some random guesses.
Now that Huxiao Camp has returned to Jianye, what should we do? The soldiers paid no attention.
Although the order above is not to let anyone enter Jianye City. But this is Tiger Roaring Camp!
Someone had already gone to report to Liu Yao and Sun Quan. Everyone shrank their heads uneasily and did not dare to answer.
Sun Ce rode forward and stepped forward.
"Lord?"
Zhao Yun followed closely, fearing that someone would shoot a cold arrow to assassinate Sun Ce. It turned out that he was overthinking it.
Sun Ce's expression was very quiet, with no hint of happiness or anger, which actually made everyone a little worried, because he usually showed his mood clearly on his face.
He raised his spear and shouted.
"I don't remember giving an order to seal the city! Even Tiger Roaring Camp is not allowed to enter. Who gives you the courage? Do you want to rebel?"
If Sun Ce dies, then Liu Yao's cronies will follow Liu Yao and support Sun Quan, and they will naturally be promoted and make a fortune. But Sun Ce is not dead, so if they rebel again, wouldn't they be seeking death?
The thousands of people currently attacking the city don't know if they can hold it. Even if they can hold it, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the entire Jiangdong will follow. Do they still dare to rebel? Do they think they will live a long life?
None of Liu Yao's cronies had the guts, and these soldiers certainly didn't dare.
"It's my lord!"
"Hurry up!"
"Open the city gate quickly!"
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Liu Mansion.
"Second Young Master, he is back."
After listening to Liu Yao's words, Sun Quan was a little silent. He had a premonition that none of them could escape.
"Now, I can't move anyone."
Liu Yao had already seen through the current situation and what was about to happen.
Looking at Sun Quan, he sighed slightly. Both of them were prisoners waiting for trial. No one could run away, and there was nowhere to run.
"Where is he now?"
Sun Quan gritted his teeth. He was unwilling to give in. If he had known this, he should have asked Liu Yao to directly send troops to kill Sun Ce.
Who would have thought that tens of thousands of men from aristocratic families would not be able to kill Sun Ce who was alone outside.
"He went to the Madam's residence first. Young Master should go too. Please, Madam, maybe..."
Maybe you can still save your life.
Liu Yao raised his eyes and looked at Sun Quan. He knew that the old lady's words would still have a good chance of saving Sun Quan's life.
But he could only resign himself to his fate. The old lady would not protect him, and would even push him out, saying that he had deceived Sun Quan.
However, Liu Yao didn't have too much resentment. After all, this was the choice he made.
It's just a lost bet.
Fortunately, Yue Qi went to Tai Shi Ci's place early in the morning and was able to clear up the relationship with me. With Ziyi taking care of her, I can rest assured.
Sun Quan raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Yao, but he didn't expect him to be so unafraid of death. If I just used him as a relationship before, now I feel some appreciation for him.
"Let's go, let's go to the prefect's mansion and wait for my elder brother."
Sun Ce stood up and walked out slowly. Liu Yao was stunned and quickly followed.
