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Gongsun Xu did not urge him to, and slowly drank a few mouthfuls from his teacup. He had been too focused on talking to notice the quality of the tea, but now he realized that the soup was turbid, bitter, and tasteless. He put the cup on the table and waited quietly.

Feng Xiao lowered his head slightly and rubbed the teacup, but his eyes still sized up Gongsun Xu, and quietly tried to guess the other party's identity. He was different from Gongsun Xu, Gongsun Xu had foresight, so he could roughly guess his identity from the words' Ying Chuan people 'and' Feng Xiao ', and he had only been in the Ji County for a short period of time, so he could only guess that the other party came from a household of the officials of the Youzhou. As for whose son, who was it, he could only continue to search for the answer in the following conversations.

"Huh?" Feng Xiao had already forgotten how many times he had been shocked. He touched his forehead and laughed helplessly: "If I hadn't confirmed that Brother Sun and Guo Fengxiao had never met, I'm afraid I would have thought you two were good friends for many years! At that time, Cao Cao Cao had already revealed his strength after defeating Army of Heishan Yu Du, Yu Fu Luo and the rest. Furthermore, Xi Zhicai was also under his command, so Guo Fengxiao was the first to comment on him. "

Gongsun Xu's interest was piqued, he anxiously asked: "What did Guo Fengxiao say about Cao Cao?"

"Cao Cao Cao was a young man who was once the north lieutenant of the Luoyang, but that was only a small eighth rank official. The most favored eunuch of the Son of Heaven was his abject uncle who had violated the curfew, yet he dared to caned him to death, making him famous throughout the world. Later, as the Minister of Jinan, he had made great efforts to clean up his office and remove more than 80% of the corrupt officials in one go. At the same time, he had treated the people well and kept the way of governance in more than ten counties in Jinan in a short year. After that, Wang Fen, Xu You, plotted to destroy the foundation, Dong Zhuo, plagued with cholera, had once invited Cao Cao Cao to join in the plotting, but was rejected by Cao Cao. In just a few months, he had destroyed an army of hundreds of thousands of people and captured three hundred thousand people. In one fell swoop, he became the sole ruler of the entire Yanzhou.

Guo Jia took a sip of tea and sighed: "If we do not talk about what happened afterwards, Cao Cao could indeed be considered a good official, but after his father Cao Song was killed, he took the opportunity to go to the east to fight for the Xuzhou, under his command, he was able to burn, rob and kill everything else that was bad, he did not leave even a single chicken or dog behind, he even used human flesh as food, and was extremely brutal compared to the former Dong Zhuo! This person could judge the situation, and when he was weak, he would treat the common people with kindness to gain a reputation. When he was strong, he would treat the common people with respect, and when he was weak, he would treat the common people with kindness to gain a reputation. Guo Fengxiao agreed with Xu Shao's words, but he believes that in this chaotic world, only those who gain the hearts of the people can rule the world, Cao Cao's reputation is ruined now, if we do not quickly save him, I am afraid that the good news will not last! "

When Gongsun Xu heard this, he was completely sure that this person was Guo Jia. Earlier, Feng Xiao said that Guo Jia and the others said that the world had happened a few years ago, and that Cao Cao Cao had just risen up to become the Yanzhou's overseer a year ago, so the subsequent raid on the Xuzhou was an event that happened at the start of the year. If Feng Xiao was not Guo Jia, how would he know Guo Jia's opinion of Cao Cao Cao? It was just that Gongsun Xu was a little strange, the original history of Guo Jia seemed to be the Cao Cao Cao who had pledged allegiance to him within a year or two, why did he come to the Ji County now?

Feng Xiao was immersed in his own thoughts, and did not know that his identity had been completely exposed, he continued to speak. Yuan Benchu (" Yuan Shao ") came from the family of the 4th generation and 3rd generation. He was famous when he was young, after that he killed the eunuchs and became the next Alliance Master of the Dong Clan, bringing his reputation to the peak. Now that Yuan Shao had occupied half of the Jizhou and Wanzhou, his subordinates numbered a hundred thousand, he rejected Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan from the north and fought Yuan Shu from the south, so his strength could not be underestimated. However, Yuan Benchu is an ungrateful man, he has no way of knowing, small matters are extremely cunning, and many times, he would go against justice for small gains, even though he has a strong power, I am afraid he will die very soon. "

When he said this, he took a sip of tea and put down his teacup. Suddenly, he started talking very quickly: "Jingzhou Liu Biao, you are so suspicious, so talkative, and so determined to be successful, you are just a dog guarding the house, there is nothing to worry about. Huainan Yuan Shu, you are greedy for money, you are capricious and fickle, but in reality you are just a villain, you are on the verge of destruction.

Currently, of the Marquis of the Northern Lands, Gongsun Zan was the strongest. However, Feng Xiao didn't mention Gongsun Zan on purpose because he wanted to see how Gongsun Xu would react. Only, Gongsun Xu stared at the teacup as though she was thinking about what he had said. His expression did not change, as if she did not mind if he mentioned Gongsun Zan. Feng Xiao's brows knitted, as though he had suddenly thought of something, and a hint of a smile flashed past his eyes: This young man from Youzhou knows all the major matters of the world, and yet is so calm. In the entire Ji County, other than the recently famous Young Marquis Gongsun Xu, who else could have such an air and demeanor?

Gongsun Xu pondered for a good while, raised his head, looked at Guo Jia, and asked with a calm tone of voice: "Why didn't Brother Feng Xiao give a review of Marquis Jin's Gongsun Zan? The Marquis Jin resides in the Youzhou, the Cyan Plains and half of the Jizhou, fighting to the point where the Hu Man is terrified of the wind, is it not worthy for Brother Feng Xiao to comment on it? "

Feng Xiao's voice was indeed Feng Xiao, but Gongsun Xu had always called him Brother Feng, and now that she had suddenly changed his address to Brother Feng Xiao, Guo Jia immediately understood that Gongsun Xu had already discovered his identity. But he had also completely confirmed the other party's identity from this question. Other than the young duke Gongsun Xu of the Marquis of Ji's Mansion, who would care so much about Gongsun Zan? Who would dare to casually talk about the Gongsun Zan who was rumored to be irritable and easily angered?

Guo Jia stared at Gongsun Xu, and said with a faint smile: "Marquis Jin is headstrong, but his eyesight is shallow, just like another Yuan Shao!"

The reason why Guo Jia said things like that with Gongsun Zan, was because he wanted to test Gongsun Xu and see if this young duke, who had recently shocked everyone to their very core, was worthy enough to befriend or even submit to him. If Gongsun Xu were to hear these words and become extremely angry, or even slap the table and leave, Guo Jia would quickly leave Ji County. If Gongsun Xu was able to remain calm, then Guo Jia would have a good talk with him.

Gongsun Xu did not disappoint him, and laughed: "Brother Feng Xiao, I will not comment on your words. Brother Feng Xiao, where can we go from here? "

Guo Jia did not answer and instead asked: "May I ask what your wish is?"

Gongsun Xu laughed and asked: "Brother Feng Xiao, do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Interesting! Interesting! " Guo Jia lightly clapped his hands while praising, and laughed: "How about we first listen to lies, then listen to the truth?"

"Alright!" Gongsun Xu also clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "A lie is' To establish the heart of heaven and earth, To make a living for the people, To make a living for the future, to become a saint, to open peace for all '."

These words were said by the founder of the Northern Song Dynasty, Mr. Heng Shu. Gongsun Xu had seen this phrase in a few of the novels he had read in his previous life, and felt that it would be best to use it to pretend to be good.

As expected, Guo Jia was shocked beyond belief. His pupils shrank as he looked at Gongsun Xu in disbelief. He was not a Confucian scholar, but he knew everything. He had never read of such a saying before! Then there was only one possibility, these few words were what Gongsun Xu had said! When he thought here, he could not help but feel excited and look forward to it. If lies were already so shocking, then how could the truth be so earth-shattering?

"What about the truth?"

Gongsun Xu withdrew his smile, stood up and cupped his hands in a salute, then said respectfully: "The truth is that I desire to build a wall, accumulate food, treat the people kindly, and slowly become king! "Please help me Brother Guo!"

"Haha!" Guo Jia laughed out loud, suddenly stood up, bowed and replied, "I have heard of the Little Marquis's name for a long time. The young duke saved Liu Yu, chased Zhao Yun, said that Liu He, and killed the Barbarian King many times was something the citizens of the Ji County loved, but only a few of them could see through the young duke's intentions, right? "

These words were full of sarcasm, but Gongsun Xu did not mind. He smiled and extended his hand: "Brother Guo is too polite, please take a seat."

"Please."

The two of them sat down again and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Guo Jia opened his mouth first: "When did the young duke know that I am Guo Jia?"

Gongsun Xu naturally would not speak the truth, and only flattered Guo Jia on the side: "If Ying Chuan people have such bearing and insight, who is brother Xia Guo?"

"Haha!" Guo Jia laughed again and teased, "In this world, only Cao Cao Fang can be compared with the Young Marquis!" He said earlier that Cao Cao was a traitor in this chaotic world, and this sentence was clearly indicating that Gongsun Xu and Cao Cao were actually the same kind of person.

"Hehe, Brother Guo's words were a little wrong."

"Oh? Please enlighten me! "

"People!" Gongsun Xu solemnly spat out these two words, as if he was explaining something or expressing his thoughts, "I may use any means I want to, but I will definitely not kill the common people. This is my bottom line! "I said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat. Those are words from the bottom of my heart!"

After Guo Jia heard this, he looked at Gongsun Xu for a long time without uttering a word, as if he wanted to see the depths of his heart.

Gongsun Xu calmly replied. He spoke these words from the bottom of his heart, so naturally, he wasn't afraid of Guo Jia's gaze.

"Alright!" After a long while, Guo Jia finally nodded and said, "I believe the young duke's words! When the young duke asked the Youzhou where to go from here, I had some superficial views, so the young duke might as well listen. "

Gongsun Xu cupped his hands and said solemnly: "I am willing to listen to the details!"

Guo Jia dipped his hand into the tea and casually drew a picture of the forces in the world on the table, then said: "Those who obtain the Central Plains will have the world, but today, with the great dukes fighting and their powers intersecting with each other, like a disorderly game of chess, those who enter the Central Plains will definitely become the target of the masses, the only way is to occupy the side corners, to accumulate power and become the best strategy! To the east of the Youzhou was Gongsun Du, whose attitude was still unclear. To the south was the great enemy Yuan Shao, and to the north was the capricious Wu Huan, who was still fresh and inferior. I completely agree with the twelve words that the young duke just said. Right now, the most important thing for Youzhou is to build walls, store food, and treat the people well.

Gongsun Xu bowed and said: "Brother Guo, please explain the details, how should I go about it?"