Shangyong County, county station.
After Cong Yang, Wang Yue, Zhao Yun, Pei Yuan Shao, and Zhou Cang returned to the relay station, Wang Yue immediately summoned Guo Jia and the others to discuss some matters. In the room, the oil lamp emitted a dark yellow light, illuminating the dark room. Cong Yang first asked Wang Yue to send someone to guard the outside of the house. Then, he told Guo Jia about what happened on the street that night and waited for Guo Jia's analysis. Cong Yang was also in a daze. His mind was blank and he could only place his hopes on Guo Jia. Guo Jia thought for a long time and took the lead to say,"My Lord, in my opinion, there are three possibilities for Li Lu to do this." First, capture the lord and kill him in secret. "Secondly, capture the lord and force him to submit. He will become Li Lu's puppet on the surface, while Li Lu will secretly control Hanzhong and become the actual ruler of Hanzhong.”" Thirdly, through tonight's incident, we can get a feel of the lord's background and test his strength. Only then can we formulate a strategy to deal with the lord. As for whether we can capture the lord, that's secondary. It's a good thing to capture the lord, but it won't affect Li Lu if we don't capture the lord."”Cong Yang said. Guo Jia's reasoning progressed step by step. First, he killed Cong Yang directly, then he imprisoned Cong Yang and tested him. Out of these three possibilities, Cong Yang was naturally inclined to the last one. If Li Lu wanted to kill him directly, he could have sent people to ambush him in the county office and kill him directly. There was no need to wait until the street to kill him. Guo Jia thought for a moment and then said,"My lord, judging from my judgment, Li Lu's thoughts must be more than that." "My lord just said that the weapons in the hands of these eight people are all from the Hanzhong military camp. Since Li Lu wants to know more about my lord, how could he reveal that the person who tested my lord was Li Lu? "Li Lu sent people to attack the lord and revealed the source of the weapons. How will the lord react? How would the lord treat Li Lu tomorrow after knowing the truth? If the lord took Li Lu's soldier's steel knife and went to Li Lu to verify this matter, not only would Li Lu not clarify the matter for the lord, but he would also slander the lord for hiding a weapon and killing his soldiers.”Guo Jia slowly said his conclusion. Cong Yang broke out in cold sweat after hearing it, and a chill ran down his spine. Guo Jia's words did make sense. Li Lu had been in Hanzhong for so many years. Cong Yang took the steel knife with the Hanzhong military camp mark to Li Lu to demand an explanation. If Li Lu accused Cong Yang of murder, Cong Yang would have no way to refute it. After all, this was Shangyong County, which belonged to Li Lu's territory. Whatever Li Lu said was naturally true. Even if Cong Yang had a mouth, it was difficult for him to explain clearly. He coughed lightly and said slowly," My Lord, in my opinion, I'm afraid that Li Lu is just feigning a spear and throwing a stone to test the waters." "Fengxiao, what do you mean?" Cong Yang asked. Guo Jia smiled and said," Judging from the situation at the banquet today, there was actually laughter and laughter at the banquet. They got along very well. It can be seen that Li Lu is an old and cunning person. He is indeed a difficult opponent. This time, the journey to Hanzhong will be a little difficult!" Cong Yang was very anxious and hurriedly said,"Fengxiao, don't keep me in suspense. Hurry up and tell me." "Why did Li Lu choose to receive the lord in Shangyong County? That's what we need to figure out first." Guo Jia nodded.，"Ah, right, right, right. Feng Xiao's words really hit the nail on the head.”Cong Yang slapped his thigh and shouted. He had been wondering why Li Lu had arrived at Shangyong County early to welcome him. This was what Cong Yang was most concerned about. Guo Jia's question made Cong Yang excited.
Cong Yang looked at Guo Jia, waiting for him to make his move. Everyone's eyes were focused on Guo Jia. Guo Jia coughed lightly and said," My lord, according to the convention, when you take over Hanzhong, the former prefect, Li Lu, only needs to go out of the city to welcome you, or three, four, or even ten miles out of the city to welcome you. This is already quite impressive. However, Li Lu went to Shangyong County, which is thousands of miles away, to welcome you. This has to be pondered. From Jia's point of view, Li Lu's actions were to stall for time. Li Lu did not want his lord to arrive in Hanzhong, so he received his lord in Shangyong County to delay his arrival. Therefore, Jia guessed that Li Lu must have intended to let the lord stay in Shangyong County and then wait for an opportunity to kill the lord to ensure that no one could shake Li Lu's position as the Hanzhong prefect.”His tone was filled with confidence. As he spoke, Guo Jia's eyes flashed with wisdom. His pale and slightly rosy cheeks were in high spirits, carrying an incomparable confidence. Cong Yang nodded in agreement with Guo Jia's analysis." Feng Xiao, since Li Lu delayed my arrival in Hanzhong and wanted to kill me on my way to my post, why didn't he send someone to intercept me?" Cong Yang asked. Or would he make a move at the banquet? Guo Jia frowned slightly. After a moment of silence, a flash of light appeared in his eyes.
There was a flash of light. "My lord, it's not that Li Lu doesn't want to, but he doesn't dare to openly assassinate my lord for a special reason. Guo Jia smiled and said," My lord was personally petitioned by Dong Zhuo to the Emperor and was then conferred the title of Hanzhong Prefecture. In other words, my lord is Dong Zhuo's man." In addition, Dong Zhuo was powerful. He controlled the court and bullied all the officials. All of these showed Dong Zhuo's domineering power. Li Lu was just a small Hanzhong prefect. If he was in the territory of Bashu, he could barely be considered a figure. However, in front of Dong Zhuo, he was just a small ant. Dong Zhuo could do whatever he wanted to Li Lu. "It's just that Dong Zhuo has no interest in Ba Shu, so he wants to appoint the lord as the Hanzhong Prefecture Governor.”
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