Guo Jia was known as the Ghost Talent by later generations. He was born in Yingchuan and had foresight when he was young. He saw that the world would be in chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, so he lived in seclusion before he was twenty years old. He secretly made friends with Xun Yu and Xun You, and played with heroes such as Zhi Cai. He did not associate with the secular world, and only a few people knew about his talent.
When Guo Jia was 21 years old, he went north to see Yuan Shao. He concluded that Yuan Shao had great ambition but little talent. He had the ability to gather people but could not know how to make good use of them. He was resourceful and had soft ears. He lived in seclusion again until the death of the opera. He came out again under Xun Yu's recommendation and made great contributions to Cao Cao.
Guo Jia was born in 170 AD, one year older than Zhang Mu (in the Eastern Han Dynasty).
Two months ago, Zhang Mu had returned home from Beihai and had met Guo Jia, who was drinking at an inn. The latter had just left Yuan Shao and was preparing to return to Yingchuan to live in seclusion.
Zhang Mu naturally wouldn't let go of such a talent. He relied on the name of 'Beautiful Jade Childe' and 'World Vision' that he had just obtained, and then lured Guo Jia to Feng County with good wine.
Fortunately, Drunken Hero was strong enough to keep Zhang Mucai here for now.
However, it might have something to do with Guo Jia's poor background.
As a reward, Guo Jia would occasionally give Zhang Mu advice.
"Yesterday was a joyous day for brother Ziyu, so this foolish brother naturally has to drink a few more cups.”
Guo Jia winked at Zhang Mu and casually pulled out the chair in front of the desk to sit down. His posture was indescribably casual.
"Brother, why are you looking for me?"
"As long as it is within my ability, I will not decline.”
Although Guo Jia and Zhang Mu had only known each other for over two months, the two of them were already close friends.
Compared to Xun Yu and the other aristocrats who valued red tape, Guo Jia preferred to get along with Zhang Mu.
Although the latter was very polite, he would not restrict him. He even invented a chair that was comfortable to sit on.
In a word, Zhang Mu was to Guo Jia's liking!
This was the real reason why he stayed in Feng County.
Humble families were generally referred to as poor families after the imperial examinations were introduced in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Before that, they were also known as "Shu family". They were at the bottom of the gentry, but they were also landowners.
Guo Jia was born in a poor family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but his family was not poor. He did not lack money or food. Otherwise, he would not have the money to drink.
"Brother Fengxiao, please take a look."
Zhang Mu handed over the secret letter.
Previously, he had planned to seek refuge with Boss Cao, so he was more of a gentleman's friend with Guo Jia. At most, he thought that they could take care of each other under the same boss in the future, but he had never thought of recruiting them.
Alright, he actually couldn't recruit them. This was also one of the reasons why Zhang Mu changed his mind about fighting for hegemony.
But now, he changed his mind again.
"Liu Pi…Gong Du…Yellow Turban Remnant…"
"Conspiracy in Qiao County?"
Seeing the contents of the letter, Guo Jia's entire state changed. A sharp light flashed in his pitch-black eyes as he said indifferently,"It seems that Liu Pi and Gong Du are not good-for-nothings.”
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Mu sat up straight, looking like he was all ears.
Guo Jia looked deeply at Zhang Mu and seemed to have noticed something different. He smiled indifferently and said,"Brother Ziyu, you should know that Liu Han's world has been thrown into chaos. Now, the vassals have risen up. Liu Yan of Shu Prefecture, Liu Biao of Jing Prefecture, Dong Zhuo of Xi Liang, Yuan Shao of Hebei, and so on all have their own plans.”
"The Yellow Turban Army is no longer able to rise again. Liu Pi and Gong Du clearly know this. In the future, they will have to choose one of the many vassals to rely on.”
"But if they join as the remnants of the Yellow Turban, not only will they not be valued, they may even be looked down upon. Therefore, they need to increase their leverage.”
Guo Jia took a sip of the hot tea that Zhang Mu had prepared earlier.
The tea drinking culture had existed since the Zhou Dynasty, but at that time, people mostly ate tea.
In the Han Dynasty, tea was boiled. Zhang Mu had drunk it once at Kong Rong's place, but he couldn't stand it, so he made the boiled tea that he only coveted during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Because of this tea, Kong Rong had a lot of respect for Zhang Mu and generously spread his name.
Guo Jia also couldn't stand boiled tea, but he had a special liking for boiled tea. He even used tea to replace the Five Stones Powder that he usually consumed to refresh himself.
"Not bad." Guo Jia closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment.
Zhang Mu fell into deep thought.
Guo Jia had analyzed the situation to this point. He had already figured out the purpose of Liu Pi and Gong Du's attack on Qiao City.
Fame!
Intimidation!
As long as they attacked and did not occupy, there would not be too many people targeting them at this time. If they could take down Yuzhou County City (Qiao City), their ability would be recognized.
After Qiao City was breached, no one in Yuzhou would dare to underestimate or provoke the Yellow Turban Army. They would have enough opportunity to slowly take over Runan County and even look forward to Yuzhou.
With a territory under his command, his reputation would also spread. When he chose a vassal to submit to, he would definitely be treated with courtesy.
No wonder Guo Jia said that the two of them were not good-for-nothings.
He did have some ideas!
"And the facts have proven that they succeeded.”
Zhang Mu thought back to the original track. Liu Pi and Gong Du had almost occupied the entire Yuzhou. Later on, Cao Cao, who had relied on the emperor to command the vassals, had received a lot of rewards.
"Unfortunately, you met me this time.”
"Brother Fengxiao, what do you think I should do?" Zhang Mu asked with a smile.”
"Isn't that simple?" Guo Jia smiled lightly.
"Since we already know Liu Pi and Gong Du's plan, these two won't occupy Qiao City. Ziyu only needs to ambush them on the way back and be the oriole.”
Zhang Mu had once told Guo Jia that he wanted to accumulate strength and fame first, to protect the Pei Country, and wait until the situation in the world was clear to find a wise ruler to rely on.
Guo Jia helped to come up with a plan because of this standpoint.
Liu Pi and Gong Du had attacked Qiao County only to make a name for themselves and pave the way for their future allegiance. Naturally, they would not kill many people. At most, some of the great clans in Qiao City would lose some money and food.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. As long as Zhang Mu set up an ambush when Liu Pi and the other leader returned to Runan County, he could easily defeat this group of tired soldiers.
At that time, Liu Pi and Gong Du's reputation of breaking through Qiao County would become Zhang Mu's stepping stones.
"As expected of Guo Fengxiao, he thought of a plan so casually.”
Zhang Mu praised in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Fengxiao, if I want to take this opportunity to become the ruler of Pei Country, do you have any ideas?”
Puchi!
Guo Jia spat out a mouthful of tea and coughed for a while, losing his composure.
"Brother Ziyu, what do you mean?"
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