Chapter 3 The Stealing of All Things

The room was silent, and the bookshelf against the wall was filled with countless bamboo slips, which were well organized and clearly classified.

In front of the bookshelf, Guo Jia, wearing a coat, held the bamboo slips and read them. His movements were gentle, his eyes calmly swept over the words on the bamboo slips, rolled them up and put them back on the bookshelf, and then picked up the next volume, repeating this.

After returning to Chengdu from Guanzhong, Guo Jia's life was as usual. He neither was furious nor sighed. He spent most of his time in the study and read books.

He had actually seen the bamboo slips on the bookshelf. In this era of lack of entertainment life, Guo Jia did not like to go out to hunt, nor did he miss the brothels. Listening to songs and enjoying dances, it was enough to perform improvisation with his wife and concubines who looked like fairies.

Is Guo Jia, who withdrew from Guanzhong, not in any mood?

No, he has.

He guessed that it was Cao Cao or Yuan Shao who planned to cause chaos in the south behind him, and the possibility of Cao Cao was nine points, while Yuan Shao had only one point.

He had no resentment towards Cao Cao, nor did he have no resentment towards Meng Huo, Gao Ding, Yong Kai and others.

After returning to Chengdu to arrange military deployments for the rebellion in the south, Guo Jia began to reflect on his strategic plans over the years and weighed the pros and cons.

If he hadn't given the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, how could there have been a shocking change at such a critical moment?

He has read a lot of books on military strategy and strategy, and he has also studied in-depth research. Now he is holding his favorite book in his past.

"Yin Fu Jing"!

The focus of this book on military tactics is to use troops to secretly match the times.

"Heaven and earth are the thieves of all things. All things are the thieves of people. People are the thieves of all things. After the three thieves are suitable, the three talents are safe. Therefore, it is said: "Eat the time, the skeletons are buried. Move the mechanism and the transformation is safe." People know their spirits and the spirits are not known to be divine, but they are not divine. The sun and the moon are counted, and the sizes are determined. The sages are born, and the spirits are coming out. No one in the world can see or know. A gentleman can get poor, and a villain can get lightly."

Guo Jia sighed leisurely, slowly closed the bamboo slips, and put them back on the bookshelf.

Without further reading other books, Guo Jia was stunned and dazed in front of the bookshelf.

He could predict the direction of the world's general trend. No one in the world knows better than him when a god-given opportunity will appear and when another shocking change will occur.

But can you win the world with this just?

In the past, Guo Jia thought it was OK.

Now, he laughed at himself for ignorance.

The rebellion in the south is the best example. The reason is that Guo Jia himself neglected and was also eager for quick success and instant benefits.

If you go to Pingnan before Guandu, you will definitely not be able to catch up with the Battle of Guandu.

Before, he had almost never included the southern part in the world chess game. Guo Jia now thought that he was wrong. Any member of the thirteen states in the world had the energy and factors that influence the world.

"The odd and the right are in harmony, and the right are in harmony, and the odd are invincible."

Guo Jia raised his head and muttered softly.

In the past, he pursued "strange victory", but instead he underestimated the "righteous harmony". Han Sui and Ma Teng were left behind in the northwest. Jianshu Army pretended to shock Liu Biao and ignored the south. This was all used by him as a means to confuse the enemy.

Perhaps, when you are not strong enough, when facing a situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, winning will often play a key role.

But today, with Guo Jia's territory and strength, if he still pursues such false strategies, he will lose the worst.

Who in the world dares to attack Guo Jia?

Yuan Shao, who fled back to Hebei, dared not to be ill!

Cao Cao, who also suffered great energy after winning the Battle of Guandu, dared not!

Liu Biao, who was compromised, dared not!

Sun Quan, who was eager to stabilize the position within the main position, dared not!

Since no one dares to hit Guo Jia, why should Guo Jia play the role of being a fool?

Swallow the south and the northwest, and openly clear all forces in the west. Guo Jia no longer needs to hide his strength or deliberately paralyze the enemy.

After unifying Guanxi, Guo Jia will replace Yuan Shao and become the most eye-catching prince in the world.

Yuan Shao was powerful and no one dared to attack him.

Guo Jia replaced Yuan Shao, and he also wanted to see who in the world dared to provoke him.

The door of the study was open, and the sunlight shone in from the outside. Guo Jia could feel the light blocked when he turned his back to the door. Looking back, he vaguely saw a man's head shrinking from outside the door.

He stared at the door with a faint smile. After a while, someone really stretched his head out to look at him.

"Rong'er, what are you playing?"

Guo Jia was amused and crying. Zhen Rong stuck his head and looked at him secretly. After he discovered it, he closed his eyes immediately. This ostrich is too cute.

After being arrested by Guo Jia, Zhen Rong walked in in a hesitant manner, came to Guo Jia, and whispered in a low voice with frustration and ashamed look on his face: "Brother-in-law, I don't mean to disturb you, I just want to see you outside the door."

Guo Jia touched his short beard, which was not very lush on his chin, and asked back: "What's the best thing I have? You haven't seen it before."

Zhen Rong took Guo Jia two more steps, and took Guo Jia's hand with his delicate little hand, lowered his head and said softly: "Sister Cai said that my brother-in-law is unhappy, I'll accompany my brother-in-law."

Guo Jia bounced her forehead with a rude look and chuckled, "If you believe anything she says, then you are the stupidest fool in the world."

Zhen Rong rubbed his forehead and raised his face, looked at Guo Jia's gentle face, and after staring silently for a long time, she shook her head and said, "Sister Cai is right, my brother-in-law must be very unhappy."

Guo Jia rarely loses his temper, and everyone around him knows that when Guo Jia gets angry, he never uses throwing, beating and scolding to vent his anger, but instead gives people a strange and trembling calm.

When he was most angry, he often showed an abnormally quiet state. In this case, his family said to comfort him, but Guo Jia did not make an angry move after all. When faced with Guo Jia at this time, civil and military officials often had to carefully write the words. It would be hard to say a word that angered Guo Jia, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, this time, the calm Guo Jia showed was consistent with his inner activities.

He seized the opportunity of the Kwantung Army attacking Dong.

He also seized the opportunity of the emperor returning to Luoyang.

He missed the opportunity to fight in Guandu.

If he catches up with all the opportunities, then the world is too easy to fight. As long as you sit and wait and prepare for the next opportunity, wouldn’t the world be able to win the championship just by following the steps?

On the other hand, Guo Jia was well prepared for the first two opportunities, and Guo Jia was actually eager for quick success and instant benefits. Guanzhong has not yet recovered to one-third of its heyday. The situation in the south was also deliberately ignored by him. In fact, he was just impatient to catch up with the Battle of Guandu. If he fought steadily and took steps forward, he would have settled the south and settled the northwest to operate Guanzhong, Guo Jia's pace would definitely not be able to keep up with the Battle of Yuan and Cao.

Therefore, if you miss the opportunity this time, you will miss it. Guo Jia will not feel sorry. It is because he himself is not prepared enough, and the urgency of time is the fundamental reason.

Taken back from Zhen Rong's hand, Guo Jia picked up another book and read it, shook his head and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. I can only tell you that I have nothing to be unhappy with."

Both joy and anger need reasons. Neither happiness or anger is just a normal state.

Zhen Rong also picked up a roll of bamboo slips from the bookshelf and stood beside Guo Jia and opened to read.

"My brother-in-law must be unhappy, I'll be here to accompany you."

After a short period of time passed, Zhen Rong's movements holding the book did not change, but his eyes kept secretly observing Guo Jia's reaction.

Looking at the bamboo slips without looking sideways, Guo Jia asked softly: "Can you understand the book?"

Zhen Rong blurted out: "Of course I can understand it."

"Do you know what book you are holding?"

"Um?……"

Zhen Rong quickly looked at the book in his hand, wanting to cry without tears. She couldn't tell which book it was written.

Rolling up the bamboo slips and knocking Zhen Rong's head. Guo Jia glanced at the book in her hand and smiled faintly: "You are holding "Three Labels" in your hand. Okay, I appreciate Rong'er's feelings. My brother-in-law is very touched. It's not too early, let's have supper in the mansion together."

Zhen Rong didn't feel embarrassed either. He touched his head while showing a sweet smile. He took Guo Jia's arm and walked out excitedly, saying, "Today, it's the Qiao sister who cooks by herself, so she's so happy."

When he arrived at the lobby of the inner courtyard, Guo Jia couldn't help but smile and said, "The people are really in harmony. Is this the Guo Mansion or the Zhen Mansion?"

Not only Guo Jia's wife and concubine and two sons are there, but the other four sisters of the Zhen family are present.

Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao, two completely heartless, naturally would just get away with their smiles. Zhen Rong held Guo Jia's arm and didn't treat himself as an outsider at all. The only thing that showed a bit of embarrassment on his face was Zhen Mi. She seemed to have really stepped back and wanted to move away.

"Sister, I'd better go home?"

Zhen Mi said to Zhen Jiang with a timid voice.

Zhen Jiang took her hand and walked towards the dining table and said gently: "He is just talking and joking, and he doesn't have to take it to heart."

It's indeed a joke. Guo Jia likes to eat more lively, warm and refreshing.

He personally greeted the other sisters of the Zhen family to join the table. Guo Jia recruited his two sons to his side. After finishing the work, Guo Jia looked at Guo Ye, who is now a handsome young man, and asked thoughtfully: "Ye'er, how many years have you learned martial arts?"

Guo Ye thought for a while and replied: "I have been learning martial arts with Uncle Xiao and several generals since I was six years old."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "In a few days, I will go to the military camp in the city and let me see your academic achievements. In addition, call Xu Yi Ganguidianman and let me see if you guys are really capable. You slip out of the city every few days. If your fist and foot skills are not up to standard, you don't think about going out for fun in the future."

Guo Ye agreed casually without any tension.

Turning his head, Guo Jia looked at Guo Jin again. The boy looked dodging. Guo Jia talked: "Does Jin'er still not want to practice martial arts?"

Guo Jin likes literature and dislikes martial arts, which makes Guo Jia very troubled. The child does not want to learn, and Guo Jia does not want to use forced means.

Guo Jin shook his head and lowered his head to eat. He just didn't like practicing martial arts, and his stinky sweat made him unbearable.

Guo Jia didn't force him, but there were minimum requirements.

"Jiang'er, in a few days, you will take Jin'er to the Tianshi Palace and let Zuo Ci teach Jin'er a set of health-preserving boxing. He can't practice martial arts, and I don't expect any son to become an unstoppable brave general in the future, but at least his physical fitness must pass."

Zhen Jiang quickly agreed.
Chapter completed!