noffsinger Chapter 297 In ancient times there was Guo Kai, the God of War of Qin, and now there is Guo Tu, the
Chapter 297 In ancient times there was Guo Kai, the God of War of Qin, and now there is Guo Tu, the
After entering the restaurant
Guo Tu ordered two jugs of wine and personally poured them for Ju Shou.
Then, he said with a restrained expression:
“Brother Gongyu, I was ignorant before and offended you. I hope you won’t take it to heart.”
Guo Tu was three years older than Ju Shou.
At this moment, however, he addressed Ju Shou as "Brother Gongyu" in a humble and subservient manner.
It's easy to imagine that Ju Shou's vanity was instantly and greatly satisfied!
After all, Guo Tu had always played the role of Yuan Shao's loyal henchman.
Its protective function is extremely strong!
This is why, sometimes, even when Guo Tu's strategies didn't seem very reliable, Yuan Shao still adopted them.
At least Guo Tu is standing with him.
This way of thinking about the problem was also for Yuan Shao's own benefit.
"Hmph, Guo Gongze, so that's why you've suddenly been acting so strangely! So that's what you were thinking!"
Ju Shou gave Guo Tu a disdainful look.
They expressed disdain for Guo Tu's behavior of "about to betray Yuan Shao".
"Plop!"
Guo Tu suddenly knelt down and pointed to his chest, saying to Ju Shou:
“Brother Gongyu, I truly wish to submit to you.”
"Please, sir and brother, you must accept me!"
"If what I, Guo Gongze, have said today is false, I will surely die a horrible death!"
Ju Shou was stunned.
This……
Guo Tu is being far too ruthless!
For a moment, Ju Shou was in a daze.
From the establishment of the Xia and Shang dynasties to the end of the Han dynasty, there were actually very few ruthless people who dared to make such a solemn oath.
After all, reputation is a rather important thing.
If I really break my promise, I won't be able to get along with people in the academic community anymore.
The era when oaths were worthless truly began in the late Wei and early Jin dynasties.
The milestone event was after the Incident at Gaoping Tombs, when Sima Yi pointed to the Luo River and swore that he would definitely not take action against Cao Shuang.
Based on historical experience, Cao Shuang believed Sima Yi's lies.
Then, he happily received the "family annihilation gift package".
Sima Yi, a key figure in the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, treated oaths and credibility as worthless, and those who followed him naturally followed suit.
This led Li Mi to rack his brains in his petition, finally managing to come up with the line, "I humbly submit that the Holy Dynasty governs the world with filial piety."
Because their credibility was gone, they could only resort to "filial piety" as a symbol of the dynasty.
Seeing that Ju Shou still didn't make a move, Guo Tu cursed inwardly, but on the surface he said with utmost sincerity:
“If you and your brother do not accept me, I will kneel here forever and never rise!”
As a Celestial Dragon, Ju Shou naturally possessed considerable knowledge and experience.
But the ideas and education he received from childhood all taught him that integrity is the foundation of a person's character.
This thing is like the hidden energy source on the back of a machine gun.
Guo Tu even revealed the hidden energy on his back; how could Ju Shou not be moved?
"wrong!"
"This guy is definitely up to something!"
Ju Shou gradually calmed down and said calmly:
"Guo Gongze, you keep saying you'll serve me."
"But you are from Yuzhou, not Jizhou. Why do you think I would accept you?"
Guo Jia had already prepared the questions that Ju Shou might ask Guo Tu.
Guo Tu opened his large, bright eyes, which were brimming with tears, and said:
"Brother, didn't you accept Feng Ji, a man from Nanyang, as well?"
"What's wrong with me being from Yuzhou?"
"Where I am born is not something I can decide."
"But I really want to improve!"
"Brother Gongyu, as long as you are willing to accept me, I can immediately sever ties with the Guo family!"
"what???"
Ju Shou stood there stunned, pointed at Guo Tu, then lowered his finger.
Guo Tu shocked him to a great extent.
Is this for real? The tribespeople just say they don't want it anymore?
The family just gave up without a second thought?
What a laughable Celestial Dragon!
Little did he know that the blueprint Guo Jia painted for Guo Tu was a new page in the family tree, starting with Guo Tu!
A little bit of infamy, a little bit of glory, are all just fleeting clouds!
I, Guo Tu, will guide the Guo family to become the leading family in the next generation!
For a moment, Ju Shou was confused.
He nodded numbly, deciding to accept Guo Tu for the time being.
Of course, an observation period still needs to be set.
If Guo Tu is available, we can start with him and wipe out the entire Yuzhou faction of Yuan's army in one fell swoop!
If Guo Tu becomes unusable, we can just get rid of him then!
In any case, Guo Tu has already lost all credibility.
Without Yuan Shao and the Yu Province faction protecting him, wouldn't Guo Tu be at the mercy of others?
And so, Guo Tu followed Ju Shou to the Ju family mansion with a grin.
There, he also met with Feng Jishenpei and others.
Upon hearing the news that Guo Tu had suddenly become one of their own, Shen Pei and Feng Ji were also bewildered...
no……
What kind of strange turn of events is this?
We've been rivals for years, and now you're suddenly surrendering. It's really baffling!
however.
Guo Tu has a great potential to be a lackey.
Just like our ancestor, Guo Kai, the "God of War of the Great Qin Dynasty".
Clearly, Guo Tu has already shown signs of "atavism".
He not only made Ju Shou's vanity explode.
Even Shen Pei and Feng Ji couldn't find fault with him.
……
a few days later
The messenger sent by Nengchen arrived near Ye City.
But before Nengchen's envoy could even enter the city, he was warmly received by Guo Tu.
What?
How did Guo Tu know that Neng Chen Di Zhi had sent an envoy?
Please! Guo Tu is a descendant of Guo Kai, the "God of War of Qin"!
He just hadn't yet discovered his talent for espionage.
At this moment, with Guo Jia's guidance, Guo Tu's six meridians were instantly opened.
During the few days that Guo Tu infiltrated Ju Shou's camp, he seemed to have been acting as a lackey for Ju Shou, Shen Pei, Feng Ji, and others.
In reality, he discovered a great deal of classified intelligence about Ju Shou's camp.
Moreover, Guo Jia had also learned through Cao Cao's intelligence network that the capable minister Di Zhi had sent an envoy from the Wuhuan royal court to Ye City.
This is combined with the intelligence that Guo Tu obtained from Ju Shou's camp.
We can roughly deduce the time when Nengchen's envoy arrived in Ye City!
Where had the envoy of the capable minister ever received such warm hospitality?
For a moment, I felt a sense of trepidation, yet also a feeling of being a welcome guest.
Guo Tu treated the envoy very well.
Then, he was given a fake letter bearing Ju Shou's personal seal, and told to hurry back to the Wuhuan royal court and hand the letter over to Neng Chen to counter it.
Then, something even more outrageous happened!
Guo Tu then found several Wuhuan people to act as fake envoys!
He took the fake messenger to see Ju Shou.
Ju Shou highly praised Guo Tu's competence.
Although he has now lost Qu Yi.
However, with great talents like Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Shen Pei, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Han Meng, it can be considered a place teeming with talent.
Even if he replaces Yuan Shao in the future and gets rid of Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Chunyu Qiong, Xu You and others, he will not have to worry about not having anyone to use.
The Celestial Dragons are laughable.
He is very smart.
But he didn't realize how shameless a person can become when they stop valuing their reputation!
Guo Tu is like a shameless person who has "gained his wisdom".
In terms of strategic and tactical abilities and domestic affairs capabilities, Guo Tu is probably far inferior to Ju Shou.
But when it comes to intrigue and scheming...
Sorry, it's Guo Tu plus Guo Jia, plus the remote external brain Su Yu and Jia Xu.
Throughout the entire late Han Dynasty, there was absolutely no one who could rival this combination in terms of intrigue and cunning!
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