Chapter 102 The Barber General
In the military camp at the foot of the mountain, when Hei Xiong and Yi Ji arrived, Guo Jia was eating peaches with Wen Pin.

Now is the time when peaches are on the market in large quantities. You can eat your fill by buying peaches with just a few five-zhu coins.

Guo Jia noticed the masked black bear at the first moment, and the black bear also noticed that Guo Jia's mental state was outstanding.

He looks like a little campus basketball prince, even with Rukawa Kaede's hairstyle.

Wen Pin took the initiative to stand up and greet them, and bowed to Yi Ji and the others: "Mr. Yi, Lord Hei, and Lord Taishi."

The 'Tai Shi Wen Gong' behind the black bear just nodded slightly, then stood aside with his halberd on his waist.

After Wen Pin sat down, he turned his head again and again to look, wishing he could go there in person to take his place.

He comes from a prominent family, and over the years, few people have been able to defeat him.

Even Gan Ning, who killed Cai Mao in battle yesterday, was just that in Wen Pin's eyes. At least he thought he could do it.

Guo Jia also looked over to observe, suspecting that this Grand Historian Wengong had a hidden illness, such as being too ugly, or simply being mute.

After Black Bear sat down, Wen Pin extended his arms and introduced: "Mr. Yi, Lord Black, this is Yang Zhai Guoliang from Yingchuan."

Yi Ji saw that the man was about the same age as himself and had never heard of such a person. He frowned and asked, "Since you are from the Guo family, what is your current position?"

"My family is in the field of criminal law, and I was not very good at my studies, so I only worked in the county government, and later entered the Sikonggong Mansion as a clerk."

Guo Jia answered with his hands clasped, and raised his chin slightly: "The imperial army is now attacking Hebei, and the government is worried about Jingzhou sending troops, so it sent us to Jingzhou to lobby the important officials and veterans of Jingzhou."

Yi Ji nodded slowly after hearing this. He was also good at criminal law and asked without hesitation, "Did Cai Degui rebel because of your instigation?"

Almost in an instant, Wen Pin was horrified. He pressed the hilt of the sword with his right hand and looked sharply at Guo Jia's face. At this moment, he wished he could kill him with one sword.

Guo Jia coughed twice and was about to refute this ridiculous rumor with a smile on his face, but he caught a glimpse of Black Bear tilting his head slightly to signal him.

Before he could figure out the meaning of this action, Tai Shi Wen Gong, who was behind the black bear, strode forward, grabbed Guo Jia's collar with his right hand wearing a white silk glove, and lifted him up.

Lifting with one arm, Guo Jia's toes were more than two feet off the ground.

Through the mask and veil, he examined and observed Guo Jia with a pair of eerie eyes.

The black bear also raised his eyes to observe Guo Jia's profile and saw that he was flapping his hands and feet with a look of shock on his face.

Guo Jia was afraid that this reckless man would throw him to death, so he shouted, "I am here on the orders of Cao Gong to present a gift to General Taishi!"

Yi Ji and Hei Xiong looked at Wen Pin, and Wen Pin said hurriedly, "I didn't know about this. When I entered the city today, I saw that his guards were elite and not like ordinary merchants, so I sent someone to follow him. After paying my respects to the lord, I will find the trail and capture him."

Black Bear frowned and whispered to Yi Ji, "After the Battle of Bowangpo, Lord Xuande repeatedly asked me about it before I told him the name of Grand Historian Wengong. How could this envoy of Cao Cao come to Xiangyang in just over ten days?"

Guo Jia immediately said, "It's not Taishi Wengong, it's Donglai Taishi Ci! It's a package of Longxi angelica, Cao Gong ordered me to deliver it to General Taishi Ziyi!"

His legs were hanging down, and Guo Jia's face flushed at the embarrassing situation: "The court wants to recruit the sons of generals and county governors from Jiangdong to serve as palace officials, but Sun Kuaiji refuses! My cousin suggested recruiting Taishi Ziyi to serve as court officials, which can force Sun Kuaiji to surrender!"

"Guo was just passing through Xiangyang!"

"No ill intentions at all!"

"I came here just out of curiosity!"

Seeing the black bear's obvious murderous intent, Guo Jia realized that his initial judgment was subjectively wrong.

No one really had a clue, so they grasped at the few clues and wishfully thought that the black bear was Black Letter.

But now that he has been tested, judging from Hei Xin's education level, he will definitely not be as cruel as Hei Xiong.

Now Guo Jia feels more and more that Black Bear must be a descendant of Liang Peiguan!

As long as you go back alive and screen slowly, you will always find the real clues.

It’s a pity that it will probably be difficult to bring this new discovery back.

Yi Ji saw Guo Jia struggling, and said to Hei Xiong: "The Black Lord has set up a plan in Hebei, and has made a great grudge with the people of Yingchuan. This man is from the same clan as Guo Tu and Guo Jia. Although he is insignificant, he is also a man of Yingchuan. If he is useless, kill him quickly."

"You can't kill me, I want to see Master Liu Qi!"

Guo Jia turned his head hard to see where Wen Pin was: "I am still useful. I can ask for an imperial edict for you, young master!"

Seeing that Wen Pin was interested, Yi Ji stroked his beard and chuckled, "How ridiculous! Who are you to dare to boast like this?"

"Let me explain in detail! Let me explain in detail! If it doesn't make sense, I will kill you later!"

Guo Jia struggled and shouted, he felt like he was almost suffocated if he was lifted like this any longer.

Yi Ji went to see the black bear, and the black bear saw Wen Pin also looking at him eagerly.

After all, this was a spy that Wen Pin had caught, so he said, "Okay, let me hear your excuse."

Lu Bu suddenly loosened his right hand, and Guo Jia fell to the ground and almost fell at Yi Ji's feet.

It was Wen Pin who reached out to help, and while supporting Guo Jia he also tested the skeleton of Guo Jia's arms and guessed how much Guo Jia weighed.

Seeing that 'Tai Shi Wen Gong' didn't even show any signs of breathing, Wen Pin was even more impressed.

If his descendants could learn the secret technique of physical training from Taishi Wengong, why would they worry about their future?

Guo Jia sat back down, calmed down his shocked expression, and bowed to Yi Ji: "When I came to Jingzhou, I first visited the Southern Military Advisor Kuai Yidu. I have Mr. Yidu's silk book as evidence."

As he spoke, he took out Kuai Yue's silk book from his arms, handed it to him with both hands, and waited quietly for Yi Ji and Hei Xiong to read it.

Guo Jia then said: "What the court wants now is that Jingzhou can be kept stable during the expedition to Hebei. If Jingzhou can be kept stable, the court will also not hesitate to offer you official titles."

The imperial court's granting of official titles to officials in Jingzhou at this time was intended to alienate Jingzhou and Hebei.

Jingzhou was actually controlled by Liu Biao, and taking more official positions recognized by the court could also enhance his legitimacy.

For example, Jingnan would experience the terrible feeling of being sold at a low price by the imperial court.

In this case, some people in Jingnan who are disappointed with the imperial court and Cao Cao will naturally rely on the Zhennan Shogunate and choose to bow to reality.

The current imperial court is very stingy, not as generous as during the reigns of Li Jue and Guo Si.

He was not as panic-stricken as Yuan Shu when he proclaimed himself emperor and dared to give away all kinds of official positions and titles.

It’s a pity that Sun Ce died early, otherwise the title of Marquis of Wu would have given Sun Ce more time, enough to completely integrate and digest Jiangdong.

Let’s take a look at the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty. How many officials with other surnames were given important titles like Wu?

Only Liu Biao was constrained, and if he blackmailed with the intention of losing everything, he would lose everything.

During the time when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Biao was lucky enough to extort back the title of King of Chu!
At worst, we can replace Marquis Cheng Wu with Marquis Chu.

The word "Chu" will conform to the wishes of the people of Jingzhou, and the soldiers of Jingzhou will take the initiative to change their flags to the Chu army.

Even external forces would call it that.

If Liu Qi could really get a legal Nanjun prefecture governor issued by the imperial edict, there would be many benefits.

Yi Ji was obviously interested: "Hei Jun, this man may be of some use. Let Wen Zhongye bring him back to the city and give him to the young master. The young master will confront Kuai Yidu himself."

He moved closer to Black Bear and whispered, "If this person can use it well, he can solve Black King's problems."

Guo Jia listened attentively and heard something vaguely, but he just couldn't figure it out. He looked at Yi Ji and Hei Xiong eagerly, as if he was waiting for his fate to decide.

Black Bear nodded slowly, and then said to Wen Pin: "I have a grudge against the Cao family, but I am not a person who kills indiscriminately. This man is just working for the Cao family, and he was captured by General Wen, so it is not convenient for me to kill him. But if I don't punish him severely, he will dare to spy on my camp next time."

Wen Pin glanced at the unresponsive 'Taishi Wengong' and said to Hei Xiong: "This man does have the intention of spying and investigating, so he should not be let off lightly. I will bring him to see the young master. If the young master has no intention of using him, how about handing him over to Hei Jun for disposal?" "That's fine, but it would be a pity to kill him so easily."

Black Bear raised his hand and tapped his cheek with his index finger: "I will only pursue his crime of spying and offending. I will punish him today. Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me."

Guo Jia was furious, staring with eyes wide open: "I just went to the military market to find out the whereabouts of my relatives and friends, how could I be guilty of these two crimes of spying and offending? Forgive my shallow knowledge, these two crimes are unheard of!"

"You are from Yingchuan, and you want to find Qingzhou soldiers as relatives in the military market?"

Seeing Black Bear questioning him, Guo Jia immediately said, "My brother Guo Ming served under the command of Henan Yin. After the battle of Bowangpo, I don't know whether he is alive or dead. I came to the military market to find the leader of the Qingzhou soldiers to ask. If possible, I am willing to follow the example of the Cai family and pay a large sum of money to redeem him!"

Black Bear raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Wen Pin: "General Wen, it seems that you can't take this man away. He really came here to spy on our military secrets."

Wen Pin was about to explain when he saw Black Bear looking at Yi Ji again: "Mr. Yi, do you think he came here to instigate the Qingzhou soldiers to flee, or to redeem them?"

Yi Ji looked at Guo Jia and said, "Looking at the money he brought, he must be here to instigate the Qingzhou soldiers to flee. If he wants to redeem himself, he should bring a large sum of money, hire someone to go through the middle, and come directly to see the Black Lord. Why is he so sneaky?"

"He is indeed a spy. He wants to take my life."

After Black Bear finished speaking, Lu Bu stepped forward again. Facing the suppression of his size and fighting power, even though Wen Pin did not remove Guo Jia's sword out of politeness...

But at this moment, even if Guo Jia had the courage to draw his sword, he was unable to react in time.

Once again, he was easily grabbed by the collar by Lu Bu's white silk gloves and dragged out.

Immediately, one of the soldiers drew his dagger, and seeing Guo Jia struggling, he raised his hand to slap him: "Sir, it would be more decent to cut your hair honestly, so that I won't use force."

Restraining his anger and revealing his identity, Guo Jia gritted his teeth and stared, feeling his scalp gradually getting cool.

The personal soldier shaved the hair seriously, and after a few breaths, he could not help but exclaim in amazement: "You have a nice, clean head."

Guo Jia said nothing, and his personal soldiers continued to practice with Guo Jia's head seriously, with a very happy look on their faces.

With such good hair quality, after neat shaving and secondary processing, the wig made can be considered top-grade, but it is enough for this personal soldier to buy a few meals of good wine.

Under the awning, Black Bear said to Wen Pin, who looked uncertain, "There are 3,000 Qingzhou soldiers in my army, and Gan Xingba has led his troops to Caizhou. If this man really instigates the 3,000 Qingzhou soldiers to rebel, I will not have a good ending, and Liu Zhennan and his son will also lose face. How many people will die and their families will be destroyed if the chaotic soldiers slaughter and burn people?"

Wen Pin nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "I understand. I will go to the young master later. If it is of no use to you, I will hang the head of this thief at the west gate myself."

There was a look of fear and regret on his face. It would be difficult to suppress the mutinous Qingzhou soldiers with only two thousand Nanxiang soldiers and Wang Wei's seven hundred men.

This is a battle record confirmed by Cai Mao's head, and it is difficult to falsify.

He finally figured out why he was so anxious when he visited Liu Biao in the morning. He subconsciously felt the danger, but he was unable to react for a while.

Not only him, Guo Jia also didn't know the strength of the black bear.

If we had known this beforehand, we wouldn't be in this situation now.

Fortunately, Black Bear drove most of the Qingzhou soldiers and captured soldiers to Wanshan to cut down trees, preventing the northern envoy from coming into contact with the Qingzhou soldiers.

Yi Ji also reacted. He was frightened and angry. He frowned and thought about the extent of Kuai Yue's involvement.

Was it unawareness or active planning?

Wen Pin tentatively suggested: "Since it is not convenient to kill this man, I will kill his followers right away. Kill a few of them, and the rest will explain their intentions."

"No"

Black Bear raised his hand to stop him: "I still have some use for these people in the future. It would be a pity to kill them like this."

Those who can serve as guards must be elite troops on Cao Cao's side.

Among them there must be someone who is familiar with the layout of Xudu’s inner and outer city defenses, and perhaps also has connections.

Keep it, it might come in handy when you launch a surprise attack on Xu Du later.

Take them with you to do some hard work, and then let them see with their own eyes the methods you demonstrate, and you will be able to win them over.

As for the heroes of Jingzhou and the like, Black Bear didn't want these people to know his methods at all.

He would rather have these people laugh at him behind his back for fooling the common people than have them bow down to him.

An enemy disguised as a friend is actually a very scary enemy.

The heroes from all sides are shrewd people and they are all around me, but I am not omnipotent. If these people join hands to put on a show, they can deceive me for a lifetime!

Many words can melt gold; three people can make a tiger.

These smart people with complicated relationships form cliques and gradually remove others around them, and in the end they are probably just puppets.

Amidst the praises and flattery, he would happily give treasures like the longevity blood peach to these people in the name of rewards.

If you are not careful, you will become another Truman.

He had already sensed this kind of temptation to push the issue further in Xuan Liang and Liu Ye.

This is true for the heroes of Jingzhou and the soldiers of Qingzhou.

The Qingzhou soldiers were too bad, so he only left more than 300 young Qingzhou soldiers. All the Qingzhou soldiers brought to Xiangyang would be sent back to Cao Cao.

The army has just begun to be built. Even if the Qingzhou soldiers repent all day long in the future, they will still always influence the military's atmosphere.

The cost of correcting a tree with crooked roots is too high.

Cao Cao wanted to take a shortcut, and the Qingzhou soldiers were the shortcut. Cao Cao has already paid the price.

What's more, the upper limit of Qingzhou soldiers is just like this, and it is difficult to make a qualitative breakthrough.

Therefore, Black Bear was very restrained, fearing that he would accidentally show off his skills in front of the Qingzhou soldiers and make these three thousand people stick to him like paint.

Liu Bei and his gang did not kill the surrendered prisoners, so they killed all the soldiers and officers from Qingzhou to vent their anger.

If he really regarded these 3,000 Qingzhou soldiers as his livelihood, Liu Bei and Liu Biao would despise them and would definitely find a way to dismantle them.

Sell ​​them quickly if you can get a good price. These three thousand Qingzhou soldiers are like a spark that will set the prairie on fire.

After being sent back, when they fight again, especially when they encounter Lu Bu charging alone, what will they choose?
What choices will other troops affected by them make?
Of course, when these Qingzhou soldiers were dismissed, their hair still had to be shaved.

The Barber General is also very intimidating.

Because of their reputation, some people who are afraid of death will have fewer concerns when surrendering.

Cao Cao's system of staggered labor service also had loopholes, which was that it could not withstand high frequencies of defeats and captures!

This is pretty much the only loophole in the short term!
The high frequency of defeats and how to count and examine the soldiers who were killed, temporarily lost or captured would increase the workload of the local authorities and undermine the morale of Cao's army as a whole.

Releasing the captured prisoners after a period of time will have a miraculous effect.

No one knows whether they were classified as killed in action, escaped, or captured after being captured; the most important thing is whether their families were punished!
After several rounds of tossing and turning, who would dare to enforce the law rashly in the places under Cao Cao's rule?
If we don't dare to punish the families of soldiers who escape or are captured, wouldn't that encourage other troops to surrender or flee?
Cao Cao couldn't possibly capture the captives who escaped and execute them all, right?

The more Black Bear thought about this problem, the more uncertain he felt.

Cao Cao is a very difficult person to figure out, especially when it comes to killing other people.

This person has an extreme disregard for the lives of others.

Black Bear couldn't help but think of Cao Ang's death. The story behind it was very scary.

(End of this chapter)