Chapter 27 "Double Flying" Guo Jia

  Guo Jia was relieved at this time, fortunately, it was Cao Cao who came this time. Of course, it's not that he wanted to take the opportunity to flatter or anything, but Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao would really not mind about Guo Yuan's rudeness and the fact that Guo Yuan had killed people.

  Let's not discuss Cao Cao's character for now, the key is that people like Guo Yuan are most favored by Cao Cao, just look at Xu Chu and Dian Wei, usually the more suspicious a person is, the more they tend to favor single-minded individuals. So this time, Guo Jia may really have to rely on Guo Yuan's luck.

  "Is everything all right?" Ming'er asked in a low voice tomorrow.

  "Probably, I heard this person is easy to talk to." Guo Jia said simply.

  The next day, he looked up at Cao Cao and couldn't associate him with 'being relatively easy to talk to'. Cao Cao wasn't handsome, but he couldn't be considered ugly either. At this time, he may not have had that awe-inspiring aura yet, but because of his military background and having just gone through the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cao Cao seemed somewhat ferocious.

  If it weren't for him saying he was Cao Cao himself, but just judging by appearance, Guo Jia would have been more inclined to think that this was a fierce general like Xiahou Dun.

  Although she still had doubts about Guo Jia's words, she wouldn't say anything more. She was just a little maid, lowly and insignificant, with limited knowledge and understanding, unable to guess the young master's thoughts...

  Not to mention the young girl's habitual self-pity, Cao Cao came forward and dismounted his horse with Guo Jia. Just this point alone is not something that others can do. Most officials, when facing commoners, how could they be so respectful? Even if they didn't put on airs, it's unlikely they would specially get off their horses.

  It can be seen that Guo Jia is the mastermind of this line. Cao Cao said to Guo Jia:

  "What is this brother's surname and given name?"

  "My surname is Guo, my name is Jia, and my style name is Fengxiao. I am a scholar from Yingchuan. I was just planning to go to Luoyang to study with the great Cai Yong." Guo Jia replied, emphasizing only one point - that he, Guo Jia, was a very good citizen.

  "Oh? Is Cai Yong everyone's teacher? That's perfect, he's also my teacher! Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've visited Teacher's house. Why don't we go together? From now on, we can be considered fellow students too." Cao Cao's eyes lit up as he made the suggestion. Cao Cao wasn't just talking nonsense; he had indeed studied calligraphy and literature under Cai Yong. Most people tend to remember that Cao Cao was a military leader, politician, and literary figure, but overlook the fact that he was also a calligrapher.

  Guo Jia and his entourage, Guo Yuan himself was the type of strong man that Cao Cao liked. The fact that Guo Jia could study under Cai Yong showed that he was no ordinary person. Moreover, being able to make Guo Yuan so obedient also gave a glimpse into his character. As for these two people, Cao Cao at this time may not have directly wanted to recruit Guo Jia and the others as his own subordinates, but it was inevitable that he would take the opportunity to get acquainted with them.

  Perhaps in the future, everyone will be officials and can support each other. At this time when Dong Zhuo has not yet entered the capital, no one, including Cao Cao, has the idea of warlords vying for power in a chaotic world.

  "Ah ha! I've got it!" Cao Cao suddenly slapped his thigh, startling Guo Jia and the others, who almost thought he was going to change his mind and have them arrested.

  "What's wrong?"

  Cao Cao pointed at Guo Jia and shouted loudly, "It's not you, Guo Jia!"

  Pfft! Guo Jia suddenly spat it out. "Double Fly" Guo Jia? What is this for? A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!

  Seeing Guo Jia react this way, Cao Cao was momentarily perplexed.

  "I see you coming from Xiangyang, aren't you the 'Not Guan Zhong, not Yue Yi, but Guo Jia' Guo Jia?!"

  Kuo Chia's mouth twitched, so it was this "non" after all... However, which bastard shouted this out? It's not called "two non", nor is it called "second non", but instead it's called "double non"?!!! Is it because you have a grudge against me, Kuo Chia?!

  "Cough cough, that's exactly what I'm saying, but just call me Guo Jia, don't add any prefixes." Guo Jia said helplessly.

  "Haha, Brother Guo is indeed an extraordinary person! If it were an ordinary person, they would be eager to let the whole world know about such praise." Cao Cao laughed and thought that Guo Jia was being modest.

  Guo Jia's eyelids twitched, he originally wanted to let the whole world know, but now, well, it's hard to say. He could only say on his lips,

  "Where, in the end I just feel that, without having achieved anything yet, to be commented on like this is somewhat unpleasant."

  "Spoken well!" Cao Cao laughed, "It seems that Brother Guo is also a practical person like me! In that case, don't call me 'sir' anymore, just call me Cao Cao or Meng De!"

  "Then, Brother Mengde is polite." Guo Jia immediately struck while the iron was hot.

  "Great, it's a pleasure to meet you, Guo Jia! Today is indeed a great joy in my life!" Cao Cao excitedly patted Guo Jia on the shoulder, almost knocking him to the ground.

  "Haha! Filial piety, you need to practice more with this body!"

  Thus, the two people who could decide the fate of the era met. One was eager to make friends, and the other deliberately sought him out. Before long, their relationship became as close as that of sworn brothers, at least on the surface.

  At this time, Guo Jia did not know that Cao Cao was so delighted, not because he had a keen eye for talent and discovered Guo Jia's ability at first glance. The real reason was that Cao Cao felt that Guo Jia did not "look down on" him!

  Don't forget, Cao Cao, who came from a eunuch's family, was always classified as a turbid stream; while scholars like Guo Jia, especially those who had already made a name for themselves, even if they held no official position, considered themselves to be of the clear stream and disdained to associate with people like Cao Cao, lest they become tainted by their association.

  So now Guo Jia can be said to be the first person with a strategist's appearance who is willing to come and get along with Cao Cao.

  Because Guo Jia couldn't ride a horse, Cao Cao was happy to accompany him, and the two of them slowly made their way towards Luoyang.

  "There's something I've been wanting to ask Brother Meng De." Guo Jia asked.

  "I know what you want to ask, Cao. Are you wondering why there are bandits appearing on the outskirts of Luoyang?"

  "It is indeed this matter." Guo Jia nodded his head.

  Cao Cao suddenly let out a sigh,

  "Ah, come to think of it, these are actually refugees."

  "Refugee?" Guo Jia's heart skipped a beat.

  Guo Yuan chimed in from the side, "I told you, they don't have any strength at all, and they're so thin, not reliable!"

  "Haha, that's also because of the mighty power of a strong man. Ordinary people can't do it." Cao Cao said with a smile, and Guo Yuan was delighted to hear this.

  "So, is it that the imperial court does not want to accept them?" Guo Jia said, and for a moment, his humanitarian spirit was touched again.

  Cao Cao shook his head and let out a bitter laugh.

  "It's not that they didn't want to provide shelter, but rather they didn't have the ability to do so. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion first broke out, many refugees fled to Luoyang, and at that time the imperial court was still able to provide some relief. But who would have thought that just a few years later, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans would cause trouble again, and with the continuous natural disasters over the past two years, the harvests were also poor. Moreover, this time there were even more refugees than before, so the imperial court really had no way out and could only forcibly drive them away."