Guo Jia got on the stairs and the flying cushion was waiting. Lu Yi took Zhu Ran to prepare a mat and was setting up a few dishes of dried fruits and a pot of freshly squeezed pulp, although simple, it was very precious, and all were rare. Guo Jia glanced at it and smiled and said, "The general has spent money."

"I'll follow you to have sex." Sun Ce smiled and looked up at the distance. "Have my sister bullied your son again?"

Guo Jia scratched his head, revealing a little helplessness. "This is his life, I can't escape."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing and waved to Zhu Ran. "You send two plates of fresh fruits to take care of the third general, and don't bully anyone."

Zhu Ran showed a hint of embarrassment, and Lu Yi said, "General, I'll go."

"No, let him go." Sun Ce pointed at Zhu Ran. "You are thirteen, and you are still afraid of her. How can you lead the troops to fight in the future? Go, no matter how scared you are, you must pretend to be indifferent on your face. The more you are afraid, the more arrogant she is."

"Oh." Zhu Ran responded reluctantly, picked up two plates of fruits and vegetables, and went downstairs with a tragic expression.

Sun Ce sighed helplessly. "My sister has become a disaster, and wherever she goes, she is uneasy."

Guo Jia laughed, and without waiting for Sun Cer to go to the seat, he picked up the cup and sipped fresh juice. "General, I don't agree with your words. The third general is just naughty, but never acts randomly. She is just domineering among her friends and respectful to others. Go and inquire, who says that the third general has hurt innocent people thirty miles away from Gepi?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Since my sister is so good, why is your son crying so badly?"

Guo Jia's face suddenly collapsed. "It's me who is a father who is incompetent. I'm too few at home. This child is scheming and lacks courage. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to inherit his father's business in the future." He paused for a moment and said, "But the Third General also needs a more cautious military plan. If Yi'er takes risks like me, it's not a good thing."

Sun Ce laughed and pointed at Guo Jia. "Fengxiao, when did you learn to talk around the corner? I have said it all. Last time it was not because I was intentionally taking risks, but because of the situation. If there were other choices, I would not do this."

Guo Jia raised his cup, signaled Sun Ce, and looked at each other and smiled. After a few gossips, Guo Jia took out two pieces of paper from his arms and pushed it in front of Sun Ce. Sun Ce put down the cup and took the paper. The dense words were written on the paper, which seemed a bit cumbersome, but Sun Ce did not pretend to be with others as usual, but looked at it word by word. Guo Jia was still resting, and the information sent to him was the most important, and the one that could get him to Gepi himself was undoubtedly the most confidential information. The fewer people knew, the better.

Each piece of paper is an intelligence summary, one from Yizhou and the other from Chang'an.

After reading it, Sun Ce thought for a while, then read it again, and slowly folded the paper and returned it to Guo Jia. If this information is not included in the official documents, it will not be directly written into historical books in the future. The most likely result is that it will be destroyed and disappear forever in the long river of history.

"The music is not simple, but it actually created a fire burning city." Sun Ce sighed. "It hasn't been half a year since Cao Mengde entered Yizhou?"

Guo Jia collected the information, grabbed a handful of dried fruits, and slowly peeled it. "It's still a few days away. This move of Tianhuo Burning City is indeed powerful. It's a killing of Liu Yan's ambitions and evidence. It should be natural for Liu Yan to surrender. However, this is just the surface of cow dung, and the remaining problems have not been solved, which will be a headache for him in the future. The Guandong family, refugees, Tianshidao, and the differences among the local gentry in Yizhou, who followed Liu Yan to Sichuan, will not be so easy to solve."

"Didn't Cao Cao form an alliance with Mrs. Lu? What's the problem with the Tianshi Dao?" Sun Ce couldn't help laughing when he remembered the part where Cao Cao and Mrs. Lu met in the river. Although the information was only one sentence, the room for imagination was very large. Cao Cao was so anxious that he actually played with Mrs. Lu. It sounded very good, but it was extremely unwise to think about it.

"The foundation of the Heavenly Master Dao is refugees, people who have lost their land, and there is no foundation among the gentry. For Cao Cao, the best choice is to use the Heavenly Master Dao, rather than form an alliance with the Heavenly Master Dao, and not have the same personalities as a man and a woman with Mrs. Lu. The sage sets up teachings with the Godly Master Dao, and after all, he is a fool, and he will not believe it. The Heavenly Master Dao is not as powerful as the Yellow Turbans, but the Zhang family preaches for more than dozens of missions and has been through three generations. Zhang Lu is young, and Mrs. Lu uses Taoism to be self-taught, and his influence among the Heavenly Master Dao people is greater than that of Zhang Lu. If she supports Liu Yan, Liu Yan can go against the crowd. If she abandons Liu Yan, Liu Yan will be about to lose. Will such a person easily serve Cao Cao?"

Sun Ce carefully savored Guo Jia's analysis. History turned a corner, and it seemed to be very different, but some things were changed without medicine. Xun Yu entered Chang'an, and the situation in the world changed drastically. Although the court was weak, there was no sign of defeat. Cao Cao entered Yizhou, Liu Yan was defeated, and Liu Zhang's chance of succession to the throne was gone, but the influence of Tianshidao was still there.

In history, the first thing Liu Zhang did after he ascended the throne was to kill Mrs. Lu, which led to Zhang Lu breaking with him, and Hanzhong became a wound in Yizhou and bleeding profusely. Later, Liu Bei was able to occupy the nest because Liu Zhang could not deal with Zhang Lu that he asked Liu Bei to help. Although Liu Zhang was not a hero, he could not know the consequences of turning against Zhang Lu. He killed Mrs. Lu may be because Mrs. Lu had too much influence in the Heavenly Master Dao. If he did not kill, not only Hanzhong, but also the entire Yizhou might be controlled by Zhang Lu, and perhaps Liu Bei could not wait for Liu Bei to enter Sichuan.

Cao Cao wanted to form an alliance with Mrs. Lu, probably because he saw this. However, judging from the later development, Cao Cao visited the Yizhou gentry and made friends with the Guandong clans who followed Liu Yan into Shu, especially in person to visit Lai Min and marry Wu Yi's sister, which was a route to obtain support from the gentry. It had little to do with the Tianshidao, or even went against the way.

This is the hidden danger that Guo Jia mentioned, and the contradiction between these two routes will inevitably lead to conflict.

However, Sun Ce had different opinions. The Tao of Tianshi is not the Tao of Taiping. The Tao of Taiping can be seen with the party members. Why can't Tianshi Tao take the upper-level route and integrate with scholars? After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Tao of Tianshi not only received the support of scholars, but also had a good relationship with aristocratic families, and thus developed into the orthodox Taoism. For a long time, it was a representative of local religions in China. Many famous families were believers of the Tao of Tianshi Tao.

"Fengxiao, would Cao Mengde want to have both fish and bear's paw?"

"This is indeed possible. But if you do this, Cao Mengde and Xi Zhicai may have differences." Guo Jia picked up a nut and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly. "This is exactly where we can focus on. If we can alienate them, Cao Mengde is not afraid of it, and Jingzhou can be safe for several years."

"Get apart from Cao Mengde and Xi Zhicai?"

"That's right. Although Xi Zhicai was born in a humble background, he was from Yingchuan. His blood was flowing from scholars. He had no chance to get in touch with the real insider, and he didn't even know the relationship between the party and the Yellow Turban. In his opinion, these were completely different routes and could not be obtained at the same time. Cao Mengde could change with the times, but Xi Zhicai was unlikely."

Guo Jia paused. "He is very conceited."
Chapter completed!