Chapter 460 Extra 8 (4)
He was indeed too careless!
Facing multiple crises at the same time in a very short period of time, he naturally focused his energy on obtaining intelligence about Dayong, to the point that he fell into misunderstandings because of the image that Dayong presented to the outside world.
In the burst of information he had been exposed to in a very short time, Her Majesty Dayong had been in office for twelve years, and was still in her prime. She was only thirty-four years old, but under her rule, the world had already seen such a scene of great peace, even the development of artillery weapons, the replacement of copper coins with paper money, and the expansion of overseas voyages. So it is conceivable that -
Under the leadership of such a Majesty, everyone should be eager to move forward and make positive progress, wishing that they could lay the foundation for the eternal legacy of Dayong in just three to five decades.
The efficient operation of the three-province and six-department system and the flow of talents through the imperial examination system are obviously the products of such a competitive atmosphere.
Everyone should complete the task at hand as quickly as possible.
With this idea in mind, and in order to deal with Qiao Yan as soon as possible, Guo Jia chose to report in early.
But judging from what the little princess said, Guo Jia still maintains the habit of never arriving early if possible?
He changed his mind and felt that this was indeed a possibility.
If the subordinates were forced to the limit, the Guo Jia in this world would never be so healthy, the various undertakings of Dayong would never be able to maintain their flourishing state, and the slow pace of life that occasionally appeared on the long streets of Luoyang would not be possible...
But he just realized this fact now, which seemed a little late.
Fortunately, the person who exposed this matter was just a five-year-old child, not the current emperor.
There should be some blur...
"Governor Guo, do you know?" Qiao Huan tilted his head and said seriously, interrupting Guo Jia's thoughts, "My mother said that the way you roll your eyes must be a trick to trick others. Let me not forget the lesson of the last time you almost tricked me into revealing the list of people to patrol Suiyuan City."
Guo Jia: “…”
"Let me guess." His Majesty Taizong, who would enjoy writing storybooks in the future, not only showed her extraordinary observation skills at this moment, but also revealed her habit of liking to deduce and make up stories.
"Are you afraid that Mr. Xi will intercept you outside the palace gate on time, follow you back, and steal the wine you buried under the tree?"
After Xi Zhicai resigned from his work in the Secretariat, he was assigned by Qiao Yan to be the emperor's enlightenment teacher to Qiao Huan, and at the same time he was given the idle position of Guanglu Dafu.
After solving the important court affairs that needed to be consulted with him and Qiao Huan's academic problems, he often chatted with this extremely intelligent crown prince about the gossip about court officials.
If it was an ordinary child, they might just listen and forget about it, but who is Qiao Huan?
She has a great memory!
Seeing her impish look and her smug attitude when she made the guess, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing.
I don't know who taught this kid, but the reasons he came up with are so reliable.
He even told him that he could at least get some reward after finding a solution to the problem of replacing another self - by drinking the jar of wine.
How to explain this reason? Judging himself by his own standards is something he can do.
What a wonderful person.
Seeing Guo Jia nod in agreement with her judgment, Qiao Huan waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. If you delay any longer, you will have to be on time to see the emperor again."
Guo Jia smiled and said, "See you later then."
However, when Guo Jia continued to walk towards Lantai and his back gradually disappeared from Qiao Huan's sight, he did not see it. Facing Sun Ren who rushed to her side, Qiao Huan said, "I have to tell my mother later that Governor Guo's condition is not right."
Sun Ren had been arranged by Qiao Yan to be by Qiao Huan's side since last year. She was temporarily in charge of the Jinwu Guards, which was considered as an experience before she officially took up the post of military officer. She was also responsible for teaching Qiao Huan the skills to strengthen his body. Suddenly, she heard Qiao Huan say this in a very serious manner and asked immediately, "Why is that?"
Just now, she followed Qiao Huan closely to make sure that he did not leave her sight. Although she did not rush to the front of the two people who were talking, if she was not mistaken, this conversation should be quite harmonious?
Qiao Huan raised his neck and replied confidently, "Whenever he heard my guess, he would make up another reason just to make me think more. This time, he actually followed my words and continued talking. This is definitely not normal."
"Just wait and see, he will definitely do something bad."
Qiao Huanming, who was still standing with his hands behind his back, was still young and always acted childishly, but for some reason, Sun Ren felt that if this child grew up, he would be as smart as His Majesty.
On the other side, Guo Jia, who was concluded by Qiao Huan to have "done something bad", was already standing in front of Qiao Yan with a nervous mood.
Seeing the prosperous scene under the rule of Dayong, Guo Jia undoubtedly had endless speculations about this emperor before he met him.
It goes without saying what kind of person this Majesty is, as he was able to stand out in the chaotic environment of the late Han Dynasty when many heroes emerged, and he directly interrupted the conditions for the development of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others, and replaced the foundation of the Han Dynasty as the absolute winner and with the upper hand in public opinion.
She even defied the common belief that women could not be respected, and completely broke through the constraints imposed on her by her gender disadvantages, sitting on the throne of the emperor.
What was more terrifying was obviously not her foresight in gathering talents ahead of others, and her ability to develop and expand her military advantage, but rather—
For others, becoming the master of the world is the end of their career, but for Qiao Yan, it is very likely just the starting point!
But it is said that even if such a person was not able to take advantage of the first ray of rising cloud like in this world due to some special reasons in his original era, he should have been able to seize other opportunities to rise to the top. This shouldn't be the case...
It shouldn't be like we've never heard of her...right?
"Fengxiao?" Qiao Yan looked at Guo Jia while holding a red brush. Seeing a look of astonishment flash across the other's face, he spoke to interrupt his thoughts which had wandered for a moment.
Guo Jia immediately realized that no matter how many ideas he had, he must not reveal any of them in front of this insightful emperor.
He should now devote all his attention to the expression of this report, instead of worrying about how the other party ascended to the throne!
But what Guo Jia didn't expect was that when he told Qiao Yan the document that he had thoroughly mastered with the help of Zhuge Liang yesterday in a tone that didn't sound awkward, he was ready to face all kinds of questions from Qiao Yan, but he only heard the other party ask: "Speaking of which, how is Yilang's health?"
The Yilang mentioned by Qiao Yan is of course Guo Jia’s son Guo Yi.
Upon hearing this question, Guo Jia replied without even thinking: "Thanks to your majesty's blessing, there is nothing serious going on."
Qiao Yan put the pen in his hand down on the desk. "That's good. I've been thinking about sending Huai Xu to study in Leping recently. If Yi Lang's health improves, it would be better to send him there as well, so that we can take care of each other."
She raised her hand to take the document handed to her by Guo Jia, flipped through two pages and said, "In fact, you and I both know whether the situation in Yanzhou requires this report. The top priority recently is to conquer the west, so let's do it according to your plan. I know that you and Wenhe are both underappreciated in the position of governor, but he is not suitable to come to the central government, and you don't want to live in Luoyang for a long time."
"But this time we should stay in Luoyang for a while longer, and return after the issuance of the banknotes is completed."
Guo Jia understood the implication of Qiao Yan's words.
Yanzhou is close to Luoyang, so if paper money is to be promoted, it will definitely involve this place.
Maybe it's one or two counties, or maybe it's most of the territory, in any case, the cooperation of him, the governor of Yanzhou, is needed.
But the words he had finally said were dealt with in such a light-hearted manner, which still made him feel extremely uncomfortable all over.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Qiao Yan raised his eyes and asked.
Guo Jia replied: "No, I have an appointment with Wen Ruo, so I will take my leave now."
Never mind whether the lack of questions made last night's preparations useless, the fact that Qiao Yan was much easier to talk to than he had imagined was undoubtedly good news.
Now, it is time for him to discuss the next course of action with Zhuge Liang!
But when Guo Jia said goodbye and the palace gate of Lanting closed in front of Qiao Yan, Qiao Yan's face suddenly darkened.
Before the sound of the door colliding had even ended, the system heard Qiao Yan's slightly urgent voice, "Do you have the ability to find out the situation of the outsider?"
The kid Qiao Huan could tell that Guo Jia's situation today must be different just by looking at one action and one word of his. Qiao Yan and Guo Jia have known each other for twenty years, so how could he not see this!
Even though Guo Jia was aware that he had successfully mastered a lot of knowledge of this world as quickly as possible, he was still full of loopholes in front of Qiao Yan.
What's even more terrible is that the Majesty he is facing is a time traveler who has experience in reincarnation. She has a more sensitive intuition than anyone else about such unusual behaviors!
Guo Jia's performance today did not seem like he was facing her, but rather like he was facing a completely unfamiliar and strong-willed emperor.
Before the system could answer, Qiao Yan continued, "When I mentioned Guo Yi, he answered without any hesitation. It was obvious that he had no doubt that Guo Yi was an acquaintance of his. It was a completely unpretentious familiarity. But he actually said that Guo Yi's health was getting better thanks to me, which means he has no memory of this world at all."
Otherwise he would have known that Guo Yi had gone to Leping to study with Zhuge Ke as early as last year, and was training in Lu Bu's Suiyuan City in July. How could he have any health problems?
But the question about Guo Yi's health was asked by Qiao Yan in a tone that was almost casual and talkative. How could Guo Jia, who had no memory of this place at all, have imagined that this was a question asked by Qiao Yan to test his true intentions.
What he would never have expected was that from his conversation today and his reaction to the name Guo Yi, coupled with the influence of more than 20 years of modern society before he traveled to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiao Yan made a judgment on his identity at the first moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, he is another Guo Jia, right?"
The system's answer, a little late, rang in Qiao Yan's head: [Yes. 】
The moment he received this reply instead of an answer like "I don't know", Qiao Yan felt a little relieved.
Then he asked, "Then, as the most unscientific existence in this world, can you tell me how he came here and where the original Feng Xiao went?"
The system heard it clearly. In the second half of Qiao Yan's sentence, there was a kind of majestic aura of someone who had been in a high position for a long time, and it also showed her extremely clear attitude.
Rather than wondering why another Guo Jia appeared in this Guo Jia's body, or whether there were other systems involved in this world, what she cared more about was, of course, the whereabouts of the original Guo Jia!
A very classic question is that when a person has different life experiences at a turning point in the world, can the two directions of development still be considered the same person?
At least not according to Qiao Yan’s criteria!
The other Guo Jia did not go through the process of building the Great Yong empire from scratch with her. He was not the Guo Jia who rushed to Bingzhou in anger because of the letters sent by Xi Zhicai and proposed to her the plan of killing the Hu to redeem his life, thus becoming her subordinate.
So no matter whether he has Guo Jia's name or not, and has some of the other's behavioral habits formed in his early years, he is not her Governor of Yanzhou!
The system replied in a low voice: [Let me make it clear first, this cannot be considered my fault. 】
Qiao Yan sighed, "Go ahead and talk. I'm listening."
[Ten years ago, you asked your subordinates who was the best strategist in the world. After the main task was successfully completed, I submitted the result. However, there are many systems running at the same time. In order to prevent any system from taking advantage of the situation, there will be special people to conduct result testing. 】
[The time of initiating the test is not fixed. There may be timely feedback after submission, or it may be five or ten years later. In short...]
"Anyway, I was only tested recently?"
[That's right, and because the person who came was a newcomer, it directly caused a brief overlap between this parallel time and space and the time and space of the official history of the Three Kingdoms, and brought several characters from the official history of the Three Kingdoms here. 】
[But don’t worry!] 】The system immediately raised its tone,【We must definitely fix this kind of low-level error. Within a month at most, these people will be back on track. During this period, your subordinates...】
[Just think of them as spectators watching the current situation. 】
Qiao Yan held her forehead with her hand. The system's words "within a month" really didn't make her feel at ease at all.
What made her even more speechless was obviously the word “several” characters in the official history of the Three Kingdoms.
One is fine, but how many?
After more than a decade of changes, the court system of Dayong and the situation in the late Han Dynasty are completely different. In such a situation, any node hub is suddenly stuffed with an existence that is not suitable for this place, just like the situation when Guo Jia reported to her today. It sounds fine at first, but there is still a kind of strangeness that is not difficult to detect.
If more people encounter this situation, there will be twists and turns under her rule.
In particular, it would be fine if Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Sun Quan and Yuan Shao appeared here, because they either no longer had their corresponding bodies or were under Qiao Yan's strict control.
But if Cao Cao, who was on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at this moment, suddenly turned into Cao Cao, the King of Wei in another world, who knows whether the other party would cause any trouble.
Having been the emperor for twelve years, Qiao Yan has the confidence. Even if the other party dares to secede from Tibet and establish an independent regime, she is sure that she can put it down as soon as possible. But if this matter damages the relationship between her and her subordinates, she must argue to the end with the guy who caused this trouble!
"Who were replaced by my original self in history? Also, why didn't you tell me in advance?" Qiao Yan asked after thinking for a while.
The system replied: [I originally thought that with the intelligence of these people, and the fact that they were in another world, it should not be so easy to be discovered. It should be enough to conceal their identities before correcting the wrongs. 】
Who knew that Guo Jia would actually bump into Qiao Yan and expose his identity in such a low-level way.
[As for who has been replaced... we'll have to wait until the people from the System Maintenance Bureau come over to find out. 】
What is the use of this system?
Seeing that the system had finally not messed up in fulfilling the promise of extending her life after completing the task, and had also made an indelible contribution to her early foundation, Qiao Yan did not really say this out loud. After Qiao Huan came over to report to her that Guo Jia's performance was not right, she praised her and assigned a task to her subordinates -
Go and check who Guo Jia has had contact with.
And secretly investigate in Luoyang City to see if there are other people with unusual behavior.
Qiao Huan suddenly felt that he had done a great job. He looked towards his mother and asked curiously, "Are we going to keep them under guard now?"
"It's okay," Qiao Yan touched her head, "It's not an infectious disease."
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This is certainly not an infectious disease; at most it is just a sudden influx of tourists.
Thinking of these people who had thrived in the history of the late Han Dynasty, and then thinking of the Five Barbarians Invasion that she couldn't help but think of during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Qiao Yan suddenly felt that it might not be a bad thing to have the opportunity to come into contact with these people.
However, those who come to visit this other world cannot just hide in the dark, but must act according to her rules.
Fortunately, in this newly renovated territory of Dayong, there was no room for them to hide themselves.
This should probably be classified as a difference in aura.
Cao Cao, who had just experienced being discovered by Cao Ang, welcomed the delegation headed by Cai Zhaoji and settled them in the camp. Cao Cao, who felt that he had adapted to this place better after talking to his eldest son, was unaware of this. On the first night of staying here, Jiang Tang asked Cai Zhaoji, "Do you think General Cao's situation is the same as yours?"
After more than a decade of experience in the Western Regions, Jiang Tang no longer looked like a Qiang when he spoke the official language of Dayong.
And on this face that was somewhat roughened by the northwest wind and sand, the eyes had already become more sharp than the confused eyes when they entered the Huangzhong Valley that year.
She was indeed engaged in translation work, but she was an interpreter for His Majesty the Great Yong during his diplomatic missions to various small countries, which was no different from that of an ordinary civil servant.
Cai Zhaoji met her questioning gaze, hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.
Soon after she became herself in another world, Jiang Tang, who was traveling with her, noticed that something was wrong with her.
It really can't be blamed on her for hiding it improperly.
She was not like Cao Cao who was directly airdropped into the position of the highest commander of an army and had Cao Ang and Cao Hong to back her up. She was also not like Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang who were placed in Luoyang City, where they had information to find and could help each other.
The moment she wrote the name Cai Yan, she completely exposed her unusual origins.
The Cai Zhaoji in this world will never write the same name as Your Majesty again.
What made it even more difficult for Cai Zhaoji to disguise herself in a short period of time was that it was impossible for her to adapt so quickly. Women in this world could also be in important official positions, or even high-ranking officials equivalent to the Three Dukes!
When she heard about Cai Zhaoji's promotion history from Jiang Tang, it almost completely overturned her understanding.
However, the contents of the bound volumes of Leping Monthly News carried with the army told her in the most straightforward way that it was really what was happening there, and that words could exert such amazing power in her hands.
And this is even just one of the things she has been doing in her life for more than thirty years.
Compared with her own experience of exile in the Xiongnu, being captured by Zuo Xian Wang, being redeemed after giving birth to two sons in the Xiongnu, remarrying again, and tearing off her own face to plead for mercy for the capital crime committed by her husband, Cai Zhaoji in this world is simply like a completely different person.
Perhaps the only thing they have in common is that they all have an excellent memory and a superb talent for literary creation.
Because of this vastly different resume, she even felt like a thief who had stolen someone else's seat just by sitting here.
But Jiang Tang, who was traveling with her, did not detain her. He just recorded everything she said, sent a letter to Luoyang, and then still led her to the plateau to carry out the task entrusted by His Majesty to meet the queens of Tang Mao and his wife.
But before that, there was another surprise.
Cao Cao was actually replaced by himself in another world.
Both of them were keenly aware of clues from Cao Cao's attitude towards Cai Zhaoji.
In such a short period of time, Cao Cao, who came from another world, was unable to convert his cognition. Although he had shown respect for the envoy, he had not yet realized that Cai Zhaoji in this world was a person of equal status to Cao Cao, and not just a simple female official.
His performance was still a bit careless.
"What should we do now?" This sudden change made Cai Zhaoji unable to help but ask Jiang Tang.
Should they stop their actions temporarily?
In particular, when she thought about her current identity as the leader of this team, Cai Zhaoji felt that this heavy responsibility was almost overwhelming her, instead of feeling elated after suddenly receiving this generous treatment.
However, what she heard was Jiang Tang's affirmative answer, "No, even if General Cao has been replaced, it cannot change our plan. His Majesty will not want us to miss the best opportunity to recapture Tangmao."
After walking back and forth in the tent several times, Jiang Tang said, "We will send someone to inform His Majesty of General Cao's situation while continuing our operations."
After hearing the other party's decision, Cai Zhaoji gritted her teeth and asked the question that had been in her mind for two days: "But are you really not afraid that my presence will delay the operation? Perhaps it is better to stay here for the time being and wait for His Majesty's notice."
"No." Jiang Tang shook his head. "Although this is not a real battle, it is the same as the situation of being out of time in a war. Because General Cao and his men had won the first battle, and the new artillery was put to use, all the conditions that prompted Tang Mao to make a decision were already in front of him. Any hesitation at this time may make the other side mistakenly think that our Great Yong is particularly awed by the unknown Zangyuan Mountains, and this is definitely not what Your Majesty wants to see."
"If we hesitate now, it will take half a month for the news to arrive back and forth. It will be much more troublesome to break up these independent countries after we recover the Western Frontier!"
Jiang Tang's judgment was absolutely correct, and Cai Zhaoji was also convinced by her words.
But she was just afraid...
"Look, there's nothing wrong with your memory. You remembered everything I told you along the way."
Jiang Tang squatted down, grasped Cai Zhaoji's hand, and said solemnly: "I have also heard about your other life. I know that you have a heart stronger than anyone else. This belief is what we need to pass on to the Qiang man."
Isn't this also the character of China?
Cai Zhaoji was stunned by these words, and then she felt something stuffed into her palm the moment Jiang Tang finished speaking.
But when she opened her palm, she saw a piece of candy wrapped in oil paper.
Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Your Majesty gave me a piece of ginger candy, and now I will give you one, but after you finish eating it, we have to prepare for work."
"By the way, cheer up and don't let this world look down on you! After all—"
"How do you know she's not watching your performance?"
The author has something to say:
I was wondering if it would be too cruel to let Zhaoji come here and then return to her original place, but I still hope that Cai Zhaoji from the original history can travel through time and space to this world to take a look.
Yesterday we talked about "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biographies of Women·Wife of Dong Si", which reads as follows:
Si was appointed as the commander of the military farms and was sentenced to death for breaking the law. Wen Ji went to Cao Cao to ask for his death.
At that time, the hall was filled with ministers, celebrities, and envoys from distant places. Cao said to the guests, "The daughter of Cai Boqi is outside. I will show her to you now. 】When Wen Ji came in, she walked barefoot with disheveled hair, kowtowed and apologized. Her voice was clear and eloquent, and her words were very sad and mournful, and everyone changed their expressions. Cao said, "I appreciate your honesty, but Wen Ji has already left. What can I do?" Wen Ji said, "Your Excellency has thousands of horses in the stables and a forest of brave warriors. Why should you be stingy with a swift horse and not save a dying person?" Cao was moved by her words and pardoned the original sin. It was cold at the time, so he gave her a turban and socks.
[Cai Boqi's daughter is outside, and I will show her to you now.] 】
Cai Bojie's daughter is outside the door. Let me introduce her to you now.
What I said is emmmmm...
Regardless of whether Cai Zhaoji in history could completely change her fate like this world after traveling back in time, I hope she can see another way of living, rather than walking barefoot with disheveled hair and kowtowing to ask for forgiveness for a husband who may or may not have feelings for her, and may still be bound by this environment in the future.
By the way, the story of this historical figure traveling through Dayong probably won’t be written for a particularly long time. There is also a system exchange meeting scheduled to follow, which will probably take about two days to write. There will also be a side story of 20,000 to 30,000 words. I will then add a more interesting theme and then it will be officially finished.
See you tomorrow morning at 9:30.
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