dognovel Chapter 219 Professional Tomb Raiders! Guo Jia Joins as a Tomb Raider Captain?
Chapter 219 Professional Tomb Raiders! Guo Jia Joins as a Tomb Raider Captain?
"Su Ziyi? He's giving me a gift?!"
Xun Yu's face showed shock, and his mouth opened slightly. He probably couldn't fit a goose egg in it, but he should be able to fit a chicken egg in it.
no……
The sun comes out in the west?
Xun Yu truly hadn't expected that Su Yu would actually send him a gift!
wrong!
Xun Yu suddenly became alert.
In the past, during holidays, Su Yu's gifts were invariably the kind of "hidden government gift packages" that only contained the titles of academic papers.
The last time, not long ago, Su Yu, under the guise of delivering gifts, openly came to the Xun residence and took Xun Cai away.
They wouldn't visit a temple without a reason; this time, they must be up to no good!
Xun Yu thought to himself.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Xun Yu felt as if Xun Cai was blinding him.
What appeared before him were gold ingots.
"Brother Ziyi said that anyone who tries to join my Cao camp through your connections will be given to you in gold ingots at the original price."
"The extra money is considered as his extra earnings, so I won't give it to you."
"But you must accept these gold ingots; it's for your own good."
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, feeling the golden light before him, and couldn't help but sigh that Su Yu was really... extremely caring towards him.
Su Yu and Xun Cai had already explained the reasoning behind it.
Xun Yu had to accept this gift.
Su Yu's assistance to Xun Yu was not solely due to Xun Cai.
Furthermore, Su Yu did not want Xun Yu and Cao Cao to end up in a situation where "there are no fruits in the box, please pick them yourself."
Xun Yu's life was incredibly difficult.
In Su Yu's view, his situation was much more difficult than Liu Xie's.
In fact, once Liu Xie arrived in Xuchang, as long as he didn't think about restoring the Han Dynasty, he would definitely be the happiest person in the world.
After all, even when Liu Xie in the original history acted recklessly, Cao Cao and Cao Pi did not kill him, but instead allowed him to die peacefully.
(PS: The new Three Kingdoms series claims that Cao Pi killed Liu Xie, which is pure slander. Liu Xie actually lived until the reign of Cao Rui.)
And what about Xun Yu?
He represents the interests of too many people.
The Xun family, the powerful families of Yuzhou, the struggle for succession, the choice between upholding the Han dynasty and opposing it—one sensitive vortex after another, from which Xun Yu could never remain uninvolved.
In that position, Xun Yu could no longer be just Xun Yu, but rather the embodiment of the expectations and ambitions of a group of people behind him.
In Su Yu's view, it was less that Cao Cao killed Xun Yu.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that Xun Yu himself didn't want to live anymore.
That's it, all done and I'm free. As for the mess that's left behind, let whoever wants to deal with it do it!
Cough cough, Su Yu didn't want Xun Yu to be free like this.
Otherwise, given his status and position in Cao Cao's camp, his days of slacking off would probably be gone forever.
Right now, Xun Yu was somewhat moved by Su Yu.
However, his long-held principles still made him somewhat reluctant to accept the gift.
Xun Cai rolled her eyes at Xun Yu.
"Fifth Brother, are you going to accept it or not?"
"If you won't accept it, then I'll accept it for you. Consider it a betrothal gift from Brother Ziyi, hehe~~~"
"Bride...bride price?"
Xun Yu glared and shouted:
"No way! Gifts are gifts, and betrothal gifts are betrothal gifts!"
"That Su Ziyi is so rich, if he marries my sister, the bride price can't be too low!"
"I'll accept this gift; we'll discuss the betrothal gifts separately!"
Guo Jia, standing to the side, gave an unkind smile.
I thought to myself, his worries seem to be unnecessary.
With Su Yu around, Xun Yu will certainly not end up being disliked by Cao Cao.
But... Guo Jia also realized a very serious problem.
It's not very safe for Xun Yu here!
If he stayed another day or two, it would be hard to guarantee that Xun Yu wouldn't forcibly conscript him and make him stay to handle government affairs.
slip away!
We absolutely cannot stay in the Minister's residence any longer!
So where should we go?
It seems that the Imperial Guard's residence is the perfect place to lie down!
……
Guard Commandery
Guo Jia paid a visit and was received by Su Yu.
The two had similar personalities, and after chatting for a while, they felt as if they had known each other for a long time.
"Fengxiao, I heard you really like taking Five-Stone Powder?"
Guo Jia answered confidently:
“Life is short, enjoy it while you can.”
"Alcohol can help Guo let go of his troubles."
"Five-stone powder can make Guo feel happy."
Su Yu frowned and said:
"You can't take too much of this Wushi Powder."
"If I told you you only have eleven or twelve years left before you kick the bucket, would you still dare to eat it?"
"Ten...eleven or twelve years?"
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously thought that Su Yu was talking nonsense.
But then he remembered the story of Su Yu that Xun Yu had told him not long ago.
Su Yu could tell at a glance that Chen Deng of Guangling liked to eat sashimi and that his stomach was full of parasites.
Later, Su Yu invented a dish of pickled fish for Chen Deng, which helped Chen Deng give up sashimi.
In addition, Su Yu now has the renowned physician Zhang Zhongjing by his side.
Guo Jia truly dared not disbelieve what Su Yu said.
He swallowed hard and asked Su Yu:
"Brother Ziyi, what should I do?"
"Without taking Wushi Powder, Guo felt that life had lost its joy."
Su Yu shook his head and tapped Guo Jia's forehead, saying:
"Brother Fengxiao (actually, Guo Jia is two years older than Su Yu), you're too caught up in the situation to see the truth!"
"Right now, there's a leisurely but very interesting position in Cao Cao's camp, much more interesting than eating Five-Stone Powder all day long. Are you interested in giving it a try?"
Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed for an answer:
"Brother Ziyi, I would be so kind as to enlighten me and tell me what position that is?"
Now that he had arrived in Xuchang, Guo Jia certainly wouldn't go and seek refuge with other warlords.
Otherwise, if he really had the idea of defecting to another lord, Xun Yu would have immediately sent someone to kidnap Guo Jia without Su Yu even having to do anything!
Therefore, obtaining an official position in Cao Cao's camp became extremely important.
Guo Jia was lazy by nature and did not want to be a beast of burden like Xun Yu, nor did he want to be a vengeful person like Xun You. He spent his days thinking about the "grand plan to destroy Yuan Shikai".
Then the only option is to find a leisurely job that can support a family and, ideally, also allow one to make a small fortune.
Seeking Xun Yu?
There's definitely no other way; Xun Yu will only let Guo Jia handle government affairs for him.
Only Su Yu can provide an official position that meets Guo Jia's needs!
Su Yu opened a map and said to Guo Jia:
"Fengxiao, have you ever heard of tomb raiding?"
Guo Jia was stunned for seven and a half seconds before he reacted and asked in confusion:
"Brother Ziyi, are you perhaps referring to gold diggers in the countryside?"
Su Yu waved his hand and said:
"What gold diggers?"
"That's all in the past."
"Now, Cao Sikong intends to form a team of tomb raiders, specifically responsible for leading tomb raiders to plunder royal tombs, imperial tombs, and even the tombs of the Xiongnu Chanyu in the north!"
"You bastard!"
Guo Jia took a deep breath.
Tomb raiding is inherently deviant and contrary to Confucianism.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao and Su Yu were secretly trying to put this profession on the right track.
Yes! It's unconventional enough, anti-traditional enough, and Guo Jia likes it!
however.
Su Yu's impact on Guo Jia didn't stop there.
"If you ask me, that's no fun at all – just robbing royal tombs and imperial mausoleums!"
"Our Cao camp can easily organize a professional tomb raiding team to rob the enemy's tombs!"
"For example, Ju Shou, if one day Yuan's camp and my Cao camp were to fight."
"The tomb of the Ju family in Guangping has suddenly been robbed. Ju Shou at the front must have had quite a look on his face!"
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PS: The second update is here! I've received over 30 gifts from you all today, so I'll be adding another chapter later.
I just glanced at the gift rankings and this book has already climbed to number 380. I've immediately decided that, to thank everyone for the gifts, I won't be going out this National Day holiday; I'm going to lock myself in my little room and work hard on writing... Please, everyone, in recognition of my diligence, click and send more gifts, thank you so much!