Having clearly understood Guo Jia’s thoughts, Xu Shu returned to Yong'an overnight.

In the early winter morning, the warm sun and morning light were particularly pleasant. Outside Yong'an City, Guo Jia led the energetic soldiers to arrive in a neat manner.

After leading his army into the city, Guo Jia went straight to the military camp in the city.

The military camp is located in the east of the city and covers a very wide area. There are houses nearby that are the place where soldiers live. At this time, the military camps are divided into two types: inside and outside the city. Obviously, the military camps in the city are more comfortable than the facilities outside the city and are convenient for life.

Because it was still early, there were few pedestrians on the road leading to the barracks. When they saw Guo Jia's army coming, they all retreated. The city gate order had already gone to inform Sima Ju, but outside the barracks, there were not even a soldier standing guard!

When he dismounted in a snow-white cloak and walked into the military camp, Guo Jia found the smoky and the camp was in chaos, with weapons and armor thrown around the ground, fences and weapons were everywhere, and even wine jars could be found in the training ground.

"What are you doing? Do you know where this is? How can you come in at the important military camp, idle people, and wait for free? Don't want to live anymore! You, you..."

A soldier walked out of the tent with his sleepy eyes, his clothes were not tidy, and his scabbards were empty! But he pointed at Guo Jia and spoke nonsense. Later, he probably saw the crowds behind Guo Jia. After his mind was clear, his tongue was knotted and he couldn't continue.

"Pull it down and chop it!"

Guo Jia, with a gloomy face, walked to the school coaching platform, looked down at the entire chaotic military camp, suppressed his anger and closed his eyes, waiting for Sima to arrive.

The soldier who was clamoring for mercy was cut off by Xu Chu's personal guards, pulled the body and carried his head down.

Many soldiers who heard the news ran out of the camp. When they saw Xu Chu and Dian Wei's subordinates pouring into the schoolyard with more than 8,000 soldiers emitting a murderous aura, they were all frightened and fell into panic.

"What a mess! What a run! Let me come out and stand. Whoever runs will run, I will slash you with one knife!"

Xu Chu shouted loudly, and more than a thousand soldiers guarding the camp came to the school ground with their heads hanging down. They couldn't even stand the most basic array and gathered together in a scattered manner.

Since receiving Guo Jia's good news, Sima Ju didn't have much thought. He just felt that the lord had strong soldiers and his territory was about to expand again. He just felt that his awe of Guo Jia was a little deeper. However, he took this opportunity to hold a banquet and drink and have fun with some soldiers who had been through life and death. In the name of celebrating the lord's victory, he drank happily and had fun with the soldiers.

Sima Ju, who was still sleeping all night, was awakened by two wives and concubines in his arms. After learning that it was Guo Jia's army that entered the city, he turned around and wanted to continue sleeping. However, he heard that Guo Jia's army went straight to the barracks and woke up. He hurriedly put on his clothes, ignored the washing, and rode his horse and headed towards the barracks.

At this time, the Taiping Army in the city learned that Guo Jia was coming, and shouted at each other from the houses in the city. After hurried to the military camp, he walked to the school ground with a slightly contemptuous look of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, standing in the school ground with a slightly contemptuous look, waiting for the end.

As soon as Sima Ju was dismounting outside the military camp, he saw a headless corpse outside the military camp. Seeing that his clothes were his soldiers, his face instantly looked a little ugly. After tidying up his mood, Sima Ju stepped into the gate of the military camp and saw the soldiers under Xu Chu Dianwei's face as if they were waiting for the battle. He felt a thump in his heart. Somehow, Sima Ju suddenly felt that his situation was not good, but he couldn't figure it out, so he could only walk inside with his teeth.

Perhaps it was because he felt that the soldiers under his control were unruly. Sima Ju lowered his head slightly, feeling ashamed of facing Guo Jia.

Seeing Guo Jia standing on the commanding platform wearing a snow-white cloak, with three generals Dian Wei, Xu, Chu, Zhou Tai standing behind him, Sima Ju walked onto the commanding platform and bowed to Guo Jia, and said with his head tilted, "The Mo General Sima Ju pays homage to the lord. How dare you ask why the lord suddenly visited the Yong'an camp? Why did he kill the soldiers under the commanding general for no reason?"

Sima Ju, who has always valued friendship, has to ask Guo Jia for an explanation even at this time. The soldiers under him are all born and die with him. The friendship is extraordinary and he cannot lose his life for no reason.

Guo Jia snorted coldly and asked Sima Ju, "General Sima, is this how you govern the army? When will you allow drinking in the military camp? It's almost noon. When will your soldiers train? When will they go in and out of the military camp, the weapons they carry with them are gone. If an enemy attacks, how do you plan to defend against the enemy?"

Sima Ju felt uncomfortable, thinking that Guo Jia was showing off his power after winning the battle, and said in a muffled voice: "I will know that the crime is not because the gang leader is conquering Yizhou. The soldiers are tired of fighting, so they will let them rest more, so they have a little slack in their practice recently."

This excuse is really convincing! Helping Guo Jia capture Yizhou is a reminder to Guo Jia and others as heroes and relax their binding force on the soldiers, which reflects Sima's compassion for the soldiers.

I didn't notice it before, but now Guo Jia thinks Sima is quite wise, but why are you confused when you make a big mistake?

Just at this moment, a noise sounded outside the military camp, and Guo Jia frowned and shouted: "What's the noise in the military camp?"

Xu Shu, who ran in from outside the military camp, came to Guo Jia while he wiped his sweat and said to Guo Jia in panic: "Lord, there is a group of civilians who are trying to break into the military camp to meet him, but they can't stop him."

"Let them come in and see what's going on with them."

Guo Jia gave the order and gave way to the soldiers guarding the military camp gate. A group of ragged people rushed in, including men and women, supporting the elderly and young, rushed to the commander's stage and knelt down at Guo Jia, kept kowtowing, and shouted in a sad voice.

"The General wants to make the decision for us."

"General, please let us untouchables go."

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Guo Jia, who led the Taiping Army General, was naturally the general in the mouths of the people.

Guo Jia frowned, for no reason, waved his hand and shouted, "Sujing! What did you see me?"

The people below immediately stopped talking and raised their heads uneasily to look at Guo Jia. After everyone looked at each other, an old man pulled a little girl and stood up, raised his head to Guo Jia while wiping tears.

"General, I have only one son. My granddaughter's mother died early. The family relies on my son to cultivate the land and support our grandchildren. But with a conscription order, I forced my son to serve. My son missed my grandchildren and ran back home, but was captured by your soldiers. When he escaped home for the second time, your soldiers beat him to death in the wild. Now, my nine-year-old granddaughter is going to work with me, but why do you even take away the fields for our grandchildren to live? Please be kind and return the land to us. I am in my early sixties this year, and I will die if I die. But my nine-year-old granddaughter cannot starve to death with me."

Perhaps the old man's brave accusation gave other people the confidence, and they all volunteered to complain, pointing directly at Guo Jia, the general of the Taiping Army of Yizhou Prefecture!

He bullies men and women, plunders, occupy fertile land, and kills money. One by one, blood, tears and hatreds pile up. Guo Jia was like an arrow piercing his heart, making him clench his fist in a difficult situation, his nails pierced into the flesh, and blood dripping slid down his fingers.

He had never been so guilty and guilty. Even the countless soldiers who died and injured in the battle against Yizhou and Jingzhou did not make him feel guilty that he could not breathe.

There are wins and losses in wars and casualties in soldiers. That is inevitable. As a general and as a soldier, he should have the awareness of wearing a horse and a corpse in the battlefield. Death is inevitable. Faced with casualties in wars, Guo Jia can blame himself for improper command and wrong decision-making. However, throughout the ages, even looking at the future, no general has truly achieved complete plans in fighting, no secrets or misunderstandings. If he fails in the war, he will learn lessons and experiences. Self-reflection and reflection are a process that cannot be ignored after the war for the generals.

However, the people who shouted and complained about Guo Jia let them go were innocent, and their hardships and experiences could be avoided.

Improper employment of people leads to the oppression and exploitation of the people in power. Although this is something that has been done in ancient and modern times, selecting virtuous people is something that a wise monarch must do. No matter how wise a monarch is, he cannot allow the people of the world to live and work in peace. However, as long as he can make 80% or 90% of the people live a stable life, he is already considered a saint who has been remembered forever.

In order to test the talents of Sima Ju and the other three, Guo Jia was the generals of Sima Ju, Xu He and Zhang Bai, who were only considering military deployments at that time, but neglecting people's livelihood and government affairs. Guo Jia is to blame for today's situation.

The people are ignorant, oppressed, exploited, and levyed by local power. They cannot tell who is bullying them. Guo Jia has never issued a military order, but the people only think it is the order of the new ruler of Yizhou. Just like Zhang Jiao leading the Taiping Road to raise the banner of righteousness, they keep saying that they want to overthrow the Han emperor. They can't see their experience at all. It cannot be solved by another emperor, and it cannot be done by Zhang Jiao becoming the emperor or supporting a good emperor they think can improve the situation of the people in the world.

After Sima Ju arrived in Badong County, he built a new mansion and married more than a dozen wives and concubines. He enjoyed his life in the mansion every day. How could he know about the affairs of Yong'an City and the surrounding villages and counties outside Yong'an? He turned a blind eye to him and left his care for his feelings.

Today, it was the first time he had seen the people's tearful accusations, his face was dull, as if he was bolt from the blue, and his mind was blank.

The people under the commander-in-chief cried loudly, extremely desolate. Guo Jia also shed tears of regret and looked sideways at Sima Ju beside him. Guo Jia's handsome face showed a pale look, and asked in a cold voice: "General Sima, is this how you govern Badong County?"
Chapter completed!