Yingchuan, Yan Guan Tower...
For two consecutive days.
The emphasis is on the word "day"...
During the day, Guo Jia drinks with Lu Yu, and at night, Guo Jia immerses himself in the tender embrace of the girls at Yan Guan Tower.
This feeling is wonderful...
Of course, during the day, the topics Guo Jia and Lu Yu discuss always revolve around women and wine!
"Xiao Lianxiang is not good. She looks nice, but her charm is lacking! What kind of era is this? Still playing that coy game? Too vulgar!"
Guo Jia said with emotion while drinking...
"What about Xiao Xiyu then?" Lu Yu retorted. "This girl's singing is quite good..."
"Her singing is good?" Guo Jia shook his head. "Singing is not important. The key is her throat is not good, far from it..."
Uh... throat!
Lu Yu was slightly stunned, and he couldn't help but sigh... Guo Fengxiao, the talent of Yingchuan, truly knows how to have fun!
"Then... with so many girls in Yan Guan Tower? Isn't there anyone Fengxiao brother is satisfied with?"
Now, Lu Yu and Guo Jia are very familiar with each other...
Making friends in brothels is much easier than outside. They call each other brothers. Lu Yu calls Guo Jia Brother Fengxiao, and Guo Jia calls Lu Yu Young Brother Lu!
"Hahaha..." Hearing Lu Yu's question, Guo Jia laughed and shook his head. "Young Brother, let's have a drink... After this drink, I will tell you well, what kind of woman is considered the ultimate!"
Upon hearing this... Lu Yu was not polite. He picked up his wine vessel and drank it down.
"I wish to hear in detail..."
"Young Brother, these women in Yan Guan Tower seem attractive, but... they are just common beauties. They are fine for passing the boring time, but if you really want to consider them carefully, they are far from the women I have met before!"
Guo Jia patted his chest...
Men often like to brag about such things, and even Guo Jia is no exception.
Hmm...
Lu Yu was indeed curious.
"Brother Fengxiao? Tell me, please! Which women are they? That made you look at them twice?"
"For example..." Guo Jia smiled slightly. "The wife of Yuan Gonglu of Huainan, Madam Feng, is quite beautiful... her skin, it's so delicate it could be broken by a blow!"
Madam Feng? Madam Feng?
Having studied this period of history, Lu Yu was not unfamiliar with Madam Feng, the wife of Yuan Shu. She was the daughter of Feng Fang, a prominent figure from the Sili region.
Many ancient texts have recorded that she was a beauty of unparalleled grace. Because during Dong Zhuo's chaos, she was taking refuge in Yangzhou, Yuan Shu took a fancy to her. Infatuated, Yuan Shu took her as his wife and doted on her immensely!
But...
Guo Jia's meaning is that he has had something with this Madam Feng?
"Brother Guo? This Madam Feng..."
Before Lu Yu could speak, Guo Jia interrupted, "Speaking of which... I was the first to know Madam Feng, and I was the one who advised her to seek refuge in Yangzhou. It's a pity... who would have thought that this would be a lamb entering a tiger's mouth, benefiting that Yuan Shu, Yuan Gonglu!"
Hiss... this...
From Guo Jia's despondent tone, Lu Yu sensed something.
He asked curiously, "Brother Guo? You've already... sampled her? How was Madam Feng's taste?"
As soon as these words came out... Guo Jia's expression changed dramatically.
"Young Brother, you are also a scholar. How can you say such vulgar words? Can the matters of scholars be called 'sampling'? This is clearly my pushing the world's situation with Miss Feng in bed. This is a collision of each other's talents. Both of us have benefited greatly!"
Heh heh...
As soon as these words came out, Lu Yu let out a "heh heh"!
Unexpectedly, Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, has such thick skin, thicker than bronze walls and iron ramparts. This is the second time Lu Yu has heard someone describe cuckolding another man's wife so elegantly.
Admirable, admirable!
"So that's how it is..." Lu Yu took the initiative to refill Guo Jia's wine vessel. "My foolish brother's admiration for Brother Guo is all in this wine... Let's drink to it."
Saying that, Lu Yu proactively offered a toast...
Unexpectedly, Guo Jia waved his hands repeatedly. "This is nothing yet! Young Brother, don't be in a hurry to drink, let your elder brother finish speaking!"
"There are more women who have discussed the world's situation with me in bed than just Madam Feng! For example... Qin Yilu, a general under Lu Bu, have you heard of him, Young Brother? His wife, ah..."
"The ultimate... quite the ultimate!"
At this point, Guo Jia's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was lost in thought.
Good heavens... there's more?
Lu Yu's eyes rolled...
Immediately, he also became gossipy and quickly replied, "Of course I've heard of her... It is said that Qin Yilu's wife, Madam Du, is so beautiful that she could make the moon hide and the flowers shy, and make fish sink and geese fall... making people drool!"
Qin Yilu's wife, Madam Du, this is a woman who has made countless heroes bow their heads!
Lu Yu was even more familiar with her...
According to records, Madam Du was so captivating that Lu Bu couldn't walk when he saw her;
Guan Yu had asked Cao Cao for this woman;
After Cao Cao saw this woman, he couldn't remember his promise to Guan Yu and took her for himself. Not only did he take her, but he also took Qin Yilu's son as his adopted son.
Even later...
Cao Cao also had children with Madam Du, Cao Lin and Cao Gun, and Princess Jinxiang, and doted on her extremely!
This is not the most audacious move. Cao Cao even took this 'green-hatted king' Qin Yilu as his deputy general, serving in front of the army. Of course... Cao Cao was also generous enough. After snatching the wife, he gave Qin Yilu a woman from the Han imperial clan as compensation!
When Lu Yu saw this passage back then... he was truly astonished!
He exclaimed... Old Cao is worthy of being Old Cao, his heart is truly vast!
Old Cao really knows how to play.
However... now that Guo Jia mentioned it, could it be that this Madam Du also has a past with Guo Jia?
Before Lu Yu could speak, Guo Jia's words came out, "What Madam Du or Madam Du, she was just a courtesan in Yan Guan Tower before! Before Qin Yilu redeemed her, this Madam Du and I made vows of eternal love! Haha... discussing the world's situation with her in bed until dawn the next day, that was truly wonderful!"
Uh...
Before Lu Yu could be shocked, Guo Jia continued to mention many women, all of whom he had had fleeting encounters with...
Of course, there was one common characteristic, which was that all these women were already married!
Wait a moment.
Hearing this, Lu Yu caught a whiff of something. Why did Guo Jia particularly emphasize that they were all married women? Could it be... he also had the same hobby as Old Cao?
As soon as this thought appeared, Lu Yu trembled violently.
Good heavens...
No wonder Guo Jia was wholeheartedly devoted to Old Cao in history. It turns out... he was also a "Cao rascal," and had the same hobby as the Cao rascal.
Indeed...
Under the influence of the mild intoxication, Guo Jia, while slinging an arm around Lu Yu, poured out his heart.
"Young Brother Lu, hahaha... you are generous, magnanimous, and understand women... I, Guo Jia, consider you a brother, hahaha!"
"Today, your elder brother won't hide anything from you. Don't look at me as frivolous and unrestrained... but after so many years with countless women, I have become extremely picky about women. I have now summarized a principle about women, would you like to hear it, Young Brother?"
"Brother Guo, please speak freely." Lu Yu leaned in...
Guo Jia spoke truthfully, "A virgin girl has no flavor at all, she understands nothing. In the end... it's still me who gets tired, it's better to have married women, they are all full of charm, and the key is..."
At this point, Guo Jia paused, and then uttered four words in a whisper:
"Like wolves and tigers!"
Whoa...
Suddenly, Lu Yu almost spat out his tea.
He thought of a very popular saying from his previous life - "Youth does not know the goodness of aunts, mistakenly taking virgins as treasures!"
- "Youth does not know the fragrance of soft rice, mistakenly planting youth in reverse!"
These two sentences are surprisingly similar to Guo Jia's context...
Of course, Lu Yu did not agree with this.
Everyone wants to be a Cao rascal, but Lu Yu only loves virgins.
Lu Yu pondered in his mind. Just imagine, in the quiet of the night, in the bedroom, if the virgin sister Zhaoji and the married Madam Dingxiang both appeared before you, who would you choose?
According to Guo Jia's theory, one would likely choose Madam Dingxiang, while Lu Yu... would definitely choose sister Zhaoji!
Thinking about it this way, it seems... he and Guo Jia, and Old Cao, have completely different understandings of women.
You love finding young married women, so go find young married women...
Leave the virgins to me, Lu Yu, everyone gets what they need, happy to see it!
Of course... it's time to get down to business.
"Ah, Brother Guo is only in his early twenties, but his experience is so rich. I admire you, I admire you..."
Lu Yu smiled slightly, and then his expression changed, deliberately showing a hint of sadness. "Ah, unlike me... even if I want to win the heart of a beautiful woman, I can never figure out how... Ah... it's helpless, helpless!"
Hmm...
As soon as Lu Yu said this, it piqued Guo Jia's curiosity.
"Young Brother, with so much wealth and talent, you still have a woman you 'seek but cannot obtain, dream of and think of, toss and turn in bed'? Who is it? How about I help you, Young Brother?"
Guo Jia said this with great conviction...
After all, for so many days, he has been drinking and playing with women with great enjoyment, and it's always Young Master Lu who pays the bill!
Now that Young Master Lu has a request, how can Guo Jia stand by and do nothing?
Are they not brothers who have frequented prostitutes together?
"Cough cough..." Lu Yu coughed lightly. "Never mind, never mind. Drinking with Brother Guo is a happy occasion. Let's not mention such sad things, let's not mention them!"
Hey...
The more Lu Yu said this, the more curious Guo Jia became.
"Mention it, why not mention it? If you don't tell me the name of this woman today, I can't drink my wine!"
"Young Brother, you just say it. If I, Guo Fengxiao, cannot help you, and you cannot win the beauty's heart, from now on, I, Guo Jia, will abstain from wine and lust, and live a life of chastity and purity!"
For Guo Jia to make such an oath, it shows that he has already regarded Lu Yu as a brother, as one of his own.
"Alas..." Lu Yu sighed again. "This is a long story. Your foolish brother has an elder sister... Strictly speaking, my life was saved by this sister..."
Lu Yu did not conceal anything, and recounted his past experiences with sister Zhaoji to Guo Jia word by word.
Including after entering Cao Ying...
Including now, he wants to repay his sister and make her happy, hence the establishment of the Imperial College!
But it just so happens that... there are various difficulties encountered in the process of building the Imperial College...
For example... lack of teachers...
He recounted each word, sincerely and earnestly...
After this long speech was finished...
Under the influence of alcohol, Guo Jia slammed the table with a "bang"! "Isn't it just the Imperial College? Isn't it just a lack of teachers? I, Guo Fengxiao, will help Young Brother... I'll be a teacher!"
"Your sister is the Head of Teaching at the Imperial College, and Young Brother is the Head of Administration. Let her feel Young Brother's intentions. There are many ways to do this. I, Guo Fengxiao, will take care of everything. Young Brother, rest assured! I will help you win the beauty's heart sooner or later!"
Hey...
Hearing this, Lu Yu's lips curved slightly. Has Guo Fengxiao taken the bait?
Indeed, everyone has a weakness. The talented Guo Fengxiao is no exception. His weaknesses are women, wine, and brotherhood, especially brotherhood forged through shared experiences of visiting prostitutes.
This...
It seems a bit too smooth.
Lu Yu blinked his eyes, almost not believing it...
Indeed...
Things were not that simple. After Guo Jia rashly agreed, he immediately sensed something else.
His gaze shifted down, slightly fixing on Lu Yu.
As if thinking of something...
"Head of Administration of the Imperial College! Commander of the Dragon Cavalry Camp! So Young Brother Lu is this renowned, the youngest Minister of Agriculture of the Great Han - Lu Yu!"
Recently, Cao Cao welcomed the Emperor and established his capital in Xudu.
With such major events happening, Yingchuan, which is close to Xudu, naturally received a lot of news.
Especially... the Emperor and Cao Cao both highly valued a teenager in his early teens!
He is the world-renowned Commander of the Dragon Cavalry Camp;
He is the Head of Administration of the Imperial College, in charge of education;
He is also the Minister of Agriculture of the Great Han, in charge of finances...
Isn't his surname Lu? Isn't he also of this age?
At once, Guo Jia came to his senses. He carefully reviewed the experiences of the past few days at Yan Guan Tower in his mind.
Guo Jia is an exceptionally intelligent person. After a quick review, he immediately understood something deeper.
What a precise plan...
It seems that from the moment Lu Yu booked Yan Guan Tower, he had already laid this great net.
All of this was just to get acquainted with him, Guo Jia, and invite him to come out of seclusion. So that's how it is!
Thinking of this, Guo Jia smiled...
"Heh heh... I never thought that a small Guo Jia like me would make Young Master Lu go to such great lengths? I am truly flattered!"
Guo Jia particularly emphasized the words "truly flattered," which clearly indicated a derogatory meaning...
He had already become a little wary of Lu Yu.
On the other hand, Lu Yu did not mind at all.
"Brother Guo, calm down, calm down... sit down, don't get excited. Besides, I never said... that I am not Lu Yu?"
"Besides, we are drinking and playing with girls. Who cares about being a Grand Minister of Agriculture or not? We are brothers!"
As soon as these words came out...
"Hahaha!" Guo Jia sat down laughing. He drank a cup of wine and leaned his head towards Lu Yu. "Minister of Agriculture Lu? Are you here to invite me to serve Cao Sikong?"
"Yes, that's part of it!" Lu Yu nodded, not hiding anything.
In his opinion, Guo Jia was much smarter than him. It was better to talk to him frankly. Playing tricks would be counterproductive.
"Oh..." Guo Jia nodded. "Then I can't tell, which sentence did Young Master Lu say to me while drinking was true? Which sentence was false?"
"All true." Lu Yu's tone was firm... "Sister, of course, I have to pursue her. Brother Guo, you promised me! You can't go back on your word!"
"As for... joining Cao Ying, Brother Guo doesn't need to have too many worries... I also know about the agreement between you and Brother Zhicai to 'not serve'."
Hmm...
"You know about this too?" Guo Jia continued to ask...
"It's thanks to Brother Zhicai's reminder that I could find out about Brother Guo in this way! Brother Zhicai has long forgotten your past agreement! Brother Guo can come out of seclusion freely..."
Lu Yu smiled faintly and continued, "Of course, if Brother Guo values the past promise too much, it's also fine! Don't worry, I am me, and Cao Gong is Cao Gong!"
"If you want to serve, I will arrange it, and I will never let you be restricted in any way! If you don't want to serve, then teaching and educating people in the Imperial College, the wine and money will all be on me. Recently, many brothels and entertainment venues have been newly built in Xudu. I heard they have also purchased some Hu girls at a high price! Doesn't Brother Guo want to change locations? Change your taste?"
Hu girls...
Don't say it, but these two words really stirred Guo Jia's heart.
He shook his head. "If I go to Xudu, it means serving in office. Even if Zhicai doesn't mind, and I only work as a teacher educating people, it's still considered joining Cao Ying! The Imperial College is nominally an academy established by the Emperor, but in reality, it is Cao Mengde's talent pool. Without knowing Cao Mengde's ambitions, I, Guo Jia, dare not easily come out of seclusion."
From this speech, one can see...
Guo Jia is a relatively insightful person.
His vision for choosing a lord is extremely high, perhaps not inferior to choosing women!
As for Cao Cao's ambitions? This...
Lu Yu smiled slightly. "Doesn't Brother Guo want to know Cao Gong's ambitions?"
"Young Master Lu knows?" Guo Jia asked back.
Don't say it... he is quite curious. Of course, the lord he is looking for is not a hero or a warlord. If Lu Yu answers from these aspects, Guo Jia will never come out of seclusion.
At this moment, Lu Yu suddenly stood up, with his hands behind his back.
He turned his back to Guo Jia and murmured,
"Don't look at Cao Gong fighting on the battlefield, with the appearance of a warlord. In fact... he is an extremely simple person!"
"His dream, his ambition, there is only one!"
At this point, Lu Yu paused, and then said loudly:
"Unify the world, build the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, and widely recruit beautiful married women from all over the world, gathering them in the terrace!"
Whoa, gather beautiful married women from all over the world in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace?
This...
As soon as these words came out...
Guo Jia's eyes suddenly narrowed. This... isn't this also his ambition, Guo Jia's?
Of course, although Guo Jia's ambition is also to widely recruit beautiful married women, the gathering place is a mountain villa!
And Cao Cao's Bronze Sparrow Terrace... the scale is much larger!
Hiss, this is interesting!
At once, a green light flickered in Guo Jia's eyes, a bright, dazzling, and captivating green light!
And Lu Yu's words continued.
"Brother Fengxiao, for Cao Gong to achieve this vision, whether in court or in the wild, how can he not have your help, Guo Fengxiao? Today, I, on behalf of Cao Gong, invite you to come out of seclusion and be appointed as a distinguished guest!"
"Actually, if you ask me, besides the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, you and I, brothers, can build two more high terraces, one Golden Tiger Terrace and one Ice Well Terrace. The women Cao Gong likes can be placed in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, the women I like can be placed in the Golden Tiger Terrace, and the women Fengxiao collects can be placed in the Ice Well Terrace! This way, wouldn't it be a beautiful story for future generations!"
Lu Yu was painting a grand picture, of course... whether it could be realized was another story.
In short... he had to let Guo Jia see a glimmer of hope.
And Lu Yu's words changed from the previous casual banter, becoming exceptionally serious...
On the other hand, Guo Jia's heart was pounding repeatedly...
He slowly stood up, poured himself a cup of wine, and then drank it down in one gulp.
- Unify the world, build three high terraces, and widely recruit beautiful married women from all over the world, gathering them in the terraces.
Heh heh, he, Guo Jia, was truly moved.
"Young Brother Lu, I, Guo Jia, am a person who values promises. If Zhicai is well, I will not be loyal to Cao Gong. However... from now on, I, Guo Jia, will follow your lead as Minister of Agriculture Lu, as Head of Administration Lu..."
"The Imperial College, hahaha, that must be a place with wine and beautiful women, right?"
As soon as these words came out...
Lu Yu replied, "Wine! Plenty! As for the beautiful women, I will open a Yan Guan Tower next to the Imperial College, just for you, Guo Fengxiao!"
Guo Jia cupped his hands and bowed. "Hearty, hahaha... Young Master Lu, I, Guo Fengxiao, am willing to serve you with all my might!"
Lu Yu also cupped his hands, but his words carried a hint of wistful amusement.
"Brother Fengxiao, Madam Feng of Yuan Shu and Madam Du of Qin Yilu, I'll handle them. Now that they are married women, with the passion of a reunion after a long separation, it seems... they are more to Brother Fengxiao's taste, wouldn't you say?"
"Hahahaha..." Guo Jia laughed heartily. "Young Master Lu, it is not indecent for a man to do so. Your matter with your sister, I will also handle it!"
With a word...
The two met each other's eyes, marking a man's agreement.
Then, there was another wistful laugh!
- The first eminent and renowned teacher of the Imperial College, Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao!
- Recruitment complete!
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