Chapter 343

Guo Hong smiled, as if everything was within his expectations.

"Fengxiao, is Wang Ze's confession organized?" Guo Hong asked.

Guo Jia nodded, then placed a scroll of bamboo slips before Guo Hong.

Then he asked in confusion, "Why does Uncle want to help that Duan Yu?"

"Have you forgotten so soon?" Guo Hong said with a smile: "Didn't I just say that sentence to Duan Yu earlier?"

Guo Jia seemed to remember something and said, "If you do not accumulate goodness, you cannot travel a thousand miles?"

"Good," Guo Hong smiled, nodded, and stroked his beard: "That is exactly it."

"The Marquis of Guo is a tiger general of this age, valuing emotion and righteousness."

"Fengxiao, why do you think Duan Yu had to kill Wang Gai, and so recklessly on the street?" Guo Hong asked with a smile.

Guo Jia frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "He was worried about long nights and many dreams?"

Guo Hong shook his head and said, "Not so."

"Your nephew is foolish; please teach me, Uncle," Guo Jia said, cupping his hands and bowing.

"The Legalists have a saying: 'Do not harm your long-term interests for small gains, thus you will have great fame; do not show your hand too early, thus you will have great merit.'"

Guo Hong looked at Guo Jia and said, "Only by not harming one's strengths for small matters can one achieve great fame."

"Now Duan Yu is famous throughout the world, with outstanding military achievements."

"For a general, governing subordinates is not the same as for an official."

"The customs in Bing and Liang are fierce; for a general, governing subordinates requires both wisdom and courage."

"Duan Yu is fierce and brave, a tiger general of this age."

"But having only fierceness and bravery can only make subordinates respect you, not be loyal to you."

"The words Duan Yu said when he came earlier have already made this very clear."

"He killed Wang Gai not for profit, but for the promise he made."

When he said this, a flash of brilliance passed through Guo Hong's eyes.

"Such behavior seems reckless, but in reality, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. In the future, when he serves in Liangzhou, what he gains will be great fame, not some so-called slippery reputation in Luoyang."

"This is 'do not harm your long-term interests for small gains, thus you will have great fame.'"

Guo Jia nodded: "Uncle, your nephew understands a little now."

"Do not show your hand too early, thus you will have great merit," Guo Hong continued. "Only by not showing your talents too early can you achieve great things."

"This seemingly reckless behavior of Duan Yu seems to expose his recklessness and shortcomings."

"But isn't this exactly what is needed?"

"When the Emperor governs, when a superior governs, who wants to see their subordinates or their underlings be too perfect and excellent without any flaws?"

"Laozi said: 'Great straightness seems bent, great skill seems clumsy, great eloquence seems stuttering.'"

"So..."

"Does Fengxiao understand a little more now?" Guo Hong looked at the young Guo Jia to the side.

Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully: "Uncle, your nephew understands."

"The Marquis of Guo seems reckless, but in reality, he is 'great skill seems clumsy,' not blinded by immediate small gains, and chose righteousness."

"Good!" Guo Hong nodded with a smile: "So, submit this confession of Wang Ze to confirm that Wang Gai secretly communicated with Wang Rou."

Wang Gai was beheaded on the street.

Causing a huge uproar.

No one expected that the newly enfeoffed Duan Yu would actually behead Wang Gai on the street.

What made everyone's jaws drop even more was.

Everyone originally thought the Emperor would be furious and the Minister of Works Yuan Kui would come out to suppress Duan Yu.

But what no one expected was that the Censorate impeached Wang Yun at the first opportunity.

And Wang Yun also fled Luoyang.

The Marquis of Anxiang, Guo Hong, even provided a piece of testimony that confirmed Wang Gai's secret communication with Wang Rou.

In this way, Wang Gai did not die unjustly, and although Wang Yun's shielding of his son was not a capital offense, since the person had already fled, it could only be dropped.

And Duan Yu, who killed Wang Gai, was completely fine.

It cannot be said he was completely fine.

There was an imperial decree from the palace, fining him one year's salary.

But everyone knew this one-year salary fine was painless.

Because the imperial court couldn't pay salaries anyway.

There was no salary at all.

But the reason Duan Yu beheaded Wang Gai, the sentence shouted on the street: 'Have you forgotten the hundred-plus wronged souls of Mount Daqing?'

And the sentence: 'Communicating with the enemy and betraying the country, the crime is unforgivable,' were spread out.

For a time, Duan Yu's reputation in Luoyang greatly increased.

Killing people on the street without hesitation for his wrongly dead subordinates.

Not caring about his own reputation for the sake of the Han's national law.

This move was praised by countless people.

Praising Duan Yu for valuing righteousness and being loyal to the Emperor and patriotic.

That night.

Dong Zhuo's mansion was exceptionally lively.

Two rows of guards standing in front of the gate kept receiving guests who came to the banquet.

There were Dong Zhuo's old friends, as well as Duan Yu's friends.

And quite a few talented young men from Luoyang who followed Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and others, wanting to see Duan Yu's demeanor.

The gifts were pulled out in a long line from the entrance of the alley, cart after cart.

Duan Yu stood in front of the mansion, accompanying Dong Zhuo to welcome the arriving guests.

"Ziyi."

Yuan Shao, who had just gotten off his carriage, waved at Duan Yu.

Duan Yu smiled and walked down from the front of the mansion to welcome Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was followed by quite a few people.

Among them were Cao Cao, Xu You, and others familiar to Duan Yu.

And a few new faces Duan Yu had not seen before.

To Duan Yu's surprise, he actually saw an acquaintance among the crowd.

Guo Jia.