~Spoken by someone truly politically incorrect during our fellowship dinner at Jurong Bird Park few months ago
Reason behind my determination
Mr Eric Soh, you're the one saying the above statement. I know I got a bit of IQ, but srsly why use brethren Yaoling as your target for verbal potong? And besides, I know my surname in Hanyu Pinyin is Guo (郭), but srsly my ancestor isn't Guo Fengxiao (郭奉孝). If anything happens to me tomorrow, I'll go look for you. Because of this particularly wacky episode, I'm now inclining to force a mass invocation of fan rage upon myself...
After getting myself into unwanted trouble for donkey years, my sis is gonna murder me again...
With the insane introduction done, let's go onto numero uno:
So what makes Guo Jia so special? Firstly and foremost, there will always be people saying Cao Cao had no friends throughout his life because he's a tyrant. The only catch? These people got trolled by Luo Guanzhong because they're believing in something really fictional. Actually, come to think of it, Liu Bei's temperament was certified to be way far worse off. In fact, even Sun Quan and Sun Ce were nowhere better off anyway.* (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ
*Brethren Ling Jie, I believe I've answered your question on whether Cao Cao is a good person or bad person.
[嘉深通有算略，达于事情。太祖曰：“唯奉孝为能知孤意。”
后太祖征荆州还，于巴丘遇疾疫，烧船，叹曰：“郭奉孝在，不使孤至此。” 太祖又云：“哀哉奉孝！痛哉奉孝！惜哉奉孝！”]
《三国志：郭嘉传》
[郭嘉。。。才策谋略，世之奇士，虽清治德业，殊于荀攸，而筹画所料，是其伦也。]
~陈寿评郭嘉
[Jia was well versed in strategic anticipation and knowledge in matters. Hence Taizu (Cao Cao) had said before: "Indeed only Fengxiao can understand my mind."
When Taizu returned from attacking the Jing Province, he encountered pestilence at Baqiu and was forced to burn the ships. Hence his lament: "If Guo Fengxiao is still alive, I would never become as now." And again said Taizu, "Alas for Fengxiao! Sorrow for Fengxiao! Grief for Fengxiao!" ]
《Record of the Three Kingdoms: Account of Guo Jia
[Guo Jia... was a talent in military arts and indeed a master of unpredictable excellence. Though his character was far below Xun You, the latter would never be a match in terms of planning and prediction.]
~Chen Shou's appraisal of Guo Jia.
To be continued...
(Provided I can truly survive this remaining week due to my most obvious stunt)
I actually had the urge to post this song in conjunction to this post.
Only thing is that this multi-post was being delayed due to self-laziness.
Simply put, this song reminds me of a potential romance Guo Jia once had.
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颍川军神，弱冠匿名
知其能者，不过数十
奇谋料敌，少有远量
弃袁投曹，知哓公意
名为君臣，实为手足
毎逢重议，决策定局
军师祭酒，知透人心
天忌英才，唯独奉孝
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