Chapter 889: Focusing on guests (5)


    ?While Liu Bei from Pingyuan was saddened by the departure of his talent Tian Yu, Cao Cao from Dongjun ushered in the most important moment in his life...


    ?Hmm, not marriage.


    but Xun Yu.


    Xun Yu from the Xun family is sitting in front of Cao Cao, looking calm and steady, with a strong aura, while Cao Cao looks like an unemployed young man being interviewed by the personnel manager of a large company, and is quite uncomfortable. Cao Cao is not as good as the two Yuans, but Cao Cao also has advantages that the two Yuans do not have. First, Cao Cao''s early experience gave him a certain reputation advantage in Yanzhou. Second, at present, Cao Cao does not have many gentry children, so there are not many nobles. There will be a mutually restrictive relationship like the two Yuans...


    In fact, Xun Yu''s treatment at Yuan Shao''s side was not bad, but the problem was that there was not much space. There were actually people doing the strategic planning that Xun Yu was good at, such as Tian Feng and Ju Suo, and they were not bad at it either. How can Xun Yu, who has always had great ambitions, accept this?


    Although Yuan Shao was treated well, he was like a guest, **** and very uncomfortable.


    ?Of course, the most important point is that Cao Cao’s territory is not far from Yuandu and is also close to Yingchuan...


    “Does Duke Cao want to live under others for a long time?”


    Cao Cao''s narrowed eyes suddenly froze.


    ??Cao Cao laughed a few times and said in a concealed manner: "Why do you say that you are inferior to others? I have always treated me like brothers and sisters..."


    In the Han Dynasty, reputation was extremely important. Whether it is "Xiaolian" or "Maocai", one needs to have a reputation to be able to hold the position, and this reputation is basically equivalent to the evaluation of this person within the gentry circle, so in a sense He said that no matter whether it was Cao Cao or anyone else, they would not dare to show off to anyone, and that was the reason.


    ?Especially on this current issue, Cao Cao did not dare to speak nonsense.


    In a feudal society, the most ideal state is for the royal family to dominate, the common people share the land equally, produce taxes, and then the elites among the common people go through many channels, preferably through relatively fair imperial examinations, to become extraordinary elites at all levels. Only life-long bureaucrats assisting the royal family can form a stable structure.


    But in fact, it is only an ideal state that the royal family wants to completely control the land. Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, in order to reach a consensus with many wealthy families in the country, they have been making constant compromises and concessions. Up to now, in the hands of the wealthy families The land is already much more than the total in the hands of the royal family.


    In the era of low productivity, land was the largest means of production.


    Therefore, the gentry families that acquired more land naturally sought greater political protection and immunity to avoid having their heads cut off by the leek-cutting behavior of generations of Han emperors starting from Liu Bang...


    Hence, in the Han Dynasty, the opposition between the gentry and the royal family was basically an irreconcilable contradiction. Therefore, the **** determines the head, and the origin of the noble family has become an issue that the children of these aristocratic families attach great importance to.


    Everyone knows that Cao Cao''s background is not good, so relying on Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third prince''s family, to clean up his reputation, gain more reputation, and save political capital for himself, this has been Cao Cao''s general direction. …


    ??And why would a high-end nobleman like Yuan Shao hang out with Cao Cao and never leave?


    ??It''s because Yuan Shao''s own **** is not clean. He is a concubine and theoretically cannot inherit the family business. But even the illegitimate son of a high-ranking official has a lot of energy. What''s more, Yuan Shao is just a concubine? Therefore, Yuan Shao actively cultivated his own faction and accepted all comers, so he got in touch with Cao Cao.


    In fact, Xun Yu is not completely calm as if everything is under control. He also has the same problem.


    First of all, on Yuan Shao''s side, the Yingchuan people made great efforts to obtain Jizhou Mu, but when it came to dividing the fruits, Yuan Shao broke his promise. In order to win over the Jizhou natives to obtain military and financial resources to compete with Gongsun Zan, he The Yingchuan faction had to be put aside first.


    From then on, the lingering sorrow between the nobles of Jizhou and Yuzhou was created. Such a battle has just begun, but it can be basically concluded that the result must be **** and bloody. More importantly, among the nobles of Yuzhou, It is also divided into Nanyang School and Yingchuan School...


    Under such a situation, how could a young Xun Yu be able to make a difference?


    Therefore Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao and said: "Since we are like brothers and sisters, I wonder if we can consult strategies and adopt advice? Or can we just give orders and act like claws and claws?"


    ???Cao Cao was silent for a while, then suddenly squinted his eyes and said, "...Wen Ruoyu memorized the original lesson?" ?????Xun Yu said, "No."


    Cao Cao opened his long and thin eyes, a little confused. Originally, he decided that if Xun Yu persuaded him to sever ties with Yuan Shao immediately or rebel and switch to his sect, Cao Cao would no longer pay attention to this Xun Yu, even if it was the Yingchuan Xun clan, because at present, Cao Cao simply Can''t do it.


    ?But unexpectedly, Xun Yu denied it. What does this mean?


    Xun Yu met Cao Cao''s doubtful eyes and said: "The number of soldiers currently under the command of Duke Cao is only a few thousand, and the land under his jurisdiction is only a small area... Without the support of chariots and cavalry, he will be destroyed overnight."


    Cao Cao laughed dryly and said nothing.


    "But Duke Cao wants to attack the rear general?" Xun Yu raised another topic.


    "This..." Cao Cao didn''t know how to respond.


    Obviously, Yuan Shao sent Cao Cao to Yanzhou in order to fulfill what Yuan Shao himself had said when he and Cao Cao were arguing: "Conquer the river in the south, block the Yan and Dai in the north, and unite the troops of Di, and move south to fight for the world." To occupy Hebei A grand strategy to compete for the world, and the biggest enemy of this strategy is not Gongsun Zan in Liaodong, but Yuan Shu who is not in Yuzhou.


    Compared with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao actually did not have any new and innovative grand strategic plan at this time. Strictly speaking, even after hearing about Yuan Shao''s plan, Cao Cao only used "I will command the intelligence of the world, control it with Dao, and be omnipotent." "Such clichés have come to pass. In addition, Cao Cao has actually not been going well in the past few years, so he has no specific strategy...


    Xun Yu also knew this, so he continued: "After Yuan Chao and his cavalry captured Youliao, and Wuhuan''s cavalry went south, how did Duke Cao deal with it?"


    "this…"


    "If Duke Cao is brave and good at fighting, and defeats the general, and Yuan Chaqi wants to march westward to Han Valley, how will Duke Cao deal with it?"


    "this…"


    It is a well-known secret that Yuan Shao wants to establish Liu Yu. Under the current situation, all the situations mentioned by Xun Yu may happen.


    ??A thin layer of sweat could not help but appear on Cao Cao''s forehead.


    Finally, Xun Yu said something lightly again, but it hit Cao Cao''s heart like a heavy rock, "Look at the people of Yingchuan in Jizhou today, should they be like Cao Cao tomorrow? In the past, Yuan Chai rode out of the east gate, but now Have you ever thought about your brothers and sisters at home?”


    ??The people of Yingchuan worked hard to get Yuan Shao to serve as the shepherd of Jizhou, right? In this process, Yuan Shao naturally needs to promise something, but now?


    Coupled with the last sentence, it is simply heart-breaking words.


    ?Everyone said that Yuan Shao was a role model for the world. He spared no effort in resisting the evil forces. He even regarded high-ranking officials and their generous salaries as dirt. He left as soon as he said it, and then went to see how big the world was...


    ??But looking back, if it had been another person, Dong Zhuo might have gotten angry and a knife would have come to his door!


    ?So was Yuan Shao''s move intentional?


    Or unintentionally?


    Or, is it intentional?


    ?Looking at Yuan Shao''s attitude towards his family, where does a "brother" like Cao Cao rank?


    ??Cao Cao couldn''t help but sigh, and then he cupped his hands toward Xun Yu and said, "If we follow Xun Jun''s plan, how should Cao deal with it?"


    Xun Yu smiled faintly, and the whole hall seemed to be a little brighter because of Xun Yu''s smile, and said: "Of course I serve the Lord, uphold justice, and support justice... As for the present moment , and implement the strategy of turning against the guests and becoming the mainstay..."


    (End of this chapter)