Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1077 One piece of paper seeks talents and moves the world

  Jizhou, Yecheng.

  In the Office of Government Affairs, Ju Shou handed over some of the latest information to Yuan Shao for review, among which, of course, there was the latest hotly issued order to seek talents.

  The Order of Seeking Talents is like a gust of wind, not only blowing the land in Bingbei, but even agitating the Quartet, and the first one to get it is Yuan Shao who is in Jizhou besides Guanzhong and Hongnong.

   "Hmph!" Yuan Shao glanced up and down after reading it, and then threw the paper on the desk with the order of seeking merit, with a faint look of anger in his eyes.

   Seeking talents order!

  Why do you want Xian?

   Isn’t it just telling the people in the world that now Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty wants to rise up, needs talents, and needs the support of the world?

   Then from another perspective, isn’t it just a faint indication that the surrounding princes holding various banners, including Yuan Shao, are not "virtuous", so why do they come here to seek talents?

  How can this make Yuan Shao happy?

  But I can’t say it, and it’s hard to say it.

  Ju Shou was sitting on the table, looked at Yuan Shao's expression, pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Duke Ming is worried about this order to recruit talents?"

  Yuan Shao nodded in default.

  Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had a temporary truce.

Of course, the court’s fame and face is one aspect, but it’s only a very small aspect. It’s more because of the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, which has consumed too much food and grass for a while. During the time when there was no succession, neither the gentry in Jizhou nor Yuan Shao himself was able to support the long-distance march of the army to conquer Gongsun Zan, so they simply pushed the boat along and sold the court some face.

  But this does not mean that Yuan Shao puts the court first, so naturally when he accepted this order of seeking talents, he felt somewhat unhappy.

  If the power of the central court increases, how long will Yuan Shao still be able to dance around?

  Ju Shou looked at Yuan Shao and said, "Master Ming, why worry too much, this strategy is easy to break..."

   "Oh?" Yuan Shao suddenly became interested, and cupped his hands and said, "Please enlighten me."

Ju Shou stroked his beard and said, "Duke Ming is now supporting the soldiers of Jizhou, leading the loyal and brave people. He is so powerful that Heshuo is famous all over the world. Who doesn't know, who doesn't know? Now you can go to the table, please welcome you, as soon as you come It can prevent the great power from falling aside, and secondly, it can also recruit talents from all over the world, so that over the years, we can lead the elite and brave soldiers to command the world, and defeat those who don't follow, who can be the enemy?"

   "This..." Yuan Shao nodded slightly after listening, but did not express any clear attitude.

  The above table welcomes Emperor Han?

  Of course, from a strategic point of view, Ju Shou’s suggestion is really good.

but…

   "What Gong Yu said is also reasonable, and I have to think about it..." Yuan Shao finally did not make any reply, but said so to Ju Shou, then stood up and ended the meeting.

  Ju Shou opened his mouth, originally wanting to say something more, but seeing Yuan Shao had stood up and turned to the back hall, he sighed slightly and lowered his head.

  Yuan Shao hesitated.

  Speaking of it, Yuan Shao really only wanted to help the country at first, and he didn't have much intention to replace the Liu family of the Han Dynasty. At the beginning when he left the court and came to Jizhou, Yuan Shao only wanted to prove himself, to let the world know how loyal Yuan Shao is to the country, how much he cares about China, how worried about the country and the people, how wise and powerful...

  But at this time, I don't know it was from that moment, in Yuan Shao's heart, there seemed to be a voice whispering softly: "The one who replaced the Han, Tu Gaoye."

  Maybe it was from the day Liu Yu rejected himself?

   Maybe, Yuan Shao is not sure.

At that time, Dong Zhuo controlled the court, and repeatedly used court orders to order Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao himself named himself a chariot general, he was not recognized by the court and the public after all. Therefore, under such circumstances, Yuan Shao naturally wanted to find another solution.

At that time, Yuan Shao's strategic layout was actually very simple. If Liu Yu agreed, then the two sides would join forces, attack from the north and the south, and clean up Gongsun Zan. Grand strategy, leading the Hebei soldiers all the way to the south, defeating the Yuan Shu who he loathes so much, this world is decided by him Yuan Shao.

  Perhaps at that time, Yuan Shao was still willing to respect the Han, willing to achieve his own career under the banner of the Han, but Liu Yu refused.

   But now it seems that fortunately Liu Yu refused...

  Now Yuan Shao feels as if he is standing at a fork in the road. Next, go left or right?

  Yuan Shao hesitated.

  Ju Shou's suggestion is undoubtedly to go back to the road rejected by Liu Yu before...

  However, Yuan Shao doesn't want to go back on such a road now. The previous Yuan Shao wanted to prove himself, to prove that the discrimination and unequal treatment that Yuan Kui had done before were all wrong, and to prove that among the younger generation of the Yuan family, only he himself was the well-deserved leader. It proves that Yuan Shao can also do as well as Yuan Kai, ranking among the three princes, with power over the world.

  Now, however, it seems that there is another choice, a brand new path, one that is higher than Yuan Kai, and a path that surpasses the ancestors of the Yuan family...

  Of course, Yuan Shao is also very clear about what it means to take such a path, so he is hesitant now.

  Yuan Shao held his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

   "What to do next?"

   "Father, if you were alive, what would you do..."

  ………………

  The order to seek talents spread to Jizhou, and naturally it also spread to Yanzhou, which is not too far away.

   "...Where did you think..." Guo Jia shook his head, halfway through a sentence, but sighed, and didn't continue.

  The pen in Xun Yu's hand paused for a moment, then continued to write something on a wooden tablet, then put down the pen, raised his head and said to Guo Jia, "Qingxian Ling?"

   "Well..." Guo Jia twisted left and right, changed to a more casual sitting position, then closed his eyes slightly, shook his head, "...really started to do it..."

  Xun Yu frowned, and the beautiful and clean eyebrow line gathered in the middle of the forehead, leaving a few wrinkles that would make people feel distressed when they saw it, "...Feng Xiao, you mean..."

"... Not only that, but also the bet from before..." Guo Jia's mouth twitched, revealing a strange face that he didn't know whether he was happy or sad, "...calculating the time, it's been almost three years... this... oh ...Is there really such a person in this world? Three years, did he plan all this three years ago?"

   "This is impossible!" Xun Yu said firmly, and then repeated, "...This, this should be impossible..."

  Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Then it can only be regarded as a coincidence? Of course, it can only be regarded as a coincidence..."

   After speaking, both of them couldn't help but fell silent.

  Because this kind of thing is unavoidable for two people.

If only one or two people are involved, planning three years in advance is more or less reasonable, but this involves almost all the people in the world, so the things involved will not increase by a little bit. It is possible to change the direction of the whole incident. If under such circumstances, the planning can be carried out three years in advance, and it can be accurately promoted to the current rhythm, that is indeed an incredible thing.

  But no matter how incredible things happen, when they happen, they become reality.

"Let's talk about how to deal with it first..." The two were silent for a moment, Xun Yu took the lead in breaking the invisible shackles, and said first, "...My lord is now in Xuzhou... It's not long, but if something happens, I will It is more appropriate to come up with a strategy first..."

  Cao Cao took Qingzhou soldiers to Xuzhou.

At this time, there is no such thing as Cao Cao's father, or Cao Cao doesn't think anything will happen to his father. Of course, there may be another reason, that is, Cao Cao has been impatient with the current situation and can't care about his own father. up.

  Anyway, at this point in time, Cao Cao's father is still fine, and he is still a happy old man of two or three hundred pounds.

  The main reason why Cao Cao went to Xuzhou was to find something to eat. The enemy of ten thousand people seems to be good, but if it really goes into battle, unless it is in a fantasy world, how can it really be used as ten thousand people? So most of the time, more soldiers are still needed, and these soldiers naturally need more food and grass.

The arrival of Qingzhou soldiers solved the problem of Cao Cao's shortage of soldiers, but it also brought about the problem of shortage of soldiers and food. In order to solve this problem and win the hearts of Qingzhou soldiers, Cao Cao finally decided to take Qingzhou soldiers to Xuzhou as a visit , by the way for a few meals...

People in Xuzhou are very disgusted with these poor relatives from afar who came uninvited. Naturally, it is impossible to have a good face, and it is even more impossible to give Cao Cao food and grass. Turned the tables.

Boss Tao, the boss of the Xuzhou gang, was of course very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's behavior of invading the territory and crossing the border. In front of the soldiers, these big men from Shandong with big arms and round waists in Xuzhou did not show Wu Song's general strength, but retreated steadily like Wu Dalang, and finally had to retreat to Tancheng.

  Since he is a Qingzhou soldier, in order to avoid suspicion, naturally Xun Yu can't follow the army too closely, and he won't even ask Xun Yu. Originally, Guo Jia could go with Cao Cao, but it's a pity that Guo Jia's body...

  So in the end Wei Ke followed, while Xun Yu and Guo Jia stayed in Yanzhou.

"...Yes, we need to respond, but how should we respond?" Guo Jia shook his head and smiled wryly, "This was awarded by the emperor. Could it be possible to reprimand the emperor? Or is it an order not to allow others to go? Or simply not to announce the request for talents." Ling? Hehe...Zhengxi's move was pretty good..."

   "..." Xun Yu was also speechless for a while.

  As soon as this order of seeking talents was issued, people with a heart would naturally know the role of Zhengxi General Fei hidden in it. Otherwise, why did Han Emperor Liu Xie have nothing before, but why did he come to Pingyang to make such a move?

  But the problem happens here.

  Although it is natural for the emperor of Han to issue the decree of seeking talents, from the Han Dynasty to the present, which emperor issued the decree of seeking talents on the territory of the princes? Of course, this may be due to a coincidence. The emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie, may not have had any opportunity to publicly express his attitude and strategy towards the country's governance of the Han Dynasty. However, this incident is also the first time in the history of the Han Dynasty.

  This feeling is extremely weird, but I don’t know what to say...

   It's like diarrhea. I just lifted my trousers and walked two steps, but I felt an overwhelming colic, and then I had to do what I just did all over again.

  Of course, at this time, if you find that the only remaining pit that you just left is now occupied by another person, how will you feel...

  The current situation is almost like this for these gentlemen.

  Going, there is not much benefit, but why not go, what if the pit is occupied?

   Anyway, quite embarrassing.

   To be honest, the attraction of this merit-seeking order is not big enough for these gentry. It's not that Qiuxian Ling's literary talents are not good, or there is something wrong with the poems, but the person who posted it, and the place where it was posted really...

   Embarrassing.

If Liu Xie was five or six years older and located in the Luoyang Imperial City, it would be more appropriate to issue this order to seek talents, but the current Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty is still young, and the power of the monarchy has fallen. It is no longer a special secret, looking at Er Yuan's actions, and then looking at Yang Biao's actions, the hearts of the gentry all over the world will inevitably murmur. So at this time, is it really the right time to send the so-called elite members of the family to participate in this power struggle game?

  Especially when there may be other local vassal forces around.

  Therefore, for the vast majority of people, it is naturally the best policy to send out offshoots, or even some whose families have declined, as small stones to throw stones to ask for directions...

  However, the situation in Yanzhou is somewhat different. Regardless of whether Cao Cao served as the prefect of Dongjun County or the governor of Yanzhou now, in fact, he did not put too much emphasis on people from Yanzhou. At present, people around Cao Cao are mainly people from outside Yanzhou, such as Xun Yu himself.

"...Order all the counties to be filial and honest..." Xun Yu was silent for a long time, and then said, "...otherwise..." Cao Cao did not give the position of the prefect of the East County to the people of Yanzhou, but gave it to Xiahou by nepotism. This has already made the people of Yanzhou extremely dissatisfied Well, if the Order of Seeking Talents is allowed to go on, the gentry in Yanzhou might start a fire immediately.

There may not be many people going there, but some people will definitely use this to stir up trouble, so some positions will be vacated, so that people in Yanzhou can see some room for promotion, and to appease the emotions of the nobles in Yanzhou, that is What to do now, otherwise Cao Cao will lead the army outside, and if Yanzhou is unstable...

  (end of this chapter)