"Actually, all of this is like a tree." Guo Jia spoke and said in a metaphor.

"A tree?" Yuan Shao asked curiously.

"That's right." Guo Jia nodded, "If a tree wants to continue to grow, it needs to keep branches. Even if some branches occasionally go in the wrong direction, most normal branches will lead the entire tree to continue to grow upward."

As he said that, Guo Jia looked at Yuan Shao and continued,

"Now Lord Yuan is like the trunk of this tree."

"It's interesting, what about you?" Yuan Shao asked with interest.

"I'm the leaves." Guo Jia replied.

"Leaves?" Yuan Shao probably didn't expect Guo Jia to be so low in his position.

"That's right, not only me, but now all the strategists under Lord Yuan are also leaves. Each leaf is different, each represents a thought and an idea. Each leaf is leading the trunk, and the right direction of growth is the right direction. Lord Yuan can imagine that when a trunk is surrounded by so many leaves, can it still grow up in the right direction?!" Guo Jia said.

Yuan Shao probably understood at this time that Guo Jia was talking about the problem that he was unable to make up his mind. Indeed, there were many counselors and many ideas, and they were often undecided and it was difficult to make accurate judgments. Yuan Shao actually knew the problem of indecision himself, but he just didn't know how to solve it.

So Yuan Shao quickly asked for advice,

"Then is there any good way to worship filial piety?"

"In my opinion, what Lord Yuan lacks now is branches! The leaves on the tree are still as many as before. But if there are only a few branches on the entire trunk, it will be easier to see the correct growth direction clearly!" Guo Jia said directly.

Since Yuan Shao’s biggest problem is indecision, then, according to Guo Jia’s idea, the best way is to leave everything to the decision-making team, just like the emperor handing over all things to the prime minister. Of course, Yuan Shao has not found a talent like Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei. So Guo Jia took a step back. If the prime minister fails, then the three dukes will be the ones. No matter what, like now, it is like a hundred officials attending court and having many things, and it is definitely not a long-term way for Yuan Shao.

If Yuan Shao can follow Guo Jia's advice, then in the future, before the Battle of Guandu, according to Guo Jia's plan, he should be Guo Jia, Xun Yu or one of the Xun family members, and even if the last one is not Tian Feng, in that case, Guo Jia has a great possibility of turning the world around!

Or to go forward, if Yuan Shao could not be indecisive, then the situation of the Guandu Battle in history would not have been formed. Yuan Shao could have attacked before Cao Cao destroyed Lu Bu and the rear was unstable, and the battle would be determined. If he could unify the north at such an early period, the remaining Sun Quan and others would not have been in a state of chaos. The subsequent sweep would definitely be unstoppable!

Or if you go further, it is probably not Cao Cao's turn to welcome the emperor.

However, although Guo Jia's words make some sense, Yuan Shao heard that what he saw was more Guo Jia's selfishness and power desire!

The leaves have indeed not decreased, but the leaves have grown on the trunks before to grow on the branches now. Isn’t this giving the branches great power in vain?!

Dong Zhuo knew that he wanted to balance his subordinates, how could Yuan Shao deliberately give his subordinates such great power? If someone wanted to rebel now, it would be just a leaf. But in the future, if the branch wanted to rebel, how many leaves would be on any branch?!

Therefore, even if Yuan Shao knew his problems, he would never obey Guo Jia's opinion. He did not have the courage and did not have that kind of trust in his subordinates! Of course, Yuan Shao was also a little arrogant. In his opinion, indecisiveness was also thoughtful, which not only would not cause too much consequences, but on the contrary might be the key to his success.

So Yuan Shao shook his head and said,

"It seems a bit confusing for too many people, but it's not easy to focus on this small problem. Besides, many times, decisions need to be decided on the spot. If you really convey the problem layer by layer, and then wait until the discussion is completed below, then you will be sent back layer by layer, and finally discuss it again, how much time will it be wasted."

Guo Jia was speechless when he heard this. Time is indeed very important, but the correctness of the decision is obviously more critical than time! And why don’t you think about the time of so many people gathering, the time when they get together to argue, and the time when you, Yuan Shao, hesitating! Even if there is an urgent matter, you need to make a decision in person, are Guo Jia and these people fools? They can’t come up with the plan and make the correct judgment?

At this moment, Guo Jia had completely given up on Yuan Shao. Yes, Guo Fengxiao did have selfishness, and his selfishness was quite good, but this kind of thing would help Yuan Shao even more. If Yuan Shao could not be the emperor, what would be the meaning of Guo Jia's power under Yuan Shao?

Yuan Shao only sees other people's problems, but cannot face his own problems. He does not want to change and can only move towards destruction step by step.

Regardless of whether Yuan Shao's final outcome would be like history, according to what Guo Jia thought at the beginning, since he could not see the hope of high power in Yuan Shao, he would have to turn to Cao Cao.

After seeing Yuan Shao off, Guo Jia finally began to seriously think about how to safely get rid of Yuan Shao.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, but Guo Jia remembered Xun Yu again.

Speaking of which, it was the incident of Feng Ji that gave Guo Jia a great reminder. Since Feng Ji was able to come up with a specific plan at that specific time period, then Guo Jia didn't need to say it. Now Xun Yu himself should have already made plans to leave.

Since Xun Yu not only left Yuan Shao, but also left Yuan Shao safely in history, can Guo Jia discuss it with Xun Yu and learn from it?

Thinking of this, Guo Jia decisively took the initiative to visit Xun Yu. Guo Jia knew that if Cao Cao wanted to accomplish something, Xun Yu would definitely be able to help him. Then, before Xun Yu himself made a decision or before he took action, Guo Jia would take Xun Yu to join Cao Cao. Even if it was not for the open credit, Cao Cao would definitely be very grateful to Guo Jia!

"It's really rare for Lord Guo to visit him in person." Xun Yu kindly led Guo Jia into the house.

Guo Jia said with a stern face and pretended to be angry.

"Brother Wen Ruo, when did you meet me like this?"

"Haha, I thought that if you become a high-ranking official, you forgot our old friends." Xun Yu smiled. This was quite tactful to praise Guo Jia very comfortably, because Xun Yu obviously recognized Guo Jia as Sikong.
Chapter completed!