As I walked along the way, I saw endless merchants passing by. People waved flags and passed password letters from time to time on the high platform beside the road. The people were also walking in a hurry with a smile on their faces, without any leisurely scenes of the slack seasons in the early years. This made me very pleased. This was the atmosphere that a vibrant nation should have. Of course, while walking, I had to continue to instill my radical thoughts in Cao Ang.

The first thing I did after returning to Xudu was of course not to go home and sleep, but to visit Cao Cao.

When I arrived at the Cao Mansion, my family saw that the eldest son who had been away from home for almost a year came back and hurriedly came forward to salute me, and said to me: "The master told me that I am young. If I see Mr. Guo and the eldest son, please go to the conference hall as soon as possible."

I knew something must have happened, otherwise Cao Cao would not have forgotten the promise he said a few days ago to pick me up. He urged his family to lead the way. Before he could reach the meeting hall, he heard Cao Cao's voice.

"What do you think of this letter?"

I stood outside the door and wanted to hear what happened, but I heard someone say, "Duke Cao, Yuan Shao is powerful. I heard that he has a million troops, so Cao Gong is unlikely to be an enemy! Besides, Yuan Shao has the title of a general, so it is better to perform a humble manner and act as requested by Yuan Shao's letter."

Who is this? The voice is very good. Could it be a newly acquired strategist? No! The newly acquired strategist should not rush to speak before a few veteran strategists made a statement. And he also said that he was a little dependent on his seniority. Although he didn't know what to discuss, Cao Cao should be very annoyed by this letter in my opinion. It would be better to persuade him to surrender to Yuan Shao than to let him act according to the letter.

"The words of the Lord Shaofu are different!" Someone retorted, and this voice could be heard, except that Xun Wenruo could not be someone else. And I can't figure out who the person he was just talking about was even more difficult. Shaofu is a high-ranking official among the nine ministers. Then Xun Yu said: "The Yuan family has four generations and three ministers, who have been blessed with the emperor's kindness in the past dynasties. When he arrived at the generation of Yuan Shao's brothers, he did not want to serve the court. His brother Yuan Shu even acted as a disobedient act. The things Yuan Shao said in this letter were ulterior motives and could never agree. The emperor was the lord of the people of the Han Dynasty. If he was not the pear in the family of the Lord Shaofu, how could he perform a humble manner!"

Let’s remember it! This Shaofu Lord must be the first protagonist in the story "Kong Rong Ren Li" that has been circulated by later generations for thousands of years.

I don’t know what others think? Anyway, I’m not interested in this story. In my previous life, I went to a guest at a comrade’s house. There was a seven-year-old little Guaiguai, who was both smart and cute. He brought a few apples out and picked the largest red apple and handed it to me. I didn’t think much about it, so I took it over and ate it. Who knew that I was in trouble now, and Xiao Guaiguai immediately burst into tears. It turned out that every time there were guests at home, the little guy would bring out some fruits. Generally, when the guests saw him, they would politely say: “This kid is so good! He is so polite!” Then he returned the biggest fruit to the little guy. The little guy received praise and the biggest fruit!

Oh my God! What logic is this? In addition to teaching a group of hypocrites, I can't see any traditional virtues of the Chinese nation reflected in the children. I am not saying that modesty is not good at all, but excessive modesty becomes hypocrisy. God knows what else will hide behind this hypocrisy! Moreover, children educated under this idea lack the necessary enterprising spirit and competitiveness. Why do you expect them to become the brave men who dare to be the first in the world?

But this descendant of Confucius is too particular! What are you talking about now? It is about the stay and leave of the emperor to the country and the country! What is the emperor? He is the president of the country and the head of state. Especially in this era, the emperor is the son of the supreme "God", oh! As you mean, it is like a cabbage, and you will give it to others if you say you give it to others?

Kong Rong said: "The Master said: A gentleman has no dispute. I hope again..."

I'm dizzy! What a gentleman is not fighting for no competition! It's because of this uncontest that I don't know how many opportunities for the development of the Chinese nation have been ruined. It's okay if I don't listen. When I heard this, I couldn't help but step in and interrupt Kong Rong's words and said: "A gentleman is Confucius's words, but Confucius also said; he must shoot too! Even Confucius said that it's okay if a gentleman doesn't fight, but if he wants to fight, he must shoot arrows with each other. It can be seen that it's better to fight!"

The whole content of this sentence is: "A gentleman has no dispute, he must shoot! He bows and gives way and drinks, and his fights are gentlemen." The original meaning is: "A gentleman has nothing to fight with others. If there is, it is an archery competition. During the competition, he first bows and gives way and then goes on the court. After shooting, he bows and retreats, and then goes to the hall to drink. This is the battle between gentlemen."

After hearing my misinterpretation of the saint's words, Kong Rong's humble gentleman was so angry that his beard was trembling and his face turned blue. He shook his sleeves and asked, "Who is the one who is so shameless? How could there be such a shameless person in the world who is so arrogant to the sages!"

Gentleman? Is this a gentleman? A gentleman who can't listen to other people's dissent? I am lazy to pay attention to such a person. I walked straight to the central committee of the conference hall and saluted, saying, "Lord! The priest of the Sikong Priest Guo Jia returned after being ordered!"

Cao Cao was already overjoyed when he entered the door, especially after hearing what Confucius said, "It's good to be back! It's good to be back!" After that, he sat back with my hand in my hand.

Kong Rong saw me sitting in the same seat as Cao Cao, lowered his anger and said, "It turns out that this is Lord Guo, the Sikong Priest, known as the prodigal son!"

I shook my feather fan and replied, "That's it! I am the prodigal son Guo Jia!"

Kong Rong said: "You are not good at reading and you don't even understand the words of the saints. You should go home and read more books of the sages and come back to avoid misleading national affairs."

I said, "The books of sages mentioned by the Shaofu people are either very conflicting or deceitful words that make people have no choice but to read them."

Kong Rong's face began to turn blue again when he was getting better. He said: "The books of sages are written by sages. How can there be any contradiction? Are there any lies?"

I smiled and said, "What the Shaofu Master said just now is a gentleman without dispute, but is it in the book of sages?"

Kong Rong despised: "This is the words of the saint recorded in the Analects of Confucius!"

I said contemptuously: "I heard that there is another saying by a saint in the Analects of Confucius. It is tolerant, but who is tolerant! Since a gentleman is not fighting, what else can he not tolerate? Since even a saint cannot bear it, how can I stand up to such an ordinary person? If I can't bear it, I have to fight. Is this not a contradictory or what? If I fight, I am not a gentleman?"

Kong Rong was speechless for a moment, and he would tremble all over when standing there alone.

I, Cheng Sheng, chased and asked, "At the beginning of man, one is good in nature, but is it said by sages?"

Kong Rong nodded.

I sneered: "People are born kind, how can they do evil things in the future?"

"That's..." Kong Rong was interrupted by me rudely as soon as he opened his mouth to defend himself. I said, "Shaofu Lord said, "What does it mean to be influenced by villains? The evil ones have become influenced by evil people. Since people are kind when they are born, how did the first bad person in the world go from a kind person to a bad person?"

I have listened to many debates! Fight with me! You are so angry that you will not deserve your life!

Kong Rong almost fainted when he saw his trembling hands pointing at me for a long time. After thinking that he could not find a way to defend himself, he actually left with his sleeves.

When Cao Cao saw me angry, he ran away from Kong Rong. Not only did he not try to keep me, he didn't even raise his head. He just picked up a letter from the table and handed it to me and said, "Bongxiao, take a look at the letter from Yuan Benchu ​​who just received today. How should I reply to what I asked for?"

I opened it and read it, and it was actually nothing. Yuan Shao's general meaning was just to say: He immediately sent troops to wipe out the rebel Gongsun Zan, but the food was not enough. I heard that Meng De's warehouse with a lot of food could not be put down, so I hope Meng De could support some in Yanzhou, and there was no need to be too much. I would give three or five million hu of water. Also, the emperor has been staying with you for a long time. Are you considering sending it here and letting him play for a few days, and having a chance to use the emperor to make the princes addiction?

After reading Yuan Shao's arrogant and rude letter, I smiled and said, "My lord can reply to General Yuan, and said that the general is already short of food. If the emperor and officials are sent to the general, it is afraid that it will add another burden to the general. Moreover, the lord and the general are both court ministers, how can you argue about the emperor's stay or stay? So I would like to ask the general to submit the emperor after he has sufficient food and ask the emperor to make arbitrary decision. Yanzhou's grain is a little stored, but it was tributed by the princes from all over the country to the emperor. Wutian

It is hard to borrow my order easily. The general has not paid taxes like the court for several years. After reading the letter from the general, he learned that the general was loyal to the imperial court when he was short of military rations. His heart was commendable and he should be a model in the world. Therefore, he not only exempted the taxes owed to the court in recent years, but also claimed that the general also served as the Grand Marshal and the governor of Ji, Qing, You and the four prefectures. He also hoped that the general would be the emperor, the imperial court, and the country, and would work hard and bravely shoulder important tasks, and take the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty as his own responsibility!"

After saying that, I asked, "My lord thinks it is appropriate to reply like this?"

Cao Cao had already laughed so hard that he leaned back and forth, and everyone in the hall was also laughing.

"Be filial piety, be filial piety!" Cao Cao tried several times before he restrained his smile and said, "I have not seen you for a year and I am still so unruly, and my words are even more sharp. If Yuan Shao understood your reply like this, he would be afraid that he would start to attack immediately."

I said seriously: "Even if Yuan Shao understands it, he can only bear it. He has been fighting with Gongsun Zan for so long and finally has the opportunity to wipe out Gongsun Zan. He will definitely not miss it."

Cao Cao said: "Yuan Shao is so arrogant and rude, I want to raise troops to attack him, but I hate him so much. What should I do?"

What a good guy! I was afraid that Yuan Shao would start an attack, so I want to attack Yuan Shao now! This is not simple, I said casually: "Gaozu Liu Bang, Xiang Yu was defeated, and the lord knew the reason. That is, Gaozu Liu Bang won by wisdom. Although Xiang Yu was strong, he died in Wujiang in the end. Now Yuan Shao has ten defeats, and the lord has ten victory. Although Yuan Shao's army is strong, he is not afraid of it: Yuan Shao has many rituals and lords are natural, and this is the way of victory; Yuan Shao uses rebellion and lords are in accordance with order, which is the righteous victory; Huan and Ling have lost their political power, Yuan Shao has given him lenient support, and the lords have given him sturdy control, and this is the victory

It is true; Yuan Shao is generous on the outside and is timid on the inside, and he has many relatives on the outside and is smart on the inside. He uses talents to win. Yuan Shao is more planning and less decision-making, and he will do it every plan. This is the plan to win. Yuan Shao specializes in reputation, and the lord treats people with sincerity. This is the virtue of virtue. Yuan Shao is concerned about the near and far away, and the lord is always worried. This is the kindness of benevolence. Yuan Shao listens to slander and confusing, and the lord is infiltrated, which is the clear victory. Yuan Shao is confused, and the lord is strict and strict, which is the text of victory. Yuan Shao likes to be a void and does not know the need for military force. The lord defeats the crowd with fewer troops and uses troops like a god. This is the martial arts victory. The lord has these ten victories, so it is not difficult to defeat Yuan Shao."

I have read these ten wins and ten defeats many times in my previous life. If you savor them carefully, you will find that many of them are just to make up ten integers. In fact, they are nonsense that has changed concepts. However, we can see that Guo Jia is not only strategic but also has a good understanding of people's psychology. Compared with the military power of both sides at that time, few people could think that Cao Cao could win against Yuan Shao. So the more reasons he said, the more he could boost morale.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "As Fengxiao said, how can I bear it!"

Xun Yu stood up and said, "Guo Fengxiao's ten victories and ten defeats are consistent with foolish opinions. Although Yuan Shao claimed that he had a million soldiers and a thousand generals, how could he be afraid of such ten defeats!"

I said, "Yuan Shao is not the first thing that needs to do is the enemy. Lu Bu from Xuzhou is the real big trouble. Now that Yuan Shao has launched an army to fight Gongsun Zan in the north, the lord should take advantage of his distance and first take Lu Bu to eliminate the troubles in the southeast, and then attack Yuan Shao in the north. This is the best plan; otherwise, in the future, if Lu Bu takes advantage of the opportunity to attack Xudu, it will be a great harm."

Xun Yu also said: "Lu Bu is a tiger and wolf. How can you be assured to visit Yuan Shao if you do not destroy the tiger and wolf around you? The lord can send someone to Xiaopei to contact Liu Bei first. When he returns, our army can raise an army to attack Lu Bu with Liu Xuande."

Cao Cao agreed to my suggestion of Lu Bu in the Eastern Expedition, and also believed that Xun Yu's strategy was feasible. He sent a letter to Liu Bei stationed in Xiaopei, and at the same time sent a lot of gifts to Yuan Shao's envoy to go back and deliver the letter, saying that he had already submitted a letter to the Grand Marshal and the governor of Ji, Qing, You, and the four states. He also wrote a secret letter to reply: "The general can be assured to attack Gongsun Zan. I should help as much as possible."
Chapter completed!