"That's not right!" Bao Hong suddenly came back to his senses, "Regarding the question of whether Wu Song is suitable for leading troops, I have thought about it once before, and then I have made arrangements to let him try to lead the Yellow Turban and lead an army by himself, why do you come here with Mu Yu now?" ”

"Mu Yu, Wu Song, why did the two of you come here together?"

Having doubts, Bao Hong asked directly.

The two glanced at each other, and Wu Song stepped forward to bow and said, "The young general is ashamed!" At the beginning, under Mu Lao's command, he didn't think that it was just like that to lead the troops to fight, and he just gave an order. I didn't know the difficulty until I led the troops alone, and the young general was black-eyed and completely confused! ”

"Not to mention that Mu Lao and the generals are so light and easy, those Yellow Turban thieves who have been trained by Peng Yue do better than what I command, and the other group of Yellow Turban thieves are in a mess, and the young generals have no way to start."

Bao Hong nodded, what Wu Song said was actually similar to what he had experienced at the beginning. I just crossed over to Fufeng, and I was also at a loss, if it weren't for the well-structured officials in the county and the well-trained soldiers, I'm afraid it wouldn't be much better.

"If this is the case, the young man will learn slowly, and sooner or later he will be able to practice these yellow scarf pawns. But in this matter, I am not afraid of anything else, what I am most afraid of is that people are compared to people. Brother Ruda and I have had a similar experience, but now he has trained his command in an orderly manner. What's more, it was Mr. Song who promoted Gongsun Daoren from the Yellow Turban, and he trained the Yellow Turban Army better than I did with just one mouth. The young general can still sit still, so don't you come to my former boss to ask for advice? ”

Bao Hong was stunned when he heard this, if he wanted to say that Second Brother Wu was also a real person, everything he said was heartfelt. We can't compare with the old qualifications of our predecessors, but if we are not as good as our colleagues in the same period or even those who are behind, or under the same basic conditions, then we can't say it, do we have to admit that we are inferior to others?

However, coincidentally, Wu Song's eyes are all his 'accomplices' from Liangshan, and Bao Hong is also speechless for this kind of thing.

"Since you have this heart, you will naturally support it." Bao Hong said with a smile, "As long as you don't delay the business, it's good for everyone to discuss with each other and study the art of war." ”

"However, the arrangements on the side of the Yellow Turban Soldiers are indeed slightly insufficient, but the arrangements will be made next, and you can also directly ask General Zong Lao or Mr. Li Hongzhang Li for help, both of them are veteran generals in the army, and they are extremely capable, and they can give you appropriate advice."

"The last general will follow the general's teachings!" When Wu Song heard this, he was overjoyed. Since self-motivation is mentioned, what I am most afraid of is that there is no path to progress. The best way for Bao Hong to provide him with these consultations is to do so.

"It's okay!" Bao Hong smiled, "But I want to say ugly things ahead, and you won't be good enough when the time comes, don't blame me for not giving you a chance to take charge of the army!" ”

"The young general must do his best!"

"Just do your best!"

Without waiting for further discussions, the generals and colonels of various armies came one after another.

"Let's get to know each other, let's not talk about it in advance, let's talk about the experience of Uncle Zong's party first!"

As Gao Xianzhi, the rear army in charge of the deployment, finally entered the camp tent, Bao Hong spoke.

It is a good idea to let everyone know Zong Ze and others through this method.

Li Hongzhang told the process, Zong Ze added from the side, and Bao Hong understood the experience of their group.

Bao Hong rushed to the rescue of Luoyang with Zhang Wen, but the real marching route was top secret, and then the people who came did not know that they would detour to Jingzhou, they went all the way east, and took the route of the 'Five Passes', passing through Tongguan, Hangu Pass and other key passes, and went straight to Luoyang.

Then he rushed to the Yuzhou battlefield in the war, and even saw Zhang Wen, who arrived at the Yuzhou battlefield and joined the Huangfu Song and other armies, so he knew the whereabouts of Bao Hong and others.

So, everyone changed their route and went south to catch up with Bao Hong and others.

The route they chose to go south was to go south directly in Yuzhou, passing through Runan and other places to Fancheng, but they did not meet the teams of Dong Zhuo and Peng Yue, and they did not know what their situation was.

Coincidentally, everyone marched to Gepo and encountered a group of Yellow Turban troops who had been killed and scattered. The Yellow Turban army was defeated, and under the command of Zong Ze's unified army, Pang De charged and broke through the powerful offensive, there was no way to resist at all.

At this time, behind the mountain, there was another group of men and horses chasing the Yellow Turban rout, the first strong man, eight feet long, ten girths around the waist, carrying a big knife, intercepting the way.

The two armies flanked back and forth, killing the yellow scarf crying father and mother, kneeling and surrendering.

Then the two parties met, and Xu Chu provoked and invited war like historical inertia. Without waiting for Zong Ze to make a move, Pang De had already stepped forward to ask for battle.

These two are really chess opponents, and they will meet good talents. One is born with divine power and fierce sword skills, and the other is a Liangzhou warrior, who is brave and unparalleled.

The two fought fiercely for several hours, regardless of victory or defeat, Rao is Zong Ze himself is also a strong martial artist, but he is also frightened by the two of them, and his inner love for talent is also Dasheng.

Then, needless to say, Zong Ze and Li Hongzhang devised a clever plan to capture Xu Chu.

Next, everyone treated each other politely, Zong Ze said it with righteousness and reasonableness, and Li Hongzhang persuaded him, Pang De also sympathized with him, and after some exchanges, Xu Chu was obedient and attached.

According to him, the Yellow Turbans were in turmoil, and they gathered thousands of families in their hometown to defend against the thieves. Once, because of lack of food, he exchanged cattle for grain with thieves, and the cattle ran back after reaching the other party's hands, but he dragged the tail of the ox backwards with one hand and walked a hundred steps, and the thief was so frightened that he didn't dare to ask for the ox and left. From then on, in the land of Huai, Ru, Chen, and Liang, they all felt afraid when they heard the name of Xu Chu.

Encountering such a hero, everyone was pleasantly surprised. And Xu Chu was also very respectful to everyone, and attracted hundreds of people from the clan to join together, and the two roads converged and went south again.

Then there were no accidents, until today with Bao Hong's army.

"Haha! You really don't know each other! Bao Hong said with a smile, "But this is also an inevitable trend, the Yellow Turban Cholera world, the people are not happy, Pang De joined the army, Xu Chu built a fort, Huang Zhong defended the city, countless capable people with lofty ideals will inevitably come forward, the Yellow Turban thieves are extremely poor for a while, and they can't escape the collapse after all!" ”

"However, if we can't unite and do our best, even if the yellow scarf will eventually be destroyed, we may not be able to see it?"

Bao Hong changed his words and said in a deep voice: "So take this opportunity to say a few more words here." ”

"Nanyang Huang Hansheng, but a cloth body, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao did not hesitate to promote, and he has been appointed as a Zhonglang general. Speaking of which, although I am the sole leader of an army and do not belong to the unified system, it is still under the rank of lieutenant general. ”

"And in our army, such as Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang, although he is a newcomer, since he knows his ability, then I must also follow the example of Lord Zhoumu, and I can't let him start from the commander and the chief and slowly work up."

"If you are in the position of helping the wind, it is necessary to look at the background and qualifications, and these will play a role in stabilizing the place no less than personal ability. But in the army, it is different, and today I take this opportunity to bring up this point, that is, meritocracy! ”

"Meritocracy, meritocracy, what you have to do is nothing else, or show me my talents, or concentrate on learning, and then show my talents!"

"I don't want any other qualifications or background to be used as the basis for appointment and promotion, I want your performance!"

"Of course, I will still record my military exploits and merits in the merit book word for word, but if I can't continue to improve myself, even if your merits are high, I will only give you the rewards and status you deserve, not military power!"

"I don't know what do you think of my proposal?"

The generals in the tent were all surprised. Bao Hong: This is a subversive thing.

At present, the mainstream path to advancement is undoubtedly filial piety.

The so-called filial piety is one of the subjects of the Han Dynasty's inspection system. Filial piety is the meaning of filial piety to parents and integrity.

In fact, most of the inspections are monopolized by the people of the world, touting each other, deceiving, and sometimes there are nursery rhymes satirizing: "Show talents, don't know books; Filial piety and honesty, the father does not live. ”

I won't complain much about this. As Bao Hong said, bureaucrats, playing in ordinary times and consolidating the locality, still have to rely on the family after all. But now that the yellow turbans are in chaos, if you don't get it right, the world will be overturned, and then it's too far to think about who to get along with, and not to offend anyone or anything, so let's make sure that we don't get killed.

In fact, Cao Cao had issued three orders to seek talents in the fifteenth, nineteenth, and twenty-third years of Jian'an. It is also a meritocracy to cite four words, indicating that no matter about personal moral character, as long as there is a talent, it will be used!

"General, this matter has far-reaching implications. Rashly proposing changes, I am afraid that it will cause discussion from all walks of life! As a think tank, Ling Jing was the first to speak.

"I am grateful for the general's grace." Zong Ze also spoke, "However, such a major event will even cause the general to be intolerable by the world, and please think twice." ”

I have to say that the loyalty of these people is very high, and the first thing that comes to mind is not that the road to their promotion has become smooth, but that they are the first to consider the problem in Bao Hong's position.

Bao Hong waved his hand and said with a smile: "The disadvantages you are talking about will be understood, and the general is not going to learn from the Warring States Yanzhao King and build a golden platform to recruit talents, at least at present, he will not do it blatantly." All I have to do is establish such rules in the military. The group of people we are here are the first batch of old people to start the execution. ”

"As long as you support it, then it will be implemented smoothly in the army. In the future, even if the powerful and powerful want to intervene, you old people can rely on their qualifications and status to pass the buck. However, this is just a means for us to get rid of external control, and in terms of employing people, we are still a principle, and we are only able to do it. ”

"So, I'm going to explain it to you here! Talented and capable people, we will appoint them. If the minister and doctor are installed in our army, and they have no talent and no virtue, then it is best for you to join forces to squeeze them out! ”

"As for the military, let's go as usual. After all, if the governance of the local government does not cooperate with the local tyrants, isn't that asking for trouble? ”

"Hongzhang is more suitable for this matter. According to the principle I mentioned, let's get a charter first, and then we'll discuss it! ”

"Students take orders!" Li Hongzhang responded

"The general is clever!" The generals also echoed it.