Zao only lowered his head and thought: "Yingchuan County has not yet held it in his palm, and he has entered Yu County...... Whether it is too eager. Besides, where do the troops come from? And what is the benefit to the development of the situation? ”

Xi Zhongyan said: "Zaojun is to the point, it is precisely because Yingchuan County is only nominally under the rule of the lord that it needs to enter Yuanxian County. ”

Then Xi Zhong revisited the old words, talking about the disadvantages of Xu Chu's radical actions since he entered Yingchuan. He cut the entire Yingchuan County into three pieces - the scholar class, the powerful forces, and the Xu Chu camp.

Let's talk about the family first. Xun's, Chen's, Zhong's and other right-surnamed clans raised Xu Chu to the position of Taishou, not because they regarded Xu Chu as their own, but because they hoped to use the troops in Xu Chu's hands to save their family from military disasters in the chaotic situation in the world. Therefore, even if Xun Chen, Xun Yan, Xun Yue, Zhong Yan, Zhong Jin and others held the right position in the county under Xu Chu's sect, it did not mean that they accepted Xu Chu. In fact, it is just that they and Xu Chu are in their own politics and do not interfere with each other. Without the sincere support of the Yingchuan family, Yingchuan would not really belong to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu heard the advice of the play, and thought of Chen Qi and Chen Deng's father and son in history, when Tao Qian was the pastor of Xuzhou, they attached themselves to Tao Qian and were reused; After Tao Qian's death, he let Xuzhou Yu Liu Bei, and then made Liu Bei an official; Later, Lu Bu arrived and drove Liu Bei to Xiaopei, and Chen Deng was Lu Bu's subordinate again; Finally, it was Chen Deng who proposed Cao Cao to destroy Lu Bu, and he was highly valued by Cao Cao because of his merits. From Chen Deng's example, it can be seen that the status of the family in the Eastern Han Dynasty is not an exaggeration to call it 'the state pastor of flowing water, the family of iron'. It can also be seen that if Xu Chu does not have the heart of the family in Yingchuan, he may be sold by the family like Lu Bu. What Xi Zhong said is admittedly not alarmist.

I also heard Haoqiang talk about in the play. The Han Dynasty inherited the remnants of the Warring States, the world was full of heroes, rangers were all over the land, and Yingchuan was naturally not exempt from vulgarity. In fact, these people are also like the Yang Zhai Zhang family and the Huang family, more or less have fish and flesh people, and their behavior of harming the township is a great harm to politicians. But in this special period, these people are the objects that must be vigorously wooed. Did Xu Chu win over? No. Even if there were, it was only a last resort for Yan Ling's order at that time, such as Yan Ling Zhao Yuan, Li Gan and others. Zhao Yuan, Li Gan and others are nothing to be counted in Yingchuan County, there are only a few hundred disciples attached to them, and most of them are 'dead people' who cannot be of great use, and their combat effectiveness is extremely limited. Not only did he not win over, but he was also in a hurry to return the iron smelting to the county, which offended some of the heroes. So much so that as soon as the Tuntian order was issued, thieves rose up, and the county was too busy to take care of itself. Everyone should know who these so-called 'thieves' are.

After Guo Jia heard this, he was ashamed and said: "What Zhicai said is that this is also Jia's fault. Guo Jia was the mastermind and did not remind Xu Chu in time, so he blamed himself.

Xi Zhong said: "This is not the fault of Fengxiao, it is the fault of the lord." ”

This leads to the last point, Xu Chu's own problem. Xi Zhong said that Xu Chu was alone, and there was no family support behind him. After marrying the Zhang clan in Yanling, he did not promote the people in the Zhang clan, and cut off his own good help. Looking around at the henchmen, Xu Shu, Guo Jia, Zao You, counting me as Xi Zhong, but there are only four who can manage things. There is a huge Yingchuan County, hundreds of thousands of people, a radius of hundreds of miles, and there are no effective subordinates to govern the county commanders, chiefs, and Cheng, and no matter how virtuous Zaoyi, Xu Shu, Guo Jia and others are, there is no way to cover everything. is always miscalculated, and the entire Taishou Mansion is like a 'castle in the air', which has nothing to show and cannot be implemented.

This is not the first time Xu Chu has been counted in public by Xi Zhong, and it must not be the last. But Xu Zhongkang, whose soul came from later generations, was not afraid of being counted, listened cheekily, and saluted to Xi Zhong: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

As long as it works.

The wisdom of the ancient sages is incomparable, in short, Xu Chu did not want to compare strategies with Guo Jia and Xi Zhong. If it makes sense, he listens, if it doesn't make sense, as long as Guo Jia and Xi Zhong can say their own truth, they will listen to it.

Xu Chu has no family support, and it is indeed a great weakness from his congenital nature, even more fatal than his humble background. Xu Chu was educated by Xi Zhong, so he began to ponder this layer, and it was easy to think of some examples to prove the importance of the family in this era.

Let's say Sun Jian. Sun Jian was born in general, but at the beginning of the army, the then magistrate of Fuchun County resigned from Sun Ben's seal, and went thousands of miles to Sun Jian's place to fight with him in all directions; There is also his younger brother Sun Jing, who gathered the children of the clan to stay in his hometown to protect himself, so that Sun Jian had no worries, and when Sun Ce succeeded to the throne, he immediately took the clansmen and righteous servants to join Sun Ce, so that Sun Ce later leveled the 'Wu County' and laid the foundation for the Eastern Wu to stand on the Three Kingdoms.

Another example is Cao Cao, not to mention. Without the great help of Cao Xiahou and the sworn to the death, how could there be Cao Cao's great cause of sweeping the Central Plains?

And on Xu Chu, without the support of the clan, he can neither have the strength to be a 'great warlord' like Dong Zhuo, nor can he become a 'great prince' in the world like Yuan Shao.

Since Xi Zhong and Guo Jia said at the same time that they would 'send troops to Chen Liu', and they talked at length for a long time, needless to say, there should be some countermeasures in their hearts.

Xi Zhong said that he was happy, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and it was Guo Jia's turn to continue.

Guo Jia is not as talented as Xi Zhong, but the longitude and latitude in his womb are always in a high place, in other words, it is not as down-to-earth as Xi Zhong, and it is more suitable for the development and growth of Xu Chu now. After listening to Xi Zhong's words, the 'ghost talent' Guo Fengxiao naturally touched the bypass, and now he learns and uses it.

"The situation in Luoyang is unclear, and the worst-case scenario - Zhang Rang returned to the ranks of the eunuchs, causing the imperial court to issue an edict to ask the lord for his guilt. However, as Zhicai said, if the foundation of the lord is not strong, he will be afraid that the court will ask for guilt and take away the post of Taishou. Imagine that if there are a large number of heroes under the command of the lord who sincerely belong to him, the situation will be completely different. Even if there is a crime, even if he takes the post of Taishou, he can still take his subordinates and stay away to watch the situation in the world. ”

Guo Jia said, looked at Zaoyi, and said with a smile: "Don't say it from afar, just say Zaojun." The lord has the grace of knowing him, and Zaojun is grateful, so he devotes his heart and soul to the Tuntian affairs for the lord. But what if the lord has to avoid the crime? Can Zao Jun let go of his clansmen and follow the lord through mountains and rivers regardless of the danger? After speaking, he said to Zao, "Jiaxin is straightforward and fast, Zaojun is not strange." ”

Jujube was stunned and smiled awkwardly. "Fengxiao is telling the truth, and Zao Yi doesn't hide it from the king, and he really can't let go of the clansmen in the county."

Xu Chu was embarrassed, Guo Jia seemed to be influenced by Xi Zhong, and his speech became sharp, so he said: "Feng Xiaoyan is all about it, but what should I do." ”

Guo Jia continued: "Families such as Xun, Chen, and Zhong will not change their attitude towards the lord in a short period of time, so they simply give in one step further. With Yingshui as the boundary, north of Yingshui, Yangzhai, Yanling, Yingyin, Xu, Linying, Xinji, Changshe, Yangcheng a total of eight counties of Tuntian affairs were handed over to Yu Cao Peng Zaojun; To the south of Yingshui, Kunyang, Wuyang, Jia, Xiangcheng, Dingling, Fathercheng, Yan, and Yingyang also have a total of eight counties and tuntian affairs handed over to the family officials to supervise. ”

Xu Shu, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "In this way, the thieves caused by Tuntian should be alleviated a lot." It's just that the land south of Yingshui is vast, which is more conducive to Tuntian......" suddenly slapped his thigh again, and said happily: "Yanxian and Zhaoling are only thirty or forty miles, so that the state pastor said to save the soldiers, let Xun, Zhong and other wang clans operate." ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Jia Zheng has this intention. Wuzhi was ordered to ask for help, and this county is subordinate to Yuzhou Mu, which should not be taken lightly. However, the main army's troops are in two places near Yangzhai and Yangcheng, and the whip is beyond reach, and he suddenly returns to the east of the military county, which is not conducive to the stability of Yangzhai and Yangcheng. The lord only needs to contribute a part of the grain and grass, and Xu Xunchen, Du You and others recruit soldiers and horses, and with their reputation in various places, they can get a group of 5,000 righteous followers in a moment, so that the affairs of the state pastor will be completed. "Yanxian County, Zhaoling County, where Liu Pi and Gong Du are located, and Ruyang County, where Huang Wan is now, are almost in a straight line.

"You can get it in a moment, you can get it in a moment...... Xu Chu repeated these four words, and sighed: "In order to serve filial piety, do you have any other opinions?" ”

Seeing that no one answered, Xu Chu asked again: "Fang Fengxiao and Zhicai both mentioned the word 'foundation', what should I do?" ”

Guo Jia said: "This edict from the General's Mansion is an opportunity to win over Haoyou. These people are well-known in the countryside, how can they not covet the rank of advancement? But the right position of the county and county is mostly occupied by the children of the scholar clan, such as Yang Zhai Fei Liang, and the Fei family is the surname of Lizhong, but he was not listed as a county official until the gang leader was fair. The same is true for the sons of Haoyou in other places, it is not easy to get the position of pavilion chief, and there are only a handful of people who have been appointed to the positions of Zhizhifu and Xiangyoufu...... The lord should go to the township and the village in person, break the corporal, and fellowship sincerely, so that Hao Youyou is willing to drive the lord. ”

Xu Chu woke up and summed it up in one sentence, he should raise the doorman, recruit the dead, and then allow him to enter. Righteousness and profit go hand in hand, instead of sitting in the Taishou Mansion and handing over the conscription to the henchmen and colonels under his command. After a layer of separation, the relationship will not be so close.

Those subordinates who are willing to overcome obstacles and swear to follow to the death are the real capital in troubled times.

Carrying the banner of 'entering Beijing to eliminate eunuchs under the edict of the general' is indeed conducive to Xu Chu winning people's hearts, but in the final analysis, why do you have to pass through Yuxian County and take it, Xi Zhong and Guo Jia did not explain.

When asked, Xi Zhong smiled and said: "The location is in Chong, and it is Cai Bojiao's hometown, how can there be a reason not to take advantage of the chaos." ”