Because it was not many days before Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone was preparing for the New Year, and Cheng Yu did not come to give a lecture to Cao Chang in the last few days of the second year of Xingping, and Cao Ang also returned to Cao Cao's mansion with his wife and daughter because the New Year was approaching. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As soon as Cao Ang returned to the house, he took the initiative to apologize to Cao Zhang, saying that he was indeed afraid that Cao Zhang would be confused by people with ulterior motives, so he was too nervous, and Cao Chang also believed in his brother, in his eyes, a hot-blooded young man who could die for his father at the age of twenty would not be so insidious as to even harm his 6-year-old brother.

So in 196 AD, that is, the first year of Jian'an, which changed the name of the year, Cao Cao's family still had a happy year, this year Cao Zhang was seven years old, Cao Zhi was also 4 years old, and it was also the age of reading and literacy, so Cao Cao made a new arrangement, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were taught by Xun Yu, Cao Zhang was taught by Guo Jia, and Cao Pi and Cao Zhang's martial arts were in charge of Xiahou Dun.

Cao Zhang knew that Cao Cao deliberately arranged for Guo Jia to give him a lecture alone, but what was the purpose of doing so, Cao Zhang didn't know, and when Cao Cao said this arrangement, Cao Zhang's mind appeared Guo Jia's intriguing smile on the carriage again.

As soon as the Lantern Festival in the first year of Jian'an passed, Cao Cao and his generals began to prepare to send troops to Yingchuan, and on the first day after the Lantern Festival, Cao Zhang and Guo Jia began their first lectures.

The place of teaching is still in the study of Cao Cao's mansion, Guo Jia and Cao Zhang each have a case, sitting face to face, because Cao Zhang sent away his guards again, the courtyard where the study is located is empty, and there are only Cao Zhang and Guo Jia in the study.

Guo Jia's opening remarks surprised Cao Zhang, Guo Jia's first sentence was to say: "In fact, long before Wen Ruo took refuge in the lord, he asked his subordinates to vote together, but his subordinates refused. ”

"Why?" Cao Zhang is very strange, because Cao Cao and Guo Jia are very tacit in history, Cao Cao was very sad after Guo Jia's death, he really couldn't think of if Xun Yu had found Guo Jia, it should have been in 192 AD, but why did Guo Jia refuse?

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Because the subordinates have seen that although the lord will be able to dominate Yanzhou sooner or later, it will inevitably cause chaos, and the subordinates will see if the lord can resolve this war before they can decide whether to assist the lord." Apparently he was referring to Zhang Miao's rebellion

Cao Zhang's first reaction when he heard it was to think: If you weren't Guo Jia, I would immediately say that you bragged about B and added an afterthought, and then drove you out, Lao Tzu can't remember studying history, Cheng Yu Xunyu is not a fool, and he didn't see it, only you can see it, and you were still in Yingchuan at that time, and you didn't step into Yanzhou, how can you see it?

However, Cao Zhang still looked humble and asked for advice: "May I ask sir, how do you see it?" ”

Guo Jia did not answer Cao Zhang's question directly, but asked Cao Zhang: "The eldest prince is 19 years old this year, and he can be promoted to filial piety in one year, I heard that the third prince is very interested in the official system and military system of the Han Dynasty, I don't know how much the third prince knows about filial piety?" ”

Cao Zhang's answer was instream: "Filial piety is one of the methods of selecting officials in the Han Dynasty, and every 200,000 households should elect a virtuous, erudite, filial piety to their parents, and honest behavior to the imperial court, so that the imperial court can recruit them, and this person is called filial piety." Apparently he didn't know why Guo Jia was asking this.

Guo Jia smiled: "The problem is here, this method of filial piety and honesty was originally intended to provide talents for the imperial court, but because of the mediocrity of the emperors in recent generations, the corruption of the dynasty, the supervision or bribery of various places, for the children of rich businessmen and magnates to cheat, for filial piety, or to please the powerful, for the relatives and friends of the powerful to open the door of convenience, some gentlemen and sons of filial piety as filial piety, so that they can be officials in the imperial court, over time, this method of filial piety and honesty has become a means for businessmen and officials to seek official positions for their relatives and friends." ”

Cao Zhang is an adult after all, and when he heard Guo Jia say this, he immediately understood, and suddenly said as soon as he slapped the table: "So all over Yanzhou to the state assassin Liu Dai, to the Taishou in various places, and the county roads and townships are all local squires in Yanzhou, or Hanchen, who has been an official in Yanzhou for generations, their power is deeply rooted in Yanzhou, and they are connected, so they are naturally dissatisfied with my father leading Yanzhou Mu, so as soon as the Qingzhou thief crisis passes, they will rebel, maybe Lu Bu's arrival just accelerated the speed of the rebellion, even if Lu Bu doesn't come, they will have to rebel sooner or later?" ”

This truth is not difficult to understand, for example, from the governor of a province to the village head, all of them are the second generation of officials in this province, the second generation of rich, and suddenly an outsider becomes the governor, and he is not happy, so he naturally wants to bring you down together, Cao Zhang began to admire Guo Jia's precise political vision.

Guo Jia's eyes flashed with appreciation, and he smiled: "Not bad, not bad." No wonder the lord wants me to lecture you. Then Guo Jia smiled and said: "Then do you know the reason why Wen Ruo asked his subordinates to come to the lord together, but his subordinates refused?" ”

Cao Chang thought that after quelling Zhang Miao's rebellion, Cao Cao replaced all the officials with people he trusted, and replied: "Because at that time, the local forces in Yanzhou were still entrenched, and neither the internal affairs nor the military could implement the orders well, right?" ”

"That's exactly the case, but since the removal of Zhang Miao and the local heroes of Yanzhou, other squires and tyrants in Yanzhou have also been convicted for relying on the rebellion, and now the big and small officials are all promoted by the lord, Yanzhou is now really in the hands of the lord, and the local heroes have completely lost power, and it is only then that the subordinates come to take refuge in the lord, because Yanzhou is already the only pure land in the world." Guo Jia said lightly.

"Pure Land? What Pure Land? Cao Zhang didn't understand what Guo Jia was referring to.

"A pure land that has not been infiltrated by the Eastern Han Dynasty's gate valves, clans, and so-called celebrities!" Guo Jia said.

"What do you mean, sir..." Cao Zhang wondered, what did he mean by this, and the princes who were now entrenched in the thirteen states were all gate lords and clans? In layman's terms, they are all the second generation of officials? But Cao Cao is also the second generation of officials? Although after the eunuchs.

"Yuan Shao of Hebei, Yuan Shu of Huainan, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Bei of Xuzhou, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Sun Ce of Jiangdong, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan brothers' family, protégés and officials are all over the world, and the two of them can be divided from one side in the south and one in the north, if it is not for the support of the local clan, how can it be so far? Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Liu Zhang are all relatives of the Han family, and they will naturally get the support of the family, Jiangdong Sun Ce can entrench a county in just a few months after leaving Yuan Shu, if it is not for the support of Jiangdong celebrities and clans, how can it expand so quickly? Guo Jia talked eloquently.

Cao Zhang's eyes rose sharply when he heard this, he used to read history books and knew nothing, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were out of the same door, but one was in Hebei and the other was in Huainan, and they could also dominate one side, he didn't know why, obviously, because their family was illustrious, and their protégés were all over the world, from south to north, they had become a group, so the two brothers could safely dominate one side

As for Liu Bei's defeat and defeat, there are still people who follow him to the death, and others treat him with courtesy wherever he goes, such as Tao Qian and Liu Biao, obviously he occupies the light of the Han family.

Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are the same Han clan relatives, and the clan and officials are naturally convinced that Yizhou was originally Liu Zhang's son inheriting his father's business, and the local tyrants must have no ill feelings towards him.

Needless to say, his good brother Zhou Yu not only had a grandfather as a lieutenant of the Han Dynasty, but also a famous man in Jiangdong, and his good friend Lu Su was a rich man in Jiangdong.

Just as Cao Zhang was straightening out these relationships, Guo Jia continued: "As for Liangzhou Ma Teng and Jiaozhou Shixie, the two are located in the border, sparsely populated, and they don't have the capital to win the world at all. ”

Cao Zhang was confused when he heard this, and asked, "Didn't Mr. just say that Yanzhou is a pure land that has not been infiltrated by the world?" So how can you get the support of the world? ”

A wise smile appeared on Guo Jia's face again: "This is what I said to the lord, use the world, but not for the world!" ”

At this time, Cao Zhang was completely convinced by Guo Jia, and he was absolutely worthy of Cao Wei's first strategist, so he immediately asked: "How can you use the world, but not the world?" Cao Zhangqi said.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This is a long story, and the third prince has limited experience, and many words may not be able to get a glimpse of the whole leopard, I have proposed to the lord that in the future, no matter how big or small the battle, I will take the third prince with the army, it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel thousands of miles, and many things must be slowly understood by the third prince himself." ”