Chapter 62: Confidant
In fact, in Tian Chou's heart, he is very eager for the office. In this era of respect for the official family, which of these Confucian people who are full of wealth and wealth and five cars does not want to be added to the official rank and glorify their ancestors?
But in this case, why did Tian Chou refuse the conquest of Yuan Shao's father and son many times? This matter has to be analyzed from the depths, Tian Chou is a person with knowledge and political talent, but his vision is a bit high. His dream is to govern the country like Xiao He and make a name for himself in future generations. In layman's terms, it is the same mentality as Zhuge Kongming, but he does not have the IQ of Kong Ming, nor the luck of Kong Ming, so he is depressed for life and fails to display his talents!
The reason why Tian Chou rejected Yuan Shao's expedition, in addition to seeing that Yuan Shao could not achieve great things, the most important reason was that he knew that even if he took refuge in Yuan Shao, he would not be reused. Not only must they be under the seven great think tanks of Judge, Fengji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, and Xu You, even Xun Chen, Chen Zhen, Chen Lin, Xin Bi, Wang Xiu and others are also ranked above themselves because of their old qualifications.
This made Tian Chou not see the opportunity to get ahead, so he refused Yuan Shao's conquest. He would rather gather tens of thousands of homeless people to cultivate and weave in Xu Wushan to display his ambitions, rather than take up official positions without real power under Yuan Shao.
Later, Yuan Shao fell ill and died. Cao Cao's army pressed the border, and Yuan Shang sincerely conquered the fields, and he was courteous, and at this time Yuan Shang's brains were already very few. But at this moment and then, Tian Chou is a smart person after all, and he understands that the overthrow of the Yuan family is an inevitable fact, and he has no power to return to the sky, and of course he will not take refuge in Yuan Shang.
But Yuan Shang's courtesy moved Tian Chou, so he came to ignore Cao Cao's ban and caressed the corpse and cried Yuan Shang. In addition to guilt and gratitude, there may also be feelings of regret mixed in!
Speaking of which, some people may ask, in terms of talents, how many times more think tanks under Cao Cao than Yuan Shao? Why did Tian Chou work for Cao Cao again? That's because, after Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao, he had unified the north and became the only overlord in the northern land; Tian Chou has no capital to sell at a price, if he refuses Cao Cao's conquest again, I am afraid that he will never have the opportunity to be an official in his life!
Therefore, even if Cao Cao's subordinates were even more insignificant, even ranking after the hundred and ten, Tian Chou had no choice. can only obediently go out to serve Cao Cao, and as a guide, lead Cao Cao's army to expedition to Saibei, and kill the Yuan brothers. The second half of his life was filled with regret and shame, depression for the rest of his life, and he died of regret.
Of course, these are all things that happened later, and Tian Chou couldn't think of so much. At this moment, the greatest wish in my heart is still looking forward to finding a master who appreciates him, displaying his talents, and achieving great achievements like Xiao He, which will go down in history.
"Hehe, I bought the boy and praised it, and he will enter the phase, although it is the desire of the domain, but I am afraid that he does not have this talent. To be able to govern Xu Wushan like this, I have done my best. Tian Chou and Yuan Mai walked together, and they were humble on the surface, but their tone was full of desire for excellence.
This made Yuan Mai very happy, and keenly captured the information revealed in Tian Chou's words, and said with a smile: "Mr. Tian doesn't have to be modest, Mr. can gather tens of thousands of displaced people here." One does not rely on the government, and the other does not rely on robbery, so that tens of thousands of men, women and children, men and women, weave, self-sufficient, it can be seen that Mr. does have real talent and hard work. It is by no means comparable to opportunistic people like trial and discipline. ”
Tian Chou laughed: "Haha...... Childe's words made Tian Chou ashamed, but he was afraid that he was just a polite remark to make the master happy. Chou is still self-aware, Zhenzheng Nan and Feng Yuantu are the two major think tanks under Yuan Jizhou, how can I be compared with a mountain villager, Gongzi Hugh wants to make fun of me! ”
Yuan Mai knew that Tian Chou's words were insincere, and Yuan Shao's father and son were despised by him, would he still look down on the two strategists under Yuan Shao? Anyway, just compliment him a few words.
"That's just my father's point of view, anyway, in my eyes, although this man is loyal enough, he is arbitrary and unscrupulous; Feng Ji is indeed a little clever, but he is often self-righteous, and he is not a person who can be of great use. Like Mr. Tian who is really capable, his father is really rare, if Mr. is willing to go out of the mountain to assist, it is really a great luck for my Yuan family! ”
Tian Chou deeply agreed with Yuan Mai's words, and felt more and more that he and the fourth son of the Yuan family had similar aspirations. I heard that he has been appointed as a partial general and supervised the army's northern expedition to Dai County, how about serving him?
Although the strength of these four sons is not as good as his three brothers for the time being, they are also descendants of the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, and they still have fame. As long as you occupy a state of land and wait for the time, you may have something to do in the future.
What's more, Yuan Mai's subordinates have no talents now, and if he takes refuge in him, he will be a father-level figure in the future, which is the factor that makes Tian Chou's heart pound the most. In addition, the two people have similar interests and have the same opinion of the father and son of the Yuan family, which also makes Tian Chou have a good impression of the fourth son of the Yuan family.
In addition, when he first met in Yecheng that day, Yuan Mai was not afraid of the iron hooves of Liyi, and when the people were oppressed, he stood up, spoke out for the people, and stood up for the people; This also made Tian Chou see the sense of justice in Yuan Mai. From that moment on, he felt that Yuan Maihui was a good lord worthy of service, but Yuan Mai had no power at the beginning, so Tian Chou hesitated.
Unexpectedly, less than a month later, the fourth son of the Yuan family actually mixed up with the position of a partial general. Of course, with his Lao Tzu's power, what position he gave his son was not enough to surprise people. But Yuan Mai can supervise the army of 10,000 troops, so he will have the opportunity to control the military power, and he will have the capital to fight with the three brothers in the future, which will make Tian Chou excited.
The heart is moved, but Tian Chou also knows that he should take care of it, otherwise, if he agrees, he will not be taken seriously, as if he is in a hurry to become a leader.
"Childe warmly invited, and I feel very honored. I'm afraid that I will not be able to catch it, and I will disappoint my son, let's talk while eating and drinking! ”
While talking, the group came to the door of Tian Chou's house, turned over and dismounted together, and Tian Chou ordered people to buy wine and food, and entertain distinguished guests.
The three of them knelt in the living room, Tian Chou sat in the main seat, Yuan Mai sat in the guest seat, and Wang Shuang accompanied him below; The servant looks at the tea.
Yuan Mai saw that Tian Chou was already tempted, and decided to strike while the iron was hot, and persuaded while drinking tea: "Mr. Dacai, live and work in peace and contentment under Xu Wushan's governance, as if it were a peaceful and prosperous world." However, in the midst of troubled times, where is the real peace? Mr. can ensure that Xu Wushan is peaceful for a while, how can he protect Xu Wushan for a peaceful time? ”
Tian Chou sighed: "What Gongzi said is very true, today's princes are strife, mountain thieves are raging, where is there real peace!" ”
Yuan Mai got up and walked in front of Tian Chou, bowed and bowed: "Mr. is talented, the kid admires it." I have long wanted to conspire with my husband for a great cause, but I hate that I have no official position. Today, he was canonized by his father as a partial general, supervising the Northern Expedition of the army, and he can be regarded as having a small military power. Today, I went to Xu Wushan to visit Mr., one is to borrow grain, and the other is to invite Mr. to go down the mountain to seek common causes, and I hope that Mr. will go out of the mountain to help buy a helping hand for the sake of the world! ”