The moon and stars are scarce, and everything is silent.

In the grassland, the Zhuge brothers sat opposite each other, discussing the general trend of the world.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and talked eloquently: "At present, although Yuan Benchu's power is large, after careful consideration, it is not. First, as a monarch, Yuan Shao is resourceful and indecisive, and often has the kindness of a woman; Many of his staff members are flawed, they are specialized in judging and unscrupulous, Xu Yu is greedy but not wise, he is useless in every situation, Tian Feng is just guilty, he is frustrated and sensitive but courageless, and Guo Tugu is solid and unchanged; Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both brave and unscrupulous, and Koji Yi is arrogant and arrogant, and they are not people who have achieved great things! ”

As the so-called "heroes see the same thing", according to the natural development of history, Zhuge Liang's words will come from Xun Yu's mouth in the near future, but because of Yuan Mai's crossing, it was spit out of Zhuge Liang's mouth in advance.

Roughly speaking, Yuan Shao was an indecisive monarch who was not good enough to accomplish great things, and his civil and military staff were flawed: although loyal, he was too tyrannical to tolerate dissenting opinions, and he lacked strategy, and he was by no means a suitable person to serve as governor of the shogunate.

Although Xu You is a little clever, but because he followed Yuan Shao earlier, he wantonly amassed wealth, which is actually a manifestation of "great foolishness and wisdom", only small cleverness, but no great wisdom.

Although Feng Ji is decisive and resolute, he has no foresight and is actually a useless talent. Although Tian Feng has a strategy, his personality is too strong, and he does not know the way to advance and retreat, and often angers Yuan Shao recklessly, and sooner or later he will cause disaster.

The above four strategists have been evaluated by Xun Yu in history, and they are exactly the same as what Zhuge Liang said. The difference is. Zhuge Liang not only commented on the four great strategists of Shen, Feng, Tian, and Xu, but also commented on Fu Zhu and Guo Tu that Xun Yu did not mention.

According to Zhuge Liang's opinion, although this person is smart, he lacks the courage to take responsibility, and he does not have the courage to stand up and fight for reason when he encounters difficulties. Although Guo Tu has talents, can govern places, can give advice, and can lead soldiers and horses, he is stubborn and lacks change. These people have merit. None of them are talents who achieve great things.

As for the generals under Yuan Shao, although Yan Liang and Wen Chou are brave, they have no strategy and can be broken with their plans; Although Koji Yi is more strategic than Yan and Wen. But arrogant. Defiant. The arrogant army will be defeated.

Although Zhuge Liang is just a mountain and wild villager, there are many people who have traveled from south to north, and everyone often gathers together to discuss the general trend of the world. Pointing out the country and evaluating the characters, Zhuge Liang is no stranger to Yuan Shao's civil and military affairs, and he is at his fingertips at this moment, like a few treasures.

Listening to his brother's words, Zhuge Jin felt a little resentful in his heart, and said in his heart that you are just a hairy young man who is not a fledgling, how can others raise you a few words, how can you not know the height of the sky like this? What you said are all the ministers of the humerus in Hebei, and you are so useless by what you say, so isn't the brother even more useless?

"Kong Ming, you can't be so complacent, these people are all talented people in Hebei, how can they be devalued by you? The way of Confucianism is based on modesty, remember, remember! Zhuge Jin picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and saluted back.

Zhuge Liang didn't mind, shook the feather fan, and said with a smile: "Haha...... Brother don't be angry, the foolish brother's words are by no means untrue, but through their style of conduct, careful analysis and judgment, they have come to such a conclusion. ”

"Even if your evaluation is accurate, Yuan Xianyong's son has recruited a lot of heroes this year, like Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun and others are all generals who can fight well, which is enough to enhance the strength of the Yuan Group!"

Zhuge Jin put down the tea bowl, picked up the pu fan beside him and shook it vigorously, arguing. It's already June, and even though it's night, sweat breaks out on my forehead after a cup of tea.

"I am not very familiar with Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, so I don't dare to comment on it, the 'trapping camp' created by Gao Shun is famous. According to reason, the Yuan clan has received these generals, and the strength must have improved, but the biggest opponent of the Yuan clan now is Cao Mengde of the Central Plains, and Cao Cao has received the world's number one fierce general, Lu Bu, which is enough to offset the growth of the Yuan clan's strength, ......", Zhuge Liang poured tea for his brother while Shen Kan.

Back then, Mr. Zhuge lupine scarf visited Soochow. With a pair of iron teeth and copper teeth, the three-inch incorruptible tongue fought against the Confucians of Eastern Wu, and they were speechless and speechless. Although he was young at this time, in the face of his loyal brother, one mouth was more than enough.

"You think Yuan Gong's biggest opponent is Cao Mengde, that's not wrong! But you think that Yuan Gong's strength is not as good as Cao Cao, this is very wrong! Zhuge Jin turned the tea bowl in front of him and decided to correct his brother's opinion.

Zhuge Liang picked up the teacup and moistened his mouth, and said with a smile: "Brother, please listen to me, at present, although Yuan Gong's strength is slightly stronger than Cao Cao, he no longer has the advantage of pressing sex." Duke Yuan occupied the four prefectures of Hebei, Qing, You, and You, and ruled more than 6 million people; But Cao Cao also controlled the four prefectures of Si, Henan, Yan and Xu, and there were about five million residents in his rule; In terms of land area and population, it is not much inferior to Yuan Gong. ”

"Yuan Gong's soldiers and horses are estimated to be around 400,000, but after Cao Cao destroyed Lü Bu, pacified Wancheng, and surrendered the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, its strength has also been greatly expanded, and according to speculation, its strength should be around 250,000. Moreover, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others under Cao Gong are all people with both ability and political integrity, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Yu Ban are all military generals who are both brave and brave, plus they received Jia Xu, the old fox, in Wancheng, and Lu Bu, the tiger, compared with the two, Cao Cao's strength is not much inferior to Yuan Gong. ”

Listening to what Zhuge Liang said, the head is the Tao, and the data and arguments complement each other, making it impossible to refute. Zhuge Jin was unhappy in his heart, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Since you also said who killed the deer, you can especially know, why do you have to assert that Yuan Gong will be defeated and is not optimistic about the Yuan family?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and said with a smile: "I mean that the strength of the two sides is not much different, normal battles, and it is not certain who will kill the deer." But the Yuan family has a fatal flaw, no matter who can gain the upper hand for the time being, but as time goes by, the Yuan family's mansion will always collapse one day! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhuge Jin asked.

"Woe to the wall, brothers are separated, it is a taboo for soldiers. Yuan Gong divided the four states with three sons and a nephew, originally wanted the Yuan family to sit firmly in the country, but the delay in establishing an heir, but planted a bane, if one day Yuan Gong let go west, the Yuan brothers will have disputes, brothers are in civil strife, how to resist Cao Cao? Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and fanned the cool breeze on his brother, who was sweating on his forehead.

Zhuge Jin couldn't help but be speechless, and after thinking about it carefully, the second brother's analysis seemed to be reasonable.

"In comparison, Cao Cao is much more clever in this regard, he first 'coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes' in the front, and then set up an heir in the back, first established Cao Ang, and after Cao Ang's death, he changed to Cao Pi, and the other sons only asked about political affairs, thus putting an end to the bane of the brother's civil strife. Govern the local appointees on the basis of merit, rather than pushing their sons to a high position in the state history regardless of whether they are good or not. There are Xiahou Yuan and Zhong Xuan in Sizhou, Cao Ren and Cheng Yu in Yanzhou, and Yu Ban and Liu Ye in Yuzhou, all of whom are promising people. In terms of knowing people and being good at office, Cao Cao is far better than Yuan Benchu, compared with the two, where does the Yuan family still have a chance of winning? ”

Zhuge Liang stood up as he spoke, walked to the door, looked up at Haoyue in the sky, and looked like he was pointing out the country, as if the general trend of the world was in his mouth, and a conclusion had been made.

Shaking the feather fan and continued: "Actually, Duke Yuan made a mistake in strategy before, and he should not regard Gongsun Zhan, who was trapped in the lonely city of Yijing, as his biggest enemy, but should suppress Cao Cao, and should not let Cao Mengde easily destroy Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu. And now, although Duke Yuan has destroyed Gongsun, Cao Cao has also subdued Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, and Duke Yuan's previous huge advantage over Cao Cao is gradually coming to naught......"

Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "Based on the above, I am not optimistic about the Yuan family. Therefore, the foolish brother hereby advises the elder brother, it is better to temporarily abandon the official position given to you by the Yuan family, and stay in Jingxiang to watch the changes, so as not to attract death when the Yuan family loses power! ”

Listening to Kong Ming's words, Zhuge Jin was quite depressed. I came to Jingzhou to persuade him to go to the state and return to obedience, but now he was almost persuaded by him to resign and go to the wilderness, this brother is really born with a pair of iron teeth and copper teeth!

Although he felt that his brother's words made some sense, Zhuge Jin didn't fully believe it, nor did he despair, not to mention that Yuan Gongzi had a life-saving grace for himself, and he was entrusted with the important task of Gongcao, how could he resign and leave?

"Forget it, since you have made up your mind second brother, and the words have come to this point, there is nothing to say for the brother!"

Zhuge Jin sighed with a sigh, retreated, and said with a wry smile: "I originally wanted the Zhuge family to glorify the ancestors and seek a good future for you, and I also wanted to make a contribution in front of Yuan Gongzi and grow my face, but who knew that I touched a nail in front of my brother, and I was really shameless to see my son!" ”

Seeing that his brother was extremely depressed, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear it, and he thought of a person, and suggested: "If my brother feels that he can't explain to Yuan Gongzi, I will recommend a talent to you, maybe this person is interested in becoming a leader, if you can convince this person, you should go back to Gongzi to return to his life!" ”

"Oh...... I don't know who you're talking about? If it's an ordinary pawn of a peddler, forget it about killing chickens and dogs! I don't want to be teased again! Zhuge Jin was unhappy in his heart, so there were thorns in his words.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Brother, don't worry, since I recommend this person to you, I will naturally not be untargeted." In terms of resourcefulness, his talent may be better than that of Tian Feng, the most outstanding strategist under Yuan Gong's command. What's more, this person intends to go out and wants to hunt for fame, if Yuan Xianyong's son sincerely invites, maybe he will gladly go out to help. If the Yuan clan can get this person's assistance, when they compete with Cao Cao, they may be able to increase their chances of victory! ”

"Oh...... Who is Kong Ming talking about? Zhuge Jin's eyes rolled, and he asked with a look of disbelief. (To be continued......)