After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sent Liu Bei away, their faces were completely devoid of Fang Cai's drunkenness.

Looking at Liu Bei's distant back, Yuan Shao's eyes were full of calculations.

"Meng De, do you say that Liu Bei knows why I invited him to drink?"

"This ...... It's hard to say, but I think he can guess somewhat. ”

"Really?"

"Even if he can't guess it, can't Lu Gong behind him guess it?"

Cao Cao chuckled and said: "Liu Bei, but he was born as a weaver and a peddler, but he was chosen by Duke Lu as his disciple, and he followed Duke Lu from birth to death in the past, such a person will not even be able to see these things." ”

Yuan Shao glanced at Cao Cao with slanted eyes.

"Looks like you think highly of him?"

Cao Cao put away his smile and stood solemnly.

"It's just a feeling."

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao for a while, retracted his gaze, smiled, turned around and walked back, and Cao Cao followed him back.

As he walked, Yuan Shao suddenly stopped.

"Meng De, did you say that Liu Bei would be close to us?"

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and then he nodded immediately.

"With his background, it is his glory to be co-opted by you, and it will greatly increase his fame, no matter what, he has no reason to refuse."

"Is that all?"

"Isn't that enough?"

Cao Cao asked Yuan Shao rhetorically.

Yuan Shao paused and laughed.

"Meng De, it's shallow, you think shallowly, right now, it's not just Liu Bei who needs me, why don't I need him?"

Cao Cao was not surprised in his heart, but deliberately showed a look of surprise on his face.

"You need him?"

Yuan Shao smiled and nodded.

"Although Liu Xuande is young, his official position is low, and his background is just ordinary, he has a great reputation, and almost everyone in Luoyang City knows about it, and most of the ancient scholars have good intentions towards him.

I sent someone to inquire for a while, since he emerged, Lu Gong and some famous scholars of the ancient literature school around him began to build momentum for Liu Bei, Liu Bei himself is indeed talented, so many people think that he will become the successor of Lu Gong's mantle, and have high hopes for him.

If I hadn't befriended such a well-known young man in the school of ancient literature, more and more people would want to befriend him, and I would be the only one. How can I take advantage of his fame to the next level? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he suddenly realized.

"I see."

Looking at Cao Cao's performance, Yuan Shao was very satisfied.

For a long time, he felt uncomfortable when he thought of what Cao Cao could guess, and there was a faint sense of urgency, but recently, he felt that maybe he had improved, maybe Cao Cao had regressed, and there were many things that Cao Cao couldn't guess his thoughts.

This made him feel satisfied and relaxed.

It's not a good thing that the superior is always guessed by his junior brother, and he was even worried about it at first.

It's much better now, maybe it's because his own cultivation is more profound, and Cao Cao's skills haven't kept up.

That's right.

So there are some things that Yuan Shao doesn't say, and Cao Cao shouldn't guess either.

In a hurry to win over Liu Bei, the opponent he was worried about was no one else, but his two brothers, Yuan Ji, the eldest son of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shu, the second son.

Yuan Shao was born as a concubine, and he was often despised for this when he was young, which he could never forget for the rest of his life.

Later, because of good luck, he was passed on to Yuan Cheng, who had no son and died early, as his heir, inherited the family business of Yuan Cheng's branch, and became Yuan Cheng's sister-in-law in the patriarchal sense, thus gaining equal status with Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu in the patriarchal law.

Having said that, how could Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu really give him respect?

On the one hand, he is a natural son-in-law, and on the other hand, he is a concubine who is dragged by later generations, although the patriarchal sense is the same, but in terms of blood, Yuan Shao is still regarded as a humble concubine by Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu.

In the chain of contempt within the Yuan family, Yuan Shao did not have an advantage.

And as he grew older, Yuan Shao obviously felt that Yuan Shu's attitude towards him was becoming more and more unfavorable, and he was becoming more and more targeted hostile.

The reason is simple.

Originally, the first heir to the next generation of Yuan's foundation was Yuan Ji, the second heir was Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao was third, unless the first two died, Yuan Shao categorically had no chance to inherit the family business.

But after Yuan Shao was adopted, it was different.

As the orthodox heir of Yuan Cheng's branch, not only does he have the qualifications to inherit Yuan Cheng's status, but in the matter of family inheritance, Yuan Shao also began to faintly threaten Yuan Shu and even Yuan Ji's position.

Of course, this is theoretical, in fact, he can't threaten Yuan Ji.

When Yuan Ji was there, of course, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had no possibility of inheriting the Yuan family's business, but if something happened to Yuan Ji, then the position of the Yuan family's suzerain would be a choice between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

At that time, what kind of battle will it be?

What choice will the Yuan clan and the vast group of protégés and former officials make between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu?

It's all unknown.

If you want to say that you have no ambition to compete, Yuan Shao will feel funny, he finally obtained a noble status in the patriarchal sense, but he was still caught by Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu and criticized and couldn't fight back, how kind of grievance is this?

As far as the identity of the inheritor of the Yuan family business is concerned, Yuan Shao's desire for this far exceeds that of Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu.

The main family goals within the Yuan family, after years of consultation and transformation, have been basically clear during this period.

It is to constantly raise hope, and constantly attract objects worthy of wooing, in order to make the Yuan family surpass other valve families and truly become the co-master of the world.

Then, it is necessary to repeat the unfinished business of Dou Wu, Chen Fan, and Li Ying back then - to kill the eunuchs!

The severity of the calamity of the party has already made the scholars suffer unbearable losses, and continuing to let this group of eunuchs run rampant will only make the situation more and more out of control, and there is only one way to go when the formal channels can no longer be effectively promoted.

It's just that the planning of Dou Wu, Chen Fan, Li Ying and others was too rough at the beginning, and they ignored the force of the eunuchs, so that the success was lost, which led to even more tragic consequences.

To this end, Yuan should conscientiously learn the lessons of the past and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

Therefore, the leaders of the Yuan family, including the second-generation rookies, must also stand up to serve the family, seek higher fame for the family, and win more supporters for the family.

Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu are all acting for this, no matter whether they do well or not, at least they are doing so.

Of course, Yuan Shao can't be left behind.

Liu Bei is a disciple of Lu Zhi, a rising star of the ancient literature school, who is widely known in the current Luoyang, has a considerable academic standard and considerable literary talent, and is very sought after.

In addition, it is said that Cai Yong, Ma Riyan, Yang Biao, Han Shuo and other friends of Lu Zhi, as well as Jinguwen, are very optimistic about Liu Bei and are willing to boast of his fame.

If such a popular darling can't be drawn into his camp, wouldn't he make a wedding dress for others for no reason?

But whenever Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu make a move, they don't have such a chance.

But fortunately, Liu Bei came from a humble background, Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu believed in their noble status, and they didn't look down on a humble person like Liu Bei who was born as a mat weaver and shoe seller, although he was a popular darling, but he didn't make a timely move.

And this is Yuan Shao's opportunity.

Winning over Liu Bei, a popular darling, and befriending him is equivalent to having a relationship with Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Ma Riyan and other famous scholars of ancient literature and scriptures behind Liu Bei, and also having a connection with their supporters.

Although the school of ancient literature is politically silent and quite repressive, in terms of public opinion, the school of ancient literature is a very powerful existence.

There are a large number of scholars in the ancient literature school, and having the relationship between these people is of great significance to Yuan Shao, a congenitally deficient concubine.

Two brothers.

The political energy and public opinion energy of this person you don't look down on may really be far beyond your imagination.

Yuan Shao laughed at his two brothers in his heart.

Standing by Yuan Shao's side, Cao Cao's heart was another consideration.

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