Cao Zhang walked quickly to the man, came to him and just wanted to ask, but the man opened his mouth first: "Childe came to buy vegetables again?" ”

When Cao Zhang heard the man ask, he already had a rough idea in his heart, and he could be sure that the person in front of him was Xu Shu.

Cao Zhang nodded and responded, "Mr. is deliberately waiting for me today?" ”

Xu Shu responded: "The word sir, I don't dare to be ashamed, I just want to make it clear to my son in person, and it is also for my mother to stop worrying about this matter." ”

"Sir, just say." Cao Zhang responded.

Xu Shu said straight to the point: "I am just an unknown person in the next place, why does the son have to condescend to me several times, condescend to me?" ”

"If I want to help my father achieve great things, I need the help of famous people, so I naturally have to visit many places and recruit talents from all walks of life."

"Mr. Zaixia's chivalrous act of killing people for his friends and refusing to reveal his identity, and his filial piety to protect his mother, made His Majesty very admired."

"I learned that Mr. has traveled all over the world in recent years, visited famous teachers, and even studied under Mr. Sima Hui and Pang Degong, who are famous people in Jingxiang, and have a very high insight into the situation in the world."

"Mr. is both civil and military, with both ability and political integrity, and is exactly the talent he needs. But because Mr. Yu was in Jingzhou, he couldn't meet him directly. ”

"I heard that my aunt and brother Ling are living a hard life, and I wanted to give some help. But the aunt was very angry and refused to accept it. I don't dare to be reluctant, so I can only use the way of buying vegetables to help each other as much as possible. ”

"I don't want to disturb my aunt and make the old man unhappy, so I apologize here." Cao Zhang talked eloquently, explained clearly why he recruited Xu Shu, and sincerely apologized.

"I heard that Childe wrote two first-class poems in a row on the Yuedan Review, which topped the audience. With the talent of a child, why do you need to help you? Xu Shu excused himself.

"Poetry and poetry are just leisure and leisure, and the ability to govern the world and pacify the people is thousands of miles away. Moreover, if you want to achieve great things, can you achieve it with the power of one person? ”

"Qin Huangwen has Li Si, Wu has Bai Qi, Wang Jian and others to unify the six countries; Emperor Gaozu had Zhang Liang and Xiao He, and Wu had Han Xin and Fan Xu, so that he could win in the Chu and Han hegemony. ”

It can be seen that this peace of the world requires the help of talents from all walks of life to succeed. Mr. has a policy of governing the country and security, and I hope that Mr. can help me! Cao Zhang humbly extended an invitation to Xu Shu again.

Seeing Cao Zhang so sincere, Xu Shu was slightly moved, but he still had some concerns in his heart, so he said: "Since Gongzi is sincerely invited, then dare to ask Gongzi a few questions, if it is Gongzi's response, let Zai feel that Gongzi is a Ming master who can be relied on, and I will go back with Gongzi in Xia." ”

"But if you feel that it is really difficult for you to help your son complete the great cause, please also ask your son to raise his noble hand, don't force it, and don't bother my mother again, thank you below!" After Xu Shu finished speaking, he got up and saluted Cao Zhang respectfully.

Cao Zhang understands that the next question Xu Shu wants to ask is an assessment of himself, and whether he can deal with it properly will be the key to whether he can serve his life.

"If you have any questions, sir, please feel free to ask." Cao Zhang said calmly.

Xu Shu opened his mouth and asked: "If the princes are divided today, there are constant disputes, and it has become chaos, so I dare to ask Gongzi, what is the culprit of this troubled world?" ”

Xu Shu's question is to understand what kind of height Cao Zhang's vision and analysis of the political situation have reached.

Fortunately, Cao Zhang likes history, especially books and allusions related to the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty.

He has also read a lot of summary comments on the root causes of this troubled era in later generations, and naturally he can choose the most incisive answer from them.

Cao Zhang didn't give an answer immediately, but made a deep groan, and only said after a while: "I think the root cause of today's troubled times can be attributed to three people, that is, He Jin, Yuan Shao and Wang Yun. ”

Cao Zhang's answer surprised Xu Shu very much, and it can also be said that he has never heard an opinion.

In fact, on the topic of the root cause of the troubled times, when he was in Jingzhou, Xu Shu had many discussions with Shi Guangyuan and Cui Zhouping.

Everyone also has their own opinions on this, and they do not give in to each other.

Some people think that during the period of Emperor Huan and Ling, the eunuchs were favored, the officials were corrupt, and the selling of officials was serious, coupled with the eunuchs and relatives taking turns to govern, the government was chaotic, all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes continued, and then there were various disasters that broke out continuously, so that the people were in dire straits, which was the fundamental cause of the troubled times.

Some people also believe that the two bans on the party directly led to the disconnection of talents, the restriction of the scholars, and the lack of sufficient talents and support for the imperial court, which is the root of the troubled times.

Of course, the harm caused by the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was inevitably pointed out as the root cause of the troubled times.

But today, Cao Zhang's words were amazing, directly pointing to He Jin, Yuan Shao and Wang Yun as the root cause of the troubled times, but it was an opinion that Xu Shu had never heard of or thought of.

Xu Shu opened his mouth and asked: "Then please explain to the childe, why do you say that the root of the troubled times is the three of them?" ”

Cao Zhang nodded and began his explanation: "During the reign of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, there was a ban on the party, which caused a shortage of talents in the court, and then eunuchs and relatives took turns to govern, and there were frequent cases of selling official beards, which made the government corrupt. ”

"And these people only know how to enrich their own pockets, expropriate and expropriate, and ignore the lives of the people, making the people's livelihood miserable, and even the phenomenon of changing children and eating."

"This gave Zhang Jiao's Taiping Road the opportunity to infiltrate and develop, causing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and it has been harmful for more than ten years, and it has been repeatedly banned."

"But these are considered to be the inducements that caused the current princes to divide and trouble, but they are not the root cause."

Xu Shu listened to Cao Zhang's analysis and felt approving, he was able to summarize all the content of the controversy of the famous people in Jingzhou with his own strength, which has proved his high vision.

But Xu Shu was more interested, and still wanted to know what Cao Zhang's root trio meant, so he didn't rush to express his opinion.

"Because although the Yellow Turban Rebellion started quickly, it swept through the eight states of the world. But Zhang Jiao and the others are a rabble after all, and they fight separately and don't know how to cooperate. After the imperial court dispatched the three-way army to clear it, it only took a few months to kill all the Zhang Jiao brothers, which shows that it is difficult for them to achieve great things. ”

"At this time, although there are moths and thieves scattered all over the world, the Han court is still there, the foundation is still there, and the people can barely survive, which is not enough to form a chaotic era of princes." Cao Zhang continued.

Xu Shu listened carefully, his expression became more and more solemn, and what Cao Zhang said was getting closer and closer to the root of what he wanted to say.

"After the death of Emperor Ling, the new emperor was young, and there was a hidden danger of sibling rivalry. It directly led to the battle between the general He Jin and the ten permanent servants. ”

"In fact, at that time, He Jin was in charge of the military power in the world, and there was a forbidden army in hand, as long as he directly took action, it would be easy to eradicate the ten permanent servants."

"It's just that his woman's kindness is indecisive, and she listens to the words of He Hou, and she doesn't kill all the ten permanent servants, leaving behind troubles."

"But Yuan Shao fell into a strategy at this time, proposing to summon Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others to lead the troops into Luoyang, but He Jin did not accurately judge the situation, and adopted this wrong strategy to introduce Dong Zhuo into Luoyang."

As a result, He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants killed each other and all died. After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he quickly defeated Ding Yuan, and no one could control him, which led to the result of his abolition of the new emperor, control of the dynasty, and tyranny. ”

"You said, Dong Zhuo's chaotic government is not caused by Yuan Shao's advice and He Jin's unscrupulous talent, this is the original root cause of the troubled times!" Cao Zhang talked eloquently and told his opinions......