Hearing Xun You talk about Cao Cao, Cui Cheng couldn't help but said: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in Runan, starting from the great-grandfather, have held high positions for generations, second only to the fifth and third princes of the Hongnong Yang family. Couldn't they learn from Taihang Mountain?"

people?"

"The Yuan family in Runan is indeed very rich, but they are deeply entangled in the court and among the scholars. However, the methods of the Taihang Mountain people are indiscriminate, directly hitting the nerves of the scholars. If they imitate the Taihang Mountain people, they will inevitably

It will offend the scholars." Xun You shook his head and said, "I am sure that the Yuan family will not take it. If they get Jizhou, they will be severely suppressed."

"If they can't get Jizhou, they've already lost their chance." Xun Chen, later Yuan Shao's first adviser in the early period, suddenly shook his head and said.

Xun You and Xun You nodded one after another.

Cui Cheng was still a little confused: "Why is that so?"

"Because the Taihang Mountain people have 20,000 elite soldiers, and they have bought a large number of county guards near Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, and placed manpower among them. However, the Yuan family in Runan is still laying out its layout above the court, which is beyond the reach of the whip. They made a mistake.

Yes, in fact I also miscalculated, the future of the Han Dynasty will lie in the local government, not in the court." Xun You decisively admitted.

Indeed, in history, Xun You planned to achieve something, trying to kill Dong Zhuo, control the capital, assist the king, and command the world.

I also want to walk the path of Cao Cao.

It's just that there's no way to go, and he doesn't have military power.

Of course it doesn't work.

This is caused by personal vision and character, as well as family background.

Their family is a prestigious family, they do not associate with rangers, and they have never been involved in military power.

Cao Cao suppressed the Yellow Turbans from the beginning, accumulated valuable experience in leading troops, and had a large number of local warriors in his family.

"Then can Cao Cao do it? How can he have the courage to accept such a big thing after being a mere eunuch?" Cui Cheng obviously didn't know Cao Cao well enough.

"When Cao Cao first became an official, he made a five-color stick and killed the uncle of the great eunuch Jian Shuo. You can imagine how brave he was. This year, when the Yellow Turban broke out, he was promoted to Captain of Cavalry and joined forces with General Huangfu.

They defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan with courage and strategy. If anyone can restrain the Taihang Mountain people, I can only find Cao Cao now." Xun You shook his head and said.

"But doesn't Cao Cao have a weak foundation? He is just a cavalry captain now and has no territory of his own." Cui Chengcheng said sincerely.

"His father is rich, very rich, even richer than the people in the Taihang Mountains. Of course, it's only now, not in two years." Xun You said with a smile.

Xun You didn't say anything. These words were too vulgar. He was still a little arrogant and didn't want to say it outright.

Because it will soon involve selling an official position and getting a title.

But once he handles the logistics, it won't feel cliché anymore, because money and food are the most real things.

Those guys who can only talk empty talk will understand the importance after a few hungry meals.

"I understand, you want to seek refuge with Cao Cao, tell him to quickly buy local officials, and then follow the example of the Taihang Mountain people in recruiting troops, establishing institutions, and absorbing a large number of talents. But will Cao Cao agree? This is a blatant rebellion.

"Cui Cheng understood.

"Cao Cao will agree. He must have seen what happened to the Taihang Mountain people." Xun You said confidently.

Because the Taihang Mountain people’s methods showed them a way.

A way to just copy without bothering to try, without bumping back and forth, without fussing.

If the Taihang Mountain people had not appeared, they would still want to save the big man, still want to sew, and still want to do all the troubles.

In the end, they chose to separate local governments and seek independence.

It would take another five or six years during this period before it transitioned to the era of separatist rule.

It is now 184 years. Of course they don't know the history. They only know that judging from the current situation, the imperial court still has troops to suppress local rebellions.

If they want to fight against the Taihang Mountain people, they have to step up their efforts to occupy territory and copy the opponent's methods.

However, the opponent is in the mountains. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, making it difficult for the army to conquer.

Where are they going?

"But where will Cao Cao start his career?" Cui Cheng asked again.

"Yizhou!" Xun You clicked on the map and said.

"How to do it?"

"Change the governor's position to that of a state pastor, and use the state pastor's authority to control the military and civilians."

"Ah, this is clearly a separatist regime. Can your Majesty agree?"

"As long as you tell your Majesty that in this way, many bandits will no longer appear. They appear locally and suppress them locally. Don't bother the court to spend money to send troops. Your Majesty will agree." Xun You said confidently.

He was right. Only three years later, Liu Yan put forward this suggestion, and the current Han Emperor Liu Hong actually agreed.

The fall of the Han Dynasty was inevitable, but when it fell was accidental.

This measure obviously accelerated the demise. If it was not agreed, it might have been delayed for another 20 years, waiting for the local powerful forces to suppress the bandits and expand to the point where the imperial army could not restrain it.

But this promise was tantamount to hitting the wrong knife on myself.

Therefore, the last imperial court was often like this. The measures taken to solve a problem actually accelerated its own demise.

This is determined by human nature.

Human nature wants to save itself, just like swimming and drowning. The more you struggle, the faster you will die, but if you do nothing, you will inevitably die.

In order to seize the slightest possibility of self-rescue, I kept struggling.

The later Ming and Qing Dynasties copied this perfectly.

Just like in the late Ming Dynasty, what is the solution to do nothing?

That is to give up outside the customs, run to the south of the Yangtze River, and cut off the burdens of the north.

Don't raise any additional wages, just defend the south of the Yangtze River and leave the north of the Yangtze River to the peasant army and the Qing army.

At that time, the economic center of gravity had shifted to Jiangnan. As long as Jiangnan could unite its efforts under one emperor and not mess around on its own, it could still be defended.

It is said that it can extend the life span by 100 years. As long as the emperor doesn't think about it, there is a high probability that it will not be a problem.

But who can make this decision?

Someone can make a decision, but many forces are entangled to prevent the decision from being implemented.

It has to be forced by external forces.

Another example is that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial examinations were suspended and a new army was established, which ultimately ended up burying itself.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this moment, Cui Cheng also suddenly understood.

"Brother Xun is so talented that it's like the sun shines through the clouds. Yes, nowadays, he indulges in pleasure and muddles along. As long as he can avoid trouble, he will agree to it. This will be much more convenient. But who should I ask to write the letter?"

"A reputable clan is enough."

"who?"

"Youzhou Liu Yan." Xun You said directly.

"It's Governor Liu, no, it should be Governor Liu. It's strange. I feel something is not right." An uncomfortable feeling flashed through Cui Cheng's mind.

It's like if someone tells you in modern times that if you step on your left foot and your right foot, you can reach the sky.

"In short, when I look at his people, I have already seen the problem of the Han Dynasty, and I want to solve it from the local level, and then follow the path of Guangwu."

"Then he can't imitate the methods of the Taihang Mountain people?"

"He's too old."

Cui Cheng understood.

He couldn't help but admire him deeply.

This Xun family is so awesome.

If you win the Xun family, you will win the world.

In the end, he couldn't help but said: "So, your family will fully support Captain Cao?"

At this time, he also used honorific words towards Cao Cao.

Even chatting in a dark room.

"No, I want to go to the Taihang Mountain people." Xun Chen said.

"Well, if there are three caves, then I will go too."

"Let's go together. After all, we still have to learn and use it."

The four of them laughed.

As the true elite among scholars, they are not afraid of competing with the poor and humble.

Moreover, poor and humble people also want to belong to aristocratic families in the future.

Who would pass glory and wealth not to family members but to outsiders?

…………

Half a month later.

The four of them came to the Huang Level Fengzihao Village in the Taihang Mountains together.
To be continued...