Chapter 161 Yuan of the old order, Cao of the new order
Tao Shang and Guo Jia went one after another, exchanging compliments and making Bai Lao feel so comfortable that he couldn't stop.
"Hey, the two young masters are ridiculously praised. Bai will never dare to accept such praise... By the way, Mr. Tao, although Bai knows that you two are the adopted sons of Mr. Yuan, he doesn't know what your identities are?"
The potter pondered for a moment, thought for a moment, and decided to tell the truth.
"My adopted brother, whose surname is Guo Mingjia, whose nickname is Fengxiao, is from Yangzhai, Yingchuan. He is truly a genius in the world. Although there are many talented people in Yingchuan, my adopted brother can be said to be the best among them. My adopted father He comes from the Yuan family in Runan. After hearing his name, I personally visited him and talked with him at night. I was amazed by his unparalleled talent and cherished him very much, so I specially adopted him as my great son."
Guo Jia felt very happy when she heard Tao Shang praise himself implicitly, but when he heard the last sentence, his face couldn't help but darken.
What does it mean... to be specially adopted as a good son?!
Tao Shang did not look at Guo Jia, but continued to introduce himself in a gentle manner: "As for me, to be honest, my father is Tao Shijun, the governor of Xuzhou, and I am Tao Jun, the eldest son of Tao Jun. Because when the princes were attacking Dong , made an oath and formed a fate with Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yuan liked Tao very much when he saw that Tao was smart, lovely, lively and clever. In order to plan for the future of the Yuan and Tao families to jointly support the Han Dynasty, he made an exception and accepted me as his adopted son. "
Guo Jia listened beside him and couldn't help but feel a little angry.
I was a good son when you took me in, but now you are an adopted son?
Bai Rao was a little silent when he heard this.
His eyes gradually became sad, and he said hoarsely: "You are the son of Tao Qian of Xuzhou...could you be the one who led the troops to defeat the Baibo Army?"
Seeing Bai Rao's eyes becoming fierce and his face becoming gloomy, Xu Huang was suddenly startled, looked around deeply, and then quietly tilted his body towards his mountain-breaking ax.
However, Tao Shang was not anxious at all. The Baibo Army and the Black Mountain Army both had Yellow Turbans. Bai Rao's performance was something he had expected.
Even though he knew it would offend Bai Rao, at this moment, the potter had to tell the truth.
"It is my fault that the Baibo army disrespected the imperial court and repeatedly invaded counties and counties. On that day, they even committed the crime of intimidating the capital of Han Dynasty. Their behavior has been tolerated by the world. Besides, Guo Da is just a reckless person, how can he be qualified to be the commander-in-chief of an army? Zhang Pingnan and Marshal Bai are both members of the imperial court. Even if they were military colleagues with Bai Bo in the past, it was just a matter of the past. If Guo Dayan had half the strength and vision of Zhang Pingnan, he would not be in the same situation as he is today. The end, Dashuai Bai, what do you think?"
Bai Rao blinked, the anger in his heart subsided, and he began to figure it out.
He thought to himself that although the Baibo Army and the Black Mountain Army belonged to the same clan, Zhang Yan repeatedly invited Guo Da and others to come, but Guo Da refused to do so. It was just because he was ambitious and wanted to establish his own family. .
In the future, once the Baibo Army becomes big, it will not be good for the Black Mountain Army. In this Hebei area, the Black Mountain Army is enough... People like Guo Da bring it upon themselves, and they cannot afford to offend others for him.
Thinking of this, Bai Rao put away the gloom just now, showed a smile, and said: "Master Tao is saying that people like Guo Da are just pedantic people, and it is natural to die! A few years ago, Bai expected that he would have this day. It’s time… it’s time!”
Guo Jia listened to the conversation between the pottery merchant and Bai Rao and did not talk to each other.
He didn't have the pottery merchant's military bargaining chip, he just came here by mistake alone. At this moment, he still didn't know the methods and tactics of Mr. Tao.
And according to Guo Jia's calculations, if he wants to leave here, he will have to rely on the power of Mr. Tao to leave safely.
Although a genius is usually very resourceful and eloquent, at critical moments, especially when he has no military bargaining chips, he can easily damage himself if he speaks too much. Military strength is a chasm that cannot be filled with wisdom.
Guo Jia would never talk nonsense at such a critical moment.
A thousand pieces of gold are worth a moment of silence, just wait and see what happens.
Bai Rao also had his plan in mind at this moment.
Yuan Shao rose rapidly in Jizhou in a short period of time and became a rare powerful force north of the Yellow River. But at the moment, no one can tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the Black Mountain Army.
This is also the reason why Bai Rao does not dare to offend Yuan Shao's "godsons" easily.
The real purpose of this meal is actually to find out what's going on.
"Master Tao, now that Yuan Jizhou has replaced Han Fu and occupied Yecheng, what is the next step for Duke Yuan to plan for the world? What strategy does Duke Yuan have for our Black Mountain Army?" Bai Rao finally started talking at this moment.
Come to the point.
The pottery merchant was at a loss for words. He had long expected that Bai Luo would bring the topic to this point, but he could not think of a good way to say it.
There is no doubt that if he said that Yuan Shao had no ill intentions towards the Black Mountain Army, it would be completely unrealistic and Bai Rao would not believe it.
Fundamentally speaking, it is absolutely impossible for the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao to come together.
Historically, the Black Mountain Army helped Gongsun Zan against Yuan Shao in the early stage, and later defected to Cao Cao when Cao Cao defeated the four states. However, they and Yuan Shao never dealt with each other. Ever since Yuan Shao gained a foothold in Hebei, the two sides have been stumbling into fierce battles.
non-stop.
This is not because the two sides are irresponsible, but because their positions make it impossible for them to be in the same camp.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu relied on their deep connections with the Four Generations and Three Dukes to start their business. The old order created these two troubled freaks who represented the system of the old era.
They started out completely different from Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao started his career, except for the gentry from Yingchuan Academy, other gentry in Yanzhou and Yuzhou did not bother him at all.
So Cao Cao could only change his strategy. He used the newly rising small powerful as the axis, and then used a large number of children from poor families, and used them according to their talents. He broke away from the old order and formed an organization dominated by Cao Cao himself, small powerful and poor families.
of the new era order.
There is nothing that can be done about this. Cao Cao's political influence among the gentry groups in the old system is insufficient. His reputation and capital require him to abandon the old system. He can only thrive by suppressing the old aristocrats and opening up new ways of distributing rights.
To develop his own power, if he also develops with the old gentry as the center as the fundamental system, then Cao Cao will always be Yuan Shao's wolf-hunter.
But finding a new path requires paying a huge price.
In history, when Cao Cao first entered Yanzhou, in order to suppress the old system of nobles, he attacked the mountains and shocked the tigers, and killed Bian Rang, the representative of the old system of nobles in Yanzhou.
Bian Rang, like Kong Rong, was a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He became famous because of his "Zhang Hua Fu". The old Situ Yang Ci and the general He Jin were all promoted because of his status among the gentry.
After passing him, Yilang Cai Yong also highly praised him. It can be said that Bianjian was the golden sign of Yanzhou's old noble families.
As for a eunuch like Cao Cao, he was incompatible with Bian Cang in every aspect, both in terms of status and personal interests.
Bian Rang confronted Cao Cao overtly and covertly, but Cao Cao did not tolerate him and would not stop doing anything and kill him directly.
However, the bitter result of Bian Rang's death was that the nobles of the old system who were in charge of Yanzhou's economy and lifeblood became resistant to Cao Cao.
In their hearts, Cao Cao was the one who came to destroy the old order in Yanzhou!
Later, when Cao Cao marched eastward to Xuzhou and Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, Chen Gong, a native of Dongjun, and Zhang Miao, a native of Dongping County, directly united with all the nobles in Yanzhou in order to maintain the old order of the Yanzhou nobles.
Welcome Lu Bu to settle in Yanzhou.
The personal relationship between Chen Gong and Zhang Miao and Cao Cao is not bad, it can even be said to be very good. However, Cao Cao's behavior after settling in Yanzhou, especially his behavior of killing with a stick and giving way to others, is obviously touching them.
The vital interests of the old gate valve group.
In the face of interests, all friendships and friendships are nonsense.
After Lu Bu entered Puyang, before he could attack other counties, all seventy-three counties in Yanzhou's six major counties rebelled almost overnight. Cao Cao's power in Yanzhou was actually invaded by Lu Bu, a foreigner, and only three counties were left!
Lu Bu was so happy that he almost exploded. It was as if he had picked it up for free.
The reason why this was possible was not due to Lu Bu's ability to fight, but to the disastrous consequences of a counterattack by representatives of Yanzhou's old clan system.
If Cao Cao, who did not rely on the powerful clans of the old system, was so harmed, let alone Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is completely different from Cao Cao. He himself is the representative of the old clan order. The people who support Yuan Shao's rise to power are almost all the clansmen who maintain the old order. Yuan Shao's achievements are inseparable from them.
The mature system of the old order clan can infinitely multiply Yuan Shao's strength, but it also limits Yuan Shao's behavior and will never allow Yuan Shao to make any breakthrough reforms.
The inclusion of a lowly peasant army like the Montenegrin Army is absolutely intolerable to the clans of the old order.
Gongsun Zan can take over Heishan, Cao Cao can take over Heishan, but Yuan Shao can't!
If the Montenegrin Army is taken over, how many main cadres and backbones of the Montenegrin Army will need to be considered for appointment?
Just imagine that if Guo Jia wants to enter the Yuan Shao Group, he must go through Yuan Shao's careful placement and position consideration... And once such a huge force of a million peasant troops enters Yuan Shao's old order circle, it will inevitably seriously affect the old order of the Yuan Group.
The distribution of interests and the composition of the job system among the clans.
With such a huge force of the Black Mountain Army in front of him, Yuan Shao is not a fool. He must know how huge human resources will be gained by surrendering them... But Yuan Shao does not dare.
Historical evaluations say that Yuan Shao employed many relatives. In fact, it does not refer to how many people were employed in his old Yuan family, but that among the old noble families, there were too many people who were related to his surname Yuan. In order to maintain his power, Yuan Shao
For stability, you must use them.
Cao Cao did not rely on the old order, but once the nobles of the old system in the six major counties of Yanzhou rebelled, they could almost make Cao Cao take to the streets naked...
As for Yuan Shao, who relied solely on the noble families of the old system to make his fortune, once the noble families under him had objections to his actions or betrayed him...
Yuan Shao may not even have his butt left.
Therefore, for Yuan Shao, when dealing with the Black Mountain Army, he can only attack, but not retreat.
Fundamentally speaking, Yuan Shao's great cause is actually the success of the gentry and the defeat of the gentry.
The pottery merchant understood this truth, so now that Bai Rao asked him something, he did not dare to make random remarks.
The water in between is too deep. You can't just fool around with a few words. If Bai Yao hears the flaw, it will be fatal.
Maybe Bai Rao didn't have the brains, but the pottery merchant didn't want to take the risk.
Just when Tao Shang's mind was racing and he didn't know how to deal with Bai Rao's "simple" question, the prodigal son finally spoke.
"Actually, from Guo's point of view, what Zhang Pingnan and Bai Dashuai need to consider should not be my adoptive father's attitude, but how to make our two families closer to each other so that they cannot be separated no matter what others do."
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows and looked at Guo Jia aside in surprise.
Bai Rao also turned to look at Guo Jia and asked curiously: "What does Mr. Guo mean by this?"
"Young Master is not worthy of the title." Guo Jia smiled, looking a little careless.
He seemed to have already figured out how to deal with it. He threw away his previous restraint and showed his true colors, and said calmly: "Shuai Bai can call my younger brother the Young Master, but Guo is from an ordinary background, and the word Young Master sounds really awkward. You
If you don't feel aggrieved, just call me sir."
Bai Rao nodded, very obedient: "Then please Mr. Guo, please express your feelings."