Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 86 Can You Really Read Your Abilities?
"Quickly tell me," Yuan Shao sat down on the main seat, and greeted Feng Ji to come in front of him, the two sat facing each other, and sent someone to make tea with spices outside.

"Sir, do a little work. After the tea is brewed, you can have a tea with me and talk slowly. Now that winter is coming, you don't have to be busy with official duties, you can do a little bit of business."

Yuan Shao spoke calmly and calmly, with a solid charm, which made people feel very comfortable, and he treated people very generously, never stingy with money and courtesy, so scholars often came to visit and talk.

The two sat opposite each other and looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Feng Ji is rather affluent, not tall, with a long beard, small eyes, rosy complexion, and a kind smile, which makes people feel happy when talking.

Moreover, he was one of the first few people who followed from Nanyang, besides Feng Ji, there was also Xu You.

When I first arrived in Jizhou, I relied on Fengji's resourcefulness to gain a foothold, so I have been using it a lot, and the two of them had a lot of conversations at night by candlelight.

They are ministers who have a little friendship with each other.

"Sir, do you know what I am worried about?"

Yuan Shao asked straight to the point with a smile on his face.

"Naturally, I can think about it a little bit," Feng Ji smiled cheerfully, and said modestly, "Duke Ming is in the north and has made a lot of achievements. Now it's time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. The city and baggage he gained far surpass others."

"With such an advantage, many princes can't wait to reach it. A few years later, they will surely achieve great achievements. However, Yuan Shu's letter now actually implies that the situation is different from the past."

"Cao Cao has grown to this point within a year, and the surrounding princes are invincible. He should be cited as a strong enemy to destroy him. However, he did not cross the river and followed Ming Gong. In fact, he also occupied the south of the Yellow River to develop. We have discussed it at that time, and it will be so."

"It's the same, it's just that he succeeded."

Feng Ji smiled, his expression still very relaxed and contented, he didn't feel that any catastrophe was imminent, and he didn't pay attention to it as Yuan Shu said in his letter.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he also nodded in agreement, and slowly sat leisurely with his chest and ears in his chest.

"That's right!" Yuan Shao smiled immediately, "Mister's words are so enlightening."

"Cao Mengde is just achieving his strategy, not winning the strategy, and why am I not?"

Jizhou alone is enough to rival Xu and Yan, so why worry about it.

Feng Ji smiled and said: "So, I think this is a strategy for Yuan Shu to make friends with a long distance and attack close. I want to invite Duke Ming to take the trouble to go south. This way, Duke Ming can be blocked from taking the north and delay the growth."

"Secondly, you can threaten Cao Cao's rear and order him to divide his troops. In this way, he can attack Cao Cao's Yanzhou as much as possible, but..."

When Feng Ji said this, he paused for a moment to think about it, and some words seemed difficult to say.

Yuan Shao asked immediately, "Sir, tell me quickly."

"But what? Now in my house, no one else is present, out of the king's mouth, into my ears, no need to worry."

Feng Ji lowered his head pretending to be ashamed, and said with a smile, "Actually, I guess Yuan Shu didn't write this letter just now for the purpose of attacking north and south with Duke Ming."

"I have found out that Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao in Kuangting, and he was driven hundreds of miles to Yangzhou to escape. Only by killing Yuan Yi was he able to stabilize his position. There is a rift between him and Duke Ming."

"He should have driven Duke Ming and Cao Cao to fight each other first, so that they could get away and capture Liu Yao, and then go to Jiangdong, where they could lead many heroes and nobles from Jiangdong to accompany them. If it is possible, Yuan Shu would occupy almost all the water towns in the south. How terrible is it?"

"At that time, his power was no less powerful than that of Duke Ming. Although Cao Cao has been brave in recent years, if Duke Ming is the mountain and the general later is the water, then Cao Cao lives in the gap between the mountains and rivers. He only hopes that the mountains will not overturn and the water will not flood."

Yuan Shao raised his upper body slightly, and moved a little on the couch comfortably, with a pensive look on his face.

This remark is wonderful.

The situation is clear at a glance.

Yuan Shu drove this letter, one is to make peace, and the other is to drive a wedge between me and Cao Cao.

Although the relationship between everyone is delicate now, it is not the time to tear your face.

Those who fought for the alliance of Dong Zhong at the beginning now have a separatist regime. They clearly want to suppress the thieves and help the Han, but in fact they occupy the territory and grow stronger, sitting on the land and claiming the title of vassal.

But Emperor Han was still trapped in Chang'an prison.

How can we raise troops for civil war? !
After Yuan Shao's careful consideration, he had already made a decisive decision on the current situation, "Ignore Yuan Shu, just reply him with a letter, just to strengthen the relationship with him."

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Feng Ji quickly waved his hands, stood up and bowed his hands sincerely, and said: "No, I think that since this letter was delivered to Duke Ming, it would of course leak to Cao's family. Even though Cao Cao didn't know what Duke Ming wanted, he would definitely take precautions and raise troops to hoard in Puyang."

"If this is the case, won't the situation become tense? Even if we don't attack the south side of the border, we must prevent Xiahou Dun from defending from the East County and then attacking."

"Well said!"

Yuan Shao said with emotion, in fact, he also thought so, according to his understanding of this clan brother, under his name, unknown people followed him, and after getting countless thieves, he had to expand rapidly, how could there be any reason for slow internal governance?

In addition to expanding and fighting, we can transform the hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers into elite soldiers.

At this time, he needed stability in the rear. Yuan Shu was afraid that after Cao Cao's expansion, he would not dare to cross the river to attack the north and go south to Yangzhou to take Yuan Shu's territory.

The best way is to let Yuan Shao guard against Cao Cao's growth, so as to set off a fight between the two families and disrupt the north, so that he can reap the benefits of a fisherman, take Yangzhou and Jiangdong, and dominate the south.

Yuan Shao understood his heart, but Feng Ji's words awakened the dreamer. Although this letter was written to himself, the news was probably sent to Cao Cao as well.

"Sir, what exactly do you mean, just say it clearly," Yuan Shao thought about it, and the words that Feng Ji wanted to say before coming to him appeared in his mind, and he immediately smiled wryly, "If there is a countermeasure, just say it."

Feng Ji stroked his beard lightly, paused, and said: "Earlier, Prime Minister Bao Xin of Jibei asked his friends to find a marriage match for Guo Yi, who saved his life, to ask for a wife, and finally he found the daughter of my Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan, Jizhou."

"In this matter, I remember that Ming Gong seemed to reject Bao Xin and scolded him severely. How about using this as a reference to show favor to Cao Cao and express Ming Gong's good intentions?"

"Uh, this..." Yuan Shao's eyes moved suddenly, he was very hesitant, this matter is very difficult to do, his second son, Yuan Xi, is almost engaged to the daughter of the Zhen family.

Although it is not yet a ceremony, but he has already promised his son, if he is allowed to make friends with Bao Xin, not to mention the loss of face, it will make people laugh.

"Sir, maybe this can't be done?" Yuan Shao told Feng Ji bluntly, with a firm expression on his face.

"Oh?" Feng Ji was puzzled, he raised his hand and was stunned, unwilling to ask again: "Why is this? When Duke Ming rewarded me and others to follow the counselors, he was never stingy, generous, and kind. Why are you reluctant now?"

Yuan Shao sneered with contempt, "Of course it's okay for you all, but Guo Yi, I have already scolded him several times when I wrote to Bao Xin. If you want me to show favor to this humble junior, why not write a letter to Cao Mengde myself?"

"That's right," Feng Ji nodded slightly, "If Duke Ming could talk directly with Duke Cao, it would be much more convenient. I should worry too much."

He clasped his fists and got up to leave, but before he left, he still smiled and explained to Yuan Shao: "Guo Mengyu, he is not a man of humble background. I just listened to my friend's advice and wanted to be a lobbyist after I knew about it. However, Duke Ming is the lord of the world, so don't overthink it."

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, "Wait a minute, sir."

He stopped Fengji, what does it mean to be a despicable person?I have never heard of this person, but he saved Bao Xin's life and he wanted to repay him.

Considering his family status, he, Bao Xin, is only a well-known hero in Mount Tai. He climbed up to He and then started a fortune, which is far away from my Yuan family.

Guo Yi himself is a sideline of the Guo family in Yingchuan, and he is also of the same family as Guo Tu, but they are not related at all.

Even if Mrs. Guo is willing to recommend him, the prestige among the Zhuang people is not enough to compare with Mrs. Yuan. Why are you still willing to turn right and wrong for the sake of your friend?

It was only at this time that Yuan Shao realized that this old boy came here today to help others to be a lobbyist. Presumably, Bao Xin entrusted his friends to keep asking for other places.

Back then in Luoyang, after Xu You failed in his campaign, he also met such heroes as Bao Xin when they got together. When they were discussing the Dong League, Bao Xin was also the general of the fourth town, and they raised troops and worked together.

Therefore, there are many civil and military people who owe him favors, plus Bao Xin is generous and a hero. He has made great achievements in eliminating thieves and chaos in recent years. After Liu Dai died, apart from Cao Cao in Yanzhou, he was regarded as the hero.

It's not surprising.

Hearing this, Feng Ji sat down on his knees with a smile again, cupped his hands to Yuan Shao, and said, "This Guo Yi, besides his current identity as Yanzhou Biejia, has recently been rumored that he was one of the Sangongs back then, the only disciple of Xun Shuang, who taught almost everything he had learned in Hanbin for three years."

"So, he has a close relationship with the Yingchuan Xun family. With such status as a family, Guo Yi can also be among the celebrities. In addition, it is reported that this year when Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Guanzhong and other places suffered severe droughts and locust plagues, he turned the tide and quelled the locust plagues. He has made great contributions to the people."

"And he has made great achievements in saving Cao's old Taiwei, Bao Xin and others. His position in the future must be extremely important, so he was invited by Cao Cao as a farewell."

Yuan Shao usually would not have cared about this news, but at this moment he suddenly heard it, and felt very surprised, because when he heard the scattered news about this person last year, he was just a nobody.

Now it sounds like he has gained a lot of fame? !
"According to what you're saying, this Guo Yi is already an important advisor to Cao Cao?"

Yuan Shao said with some uncertainty.

Feng Ji smiled and didn't answer, took a sip of tea first, then sat upright, put away his smile and said flatly: "It's not just important? This person is already comparable to Xun Wenruo, Xi Zhicai, etc. Without him, how could Cao Cao have achieved such achievements in the past two years."

"Duke Ming stabilized him and Cao Cao, and showed his kindness to him. This will not only avoid his hatred, stabilize Cao Cao's mind, but also make him grateful, so that he can lead him to attack Yuan Shu in the south, and continue to consume the military strength of Yan and Xu states."

"So, the law of both ends, when we take Youzhou, Yanzhou and Yangzhou have just won the game, isn't it just reaping the benefits of the fisherman?"

"Hmph," Yuan Shao laughed coldly, but his expression was no longer so refusal. Although his son meant it, it didn't mean that he didn't mean it.

If the local gentry wants to win over, it is not just a simple way. Since Bao Xin has always been keen on repaying this kindness, it is better to be a favor.

"Understood, thank you for your words today, sir, but I don't know who is this lobbyist for, and wants to facilitate this matter?"

Although Yuan Shao didn't want to press the question so closely, he still couldn't help being curious.

Feng Ji shook his head bitterly and laughed, clasped his hands several times as if he was bowing, this action seemed to be begging Yuan Shao to let go, don't blame too tightly, "Ming Gong, this is the invitation of Pei Guoxiang Chen Gui, and it is said that his son Chen Deng is also asking for worship, that's why it happened."

"Chen family?" Yuan Shao knew that Chen Gui was also a celebrity, and the Chen family in Xuzhou was a family of Sangongs back then, with a long history of family education.

But somehow they also pulled in.

"I'll think about it again, sir and wait for my news."

"Ming Gong is wise," Feng Ji let out a long sigh of relief, and nodded secretly. He knew that his lord knew how to choose, so he would naturally think more about it, so there was no need to say more.

When my protagonist was wise, no one could match him. Especially when he arrived in Jizhou at the beginning of the year and was full of difficulties, he almost turned over from adversity and won Jizhou. Every decision was extremely wise.

This is true whether it is internal governance, appointment of people, or military administration.

"Let's retire."

……

Yanzhou East County.

After winter came, Guo Yi also finished his inspection of the fields early.

These days, when I came back from visiting the people in the countryside, I asked the villagers from all over the place about the current aquatic products, field conditions, and breeding.

Of course, I also kept the map in my mind. When I came back, I taught Zhuge Liang how to draw a map, using many labels and marking several important places.

It took twelve days and nights just to draw these maps.

During the period, they practiced martial arts together, and they did not stop.

Hard work made Zhuge Liang gradually get used to this kind of life. He is quite talented, not only his knowledge, but also his skills are also improving rapidly.

In Guo Yi's mansion, a piece of cloth was spread out on the desk in the main hall, Guo Yi, Dian Wei, and Zhuge Liang all gathered in front of it, looking closely with oil lamps.

"Look, if this place can be moved down, the force point of the plow can be lowered, the original straight shaft and long shaft can be changed to curved shafts and short shafts, and a plow disc that can rotate freely can be installed on the shaft head."

"In this way, not only the plow frame becomes smaller and lighter, but also it is easy to turn around and turn, and the operation is flexible, saving manpower and animal power."

Guo Yi knocked on the table, put the oil lamp on the table, and said decisively: "Find a group of craftsmen to make it, and then promote it in the county first, and wait for the next spring to be used."

Zhuge Liang's vision went dark, but he was still confused.

He saw clearly the eleven parts drawn on the curved shaft plow, and at the same time understood that there were two more parts than the previous straight plow, and he moved the point of force downward at once.

In this way, both cattle and manpower can be more labor-saving.

This is the result of [-] days.

I went deep into the countryside with my teacher, and went to the settlement where the villagers lived to learn the structure of the straight plow. After studying for several days and nights, I came up with the design of this blueprint.

"Teacher, the students want to confirm again, this is what you said, read it a hundred times and you will see the meaning."

"While you know Confucian classics, military strategy, internal governance, water conservancy, dance, and temperament, and you can forge your own weapons by practicing martial arts every night, can you still make farm tools?"

Guo Yi froze for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Not necessarily, but reading more and thinking more is definitely beneficial, and you can challenge your limits by reading all kinds of books."

"You know everything, and you can do everything when you go out in the future. If others are surprised, you can say something that you understand a little bit. Is this a little bit of showing off in humility?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes trembled violently, it makes sense.

(End of this chapter)