Lord Yuan

Chapter 39 Yingchuan Guo Family Guo Tu
It's late at night, and the moon in the sky sends out its bright light to lead people walking on the street.

Yuan Shao walked behind, and Jing Gu led the way.

Soon, a house that was completely different from other houses appeared in their sight.

While other houses turned off their lights and fell asleep, this house was the only one lit with many dusty red lanterns, and there was a lot of noise inside.

Jing Gu's face lit up and he walked forward quickly.

In front of him, a know-it-all in Yingchuan, it seemed as if everyone in this household knew him, and he entered with a calm Yuan Shao without any hindrance.

As soon as they entered, the two of them were guided by the visitor. After Jing Gu explained his purpose, the visitor led the two of them further inside.

"This is the residence of the Guo family, one of the famous families in Yingchuan. Today's gathering is held here by Guo Tu, a descendant of the Guo family."

Jing Gu was in high spirits in front of him, and the smile on his face did not diminish at all. Entering the host's house was like a reversal of host and guest. Instead, he became the host and introduced Yuan Shao happily.

Yuan Shao, who was walking a little later, wasn't very interested at first, but when Jing Gu mentioned Guo Tu's name, he suddenly got angry.

For Yuan Shao, he had heard countless comments about the outcome of the Battle of Guandu.

Some people say that Yuan Shao was tolerant on the outside and taboo on the inside, fond of schemes but not decisive, arbitrary but not decisive in his actions, fond of schemes but not heavy on plots, and eventually suffered a disastrous defeat in Guandu.

Some people also say that if Yuan Shao had listened to Xu You's plan earlier, he would have defeated Cao Cao earlier and completed the unification of the north.

Some people say that they listened to Tian Feng's policy of resting and nourishing the people, and slowly planned it, so that they could easily destroy Cao Cao by occupying the prefectures and counties in the remote Hebei region and commanding tens of thousands of troops.

Some people also say that while Ju Tuo can recuperate and preserve his strength, he can also send elite cavalry to harass Cao Cao and stir up the situation in Yanzhou counties, leaving him no time to develop. If he launches an attack three years later, he will be able to achieve great success. win.

As for the review of Guo Tu, contemporary netizens commented that if you don't listen, you will lose.

In the world view of contemporary netizens, Yuan Shao's own shortcomings, his scheming but indecisive decisions, and the strategies of counselors that can win the battle were all rejected, but he chose Guo Tushen's match in a situation where he was bound to lose. The two proposed Fast-break decision-making.

In Yuan Shao's own opinion.

In fact, when Guo Tu was chosen to review the deployment decision, the situation in Guandu was not as tragic as the defeat. On the contrary, Yuan Shao's troops became more powerful and the morale of his soldiers was high, often suppressing Cao Cao's army throughout the whole process.

At the time of Guandu, due to the strength of Yuan Shao's army, many people in Cao Cao's army actually chose to directly betray Cao Cao and instead chose to join Yuan Shao. The situation at that time almost completely tilted towards Yuan Shao.

If things continue like this, Cao Cao will be defeated in less than a month due to lack of men and horses, and an extreme shortage of troops and food, and will be defeated by Yuan Shao, who has the power of thousands of troops.

Yuan Shao thought the same way at the time.

But God did not wish.

Yuan Shao's own imagination was very beautiful, imagining that he was one step late to welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and now he once again regained control of the power that symbolized the Han Dynasty, and then intimidated the princes of the world according to Ju Shou's advice.

However, the fighting among the factions under Yuan Shao's command was far beyond his imagination.

First, when Xu You of Runan was away, Guo Tu, two counselors from the Yingchuan family, arrested Xu You's family and sent them to prison for breaking the law when the war was about to begin. However, Xu You could not get Yuan Shao's approval. Under such circumstances, he was angry and turned to Cao Cao, so he came up with a surprise attack on Wuchao.As a native of Hebei, Jushou Tian Feng was stubborn and did not know how to play tricks. He was completely different from the greedy and flattering people like Guo Tu. He further offended Yuan Shao and even detained Tian Feng and imprisoned him when the war started, abandoning Jushou. Great advice, turn to follow the advice of Guo Tu from the Yingchuan gentry.

Speaking of which, there are also shadows of the Yingchuan Guo family on Cao Cao's side, and Guo Jia is among them.

Yuan Shao is a direct descendant of the Guo family, and Guo Tu is among them.

The two were supposed to be rivals.

However, Guo Tu was only looking for immediate small profits, and he added suggestions and was severely damaged. He then framed the former army general, forcing the famous generals Zhang He and Chun Yuqiong to directly choose to surrender to Cao Cao, thus weakening Yuan Shao's strength.

In fact, Yuan Shao's failure was basically due to the fact that his counselors did not work together as one, but only knew their own priorities. In addition, the soldiers fought for years, and the military quality was difficult to recover for a while. Once the battlefield was defeated, the front line of the army would be damaged.

In addition, the internal factional disputes within Yuan Shao were too serious, and Yuan Shao himself only chose to set aside an area for each person to manage, which made the struggle among his subordinates intensify.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao heard Guo Tu's name, he felt an inexplicable emotion for no reason. He couldn't tell whether it was anger or something else.

Jing Gu suddenly discovered why Yuan Shao, who had always maintained a calm attitude, suddenly became strange, as if he had seen the enemy who killed his father.

"Brother Benchu, what's the matter? What happened?" Jing Gu approached him thoughtfully and comforted him kindly.

"This Guo Gongze is a direct descendant of the Guo family. He was quite famous in his early years. In the Yingchuan area, he is more powerful and more graceful than his younger brother Guo Fengxiao. Today, Guo Fengxiao probably doesn't know where to stay in that gentle town. .”

Yuan Shao snorted noncommittally. Seeing the bright lights in the mansion, the anger in his heart became more and more restless.

Jing Gu didn't know why. He thought he was overly praising others and thus ignored Yuan Shao. He hurriedly walked to Yuan Shao's other side and said with a smile on his face: "Brother, I don't want to give in too much. I'm afraid no one can match my talent that night. If not, Guo Tu's family is a prominent one in Yingchuan, so I am afraid of my brother but not him."

After saying this, Jing Gu blinked his eyes again and said insinuatingly: "We have known each other for such a long time, Gu Shang doesn't know where my brother is from or what his family background is."

Yuan Shao shook his head with disdain. Facing the Guo family of Yingchuan, he still had a hint of arrogance and was able to suppress it steadily, let alone the bastard Guo Tu.

"My status as a student of Master Li is enough. As for my family background, it doesn't matter."

Jing Gu was not discouraged and just stepped forward again: "It is true that my brother is a student of Master Li, so he is naturally worthy of this status. However, after all, Guo Tu comes from a distinguished family in Yingchuan, so he is afraid that he will make inquiries to avoid misleading my brother."

Li Ying was from the Li family in Yingchuan. His father was Li Yi, Prime Minister of the State of Zhao, and his grandfather was Li Xiu, the Taiwei. With such status, he was naturally a prominent family in Yingchuan.

In addition, Li Ying was well-known for his benevolent policies and was like a god in the border area. If he had not been involved in the disaster of party imprisonment and was dismissed from office and retired, Li's reputation would have been even greater.

Now, with the help of his status as a student of Master Li, Yuan Shao thought that he would not be at a disadvantage at this gathering of Yingchuan scholars.

"If Guo Tu dares to speak out, I will let him understand why the flowers are so red."

Jing Gu was a little confused, how could Yuan Shao seem to be in conflict with Guo Tu, and would explode whenever Guo Tu's name was mentioned.

He didn't even understand what it meant by why the flowers were so red.Could it be that he is saying that Guo Tu's fame is as gorgeous as a flower?
(End of this chapter)