Scholars from poor families were all in decline because of their family fortunes. In this era of numerous clans in the Eastern Han Dynasty, no one was willing to support them if they wanted to become officials.
It can be said that I have read a lot of scriptures, but I am unable to realize my lofty ambitions.
Cao Cao also has people from poor families under his command, but it is difficult for them to stand out. After all, Cao Cao has many children from aristocratic families under his command. How could those children from aristocratic families want people from poor families to stand out and hold high positions.
After all, high positions are not enough, and it is the turn of poor families. Therefore, even if Cao Cao recruits talented people, there are actually very few scholars who actually come from poor families!
Even Guo Jia was a well-known figure in Guangdong. He was recommended by Xun Yu and was reused by Cao Cao!
If he was really a poor scholar, without the recommendation of a famous person, it would be difficult for him to even meet Cao Cao.
Under this situation, sooner or later, a group of poor scholars will be born who have ambitions in their hearts but no platform for their ambitions, and Lu Bu is willing to give these poor people a platform.
Moreover, Lu Bu was not as beautiful as Cao Cao said, but in fact he was tightly bound by the aristocratic family. After all, Cao Cao only got to where he is today because of the aristocratic family's money and efforts. Halfway through, he wanted to kick out the aristocratic family and re-employ the poor people. .
How could the aristocratic family be willing!
Chen Gong's betrayal also made Cao Cao see the power of the aristocratic family, and made Cao Cao fearful that his hard-won foundation would be taken away by the aristocratic family.
In fact, the Sima family's seizure of power was a problem left over from Cao Cao's period. Due to the problem of life span, future generations have never dealt with this matter, which caused the problem to completely explode and the Cao Wei regime disappeared in the long river of history!
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In Xuchang, Cao Cao has calmed down the impact of the defeat and even received good news.
That was Zhang Yang of Bingzhou Shangdang. Seeing that Lu Bu was in trouble, he led his troops and horses to rush to his aid.
However, his subordinate Yang Chou chopped off his head and gave it to Cao Cao, who wanted to lead an army to surrender!
Facing Lu Bu's defeat, Cao Cao was originally in a bad mood. This good news made Cao Cao's mood better.
As long as he captures Shangdang, Cao Cao can advance the battle line to the vicinity of the Yellow River, allowing Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to occupy a more active geographical location for the decisive battle.
But before Cao Cao could be happy for too long, Lu Bu's envoy came to Xuchang and presented Lu Bu's words to Cao Cao intact.
"That's unreasonable! It's too much to bully someone!"
Cao Cao couldn't eat at the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lu Bu was so disgusted that he threw the rice directly on the table and scattered the rice grains on the floor.
If a group of counselors had not dissuaded him, Cao Cao even drew his sword on the spot and hacked Lu Bu's envoy to death.
While he was eating, he found that there was a dead fly in the rice. You can't help but feel this feeling, is it uncomfortable or not?
"Prime Minister, please calm down. Lu Bu's demands are really too much. But this is a negotiation. There is no need to get angry because of Lu Bu's exorbitant price."
Guo Jia advised.
"The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was built by the Prime Minister and took several years to deal with Yuan Shao in the north."
"Since Lu Bu is willing to negotiate, it would be better to redeem the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. When facing Yuan Shao, he will also have his own cavalry."
Xun You said in a deep voice.
Yuan Shao dominates the north, especially the two states of Bing and You, which are rich in horses. In addition, Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and recruited a large number of cavalry. Now Yuan Shao's cavalry power is unparalleled in the world!
Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry focuses on quality, while Yuan Shao's cavalry focuses on quality. But the problem is that the only cavalry under Cao Cao's command, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was ruined in the hands of Lu Bu.
As a result, Cao Cao will be at a disadvantage when he and Yuan Shao fight. Now it is best to redeem the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. It is far easier to recruit and train troops based on the redeemed Tiger and Leopard Cavalry than to train a new one. .
"Gu understands, but Gu just can't get angry. Even though Lu Bu only wants to negotiate terms with Gu, who does he think he is?"
Cao Cao said angrily.
If he had not just experienced a big defeat and it was not appropriate to waste people and money to start a war, Cao Cao would have wanted to lead his troops to Lu Bu again and ask Lu Bu what courage he had to ask for such harsh conditions?
"Xuzhou Mu must not be given to Lu Bu. With the title of Xuzhou Mu, Lu Bu may soon become a serious problem for the prime minister."
"Giving General Zhonglang and General Fubo to Lu Bu has no loss for us. On the contrary, it can divide the generals under Lu Bu's command and make them have different opinions."
"One hundred thousand stones of food and grass is too much, ten thousand stones of food and grass is still acceptable."
Guo Jia analyzed the conditions proposed by Lu Bu to Cao Cao one by one.
The higher the official rank of the generals under Lu Bu's command, and Lu Bu did not have a legitimate Xuzhou pastor, it was inevitable that he would have different intentions.
With Lu Bu's tolerant heart, as long as the generals have different ideas, the conflicts will soon intensify, and it may be possible to disintegrate Lu Bu from within.
Xuzhou Mu was originally planned to be given to Liu Bei to contain Lu Bu, so how could it be given to Lu Bu.
Regarding food and grass, Lu Bu was even more open-minded. It was from this point that Guo Jia saw that there was still room for negotiation.
Obviously, Lu Bu's price is not Lu Bu's bottom line. All he needs to do is to test Lu Bu's bottom line a little bit from the messenger's side.
"That Lu Bu is cunning and cunning. I am afraid that after the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry returns, he will no longer be able to fight."
Cao Cao didn't say anything hard, he still hoped to redeem the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and sighed.
"Prime Minister, don't worry. You don't need the armor or weapons, but you must ensure the integrity of the tiger and leopard cavalry. Use this condition as a negotiation. If you don't agree, then we won't negotiate directly."
Guo Jia spoke up.
"I am willing to share the Prime Minister's worries and negotiate with Lu Bu's envoy."
Xun You stood up and raised his hands.
"Well done."
Cao Cao still believed in Xun You's abilities and nodded.
For the next three days, Xun You drank with Lu Bu's envoy, gathered information, and soon found out the bottom line of the Lu Bu envoy's negotiation.
The bottom line is exactly as Xun You expected. Lu Bu had no intention of asking Xuzhou to be a herdsman. He just said that if Cao Cao is willing to give, he will take it. If he is not willing to give, there will be no loss.
Xun You negotiated with Lu Bu's envoys and finally agreed on the terms of redeeming the Hubao Cavalry, the legal positions of General Fubo and General Zhonglang, and tens of thousands of shi of food.
The transaction location is set at the junction of Lu Bu's and Cao Cao's territories, handing over the goods with one hand and delivering the goods with the other!
The person who comes to trade must not be Lu Bu, otherwise there is no need to discuss it!
After all, Cao Cao was also frightened by Lu Bu. If Lu Bu personally took action, no one would dare to complete the deal. Even if he called Liu Guanzhang, Cao Cao would not feel safe.
After settling on the details of the transaction, envoy Lu Bu left Xuchang with satisfaction and headed for Xiapi City.
"Damn Lu Bu, next time we meet, I will cut him into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart."
After Cao Cao was bled again by Lu Bu, he directly broke through the defense.
In this expedition to Lu Bu, not only did he lose several generals, but he also lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It can be said that the foundation of the imperial court was shaken.
If Cao Cao wasn't powerful enough to suppress these young people, perhaps Cao Cao would have started to have a headache.
Unfortunately, the house leaked and it rained all night. Cao Cao, who had been greatly weakened, was severely mutilated again because of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry incident.
Another prince would have been unable to withstand this.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, the opportunity to conquer Lu Bu will come soon."
Guo Jia comforted him.
But before he finished speaking, another bad news reached Cao Cao's ears.
That is, Sui Gu killed Yang Chou again and wanted to surrender to Yuan Shao.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was completely furious. The fat meat he finally obtained could still make him run away.
So Cao Cao pressured the imperial court and personally conquered Hanoi County again. He wanted to capture Hanoi County before Yuan Shao could react.
