Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, counting all the princes in the world, big and small, still alive or dead, has anyone handed over military power to a weak-headed young man?
have!
Indeed there is!
For example, Yuan Shu appointed Sun Ce to attack Lujiang.
For example, Sun Ce appointed Zhou Yu to help him pacify the six counties in Jiangdong.
However, neither Yuan Shu nor Sun Ce had their original intentions.
Yuan Shu has always been extremely defensive when appointing Sun Ce.
As long as every battle is over, military power will be taken back.
After Sun Ce was persecuted by Yuan Shu, he realized the problems caused by distrusting his subordinates, so he established a hereditary military leadership system in Jiangdong.
Everyone has soldiers and horses, but the source of the soldiers and horses depends on their own thinking.
Sun Ce didn't give it and didn't care, as long as it didn't exceed a certain amount.
Therefore, Zhou Yu was able to serve as a general and lead troops on the expedition because Zhou Yu already had troops under his command when he took refuge with Sun Ce.
As a general under the Sun family, if you want to expand your power, the best way is to fight.
Because only by launching a war can we surrender and accept rebels and increase the power of our subordinates.
Sun Ce also noticed this and chose such a strange system.
Of course the disaster has happened!
After Sun Ce's death, rebellions occurred one after another in Jiangdong, simply because each general had more or less troops under his command.
But looking at all the princes in the world, Liu Zhang is the only one who truly believes in meritocracy.
Only Liu Zhang's generals not only did not ask about their origins, but also did not care about their age.
This is also due to Liu Zhang's status as a time traveler. He can clearly know who is a general and who is a fool!
But Ma Chao doesn’t know!
Although Ma Chao was speechless when asked by Liu Zhang, he was still dissatisfied.
"Liu...General Wei, there are countless heroes in the world. Is it possible that you are the wise master?"
Faced with Ma Chao's unruly questioning, Liu Zhang was not angry and still smiled in response.
"Okay, then tell me who you think is a hero, and I will help you analyze whether they will use you."
"Yuan Shao from Hebei Province is a virtuous man and a courteous corporal! Now he occupies four states and has millions of soldiers and civilians under his command!"
"Half a year ago, he led an army of 100,000 people to the Central Plains. I am afraid he has already conquered Xuchang!"
The first thing Ma Chao thought of was the Runan Yuan family of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes.
Putting aside the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao can be described as being at the height of his power.
Especially after Yuan Shu became emperor and was defeated, the Yuan family not only did not decline, but became more prosperous in the hands of Yuan Shao.
It is a pity that the Battle of Guandu was the beginning of the decline of the Yuan family. Ma Chao did not understand the situation in Guandu, but Liu Zhang knew it clearly.
"Yuan Shaose is fierce and cowardly. He is always scheming. He cherishes his own life when doing big things, and forgets his life when he sees small gains! On the surface, he appears to be courteous to a virtuous corporal, but in fact it is just for hypocrisy."
"Qu Yi made great contributions to him at the beginning, but in the end he died because of Yuan Shao's suspicion! Such a short-sighted and narrow-minded person, do you think there will be a way out under his account?"
Qu Yi not only helped Yuan Shao pacify Jizhou, but also defeated Gongsun Zan in the Battle of Jieqiao!
Without Qu Yi, it is not certain whether Yuan Shao would be where he is today!
However, despite having made such a great contribution to the Yuan family and having great talents in commanding the army, he still could not be tolerated by Yuan Shao. This shows how stupid Yuan Shao is.
"Ma Chao, do you think that with the family background of the fourth and third princes of Yuan Shao, you can think highly of a defeated general like you who has no family background?"
Ma Chao was speechless when asked, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
If it had been before Liu Zhang left Hanzhong, Ma Chao would not have been looked down upon by virtue of his status as the eldest son of Ma Teng, the governor of Yongzhou.
But now the defeat is weak and there is no foothold.
If you continue to use the banner of being a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, you will definitely be ridiculed by the world.
"Ma Chao, let me tell you the truth. Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao in Guandu, and all 100,000 troops and horses were lost!"
"Yuan Shao escaped with his own life and fled back to Yecheng in a hurry."
Ma Chao's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
Although there has been no news from the Central Plains for a long time, Ma Chao's last intelligence was that Yuan Shao had the advantage and Cao Cao would die soon!
"Everyone said that Yuan Benchu was just in name only, but I didn't expect it to be true..."
Ma Chao sighed softly, not too disappointed.
Originally, he had no intention of joining Yuan Shao, but just used it to stimulate Liu Zhang.
"Since Cao Cao can defeat Yuan Shao, then he is the master after all, right?"
"As far as I know, Cao Cao only has 10,000 or 20,000 people in Guandu. Now that he has defeated an enemy five times his own, who in the world can be defeated?"
Liu Zhang looked at Ma Chao with an inexplicable sense of joy, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
If Ma Chao in history knew that he was praising Cao Cao, I don’t know what his expression would be!
"Cao Cao held the emperor hostage to order the princes, and he was actually a huge thief of the country!"
"Your Ma family is the successor of General Fu Bo and Ma Yuan, and has been regarded as a loyal man for generations. Is it possible that you want to help Cao Cao and usurp the Han Dynasty?"
Ma Chao curled his lips, revealing a disdainful smile.
For him, Han Dynasty orthodoxy could not form any ideological constraints at all.
"So what? The most virtuous people in the world live there! Maybe it's time for the Han Dynasty to perish for four hundred years?"
However, when Ma Chao said these words, not only did Pang De's expression change drastically, but he also drew an angry rebuke from Tai Shi Ci!
"Ma Chao, you traitor without a father and a king, I think you are tired of living!"
"Ziyi, don't be angry."
Liu Zhang stopped Tai Shici who wanted to teach Ma Chao a lesson again.
As a time traveler, he also has little obsession with this kind of Confucian orthodoxy.
The world belongs to the people of the world, not to the Liu family!
It's a pity that Liu Zhang couldn't say this, otherwise it would easily cause power instability.
"Ma Chao, back then your ancestor, General Fubo, Ma Yuan, faced the same situation as you."
"However, he chose to help Emperor Guangwu revive the Han Dynasty, and eventually became a general and a marquis, becoming famous all over the world!"
Liu Zhang's intention was obvious, and he persuaded Ma Chao to follow the example of his ancestors.
It's a pity that Ma Chao still sneered and didn't take Liu Zhang seriously at all.
"What kind of person is Emperor Guangwu? Do you think you can compare with him?"
Liu Zhang touched his chin gently. He felt that he was not weaker than Emperor Guangwu at all.
Although Liu Xiu is known as the son of the plane, Liu Zhang is also the chosen one at this time!
"I guess among all the people in the world, you are the only one who thinks that I am inferior to Emperor Guangwu."
Ma Chao had a look of disgust on his face. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to speak so shamelessly.
"Cao Cao defeated 100,000 reinforcements with 10,000 or 20,000 troops. I also defeated more than 400,000 Qiang soldiers with 50,000 to 60,000 troops. Is this general inferior to Cao Cao?"
