Chapter 12

Zhang Xiu is neither humble nor overbearing, calm, said: "I judge Yuan Shao will be eliminated, there are three reasons."

"First, Yuan Shao's internal instability."

"When you were chatting just now, you mentioned a very important point. There are a lot of talents under Yuan Shao."

"Indeed, Yuan Shao has tiger generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as wise generals such as Zhang Yan and Gao Lan, as well as counsellors such as Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xu you, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, Tian Feng and Ju Shi. He is full of talents."

"Regardless of the generals, only the officials."

"The judge is just and upright, and Xu you is greedy. They are enemies to each other, and they both look at each other unfavorably. Tian Feng was upright, Guo TU was aggressive, and the two sides were antagonistic. Others have their own positions and contradictions. "

"The important officials attacked each other, but Yuan Shao let it go."

"The three keys are the right time, the right place and the right people. But Yuan Shao's people are selfish. When they come across something, they don't solve it first, but attack each other. "

"This situation only increases internal friction."

Zhang Xiu continued to say, "second, yuan shaochong dotes on his young son and does not like his eldest son."

"There are three sons under Yuan Shao's knee, the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi, and the third son yuan Shang."

"Among the three sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi led the army and each had real power. Although yuan Shang was a small man, he inherited his love under Yuan Shao's knee. Yuan Shao liked his youngest son most and intended to make him his successor. "

" if you want to establish a successor, you should establish a direct leader, headed by Yuan Tan. It's a pity that Yuan Shao is after Yuan Shang. "

"Behind Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, there were supporters."

"The so-called supporters were Yuan Shao's advisers, so that three factions were formed under Yuan Shao."

"If it is in peace and prosperity, the three sons will fight for power. But now it's a time of great struggle. The vassals are fighting with each other, but Yuan Shao's faction is numerous, criticizing each other and seizing power. "

Zhang Xiu's analysis is advancing step by step.

First, Wen Chen is unstable and increases internal friction.

Second, the struggle for the third son further intensified the internal struggle.

With a look of approval, Xu Shu said, "your analysis does have some truth, but it's not the most important. What's the next third point?"

Zhang Xiu said: "third, Yuan Shaogang is headstrong and has no way to control the situation."

"In a power, what the Lord wants most is the unity of his ministers. But the last thing the Lord wants to see is the unity of his subordinates. "

"It's contradictory, but it's realistic."

"Because the Lord needs his subordinates to check and balance each other in order to control the situation."

"Yuan Shao's officials, acting on their own, attacked each other. Maybe it was Yuan Shao's intention. He wants to divide the officials, so that people can't be united, so that he can weigh and manage

"The key is that Yuan Shao did not have the means to control his subordinates."

"He didn't choose the right plan for strategic layout, marching and national affairs? It depends on which side there are more people, and which side we stand on. "

"On the surface, Yuan Shaoguang's way of speaking is in fact resourceful and self willed."

"Even if Yuan Shao is intelligent and has a good foundation, he can't make a decision at a critical time and can't control the attack of his subordinates, which is the key to his future defeat."

Zhang Xiu asked, "do you think so?"

"Wonderful, really wonderful."

Xu Shu took the lead in praising and said with emotion: "one or two arguments can only be regarded as throwing a brick to attract jade, which is nothing."

"The third point is the finishing touch."

"Just as the young master said, Yuan Shaogang was headstrong and unable to control his subordinates, which was the root of his failure. If Yuan Shao can control his subordinates, then the fight below will only follow the direction of Yuan Shao's guidance and will not lead to major events. "

"But if Yuan Shao can't control it, it will certainly lead to disaster."

Xu Shu looked very happy.

He felt that when he met his confidants, Cui Jun, Meng Jian and Shi Tao, they all thought that Yuan Shao could achieve great things, but he didn't express his position because he thought that Yuan Shao could not achieve great things in the end.

Cui Jun frowned and said, "is Yuan Shao really so incompetent in controlling his subordinates? Do you have any definite information? "

Meng Jian echoed: "after all, Yuan Shao is a hero, so he is not so incompetent. Moreover, there is no basis for words. What you have just said is just your opinion, not necessarily true. "

Two people retort, Zhang Xiu gently smile.

It's not a problem.

Zhang Xiu did not answer immediately, but looked at Xu Shu and asked with a smile, "what's your name?"

Xu Shu said: "Yingchuan Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi!"

Zhang xiuhan said: "Mr. Xu agrees with me. He must have some judgment. I don't know. How did Mr. Xu think about it? "

As for Zhang Xiu, Meng Jian, Cui Jun and others don't care much. Although these people are talented, they can at least serve as the prefect of a county. But today's Zhang Xiu doesn't need them.

Zhang Xiu only cares about Xu Shu.Xu Shu shook his robes and said slowly: "in fact, the judgment is very simple. The 18 princes were elected as the leader of the alliance. However, Yuan Shao held on to the great interests of the alliance leader, but he could not balance the parties, which eventually led to the collapse of the alliance. It can be seen that Yuan Shao's ability to control his subordinates is really average. "

"The 18 road princes have their own thoughts and policies. In the same way, Yuan Shao's three sons and counsellors all have their own thoughts and actions. "

"There are some differences, but they are similar."

Xu Shu said confidently, "this is my judgment. What do you think?"

Zhang Xiu said: "Mr. Xu's insight is admirable."

Cui Jun, Meng Jian and Shi Tao were stunned. They all laughed bitterly. They are all smart people. As Xu Shu said, Yuan Shao used to be unable to control the 18 road princes, but now he is also unable to control his descendants and advisers.

The situation is different, but it is similar.

Xu Shu was very fond of Zhang Xiu and said: "the remarks made by the young master are brilliant. I'm a talented man. I'm sure I'm not an ordinary person. May I have your name

Zhang Xiu said, "I'm Zhang Xiu!"

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "is the young master Zhang Xiu from Xiliang?"

Zhang Xiu nodded.

Xu Shu laughed and said, "we all think that general Zhang is a reckless man. I didn't expect that general Zhang was so wise. He was Xu Shu's prime minister. "

Zhang xiudao said, "Mr. Xu has been praised falsely."

Xu Shu continued: "General Zhang escorts Wen pin and Cai Mao to Xiangyang. He dares to go out to play alone. Isn't General Zhang afraid that they will be robbed?"

Zhang Xiu looked confident and replied: "since I dare to come out to play, I have made all kinds of preparations. We are not afraid that Liu Biao will rob people, but we are afraid that Liu Biao will not take action. Liu Biao has taken action, which is conducive to my next negotiation. "

Xu Shu thought for a while, eyes bright, praised: "so, general Zhang playing in the city, is deliberately, is to lead the snake out of the hole."

Zhang xiudao: "it's just easy to do it."

As a matter of fact, Zhang Xiu is really easy to do. This time, he came out mainly to attract Xu Shu.

Zhang Xiu didn't plan to beat around the Bush and said, "when I was going south to Xiangyang, I sent someone to inquire about Xiangyang. Among the information sent back by the spies is about Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu has the ability to manage the world. Today, I was lucky to meet Mr. Zhang. He asked Mr. Xu to become an official and serve as a military adviser. "

When this remark came out, everyone changed color.

Xu Shu is the same, the expression is very surprised, did not expect Zhang Xiu so direct, just met, directly solicit.