Chapter 611

Guo Tu and Xin Pi said excitedly, cupping their fists.

Little did they know, the smiles on their faces were actually mocking Yuan Shao for being headstrong and self-opinionated.

Burning bridges after crossing them, treating the Yuzhou aristocrats of the Yuan camp as tools that could be discarded at any time.

Encountering such a thing, as long as one wasn't a fool, Guo Tu, Xin Pi, and the others would naturally harbor resentment toward Yuan Shao.

Furthermore.

Previously, it was because they had no choice.

That was why the Yuzhou aristocrats of the Yuan camp followed closely by Yuan Shao's side.

But now it was different.

Gu Yi, this thicker and harder thigh to cling to, had become the best choice in the eyes of the Yuzhou aristocrats of the Yuan camp!

This is just like the bad custom of bride prices in later generations.

If placed before one's eyes.

There is a high-spec, low-price option that requires no bride price.

And a low-spec, high-price option that demands an astronomical bride price.

I'm afraid any normal person would choose the high-spec, low-price one, right?

Could it be that one is so used to driving bad cars that one just likes old-fashioned three-wheelers with bad tempers?

As long as one isn't a fool, one will definitely make the correct decision on this question.

Soon.

Not long after Guo Tu and Xin Pi left.

In Yuan Shao's main camp, Ju Shou lifted the curtain and stormed in angrily.

"My lord, this matter wasn't handled properly, was it?"

"Guo Gongze and Xin Zhongzhi are nothing but a pair of petty villains colluding with each other!"

"Yet you, without consulting anyone, let them be responsible for managing the grain and fodder."

"Isn't this just adding chaos for the soldiers on the front lines?"

It was not that Ju Shou lacked emotional intelligence, but with his status and background as a "Celestial Dragon," there was absolutely no need for him to be polite to most people, including Yuan Shao.

Not to mention that nowadays.

Yuan Shao's greatest reliance was the Jizhou aristocracy of the Yuan camp, led by Ju Shou.

Under such circumstances.

Why should Ju Shou care about Yuan Shao's face?

However.

Yuan Shao had long since had a countermeasure for Ju Shou's aggressive arrival.

He was seen snorting coldly and scolding:

"Ju Gongyu, how about I let you sit in this position of Grand General?"

"Are you the lord, or am I the Grand General?"

"Xin Pi and Guo Tu are both ministers under my command. Is there any problem with appointing them to oversee the grain and fodder?"

"Could it be that even for such a small matter, I, the Grand General, still have to report to you separately?"

"Furthermore, I have already handed over all affairs on the front lines to you to handle."

"Is there anything else you are dissatisfied with?"

Although due to Gu Yi's butterfly effect, Yuan Shao's development path over these years had appeared extremely stifled.

But as the master of the four provinces of Hebei in original history, Yuan Shao's boldness and prestige were naturally far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

Under his intimidation, Ju Shou gradually turned from anger to calm.

Finally.

Ju Shou silently walked out of the tent, representing the entire faction of the Jizhou aristocracy, and swallowed this bitter pill.

Watching Ju Shou's departing back.

A trace of mockery flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes.

In reality, the personal relationship between Yuan Shao and Ju Shou could be summarized as "quite terrible."

In original history, it was even worse than it is now.

But there was nothing that could be done about it.

Their personalities were severely incompatible.

Yuan Shao did indeed come from the Runan Yuan family, but one thing he could not deny was that his initial status was merely that of a "son of a concubine" born to a Yuan family mistress!

It was not until later that Yuan Shao was adopted by his uncle Yuan Cheng as a son, changing his status from a concubine's son to a legitimate son.

This led to the fact that before the chaotic times of the late Han began.

Within the true "Celestial Dragon class," there was simply no place for Yuan Shao.

But Ju Shou was different.

The Jizhou Ju family was the undisputed number one aristocratic family in Hebei.

At twenty, Ju Shou became a provincial second-in-command.

At thirty, Yuan Shao was serving as a second-in-command in a county in Yanzhou.

In Ju Shou's eyes, Yuan Shao was no different from a bumpkin from the countryside.

Yes, although this matter sounds absurd.

But in the resumes of Ju Shou and Yuan Shao recorded in historical books, it was indeed like this!

Perhaps the deeds we are familiar with hearing are that Yuan Shao was a descendant of a famous family, coming from the Yuan family that had held high office for four generations.

But what most people don't know is.

Yuan Shao's true rise to fame was when he was adopted by his uncle Yuan Cheng at the age of thirty-one!

Only after that did Yuan Shao's official career truly enter a rocket-like explosive state.

First, he entered the Grand General's mansion, and a few years later, he became one of the Eight Colonels of the Western Garden.

At the same time, he used the prestige and status of being a legitimate son of the Yuan family to widely connect with aristocratic talents from all over the world.

Note, it was the status of being a legitimate son of the Yuan family, not Yuan Shao's original status as a concubine's son.

The treatment of legitimate and concubine sons in the Yuan family was similar to the main and branch families of the Hyuga clan in the neighboring Naruto world.

The Hyuga main family is the apple of the eye that all Hyuga clansmen must protect together.

The Hyuga branch family is humble cannon fodder that can be sacrificed at any time and needs to be branded with the "Caged Bird" seal.

Yuan Shao was lucky.

If he hadn't been adopted by his uncle Yuan Cheng.

Then the main quest of his life.

Would probably have just been to assist other legitimate sons of the Yuan family, rather than starting his own business.

And in the year Dong Zhuo entered the capital, Yuan Shao was already thirty-eight.

Whether in ancient or modern times, he was already nearing middle age.

Therefore.

In the eyes of Ju Shou, who could become a provincial second-in-command at twenty, Yuan Shao was just a lucky upstart, not a true "upper-class aristocratic figure."

The triple gap in status, background, and personality destined that Yuan Shao and Ju Shou could not pee in the same pot.

The two could only be in a cooperative relationship, and it was difficult for them to become close friends.

But it's not like that next door.

Cao Cao and Xun Yu, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Aside from their lord-minister and partner relationships, the personal friendships of these three pairs were also quite good.

If in original history, it had really been Yuan Shao who unified the world.

I'm afraid... the direction of things would have become extremely subtle.

To the point that the Jizhou aristocracy might even have forcibly supported Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang, to hollow out the old lord Yuan Shao.

Ju Shou's indirect compromise did not stir up a huge wave in the Yuan camp.

Political struggle is often something for upper-class people to consider.

For ordinary soldiers and low-to-mid-level generals, the most important thing for them to consider is whether they will sacrifice themselves in the coming war.