Arriving at Yecheng, Yuan Shu reported directly and then led his soldiers to the Jizhou Prefectural Mufu.

As an old official of the Yuan family, Han Fu would naturally not neglect Yuan Shu, the direct son of the Yuan family and the governor of Yangzhou, and he led his civil and military officers to greet him very solemnly.

After some pleasantries, Yuan Shu also borrowed Ju Shou and the neglected Ju Yi from Han Fu as he wished.

In fact, among the crowd at that time, Yuan Shu also saw a scribe named Xun Chen with a purple halo above his head.

The greedy Yuan Shu naturally did not want to let go of any talent, so he decisively added another one to the list of candidates he wanted to borrow.

As a result, Han Fu did not refuse, but Xun Chen declined on his own.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu visited Xun Chen in private, but the other party just smiled and said a few words, which made Yuan Shu give up the idea of ​​conquering him.

"Yuan Zhoumu, isn't it enough to have Gongda to help you?"

Yuan Shu immediately understood that in troubled times, these aristocratic families would not put their eggs in the same basket.

He already has Xun You, and Xun Chen's obvious meaning is that as a descendant of the Xun family in Yingchuan, he will not defect to him.

Don't force anything. If Yuan Shu can accept Ju Shou and Ju Yi, he will feel that his trip is worthwhile.

What's more, Jushou also has a talented friend who is still in the opposition, Tian Feng.

"Mr. Yuan Hao, are you willing to vote for me?"

Yuan Shu had asked Jushu to check with Tian Feng before, but when he saw him coming back, he asked anxiously.

Looking at Yuan Shu who looked anxious in front of him, Jushou smiled secretly.

Although he is not very stable, he is eager to seek talents and treats others sincerely, which is considered to be a good master.

"Yuan Hao is waiting to talk to Zhou Mu in the tavern in the city. I wonder if my lord is free?"

Yuan Shu said without saying a word: "Of course I'm free, can I go with you?"

Jushou smiled meaningfully: "Yuan Hao only made an appointment with Zhou Mu, so I won't go. The hotel is about five hundred meters ahead, called Hanmen Restaurant. My lord, please go there on your own."

Yuan Shu nodded, cupped his hands to Ju Shou and said, "Thank you very much, Sir. I will leave first."

There was a touch of emotion in Jushou's eyes, and he also cupped his hands: "Zhou Mu, walk slowly."

Yuan Shu and Ji Ling hurried towards the Hanmen Restaurant.

Arriving at the door of the restaurant, Yuan Shu took a breath, straightened his clothes, and said to Ji Ling: "Just wait for me at the door. Don't come in unless I invite you."

Ji Ling opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw the seriousness and determination on Yuan Shu's face, he silently closed his mouth and walked to the door of the restaurant to stand guard.

Yuan Shu nodded with satisfaction when he saw Ji Ling's reaction, looked at the word "humble family" on the restaurant's sign with interest, and walked in with a smile on his lips.

After entering, Yuan Shu found that the restaurant was very run-down. There was only one waiter, five or six shabby tables, and not even a single customer.

Seeing Yuan Shu come in, the boy came up to him with a smile and said, "Objective, Mr. Tian is waiting for you upstairs."

Then he took Yuan Shu upstairs.

Looking at the dusty stairs that creaked when stepped on and seemed likely to break at any time, Yuan Shu frowned, but still followed the boy up.

Arriving in front of a quiet room, the waiter cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Tian is in there. He can be objective and do what he wants."

Then the boy went downstairs.

Looking at the large hole in the quiet room door, Yuan Shu frowned slightly, but still stretched out his hand to push the door open.

As soon as he saw it, he saw a middle-aged man in shabby clothes sitting on his knees.

Yuan Shu didn't care about the dilapidation of the quiet room, calmly walked to the seat opposite the man, and knelt down as well.

Yuan Shu carefully looked at the middle-aged man in front of him. His clothes were shabby but very clean. His face was calm and serious, and the dark purple halo shining on his head indicated that this man was Tian Feng.

Seeing Yuan Shu walking in, Tian Feng said nothing.

It wasn't until Yuan Shu knelt down very calmly and looked at him calmly that Tian Feng made any move.

Tian Feng stood up silently, then knelt on the ground and solemnly said word for word: "I am going to Tian Yuanhao to pay my respects to the lord."

Yuan Shu quickly helped him up: "Yuan Hao, please get up."

After Tian Feng sat down again, Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Yuan Hao is a great talent. I am really lucky to have him."

"My lord, I am so grateful that I can deign to come here for such a humble person as Feng Yi. I will definitely dedicate myself to my lord until my death!"

"Yuan Hao is too modest. Your talent is well known to everyone. How could I not come in person with such a great talent?"

"My lord, you are too flattering!"

The two exchanged pleasantries and then got down to business.

Tian Feng said seriously: "Master, does he know the reason why I am waiting for you in this restaurant?"

"Although I already know part of it, I may be biased. Yuan Hao shouldn't be too pretentious and just tell me directly."

After subduing Tian Feng, Yuan Shu showed his otaku nature again. He was too lazy to talk around these counselors who liked to play word games and spoke straightforwardly.

Seeing Yuan Shu's reaction, Tian Feng looked a little dull, but he still said: "Well, this restaurant is in dilapidated condition. Feng chose this place partly to test the sincerity of the lord. I believe the lord has understood."

Yuan Shu nodded.

Tian Feng continued: "On the other hand, there is a reason why this restaurant is so dilapidated."

"This restaurant is called Hanmen Restaurant. As the name suggests, it is a restaurant that serves people from poor families. I opened it."

"My lord, do you know what a noble family is? What a poor family is?"

Tian Feng asked solemnly.

Yuan Shu thought for a while and said: "Aristocratic families are an interest group maintained by blood relationships and systematic knowledge inheritance. A poor family has talented people who have almost no family knowledge inheritance but have acquired knowledge through various methods. Aristocratic families were also poor families at the beginning.

, a poor family may also be the future aristocratic family."

Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu in surprise and admiration. As a member of a wealthy family, he could impartially comment on the difference between a wealthy family and a poor family. His lord had a good temperament and knowledge.

"My lord is right, a poor family is the prototype of a noble family."

"Although the poor families are more numerous than the aristocratic families, they are scattered and have been suppressed by the aristocratic families."

"Just like my restaurant, almost no one patronizes it because there is a restaurant called Shijia Restaurant opposite."

"Oh? I didn't notice that."

"Because there is no systematic inheritance of knowledge in poor families, although the population base is large, most of them are literate, and the middle-level talents are still far behind those of aristocratic families. Although there will be a few amazing talents from time to time, they are generally not as good as those of aristocratic families.

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Hearing this, Yuan Shu nodded in agreement.

Although there were many top counselors from poor families during the Three Kingdoms period, they were still far behind those from aristocratic families.

Needless to say, the Xun family's Eight Dragons plus Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xun Chen are simply blinding.

There are countless others like the three brothers of the Zhuge family, Dragon, Tiger and Dog, Sima Lang and Sima Yi from the Sima family, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong from the Zhang family.

In front of the aristocratic family, the humble family seemed so powerless and fragile.

Tian Feng continued: "Since ancient times, poor families have been suppressed by aristocratic families, but they are also eager to become a member of aristocratic families. And the poor families who became aristocratic families began to suppress their own class, the poor family, for their own benefit."

"This forms a vicious cycle. The poor families have always been suppressed and will never get ahead, while the aristocratic families have always ruled the country."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu already knew what Tian Feng wanted to say.

"Yuan Hao wants me to suppress the aristocratic family, improve the status of the poor family, and support the poor family!"

Tian Feng nodded solemnly: "The troubles of the great Han Dynasty start from aristocratic families."
Chapter completed!