In fact, in Tian Chou's heart, he was very eager to become an official. In this era when officials were respected, which of these Confucian scholars who were knowledgeable and well-educated would not want to be promoted to a higher position and to be proud of their ancestors?

But since this is the case, why did Tian Chou refuse the enlistment of Yuan Shao and his son many times? This matter must be analyzed from a deep perspective. Tian Chou is a person with knowledge and political talents, but has a little high vision. His dream is to govern the country like Xiao He and become famous in future generations. In layman's terms, it is the same mentality as Zhuge Kongming, but he does not have the IQ of Kongming or the luck of Kongming, so he is depressed for life and has not been able to display his talents!

The most important reason why Tian Chou refused Yuan Shao's enlistment was not only that he could not accomplish great things, but also that he knew that even if he defected to Yuan Shao, he would not be valued. Not only should he be under the seven major thinking tanks of Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Tian Feng, Ju Su and Xu You, even Xun Chen, Chen Zhen, Chen Lin, Xin Pi, Wang Xiu and others were also ranked above themselves because they were old.

This made Tian Chou unable to see the opportunity to make a name for himself, so he refused Yuan Shao's enlistment. He would rather gather tens of thousands of refugees to farm and weave men in Xu Wushan and show his ambitions than to take office under Yuan Shao with no real power.

Later, Yuan Shao died of illness. Cao Cao's army was approaching, and Yuan Shang sincerely recruited Tian Chou and was treated with great courtesy. At this time, Yuan Shang had few thought tanks under him. But once and for a while, Tian Chou was a smart man after all. Understand that the overturn of Yuan's family was an inevitable fact, and he was unable to turn the world back, so of course he would not surrender to Yuan Shang.

But Yuan Shang's courtesy moved Tian Chou, so he later acted like tidying Yuan Shang despite Cao Cao's ban. In addition to guilt and gratitude, perhaps there was also a feeling of regret mixed in it!

Speaking of this, some people may ask, in terms of talent, Cao Cao has more than a few times more think tanks than Yuan Shao? Why did Tian Chou serve Cao Cao? That is because after Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao, he unified the north and became the only overlord of the northern land; Tian Chou no longer had the capital to wait for a price. If he rejected Cao Cao's enlistment, he would probably never have the opportunity to become an official in his life!

Therefore, even though Cao Cao's subordinates were even more insignificant and even ranked behind the 100th, Tian Chou had no choice but to serve Cao Cao, and as a guide, he led Cao Cao's army to expedition to the north and killed the Yuan brothers. The second half of the time he lived in regret and shame, depressed for life, and died of regret.

Of course, these are things that happened later, and Tian Chou could not have imagined so much. At this moment, his greatest wish was to find a wise master who appreciates him, display his talents, and achieve great achievements like Xiao He, and be famous in history.

"Haha, Mr. Mai praised it. Although it is Cho's wish to become a general and a prime minister, I am afraid that there is no such talent. I have done my best to manage Xu Wushan like this." Tian Chou and Yuan Mai and Mai walked together, and said a humble sentence on the surface, but their tone revealed a desire for officialdom.

This made Yuan Mai very happy, and keenly captured the information revealed in Tian Chou's words. He smiled and said, "Mr. Tian does not have to be modest. He can gather tens of thousands of refugees here. He does not rely on the government or robbery. He allows tens of thousands of men, women, young and old, men farming and women weaving, and is self-sufficient. It can be seen that the teacher is indeed talented and practical. It is definitely not comparable to those who are opportunistic like Feng Ji."

Tian Chou laughed: "Haha... the young master's words made Tian Chou ashamed. I'm afraid it was a polite word to make the master happy. Cho still has self-knowledge. Shen Zhengnan and Feng Yuantu are two major think tanks under Yuan Jizhou. How can I compare to me as a mountain villager? Don't make fun of me!"

Yuan Mai knew that Tian Chou was insincere and that both Yuan Shao and his son were despised by him. Will he still look down on the two advisers under Yuan Shao? Anyway, just compliment him a few words.

"That's just my father's point of view. In my eyes, Shen Pei is loyal and righteous, but he is arbitrary and unscheming. Feng Ji is indeed a little clever, but he often thinks he is self-righteous and is not a person who can be used for great use. Those who are truly capable like Mr. Tian are really rare under his father's command. If Mr. Tian is willing to come out to assist, it is a great blessing for my Yuan family!"

Tian Chou deeply agreed with Yuan Mai's words, and felt more and more that he had similar ambitions to the fourth son of the Yuan family. He heard that he had been appointed as a general and supervising the army to fight against Dai County in the north. How could he serve him?

Although the strength of these four young masters is not as good as his three elder brothers, they are still descendants of the Yuan family of four generations and three dukes. If there is a person among the three "time, place, and harmony", as long as they occupy the land of a state and wait for the time of heaven, they may have some achievements in the future.

More importantly, Yuan Mai has no talent now. If he surrenders to him, he will be a hero-level figure in the future. This is the most exciting factor that makes Tian Chou excited. In addition, the two people have similar ambitions and have the same views on the father and son of the Yuan family, which also makes Tian Chou have a good impression of the fourth son of the Yuan family.

In addition, when he first met in Yecheng that day, Yuan Mai was not afraid of Qu Yi's iron hooves. When the people were bullied, they stood up and spoke out for the people. This also made Tian Chou see the sense of justice on Yuan Mai. From that moment on, he felt that Yuan Mai would be a good lord worthy of serving. However, Yuan Mai had no power at the beginning, so Tian Chou was hesitant.

Unexpectedly, less than a month later, the fourth son of the Yuan family actually got the position of a general. Of course, with his power, it is not enough to surprise him that any position he granted to his son. But Yuan Mai had the opportunity to seize military power, and would have the capital to compete with his three brothers in the future, which made Tian Chou amazed.

Even though he was moved, Tian Chou also knew that he should give up, otherwise, if he agreed in one go, he would not be taken seriously, as if he was eager to become an official.

"The young master is very honored to invite him with great affection. I am afraid that he will not be able to get the strength, so I will disappoint you. Let's talk while drinking!"

While talking, the group came to Tianchou's house and turned over and dismounted. Tianchou ordered his servants to buy wine and food and entertained guests with kindness.

The three of them knelt in the living room, Tian Chou sat in the main seat, Yuan Mai sat in the guest seat, and Wang Shuang was accompanying him below; the servant looked at the tea.

Yuan Mai was already moved when he saw Tian Chou, so he decided to strike while the iron was hot, and while drinking tea, he advised: "Sir, great talent, I will manage Xu Wushan to live and work in peace and prosperity, as if it was a peaceful and prosperous era. However, in the troubled times, where is there real peace? Can you protect Xu Wushan for a while, how can you protect Xu Wushan for a lifetime?"

Tian Chou sighed and said, "Young Master is saying very well. Nowadays, the princes are in conflict and the bandits are raging, so where is there real peace?"
Chapter completed!