Chapter 8 Tian Feng: Temper is greater than knowledge

Tian Feng, courtesy name Yuan Hao, was Yuan Shao's most important adviser.He is from Tianjiazhuang, Julu, Jizhou. Tian Feng has been talented since he was a child, and he is extremely witty.In today's terms: a head full of clocks, clocks, and screw shafts.Everyone in the village said that this kid from the Tian family is a fine individual. Tian Feng's great-grandfather was a well-known figure in the village.At that time, someone predicted that all the essence of the Tian family had been taken by him, and that the next one would fall down for at least three generations and be unable to recover.Sure enough, the next two generations were mediocre.Tian Feng's grandfather and father were honest and honest, and they couldn't even say a whole sentence.In Tian Feng's generation, there was a turning point.Tian Feng was very insightful when he was seven or eight years old. He analyzed problems and handled things well and orderly.Father Tian had no idea what happened to his family, he had to ask Tian Feng: Son, look, what should we do about this matter?Tian Feng fiddled with his little head: I think this matter should be like this.Father Tian didn't even think about it, so he did it.

Not only is Tian Feng in charge of the affairs of the Tian family, but Tian Feng has to make decisions on many matters in the village.Tian Feng is still well-organized and not stage-frightened at all. Master Zhuang said, this is called the reversal of heaven and earth, the reincarnation of fate. Master Zhuang educated his children with Tian Feng as an example.You look at Tian Feng, what kind of head is that head, and he will definitely have great promise in the future.Look at your heads again, the lumps, the batter.You should learn from Tian Feng.When Tian Feng was 20 years old, he couldn't stay in the village any longer, so he came to the capital alone to make a living. The imperial court appreciated him very much, and soon made him a servant censor.After doing it for several years, Tian Feng felt that it was boring.Because the eunuch was monopolizing power at that time, the government and the opposition were chaotic.Tian Feng hung up the big seal and returned to his hometown.

At the beginning, when Tian Feng came to Beijing, people in the village came out to see him off, thinking that Tian Feng would surely become a high official if he went.After Tian Feng became a high-ranking official, people in the village rushed to tell everyone that they were happy that such a high-ranking official had been appointed to the village.But soon, Tian Feng came back, and everyone in the village was discouraged. Isn't it true that anyone with knowledge and ability can be an official?More importantly, it depends on whether the temperament is right for the officialdom.Although Tian Feng has great knowledge, his temper is greater than his knowledge.When encountering unpleasant things, don't vomit.It's not very good to be an official.It's easy to offend people.Master Zhuang changed his attitude and even alienated Tian Feng.There was only one person, a relative of Tian Feng's family, named Tian Xi, who still respected Tian Feng very much. He felt that Tian Feng was not an ordinary person, and he must be capable of great things. Tian Xi asked his son to go to Tian Feng's place if he had nothing to do.Tian Xi's son, named Tian Qi, was in his teens and didn't bother to work in the fields. He followed Tian Feng all day long and took care of Tian Feng's life.

Therefore, such scenes often appear in Tianjiazhuang.Every morning, Tian Feng and Tian Qi were reading books in the woods outside Zhuangzi.In the evening, the father and son took a leisurely walk in the woods.The breeze is coming, and the birds are chirping.That scene was very leisurely. Tian Xi said to Tian Qi, this is called black who is close to ink, and red who is close to vermilion.Staying with people like Tian Feng, you will learn a lot.Besides, a person like Tian Feng is not something in the pond, and he will decide to make big things happen in the future. Sure enough, one day, a group of people came from Zhuangwai, the leader was imposing, like a big man, and brought several carts of gifts to invite Tian Feng.The Zhuang people gathered around the yard to watch.Look at that big man saluting Tian Feng respectfully.What about Tian Feng?Close your eyes slightly, stroke your short beard with your hand, very calm.That means, it seems that a big man wants to invite Tian Feng to become a high-ranking official, but Tian Feng refuses to agree.Everyone in the village laughed, this field idiot has read too much, and he doesn't know what to do. Such a big man came to invite him, and he still put on airs.After laughing, I felt sore and flustered again.

Look at Tian Feng's ability to receive such high treatment! Tian Feng finally left with that big man.The big man personally raised the car curtain for him.Tian Feng got into the car in a big way.The brigade left the village. The convoy went a long way, followed by a person.who?Tian Qi.At first, Tian Qi was not willing to be with Tian Feng, but after being with Tian Feng for a while, he got used to Tian Feng's temper and felt that Tian Feng was a good person.Now that Tian Feng is leaving with the big man, Tian Qi is a little bit reluctant, and comes all the way to see him off. Tian Feng saw it, got out of the car and took Tian Qi to the car.He said to the big man, this is my nephew, who has been in love with me for many years.The big man nodded.

This big man is none other than Bohai Governor Yuan Shao.He had just had a fight with the power minister Dong Zhuo in the imperial court, and returned to Bohai to recruit talents and wanted to attack Dong Zhuo.I heard that Tian Feng is a talented person, so I specially invited him here.Tian Feng was moved by Yuan Shao's ambition to revive Chao Gang, so he agreed to leave the mountain. As soon as Tian Feng appeared on the stage, he used a small plan to help Yuan Shao defeat Gongsun Zan.Soon, Yuan Shao used Tian Feng's strategy to pacify Hebei, owning the four prefectures of Ji, Qing, You, and Bing, and became the most powerful prince at that time.

If, according to Tian Feng's opinion, Yuan Shao will soon win the Central Plains and unify China.But then, things went wrong.Yuan Shao became powerful, proud, and self-willed.He couldn't let go of those counselors, including Tian Feng.He feels that the most important thing to accomplish something is that he has excellent leadership skills. A few advisers and warriors cannot turn things around. He even locked up Mr. Tian Feng. Because Tian Feng always contradicted him.Yuan Shao thought, as a leader, I can put on an attitude of humility, but as a courtier, you can't be too ignorant of the rules.

That time, Yuan Shao listened to Liu Bei's words and wanted to march into Guandu.Tian Feng dissuaded: My lord, no, no! Yuan Shao said, why not? Tian Feng said, Mr. Cao is good at using troops, and he has no way to change. We must not underestimate the enemy.I think it is better to fight a protracted war, wait for the opportunity, select elite troops, divide them into surprise soldiers, sneak attack him, harass him, tire them out, and drag them down.If you bet on a battle, if you make a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is too late to regret. Yuan Shao was annoyed: Back then you advised me to attack Xu Du, but I didn't agree.Now, I've recovered, but you're trying to stop me, what do you mean?Rest aside.

It should be said that if Tian Feng really went to rest on the sidelines, he would be fine.But this is not Tian Feng's style.This man is straightforward and able to stand up for himself.At that moment, Tian Feng shouted, Duke Ming must not march, he will be defeated if he marches.Mr. Zhentian had bad legs and feet, and he was on crutches.He hit the ground with his crutches, "bang bang bang", three rings! Yuan Shao was furious: You said such ominous words before the men and horses moved, it's annoying, come and lock him up. Come over from left to right and hold Mr. Tian down.

Mr. Tian raised his head and shouted, you killed me, and I also object to your sending troops. Yuan Shao said, "I won't kill you. I'll see how you answer me after I kill the Cao thief." Just like that, Mr. Tian was sent to prison. Ordinarily, life in prison should be very hard.But Mr. Tian didn't suffer at all. The jailer is Tian Qi. Tian Qi originally followed Tian Feng, and became Tian Feng's housekeeper from a young book boy, helping Mr. Tian with housework.Tian Feng liked him very much at first.However, Tian Qi has been with Tian Feng for a long time, and his temper is a bit similar to Tian Feng's, and he always gives Tian Feng advice.For example, Mr. Tian, ​​your clothes should be changed and washed.Your beard should be trimmed.You should have breakfast, as it is easy to get gallstones if you don't eat breakfast.You can't stay up all night, staying up late is the enemy of flawless skin.

Just talking about life.Tian Qi also takes care of work matters.Tian Qi said, you can't always tell the lord directly, it will be annoying if you tell him directly, just say something if he likes to listen to you, and don't say anything if he doesn't like to listen to you.After all, the matter belongs to their Yuan family, so what does it have to do with you?You don't have to worry so much about it.The more you worry about it, the worse it will be for you.Failure to do so will lead to disaster. Over time, Tian Feng became annoyed and expelled Tian Qi from the mansion.Tian Qi didn't go far, so he found another job in Jizhou and went to work in the prison. Tian Qi said to Tian Feng, sir, I had expected you to come here, so I was waiting here earlier. It made Tian Feng, who has always been unsmiling, laugh.After laughing, I let out a long sigh. After studying for so many years, I am not as good as Tian Qi! Tian Qi said, what do you need to eat and drink, just say, I will definitely help you do it. Tian Feng said, there is no need to eat or drink, just prepare me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I want to write a letter to the lord. Tian Qi said, until now, you are still worried. Tian Feng said, there is no way, who made me accept his invitation and come out of the mountain.If you were still in Tianjiazhuang, you can ask nothing. Tian Qi had no choice but to send Tian Feng pen, ink, paper and inkstone.Tian Feng wrote the letter and asked Tian Qi to send it out. I wrote one letter after another, and at the beginning I still advised Yuan Shao not to send troops.Later, he advised Yuan Shao and told him how to fight.Tian Feng said, if Yuan Shao does as I say, there is still hope of victory. One day, Tian Qi happily came over.With food and wine, as soon as he entered the door, he said, sir, your day is not far away. Tian Feng said that the lord returned victorious. Tian Qi said, ah, the lord was defeated by Cao Cao in Guandu, so he is going back to Jizhou. When Tian Feng heard this, he was stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and he let out a long sigh, my life is over. Tian Qi asked strangely, the defeat of the lord means that you were right in persuading him not to send troops. He will come to his senses and invite you out to continue to be an official. How can you say you are dead? Tian Feng said, if he wins, he can still let me go, but if he loses, he will definitely shame me and kill me. Tian Qi still doesn't believe it. The next day, Yuan Shao's envoy came, and threw Tian Feng a sword, bestowing death on him! Tian Qi burst into tears. Tian Feng said, don't cry now, what's the use of crying? Tian Qi said, it's all my fault, I didn't send any of the letters you asked me to forward to the lord, and I burned them all in anger. Tian Feng said, don't blame you, if you send it over, he won't accept it.This is destiny. Then he turned around and said, back then, we farmed and studied in Tianjiazhuang, studying in the morning and practicing in the evening, how contented we were.Gone are the days like this. With that said, Tian Feng put the sword across his neck... Tian Qi cried a lot, transported Tian Feng's body back to Tianjiazhuang, and buried it in the grove. Tian Feng's personal chronology [Hanling Years] 168-189 A.D. The Taiwei's Mansion was established, and Maocai was promoted, and he was moved to serve as a censor. Because he was dissatisfied with the eunuch's monopoly, he abandoned the official and returned home. He failed to follow Han Fu because of his integrity. [The second year of Chuping] In 191 A.D., Yuan Shao coerced Han Fu, so he led Jizhou Mu, and humbly offered generous money to attract Tian Feng. [Three Years of Chuping] In 192 A.D., Tian Feng followed Yuan Shao out to reject Gongsun Zan, joined forces at Jieqiao, fell into a tight siege, and defeated Gongsun Zan. Later, Yuan Shao reused Tian Feng's strategy to pacify Hebei. 【Three Years of Jian'an】In 198 A.D., Yuan Shao suffered from imperial edicts and often had his own ideas. He wanted to move the emperor closer, but was rejected by Cao Cao. Tian Feng advised him to make a plan early. Because of Cao Cao's southern expedition to Zhangxiu, he attacked Xudu to please the emperor. Yuan Shao could not follow. [Four Years of Jian'an] In 199 AD, Yuan Shao eliminated Gongsun Zan, selected 100,000 elite soldiers and rode 10,000 horses, and prepared to attack Xudu. Tian Feng and Jushou proposed to use their superior military strength and geographical situation to carry out a protracted war against Cao Cao. "Enter Liyang, Yuan Shao can't use Wan'an's strategy of "dispatch the elite cavalry and copy the borders, so that the other can't be at ease, and I take the easy one". [Fifth Year of Jian'an] In 200 A.D., Yuan Shao marched into Guandu. The two armies confronted each other. Cao Cao withdrew to attack Liu Bei. Tian Feng advised Yuan Shao to take the opportunity to attack Cao's rear. Yuan Shao refused on the grounds that his son was ill, and lost the opportunity. Cao Cao returned to Guandu, Yuan Shao proposed to attack Xu, Tian Feng once again proposed to resist the danger and stick to it, use surprise troops to take advantage of the emptiness, harass the enemy's exhausted strategy in Henan, and even forcefully remonstrate, Yuan Shao used it to discourage the crowd and put him in prison.Yuan Shao was defeated at Guandu, and his soldiers collapsed. He was ashamed to see Tian Feng, and he obeyed Feng Ji's slander and killed him.