In 189 AD, General He Jin secretly summoned Shi Dongzhuo of Liangzhou to the capital. He wanted to use the strength of the Western Liang Army in Dong Zhuo's hands to eliminate the "Ten Constant Attendants" who had been in trouble for a long time. Unfortunately, He Jin's plan was learned in advance by the "Ten Constant Attendants", and they killed He Jin first. However, Dong Zhuo finally realized He Jin's "last wish" and destroyed the "Ten Permanent Attendants" headed by Zhang Rang. However, after Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, the degree of harm far exceeded that of the "Ten Constant Attendants", and the Han Dynasty fell apart due to Dong Zhuo's intervention, and the Three Kingdoms era was coming.
The political system of the Three Kingdoms period was "family politics". What is Shijia? In short, it is an official at home or a person with some influence in the local area. In the political system of the Han Dynasty, the official selection mechanism at that time was the "inspection and examination system", which included the so-called "filial piety", that is, local officials looked for models of "filial piety to their parents" within their jurisdiction. Assuming they have real talent and knowledge, they can become officials. When the implementation began at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, because the politics at that time were relatively clear, the officials who selected talents could do their best, and the talents selected were all big talents. However, in the later period, with the corruption of the government, the ministers of the imperial court wanted to seek more personal benefits for their descendants, so they gradually changed its taste.
Because of this abnormal political system, the father is a high-ranking official, and the son is also a high-ranking official. This is the so-called Four Emperors and Three Dukes during the Three Kingdoms period, and this is the case of the Yuan brothers. In addition to the Yuan brothers, there was also a famous "big family" at that time, namely the "Hongnong Yang Clan", whose representative was Yang Xiu. Then, as a "family family", why did one of them cling to the small imperial court of the Han Dynasty, why did one of them go to the Central Plains to chase deer, and why did the Hongnong Yang clan not compete for the world like the Yuan family?
The main reason is that the population is sparse, the lack of representative figures, the lack of talents of the Yang family, and eventually can only become a foil. The Yuan family is not only the "fourth and third dukes", but also has a great influence in the local area. At that time, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's father, as the head of the Yuan family, naturally lived above the court, but the foundation of the Yuan family was not in the court, but in the local area. At that time, in order to hone the character of his two sons, he let the Yuan brothers exercise in the local area. The Yuan brothers used this to recruit military horses and horses in the local area and accumulate funds, laying the foundation for them to compete only in the Central Plains. In addition to the Yuan brothers, many of Yuan Shao's family brothers and elders served as local officials. In contrast, the Yang family seems to be a little thin. Although they were also known as the "Four Dynasties and Three Dukes", the Yang family's sphere of influence was only near Luoyang, unlike the Yuan family. The Yuan family's people worked in various parts of the Han Dynasty. Contrary to the Yuan family, Yang Biao had no brothers. At that time, his son Yang Xiu was only 15 years old and was still a minor, so he could not get a foothold outside. The brothers of the clan are not in the same line as their ancestors, and there is no connection between them. Therefore, the small population of the Yang family is one of the reasons why the Yang family has no competition in the Central Plains.
The Yuan family, in addition to the "four generations and three dukes", there are many students and friends outside. These people have become the basis for supporting the rise of the Yuan family. When Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he was very afraid of the strength of the Yuan family, but in the face of Yuan Shao's aggressiveness, even Dong Zhuo was a little afraid to kill him, and eventually let him flee Luoyang and become the leader of the anti-Dong alliance. So, how terrible is the Yuan family? Take Dong Zhuo himself as an example. He was initially a disciple of the Yuan family. At that time, he relied on yuan kui of the Yuan family, and eventually succeeded in entering the state. In addition to Yuan Shao, Han Fu, who later became Jizhou, was also a disciple of the Yuan family. Jizhou was the first state in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Due to the geographical location, the status of Jizhou Pastoral can be imagined. But Han Fu gave up such an important position. In addition to being instigated by his subordinates, another reason was that Han Fu himself became the pastor of Jizhou with the help of the Yuan family, and so did Sun Jian. There is a shadow of the Yuan family behind the powerful factions in every place, and it is not difficult for Dong Zhuo to kill a Yuan Shao, but the difficulty is that the forces behind Yuan Shao are too extensive, so they know that Yuan Shao's threat has never dared to kill him.
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