"Cherish your body for big things and forget your life for small things." Why did Cao Cao say that about Yuan Shao?

Cao Cao once commented on Yuan Shao, saying that he was greedy, timid, resourceful, resolute and resolute, took care of his health when he did great things, and forgot his life when he saw small profits. Meng De's words hit the nail on the head and despised the second generation of officials, calling them four generations and three generations.

And who is this Yuan Shao? What was his position in the late Eastern Han Dynasty? Why can you be a prodigal son again? If you want to talk about this Yuan Shao, you have to start with Yuan Jiazu.

Yuan Jia was definitely a noble family in the Han Dynasty. Since Emperor Gaozu Zhang, there have been four people in the "Three Fairs", and the Yuan family in Runan is a famous family. Under this aura, even though Yuan Shao was the eldest son, he still had a very high position in the late Han Dynasty.

And what did the reputation of Yuan Jia in Runan bring to Yuan Shao? In the gentry society of Han dynasty, people often yearned for authoritative families, but for Yuan Shao, who was born in a rich family, it was easy to recruit and expand the territory. With the momentum of the Yuan family, a person's close partisans and students all over the world can be described as a response. Even when we hit Dong Zhuo, everyone thought it was natural to be an ally, and only Cao Cao refused to accept it. This is of course another story.

Later, in his entrepreneurship, it was smooth sailing. After all, Yuan Jiaquan's reputation for dumping the world was not in vain. Celebrities and people with lofty ideals kept going, including Tian Feng, Jushou and other counselors, as well as a group of famous people in Wenzhou and Yan Liang, which quickly occupied Qing Ji and four countries. At his peak, his power was definitely greater than that of Liu Bei and Sun Quan after the tripartite confrontation, but it was such a person who occupied the right place at the right time and was defeated by Cao Cao.

In fact, many people don't know Yuan Shao's life experience. Yuan Shao was actually born with his father and a maid, and his status was very low. At that time, his existence was despised. His eldest brother Yuan Shu, Yuan's parents, once scolded: "The group is not right, so it is my domestic slave?" What is wrong with you people? You don't follow me, but you still follow my slave. So Yuan Shao's position at that time was very low, that is, the relationship between master and servant. So Yuan Shao's later position really came back with his life.

What is the real Yuan Shao like? Cao Cao commented in four sentences, only to hit himself in the face. The most puzzling thing about Yuan Shao is the battle of Guandu, which we all feel incredible. After all, his power is so great, his geographical position is so good, and there is no threat around him. Compared with Cao Cao's strength, it's almost a heaven and an underground, but why did he lose?

This failure, we know that Xu You is a traitor. As a senior staff officer of Yuan Shao, his defection also led to the morale instability of other people in the army. Yuan Shao's hay was burned, and two generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan, defected when they attacked Cao Cao and surrendered to Cao Cao. This will get Yuan Shao into trouble, and failure is inevitable.