Mythical Three Kingdoms Chapter 712 677 Overall Evaluation

Looking at Gongsun Zan's indignant face, Sheni Pei found himself unable to say the words he had prepared.

"It's just that simple, I don't trust him." After Gongsun Zan had spelled it all out, it seed as though he had let go of a heavy weight, his expression returning to its usual calm as he just watched Sheni Pei.

"You really won't reconsider?" Sheni Pei sighed as he spoke. He had thought of many possibilities before coming here, but none quite like the current one where everything had co to naught.

"I simply can't trust Yuan Benchu. Just that simple. His valor and prowess always co out when facing opponents stronger than him, whether it was against the forr Dong Zhuo, the once , or now Xuande. His valor is only because his opponents are stronger than him," Gongsun Zan said, scoffing.

Sheni Pei gave Gongsun Zan an unsatisfied look, such denigration of his lord, but considering previous events, Sheni Pei wasn't inclined to explain further.

"Hmph, don't think I can't see through everything. You're dissatisfied with my assessnt of your lord," Gongsun Zan said, sweeping a glance over Sheni Pei with a "I see through all of you" expression.

"Hmph, the valor of my lord Yuan Benchu is not for you to see through," Sheni Pei retorted irritably.

"Yuan Benchu is indeed valorous, and I haven't been idle all this ti either. I understand him well enough; Yuan Benchu shows audacity and is comndable for his valor in adversity, his prowess is unparalleled," Gongsun Zan said with a slight shake of his head. Sheni Pei smiled, the critique he had been prepared to hear from Gongsun Zan turned out to be praise coming from the mouth of his enemy.

If there is any praise in this world that is most genuine, it surely cos from an enemy's lips. Although such an assessnt falls short of what Sheni Pei envisioned, what is valuable is that it is unadulterated by flattery or pandering, it's nothing but a pure critique.

Before Sheni Pei could crack a smile, Gongsun Zan once again began his critique, "Yuan Benchu possesses all the fine qualities for turning the tide in adversity, and in such tis he makes all his ministers understand the aning of 'lord.' At such tis, he can bear all responsibility and faults, open his heart to trust each minister, letting them all feel his ambition!"

This ti Sheni Pei nodded repeatedly, feeling that Gongsun Zan's words were comndable. Indeed, Yuan Shao was excellent, a model for the whole world.

Gongsun Zan ignored Sheni Pei's nodding like a pecking chicken, his expression chilling as he began to speak, "But this is only one side of Yuan Benchu. I won't deny his ability to beco the strongest of the feudal lords, but from the mont he reaches that peak, his demise and the extermination of his lineage are not far behind."

"His valor, his prowess, his trust are like flowers in a mirror or the moon in the water, only ant for sharing hardship and not wealth. His suspicion is too heavy. His bravery in adversity is only because his ambition and audacity suppress his suspicion," Gongsun Zan narrated in a cold tone.

"The mont he ascends to the top is also when all his flaws are exposed!" Gongsun Zan declared with the certainty of a prophet, "Yuan Benchu will surely be defeated by his own suspicion!"

"Hmph, anyone can say such things, but my lord hasn't shown any yet," Sheni Pei said dissatisfiedly, refusing to listen to Gongsun Zan's subsequent words.

Gongsun Zan sneered; these critiques weren't his own but ca from Xuu Zijiang, the overall judgent being just one sentence, "In adversity he is a model for the world, in prosperity all will co to an end."

The aning is that Yuan Shao only has remarkable performances when facing adversity, but once he ascends to the top, everything he does is destined to fail.

This overall assessnt was not written but rather ca from Mount Tai. Initially, Gongsun Zan was uncertain about this evaluation, but as ti passed and he reflected on his own thoughts, Gongsun Zan finally confird that what Xuu Zijiang said was indeed very accurate.

Of course, Sheni Pei was unaware of these matters. Had he known, he probably would have taken today's critique to heart, then advised Yuan Shao in secret.

After all, Xuu Shao was extrely accurate in evaluating people; to say his words were golden was no overstatent. During the Monthly Critique, everyone seeking his judgnt had mixed feelings—fond of his accuracy but resenting that he was even more precise with negative assessnts!

Back when he was in Luoyang, even though Yuan Shao knew about Xuu Shao conducting the Monthly Critique, it wasn't difficult for soone of his status to seek an assessnt. However, considering his grand ambitions at the ti, he feared that Xuu Shao might jinx him and scare away all the heroes he had befriended. After much hesitation, Yuan Shao chose to refrain.

After all, in Yuan Shao's view, since Xuu Shao hailed from Yuzhou, in case Yuan Shu created so trouble and deliberately pushed for a negative review, it might very well ruin Yuan Shao's life.

As for Cao Cao, he didn't have such concerns. He just went ahead with a strike, in line with the rules; sure enough, he got himself a featured review, and as a result, Xuu Shao imdiately packed up and left, unable to stay in Luoyang any longer.

Once Yuan Shao confird that Xuu Shao truly did not give arbitrary assessnts due to external factors, he even personally sought out Xuu Shao. Unfortunately, by that ti Xuu Shao refused to give any evaluations, having given up on the Monthly Critique. The cautious Yuan Shao, who cherished his reputation, hesitated for a long ti but eventually gave up using martial force to pressure him, and needless to say, there was no overall assessnt result.

In Xuu Shao's view, Yuan Shao was rather strange; with nothing to his na, he was heroic and unyielding, never casually talking about giving up when in adversity, yet he seed to beco a completely different person when his spirits were high.

Honestly, when Yuan Shao ca to seek an assessnt, Xuu Shao was waiting for Yuan Shao to coerce him into it, and then gracefully step down and give Yuan Shao the evaluation he wanted.

Yet, eting him in person did not match the reputation. Yuan Shao turned out to be all bark and no bite, completely lacking the heroism he had displayed at Zhou Clan's tavern when he faced eunuch leader Zhang Rang head-on.

Nevertheless, Xuu Shao was sowhat relieved that he didn't end up giving Yuan Shao an evaluation, or else he would have truly damaged his own reputation.

Also, due to this incident, Xuu Shao developed a strong interest in Yuan Shao; after all, it was nearly impossible for his discerning eyes to be mistaken. Yuan Shao was indeed a hero at that ti, so Xuu Shao wondered how he had so quickly turned into a re bear.

With this curiosity, Xuu Shao occasionally paid attention to Yuan Shao and eventually concluded that Yuan Shao was truly an oddity, completely split between two states.

One was his divine state when facing adversity, like scolding eunuchs furiously in Luoyang, openly defying Dong Zhuo in the imperial court, and desperately battling Gongsun at Jieqiao; the other was his swine-like attitude when tis were good, such as falling out with his own father at the start of his campaign, leading the Eighteen Feudal Lords to their doom at Hulao Pass, and his initial encounters with Gongsun Zan upon taking over Jizhou—such performances, tsk tsk...

Yuan Benchu's state was like soone slapped into enlightennt, retaliating until the other side was dead, feeling invincible, and then acting recklessly again until getting slapped once more. This cycle repeated until one day soone slapped him to death. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welco to support it by voting for it on Qidian ) with recomndation tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)