At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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And if you have to say it, Yushitai may be a little more deterrent to Shangshutai.

Cao Cao can only attack officials on economic issues. He has no law enforcement power and cannot attack directly, but Yushitai can impeach officials on various issues.

Even if an official said something discordant, lost his manners in front of the palace, or had any problems with his life style, he could directly report to Guo Peng for impeachment.

For example, Guo Jia was repeatedly impeached by Yushitai because of his life style. He said that he was frivolous and did not follow the etiquette.

Cao Cao himself was impeached by Yushitai.

Because of being too lustful, there were too many wives and concubines in the family, much more than the emperor. Later, the wives and concubines in the family were jealous and caused a scandal, which made Cao Cao impeached.

Not only that, Cao Cao was also impeached because he and Guo Jia gave each other concubines, saying that the influence was very bad.

Therefore, the relationship between Cao Cao and Yushitai is really not good. How does Guo Hong think Cao Cao is not pleasing to the eye.

Anyway, if Yu Shitai wants to impeach officials, as long as the evidence is solid, it can be done. No matter how small the problem is, as long as it is a problem, as long as Yu Shitai wants to impeach, you can't escape.

Cheng Yu had never had anything to do with Qiao Rui, nor had he had anything to do with Guo Hong, so he didn't immediately think about his relationship with Yushitai Lala.

As a result, Tian Feng seized the opportunity now, and with the help of Yushitai, the situation that was originally beneficial to Cheng Yu was suddenly reversed, which made Cheng Yu very dissatisfied.

"No matter what, we have to do this matter. Tian Yuanhao is threatening you and me. If you and I don't join hands, how can we fight against Tian Yuanhao? Not to mention that Tian Yuanhao has now joined forces with Qiao Rui and recruited Shangshutai as a helper. Even more unfavorable!"

After going back and forth, Cao Cao felt that it was necessary for him to join forces with Cheng Yu.

Although being impeached by Yushitai for his style of life can be regarded as self-defilement in a certain sense, making Guo Peng less worried about him, but he is still very upset.

That old fellow Guo Hong relied on his being the patriarch of the Guo clan and relying on his age to sell his elders. He often pointed out Cao Cao's private life, which also made Cao Cao very unhappy.

I take a concubine, what does that have to do with you?It's not your daughter!

Playing with a woman, you still have to make irresponsible remarks and gesticulate. Do you really think that you are invincible?

In the tense situation, if Tian Feng is not defeated, he will be impeached. If he loses his power, the Cao family will be completely lost in the central government.

Cao Ang has done a good job as the county magistrate, and now he has been transferred to Liaodong to be the county guard. The 28-year-old county guard has been promoted step by step, and he is also the youngest county guard in the country.

But don't expect to come back to take over Lao Tzu's position within two or three years.

The second son, Cao Pi, is only eighteen years old and has not yet been officially crowned, let alone be able to become an official to share with the Cao family.

The other clansmen were all in the army, fighting abroad, and Cao Cao really didn't have any relatives who could be useful.

Thinking about it this way, Cao Cao decided to crown Cao Pi early, let him enter the court as an official as soon as possible, and start to accumulate qualifications and popularity, which can help Cao Ang gain a firm foothold in the court in the future.

Cao Cao felt that his idea was very good.

So at the beginning of February in the fourth year of Yande, Cao Cao personally crowned Cao Pi, took him as Zihuan, and then personally took Cao Pi into the palace to meet Guo Peng.

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When Cao Cao brought Cao Pi to visit Guo Peng, he also wanted Cao Pi to meet Cao Lan.

But Cao Lan felt that she shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing and wanted to avoid suspicion, so she refused on the grounds of being unwell.

So Guo Peng met Cao Cao and Cao Pi alone in the study of Qinzheng Palace.

A personal visit.

Speaking of which, Mr. Guo really doesn't have a very good sense of this nephew who could have been the emperor.

As the founding emperor of the Cao Wei Empire, Cao Pi was obviously forced to take the position of emperor by the current situation. He did not have Cao Cao's skills and prestige, so he could not maintain the situation. In order to stabilize his position, the only way to go was to become emperor.

Going back and forth, we always have to talk about the right price. Let the old and young of the Han Empire sell Emperor Xian of Han. Obviously, they can't just pay no price. Of course, this is not Cao Pi's fault, it is the fault of the world.

Someone in Guo felt that the worst thing Cao Pi did was to make Cao Cao emperor.

Because someone in Guo felt that Cao Cao did not want to be emperor until the last moment of his life.

Unlike Guo, a traitor who wanted to be emperor in his 20s, Cao Cao struggled in the entanglement between desire and reason all his life. He finally restrained his desire and maintained his reason. The dead Cao Cao became the emperor.

Of course, if Cao Cao under Jiuquan knew about this, he wouldn't blame Cao Pi so much, because the situation that Cao Pi had to do this was also left by him, and he had to bear the blame.

It can only be said that Cao Cao's ideals were completely defeated in the face of reality.

So looking at the young Cao Pi, Guo always felt a little regretful.

"Zihuan hasn't turned 20 yet, right? Big brother is crowning Zihuan now, isn't it a little early?"

Guo Peng smiled and asked Su Yuan to pour drinks for Cao Cao and Cao Pi.

"It's not too early. I was crowned at the time, and I went to Luoyang to be an official at the age of 19. Your Majesty also joined the army at the age of 19. The living conditions of the younger generation are far better than ours at that time.

Both education and environment should be better, so they should take on the responsibilities of men as soon as possible. If they continue to be raised at home, they will be abandoned sooner or later, so I think they should be released earlier to experience. "

Cao Cao said so.

"It makes sense."

Guo Peng nodded with a smile, and looked at the eldest nephew who could have been the emperor.

"Zihuan's academic level in the Taixue is very good. I have heard teachers praise Zihuan many times, saying that Zihuan is talented and intelligent, and he has the style of being a father. Zihuan, your father is one of the best officials under me. Can you You can't lose your father's reputation."

Cao Pi quickly stood up, walked to Guo Peng and knelt down in front of Guo Peng.

"I dare not."

"Get up, get up."

Guo Peng laughed, and stepped forward to help Cao Pi: "Your father and son visited me today. It's a private matter, not an official business. There is no need to be so special. You are my nephew, and I am your uncle. They are all family members, so don't give birth to me." gone."

Cao Pi nodded quickly.

"Yes, uncle."

"Well, that's right."

Guo Peng smiled and patted Cao Pi on the shoulder, then looked at Cao Cao who seemed a little uneasy: "What kind of position do you plan to arrange for Zihuan?"

"All according to His Majesty's arrangement."

Cao Cao said quickly.

Guo Peng nodded and walked back and forth a few steps.

"Zihuan is knowledgeable but inexperienced. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let him out rashly. How about this? Zihuan first goes to the cabinet to observe politics for three months to see the effect. If he does well, he can be released to gain experience. "

When Guo Peng said this, Cao Cao naturally had no objection, and quickly asked Cao Pi to thank him.

Guo Peng was naturally polite again.

Cao Cao felt a little regretful that he did not see Cao Lan, so he asked Guo Peng to convey their greetings to Cao Lan on his behalf. After that, Cao Cao and his son left.

After they left, Guo Peng sat back on his cushion.

"Su Yuan, it seems that my eldest brother is already busy cultivating a suitable heir, and wants to stabilize Cao's position in the central court as soon as possible. He probably feels that he is getting old and he doesn't know when he will retire. go down.

Now that Zixiu is far away in Liaodong, he won't be able to use him for the time being in three to five years, so it's only natural for Zihuan, who is eighteen years old, to become an official. So many years have passed... a lot of things are changing. . "

Su Yuan looked out, and then at Guo Peng.

"What does your majesty mean?"

"My eldest brother is a little anxious recently. I heard that he and Cheng Zhongde have gotten closer recently, and the conflict between Cheng Zhongde and Tian Yuanhao seems to be no secret in the entire Shangshutai."

Guo Peng sneered and smiled: "It's really interesting. It seems that some things don't need me to do anything at all, and they can make a fuss by themselves. Speaking of which, Tian Yuanhao is also unlucky. With such a scourge of Cui Qu and such a burden as Cui Yan, he was caught. Cheng Zhongde was followed.

Tian Yuanhao was really wronged in that incident before, he really didn't know that Cui Qu was so courageous, he dared to do that kind of thing, but he was misunderstood by Cheng Zhongde, thinking that Tian Yuanhao coveted his position and wanted to seek the position of Shang Shuling , so Cheng Zhongde decided to deal with Tian Yuanhao. "

"I heard from people in Duzhijian that it seems that every time I go to Shangshutai to spread news, I can always hear people gossip, saying that the matter between Cheng Lingjun and Tian Pushe is not simple, and many people are watching situation or something."

Su Yuan carefully explained the truth.

Guo Peng looked at Su Yuan and nodded.

"The conflict between the two has been made public. Cheng Zhongde didn't want to hide it at all. He just wanted to get rid of Tian Yuanhao, but Tian's daughter was in my harem and gave birth to a daughter. Cheng Zhongde took the opportunity to get closer to Cao Mengde.

Cheng Zhongde probably wanted to take advantage of Cao Mengde's status as a foreign relative to counter Tian Yuanhao's advantage, and let Tian Yuanhao be captured without a fight, but how could Tian Yuanhao be captured without a fight?I also heard that some time ago, Tian Yuanhao and Qiao Rui got very close, and they often went out in pairs and visited each other. "

Su Yuan was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Su Yuan seemed to want to say something, but he held back and swallowed the words again.

"What do you want to say?"

"The old slave dare not say."

"I allow you to say."

"This... Zunzhi, Your Majesty, what I mean by this old slave is that Tian Pushe and Qiao Zhongcheng are too close. It seems not a good thing. After all, one is in Shangshutai and the other is in Yushitai. Yushitai is responsible for impeachment. For officials, there shouldn’t be too much contact with Shang Shutai.”

Guo Peng smiled with a relaxed expression on his face.

"Of course this is not a good thing, but is it a good thing that Cao Mengde and Cheng Zhongde are so close? The chief minister of the cabinet is my close minister, and the minister is a foreign minister. It is not a good thing for them to get so close. Two bad things collide. Come together."

Su Yuan blinked, but didn't understand what Guo Peng meant.

"Then why didn't His Majesty stop it?"

"Political affairs, how can there be absolute good and bad things? Even if there are, these two bad things collide with each other, maybe they can bump into a good side, and it may not be positive or negative."

Guo Peng picked up his pen and said, "Cheng Zhongde is an old minister of Yuan Cong, who has followed me the longest. He is a civil servant of the Manchu Dynasty and has the most senior qualifications. Tian Yuanhao was once a subordinate of Yuan Shao. He was once my enemy and surrendered to me later.

Such a person, if the daughter of the clan hadn't been in my harem, how could he have stayed in the position of Shangshu Pushe for so long?It is impossible for him to be Cheng Zhongde's opponent, let alone Cheng Zhongde plus Cao Mengde.

Although Cheng Zhongde came from a poor family, he has worked under me for so many years. There are many old officials and many people who have received his help.

Originally, if he didn't wake up, I planned to let Qiao Rui take the initiative to find him. Fortunately, his head was not broken, so he took the initiative to contact Qiao Rui, and chose to get closer to Qiao Rui and form an alliance. Fight against Cheng Zhongde and Cao Mengde together. "

Su Yuan suddenly felt that there were many doorways and deep water here, so he consciously stopped talking.

"Not bad, learned well."

Guo Peng glanced at Su Yuan, and Su Yuan quickly showed a flattering smile.

"Your Majesty's instruction, this old slave dare not forget."

"Not bad, not bad, wouldn't it be better if it was like this earlier?"

Guo Peng nodded, and then began to deal with government affairs.

After a while, Guo Peng suddenly raised his head.

"Cheng Zhongde is unreasonable, ruthless, and persecuted Tian Yuanhao everywhere, forcing Tian Yuanhao to nowhere, and had to fight him, and the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty began to choose to stand in line again.

Whether to stand on Cheng Zhongde's side or Tian Yuanhao's side, Cheng Zhongde has a greater chance of winning, while Tian Yuanhao has a smaller chance of winning. "

"His Majesty……"

Su Yuan looked at Guo Peng, and then saw Guo Peng suddenly laughed.

"Chengtian faction, interesting, interesting, really interesting, hahahahahahaha, I want to see what results they can get from dog-to-dog bites, the more fierce the bite, the better, the less fierce the bite, I'm sorry for my treatment of them arrange."

Guo Peng laughed for a while, then looked at Su Yuan.

"Why, do you think it's wrong for me to arrange this?"

"The old slave dare not, Your Majesty is wise."

Su Yuan quickly knelt down.

"The emperor should know what is holy or not. How could there be no such thing as party disputes? Every day he shouted for the ministers to unite. When the ministers really united, wouldn't the emperor be the most panicked? Hypocritical!

Whether it is for the emperor or the ministers, there must be party struggles, but the most important point is that the emperor must have the ability to control the overall situation, and he must know when to start and when to end.

To what extent is the faction fighting, to what extent is the fierce fighting between the two sides, whether to kill people or not is the best thing for the emperor. "

Su Yuan really didn't know that the emperor actually looked at this matter in this way.

"An emperor who can't balance the party struggle is not a qualified emperor and shouldn't be an emperor. A dignified emperor doesn't even have this ability, so what kind of emperor should he be? Either he himself is too stupid, or the previous emperor was too stupid to choose a successor. Su Yuan, are you right?"

However, Guo Peng still asked Su Yuan vigorously.

Su Yuan's little heart was pounding.

"Your Majesty is right, everything is right."

"Hahahahaha."

Guo Peng laughed for a while, then picked up his pen and continued to deal with government affairs.