At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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That's all for civilian officials, generals who lead troops always have weaknesses.

Such a show of weakness to the emperor.

There is also a special situation, that is to marry the royal family, become one of your own, and then behave yourself honestly, so that you can preserve yourself and gain the trust of the emperor, such as Wei Qing.

In addition, if you don't show weakness to the emperor, you will surely die.

In dealing with Le Jin, this principle has been implemented to the end.

No problem, no problem, there must be a problem.

Don't say that Zhao Yun has no problems, Zhao Yun also has problems.

His wife is the daughter of Lu Bu who is against Guo Peng, and that's a big problem.

No one cared about it when they didn’t pursue it normally, and they didn’t care when Guo Peng didn’t become the emperor, but now the times are different, and once they care, more vicious people will hold on to this issue and punish Zhao Yun severely. Make him miserable.

There is no problem with my personality, so is my family okay?

If the family has no problems...

that……

Then you can only die.

Thinking of this, Guo Peng couldn't help laughing.

He thought of Yue Fei.

One of the military generals with the lowest background, the highest achievement, and the most perfect moral character in ancient China.

His death was not mainly due to his ability to win the battle, but also wanted to welcome back the second emperor, and the third resistance to the imperial decree.

There were not many people who did this at the time, and there were also many who shouted slogans, and even more people who aimed at this. It was politically correct. Even if Zhao Gou didn't want to hear it, he had to endure it, absolutely Can't say no.

Greed for money, lust, fear of death, fear of the enemy, and disturbing the people, these are the misdeeds that a general should never have. If Yue Fei had the same, he might not die.

If there are all, he may even be rewarded, and he can continue to be a high-ranking official and general, and the monarch and his ministers can enjoy each other.

However, when he gradually overcomes his various weaknesses in his personality in the flames of war and humiliation, always shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and the people, and finally grows into a moral model among famous generals, he must die.

The emperor can fight without him, does not have his great achievements, does not have his good character, and has no way to control him.

I can't find his weakness, I can't find his flaws, I don't know how to attack his prestige and prestige, so as to control him.

He came from a humble background, his family was small, and none of them broke the law.

The rule of the army is extremely strict, and the subordinates around him have not violated the law.

I can't find any problems with myself, I can't find any problems with my family members, and I can't find any problems with my subordinates.

Then the emperor Zhao Gou was put on the table, and the emperor was not as great as his meritorious service.

Yue Fei must die!

This is the consensus of almost the entire Southern Song Dynasty high-level officials. He died in a collective murder, and Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were not the only masterminds.

Mr. Guo has high military exploits and is especially good at fighting. He has defeated most of the world by himself. All the generals are from his old army. Even if their moral perfection is exemplary, everyone is perfect from ancient to modern, he is not afraid. He can handle them.

So Mr. Guo never worried about his status being shaken, and the generals can live well.

But, that was him.

When it was Guo Jin's turn, without his military merit and prestige, every founding general could be called "Great Master".

I don't want to try to cultivate prestige for Guo Jin, I don't want to find fault with them to damage their prestige and character, so that the world can see their embarrassment...

It can only be killed.

Chapter 1336 One thousand two hundred and forty-six Guo Peng also has unhappy things

China has never been short of smart people.

A wise man pollutes himself.

Corruption, bullying, extravagance, arrogance, showing weakness for the emperor to see, the emperor is at ease.

But there are always some straight-hearted, stupid, and political novices who just want to stick to their morality, integrity, and stick to their original aspirations. No matter how difficult the situation is, they will never violate their will, never compromise, and never admit defeat.

And so they died.

If Guo is replaced by Zhao Gou at that moment, he will not make a better choice than Zhao Gou, and the psychological abnormality caused by various pressures will also drive him crazy. He must kill Yue Fei, otherwise he will die. Can't eat well, can't sleep well.

This is the emperor, this is the empire.

The Guowei Empire is unrivaled and powerful, and it is invincible all over the world. It is as strong as the brilliance of the sun and cannot be looked directly at. One day, the Guowei Empire will become the first empire in history on which the sun never sets.

However, in any case, this is also an empire.

A despicable empire that cannot tolerate the existence of a heroic general who is a moral model.

For a moment, Guo suddenly hated himself a little bit, hated the huge empire he had created, hated this world that had been tampered with by him beyond recognition but still remained the same.

But it was just that moment.

He will not do less of what should be done, and he will not do more of what should not be done.

Because he is the emperor of an empire.

The Cao Hong incident ended here, and the turmoil ended with a heavy blow to the power and prestige of Cao's relatives.

Cao's relatives lost two important generals, Cao Ren and Cao Hong, before and after this turmoil, and their power in the army plummeted.

Although Cao Hong's vacant position of General Zuo of the Guards was handed over to Xia Houyuan by Guo Peng to replace him, but after all, General Cao did not hold this position.

Cao Ren's retirement and Cao Hong's naked retirement dealt a heavy blow to the power of Cao's relatives, and the impact was very far-reaching.

At the same time, a rising star of tomorrow has appeared in the eyes of the world, and can no longer be easily ignored.

Crown Prince Guo Jin is working hard in the sky above Luoyang to dispel the deep coercion brought about by the terrifying imperial power possessed by Emperor Guo Peng.

Crown Prince Guo Jin spared no effort to admonish Guo Peng with his own future, and exchanged Cao Hong's life at the price of being punished for 30 and [-] days for not being able to perform normal activities and meet people, and in exchange for this wave of political turmoil. the quick end.

At the same time, it also brought a little warmth to the trembling officials in panic.

Undoubtedly, the crown prince's actions were the only reason for Guo Peng to let Cao Hong go. Previously, countless ministers were crushed in the process of rescuing Cao Hong, and all the officials were silent and dared not speak.

Only Guo Jin took the risk and succeeded.

This incident not only showed the courage and benevolence of the crown prince, but also exposed the emperor's ardent expectations for the crown prince and his love for his son.

It turns out, can the crown prince curb the emperor's madness?

The ministers were skeptical about such speculation, and no one dared to speculate whether the emperor loved his son so much that he could ignore the crown prince's challenge to imperial power.

Because such behavior is indeed that the crown prince is challenging the imperial power.

They thought it shouldn't happen, but the fact happened before their eyes, so they couldn't help but believe it.

Cao Hong left Luoyang, and Cao Ren also left Luoyang shortly thereafter. Life had to go on, the days would go on, and the ruling mission of the Wei Empire was far from over.

The ministers go up to the table, those who do things do things, and those who quarrel quarrel.

It has to be said that because of the emperor's high-intensity coercion, the courtiers dared not engage in any struggle for a period of time, and everyone was kind and honest in doing things.

All parties who have enmity and dissatisfaction with each other temporarily suppress their dissatisfaction and antagonism, temporarily go hand in hand, do things honestly, and dare not make any mistakes.

Who knows when the emperor will suddenly go crazy again, and then punish the officials?

The only way to maintain everyone's safety is to not make mistakes and not let the emperor find an excuse to do things.

During this period of time, the upper echelons of the central court and the lower echelons led by Li Shu's children worked together to greatly improve the efficiency of the Wei Empire.

The bureaucrats acted honestly, quickly resolved the problems that urgently needed rectification after the great rebellion, and quickly resolved some disputes, thus accelerating the recovery of life and production in the Wei Empire.

After all, this great rebellion did not affect Yande's ten-year spring plowing.

Before the start of spring plowing at the end of February and early March of the tenth year of Yande, the damage caused by the Great Rebellion to Hebei, Central Plains, and Jiangnan states and counties was basically repaired. The big event of spring plowing.

Governments around the world regard spring plowing as the number one priority to arrange, absolutely not allowing anything to delay spring plowing.

The stable internal and external environment at this moment also provides good conditions for spring plowing.

In this context, the third imperial examination in Yande ten years was also successfully held, with 810 seven literary candidates and 430 five martial arts candidates making their debuts.

They stepped onto the stage of history and quickly rushed to the local government and army of the Wei Empire to shine. The imperial examination system gradually became popular and became the consensus of people in society.

People generally began to agree that the imperial examination was a good way to select officials and the best way to become an official.

It is a supreme honor for a scholar who has won the Wenju and Wuju to go to the Tianzi Hall, accept the reward and praise of the emperor, eat, drink and enjoy dance music with the emperor.

It is the best way for them to change their destiny and reverse their lives.

The so-called first-time birth and second-time familiarity, Guo's plan has achieved initial success.

From December of the ninth year of Yande to April of the tenth year of Yande, the Wei Empire was in a relatively stable period.

During this period, from the emperor to the head of a village, they all worked hard to deal with spring plowing, and handled all affairs tightly and orderly without disorder.

Cheng Yu also restrained his minions temporarily, did not make trouble, did not bite anyone, and hid himself deeply, as if this Captain Sili did not exist at all.

Guo Jin resumed work and officially started work in the middle of the first month of the tenth year of Yande, and personally paid close attention to the spring plowing work in the whole Henan Yin area.

He stayed in the field for many days in a row, personally supervised and inspected the spring plowing work in a village, talked cordially with the farmers in the field, and personally went to the field to cultivate, setting an example for everyone.

By April, the spring plowing work was preliminarily completed, and Guo Jin's hard work was unanimously praised by the higher authorities and the lower officials.

Many officials dare not communicate with Guo Jin openly, for fear of stimulating the emperor's sensitive nerves, but there is no taboo to praise the Crown Prince through spring plowing work.

Guo Jin's reputation in the Luoyang area rose steadily, and the impact of the Cao Hong incident began to slowly ferment.

This is something Guo Peng is happy to see.

But there are also things that he is not happy about.

Such as Cao Lan, Tian Rou and Mi Zhen.

Chapter 1337 One thousand two hundred and forty-seven The negative effects of political marriage are exposed at this moment

For this matter, Guo Peng is not unexpected.

It is unavoidable to involve their families when dealing with these matters.

In political struggle, there is no right or wrong, no emotion, only interests, and the winner is king.

No matter who stands in front of Guo Peng and blocks his way, he will never hold back, he will never allow it.

Of course this has consequences.

The sequelae are embarrassment, just not knowing how to deal with these women's problems.

So that Guo Peng didn't know how to face them for a while, so he simply didn't face them.

Occasionally go to the harem, but also to Xiaoqiao and Xiahoulin.

Cao Lan, Tian Rou and Mi Zhen have not seen Guo Peng for a long time because of this.

Guo Peng didn't believe that they had no resentment towards him in their hearts, so he didn't want to appear by their side at this time.

This feeling is extremely uncomfortable and extremely difficult to control.

Seeing their cold faces, they will be unhappy, angry and unable to stay.

Seeing their smiling faces, I feel inexplicable weirdness and a little condemnation of myself in my heart.

The negative impact of the royal political marriage is fully exposed at this moment.

The false harmony maintained for a long time was completely torn apart and could no longer be glued together.

Married in order to use their family power, but also attacked and abandoned their family in order to consolidate their power.

So the relationship between them became very awkward.

Although none of them came forward to protect their family in Guo Peng's political actions.

Guo Peng has no love for other women, at most he feels a little depressed.