At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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The prostitutes and the prostitutes can still compete with each other, because they are both prostitutes, and they all have the possibility of the support of the mother's family. They are connected by blood.

Even though Yuan Shao was adopted, he was still looked down upon by Yuan Shu, who was born as his son.

Therefore, sending out all the sons-in-law created an established fact that no son-in-law could threaten Guo Jin's status anymore, and it would not be a help for Guo Peng in case he regretted it in the future.

This is the most obvious statement.

Someone Guo knows what the officials and the people are worried about, and what he thinks will happen in the future, but he will not do this, he is not King Wuling of Zhao.

Once this news is announced, anyone will understand why Guo Peng did this.

Chen Lin was overjoyed, and immediately understood the reason why Guo Peng did this, and immediately went back to prepare to launch this public opinion offensive, paving the way for Guo Jin's smooth accession to the throne.

Chen Lin acted very quickly, and immediately led the imperial literati group to write articles and release news, using newspapers as weapons to publish articles to refute the rumors that were circulating.

Then spread the news everywhere that Guo Peng had sealed off all his sons.

Refutation by public opinion can only be said to be an official attitude, but Guo Peng's behavior of entrusting his third son, Guo Qiong, is the best comment on his attitude.

When looking at a person, don't listen to what he says, but what he does.

Without further ado, Guo Peng sent out the two sons-in-law.

One was sealed to India, and the other was sealed to Indonesia. They were both places that could not be reached within three months from Luoyang. The locations were quite far away, and many people did not even know where these two places were.

Is there any problem with such a statement?

Obviously not anymore.

Guo Peng's statement temporarily dispelled people's doubts, allowing the ceremony of enthroning the Zen throne to proceed normally.

Since the morning of December [-], Guo Jin has been full of emotions and devoted herself to work.

His most trusted right-hand men are now serving him back and forth, and his most trusted helper, Lu Yi, is always by his side, handling all emergencies for him.

When the crisis of public opinion broke out before, Lu Yi was by his side to help him solve his doubts.

"Father won't change his mind?"

"Who is spreading such rumors?"

"I will never spare them! I must find out and deal with them severely!"

Guo Jin was panting, restless, unstable, and very angry.

As he approached his enthronement, he began to lose his composure, fidget and feel very entangled in his heart.

No amount of self-cultivation or rich knowledge can suppress the worries and fears at this moment.

It all depends on Lu Yi's persuasion from the sidelines.

"Since His Majesty has made such a decision, he must have considered it carefully, and will never be shaken by some rumors. His Majesty will definitely take corresponding measures. Please don't worry, Young Master."

"Your Majesty has always kept what he said, and never changed his will just because of a little speech. Besides, the enthronement ceremony is almost ready. Wouldn't it be absurd to change it at this time?"

"You are not joking."

Lu Yi kept persuading and comforting Guo Jin, and finally made Guo Jin wait until Guo Peng issued the edict.

Guo Qiong was publicly announced as a duke, the monarch of Nanyue, who was about to be appointed to the seat of the Principality of Nanyue, and led the army to open up the country without posing any threat to Guo Jin.

Guo Jin was finally relieved and heaved a long sigh of relief.

The two younger brothers who were born in the first line will be sealed outside, and as the eldest son, he will not be in danger.

The remaining three younger brothers are all bastards, and the bastards cannot compete with him as the eldest son for power.

"Bo Yan, I always thought that I was very frank about the throne, but when things came to an end, I realized that I was really worried and very afraid that this position did not belong to me."

"After my father mentioned it to me, I dreamed countless times that I was sitting on the throne."

"But there are also times when I dream that all this is fake and I have nothing left. I wake up from the dream in fright and look around before I realize that it was just a dream."

"I'm really scared."

Guo Jin firmly held Lu Yi's hand, as if it would calm him down a bit.

chapter 1446 one thousand three hundred and fifty six last hour

Feeling Guo Jin's worry and fear, Lu Yi didn't dare to say anything.

He knew that what Guo Jin needed at this time was appeasement, consolation, and help him rebuild his confidence, not anything else.

Although it hurt a little bit from being held by Guo Jin.

But he resolutely wouldn't say it out, just kept reassuring him.

Finally, help him pass this last hurdle.

"Your Majesty should be able to fully feel His Majesty's love and love for the young master."

"Yeah, I feel, my father's love for me."

Guo Jin felt that the blood in his whole body was agitated.

The supreme position in the world...

will be his.

It's not long before the night's Zen ceremony.

At dusk, there was already a sea of ​​people outside the Fengtian Hall. People were wearing formal dresses, solemnly dressed, standing in the pre-reserved positions, and exchanging their own and others' views with each other.

What will the new emperor do in the future, what will the old emperor do in the future, and what kind of post-Guo Peng era will everyone live through.

Although Guo Peng's era was only 13 years in name, since he defeated Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and became the number one vassal in the world, the entire elite region of the land of China has been under his rule for more than 20 years.

Everyone has long been accustomed to his rule, and the inertia brought about by his rule cannot be easily reversed.

Moreover, he is still alive, he is not dead yet, and his prestige is beyond comparison. Even if the crown prince becomes emperor, it is impossible to get rid of Guo Peng's influence in a short time.

Even if Guo Peng really didn't have any idea of ​​intervening in the government again, the new emperor would inevitably be affected by his prestige, whether it was governing, mobilizing troops, or undertaking major projects.

What kind of influence will a living emperor with such a high prestige have on the new era of the new emperor?

Or is it that Guo Peng just wants to retreat behind the scenes, command Guo Jin to do some things remotely, and use Guo Jin as his marionette?

It's not impossible. According to Guo Peng's thinking, he might just feel tired and want someone to help him share some things, but the specific power is still in his hands.

He showed with practical actions that he would not do what King Zhao Wuling did, but who knew he would not be a smarter and cunning [Master Wei] than King Zhao Wuling?

Push all difficult and miscellaneous matters to the new emperor, and do whatever he wants behind the new emperor's back...

I'm afraid everyone's doubts will be answered in the personnel changes that Guo Jin made after he ascended the throne.

Is Guo Jin an emperor with full autonomy, and whether Guo Peng really delegated power so simply to let Guo Jin handle the government by himself.

Moreover, if Guo Jin's policy conflicts with Guo Peng's established national policy, how will Guo Peng deal with it?

Will he use his supreme prestige to stop Guo Jin, abolish Guo Jin, and then return to the throne?

It cannot be said that it is impossible. With his prestige, he can call the army to obey his orders at any time. The foundation of the new emperor in the army is far inferior to him. As long as he has an idea, he can call the army to follow him and resist the new emperor.

These are things that everyone cannot predict, and they also have doubts about it, which cannot be solved by a mere overseas enfeoffment.

At this time, there was only one hour before the Emperor Tianhei's appearance.

The quiet night is coming, but people's hearts will not become quiet as night falls.

Without the sunshine, people's hearts will only become more gloomy and changeable, and their desires will be more difficult to control.

Whether it's someone else, or Guo Peng himself.

After Guo Peng settled down with his family, he came to the South Study by himself, and sat quietly in front of the desk where he handles daily government affairs in the South Study, quietly waiting.

Su Yuan was arranged outside the door by him, and he was the only one in the South study.

After a while, Cheng Yu came.

Su Yuan let the door open and let Cheng Yu in, then closed the door again and guarded the door carefully.

After Cheng Yu entered the south study, he went straight to the emperor's study and saw Guo Peng sitting behind the desk lost in thought.

"His Majesty."

Cheng Yu called softly.

Guo Peng turned his head to look at Cheng Yu and smiled.

"Is Zhongde here?"

"Your Majesty asked the minister to come over, do you have anything to order?"

"It's not that there is anything to order."

Guo Peng stood up and walked to Cheng Yu's side, and patted him on the shoulder: "It's just that I'm about to abdicate, and I'm in a complicated mood, and I have something to say, but after much deliberation, I can't find anyone to talk to except you. Speak from your heart."

Guo Peng laughed at himself.

"My lonely family has done really well. No one can talk about what's on my mind except you."

"His Majesty……"

"Speaking of which, I used to have friends who could speak their minds, but they were either dead and did not live to this point, or they could no longer speak their minds to me."

Guo Peng showed some reminiscence: "Many times, Zhong De, many times I wondered, if I hadn't become emperor, would my friends still be with me now.

Can I also be like ordinary people, get together with three or five friends during the vacation, have a drink, talk about some past events when I was young, absurd things, and talk about the happy time back then. "

Cheng Yu pursed his lips and dared not speak.

Fortunately, Guo Peng didn't reminisce for a long time.

I just recalled a little bit about drinking iced honey water and eating roast chicken with Zang Hong in Taixue, and taking a bath together and rubbing each other's backs.

Then I remembered the time when I personally ordered Zang Hong to be executed.

Suddenly, I felt an uncontrollable sadness welling up in my heart.

Guo Peng immediately shook his head and drove this emotion out of his mind, but no matter how hard he tried, it was difficult to drive away this sadness.

After a moment of silence, Guo Peng spoke with a sob.

"Zhongde, what do you think... my 13-year emperor has done well?"

"good, very good."

Cheng Yu came to the spirit: "Although your majesty has only proclaimed himself emperor for 13 years, he has accomplished many things that an emperor could not do in 30 years. His majesty's achievements are enough to shine in the annals of history, and his majesty will be admired by future generations!

Many emperors have a long life, but do nothing. They sit in the highest position and do nothing. They only know how to eat, drink and play all their lives, and they don't care about the people of the world. How can they be compared with your majesty? "

"Really?"

"real!"

Cheng Yu nodded with certainty.

Guo Peng smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"What outsiders like to say, anyway, I think I have done enough, and I don't have the strength to continue to be the emperor. I hope the prince can be an excellent emperor, and don't let me down. , that's enough."

"Your Majesty also sees the excellence of His Highness the Crown Prince. I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince will never disappoint His Majesty's expectations and will definitely become an excellent monarch."

Cheng Yu flattered him first, but then he was embarrassed, not knowing whether he should say the next thing or not.

Guo Peng noticed Cheng Yu's expression.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. At this point, it doesn't matter anymore. You are going to die with me. In front of me, you can speak freely."

Cheng Yu looked at Guo Peng, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.

He didn't want to deceive Guo Peng, and there was no need to deceive Guo Peng.

He is a person who is going to die with Guo Peng, and he has long been able to speak freely and talk about everything.

"Your Majesty, do you remember the rumors circulating in Luoyang a few days ago?"

"I know, didn't I issue an edict, have the rumors subsided?"

"That rumor has subsided, but new rumors have emerged, but they have not been widely spread."

"What content?"