At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The generals did not participate in this big competition, but all kinds of people below the middle and lower ranks participated.

The purpose is to create a promotion mechanism in peacetime, which has nothing to do with the generals who have already achieved fame.

The generals turned into judges one after another and joined this grand event as referees.

Then bet with each other on whose subordinates are more ruthless, whose subordinates are more fierce, whose subordinates can get the most honors, and so on.

The main place for holding the martial arts competition of the whole army is in the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall in the northeast area of ​​Luoyang City. There are sufficient venues and equipment for the martial arts competition in the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall.

The soldiers were all excited, as if they had won the victory and the title of honor in their hands.

At the opening ceremony, the Supreme Emperor Guo Peng, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, reappeared, which caused a burst of surprise and excitement in the army——

Their spiritual leader appeared in front of them again, and they were naturally excited.

Then, Guo Peng officially announced the start of the big competition, and personally presided over the first competition, helping Guo Jin stand on the platform.

He sat in the middle of the high platform, and as the supreme head of state and spiritual leader, Guo Jin, the current emperor, had to stand on the right side to accompany him.

In addition, he arranged his 15-year-old grandson Guo Chengzhi to stand on his left.

The three grandparents and grandchildren are in one place, which shows that the Guo family dynasty attaches great importance to this grand event.

In addition, there is another layer of political meaning, which everyone will probably understand, and everyone is not a fool.

The Supreme Emperor Guo Peng wanted his eldest grandson Guo Chengzhi to be the successor of Emperor Guo Jin. In the future, his eldest grandson Guo Chengzhi has a great possibility to become the third emperor of the Wei Empire.

Judging from the fact that the Supreme Emperor started training the current emperor very early, it is not incomprehensible to train the eldest grandson of the emperor earlier in case he will inherit the throne in the future.

Of course, in various senses, Guo Chengzhi has no competitors. As long as he does not have any problems, the emperor's position is guaranteed.

Because his eldest brother is only three years old now, it is impossible to become his competitor.

If Guo Jin had raised Guo Chengzhi the way Guo Peng had raised him, he would have been the unshakable heir to the empire and almost ready to take over the throne before his younger brothers had grown up.

The three concubines that Guo Jin brought into the mansion a few years ago are all nobles in the palace now. The three of them are quite competitive, and they became pregnant one after another in the second year of marriage.

Not to mention them, even Cai Wan is pregnant again, and Guo Jin will soon have four more children.

He originally had three children, one son and two daughters, and now he has seven children directly.

On the ninth day of October in the 11th year of Yande, Xin Xianying, who was first found to be pregnant, gave birth first, and gave birth to Guo Jin's eldest son.

Twenty days later, on October 20, 11th year of Yande, Zhao Yun's daughter Zhao Kelan gave birth to Guo Jin and gave birth to her second son.

On November 11th of the [-]th year of Yande, Zhang Zhao's daughter, Zhang Muqing, gave birth to Guo Jin's eldest daughter.

On the third day of the first month of the 12th year of Yande, Cai Wan gave birth again and gave birth to Guo Jin's second son.

Within a few months, Guo Jin gave birth to four more children, and all of them were delivered smoothly. The mother and child were safe, which became a good story for a while.

This also made a certain contribution to public opinion for Guo Jin to successfully take over the power vacated by Guo Peng who abdicated - the crown prince has many sons and many blessings, and the royal family has many bloodlines and strong incense, which is a great thing.

Guo Jin's status is stable, and there are also factors in this regard.

But also because of this, the children are still young and haven't grown up, so it is impossible to threaten Guo Chengzhi's status. Unless there are major court turmoil in the Wei Empire in the past ten years that threaten Guo Chengzhi's status, they will have the upper hand possible.

But as long as Guo Peng is still alive, this possibility is equivalent to no.

Looking at Guo Peng's energetic appearance on the high platform, everyone felt that Guo Peng would not die so easily.

As long as he is still alive, the Wei Empire will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no problems at all. Unless he takes the initiative to do something, no one else can do things under his nose.

"satisfied?"

Guo Peng sat on the high platform and turned his head to look at Guo Jin who was standing aside showing filial piety and respect.

"I couldn't be more satisfied. As soon as my father appeared, the army, from the generals to the ordinary soldiers, was excited. Everyone tried their best to show themselves. Putting this kind of energy on the battlefield must be able to destroy everything, so it is the father who dominates. The world, not other people rule the world."

Guo Peng looked away, looked at the soldiers on the competition stage who were fighting fiercely, and then turned his head to look at Guo Chengzhi, the eldest grandson standing on the other side.

"Father?"

Guo Peng smiled slightly, squeezed Guo Chengzhi's hand, and then looked at the soldiers competing below.

"A Jin, you are destined not to have the prestige like me. Founding the country and building the army, these two feats cannot be reproduced and inherited, so I can do whatever I want to the generals, but you, Destined to be tied down."

Guo Jin was silent for a while.

"Father really still thinks that his son did not do well?"

"Qualified, but not excellent. Taking me as the benchmark, it is impossible to be excellent."

"........."

Guo Jin had nothing to say, but nodded silently.

Presumably, he himself could notice some problems, but he just noticed that Gui noticed, whether it can be changed is another matter. For himself, some things cannot be changed, so he can only bite the bullet and do it.

Guo Peng looked at him and smiled slightly.

"Is being an emperor as pleasant as you thought?"

"My son never felt that being an emperor was a pleasant thing."

Guo Jin shook her head: "It's just that I had some fantasies at the beginning. I felt that I could do whatever I wanted, and I could do whatever I wanted, and solve all the injustices I saw. But when I ascended the throne, I found that things are often not that simple."

"Being an emperor is as difficult as it is said, but as simple as it is said."

Guo Peng sighed and said: "If you want to be happy, it's okay. Give the power to the powerful minister and let him manage it on your behalf, then you can be the emperor with ease, and you can do whatever you want, women, wealth, rare treasures , you have everything you want.

However, for an emperor who wants to do something, that is simply impossible. Not everyone can bear the feeling of losing power. Except for that option, the only thing left is to hold the power in his hands. The road can go. "

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin.

"It seems that you chose the second way."

"Yes."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Then don't complain, just keep going. You can last as long as you can. When you can't hold on, think about what your father has done for you and make the most correct choice."

Guo Jin turned to look at Guo Chengzhi who was standing aside.

"My son understands."

"By the way, after the martial arts competition is over, I will leave Luoyang and start traveling around the world. Chengzhi is 15 years old, and he has almost learned the knowledge from books. The rest cannot be learned from books. I will take him away. Luoyang, tour the world."

Guo Chengzhi was taken aback.

Guo Jin didn't expect Guo Peng to say that.

"Father, Chengzhi him..."

"When you were fifteen or sixteen years old, my father took you by his side to guide you personally, but my father always felt regretful that he could not take you to travel all over the world, read thousands of books, and travel thousands of miles. You have read a lot, but you haven’t traveled much.”

Guo Peng turned to look at Guo Chengzhi: "To be a good emperor, you must at least have a basic understanding of your own country. You know it through the map. I hope Chengzhi can walk it by himself."

Guo Jin hesitated for a moment.

"But...Father, my son plans to formally designate Chengzhi as Crown Prince after a while."

"Oh...it's time."

Guo Peng suddenly remembered that his father, Guo Dan, had passed away for 25 months.

At the beginning of Guo Jin's accession to the throne, Guo Dan had not passed away for 25 months, so he had not canonized Guo Chengzhi as the crown prince.

When the day comes, he intends to officially confer Guo Chengzhi as the crown prince, establish his status, and confirm the status of the crown prince.

It's the same as Guo Peng canonized Guo Jin as the crown prince immediately after Guo Peng declared himself emperor.

Guo Peng looked at Guo Chengzhi who was afraid to speak, and thought for a while.

"I'll take him out on a tour. The effect is the same as your canonization of him as the crown prince. There is no rush."

Guo Jin was depressed for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that what Guo Peng said was also quite right.

The Supreme Emperor took Guo Chengzhi out for a tour. In the eyes of outsiders, the Supreme Emperor wanted Guo Chengzhi to be the next emperor of the Wei Empire. The effect was indeed similar to Guo Jin's official canonization.

With Guo Peng's prestige, it is only a matter of course for everyone to have such an idea.

So after a little hesitation, Guo Jin nodded.

"My son understands."

Then, he looked at Guo Chengzhi.

"Although you are going on a parade with your eldest father, you must not relax your studies. My father will ask Dr. Taixue to give you homework. You must continue to complete your homework during the tour and send it back to Luoyang. It is up to your father to self-check .”

"Yes, son, keep it in mind."

Guo Chengzhi dared not go against his father's request.

Guo Peng laughed out loud.

"Emperor, do you think I will spoil Chengzhi?"

"Son doesn't mean that, father, don't get me wrong."

"I don't misunderstand you. As a father, you really need to be a little majestic. That's good, and it won't make this kid's heart completely wild. You teach him the knowledge in the textbook, and I will teach him how to use the knowledge in the textbook. , how about us father and son join forces?"

"So, very good."

Guo Jin nodded and smiled.

The matter was thus decided.

The military competition ended in mid-October, and after the grand awards ceremony was over under the auspices of Guo Jin, Guo Jin released the news that Guo Peng would leave Luoyang to tour the world soon.

Chapter 1506 One thousand four hundred and forty-six grand masters

The news quickly spread throughout the Luoyang court, and then throughout Luoyang.

The news about the Taishang Huang Guo Peng will leave Luoyang to tour all over the country.

The specific inside information is not informed, and naturally no one will know the specific inside information.

However, according to some internal information from the Ministry of Education, the Taishang Emperor's tour may be related to the enrollment expansion task announced by the Ministry of Education not long ago.

After the Taishang Emperor retired to Taishan Palace, he did not ask about government affairs or military affairs. As soon as he delegated all power to the new emperor Guo Jin, he only retained the request to control the academic department.

Even the emperor can't interfere or obstruct all the affairs of the department.

Anything he decides to pass on education must be passed by the emperor and cannot be opposed-it is said that this is the final agreement between the emperor and the overlord.

Therefore, since the new emperor ascended the throne for nearly a year, he has not extended his hand to the academic department once, and all affairs of the academic department are dictated by the Supreme Emperor.

In fact, all this is not difficult to understand. Guo Peng's greatest martial arts as emperor was to crusade against Xianbei, and completely wiped out Xianbei, the biggest and most traditional enemy of the Central Plains regime since the end of Han Dynasty.

Then the country was expanded to the grassland and desert, completely solving the powerful enemy on the northern grassland like never before, and ensuring the security of the regime in the Central Plains.

And the meritorious service in Wenzhi that matches it should be that he successfully eliminated the group of scholars.

He wiped out this group, seized all the educational resources they possessed, mastered all the educational resources in the world unprecedentedly, and then popularized the education of the world.

Further abolished the examination and examination system, adopted the imperial examination system to determine the merits of the examination, created the tradition of equal emphasis on both civil and military examinations, and selected enough outstanding administrative and military talents for the Wei Empire, ensuring the operation of the Wei Empire Free from interference by the few.

The power of education and selection all fell in the hands of the Guo family emperor, who became a complete and powerful emperor unprecedentedly in history, with equal emphasis on civil and military affairs, and pushed the autocratic monarchy system to a new peak.

Guo Peng is the one who created all these miracles.

And if you want to ask him whether the most proud thing since becoming emperor is the success of the Northern Expedition to Xianbei or the creation of the imperial examination system, he will definitely say that it was the creation of the imperial examination system and the abolition of the imperial examination system.

Military feats can be achieved by a random little hunk from the sky, but political and cultural matters cannot be achieved by a true emperor through the ages.

And he, Guo, is this eternal emperor. He transformed educational resources from private ownership to public ownership, and wiped out an entire privileged class.

No matter which era it is in, this feat is worth bragging about.

Therefore, in government-run schools and schools across the country, Guo Peng's portrait is hung in every classroom.

His phrase "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later" has become an eternal famous saying, and students all over the country are required to recite and memorize it, and they must be able to say it in their dreams.

Judging from the fact that Guo Peng still needs to be in charge of the education of the department after he abdicates, Guo Peng is not usually strict about education.

So seeing him alive and kicking and going out for a parade, the elders and children of the old era can do nothing but hate and curse.

Previously, the Ministry of Education announced many things that required the education departments of all states and counties in the world to handle.

For example, expanding the school building, enrolling more students, ensuring the implementation of one meal a day for lunch, ensuring the free provision of books, paper, pen and ink, etc.