At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Qiong stared at Guo Peng.

"From childhood to adulthood, we were almost the same brothers and sisters. We rarely saw our father, and occasionally saw him at banquets, and we couldn't say a few words. My father never asked us anything about ourselves."

"We got good grades in the school test, and we ranked very high. We wanted to let our father know, but it seemed that my father didn't have time to praise us every time."

"Every birthday, we really want to celebrate with our parents, because when we go to other people's children's birthday parties, their parents are there, but for so many years, there are only so few times."

"We have been told by our mothers and aunts since we were young that we can't let our father solve everything, let our father know that our father has done great things in the previous dynasty, and he has done great things. Our affairs have to be solved by ourselves, and we can't trouble our father. "

"So I don't know when it started, I... I started when I was about ten years old, I knew that no matter what happened, my father would not care about me, I did well, it should be taken for granted, I did not do well Well, it's treason."

"If I do well, no one will praise me. If I do badly, many people will criticize me. In fact, I really hope to hear my father criticize me, because it at least proves that my father cares about me and knows that I .”

"Why? It's only the distance between the former dynasty and the inner palace, and it doesn't take a few sticks of incense to walk over. Why can't we see father even once?"

Guo Qiong stared at Guo Peng without tears, but there was already a feeling of choking in her voice.

Guo Peng didn't dare to look at him directly, feeling more embarrassed and guilty, so he turned his face to the other side instead of looking at Guo Qiong.

But he didn't block his ears, so Guo Qiong's voice would still rush into his heart without hindrance.

"Father, is it that difficult to talk to us and meet us?"

"Is it a waste of time to tell us what to do?"

"What major military affairs can be decided within a stick of incense? If not, why doesn't father use the time of this stick of incense to ask about our homework?"

"I even thought, is it only when I am dead that my father will come over in surprise to take a look at my corpse!"

Chapter 1616 One thousand five hundred and thirty six he lost this son

Guo Qiong suddenly said such words, and his tone suddenly rose, which made Guo Peng unable to react for a while.

When he reacted, Guo Peng was startled and stunned, and immediately turned his head to look at Guo Qiong in panic.

"Arjun, why do you think this way? How could I..."

When the words came to my lips, they suddenly disappeared.

Guo Peng suddenly didn't know what to say or how to say it.

Because Guo Qiong was already crying.

It fell drop by drop.

"Is that so, Father?"

"Is it only after I die that you will put down the government affairs in your hand and spend a stick of incense in the past to come to the inner palace to take a look at my corpse?"

"Will you be saddened by my death?"

"Do I really have a father?"

These questions pierced Guo Peng's heart like an extremely sharp dagger, and successfully broke through his heart defense, which was as cold as steel.

He has never been so flustered as today.

Since birth, there has never been such a panic.

When facing thousands of troops, he never panicked.

He didn't panic when he was flanked by Yuan Shao and Liu Dai.

But at this moment, he really panicked.

He really wanted to say something, there were countless words he wanted to say, and he wanted to tell Guo Qiong not to be so stupid, not to misunderstand his heart as a father, not to have such terrible thoughts.

But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say a single word.

Because he suddenly realized that what he had done for so many years could not be explained in one or two sentences, nor could it be explained at all.

If that explains it, then his years of neglect of the children seem trivial.

In the face of his son's tears, the rhetoric of "the future of the country and the nation" seems extremely pale and powerless, and even more hypocritical.

At this time, using righteousness to cover up his disregard for his family is just more downright ruthless.

It can only further confirm the fact that he, Mr. Guo, is a hypocritical and ruthless person.

His sons and daughters may not care about the future of any country and nation, they only know that they have never received complete fatherly love.

This is something that Guo, as a father, failed to do, and he cannot quibble.

The fact that he was exposed by his own son made him feel ashamed, panicked, and even more angry. He is the most noble person in this country, and no one can question him like this, not even his own son!

For a moment, anger took over.

He almost wanted to stand up and yell, to show that he was not wrong, what was wrong was this era of backward productivity, this era that could not carry his dreams.

What was wrong was those corrupt officials, those bastards who invaded the peasants' land, those ambitious people who plotted evil plans, and those barbarian leaders who were eyeing them, but it wasn't him, Mr. Guo!

How can Guo, who is willing to sacrifice himself and his family for the sake of the country and the nation, be wrong?

How could Guo, who single-handedly broke the inertia of history and led the whole country across the abyss, be wrong?

I am for the people of the world, not for myself, do you understand? !

Am I doing it for myself? !

His anger was soaring that he almost stood up and pointed at Guo Qiong and yelled at him for being unfilial.

But suddenly, Guo Qiong sniffed his nose, then stood up with his hands on the ground, walked a few steps towards the sea, and stretched out his fingers to point in front of him—the depth of the sea at the line of sea and sky.

"That's where I'm going. It's thousands of miles away from the Kingdom of Wei. I don't know what it looks like, and I don't know whether a country that meets my father's wishes can really be established there."

Guo Qiong's voice was a little choked up: "After this time, it is probably impossible to meet my father and mother again. It is too difficult to go back and forth, and it is even more difficult to stand firm. Once I come back, I don't know if I can go back.

So I think, I probably won't come back again, and I don't plan to come back again. If I can gain a foothold and succeed, I may send envoys back to pay tribute, but I won't come back myself. So, father, we father and son, hereby Don't pass. "

After being silent for a while, Guo Qiong turned around, knelt down in front of Guo Peng, and kowtowed three times to him.

"The son thanked his father for his kindness in giving birth. There is no way to repay his great kindness, let alone provide for his parents until the end of his life. The son is not filial. I only hope that in the next life, our father and son will live in peace and prosperity. My father is no longer the emperor, and I am no longer the prince. No one in the world needs to be saved.

In the next life, the son does not want to be rich or powerful, but only to have food and clothing for every meal, only to have a family reunion, only to have a meal at the same table, and to have his father And mothers can celebrate sons together. "

After finishing speaking, Guo Qiong rubbed his red and swollen eyes, sucked his nose, and stood up.

Pass Guo Peng and walk behind him.

The sound of footsteps came without a pause, and gradually ceased to be heard.

Guo Peng didn't look back, and neither did Guo Qiong.

So Guo Peng was the only one left on the huge sunny beach.

With the salty sea breeze blowing on his face, Guo Peng quietly listened to the sound of the rolling waves.

He suddenly laughed weakly.

There was no trace of anger, and the anger that was full just now disappeared completely, as if it didn't exist.

All that is left is endless loss and pain.

He finally discovered that he was already a complete feudal patriarch.

Cold, heartless, authoritarian.

Indifference to family members is the kind of indifference from the heart, not just because of state affairs.

He influenced this era, which in turn influenced him.

He became an unprecedented complete emperor, and this unprecedented complete emperor became him.

He is the emperor, the emperor is him, the existence of Guo Peng may have already disappeared without knowing it, and what is left is only the body named Guo Peng, which looks like Guo Peng on the outside, and the essence of the emperor on the inside. , never changes.

Emperor Guo is a cold, ruthless, authoritarian existence, so is Guo Peng.

He has become one with the emperor. He has become one with the emperor.

His national policy will definitely be promoted, his enfeoffment plan will definitely continue, and the Chinese nation will definitely be able to go out and go to the top of the world!

With this as a sign, his name will last forever!

Even if someone slanders him, smears him, criticizes him, and throws a lot of garbage in front of his grave to make him rotten, but the wind and rain of history will clean his grave, and he will eventually be admired by future generations. Because his achievements shine through the annals of history!

There will be people who criticize him, but there will also be people who will defend him vigorously.

One day the wisdom of the people will be enlightened, and when the world looks back at history, they will definitely worship him crazily, the epoch-making emperor who pushed the destiny of China to its peak!

But... Does anyone know how his children were driven out of Wei State by him in a way that was almost exile?

Will anyone know today, has his child bid farewell to him?

It will not be recorded in history books, and future generations will not know. Only he and Guo Qiong will know forever. With their passing away, this matter will always be a secret.

No one will know that he is a cold and heartless father.

No one would know that his children hated him as a ruthless father from the bottom of their hearts.

Because he is autocratic enough, cold enough, strong enough, and calm enough, there is no Xuanwu Gate change, no royal infighting against brothers and sisters.

In the eyes of outsiders, the royal family of Guo Wei is harmonious, fathers are kind, sons are filial, brothers are respectful, brothers are respectful, a big family like gods.

But actually?

During the three years of his life, Guo Peng felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness for the second time.

The last time was when I found myself unable to change this era further.

The ridiculous thing is that he has always put the changing times above his family, thinking that he is not only a father, but also an emperor. Based on this, he can do anything, even treat his family coldly and ruthlessly.

Only in the end did he realize that it could also be true in reverse.

He is not only an emperor, but also a father.

He is the emperor, and the emperor is him, but the emperor is human just like him, and cannot erase all his feelings.

Guo Qiong's pain can also bring him a huge sense of frustration and powerlessness, and can affect him.

And this pain is directly on par with the frustration and powerlessness of the last time.

The great pain weighed on his heart, making him unable to lift his head and breathless.

At one point he wanted to tell the children that he had great love for their arrangement itself.

But he immediately realized that he made such a decision not because of the children themselves, but for the long-term stability of the Wei State, so he began to think about the children.

They are not the ultimate purpose.

So is there any need to show this kind of "big love"?

Is it still necessary to use such words to sprinkle a handful of salt on Guo Qiong's already riddled heart?

Guo Peng clenched his fists and wanted to get up several times, but in the end, he gave up struggling and let go of his fists.

He admitted that he lost, he lost this son.

Looking back on the past, he may not have a little time to give to every child.

Maybe you can't hug them, give them a little encouragement, give them a little reward, and make them smile a little more.

If he could take a few sticks of incense from his busy schedule to communicate with the children for a moment, pay more attention to their achievements, and give some praises, he would not need to waste so much energy, and he would not end up in such a fate.

He could have done it, but he didn't.

In this way, he is no longer qualified to ask his son for forgiveness.

Taking a deep breath, Guo Peng spread his hands and lay on the soft sand, feeling weak all over.

He won and lost this decisive battle with history.

The wins are hearty, and the losses are crushed.

Seven days later, he stood on the port of Guangzhou Bay, watching the ships drifting away, and bid farewell to Guo Qiong with endless regret and pain.

Then immediately set foot on the road back to the north.

Guo Qiong told him that Cai Yong was seriously ill, and the Great Medical Center did not have the confidence to cure him. Guo Jin wanted him to return to Luoyang as soon as possible to meet Cai Yong.

One side just lost his son, and another side Cai Yong was seriously ill. Guo Peng was in a hurry and lost his mind.

Fortunately, Cao Lan maintained her composure and immediately arranged for the team to go north instead of taking the sea route. She directly decided to go north from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou, then arrived at Nanyang County, left Wuguan, and went straight to Luoyang.