At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Yuan Shao felt a little strange.

"Yes, Chang'an is not a place to stay for a long time, and we must not allow His Majesty to be held hostage by villains like Li Jue, because Li Jue has plundered Guanzhong wantonly, and the people in Guanzhong are full of resentment and anger.

We have secretly recruited the rebels of Ma Teng and Han Sui, brought them back to the court, and united with Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops to attack Li Jue. When the time comes, I invite the general to lead the army south to Luoyang to meet Your Majesty. "

Zhao Qi confessed their thoughts about rescuing the emperor from the clutches, and hoped to get Yuan Shao's cooperation.

Yuan Shao thought about it.

"Okay, I understand this matter, I can make an appointment later, and I will definitely go to greet His Majesty."

"It's a great fortune for a man to have a loyal minister and good general like General Yuan!"

Zhao Qi was very happy.

After sending Zhao Qi back to rest, Yuan Shao didn't call anyone, but thought about the problem silently by himself, thinking about the possible impact this incident might have on him.

There is no doubt that Yuan Shao's thinking is different from that of a year ago or two years ago.

Now Yuan Shaoke absolutely does not want the emperor to break away from the clutches of the emperor and stand on his own, that would be asking for trouble and making himself unhappy.

Everyone is happily fighting for hegemony, but in the end, you gang of dishonest people in Chang'an are just waiting to die, and you still want to rescue the emperor?

You rescued the emperor, what shall we do?

Have you considered the thoughts of us rebellious officials and thieves?

No!You only think about yourself!

Yuan Shao now feels that the appeasement envoys are purely a shit stick, if they really make things happen, then it's okay?

No, it won't work like this.

Based on his position and goal, he was absolutely unwilling to let the emperor regain his freedom, so Yuan Shao decided that he would never help the emperor gain freedom. As for honoring the emperor...

Does it feel good to invite a boss to overwhelm yourself?

At that time, won't they become traitors like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue?

Yuan Shao couldn't accept such a future.

Maintaining the status quo is best.

Li Jue!You bastard, work harder for me to be your thief!Not professional at all!

Yuan Benchu ​​was very annoyed.

At the same time, Ma Rixun also arrived in Yanzhou, where he met Cao Ren, the prefect of Chenliu, and went to Dingtao County in Jiyin County under the escort of Cao Ren.

Now Guo Peng is in Dingtao County and Ying Shao, who is still serving as the prefect of Jiyin, is handling the matter of farming.

Knowing that Ma Rixun was visiting as an envoy of the imperial court, Guo Peng immediately led his civil and military troops out of the city to greet him, and then sent someone to Linzi County to invite Cai Yong to come over, so that Cai Yong could meet his old friends.

After Ma Rixun arrived, the first thing to do was to present the reward given to Guo Peng by the Chang'an court.

Prior to this, after killing Lu Bu, Guo Peng ordered someone to quickly send Lu Bu's head to the Chang'an court to explain Lu Bu's crimes and meritorious service to the court.

Guo Peng knew that Li Jue and others who hated Lu Bu deeply would definitely give him a satisfactory answer.

Sure enough, a satisfactory answer came.

Qingzhou Mu's position remained unchanged, and the court appointed Guo Peng as Zhendong General, and Guo Peng was senior, had served in the army for a long time, and made great contributions, so he enlarged the character and named him Zhendong General, ranking above the Sifang Generals.

The government was allowed to open, the festival was held, and the military and political affairs of Qingyan and Yanzhou were in charge. Guo Peng's food town was added to [-] households, and [-] households were previously sealed.

This kind of reward is not unreasonable.

I don't think it belongs to my own house, so it doesn't hurt to seal it up.

But to someone like Guo, it makes a lot of sense.

So someone Guo immediately received an order to thank him, and announced the decision to resume paying taxes to the central court.

Originally, Guo Peng was just General Muzuo of Qingzhou, and he was declared by the people in Yanzhou to supervise the military affairs of Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Strictly speaking, he was just arrogant. The power was justifiably given to himself.

Since then, Guo Peng has the final say on Qingyan and Yanzhou, which is justified.

General Zhendong is not a heavy-ranked general at this time, but with the addition of a large number, it is different. Guo Peng originally had the right to open the government, but the holiday is very important, which means that Guo Peng has the right to make decisions on the fly.

This is a great thing.

It is very smooth to rely on the emperor to make the princes. In the name of the emperor of Han, why is it not a good thing to seal the world?

The princes who have benefited naturally have to weigh whether they will continue to be enemies with the Chang'an court. At least for now, Guo Peng will not be enemies with Li Jue and Guo Si for the time being.

The civil and military officials around Guo Peng were all happy about this.

Because they are all justified.

With the growth of Guo Peng's status and power, all boats will rise, and they will also have the opportunity to strengthen together.

After receiving the emperor's decree, the decree will come into effect officially. Guo Peng can change the Zuo General's Mansion into the Zhendong General's Mansion, and rule the two states of Qingyan and Yanzhou openly.

It feels really good to be justified.

Afterwards, Guo Peng hosted a banquet in honor of Ma Rixun and others.

Speaking of which, Guo Peng and Ma Rixun still have a past relationship.

chapter 305 three hundred and four

Back then, when Guo Peng was 12 years old, when he first arrived in Luoyang, he and Cai Yong proofread books in Dongguan.

Among the people who proofread the books together at that time was Ma Rikun.

Although Ma Rixun liked to talk to Guo Peng at the beginning, but after Guo Peng's apprenticeship with Lu Zhi became famous, Ma Rixun's attitude changed.

After sending off Cai Yong thousands of miles away, Ma Ridun got closer to Guo Peng, and taught Guo Peng some precious life experience.

This is really a long time no reunion.

Guo Peng was so emotional.

So he took the civil and martial arts under his command to accompany him, and toasted Ma Rixun together, which gave Ma Rixun enough face.

"Back then, Zifeng came to Luoyang. He was only twelve years old. He and Bo Jie studied books in Luoyang Dongguan. They had a small reputation. In a blink of an eye, 16 years have passed, and this time is too fast..."

After a few glasses of wine, Ma Rixun was deeply moved.

Guo Peng sat next to Ma Rixun and poured wine for him.

"Yeah, the past when I studied in Luoyang Dongguan back then, looking back on it now, I even think it was yesterday. Sometimes I can dream of the carefree days in my dreams."

A certain Guo looks like remembering the past: "It's not like today, the world is in chaos, wars and disasters are intertwined, and I don't know when it will be before the world can restore stability and return to the carefreeness of the past..."

Seeing Guo Peng's emotion, and the look of the civil servants under his command also remembering the past, made Ma Rixun feel that Guo Peng is a true loyal minister and good general.

Along the way, I saw that although the place is dilapidated, it is very active in repairing and finishing. I think Guo Peng's achievements in governing the place are also very good.

So Ma Rixun made up his mind.

That night, Ma Rixun came to Guo Peng's study and discussed something secretly with Guo Peng.

"Go to Luoyang to welcome His Majesty?"

Guo Peng was also a little surprised.

"Yes."

Ma Rixun nodded, and told Guo Peng what Zhao Qi said to Yuan Shao again, saying that he hoped that they would not continue to fight, but unite.

They had made an agreement with Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou that they would launch a surprise attack from behind the Liangzhou army, while Guo Peng and Yuan Shao could enter Luoyang from the front, welcome the emperor's chariot, and then destroy Li Jue, Guo Si and other Dong Zhuo's old troops.

Then we will stabilize the world together and be great heroes.

"Zifeng put down the rebellion, put down the Yellow Turban Army, and put down the rebellious officials and thieves. It is a rare loyalty. I believe that Bo Jie and I have not misunderstood this point. Therefore, this matter is very confidential, and I ask Zifeng to arrange it carefully. .”

Seeing Ma Rixun's explanation, Guo Peng nodded immediately, his face full of righteousness.

"Don't worry, Ma Gong. When the time comes, I will definitely facilitate this matter and help His Majesty return to the old capital and restore the stability of the world."

"Okay! With Zifeng saying that, I feel relieved."

Ma Rixun nodded happily.

After Ma Rixun left, the awe-inspiring expression on Guo Peng's face immediately disappeared and turned into a haze.

"Ma Teng...Han Sui..."

Guo Peng narrowed his eyes and thought about it.

For now, he and Yuan Shao have a common identity, a common identity that is not noticed by the old bureaucrats.

Warlords in troubled times.

Warlords in troubled times with their own forces, their own team, and their own interests and goals are the new generation of this era. They have gradually accepted the thinking of fighting for hegemony, and absolutely do not want the world to return to the old order.

And the old bureaucrats, the guardians of the old order who still remember the glorious past life, obviously never understood this.

How could the new warlords be happy that the emperor was free?

This may be something that all the ambitious princes in the world do not want to see.

Guo Peng is like this, Yuan Shao is like this, and Yuan Shu is even more like this.

Even Liu Yan and Liu Biao are the same.

This idea of ​​Ma Rikun is destined not to be accepted by the princes of the world. The future in the fantasy dream of the old bureaucrats is just a dream.

Therefore, they will not receive any reinforcements.

Not only that, but also to accept a backstab from a loyal minister and general Guo.

A certain person from Guo secretly ordered to let the secret line hidden in the pass find a way to inform Li Jue in advance of the news that Ma Teng and Han Sui were about to launch a war against Li Jue, so that Li Jue could make some preparations.

After giving the order, Guo Peng thought of Yuan Shao again, and he felt that Yuan Shao might make the same choice as him.

Because they are all warlords in troubled times.

We are happily fighting for hegemony and happily deciding on the next Supreme Being, can you outdated old people stop making trouble and just stay in Li Jue's clutches obediently?

Li Jue!

Give some strength!

Be your thief!

Be a traitor and be professional!

Someone in Guo secretly cheered Li Jue up in his heart, hoping that he could survive for a few more years, preferably until he fully grasped Hebei.

At that time, Mr. Guo will really have nothing to fear, nothing to worry about, and he can operate with confidence.

It still feels good to be invincible.

In the next few days, Guo Peng accompanied Ma Rixun all day, drinking, chatting and traveling, and successfully learned that he would go to Xuzhou and Yangzhou to meet Tao Qian and Yuan Shu after this.

On the sixth day of October, Cai Yong hurried over to meet his old friend. He was overjoyed to reunite after a long absence. He got very drunk that night and didn't wake up until the next morning.

Then it was a few days of traveling in the mountains and rivers, and then Ma Rixun reluctantly bid farewell to Cai Yong and Guo Peng.

"It's a farewell, I don't know when we will meet again, Bo Jie, Zi Feng, take care."

Ma Rixun was filled with emotion.

"treasure!"

Guo Peng and Cai Yong returned the gift together.

"I haven't seen you for many years, and finally met again, and left in a hurry, Zifeng, when do you think I will see those old friends again?"

Cai Yong looked at the direction where Ma Rixun was leaving by car, and was reluctant to leave for a long time.

"When the world returns to stability one day, maybe we can meet again."

Guo Peng said slowly.

"And when was that?"

Cai Yong continued to ask.

Guo Peng didn't know, even if he kept calculating and planning and deducing, he didn't know how long this chaos would last.