At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

But in fact, if Emperor Ling did not want to go to war, what could Wang Fu do?

Emperor Ling would not be so confused that he would leave it to eunuchs to handle the important affairs of the military, but in this matter, Emperor Ling did need Wang Fu to be a scapegoat, but at the same time, he could not harm his life, and he could not make a big deal for the scholar group. article opportunity.

In the midst of this wave, Emperor Ling was keenly aware of this group of scholars' attempts to overturn the party's case.

So the Emperor Ling made a decision immediately.

Demoted Wang Fu, demoted Tian Yan, Xia Yu, and Zang Min to ordinary people, told them to spend a lot of money to buy their lives, and at the same time sent people to mourn the mother of Zhao Bao, the prefect of Liaoxi, and wrote a special letter to Zhao Bao His heroic deeds have aroused a lot of discussion.

He diverted attention.

Not long afterward, there was news that Zhao Bao died of crying and vomiting blood at his mother's condolence meeting.

According to legend, Zhao Bao said at the condolence meeting that he could not have both loyalty and filial piety, and that he had no face to live in the world, and then cried and vomited blood and died.

However, Guo Peng learned from the conversation between Lu Zhi and Cai Yong that Zhao Bao actually had the will to die. He took the poison before the emperor sent people to attend the condolence meeting. .

Guo Peng also thought it was strange. It would be hard to be sad if you were too sad, but it was too unusual to vomit blood and die from crying too much. How could you be sad to vomit blood?

This is clearly a poison, suicide.

After understanding the whole story, Guo Peng felt very sorry.

The big man ruled the country with filial piety, and filial piety is the number one political correctness. No matter how absurd and cruel you are, as long as you are a filial son, you have merit, but no matter how smart and capable you are, as long as you violate filial piety, you are a bastard.

Everyone thinks that a filial person who is filial to his parents will naturally be loyal to the country, but how can a person who doesn't even care about his parents prove his loyalty?

This man must be insane!

Zhao Bao gave up the chance to rescue his mother in order not to be poisoned by Xianbei in western Liaoning, which resulted in her being killed, which has violated the political correctness of the whole society. abuse.

Because filial piety is bigger than heaven.

So Zhao Bao chose to die, chose to use death to complete "filial piety", sacrifice himself, save the people, and save future generations.

Sure enough, this is very "politically correct". The officials who were still talking about Zhao Bao's abandonment of his mother and repelling Xianbei were "greedy for merit" and immediately wrote to the emperor to chase Zhao Bao. The Emperor Ling understood the mystery and chased Zhao Bao The bud is the Marquis of Qi.

The matter of Zhao Bao successfully diverted the attention of the entire capital, and bought time for the Emperor Ling. When the matter of Zhao Bao was settled, it was too late when the scholars tried to attack the eunuch again.

The humiliating defeat did not have too serious military and political consequences.

Tan Shihuai was defeated by Zhao Bao, and his arrogance at first encountered a head-on attack. He realized that the Han Empire was far stronger than him, so he did not dare to continue south.

In politics, the nobles tried to use this as a starting point to attack the eunuchs, but they were unsuccessful. Instead, they were pushed away by Lingdi's set of Tai Chi push hands, and they were very depressed.

It seemed that the only losers were the three generals who had been deposed as commoners.

Among them, Zang Hong's father is naturally included.

Zang Hong learned that his father was demoted to a commoner after he was defeated and fled back to the Han Dynasty, so he locked himself in the house for several days and did not come out. The group of people around him disappeared instantly, and he never appeared Same, as if it didn't exist.

Guo Peng didn't care about these things, he broke into Zang Hong's house, dragged Zang Hong out, who was lying on the bed and stinks. inside.

"If you don't eat for three days, do you want to become an immortal?"

Guo Peng angrily rebuked Zang Hong.

Zang Hong looked at Guo Peng without a soul, and said in a low voice, "I really want to die like this, lest I go out and be embarrassed and be said to be the son of the defeated general, Xiao Yi, do me a favor and dig A pit buried me."

Chapter 35 Climbing Up (Revising)

Hearing Zang Hong say this, Guo Peng suddenly became angry.

"Bury you bastard, do you want me to commit murder? Zang Hong, how do you look so high-spirited on weekdays? No more?"

"My father was defeated. He is the general of the defeated army, and the son of the defeated army. What kind of face is there to be high-spirited? Xiaoyi, if you don't bury me, send me away from Taixue. I want to go back to my hometown."

Zang Hong shook his head and said, "I can't stay here any longer, and I might even be accused of guilt. I'm leaving."

Guo Peng stepped forward and pressed Zang Hong into the barrel.

"Your Majesty is kind, you didn't pursue the family of the defeated general, you are not guilty, you can continue to stay in Taixue."

When Guo Peng said this, Zang Hong's eyes became more radiant.

"Really?"

"real."

Guo Peng opened his mouth and said, "The defeated general is your father, not you. Why do you act like a defeated general? Did you lose the battle? Your Majesty won't pursue it, what are you doing here?"

In fact, Zang Hong is not a big man at all, his father is a small person in Luoyang, and he can't make any waves at all.

So everyone simply forgot that Zang Min also had a son studying in Luoyang, so they didn't care about him at all.

But Guo Peng must say another way, otherwise Zang Hong will really run away, so this can probably be regarded as a white lie.

"..."

Zang Hong was silent for a long time, and his eyes turned red.

"Your Majesty treats my father and son with great kindness. If I don't learn to become a national meritorious person, how can I stand in the world?! I must study hard and serve the country to repay His Majesty's kindness!"

Zang Hong stopped making noise and went on hunger strike to die, and began to recover.

After this night, he reappeared in Taixue in another form. The people who used to be around him were no longer there, but his pace seemed to be more brisk.

Guo Peng didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for him to say this, but it was a good thing for Zang Hong to stay.

Although he is just a little guy who doesn't even have the qualifications to be cared about, who knows that a little guy might be able to achieve a big thing?

The founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, was a downright petty person...

This matter has finally passed, no one's purpose has been achieved, the purpose of the emperor has not been achieved, the purpose of the ministers has not been achieved, and the purpose of the eunuchs has not been achieved, but the rift between each other is moving in an even more irreversible direction. went.

The sixth year of Xiping passed like this. At the end of the sixth year of Xiping, Emperor Ling issued an edict, announcing that the era name of next year would be changed to "Guanghe".

Xiping has become history, and Guanghe has become the present and future.

After Guo Peng learned about it, the sense of urgency in his heart became more prominent.

He will never forget that in the six years of Guanghe, the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, and the chaotic world was beginning to appear.

It is because of this that when he went home to celebrate the New Year at the end of the year, he was not in a good mood. Although there was a lively noise around a group of Cao's and Xiahou's little brothers, he still had a heaviness that he couldn't get rid of. sense.

A prescient worry about the future.

The Yellow Turban uprising swept the world, and the dead were countless.

At first, the Yellow Turbans targeted high-profile households and local tyrants. Later, the three brothers Zhang Jiao died one after another, and the Yellow Turbans became outright bandits, killing people and committing crimes.

They are no longer "rebels", but bandits.

Therefore, Guo Peng even wanted to persuade Guo Dan to take refuge in Jingzhou or Jiaozhou, but now he said that no one wants to believe it, although he returned to his hometown under the name of Lu Zhi's disciple, and was favored by many prominent people in his hometown. .

This time, it was different from last year. Last year, he was just a student, but this year, he is already a disciple of Lu Zhi, a famous scholar in China.

Lu Zhi's disciples are not many, and he also taught disciples in his hometown.

But the school was run through official channels. Lu Zhi was a teacher in the county school and there were many students. This time was different from the past. He accepted apprentices as an individual, and the meaning was different.

That's why people envied Guo Peng very much, so they didn't see Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan wandering around under the title of "Disciples of Lu Zhi", and they didn't get any benefit.

For Guo Peng, that's all it takes. The teacher's reputation often becomes his help, which is why Guo Dan is so excited.

Back at home, Guo Dan took Guo Peng into the room, praised Guo Peng's efforts, and praised Guo Peng's achievements, but Guo Peng must be careful. Don't be complacent.

This does not require Guo Shan to remind.

At the same time, Guo Dan showed a little regret about letting Guo Peng marry Cao's daughter.

"If you are more capable as a father and have more friends in the capital, no matter how bad it is, don't beg your clan uncle if you lose face, and you won't get stained like this!"

In his remarks, Guo Dan regretted that he did not do his best to help Guo Peng rise to power. He believed that the status of Cao's son-in-law still caused trouble for Guo Peng.

Of course this is the case, but it is precisely because Guo Dan cannot see the future decades from now that he feels that he has made a mistake. If he can see it, he will know what the right choice he has made.

At least the three generations of the Guo family are guaranteed, as for the future...

Countless nobles have no protection, let alone others.

"Father, it's meaningless to say these things now. The great help Cao has given us is unimaginable. Without Cao, my son would not be able to strengthen Cai Yilang, nor would he be able to get his recommendation to become the teacher's disciple. In this regard, , it was Cao's help to his son."

Guo Peng is reminding Guo Dan not to do stupid things.

Guo Dan hesitated for a while and sighed deeply.

"I just knew it, so I regretted it. Why... ah! Why can't there be the best of both worlds in the world? If you can't erase this stain on your body, our family will be dragged down forever!"

"Of course nothing is perfect in the world, otherwise, why would my grandfather leave Yingchuan to make a living?"

Guo Peng's words made Guo Dan feel desolate. Guo Dan drank more wine tonight, stood up staggeringly, and hugged Guo Peng.

"Xiaoyi, you have to remember that in the future, even if you climb, you will have to climb to the position of high officials and wealthy people. This is how the world is. If you don't have power, you are an ant. Only when you have power can you live comfortably. B, remember, climb up! Climb up hard! Whatever it takes! Climb up!"

Guo Dan held Guo Peng's head with red eyes, and stared at Guo Peng's eyes, as if to engrave his will into Guo Peng's head.

Chapter 36

Guo Dan felt that he needed to give Guo Peng enough guidance and awareness, so that Guo Peng could understand his situation.

But why does he need to say that?

Guo Peng's will is not weak at all.

If you don't have a good background, you have to give what others can't give in order to get what others can't get.

But for those who are not born, it is different. It takes hands and feet and climbs up with blood and tears on the face to get it.

Therefore, the word "crawl" is used quite accurately.

It's just that in a chaotic world, the meaning and method of climbing up is not the same as in the prosperous world.

In a prosperous world, you need to sacrifice your dignity and soul to climb up. You must have the determination to be a dog and then a human before you can climb up. You can defeat all the dogs that climbed up together, and finally you can become that well-dressed "human".

In troubled times, everything will be overturned.

Survive by any means, kill all opponents to the end, and become the final winner, that is everything. For this, no matter what you pay for, it is worth it. As long as you can survive to the end, you will make money.

Guo Peng has such determination, this is not a joke.

"The father's meaning, the son understands."

Guo Peng's eyes are quite calm, calm like a pool of stagnant water, which is daunting.

He has always been an introvert driven person, he doesn't need external push, he has his own constant stream of extremely powerful forward momentum.

So sometimes, Guo Peng himself felt a little scary, because he didn't know when he would do things that made him feel creepy.

He didn't even know if he had a bottom line.

Fortunately, he still has some feelings.

The feeling of pity when facing Cao Lan and the feeling of gratitude when facing Cai Yong, perhaps, are his bottom line as a person.

In addition, it is not clear, when he does not regard himself as an adult, there may be no bottom line.

However, even these feelings will be used by him instinctively to create a good environment for himself and build momentum for himself.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with these things.

Just like in the first year of Guanghe, he remembered that certain things would happen, and these things might make him famous faster, and maybe even kill two birds with one stone.

He noticed that when the rain was about to come, it was just after the holiday of the first year of Guanghe, and there were sudden waves in the DPRK.

The reason is that at the beginning of the new year, Emperor Ling announced that he would set up a new state-level institution in addition to Taixue, called Hongdumenxue.

Hongdumen School is the first specialized school in the world. It trains talents mainly in calligraphy and painting arts, instead of studying orthodox textbooks such as the Five Classics. Its birth has its historical background.

Eunuchs have always been infamous, but eunuchs often have the upper hand in politics. When political success is achieved, eunuchs will naturally pursue success in public opinion.

As a result, the eunuchs of the Han Dynasty came up with the idea of ​​running a school during this unprecedentedly powerful period.

Running a school, cultivating one's own scholars, fighting against scholars who master Taixue, and reversing the inadequacy of public opinion for oneself.

This is going to cost the lives of the gentry. They monopolize the right to education, in order to compete with the imperial power. Now the eunuchs actually want to make some noises on their lifeblood, is it still good?