At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

In all fairness, Guo also thinks so.

It's just that Guo can't be fair in this situation.

Guo Peng, who lives in Jixian County and Xianyufu, exchanged ideas on the governance plan of Youzhou. At the end of July, he learned the news of Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor and Yuan Shu's various appointments. Cheng Yu urgently called Guo Peng back to Puyang County to take charge of the overall situation. Now the whole Central Plains is in chaos.

Yuan Shu's unreasonable and sudden proclaiming of emperor caught almost everyone by surprise, and they didn't know how to deal with Yuan Shu's sudden proclaiming of emperor.

After Guo Peng heard the news, he and Xian Yufu were furious at first, scolding Yuan Shu for being rebellious and immoral.

After the rage, he hid alone in the room and was ecstatic, feeling that he finally had the opportunity to turn himself around.

After the ecstasy, Guo regained his composure and looked at the appointment Yuan Shu had given him.

Well, no surprises, no surprises at all, General Hushi, ah, quite willing to make a move, and then governor of the three states of Hebei, but he wants to take away the two states of Qingyan.

Then the name of the country was established as Chen, and it was changed to Yuan Longsheng.

Guo Peng was not surprised by this country title.

In the original history, Yuan Shu regarded himself as the Son of Heaven of the Zhong family, but this "Zhong" is obviously not the title of the country.

Since ancient times, the choice of the country's name has been very particular, and the country's name basically comes from many countries that were enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty.

Either the founders took the locality as their origin.

For example, the ancestors of the Qin people used Qin as the title of the country because of their meritorious service in raising horses for the Zhou royal family.

Another example is that Zhao Kuangyin served as the governor of Songzhou, and Songzhou belonged to the ancient Song State in the Spring and Autumn Period, so Zhao Kuangyin used Song as the country name after the founding of the country.

Either it is related to the knighthood of the founder.

For example, when Cao Cao was named King of Wei, Cao Pi used Wei as his country name, and Cao Cao was named King of Wei because his headquarters, Yecheng, belonged to the State of Wei during the Warring States Period.

It was the same in the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian was granted the title of Duke Sui. After he became emperor, he thought the word Sui was inauspicious, so he changed it to Sui and established the Sui Dynasty. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there also existed a Sui Kingdom.

Li Yuan's family was named Tang Guogong, and Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and established a new dynasty. This dynasty took Tang as its country name, and Tang Kingdom existed in ancient times.

Others such as Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing, etc. did not follow such laws. After the Song Dynasty, the establishment of the country names of the major regimes did not follow the ancient system so much.

In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the country "Zhong" did not exist, and all the titles Yuan Shu received in the Han Empire were not related to the word "Zhong", so the possibility of Zhong being the country's name can basically be ruled out.

Zhong itself means ranking second, and most of the time it is used as the ranking.

If there are four sons in the family, when taking Biao characters for the four sons, the first characters can be Bo Zhong Shu Ji respectively.

So strictly speaking, Yuan Shu didn't really proclaim himself emperor.

He is a blasphemy, not proclaiming the emperor. He took the title of emperor and wanted to be the emperor, but in the end he didn't dare to take the last step. Instead, he used nondescript methods such as "Zhong's emperor" to satisfy his own desires or Said to test the world.

It can also be called preparing to proclaim the emperor, preparing to proclaim the emperor, but after all, he did not dare to formally proclaim the emperor.

Because at that time, there was a Cao Cao who worshiped the emperor in Xuchang. The emperor didn't care, but Cao Cao had a strong army. Yuan Shu had been defeated by Cao Cao several times, so he was more afraid of Cao Cao's military strength.

He knew that his proclaiming himself emperor would definitely touch Cao Cao's nerves. Cao Cao would definitely be his enemy, would never die with him, and would send troops to attack him, so he was worried.

But Yuan Shu really wanted to be the emperor so much that he was going crazy, so he had to use a method of preparing to become emperor to enjoy himself first, and came to test Cao Cao by the way.

As a result, it wasn't just Cao Cao, but people all over the world immediately attacked him, strangling Yuan Shu's nondescript regime to death in the cradle.

As for the current situation, according to Guo's own understanding, it should be Yuan Shu's own existence that has smoothed out the worries in the north for Yuan Shu, and he is Yuan Shu's "own person".

The troubles in the south were too small to scare Yuan Shu, so Yuan Shu simply chose to formally proclaim himself emperor instead of preparing to proclaim himself emperor.

The Yuan family came from Chen, and the land of Shouchun occupied by Yuan Shu was once the hometown of Chu. Chen and Chu were both countries in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and they are both occupied by Yuan Shu now, so Yuan Shu used "Chen" or "Chu" as the country name It's all possible, it depends on Yuan Shu's own choice.

Now Yuan Shu chose Chen instead of Chu, probably out of resentment that Chu used to be Xiang Yu's country name, or that Chu people called themselves barbarians, which was not as orthodox as Chen Guo was a descendant of Yu Shun.

Under the leadership of Yuan Shu, the Chen Empire was established in Shouchun, formally established the country, announced the depose of the emperor Liu Xie, and replaced the Han to rule the world. Yuan Shu's goal was set very high from the beginning.

He wants to wipe out the disobedient ministers around him immediately, then crusade against Guanzhong, capture Liu Xie, formally depose Liu Xie, and establish his own orthodoxy.

This is good.

This is a complete set of nation-building plans. If Yuan Shu really continues to operate like this, if nothing unexpected happens, he may indeed be able to establish a unified Chen Empire.

But how could someone Guo allow him to have no accidents?

Chapter 389 The one who can make the final decision is Guo Peng

In front of Xian Yufu, Guo Peng angrily denounced Yuan Shu as a traitor, for actually usurping the Han Dynasty and standing on his own, he simply cut himself off from the world, he must not just sit idly by!

So Guo Peng immediately set off to the south and arrived at Yecheng as quickly as possible. He met Cao Cao and discussed the matter with Cao Cao.

Unsurprisingly, Cao Cao was extremely angry. He was extremely annoyed that Yuan Shu dared to betray the Han Empire in an upright manner and chose to establish a new dynasty to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

"Yuan Gonglu really dared to do such a thing! Zifeng, we must not let it go!"

Cao Cao held Guo Peng's hand tightly: "My generation's duty is to carry the world to revive the Han Dynasty, not to be usurped by Yuan's false Chen! People in the world will never agree to Yuan Shu's usurpation!"

Guo Peng nodded.

"I never thought that Yuan Gonglu would actually do this. I thought he was reasonable. I thought he respected the emperor of Han. I never thought that he would do such a thing!"

"Zifeng, the only one in the world who can restrain Yuan Shu's ambition is you!"

Cao Cao held Guo Peng's hand, earnestly: "Only you can curb Yuan Shu's ambition, only you can restore the stability of the world, and Zifeng, at this moment, you must immediately draw a clear line with Yuan Shu, don't hesitate, delay If things change, things will go wrong!"

What Cao Cao said is correct. Among the major princes in the world today, the only one who can curb Yuan Shu's actions is Guo Peng.

In the past, there was Yuan Shao Group and Yuan Shu Group that were in opposition, but now Yuan Shao Group has been destroyed, and Yuan Shu Group is the only one.

In the world, apart from the Yuan Shu Group, there are only Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou who are not well-known in the world, and the Liangzhou Group in Guanzhong. None of these three forces can compete with the Yuan Shu Group.

The person who can restrain Yuan Shu's behavior exists within the Yuan Shu Group, that is, Guo, who has always respected the emperor and made offerings to the emperor, who shouted the slogan "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later." Peng Guo Zifeng.

Holding the land of five states in his hand, with 20 armor, only he has the strength and prestige to contain Yuan Shu.

Of course, if he supports Yuan Shu, then the world will really change color.

At this time, everyone in the world who knew about this incident was waiting for Guo Peng's statement.

They suddenly discovered that at this most critical moment, the only person who could play a key role was Guo Peng.

Guo Peng's attitude will determine the future trend of the world. Whether this world belongs to the Han Empire or Yuan Shu's Chen Empire depends on Guo Peng's thoughts.

Everyone realized that Guo Peng played a pivotal role in this world.

Some are hopeful, while others are apprehensive.

Because Guo Peng has always been Yuan Shu's minion, has been cooperating with Yuan Shu, allied with Yuan Shu, and is Yuan Shu's loyal vassal and running dog. To eliminate Yuan Shao is to go under the banner of Yuan Shu.

Will Guo Peng oppose Yuan Shu?

Will he break with Yuan Shu and choose to be loyal to the Han Dynasty?

No one dared to vouch for it.

Even Cao Cao didn't dare to guarantee it.

Seeing Guo Peng's statement, Cao Cao was still worried.

"Zifeng, although you and Yuan Gonglu are good friends, I was the one who advised you to follow Yuan Shu, but now and then, the situation is different now, Zifeng, you must not miss the old relationship.

This is the righteousness of the world, not a personal affair, and you are not a former official of the Yuan family, so you don't have to worry about it. Besides, in the face of the righteousness of right and wrong, can personal affair be mixed in? "

Cao Cao persuaded Guo Peng anxiously.

Guo Peng actually wanted to laugh a little.

Uncle, why don't you believe me?

"Brother, don't you just believe me that much?"

Guo Peng also held Cao Cao's hand: "I have never forgotten that I am a Han official, and I have never forgotten that the world is ruled by the great Han. As long as the emperor of Han is still there, the court is still there, no matter whether the court is the emperor. They will all respect the Han family, the Yuan family pretends to be a traitor, usurps the Han family, is unfaithful, benevolent and unrighteous, I will never follow Yuan's family!

Although, I have known Yuan Gonglu since I was eight years old, and I have been friends with him since I was 15 years old. Yuan Gonggong has given me a lot of help along the way, but brother, I will never get involved in matters of right and wrong. , this time, I will never obey Yuan Gonglu! "

Cao Cao was overjoyed, with a sincere joy on his face.

"If so, Zifeng, even if Cao Mengde doesn't want this life, he will stand with you!"

So far, Cao Mengde is still the good man who is loyal and never forgets his original intention, and he is still the same Cao Mengde who is determined to clean up the filth in the world in Qiao County.

Such a Cao Mengde is really great, if it can continue to be like this, it will be even better.

Guo Peng thinks that such Cao Mengde is the most ideal Cao Mengde.

So, how can I make you willing to become a capable minister who only belongs to me?brother?

Guo Peng is more concerned about this issue.

Then, in Yecheng, Guo Peng issued an order to let Xian Yufu, Zang Hong, and Bao Xin rush to Puyang together, and Cao Cao went directly to Puyang with him. secure.

On the ninth day of August in the first year of Xingping, Guo Peng returned to Puyang.

At this time, people in Puyang were full of voices and anger. The generals of various armies and the central officials set up by Guo Peng gathered in Guo Peng's residence of General Zheng Bei, waiting for Guo Peng's arrival.

They want to hear Guo Peng's views on this matter and Guo Peng's final decision.

Is it to help the Han Dynasty to crusade against non-officials, or to honor Yuan's false Chen and become an accomplice of rebellion.

Although most people were condemning Yuan Shu and scolding Yuan Shu as a traitor, they also knew that it was Guo Peng who could make the final decision.

Guo Peng is in charge of the highest authority and the highest command of 20 iron armors. If you stomp your feet, the great man will tremble three times.

This is Guo Peng Guo Zifeng today, this is what they realize, Guo Peng Guo Zifeng who can determine the future direction of the world in a single thought.

Guo Peng has already come to this point, and if Yuan Shu hadn't proclaimed himself emperor suddenly and asked Ji Qingyou and Yan Wuzhou to obey his command, they would not have realized that Guo Peng possessed such energy.

But they were also worried about Guo Peng's choice. After all, the relationship between Guo Peng and Yuan Shu was something that everyone in the world knew.

The relationship between the two has been very good since Guo Peng was still studying in Luoyang, and they have supported him all the way since then. Guo Peng's initial position as governor of Qingzhou was obtained with the help of Yuan Shu.

Afterwards, Guo Peng also respected Yuan Shu quite a lot, and he never violated anything. He even paid tribute to Yuan Shu, like his most loyal minion, and even attacked Yuan Shao in the north for Yuan Shu, destroying the Yuan Shao Group.

Now Guo Peng will give up the power at his fingertips, and choose to turn against Yuan Shu completely, and then attack Yuan Shu?

Chapter 390 .380 Nine War Machines Turning Suddenly

Many people have doubts, but there are also many people who are not worried about Guo Peng's choice.

Cheng Yu didn't say anything, he was the roundworm in Guo Peng's stomach.

The good friends Guo Jia and Xi Zhong are not worried about Guo Peng's choice, because in their eyes, Guo Peng has never changed his ambition to help the world.

The phrase "worry about the world's worries first and then enjoy the world's joys" is not for nothing. It requires a certain level of awareness.

People who have confidence in Guo Peng also because of Guo Peng's expressive words agree that Guo Peng will never vote for Yuan Shu, such as Guo Peng, who is firmly number two in the world, blows Cai Yong.

The highly respected old Mr. Cai firmly expressed his opinion when the General was full of voices.

"The general's ambition, I've heard of it before. The general is determined to help the world, save the people from the fire and water, and restore the world to a bright future. With such an ambition, how could he succumb to Yuan's puppet Chen?"

Cai Yong said loudly: "Yuan Gonglu usurped the Han Dynasty to stand on his own feet. Heavenly law does not allow it. Yuan's puppet Chen will surely perish under the wrath of the people in the world. The Han Dynasty has been in power for 400 years, and it is absolutely impossible for Yuan's puppet Chen to usurp it!"

Cai Yong was the first person to appreciate Guo Peng. He introduced Lu Zhi as a teacher to Guo Peng, led Guo Peng from obscurity to fame, and spared no effort to praise him.

Obviously, Cai Yong knew Guo Peng's ambition very well.

When he said this, the suspicion in the general's mansion was also much less.

Soon, the inner door of the general's mansion was opened, and Guo Peng announced that he had summoned the civil servants and military generals among his subordinates who were dignified and powerful, to hold a meeting and announce his decision.

Guo Peng recalled many people for this meeting, recalled Xia Houyuan and Yu Jin, withdrew the troops displayed in Donglai County and Taishan County to a safe place, recalled Cao Ren, recalled Guo Lie, recalled Le Jin and Guan Yu.

He also recalled Chenliu and Jiyin prefects. Such a large-scale convening of important civil and military personnel under his command obviously required a big move.

A group of military commanders were also talking about this matter just now.

"I haven't received the news that the general is going to prepare for war. Does the general have other ideas?"

"It doesn't have to be now to prepare for the battle, and it doesn't take a day or two. I feel that this battle must be fought."

"Fight against Yuan Gonglu?"

"It was Yuan Benchu ​​before, and now it is Yuan Gonglu. The Yuan family is the family of the fourth generation and the third father. How could they do such a thing?"