At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Even if the return after the event is not as rich as expected, Guo Peng, as Lu Zhi's disciple, has inherited his love and will definitely give back to Guo when he develops in the future, even if the relationship between Guo and his father and son was very indifferent before.

To be honest, after learning that Guo Peng and Lu Zhi had established a teacher-inheriting relationship, Guo Hong really regretted not having eased the relationship with Guo Peng earlier.

It's really a bit late now.

But he didn't expect that Guo Peng actually took the initiative to find him for cooperation.

Zhangkou is his uncle, his attitude is very low, there is no arrogance, and he considers himself a junior, which makes Guo Hong very satisfied.

After thinking about it, Guo Hong gritted his teeth, agreed to Guo Peng, and cooperated with Guo Peng's actions, including publicizing the things here, especially paying attention to publicizing it to Yangqiu, so that the more people the better.

Guo Peng was sitting outside, and he was preparing inside. When Yangqiu brought someone over, he immediately put on his official uniform and brought the guards to make his debut.

When the irritable voice of Yang Qiu and the clamoring of the onlookers came from outside, Guo Hong pushed open the door of the house and made his debut.

So there is the previous situation.

Guo Hong wanted to understand the joints, so he was not so worried, and silently applied ointment to Guo Peng.

"Yang Qiu is indeed tyrannical. In the face of both of you two boys, you can imagine how cruel they are. It is not a blessing for a big man to become a high-ranking official."

"Don't worry, uncle, nephew is deliberately angering him. If he doesn't hit his nephew, his nephew will feel that things have not been done well. He hits his nephew, and his nephew hopes that he will hit him hard, and he will beat his nephew to death. most."

Guo Peng smiled all over his face, as if there were no scars on his body.

Guo Hong sighed very much.

It is not easy for Guo Peng to use such a strategy to deal with a high-ranking official like Yang Qiu, and Yang Qiu thinks that Guo Peng, a little boy, will be so shrewd?All the truth is revealed.

"Guo Dan is a good son. I didn't expect you to understand the truth at a very young age. Yang Qiu is irritable, but it is your way, Xiao Yi, if you become prosperous in the future, don't forget Guo Guo today. Shi's help to you, even though Guo Shi didn't help you before."

"Blood is thicker than water, and it's my own family that is reliable. My father doesn't say this, and my nephew also understands that if my nephew develops in the future, he will definitely not forget the kindness of our family today."

Guo Peng was so sensible and reasonable, and immediately told Guo Hong to be very relieved.

In Guo Peng's eyes, a little bit of contempt will not be taken seriously by him at all. This is the only rule for the survival of the family. As a family member, it is natural to accept these rules.

As long as it can be used when it is useful, and it can be used to save lives at the last minute, Guo Peng can let go of all personal grudges.

Even if Guo Shi once ignored their father and son like that.

Unite everything that can be united. As for the future, we will talk about it later.

After a while, Guo Hong mentioned Zang Hong again.

"Is that person you called to help you?"

"No, Zang Hong is that kind of person. He doesn't know anything about this."

Guo Peng shook his head and said slowly, "There are always people in the world who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of morality. Although such a person is really unreasonable in the eyes of my nephew, if you want to be a friend, a person like Zang Hong is the most reliable. of."

Guo Hong nodded.

"Those who make a big deal can't be without reliable people to help you. You have to interact with Zang Hong a lot. Although his father was demoted, he will recover sooner or later."

"Nephew remembers."

After applying the medicine, Guo Hong personally helped Guo Peng to bandage the wound, and then helped Guo Peng to get up.

After that, according to what was agreed before, Guo Hong was "indignant" and told Guo Peng the matter to the heavens, and Guo Peng's teacher, Lu Zhi, who served as a servant by the emperor's side, would definitely not remain indifferent.

And this time Guo Peng successfully set off a frenzy of public opinion. Under the pressure of public opinion, Yang Qiu and others did not dare to act recklessly.

Whether it is related to Guo Peng or not related to Guo Peng, at this point, they all stand with Guo Peng, using the fact that Guo Peng was whipped to form a tacit united front.

Guo Peng's abandonment of himself provided them with an excellent reason to make a move, and they would definitely make good use of it.

Chapter 41. 41 Since ancient times, deep affection can't be kept

Sure enough, with the news that Guo Peng was whipped by Yangqiu, the public opinion in Luoyangcheng exploded.

Public opinion is almost on Guo Peng's side.

People always tend to sympathize with the young and disadvantaged unconsciously, and sometimes it is even easier to be indiscriminate and even take the initiative to find reasons for them.

After all, rational and intelligent people are a minority, and there are many rabble.

Under the promotion of public opinion of caring people, the situation is even more obvious.

People have condemned Yangqiu's tyranny and injustice. Even a 14-year-old boy can do it, which is not something that one person can do at all.

Then it became more and more mysterious. In the end, it was even passed that the Yang Ball hung Guo Peng from a tree day and night and whipped Guo Peng day and night for three days and three nights, almost killing Guo Peng.

Yang Qiu suddenly became a bug that everyone shouted and beat, while Guo Peng became a model of repaying gratitude and not being afraid of power.

Just like when Emperor Guangwu wanted to cure Ouyang She's sins, the scholar who was upright and bright and wanted to die for Ouyang She.

Emperor Guangwu would not kill the scholar to replace Ouyang She, and Yang Qiu would not dare to kill Guo Peng.

It's all a routine, but that's exactly what the sentence says--

Since ancient times, deep feelings cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts.

The complexity of human nature is explained very thoroughly by this sentence.

What's even more terrifying is that sometimes, you know this is a routine, but you still fall into it involuntarily.

And Guo Peng just discovered many enduring routines that are common in ancient and modern times from the wisdom of the ancients. If you make good use of it, Guo Peng can get many, many, many benefits.

What our ancestors left us is not just the land of Shenzhou.

The strong pressure of public opinion forced Yang Qiu to dare not do anything to Guo Peng at all. The power of public opinion is evident.

Of course, if it wasn't for someone pushing it, I'm afraid it wouldn't develop so fast.

It is generally believed that Guo Peng, as a member of the Dongguan school book team, was deeply appreciated and cared for by Cai Yong, so he wanted to repay Cai Yong's kindness.

As a result, Guo Peng stepped forward to defend Cai Yong's grievances and showed his excellent character in repaying his gratitude. This is a righteous act worthy of encouragement and is very politically correct.

However, such a just act was met with such a vicious hand. Guo Peng was beaten by the Yang Ball at a young age, and his body was bruised and almost killed. As a result, Guo Peng aroused widespread sympathy in public opinion.

Soon, as Guo Hong heard about the matter, Emperor Ling also knew about it.

Lu Zhi knew about Guo Peng's actions, but he never expected Yang Qiu to be so tyrannical, so when he heard about it, he was shocked and knelt in front of the Emperor Ling and cried bitterly.

Lu Zhi said that his disciple was young, and his actions were inevitably a little reckless and impulsive. He just acted on what he thought was correct. If Yang Qiu was angry, he would be condemned, so why whip him?

Is his behavior wrong?

Is it a crime to seek grievances for a benefactor whose guilt has not yet been determined, and to take the formal route of submitting a letter to the queer?

Emperor Ling asked Cao Jie, the eunuch next to him, if this was the case. He wanted to hear something different, but he didn't expect that Cao Jie's caliber this time was exactly the same as Lu Zhi.

Cao Jie said that Guo Peng was indeed beaten badly, with scars all over his body. Someone else said that he heard rumors from outside that Guo Peng was hanged from a tree and whipped, describing it as miserable.

Emperor Ling was speechless for a while, and looking at Lu Zhi who was crying bitterly, he also felt resentment towards Yang Qiu in his heart.

Yang Qiu was originally the one he promoted, but apart from Wang Fu, he also thought that Yang Qiu was a good dog, and was going to raise some meat and bones, but this good dog actually bit people, and the trouble was almost unstoppable. situation.

On the one hand, Lu Zhi burst into tears, and on the other hand, Cao Jie's "Tell me the truth", Emperor Ling felt that he really couldn't be partial to Yang Qiu.

Regarding the matter that Yang Qiu and others said that Cai Yong and Cai Zhi's crimes needed to be executed, Emperor Ling also felt that the matter needed to be re-examined.

But he quickly thought that the order to try Cai Yong and Cai Zhi was given by him. If this was overturned, wouldn't he admit that it was his own fault?

How could the Son of Heaven be wrong?

Emperor Ling began to hesitate and did not express his thoughts for the time being.

After returning to the inner palace, the trusted eunuch Lu Qiang was asked by Cao Song, and he felt sorry for Cai Yong and Guo Peng for what happened, so he said a few good words for Cai Yong and Guo Peng.

When he said this, Emperor Ling suddenly remembered that Cai Yong had always been an upright person, and he was always cultivating books, so he didn't commit any crime worthy of killing.

After much deliberation, Emperor Ling decided to issue an edict to absolve Cai Yong and Cai Zhi of the death penalty, but because the emperor could not make mistakes, they were still guilty and had to be exiled.

Emperor Ling thought that he would use the excuse of amnesty to release Cai Yong later, and then find an opportunity to call him back. This did not hinder the overall situation.

So this matter ended with the intervention of Emperor Ling. Cai Yong and Cai Zhi were convicted of exile together. The places of exile were different. From the south to the north, Cai Yong and his family were exiled to Bingzhou in the north.

However, Guo Peng bravely submitted a letter to plead for Cai Yong, but was severely beaten. He still did not give up after such treatment. He still wanted to plead for Cai Yong. Although Cai Yong was indeed "guilty", Guo Peng's behavior was very brave, so Guo Peng was punished. The emperor's praise.

Guo Peng was rewarded with money and items.

For these rewards, Guo Peng asked Emperor Ling to allow him to transfer these money and items to Cai Yong, so that Cai Yong would have a better life on the road.

Emperor Ling applauded Guo Peng's behavior, so he allowed Guo Peng's behavior.

At this time, it was the end of March in the second year of Guanghe, and Cai Yong was determined to be exiled to Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, and his family was exiled together with Cai Yong.

Although this is quite helpless, compared to the trial of being killed at the beginning, it is already a close call.

On the day that Cai Yong left the capital, Guo Peng brought five people of gold, wood, water, fire and earth to fill the staff, equipped with swords and bows and arrows, and prepared to escort Cai Yong to Wuyuan County in person.

Although Cai Yong tried his best to refuse, Guo Peng had made up his mind that he had to escort Cai Yong to Wuyuan County.

Cai Yong had no choice but to allow Guo Peng to escort him.

Cai Yong's family has been dismissed a lot, leaving only a few guards and a few old servants, plus six members of Guo Peng's team, as well as guards carefully selected by Lu Zhi and others for Cai Yong, as well as symbolic officials sent by the government. There are six guards, and the total number is no more than 50 people.

However, there are a lot of vehicles, all of which are bamboo slips and paintings and calligraphy that Cai Yong cherishes very much, and there are very few other things.

Leaving the Cai Mansion and exiting the North Gate of Luoyang, a group of scholars led by Lu Zhi and Yang Biao came to bid farewell to Cai Yong.

Chapter 42 Killer

"Boy! You are suffering!"

"Boy! I'm really sorry that I couldn't win you innocence."

"Boy, if you need anything on the way, just mention it."

"Boy..."

A group of people surrounded Cai Yong, asking questions about this and that, before letting go of Cai Yong and letting his team move forward slowly.

Guo Peng let the others go first, got off the horse and came to Lu Zhi and bowed.

"Teacher, the students are really worried about Cai Gong's danger. I would like to escort Cai Gong to Wuyuan and then return. Please forgive me."

Lu Zhi twisted his beard and nodded.

"This is the right way. You did it right. You don't need your teacher's forgiveness. Go ahead, pay attention to safety on the road, and come back as soon as possible."

"Thank you teacher."

Guo Peng bowed again, and then followed the convoy to the front.

Cai Yong took Lu Zhi's hand and said, "This time Xiaoyi saved me, although there is a reason for it, but it is too reckless. Yang Qiu is a rude and harsh person, why didn't Zi Gan stop him?"

"Bo Zhe, how can I stop him? Is it possible that he was confined to my house?"

Lu Zhi smiled bitterly, and then said solemnly: "Xiaoyi remembers your kindness, I will write to save you no matter what, I can't stop it, of course, I didn't expect Yang Qiu to whip Xiaoyi in public, I'm really angry, this Fan, I won't be easy with Yang Qiu anyway, I'll make him pay the price!"

Although Yang Biao, Ma Riju and others have many opinions on Guo Peng's background, Guo Peng's long-term behavior and morality are indeed not said.

At the age of fourteen, he was full of passion. He wrote a letter to Cai Yong regardless of the risk of his life, and confronted Yang Qiu head-on. It can be seen that his personality is the best choice.

No one thinks that Guo Peng, who is only 14 years old, did such a thing carefully.

This time Guo Peng's actions reversed quite a few scholars' views on him.The group of scholars in front of them were also satisfied with Guo Peng's actions and changed their views on him.

"Yang Qiu has indeed gone too far, Zi Gan, this time you need something, I will not refuse."

Yang Biao was the first to stand up.

After that, Ma Riju, Han Shuo and others also expressed their positions one after another, saying that they would also help Lu Zhi and seek justice for Guo Peng.

Yang Qiu is still living struttingly in the capital, and they will never let him go.

The brief farewell ended quickly, Cai Yong got into the car, and bid farewell to a group of old friends with tears.

Cai Yong's motorcade set off, left Luoyang, and headed north. Because of the long and difficult journey, the walking speed was slow. Guo Peng and five personal guards did their best to protect Cai Yong, explore the road, and eliminate obstacles. , hunting and making food, etc., which made Cai Yong very moved.

One day after half a month, the Cai Yong motorcade had arrived in Taiyuan County. At noon, the team stopped by a small river to prepare for dinner.

There are dense forests by the river, and there are fish in the river. Guo Peng sent people to catch fish. He caught a lot of fresh fish and boiled it into fish soup.