At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Therefore, Guo Peng will suppress his emotions, and there is no need to listen to the wishes of the big and small bridge sisters.

Qiao Rui soon happily arranged for his family members to leave Shouchun under the protection of Xu Chu and go to Puyang. He stayed to help Guo Peng handle affairs in Shouchun. many things.

For example, as Zhao Yun's deputy general and leader, leading [-] troops, he went south to occupy Lujiang County, and the operation went very smoothly.

In addition, Guo Peng appointed Zhang Liao as the main general, led [-] troops to attack Jiujiang County, and occupied all Yangzhou north of the Yangtze River for Guo Peng, completing the final step of the battle against Yuan Shu.

Jiujiang County, Lujiang County and Runan County will become important bases for Guo Peng to attack the Jiangnan part of Yangzhou and Jingzhou in the future.

After occupying Yuzhou and Yangzhou north of the Yangtze River this time, these three counties are the places where Guo Peng will focus on his business.

For this reason, Guo Peng transferred Zaozhi to be the prefect of Lujiang County, and Guan Yu was appointed as the garrison of Lujiang County.

Xiahou Dun was transferred to serve as the prefect of Runan County, and Guo Lie was appointed as the garrison of Runan County.

Mao Jie was also transferred to be the governor of Jiujiang County, and Zhang Liao was appointed as the garrison of Jiujiang County.

These three counties will focus on garrisoning fields, stationing troops, training troops and preparing for war, storing food and grass, repairing roads, and establishing intelligence stations.

For this reason, Guo Peng still needs to stay here to do some preparatory work.

Chapter 452 One Guo Peng's Ambition

The current Jiangdong is very chaotic, but Guo Peng has no spare energy to interfere with it. Otherwise, it should be relatively easy to establish the Jiangdong strategy at this time.

For this, Guo Peng feels very sorry.

Jingzhou doesn't think about it. Jiangdong doesn't have a unified ruler yet, but Jingzhou does. It will only be more difficult to deal with than Jiangdong.

In Jiangdong, local forces are now competing with Sun Ce, and Liu Yao, the real Yangzhou shepherd appointed by the court, has been driven by Sun Ce to Yuzhang County to survive.

Quite no cards.

The little bully is still full of fighting power, but he doesn't know if he will be assassinated to death in the same way.

Anyway, the Sun regime was created in the hands of Xiaobawang and stabilized after being localized in the hands of Sun Quan. It seemed difficult to attack, but in Guo Peng's eyes, it was a sieve full of holes.

A hybrid of military and political systems that inherited Yuan Shu's four different images.

Little Overlord has the ability to conquer the world, but not the ability to govern. If he is not localized in time, he will die a few years later, and the Sun regime will probably collapse on its own.

Xiaobawang is not Guo Peng's opponent, nor are Liu Biao and Liu Yao, nor is Tao Qian, and even less is Liu Zhang.

Now, Guo Peng needs to turn his attention to the west, Hongnong.

It was a coincidence that Guo Peng felt that Yuan Shu's head hadn't been sent to Hongnong yet, and the time was wrong, but Yan Rou's personal letter came from Hongnong's side.

In the letter, Yan Rou briefly described to Guo Peng the achievements he had made in Hongnong City.

In short, Jia Xu realized that the general trend of the world was irreversible, so he decided to take refuge in Guo Peng, work for him, use the power in his hand, and squeeze out the last trace of use value of the Han Dynasty.

Of course Zen position is impossible, Yan Rou conveyed Guo Peng's thoughts to Jia Xu.

Just go one step further, Feng Gong.

Although the little emperor once excitedly announced that he would crown the person who wiped out the traitor Yuan Shu as a king, but this was indeed not a feasible decision.

After Liu Bang pacified the rebellion of the princes and kings surnamed Yi who founded the country and divided them, he led his officials to kill a white horse by the Weishui River and swore that no one with the surname Liu could be crowned king. This was the case in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty.

So if you are not a royal family with the surname Liu, don't even think about becoming a king. If you overstep, the world will attack it together.

So that in the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, after all the kings with different surnames were taken down in the early days, only one Cao Cao became the king with different surnames, and Cao Pi also became the king of Wei for less than a year.

The only person under Cao Cao who did this was Wang Mang, but Wang Mang did not become a king, but a duke, and then became emperor.

In fact, it was an extremely rare move in the Han Dynasty to confer a duke. If you really count it, it means that Wang Mang and Cao Cao got it. The reason is not that it is difficult to confer, but that there is no duke in the title system of the Han Dynasty.

There were dukes in the enfeoffment system of the Zhou Dynasty, but after Shang Yang’s reform, the Qin State abolished the enfeoffment system of the Zhou royal family and changed it to a [-]-level nobility system based on military merit. The highest level was Chehou. Avoiding Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and changing it to Liehou.

The three ranks of Tinghou, Township, County and Hou are the titles of Liehou, the highest title in the Han Dynasty, and the Wangjue is exclusive to the Liu family.

Dukes did not exist in the title system of the Han Dynasty, and the Dukes were rediscovered from the pre-Qin system by Wang Mang in order to usurp the throne to show his unusualness.

Wang Mang had very clear political ambitions in doing this, but Guo Peng did not do so, but the little emperor himself said that in order to reward Guo Peng for fighting Yuan Shu for the court, the court wanted to reward Guo Peng, fulfill the emperor's promise, and add The official enters the rank.

When Jia Xu and Yan Rou were discussing this matter, what they knew was that Guo Peng had surrounded Shouchun City and was about to break into it, and the false Chen would be destroyed soon.

At this time, the situation was clear and there was nothing to say. Jia Xu knew that no one could stop Guo Peng, so he made his own decision and expressed to Yan Rou that he was willing to join Guo Peng. keep the words.

Yan Rou was overjoyed.

Then the two discussed whether to make Guo Peng king, Yan Rou immediately shook her head.

He said that being a king is really too reluctant, and it is not yet that time. Although the little emperor has said such a thing, if he really wants to do this, it is estimated that there will be many opponents in the court.

Jia Xu said that the opponents in the DPRK and China have been controlled by Duan Yan and Zhang Ji with military force. As long as Guo Peng is willing, Jia Xu can guarantee the smooth passage of this resolution.

Yan Rou still refused.

"In the past, Gaozu killed a white horse and swore that anyone with the surname of Liu could not be crowned king. Although the emperor had said something beforehand, but in this way, there will be many critics in the world."

Jia Xu frowned and said: "Although that is the case, since Gao Zu took the oath, there is only Wang Mang alone. Although Wang Mang ascended the throne in the name of a fake emperor, he is indeed the only one who can be granted the title. How will it affect the general?"

"Wang Mang has no military merits, while the general is fighting rebellion for the country. No one can question the real military merits. No one can question them at most. But such great military merits, if they are not rewarded, how can they pass? This is a justifiable reward. , the most important military merits of a big man, this is completely different."

Yan Rou opened the mouth and said: "If you talk about overreaching, considering the general's current status, no matter how you get promoted, some people will say overstepping. Such a great contribution really needs to be rewarded. It's really not a problem to be crowned king, isn't it like this?"

Jia Xu felt that what Yan Rou said made sense.

"So, how should the title be drafted? Do you have any ideas from the general?"

Jia Xu raised such a question. Yan Rou felt that this question was very important and worthy of discussion, so she sent a letter to Guo Peng to ask Guo Peng's opinion.

And Jia Xu also ventilated to Zhang Ji and Duan Yan at the same time, discussing the matter with them with strange thoughts and asking their opinions.

Soon, Guo Peng, who received a letter from Yan Rou, began to think about the title Yan Rou asked about.

It is not a trivial matter to have a title or something. This matter is related to the country title of the country you will establish later, and it is impossible to choose it carelessly.

Generally speaking, it is either the place of birth, the place of birth, or the place where he was knighted. This was basically the case before the Song Dynasty, but as far as Guo Peng is concerned, his choice is not the only one.

Because he didn't talk about the founding of the country before, the political center and military center moved as needed, first in Qi State, then to Jibei State, and then to Puyang County in Dongjun.

After the crusade against Yuan Shu, Guo Peng's next military strategy centered on the north, and there was no force in the south that could threaten him.

Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Liu Yao, the three clansmen of the Han Dynasty were all very weak, and they were vulnerable to Guo Peng, so Guo Peng didn't take them seriously.

Although the little bully is brave, he is reckless. Jiangdong has not yet been calmed down. How can he have the power to go north to threaten him?

Not to mention Hongnong's side, self-protection is still a problem, can they still go to war?

Therefore, these major forces have no power to threaten Guo Peng at all. Guo Peng is already invincible, even if they join forces, they will not be able to do it.

Because the combined number of household registrations under their rule is not as high as the number of household registrations under Guo Peng's rule, Guo Peng's war mobilization power exceeds the sum of all their members.

Totally true.

Chapter 453 Second Wei

Having said that, such a powerful Guo Peng also needs time to train his troops, accumulate strength, and rest with the people.

Therefore, Guo Peng will no longer use troops in the south in a short time, so naturally he must focus on the north.

Bingzhou and Youzhou, which have not yet been completely pacified, will be his next plan.

Completely control Youzhou and Bingzhou, restore the complete border defense line, eliminate the influence of the northern grassland tribes on the military and political situation in the Central Plains, eliminate foreign aggression, and then concentrate on internal affairs.

Therefore, the core area of ​​the next plan will be in Jizhou. The households that have not been destroyed by long-term large-scale wars are relatively well preserved and have been developed for a while.

Cao Cao, the governor of Jizhou, is still very conscientious. He faithfully implemented Guo Peng's policy of garrisoning land and the policy of calming the people, vigorously restored agricultural production, built water conservancy, and managed Jizhou well.

If Guo Peng wants to attack Bingzhou and Youzhou, he must use Jizhou as his forward base, so Guo Peng decided to move his base to Yecheng in the next step, concentrate on managing Jizhou, train more and stronger troops, and launch a northern expedition to Bingzhou and Youzhou. state.

That being the case, Guo Peng needs a stable political environment so that he can do things in Jizhou and accumulate strength.

At the same time, the strength accumulated in Jizhou can also cope with the situation in Luoyang Hongnong. If necessary, you can directly enter Luoyang through Hanoi, and then head west to Hongnong. The location is very superior.

Thinking of this, Guo Peng smiled, picked up a pen and wrote a large character "Wei" on a bamboo board.

Wei, in another time and space, the title of Cao Cao's country.

After defeating Yuan Shao and the heroes of Guanzhong, Cao Cao chose to move his political and military center to Hebei because of the deterioration of the relationship with the Xuchang court.

On the one hand, it deters the remaining forces of the Yuan family, on the other hand, it stays away from Xuchang, weakening Xuchang's political status in his own power group.

Because Yecheng was the capital of Wei in ancient times, Cao Cao took Wei as the title and was granted the title of Duke of Wei, and established the Duke of Wei. Following the old practice of the vassal states in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, there were hundreds of officials, nine tins were added, and the ancestral temple was built to worship the ancestors.

How should I put it, this feeling is amazing.

Guo Peng always has an inexplicable sense of closeness to this country and this title.

Perhaps it is out of a sense of identity with this period of history and that person?

After thinking for a while, Guo Peng made up his mind, wrote a reply letter, and sent it to Hongnong County to Yan Rou.

Guo Peng told Yan Rou that what Yan Rou did was right, that he was a modest and prudent person, and that he would never be crowned king, that would be too enviable, and it would be nice to have a duke.

As for the desired title - Wei.

What I want to establish is the Duke of Wei, which is entirely my own, and the location is in Jizhou.

He wanted Anping, Changshan, Zhongshan, Hejian, Qinghe, Zhao Guo, Julu, Bohai, Wei and other nine prefectures as his fiefdoms, and established Wei Dukedom!

Move away all the kings of the Liu family who were sealed in Jizhou, and let Jizhou belong to you!

Eliminating the traitor Yuan Shu and saving the fate of your Han Dynasty, can't this reward be given to me?

Guo Peng ambitiously conceived a series of actions after he established the Duke of Wei, and began to imagine how he would entrust his own officials and generals.

Of course, preparations must be made in advance. For example, Guo Peng immediately wrote a letter back to Cheng Yu, asking Cheng Yu to make quick preparations and move his General's Mansion and all the supporting facilities to Yecheng.

This will be an early preparation for a series of major changes.

Guo Peng will stay in Huainan for a while to deal with many affairs in Huainan, and then set off for Yecheng to prepare for being sealed.

Jia Xu will definitely give herself a big surprise.

Guo Peng had such a hunch that besides Feng Gong, there were other surprises.

In addition, there was a personal letter to Cheng Yu, which was sent to Cheng Yu through the channel of Linziying.

The letter Guo Peng sent to Cheng Yu was delivered soon.

However, within a few days, Cheng Yu received an official order from Guo Peng, asking Cheng Yu to prepare for the relocation of the General's Mansion and supporting measures to Yecheng.

Normally, Xun Yu was the main person who helped Cheng Yu with his affairs, and then Cui Yan, Dong Zhao, Xinpi Tianfeng and others assisted him, forming a working unit similar to Shangshutai.

Cheng Yu is the head, Xun Yu is next, and the others are similar to servants.

In addition to these sons of the gentry, there were also other people who joined in as clerks, transcribing and running errands, such as Guo Yuan and Xi Ji who were recommended by Zheng Xuan.

The decision-making body composed of this group of people is the body that presided over the daily work after Guo Peng left. He usually served as Guo Peng's secretary.

Cheng Yu was the earliest veteran who followed Guo Peng. Although he was not of high birth, as Guo Peng's earliest old official, he was very trusted by Guo Peng. , even Xun Yu wanted to beat him up.

Although there were arguments that Xun Yu, who was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan, was the best candidate, but Guo Peng trusted Cheng Yu and asked Cheng Yu to do such a thing, so no one could shake Cheng Yu's position.

Xun Yu is indeed a gentleman. He said that he is inexperienced, and he has only been working under Guo Peng for five years, which is no better than Cheng Yu who has been with Guo Peng for ten years. He has handled military and government affairs. He is the earliest veteran. How can he be above Cheng Yu?

Having said that, Xun Yu has no opinion, and there are many people who have opinions.

After all, Cheng Yu came from a poor family, without a reliable diploma, and it was difficult to get the approval of the mainstream of society. Cheng Yu himself knew his own weaknesses, so under Guo Peng's instruction, he never made public comments on this, but just acted honestly.

Anyway, he knows Guo Peng's true ambitions, he doesn't care about these, he takes a longer-term view.

So before getting the official order, Cheng Yu had already learned of Guo Peng's real order in private.

The capital was moved to Yecheng to make preliminary preparations for the establishment of the Duke of Wei.

Guo Peng wants to lay the foundation for his future enthronement and proclaim the emperor in Yecheng. First, he will fix the future administrative structure and run it for a while to manage Jizhou well, so that he can govern the whole country in the future.

Guo Peng also specifically mentioned that Cheng Yu was his most important adviser, and he would give Cheng Yu a high position and let Cheng Yu fully display his talents.

Cheng Yu was overjoyed, and forcibly held back the joy in his heart. When he got the official document, he unhurriedly announced the order to relocate the General's Mansion.

Everyone in the government affairs office felt a little sudden when they heard this order.