At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

It was the middle and late March of the third year of Xingping. Guo Peng made arrangements for the garrison and withdrawal of troops, and the army gradually returned to the north. Guo Peng also planned to return to Yecheng from Shouchun.

Then Guo Peng received a report from the secret agent of the Linzi Camp, and handed over the contents of the dispute in Yecheng to Guo Peng.

After reading it, Guo Peng really wanted to say that Tian Feng is a promising person.

Chapter 463 Three Their Desire Explodes

Tian Feng is getting better at being a man.

The upright Tian Feng in the past is no longer there.

After surrendering to Guo Peng, Tian Feng changed from the inside out. After Tian Rou was brought into Guo Peng's mansion, Tian Feng became a loyal confidant of Guo Peng, entrusting himself and his family's fate.

Guo Peng put Tian Feng next to Cheng Yu, and he also had such considerations. He needed a group of scholars who sat on his side as his arms to compete with those scholars who were thinking about the Han Dynasty.

Of course, in order to gain the support of certain scholar families, it is also a last resort to give up some power and interests.

Need support, need them to support themselves, not the Han Dynasty.

It's a pleasure to kill them all in one go, but if they are killed, who will govern the country?

He Guo has no supernatural powers, and he can't come to the kind who summons famous ministers and does things for him wholeheartedly.

Everyone has their own petty thoughts. Scholars talk about loyalty, but they still want power and benefits.

The Xun family can produce one Xun Yu, but it is absolutely impossible for all of them to be Xun Yu.

There will be more and more people like Tian Feng in the future, because Guo Peng's power is getting stronger and more powerful, and there will be more and more people who want to curry favor with someone like Guo.

Scholars are no exception.

For example, Guo Peng liked it very much and was cited as a confidant's favorite. When he was with his friends, he publicly expressed his support for Guo Peng's enshrinement of the Duke and the establishment of the state.

He believed that Guo Peng made such great contributions, and he deserved it, and not rewarding those who have made great contributions would chill the hearts of all the people in the world.

If you don't reward Guo Peng heavily, let the world see that the Han Dynasty doesn't even care about the heroes who defended themselves from humiliation. Next time, if there are ambitious people who rebel and proclaim themselves emperor, who will help the Han Dynasty to resist humiliation?

Moreover, according to the enfeoffment system, the emperor of Han can order the princes to lead troops to fight against the non-subjects, and the monarch is still subject to the emperor of Han, and has the obligation to help the emperor of Han to defeat the non-subjects. Isn't this a win-win situation?

Man Chong is a confidant of the famous Guo Peng. In order to support Man Chong, Guo Peng beat Cao Hong violently, drove Cao Hong to the end, and married a beautiful woman from the Guo clan to Man Chong as his stepwife.

Man Chong seemed to be the celebrity in front of Guo Peng, and what he said was regarded by many caring people as Guo Peng's own wishes.

In the final analysis, among the group of people who have the ability to read and write and can stir up public opinion, scholars are a minority, and scholars who have the Han Dynasty in their hearts cannot be considered the majority among the minority.

Especially as the strength of the Guo Peng faction becomes stronger, they participate more deeply in the development of this group, and after their own interests are bound to this group, this is even more so.

Some scholars would even go against the will of the family, diversify their investment to Guo Peng in the form of a separate family, and serve him wholeheartedly in order to obtain a hope of inheriting the incense.

Therefore, the scholars of the powerful landlord family, as well as a considerable number of scholars represented by Tian Feng and Man Chong, not only openly support this situation with relish, but are also interested in it, and want to witness such a thing happen with their own eyes. of.

Another group of scholars headed by Xun Yu who cared about the world and the Han Dynasty were worried about this.

When Xun Yu was meeting and chatting with his friends, he sighed with worry on his face, saying that now that Guo Peng's power is getting stronger, some people seem to be unable to sit still, and hope that Guo Peng will go further and become more powerful, so that they can also benefit , can also gain benefits.

However, they never considered the interests of the big man.

"These people only think about themselves. They want more power and a higher status, but they never think about how to help the Han Dynasty. Isn't our ambition to help the Han Dynasty to clean up the world and make the world a brighter world?" ?

They are so supportive of the general as the king now, what will happen in the future?Even if the general is unwilling, being pushed up by so many people may not mean that the general can be the master. At that time, what unpredictable things will happen? "

I have to say that Xun Yu is really talented and foresighted. Before Guo Peng established a principality, Xun Yu had already considered a more terrifying future.

He was right. From the public opinion atmosphere in Yecheng this time, Guo Peng was keenly aware that a force that wanted to push him upwards was gradually forming.

There was no such willingness and conditions before, so everyone did not think this way.

Now suddenly there was news that Guo Peng had been promoted to a higher level within the framework of the Han Dynasty, and a group of people instantly became enlightened and grew up.

They are optimistic about Guo Peng, deeply involved in the development of Guo Peng Group, bound to Guo Peng Group, all prosperity and all losses, and they are even more optimistic about Guo Peng's future development prospects, so they feel that following Guo Peng is the right choice, and they should follow Guo Peng , develop yourself.

The higher the status of Guo Peng, the more their interests can be protected. On the contrary, if other people try to limit Guo Peng's development, isn't it limiting their interests?

Not to mention that Yuan Shu is finished. In the past, it could be said that he was relying on Guo Peng who was affiliated with Yuan Shu. Now that Guo Peng is the boss himself, Guo Peng is all they can count on.

Their lust exploded.

Driven by the efforts of the propaganda outlets, and under the actions of image building and power expansion over the years, Guo Peng, who is himself a member of the gentry, replaced Yuan and became the only choice in the eyes of many gentry. Choose someone else.

During this period, the originally harmonious scholars began to divide into two factions.

One faction is loyal to Guo Peng and wants to push Guo Peng upwards, while the other faction is loyal to the Han Dynasty and does not want to see Guo Peng break the rules.

The two factions began to have debates and disputes, and gradually diverged, and it was difficult to bridge them together.

In addition to the opposition among the scholar groups, officials and generals from poor and powerful landlords, as well as the army, supported it in all aspects.

After the news spread, the generals of the army all expressed their support, which meant that the army absolutely obeyed and supported Guo Peng, and there was no problem with that.

The powerful children of poor families who were appointed under Guo Peng also basically maintained the same caliber. They absolutely supported Guo Peng's improvement, envied and admired Guo Peng's meritorious deeds, and admired and worshiped him even more.

The wings are hard.

This is how Guo Peng evaluates himself.

It has become solid in all directions, without any falsehood. Opponents have opinions that have a lot of influence, but they are not mainstream.

People who are interested in Guo Peng have gradually begun to sprout their own small thoughts, thinking about the possible future, and starting to convince themselves and make preparations.

However, Guo Peng still has some opinions on some people's objections and foresight.

Fortunately, Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics, and Cai Yong, a great scholar in China, did not publicly comment on this, so judging from the current public opinion situation, Guo Peng feels that after accepting this reward, he can still establish a Dukedom of Wei smoothly.

Guo Peng straightened out the entire Huainan and Jiangbei affairs, arranged for the garrison and defense, left enough manpower to build the local area, started farming, and then led the army back north.

Chapter 464 The spiritual core of the 460 Four Empires

This battle has paid off a lot.

18 years passed in a flash, and I finally changed from a dog to a human, an upright person with great power.

Even so, there are some minor discordant episodes.

For example, Guo Peng learned that Zhou Yu, a son of the Zhou family in Shu County, Lujiang, who had taken refuge in him, separated from his family a month ago, and took his family property and trilogy to the south to join Sun Ce who was in crisis.

Isn't he attractive enough?

Could it be that Zhou Gongjin couldn't be tolerated on my side?

Or does it mean that the relationship between him and Sun Ce has really surpassed everything?

Guo Peng didn't know what Zhou Yu was thinking, but it just made him a little unhappy.

With his size and strong strength, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are just little ants, and they can be dealt with with a stretch of hand, which is not difficult at all.

It would be good to let these two play a little bit in Jiangdong, and it would be good to let Sun Ce kill more powerful and nobles in Jiangdong.

So that it would be relatively easier for me to take over Jiangdong.

Because of the land south of the Yangtze River, the power of the Han government is already very weak. Compared with Jiangbei, the population and land situation in Jiangnan is worse.

Guo Peng hopes that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can open up the situation a bit.

The Jiangdong Sun Wu regime is a completely different regime. The military, administrative and economic systems do not show the shadow of progress, but are full of various problems. It does not look like a mature regime at all.

It was already very difficult for Sun Ce to establish the foundation of the six counties in Jiangdong. Because killing Lu Kang caused distrust of the Jiangdong gentry, he could only use killing to force them to surrender. This brought about even bigger problems.

Sun Ce did not acquire enough population and means of production. A large amount of population and means of production were concentrated in the hands of the Jiangdong gentry and tyrants. Sun Ce captured part of it by killing, but this part was not enough to help him stabilize the situation.

Sun Ce does not have the reputation of Guo Peng, without Guo Peng's network foundation and the means brought by years of practice. Sun Ce's behavior is too simple and rude, tough sabotage, beating local tyrants and killing nobles.

So Sun Ce eventually died in the hands of the local forces in Jiangdong, and the forces in Jiangdong were about to fall apart.

It was Sun Quan who localized the regime in a timely manner, stopped killing, turned to cooperation and compromise, and transferred interests to the gentry tyrants.

The Sun Wu regime developed to the end and carried forward all kinds of problems left over from the Yuan Shu era.

Soldiers are all generals' private soldiers, which are passed on from generation to generation. When the father dies, the son inherits the father's army. A considerable number of troops do not belong to the head of the regime himself, but to the general.

This will greatly limit the combat effectiveness of Jiangdong's army, because the generals have selfish motives.

There is no strong suppression of the local nobles, but compromises in all aspects. Sun Quan can still rely on a little prestige to divide the officials, use Sun Jian and Sun Ce to bring the old Jiangbei tribe in Jiangdong to fight against the locals in Jiangdong, anger Lu Xun to death, Sun Quan died, everything is gone .

Later, the Lu Xun family had tens of thousands of guests and private soldiers in a single family. The aboveboard existence gradually acquired the characteristics of later powerful families, but Emperor Sun Wu had nothing to do.

In the end, Sun Hao actually adopted the method of enfeoffing the clan kings and giving each king three thousand soldiers to strengthen the power of the clan, fight against the localities, use the enfeoffment system to fight against the county system, and drink poison to quench thirst.

The Sun-Wu regime itself was weak, and it was an outright small government. It had a larger territory and a larger population than the Shuhan regime under the control of Zhuge Liang, but it always lacked a sense of presence, and its strategic offense was far less than its strategic defense.

As a result, civil strife continued and internal conflicts were serious. Countless opportunities to enter the Central Plains were missed, and there were always people holding back.

The Jiangdong Sun regime is a preview of the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties.

Guo Peng is not worried at all about such a regime that is inherently weak and weak.

It's the same no matter how capable Zhou Yu is, and no matter how brave Sun Ce is. Under the constraints of the times, they can't make any waves.

Moreover, Guo Peng had been to Jiangdong and was well-known in Jiangdong, and he also accepted Gu Yong, who was born in Jiangdong, as an official under his command, which would surely lay the foundation for occupying Jiangdong in the future.

So Guo Peng returned north with peace of mind.

During the process of returning to the north, Guo Peng ordered Zang Hong, the governor of Bingzhou, Xian Yufu, the governor of Youzhou, and Bao Xin, the governor of Yanzhou, to go to Yecheng together to report on their duties and reunite.

Back all the way north, after Guo Peng led his army to Yecheng in early May, before he had time to do anything, he just ran into the second edict of the Hongnong Central Court.

The envoy read out the emperor's decree, saying that the emperor ordered Guo Peng to accept the imperial court's reward, promote him to be a chariot general, promote him to the rank of public, and grant him the title of state and state.

He also encouraged Guo Peng to make persistent efforts, to continue to be loyal to the Han Dynasty after the feudal state was established, and to obey the emperor's edict to fight for the Han Dynasty.

The high-sounding words, seemingly sincere words, seemed extremely ironic to Guo Peng's ears.

Smiling, Guo Peng quickly recovered his calm face.

He invited the reward envoy to enter Yecheng, and then held a banquet to entertain him. After that, he invited the reward envoy to have fun and drive him away. He called the important officials under his command and held a meeting.

"This Southern Expedition to Yuan Highway to eradicate the false Chen, you have all contributed a lot. The battle is so smooth, and it is indispensable for your efforts in the rear. I will treat you badly."

Guo Peng set a tone for the meeting, then toasted and drank with everyone, lamenting the benefits that this grand victory brought to Guo Peng Group.

The well-deserved No. [-] power in the world, the well-deserved No. [-] prince in the world, is unmatched in power, and no other power can compare with Guo Peng.

Guo Peng wiped out the rebellion in the Central Plains and brought a stable life to the people in the Central Plains and Hebei. This is a great achievement.

The power of the entire group has further expanded, further improved, and the momentum of high-spirited upward development has been felt by everyone.

The sense of honor and identity brought about by continuous success and continuous expansion of the sphere of influence is rapidly increasing their sense of belonging and identification with Guo Peng in their hearts.

They agree that Guo Peng can safeguard their interests, and that they can realize their ideals under Guo Peng's command, and their sense of belonging becomes stronger and stronger.

The things that victory can bring are things that losers will never be able to understand. The prestige and sense of belonging brought about by continuous victories are extremely important soft power.

Only with sufficient soft power can we build the spiritual core of an empire, and an empire based on victory rather than compromise can become a truly unified empire that has enjoyed the country for hundreds of years.

Victory, victory, still victory.

The moment Guo Peng held Yuan Shu's head and shouted victory outside the Shouchun Imperial City, the spiritual core of the Guo Peng Group formed by the combination of his personality charm and prestige was formed.

Be high-spirited, go forward bravely, live endlessly, and struggle endlessly.

Such a group is a group with vitality, a group with a future, and a group that can accommodate different opinions to the greatest extent and integrate them into executive power.

Being in this group will involuntarily generate a sense of pride, which in turn generates a sense of belonging and consolidates loyalty.

One's own interests are guaranteed, one's own value is recognized, and one's own ideals are realized. Such a group is the most entrusted and trusted by people.

Therefore, when Guo Peng announced that he would accept the position of General Chariot and Cavalry, but would decline the imperial court promotion for the second time, educated people understood Guo Peng's original intention, while uneducated people felt very surprised and puzzled .

chapter 465 .460 five major trends

Three words and three concessions, this is almost a standard configuration, and it is a precursor to acceptance. Not many people know and understand this hypocritical excuse.