At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The Cheqi General's Mansion is located in the northwest of Yecheng, in a deserted area in front of the gate.

It is already obvious that Guo Peng will live and work in Wei Gong's mansion, not in General Cheqi's mansion.

Without Guo Peng's permanent residence, the government affairs office of General Chaqi's Mansion is useless, not as good as Qingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion, which is still in operation.

This institution will no longer have any powers, or any meaningful work, and the people who stay in the government office of Cheqi General's Mansion are the same group of people as Xun Yu.

A group of people who agree with Xun Yu's ideas and are closer to Xun Yu who oppose Feng Gong think that this will disrupt the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, which is not good for the country.

Such a group of people were thrown into the mansion of General Cheqi by Guo Peng.

Among them, Xun Yu is the most.

Originally, according to Xun Yu's status in the mansion of General Zhengbei, Shangshu Youpushe should belong to him, not Tian Feng.

But right now, Tian Feng has become the right servant, No. 1 below Cheng Yu, and Chen Ji, because of his clear statement, has become the second person, as the left servant.

It has become a benchmark for Guo Peng to attract Yingchuan scholars, bonsai.

As for Xun Yu, he seemed to have been abandoned.

This group of scholars felt for the first time what it was like to be suppressed by Guo Peng's power, and for the first time realized how powerful Guo Peng was.

No one spoke for them, they seemed to be forgotten, as if they didn't exist. When Guo Peng held a big gathering of Wei officials, all Wei officials were invited, and Chen Ji was of course among them.

And a group of people headed by Xun Yu stayed in the government office of General Cheqi's mansion, listening to the faint cheers and thunder in the distance, without saying a word.

A new era has come, but they seem to have been abandoned in the old era, deliberately ignored and forgotten.

Chapter 481 - Am I Wrong?

Chen Ji still remembered them, he still remembered Xun Yu, and he remembered Xun Yu, a true gentleman who served the country and the people.

But Chen Ji knew better that he couldn't speak for Xun Yu in a short time. No matter how amazing and talented Xun Yu was, he was destined to be unemployed for a while.

In political matters, there is no distinction between black and white, only winners and losers, but once a decision is made, the winner will be clear.

The people of the new era embraced the power holders of the new era, while the defenders of the old era were abandoned.

Chen Ji took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Yingchuan scholars did not have any advantage in this power reshuffle.

Among the positions assigned by Guo Peng, except for his own family and the Xizhong family, Xin Ping family, and Du Xi family and a few small gentry families who followed Guo Peng to Qingzhou for a long time, the rest of the Yingchuan literati did not. What benefits do you get.

However, as a sign that Guo Peng never gave up and suppressed Yingchuan scholars, Chen Ji replaced Xun Yu's position, which was regarded as a trivial consolation for Guo Peng.

But from this comfort, Chen Ji tasted Guo Peng's strong dissatisfaction.

Guo Peng was very angry, very annoyed, and felt that the group headed by Xun Yu couldn't see the reality and the future clearly, and they were on the wrong team.

This kind of thing can be big or small. If it is small, it is a moment of confusion to say it. If it is big, it is to make enemies with Guo Peng.

None of Guo Pengming's enemies is still alive so far. Guo Peng likes to crush his enemies from body to spirit.

Being Guo Peng's enemy is definitely the most uncomfortable thing in this era. Anyone with a brain would not want to be an enemy of Guo Peng now.

But Xun Yu didn't, he just didn't cooperate.

Chen Ji was very worried about this. He worried that Guo Peng would continue to suppress the status and future of the Yingchuan scholars, and vigorously promote the scholars from Hebei and Qingyan Prefectures, as well as the vast number of children from poor families.

Yingchuan scholars are not irreplaceable. Once they are suppressed by Guo Peng's power, they will decline and fall into decline.

The base camp of Yuzhou was ruined badly by the Yellow Turban Army and the Liangzhou Army. Even though they did not own much land and means of production, they left their hometown and the original network of relationships was disrupted to a certain extent. It would take time to rebuild.

Without the network of relationships, without mutual promotion and recommendation between officials and officials, in the era when the procuratorate system is prevalent, it is tantamount to giving them a reprieve.

The time it took for them to rebuild their relationship network was enough for the scholars from other states and the children of poor families to gain a firm foothold under Guo Peng's command, divide up the power, and push the Yingchuan scholars out of the core of power.

Guo Peng's core of power does not welcome these latecomers at all.

After all, the scholars in Yingchuan miscalculated Guo Peng's dissatisfaction with Xun Yu, and now handing over Xun Yu's position to Chen Ji, it is probably considered to save face for the sake of the same origin.

If he doesn't save face, Guo Peng can squeeze all these latecomers out of the core of power.

go?

Where are you going?

Can you walk away?

Guo Peng is so strong.

Facing an unprecedentedly powerful person in power, Chen Ji felt powerless.

Presumably the other major families will not feel very happy.

It is estimated that the Xun family must be very worried and afraid now, thinking that Guo Peng may deal with them, and even launch a political purge.

Chen Ji felt that political cleansing would not be enough. Although the Xun family had lost power, their reputation was still there. Chen Ji would do his best to protect the Xun family, but the real breaking point was the Xun family itself.

In Xun You.

It is probably impossible for Xun Yu to apologize and give in.

Chen Ji understands Xun Yu, understands Xun Yu, and knows the persistence of this man who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.

On the issue of principle, Xun Yu will never compromise, nor will he give in.

Therefore, the only thing that can change all this is Xun You.

Seemingly mediocre, Xun You is actually very shrewd and good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

Right now, Xun You is the life-saving straw of the Xun family and the only hope for the Xun family to return to the core of power.

Chen Ji is now eagerly looking forward to Xun You rushing to Yecheng as soon as possible to find a half-time job under Guo Peng's command, to pick up the dangerous fate of the Xun family again, and to prevent the Xun family from being abandoned by Guo Peng.

Guo Peng has a lot of talents under his command, and there is absolutely no shortage of a Xun family.

But the Xun family could not lose Guo Peng.

Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, is it worth it for an illusory belief?

In the midst of the festive banquet with high emotions, Chen Ji sighed deeply.

But at this time, in the deserted General Cheqi's Mansion, Xun Yu buried his head in "official duties" with a blank face, dealing with some specious and trivial matters, some of which were not even serious matters.

The same is true for Xun Yu's supporters, they are all arranged to deal with these trivial matters, which are not considered serious matters, which can be solved by any small official.

They finally realized how painful it is to be hit by the iron fist of autocracy, and also realized the consequences of their own quick talk.

They are not qualified to participate in the feast of dividing up power, but will spend a long time in the future in this government that is destined to be neglected.

A few even wept secretly.

Others cast their complaining eyes on Xun Yu.

Xun Yu still handled official duties with a blank face, unmoved, as if nothing had changed, as if he was still Guo Peng's important minister, running around for him, patrolling everywhere, and supporting the five states with Cheng Yu When it comes to government affairs.

At that time, although Xun Yu was very tired, he was very happy.

At that time, Guo Peng was also very kind to him, asking about his health, and he was often rewarded. Often when Xun Yu returned home very tired, his wife would take him to see the utensils, food and drinks that Guo Peng rewarded him with a happy face. Every time is very caring.

Xun Yu was very moved by this, and vowed to handle the government affairs well for Guo Peng, and would never let Guo Peng, who was fighting on the front line, worry about logistics.

For this reason, Xun Yu worked overtime and didn't go home for a long time. Even his youngest son and daughter almost didn't know him as a father.

But Xun Yu still felt very happy, because he was doing the right thing, doing the right thing for the person he chose.

But as if overnight, everything changed.

Guo Peng never said a harsh word to him from the beginning to the end, and even promoted him and raised his salary, making him the head of the government affairs office.

It's a pity that he is the head of the government affairs office in General Han Cheqi's mansion.

An official office that hardly needs to exist, an official office that can almost be characterized as a place of political exile.

Xun Yu was exiled.

The laughter and laughter in the past seemed to be non-existent. If you turn your back on it, you turn your back on it, and if you say you don’t see it, you don’t see it. Guo Peng successfully used cold violence and power to deprive Xun Yu of everything.

The care is gone, the rewards are gone, and the cold salary does not have any human touch. The human touch from Guo Peng, which made him feel lucky, has disappeared without a trace.

Xun Yu didn't know whether it was heartache or not, he always felt that he was numb.

Everything is like an illusion, as if it doesn't exist.

It's like a very ironic dream.

am I wrong?

Xun Yu thought about it seriously and came to the conclusion that there is no.

I am right.

I am Han Chen, I want to protect the Han Dynasty, the emperor, and this era, I am right.

Opening the precedent of enfeoffment will inevitably lead to the flood of ambitions. The world is about to have a big split, but those people don't know it, they are still celebrating, they are still flattering each other, and they want to coerce Guo Peng to go to a higher level. position.

Is that the way back?

That is a dead end!

It's a dead end, do you understand?

Xun Yu suppressed the grief and indignation in his heart, and continued to do those trivial things in his hands that were worthless at first sight.

Chapter 482 .480 Er Xun Yu, you are really extravagant

Later, all the people in the official office left, leaving only Xun Yu sitting here alone, Xun Yu sat here until late at night, and then slowly returned.

When returning home, an old servant, a carriage, nothing more.

There is nothing left.

In Guo Peng's view, it would not be a pity to give up a very capable Wang Zuozhi.

Can you say it's a pity about political matters?

No.

If you don't agree with me, it's not an exaggeration to kill you. Now it's for face, and it's a little face for the Xun family's reputation in the past.

Don't think that someone like Guo will care about old love, if someone like Guo cares about old love so much, he won't be so clear about Yuan Shu's calculations.

Guo Peng looked at the officials and generals who were celebrating, and his heart was filled with various emotions, but in the end, he felt more complacent.

He knew that the Xun family would not give up trying to regain a certain right to speak under their command because of Xun Yu, and they would continue to work hard.

Xun You, this person who knows how to protect oneself better than Xun Yu, what kind of feeling will it bring me?

But there is no doubt that if Xun You dares to say a word for Xun Yu, or anyone who dares to speak for Xun Yu, he will accompany Xun Yu.

You don't understand political matters, and you don't even know how to stand in line, so what can you expect?

Anyway, Guo Peng hopes that Xun You is really as smart as the history books say.

So when the novelty brought about by the founding of the Wei Kingdom has not faded, and the ecstatic Duan Yan and Zhang Ji are intensively preparing to be crowned Duke, Xun You has traveled thousands of miles, across half of China, from Jiangnan to Hebei.

Five years ago, in order to escape the war, Xun You fled to Jingzhou for refuge. He stayed there for five years, during which he experienced the wars in Jingzhou and Yizhou.

He had seen Liu Biao's shamelessness and incompetence, as well as Liu Zhang's weakness and incompetence, and was completely disappointed with these two Han clansmen who occupied the largest territory and the largest army.

So in the past five years, Xun You never thought about working under Liu Zhang or Liu Biao. Of course, he never thought about going south to Jiaozhou either.

He has been looking forward to whether there will be any changes in the Central Plains, whether there will be a figure who can clear up the war and regain peace.

Then he waited.

In five years, Guo Peng has accomplished too many things, exceeding Xun You's expectations too much.

He even felt that it was too late for him to go there at this time, and whether he could no longer make contributions and become the number one important person around Guo Peng.

When he finally crossed the Yellow River and was not far from Yecheng, Xun You realized that in a certain sense he came a bit late, but in another sense, he came just right, not too early or too late. Night.

Guo Peng established the Duke of Wei, established the Duke of Wei, sealed off the officials and generals, and gave them official and military positions in the Duke of Wei, but missed a key figure—the second in command of Guo Peng’s administrative system, Xun Yu.