At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Before, everyone had no choice, but now that the emperor is dead, the royal family is extinct, the central court of Hongnong has been destroyed, and the core orthodox power in the world has no ownership, everyone seems to have a choice again.

Does Liu Hantianxia really want to continue to maintain it?

If it is to be maintained, why did the central court and the emperor himself encounter such an ending?

In fact, after the details of this incident were spread, sayings like "this is God's will" have been widely spread with Jizhou as the core, and there has been a great response and market among the people.

People talked about the news of the Hongnong Mutiny, feeling that it was not only a man-made disaster, but also God's will.

Otherwise why would such a thing happen?

Several times before the emperor encountered border chaos and his life was in danger, but the emperor survived.

Why is it that not only the emperor died this time, but also the officials of the central court who could represent the central legal system were taken over by the same pot?

The Son of Heaven and the imperial court were destroyed together, completely destroyed, isn't this God's will?

Has the Han dynasty come to an end?

On the eve of Guo Peng's expedition to the west, such a statement was very popular.

It spread from Jizhou to Bingzhou and Youzhou, crossed the Yellow River and began to spread in Qingyan Erzhou and Xuzhou, and now it is estimated that it has spread to the south of the Yangtze River.

People in the world who deeply believe in God's will and the cycle of cause and effect are full of awe for such a disaster.

According to the theory of interaction between heaven and man, they basically think that this is often a warning or a clear indication from the heavens, telling everyone what is wrong in the world and how to deal with it.

In the past, the emperor could survive without any danger, save himself in the chaos, establish a court, and continue to rule, which is enough to prove that the Han Dynasty still has hope, but now the emperor is dead. Is there no hope left?

Has the Han dynasty come to an end?

Many people have such thoughts in their hearts, and they also hear such sayings in their ears. They always feel that everyone around them is exchanging the saying that the Han Dynasty is coming to an end.

I really can't say that this is because everyone is thinking too much, because this side chaos is too tragic, everyone who deserves death is dead, and people who are not worthy of death are also dead. I can't figure out why.

It can be seen that this is God's will.

Since it is God's will, doesn't it mean that the emperor should be replaced, and the Liu family should not continue to be the emperor, but should be replaced by another emperor to establish a new dynasty.

The Son of Heaven doesn't necessarily have to say it belongs to the Liu family, right?

Earlier Gongyang Confucianism appeared frequently in the late Western Han Dynasty to persuade the emperor to take the Zen position. They thought that the problems in the world were caused by the emperor's failure of morality.

Of course, such top iron heroes were basically killed by the emperors of the Liu family, and Gongyangru was severely hit and restricted.

Time flies, and now, the emperor is gone, no one can hurt their lives, and because Guo Peng ruled the rams in his early years, the theory of Gongyang Confucianism under Guo Peng's command is quite prosperous, and the emperor Liu is not suitable to continue to rule The saying of the world appeared again.

Once this kind of idea is put forward, once it starts to spread, it will be like wildfire burning the field, and it will be out of control. Although some officials have criticized it, Cai Yong even criticized it, but it still cannot be stopped. His remarks are constantly being spread out, constantly arousing people's thinking.

The foundation of the Han Dynasty no longer exists. If it continues, is there any hope?

No one knows.

But as far as the actual benefit recipients of the Guo Peng Group are concerned, Guo Peng is someone who can lead them to victory and guarantee their victory. Long-term relationship and cooperation have made them believe in Guo Peng and trust each other. Enough to entrust the future of myself and my family.

Change a person, change an emperor to sit on everyone's head, is it to give real power or not to give real power?

Give real power, let alone whether Guo Peng is happy or not, they are not happy either.

Which Han family clan can compare ability with Guo Peng?

Which Han family clan dares to say that Lao Tzu can do a better job than Guo Zifeng, and you are right to follow me?

Without giving real power, what is the difference between Duan Yao and Zhang Ji?

Don't you still want people to call power ministers and traitors?

This choice is particularly embarrassing and uncomfortable, making all those with vested interests feel that their interests have been violated, that they cannot continue to win, and cannot reach a higher level.

This is terrible.

None of the civil servants and generals in the military tent now sincerely hope that the Han emperor will replace Guo Peng as their leader.

They trust Guo Peng, respect Guo Peng, and recognize Guo Peng as their master. Guo Peng can lead them to victory, gain benefits, leave their name in history, and their family can prosper.

But with another person, can they do this?

Chapter 561. 570 You make us all so entangled!

Not to mention that the emperor can naturally get the allegiance of everyone with his righteous name, that is too ideal.

Chen Gong's statement represented the statement of almost everyone, especially the generals, who did not think that Liu Zhang could be emperor and command the world at all.

They just don't accept, don't agree, don't believe, and naturally they won't cooperate, so they trust Guo Peng.

At this moment, many people felt regretful and entangled in their hearts, wondering why Guo Peng's surname was not Liu.

Even if you are not a real Han clan, as long as your surname is Liu, you can give you the name of a Han clan, and then put you on the throne as emperor, which is justified.

But your surname is Guo, and you are not from the royal family.

But you are still so good, put it in the prosperous age of the unified dynasty, you will die, but you were born in troubled times, and the emperor is still dead.

You make us all so tangled!

Feeling this inexplicable atmosphere, Guo Peng understood.

This timing, this situation, has not yet reached the time when I can claim the title of emperor. If the time is ripe and everyone supports it, I won't be so entangled.

This situation is the same as when a boy pursues a girl. As long as the two are in love, there is no such thing as a separate mountain.

If there is no mutual love, no matter whether a man is chasing a woman or a woman is chasing a man, it will be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and that is the real pursuit.

Of course, there is an important factor in this, that is, to look good enough, or to be rich enough, to achieve any of these two points, you can experience the feeling of the interlayer yarn.

Someone Guo applied this theory, and immediately saw clearly the state he was in.

He felt that he did not immediately get the support of civil servants and generals, and failed to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor because everyone did not "like" him enough.

Or in essence, he is not strong enough, does not have the strength and prestige enough to coerce the world, has not made his enemies feel desperate, and has not made his own people feel that he is the only one.

So everyone did not choose to elect him as emperor regardless of everything.

Only when the enemy is desperate, and everyone in the family thinks that he is "good-looking" and "rich" enough that he must be the only one, then civil servants and generals will eagerly support him as emperor regardless of everything.

He even launched actions like the Chen Qiao mutiny and other things you want to force him to become emperor.

Mr. Guo applied real-world experience and listed a set of calculation formulas - the reason why it is what it is is because it is what it is.

He can't be emperor yet.

But it's not bad, it's just a close call.

Because he is already the strongest one, and the degree of strength is still relatively large. It's not that the opponents are not yet desperate, but they just haven't had time to feel despair.

In other words, he is on the eve of breaking out.

You must be steady, and you must not be impetuous.

I'm good-looking enough, I'm rich enough!

Guo kept comforting himself like this, suppressing his ambition.

The "girl" he's pursuing is already willing to strongly oppose other people's pursuit (title) and pursuit (emperor) for him. Doesn't this mean that this is a huge victory?

Isn't that a huge win?

With such joy, Guo Peng agreed with Lu Su's opinion and supported Chen Gong's opinion.

"Zijing is right. Liu Jiyu changed his name to King of Hanzhong. Everyone in the world already knows what he thinks. Next, he will definitely seek the Northern Expedition. But whether to follow Gaozu's path or choose another way, We don't know.

However, once Liu Jiyu launches an attack, Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou and Sun Bofu in Jiangdong will all have a great possibility to take advantage of the trend and go north. The fierce battle with Ma Teng and Han Sui must end as soon as possible. "

Guo Peng praised Lu Su's views and expressed his support to Chenggong: "Gongtai is also right. Liu Jiyu has not made any contribution to the world, but now he wants to be the emperor. It is wishful thinking. I will never agree to merit without size The famous Liu Jiyu usurped himself and proclaimed himself emperor!"

At the same time, he confirmed his political and military positions. Guo Peng made a final decision and finalized the agreement with Han Sui and Ma Teng, but with one condition attached.

"I can release Ma Dai, but Ma Teng and Han Sui want Zhang Ji to be handed over to me. I want to kill Zhang Ji and pay homage to the spirit of the late emperor. If Ma Teng and Han Sui don't agree, I will surround the city! After that, no one in the city will be able to survive!"

Guo Peng threatened the peace envoy sent by Ma Teng and Han Sui in a murderous manner. The frightened envoy turned pale and rushed back to report the news.

Ma Teng and Han Sui quickly learned of Guo Peng's thoughts and demands, and were delighted that Guo Peng was also willing to resolve the war peacefully, but at the same time felt embarrassed about Zhang Ji's matter.

"Zhang Ji came to join us in desperation, and he brought [-] troops. If Zhang Ji is handed over, wouldn't that be tantamount to treachery? And who can guarantee that his army will not mutiny?"

Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other in great embarrassment, and after a while, they both smiled in agreement.

Hey, we are all people who take betrayal as a daily routine, people who don't understand benevolence and morality, and treat benevolence and morality as bullshit, why are we talking about these things?

Really confused.

People who grew up in Liangzhou Shura Field grew up during the Han-Qiang War. Everyone regards their own lives as the most important thing, and everyone agrees with the real concept of the weak and the strong. Just cooperate, if there are differences in interests, swords will be confronted.

If killing others can keep him alive, he would do it without hesitation. Most of the people who came out of the Asura Field were like this.

Jia Wenhe is a representative figure.

Betrayal is as simple as eating and drinking, and those who keep their promises have long since died.

It was not the first time that Ma Teng and Han Sui had betrayed others, let alone a person they themselves found very difficult.

This peace talk was carried out quietly, only Ma Teng and Han Sui knew about it, other than that Zhang Ji was not informed.

They were worried that Zhang Ji would have a different heart if he found out, so they didn't dare to let Zhang Ji know, and now it's just right.

Then they were worried whether Guo Peng would take the opportunity to break his promise and attack them or something, but they also felt that Guo Zifeng had never done anything to break his promise in the world, and they swore in the name of their ancestors that he should be sincere.

Moreover, they actually had no choice. The army rations were almost exhausted, and the bark and grass roots in Chang'an City were almost eaten up. If they didn't leave, they would starve to death on the way.

Just a fight.

The two made some plans and decided to send Zhang Ji on the road with a Hongmen Banquet and dedicate it to Guo Peng in exchange for their own safety.

Chapter 562. 570-Which way will Liu Jiyu go?

In the next few days, Ma Teng and Han Sui took the opportunity of the military meeting to talk with Zhang Ji many times, eating and drinking.

Several times later, Ma Teng and Han Sui set a date for the fight, and asked Zhang Ji to come over for a drink again, and asked Zhang Ji to bring his nephew Zhang Xiu to drink together.

Then he made a sudden move during the banquet, killing Zhang Xiu and capturing Zhang Ji alive.

"why treat me like this!!!"

Zhang Ji roared in despair.

"The reason why we became rebels is because of you. If you are not handed over to Guo Zifeng, Guo Zifeng will ask us to bury you with you!"

Han Sui looked at Zhang Ji viciously: "Give you to Guo Zifeng, all of us can live!"

Ma Teng and Han Sui immediately launched a surprise attack. Han Sui surrounded Zhang Ji's mansion, killed all Zhang Ji's soldiers, and captured Zhang Ji's family members alive.

But Ma Teng led his army into the defensive area of ​​the soldiers brought by Zhang Ji, confiscated the weapons of this group of people, and then claimed that Zhang Ji had been captured, Zhang Xiu was dead, and if they wanted to survive, they would die. Follow them honestly, otherwise, you will die now.

Then Ma Teng showed Zhang Xiu's head, causing the army to collapse.

Without a leader, he could only follow the crowd and obey Ma Teng's arrangements.

So Ma Teng put down Zhang Ji's former troops who might have rioted without bloodshed.

Then, they began to mobilize urgently, asking everyone to pack their bags, contact Guo Peng to make a deal, and prepare to retreat.

As soon as it was dawn on the sixth day of June, Ma Teng and Han Sui made preparations. Han Sui led a team to respond and guard in the rear, and Ma Teng brought Ma Chao and Ma Tie's sons to make a deal with Guo Peng.

In order to ensure the safety and sincerity of both sides, the two sides can only bring a guard force of less than 100 people, and they should stay away from their respective base camps, that is, conduct transactions at the midpoint between Chang'an City and Guo Peng's military camp.

Ma Teng brought Zhang Ji and his family over and showed them to Guo Peng, and Guo Peng also brought Ma Dai and Pound over and showed them to Ma Teng.

Pound did not choose to surrender after all.

When Guo Peng told him that he was going to negotiate peace with Ma Teng and Han Sui, he was given a choice, whether to return to the camp of Ma Teng and Han Sui, or to fight with him.

Pound chose to go back.

"My hometown is unforgettable, and I hope the general will make it happen."

Guo Peng didn't make things difficult for Pang De, but just patted him on the shoulder.