At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Xun You made the most correct choice.

After hiding at home quietly and almost crying his eyes swollen, Xun You made the most correct choice.

Under the power, there is no room for him to struggle.

He found Cao Chun, announced his decision, announced his decision to give up Xun Yu, and asked Cao Chun to cooperate, of course Cao Chun agreed.

So above the main hall, Xun You made his last effort, trying his best to save more people.

But those who are still stubborn cannot be saved.

Some people actually saw the current situation clearly and had insight into Guo's heart, but they didn't want to live at all.

Like Xun Yu, there are always some people who are willing to die for ideas.

Xun You watched them being dragged away with Xun Yu with indifferent eyes.

At that moment, Xun You knew that no one could stop Guo Peng's pace.

He had become an accomplice, an accomplice in fact, an irrefutable accomplice.

This is how the standard drama of three words and three concessions began.

Xun You passed the test.

But this is not enough, Guo Peng still thinks it is not enough.

For the Yingchuan scholars who have a profound central tradition, it is far from enough.

So he called Chen Ji here, and he wanted to ask the only surviving leader of Yingchuan scholars from the previous generation, what he thought of this matter.

Chapter 687 Hey, history books

After receiving Guo Peng's summons, Chen Ji was a little worried.

He came to Guo Peng's study cautiously and knelt face to face with Guo Peng on the cushion.

There was a table between them, and on the table was a small copper stove, burning incense, and a few wisps of faint blue smoke passed through the hole in the lid of the small copper stove, floating upwards stubbornly.

Going back hundreds of years, this is the standard model of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and this custom has also been preserved.

Guo Peng likes this model very much, and thinks it is a bit forced, so he and his valued counselors always use this model when they ask questions.

It's the same now.

He personally poured a drink for Chen Ji and handed it to Chen Ji.

Chen Ji quickly thanked him.

"Mr. Chen doesn't need to be too polite."

Guo Peng smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Chen is an old man who has followed me all the way. I have been walking all the way. Mr. Chen has helped me tirelessly. I am very grateful."

Chen Ji hurriedly said, "Veteran dare not take the credit for some trivial achievements."

"Hahahaha, why does Mr. Chen need to do this?"

Guo Peng took out a bamboo slip from his pocket and held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "There are some things that outsiders need to avoid, but Mr. Chen is highly respected, so why should he care about it? Mr. Chen, please be at ease. I have no taboo against Mr. Chen. "

When Guo Peng said these words, Chen Ji felt that he didn't understand, and he was not relieved, and the bamboo slip that Guo Peng had been holding in his hand just now...

What does that mean?

Chen Ji didn't speak.

After a while, Guo Peng spoke again.

"There is something, I don't know if Mr. Chen has heard of it."

Chen Ji hurriedly said, "Duke Wei, please tell me."

"It's not too big, it's not too small."

Guo Peng put the bamboo slips in his hand on the case table: "Please read it, Mr. Chen."

Chen Ji stretched out his hand to pick up the bamboo slip with some doubts, untied the rope, and read it carefully.

"Speaking of which, this matter really makes Gu a little strange."

Guo Peng held a water glass and took a sip of the sweet drink.

Chen Ji was slowly reading the words on the bamboo slips.

This bamboo slip was sent by Xun You, the official minister who stayed behind at Luoyang.

"Gu didn't think of it. His Majesty wanted to make Gu the King of Wei. This was not proposed by Gu on his own initiative."

Chen Ji read and read, and after reading the simple opening remarks, he looked down again, suddenly his heart tightened and his brows frowned.

According to Xun You's account, the little emperor wanted to make Guo Peng king of Wei, but Xun Yu took the initiative to stand up against it and slandered Guo Peng more.

King Wei?

Xun Yu objected?

This……

"Gu didn't expect that someone would have doubts about Gu's intentions, and even feel that he has a bad intention to live alone."

Chen Ji gradually read the part of the dispute between the court and the court, and read the part where Xun Yu repeatedly refuted Xun You's proposal. Beads of sweat began to ooze from his forehead, his heart beat faster, and his lips became a little dry.

"Gu Geng never expected that someone would say in front of the room that Gu was the Duke of Wei yesterday, the king of Wei today, and tomorrow..."

Guo Peng put down the water glass, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his cold eyes fixed on Chen Ji, and he spoke slowly.

"It's Emperor Wei."

At this very moment, Chen Ji happened to read the last part of Xun You's "Please cut Xun Yu to set the record straight".

At that moment, Chen Ji's pupils shrank, his breathing stagnated, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on his back, and his underwear was quickly soaked in cold sweat.

At the same time, his hand trembled, and the bamboo slip fell onto the desk in front of him, making a crisp crashing sound, and then fell to the ground again.

Chen Ji's lips trembled, his body trembled, and it seemed that even his soul was trembling.

Guo Peng's face remained unchanged, his smile remained unchanged, and his eyes became colder and colder.

"Chen Gong, you said, tomorrow, Gu will become Wei! Emperor! Did you?"

Chen Ji's breathing was very short due to tension, and his heartbeat continued to speed up. He only felt a cold air from head to toe, from the inside to the outside, making him feel cold all over his body.

"Old... old minister thought... no... no..."

Chen Ji's voice trembled because of his trembling body, and became intermittent.

He suddenly noticed that it seemed that Guo Peng's self-proclaim had changed from the usual "I" to the cold "solitary" from just now.

"Chen Gong thinks otherwise?"

Guo Peng still smiled, and said slowly: "But why does Xun Wenruo think so? Mr. Chen, I just remember that Xun Wenruo and Chen Gong seem to have a good relationship. The Xun family and the Chen family seem to have a good relationship. Changwen and Xun Wenruo The relationship between them seems to be better, doesn't it?"

At that moment, Chen Ji's body froze.

Then, almost instantly, Chen Ji left Guo Peng's face, knelt and walked backwards for a few steps, prostrating himself on the ground.

"Wei Gong! Absolutely nothing!"

Chen Ji tremblingly said: "Ever since Xun Wenruo opposed Duke Wei's appointment as Duke, the Chen family and the Chen family already knew that Xun Wenruo had bad intentions, so they never had any contact with Xun Wenruo! Absolutely not!"

"Oh, this is not good."

Guo Peng's eyes remained cold, but the smile on his mouth became brighter: "The two surnames Xun and Chen have been friends for a long time. They are intimate and married to each other. It has long been that I am in you, and you are in me. If it is because of the lonely Isn't it Gu's fault that the two families are no longer close because of the problem?

Xun and Chen are both my Han surnames. The two families are close and friendly, and they communicate with each other, which is an important cornerstone for the development of my Han academics. Sinner?This guilt, Gu, can't bear it. "

Guo Peng was full of smiles and relaxed in tone, as if he was chatting with Chen Ji about family matters.

But when he told Chen Ji these words, Chen Ji heard that every sentence was a heart-breaking sentence, a fatal sentence.

Chen Ji felt that Guo Peng, who was sitting there, seemed to have raised his butcher knife and was about to swing it down at him.

He had never felt his heart beating so fast, nor his mind so clear.

"Duke Wei!"

Chen Ji said in a trembling voice: "It is true that the Chen family and the Xun family have been friendly for generations, but that is just an academic exchange and does not involve any... any other connection. If Duke Wei doesn't like it, the Chen family will never be with Xun again. Do you have any contact!"

"Didn't Gu Fang say that?"

Guo Peng shook his head: "If the Xun family and the Chen family are no longer friendly because of Gu, then Gu is a big fault. What will future generations think of Gu?"

"!!!"

Chen Ji suddenly realized something, and hurriedly said: "Wei Gong is not wrong! Wei Gong is not wrong! Chen...Chen family...veteran! The old minister thought that Chen's wrongdoing had any connection with Xun's! Chen...Chen's I am very dissatisfied with Xun Wenruo's slander of Wei Gong's words! The Chen family will no longer have any relationship with the Xun family! From now on, there will be no communication or in-laws!"

Guo Peng picked up the water glass and took another sip of the sweet drink, only to feel that his mouth was full of sweetness.

not talking.

not talking?

That is……

Chen Ji's eyeballs rolled, his brain spun rapidly, and there was a flash of inspiration, he swallowed, and made up his mind.

"The veteran thought that Yingchuan's hometown was brutally poisoned by Xiliang's Dong thief, and it was already dilapidated. It was not enough to be the hometown of the Chen family. The Chen family would like to move their family to live in Wei County and never return to Yingchuan!"

After Chen Ji finished speaking, he touched his forehead to the ground, put his hands in front of his forehead, and fell in front of Guo Peng, with very thorough etiquette.

Guo Peng put down his water glass and smiled.

"Will this be too difficult for Mr. Chen? After all, it is a century-old hometown, and it is difficult to leave the homeland. If the members of the Chen clan are dissatisfied and complain about loneliness, then..."

"Absolutely not, all members of the Chen family have no complaints."

Chen Ji didn't raise his head, knelt down on the ground and said resolutely: "Not now, nor will there be in the future, forever, never will be! Anyone who has, will no longer be a child of the Chen family!"

after awhile.

"So, very good."

Guo Peng smiled and stood up, walked to Chen Ji, squatted down, and lifted Chen Ji's upper body with both hands.

Chen Ji didn't dare to look at Guo Peng's face.

"Mr. Chen, Changwen is a very good young man. He is rigorous and reliable in his work. Moreover, he is also very aware of the overall situation. I think Changwen has a bright future. Mr. Chen has a good son. I am very happy for Mr. Chen. .”

Chen Ji raised his head little by little, saw the smile on Guo Peng's face little by little, and felt a little relaxed.

So he grinned the corners of his mouth and smiled reluctantly.

"It is Changwen's blessing to be appreciated by Duke Wei, and it is Changwen's blessing."

"Come on, Mr. Chen, sit down."

Guo Peng caringly helped Chen Ji walk to the cushion, and then helped Chen Ji sit down on his knees.

Chen Jiduan sat down and straightened his posture.

"Then Chen Gong thinks, if Xun Wen should be killed? Should he not be killed? Should the other people who seconded him be killed? Or should they not be killed?"

At the same time, just as Chen Ji was posing, Guo Peng spoke again.

At that time, when such a question was asked, Guo Peng bent over and stood beside Chen Ji.

Guo Peng's hands are still caring for Chen Ji's collar, taking care of him very carefully, just like a respectful junior.

As a result, what this junior said made Chen Ji feel cold all over again.

So Chen Ji froze immediately.

After a while, Chen Ji swallowed.

"Only... as long as the decision is made by Duke Wei, the old minister... will have no objection, and the veteran will definitely support any decision made by Duke Wei."

Chen Ji kicked the ball cleverly, and really didn't want to answer such a heartbreaking question.

To kill, but also to punish.

Guo Zifeng.

You are too cruel.