At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Let go of authority as you please, let go of the throne as you please, and don't seize power. This is the sage king respected by scholars, but, Ah Jin, if you think about it carefully, the king let go of power. Who is cheap?Could it be the illiterate Li Shu?Emperors don't want authority, who wants authority?Who will rule? "

Guo Jin thought about it in surprise.

"Scholar?"

"That's right, the scholars, they talk all the hype and whitewash it with the appearance of benevolence, morality and academics, just two words, power.

Kings should not take power, power should be handed over to scholars, it is wrong for kings to take power, it is right for scholars to hold power, what is the king's life and death?It is enough for a scholar to protect his own family. "

Guo Peng seemed to be sighing and said: "This time being a father is to establish a new king. Without a central court, it is completely new to seize the power of the central government.

Thinking of the father's own selfishness, he established a young emperor. In troubled times, setting up a young emperor is clearly authoritarian and clearly has bad intentions. Who can't see it?How many people are willing to stand up and fight for the Han Dynasty at all costs? "

Chapter 700. Seven hundred and nine Han Dynasty's yesterday, Guo's tomorrow

How many people don't understand Guo Pengli's original intention?

It's almost useless to use the loudspeaker to shout outside openly that I want to usurp power and replace Wei and Han.

Guo Zifeng's heart is well known to the public.

But how many people stood up to fight for the Han Dynasty?

Many stood up, but the only ones who lost their lives were those led by Xun Yu and Zang Hong... 28 people, even among the group of people who stood up, faced Guo Peng's power and power.

"28 people."

Guo Jin was silent for a moment, recalled the numbers he had learned before, and replied to Guo Peng in this way.

"So, Ah Jin, Min, you can't believe it. Most of the Min will not dedicate themselves to the king. Yesterday they abandoned the Han family under the power of their father, and only 28 people were willing to die for the Han family. People, then tomorrow, if my Guo family's foundation declines, there will be no more people who are willing to stand up to defend the Guo family than those who are willing to defend the Han Dynasty."

Guo Peng put his hands on Guo Jin's shoulders, and said word by word: "Ajin, if the Guo family's learning from the monarch is cut off, and the dignified monarch learns to be like a commoner, then the yesterday of the Han Dynasty is the tomorrow of the Guo family. , that day will surely come, and the inheritance that I worked so hard for my father will eventually be acquired by others.”

Guo Jin looked into Guo Peng's deep eyes, but felt an abnormal tranquility in her heart.

"What the father said, the son will remember forever."

"Not only do you have to remember it for the rest of your life, but you also have to pass it on so that your heirs will also remember it for the rest of your life."

"Yes, my son understands."

Guo Jin nodded.

"It's good to understand, I hope that future generations... Forget it, don't be in a hurry, Ajin, let's walk with Weifu again."

Guo Peng continued to walk forward, and Guo Jin followed closely behind Guo Peng.

So Guo Peng had some conversations with Guo Jin again.

"Learning the Five Classics and folk studies for my father is to make use of the folk studies to get to where I am today. Now, my father is already the king of Wei, and his status is completely different. Being a father is the same as you in the future. You have to learn from the king. Mainly, clearly distinguish the traps set for you in folk studies.

Scholars tried to limit the power of the monarch in vain, and put forward many theories to limit the power of the monarch, such as the unity of man and nature and the induction between man and nature, which are essentially to limit the power of the monarch, but the irony is that power is absolute and will not be less. Now the monarch is restricted , the power is naturally held by the scholars, so who will limit the power of the scholars?

What they did and all theories were just for their own self-interest, and what is even more frightening is that they used their own theoretical advantages to whitewash themselves into a white lotus flower. The one who is wrong will always be the king, and the one who is right will always be the king. It is always themselves, the powerful king has become wrong, and the decentralizing king is right.

The true meaning of everything they pursue is that they are their own masters. They have never considered the ruler and the common people in the category of the people. . "

Guo Jin nodded with a serious expression on his face.

Looking at the problem from your point of view, I immediately saw a whole new world.

A world full of undercurrents and dangers, where there are enemies everywhere.

He was a little worried, a little anxious.

"Just now my father said that there are 40 people and only one king, so the king can only fight against the people by joining hands with Li and Shu. How can we join forces?"

"To tell you the truth, Jin, I am also groping for my father."

Guo Peng paced forward slowly: "It is said that we will join forces and combine the two into one, but it is too difficult to actually do it, because right now, between the king and the Li Shu, the people are crossing it, and it is difficult for the King and the Li Shu to contact directly. If you don't use the people as a medium, you don't have the energy to contact Li Shu one by one.

But I know that the king must have a direct connection with Li Shu, this connection must not be cut off, and the best way is to open an unprecedented channel, so that Li Shu can also be an official, let Li Shu enter the category of the people , In this way, Jun can directly contact Li Shu. "

"Li Shu and the people fighting for power?"

Guo Jin's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is my father's method? It's so good! In this way, the world will be safe!"

Guo Peng immediately shook his head.

"Ajin, I would like to ask you for my father, Li Shu and the people are fighting for power, should Li Shu win or the people win?"

"Naturally Li Shu, Li Shu is your ally."

Guo Jin replied immediately.

"Wrong, whoever wins will not be better for Jun and Li Shu."

Guo Peng shook his head: "If the Li Shu wins, the Li Shu will have the power. The Li Shu who has the power is the people, and is no longer the Li Shu. When the people become kings, Li Shu can also become people."

Guo Jin was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized that her previous thoughts were naive.

"Then this..."

"That's the hardest part about being a father."

Guo Peng sighed: "As a father, the system of farmland is the main method in the local area. The government controls the land, the government controls the taxation, and directly promotes the Li Shu at the bottom to be the village head or the township head. Scholars are not the village head or the township head.

In order to exclude the existence of scholars at the grassroots level, to fight for the living space of Li Shu, to allow the father to directly contact Li Shu, to promote Li Shu, to ensure the connection between the monarch and Li Shu, this is a way for the father to suppress the people, Ajin ,do you understand? "

"clear."

Guo Jin nodded: "If we don't do this, the people will deceive us and seize Li Shu's land and our taxes, leaving us with no money to use, and will force Li Shu to rebel."

"Yes, but when we actually did it, my father discovered that those Li Shu who have become village and township chiefs will also bully Li Shu who have not become village and township chiefs."

Guo Peng shook his head: "They have power. Once their mentality changes, they may become people from the bottom of their hearts and no longer Li Shu. This is not a problem between the people and Li Shu, nor is it a policy issue. , but a human problem.

The father changed from the people to the king, and began to look at problems in the way of the king, and regarded the people as enemies. But before, the people were still the friends of the father, and the father also used the way of the people to seize power. As a king, this transformation will not stop because I understand it in my heart as a father.

In the same way, the transformation between Li Shu and the people will not stop because of their understanding. People's thoughts will change according to their positions. Ajin, you didn't think about it like this yesterday, but today, You have changed from a citizen to a king. "

Guo Jin immediately understood the meaning of this passage.

"The son understands what the father said, but father, this problem also needs to be solved, doesn't it? You can't stop doing this just because Li Shu will also become a commoner."

"Yes, it is necessary to do so. The problem of Li Shu becoming a commoner must also be resolved. Otherwise, sooner or later we will still lose our connection with Li Shu and go down the old path of the Han Dynasty."

Guo Peng nodded: "But the method, my father is still thinking about it, still researching, if I think of a way for my father, I will definitely tell you, but A Jin, you have to find a way yourself.

The good methods you use as a father at this time may not be easy to use when you are at that time. As time goes by, the situation will not get better, but on the contrary, the situation may be worse when you are at that time. "

"My son understands, my son will think seriously."

Guo Jin also nodded.

"Go to the countryside and get to know Li Shu more, get to know Li Shu, talk to them, know what they want, know what they are afraid of, this is good for your thinking, don't stay in the government office all the time, want more Go out for a walk."

Guo Peng patted Guo Jin on the shoulder.

After that, the two father and son continued to walk on the field, one in front and one behind.

And the content of the conversation between them today, except for them, no one knows.

What people know is that Guo Jin's marriage and Cao Ang's marriage were announced after Guo Peng returned to Yecheng.

PS: Well, I will have a bloody mahjong table tomorrow, so I don’t have time to update it, so I will add a chapter to show my respect. See you the day after tomorrow, coo~

Chapter 701 An Era Belonging to Guo Wei

The news of Guo Jin's engagement spread, which caused quite a stir.

The marriage between Cao Ang and Cai Yan has not been mentioned too much. What is mentioned is mainly the marriage between Guo Jin and Cai Wan.

Guo Jin is the eldest son of Guo Peng, the son of King Wei, or the prince of Wei, who has been on the throne for a long time. Guo Peng is very satisfied with this heir, and he will definitely inherit Guo Peng's position in the future.

So his marriage has always been on the minds of many people. Since his coronation, many people have been secretly paying attention to Guo Peng's tone and Guo Jin's marriage.

However, Guo Peng had been busy for two years and hadn't said anything about it. When he brought it up again, the candidate had already been determined.

Guo Peng's actions are always so unexpected that everyone can't react.

Many families who stared at Guo Jin's wife's status were disappointed by this.

However, no one dared to raise any objections, because what Guo Jin married was Situ Caiyong's prostitute daughter, and their status and status were consistent.

Cai Yong's reputation is extremely high. After the Hongnong Central Committee was destroyed and a large number of respected scholars died, Cai Yong was one of the best. With Guo Peng's deliberate efforts to promote the flames, Cai Yong directly ascended to the position of Sangong, and his reputation rose. reached a new high.

Let alone Guo Peng, King Wei, the only one in the world, an existence that no one dares to challenge.

Cai Yong was kind to Guo Peng back then. Although the two did not have any clear relationship, they have never been separated, and the relationship can be said to be excellent.

As a result, Cai's daughter became Guo Jin's wife, the Crown Princess of Wei, and the future King and Queen of Wei, which turned out to be something everyone expected.

Looking deeper, Cai Yong's status has always been aloof. "Aloof" not only means high status and high reputation, but also means that he has no real power, does not interfere in government affairs, and does not constitute a conflict of interest with anyone.

Guo Peng's hand can be regarded as firmly protecting Guo Jin. It did not allow any civil servants and military generals in power or military power to reach out to Guo Jin, but it also made people unable to feel disgusted or worried. This is as it should be.

Under Guo Peng's command, only Cai Yong can achieve such an effect. No matter who else is elected, it will bring a new round of political disputes, and it is unknown what disturbance will be caused at that time.

So the battle for the crown princess, which was supposed to be fought openly and secretly, came to an end inexplicably.

Before some people could react, it was over, as if this long-planned battle had never started.

Those who thought of a way to send the woman to Guo Jin's side were in vain, but it didn't matter, the battle for the first wife was forcibly ended by Guo Peng. This was Guo Peng's power as a father and an important part of feudal patriarchy.

But if Guo Jin wants to take a concubine, it has nothing to do with his father.

The wives need to be decided by the elders, and the concubines make their own decisions. Generally speaking, as long as it is not too much, they will not spoil the concubine and kill the wife, and the parents of the family will not intervene.

With Guo Jin's status and the status of the future heir, it is impossible to have only one woman by her side. It doesn't matter if the position of wife is given up to the detached Cai family, but the status of concubine will never be given up!

Around a man of this level, even a concubine can still exert its due effect.

Just like the Mi clan, Xiahou clan, Tian clan and Qiao clan around Guo Peng, they are all concubines, but each of them can entrust the interests of some of the courtiers.

The Xuzhou faction behind the Mi family, the Jizhou faction behind the Tian family, a part of the Yuancong faction behind the Xiahou family, and the old Yuan Shu behind the Qiao family were all valued by Guo Peng.

So in the second month after Guo Peng became the king of Wei, the marriage of the eldest son Guo Jin was finalized.

Everyone bustled together, and the festive atmosphere instantly dissipated the bloody atmosphere brought about by the previous political turmoil.

People seem to have forgotten the smell of blood in an instant, leaving only a festive atmosphere.

The whole city of Ye was filled with festive atmosphere, as if the previous events had never happened at all, the dead died, no one remembered it, and no one mentioned it again.

Those who were executed by Guo Peng were thus left behind in the previous era, and it was meaningless to stubbornly continue to fight for their ideals in the previous era.

All those who want to go to the next era have already been driven by Guo Peng, either actively or passively to the next era, an era belonging to Guo Wei.

And the beginning of this era is such a festive event as the prince's marriage.

Guo Peng announced that because of the big marriage of the eldest son Guo Jin, as the heir son of Wei Wang and the prince of Wei State, this is a great event worthy of celebration.

Therefore, Guo Peng decided to present fruit, oil, and game to all Wei officials, as well as Shu brocade, bone products, fur products, and rewards.

It was also decided to give grain, oil, rice noodles, meat, and cloth to all the residents of Yecheng, and then decided to reduce the annual tax quota by [-]% for all tax-paying households as a reward.

Such a large-scale award, who didn't know it, thought it was a great happy event, but it turned out to be because of Guo Jin's wedding.

Many people smelled a little bit of it and noticed Guo Peng's protection of Guo Jin, but most ordinary people just felt happy and sincerely hoped that Guo Jin would marry more times.

Of course this is not acceptable.

But no matter what, Yecheng was still immersed in the ocean of joy.

Feeling such an atmosphere, the Wei officials who received the most rewards were naturally the happiest.

Follow Guo Peng to eat meat. Although the work is very tiring, often [-], occasionally [-], but the benefits and salary are real. As long as you are an official, you will not worry about financial problems. The salary is not enough, and there is no extra Welfare?

Mr. Guo has never been stingy with people who do things seriously.

In March of the second year of Jian'an, when spring was warm and flowers were blooming, the wedding of Guo Jin and Cai Wan was held in Yecheng.

At the same time, the wedding of Cai Yan and Cao Ang was also held in Yecheng.

Guo Peng and Cao Cao worked together to organize this grand wedding, which was very lively.