At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Knowing that Emperor Wei's power cannot be compared with that of Emperor Han, and also knowing how Xu Huang dealt with the Huang family in Jiangxia, this group of people immediately lost that kind of character.

As soon as the emperor's call-up order came, he followed Liu Cong's large army to Luoyang.

Because they are not officials of the Chu state, but belong to the leftovers of the countryside, they are not considered prisoners, but guests.

Guo Peng thought about their influence in Jingzhou, and some of their children were officials in Wei State, such as Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, so he didn't let them live with Liu Cong and his gang, but lived in other places. It is convenient to meet.

Chapter 811 .820 Phoenix chick and Zifeng

It is said to be a meeting, but it is actually a normal summons, which is of no great significance.

It's just to give the Jingzhou surrenders some special confidence, let them be officials in Luoyang with peace of mind, and join the ruling class with peace of mind, so as to stabilize Jingzhou.

After all, they are the masters of Jingzhou. Liu Cong has never been the master of Jingzhou. He is just an extrapolated puppet symbol, which has no value in existence.

So Guo Peng made a gesture first, saying that he would appoint the three of them as officials in Luoyang Taixue.

The three of them did not refuse, they all bowed down, obeyed Guo Peng's order.

Guo Peng nodded in satisfaction, feeling the surrender attitude of these three people, so he asked them to recommend some "excellent talents" from the land of Jingxiang, saying that he was "thirsty for talents" and hoped to get the talents from the land of Jingchu. Talent to assist.

In fact, it is to give them a little sweetness.

Guo Peng also knew who they would recommend. This kind of tacit understanding between the main monarch and ministers is very meaningful, at least there can be a start of mutual trust.

Sure enough, according to the usual practice, they each recommended each other's children, saying how excellent the other's children are, they watched them grow up, and they would definitely be able to serve the Wei Empire and Emperor Wei.

All in all, it's still the same old style, just put on a coat.

There are many outstanding children in Duke Pang's family, and Sima Hui recommended three at one go, namely Pang Tong, Pang Lin and Pang Shanmin.

Not to mention Pang Tong, Sima Hui called him the number one celebrity in the Southern Kingdom, even higher than Zhuge Liang, named Fengchu.

Pang Lin is Pang Tong's younger brother, and this Pang Shanmin is not only the son of Pang Degong, but also the husband and relative of Zhuge Liang's second sister.

Sure enough, everyone is related and connected with each other, in the same circle.

Once these people have become officials in the Wei State Central Committee, they can be connected immediately, and everyone gathers together and pulls up a Jingzhou gang to keep warm every minute. Then the Jingzhou people who have recently surrendered will not appear so weak in the Central Committee.

Mr. Guo took a deep breath, smiled and nodded in agreement.

For the emperor, the ministers must not be harmonious, there must be disputes and factions, the more factions the better, and the more disputes the better, the ministers are divided into different factions in order to reflect that the Wei Empire is inclusive and can highlight Guo Mou The importance of being an emperor.

but.

The so-called celebrities are nothing more than that.

Family ties and fellowship will always be what they rely on most.

In the face of power, those who don't know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages are, after all, a minority among the minority. For scholars like Confucianism who pay attention to becoming an official, becoming an official is the most important thing.

So someone Guo will never be short of talent.

As long as the scholars think that he still has not got rid of Liu Xiu's model, still shares the world with the powerful scholars, the world is still the same world, and has not changed in any way, then Guo can get a steady stream of talents.

And as long as he is alive, the Wei Empire will prosper, and the national power will become stronger day by day. As for after he is dead...he can't control it.

However, this is not what Guo wants.

These guys who tried to form a network of relationships under his nose and entangle him tightly were all his enemies.

But how to use these enemies to use their own talents to accomplish great things is also one of the skills that an emperor must master.

Especially those who are well-known and have real talents, Guo is still willing to use them.

People's elite education is really not covered.

Mr. Guo, who has received an elite education, still understands the power of the elite education of the gentry.

Therefore, Guo was very interested in Pang Tong, who was as famous as Zhuge Liang and seemed to have some skills.

Knowing that Pang Tong and others came to Luoyang with the elders of the family, Guo Peng expressed interest and wanted to meet Pang Tong, so he decided to find a time to summon Pang Tong.

It is a great honor for the emperor to summon his subjects at this time, but it is not uncommon, so Pang Tong, who lived in the Luoyang posthouse, was excited when he learned that he was going to be summoned, but he did not lose his composure.

The Pang De Company and Sima Hui told Pang Tong many things together, such as etiquette, such as attitude, such as some small details, and the talents that Pang Tong must show.

"We Jingzhou people are still foreigners in Luoyang, and our foothold is not stable. Now there are only a handful of Jingzhou people who are officials in the court. Although Zhuge Kongming is related to us by marriage, he is a Xuzhou person after all. Seeing you is giving us Jingzhou people a chance, you must seize it."

Lord Pang De held Pang Tong's hand tightly, placing his greatest hopes on the most outstanding junior in the family.

Pang Tong was a little nervous.

"Uncle, will the emperor dislike my appearance?"

When Pang Tong asked about this sentence, Duke Pang De looked at Sima Hui.

Sima Hui stroked his beard and said with a slightly embarrassed smile: "Wei Tianzi grew up in the army, so he didn't think he would pay too much attention to his appearance."

What I said is not so confident, but there is no way. Pang Tong is indeed talented, but his appearance is a bit hard to describe. In this society where people usually look at their appearance more than their talents, Pang Tong is in the upper circles of Jingzhou because of his bad appearance. Also often ridiculed.

So Pang Tong was very worried that Emperor Wei would not like his looks, and then he would not reuse him, leaving him full of talents and no place to use them.

Pang De Company and Sima Hui have no other way to do this, they can only say try their luck, if they want to grow up in the army, Guo Peng, who gets along with those rough men with bared teeth and cracked mouths every day, will not be a super star .

It's really down to luck.

So Pang Tong went to the palace to meet the emperor with a slightly apprehensive heart.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, he went to the Imperial Study Room of Qinzheng Hall to meet Guo Peng, and Guo Peng took a little time to meet Pang Tong.

Seeing this famous phoenix chick with his own eyes, Guo Peng found that he was really not very good looking, not to mention particularly ugly, but also very ugly, at least compared with the tall, handsome and handsome Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong was obviously ugly. It's the kind of crooked melon and bad dates.

Small eyes, big round face, slightly rough skin, not tall, he is obviously a nobleman, but he looks like a groundhog, Guo Peng always feels that he will "go" in the next second Ah" cried out.

Mr. Guo is not a celebrity who is the most handsome. Although he likes good-looking people, he will not stick to a person's appearance when it comes to appointing talents. capable.

"Minister Pang Tong, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Pang Tong respectfully knelt down in front of Guo Peng and saluted.

Guo Peng nodded slightly.

"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, get up."

"According to the order."

Pang Tong stood up and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Guo Peng.

Guo Peng got up from the throne, walked down the steps, and walked around Pang Tong.

"When your elders met Gu, they mentioned you emphatically, praised you, and said that you are the number one celebrity in Jingxiang, calling you Fengchu, which made Gu feel quite interesting."

Guo Peng paused, stood in front of Pang Tong, and said in a low voice, "Do you know that Gu Zhi's name is Zifeng?"

Pang Tong was a little nervous at first, but when he heard Guo Peng suddenly mentioning his name, he felt even more strange, raised his head involuntarily, and looked at Guo Peng suspiciously.

Raising his head, he saw a heroic face and eyes that were extremely oppressive for some reason, which made him feel instantly stressed.

"Chen...Chen...Chen..."

After stammering, Pang Tong suddenly felt chills all over his body.

Phoenix chick... Zifeng...

Forget about taboo!

This is disrespect to the emperor!

Pang Tong was taken aback immediately.

Chapter 812 820 Pang Tong suddenly became ambitious

While Pang Tong was frightened, Sima Hui suddenly slapped the desk hard in the posthouse and yelled that he was not good.

"Shui Jing, what's wrong with you?"

Lord Pang De, who was reading a book across from him, looked surprised.

"Oops! Brother, I'll call Shi Yuan a phoenix chick in front of the emperor!"

"So what? We all call Shi Yuan that way. It has been like this for a long time. Kong Ming is still Wolong, so why not be reused? What's the point..."

Duke Pound suddenly widened his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and was speechless.

"The son of heaven... The name of the son of heaven is..."

Sima Hui nodded nervously.

"Zifeng!"

"broken!"

As soon as Mr. Pound's hands trembled, he knocked the tea bowl beside him to the ground and broke it.

"I seem to have mentioned Fengchu before, but at that time... the emperor didn't say it at that time, maybe he didn't care?"

Sima Hui said hurriedly.

"It's hard to say."

Mr. Pang De wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and with an anxious expression on his face, he said, "I hope the Son of Heaven doesn't care, otherwise, it will be bad."

When the two were very anxious in the posthouse, Pang Tong knelt on the ground of Qinzheng Hall, also covered in cold sweat.

"I... I don't know... I'm guilty!"

Pang Tong knelt down on the ground, his body trembling slightly, and his heart was flustered.

I never expected that the aliases that the elders created to tout their own fame actually offended the emperor's name and violated the emperor's taboo!

Pang Tong was very annoyed, annoyed why he didn't find out in advance.

just now……

How to do?

The emperor did not speak, and the silence made Pang Tong feel as if he was being stabbed by a needle, which was very painful.

He was very eager for Guo Peng to say something so that he would not be so painful.

So Guo Peng complied with his wish.

Feeling almost done, Guo Peng let out a burst of laughter, then bent down to help Pang Tong up.

"Okay, okay, you just came to Luoyang, and you didn't know that when Gu came to the throne, he made a decree to make it known to the world, so that people in the world don't have to shy away from Gu's name and character.

Whether it is Peng or Feng, they are both ancient characters, and they are not unique to a single person. For the sake of a single person, it is not a good thing for everyone in the world not to use these two characters. "

After hearing Guo Peng's words, Pang Tong didn't react for a while.

After finally reacting, I felt a burst of relief all over my body, and my beating heart gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty is merciful, forgive me for offending me, I... I am so grateful!"

"Okay, okay, don't say these words, you will make your own goals first, and those who don't know will be the last. Those who don't know are innocent, and I will not punish you."

Guo Peng waved his hands, returned to his seat and sat down, looked at Pang Tong, and said, "Your name is Fengchu, I remember that the cabinet minister Zhuge Liang in the lonely cabinet is also from Jingzhou, and his name is Wolong.

He was isolated into the cabinet to handle affairs, and now he is assisting the governor of Yangzhou in Jiangdong to handle government affairs. According to the governor of Yangzhou, he is shrewd and never makes mistakes. "

Pang Tong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and shook his head again and again.

"The minister and Kong Ming met each other when they were young, and they were good friends. They studied and studied together, and they had the friendship of classmates. The name."

"You are sincere."

Guo Peng laughed: "In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty acted filially, honestly and talented, in order to select talents for the country, but today, some people with vain names can also ascend to high positions by virtue of their vain names, so that the world is getting worse and people's hearts are not good. In ancient times, everyone pursued a false name and did not engage in business, so wouldn’t it be a waste of money?”

Pang Tong repeatedly said yes.

"However, even though there are people who deceive the world and steal their names, there are also people who are both talented and worthy of the name. It's not like there are no famous and capable people under Gu's command. I deeply rely on you. I hope you are one of them. I hope you can bear the burden." In the name of Fengchu, don't let Gu down."

Guo Peng's words immediately inspired Pang Tong's fighting spirit deep in his heart.

There is also a sense of honor, a sense of honor that shares the word with the emperor, at least, this is something that Zhuge Liang does not have.