At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"It's normal for him to look at no one in front of you, because you are not considered a human being in his eyes, and you are not even considered a human being. If he treats you with a pleasant face, how can he reflect his nobility?"

The smile on Su Yuan's face froze.

"What your Majesty said is that eunuchs like this old slave are inhumane and have no heirs. After being cast out, they can't even enter the ancestral grave after death. They are just lonely ghosts. In the eyes of Cui Shangshu, the old slave Naturally, it's not a human being, it's just a dirty thing that can't stand on the stage."

"Put a filthy thing by my side, is there a problem with you, me, or him? Is it possible that I am with a filthy thing every day without knowing it?"

Guo Peng looked at Su Yuan with a smile.

"His Majesty……"

Su Yuan lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"Okay, call him in."

After getting dressed, Guo Peng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Order, prepare hot water for me, I want to take a bath."

"According to the order."

Su Yuan took the order to go out, and after a while, he came back with Cui Yan.

"Your Majesty, minister Cui Yan, I apologize to Your Majesty!"

As soon as Cui Yan entered the study, he immediately knelt down in front of Guo Peng and pleaded guilty to Guo Peng.

Guo Peng sat cross-legged on the cushion, holding a bowl of hot soup that Cao Lan cooked himself, and took a sip.

Well, it's still so delicious and mellow.

Alan's craft is getting better and better.

Seeing that the emperor was still, Cui Yan felt more and more ominous.

"Your Majesty, minister, Cui Yan, please forgive me!"

Cui Yan increased his voice, kowtowed again, knocked his forehead to the ground, and let out a thud.

Guo Peng raised his eyes to see Cui Yan's movements, and took another sip of hot soup.

"Gu thought Cui Gong had some government affairs to report to Gu, but as soon as Cui Gong came to Gu, he pleaded guilty to Gu. Gu was a little confused. Why did Cui Gong commit any crime? Why did he kneel down when he came to Gu?"

Guo Peng said something indifferent, which made Cui Yan's heart skip a beat.

It seems that Guo Peng is very angry.

He decided to go straight to the point.

"Cui Qu, a member of the Cui family, is bold, bullying others, overstepping his authority, and interfering in the administration of the bureaucracy. As an elder, I failed to discipline the younger generation well, which interfered with the government and caused losses to the country. I must be blamed for death. I am here to plead guilty to your Majesty, Your Majesty The crime of governing ministers!"

Cui Yan's voice was very loud.

"This is Cui Qu's matter, not Cui Gong's matter. Cui Qu didn't come to plead guilty, but Cui Gong came to plead guilty, which makes Guhao suspicious."

Guo Peng took another big mouthful of soup.

It's over, Guo Peng is still not salty, it seems that the problem is quite serious.

Cui Yan swallowed his saliva, and said in fear: "If it wasn't for the lax discipline of the minister, which made the nephew in the family do bullying, such a thing would not have happened. I feel very disturbed, so I came to plead guilty. Of course, Cui Qu will also come to plead guilty!"

Cui Yan pleaded guilty again, but what he got was still not Guo Peng's statement.

"Mr. Cui, you have always been known for being upright and honest. You have a very good official reputation among the officials, and you have made many political achievements, so you are admired by the officials. Everyone respects you and thinks you are a trustworthy elder. That's why I appointed you as Minister of Rites.

Gu still remembers that when the country was just founded, because it cost a little more money to expand the eunuchs of the inner court, you suspected that you would change your habit of thrifty living and become extravagant, so you went to the table several times to advise you to be lonely. Keep in mind the reasons for the fall of the Later Han Dynasty, right? "

Guo Peng raised his head and drank up the hot soup in the bowl.

"Yes, this is what the old minister has done, so the old minister is very..."

"It is precisely because of this that you have bravely advanced your admonitions, strictly demanded you, never hesitated, and you will not shrink back because you are the emperor, and you have changed your style. That's why Gu trusts you, values ​​you, and lets you do it. The Minister of Rites prepared Wei Li and asked you to preside over the re-examination of the government."

Guo Peng interrupted Cui Yan's words, which frightened Cui Yan.

Guo Peng's words are not over yet.

"Gu thinks you are fair, and you can be fair, but your virtue doesn't seem to be inherited by your nephew, and you, when faced with such a thing, don't seem to be as strict as you are with Gu, Why, you are so tolerant towards your own nephew?"

Guo Peng's voice became deeper and deeper, and his tone became more and more cold.

Cui Yan only felt cold all over his body.

"I have already stretched out my hands to the Ministry of Officials. If it takes time, is it necessary to reach out to Gu's side? What does he want to do? Does he want to be Dong Zhuo? Or Li Jue? Or Guo Si? Is he still thinking about it? Turn Gu into the Emperor Xiaoxian of the former Han Dynasty?"

Cui Yan's body began to tremble.

"Your Majesty...he...he is guilty..."

"Damn him!!!"

With a roar, Guo Peng stood up abruptly, and smashed the bowl in his hand to the ground with a bang, and the whole bowl shattered into pieces.

Chapter 915 .920 Wu Guo is a person who hates his subordinates crossing the line

Guo Peng's sudden rage frightened everyone present.

Su Yuan was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up. The two little eunuchs who were waiting to be summoned at the door also knelt on the ground in fright, and the maids in the palace who were waiting to serve were also so frightened that they knelt on the ground.

Cui Yan was so frightened that she almost went into cardiac arrest.

The might of the Son of Heaven is like thunder.

To be honest, since Cui Yan joined the Guo Wei regime, he has never seen Guo Peng get so angry.

In my impression, Guo Peng has always been a corporal with a pleasant face and a courteous manner. Apart from being more concerned about power, he can listen to people's advice and correct mistakes.

Even in some matters, Cui Yan even felt that Guo Peng was weak and easy to bully, and he turned a blind eye to it, pretending he didn't see it and didn't care.

When did he get so angry?

In an instant, Cui Yan had lost the ability to think, and his mind went blank.

Guo Peng's anger obviously never ended.

"Cui Yan, Gu trusts you, gives you such authority, entrusts you with such a heavy responsibility, and in the end, you use such things to repay Gu? You face Gu with such an attitude? Are you stupid or lonely? Are you Do you feel that Guhui will never notice it, and then you will gradually become Emperor Xiaoxian?!"

Guo Peng stood in front of Cui Yan, pointed at Cui Yan and scolded him.

Cui Yan was trembling, her face was pale, and she couldn't speak a word.

Facing the pouring out of the emperor's anger, he was like a flat boat in the wind and waves, rickety, miserable, and would be swallowed by the waves at any time.

Cui Yan now really understands what Tian Feng said before.

What the emperor cares about is not the occurrence of certain things. The emperor himself is also an expert in these things and understands them very well.

What the emperor cares about is not to cross the line.

The emperor drew a line for the ministers, a red line. Anyone who crossed this red line would be struck by the emperor like a thunderbolt.

At other times, it doesn't matter if you repeatedly jump around the edge of the line or dawdle, as long as the plot is not serious, the emperor can pretend that he didn't see it.

Open one eye and close one eye and pass.

The emperor needs scholars to help him govern the world, so the emperor can be patient, as long as he doesn't cross the line.

But if you cross the line, it will be different. If you cross the line, it will be the fate of Xun Yu and Zang Hong.

So Cui Yan suddenly remembered what Tian Feng once said to him in private when he was drunk.

Xun Yu and Zang Hong died first in place of all of them, and their death was because of that insurmountable line.

Guo Peng is not something that can be described by a code name like a wise king or a faint king. He is not anyone, he is himself.

In front of him, it's best not to pretend, he can tell.

More words, Tian Feng passed out without saying much, and Cui Yan didn't know, but he always felt that he seemed to have understood something at this moment.

At this moment, in this situation and in this situation, Guo Peng's angry shout was in his ears.

Cui Yan lost all his dignity as a celebrity.

"I'm guilty, Your Majesty forgives me! I'm guilty, Your Majesty forgives me!"

And so on and on.

After scolding for a while, Guo Peng, who felt refreshed all over, took a breath.

"Of course you are guilty! The crime is big! Very serious! Gu is very angry now! You! Get out! Get out and get rid of Cui Qu's matter. If you don't solve Cui Qu's matter, Gu will get rid of Cui Shi! Cui Shi or Cui Qu, you choose yourself! Get lost!"

Guo Peng stretched out his finger and pointed to the outside of the palace gate.

Cui Yan was still mechanically begging for mercy, but suddenly heard Guo Peng asking him to settle Cui Qu's matter...

This……

Aren't you going to kill me?

Aren't you going to kill my whole family?

Cui Yan looked up at Guo Peng in astonishment.

"What are you still doing here? What are you doing staring at Gu?! Get out of here! Go and settle the matter of Cui Qu! Gu doesn't want to see him again! Now! Immediately! Immediately! Get rid of it! Come and plead guilty to Gu! Otherwise, Gu Just wipe out the Qinghe Cui family! Don’t even think about running away from your whole family! Get out!”

Guo Peng pointed at the gate of the palace and roared loudly.

Cui Yan blinked, as if he had arrived at something.

Then he knelt down and slammed his head on the ground, making a muffled "boom".

"Your Majesty's kindness, I will never forget it! I will do it immediately! I will apologize to Your Majesty again! I will go immediately!"

After finishing speaking, Cui Yan got up and ran out in a stumbling manner. When crossing the threshold, he accidentally fell, and then got up by himself and continued to run out.

It completely lost the demeanor and dignified appearance of the past.

Just an eager lunatic.

Cui Yan rushed out of the Hall of Qinzheng, while Su Yuan called the two servants to come in and clean up the debris of the bowl.

"Su Yuan, immediately send someone to report this matter to all the government offices, so that everyone in the government offices will know, and say that Cui Yan is going to kill his relatives righteously! Cui Qu will definitely die!"

Guo Peng returned to the front of the case and issued an order.

"Old servant obeys the order! This old servant will go and order immediately!"

Su Yuan immediately nodded and went to do it.

Then he ran back quickly and said that he had finished the matter.

Guo Peng nodded and continued to deal with government affairs before sitting on the case.

Su Yuan blinked and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty just let Cui Yan go like this. Isn't it too cheap for him? Cui Qu committed a serious crime. If Cui Yan is just let go like this, there may be someone who comes after him. This matter involves far more than just one person." .”

Su Yuan rubbed Guo Peng's shoulders while asking softly.

"I don't really want to do anything to him. After all, this matter is only for the purpose of raising business taxes, not for causing a big case. Right now, the frontier war is not peaceful, and the court is in chaos. The reason for expanding the handling is to knock mountains and shock tigers and make them a little bit worse. Take it easy, don't overdo it."

Guo Peng sighed: "Holding it high and putting it down gently can also have a good effect. Now is not the time to solve the problem. Kill one or two scapegoats, and this matter can be exposed.

Anyway, my goal has been achieved. It is imperative to increase the business tax. With money in hand, I can talk about anything. Although this matter is serious, it can be curbed after some beatings. Let's talk about it in the future. "

"Your Majesty is wise."

Su Yuan quickly flattered her.

"wise?"

Guo Peng, who had closed his eyes, opened them: "If I was so wise, such a thing shouldn't have happened. I did such a thing under my nose, but I couldn't detect it in time...

Someone put his hand into the official department, but I had no time to pay attention. If it wasn't for being pierced by them this time, I would have been really hard to do it. I am afraid that in the eyes of some people, I am not too far from cruelty now. "

"How can your majesty be so cruel? Your majesty's sage is far ahead of the emperors of the former Han Dynasty, and no emperor can compare with it."

Rainbow farts continue.

"Far away from the emperors of the former Han Dynasty? Under my rule, I have not conferred the title of wolf to live in Xuxu, nor restricted Shi Yanran, nor opened up the Western Regions. How can it be said that I am far away from the emperors of the former Han Dynasty? Among the emperors of the former Han Dynasty, the most talented or not at all.”

Guo Peng took a deep breath, then looked at Su Yuan, with a smile on his face: "Su Yuan, you are getting better at talking, and I am very happy when you talk."

"It is the duty of this old slave to make His Majesty happy, and this old slave is responsible for making His Majesty happy."