At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chengyu Group worked very hard and efficiently, and toll stations across the country were established soon after that.

According to the statements of the caravans, basically there are toll booths every other section of the road, which are managed by special personnel, all of whom are officials from the Ministry of Finance, and directly collect tolls.

According to factors such as the weight of the goods, the number of carts, and the number of personnel, the officials of the Ministry of Finance will charge them.

Not much each time, but a lot of times.

It's not unacceptable, after all, the official road is very fast, and the safety along the way is also guaranteed, but the part that could have been eaten was forced to spit out. I feel unhappy and uncomfortable, and I want to find someone to vent.

But they have no backbone, and the opponent is very strong.

At this time, Tian Feng showed a different demeanor and got closer to Yushi Zhongcheng Qiaorui, which aroused many people's interest.

Cui Yan is abolished, but Cui Yan and Tian Feng are relatives, will Tian Feng really ignore Cui Yan?

Some people smell something strange from it.

The court situation has undergone subtle changes.

chapter 986

When this incident happened, Cui Yan also seemed to play an important role in it.

Although he was abolished and lost his prestige and could not convince the public again, but out of resentment towards Cao Cao, Wang Can and others, Cui Yan wanted to give Tian Feng a platform and attract influence for Tian Feng.

So some people gradually moved closer to Tian Feng.

Although the Tian family is half a foreign relative, it is also the only scholar family in this group. This special attribute makes the Tian family stand out.

The two groups of forces with the same interests began to slowly merge, and gradually showed new signs of unity.

In some people's eyes, this is a good thing.

But in the eyes of Cheng Yu and Cao Cao, this kind of thing is a big problem.

After the Cui Qu case, Cheng Yu sorted out all the things to be done clearly, and fully realized his primary threat and secondary threat.

Cao Cao can't even be considered as a secondary threat, while Tian Feng is the number one threat after Cui Yan lost his reputation.

And this number one threat even joined forces with the Cui family to infiltrate the officials!

Regardless of how Tian Feng's innocence was judged by the investigation results of the third division, Cheng Yu viewed it that way anyway.

Guo Peng's intentional or unintentional dissatisfaction with him, and the time he said "you're getting older", made Cheng Yu feel even more uneasy.

The emperor thinks he is old, is this some code word?Is it to prepare for depriving him of his hard-won power?

Cheng Yu felt terrified and uneasy.

At that time, Cheng Yu looked around and felt that if anyone among the current courtiers could threaten his status, Cao Cao was one, Tian Feng was one, Cui Yan was one, and Wang Can was one.

Cao Cao is the chief assistant of the cabinet, holds the power of auditing, and is very close to Guo Peng. Such a position is not what Cao Cao wants to lose, and Guo Peng may not allow Cao Cao to resign at will.

So Cao Cao's threat is not great.

Cui Yan was already in prison, unable to take care of himself, and it was impossible to threaten the status of Shang Shuling again.

Cui Yan didn't threaten either.

Although Wang Can made great contributions, he was still the chief assistant of the former cabinet, but after all, his qualifications are shallow, and there are few assistants in the DPRK and China. He cannot be compared with himself, and he has no prestige and foundation to replace him.

Wang Can is definitely not the best candidate for Shangshu.

In this way, there is only one Tian Feng left.

The only Shangshu Pushe, once something happened to him, Tian Feng happened to be the successor, ranking first.

It took him a long time to surrender to Guo Peng. He was included in the first echelon political group, and there were women in Guo Peng's harem at home. He had a special political status and was likely to be supported by the people.

It's him!

Cheng Yu already had such an idea and decision, and would immediately put it into action.

His mobility is very strong.

Targeting Tian Feng everywhere, suppressing Tian Feng, and actively looking for evidence related to Tian Feng.

Although he can't be killed, it's not bad to let him lose the possibility of threatening his status like Cui Yan.

As a result, before the criminal evidence was collected and a decisive attack could not be launched against Tian Feng, Cheng Yu learned that Tian Feng had gotten closer to Qiao Rui.

At that time, Cheng Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Qiao Rui, Yushi Zhongcheng, has a certain status and power in Yushitai, and Yushitai...

Specifically for officials.

Tian Yuanhao, you are so calculating.

Cheng Yu suddenly realized that Tian Feng already knew his plan and guessed what he would do, so he made some preparations in various senses, trying to join forces with Qiao Rui to fight against him.

This annoyed Cheng Yu very much.

Combined with Yushitai to fight against Cheng Yu, making Cheng Yu afraid to make a deadly move...

He found Cao Cao and discussed the matter with Cao Cao, thinking that Tian Feng's actions had seriously threatened their plan.

Cao Cao was a little hesitant about this matter.

His slightly close position with Tian Feng made him a little bit hesitant, let alone adding Qiao Rui.

"The Tian family and the Qiao family can all be regarded as half-relatives. Tian Yuanhao is certainly hateful, but now the Qiao family has appeared again. This... Zhong Degong, this seems to be a problem."

Cao Cao looked embarrassed: "Not to mention, the Qiao family's power in Yushitai is not weak at all, let alone Dr. Guo, the relationship between Qiao Rui and Dr. Guo is said to be very good.

Now that Tian Yuanhao and Qiao Rui are getting very close, it is no longer an easy target for us to deal with. If this matter continues to expand, the situation may get out of hand, so be careful. "

Cheng Yu's face was serious.

"Meng De, don't forget that although the Tian family has no sons, the Qiao family does."

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head again and again.

"A Jin is the crown prince. This will not change, and the status of the queen is also very stable. What is there to worry about? Mr. Zhong De, in fact, I have been thinking that the previous incident may have something to do with Tian Yuanhao." It doesn't matter much."

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Cheng Yu immediately widened his eyes.

"Why isn't it big?"

"From the information I got, Tian Yuanhao really didn't know about Cui Qu's matter. He only found out after the incident happened. He didn't think about it before the incident. So when the incident happened, he was also at a loss. I still heard that Saying that he once severely reprimanded Cui Yan, maybe he didn't really want to fight against Duke Zhongde."

"He did not want?"

Cheng Yu sneered, and shook his head again and again: "Meng De, don't be soft-hearted, you have to remember, if I fall, Tian Yuanhao will be the next Shang Shuling, and when the time comes, he will join forces with the Qiao family again... you will really Are you not worried?

Meng De, are you really not worried?Qiao, you really have a son. If Qiao has any ideas, use the power of Shangshuling and Yushitai, and the two join forces. Can you, the chief minister of the cabinet, really compete?Meng De, don't think for me, you have to think for yourself! "

Cheng Yu kept asking questions, which made Cao Cao feel a little nervous.

But when I thought about it again, I felt that this idea was absurd.

Guo Jin is the eldest son, so he naturally has the first line of succession. The status of the eldest son is determined by his birth order, not by human will.

"A Jin's position is stable, and there will be no problems. How can we break with Tian Yuanhao at this moment? This is not good for us, the court, or the state of Wei. We have worked together to help each other Your Majesty established the Wei State, how did it get to where it is today?"

Cao Cao insisted on convincing himself in this way.

"Meng De! At one time and another, at that time we had a common external enemy, but now it is gone. If a person has no external enemy, he will definitely focus his thoughts on the inside. Tian Yuanhao is obviously such a person! Meng De, you can't be deceived by him !

And what are you afraid of?Many brothers in your family are in the army, hold military power, and have great influence outside. Tian and Qiao don't have this advantage. They don't have any influence in the army at all. What are you afraid of?You should not be afraid, it is them who should be afraid! "

Cheng Yu continued to encourage Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was frightened when he heard this.

What Cheng Yu said was really scary.

"Mr. Zhongde, it is because my brothers are all in the army that I have to stay away. Among my family members, I am the only one who is an official in Luoyang. They are all leading soldiers outside. You know His Majesty's rules, so I don't usually Dare to have anything to do with them.

We get together once a year at most, and we don’t even see each other, don’t communicate, and basically don’t talk about official business. This is an important reliance for my family’s self-protection. If I don’t do this, if something happens, someone will accuse me of cooperating with them, what should I do? ?

Mr. Zhongde, I have no time to hide from this kind of thing, this matter really can't be used as a joke!If someone finds out, and adds fuel and vinegar to say a few words to His Majesty, what should my family do?What should the queen do? "

Cao Cao was so frightened that he waved his hands again and again.

Chapter 987 Nine hundred 97 Cao's cannot be defined as a threat by Guo Peng

What Cheng Yu said was a terrible reminder to Cao Cao.

What a joke, if Cao Cao really has such thoughts and actions, once Guo Peng finds out, will the Cao family still want to carry forward?

Many children of the Cao family have followed Guo Peng for decades, throwing their heads and blood and fighting desperately in order to make the family prosperous, but they were implicated in scandals such as "rebellion".

This is absolutely impossible!

Cheng Yu also knew that this matter should not be used as a joke.

Among the many members of the Cao family, Cao Ren, Cao Xiu, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun all serve in the army, and they are all figures who hold military power in their hands when they lead soldiers outside.

Although after the reorganization of the army, the generals basically have no military power, but they still have prestige, and the imperial court should have no less fear of the leading generals.

Guo Peng is the emperor immediately, and his prestige is enough to make anyone dare not mess around.

But his son may not necessarily have one.

Wei Jun listened to Guo Peng. As long as Guo Peng is alive, the prestige of any general in the army will be in the back row, so no one can shake his position.

But what if he died?

After his death, does Guo Jin have the prestige to surpass the generals in the army and convince the army?

Will the generals in the army continue to be convinced?

The military system and the rotation garrison system of the Wei Army are designed to curb the spread of the personal power of the generals in the army and ensure the emperor's control over the army. This system worked well under Guo Peng's rule. Can Guo Jin inherit it and continue to operate it?

There are too many unpredictable things.

It is impossible for Guo Peng not to know this, so for the stable inheritance of imperial power and the smooth inheritance of military power, before Guo Peng expects that his time is approaching, any existence that may threaten Guo Jin will be wiped out by Guo Peng.

So Cao Cao deeply understands that the Cao family cannot be defined as a threat by Guo Peng, otherwise the senior officials and dignitaries of the Cao family must not live longer than Guo Peng.

Even if Cao Lan is the queen, even if Guo Jin has the blood of the Cao family, it usually seems that this is the reason why Cao Mengde is undefeated, but under special circumstances, it will become a death talisman.

Cao Cao clearly knew that the Cao family had an advantage in this aspect, but this advantage was precisely the biggest lifeblood of the Cao family.

And in various senses, the Cao family is very motivated in this regard.

Thinking in terms of conspiracy theory, the crown prince Guo Jin has the blood of the Cao family. After Guo Jin ascends the throne, he must reuse the Cao family. If the Cao family wants to go to a higher level, supporting Guo Jin is the best way.

But all of this must be based on Guo Jin's smooth accession to the throne. Before that, as long as Guo Peng is still sitting on the throne for a day, nothing can be changed.

Otherwise, Cao Cao is really not the only one who will be unlucky.

That's why Cao Cao was very sensible and rarely had any contact with the generals of the Cao family and Xiahou family who were in charge of the army abroad, and he never participated in any military-related matters unless Guo Peng ordered him to participate.

In order to ensure the safety of the Cao family, Cao Cao did this. It can be seen how much Cao Cao cares about this kind of thing. As a result, what Cheng Yu said made Cao Cao break out in a cold sweat.

Seeing Cao Cao breaking out in a cold sweat, Cheng Yu also realized that such things should not be said nonsense, so he shook his head.

"Meng De, I'm not asking you to do this. I want you to know that you have such an advantage. Even if you don't use it, others will be afraid of you, and people will flatter you. You have to make full use of your power. Now Isn't Tian Yuanhao's intention to win over Qiaorui not obvious enough?"

Cao Cao knew what Cheng Yu meant, and Cheng Yu thought that Tian Feng did this to target Cao Mengde himself.

Cao Mengde has the right to audit and review economic issues, which in a sense has a huge lethality to the major departments of Shangshutai that are responsible for using public funds to handle affairs.

Yushitai is responsible for the impeachment of illegal officials, and it also has a huge deterrent effect on Shangshutai.

The national system designed by Guo Peng makes Shangshutai in every sense at the bottom of the food chain, pitifully, although it holds the greatest power, the cabinet and Yushitai can easily pinch it.

If those in power at Shangshutai want to use power smoothly, they cannot avoid dealing with the cabinet and Yushitai.

It would be best if he has connections in the cabinet or Shangshutai.

Although it is very difficult, it is not impossible, and Guo Peng has not explicitly prohibited it. Since the emperor did not prohibit it, it means that it is possible.

Apparently, Cheng Yu found a person with a relationship named Cao Cao, and Tian Feng followed closely behind to find a person with a relationship with Yushitai.