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Guo Jin hesitated for a moment.

"If he didn't get so close to Cui Shangshu, he might be right. He didn't take the initiative to be an enemy of Cheng Lingjun. On the contrary, Cheng Lingjun misunderstood him. But the matter has come to this point. At this point, it should be better for Cheng Lingjun to win. .”

"is it?"

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin noncommittally.

Isn't it right?

Guo Jin was a little puzzled.

"The father thinks what the son said is wrong?"

"Once Cheng Yu wins and defeats Tian Feng, he will be the undisputed leader in the Shangshutai. Whether it is prestige or power, he will greatly increase. No one will dare to fight with him, at least for a long time. Not at all, do you think this is okay?"

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin.

"This……"

"He will lose control, his shortcomings will be completely magnified, and Weifu will lose complete control over Shang Shutai, which will be very dangerous."

Guo Peng shook his head: "Cheng Yu already has a lot of power, if he further increases his prestige, he will become the prime minister in the true sense, and no one can check and balance unless he is completely eliminated.

If we want to get to that point, weifu must personally suppress Cheng Yu, reorganize the Shangshutai, and carry out a big cleansing. If that happens, the Wei Dynasty will be shaken up.

That requires the use of the army and the coercive power of the emperor. Unless it is the most critical moment, my father does not want to do that. The army is used to turn the table, but the political struggle does not turn the table as soon as it comes up. "

Guo Jin took a deep breath.

"The son is not thinking well."

"So, who is better to win?"

"Tian servant shot?"

Guo Jin pursed her lips, and said: "Mr. Tian is still half a relative, and has inextricable connections with Mr. Guo. According to this, it should be better for Mr. Tian to win, and Tian Pushe is not as good as Cheng Lingjun." Such profound qualifications and prestige."

"Father, why did you attack Xun Yu first, then Chen Ji, and then Cui Yan?"

Guo Peng shook his head: "Can't you see the driving force behind them? Scholars, there can't be a unified leader, especially in the Shangshutai, if a leader who is widely recognized is born, what will happen?

Besides Cui Yan and Qiao Rui, there are also a large number of scholars behind Tian Feng. After the scholars who were reunited with Cui Yan before were separated by Weifu, there were also those who united with Tian Feng. If it wasn't for Cheng Yu's threat, some people would not dare to stand in line rashly, Tian Feng would have already been full-fledged. "

Guo Jin understood.

"So, father doesn't intend to let Cheng Lingjun win, nor does he intend to let Tian Pu shoot lose?"

"That's natural."

Guo Peng nodded and said: "Always give them a goal, otherwise they will have no other goals, and they will focus on you and my father and son. If there are no usable chess pieces, we father and son will fight in person. In that case, wouldn't the emperor be seen through?

Neither Cheng Yu nor Tian Feng can be allowed to win. These two must maintain the status quo. Neither of them can win a big victory. It is not good for us to let anyone win a big victory. Everyone has to be attacked, but they can't be hurt, otherwise how can they fight? "

"So, what is Father going to do?"

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng expectantly.

Guo Peng thought about it.

"Ajin, if you were to decide, what would you do? You know very well the powers of all positions in the court, and you also understand the cause and effect of this matter. If you were to do this matter, how would you arrange it? ?

I can tell you that my father's decision is to support Tian Feng's idea. When the time is right in the future, the Grand Canal will be extended to Jizhou, not to support Tian Feng, but because my father believes that extending the Grand Canal to Jizhou will benefit the people of Hebei. There are benefits. "

In turn, Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin with expectant eyes: "What should I do to punish the illegal behavior of both parties while maintaining such a decision, but without causing the balance between the two parties to collapse."

Is this the real test?

Guo Jin took a deep breath to calm himself down.

He began to seriously think about the cause and effect of this matter, as well as who were in the respective groups of the two parties, and what weapons were used by the two parties, what reliance they had, and so on.

Then judge what to do to achieve Guo Peng's goal while maintaining a balance.

Whether or not the Grand Canal extends to Jizhou is no longer a simple economic issue, but a political issue. Once something is labeled as political, it is no longer simple.

Guo Peng's support for this view will definitely be considered as supporting Tian Feng, which will trigger Cheng Yu's authoritarian crisis, and this is not the situation Guo Peng wants to see.

What exactly should be done to achieve Guo Peng's goal?

Guo Jin paced back and forth in Guo Peng's study. After thinking for a while from a new perspective, he seemed to have reached his own conclusion.

"Father, from my son's point of view, this incident itself was caused by Cheng Lingjun. Cheng Lingjun thought that Tian Pushe wanted to compete with him for power, so he decided to attack Tian Pushe, defeat him, and protect Cheng Lingjun's own status. Above all, Cheng Lingjun was the one who made the mistake in the first place."

Guo Jin gave a major premise.

Guo Peng nodded.

"You're right. If Cheng Yu didn't care too much about power so that he was suspicious, there wouldn't be this turmoil, or in other words, it wouldn't be happening now."

"It's true what my father said."

Guo Jin said: "At the root of the matter, my son found out that he was only worried or afraid, and Cheng Lingjun would not force Tian Pu to shoot to this point, and Tian Pu would not have to fight back against Cheng Lingjun when he was cornered.

If Cheng Lingjun's power was not so great, this matter would never have developed to this point. To be honest, Cheng Lingjun was too greedy for power and too powerful, which made Tian Pushe feel scared. "

"Oh? So you think Cheng Yu should be attacked first?"

Guo Peng raised the corners of his mouth with interest: "Go ahead."

"Yes."

With Guo Peng's encouragement, Guo Jin became more confident.

"My son thinks that Cheng Lingjun is too powerful, just as my father said, if Cheng Lingjun defeats Tian Pushe, there will be no one in Shangshutai who can check and balance Cheng Lingjun.

In this way, the situation at Shangshutai will get out of control, and Cheng Lingjun's prestige will rise and become deeply rooted. This is not a situation that my father wants to see. Therefore, my son suggested that Cheng Lingjun should be removed from the power to manage the official department. "

Guo Jin gave his own suggestion.

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Guo Peng was not surprised by Guo Jin's suggestion.

He squinted his eyes and looked Guo Jin up and down, then nodded and smiled.

"Let's talk about it, why did you take away the power of the Ministry of Officials, not the order of the Minister?"

"Because Tian Pushe cannot be a minister."

Guo Jin analyzed in detail: "Although Cheng Lingjun is in power, he is the oldest official since his father started the army, and he came from a poor family. Although he was promoted by his father as a scholar, he is not supported by the scholars because of his short time.

Therefore, Cheng Lingjun has always supported his father's decision, but behind Tian Pushe, there are too many scholars who are supported by the scholars. Once he gains power, he will definitely give back to the scholars.

Therefore, the son thinks that Tian Pushe's actions in the future will definitely favor the scholars instead of his father. "

Although the analysis is not so in place, but generally speaking, the buttocks are not crooked and the organization is clear.

Guo Peng nodded in satisfaction.

"So you think Cheng Yu should be removed from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and only the Minister of the Ministry should be retained?"

"Yes."

"Okay, Cheng Yu has been suppressed, so what about Tian Feng? Taking away the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is equivalent to breaking Cheng Yu's arm, which caused Cheng Yu to suffer serious injuries.

So how should Tian Feng's family deal with it?Or should we maintain the status quo and ignore it?In that way, it seems that Tian Feng's power will be greatly increased. "

Guo Peng continued to ask with a smile.

"The minister of the Ministry of Industry is harmless. This is the administrative department and cannot make decisions. At most, it involves corruption and cannot affect the overall situation of the government. Therefore, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry does not matter, but..."

Guo Jin's eyes sharpened: "The position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites cannot continue to be handed over to Cui Shangshu. Cui Shangshu and Tian Pushe are related by marriage and a natural alliance.

If Cheng Lingjun lost the Ministry of Officials, but Tian Pushe did not lose the Ministry of Rites, the power of the two sides would inevitably be out of balance. Cheng Lingjun could not suppress Tian Pushe, and the situation in Shangshutai would still change. "

Guo Peng is quite satisfied with this statement.

"In your opinion, among the eight departments of Shangshutai, the two most important departments are the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites?"

"Yes."

Guo Jin nodded: "The Ministry of Rites selects talents, and the Ministry of Officials appoints talents. The power of personnel is in these two departments. For ordinary officials, the ownership of these two departments is very important.

Whether to grasp the power of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites can even reflect whether a senior official's political power is strong, thereby changing the tendency of ordinary officials to stand in line. "

"Yes, you are right."

Guo Peng nodded in approval, and then asked: "Support Tian Feng's proposal for the Grand Canal, take away Cheng Yu's Ministry of Officials, and Tian Feng's Ministry of Rites, attack both sides together, and let them lose their crucial vital points , become harmless...what else?"

Guo Jin nodded.

"If there are any more, it is probably at the uncle...Cao Shoufu and Qiao Zhongcheng. Cao Shoufu supports Cheng Lingjun. He has the right to audit, which is a great check and balance for Tian Pushe who is in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

If Cao Shoufu shoots at Tian Pushe, if Tian Pushe is not careful and is found out, he will be severely punished by Cao Shoufu. Similarly, Qiao Zhongcheng has power and subordinates in Yushitai.

Yushitai is specially aimed at officials, and it is a great deterrent to the other officials deployed. Tian Fushe wins over Qiao Zhongcheng in order to check and balance Cao Shoufu's audit power and retain the ability to fight back, so..."

"You want to touch Cao Cao and Qiao Rui?"

Guo Peng interrupted Guo Jin's words.

Guo Jin blinked.

"Father thinks it's not good?"

"If you moved Cao Cao and Qiao Rui, why would Cheng Yu and Tian Feng fight? The previous two cuts had already chopped off their claws. If you move Cao Cao and Qiao Rui again, it is equivalent to pulling out their teeth."

Guo Peng smiled and patted Guo Jin's hand: "What I want for my father is to let them fight within the scope set for my father, not to prevent them from fighting.

If you take away their power, they can no longer fight, but those powers still need to be held by people. Who are these new people who hold power?Do you know what they're thinking?

Their appearance will completely break up the entire government structure, and the situation created for the father will be reorganized, and it will take too much energy. "

Guo Jin opened her mouth, as if she hadn't thought of this.

"Cao Cao and Qiao Rui cannot move."

Guo Peng shook his head slowly: "Not only for Cheng Yu and Tian Feng to continue fighting, but also for father to continue to control the situation. Cao Cao is your mother's elder brother, and the second daughter of Qiao Rui is father's concubine, and both of them came from poor families. , not loved by scholars.

No matter what the two of them are, they are still loyal to their father. They know that if they want their children to become officials, they must stand by their side, so they are reliable pawns in their hands.

It will be different if you change someone else. The power of auditing and supervision of officials must be in the hands of cronies, officials from poor families, and cannot be handed over to scholars, so that we can fight against corruption at any time, and crack down on corrupt officials. You can also attack scholars. "

Guo Jin nodded.

"My son understands that Cao Shoufu and Qiao Zhongcheng cannot move, so...it seems that there is nothing else to do. If we do this, we can already balance the power of the two parties."

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng.

"There is more."

Guo Peng said: "You hold the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites in your hands, who do you want to be the minister? With such two important ministries, who should be the minister, so that you can rest assured father?"

This stopped Guo Jin from asking.

"My son didn't expect this matter. Candidates... My son doesn't know much about the courtiers in the court. Only the father can decide these things."

"It's not for you to answer the specific candidates, but for you to tell the father who is more suitable, and those people can be included in the selection range."

"This……"

Guo Jin showed a look of embarrassment: "Both the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Officials are very important positions. They are related to the Shangshutai and the overall situation of the government. Whether they are held by Cheng Lingjun or Tian Pushe, they cannot be accepted. But Nowadays, there are not many people in Shangshutai who are outside of these two major groups..."

"Then look outside."

Guo Peng said: "From outside Shangshutai, let's see who is the most suitable person to enter Shangshutai."

Guo Jin frowned and thought hard.

"If someone other than the Shangshutai is suitable for entering the Shangshutai, they are nothing more than officials from other departments. The staff desk is definitely not good, the Yushitai is not good, and the cabinet is not good. Local officials don't seem to have many suitable qualifications... Forgive me, my son is really uncertain."

Guo Peng nodded.

"The next thing you need to know most is the origin, faction, and political orientation of officials in the DPRK and China. This will be of great help to you in selecting officials and manipulating the government in the future. Selecting an official to take up a very important position requires Have a comprehensive understanding of him.

First of all, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The person required for this position must be a scholar with high morals and reputation, so he will not be easily influenced by Tian Feng or Cheng Yu.

This person is going to preside over the re-examination of the government, so he must have the status of a great Confucian, and his academic level must be recognized by everyone, so that he can be appointed as the Minister of Rites. "

"It's true what my father said."

Guo Jin asked: "But there don't seem to be many such people outside the Shangshutai, especially scholars. If they want to be trusted by their father, are there really?"