At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The emperor controlled the personnel power of the court through Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, firmly controlled everyone's lifeline, and grasped the direction of the court.

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao are also people without integrity.

Not following the imperial court rules, actually bypassing the immediate superior and directly reporting the daily work to the big boss, submitting only a memorandum to the immediate superior means that the work has been reported, completely ignoring the immediate superior, this is considered What?

It feels like Shangshuling and Shangshupushe have no jurisdiction over these two ministries.

Faced with such disrespect and contempt for Shangguan, although there were many discussions in Shangshutai in private, no one dared to publicly condemn Zhang Zhao and Xu Jing.

On the contrary, there are still many people trying to open up the relationship with Zhang Zhao and Xu Jing, and further connect with the emperor.

For such a phenomenon, most people think that this is a temporary punishment.

Because the emperor was dissatisfied with Cheng Yu and Tian Feng's previous quarrel, after a long time, the control of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites will still be handed over to Shang Shutai, and the current court system will not be changed.

Some people also think that His Majesty has a strong desire for power today, and he may always hold the power of personnel in his hands, and will not easily hand it over to others. Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe may lose the possibility of controlling personnel power forever.

Only a handful of people feel that the current wind direction is not right.

It is more likely that the emperor was dissatisfied with the existence of Shangshuling and Shangshu Pushe, and what he wanted was not to control personnel power alone, but to control the entire eight departments of Shangshutai.

This is too dangerous.

chapter 1083 one thousand and ninety-three

Anyone who has followed Guo Peng for a long time knows that Guo Peng is an emperor with a strong desire for power.

He will hold things like power in his hands, even if he can't get them for a while, if he has to worry about the impact, he will try his best to set up obstacles to intervene, and he will never let these powers really fall by the wayside.

This is Guo Peng's governing style.

Gan Gang is arbitrary and does not allow others to interfere.

This is very unfriendly to the courtiers.

Because the emperor's power is too great, it will limit their power and affect their interests, so that they can't happily support the backward, engage in nepotism, and develop their own power, but they must always take into account the existence of the emperor.

This kind of thing has happened many times before, so it is inevitable that some people are not afraid to speculate on the emperor's thoughts with the greatest maliciousness.

They will imagine such a possibility.

For example, the emperor would make Shangshuling and Shangshupushe empty, making Shangshuling and Shangshupushe look superficial, thereby bypassing them and directly making Shangshutai Eight Departments responsible to the emperor.

This greatly strengthened the centralization of the emperor.

Such behavior is equivalent to eliminating Zaifu and no longer setting up Zaifu.

Although the possibility is extremely low, it is definitely not impossible.

It's just that such a future is too frightening for the courtiers, so no one dares to really bring up such an idea for everyone to discuss, only dare to make some assumptions quietly.

In the current high-pressure environment, the best thing for everyone is to do things honestly.

Don't quarrel, don't argue, and don't have dirty hands and feet. Do your own thing honestly, and you will be able to maintain peace. Peace is a blessing, and safety is the most important thing.

As long as we can survive this wave, when the war is won and the emperor's troops return to the court to reward the ministers, it is almost the time for everyone to come out of the haze.

If you win a battle, you will always reward your ministers, so that you can get out of the shadow of the previous political turmoil and usher in a happy time again.

It is no longer a secret that the emperor intends to expedite the Xianbei to destroy the Xianbei people in the north, but it is a matter that can be discussed openly.

The more important thing is that this time the Northern Expedition was not simply sending troops to conquer, but the emperor personally led the army to conquer the grassland.

This news first flowed from the staff desk, and then spread throughout the court. In the middle of April in the fifth year of Yande, many people were discussing this matter.

Today, His Majesty is undoubtedly the Immediate Emperor. He single-handedly laid down the foundation of the Wei Kingdom. He is a well-deserved master, but no matter what, he hasn't personally led the army for many years.

He, is he okay?

Some people really doubt whether Guo Peng is still the invincible commander who has swept the world without leading troops to fight for so many years, and whether he can continue his undefeated legend.

He is really tough, like a macho man descended from heaven, descending into this world like a savior.

It took him 20 years to clear up all kinds of dissatisfaction, put an end to the troubled times at the end of the Han Dynasty, and build a more powerful Wei Empire on the corpse of the Han Empire.

Under his rule, the Wei Empire was full of vitality, and its national power was flourishing day by day.

This proves that he can not only fight wars, not only have military capabilities, but also have political capabilities, and he can govern a country well.

No one doubts whether Guo Peng, as a military commander, can successfully transform into a politician and govern a country well.

But after being a politician for so many years, after so many years away from the front-line battlefield, whether he can transform back into a military commander again is still worth thinking about.

Moreover, as the emperor, as the unique and crucial emperor of the Wei Empire, no one wanted him to leave Luoyang to go to war.

Yes, he is indeed very fierce, likes power, likes torturing courtiers, and suppressing those who do not obey his will, but he is the only emperor.

As long as he is around, his prestige can make the world stable, and as long as he is alive, the world will be stable one day.

Guo Peng's prestige is an important factor for the Wei Empire to stabilize the world, because he is the strongest person in the world, so strong that all those with evil intentions despaired, so he brought peace.

The world is safe and there is no chaos. For most officials, this is what they look forward to.

The establishment of the Wei Empire was not so far away from the troubled times of the former Han Dynasty.

In the troubled times, the warlords destroyed their families like chopping melons and vegetables. The terrible past is vivid in my mind. Even if it is a noble family's family, if it is a little careless, the whole family will be wiped out and die tragically under the warlord's butcher's knife.

Groups of people died, piece by piece became extinct.

Just like the fire in Hongnong City a few years ago.

During the chaotic war between the warlords, a fire destroyed the entire Hongnong court, and few people survived. The Han central government and Emperor Xiaoxian Liu Xie were wiped out together.

It was the first time in history that such an established regiment was destroyed.

That's what happens in troubled times, but now that the troubled times are over, under the leadership of Guo Peng, a highly prestigious emperor, the world has restored stability, and everyone has obtained a safe living environment and superior material conditions.

This is extremely precious to most officials from poor families and even Li Shu, and they are absolutely unwilling to lose it.

Guo Peng has a bad reputation among the gentry and bureaucrats, and he has tormented them since the founding of the country, but the stable political situation brought by Guo Peng is what they need.

They don't know what will happen to the situation of the Wei Empire once Guo Peng is lost.

They are conservative, their nature is conservative, backward and reactionary, they desire a peaceful environment for them to operate, rather than living in troubled times.

They don't want to face groups of warlords who kill without batting an eye.

It is true that there were many wealthy families that disappeared in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, but the noble families were not without exception.

Since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the warlords have never stopped persecuting the gentry, and they are also living a precarious life.

In terms of peace, their expectations of peace are no less than others.

Only a lunatic would think of returning to Chaos.

Therefore, many people expressed their opposition to Guo Peng Yujia's personal conquest of the Northern Expedition to Xianbei. All kinds of tables hope that Guo Peng will think twice, and then propose various alternative candidates, hoping that Guo Peng will appoint them as the commander of the Northern Expedition to Xianbei and eliminate Xianbei.

In their view, Xianbei is no longer the formidable enemy that it was in the Tanshihuai period. They don't need the emperor's personal conquest, and they can be wiped out by sending a general to lead [-] cavalry.

The suitable candidates they proposed included Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, and someone recommended Zhao Yun.

Basically, the five tiger generals of the empire are all named, and if they are put in command, they will definitely win. Why does the emperor need to go out in person?

If you are the emperor, why don't you just stay in Luoyang to deal with government affairs and maintain the stability of the Wei Empire?

Isn't it nice to have someone take care of things for you while staying in the palace?

After reading a lot of playlists, such as those recommending replacement candidates, Guo Peng wanted to laugh.

Do you think I'm just here to win this war?

It's not that simple.

How could the emperor's task be so simple?

If you really want to eliminate Xianbei, you don't need to send five tiger generals, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Yun, Gao Lanyan Liang, etc., just send two or three of them to lead troops north to conquer, it will be strange if they can't win.

But I'm not just trying to win a victory.

With the prestige of victory, I can do more and more things, let my prestige reach the top, let me become an invincible golden body, and challenge the rules of this society.

I'm going to break the old rules and make new ones, you don't understand, do you?

chapter 1084 one thousand ninety-four both Tian Feng and Cheng Yu were asked to go out with the army

As for those memorials that dissuaded Guo Peng from conscripting himself, Guo Peng kept them and did not publish them, so he pretended he hadn't seen them.

Then Guo Peng began to make comprehensive and detailed arrangements for his imperial conquest and court affairs after leaving.

The emperor's personal conquest is not simply leading troops out to fight.

It is completely different from Guo Peng who used to lead troops to go out in person and hand over political affairs to Cheng Yu and other officials.

At that time, Guo Peng was still a separatist warlord, putting war first in everything, and all administration served for war.

Farming, squeezing, tax collection, and road construction are enough. There is not much development demand. Everything is for unity, and there are not so many other things to deal with.

But now, he is the emperor of a unified empire, and what he has to do is completely different. The mission of the empire is also completely different from the mission of a warlord force.

The warlords only want to unify, but the empire has a lot of things to do.

The system of the Wei Empire still revolves entirely around him.

He is a typical centralized autocratic emperor, many things cannot be done without him, and it is impossible for him to hand over this part of power to others because of the royal conquest.

A lot of power was finally seized by him, and now he has to hand it over?

How can it be!

Even if he personally leads troops on the battlefield to fight against the Xianbei people, he doesn't just need to lead troops to fight.

Along the way, he still needs to constantly process the performances sent from Luoyang Chaozhong, deal with them on the spot, and send them back to Luoyang on the spot, relying on the developed road transportation network to maintain the political situation in Luoyang.

A considerable part of his energy will be spent on dealing with government affairs, remotely commanding the smooth operation of the entire Wei Empire, not just commanding the army to fight.

Leaving the prince to oversee the country is more to stabilize people's hearts and stabilize the situation, and let people know that even if he can't come back, the prince can immediately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so as to stabilize people's hearts.

But the prince is not yet the emperor after all, and many things cannot be decided by the prince Guo Jin alone. The prince does not have that power, and the one who has that power is Guo himself.

So this puts extremely high demands on the court officials, the messengers responsible for delivering messages back and forth, and the road post system of the Wei Empire.

The government affairs that need to be handled by the emperor are collected from many places to the central government, and then collected to Luoyang, and then sent from Luoyang to the emperor who is on the march.

Undoubtedly, this will reduce the administrative efficiency of the entire country, lengthen the processing time of government affairs, and the risk of being postponed for matters involving non-military needs.

Generally speaking, this model is not conducive to the handling of national government affairs.

Therefore, considering this kind of matter, Guo Peng will also fully delegate the handling of some specific government affairs to the administrative team staying in the capital, so that they can make timely decisions on these matters.

Such as water conservancy projects, improving land salinization, controlling locust plagues and other specific matters.

For the part that needs to be used, the power should be temporarily delegated to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to deal with it, and the delay should not be too long.

Similarly, this battle is estimated to be fiercely fought in autumn, and it will not end in a short time.

Even if it's over, it will take time to return to Beijing from the Mobei Grassland class.

Therefore, regarding the most important autumn harvest season of the year, there is a high probability that Guo Peng cannot handle it himself.

Therefore, the power in this area was temporarily delegated to Prince Guo Jin, who was responsible for handling this matter, presiding over the autumn harvest ceremony, as well as the governor's autumn harvest and tax payment.

Guo Peng delegated some less important matters, but he must not relax on issues related to the emperor's power and status.

For example, if there is any change in personnel and power, and how to deal with it, it is still up to Mr. Guo to handle it himself.

No matter how late or delayed the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites were, Shang Shutai was not allowed to decide privately. The affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites had to be sent to the front line and handed over to Guo Peng.

Guo Peng ordered that Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao be responsible for the execution, directly bypassing Cheng Yu and Tian Feng, even if the efficiency was reduced, they would not hesitate.

Guo Peng clearly encroached on this part of the power that belonged to Shangshutai, and he no longer planned to return this power to Shangshuling. Cheng Yu basically didn't need to consider whether to set up this position in the future.

Now it is a rehearsal to get some officials used to how to obey the emperor's order without the Shang Shuling, because in the not-too-distant future, this will become the norm.

Guo Peng will completely ban Shangshuling and Shangshupushe, and even cancel the existence of Shangshutai, directly make the various ministries of Shangshutai independent, and all of them will be under the direct leadership of the emperor.

This will greatly increase the degree of centralization of the monarchy and greatly expand the power of the emperor. For some people, it is certainly not a good thing.