At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Just like he put Zhu Ling and Guo Lie in Jingzhou, on the one hand, it deters the original local forces in Jingzhou, and on the other hand, it is also for the development of Jingnan.

After Zhang Liao Ping Shanyue ended the Jiangdong War, he has been cooperating with Gu Yong, the governor of Yangzhou, to carry out pioneering tasks, with strong soldiers as the main force, and local civilian laborers as assistants, to develop in one go.

The main areas opened up include later Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi.

At this time, these three places belonged to Yangzhou, and they still belonged to the kind of areas with a low degree of development, a large area of ​​primitive jungle and no man's land, full of [Miasma].

In order to develop and live in people, the fierce fire oil tanks held by the army are indispensable. Some places are humid and cannot be ignited, so a strong combustion aid is needed to help them burn.

Moreover, there will be some unknown risks in the process of development, such as some wild beasts and fierce beasts lurking in the depths of dense forests or swamps.

The attack power of these beasts is so strong that ordinary civilians cannot deal with it, and several soldiers are needed to deal with it.

Some powerful beasts cannot be dealt with by more than 20 fully armed soldiers, and special traps need to be set to deal with them, otherwise there will be heavy casualties.

For this reason, Zhang Liao even set up a very elite and experienced special force to fight against wild beasts, calling it the "Tiger Catch Army".

The tiger-catching army numbered about five or six hundred, led by a brave young general named Ding Feng.

This special elite army uses the most sophisticated weapons and equipment. The arrows and beast-fighting weapons used are all specially made, and then specially maintained. They are only issued before each battle, and they are not touched at all at ordinary times.

Whenever the army opened up a new area, the group of lads in the Tiger Catch Army who were honed and familiar with the living habits of wild animals would take the initiative to attack.

Strictly speaking, they do not specialize in killing tigers, but because tigers are often the representative of ferocious beasts, so this elite small force that specializes in dealing with powerful beasts is named Tiger Catching Army.

When encountering ferocious beasts such as bears, tigers and leopards, or other wild beasts that are extremely lethal to humans, such as huge wild boars, they are all out to clean them up, and then bring high results with extremely low casualty rates.

A well-trained tiger hunting army can often kill all the wild animals in the surrounding area, or drive them away. Over time, they can open up places suitable for human settlements.

The meat of those beasts was eaten, and the fur was stripped off, and handed over to Gu Yong, the governor of Yangzhou, as Yangzhou's tribute, and sent to Luoyang together in the names of Zhang Liao and Gu Yong to please Guo Peng.

Guo Peng is not interested in products such as animal skins and fur, but there are many interested people around him.

Women, or relatives of the royal family, still have quite a demand for this, so they acquiesced in the existence of the tiger-catching army, and let them destroy the beasts to open up people's living space, and at the same time provide such luxuries to meet the needs of the powerful. .

Of course, it's not free, it costs a lot of money.

This kind of thing is sold by Guo Peng in the luxury store in Dongshi. The asking price is high, but the supply has been in short supply for a long time.

From this point of view, Zhang Liao also made a lot of contributions.

Chapter 1334 One thousand two hundred and forty four

It can be said that Zhang Liao has no backer in the court, and the only backer is Guo Peng, the emperor.

Because of the emperor's trust, he was able to hold an important military position, become an important general, and show off his talents to the fullest.

He must make satisfactory achievements that the emperor can see before he can maintain his status.

Once he lost this advantage, his situation in court would be very bad.

But in any case, Zhang Liao is also a person, so compared to the others, Zhang Liao and Yu Jin should be more eager to get friendly voices from the court than Guo Peng thought.

If they can make use of their own weaknesses to make a fuss, Guo Jin's plan to be kind to them is not difficult to achieve.

"Zhang Liao is Dong Zhuo's former subordinate. He used to be an enemy of his father. This is his weakness. Without his support, it is impossible for him to gain a foothold in the army and get such a high position. Therefore, he is grateful to his father and absolutely obeys him. of.

Once he loses his father's support in the court, his situation will be very bad. Compared with Yu Jin, he dare not disobey his father's orders. It is not difficult to control him. If you want to control Zhang Liao, it should be easier than Yu Jin Keep it simple. "

"Father said exactly what he said."

Guo Jin was very happy and felt that she still had an advantage.

As long as the famous generals in the head group can be dealt with, and they are obedient, they will not be afraid that the second-tier and third-tier military generals below will be disobedient.

The lecture hall is also under his control, and the military cadets trained later will be his wings when they enter the army. In time, he can also command the grassroots of the army. The collective is in his hands.

So the most important thing is to get rid of the top five generals.

Now that one has been settled, and the remaining three have targeted countermeasures, the last one is Le Jin.

When it comes to Le Jin, the situation is different.

"Le Jin, he is more complicated."

Guo Peng looked up and down, and Le Jin didn't have any obvious weaknesses to catch.

Like Yu Jin, he has older qualifications and ranks behind Cao Ren and Zhao Yun. He doesn't have an obvious shortcoming and weakness like Yu Jin, and he is not like Zhang Liao. Without Guo Peng's protection, he will become a target for the officials to gather fire.

Le Jin came from a powerful local background. When Guo Peng was recruiting soldiers, he came to join him. He was short in appearance, but very fierce. He had the credit for being the first to ascend. He was a fierce general under Guo Peng's command.

When attacking Lv Bu and Yuan Shao, Le Jin made great achievements in the first place, so he was well-known in the army. Later, he landed in the front-line group and began to lead the army. His reputation remained the same as before, and he was the main leader of the Western Shu Front Army.

The defeat of Liu Zhang's regime in Xishu and the extermination of the separatist forces in Nanzhong are both his achievements.

Right now, Le Jin is guarding Yongchang County, liquidating the forces of the local foreigners and natives, so that he can introduce the forces from the central government, rebuild the social order of Yongchang County, and cooperate with Tian Feng.

After the war was over, the army still needed to be stationed for liquidation and development. Like Zhang Liao, Le Jin couldn't leave southern Xinjiang for the time being, not to mention Guo Peng had the idea of ​​letting Le Jin directly lead the army from Yongchang County to Jiaozhou.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships, Le Jin is also much better than Zhao Yun, Yu Jin, and Zhang Liao, and is also weaker than Cao Ren, a person who has his own connections.

He has cooperated with Guo Jia many times and has a good relationship. There are some exchanges, which belong to the relationship between the central government.

I have a good relationship with Manchong. We have cooperated for several years and seem to be very happy to get along with each other. This is a local relationship.

There are interpersonal relationships in the central and local areas, and the key point is that the relationship is very close to Guo Peng.

Let alone Guo Jia, the emperor's younger brother.

Man Chong, his wife is Guo Hong's granddaughter, a relative of the emperor.

Oh, and one more.

Le Jin's concubine Wei Shi and Zhao Yun's wife Lu Shi are mother and daughter.

Therefore, Le Jin and Zhao Yun also have a rather special friendship.

If you want to say that Le Jin is not getting along well with anyone, there is only one Zhang Liao.

Le Jin was upset to see Zhang Liao, probably because he felt that Zhang Liao was a subdued general and so prominent and high-ranking as an official, so he was unhappy.

But Zhang Liao didn't have the idea of ​​conflicting with Le Jin either. Apart from fighting, Zhang Liao was a man with his tail between his legs, and he didn't dare to overstep in the slightest. He was cautious in his actions.

Le Jin is relatively high-profile in his work, presumably because he is relatively clean and has no weaknesses.

The manor of the Lejin family and the manor of the Li Dian family can be regarded as models of manors in the new era.

He took the initiative to surrender to the emperor, surrendered all blacksmiths and weapons earlier, and now accepts land measurement, pays taxes as a whole, and has not invaded the land at all.

The tenants of the Lejin family are still relatively small, less than a thousand, which is considered a moderately powerful manor.

The Li Dian family has a relatively large number of more than 3000 households, a typical big and powerful family.

This time, probably because he heard that the emperor was dissatisfied with the manor, he took the initiative to release [-] tenants from the manor, and handed over this part of the population to the county government of Ye County where the manor was located. The magistrate of Ye County reported to the emperor, Praising Li Dian's family is a lesson in tyranny.

Because of such a clean treatment, the Li family and Le Jin family were not affected, and became representative figures of the very few surviving manor owners.

Indeed, there is nothing wrong with arresting them. If they insist on arresting, the only way to go is to frame them, or simply to punish them forcibly.

Guo Peng couldn't think of a good solution for a while.

But at this time, Guo Jin made a point.

"Father once said that the supreme commander has the right to speak about the use of military expenses in the army. Some things that are not convenient to transport and can only be purchased locally are allowed to be purchased and distributed by the army. This part of the cost is handed over to the army. run by itself.

Generally speaking, even if there is a small problem, they will not ask specifically. The accounts are directly submitted to the Ministry of War, and then the Ministry of War backs them up to the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet. However, over the years, this part of the accounts of the army has rarely been reviewed.

The main supplies of the army are in the hands of the imperial court, and must be allocated by the imperial court for transportation. Only other insignificant things will be purchased by the army, but any insignificant things that are used by tens of thousands of people are not small. cost of. "

What Guo Jin said made Guo Peng's eyes light up.

"Before, the focus of anti-corruption was on the central government and local governments, not the army. The military accounts were rarely reviewed. If there is something wrong with it..."

Guo Peng smiled, looked at Guo Jin with satisfaction, and said, "Not bad, not bad, as expected of my son, I can think of this."

"Father is too famous."

Guo Jin smiled and said: "If you don't investigate, it doesn't mean you won't investigate. It's just that you don't have time. Once you have time to investigate, it's fine if there is no problem. Once there is a problem, as the supreme general, you must not escape. The handling will be fair and aboveboard.”

Guo Peng nodded in satisfaction, feeling very relieved.

Guo Jin has grown up well, and has learned to take the initiative to find faults and frame her...

Pooh!

It is to take the initiative to punish the courtiers when necessary, so as to prevent the courtiers from slipping into the abyss of crime.

Chapter 1335 One thousand two hundred and forty five Do not show weakness to the emperor, you must die

For the emperor, it is not difficult to find his courtiers.

As long as you want to find a problem, you will be able to find a problem.

Moreover, the focus is on money-related issues. Except for Zhao Yun's special existence who is obsessed with money and refuses to relax at all, the rest of the army must have problems in this regard.

Big or small.

Just like the corruption case in Liangzhou back then, a military quartermaster was also involved in the army, and Guo Peng hacked more than 100 people, which severely shocked the Northwest Corps and became one of Cao Ren's few stains.

It is not unimaginable that other parts have problems now.

Then, there is a way to deal with Le Jin.

"Ajin, heal your injuries as soon as possible. After the injuries are healed, you go to the cabinet and quietly pull out the military account books of the Xishu Army, and review them one by one to see if you can find any problems. If you can, this is your way to control Le Jin way."

"My son understands."

Guo Jin nodded to express his understanding.

The things that should be explained are almost explained, Guo Peng touched Guo Jin's butt again, and said with a smile: "Remember to take good care of your body, and then explain to your father the rules of your daily life. You are not allowed to slack off, high oil and high salt It is not allowed to eat too much food, and pickles are not allowed to be eaten too much.

Eat more chicken, fish, shrimp and fruits and vegetables, and cook with the method taught by your father. Drink less alcohol. No matter how busy you are every day, you must exercise your body. The more you exercise, the better your body will be. Broken, your lifespan is the same as the lifespan of a father, it is too important to Wei Guo. "

Guo Jin's face became serious.

"The son knows it well, the son will definitely do it, and he will never slack off."

"Well, then you should take a good rest and go back for your father. We will discuss the rest after you recover from your injury."

"Okay, father, go slowly."

Coming out of Guo Jin's residence, Guo Peng left along the path without saying goodbye to Cai Wan.

Back in the palace, Guo Peng didn't go to the harem, but went directly to the South Study Room, intending to continue dealing with state affairs for a while.

At this time, he felt a little hungry again, so he asked Su Yuan to arrange the imperial dining room to prepare some food for him to fill his stomach.

After Su Yuan left, he was the only one in the South study for the time being.

Putting down the pen in his hand, Guo Peng closed his eyes slightly, thinking about closing his eyes and resting his mind, but recalled the content of the previous conversation with Guo Jin in his mind.

Thinking about it, Guo Peng suddenly felt a little ironic.

Before I became emperor, I felt that the more perfect and attractive generals are, the better. I hope that every general under my command will be a saint who is honest and selfless.

But after becoming an emperor, I realized that it is not good or beautiful for generals, generals who lead troops, and generals with great prestige to have no small flaws.

The father and son tried their best to find weaknesses and shortcomings for these generals, they just wanted to make trouble for them, and then bestow favors on them, so that it would be easy to control and control.

This is the emperor's mind.

But looking at it from the perspective of a normal person, it can't help but feel very ironic.

The emperor's way of controlling generals is to find problems if there are problems, and to find problems if there are no problems to create problems. The birth of a perfect general cannot be tolerated.

A military general must have problems, must have shortcomings, and must have some bad habits.

No matter what it is, be it greedy for food, playful, greedy for drinks, lustful, greedy for money, or fond of bullying the weak, in short, there must be a weakness.

For example, if Guan Yu doesn't have a good relationship with his colleagues, Guo Peng is very relieved.

For example, Zhang Fei is very strict with his soldiers and has a bad reputation among the chief soldiers. Guo Peng is very relieved.

For example, Yan Liang, Gao Lan, Zhang He and others were once surrendered generals, and they also fought against Guo Peng. Guo Peng was very relieved because of their poor background.

For example, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian and others were also surrendered generals, and they also opposed Guo Peng, and their backgrounds were not good, so Guo Peng was also relieved.