At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

There were no attendants in the South Study, and the attendants left the South Study knowingly, so there were only Guo Peng and Su Yuan left here.

Su Yuan helped Guo Peng to sit down, and then he was about to leave, thinking that Guo Peng should be left with a private space.

Guo Peng didn't let him leave.

"Su Yuan, do you know why Mi Guiren died?"

How dare Su Yuan talk about such a topic?

"The old slave doesn't know."

"I killed her."

Guo Peng stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped lips: "She died because of me, not for anything else, it's not that Hua Tuo's medical skills are not good, but if a person loses hope of life, no matter how powerful a famous doctor is, he can save him." not live."

Su Yuan was very scared and didn't know how to take the emperor's words.

Guo Peng didn't seem to need Su Yuan to answer his words, he was not talking to Su Yuan, he just needed someone to confide in.

"She couldn't figure it out, she didn't understand that Mrs. Mi worked diligently for me for more than 20 years. For my career, her elder brother Mi Fang died. In the end, I punished Mrs. Mi because of the land annexation.

I abolished Mi Zhu's official position and title, confiscated Mi's family property, and killed six of Mi's sons. She just couldn't figure out why Mi's defected to me when I was still weak and made so many contributions, but still Can't escape my punishment.

I guess she must have thought about it for a long time, for a few months, but she couldn't figure it out anyway, and finally thought that maybe I hated her, the Mi family, so she died. "

Guo Peng leaned on the backrest and sighed deeply.

"I don't hate the Mi family, and I don't hate her even more. What I hate are all the people who annex land. Annexation of land seems to be a common thing and a trivial matter, but it is an important reason for the demise of a country!

It is trivial for one person to annex land without paying taxes, but what about 1 people?If I don’t kill this one person, soon, 1 people will follow and annex the land without paying taxes. The central government can’t collect taxes and can’t do things. Seeing that internal and external troubles are powerless, there is no money to do things, and then the country collapses.

Why doesn't she understand such a simple truth?Or is it that she doesn't want to understand at all?Su Yuan, did I do something wrong?I killed one person to wake up more people, not to follow in their footsteps, and not to force me to kill more people.

I didn't kill people for personal reasons, I did it for the Wei country. Could it be that I killed Mi's son because I hated Mi's son?Yes, the Mi family has made great contributions, but is this the reason for the Mi family to annex land in Qingzhou and Xuzhou on a large scale?

They originally had more than [-] mu of land in Xuzhou, and they were already super rich. After the Xuzhou war ended, I thought of Mi's losses and contributions, and allocated a large piece of land to Mi's as compensation, to appease Mi Shi.

Before and after, the Mi family owned no less than [-] mu of land, but they still felt that it was not enough, and they wanted to merge it, and even more!Greed is not enough!How much land is enough?How much land do they want?How big are their appetites?

I am the emperor!I am not only their family, I am also the emperor!The father of thousands of people!They worked tirelessly to cultivate the land and pay me taxes, with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky, and they only did this one thing for the rest of their lives!Just for a full meal!

They just want to have a full meal, just want to have a little extra food, so that they can eat a little bit better during the holidays!Live like a human being!I can't even deny them such a small request!I can not!I can not! ! "

Guo Peng became more and more angry as he talked, and at the end he kept patting the table in front of him, roaring angrily, like an angry beast, which scared Su Yuan enough.

He knelt beside Guo Peng and shivered like a frightened rabbit.

After venting his anger, Guo Peng calmed down.

He leaned back in the chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Su Yuan, do you think I did something wrong? Did I do this wrong? I punished those who annexed the land. Am I wrong? Is it me?"

Su Yuan shuddered.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will never make mistakes."

Very politically correct answer, without the slightest question, no emperor would refute such an answer.

Guo Peng was silent when he heard this, and suddenly he raised his head and laughed loudly again.

"Hahahahahaha, that's right, I'm the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven doesn't make mistakes..."

Guo Peng suddenly covered his eyes with his hands, and his voice stopped abruptly.

The quietness in Nan's study was scary.

"Su Yuan, go to the cabinet to deliver an order to restore Mi Zhu's title of Marquis of Qu County, give him first-class treatment, and grant Luoyang [-] mu of land, so that the Mi family can live in Luoyang."

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Go!"

"According to the order!"

Su Yuan quickly ran out of the quiet and scary South Study Room.

After Su Yuan left, Guo Peng removed his palm, took out a towel and wiped his eyes, then threw the towel aside.

Why can't you let the tears flow when you look up...

It's all a lie.

If the person who said this dared to stand in front of someone Guo, someone Guo would immediately sentence him to castration.

Let him deceive the king!

Taking a deep breath, Guo Peng cleaned up his emotions and returned to work.

The emperor didn't have a lot of private time, and Guo Peng had even less, especially now that there were so many government affairs to be dealt with, he couldn't help but take more rest.

Lifting the pen, I was about to write to express my opinion on the things about the Grand Canal mentioned in a notebook, but my eyes were blurred again.

Guo Peng quickly leaned back.

The memorial is an important document of the country, so it must not be stained with water, otherwise it will not look good.

Chapter 1342 One thousand two hundred and fifty two father and father are both widows, so I am also a widow

On April 28, the tenth year of Yande, Mi Zhen, the emperor's concubine and nobleman, died at the age of 36.

The emperor was very sad.

In order to express his condolences to Mi Guiren and to demonstrate the merits of Mi Guiren's 20 years of service, the emperor pardoned the crimes of the Mi family.

Mi Zhu was restored to the first-class title of marquis, and he was given [-] acres of land. He was allowed to live in Luoyang, and his descendants were allowed to take the imperial examination to obtain their birth.

Then the emperor issued an edict again, allowing the noble family Mi to be buried with the etiquette second only to the queen, and the body was transported to the imperial mausoleum of Xushan in Langju for burial first.

In the eighth year of Yande, Guo Peng ordered to start repairing the mausoleum for himself to realize his long-cherished wish. After his death, he would not be buried in the Central Plains or in his hometown, but in Langjuxu Mountain, so as to flaunt his great martial arts and further satisfy him. The wish of Yongzhen Beijiang.

This move caused a lot of discussion among the ministers of the DPRK and China.

All the ministers objected one after another, feeling that the tomb of the founding emperor was too far away from the center of the empire, the road was long, maintenance was difficult, and the cost was huge. As a result, this would bring a heavy military, economic and political burden to future generations.

They hope that the emperor will consider for future generations and not do such a thing.

But Guo Peng resisted all opinions and insisted on it no matter what. He did not accept any objections or lobbying for economic accounts. He insisted on this.

So the imperial court passed the order to repair the royal tomb in Langjuxu Mountain.

The specific construction work was presided over by Xiahou Dun, the governor of Mozhou.

Now that the mausoleum has just completed one-third of the project, Mi Zhen has passed away and became the first person to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

On the day of Mi Zhen's funeral and leaving the palace, Guo Peng entrusted Empress Cao Lan to preside over it, but he did not go.

He still stayed in the south study and dealt with government affairs seriously, but there was no one else around him, and even Su Yuan was asked to wait outside the door and was not allowed to enter.

Everyone trembled and did not dare to speak too much, for fear of offending the emperor with words and being angered by the emperor, but felt that it was safer to wait outside.

At about noon, Su Yuan came in and asked Guo Peng if he wanted to pass on the meal. Guo Peng felt that he was not hungry and couldn't eat much, but he felt that it would be worse not to eat.

So Guo Peng asked Su Yuan to send an order to the imperial dining room to bring some stewed soup, and drink it as Cao Lan's stewed dessert, which is considered a meal.

Su Yuan ordered someone to do it.

Before the soup was delivered, Guo Jin came.

Guo Jin saw Su Yuan standing outside the door, and went up to ask Guo Peng's situation.

"Your Majesty only ate a bowl of porridge and some side dishes in the morning, and then he has been immersed in government affairs. Just now, the old slave asked His Majesty if he would like to eat something. His Majesty said that he is not hungry, just a bowl of soup. This old slave thinks it is not appropriate, Your Highness. , Your Majesty hasn't eaten properly for several days."

What Su Yuan said made Guo Jin a little worried.

After thinking about it, Guo Jin decided to go back and bring her eldest son, Guo Chengzhi, to Henan Yin's mansion before going to the South Study Room.

Cai Wan felt strange and asked him why.

"Father is depressed and needs someone to help him relieve it. Others can't do it, only Cheng Zhi can. My father loves Cheng Zhi the most on weekdays. With Cheng Zhi around, it should make my father feel better."

After speaking, Guo Jin took Guo Chengzhi to the palace and then to the South Study Room.

This time, Guo Jin had some confidence and asked Su Yuan to tell the imperial dining room to prepare dinner, fry a steak or something, and then brought his eight-year-old eldest son Guo Chengzhi into the South Study Room.

"Chengzhi, after entering the South Study Room, be sweet-mouthed. Elder Father loves you the most on weekdays. Now Elder Father is in a bad mood. You need to comfort Elder Father more, understand?"

Guo Chengzhi blinked and nodded.

"Understood, I will definitely ask my father to eat the steak."

"Yeah...not bad."

Guo Jin didn't expect her son to be quite discerning, so she smiled and expressed her expectation.

The father and son entered the South Study Room. Before Guo Jin could speak, Guo Chengzhi trotted forward.

"Father! Father, I'm here to see you, Father!"

Guo Peng was engrossed in handling government affairs, and the South Study Room attendant who usually served at the side was not there at this time, and he was alone.

Hearing the voice of the little grandson suddenly, Guo Peng raised his head and saw the little grandson running towards him, he immediately smiled.

"Chengzhi, why are you here? It's... Ah Jin, why did you bring Chengzhi? Everything is done?"

"It's all done, everything has been dealt with, the coffin has left, mother has done everything, father doesn't need to worry."

Guo Peng nodded, and was about to say something when he was interrupted by the little grandson.

"Father, are you unhappy?"

"Huh? No, the eldest father is not unhappy. Seeing Cheng Zhi, the eldest father becomes happy no matter how unhappy he is, hehehe."

Guo Peng looked dotingly at his little grandson sitting on his lap.

There is an old saying about the generation after generation of relatives. Guo originally thought it was groundless, but when it was his turn, he was undoubtedly caught in this wonderful cycle.

Without any scruples, Xiao Chengzhi reached out and grabbed Guo Peng's beard.

"Ouch... Chengzhi, what are you doing? Daddy is in pain."

"Elder Father lied, Elder Father is obviously unhappy."

"How could Daddy lie?"

"If you're not lying, why doesn't daddy eat well? Even I know that if you don't eat well, you will be very hungry and uncomfortable, and your head will be dizzy. You don't want to do anything, just think about eating!"

Xiao Chengzhi pulled Guo Peng's beard again, and Guo Peng let out an "ouch" and couldn't help laughing again.

"Okay, daddy eats, daddy eats, no matter what, daddy must eat this meal well, okay?"

"Agreed?"

"a man of his words!"

"It's almost there."

Only then did Xiao Chengzhi let go.

Guo Peng smiled and hugged Xiao Chengzhi in his arms for a while, then looked at the smiling Guo Jin.

"A Jin, you have a heart."

"That's what a son should do."

Guo Jin replied respectfully.

"You go back first, Henan Yin's business is always to be done, don't delay the business because of my business... Well, Cheng Zhi stays."

Guo Peng hugged the little grandson in his arms tightly.

Guo Jin blinked and wanted to say something, but she didn't say it.

"Yes, father, son will go back now."

Guo Jin responded, and then said: "Father, just now, Hou Mizhu of Qu County wanted to meet his father, and thank him personally, thank him for his forgiveness."

Guo Peng was teasing Xiao Chengzhi, he was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Guo Jin.

"Let him take care of himself. From now on, he will live in Luoyang honestly, manage the land, pay taxes on time, and stop worrying about things that bother me. It's enough. You don't need to come to see me, and you won't need it in the future."

"But... after all, he..."