At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

After all, the Mi family is rich and powerful, and the ice cubes are like not asking for money, just for Guo Peng's comfort.

Among the five women, Guo Peng chose the one he looked the most pleasing to accompany him, and did not ask them to accompany him for the remaining four.

Because Guo Peng thought of his subordinates who were suffering in the north at this moment.

Because of the bitter cold in Shanggu County, there are no attractive women. Guo Peng has always been obsessed with war and growth, and he doesn't even care about such things, let alone his subordinates?

Guo Peng felt a little sorry for letting them hold back, so he decided to buy some more attractive women to go to the north, and send a concubine to each of his core team to take care of their daily life.

It can't be just these four, people don't worry about being few, but about unevenness. Although there are indeed differences between close and distant subordinates, I have to act like a bowl of water, and I can't be too biased.

So Guo Peng spent a pleasant night.

On the second and third days, I also walked around the Mi's manor, and exchanged some things about the manor with Mi.

On the fourth day, Guo Peng decided to leave Xuzhou.

Before leaving Xuzhou, Guo Peng told Mi Zhu not to worry about him, and to go about his business as usual, and the two would meet in Shanggu County, Youzhou at that time.

Mi Zhu presented Guo Peng with a large number of gifts before his departure, and sent a 300-member guard to protect Guo Peng.

All of them are the kind of Kong Wu with big arms and round waists, who can fight at first glance. Mi Zhu confessed that they will work hard to make contributions with Guo Peng, and their families will take good care of them.

Not bad, Guo Peng is very satisfied.

As for the gifts presented by the Mi family, Guo Peng took a look, and it was obviously more and more precious than the Gu family. Obviously, financial resources are a factor, and the Mi family is really strong.

After leaving Xuzhou, Guo Peng's next destination is home.

Guo Peng feels very sad about Qiao County, which he regards as his hometown, which he has not returned to for several years. It feels really bad not to be able to return home.

Although he calls himself Yingchuan Guopeng to the outside world, it is Qiao County who really recognizes his hometown.

The closer I get to my hometown, the more I miss my hometown, thinking about the things I have experienced, the places I have been, the houses I have lived in, and the utensils I have used.

Then there is a feeling that things are right and people are wrong.

If you really want to count, Guo Dan and Guo Peng haven't seen each other for more than three years. Although the correspondence has never stopped, the meeting has really disappeared.

In late September, Guo Peng returned to his hometown Qiao County.

The last time he left Qiao County, Guo Peng was nothing but a bit of fame.

This time when he returned to Qiao County, Guo Peng was already the prefect of Shanggu, the general of Yangzhai Tinghou Hu Karasuma Zhonglang, a well-known celebrity and general.

So not surprisingly, Guo Peng saw Cao Cao and Cao Chun when he was still a long way from the county seat.

Cao Cao has been out of office for two years.

During his tenure as Prime Minister of Jinan, he made great efforts to rectify the local area, and offended the powerful local noble officials and their backers all over the place.

After being driven away this time, Cao Cao was a little disheartened, realizing that he could not punish those bastards with his own strength.

Faced with the suppression of the imperial court, he chose to abandon his official position and stay in his hometown to live in seclusion. He studied in spring and summer, hunted in autumn and winter, cultivated his sentiments, and lived such a life.

And Cao Chun is purely still growing.

Before and after the Yellow Turban War, all the brothers in the family were called by Guo Peng to march on the battlefield to fight. He was the only one left at home, which made him very tormented.

But there was no way, he couldn't hold back the elders in the family by himself, so they didn't want him to follow him to Luoyang.

Then he had no choice but to hear that his brothers followed Guo Peng to make great achievements on the battlefield, defeated powerful enemies many times, and gained great glory.

This time, he got a letter from Guo Peng, wanting to ask Cao Chun to go to the north to do great things together. Cao Chun was very happy, and immediately started to pack his luggage, counting the days looking forward to Guo Peng's return to take him out of the sea of ​​suffering.

Chapter 154 Si Guo Dan is unhappy

Seeing Cao Cao and Cao Chun greet him far away from the county town, Guo Peng was a little happy.

"Brother!!"

Cao Chun couldn't hold back his temper, and when he saw Guo Peng's carriage approaching from a long distance, he rode his horse to meet him, while Cao Cao was much calmer and followed slowly.

Cao Chun rushed to Guo Peng, who had dismounted from his horse and looked at him with a smile.

"Ah Chun, you have grown up."

Guo Peng patted Cao Chun on the shoulder: "It's time to do big things. Are you ready this time? I'm going to take you to northern Xinjiang to do something."

"I've been looking forward to my elder brother coming back and taking me away! This is great!"

Cao Chun was brimming with youthful vigor, which was in stark contrast to Cao Cao behind him.

"Brother."

Guo Peng came to Cao Cao and greeted Cao Cao. Cao Cao also looked at Guo Peng with a smile, put his hands on Guo Peng's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Zifeng, you really did a great job."

"It is also because of the help of many people that I can get to where I am today."

Guo Peng smiled: "Brother, why didn't you quit your job? You have already achieved two thousand shi. If you go further, you can work in the central government?"

"Zifeng, you understand me."

Cao Cao showed a little lonely look on his face: "I can't understand those people, no matter what, if I see them, I will definitely punish them.

But I couldn't do it, so I was transferred by the court. Everyone has a backer, and everyone has someone to support me. "

After finishing speaking, a smile appeared on Cao Cao's face again.

"Tell me what to do? How happy is it that our famous Mr. Guo has returned to his hometown? Hahahaha! Zifeng, what you have done in northern Xinjiang in the past few years is really enviable! I also I want to go to Northern Xinjiang to make contributions!"

Looking at Cao Cao's longing face, Guo Peng smiled and said, "Then why don't you go north with me?"

Cao Cao suddenly showed a dumbfounding expression.

"Although age is not a problem, I am also a person who has done two thousand stones. Could it be that you still want me to call you a public statement?"

Cao Cao poked Guo Peng's chest: "If you want me to call you Duke Ming, at least you have to be the governor of a state, and the officials have to be bigger than me, right? Now you are only two thousand stones, so it's hard to think about it I?"

Guo Peng laughed out loud.

"Then if I become the governor of the state, will the eldest brother accept my call?"

"Bastard is your sweet dream!"

Cao Cao was so annoyed that he pulled Guo Peng and wanted to share a horse with him back home, just like when he was a child.

"Brother, I'm so old and you still want me to share a horse with you? Are you kidding me!"

"No matter how old you are, you are not as old as me! I will always be ten years older than you!"

"It can't fit on a horse!"

"Don't worry, my horse is a good horse from Northern Xinjiang, no worse than your horse!"

"Brother don't!"

"Come here for me!"

Cao Cao pulled hard, and Cao Chun coaxed from the sidelines, which stunned Guo Peng's subordinates.

After all, Guo Peng was not pulled onto a horse by Cao Cao, because the size of the two of them was a bit difficult for a horse.

After joking around for a while, Cao Cao, Cao Chun and Guo Peng walked all the way to the county seat of Qiao County. When they arrived outside the county seat, Guo Peng saw a grand welcome ceremony.

Reputable families and elderly people in Qiao County all came out to welcome Guo Peng's glorious return home, while Guo Peng's father, Guo Dan, stood at the front, watching Guo Peng coming from a distance with great anticipation.

Guo Peng dismounted from his horse and walked up to Guo Dan on foot. His eyes were red and he knelt down in front of Guo Dan.

"My son is not filial. I can't go home to see and serve my father for several years. My son is not filial!"

Guo Dan immediately helped Guo Peng up.

"Fighting for the country, resisting foreign humiliation and quelling disasters for the country, this is the correct approach, why is it unfilial?"

Guo Dan looked at the eldest son who was already a head taller than himself with great satisfaction, and kept nodding, with tears in his eyes.

This is showing the truth, I haven't seen you for several years, my heart is full of longing, how can I care about other things?

The folks in Qiao County extended their sincere greetings to Guo Peng who returned home with honor. Guo Peng also met some very old and respected old people and saluted them, expressing that he had never forgotten his elders.

After tossing for a while, Guo Peng returned home with Guo Dan, and Cao Cao and Cao Chun also followed.

Guo Dan was very happy to throw a big banquet in the mansion, entertaining his elders and friends, and called all the people present, including his subordinates, but Guo Peng looked around, but he didn't see Mrs. Yang and his Younger brother Guo Yang.

"Don't mention that unfilial son! If he learns a little bit from you, I will be satisfied!"

Guo Peng mentioned it a little bit, and Guo Dan's face immediately became ugly.

It turned out that Guo Dan was busy with government affairs after he was promoted to the prime minister, and he didn't have much time to take care of family affairs. The same was true for Guo Yang. Guo Yang relied on his father's authority to run rampant in the county.

The county magistrate was frightened by the power of the Guo family and did not dare to control it, but in the end, people were killed.

A frail man was beaten to death by Guo Yang. Guo Dan was very annoyed when he found out, but he had to secretly wipe his ass to solve the problem, so he grounded him. Guo Yang is still in the ground.

Yang Shi had a big fight with Guo Dan because of this matter, Guo Dan was so annoyed that he also grounded Yang Shi.

Guo Yang became a stain on Guo's single body. At such an important moment, he decided not to let this stain come out and cause trouble, so that his face would be dishonored.

Guo Peng didn't say anything after learning about it.

Today is a happy gathering, everyone should be happy and happy. Guo Dan introduced to Guo Peng the officials under his command, some young gentry children who were summoned from the Yingchuan gentry's home.

Under Guo Dan's guidance, Guo Peng met Guo Tu, a scholar of the same family. Guo Tu served as the master book under Guo Dan's command and assisted Guo Dan in handling county affairs.

I also got to know Du Xi and Xin Ping from Yingchuan, who were both called as subordinate officials by Guo Shanpi.

I also met Xu Chu, who was born in the same county as a powerful man. Xu Chu was appointed by Guo Dan as a thief Cao, in charge of military affairs, and was also responsible for protecting Guo Dan's safety. Guo Dan trusted him very much.

Guo Dan's subordinates really have no shortage of administrative talents.

After repairing the relationship with the Guo family, coupled with his great reputation outside, Guo Dan's reputation has also grown. Most of the second- and third-rate nobles who were recruited by him happily went there.

Everyone at the banquet was naturally very happy, but Guo Dan seemed a little unhappy. Guo Peng didn't ask any questions during the banquet, and drank and had fun with everyone, dancing and singing.

After the banquet, everyone returned home with all their heart's content. The drunken ones couldn't even walk steadily. Cao Cao was like this.

Guo Peng took Guo Dan's place to bid farewell to friends and distinguished guests, then closed the door of the house and returned to the main hall.

"Father seems a little unhappy today? Is it because of the mother and Ayang?"

"So what can they do? Isn't that what it is? What makes you unhappy for your father is because of others."

Guo Dan was very dissatisfied and explained the reason for his unhappiness.

It turned out that the reason why Guo Dan was unhappy was that Zaozhi, an official from Yingchuan who he also summoned, was unwilling to come to the banquet.

Even though he sent the invitation but didn't come to the banquet, it was obvious that he didn't give him face.

Guo Dan valued face very much, especially after Guo Peng became famous, Guo Dan valued his own face even more.

Zaoyi is also a well-known person. After accepting Guo Dan's invitation, Guo Dan has always respected him. As a result, Zaoyi did not attend such a special banquet, and Guo Dan was very angry.

The name Guo Peng also sounded familiar.

It's not particularly impressive, but it always feels a little familiar.

"Why doesn't this person come? Is there a misunderstanding with my father?"

Guo Peng poured Guo Dan a glass of water, telling him not to be so angry.

Chapter 155 Three Visits to Zaozhi (revision)

150 five visit Zaozhi

After hearing Guo Peng's words, Guo Dan put on a sullen expression.

"What misunderstanding? He wrote to me every day asking me to farm in Peiguo and take in refugees, saying that this is a good way to prevent repeated attacks by bandit soldiers."

Guo Dan said: "Xiaoyi, you don't know. In the past few years, the south of Peiguo has been attacked by bandits several times, and several times were quite dangerous. Thanks to Zhongkang who stepped forward and led the people to repel these attacks." Thieves, so I summoned Zhongkang, so those bandits dared not invade.

As a result, Zaozhi told me that bandits and soldiers all come from refugees, as long as the refugees are sheltered in the farmland, so that the refugees have land to cultivate and food to eat, the trouble of robbers and bandits will naturally disappear. , will only cause unnecessary casualties. "

"Turning the fields...he's right, father, what's wrong with this? Refugees become refugees only when they don't have land to settle down, and they may become bandits. If they all have land to cultivate, naturally there will be no banditry."

Guo Peng felt very surprised, so he asked Guo Dan why.