At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Hahahahaha! What a Guo Fengxiao, what a Guo Fengxiao!"

Guo Peng was very happy to comment on Guo Jia's memorial and wrote a reading.

Then he ordered that the memorandum be sent to the staff desk through the cabinet, so that everyone on the staff desk would know, and the heads of the third division were called together to discuss whether they should follow Guo Jia's suggestion to deal with Le Jin severely.

After all, this matter involved the general of the army, so Guo Peng said that he would [treat it with caution].

As for how to be cautious, that is the joint trial of the three divisions.

So the contents of this memorial were quickly known by the cabinet and the people in the staff desk.

The third division was called for a meeting, and the staff desk also joined the meeting as a related party.

And the officials in Shangshutai who had nothing to do with this matter soon knew the ins and outs of this matter.

No one expected that such a thing would happen now that the anti-corruption storm is intensifying.

How could such a general do such a thing.

It's a strange thing that happens every year, especially this year.

Chapter 1417 One thousand 320 seven is really generous!So generous!

Many people care about Le Jin's affairs on the surface, but don't care in their hearts.

Because it really doesn't have much to do with them.

The accident of the army general has nothing to do with the imperial court. You don't interfere with me, and I don't interfere with you. We live in peace.

So irrelevant people are talking about this matter as a joke after dinner.

The relevant people discussed this matter in front of Guo Peng.

Cheng Yu insisted on severely punishing Le Jin.

"Severe punishment is necessary! Not severe punishment is not enough to deter the generals!"

Cheng Yu's tone was very stern: "Generals should pay attention to their sense of propriety when they are outside, and those who command troops and conquer wars should pay more attention to this point. They have no sense of propriety at all, and they wrote letters to contact the emperor's close ministers without authorization. What does he want to do? Rebellion?"

Cheng Yu's opinion was the same as Guo Jia's reaction before, they were very angry.

The censor Guo Hong thought for a while and stood up to refute.

"General Le Jin of Zhennan followed His Majesty very early and made great contributions. He has a lot of prestige in the army, and now that the situation in Yunzhou has just stabilized, it is time for the general and the army to sit in charge. I'm afraid it's not a good idea to transfer the senior general back to the capital."

It is also a very safe opinion for Guo Hong to consider the gains and losses of doing so from a practical point of view.

Guo Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, agreed with Guo Hong's opinion.

"The situation in Yunzhou needs to be stabilized. Zhennan General Le Jin has been in Yunzhou for a long time, and he knows the situation in Yunzhou best. Taking his position at this time will not only be detrimental to the situation in Yunzhou, but may also shake the morale of the Yunzhou army. .”

Guo Yi's opinion is also very safe and realistic, and it has to be considered.

However, Cheng Yu still insisted on his opinion.

"This is not a military issue. This is because Le Jin has violated a taboo. He has violated the way of being a courtier! The general who commanded the army privately contacted the emperor's courtiers. If he is not severely punished, everyone will follow suit. The general and his courtiers communicate in private. How come?

Your Majesty builds a country and governs the army. Regulations are the first priority. Military generals are not allowed to interfere with the government affairs of the court, and important officials of the court are not allowed to dictate military affairs.

After such a thing happens, if severe punishment is not imposed, it will become common practice in the future for military generals to have private contacts with important officials of the court. You will have me in you, and you will have you in me. Wouldn’t the regulations made by His Majesty be completely abolished? "

Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia who lowered his head and said nothing, and Xi Zhong and Xun You who were frowning.

"Although the situation in Yunzhou is very important, and although Le Jin is the person in charge of the war in Yunzhou and has a high prestige, the more this is the case, the more we cannot make an exception and set a precedent! Otherwise, everyone will be like this in the future, and the country will not be a country! "

Cheng Yu faced Guo Peng and held up the wat board: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and we must not take it lightly. We must let the generals understand that those who lead troops outside are not allowed to have secret relationships with close officials! I suggest that Le Jin be dismissed from his post." Sent to prison and punished severely!"

Guo Peng sat at the top, thought for a while, and then looked at the other two of the Big Three on the staff desk.

"Zhicai, Gongda, what do you think of this matter?"

When the emperor asked questions, the courtiers of course had to answer.

Xi Zhong stood up and walked across to Guo Peng.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter... the situation in Yunzhou should be considered first, and then punished. Punishment is necessary, and the situation in Yunzhou has to be paid attention to.

Otherwise, several years of efforts may be in vain. Once the situation in Yunzhou deteriorates, it will be a disaster. At that time, the imperial court will spend money and food to deal with the aftermath. Your Majesty will have to investigate. "

Xun You looked at Cheng Yu, hesitated a little, and walked slowly to Xi Zhong's side.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Le Jin should be severely punished first, and people should not think that because of the situation, His Majesty cannot severely punish relevant officials and generals. Wouldn't this be a waste of money?"

Xi Zhong was taken aback when he heard the words, and turned his head slightly to look at Xun You.

Xun You looked calm, and there was nothing wrong.

Xi Zhong turned his head and didn't speak, but his complexion was not good, obviously quite dissatisfied with Xun You's opinion.

Guo Peng looked at Xi Zhong and then at Xun You, expressionless.

"I almost understand your opinions. You are right. The situation in Yunzhou is very important. Le Jin is the hero who pacified Jingzhou, Yizhou and Yunzhou. He is familiar with geography, the local environment and the local people. An important figure in stabilizing Yunzhou."

After Guo Peng said this, the officials who had known Guo Peng very well for more than ten years had almost understood what the emperor meant.

"But, who told you that if you leave Lejin Yunzhou, you won't be able to settle down?"

Sure enough, when the emperor changed the subject, his tone changed.

The ministers were stunned.

"The pacification of Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Yunzhou is the result of the concerted efforts of the people of the whole country, the dedication of the soldiers, the logistics, and the payment of taxes by the common people to fill the granary! When did it become the credit of Le Jin alone? Le Jin alone Can one single-handedly quell the millions of barbarians in Yunzhou?"

Guo Peng cast his unkind eyes on Guo Hong, the elder Guo Hong was frightened and his heart beat faster.

"If there are no ordinary people who cultivate the land and pay taxes to fill the granary, where can I get food to raise and train soldiers? Without food to raise and train soldiers, where can I get an elite army? Without my Wei Jingrui army, where will I be invincible?

Ask Le Jin to lead a group of soldiers who can't even hold a bow or use a weapon, and Le Jin will be able to win the battle?If he doesn't give him food, and doesn't desperately transfer food to protect his logistics, can he win the battle?I don't trust him, if I don't give him such military power and status, can he win the battle? "

Guo Peng yelled angrily and slapped the table, his face full of anger.

The officials were shocked, and they all knelt down and confessed their mistakes to Guo Peng.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Guo Peng took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"Since ancient times, the times have created heroes. If there is no time, where do heroes come from! I can become an emperor, you can become high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and Yue Jin can win battles and become generals. Is it because of great luck!

Even if I don't dare to pocket all the merits of the founding of the country, how dare you give all the merits of the pacification of the three states to Le Jin?What a generosity!So generous!Tens of millions of lives and deaths are all forgotten!

During the 20-year National War, I don’t know how many soldiers died on the battlefield. They have no names and no deeds. You just think that they don’t exist at all, right? "

Guo Peng's tone was very serious, and the officials were trembling, no one dared to speak, no one dared to stand up.

Guo Peng stood up, walked to the ministers, and walked around them.

"My Wei is a whole, a rather huge whole. In this whole, many people are doing what they should do. Everyone is very important, and he, Le Jin, is not the only one who is the most important.

To pacify the battle of Yunzhou, all the generals worked together, the soldiers fought bravely, and the logistics auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands kept transferring military supplies on the difficult and dangerous roads of Yunzhou to ensure the use of the front line. Officials along the way tried their best to ensure manpower and material resources. There is a big victory in Yunzhou.

If the people don't work hard to cultivate the land, where will the military supplies come from?Logistics does not require life to transfer military supplies, where do soldiers come from to feed their families?Soldiers can't feed their lives, how can they win in battle?Is all this just because Le Jin is the commander in chief? "

After Guo Peng finished speaking, he walked back to his throne and sat down again: "You all get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

A group of ministers stood up tremblingly.

"Le Jin is indeed very important. I don't know about this kind of thing. I have seen such things, too many, but it is biased to put all the credit on him alone. I don't think so. Can not agree.

He is not unique and cannot be replaced, nor is he the only supporter of Yunzhou's overall situation. In my opinion, this matter should be severely punished, let alone other things, otherwise this case will inevitably be a disaster for future generations!

Zhongde, you send someone to take the lead, hold my tiger talisman, mobilize a hundred forbidden troops, go south to Yunzhou, and bring Le Jin back for trial. mistaken. "

Guo Peng set the tone for this matter.

He took down the military power of one of the five tiger generals lightly, and wanted to bring him back to the capital for trial, and dispatched the imperial army to show that this was the emperor's attitude.

If Le Jin had a bit of wisdom, he would have accepted the verdict honestly instead of resisting it with any reason.

Later, Guo Peng wanted to reward Guo Jia again.

"Le Jin is ignorant, and the courtiers have to be ignorant. He is a general who committed such a taboo. He is very stupid. But Feng Xiao, you have done a good job. From now on, come to the South Study Room to listen to it and make a good schedule."

Guo Peng gave Guo Jia the qualification to go to the South Study Room, which Guo Jia and everyone present did not expect.

The Nanshufang institution was established not long ago, and it cannot even be regarded as a formal institution, because there is no administrative office, no dedicated staff, and no establishment.

It can only be regarded as a temporary office where the emperor himself is on call.

Members come from the entire court organization, no matter what department they are from, as long as they are favored by the emperor, they can be allowed to enter the South Study Room, become a servant of the South Study Room, and study with the emperor.

Even once he has done meritorious service, his own promotion or not is still within the original bureaucratic system, and there is no promotion system that belongs to Nanshufang alone.

But everyone knows that on the surface, this status as a servant is just to accompany the emperor to study, but how much time can the emperor spend studying?

Guo Peng is too busy to review the playbooks every day, how can he have time to read?

Basically, the emperor was dealing with government affairs and had no time to study at all. The attendant was not by his side to help the emperor study, but to assist the emperor in handling government affairs.

Assist the emperor in handling government affairs by the emperor's side, follow the emperor's command to do things directly, get in touch with the emperor at close range, get along with the emperor intimately, and cooperate closely...

No matter how you look at it, this is not the treatment that a temporary department without a establishment should receive.

Now that Guo Jia joins in, it only further verifies everyone's views.

This department is very important!

Chapter 1418 One thousand three hundred and twenty

During this period of time, many people have noticed that in addition to the traditional cabinet members, there are also a group of unfamiliar faces among the people who conveyed the emperor's decree to the Shangshutai office.

They have a common name, named Nanshufang Shidu.

They are the closest group of courtiers of the emperor. They can go in and out of the South Study Room, handle government affairs with the emperor, accompany the emperor day and night, and help the emperor with his affairs at all times.

Very close, just like the cabinet back then.

Some people with strong political sensitivity have realized that the emperor may have ulterior motives in setting up the South Study Room and the South Study Room attendant reading group.

And the rest of the people are simply envious that these people can get along with the emperor day and night, and they are more likely to be appreciated by the emperor.

In the past, in the former Han Dynasty, the servant of the emperor was a very popular position.

In terms of power, sometimes it is not always true. In principle, the position of a servant is the emperor's exclusive coachman who drives the emperor.

But because he is close to the emperor and able to communicate with the emperor, he is the emperor's eyes, ears and minions, so in the true sense, his hands and eyes are open to the sky, and it is very worthwhile for the officials to curry favor and make friends.

Now, the eunuchs are far away in Liangzhou to herd horses, and they don't often return to Luoyang. Apart from the group of dead eunuchs, the closest courtiers to the emperor are of course the group of servants in the South Study Room.

But before that, none of the people who got the post of attendant in the South Study Room was a bigwig of the imperial court. Guo Jia was the first bigwig of the court to get this position.

Selling Le Jin in exchange for such a position?

It looks like this position is full of gold.

The officials speculated silently, feeling that they also had to seek similar positions to get closer to the emperor, otherwise they might miss some important historical situations.

Guo Jia was also stunned, and began to rethink the meaning and value of the position of the South Study Attendant. He felt that all this seemed different.

Le Jin was sold in exchange for Nanshufang shidu instead of other powerful positions. This only proves that in the eyes of the emperor, Nanshufang shidu is more meaningful than those positions of real power.

Reminiscent of the original cabinet and the current cabinet, Guo Jia seems to have some insights.

The punishment for Le Jin was quickly distributed to the administrative department and notified to the central court, so that everyone knew how Le Jin would be dealt with if he made a mistake.

Cheng Yu sent people to lead a hundred forbidden troops to Yunzhou to arrest Le Jin, and brought him back to the capital for questioning. The war in Yunzhou was handed over to Li Gan, a veteran who had followed Guo Peng for many years like Le Jin, to preside over it.

Le Jin fell from the peak to the bottom all at once.

However, because Guo Jia took the initiative to [report] Le Jin's violations to the emperor, he was appreciated by the emperor and became a student in the South Study Room, getting closer to the emperor.

This situation is very interesting.

Many people did not expect things to develop like this.