At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

One was stronger than the other, and one was harder to deal with than the other. After finally overthrowing one, the other stood up again, grinning and clawing at them.

I always feel that they always have to face endless enemies, and there is no day when they can relax and win.

He even overturned the car if he was not careful, and lost the dominance of the empire from then on, becoming a lame emperor who could not control the actual power.

The degeneration of the emperor from the real power to the emperor who took the blame, and even became the rubber stamp of his courtiers, this is not the situation Guo Jin wants to see.

"Father, did you know all this from the beginning?"

Guo Jin suddenly remembered the words and things that Guo Peng had said to him.

Guo Peng had warned him very early on that no matter what his background was, as long as he became an official, he would be different immediately.

This is human nature and will not be changed by birth.

And his biggest enemy is not the gentry bureaucrats, but the imperial examination bureaucrats who rose after the gentry bureaucrats were suppressed.

At that time, he felt that all this was quite illusory, and he didn't need to care about it.

But when the facts described by Guo Peng really appeared in front of his eyes, he realized that his father might have expected this day.

Guo Peng did not deny it.

"Yes, my father has predicted this day from the very beginning, from the day my father decided to bury the nobles."

"That……"

"I have no retreat, no choice, A Jin, and you have no retreat, no choice either."

Guo Peng stared at Guo Jin seriously: "If you don't rely on them, you won't be able to defeat or replace the scholars. The scholars will monopolize everything, and our fate will not be better than that of the former Han, or even worse.

Once the imperial examination bureaucrats become the mainstream, once they become bigger, they can actually do the same things as the scholars, but the process will be relatively long and not as fast as the scholars. "

"Then why did father..."

"Because the imperial examination bureaucracy is more inclusive, it can admit more people, it will not exclude outsiders by blood, it can maintain stability for a longer period of time, and it can change the fate of more people. Relatively speaking, it is more fair. That's all."

Guo Peng knew what Guo Jin was going to ask, so he answered him in advance.

Guo Jin pursed her lips, feeling that Guo Peng really knew everything.

"But the imperial examination will bring about the same harm as the scholars, won't it?"

"Of course it is, but this is not the problem of the imperial examination itself. The imperial examination is just a selection system, and it will not cause corruption, corruption, and corruption. It is human nature. The world is full of profit, and the world is bustling. It is human nature to drive for profit, so what does it have to do with imperial examinations?"

Guo Peng shook his head: "Abolish the imperial examination for my father, and choose the imperial examination, because the imperial examination does not look at the background or blood, even the lowest peasant family, Li Shu, can one day wear an official uniform and stand in front of the emperor. This is the imperial examination. The greatest work.

Compared with such achievements, some problems in the imperial examination itself are nothing worth mentioning. The so-called corruption problem is human nature and cannot be solved by changing the imperial examination. For us father and son, insisting on the imperial examination is the only one. road. "

Guo Peng patted Guo Jin on the shoulder.

"I want to be emperor, I want great power, and I want comfort, without danger. If there is such a good thing in the world, you should be the first to do it for your father. It's not your turn at all."

Guo Jin laughed at herself when she heard the words, feeling ashamed of her inappropriate thoughts.

"The son has let the father down."

"You have not let me down, I have full confidence in you."

Guo Peng nodded with a smile and said: "I have completed the development and continued to consolidate the foundation of the empire. Your task is to build on my foundation and continue to consolidate the foundation.

You have to digest all the land that I have conquered and have not had time to digest, and continue to implement the policies I have set. As long as you do all this, you will be a successful emperor. "

Chapter 1420. One thousand 330 This is the best ending that Father can think of for you

Guo Peng's words are always very flavorful.

This taste is not sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, but a complex existence produced by the intertwining of various life flavors.

At first, Guo Jin could only taste sweet and sour, but later he tasted salty and spicy. Only now can he taste a trace of real misery.

He began to feel what Guo Peng was after and everything he had to experience.

It's all bitter.

"It is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to defend the country. My son understands."

"It's good that you understand, don't think that the emperor right now is the most worthy of admiration, and none of the emperors who can secure the throne is a loser. Governing a country is more difficult than creating a country.

Human intelligence is always limited, and it is impossible to do many things well at the same time. Some emperors are good at governing the country, and some emperors are good at fighting. "

Guo Peng held Guo Jin's hand.

Guo Jin nodded silently.

"The son will do his best to stabilize the country, and will never let his father's hard work go to waste."

"now it's right."

Guo Peng stood up and looked at the world map hanging behind him: "A Jin, there is something, I think it's time for my father to talk to you."

"Father, please speak."

Guo Jin also looked at the wonderful world map that he couldn't believe it was real.

"When your father abdicates and you become the emperor, how do you plan to arrange your brothers?"

Guo Peng spoke slowly.

Guo Jin blinked, and looked at Guo Peng who was looking at the world map in surprise.

"Son...Of course he will treat them kindly."

"Treat me well? What kind of treatment law? To be appointed as an official? To be crowned as a king? Externally? Internally? Or some other means?"

Guo Peng turned his head and looked at Guo Jin.

Guo Jin was silent for a while, and suddenly realized that this was a formal, rigorous and important conversation.

It may be related to whether he can successfully inherit Guo Peng's position, and whether he can become emperor in the future.

It must be taken seriously and there must be no slack.

So he pursed his lips and said, "My son thinks that you can't crown all brothers as kings, let alone externalize them at will."

"why?"

"Above the king is the emperor, and they are crowned kings. If they are satisfied with this, it's okay. If they are not satisfied, or some of their cronies are not satisfied, they may use the political disputes at any time to seek further possibilities for them. This possibility is unacceptable to my son."

Guo Jin took a deep breath, and said frankly: "The most can be conferred as a public, it is absolutely impossible to be conferred as a king, and official positions and the like cannot be given to officials with real power. view."

"You care about this kind of thing very much, so you think about it in advance and plan ahead?"

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin with a half-smile.

"Father canonized his son as the crown prince, so the son naturally treats himself as a prince. In the future, when he ascends the throne as emperor, the first thing to do is to consolidate his power. It is absolutely impossible for any uncontrollable forces to exist to hinder his son's centralization of power.

There are no two suns in the sky, and no two masters in the earth. If a country has two or more voices, it will inevitably be in chaos, and even wars will break out because of this. After all, it is the people of Li who suffer and suffer, so the son thinks it is impossible. "

Guo Jin said so.

"it is good."

Guo Peng nodded: "This looks like an emperor. Remember, there is only one piece of imperial power and it cannot be divided. Even if the other party is your direct brother, you can't let go."

"My son understands."

Guo Jin nodded.

"But if it's just that, I'm afraid it's not enough insurance. Your brothers are always there. They are born with the right to inherit the throne. They are born to be your competitors. Even if your position is stable, when you want to inherit the throne, so what?" Guarantee that there will be no problems?"

Guo Peng raised new questions.

Guo Jin frowned.

"Father, this kind of thing is too illusory. It is difficult to come up with a correct answer when thinking about things decades later, and my son can't think of such a far place."

"But you have to think about it, and you have to be clear that your status may be threatened at any time. This threat exists. All of your brothers are well-educated, and they are not incompetent and mediocre.

They have all received civil and military education. What they lack is not knowledge, but experience. With a little experience, they can at least be qualified for the position of two thousand shi. Your second brother has political experience and has already entered politics. He is a threat to you. "

Guo Peng stared at Guo Jin closely.

Guo Jin didn't expect Guo Peng to speak so nakedly in front of him.

For a while, he was not sure what the purpose of Guo Peng's words was.

Is it a test?

To test whether his mind as an elder brother and emperor can bear the responsibility to his brothers?

Or do you stand in his position and consider him from the bottom of your heart?

Can a father really do this?

His brothers are also father's sons.

"There is only one throne, and my son will not allow this to happen."

Guo Jin hesitated for a moment before giving his own answer.

He felt that the most important thing at any time was the throne and power, the two were indispensable, and then the others.

For brotherhood or something, you can sit in the back row.

"Will you use all means to secure your position?"

"..."

Guo Jin was a little nervous, he didn't even dare to look Guo Peng directly in the eyes: "If necessary, for the stability of the country."

He didn't finish his sentence, and he didn't dare to finish.

Guo Peng was silent for a while.

Then he sighed deeply.

"Ah Jin, as the emperor, I am very glad to see that the prince I have chosen is so enlightened. This is a very good thing. It proves that you are already mentally prepared to be an emperor. You will not panic, you will be very happy." Quickly sit firmly on the throne and start ruling.

But as a father, as a father, I don’t want to see you have such an awareness. They say that the Tian family has no family affection. Indeed, this kind of affection should not exist in the Tian family, but the Tian family also exists. As a father, I don’t want to see you Brothers killed each other because of the throne. "

Guo Jin thought for a moment, then knelt down on the ground.

"Father, son promises that no matter what the circumstances, brothers will never kill each other."

"In other words, is your last resort, house arrest until death?"

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jin who was kneeling on the ground.

Guo Jin did not speak, and acquiesced.

"You can do this, you are a good brother."

Guo Peng sighed and helped Guo Jin up: "There are many things in the world that have no answers, or no one can find the answers. When we decided to make you the prince, I and your mother considered such things.

This day will come after all, you will be the emperor after all, and one day you will go to Langjuxu Mountain with your mother as your father. Father feels this way. "

"Father means..."

"Don't worry, being a father knows the importance of power better than anyone else, and will never leave you hidden dangers."

Guo Peng smiled, patted Guo Jin on the back, and pointed to the world map: "Look, this is the solution to this problem that Weifu found for you that no one has tried before."

Guo Jin's head was full of question marks.

"Father?"

"Can't you understand? This huge world is big enough for you brothers."

Guo Peng said: "Do you remember the extreme wall of the empire that my father told you about?"

"remember."

"As long as the countries of your brothers are more than three months away from each other, it is impossible for you to have conflicts and confrontations, and no one can threaten anyone, because government orders cannot be transmitted smoothly, and problems will definitely occur.

Starting from Luoyang, the places three months away are the fiefdoms of your brothers. If they are sealed in those places, your brothers can live in peace with you. "

"........."

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng, then at the world map, really stupid.

"what?"