At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

As long as he is behind the scenes to support Cheng Yu, bear all the infamy, and then wait for the end of his life.

Thinking about it this way, it might be a wonderful life.

With such a mood, Guo Peng was able to show a little joy when eating, which was firmly captured by Cao Lan.

"Is it because you are about to abdicate and become the Supreme Emperor, so you are so happy?"

"Have it?"

Guo Peng gulped down the rice and looked at Cao Lan with a smile.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since you ate so deliciously. It's so delicious. It feels like you're back in your 30s. Before you became the emperor, you ate so deliciously."

Cao Lan smiled and reached out to pick up vegetables for Guo Peng.

Guo Peng ate a few more mouthfuls, stuffed his mouth full, chewed hard and swallowed, took a breath, took a sip of soup, and then laughed out loud.

"Indeed, I haven't felt so hungry for a long time. I used to rush to eat in order to save time. I was thinking about things while eating, or discussing things with the ministers. I can just enjoy the food as I am now. That's it for a year. Just a few days."

Guo Peng stuffed another piece of roast meat into his mouth, and chewed it beautifully.

"Are you not worried about government affairs?"

"Leave it to Ah Jin and Nan's study attendant. He will be the emperor soon. Now it's a matter of course to take over the government affairs. If he can't hold on for a while, what kind of emperor is he?" Let’s go overseas to conquer the world.”

Guo Peng said with a smile: "In my opinion, going overseas to conquer the world is far easier than being the emperor of Wei. Being the emperor of Wei has too many things to worry about. Conquering the world overseas is just conquering the world. "

"Maybe so?"

Cao Lan was not sure, she thought about it, and felt that during the war, Guo Peng did eat more, smiled more, and had more free time than after becoming emperor.

Therefore, she felt that being an emperor was indeed more male than conquering the world, so Guo Jin, who had been educated by an emperor since childhood, was the most suitable heir.

The rest of the children will really go to sea.

"Peng Lang, are you really at ease sending the children out to work in such a distant place?"

"Why don't you worry?"

Guo Peng immediately grabbed a chicken leg and began to bite it fiercely: "When I was fighting the world, I also tied my head to the waistband of my trousers and charged into battle under the rain of arrows. I was injured several times because of this. can't you?

Moreover, the enemies they faced were far weaker than the ones I faced, and the army and armaments I gave them were much stronger than I was at the time. If they could not lay a foundation, then they would really be ashamed of me for so many years hard education. "

The elite education that Guo's children have received since childhood is very strict, and there is no shortage of culture and martial arts.

Before entering Taixue at the age of 16, they had already laid a very solid foundation in civil and military affairs. After entering Taixue, they also consciously strengthened practical education.

Every year during Taixue’s vacation, one month is used to farm the fields to experience the hardships of people’s livelihood, and one month is used to enter the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall to receive intensive physical training.

Guo Peng didn't care much about them, but he never lagged behind in education. If he couldn't cultivate a well-behaved talent, it could only be said to be their own problem.

If such excellent educational resources are poured on them, if they still cannot become talents, it is not a problem of educational resources.

Cao Lan is also well aware of this, knowing that Guo Peng has put a lot of effort into the education of Guo's children, providing them with very superior educational resources and strict supervision.

They just lack practical experience right now, and they don't lack relevant knowledge reserves. Going to sea to fight is to give them the opportunity to practice and combine what they have learned to complete the sublimation.

On overseas battlefields, I will integrate what I have learned, walk on the path that Guo Peng once walked, and grasp everything in my hands.

Then he will achieve his own great cause. In the future, there may be several versions of Guo Peng overseas, expanding the Wei Empire's overseas enfeoffment business to an unimaginable level.

Staying in Wei State, they will not have such an opportunity.

Staying in the state of Wei, they can only be birds in cages and cannot fly high. The qualification to fly high belongs to Guo Jin, not theirs.

Guo Peng understood this point, but Cao Lan might not understand it.

It's just her loving mother's heart that made her unable to face it calmly.

"I'm just worried that something bad will happen to them. At that time, won't all your efforts be in vain? Overseas is so dangerous, there are storms at sea, and local aborigines, let the children fight with their lives..."

Guo Peng shook his head, ate up a bowl of rice in two or three bites, and asked the maid to add more rice.

"There is no such thing as risk-free. This is very difficult. I have already prepared myself mentally. Sending them out to let them stand on their own is the last gift I can give them as the emperor and father. They cannot stay in Wei. .”

Cao Lan froze for a moment.

"Can't you stay in Wei State?"

"Well, I can't. I have to go out. It's good for me, Wei Guo, A Jin, and themselves."

"Where is Arjun?"

Cao Lan asked about his youngest son, Guo Qiong.

The second son, Guo Jun, has already left, and only her 21-year-old youngest son, Guo Qiong, is left beside her.

"I have to go, I have to go, the farther the better."

Cao Lan was very sad when he heard the words.

"I only have three sons. If we are far away, I am afraid that we will never see each other again in this life, and we may even lose our lives outside. In the vast sea, they will be buried in the belly of a fish. Is this what you want to see?"

"Being buried in the sea is better than being buried in..."

Guo Peng opened his mouth to say something, but he still didn't say it.

After being silent for a while, Guo Peng reached out and took her hand: "Being my son, it's hard to have a better ending than this, don't worry, Ah Jin will be with you, and I will be with you too. "

Cao Lan was sad for a long time, and nodded helplessly.

She will not object to Guo Peng's decision.

"The children will eventually leave when they grow up. Even if they don't go overseas, they will go to other places. Now that they are gone, they will be easy to get along with in the future. In short, there will be no troubles that we don't want to see."

Guo Peng mentioned it vaguely, and Cao Lan realized something instantly.

"Ajin, he..."

"Knowing son is better than father, I know him best, but it's okay for me to be alive, he will not do excessive things for my face, but if I die, it's hard to say, Alan, Ajin is no longer alone. It's your son, he's the emperor."

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

"He was taught by me. An excellent emperor, he will do what I do."

Guo Peng knows his son very well.

December 13th, [-] in Yande was not only a day to welcome the new year, but also a big day for the handover of the throne politically.

This day is not only a day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, but also a day to bid farewell to the old emperor and welcome the new emperor politically.

However, a few days before this day, there was still a rather heated public opinion dispute in Luoyang City.

People didn't know what Guo Peng was thinking, or why he passed on the throne to his son when he was in good health. They always thought there would be problems.

Some people think that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and the reason why the former Supreme Emperor was able to live in peace with Guo Peng was because he had no merits of his own, just like Liu Bang's father.

But it's different now. An old emperor with great health and prestige is still alive. Will the new emperor not be hindered when he governs?

In case the policies of the new emperor conflict with those of the old emperor, will the officials who were picked up by the old emperor obey the new emperor or the old emperor?

Some people even maliciously speculated that Guo Peng's doing so would bring political crisis to Wei in the future.

It just so happens that there is a trend of studying history among the people at present, and they use the matter of King Zhao Wuling to describe what is happening now.

Chapter 1445 One thousand 350 five Guo Peng will not be the king of Zhao Wuling

After the trend of folk history research started, many people felt that the current situation was the same as that of King Zhao Wuling and King Zhao Huiwen.

A powerful father with strong military achievements, and a son who was raised to power.

They felt that Guo Peng was cultivating King Zhao Huiwen by doing this, and he himself was the father of Zhao who voluntarily gave up his power.

A powerful monarch with no health problems suddenly abdicated and gave up the throne to his son. Would the officials really help the new monarch wholeheartedly and not miss the old lord?

With lessons learned, these things are really hard to say.

Guo Peng's prestige is too high, all the courtiers and generals were single-handedly selected by him, and even the entire political system of Wei State was created by him.

Even if political status and power are given up, political prestige cannot be eliminated in a short while.

If something goes wrong at that time, Guo Peng raises his arms and shouts, who do you listen to?

Rumors spread very quickly, and soon, this kind of talk spread in Luoyang.

After hearing this, many people of insight felt that this was a very reasonable thing, and felt that Guo Peng's abdication was an unwise choice, which might cause civil strife in Wei.

This is too dangerous.

But the surrender was right in front of them, and they couldn't stop it, so they were worried and sighed.

It cannot be said that what they were thinking was unreasonable things. This matter was quickly spread to the palace, and Chen Lin, who was in charge of public opinion and thinking, learned about it.

Chen Lin entered the palace worried, and urgently called on Guo Peng, and told Guo Peng the rumors circulating in the streets and alleys of Luoyang City.

"Many comments are worried about such things happening, thinking that His Majesty's abdication is a way to cause chaos, and that His Majesty should not do this, and should continue to be emperor."

"Only worries, no words of support?"

Guo Peng asked.

"Yes, it's better to say that there are quite a lot of people who support His Majesty's move and the crown prince's succession. They also have some remarks, thinking that His Majesty really wants to abdicate. Some people think too much in the dark and don't understand His Majesty's good intentions." Work hard.

Right now, these two groups of people are engaged in a fierce debate, and I think that the court should respond, otherwise, people may be mistaken for the will of the court and His Majesty is not firm, and there is still room for reversal in this matter. "

Guo Peng nodded.

"Their worries were not unreasonable, and such things did happen. Later, Master Zhao himself regretted it. He felt that the two-king regime he longed for had not been realized, and he had lost real power, so he was very disappointed.

He decided to use another son to compete with King Huiwen for the throne, so as to check and balance each other, so that he could return to the supreme position and regain power. Of course, this is what these people are worried about.

They worried that I was just tired for a while, so I wanted to give up the throne. In the future, I would regain the throne, causing a court mutiny, causing Wei's political instability, and repeating the mistakes of Master Zhao's father. They thought a lot and were very thorough. "

Guo Peng didn't seem to care.

"As long as this kind of thing becomes an established fact, there will be no problem. People are worried that I will regain power and status and cause a political crisis, but I will not do this."

"But Your Majesty, people's words are terrible. How should the ministers guess in their hearts when such rumors spread? If this continues, will it affect the new king? The new king has just been established, and his position is unstable. When the throne is stabilized."

Chen Lin's worries were not unreasonable. On the day she was about to abdicate, such suspicion reached its peak.

This is not a good thing for Guo Jin, and it may affect his enthronement and governance.

Guo Peng was silent for a while.

He laid a good foundation for Guo Jin's ascension, a reputation of benevolence and virtuousness, and a certain popularity foundation. It can be said that the timing of his ascension to the throne is much better than that of most of his successors.

But Guo Peng's own prestige is too great.

The emperor's great prestige is of course a good thing for his rule, but if it is put on the matter of power inheritance, it is obviously not a good thing, and it poses a great threat to the successor.

Especially not death, but abdication.

It is natural for people to feel doubts and even fears of suddenly retiring to the second line and replacing a new ruler. He ignored this.

He must do something to calm the doubts and fears in people's hearts, so as to make a good start for Guo Jin's ruling.

"Su Yuan, order the cabinet to promulgate my decision to canonize my third son Qiong as the monarch of Nanyue, and announce it to the entire court so that everyone in Luoyang knows."

Su Yuan froze for a moment, immediately took orders, and then hurried out.

Standing aside, Chen Lin understood what Guo Peng wanted to do.

The way master Zhao regained the throne was to support son Zhang against King Huiwen, and use the conflict between son Zhang and King Huiwen to provoke brothers to fight among themselves, so that he could become the arbiter.

Then further regain the supreme power and rule the world again.

Master Zhao thought that by doing so, he could regain power. At that time, he no longer regarded King Huiwen as his son, but as his political enemy.

He regards his son as a political enemy, and uses his own prestige and means to fight against his son, trying to regain power, and continues to be the king of Zhao himself, and continues to do whatever he wants.

This is the mutated father-son relationship under the conflict of power.

But there is no way, who let him be 46 years old and in good health at that time?

Regret is normal.

And Guo Peng had already sent his second son Guo Jun out of the state of Wei before, and now he once again announced the canonization of his third son Guo Qiong as the monarch of South Vietnam, expressing that he would also send him out of the state of Wei. This is the most obvious statement.

Guo Jun and Guo Qiong are direct brothers of Guo Jin's mother and compatriots, and they are the second and third heirs to the throne.

If they were gone, the remaining sons would be bastards, and they would be powerless to compete with Guo Jin, who was the eldest son, for power.