At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

That is enough to prove that this is not a new phishing enforcement, but a real abdication.

But things have come to this point, even if he didn't really abdicate, Guo Peng is no longer the emperor, but the emperor.

From a legal point of view, the respected Guo is no longer the supreme ruler, but the most honorable person.

Next, it depends on what can be reflected in the new emperor's enthronement edict.

It was Xu Jing, Minister of Rites who read out the edict of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Xu Jing, who had lived for a long time and still looked very healthy, was looked down upon by many people and resented by many people.

This kind of traitor who betrayed the master can actually hold a high position and be the minister of the Ministry of Rites. It is a shame to the Wei court. Many people want his life.

But there is no way, he can live for so long, even when someone Guo abdicates, he is still the Minister of Rites, and someone Guo is willing to use him.

For now, it looks like he will continue to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he will not lose this position until his death.

How can this be done?

Why do you feel that the new emperor is also very helpless?

The first thing announced in the enthronement edict was the change of the reign name.

The emperor changed, and the original Yande year name was no longer used.

The whole country unanimously changed the year name to Xingyuan. In less than an hour, the 13th year of Yande will end, and it will be replaced by the first year of Xingyuan. The end of the year of Yande will never appear again.

Well, it's a matter of course, no big deal.

Then came the enthronement proclamation of the new emperor.

The manifesto stated that the new emperor, as the son of the old emperor, knew that the old emperor had worked hard and conscientiously governed the country, so that he was born prematurely and exhausted.

He couldn't bear to see his father collapsed from fatigue, so when his father asked to abdicate the throne, he cried and agreed.

Although he took over the throne from his father, he knows that his talents and conduct are far inferior to his father's, and his understanding of governing the country cannot be compared with his father's. Therefore, for the implementation of a series of imperial policies, he No changes will be made.

Everyone still follows the method of doing things during the Yande period.

Do what you did before, and do it now.

He decided to follow the example of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui's story, he would do what Guo Peng did, and he felt that doing so was no problem and was absolutely correct.

Regarding a series of issues such as administration, legal system, agriculture, economy, and military, these issues are all related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Guo Peng's rule is very proper and there have been no problems, so he will continue these rules without changing them.

A series of personnel arrangements have not made any major changes, and the changes are actually very small.

For example, he served as Henan Yin for a long time, and many of his subordinates served in Henan Yin, so he promoted his subordinate Lu Yi to serve in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and promoted his subordinate Lu Yu to serve in the Ministry of Finance.

Then the two were allowed to enter the South Study Room and serve as attendants in the South Study Room.

Then he promoted Cao Zhen and Guan Ping, two of his subordinates, to enter the imperial army as military posts, and took up the posts of Xu Chu and Dian Wei's deputy.

Then he mobilized his subordinates, Xiahoushang, Xiahouheng, and Cao Tai, and Guo Jin arranged them to serve in the guard army as middle-level officers.

At the same time, Zhang Zhao's sons Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xiu were transferred to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials respectively.

He also transferred Xin Pi's son, Xin Chang, to the cabinet to serve as a cabinet member.

Zhao Guangwei, Zhao Yun's son, was transferred to Yunzhou, and Zhao Guangwu was transferred to Mozhou, and they were trained by war.

This series of personnel changes was carried out to fill vacancies and fill positions on the premise that the government left behind by Guo Peng did not make large-scale transfers.

Guo Jin mobilized many of her cronies to enter the court, but did not shake Guo Peng's determination of the basic personnel situation of the court, but only inserted her cronies into suitable places.

In order to avoid gossip, Zhao Yun's two sons were sent to the border to practice.

In the eyes of the officials, this is a very clever approach.

Put your own cronies into the court and work in the court, but they don't replace the candidates appointed by Guo Peng, they just work under them, but because they are the new emperor's cronies and minions, they will inevitably be treated specially.

With them, it is equivalent to having the eyes of the new emperor in the court department. The new emperor can know what the court is doing, and in doing so, there is no conflict with the old emperor, because the conflict itself does not exist.

This method made many old ministers treat the new emperor differently.

But this also seems to reflect that the power of the new emperor is not perfect, or that the new emperor is unwilling to conflict with the old emperor.

The new emperor respected and was afraid of the old emperor, so he didn't dare to have any disputes with the old emperor, so he chose this method to install his cronies in the court.

It seems to be setting aside the controversy.

Chapter 1451 One Thousand 360 One How did the Supreme Emperor start to dictate to the Faculty?

To be honest, the new emperor's team has managed Henan Yin at most, and has never governed the whole country.

As ministers, they have little governance experience and do not have the ability to fully take over the power of governing the country for the time being.

It is very important to give them a little more time to learn and practice, and to know how to issue government orders for the whole country.

When the old emperor dies, or this group of people slowly ages, the transition of power will happen naturally. There is no need for fierce conflicts between the old and the new, and there is no need for the old and the new to alternate.

This is the political wisdom of the new emperor.

Of course, some people doubt that this may be Guo Jin's "wisdom" under Guo Peng's instructions.

Their reason is very simple - Cheng Yu is still the captain of Sili and has not resigned. Guo Jin even praised Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu, as a former minister of the Supreme Emperor, unexpectedly received the same reward with a group of veteran ministers.

They rewarded money, cloth and silk, grain and meat, gold, tea and other luxuries.

It was exactly the same, and I felt that Cheng Yu was like a normal minister. When he met the new emperor, he was very normal, with a solemn face, which was very in line with the identity and image of a Sili captain who held a high position and held great power.

When it was his turn to kneel down and congratulate Guo Jin alone, he was peaceful. Guo Jin treated him like a very close minister like Cao Cao and Zhao Yun, without any difference.

So the officials began to speculate that the reason why Cheng Yu was still alive, and why he was able to stand here majestically to pay homage to the new emperor, must be the old emperor's intention.

At that time, Cheng Yu contradicted and offended the new emperor, and the new emperor turned red with anger, wishing to eat Cheng Yu alive.

Everyone is guessing that if the new emperor retaliates in front of everyone and starts to liquidate Cheng Yu, it means that the old emperor has completely delegated power.

If not, then the power of the new emperor is debatable.

Looking at it now, as expected, the new emperor looked helpless in front of Cheng Yu, which was obviously the meaning of the old emperor sitting behind him.

You can't touch Cheng Yu, otherwise you'll be hitting the old emperor in the face. Wei Chenghan ruled the country with filial piety. It's too unfilial for you to deal with the old emperor's favorites just after you become emperor.

Moreover, the old emperor's prestige was placed there, and the new emperor was powerless to contend. The double shackles restricted the new emperor's power, making the new emperor helpless against Cheng Yu.

The ministers felt sorry for this.

I feel that although the old emperor was terrific in what he said and what he did, he sent out his two sons to prevent them from threatening the status of the new emperor, but in various senses, he was also affecting and restricting the new emperor. doing.

If there is no accident, until the death of the old emperor Guo, the new emperor will have to dance in shackles, and he must do his best to show graceful dancing postures. It must be very difficult to imagine.

But in any case, the father and son also reached a balance of power.

Guo Peng abdicated the throne and sent out his two sons to ensure the unique status of the new emperor.

The new emperor Guo Jin let Cheng Yu go, and acquiesced to the old emperor's restrictions and influence on him.

The father and son reached a delicate balance, allowing the old emperor to delegate power in a certain sense, withdrawing from the power core of the Wei Empire, retreating to the Taishan Palace, and handing over the stage and all the lights to the new emperor.

What everyone does not know now is how much administrative power, judicial power, financial power, personnel power, and military power, which constitute an important part of imperial power, have been handed over to the new emperor by the old emperor.

Or is the new emperor really just a rubber stamp, unable to hold real power until the old emperor dies?

People don't know this, and it's open to debate.

But this does not prevent everyone from worshiping and congratulating the new emperor, and swearing allegiance to him.

After the allegiance of the ministers ended, representatives of the Roman Empire, the Guishuang Empire, and the Parthian Empire entered the court hall, representing the emperors of their respective countries, to extend sincere congratulations to the new emperor of the Wei Empire, and wish the friendship between the two empires will last forever The sky is long.

Guo Jin's ascension to the throne would have been more lively if the countries in the Western Regions were still alive. The dozens of small countries and tribes in the Western Regions could at least create a feeling that our Great Wei Empire came to court.

But now there is no more, because the vassal states were annexed by the Wei Empire and directly governed.

The Wei Empire needs real benefits, not vassal states.

Guo Peng probably thinks so.

But it doesn't matter, Guo Jin is not dissatisfied with the actual benefits.

More importantly, he is the emperor.

From then on, he can truly deal with problems by himself, make decisions by himself, and act according to his own will.

The power Guo Peng handed over to him was beyond imagination.

This is the power that Guo Peng took from his subjects for 13 years.

Relying on his own will and strong wrist, Guo Peng took all the power that did not belong to him, and became an unprecedented complete emperor.

Now, Guo Peng handed over most of these powers to Guo Jin, and he only retained the interference in the academic department, and handed over the rest of the power to Guo Jin without retaining it.

When she got power, she felt the heavy weight of power. Guo Jin knew how important this entrustment was, so she didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Although it will take some time for him to use these powers smoothly, the time is not impossible.

Compared to Guo's old age, Guo Jin still looks young and vigorous, and it's time for him to flex his muscles.

The enthronement ceremony lasted until midnight. When the last day of the year ended and the new year came, the bells and drums in the palace and the entire city of Luoyang were in unison. Make the dark night as lively as day.

The 13th year of Yande ended, the first year of Xingyuan came, and the new era of the new emperor came.

From this moment, the Wei Empire entered a new era, the era of Guo Jin's rule. The second emperor of the Wei Empire made his debut and began to rule under the eyes of the people of the whole country.

But this opening looks interesting.

Everyone thought that Guo Peng would at least superficially disappear from everyone's field of vision, leaving enough space for everyone to be familiar with and gradually accept Guo Jin's rule, and accept the fact that Guo Jin became their ruler.

But they didn't expect that just one month later, on the first day of February, Guo Peng would appear in the office of the school in a grand manner.

He grandiosely asked all the officials of the department to hold a meeting, and he wanted to preside over the meeting to discuss the educational reform plan.

The news hadn't been spread at first, but after more and more people found out, everyone's expressions were not very good, because they felt that the old emperor's behavior was a bit unkind.

Since you have handed over the power to your son, you should stay away and avoid two cores in the court. What is going on with you appearing here like this?

Needless to say, after the initial confusion and panic ended, everyone was still happy with Guo Jin's enthronement and Guo Peng's abdication.

Because they still remember how Guo Peng treated them, and how Guo Jin tried his best to protect those courtiers who were persecuted by Guo Peng.

Therefore, it is of great benefit to them that Guo Jin, a ruler of [benevolence and righteousness] who is [very different from his father's approach], is in the top position.

They hope that Guo Jin's superiority can bring them a completely different political atmosphere from that of the Yande Dynasty, improve their political treatment, reduce political storms, and allow more harmony and coexistence.

This is their best hope.

Guo Jin is regarded by them as an umbrella, while Guo Peng is synonymous with thunderstorms.

They hadn't heard from Guo Peng for a month, and they all felt very happy. Working under the new emperor, they didn't feel that horrible sense of oppression. Even Cheng Yu didn't act like a demon for a while.

As a result, when they were feeling happy, news of Guo Peng came out again.

Staying in the department, convened a meeting with department officials, saying that some innovations in education would require the comprehensive assistance and large-scale work of department officials.

Why did the Supreme Emperor start to dictate to the Faculty?

Although it is true that Guo Peng promoted the educational reform of the Wei State, it was he who took away the educational power and all the educational resources from the gentry, so that all the educational resources of the Wei Empire were in the hands of the court.

Although this is not the first time that academic downgrading has happened, every time it happens, it will bring huge turmoil and even bloodshed.

In this wave of academic downward movement, more than [-] members of scholar families were wiped out by the emperor, all of them were taken into custody, monitored, and escorted to the Northwest and Shu to carry out inhumane road construction work.

According to gossip, after the members of this group of scholar families were sent to the Northwest and Shu to carry out very arduous road construction work, more than one-fifth of their staff was reduced in the first month.

too bitter.

These pampered scholars who only know how to eat but don't know where the food comes from have no understanding of the suffering of the people's livelihood, and they are quickly collapsed by the high-intensity and tragic work.

More than one-fifth of the people died in the first month, and the remaining people were also targeted and forced to work in the hardest and most dangerous places.

On the edge of the most dangerous cliffs, the high-risk areas where it is most likely to slip and fall are the places where coolies from scholar backgrounds work, and there are no protective measures.

So many people died, very tragically.

A year later, the more than [-] scholars and their family members basically died, and those who survived by chance were continued to be used emphatically, exhausted and fell to death.

So far, no one is still alive.

It can be said that they were all killed by the old emperor, and destroyed in a more tortured way than simple killing.

In this way, the old emperor seized the world's educational resources for his own use, spread these precious educational resources that only the gentry and nobles could enjoy into the world, and trained a large number of imperial examination bureaucrats to replace the gentry bureaucrats.