At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 1483 One thousand three ninety three Zhao Yun took the initiative to reduce the number of times he appeared in the army

Because he bravely stood up to speak for Zhang Fei, Guan Yu was rewarded with a lot of money and items.

His behavior was highly praised by the emperor, saying that he valued love and righteousness, had the courage to take responsibility, and dared to stand up in the face of a crisis. He was a good man and deserved to be commended.

The emperor's operation made those who insisted on severely punishing Zhang Fei feel very puzzled.

The relationship between Zhang Fei and Guan Yu is unknown to everyone in the military circles of Wei State.

It is precisely because everyone knows that they are confused by the emperor's operation.

The two of them wore a pair of trousers, and Guan Yu risked a lot to speak up for Zhang Fei and defend Zhang Fei, so he almost got his whole body in it.

Everyone was puzzled by this matter.

The generals were puzzled, and neither were the ministers.

Then, the emperor published his own explanation of how the matter was handled.

The emperor said that this incident itself was indeed Zhang Fei's mistake.

He disregarded military regulations and military laws, and won a fluke victory. He really cannot be encouraged or publicized. He must be severely punished, otherwise the aggressive thinking of some people in the army cannot be corrected.

Wei Jun is indeed strong, but he must not be arrogant. He feels that Lao Tzu is invincible, and he can fight whoever he wants. The stronger he is, the more modest and prudent he is. People are like this, so should the army.

So he decided to punish Zhang Fei severely. Even if his merits were counted, he would be dismissed from his post, kicked out of the army, and returned to his hometown to be idle, so as to warn the entire army.

However, he did not want to continue to punish Zhang Fei further.

Because Zhang Fei is not only a meritorious veteran, but also the former subordinate of the Supreme Emperor. He has followed the Supreme Emperor to fight with the Supreme Emperor since the early days of the Supreme Emperor's army, fighting bloody battles all the way, and has been loyal for 30 years.

It would be inappropriate for Zhang Fei to be punished more severely because of this incident.

For veteran ministers and generals, what they strive for all their lives is nothing more than fame and fortune.

Zhang Fei only wanted to fight.

He is not corrupt or mischievous, but domineering, likes fighting, and is addicted to the battlefield.

If such a person were to be further severely punished, it would be too harsh and would hurt the heart of the veteran, and he was unwilling to do so.

At the same time, Zhang Fei fought bloody battles for Wei State for 30 years. He has worked hard without credit. When he violated military regulations and laws and was about to be severely punished, few people were willing to defend him.

On the contrary, many people who demanded further punishment for him came forward to attack him.

This fact made Guo Jin feel a little desolate besides being angry.

It is unnecessary for a veteran who has fought bloody battles for 30 years to be attacked to such an extent because of one mistake.

Zhang Fei did make a mistake and violated military regulations, and according to the law, he must be severely punished.

Now depriving him of his position and power and driving him back to his hometown is already a severe punishment, and it is really unnecessary to go further, and the ministers and workers must not think that his sentence is too light.

The other is Guan Yu.

In such a situation, when no one was willing to say a word for Zhang Fei, he stood up, defended Zhang Fei, spoke for him, and did not say whether it was right or not, but his loyalty was deeply rooted in his heart. The emperor was moved.

Zhang Fei is not a heinous person who committed a heinous crime. He can get a chance to defend himself, so that no one in the whole court is willing to speak for him.

So the emperor decided to reward Guan Yu.

It has nothing to do with Zhang Fei, but to praise him for not following the tide of public opinion, but for sticking to his heart and loyalty.

In short, the new emperor admired Guan Yu.

This wave of explanations really made everyone in Luoyang feel deeply.

The many cruel and ruthless political storms in the Guo Peng era have taught every official what it means to be wise and protect one's life. He has learned that as long as he can protect himself, other things don't matter.

There are fewer and fewer people who are willing to defend themselves at all costs.

After entering the Guo Jin era, many people did not have time to change their minds. Once they smelled the smell of political storms, they immediately shrank back, pretending to be nothing to do with themselves, and planned to ignore everything.

However, they seem to have forgotten that Guo Jin saved Cao Hong in the first battle of Gao Guang, when he accumulated political capital.

Immediately some people understood that this wave was not purely political struggle, not the kind of Guo Peng-style political storm for purge, but a brand-new political turmoil of another type.

People found that Guo Jin didn't seem to have the courage and skill of Guo Peng to flatten the whole family with a single disagreement.

This makes many people regret.

Regret that they did not feel the pulse of the new emperor.

But it is too late now.

Guan Yu was the only one who [seized] this fleeting opportunity out of his own will. In the foreseeable future, Guan Yu estimated that he would have a chance to reach a higher level.

I just don't know which time it was.

In this turmoil that happened suddenly and ended suddenly, except for Guan Yu who suddenly came out to gain benefits, no one else seemed to be a winner.

Needless to say, Zhang Fei, whose nature is hard to change, lost his job and went back to his hometown to find a job.

Zhao Yun and others don't seem to be winners either.

They chased and beat Zhang Fei fiercely, causing a burst of panic that put everyone in the entire military system at risk.

And after Guo Jin ended the panic, those who were afraid to stand up because of the panic were full of dissatisfaction with them.

Many people in the staff desk, the Ministry of War, and even the guard system were dissatisfied with the actions of Zhao Yun and others.

I feel that it is really inappropriate for them to do this. Even if Zhang Fei is brought down, nothing is actually gained.

Zhao Yun had just reached the peak of his reputation because he became the General of the Guards, the number one soldier of the Wei Empire, but he couldn't help impeaching Zhang Fei the next day.

As if he couldn't wait to prove how much his new identity would benefit him.

As a result, Zhang Fei fell down, but Zhao Yun himself didn't seem to get anything.

Instead, there is something missing.

For example - fame.

Zhao Yun, who has always been a low-key man, actually impeached Zhang Fei, who had been with him for 30 years. This made many people in the army feel whether Zhao Yun was inflated, whether he had endured for a long time and was finally about to burst out of his own nature.

Zhao Yun's reputation was damaged.

Everyone suddenly felt that Zhao Yun didn't seem to be a saint, and his personality seemed to have collapsed.

And the group of people who followed Zhao Yun to impeach Zhang Fei's military system didn't get any benefits, but made them feel bad.

Everyone's reputation in the army has been damaged to varying degrees.

Adding insult to injury is a comfortable and pleasant thing to do, but the backlash afterwards is obviously not something that just anyone can afford.

After Zhang Fei resigned, none of his two posts - the commander-in-chief of the garrison of the three prefectures of the Western Regions and the commander of the garrison of the Beiting Dufu Mansion - fell to them.

They had hoped to bring Zhang Fei down to vent their anger, and then take the opportunity to get a higher level in the military, but their ideas were shattered.

Guo Jin just promoted Wang Zhongwu, an outstanding graduate of the lecture hall and a rookie officer who made great contributions in the Western Expedition, to take over Zhang Fei's position as the commander of the garrison of Beiting Dufu.

And there is no intention of re-establishing the commander-in-chief of the garrison of the three prefectures of the Western Regions.

It’s as if the position never existed—only existed for a day and then disappeared.

Zhang Fei, one of the newly promoted Five Tiger Generals, only maintained his status for a day, and then he ceased to exist.

There are no new Five Tigers.

And that group of people, of course, got nothing, so they just kept going.

The emperor didn't seem to like their behavior of overthrowing the wall and throwing stones into the well, and felt that their virtue was at a disadvantage.

A gossip spread that the emperor himself said that he didn't like people who made trouble.

This wave is really a loss.

Whether it is Zhang Fei or the person who impeached Zhang Fei, it seems that everyone is a loser.

Guan Yu, the apparent winner, was envied by many people. They felt that if they dared to stand up against Zhao Yun, they might also be appreciated by the emperor.

But is the real winner really Guan Yu?

not necessarily.

The real winner is the current emperor Guo Jin.

Few people noticed that the real winner had achieved his important goals - there were, but they never said it.

Suppressing Zhang Fei, suppressing the aggressive thinking in the army and a certain trend of trying to break free from the shackles of military regulations, made the army stable and honest, and even arranged for his nominal students to enter the Western Regions.

Appease Guan Yu, appease the hearts of the elderly in the army, and tell them that he will not start a big purge of the elderly in the army because of Zhang Fei.

It suppressed the momentum and fame that Zhao Yun was just about to rise, strangled the possibility that Zhao Yun might threaten his status in the cradle, and cut off the possibility that Zhao Yun could break through the constraints of the rules by virtue of his prestige.

The three sides were pushed and pulled by him, and they were tossed and subdued by him.

Some people were suppressed, and they felt sorry for them and dared not act rashly.

Some people felt the warmth of the new emperor, moved their hearts, and greatly increased their loyalty and sense of belonging to the new emperor.

Others have lost a lot of things, are muddled, and show signs of failure.

And newcomers loyal to the emperor are rising.

After that, as soon as the government orders and personnel transfer orders about the army were responded to, they were carried out easily, and Guo Jin's control over the guards was greatly improved.

This subtle power position reversal was not noticed by many people in time.

Guo Jin noticed this trend very timely.

Zhao Yun's reputation was damaged because of this incident. Although he deserved nothing less and his status as the General of the Guards was unshakable, he decided to thank guests behind closed doors, not communicate with others, and tried his best to show his innocence. change.

After this accident happened, Zhao Yun thought carefully, and suddenly realized that this was the emperor's serial scheme, which was not only aimed at him, nor was his target alone.

He realized that his further military achievements would make the emperor jealous, and the greater his prestige among the guards, the more jealous the emperor would be, even if the opponent was his son-in-law, it was useless.

Not everyone can challenge the feudal emperor's sensitivity to military power.

Guo Jin is definitely not Guo Peng. Before he abdicated, he began to let Guo Jin get involved in the army.

Guo Peng has full prestige and self-confidence, he is not worried.

But Guo Jin didn't, so Guo Jin would be worried.

After figuring this out, Zhao Yun took the initiative to accept the emperor's entrapment, harming his reputation and self-defilement in order to seek stability, and exercised his power as the general of the guard more cautiously.

After further noticing certain political trends of the new emperor, Zhao Yun realized that he might be a major obstacle, and if he didn't take the initiative to vacate his position, he might passively vacate his position.

This turmoil was just an opportunity given by the emperor for the sake of his relatives, and he didn't deliberately target himself at all.

But if he didn't understand the emperor's intentions in time, and had to take the initiative to demonstrate the power and status of the general of the guard, then the emperor would definitely not hold back.

Therefore, Zhao Yun took the initiative to reduce the number of times he appeared in the army.

Chapter 1484 One thousand three hundred and ninety four army contests

Zhao Yun felt that what the emperor needed was undoubtedly military power, unquestionable military power over the guards and even the entire Wei army.

And myself is the biggest obstacle in the middle.

That's why, when I became the general of the guard, I did it directly.

Zhao Yun guessed that what the new emperor needs is the power that his position holds.

The new emperor was unwilling to hand over power, but he had to reward himself in this way because he had made great contributions.

Therefore, I can only have name, but not actual power.

Zhao Yun understood everything, voluntarily backed down, lived in seclusion, ignored the matter of the guards, and just made a symbolic oath of his existence, without doing anything practical.

Guo Jin seized this opportunity and began to actively extend her hand into the guard.

When the guards found that they could not get any instructions from Zhao Yun, they felt very puzzled, but when they got direct instructions from the emperor through the green channel, they felt that this was actually not bad.

Rather than confirming with the emperor after discussing with Zhao Yun, it is better to confirm with the emperor directly.