At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

To be honest, Guo Chengzhi is very happy.

His horse martial arts skills were learned from the officers of the Imperial Army in the palace.

All of these officers are good fighters on horseback, even the soldiers. Guo Chengzhi has practiced hard for many years and has made rapid progress.

The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were intimidated by his status as the eldest grandson of the emperor, so they did not dare to really hit him hard.

They always point to the end and keep their hands everywhere, for fear that he will hurt somewhere, which makes Guo Chengzhi feel that he can't be a real master of martial arts on horseback.

He really likes to learn the combat skills of martial arts immediately.

Because of studying all kinds of cultural knowledge for a long time and the high requirements of the Guowei royal family for the royal children, he was exhausted physically and mentally. He was exhausted from doing questions, endorsing books, and learning new knowledge.

Only in martial arts courses such as martial arts on horseback, he can release himself to his heart's content, relieve pressure, roar loudly, and vent all the pressure through roaring and galloping.

So he likes martial arts right away very much.

As a result, this group of sparring partners made it difficult for him to enjoy himself.

Now that he met a Lengtouqing who dared to fight with him with real skills, he was very happy, and he cheered up and used all his skills to fight fiercely with Lengtouqing.

Seeing the two of them making all kinds of difficult tactical moves on horseback, as well as the dangerous moments of fighting, Xian Yuyin was a little terrified.

"Too high, this is too dangerous, let them stop!"

"Don't worry, this is just the beginning, if you continue, it will be even more exciting."

"Young emperor, young people are prone to impulsiveness, and they don't know how to act. If this is a real fire, if it hurts somewhere, then..."

"Aren't you wearing protective gear?"

"The protective gear is not perfect. If you get injured or fall off the horse, you will still be injured even if you wear the protective gear."

"It's just an injury, it's better than death. When I led troops to fight, which time didn't I go back with my head? Why, they are more expensive and can't be injured?"

Guo Peng squinted at Xian Yuyin with dissatisfaction.

"This... the Supreme Emperor, this..."

Xian Yuyin lost his temper because of Guo Peng.

Guo Peng waved his hand.

"Let them fight as much as they want, and the outcome will be determined. Both of them have to beat each other, so that they can know that there are people who are beyond others. , Only when you are beaten with a stick do you know what it means to be humble!"

Guo Peng set the tone, no matter what, let them fight.

So a large group of people surrounded their fierce slag field, watching this slightly immature but equally intense horse fighting from a close distance.

The two refused to give in to each other, and tried their best for each other. When the sticks collided, the voice was full of strength, and the voice was roaring, as if the opposite was killing his father and enemy, and there was a kind of irreconcilable momentum.

In the middle of the fight, the wooden sticks of the two were actually broken due to excessive force. The two were stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out the wooden knife with a tacit understanding, and began to fight passionately again.

"Hahahaha! Well played! Well played! Harder! Harder!"

Guo Peng not only didn't think it was dangerous, but cheered loudly, and kept fanning the flames to fuel the flames, causing the two men to fight on horseback.

The two were young and full of firepower, and they fought each other with red eyes when they were fighting, and all their moves were slashed at the vital places, so that Xian Yuyin didn't dare to look directly, for fear of seeing some terrible scene.

So is the Supreme Emperor, why is he so bold?

What if I get hurt somewhere?

The horses were neighing, people were roaring, and the two young boys contributed a very exciting personal duel. The people watching around were nervous and thought it was very exciting.

At the end of the fight, the strength of the two of them could not hold up, and even the horses showed signs of being unable to hold up.

Seeing Jiang Wei gasping for breath, Guo Chengzhi plucked up his courage, swung the wooden knife and slashed at Jiang Wei several times in a row, and then used all his strength to throw the wooden knife away in Jiang Wei's hand. Jiang Wei finally I can't hold it anymore.

But probably the last move used up all of Guo Chengzhi's strength, and he didn't hold the knife in his hand, so the knife came out of his hand, so the two of them flew out together.

The difference was that Jiang Wei was made to fall backward by this move, lost his balance, fell off the horse and fell to the ground, while Guo Chengzhi held the horse's neck with both hands, and managed to stabilize his body without falling.

"Rescue."

Guo Peng gave an order, and several officials rushed up to pick up Jiang Wei who fell to the ground, took off his protective gear and helmet, and asked him if he was okay.

Jiang Wei's long black hair, which had not yet been crowned, was soaked and stuck to his face and neck. His face was pale and he was panting rapidly. He was obviously exhausted, but he was not hurt by the fall.

Over there, Guo Chengzhi was also helped off his horse by a group of people. When he was standing on the ground, his legs softened, and he almost knelt on the ground——

He was almost exhausted, too.

His hair was also soaked, his breathing was short of breath, he couldn't stand still, and he felt pain all over his body. He was not much better than Jiang Wei, but he didn't fall off the horse after all. According to the rules, he won.

So Guo Peng announced Guo Chengzhi's victory——

Wendou was tied, and Wudou defeated Jiang Wei by one breath and won the victory, so the final victory belongs to Guo Chengzhi.

Chapter 1525 One thousand four hundred and sixty five Lu Qian is indeed a visionary official

The result of the competition was like this, Jiang Wei had nothing to do.

In broad daylight, in full view, without any off-court factors, he lost.

Jiang Wei looked at Guo Chengzhi with a complicated expression, and finally closed his eyes with a look of unwillingness.

"I lost."

Guo Chengzhi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and looked at Guo Peng impatiently.

"Father, Chengzhi did not disappoint you."

"Ah."

Guo Peng walked up to Guo Chengzhi and patted him on the shoulder: "As expected of my grandson."

Guo Chengzhi showed a contented smile on his pale sweaty face.

After praising his grandson, Guo Peng walked up to Jiang Wei's side and patted Jiang Wei's shoulder.

"Although you didn't win, you fought to the last breath. You are a man worthy of the admiration of your opponent, a good man."

Jiang Wei froze for a moment, his breathing became more rapid than before, and his face turned rosy.

"Besides, if you really want to talk about it, you just decided the winner, but you didn't decide whether to live or die. The last blow, Cheng Zhi, if it was a real life-and-death duel just now, you no longer have the strength to kill Jiang Wei. Dangerous, right?"

When Guo Peng said this, Guo Chengzhi couldn't refute it.

"Father said so."

"So, Cheng Zhi, you can defeat him, but you can't kill him. This is an incomplete victory, and you haven't won completely."

After speaking, Guo Peng looked at Jiang Wei again.

"Jiang Wei, it is true that you were not killed, but that doesn't mean you will be able to turn defeat into victory. On the battlefield, a cavalry fell from a horse, basically tantamount to death in battle. You don't understand this truth. Just now you fell from a horse, which is equivalent to death. Now, do you still think you are honored to be the number one in Longxi?"

Jiang Wei showed shame on his face.

“Students don’t think so anymore.”

"You are still young, you still have unlimited possibilities, don't limit your vision to one place, but go to a place that is more suitable for you, Jiang Wei, if you can, go to Luoyang, Luoyang Taixue has gathered the most talented people in the world A group of people, where you can be stronger than you are now."

Guo Peng finally patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder, and left the Longxi Army Horse Farm with Guo Chengzhi, who was exhausted, ending the short one-day inspection.

I know what I need to know, I know what I need to do, and there are unexpected gains.

"Father, that Jiang Wei..."

"Why, do you care about him?"

"Chengzhi hasn't completely defeated him yet."

Guo Chengzhi also had the same unwillingness on his face as Jiang Wei.

"He will go to Luoyang, and you will meet in Luoyang. Although it will be a few years later, you must also pay close attention to strengthening your body to make you stronger than you are now. We will go all the way, and you will change all the way. Strong, otherwise, you will be surpassed by him."

Guo Peng said so.

Guo Chengzhi's face tightened.

"Chengzhi knows."

It seems that the name Jiang Wei has been engraved in Guo Chengzhi's mind, and it may not be so easy to forget.

Afterwards, Guo Peng took Guo Chengzhi back to Hanyang County, gathered a large force, and continued westward, arriving at Guzang County, Wuwei County, the seat of Liangzhou's state government.

It is also the seat of Lu Qian, the current governor of Liangzhou.

Lu Qian is also an old man of the Guo Wei regime, and he was one of the group of people who took refuge in Guo Peng after Guo Peng occupied Yanzhou.

Over the years, he has been as diligent and conscientious as Mao Jie, wandering around the place, but has never been able to get the opportunity to enter the central government.

In fact, this is also Guo's technique of checks and balances. Too many Yanzhou people and Qingzhou people should not be allowed to enter the central government to lead the national policy. groups, and cannot specifically reject a group.

For example, the Eastern Han Dynasty government was dominated by the Kwantung Scholars Group, and they carried out policies that discriminated against Kansai, causing conflicts between Kansai and Kanto. imperial court.

After Mao Jie was transferred to be governor of Yongzhou, Guo Peng promoted Lu Qian to take over as governor of Liangzhou.

He sent scholars from Kanto to Kansai as officials because he wanted to bridge the gap between Kansai and Kanto.

Of course, there is also the idea of ​​cultivating his higher-level political capabilities.

In the position of state governor, you have to face the constraints and infringements of the central government at the top, and you have to face the opposition and disrespect of the chief executives of the counties and counties at the bottom. You have to dance purely with iron chains, and you have to dance wonderfully and gracefully. , it is very embarrassing.

But in other words, if he can get along well with the central government and the heads of counties and counties in this position, at least face-saving, and can do some things, then the political ability and emotional intelligence of the governor of this state are definitely first-class and excellent.

Therefore, rather than saying that this is Guo Peng's restriction and suppression, it is better to say that this is the last hurdle for the carp to leap over the dragon's gate. After passing this hurdle, the governor's political ability will be highly recognized, and the possibility of entering the central government Huge improvements.

And there are not many such people.

Mao Jie counted as half—he danced with iron chains and got things done, but he didn't get along well with his local colleagues, and he couldn't handle the relationship between colleagues well.

Even so, he is also a very good high-level political talent, and Guo Peng has already intentionally transferred him to the central government as the helm of the Ministry of Finance.

As long as he can properly deal with the coming economic depression, he can gain enough prestige.

The biggest advantage of Wang Can is that he is obedient and follows orders instead of proposing economic policies by himself.

When Guo Peng was there, Wang Can could cooperate well with Guo Peng in carrying out economic reforms. Guo Jin did not have the economic means of Guo Peng, and needed a relatively strong and experienced broker to be his money manager.

Compared with Mao Jie who is relatively strong and high-profile, Lu Qian is more low-key and not overbearing.

He served as Xiaogui Cao's follower in Liangzhou, and had no achievements of his own. He continued to implement Mao Jie's policy and did not restore the boundaries of Fangshi.

If there is any difference, it is probably that Lu Qian asked the county guards and county magistrates to cooperate with him to restrict the further emergence of more wine shops and hotels in the cities of all counties and counties in Liangzhou.

He asked the entire Liangzhou territory to start reducing the scale of business, and at the same time send more people to open up wasteland and reclamation, to curb commercial development to a certain extent, and encourage agricultural reclamation.

This behavior was not welcomed by the county and county leaders in Liangzhou, and its implementation was limited. Therefore, in the past few years, Lu Qian continued to inspect the counties and counties, asking the county and county leaders to do so.

He is not simple.

There are so many county guards in the world, the reason why Guo Peng chose him as the governor of Liangzhou when he was the county guard of Shangdang was that he gave Guo Peng a memorial at that stall.

In the memorial, Lu Qian put forward his own views on the Mao Jie incident that caused a lot of trouble at that time.

He said that it is possible for Liangzhou to develop business, but it is not without hidden dangers.

The hidden danger is that once the external environment changes, Liangzhou's business situation will also change. At that time, Liangzhou people may not be able to predict and make preparations in advance.

He said that the development of Liangzhou, and even the development of the Western Regions, depends on the peace and stability of the Guishuang Empire and the Anxi Empire.

Once this kind of peace and stability is affected, the situation in Liangzhou and the Western Regions will change, and His Majesty must observe it.

After reading this memorial, Guo Peng saw Lu Qian's broad vision, which was rarely possessed by officials of the Wei Empire at that time.

So he made up his mind to promote Lu Qian to Liangzhou governor and put Lu Qian in Liangzhou.

Now it seems that Lu Qian is indeed a far-sighted official who can see places that many people can't see, so when Guo Peng met Lu Qian and mentioned this matter, he kept praising him.

But Lu Qian did not accept it calmly.

There was shame on his face.

"The minister has failed the trust of the Supreme Emperor. In the past few years, Liangzhou governor has been in office, but he has not succeeded in curbing the increase of shops in Liangzhou. The number of restaurants and hotels is still increasing. The county guards and magistrates of various places do not take seriously the restrictive orders of the minister. , many."

Guo Peng felt a little guilty for a moment.

This is his fault, but he would rather bear it than smash it.

It is necessary for the governor of the state to exist, but he must also wear shackles.