At night, in the middle of Guo's house.

After a simple dinner, I summoned my two sons and took the school exam. Although Guo Wei was born in a martial arts, he is sensitive and studious, good at reading and reasoning, and is very concerned about the education and training of his children. There was a question and answer that was wrong, and he severely punished him for his homework before letting it go.

Guo Mansion looks very frugal. The Son of Heaven has taken the lead in being thrifty, and most of the bureaucratic aristocrats in Tokyo have been restrained recently. is not like the show of others, Guo Wei's frugality, as before, he started from the end, both know the people's suffering, and then do not like extravagance, Guo's frugality is not pretentious.

The study is more simple, without any superfluous ornaments. There is a bookshelf behind the bookcase, on which there are dozens of books, most of which are military books. Although the number is not very large, looking at the footer of the book, they have all been flipped, and some of the albums have been protruding.

Sitting behind the desk, his eyes closed, but his brain continued to rotate, and what appeared in his mind were the situation since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the difficulties in border affairs, the methods of the Son of Heaven, various measures and policies, the changes in the court, the situation of the army, and the complicated affairs of the Privy Council......

Slowly, Guo Wei didn't know what he was thinking, accompanied by a burst of exhaustion. He is now the head of the Privy Council, in charge of the military, in charge of machinery, and while he wields great power, he also bears a heavy burden, especially when the country is in danger of being rebuilt.

From Longhedong, starting from the overlord, before the founding of the Han Dynasty, Guo Wei's sense of existence in the Hedong system was really not strong, even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was worshiped as a privy deputy envoy and his status was improved, but he was still suppressed by Yang Wei.

It wasn't until Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne that Guo Wei was completely overcome, and thanks to Liu Chengyou's support, he became a rapidly rising force in the Han Dynasty. When Liu Chengyou was touring the west, he co-ruled the government and firmly grasped the Privy Council to contend with it.

After a long time, Guo Wei came back to his senses, put away tiredly, leaned on the table, and began to think about the situation of the day court meeting and the palace. After pondering for a while, his eyes became deeper, and he muttered in a deep voice: "It seems that there are still changes in the court situation and the forbidden army......

Guo Wei's brows were locked very tightly, looking particularly entangled and hesitant, he raised his hand and beat his forehead, looking nerve-wracking: "If my son is in Beijing, he can be a staff officer." ”

"Master, the two gentlemen of Chongjin and Yongde are here!" The old servant, who had followed him for many years, whispered at the door of the study.

Hearing this, Guo Wei immediately regained his seriousness, changed to a dangerous sitting position, and ordered: "Let them come to the study to see me." ”

Soon, with a burst of footsteps, two young men stepped into the study and respectfully saluted Guo Wei: "I've seen my uncle (Lord Taishan)." ”

"No courtesy, sit down."

The two young men who came to pay homage, one was named Li Chongjin, who was Guo Wei's nephew, and the other was named Zhang Yongde, who was Guo Wei's son-in-law. are all among the next generation of Guo Wei's family, except for Guo Rong, who is more outstanding, especially Zhang Yongde, who is both civil and military, knowledgeable, and knows etiquette, otherwise he would not be favored by Guo Wei and allowed to be a daughter. Li Chongjin is much older, and his temperament is capable or inferior to Zhang Yongde, but he can also be regarded as a talent. Because of Guo Wei, the two are now in the forbidden army, holding positions, Li Chongjin is the Marquis of the East and West Banyu, and Zhang Yongde is the commander of the Xingjie military camp.

"I don't know what my uncle called the two of me, what did he command?" Not too formal, Li Chongjin looked directly at Guo Weidao.

Zhang Yongde also looked at his father-in-law, his eyes showing curiosity.

Guo Wei raised his finger and hooked his beard, and said without delay: "You two have also been in the forbidden army for a while, haven't you always wanted to make achievements, the court wants to send out the forbidden army and send it to the local area to suppress bandits, I want you to follow the army to conquer, sharpen it, and make some meritorious deeds!" ”

"Yes!" Li Chongjin immediately responded, with excitement in his tone.

Although Zhang Yongde is young, he has a calm temperament, and he is not impatient in his response. Noticed, Guo Wei was obviously satisfied.

Seeing that Li Chongjin was a little impetuous, Guo Wei warned him: "Chongjin, although you have been in the army for many years and have some battlefield experience, you must not be negligent, underestimate the thieves, and not be careless to underestimate the enemy. This suppression of bandits also has a strategy of suppressing bandits. Don't look at your age, when you are in the army, you have to listen to Baoyi's advice more! ”

Hearing this, Li Chongjin glanced at the young Zhang Yongde beside him, a little unconvinced, and a little pimple arose in his heart, but he had always respected Guo Wei, his uncle, and did not dare to refute it, so he answered.

"Uncle, why did the imperial court send a forbidden army to suppress bandits, just a thief, isn't it overkill?" Calm down, Li Chongjin couldn't help asking.

"Just say this to you, you can see that you are arrogant and contempt for the enemy!" Guo Wei pointed at Li Chongjin and reprimanded.

Hearing this, Li Chongjin couldn't help but flash a trace of embarrassment on his face, and quickly solemnly admitted his mistake.

"Have you ever wondered?" Guo Wei was quite satisfied with his attitude and asked.

Li Chongjin replied sharply: "It should be that the local state and town soldiers are incompetent and ineffective in suppressing thieves!" ”

"Superficial." Guo Wei commented: "How can the government resolution be so simple! ”

Li Chongjin smiled and directly replaced Guo Wei to support Zhang Yongde: "Hug one, uncle often says that you have knowledge, you can talk about it." ”

Zhang Yongde looked hairless, looked at Guo Wei, under his gaze, thought about it seriously, and hesitated a little: "The Son of Heaven succeeded to the throne at the beginning, the state town is still suspicious, the people's hearts have not yet been attached, and the imperial court wants to use the suppression of bandits to make the imperial court mighty?" ”

"Got to the point!" Guo Wei nodded. Then he got up and paced in the study, and explained the situation on this matter in the palace meeting to the two of them.

Zhang Yongde's originally somewhat struggling expression dissipated, as if he had been empowered again, and Li Chongjin was the same, his face was suddenly revealed.

"Let Er and others lead the army to suppress the thieves and attack the criminals, how to make the merit high?" Guo Wei asked the two of them in a tone of guiding education.

The two of them were stopped at once, and they were all puzzled, Li Chongjin wondered: "Isn't it true that the more thieves are killed, the faster the thieves will be leveled, and the greater the credit?" ”

Guo Wei did not continue to pretend to be profound, but directly reminded: "If the Son of Heaven wants to cure thieves, in addition to suppressing bandits to return local stability and production, it is to turn bandits into people and return them to farming and production." Therefore, this crackdown on bandits is not a competition of how many people are killed, but to see how many people you can add to the imperial court to govern the people. Blind killing, or meritorious, but by no means a great merit, may even be suffered! ”

Hearing Guo Wei say this, Zhang Yongde bowed his head, and Li Chongjin seemed to be puzzled, and sighed there: "How to suppress some bandits, so troublesome, you need to think about so much?" ”

Hearing this, Guo Wei turned around, sat down slowly, spoke earnestly, and said to the two: "Although Your Majesty is young, since he succeeded to the throne, he has worked hard to cure the disease, implement good governance, and win people's hearts. Although it is difficult for the Han Dynasty at present, it only needs to stabilize the situation and recuperate for a few years to prosper the country, and even the whole world will turn chaos into order. ”

"Although I can't see the situation clearly in the future, I also know that it is a good time for my generation to assist the Lord and make contributions. And if you want to earn meritorious deeds and shine on the lintel, it is far from enough to rely on blood and bravery. The situation will change, and it is necessary to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, and it is not impossible to govern the government and soldiers, and to enter the prime minister. Otherwise, it will be difficult for a brave man to become a great weapon! ”

Guo Wei's words, no matter how you look at them, seem to be aimed at Li Chongjin. However, neither of them cared about this, they both had gains, and made a deep salute to Guo Wei: "Remember the teachings of my uncle (Taishan)!" ”

"In the states of the Central Plains, there are many bandits, and the place that is difficult to suppress is Ruzhou. I want you to go to Ruzhou! Guo Wei said again.

In this regard, the two naturally have no objection.