When Cao Cao brought Cao Pi to meet Guo Peng, he also wanted Cao Pi to meet Cao Lan.

But Cao Lan felt that she should not be involved in this kind of thing and wanted to avoid suspicion, so she refused on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Therefore, Guo Peng met Cao Cao and Cao Pi alone in the study of the Qinzheng Palace.

A more personal visit.

Speaking of which, Guo really doesn't have a very good sense of this eldest nephew who could have been the emperor.

As the founding emperor of the Cao Wei Empire, Cao Pi was obviously forced to go to the position of emperor by the times, he did not have Cao Cao's skills and prestige, he could not maintain the situation, in order to stabilize his position, only the road of being the emperor could be taken.

Go back, always talk about the right price, let the remnants of the Han Empire sell Emperor Han Xian, obviously you can't pay nothing, of course, this is not Cao Pi's fault, it is the world's fault.

Guo felt that the worst thing Cao Pi did was to posthumously crown Cao Cao as emperor.

Because Guo felt that Cao Cao didn't want to be emperor until the last moment of his life.

Unlike Guo, a thief who wanted to be an emperor in his twenties, Cao Cao struggled painfully in the entanglement of desire and reason all his life, and finally restrained his desire and maintained his sanity, but his son pushed and put the dead Cao Cao on the throne of emperor.

Of course, if Cao Cao knew about this matter under Jiuquan, he would not blame Cao Pi so much, because the situation that Cao Pi had to do this was also left by him, and he had to carry this pot.

It can only be said that Cao Cao's ideals were completely defeated in the face of reality.

So looking at the young Cao Pi, Guo always had some regret in his heart.

"Zihuan hasn't turned twenty yet, right? Isn't it a bit early for the eldest brother to crown Zihuan now? ”

Guo Peng smiled and asked Su Yuan to pour drinks for Cao Cao and Cao Pi.

"It can't be considered early, I was also crowned at the age of eighteen, and I went to Luoyang to be a Lang official at the age of nineteen, and His Majesty joined the army at the age of nineteen, and the living conditions of the younger generation were far better than ours at that time.

Whether it is education or the environment, it must be better, so it is reasonable to assume the responsibilities of men as soon as possible, if they continue to be raised at home, sooner or later they will be abolished, so I think they should be released out to experience earlier. ”

Cao Cao said.

"It makes sense."

Guo Peng nodded with a smile and looked at the eldest nephew who could have been the emperor.

"Zihuan's academic level in Taixue is very good, I have heard the teacher praise Zihuan many times, saying that Zihuan is talented and intelligent, and has the style of a father, Zihuan, your father is one of the best officials under me, you can't fall into your father's reputation."

Cao Pi hurriedly stood up and walked to Guo Peng and knelt down.

"I don't dare."

"Get up, get up."

Guo Peng laughed and stepped forward to help Cao Pi: "Your father and son visit me today, it is a private matter, not official business, there is no need to be so angry, you are my nephew, I am your uncle, they are all a family, don't give birth." ”

Cao Pi nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, uncle."

"Well, that's right."

Guo Peng smiled and patted Cao Pi's shoulder, and then looked at Cao Cao, who seemed a little uneasy: "What position does the eldest brother plan to arrange for Zihuan?" ”

"It's all up to Your Majesty's arrangement."

Cao Cao hurriedly said.

Guo Peng nodded and paced back and forth a few steps.

"Zihuan has knowledge, but no experience, rashly released, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, so let's go, Zihuan first went to the cabinet to observe the government for three months, in order to see the after-effects, if you do well, you can go out to accumulate experience."

Guo Peng said this, Cao Cao naturally didn't have any opinions, and hurriedly asked Cao Pi to thank him.

Guo Peng is naturally polite again.

Cao Cao felt a little regretful that he didn't see Cao Lan, so he asked Guo Peng to convey their greetings to Cao Lan on his behalf, and after that, Cao Cao's father and son left.

After they left, Guo Peng sat back on his cushion.

"Su Yuan, it seems that my eldest brother is already busy cultivating a suitable heir, and wants to stabilize the Cao family's position in the central court as soon as possible, he probably feels that he is old and doesn't know when he will retire.

Now Zihuan is far away in Liaodong, and in three or five years, it will be useless for the time being, so it is a matter of course that Zihuan, who is eighteen years old, will be crowned and joined, and so many years have passed...... A lot of things are changing. ”

Su Yuan looked out, and then looked at Guo Peng.

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"Recently, my eldest brother has been a little anxious, I heard that he and Cheng Zhongde have been getting closer recently, and the contradiction between Cheng Zhongde and Tian Yuanhao seems to be no secret in the entire Shangshutai."

Guo Peng sneered: "It's really interesting, it seems that some things don't need me to do it at all, they can make a fuss by themselves, in other words, this Tian Yuanhao is also unlucky, and he is targeted by Cheng Zhongde for such a scourge as Cui Qu and Cui Yan as a burden."

Tian Yuanhao was really wronged in the previous incident, he really didn't know that Cui Qu was so bold and dared to do that kind of thing, but he was misunderstood by Cheng Zhongde, thinking that Tian Yuanhao coveted his status and wanted to seek the position of Shang Shuling, so Cheng Zhongde decided to clean up Tian Yuanhao. ”

"I heard from the people in charge of the prison that it seems that every time I go to Shangshutai to deliver the news recently, I can always hear someone chewing on the root of their tongues, saying that the matter between Cheng Lingjun and Tian Fuzhu is not simple, and many people are watching the situation and so on."

Su Yuan cautiously explained the truth.

Guo Peng looked at Su Yuan and nodded.

"The contradiction between these two people has been made public, Cheng Zhongde doesn't want to hide it at all, he just wants to get rid of Tian Yuanhao, but Tian's daughter is in my harem, and he has a daughter, Cheng Zhongde is a mouse, so he got close to Cao Mengde.

Cheng Zhongde probably wanted to use Cao Mengde's status as a relative to confront Tian Yuanhao's advantages, so that Tian Yuanhao could be captured, but how could Tian Yuanhao be arrested? I also heard that some time ago, Tian Yuanhao and Qiao Rui walked very closely, and the two often went in and out of pairs and visited each other. ”

Su Yuan was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Su Yuan seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't help but say nothing, and swallowed the words again when they came to his mouth.

"What do you want to say?"

"The old slave didn't dare to say it."

"I allow you to say it."

"This ...... Obey the order, Your Majesty, what the old slave means is that it doesn't seem to be a good thing for Tian Servant to get too close to Qiaozhongcheng, after all, one person is in Shangshutai, and one person is in Yushitai, Yushitai is full-time responsible for impeaching officials, and there should not be too many contacts with Shangshutai. ”

Guo Peng smiled, with a relaxed expression.

"Of course, this is not a good thing, but Cao Mengde and Cheng Zhongde are so close, is it a good thing? The head of the cabinet is my close minister, and Shang Shuling is a foreign minister, and it is not a good thing that they are so close, two bad things collide together. ”

Su Yuan blinked, not understanding what Guo Peng meant.

"Then why doesn't Your Majesty stop it?"

"In political affairs, how can there be absolutely good and bad things? Even if there is, these two bad things collide with each other, maybe they can hit the good side, and the negative is not certain. ”

Guo Peng picked up the pen: "Cheng Zhongde is an old minister of Yuancong, who has followed me for the longest time, a civil official of the Manchu Dynasty, he has the most seniority, Tian Yuanhao was a subordinate of Yuan Shao, and he was once an enemy of me, and then surrendered to me."

Such a person, if it weren't for the daughter of the clan in my harem, how long could he stay in the position of Shang Shu's servant? He can't be Cheng Zhongde's opponent at all, let alone Cheng Zhongde plus Cao Mengde.

Although Cheng Zhongde was born in a poor family, he has worked under me for so many years, so there are many officials, and there are many people who have been helped by him.

Originally, if he hadn't woken up, I would have planned to let Qiao Rui take the initiative to find him, but fortunately, his head was not broken, so he took the initiative to contact Qiao Rui, and chose to get closer to Qiao Rui, form an alliance, and fight against Cheng Zhongde and Cao Mengde together. ”

Su Yuan suddenly felt that there were a lot of doorways here, and the water was very deep, so he consciously stopped talking.

"Yes, learn to be good."

Guo Peng glanced at Su Yuan, and Su Yuan hurriedly showed a flattering smile.

"Your Majesty's teachings, the old slave dare not forget."

"Yes, yes, wouldn't it be nice to do this sooner?"

Guo Peng nodded, and then began to deal with government affairs.

After a while, Guo Peng suddenly raised his head.

Cheng Zhongde was unforgiving, rigid, and persecuted Tian Yuanhao everywhere, forcing Tian Yuanhao to be cornered and had to confront him, and the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty were about to choose to stand in line again.

Whether to stand here with Cheng Zhongde or stand here with Tian Yuanhao, Cheng Zhongde has a bigger chance to win, and Tian Yuanhao has a smaller side, and it is not easy to stand in this team, and when the time comes, it will ...... The storm is coming. ”

"Your Majesty......"

Su Yuan looked at Guo Peng, and then saw Guo Peng suddenly laugh.

"Cheng Tian's party fight, interesting, interesting, really interesting, hahahahahaha, I want to see what results they can bite and bite, the more fierce the bite, the better, if you don't bite a little fiercely, I'm sorry for my arrangement for them."

Guo Peng laughed for a while and looked at Su Yuan.

"What, you think I'm not doing the right thing?"

"The old slave doesn't dare, Your Majesty Shengming."

Su Yuan quickly knelt down.

"What is holy or not, the emperor should know, how can the party fight or something, how can it not exist, every day shouting for the ministers to unite, really waiting for the ministers to unite, isn't it the emperor who is the most panicked? Sentimental!

Whether it is for the emperor or the ministers, there must be party struggle, but it is very important that the emperor must have the ability to control the overall situation, and he must know when to start and when to end.

To what extent is the party fighting, to what extent is the fierce battle between the two sides, whether to die or not, and then it is the best for the emperor, the emperor must know in his heart that if he can't do this, he will start the party struggle, that is, he will not be happy for himself. ”

Su Yuan really didn't know that the emperor actually looked at this matter like this.

"An emperor who can't balance party struggles is not a qualified emperor, he shouldn't be an emperor, and a dignified emperor doesn't even have this ability, so what kind of emperor should he be? It's either that he himself is too stupid, or the first emperor is too stupid to choose an heir, Su Yuan, are you right? ”

But Guo Peng still asked Su Yuan vigorously.

Su Yuan's little heart was pounding.

"Your Majesty is right, all right."

"Hahaha."

Guo Peng laughed for a while, and then picked up the pen and continued to deal with government affairs.

Su Yuan breathed a few sighs of relief without a trace, constantly calming his little heart that was moving at high speed, and then slowly and carefully massaged Guo Peng's shoulder.

Through the subtle touch of his fingers, Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh-

His Majesty's body bones.

It's still so sturdy.