This is almost the standard, and it is a precursor to being ready to accept it, and there are not many people who know and understand this hypocritical prevarication routine.

Leaving aside the uneducated people for the time being, the two factions of the literate people immediately had their own ideas.

A group of people led by Cheng Yu, Tian Feng and Man Chong.

The other faction was headed by Xun Yu.

Of course, it was not them who stood up and spoke first, but the generals with a generally limited level of education, represented by the Cao clan's Xiahou clan and other clan military generals, who stood up one after another to express their opinions.

"The general's merit is unprecedented, if the general does not accept the reward, how can we have the face to accept the reward?"

Cao Ren was the first to stand up.

"The general has made such a great contribution, it is a matter of course to be rewarded, and the general himself said that meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished. If the general doesn't think so, what should we do? ”

Xiahou Yuan stood up the second.

"The general pacified the rebellion for the Han family, exterminated the rebels, went through hard battles, the soldiers used their lives, and the Son of Heaven gave him the righteousness, why didn't the general accept it?"

Zhao Yun also stood up after him and expressed his attitude.

The generals stood up one after another and made a statement to Guo Peng, hoping that Guo Peng would accept the knighthood of the Son of Han Dynasty, establish a feudal state, become the monarch, and leave his name in history, which is the best choice.

The attitude of the army is very obvious.

However, Guo Peng just shook his head silently.

"It's not right, it's not right."

Cai Yong sat at the top of Guo Peng's left hand, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something, sometimes looking at Guo Peng, who did not express his position, and sometimes looking at the surging generals, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it.

Zheng Xuan, who was sitting next to Cai Yong, closed his eyes and recuperated, his expression was calm, and he looked like an old god was there.

Cao Cao looked at the reactions of the generals, then looked at Guo Peng's expression, searched in his heart, and did not express his position for the time being.

Zang Hong's face was hesitant, and his brain was a little confused.

Bao Xin and Xian Yufu stood up, and together with the generals, they persuaded Guo Peng to accept the appointment of the imperial court.

Cao Cao saw Bao Xin and Xian Yufu stand up, and immediately stopped hesitating, and then stood up and persuaded Guo Peng to accept the appointment of the imperial court.

At this moment, Xun Yu couldn't sit still.

When Xun Yu was about to stand up to refute the opinions of those generals, Chen Ji, who was sitting next to Xun Yu, suddenly reached out and pressed Xun Yu, and his eyes signaled him not to stand up.

Chen Ji knew Xun Yu's plan, so he made such a move.

Xun Yu hesitated again and again, looking at the surging emotions of the generals over there, and seeing that some people among the civil officials here began to stand up and agree with the generals' opinions.

For example, full of pets, such as Tian Feng.

"The general's merits are not ordinary merits that can be compared, not only military merits, but also great merits to maintain the orthodoxy of the Han family, if such great merits are not rewarded, people all over the world will feel that the court is unfair, and at that time, the court does not know how to end, the general does not accept it, and his subordinates think it is inappropriate."

Man said respectfully.

"This kind of reward can only be received by generals who have made great contributions, and generals should also accept it, so that everyone in the world knows that the Han family will be rewarded and punished for meritorious service, which is not only for the general, but also for the Han family and the Son of Heaven."

Tian Feng said more respectfully.

Chen Gong figured out some joints on the way back north with Guo Peng, so he quickly stood up at this time.

"The general's merits are seen by everyone in the world, such a huge merit, it is not too much to accept such a reward, it can better reflect the harmony between the Son of Heaven and the general, is conducive to the stability of the world, and is more conducive to encouraging the people of the world who think of the Han family to continue to fight for the Han family, isn't this what the general wants to see?"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhong glanced at each other and stood up.

"Please follow the edict of the Son of Heaven, conform to the will of the Son of Heaven, and be promoted to the rank of duke."

The two spoke in unison.

So more and more people stood up and complied, and collectively made suggestions to Guo Peng, asking Guo Peng to accept the knighthood of the Son of Heaven, establish a feudal state, become the monarch of a country, and open up a new era for Guo Peng's power group.

Seeing the surging emotions of the crowd, the vast majority of people who are unwilling to support them occupy the vast majority, and only a few are hesitant or dissatisfied, but they do not dare to stand up and express their opinions clearly.

Xun Yu felt that it was necessary for him to stand up and express his opinion, but he was held down by Chen Ji beside him, and desperately signaled him not to talk too much, which made Xun Yu very conflicted.

Xun Yu didn't stand up in the end, and Guo Peng didn't accept the advice of the generals in the end.

"This matter is very important, you don't need to say much, do your own duties, do your own thing, soon, we have new things to do, you must not slack off."

"Yes."

Seeing that Guo Peng did not give a clear answer, the ministers and generals had no choice but to stop speaking for the time being.

Later, the herald messenger was sent back to inform the "Son of Heaven" Guo Peng that he had accepted the position of general but not the title of duke.

That night, Yecheng was not at all calm.

Chen Ji called Xun Yu to his home and talked to him face-to-face.

"You see the general's attitude today?"

"See."

"Then why do you want to stand up and refute it? The forces that support the general to go further have been formed, the masses are surging, the wings are abundant, and it is no longer something that can be reversed by manpower, and the prestige of the general is too high, and the military achievements are too great, so that many people take the imperial court's move for granted. ”

Chen Ji said slowly.

"Does Gong Chen also think this is wrong?"

Chen Ji was silent.

Xun Yu continued to speak: "Since Gong Chen also thinks that this is wrong, why doesn't Gong Chen stand up and refute those people? They just pushed the general up for their own desires, and the general may not have wanted to do this, but under the surging emotions, he didn't want to. ”

Chen Ji was silent for a while and sighed slightly.

"Wen Ruo, what is the general trend, you should understand."

“……”

Xun Yu opened his mouth, and then fell silent.

"The general trend cannot simply be reversed by the power of one person, and today's situation is like this, the prestige of the general is too high, there is always victory, there is no defeat, and everyone pins everything they want on the general.

The stronger the general and the higher the status, the more benefits they can get, the more they want the general to go further, for this reason, they will continue to push the general upward, the feudal state was founded four hundred years ago, the Han Dynasty has long abandoned it, and there are not many people who know it.

But Wen Ruo, have you seen it? Tian Yuanhao, Man Boning, Guo Fengxiao, Chen Gongtai, Xi Zhicai, they all support, they are also scholars, and they are also people who are favored by the Han family, but they are the same support, why? Because of the general trend. ”

Chen Ji's words silenced Xun Yu.

"The general trend is like this, if no one has mentioned it, it's fine, but once someone mentions it, it will inevitably form a general trend, and this general trend is not something you and I can change, and the general himself may not want to do this.

As you said, the general will hesitate, after all, it is the first time since Gaozu, it is a precedent, but most of the subordinates support it, and they all hope to see the general go further. ”

Chen Ji earnestly admonished Xun Yu.

Xun Yu looked at the slightly flickering candle flame and pondered for a while.

"Does Gong Chen think this trend is correct?"

Chen Ji shook his head.

"I'm not sure."

If the general trend is right, I will naturally support it, but if the general trend is not right, how can I deceive my heart and let me speak against my will? The Han family is still there, the Han Tianzi is still there, we are all Hanchen, eating Hanlu, how can we watch and not act? ”

Xun Yu shook his head decisively.

Chen Ji looked at Xun Yu and sighed slightly.

"Wen Ruo, where is Gongda?"