Leaving Guo Dan's study, Guo Peng returned to his small room, took off his coat under the service of his subordinates, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Looking at the flickering candle flame in the room, Guo Peng sighed a little tiredly.

All your actions are for the sake of the family?

No.

Just to survive.

The world is unfair, some people have struggled all their lives without food and clothing, and some people have been clothed and fed since birth.

There is never much fairness in this world, and if there is anything to say, only death is fair to everyone.

In the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty, there will be no difference because you are a civilian or a hero, you will die when you should die, and the white knife will go in and the red knife will come out, no matter if you have a great official position and noble blood, you will die the same.

It's not that the higher the status, the safer, sometimes, the higher the status, the more dangerous, the position of emperor is the highest position in Chinese history, but the abnormal mortality rate of this position is far greater than any kind of position in ancient and modern times.

Especially in troubled times, the emperor takes turns, next year to my house, cottage bandits dare to set up a grass king, in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, more than half of the population of more than 50 million people died.

They died sadly in the wilderness, in places where no one could see them, only a few could be buried or cremated, and most of them could only be left to the decomposing corpses and their bones exposed.

Guo Peng didn't know if he could make himself and the Guo family a member of the minority if he was working so hard now.

He didn't have any confidence yet.

is as strong as Cao Cao, and he also lost his father, biological brother and son, not to say that he will definitely be able to save his life if he becomes Cao's in-laws.

No one knows better than him what will happen in the future, and even Zhang Jiao may not have decided whether to rebel now, how to rebel, and what to do after the rebellion.

No one knows, only Guo Peng knows.

But now at this time, this situation makes every step extremely difficult for him, and what people like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu can get by stretching their hands, he has to pay more costs, even his life is in danger.

He was only fifteen years old, but he had already killed more than a dozen people, and his life was in danger several times.

Relying on this experience, he won the title of "Yingchuan Guo Lang", became a celebrity, became a household name in the entire Luoyang, became a disciple of Lu Zhi, and had some security in the future.

But is that enough?

Not enough, not enough at all, not enough for him to survive in the troubled times.

Therefore, he will pay more costs in the future, make more dilemmas, and even make choices related to human nature and soul.

He was mentally prepared.

What is there not to lose in order to climb up, in order to survive?

Now these high-ranking families are beautiful, but going back hundreds of years, their ancestors have not abandoned something in a fateful decision, and then prospered the whole family.

In this high society, it is very common to abandon something that is unimaginable to ordinary people in exchange for profit.

Body? Dignity? Soul? Reputation?

These are all bargaining chips.

Because they don't just want to live, they want to live better.

Doesn't the royal family need to be sacrificed?

and the princesses with bitter tears.

Don't you need to sacrifice if you are a big family?

Xun Yu has something to say.

Sacrifice and benefit are often directly proportional, the more people who can sacrifice, the more willing to sacrifice, the more they can get.

In troubled times, there are murderous opportunities everywhere, but there are also opportunities everywhere, and only in troubled times can people with bad backgrounds be given the opportunity to climb to the top, although this may require an inhuman price.

And the so-called morality is nothing more than a victim of political correctness.

Guo Peng walked to the flickering candle flame, blew out the candle flame without hesitation, turned around and walked to the bed, took off his extra clothes, and lay down on the bed.

This world is not gentle at all, nor is it correct, it is even more uncivilized, and it kills everywhere.

So, he was going to be a wolf, a cold-blooded, cunning, mean, brave, tenacious, tenacious and never discouraged wolf.

September 15 was Guo Peng's fifteenth birthday, and before that, Lu Zhi, a famous scholar, arrived in Qian County and was invited to attend the birthday and crown ceremony of his disciple Guo Peng, as the most important witness to witness the ceremony.

This time not only came to Lu Zhi, but also came to the representative of Yingchuan Guo, Lu Zhi also brought Yang Biao, Ma Riyan and other celebrities and scholars who proofread books with Guo Peng in Dongguan.

The birthday was handled first, and a group of people celebrated Guo Peng's fifteenth birthday lively, and after the birthday, it was a solemn crown ceremony.

At the scene, Lu Zhi and Guo Dan, as well as a group of elders from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, witnessed the moment of the coming of age of a man who stood up to the sky.

The hanging hair, which symbolizes the boy, is pulled up, and the long black hair gathers on the top of the head to form a bun, and then Lu Zhi takes the crown and wears it on the top of Guo Peng's head.

Later, Lu Zhi read out a congratulatory message, to the effect that from today onwards, you will bid farewell to children's ignorance, officially become an adult, have adult cognition and responsibility, be filial to your parents, be loyal to the king, respect your teachers, and be a qualified adult.

After that, Guo Peng met his stepmother Yang with a crown hairstyle, Yang was dressed gorgeously and dignifiedly, keeping a smile on his face, but the cowardice in the depths of his eyes could not be hidden.

After meeting his stepmother Yang, Guo Peng's expression was announced by Dabin Lu Zhi.

Generally speaking, the table character will be decided by the father's family and the important guests together, and the table character and the name complement each other, both have the meaning of "showing their virtue", so it is the table character.

For example, Zhuge Liang's table word is Kong Ming, and Liang corresponds to Ming.

Cao Cao's word Mengde, Cao is the meaning of integrity, corresponding to virtue.

Guo Shan and Lu Zhi discussed, the ancient character Peng is synonymous with "phoenix", and it is also a sacred bird, which communicates with each other, so it is best to take "Zifeng" as the word for Guo Peng.

Guo Shan also thought it was very good, so he decided on the word "Zifeng".

After Guo Peng knew, he felt that this table was also very good, the phoenix and the phoenix are not the names of one bird, but two birds, the phoenix is a male bird, and the phoenix is a female bird, which is a pair.

So Lu Zhi gave Guo Peng the expression "Zifeng" at the crown ceremony, and from then on, Guo Peng's real name can be called by the elders and people with higher status, and the rest of the people will basically call him the word to show respect.

In the future, he will no longer be able to obtain a certain sense of immunity as a minor, and if others are dissatisfied with him, he will not have too many scruples to start, and it will be difficult for him to get more sympathy.

However, he can also start participating in social activities, build his own connections and power, and get help.

He will face the storm completely.