Of course, the imperial court has big moves, big moves.

In order to make this big move go smoothly, Guo Peng will order such a large-scale anti-corruption operation.

Unlike the local chief, the power is limited, and the problems of the people below have little to do with him, but the central chief is different.

If the central officials hold the power, there are a lot of people, and the real power is in their hands, but they can't do anything good, then it is worth holding them accountable.

However, Guo Peng did not consider a new wave of adjustments to the central government's official positions for the time being.

After all, a wave of restructuring of the division of power between the central government has just been carried out, bringing in Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, two representative figures of the disadvantaged group.

Bringing them to the central government to take charge of the vital personnel power is a very important step in Guo's plan.

At present, their power and position have not been consolidated, and it is not suitable to introduce meritorious veterans into the central government to take power, so as to disrupt the current central structure.

Guo is now cleaning up the corrupt officials in the local area, thinking about rectifying the rule of officials, and all the remaining energy is used at the military level.

Before the official expedition, bring the army to full combat readiness.

Turning out the armor that had not been used for a long time, and putting it on with the help of Cao Lan, feeling the discomfort of a slight tightness, Guo Peng sighed.

"I'm old, and I really don't have enough time, no matter how much I deliberately keep it, I still can't get back to the way it was, Alain, what do you say?"

Guo Peng looked at Cao Lan with a smile.

Cao Lan also smiled.

"I think it's okay, no matter how you look at it, Peng Lang is still the same as he was back then, the same heroic and strong, just the things you eat every day, I feel hard to swallow when I look at it, but you can eat it every day, no wonder your body is still so strong."

Cao Lan looked up and down, left and right, and her eyes were overflowing with tenderness.

"The chicken breast is delicious, chewy, isn't it? You don't think it's chewy, I like it. ”

Guo Peng smiled, and then patted the armor on his body: "The last time I wore this armor to fight was when I went to Kansai and Hanzhong, how many years have passed. ”

"Yes, Peng Lang was not at home during the New Year's Day."

Cao Lan looked at Guo Peng with some complaint.

"It's so normal for more than a year to march and fight, thousands of miles away, so why don't I want to come back sooner? I can't do it, I can't come back, there's so much to do. ”

Guo Peng smiled and said: "I also have a deep understanding of the hardships of military life, I thought that after becoming emperor, I would not have such an opportunity to reminisce, but as a result, there is still a chance." ”

Cao Lan was silent for a while.

"Do you have to go?"

"Gotta go."

Guo Peng pursed his lips and took Cao Lan's hand: "Emperor, if you want to be in power well, you must be the strongest person in the world, how to make people quickly realize that the emperor is the strongest, first, is to kill ministers, and second, is to lead troops to fight."

Those who should be killed must be killed, if you want to fight, you can't avoid it, the emperor must be strong, otherwise the power will be lost, this power is too heavy, too big, too dangerous, in order to control it, this is what I must do.

I have occupied the Central Plains for more than seven years, and I have been the emperor for more than four years, but just for a few days, the problem of corruption among local officials has become more serious, and it can be seen that with me living in the deep palace all day long, my prestige has declined in the hearts of the people of the world.

It's only been seven years, it's only been seven years, my prestige has waned, the local officials have begun to let their guard down, they have begun to covet pleasure, this is definitely not a good sign, I need a big war to tell them that I am still the same person I used to be. ”

“……”

Cao Lan was silent, just holding Guo Peng's hand and not letting go.

Guo Peng sighed and reached out to stroke Cao Lan's cheek.

"Alain, don't worry, the Son of Heaven set out on the expedition, one is a last resort, and the other is that everything is ready, I already have a full certainty of victory, this time I went to the grassland, I went to collect the corpses of the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei people could not resist my attack."

Cao Lan looked at Guo Peng's face, and suddenly asked, "Penglang, if you were asked to choose again, would you still choose the path of becoming an emperor?" ”

Guo Peng blinked.

Realizing that this question was very meaningful, Guo Peng thought seriously for a while.

Then gave Cao Lan a very clear answer.

"Yes, definitely, I will definitely choose to take this path again and become an emperor again, of course, all kinds of things may be better than now, because with the experience of being an emperor in the past few years, I will do better, and I will not delay doing many things until now."

"Is it really that good to be an emperor?"

"I didn't become an emperor for myself."

After thinking about it seriously, Guo Peng added: "Not exactly. ”

"What's that for? I? Ah Jin? Or the whole Kwoks? ”

Cao Lan continued to ask.

"Neither, I'm not going to be an emperor for a specific person."

Guo Peng shook his head again and again, looked at Cao Lan seriously, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Alan, I know some things that you don't know, and these things prompt me to make a career no matter what, and do something for the whole world."

If my ability is strong, I will make more changes, if my ability is weak, then do less, if I am not capable, then there is no way, as long as I have the opportunity, I will definitely do it, I am not the kind of person who sits still. ”

Cao Lan didn't say anything more, helped Guo Peng put on the armor, put on the helmet for him, and then looked at her husband.

"Now you are like this, will Ah Jin be like this in the future?"

"He may not need to be in charge, but he won't be easier than me, maybe, he will be more tired than me, what I leave him is bones, he wants to add flesh and blood to bones, he has no choice."

Guo Peng took a deep breath: "When I am my son and the emperor of Wei, it must be like this." ”

The prestige of the emperor is the best arm to deter officials from consolidating power, and prestige is not obtained for nothing, prestige is earned by the emperor's own efforts.

Guo Peng's wine did not go out, and many officials gradually forgot that the world was fought by Guo Peng, the emperor, with the army little by little, and the Wei Empire was created by Guo Peng personally led the Wei army, and everything was his efforts.

He is the creator of the country, the only true master.

And as his subordinates, he actually wanted to hide from his master for his own personal gain, and his appearance was so ugly, which had seriously provoked Guo Peng's majesty as an emperor.

Not punishing them is not enough to show the majesty of the emperor, and not to achieve victory is not enough to maintain the prestige of the emperor.

For the sake of this prestige, Guo Peng will once again lead the army to defeat the thorny enemy and obtain supreme military merits.

The number of the Central Forbidden Army and Guards directly under Guo Peng has increased in recent years, from 120,000 to 150,000.

While gradually reducing part of the troops in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, as well as in the northeast, Guo Peng also paid attention to gradually expanding the military strength and number of the Praetorian Guard directly under the command of the emperor, so as to ensure that the number of troops under the emperor's command could always suppress the local forces.

And this expedition is naturally based on the Praetorian Guard.

In order to enhance the strength of the Praetorian Guard, Guo Peng had already ordered some war horses raised in Longxi Horse Farm and Youzhou to be sent to the Gyeonggi area to equip the Praetorian Guard and increase the proportion of cavalry of the Praetorian Guard.

The Northwest Corps under Cao Ren had the highest proportion of cavalry in the Wei army, and with the advantage of the Longxi Horse Farm, it basically achieved a comprehensive cavalry.

After feeling the advantages of all-round cavalry, Guo Peng also put a large number of war horses and equipment into the Luoyang Praetorian Guard at the stall of the upcoming Northern Expedition to the grassland, increasing the mobility of the Praetorian Guard and expanding the degree of mule and horse of the Praetorian Guard.

In this wave, more than 300,000 war horses were included in the battle sequence of the Praetorian Guard.

And more than 300,000 horses for the delivery of materials will also be put into this war to contribute to the logistics of the army.

There is still some time before the war, but Guo Peng believes that the Praetorian Guard should enter a state of war as soon as possible and start war exercises.

Therefore, as the commander of the army, he will personally command the army to conduct several important pre-war exercises.

Zhao Yun was a qualified commander of the Wei army, and as a general of the guard, he was responsible for commanding the most elite and powerful military force of the Wei Empire, stationed in the Gyeonggi region.

But Zhao Yun is a person who knows how to measure himself.

He knew that his position was very sensitive, and he knew that he could hold this position because he was a meritorious general of Yuan Cong and had always been trusted by Guo Peng.

If you were someone else, you might not be able to take this position.

At the beginning, he was Guo Peng's personal soldier, and he was personally taken by Guo Peng to guide culture, guide the art of war, and bring it out single-handedly, so he was trusted to hold this position.

And Zhao Yun also knew that the emperor's trust was not unprovoked and consistent, and the existence of Cao Hong and Guo Dong was not meaningless.

So he never did anything out of the ordinary.

I don't interact with any administrative officials.,The relationship with other leading generals is also plain.,It doesn't seem to have any friends.,Daily life is two points and one line.,It's not a military camp.,It's home.。

Don't drink, don't gamble, don't go to the Qinglou to play with women, in addition to daily work, a little leisure time to read, practice calligraphy, that writing is getting better and better.

It is precisely because of such strict self-discipline that Zhao Yun can hold such an important position by Guo Peng's side.

In fact, Guo Peng has long since decided to transfer some of the important positions he currently holds to others after the current incumbent steps down.

The high position and the great power of these positions were themselves a destabilizing factor for the imperial power.

The reason why it exists is purely to reward the heroes.

It is the consensus of the society to reward these heroes for their contributions to the Guo Wei Empire in the process of founding the country.

If you don't thank the heroes, can your dynasty still get the yearning and following of talents?

But when the heroes are no longer there and the dynasty is on the right track for steady development, these important positions should not continue to exist.

The founding emperor can suppress the founding heroes, can the emperors who have no military merit status in later generations suppress these powerful ministers?

Therefore, important military and political positions such as guard generals and Shang Shuling will be abolished in the not-too-distant future.

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