After listening to Guo Jia's explanation, Guo Jin frowned and thought for a while.

"Even if my father is not there, as long as the jade axe is there, it means that my father is there, and even if my father is not in Luoyang, as long as someone talks with this jade axe, it means that my father is talking, is that so?"

"That's right."

Guo Jia nodded with satisfaction: "This is Your Majesty's prestige, this is the meaning of Your Majesty to the Wei State, in front of Your Majesty, no one dares to disobey, even if they are just reprimanded by Your Majesty, they will be frightened overnight and reflect."

Your Majesty said east, the ministers did not dare to go west, Your Majesty said north, the ministers did not dare to go south, Your Majesty wanted to go north, the ministers could not stop it, Your Majesty wanted to march south, the ministers still could not stop it, everything was Your Majesty's decision, this is His Royal Highness's father, the emperor of Wei. ”

Guo Jia's words were deeply imprinted in Guo Jin's mind.

So he asked Guo Jia.

"Then what can I do to become a man like my father?"

"This is not something that the minister should know, this kind of thing is only known to His Majesty."

Guo Jia smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty will tell Your Highness everything, this is something that the ministers don't know, Your Highness will know sooner or later, why do you need to know now?" ”

Guo Jin sighed.

"I don't have enough prestige to lead the court, and I can't make my courtiers do things as seriously as my father did, and I can't watch them become lazy and inactive in handling affairs.

I reminded me again and again, but it didn't have much effect, some people still went their own way, I was unhappy, and I was deeply worried, I was worried that this would lead to damage to the country, and my father would come back and blame me for not being careful. ”

"I see."

Guo Jia nodded slightly and said: "Actually, this is what the ministers really look like, they don't have much enthusiasm for handling government affairs, and they all rely on His Majesty's supervision to let them handle affairs so actively."

But from that point of view, it is not normal for a court where everyone takes the government seriously and does nothing else, and what His Highness sees now is a normal court. ”

Guo Jin is difficult to accept this statement.

"Feng Xiaogong, do you think so too? Those who are ministers do not work hard to deal with official affairs, but slack off, Wen Tian and Wu Xi, is this a normal court? ”

Guo Jin always thought that Guo Jia, the first minister of the clan, would look at things differently, so Guo Peng would ask Guo Jin to listen to Guo Jia's opinions more before leaving.

But what Guo Jia said now did not satisfy Guo Jin.

"No, no, no, that's not what the minister meant."

Guo Jia smiled: "Your Highness, when Your Majesty is here, no matter what your nature is, the ministers are intimidated by Your Majesty's prestige, and they dare not make mistakes, dare not slack off, and handle official affairs diligently, then the diligent and the lazy cannot be distinguished, and the nature of the ministers cannot be known."

Now that His Majesty is on the Northern Expedition, not in Beijing, and a mountain pressed by the ministers has disappeared, the situation is different, at this moment, the diligent people are still diligent, and the lazy people are exposed, isn't this a good thing? ”

Guo Jin blinked, and suddenly realized what Guo Jia meant.

Guo Jia looked at Guo Jin's expression and knew that Guo Jin had understood, so he smiled: "In the current situation, who can be promoted and who can be deposed, isn't it a matter of knowing at a glance?"

The hidden dangers that could not be discovered when His Majesty was present have now been discovered, and when His Majesty returns, he can deal with them in a targeted manner, and depose those who are not as good as the one on the outside, is it a bad thing for the country? ”

"I see."

Guo Jin had a smile on his face, thought about it, and had his own opinion on how to go next.

At the same time, he also discovered that everything Guo Peng said was right.

This clan elder he has been familiar with since he was a child is indeed extraordinary.

He always looks at problems from a different perspective, a simple thing seems completely different to him, and a seemingly difficult problem is explained by him, and he has a completely new idea.

No wonder Guo Jia was so trusted by Guo Peng and appointed to stay in Beijing to assist him.

Guo Jin has already decided to secretly prepare a small book, during the time that Guo Peng left, whoever works hard and who slacks off in work must be recorded, and wait for Guo Peng to come back and tell Guo Peng.

But then again, when will my dad come back?

Although with the help of Guo Jia and Cao Cao and various Shangshu, there are many things that Guo Jin does not need to do, but just the part that needs to be done makes Guo Jin feel a lot of pressure.

This is something that you can't understand when you usually stand by Guo Peng's side, and this kind of real pressure can't be understood by those who don't bear it personally.

The emperor is really not a good errand.

So Guo Jin really misses his father, and he really wants to tell him everything that happened during this time, and get his guidance and get his ears, which will make Guo Jin feel safe.

When Guo Peng is not there, occasionally, sometimes, he also feels insecure.

When facing the work of the various Shangshu reports alone, I will be a little uncomfortable, and I will feel that I am sitting in that position and the feeling of standing behind Guo Peng is completely different.

It's not authentic, it's not friendly, and it's insecure.

Right now, it's just a duck on the shelf, and he's forcing himself to adapt to the situation, because he knows that sooner or later he'll have to do something like this.

The power of the Wei central government is unprecedentedly huge, and the central government needs to do more things than ever before, Guo Jin is thinking, when he takes over this stall one day, can he do the same as Guo Peng?

He couldn't guarantee it.

But in the face of his mother's expectations, in the face of the admiration of his younger brothers and sisters, he will feel a sense of responsibility, a sense of responsibility that he must stand up as a big man.

Therefore, before Guo Peng comes back, he still has to be at the front, do what he should do, and then wait for Guo Peng's return.

Despite this, he also hopes that his father can return as soon as possible.

So he asked Guo Jia.

"Feng Xiaogong, is there any news from my father? Victorious? When will you be back? ”

"At present, the latest news is that His Majesty led the army north, and he has encountered the Xianbei people's cavalry, and it is not far from the main force of Xianbei, hey, this is a good thing."

Guo Jia smiled.

"A good thing?"

"Well, a good thing."

Guo Jia nodded and said: "The worst situation predicted by the staff station before is that the Xianbei people take the initiative to give up resistance, avoid fighting in the face of our army's front, and flee to the north or west.

The main strategic goal of our army is the Wolf Juxu Mountain, and the main force of the army will not cross the Wolf Juxu Mountain, so as not to put too much pressure on the logistics, so if the Xianbei people give up resistance and flee north, we have no choice.

It is equivalent to a pounce, and the loss of ordnance materials and military expenses in vain, in that case, the loss will be too great, and Xianbei retains its strength and can go south at any time, but our army cannot be stationed in Wolf Juxu Mountain with a large number of troops. ”

Guo Jin took a deep breath.

"That's really bad, if something like that happens, there's really nothing you can do, and it's a good thing that the two armies are fighting now...... Father won't be in any danger, right? ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, the 200,000 soldiers of our army in the Northern Expedition, they are all Your Majesty's most loyal subordinates, even if you lose your own life, you will do your best to protect Your Majesty and keep Your Majesty safe and sound."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Your Highness still takes state affairs seriously, don't live up to Your Majesty's expectations of Your Highness." ”

What does my father expect from me?

Guo Jin lowered his head and thought about it.

"Feng Xiaogong, you say, when my father comes back, will he be satisfied with everything I have done? Will my father think that everything I do is what he wants? ”