Cheng Yu didn't know how to express his emotions, but in the face of the fact that Zhang Zhao, a native of Xuzhou, parachuted into Shangshutai to obtain the authority of the Ministry of Shangshu, Cheng Yu was obviously at a loss.

He didn't think he would be deprived of such important power.

But the facts are in front of you, Cheng Yu was punished, compared to the previous drizzle, this time Cheng Yu was completely planted.

The position of the retained Shangshuling was greatly reduced due to the loss of the assistance of the official Shangshu, and I don't know if he will be able to take charge of Shangshutai smoothly in the future.

More critically.

Cheng Yu realized that Guo Peng didn't seem to trust him that much anymore.

What did he do wrong?

He didn't understand.

Although Cui Yan, whom he hated very much, was driven away, deposed as a concubine, and was not allowed to be an official for the rest of his life, he was not happy at all.

It wasn't until Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao came to see Cheng Yu as usual that Cheng Yu could come out of the gloom.

His dignity did not allow him to show a little fragility in front of his subordinates, looking at Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, especially the high-spirited Zhang Zhao, his heart was very uncomfortable.

Of course, Tian Feng's heart was also very unpleasant, looking at Xu Jing, who had mastered the authority of the Ministry of Rites, Tian Feng felt that his heart was full of strange emotions, but he couldn't vent it.

Of course, he and Cheng Yu didn't dare to vent.

In this stall where Guo Peng is angry and deals with more than 300 officials in a row, if they still dare to make a fuss, they really don't understand politics.

They certainly don't understand politics.

It's just that sometimes, the butt decides the head, and they can't help but do it.

And Guo, who successfully achieved all the goals, showed his results to Guo Jin.

"Ah Jin, do you see it? Cheng Yu and Tian Feng relied on the power obtained by the founding of the country, and there was no reason for their father to move, their founding work was not small, and if the power they held was not a major crime, they would be rashly deprived, which would cause political turmoil and suspicions among the ministers.

Originally, they were honest, and it was not that they could not let them continue to hold these powers, but since they were so excessive, they had to deprive them of their powers and regain control of them. ”

Guo Jin nodded seriously, learning a lot from Guo Peng's behavior.

The power held by these founding heroes was obtained through the founding of the country, which was reasonable and legitimate, and it was something that the emperor had to give after the founding of the country.

The relationship between the founding groups is like a coalition of interests.

As the leader, the emperor can naturally get the greatest benefit, but he cannot ignore the hero of his birth and death.

It's like when Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty at the beginning, because he didn't reward those heroes in time, so that the heroes were related and worried that Liu Bang would cross the river and tear down the bridge, so they sang a double reed with Zhang Liang.

The political and economic benefits they received were the emperor's feedback to their [merit] for the founding of the country, which objectively existed and could not be questioned, and as long as it was not a rebellion, the emperor could not deny the objective existence of [gong].

Therefore, for some of the behaviors of the founding heroes, the founding emperor was actually more helpless and headache.

The situation of the founding heroes and the later imperial bureaucrats was also different, and the two could not be treated equally.

Therefore, the political status and economic benefits obtained by these founding heroes under Guo Peng are reasonable and legitimate, and even the emperor cannot be deprived of them casually, otherwise it will cause collective worries among the heroes, and the court situation will be turbulent.

This is something that Guo does not want to see.

Their [merit] is the [reason] to gain power and status, and as long as this [reason] is still there, the emperor, who claims to be rich from all over the world, cannot do whatever he wants.

But since they made mistakes, and made big mistakes, causing bloodshed and brawls, provoking the emperor [furious], and then being deprived of their powers, everything seems so normal.

And Guo had [forgiven] them once before, turning a blind eye to them, but they [did not repent] and made mistakes again the second time.

It is quite reasonable for the emperor to strike at them in a fit of rage and deprive them of what they deserve for the founding of the country.

Their reason was offset by their mistakes, and the emperor's reason prevailed.

Forgave once, but ended up guilty a second time, when the emperor did not exist?

Do you think that there is no need for me, the emperor, to exist?

Now, the heroes can't say that it's not.

The punishment of meritorious heroes becomes very normal.

Cheng Yu and Tian Feng confessed their guilt, watching Cui Yan, a victim, be driven out of Luoyang City by Guo's personal vendetta, and they didn't dare to say a word.

The power of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, which was enough to influence the situation of Shangshutai and the government, was in the hands of someone Guo, and it was deprived of it reasonably and legally and very smoothly from the hands of Cheng Yu and Tianfeng Group.

Guo's political goal can be said to have been completely achieved, without any discount.

In the end, he did not forget to step on Cheng Yu's foot and passed the proposal to extend the Grand Canal to Hebei.

This kick further conveyed the message that [the emperor thinks that Cheng Yu is wrong more than Tian Feng], which makes Shang Shu make Cheng Yu lose another step in momentum.

Tian Feng, who did not lose his position, received some comfort, and the power ratio of Tian Feng and Cheng Yu began to change, reaching a certain equilibrium.

Naturally, no one can violate the imperial power.

The feud between Cheng Yu and Tian Feng has also officially come to the table, and there is no possibility of alleviating or restoring the status quo.

They are still the nominal first and second in command of Shang Shutai, and they still have power, and their struggle is far from over.

The situation in Shangshutai was really controlled by Guo Peng, breaking a certain monopoly of the heroes on Shangshutai.

And this is also a temptation and warning from Guo to the entire important hero group.

A test and warning to the Yuancong Group and the Heroes of the Qingyan and Hebei Prefectures, and to the heroes who have monopolized the vast majority of prominent positions.

"Temptation ...... Heroes"

Guo Jin has a little understanding of this: "Over the past few years, these heroes have indeed been a little indulgent, and my father's move is the first serious blow to the heroes since he became the emperor, and they will inevitably restrain their behavior and be honest for a while."

Taking this opportunity, my father promoted the officials of the disadvantaged groups who later defected to my father to important positions monopolized by meritorious officials, and after these new officials entered the center, they would inevitably take this opportunity to recruit their cronies into the center to defend themselves.

In this way, the deployment and kinship ties of these heroes can be disrupted, and a new power group can be introduced within Shangshutai, laying the inducement for a larger-scale struggle in the future. ”

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng with some excitement.

"Well, that's good."

Guo Peng nodded with satisfaction: "You have already started the first place, but this is not enough, to understand, to dig up more inside information and secret bonds, one day in the future, for your father to let you personally control such a battle to achieve your goal." ”

"Hands? I? ”

Guo Jin was surprised.

"Well, that's you."

Guo Peng held Guo Jin's hand: "As a monarch, how can you not control the chess pieces to play chess?" You have to learn to play chess, you have to learn to manipulate the selfish thinking and very clever pieces to lay out, take advantage of their weaknesses, and achieve your goals.

No matter how smart they are, they also have weaknesses, you have to learn to discover their weaknesses, take advantage of their weaknesses, only if you can do this, can you be at ease as a father, and you can be sure that you can inherit the position of a father, and you will not be deceived by the ministers.

Of course, you also have weaknesses, no matter how smart you are, there are unexpected places, things that you can't do, you have to learn to hide your weaknesses, not to be discovered, not to be used by the ministers, so that you can sit firmly on the throne and do great things. ”

Guo Jin bit his lower lip and nodded seriously.

Guo Jin is gradually becoming a qualified successor, and Zhang Zhao and Xu Jing are also expanding their power in a very timely manner.

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