Han Shizu

Chapter 215 Guo Dang Junjie
At night, in the Guo Mansion.

After a simple supper, he summoned his two sons and took an examination of their studies.Although Guo Wei was born as a warrior, he is sensitive and eager to learn. He likes to read and understand, and he is very concerned about the education and training of his children.If there was a wrong answer to a question, he was severely punished for his homework, and he just let it go.

From top to bottom of Guo's mansion, it looks very frugal.The emperor took the lead in being diligent and thrifty. Recently, most of the bureaucratic nobles in Tokyo have restrained themselves.Guo Wei's frugality is not like other people's show-offs. He started at a young age. He knows the sufferings of the people, and he doesn't like extravagance. Guo's frugality is not artificial.

The study room is more clean and simple, without any extra ornate decorations.There is a bookshelf behind the book case, and there are dozens of books on it, most of which are military books.Although the number is not large, the footer of the book has been turned over, and some album pages are already protruding.

Sitting behind the desk, closing his eyes and resting his mind, his brain continued to spin. What emerged in his mind fragmentarily was the situation since the new emperor took the throne, the difficulties in the border affairs, the methods of the emperor, various measures and policies, and changes in the court. The situation of the army, the duties of the Privy Council.
Slowly, Guo Wei no longer knew what he was thinking, accompanied by a burst of exhaustion.He is now the head of the Privy Council, he is in charge of the military, and he is entangled in maintenance. While holding important power, he is also burdened with heavy burdens, especially when the country is in dire straits and is in a dangerous situation.

Starting from Longhedong, starting from Bafu, before the founding of the Han Dynasty, the presence of Guo Weihedong system was really not strong. Even after the founding of the country, he was worshiped as a privy deputy envoy and his status was improved, but he was still firmly suppressed by Yang Bin.

It wasn't until Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne that he was strengthened and presided over the affairs of the privy secretaries. Guo Wei finally made it through, and thanks to Liu Chengyou's support, he became a rapidly rising force in the Han court.During Liu Chengyou's west tour, he assisted the government, firmly grasped the Privy Council, and contended with it.

After a long time, Guo Wei came back to his senses, put away his exhaustion, leaned on the table, and began to think about the situation of the day court meeting and the palace meeting.After pondering for a while, his eyes became darker, and he murmured deeply: "It seems that there are still changes in the imperial court and the imperial army."

Guo Wei's brows were furrowed tightly, and he seemed extraordinarily entangled and hesitant. He raised his hand and thumped his forehead, looking troubled: "If my son is in Beijing, he can be an adviser."

"Master, Chongjin and Yongde are here!" the old servant who had been with him for many years whispered at the door of the study.

Hearing this, Guo Wei immediately regained his seriousness, turned into a dangerous sitting posture, and ordered: "Let them come to the study to see me."

Soon, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, two young men entered the study room, and respectfully saluted Guo Wei: "I have met my uncle (Master Taishan)."

"Excuse me, sit down."

The two young men who came to pay a visit were Li Chongjin, Guo Wei's nephew, and Zhang Yongde, Guo Wei's son-in-law.Among the next generation of Guo Wei's relatives, apart from Guo Rong, they are the most outstanding ones, especially Zhang Yongde, who is both civil and military, has knowledge, and knows etiquette.Li Chongjin is much older, and his bearing and talent may not be as good as Zhang Yongde, but he can still be regarded as a talent.Because of Guo Wei, the two are now in the Forbidden Army, holding positions, Li Chongjin is the Marquis of East and West Banyu, and Zhang Yongde is the commander of the Xingjie Army Camp.

"I don't know if my uncle called me two, what's your order?" Without being too formal, Li Chongjin asked Guo Wei directly.

Zhang Yongde also looked at Yue Zhang with curiosity.

Guo Wei raised his finger and ticked his beard, and said without hesitation: "You two have been in the Forbidden Army for a while, don't you always want to make achievements? Bandit, I want you two to join the army to conquer, hone your skills, and make some achievements!"

"Yes!" Li Chongjin responded immediately, with excitement in his tone.

Although Zhang Yongde is young, he has a calm temperament, and there is no impatience in his responses.Noticed, Guo Wei is obviously very satisfied.

Seeing that Li Chongjin was a little impetuous, Guo Wei warned him: "Chongjin, although you have been in the army for many years and have some battlefield experience, you should not be negligent and underestimate the thieves, let alone the enemy. There is also a strategy for suppressing bandits. Don't look at your age, when you are in the army, you should listen to Bao Yi's advice more!"

Hearing this, Li Chongjin glanced at the young Zhang Yongde next to him, he was a little dissatisfied, and felt a little pimple in his heart, but he had always respected Guo Wei as his uncle, so he didn't dare to refute, so he said yes.

"Uncle, why did the imperial court send out the forbidden army to suppress the bandits? It's nothing more than a gang of thieves. Isn't it an overkill?" After calming down, Li Chongjin asked involuntarily.

"Just saying this to you shows your arrogance and underestimation of the enemy!" Guo Wei pointed at Li Chongjin and reprimanded him.

Hearing this, Li Chongjin couldn't help but a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and quickly admitted his mistake solemnly.

"Since you have doubts, have you ever thought about it?" Guo Wei was satisfied with his attitude and asked.

Li Chongjin replied firmly: "It must be that the soldiers in the local prefectures are incompetent, and they are not effective in suppressing the thieves!"

"Superficial." Guo Wei commented: "There is no such simple government decision!"

Li Chongjin smiled sheepishly, and instead of Guo Weizhi directly ordered Zhang Yongde: "Bao Yi, my uncle always said that you are knowledgeable, so tell me."

Zhang Yongde looked hairless, looked at Guo Wei, under his gaze, thought about it seriously, and hesitated a little: "The emperor first succeeded to the throne, the state and town are still in doubt, the people's hearts have not yet been attached, and the imperial court wants to take advantage of it." Bandit, the power of the imperial court?"

"I mentioned the important point!" Guo Wei nodded.Immediately, he got up and paced in the study room, explaining to the two of them what happened at the palace meeting.

Zhang Yongde's originally struggling expression dissipated, as if enlightened, and Li Chongjin did the same, with a sudden expression on his face.

"Let you lead the army to suppress thieves and bandits, how can you make your merits high?" Guo Wei asked the two of them again in a guiding and educational tone.

After questioning the two for a while, Li Chongjin wondered, "Isn't it true that the more thieves are killed, the faster the thieves are suppressed, and the greater the credit?"

Guo Wei did not continue to pretend to be sophisticated this time, but directly reminded: "The Son of Heaven wants to punish bandits. In addition to suppressing bandits and restoring local production stability, he also turns bandits into people and returns them to farming and production. Therefore, this suppression of bandits is not Compete how many people you killed, but how many people you can add to the court and rule the people. Blindly killing may be meritorious, but it is definitely not a great merit, and you may suffer!"

Hearing what Guo Wei said, Zhang Yongde nodded, Li Chongjin seemed to understand, and said with emotion: "How to attack these bandits is so troublesome and requires so much consideration?"

Hearing this, Guo Wei turned around, sat down slowly, spoke earnestly, and said to the two of them: "Although your Majesty is young, since he took the throne, he has worked hard to cure diseases, implement good governance, and win people's hearts. Although it is difficult for a big man at the moment, he only needs to Stabilize the situation and recuperate for a few years, and the country will prosper, and even the whole world will turn chaos into order."

"Although I can't see the future situation clearly, I also know that it is a great opportunity for us to help the prime minister and make contributions. And if you want to earn meritorious service and shine on the lintel, it is far from enough to rely on blood and courage." Enough is enough. The situation will change, and it is necessary to pay equal attention to both civil and military affairs. It is not impossible to govern the government and the army. Otherwise, it is difficult for a brave man to become a great weapon!"

No matter how you look at it, Guo Wei's words seemed to be aimed at Li Chongjin.However, the two of them didn't care about these things, they both got something, and they bowed to Guo Wei: "Remember the teaching of Uncle (Taishan)!"

"The states in the Central Plains are full of bandits, and the most difficult place to suppress is Ruzhou. I want you to go to Ruzhou!" Guo Wei said again.

In this regard, the two naturally have no objection.

(End of this chapter)