Cheng Yu didn't know how to express his emotions, but when faced with the fact that Zhang Zhao, a native of Xuzhou, came to the Shangshutai to obtain the power of the Minister of Personnel, Cheng Yu was obviously at a loss.

He doesn't think he will be deprived of such important power.

But the facts were right in front of me, Cheng Yu was punished. Compared with the previous drizzle, Cheng Yu was completely defeated this time.

The position of Shangshu Ling, which was retained, shrank greatly because he lost the assistance of the Minister of Personnel. I don’t know if he will be able to successfully take charge of the Shangshu Ling in the future.

More importantly.

Cheng Yu realized that Guo Peng seemed to no longer trust him so much.

What did he do wrong?

He doesn't understand.

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

It was not until Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao came to pay homage to Cheng Yu as usual that Cheng Yu barely walked out of his low voice.

His dignity did not allow him to show some fragility in front of his subordinates. Looking at Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, especially the energetic Zhang Zhao, he felt very uncomfortable.

Of course, Tian Feng felt very uncomfortable. Looking at Xu Jing, who had mastered the power of the Minister of Rites, Tian Feng felt that he was full of strange emotions, but he could not vent his feelings.

Of course, he and Cheng Yu did not dare to vent their anger.

In a rage, Guo Peng dealt with more than 300 officials in a row. If they dared to get upset, they would really not understand politics.

Of course they won't be unaware of politics.

It’s just that sometimes, the butt determines the head, and they can’t help but not do it.

Mr. Guo, who successfully achieved all goals, showed his achievements to Guo Jin.

"A Jin, did you see it? Cheng Yu and Tian Feng gained power through the founding of the country. There was no reason for their father to act. Their founding of the country was quite good. If the power they possessed was not a serious crime, they would rashly deprive them of the government, which would cause turmoil in the government and doubt the ministers.

Originally, they were honest and could not allow them to continue to hold these powers, but since they were so excessive, they had to deprive their power and regain their control. The personnel rights of Shangshutai must not be given up!”

Guo Jin nodded seriously and learned a lot from Guo Peng's behavior.

The power held by these founding heroes is obtained by the founding of the country, and is reasonable and legal, and is something that the emperor must give after the founding of the country.

The relationship between Founding Entrepreneurship Group is like a joint interest.

As a leader, the emperor can naturally get the greatest benefit, but he cannot ignore it as a hero who survives through life and death.

It was like when Liu Bang was founded in the Han Dynasty, because he did not give rewards to those meritorious officials in time, the meritorious officials were so worried that Liu Bang would destroy the bridges, so he sang a double act with Zhang Liang.

The political and economic benefits they received were the emperor's reward for their founding of the country. The [merit] exists objectively and is unquestionable. As long as it is not a rebellion, the emperor cannot deny the objective existence of the [merit].

Therefore, the founding emperor was actually helpless and had a headache about some of the behaviors of founding heroes.

The situations of the founding heroes and later imperial bureaucrats are also different, and the two cannot be treated equally.

Therefore, the political status and economic benefits obtained by these founding heroes under Guo Peng were reasonable and legal, and even the emperor could not be deprived of them at will, otherwise it would cause collective concerns among the heroes and turmoil in the court.

This is something that Mr. Guo doesn't want to see.

Their [work] is the principle of gaining power and status. As long as this principle is still there, the emperor who is known as rich in the world cannot do whatever he wants.

But since they made a mistake, they made a big mistake, causing a bloody fight, causing the emperor to be furious, and then being deprived of power, everything seems so normal.

Moreover, Guo once [forgives] them once, turned a blind eye, but they [unrepentance] and made another mistake again for the second time.

The emperor was furious and attacked them and deprived them of what they deserved from the founding of the country, which seemed quite reasonable.

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

I forgive once, but I also committed the crime for the second time. Do I not exist as an emperor?

Do you think I, the emperor, need not exist?

Now, the heroes can't say that one is not.

Punishment of heroes becomes very normal.

Cheng Yu and Tian Feng pleaded guilty and watched Cui Yan, the victim, beheaded by Guo, to get rid of Luoyang City without saying a word.

The power of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, which was enough to control the Shangshutai and the government's political situation, was held by Guo, and was reasonably, legally and very smoothly deprived of Cheng Yu and Tianfeng Group.

Mr. Guo’s political goals can be said to have been completely achieved without any discount.

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

This kick further conveyed the message that "the emperor thought Cheng Yu was wrong than Tian Feng", which made Shangshu Ling Cheng Yu lose another momentum.

Tian Feng, who had not lost his position, was comforted by some reason, and the strength ratio between Tian Feng and Cheng Yu began to change, achieving a sense of balance.

Of course no one can violate the imperial power.

The hatred between Cheng Yu and Tian Feng was officially on the table, and there was no possibility of easing or returning to its original state.

They are also the first and second leaders of the Shangshutai and have power. Their struggle is far from over.

The situation at the Shangshutai was truly controlled by Guo Peng, breaking a certain monopoly of the heroes over the Shangshutai.

This is also a test and warning from Mr. Guo to the entire important group of heroes.

A test and warning to the heroic groups of Yuan Cong Group and Qingyan and Jizhou, and to the heroic officials who monopolized the vast majority of outstanding positions.

"Testing to the heroes..."

Guo Jin had a little understanding of this: "For several years, these heroes have indeed indulged in some ways. My father's move was the first serious blow to the heroes since he became emperor. They will inevitably restrain their behavior and be honest for a while.

Taking this opportunity, my father promoted the officials of the weak group that later defected to his father and entered important positions monopolized by heroes. After these new officials entered the center, they would inevitably take this opportunity to recruit close friends to enter the center to protect themselves.

In this way, the deployment and kinship of these heroes can be disrupted, and new groups of forces will be introduced into the Shangshutai to lay the trigger for larger-scale battles in the future. The snipe and clam will continue to fight, and the fisherman will continue to benefit. The father's move has really opened his eyes to his son!"

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng with some excitement.

"Yeah, not bad."

Guo Peng nodded with relief: "You have already started the first step, but this is not enough. Go to understand and explore more internal information and secret links. One day in the future, I will ask you to control such a battle with your own hands to achieve your goal."

"Hand-hand? Me?"

Guo Jin was very surprised.

"Yeah, that's you."

Guo Peng held Guo Jin's hand: "How can a ruler not control chess pieces to play chess? You have to learn to play chess, you have to learn to control those selfish and thoughtful and very smart chess pieces to lay out, use their weaknesses to achieve your goals.

No matter how smart they are, they still have weaknesses. You must learn to discover their weaknesses and take advantage of their weaknesses. Only by doing this can you be at ease with your father and be sure that you can inherit the status of your father and not be blinded by your ministers.

Of course, you also have weaknesses. No matter how smart you are, there are unexpected things you cannot do. You must learn to hide your weaknesses, not be discovered, and not be used by the ministers, so that you can sit firmly on the throne and accomplish great things."

Guo Jin bit his lower lip and nodded seriously.
Chapter completed!