When Guo Peng announced his victory in the Northern Expedition had not yet been conveyed to Luoyang.

To be precise, I haven't even arrived in Bingzhou yet because the journey is indeed far away.

In the core center of the Wei Empire, Luoyang City was still peaceful.

After Emperor Guo Peng left, the political atmosphere in Luoyang City suddenly became relaxed, and officials of all sizes all secretly breathed a sigh of relief and expressed sincere ease about the emperor's departure.

The feeling of pressure Guo Peng brought to everyone is too strong.

Really, it's really too strong.

When Guo Peng was in charge, 996 and 007 were the norm. From the big bosses of various Taiwan and the minor officials of various departments, few officials in the business could have a good time on their working days.

As soon as they opened their eyes, they went straight to work in the government office. Facing the heavy work piled up like a mountain, they couldn't breathe, so they could only take a deep breath and start working seriously.

After finally taking a breath, I immediately found that it was lunch time. I went to the canteen to have a meal together, ate a lot, filled in my stomach, came back to rest, and then I had an afternoon of work.

After taking a breath, I found that it was already dinner time and there were not many people who could get off work and go home. Officials from important departments had to stay and work overtime. They could only go to the canteen for a meal and then continue to work overtime.

I took a breath and overtime was over. It was already a quiet night. It was time for everyone to go home and go to bed.

The day ended like this.

When I opened my eyes the next day, I felt a new cycle of reincarnation.

They feel like they are equipment, opening their eyes is working, closing their eyes is sleeping, are they still worried that they will be involved in losing their power and status by political storms, and there is no honor to be an official at all.

Is this an official?

Fortunately, the off-day holiday was not forced to work overtime. Those who worked overtime also took turns to take a break, and there was always a time to rest.

At this time, you can also spend some time with your family, take a good bath, inspect the children's homework, and then pay a portion of public food for your wife.

There is no way, I am too tired to work and wander around home like a zombie, unable to even raise my head, so how can I pay the public food?

Being able to take a little rest is the most luxurious enjoyment.

Now that Guo Peng's northern expedition left the capital, the pressure from the emperor suddenly disappeared.

Although the workload is still the same, in everyone's opinion, it is time to take a breath.

Because many things have to be transferred to the Northern Expedition camp where the emperor is located for the emperor to handle, it takes time to deal with them one by one, and the number of things that can be handled in Luoyang is reduced.

This is the time to rest and relax!

At first, they maintained their previous pace of life and work because of the inertia left by Guo Peng. Later, they suddenly realized that the emperor had gone to the Northern Expedition, and there was no emperor in Luoyang City now.

Now the one who supervises the country is the crown prince, and the ones who are assisting the government are Cao Cao and Guo Jia.

The prince has no prestige. Cao Cao and Guo Jia are both traditional civil servants and have a certain prestige, but they cannot be compared with the emperor himself.

Cheng Yu and Tian Feng, who could suppress the Shangshutai in the past, were not there, and those who were left behind were all the ministers of various departments. The ministers of various departments did not need to pass the Shangshu Ling and the Shangshu Pushe, and could directly pass the matter to the prince himself, so that the prince could make a decision.

It is said that it is a decision, but the prince can make decisions not many things, and a considerable number of them are still sent to the Northern Expedition camp for the emperor to deal with.

On the surface, everyone respects the prince and deals with it the same in the morning and afternoon, but in fact, not many people take the prince seriously.

After all, it is the crown prince, not the emperor. According to politically correct statements, everyone's loyalty is dedicated to the emperor, not to the crown prince. The crown prince is the crown prince, but is only the crown prince. If the emperor does not die for a day, the crown prince will always remain the crown prince.

Guo Jin keenly noticed this relaxed atmosphere.

But he couldn't change it.

As the prince, he knew very well what he should do and what he should not do. He was in the name of a state of regent, but in fact his power was limited and his responsibilities were equally heavy, but he was finally helped to protect his work.

Guo Peng left him with rich experience and strong ability to handle government affairs. Guo Jia and Cao Cao are good at military and political affairs. With their assistance, handling state affairs is not a problem.

Other important things that even Cao Cao and Guo Jia could not handle were naturally sent to the Northern Expedition camp and handed over to Guo Peng for personal handling. It was not Guo Jin's turn to take action.

When it comes to reputation, Guo Jin has a little bit.

For example, he worked diligently, slept at night, handled affairs in the palace very early, and went back to rest very late. He worked very hard every day and had not slacked off since Guo Peng left.

Moreover, he never missed the problem and always did it right, and did not cause problems in the operation of the government. Therefore, the court officials praised Guo Jin for his hard work and his father's style in handling government affairs.

But this does not make Guo Jin happy.

Those things that can be done correctly are inseparable from the help of Cao Cao and Guo Jia. Without Cao Cao and Guo Jia’s guidance, Guo Jin, who was working on national-level government affairs for the first time, would be in a hurry, including his small team.

Lu Yi and Lu Yu, who could help him handle government affairs, were panicked. When facing these government affairs, they didn't know what to do best.

Then Cao Cao took action, solved the problem in a few seconds, and then helped Guo Jin to provide a guarantee, which allowed Guo Jin to overcome the initial panic.

The same is true in military affairs. If you want to say that Guo Jin has received some training in government affairs, he can get started quickly after guidance. Guo Jin has indeed never had much contact with military affairs. Without Guo Jia's help and Zhao Yun's cooperation, Guo Jin would not be able to play.

During this period, Guo Jin fully realized his shortcomings, so he studied hard, stayed in the Qinzheng Hall from morning to night, studied carefully and handled properly in the place where his father had handled government affairs, and gradually found some tricks.

However, before he was happy for a long time, he noticed that a wave of laziness and slackness gradually spread throughout the court.

When observing Guo Peng's handling of government affairs around Guo Peng, he would see those officials who were extremely hardworking and jogging all the way when they came to ask for instructions, for fear of being punished by the emperor for wasting time.

In short, it is nervous and serious, racing against time.

In front of him, he could not see the attitude of the officials. They were very relaxed and relaxed, with leisurely smiles on their faces. This smile made Guo Jin a little unhappy and worried.

What is unhappy is that I have not received the respect I deserve, and what is worried is that I cannot suppress the court like my father and cannot let officials do things seriously. This is a problem.

So it was not until this moment that Guo Jin deeply realized what the [prestige] that Guo Peng often talked about means.

It means that even if you sit here without moving, you can make the court officials cautious and not slacken.

This is what he wants, but cannot get it now.

He deeply understood what Guo Peng wanted to gain prestige for him and what kind of necessity was.

Prestige is not something that superiors are born with, but needs to be fought for through their own efforts.

With such considerations in mind, one night, Guo Jin kept Guo Jia and asked Guo Jia what Guo Peng meant in the court officials' minds.

Guo Jia saw through what Guo Jin was thinking at first sight.

So he took out the jade axe that Guo Peng gave him.

"Your Highness, this jade axe was handed over to me by Your Majesty. Before Your Majesty left, he told me that if Your Majesty cannot come back, then I will hold this axe to support Your Majesty ascend the throne, help Your Majesty become the emperor, and help Your Majesty assist Your Majesty in this life."

Guo Jin was very surprised.

"Did my father say this? How could it be possible? Why can't my father come back?"

"Your Majesty will naturally be invincible in battle, but everything is absolutely absolutely true. Your Majesty handed over this jade axe to me is an attitude of being in itself. If Your Majesty really cannot come back and Wei needs the emperor, I will hold the jade axe to support Your Highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor and stabilize the court."

Guo Jin's face was full of surprise.

"How could this be...this?"

“It’s an attitude, a preparation, and a declaration.”

Guo Jia pointed to the jade axe: "This is a toy that Your Majesty usually holds in his hands and plays with. It has no meaning in itself, but because Your Majesty likes it, it has its effect.
Chapter completed!