Cheng Yu felt that he could answer Guo Peng’s question.

There should be no controversy in this issue.

So Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "That depends on whether the Wei State is stronger and more prosperous than thirteen years ago, whether the people's lives are better, and whether they have had large-scale resistance. This can be concluded."

"So that's the case?"

"No doubt, it's naturally."

Cheng Yu nodded decisively: "Thirteen years ago, the territory occupied by our Wei was only in the Central Plains, Hebei, Liaodong, Jiangdong and Hexi counties. The Western Regions were not controlled, the Jiangnan was not completely captured, the Xianbei was not eliminated, and the Pingzhou was not developed.

Thirteen years later, I, Wei, have taken down all the untaken land. Looking around, there is no enemy that can threaten Wei, and no regime can threaten Wei, which proves that His Majesty is doing the right thing."

"The country is stronger, so will the lives of the people be better?"

Guo Peng asked again.

Cheng Yu nodded without hesitation.

"Of course, the same is true. Not only has the country become stronger, but the lives of the people are also better. They once wandered around and lived in a place without a fixed place, without food or clothing, and died hundreds of people. Walking on the road, you can see the bones starving to death by the road.

Now, everyone has land and everyone has food to eat. In the 13th year of Wei's establishment, there was no famine, no farmers rebelling, everyone lives and works in peace, the population in the countryside is prosperous, and they are old and have fun together.

The people no longer have the worries of hunger. They can eat and drink enough, and can relieve the worries of the population tax. They can give birth to children with confidence, raise future generations, and increase the population. How can this not be the credit of Your Majesty?”

Guo Peng felt a little relieved.

“That is, everything I did was right?”

"Yes, what Your Majesty did is right. Those who want to resist His Majesty and those who want to rebel are all greedy people. It is not enough to hold heavy power. They also need money, land, population, and compete with His Majesty for taxes!"

Cheng Yu looked cold: "These people are His Majesty's enemies and the people. Their rebellion just shows that His Majesty is doing the right thing, which is beneficial to the people and the country."

This is not just flattery, but also true ideas.

After losing the power of Shangshu Ling, during the period of despair, Cheng Yu looked at the people of the world and realized the changes that Guo Peng had done to the world.

So he had such an insight.

What Guo Peng did was right. Those who flattered can say this, and those who were unwilling to flatter should say this, because this is the fact.

So Guo Peng was very happy.

"Isn't that enough? Everything I did is right. I will let the people live and work in peace and prosperity, and will let the Wei Kingdom flourish. Isn't that enough?"

Guo Peng smiled, and then his smile slowly faded away.

"Zhongde, you said, if I found out that the prince's actions were causing the situation I maintained to collapse when I was still alive, then should I immediately stop and correct his mistakes?"

Cheng Yu swallowed.

This question was too sensitive and he was a little afraid to answer.

"Your Majesty, this matter... this matter is not something that the ministers can discuss."

"If I can call you here, I don't treat you as a minister. Just answer, you want to die with me anyway, aren't you?"

After Guo Peng said this, Cheng Yu felt that it was indeed the case.

Anyway, his best ending is to die with Guo Peng. At this time, what else is there to be taboo?

So he relaxed, unbuttoned his defenses, and looked at this issue from the perspective of a politician.

"If the prince's actions harm the situation maintained by His Majesty, causing the State of Wei to decline and may cause turmoil, then His Majesty should take action to stop it."

"In what capacity should I stop him? The Supreme Emperor? Or the Father?"

Guo Peng was a little worried: "I have abdicated. Strictly speaking, I am not an emperor anymore. I should not hold power or interfere with the new emperor's rule. If I intervene, will I give a bad start to the future generations and let the emperors follow suit?

I abdicated because I was not mentally strong and could not continue to deal with huge government affairs. I was worried that continuing to be an emperor would lose power and lead to an unpredictable ending. I wanted to set an example for future generations and descendants.

Let the emperor retreat when he is in short supply. Don’t hold on to power and never let go. You must hold on to the power until you die. I want to leave a good way to pass on the inheritance for future generations.

If I intervene in the government affairs, prevent the new emperor from doing things, and punish the new emperor, isn’t this a bad start for future generations and descendants, and a bad start for the Supreme Emperor to interfere in politics? Then what is the point of my abdication?"

Guo Peng is not as smart as before at this moment, and looks like a confused old man, fragile and uneasy.

Cheng Yu didn't know how to answer.

Cheng Yu couldn't answer him, so Guo Peng hesitated for a long time and struggled for a long time.

It was not until less than half an hour before the abdication ceremony that Guo Peng seemed to have come up with his own answer.

"Zhongde, why do you think I want to abdicate?"

Guo Peng told him the answer to this question, so Cheng Yu quickly answered it.

"Your Majesty is tired, so he wants to abdicate."

"Yes, I'm tired, so I want to abdicate, but it seems that many people think I shouldn't abdicate."

Guo Peng looked at Cheng Yu: "Why, Zhongde, do you know?"

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment and spoke still.

"As far as I know, the emperor is concerned with the safety of the world and the safety of the world. For the emperor, the emperor should not complain about being tired. The emperor must maintain strong energy and strong judgment from beginning to end, so that he can be a good emperor."

Guo Peng heard this and laughed a little.

"Hahahahaha! What they mean is that no matter whether I am thirty-seven, forty-seven, fifty-seven, or sixty-seven, I will always keep my energy, judgement, and never make mistakes like a twenty-seven-year-old young man?"

Cheng Yu nodded.

"I'm afraid that's it."

"This emperor is really embarrassed. He forces people to live forever. There is such a thing in the world."

Guo Peng smiled and shook his head: "Yes, I admit that if I were them, I would have asked the emperor in this way, hoping that the emperor could do this, always keep his youthful vitality, and be wise until the last moment of his life, and then pass the throne to a son who is equally wise.

This is the greatest and most anticipated emperor, but does such an emperor exist? Or they themselves don’t think about why I was so tired after thirteen years? If I really live forever, the most terrifying thing is this group of people!”

Guo Peng shook his head helplessly.

"Things cannot be said like this. I also want to keep my energy strong forever, but I can't do it. Zhongde, I am a human, I am not a god, I can't do the things you hope I can do."

This is probably the first time, and the first time Guo Peng showed his fragile side in front of Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu didn't know if this was Guo Peng's compromise in a sense.

"I can't care about this country for tens of thousands of years. I will eventually pass on the throne. I can't expect the extent to which future generations can do it. For me, all I can do is to do my best and do more when I can still do it."

Guo Peng walked back to his seat with his hands behind his back and sat down tiredly.

"What will the prince do, what will the prince's prince do, and what will descendants do? It's not something I can change. Everything I can do is to come here and pass on the throne."

Cheng Yu looked at Guo Peng with some surprise.

"Your Majesty, the old minister never thought that Your Majesty would say such a thing."

"Because I have always been forcing myself to be a competent emperor, do you think I don't want to eat, drink and have fun? Do you think I don't want to build a lot of extravagant buildings and be extravagant? Do you think I don't want the three thousand beauties in the harem to do their own arbitrary acts?

I think, why don’t I think, I dream of being a fool, a tyrant, a arrogant king who cares about nothing, is extravagant and desireful, and enjoys the best. I once thought that as long as I feel comfortable, it’s fine.

Food, beautiful scenery, a lot of money, a lot of women, wine, ponds and meat forests! I want everything, I want everything! I want everything! Then enjoy it all! I don’t care about the life and death of all the people in the world! After I die, don’t care about the floods of it?”

Guo Peng opened his arms to face Cheng Yu, fully showing the desire hidden in the deepest part of his heart.

"As long as I am happy, as long as I am happy, it's enough. Whoever starves to death and is sick and exhausted is nothing to do with me! Whoever dares to oppose me, I will kill him, whoever dares to dissuade me, I will exile him, whoever dares to conspire to overthrow me, I will kill him! I want no one in the world to dare to have the slightest idea of ​​opposing me!"

Guo Peng shouted arrogantly.

Cheng Yu opened his mouth and didn't say anything.

"But I can't."

Guo Peng suddenly collapsed on the chair like a deflated balloon and sighed deeply.

"I am the emperor, I am their monarch and father. They have done so many things according to my orders, paid taxes and cultivated land. I cannot ignore their life or death, and I cannot even give them enough food.

I have seen people who can’t eat enough, I have seen people who starve to death, I have even seen people who starve to death in front of me, I have seen rotten corpses on the roadside, I have seen bones, I have even seen people who eat each other…”

Guo Peng said while choking, and then as if to control himself from crying, he reached out to his mouth and bit the flesh on the back of his hand with his teeth.

It seems that this can control your emotions.

"... So I tried my best to kill corrupt officials, illegal officials, and constantly torment the ministers, constantly making them unable to take care of themselves, so that they do not have more energy to annex land to bully the weak.

But I only have one person, I can’t kill so many illegal officials, I killed one, another, and a pair, and there are still ones. I can’t kill them all, but I can’t kill them all!

Unless all the officials in the world are killed, more people will emerge, continue to merge land and continue to fish and meat villages. How long can I live? How long can I protect them?"

Guo Peng took a heavy breath and looked at Cheng Yu, and Cheng Yu also looked at Guo Peng.

"Zhongde, you punished the illegal officials for me. Do you think that after working hard for so many years, are there too many illegal officials or fewer?"

"There is no doubt that it is less, and His Majesty's punishment is useful."

Cheng Yu answered immediately.

Guo Peng shook his head.

"I'll tell you, no more, no less, no more, no more, no change, but some people are scared by me and dare not take action for the time being. When I die, they will continue to emerge and continue to do such things, and they don't even have to die. As long as I live in Taishan Hall for a while, don't make a sound, you can take a look."

Guo Peng sneered and said, "It will not change. How can human nature change? I can only treat the symptoms, but I cannot treat the root cause. What I worry about is obviously meaningless.

So I understand that all I can do is to let them eat a few more meals when I can still control the situation and let them live a few more years of stable life. But one day, I will die and the situation will slowly disappear.

I continue to be an emperor, which is just delaying the process. So sooner or later, what should happen will happen. I can restrain myself, but not everyone can restrain myself. Therefore, the meaning of my continued to be an emperor to punish criminals is gone."

After speaking, Guo Peng sighed.
Chapter completed!