The Wei State is different from the former Han Dynasty. There is an institution dedicated to serving the emperor's meals.

The chef who cooks for the emperor is called the Imperial Chef. The Imperial Chef generally has only one source, that is, the old Huotou who has served in the army for more than seven years.

If the old hottou who served for more than seven years and cooked big pot meals for soldiers for more than seven years can participate in the cooking competition, the winner will be sent to the capital to be the imperial chef for the emperor and serve the emperor for dinner.

Even if they were sent to major royal restaurants in the imperial kitchen to cook when there was no work, it would be better than enduring hardships in the frontier army?

Like warriors, many special military branches in the Wei army have the opportunity to enter the central government to do business with the emperor. This is another promotion path for the Wei army in addition to normal promotion within the military system.

For example, the Fire Head Army.

It is because of this channel that the overall mental outlook of the Wei army is high-spirited rather than lifeless.

As long as this channel can be maintained, the Wei army will become one of the groups with the highest cultural level and the best mental outlook in the Wei Empire. In addition to the cultural level of the civil officials, all other indicators will surpass the civil officials and become a well-deserved national pillar.

Although it is impossible to go further under the political limitations of productivity, at the military level, Guo Peng has already made him to a level that has not been achieved in previous dynasties.

He dared not say that his government's ability is the strongest in Chinese history, but he dared to say that his army is the strongest in Chinese history.

At this moment, even if the Wei army was against the Ming army in Zhu Yuanzhang's era more than a thousand years later, the Eight Banners Qing army before entering the pass would not be at a disadvantage.

With the same equipment, the warlords of the Republic of China had to flee in a panic and could not compete with him in the face of the Wei army he created.

He has such confidence!

He ate the oil pancakes in big mouthfuls and the stewed meat in big mouthfuls, and had such an imagination.

After eating and drinking, Guo Peng stuffed the last bit of cake into his mouth and chewed it all over. He leaned half on the cushion and looked at the young men in front of him with a smile.

Guo Chengzhi sat next to Guo Peng happily and said to him excitedly: "Big Father, I have never seen such a lively scene before. It's so lively. It feels no worse than during the Chinese New Year in Luoyang City! The atmosphere is so good!"

Guo Peng nodded with a smile.

"That's of course, this is an army established by Dafu. No one knows this army better than Dafu. It is precisely because of such an army that Dafu can establish such a powerful Wei State.

Chengzhi, remember that the army is the pillar of the founding of the Wei Kingdom by Dafu. Only when the army is strong and precisely in your hands can you continue to ensure your power and the strength of the Wei Kingdom. You cannot be careless about the military affairs."

Guo Chengzhi nodded excitedly, suddenly felt a little strange again, and turned his head to look at Guo Peng.

"In my hands?"

"Yes, in your hands."

Guo Peng reached out and held Guo Chengzhi's hand: "When we return to Luoyang this time, your father will enthrone you as the crown prince. The crown prince is the future emperor. One day in the future, your father is tired and handed over the throne to you. You are the emperor and the lord of the army."

Guo Chengzhi blinked, and seemed to be a little unaware of what Guo Peng meant.

No wonder, it is actually a bit too early to tell him about this now.

The army is the most important part of imperial power. The emperor who holds military power is the real emperor. Only when the power to overturn the table can the emperor shock the ministers and rule smoothly.

Only when Guo Jin has the military power can he successfully launch a storm of integrity to attack the opposition forces. The opposition forces are trembling and surrender. It is nothing more than the army being in the hands of the emperor. They are afraid that the emperor will turn over the table and do not dare to resist.

The spectacular scene of Guo Peng sending out 5,000 imperial guards to fight the troubled scholars in Luoyang City and running around the city has remained in their minds until now. They know that the Emperor of the Guo family can turn over the table and how they turn over the table.

They are scared.

Therefore, in the hands of military power, the emperor's status and basic power are absolute.

The Emperor of the Guo family cannot do without the army, and he must hold military power at any time and place.

This is true for him, this is true for Guo Jin, and so must Guo Chengzhi.

"Big Father, will I be the emperor?"

Guo Chengzhi suddenly asked, "Just like his father and his eldest father?"

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, you will become an emperor, an emperor like your eldest father and your father. Sitting on the throne of Luoyang, guiding the country and giving orders, these soldiers will become your most loyal supporters. They will obey your orders, and with your order, they will go through fire and water for you."

Guo Peng smiled and looked at Guo Chengzhi.

"I can't think of that picture."

Guo Chengzhi thought about it, scratched his head, looking puzzled: "What's going on?"

"How...hahaha, it's not important yet. Chengzhi, when you grow up a little longer and become the crown prince, you will know what's going on."

Guo Peng smiled and pointed at the lively soldiers in the barracks with a lively atmosphere.

"Now, you have to remember that no matter when, you have to let your army be like this. As long as they can maintain this, the State of Wei will be as stable as Mount Tai."

Guo Chengzhi looked in the direction of Guo Peng's finger and saw a vibrant scene.

"Remember firmly and never forget that in another forty years, when you reach the age of your eldest father, if you can still see our army look like this, you will be the best grandson of your eldest father, and your eldest father will be proud of you."

Guo Chengzhi felt a little excited after hearing this.

He looked at everything in front of him seriously, thinking that he would remember all this no matter what, so that Guo Peng would be proud of him in the future.

What a joy to be had!

The second year of Xingyuan was spent in such an atmosphere. When midnight came, the second year of Xingyuan passed, and the third year of Xingyuan officially arrived.

Early in the morning, the administrative officials of Yunzhou, led by Tian Feng and the generals of Yunzhou garrison led by Li Qian came to wish Guo Peng a New Year's greetings. They said a lot of auspicious words, basically saying everything they could say.

As for the gifts and other gifts, Guo Peng also accepted them, and he just thought it was a prize for the prize and did not let them all take them back.

After a while of congratulations, only Tian Feng was kept by Guo Peng.

At the beginning, due to some political factors, Tian Feng was exiled to Yunzhou as the governor of the second-in-command of the central government. Fortunately, Yunzhou is one of the four border prefectures. The governor of the state has real power and really has to do things. If it is like other mainland peaceful states, outsiders will really feel that Tian Feng was exiled by politics.

Because he has power in Yunzhou and really has to do things, Tian Feng doesn’t have too much time to complain about himself.

Yunzhou was just established, with crises everywhere, hostile forces everywhere, and rebel tribes who wanted to compete with the Wei army for spheres of influence and interests. The Wei army had just eliminated the Yongqi separatist regime, and its foothold was unstable and people were not attached to it. The situation was very critical.

After Tian Feng took office, he fully demonstrated his ability to do things and divided his power with Le Jin. He was responsible for the battle, and everything else was Tian Feng's task.

He arranged the military base, provided the military supplies, supported the military logistics, and paid half of the military achievements.

Since Tian Feng was responsible for logistics work, it was nothing wrong to give him half of his military achievements. Le Jin agreed. After several years of war, Le Jin did not worry about logistics.

Tian Feng rectified the military's logistics, and made full use of the central bureaucratic organizations to the Tuntian villages, townships and county-level units that obeyed the Wei Empire, gradually expanded the power foundation of the Wei Empire, and gradually overwhelmed the power foundation of the local rebellious tribes, and reversed the unfavorable situation in Yunzhou.

With Le Jin's command properly and the Wei army fought bravely, and successively annihilated several powerful rebel tribes, the Wei Empire barely took a firm foothold in Yunzhou.

Tian Feng’s contribution here is really great, and this is true.

However, despite Tian Feng's efforts, Guo Peng did not transfer Tian Feng back to the capital, and still let him take charge of Yunzhou and assist the army in gradually destroying the rebel group in Yunzhou.

After several years of public security war, the rebellious tribes in Yunzhou were wiped out, and the power of the Wei Empire became stronger and stronger.

The grassroots organizations of the Wei Empire, represented by the villages of the military farms, occupied an increasingly wider area. Many arable land in Yunzhou was occupied by the military farms of the Wei Empire, and were reclaimed into fertile land and began to produce.

Yunzhou has escaped the predicament of needing Yizhou's food funding before, and can be self-sufficient, and further accumulated materials that can launch strategic offensives.

With Tian Feng's efforts and Le Jin was transferred, Li Qian led the Wei army to fight four consecutive wars, each beheading more than 3,000 yuan, and drove the rebel tribes in Yunzhou to the end of their lives, directly promoting the end of the Yunzhou security war.

A few years ago, Li Qian reported to the court that he would launch the final decisive battle between February and April of the third year of Xingyuan.

He planned to dispatch 30,000 troops in Yunzhou to remove the last stronghold occupied by the rebel tribes in one fell swoop, and completely end the protracted public security war in Yunzhou.

This long-term public security war consumed a large amount of funds and materials saved by the treasury, which means that the Wei Empire has a strong foundation. If it were other empires, they would have long talked about being ungrateful.

But Guo Peng just doesn’t like to be banished, he just likes to collect taxes.

I have already paid such a great sacrifice and price, should I give up halfway?

From the establishment of Yunzhou to the present, more than 3,000 soldiers have been killed in Yunzhou, and more than 70 local officials have died on duty. The Wei Empire paid a huge price, not to be governed by ruling.

It is to directly rule Yunzhou and own all the taxes in Yunzhou.

This plan was approved by Guo Jin, and Guo Jin then ordered the staff to verify Li Qian's strategic plan and approved it.
Chapter completed!