In the evening, when the banquet dispersed, Guo Peng took Mi Zhu and Tian Feng's hands and talked to them and explained the matter.

Explain to Tian Feng to do a good job in Jizhou, explain to Mi Zhu to do a good job in the establishment of the water division, send this to that, and finally Cao Cao is left.

"Will ...... Zifeng, what do you think about the matter of the imperial court's promotion? ”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Peng with some caution.

"Big brother, I won't lie to you, the Jin Jue of the imperial court, I want to accept it."

Guo Peng gave a quasi-word.

Cao Cao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Really?" ”

"Really."

Guo Peng said: "The situation has become like this, I need to go further, forcibly stay in place, unable to conform to the people's hearts, people's hearts are the most important, people's hearts need me like this." ”

“……”

Cao Cao sighed, nodded, and said in a low voice: "For the first time since the establishment of my dynasty, Zifeng, the stakes are very high, and it is not trivial." ”

"Don't worry, big brother, every step I take, I will carefully examine myself, how to go, whether I should go, I will think carefully."

Guo Peng smiled: "Brother, Jizhou is very important to me, I must build Jizhou into a granary of Hebei, the harvest of Jizhou grain determines my many plans in the future, you must manage Jizhou for me, and manage the strategy of Tuntian." ”

"I understand, don't worry, Zifeng, by the way, there is something I want to talk to you about."

"Say it."

"A man from Jingzhou brought me a letter."

"Jingzhou?"

Guo Peng frowned: "We have never had anything to do with the people of Jingzhou, how can anyone from Jingzhou come to you?" ”

"That's the case, Cai Mao, the important minister of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, is my old friend, I don't know if you still remember, at the beginning, he traveled from Jingzhou to Runan to study, and we also met, but that was more than 20 years ago, you may not remember."

Cao Cao smiled.

"Cai Mao? Cai Dejun? ”

"It's him."

Cao Cao said: "Before, Cai Mao sent someone to me and sent me a letter, in which he recalled our past interactions, and then said, I hope I can say good things to him on your side." ”

Cao Cao said, took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms and handed it to Guo Peng, Guo Peng unfolded it and looked at it, leaned less, and smiled.

"Big brother, now it seems that our victory is not in vain, as soon as we win the battle, prestige will come, prestige will come, prestige will come, and people will come."

"That's nature."

Cao Cao also smiled: "Cai Deqi obviously hopes to get in touch with you through me, and his purpose is also very clear, I am worried that we will go south to Jingzhou in the future, and he will not be able to run away, the Cai family is a big clan in Jingzhou, and it has a lot of power in Xiangyang, and there are many fields and houses, I went there twenty years ago." ”

Guo Peng nodded.

"This is a bit interesting, get on the relationship in advance, these local wealthy families are really sharp enough, my side just started Tuntian in Runan, and they are ready to surrender?"

Guo Peng sneered and returned the bamboo slip to Cao Cao: "Eldest brother, reply to the letter, just say, I know about this matter, and I think there is nothing wrong with the eldest brother and Cai's continuing to communicate, the eldest brother can continue to communicate with Cai's and communicate more." ”

Cao Cao understood what Guo Peng meant.

"Okay, I know, I'll go reply, and ......"

"What else?"

Guo Peng looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also looked at Guo Peng, and opened his mouth as if he had something to ask, but when the words came to his mouth, he was swallowed back.

"No, it's nothing, then...... I'm going back to my house. ”

"Okay."

Cao Cao habitually saluted Guo Peng and left slowly.

Looking at the back of Cao Cao leaving, for some reason, Guo Peng felt some sense of distance.

After coming back from this campaign, some people around him seemed to have been pulled away from Guo Peng overnight.

Cao Cao is like this, and so is Zang Hong, if he hadn't drunk some wine and led the topic himself, he probably wouldn't have said those words.

Guo Peng knows why.

Victory comes with growth, with ascent, with an increase in prestige.

With the increase of power and prestige, the people who dared to approach themselves are now hesitant, have some worries, and dare not approach, and the relatives who were originally close now do not dare to continue to treat them as easily as in the past, with more caution and less relaxation between words.

This is especially true of Guo Jia Xizhong and Chen Gong.

There's a little bit of loneliness......

Guo Peng grinned.

That's right.

This is good, there is no need to change, and there is no need to go back to the beginning, otherwise, I don't know if my prestige is not enough, or if they are too indulgent.

How can a person in a high position not be in shape?

Guo Peng didn't look forward to them continuing to shout their words, Guo Peng was very much looking forward to the day when this group of people completely changed their words and called themselves "Duke Wei", and he was very much looking forward to the day when everyone bowed down to him.

I am your sovereign, not your friend, and this kind of thing is already a burden to me.

You must wake up in time, discover in time, and be clear in your hearts.

This cognition determines the height of loyalty and the status of Guo Peng in their hearts, which is a subconscious embodiment and a direct embodiment of the monarch's prestige.

I want you to be vassals, I want you to submit, and I don't need anything else.

If you can't do it, I'll do it for you.

Guo Peng withdrew his cold gaze, turned around and entered the inner hall, and within a few steps, he saw Guo Dan who seemed to be waiting for him in the inner hall.

"Father."

Guo Peng stepped forward to salute Guo Dan.

"Little ...... Zifeng, you have worked hard, you have made several expeditions, going back and forth to Henan and Hebei, you are very tired, right? ”

Guo Shan seemed to want to shout out Guo Peng's nickname, but when the words came to his lips, they became table words again.

Guo Peng didn't say anything, and said with a slight smile: "For the sake of the world, don't be tired." ”

Guo Shan was slightly stunned.

He suddenly remembered that one night eighteen years ago, in his study, Guo Peng had said something similar.

At that time, it was said that it was for the family, and now, it is for the world.

Guo Peng has grown up, and a small family can no longer accommodate him, what he focuses on is already the world, not a small family.

His son has grown into an Optimus Pillar, and he is no longer the child who tried his best to enter the Taixue of Luoyang.

The story of the father and son along the way kept flashing in Guo Dan's mind, which made him extremely emotional.

However, he deliberately stayed here, not to talk about the past with Guo Peng, but to have some small things that Guo Peng wanted to worry about a little.

Although he felt that it was not appropriate to do this, usually, he could not find Guo Peng's free time.

It's too busy.

"Zifeng, I have a reluctant request for my father, I don't know if you can agree."

"Reluctantly?"

Guo Peng smiled and shook his head: "Father, between you and my father and son, why do you need to be like this?" No matter how great the merit of the son is, he is also the son of the father. ”

Guo Dan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Laughing a little relaxed.

To be honest, standing in front of his current son, he is obviously a father, but he is always a little inexplicably weak-hearted, feeling that his son's aura is too strong to look at him directly.

He realized that his son was already the strongest prince in the world, and his words and deeds could bring great influence to the Han world.

Now that he has his son's approval, he is actually a little relaxed.

"Yes, too."

Guo Shan smiled and nodded: "Actually, it's really not a big deal, it's just a small thing, you should be able to arrange it a little here." ”

"Father, please."

Guo Peng said respectfully.

"That's it...... It's about Yang'er. ”

Guo Shan said what he meant.

It is for Guo Peng's half-brother, Guo Yang.