Guo Peng and Yuan Shu haven't seen each other for a long time.

In his memory, Yuan Highway, who had eyes above the top and was arrogant and arrogant, had now become like this.

Gray hair, withered face, pale complexion, deep-set eye sockets, prominent cheekbones.

His body and face were covered with blood, and he looked like a dying man.

"You beat him?"

Guo Peng frowned and looked at the people around him.

Cao Xiu immediately stood up.

"Yuan Highway just insulted the general as a thief, and his subordinates were angry, so he gave him a punch, and the blood stains on his body were caused by him killing his own family, not by us."

Guo Peng shook his head unhappily.

"Even if he is defeated, even if he is a usurper, Yuan Highway was also the Wei general of the Han Dynasty before, and he was above me, but now he has not surrendered and he has not bent his knees, but he can be killed but not humiliated, I can't humiliate him, how can you use your fists and feet? Later, I will go out and get twenty military sticks, and remember what it means to be inferior in the future! ”

"Yes!"

Cao Xiu was apprehensive and realized that he seemed to have made a mistake.

The surrounding civil ministers and military generals were silent and did not dare to speak out.

Yuan Shu heard Guo Peng's voice, opened his eyes with great effort, and looked, this majestic person was indeed Guo Peng.

Guo Zifeng...... You're here......"

He was indeed weak, so weak that he could not even utter a few words.

Guo Peng stared at Yuan Shu for a while and waved his hand.

"All of you go out, leave this palace, guard outside the palace gate, no one is allowed to come in, I have something to talk to Yuan Highway alone."

"This ......"

Subordinates, you look at me, I look at you, it's quite surprising.

"General, isn't this a bit too risky?"

Guo Jia stepped forward.

Guo Peng stared at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia suddenly shrank his head.

"Yuan Highway has been weakened to this point, and he is tied up again, what can he do?"

The subordinates didn't dare to say anything more, so they retreated according to Guo Peng's order, retreated outside the palace, closed the palace door, lined up neatly, and waited for Guo Peng to come out of it.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Guo Peng breathed a sigh of relief, took off his helmet, put it aside, unloaded his saber and put it aside, and sat down on the steps where Yuan Shu ascended to the emperor's throne.

Yuan Shu was placed under the steps at this time, and Guo Peng sat on the steps and looked down at Yuan Shu.

"Marching and fighting is tired, a suit of armor is less than fifty pounds, plus a helmet, a saber, a little bit of anything to feel comfortable, so I don't like to fight at all, I like to wear comfortable and light clothes at home to accompany my wife and children, listen to music, enjoy fun, that is really the supreme enjoyment."

Guo Peng didn't say anything very appropriate, but complained about the pain of the march: "It's like when I am fighting now, I don't dare to take off my armor all day long, and it's cold, this wind blows on my face like a knife scraping on my face, and I haven't had a mother-in-law to warm the quilt, right?" ”

"You came to me from Puyang just to tell me this?"

Yuan Shu looked up at Guo Peng with difficulty.

"Of course not, just to complain a little, Highway, if you don't call the emperor, how can I come here? How can I get here? It's because you're the emperor that I'm here. ”

Guo Peng smiled slightly: "Your imperial city is really not bad, magnificent, very magnificent, but unfortunately the defense is insufficient, there are few people defending the city, the people's hearts are scattered, and it will be broken in a moment, which is not unusual at all, but what I didn't expect is that you are willing to kill your family...... This is Mrs. Feng, right? ”

Guo Peng looked at Feng Shi with some pity.

"Why, you seem to have some thoughts about my queen?"

Yuan Shu grinned: "Do you want to take away my wife after killing me to humiliate me?" Guo Zifeng, I am sincere to you, and as a result, you repay me like this? ”

"Didn't I say it, Highway, you don't call yourself the emperor, no matter how many thoughts I have, I can only keep it in my heart, I can't say it, and I can't do it."

Guo Peng shook his head: "It's all you giving me a chance." ”

"I've been friends with you for fifteen years, but you are so cruel to me, Guo Zifeng, let me ask you, don't you care about the past feelings?"

Yuan Shu stared at Guo Peng, wanting to get an answer from his mouth.

"Past Love ......"

Guo Peng pursed his lips and thought for a while: "Highway, don't you know?" When I was still in Luoyang, all the people who wanted to contact you and want to associate with you were going for the fame and power of the Yuan family, and I was no exception.

At the beginning, when I got married at the age of fifteen, you came to my wedding, and after seeing you off, the eldest brother said to me that he and Yuan Benchu intersected, and I, and I intersected with you, betting on both ends, thinking that no matter which of you is more powerful in the future, the Cao family and the Guo family will not suffer a loss. ”

"That's why you fellowship with me?"

Yuan Shu continued to ask.

"Yes, but it's not just that, you know, Yingchuan Guo is a grammar official, and his status is not as good as that of a Confucian scholar, and I am from a dilapidated branch, and my father is only a county order, and my family is almost inferior to those heroes.

I could only find my own way, chisel ice fishing to raise filial piety, and surrender my identity to marry the Cao family, and finally was able to enter Luoyang as a boy Lang, and through the relationship of the Cao family to meet Cai Gong, it took another year to run before and after Cai Gong, I got the trust of Cai Gong, and recommended me to the teacher Lu Gong.

At this point, I can be regarded as breaking the game, I am considered to be a little famous, this is not counted, I desperately tried my life not to bring down the yang ball, earned a great fame, and became famous in the capital, this is finally into your eyes, highway, I worked hard to get the qualification to intersect with you. ”

Guo Peng smiled self-deprecatingly.

"You ......"

"I'm too hard, highway, I'm really hard."

Guo Peng interrupted Yuan Shu's words: "You are really so lucky, you were born in the Yuan family of the fourth world and the third prince, born with a golden spoon, from the moment you were born, even if you don't do anything, you can be a high-ranking official lying down, but I can't, if I don't do these things, if I don't fight for my life, I will either starve to death, or be killed."

What you have had since you were born, it took me fifteen years and I worked hard to get it, in order to be favored by you, in order to have the qualifications to drink and dance with you, I worked hard, do you know how much I envy you? The highway is so unfair in this world. ”

Guo Peng covered his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out.

"Are you against me because you are jealous of my origin?"

Yuan Shu glared angrily.

"No, no, no, I'm just envious, not jealous, because I know very well, in fact, I'm also very lucky."

Guo Peng smiled: "I am a scholar, I have a good life, I was born in a family of scholars, although my family background is not good, but no matter how I am surnamed Guo, I am also a member of the Yingchuan Guo clan with a well-dressed family background, I was born to read, I can read, and I have the qualifications to be an official."

I can despise the sons of those local tyrants, I can despise those children of the poor who only get the rank of advancement by climbing the eunuchs, and I can even treat Qianshou Li Shu as an ant, kill if you want, fight if you want, and humiliate yourself without taking any responsibility.

Highway, I have imagined countless times, if I was just a Qianshou Li Shu, how miserable I would be, not enough to eat, not warm, not able to read, no dignity, not even a human being, can only live like a pig and dog, a lifetime without a day, then I might as well die. ”

Yuan Shu was stunned for a while, unable to say a word.

"Fortunately, I am also from the Shi clan, and after I have fame, I can be favored by you and become your guest, if I am just an ordinary person, a poor man, or a Qianshou Lishu, even if I am a famous master, you can't let me be your guest, because you think I'm dirty!"

Guo Peng stood up, walked to the bottom of the steps, sat down on the lowest step, and faced Yuan Shu.

"You...... When did you think about going to deal with me? ”

Yuan Shu suppressed the anger in his heart and gritted his teeth and stared at Guo Peng.

"After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, when the princes from all walks of life joined forces to discuss Dong, right? Yes, that was the time. ”

Seeing Guo Peng say something like that with a smile on his face, Yuan Shu's eyes widened and he opened his mouth.

"Then, you thought of now?"

Not to think about it, but to know it.

But that's what I won't tell you.

Guo Peng grinned and continued his performance.

"Almost, since the princes of all walks of life have soldiers and horses, it is no longer so easy to give up soldiers and horses, and the chaos in the world is a foregone conclusion, but most people are just foils, and the real main characters, in my opinion, there are only two, one is you, and the other is Yuan Benchu.

My choice is very simple, attach myself to you, be your minions, do things for you, gain your trust, fight against Yuan Benchu, develop my own power in the name of confronting Yuan Benchu, and develop myself in your name, otherwise, just by myself, I'm afraid there is still something missing.

The name of the fourth and third princes is too terrible, and I continue to realize and deepen my understanding of this point, so when I crusaded against Dong Zhuo and Yuan Benchu, I played your banner, your banner is really easy to use, really, I don't lie to you. ”

"You used me to get rid of Yuan Shao?"

"Highway, you used me to get rid of Yuan Shao, I used your idea of using me to get rid of Yuan Shao to develop and strengthen myself, and then got rid of Yuan Shao."

Guo Peng corrected Yuan Shu's statement, and this roundabout statement made Yuan Shu a little confused.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Forget it, let's be honest."

Guo Peng didn't want to lie anymore, and planned to tell the truth once.

"Yuan Kui wants to use Dong Zhuo to abolish the emperor, I know this matter, I also know that my teacher will use the forces in my hands to fight against the Yuan family, so I have to go, I want to facilitate all this, I can't let my teacher use me against the Yuan family to save the Han family.

So I took the initiative to leave, you all thought I was intimidated by the power of the Yuan family, and you still felt very sorry for me, so when I proposed to seek the history of Qingzhou Thorn, you tried your best to help me, Yuan Kui also thought I was very knowledgeable, and wanted me to leave as soon as possible.

So without saying a word, Yuan Kui sealed my Qingzhou Thorn History, so that I have a place to make a fortune, rightly speaking, you all think I was forced, but this is exactly what I want, I look forward to the stars and the moon are looking forward to that day, do you know why? ”

Guo Peng looked at Yuan Shu with a smile.

"For ...... Why? ”

Yuan Shu was dumbfounded, as if he had been greatly stimulated.

"Because I want the Han family to collapse and perish more than you, do you think you are the only one who wants to be the emperor? Don't be stupid, I want to be an emperor before you want to be an emperor. ”

"You...... Do you want to ...... Want to be an emperor? ”

Hearing Guo Peng open his mouth to say such words, Yuan Shu was stunned on the spot with his mouth open.

"Yes, I really want to be the emperor."

Guo Peng pounded his chest, and then sighed: "Highway, in fact, I have always felt sorry for you, and there are other people who have been scolded by me as Han thieves, in fact, I am the biggest Han thief, I am the one who wants the Han family to collapse the most, but I have become a pillar in the eyes of the world."

I want to be the emperor, it's not enough to let the Han family collapse, it's not enough to let Liu Xie be bullied by Dong Zhuo, the Han family has been in the world for 400 years, and everyone in the world is used to it, and suddenly there is a person who wants to replace the Han family as the emperor, and it is estimated that the people of the world will oppose it.

It takes a little time for the people of the world to get used to it, to slowly adapt to my rule, to recognize my rule, to accept my rule, and to agree from the bottom of my heart that the Han family is gone, I am the only successor, this process can be long or short, but unfortunately I don't have such good patience to wait for it for twenty or thirty years.

So I can only use all kinds of means to speed up this process, and after observation, I have found that the most efficient means to speed up this process is to let some ambitious fools take the lead in becoming emperor and disturb the world. ”

“……”

The ambitious fool Yuan Shu didn't say a word, and of course he couldn't say anything.

So Guo Peng ignored him and continued to talk about his own.

"Since ancient times, there have been a lot of rebellions, but often the first person to rebel and be the first to be the emperor cannot succeed to the end, because the collapse of the dynasty takes time and process, and the hundred-legged insect dies without stiffness, and the first man-made anti-emperor will bring great shock and disgust to the people of the world.

Then, the people of the world are used to it, not so surprised, not so disgusted, but able to try to accept, of course, the final winner must also be the strongest, but also the smartest, highway, do you say that person is me, or me, or me? ”

Guo Peng asked a question, and then gave Yuan Shu a standard answer.

Answer the questions according to the standard answers and you will get a full score.

It's a pity that Yuan Shu was so stupid that he couldn't even pass the open-book exam.

So Guo Peng continued.

"Highway, you are the ambitious fool I chose to enhance the psychological endurance of the people in the world, of course, I can't blame me, it is you who want to be the emperor, if you really don't want to be the emperor, even if I send the heirloom jade seal to you, you will return it to the little emperor, instead of keeping it yourself, right?"

Yuan Shu was startled, and suddenly broke free from his stunned state.

"What did you just say? You just said that the jade seal of the country is ......"

"Yes, I gave it to you."

Guo Peng laughed: "Sun Wentai found it in Luoyang, handed it over to me for safekeeping, auspicious rain from the sky or something, it has been a trick to deceive people since ancient times, illiterate people don't know, we people, don't know?" You don't really think that some unicorn has come to give you auspiciousness, do you? ”

Looking at Yuan Shu's stunned appearance, Guo Peng really couldn't help laughing, laughing until tears flowed out and his stomach hurt.

Anyone who has read the book vaguely knows that Xiangrui or something is used by political means to coax the illiterate Qianshou Li Shu.

Let them believe in the divine authority of the monarchy, so as to stabilize the legitimacy of their rule, and everyone will be bright in their hearts, not to say.

As a result, Yuan Shu seems to have really lied and deceived himself into believing it?

probably wanted to be the emperor too much, and unconsciously hypnotized himself.

Guo Peng really couldn't think of it.

"Highway, I really can't imagine that you really ...... Do you really believe it? ”

Guo Peng wiped his eyes, wiped away the tears that flowed out, took a breath, and said slowly: "Not only the jade seal, but also those Qi Seekers were basically sent by me, and they were instructed by me to cater to your ideas, saying that you have the destiny to be the emperor."

I thought you were using these things to deceive your subordinates, but who knew that you lied and deceived yourself and believed them? It's really ridiculous, no matter how much you read, you will be deceived, people are really ridiculous, in order to be the emperor, they actually deceived themselves. ”

Yuan Shu's body trembled, and his breathing became short.

Guo Peng then decided to reveal some insignificant little news to Yuan Shu.

"In addition to these, highway, I received the letter you wrote to me asking if I supported you to be the emperor, but I am a loyal minister and cannot write a letter to support you, but I am afraid that I will refuse you, and you dare not be the emperor, so I am busy in vain?

So I have to make you emperor, so I will delay, pretend not to receive it, drag until you are impetuous, and then give you tribute according to the custom, send you money, food, and treasures, so that you feel that I am hinting at you, and I support you. ”

Guo Peng spread his hands: "Now it seems that the effect is very good, you have successfully understood my hint and become the emperor, finally, the things I have planned since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing have been completed, and then, I only need to destroy you, and no one can stop me." ”

Yuan Shu seemed to know Guo Peng on the first day.

"Are you Guo Zifeng?"

"I'm not the Guo Zifeng you know."

Guo Peng opened his mouth and said: "The Guo Zifeng you know, is pretending, I pretended, honest, trustworthy, upright, famous all over the world, is a famous person in the world, but the real me, the highway, come to know Guo Zifeng, who is despicable and shameless, and can do anything in order to achieve the goal." ”

"You ......"

"I'm different from you, Highway, I said it, what you can get with your hand, I need to fight with my life, but I don't have so many lives for me to fight, what if I die? I can only get it in your name, so I have to pretend.

Pretend to be your friend, pretend to be your closest companion, pretend to be your dog, do things for you, be your subordinate, as long as you do something, I will definitely support you, I will always stand with you, so that I can borrow your name to get what I want. ”

Guo Peng paced slowly beside Yuan Shu, and said as he walked: "Without your banner, not in your name, how can I use 60,000 soldiers and horses to eliminate Yuan Benchu?" As soon as he raised his arms, many people could respond to him, if I didn't use your banner, how many people in the whole Hebei would help me? ”

"You've been lying to me all the time in my name?"

Yuan Shu raised his head with great effort and looked directly at Guo Peng angrily.

"Of course."

Looking at Guo Peng's cold gaze, Yuan Shu understood everything.

He had already stepped into the trap laid by Guo Peng, and he was walking step by step according to his guidance, walking towards the abyss step by step, towards the end of his death.

He's been calculating himself all the time, he's been secretly mocking himself all the time.

"Guo Zifeng!!"

Yuan Shu was extremely hateful and roared in a low voice.

"Highway, hate me if you want to, the troubled times are the best chance to become a human from a dog, there is a chance to be a man, which dog doesn't want to fight? Why is it that only you can be a human and I can only be a dog? ”

Guo Peng leaned down and looked at Yuan Shu, his face suddenly became extremely hideous.

"I'm going to be a man, I'm going to be a man who walks standing and not a dog crawling on his knees! It has been 18 years since I was 12 years old, and it has been 18 years since I was 12 years old! I'm finally a human being!! ”

"Guo Zifeng! You...... You traitor!! ”

Yuan Shu couldn't hold back his anger anymore, roared loudly, and twisted his body vigorously, as if he wanted to bite Guo Peng to death.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

Guo Peng straightened up, indifferent to wait for Yuan Shu to roar until he had no strength at all, and lay on the ground like a dog panting.

"It's a good feeling to be human."

Guo Peng felt a sense of relaxed pleasure all over his body and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Highway, you won't understand me, I spent eighteen years, tried my best, calculated everything, did all the dirty things, knelt and crawled, shed blood and tears, finally, I can be a man, and you, you were born to be a person.

Your ancestors have four generations, no, five generations, six generations, wholeheartedly accumulating, raising, and layout, and it took more than 100 years for you to be born as a person, how lucky you are, you are a person until you die, how lucky are you?

Do you know how the ants outside your Imperial City are alive? Born as an ant, dead as an ant, offspring as an ant, generations as ants, no day, it will take more than 700 years to have a day to come out! ”

What seven hundred years?

What is it?

Yuan Shu, who was lying on the ground gasping for breath, suddenly found that he couldn't understand what Guo Peng was saying.

I don't understand, I don't understand at all.

Yuan Shu didn't know what Guo Peng was talking about.

"I still have hope to be a human being, and I still have the opportunity to be a human being, but they are not even qualified to be dogs, why is this? I thought about it for a long time, and then I realized that being a dog can't solve the problem, so I have to be a human being, and I have to be a human being and an emperor. ”

Guo Peng walked up to his saber, reached out and picked up his saber, and then slowly pulled it out of its scabbard.

"Highway, we have been friends for so many years, and in the end, I will send you on the road, and it will not be considered an insult to you."

Standing in front of Yuan Shu with a knife, looking at Yuan Shu's shocked and angry expression, Guo Peng raised the knife.

Guo Zifeng...... You...... What are you doing? You dare to kill me? You dare to kill me?! How dare you ......"

Before Yuan Shu's words could be spoken, Guo Peng slashed with a cold face and cut off his head.

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