Cai Yong hasn't entered the palace for a long time and has always lived in a quiet place in Luoyang City.

Guo Peng considered his retirement, so he took a quiet place and bought a prime location to build a Situ Mansion for him, allowing him to live in it and live his life. His treatment was no worse than that of the Supreme Emperor.

Cai Yong just lived in it so honestly, living in a quiet place.

Except when Guo Peng needs it, it will not appear, demonstrating his status.

It seems that after experiencing so many times, Cai Yong gradually understood what his position as Situ means and what his position is.

He should be an official of the highest level of the empire that appears when the emperor needs it, and does not appear when the emperor does not need it.

His existence is not for administration, but for a political symbolic meaning.

He has a high status but has no real power. Of course, he should not have any real power.

He didn't know why Guo Peng called him into the palace this time.

But when he entered the palace and came to the Nanshu and saw the six people who appeared together, he realized that this matter was not simple.

These six people, one with the surname Cao, two with Guo, and three with other surnames.

Cao of Empress Cao, Guo of Emperor Guo.

And he, Cai,...

The father of the next queen.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Zhao, and Xin Pi.

This is the father and family of the three concubines of the crown prince.

It means that the core circle of bloodlines in the entire Guo and Wei Empire ruled the core circle here.

The Wei Empire's political decision-making circle was quite large. Guo Peng was relatively open-minded in this regard and was willing to recruit elites from all over the world into the political decision-making circle and provide them with a way to rise.

However, there is a smaller circle in the political decision-making circle. This circle does not have greater power than the political decision-making circle, but the status of this circle is very special.

In short, it is a small circle of bloodlines that have been associated with the royal family.

Although this circle cannot make imperial decisions that are higher than the political decision-making circle, this circle often knows the emperor's movements earlier than the simple political decision-making circle.

From this point of view, Cai Yong knew that what Guo Peng wanted to tell them was obviously not a trivial matter.

Everyone looked at each other, and their expressions were very serious.

Moreover, when the emperor did not appear, they dared not say a word.

In the emperor's study, it was quiet, and only the movements of the eunuchs who were sending tea and snacks made a little noise.

The eunuchs brought tea, pastries, and then carefully withdrew. No non-essential sound would be made, and they were obviously well-trained professional service staff.

Then, the emperor appeared.

"All of them are here."

Guo Peng held a jade axe in his hand and slowly walked from outside to his position, turned around and sat down.

All the eunuchs withdrew, and only Su Yuan stood beside Guo Peng.

All seven stood up and saluted the emperor.

"My dear, please see your Majesty."

"No gifts, sit."

Guo Peng put down the jade axe in his hand and walked to Cai Yong.

"Mr. Cai is old, so there is no need to do this. Please sit down."

"Old minister thanks Your Majesty for your kindness."

Cai Yong sat down with Guo Peng's support, and the rest of the people sat down on their own.

Guo Peng helped Cai Yong sit down, then returned to his seat and sat down, looking at the seven people with serious expressions.

"Please come here. There are indeed some special things that need to be informed in advance. Before the official announcement is made, we will always give you a clear idea so that you can be mentally prepared, so that you don't panic and lose your moral integrity when things are about to happen."

Guo Peng picked up the tea bowl in front of him, blew, took a sip, and then put down the tea bowl.

"Let's get straight to the point, everyone, I decided to officially abdicate on December 30 this year and abdicate the throne to the crown prince."

Guo Peng's tone was very natural, just like he was chatting with everyone in the past, nothing special.

But what you say is the kind that can shock everyone for a hundred years.

The seven people were shocked, even Cai Yong, the oldest and most experienced Cai Yong.

They were stunned, and then looked at each other, and they could see the shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

emperor……

Want to abdicate?

Why?

They were puzzled, and they felt that they could not understand Guo Peng’s thoughts.

Guo Peng's thirteen years of rule cannot be considered long, but no matter from any perspective, it cannot be considered short.

Thirteen years can be said to be fleeting, but the feeling of pressure that Guo Peng left in everyone's hearts is getting heavier and more terrifying.

It's becoming more and more accustomed to it.

Living in this state for a long time, all the ministers around Guo Peng are masters of stress resistance, one is counted as another, and they are all extreme survivors.

Under the high pressure of the emperor, he worked hard to move forward. In thirteen years, a Guo and Wei Empire was built with unprecedented high speed operation, which was unknown to anyone.

The Guo-Wei Empire is like an excellent equipment, rotating at full speed, leading the people in it to move forward with great strides.

Although it is indeed very terrifying, I don’t know when I will lose my life and be killed by this powerful monarch, but...

It is really that everyone will do whatever he says, which is very directional, missionary, and relaxed.

But now, suddenly, the person who came from the pressure... said he quit.

They actually felt unacceptable.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty is in full swing in spring and autumn, why did he abdicate?"

Guo Jia stood up in shock, his face full of shock.

"Your Majesty, there are still many things in the Wei State that have not been completed. The Shu Road has not been repaired yet, and the Grand Canal has not been repaired yet. Why did Your Majesty abdicate at this time?"

Cao Cao was also very confused and immediately stood up and asked.

The other people also asked Guo Peng about the reason for doing this in shock, as if he was trying hard to advise him not to abdicate.

This situation is very interesting.

Not only did one or two people say that, but deep down, they still rely on the rule of Guo Peng, and the way of rule that Guo Peng could bear all the pressure on the Wei Empire. They were used to living in such an environment, as long as they were obedient.

Guo Peng's power is right to suppress the world, seize power, and it is right to be arbitrary. However, he also withstood all the pressure on his own, guided the Wei Kingdom forward alone, and created the current powerful Wei Empire and created the current situation.

When he reached out to guide, everyone would look strange, surprised and puzzled at first, but when things went on, they were surprised to find that it was right to do so.

It seems that Guo Peng has never made any mistakes in national policy.

Everything he said, as long as everyone does, they will always achieve fruitful results.

The land is reclaimed more and more, the grain harvest is getting more and more, the population is getting more and more, and the number of households is getting more and more.

The court's fiscal revenue is getting higher and higher year by year, but the tax pressure on the people is getting smaller and smaller year by year. There has been no peasant uprising in the local area for thirteen years.

After more than 20 years of civil unrest, the country resumed pacification.

Guo Peng brought fear, high pressure, but also peace and stability.

Except for madmen and ambitious people, no one likes war. Everyone likes peace, looking forward to peace, and looking forward to a stable life that can be seen at a glance.

Guo Peng gave them a stable life and made the Wei Kingdom extremely powerful, moving far away from the Qin and Han dynasties.

The Wei Kingdom is very strong, very strong, so strong that they start to be arrogant if they accidentally start to be arrogant.

This is also a feeling I haven't experienced for a long time.

Since the Han Dynasty was defeated by the northern border during the period of Emperor Xiaoling of the former Han Dynasty and lost its binding force on the Xianbei people, the Wei Empire once again picked up the long-lost regional hegemony of the Han Empire.

They don’t have to care about the opinions or small actions of any country towards them. Whoever dares to disrespect the empire can just fight.

For example, some time ago, a foreign official was very bored and wrote a memorial to Guo Peng about the incident when Kangjuguo had sent troops to assist Dayuan in confronting the Wei army.

He said that Kangju State has not sent envoys to Luoyang to plead guilty and be punished. Such a country should teach a hard lesson. Otherwise, everyone would think that offending Wei State would be free from apology. Over time, the country would be disgraced.

Guo Peng didn't think clearly about why the country was no longer a country. At most, there were some problems internationally, right?

He was busy laying the groundwork for Guo Jin to take office, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the impulse of these guys who were not very clear about his mind, so he threw the memorial to the cabinet.

As a result, this memorial caused a great response in the cabinet, and cabinet officials believed that the empire should react to it.

Kangju Kingdom once disrespected the empire, fought with the empire without knowing to admit his guilt, and dared to fight against the empire. It was simply a rebellion and violated the empire's taboo.

Now, it is the time to deal with Kangju Kingdom and deal with them hard until they submit tribute, so that everyone knows that the Wei Empire is the country of the Celestial Empire and will never be violated!

Guo Peng felt a little surprised.

It took a little effort to remember that when he sent someone to deal with Dayuan, Kangju Kingdom sent 30,000 troops to help, but was beaten up by Zhang Fei and wiped out the entire army. He fled back in shame, defended himself behind closed doors and did not dare to fight again.

Later, the Wei army captured Dayuan and set up the Zhenxi Protectorate. Guo Peng ordered Cao Ang to be the Zhenxi Protectorate as the Zhenxi Protectorate, develop the local area, build the local area, and build a reliable logistics base for the Wei army.

At that time, some people proposed to attack Kangju Kingdom to teach them a lesson, but the Wei army was unable to provide power at that time and needed time to consolidate the results of the war, so it was not appropriate to continue to expand, so Guo Peng did not continue to fight and did not mention this matter.

Guo Peng was busy rectifying his internal affairs and building the mainland. He didn't remember that Kangju Kingdom had offended the Wei Empire and had not apologized and pleaded guilty.

But some people remembered it, and some people mentioned it, jumping up and down in the court to find like-minded people to submit a letter to the emperor, hoping that the emperor could send troops to attack these unjust officials.
Chapter completed!