After Guo Wei ascended the throne, conflicts continued on the border around Liao. Gao Mohan, a general of Liao, used reeds to wove a raft and crossed the Hulu River to invade Jizhou. He Fujin, the governor of Chengde, sent Liu Chenghui, the commander of Longjiedu, and others to station in Beizhou to resist. When the Liao army heard the news, they immediately led their troops north to cross the river. Hundreds of Jizhou men who were looted by the Liao army saw the official army and rushed to clamor, wanting the official army to attack the Liao army. However, the official army did not dare to cross the river to respond, and the Liao army killed all the powerful men.

After learning the news, Guo Wei did not want to make a big move, causing the country to fall into a war again. So he ordered officials and people on the northern border to not enter the border of Liao to plunder people and property. Guo Wei focused on governing internal affairs and eliminating bad policies.

A few months later, a flood occurred in Yingzhou, Mozhou and Youzhou in the Liao Kingdom. The affected people entered the border one after another. Hundreds of thousands of people scattered in Hebei, and the prefectures and counties on the border of the Liao Kingdom were not prohibited. However, Guo Wei issued an edict to order relevant prefectures and counties to relieve refugees. Therefore, about 6 out of 10 of the people in the Central Plains who were looted in the past returned to their hometown.

In the court of the Later Zhou Dynasty, in addition to being highly valued by Guo Wei, Li Gu also gained Guo Wei's trust and value. Once, Li Gu failed to heal for a long time due to an arm injury, so he submitted three consecutive submissions, asking to resign from his position. Guo Wei refused and sent an envoy from the palace to convey his order and said: "The affairs under my dear are very important, and I really cannot find a more suitable candidate. As long as the matter can be successful, why bother paying attention to the form of court etiquette! I am waiting for my dear in the palace now, and I can enter the palace to meet immediately."

Li Gu received the order to enter the palace and met Guo Wei in Jinxiang Hall. Li Gu made his sincere statement in person, but Guo Wei still refused to agree, so Li Gu had to continue in charge. Li Gu could not hold a pen, and Guo Wei even issued a special edict: Because of the complicated affairs of the three departments, he ordered Li Gu's seal to be engraved for official documents.

Because of his family, Guo Wei was born in the people, and he was very familiar with the suffering of the people. He once issued an edict saying: "It is stipulated that the cowhide paid by the people every year will be reduced by two-thirds. For every ten hectares of land, one cowhide will be collected, and the rest will be allowed to be used by the people and traded with each other. It is only forbidden to sell to the hostile countries." Before this, since the rise of the war, all dynasties have prohibited the people from buying and selling cowhide privately, and they must be sent to the government for compensation.

During the reign of Emperor Mingzong of Tang Dynasty, the government only used salt as a repayment. During the Tianfu period of the Later Jin Dynasty, even salt was not given. The Later Han stipulated that one inch of cowhide was executed by committing personal voluntary execution, but daily use of folk life was indispensable, and Guo Wei knew the disadvantages. So Li Gu proposed to spread the cowhide evenly into the fields, which was convenient for both public and private parties. Guo Wei followed the good and adopted it immediately.

Guo Wei also issued an edict saying: "If the people have a lawsuit, they must first be handled by the county, prefecture and the inspector. Only when they think the judgment is unfair will they be allowed to file a lawsuit with the court. Some people cannot write a certificate of war. If someone asks others to write, they must write the name and address of the Ming Dynasty writer. If there is no suitable person, they are allowed to file a lawsuit with blank paper. What they complain must be their own business, and they must not hold their own selfish intentions and litigate for him."

The Criminal Law of the Later Han Dynasty stipulated that anyone who committed the crime of smuggling salt or wine or smuggling would be executed regardless of the quantity. Some people in Zhengzhou paid house tax and received the rationed salt from the government. When they passed by the city of the state, the officials thought it was private salt and caught him and killed him. His wife complained about the wrongdoing. After Guo Wei learned about it, he issued an edict: Those who committed the crime of smuggling salt or wine or smuggling should have different sentences based on the quantity.

In the past, the military farms were all in the border areas, and the imperial court asked the garrison soldiers to farm. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, troops stationed in the Central Plains were set up to cultivate empty lands where they were located. Later, wealthy families with a lot of money were recruited to farm and let them pay rent and taxes. The Ministry of Revenue set up a general manager of the agency, which was not affiliated with the prefecture or county. Some strong men had many labor service and had no labor service, while others were sheltered and protected traitors and thieves. The prefecture and county could not be investigated.

When Taizu of Later Liang attacked Huainan, tens of millions of cattle were looted, and he provided them to farmers in the southeastern states to pay rent every year. After decades, the cattle died, but the rent was not exempted, and the farmers suffered a lot.

Guo Weisu knew the disadvantages, and just happened to be the envoy of the disciples. Zhang Ning, an educated Qingzhou, submitted a petition to act cheaply and demanded the cancellation of the field business. Li Gu also suggested that Guo Wei issued an edict: "All the field business of the Ministry of Revenue will be cancelled, and the farmers who cultivate the field will be affiliated with the prefectures and counties. Their fields, houses, oxen and farm tools will be given to the current farmer as a permanent property, and all the cattle rent will be exempted from the collection of cattle rent."

Therefore, this year, the Ministry of Revenue increased the population of more than 30,000 households. Only when farmers got these into permanent industries did they dare to repair houses, plant trees, and gain several times the advantage of the land. Some people said: "If there are fertile and rich fields, it is better to sell them, which can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars to enrich the national treasury." Guo Wei said: "The benefits lies with farmers, just like in the country. What do I do with this money!"

Let’s talk about Guo Rong, the governor of Zhenning. After arriving in the town, Guo Wei chose several court officials and ordered them to act as Guo Rong’s assistants. Guo Rong’s real name was Chai Rong, and his ancestral home was Chaijiazhuang, Xingzhou. His grandfather Chai Weng and father Chai Shouli were all famous local wealthy people. Later, the Chai family fell into trouble, and the young Chai Rong went to join Guo Wei’s aunt Chai Shouyu.

Chai Rong was a cautious person and helped Guo Wei handle affairs well, so he was deeply loved by Guo Wei. Because Chai Shouyu had no son, he adopted Chai Rong as his son and changed his name to Guo Rong. At that time, Guo Wei's family was not wealthy. In order to support his family, Guo Rong went out to do business, do tea business, and traveled to Jiangling and other places. At the same time, Guo Rong learned riding and archery, developed martial arts skills, and read a lot of historical books and Huang Lao's works. When he became an adult, Guo Rong abandoned the business and joined the army with Guo Wei.

When the Later Han Dynasty was established, Guo Wei was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council for his mission, and Guo Rong was also appointed as the general of the left guard of the gatekeeper of the Left Supervisor. When Guo Wei was appointed as the Privy Councilor of Yedu, and the governor of the Tianxiong Army, Guo Rong was appointed as the commander of Tianxiongya, the governor of Guizhou, and the procurator of the Right Pushe.

In the third year of Qianyou of the Later Han Dynasty, all the relatives of Guo Wei and Guo Rong who stayed in the capital were killed by Liu Chengyou. Guo Wei raised an army and rebelled in the name of clearing the king. Guo Rong was ordered to stay in Yedu and preside over the affairs of Yedu. After Guo Wei became emperor, Guo Rong was appointed as the governor of Chanzhou, the governor of Zhenning Army, the chief tutor, and the chief tutor of the Central Secretariat, and was appointed as the Marquis of Taiyuan County.

Guo Rong used Wang Min, Cui Song as the judge, and Wang Pu as the secretary. These people were all famous scholars for a while and were well-instructed. Guo Rong's wife Liu was once named the Lord of Pengcheng County. She had lived in the capital before and was killed by Liu Zhu. After Guo Wei ascended the throne, she posthumously named Liu as the wife of Pengcheng County. Because Guo Rong's wife was dead, Guo Wei chose another spouse for him.

Guo Rong heard that Fu Yanqing's daughter was very smart and virtuous, and she was extremely beautiful. She still lived in her parents' home and had not remarried yet. Guo Rong sought special requests from Guo Wei to be willing to take her as her second wife. Guo Wei was born

He also knew Fu's family and accepted Fu's family as his adopted daughter, so he was naturally happy to do good things for his adopted son Yu. Guo Wei wrote to Fu Yanqing, asking his daughter to be his daughter-in-law. Fu Yanqing naturally obeyed the order and sent her daughter to Chanzhou and married Guo Rong.

Chai Rong was in Chanzhou and was in a state of purgatory. He did not violate the territory, which was very popular with the people. Guo Rong had requested to enter Beijing and the court many times within two years in the town. Wang Jun had already entered the cabinet as prime minister at that time, and was afraid of Guo Rong's wisdom and often designed to stop him. Once the Yellow River broke, Wang Jun was ordered to go out to inspect the capital. Guo Rong took the opportunity to submit a petition and requested to visit the palace. Without Wang Jun's obstruction, he finally received Guo Wei's approval. Guo Rong set out immediately and rushed back to the capital. Guo Wei immediately appointed Guo Rong as the prefect of Kaifeng, and was also the envoy of meritoriousness, and was also the King of Jin.

When Wang Jun heard the news, he was naturally unhappy. He hurriedly returned to Daliang and asked for resignation, but Guo Wei refused to agree. Wang Jun asked for an external transfer again. Guo Wei kept comforting him and ordered him to be the governor of Pinglu. Wang Jun was still not satisfied and successively submitted a letter to request the removal of the post of prime minister and resignation from the Privy Council. Although Guo Wei advised with a kindness, he was naturally dissatisfied.

Wang Jun did not know how to reflect on himself, and still became arrogant because of his favor and often threatened Guo Wei. Although Guo Wei was tolerant of him, he could not help but feel resentful. Wang Jun also built many houses in the Privy Council without authorization, all of which were very magnificent. After the construction was completed, Wang Jun specially invited Guo Wei to watch.

Guo Wei has always advocated frugality and was angry. He was just because it was inconvenient to question Wang Jun in person. Guo Wei said a few perfunctory words and then returned to the palace. Soon, Guo Wei built a small hall in the inner garden. Wang Jun replied: "There are already many rooms in the palace, so why add more buildings?" Guo Wei replied coldly: "I also think there are many buildings in the Privy Council. Why do you build a hall?" Wang Jun was ashamed and speechless, so he withdrew.

One day, when the cold food was in the cold food market, Guo Wei did not attend court, and many officials also asked for leave. Just after Chen Shi, Guo Wei got up late and had not had breakfast, but Wang Jun went straight into the inner hall and claimed that there was a secret matter to report to him. Guo Wei thought he had something special, so he summoned him immediately.

After Wang Jun gave his salute, he said, "Look at the two prime ministers Li Gu and Fan Zhi, who are not competent, so it is better to use others instead." Guo Wei asked, "Who can replace them?" Wang Jun replied, "Shangshi Yan Jian, the scholar of Duanming Palace, and Chen Guan, the secretary and supervisor of the secretary, have the talent, and can be of great use. Why don't your Majesty use them? "

Guo Wei was happy and said to the point of being willing to give up and remove the prime minister, "You can't go hastily for such a major matter as appointing and removing the prime minister. After I think about it carefully and investigate it from many aspects, I will make a decision." Wang Jun was long-winded and kept talking. He wanted Guo Wei to agree at that time. Guo Wei was so hungry that he wanted to scold him. Guo Wei reluctantly suppressed his anger and said vaguely: "When the cold food furlough, I will change my position to the two of you." Wang Jun then said goodbye. Guo Wei returned to the inner room for food, and the more he thought about it, the more he hated him.

The next morning, Guo Wei summoned all the officials. Wang Jun entered in a daze, was ordered by Guo Wei to take down Wang Jun and detained him in the house next to him. Guo Wei said to Feng Dao and others: "Wang Jun is my brother in trouble, and I often tolerate him. But he bullied me too much, so he wanted to expel ministers and eliminate my wings. I only have one son, King Jin, and I was jealous of him, and tried every means to prevent King Jin from returning to Beijing. Who can tolerate such behavior as him who is not arrogant? I don't care much about it!"

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