Mao Jie secretly guessed that if he guessed correctly, Guo Peng would take Guo Chengzhi with him, which obviously means that Guo Chengzhi inherited Guo Jin's status and became the third emperor.

His identity as the eldest son was his best reliance and his most important reliance on becoming an emperor.

Guo Peng and Guo Jin are both the eldest sons. As long as Guo Chengzhi succeeds in taking office, it is the best way to maintain the inheritance system of the eldest sons.

Although everyone accepts the system of inheritance of the eldest son, the position of the throne represents too great power and this position is too eye-catching. If the eldest son is honest and does nothing, the possibility of inheriting the throne is really not high.

Because there are always accidents, there are always people who like to do things and even overturn the table. If the eldest son has no other advantages in addition to this identity, he will really not be able to cover this position.

However, the situation in the current dynasty is different from that in the previous dynasty.

Guo Peng seemed to pay special attention to this point. He did not give any chance to his sons other than the eldest son Guo Jin from the beginning. Before he became emperor, he established Guo Jin's heir status. After more than ten years, he has become as stable as Mount Tai and has taken over the throne smoothly.

At present, he seems to be starting to cultivate the third generation again, so that the third generation can establish its status early so that it will be smooth and excessive in the future.

And I heard that besides Guo Chengzhi, the eldest son of Guo Jin is only three years old. Apart from Guo Chengzhi, there is almost no choice for him at present.

Although Guo Jin has other sons, he is too young and has no choice now if he wants to establish a crown prince.

Guo Peng became the emperor at the age of 37. He served for thirteen years and abdicated at the age of 50.

Guo Jin was the emperor at the age of 34. If he learned from Guo Peng, then under ideal conditions, when he abdicated, his sons, except Guo Chengzhi, did not even have adult crowns.

Guo Chengzhi's luck is really not as good as ordinary.

There is no news that Guo Jin intends to be crowned the crown prince at present? But the news that the Supreme Emperor takes his eldest grandson out for a tour? It is enough to make people believe in Guo Peng’s expectations for Guo Chengzhi.

The attitude of the founders of the empire towards the eldest grandson can almost determine Guo Jin's candidate for the crown prince.

This wave...

But we need to leave a good impression on the future emperor.

Not for yourself, but for your descendants.

Mao Jie suddenly regretted letting his sons and grandsons go away and not staying with him.

Otherwise? You can bring it out to make a familiar face at this time? At least it will deepen your impression?

oops!!!

Mao Jie regrets that!

Guo Peng and Guo Chengzhi didn't know Mao Jie's little thoughts, but they just enjoyed a meal with Mao Jie for a long time and had never enjoyed a scholastic banquet in the old era.

Since tables, chairs and benches became popular, because they are more in line with the increasingly fast Wei Empire-style daily life, and are more economical, and are more suitable for commercial development? Therefore, the people have already laid out tables, chairs and benches on a large scale, and even the official has been affected.

In addition to the large-scale formal celebration banquets in the imperial court, the tables, chairs and benches have been basically fully transformed into tables, chairs and benches.

Old-style table tables and cushions have become symbols of etiquette and have no practical significance.

"Such a banquet is getting fewer and fewer now? Only large-scale formal celebrations in the palace will be used. I have asked people to prepare large dining tables for some small-scale treats, which saves time and is easy to manage."

Guo Peng knelt on the cushion? He smiled and said, "I am getting less and less used to sitting now. I always feel more comfortable sitting on the chair."

"It is also to entertain the Supreme Emperor? If the Supreme Emperor is uncomfortable, please ask someone to change the banquet immediately."

"No need, it's good to sit like this occasionally? Can it remind me of the past? I remember when I was young..."

Guo Peng reached out and touched the case in front of him? He sighed: "In this flash, many years have passed. I have abdicated and become the Supreme Emperor. Everything in the past is like dreaming. Xiaoxian, do you feel this way?"

"I will also feel that so many years have passed, everything is like dreaming. It seems that it was still twenty years ago. When I woke up in a dream, I suddenly realized that I had reached the age of knowing my destiny."

Mao Jie picked up a glass of wine to toast Guo Peng: "It depends on the power of the Supreme Emperor to eliminate the troubled times, so that I can see the coming of the peaceful and prosperous times. The Supreme Emperor, this glass of wine, I respect the Supreme Emperor."

Guo Peng picked up the wine and returned the gift.

"Is it difficult to eliminate troubled times? Perhaps, it is not easy to eliminate troubled times, but I think it is not a matter of eliminating troubled times compared to governing troubled times."

Guo Peng smiled disdainfully.

Mao Jie blinked and said nothing.

Others say this and feel that they are bragging and showing off, but there is really no problem with Guo Peng saying this because he is the one who really wiped out the world.

In the chaotic times of the former Han Dynasty, eighteen princes competed for power, warlords and bandits all over the place, and the world was in chaos. Everyone could be a sabbatical king. If they gathered a hundred people, they would dare to call themselves generals.

The last one to wipe out the world was Guo Peng.

From the south of the world to the north of the country, from the country to abroad, he has experienced no defeat in a hundred battles, and has expanded countless territory for the empire. His martial arts are the most prosperous in the Qin and Han dynasties.

Guo Peng said this to be a fact, a fact that people have to accept.

"The Supreme Emperor's martial arts are unprecedented. The heroes and heroes in the world are willing to be used by the Supreme Emperor. I believe that the Supreme Emperor can not only wipe out the world, but also govern the world."

"Not necessarily."

Guo Peng laughed a few times and put down the wine glass in his hand: "No one has ever done anything like sweeping the world. The First Emperor, Emperor Gaozu of Han, and Emperor Guangwu, they have all done it, but have there really been people who govern the world well?

Qin ruled the world for more than 20 years and collapsed. The first Han and later Han were together for four hundred years, but in the end, the country's governance became worse and worse. It didn't take long to wipe out the world and become emperor. It took Emperor Gaozu seven years, and Guangwu only took him four years.

But the governance of the world is not enough for decades, and hundreds of years is not enough. After governance, it is often unknown how much effort it takes. The country is becoming more and more chaotic and unable to properly govern, and finally collapses. So, do you think, is it more difficult to conquer the world than to govern the world?"

Mao Jie had nothing to say.

Because what Guo Peng said is indeed the truth.

"The ancients said, "If you are cooking a big country, I think it's wrong. How can you compare to cooking a big country with cooking a small food? No matter how you cook a small food, it's only a matter of three or five people. How can you manage a big country be more than a matter of three or five people? Why do you need to kill people when cooking a big country? It takes a death to manage a big country."

Guo Peng raised his head and drank a glass of wine, while Mao Jie shivered unconsciously.

This is the truth. It is really necessary to kill people when governing a big country. Not a little bit of it, but a lot of people die!

"Thank you for thirteen years of rule over the country."

"Thank you for your hard work. When I was the emperor, I was not young anymore, so I was so tired that I couldn't hold on. If I continued to hold on, I would have to die on the throne."

Guo Peng smiled, ate a few bites of food, put his stomach on his stomach slightly, and looked at Mao Jie.

"Okay, I won't say this anymore. It's meaningless to continue talking. It's just some complaints from an old man who has retired from the throne. Xiaoxian, this time I went on a tour not only to relax, but also to inspect the world.

The emperor was busy with official duties and was unable to do anything in Luoyang City. I would do this to inspect the world. If you see something bad and should not exist, I will deal with it on behalf of the emperor. Whether it is people, things, or events, it is like this."

Guo Peng said this very lightly.

Mao Jie stretched out his chopsticks to pick up food and his heart raked, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

What this means...

If he thinks that someone is not competent enough and does not do well enough, he will be exempted from it in one sentence?

He looked at Guo Peng with a dull look as if he was fearless.

"Your Majesty is not capable of cloning, and the Supreme Emperor will inspect the world on behalf of Your Majesty. If this action can be continued to the future generations, it will probably be a great thing for me, Wei."

"That's natural. If every emperor can be the Supreme Emperor as honestly as me, it would be the best."

Guo Peng smiled and picked up a piece of meat and sent it to his mouth for a while, swallowing it.

He looked at Guo Chengzhi who was eating, then looked at Mao Jie, and Guo Peng spoke slowly.

"Xiaoxian, there is still a fierce debate in the court about relaxing the boundaries of the market in Chang'an City and Yongzhou County, allowing vendors to open shops and set up stalls on both sides of the urban area and on both sides of the main roads, so as to expand the scope of vendors' activities."

Mao Jie suddenly felt agitated in his heart.

"The Supreme Emperor, I..."

"This matter was already the focus of debate in the court before I abdicated. But I kept it still and stopped it. One thing, I think you should not be the kind of person who forgets the truth for small profits. Two, I want to see how effective you do this."

Guo Peng picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine: "Now it seems that the effect of doing this is still there. Among the taxes in various states across the country, the only ones that can account for more than 30% of the commercial taxes are the Western Regions, Liangzhou, and your Yongzhou.

The Western Regions and Liangzhou are still a good explanation. There are few people, the land is not abundant, and there are limits to developing agriculture, which is difficult to compare with the Central Plains prefectures and counties. I know this. However, Yongzhou is mature in development and the amount of arable land exceeds the total of Liangzhou and the Western Regions. However, the commercial tax here reaches 30% of the total tax."

Guo Peng put down his wine glass and looked at Mao Jie.

"No wonder those people in the court suspected that you had colluded with some businesses, suspected that you had taken bribes and provided them with convenience."

"The Supreme Emperor, I have never had any private contact with any merchants. I only had official business dealings with them and had no personal relationships."

"I believe this."

Guo Peng nodded: "If I don't believe you, do you think you still have the chance to be the governor of Yongzhou until now?"

Mao Jie was stunned and felt that what Guo Peng said was indeed reasonable.

If Guo Peng had some doubts, he would not be able to continue to be an official.
Chapter completed!