This battle has gained a lot.

Eighteen years passed in a flash, and I finally turned from a dog to a human, a dignified person with great power.

Despite this, there are some small and unharmonious episodes.

For example, Guo Peng learned that Zhou Yu, the clan of the Zhou family in Shu County, Lujiang, had joined him and his family a month ago, and went south with his property and division to surrender to Sun Ce who was in crisis.

Isn't your attraction great enough?

Can't I tolerate him, Zhou Gongjin?

Or is his and Sun Ce's gay relationship really surpassing everything?

Guo Peng didn't know what Zhou Yu was thinking, but this just made him a little unhappy.

With his size and strong strength, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are just little ants, and they can be solved with just reaching out, which is not difficult at all.

It would be nice to let these two men make a little bit of a situation in Jiangdong, and it would be nice to let Sun Ce kill more powerful men and gentry in Jiangdong.

It is relatively easier to accept Jiangdong.

Because of the land south of the Yangtze River, the Han government's strength was very weak, and the population and land conditions in the south of the Yangtze River were worse than those in Jiangbei.

Guo Peng hopes that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can open up a little.

The Sun Wu regime in Jiangdong is a four-dimensional regime. There is no sign of progress in all systems of military, administrative and economic systems. Instead, it is full of various problems and does not look like a mature regime at all.

Sun Ce's foundation for opening up the six counties of Jiangdong was already very reluctant. Because killing Lu Kang led to the distrust of the Jiangdong gentry, he could only use killing to force them to surrender, which brought about a bigger problem.

Sun Ce did not obtain enough population and means of production, and a large number of population and means of production were concentrated in the hands of the Jiangdong gentry and powerful people. Sun Ce seized part of it through killing, but this part was not enough to help him stabilize the situation.

Sun Ce did not have Guo Peng's reputation, did not have Guo Peng's connections and the means brought by years of practice. Sun Ce's behavior was too simple and crude, and he was tough and destructive, beating local tyrants and killing gentry, and eating ugly and unable to convince the public.

So Sun Ce eventually died at the hands of local forces in Jiangdong, and the Jiangdong forces were about to fall apart.

It was Sun Quan who promptly localized the regime, stopped killing, turned into cooperation and compromise, and transferred interests to the gentry and powerful people, which stabilized the Jiangdong regime and killed the possibility of the Jiangdong regime's advancement in the world.

The development of the Sun Wu regime in the end made all the problems left by the Yuan Shu era.

The soldiers are all private soldiers of the generals, and they have been passed down from generation to generation. When the father died, his son inherited his father's army. A considerable number of troops did not belong to the head of the regime, but to the general.

This will definitely greatly limit the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong army, because the generals will have selfish intentions.

There was no strong suppression of the local gentry and tyrants, but a compromise in all aspects. Sun Quan could still divide the ministers with some prestige and use Sun Jian and Sun Ce to bring the old Jiangbei subordinates in Jiangdong to fight against the locals in Jiangdong, which angered Lu Xun to death. Once Sun Quan died, everything was gone.

Later, the Lu Xun family had tens of thousands of private soldiers, and they were openly and gradually possessed the characteristics of later family members, but Emperor Sun Wu had no way to do anything.

In the end, Sun Hao actually took the method of enfeoffment of the royal family, giving each king three thousand soldiers to strengthen the strength of the royal family, and used the feudal system to fight against the county system, and drank poison to quench thirst.

The Sun Wu regime itself has weak strength and is a completely small government. It has a larger territory and more population than the Shu Han regime controlled by Zhuge Liang, but it has always lacked a sense of existence and has far less strategic offense than strategic defense.

As a result, there are constant civil strife and serious internal friction. I have missed countless opportunities to advance to the Central Plains, and there are always people who are dragging me down.

The Sun regime in Jiangdong is an early preview of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Guo Peng was not worried at all about such a regime that was born with innate deficiency and acquired power.

No matter how capable Zhou Yu is, the same is true, and no matter how brave Sun Ce is, they cannot make any waves under the limitations of the times.

Moreover, Guo Peng has been to Jiangdong and is famous in Jiangdong Guang. He also accepted Gu Yong, who was born in Jiangdong, to serve as an official position under his command, which will surely lay the foundation for occupying Jiangdong in the future.

So Guo Peng returned north with confidence.

During the process of returning north, Guo Peng ordered Bingzhou Governor Zang Hong, Youzhou Governor Xian Yu Fu and Yanzhou Governor Bao Xin to go to Yecheng together to report their duties and reunite.

He returned north and after Guo Peng led his army to Yecheng in early May, he had not had time to do anything, but he happened to run into the second imperial edict of the Hongnong Central Court.

The messenger read out the emperor's edict, saying that the emperor ordered Guo Peng to accept the imperial court's reward, be promoted to General of the Chariot and Cavalry, be promoted to Duke, and be granted the title of state to establish a country to commend the court's reward for Guo Peng, who was loyal to the Han Dynasty.

He also encouraged Guo Peng to continue his efforts and to continue to be loyal to the Han Dynasty after the founding of the country and to obey the emperor's edict to fight for the Han Dynasty.

The high-sounding words and seemingly sincere words seemed extremely ironic in Guo Peng's ears.

After smiling, Guo Peng quickly returned to his calm face.

He asked the reward envoy to enter Yecheng, and then held a banquet to entertain him. Then he asked the reward envoy to have fun and sent him away. He summoned his important subordinates and held a meeting.

"You have made great efforts to eliminate the pseudo-Chen in this southern expedition to Yuanluo. The battle is so smooth that you must not be able to do your efforts in the rear. I see all your efforts. When you reward merits and do your rewards, you will definitely not treat you badly."

Guo Peng set the tone for the meeting, then raised his glass to celebrate, drank with everyone, and lamented the benefits of this grand victory to Guo Peng Group.

The most powerful force in the world and the most powerful prince in the world, the most powerful force in the world, and no other force can be compared with Guo Peng.

Guo Peng wiped out the rebellion in the Central Plains and brought a stable life to the people of Central Plains and Hebei, which was a great achievement.

The power of the entire group has further expanded and further increased. Everyone has felt the momentum of high-spirited development.

The sense of honor and identity brought by continuous success, victory and continuous expansion of the sphere of influence are rapidly increasing their sense of belonging and identity for Guo Peng.

They agree that Guo Peng can safeguard their interests and that they can realize their ideals under Guo Peng's command, and their sense of belonging becomes stronger and stronger.

What victory can bring is something that losers will never understand. The prestige and sense of belonging and identity brought by constant victory are extremely important soft power.

Only with sufficient soft power can one build the spiritual core of an empire, an empire based on victory rather than compromise, and can one become a truly unified empire that has enjoyed the country for hundreds of years.

Victory, victory, or victory.

The moment when Guo Peng held Yuan Shu's head outside Shouchun Imperial City shouting victory, the spiritual core of the Guo Peng group formed by the combination of his personality charm and prestige was formed.

Be high and move forward bravely, life will never stop, and struggle will never stop.

Such a group is a vital group, a promising group, and a group that can accommodate different opinions to the greatest extent and integrate them into execution.

Being in this group will involuntarily feel pride, and then a sense of belonging and consolidating loyalty.

Your own interests are protected, your own values ​​are recognized, and your ideals are realized. Such a group can best trust and seek refuge with all your heart.
Chapter completed!