"Guo Liangping, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, has been summoned to pay an audience!"
Accompanied by a sonorous and powerful singing sound, the door of the Chui Gong Hall slowly opened. Guo Liangping stepped inside and reached the front of the imperial palace. He raised his eyes and glanced at Emperor Liu who was sitting behind the imperial eucalyptus. He lifted his robe, bent his knees, and kowtowed devoutly again.
"No courtesy!" Seeing this gesture, Emperor Liu waved his hand and said calmly: "This is not a court meeting, nor is it a formal occasion. There is no need to be so formal. Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Liangping still had a meticulous attitude. After thanking him solemnly, he stood up.
"Sit!" Emperor Liu stretched out his hand and pointed at a small eucalyptus in the palace.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Liangping thanked him again, with the same humble attitude as before.
As he sat down, Guo Liangping glanced at Emperor Liu carefully. The old emperor looked indifferent, like a dormant beast. Just one look made people's hearts beat. The palace quickly became quiet again, and Emperor Liu remained silent.
, Guo Liangping did not dare to speak rashly, but kept guessing in his heart the reason why Emperor Liu summoned him.
After a while, Emperor Liu asked softly: "How do you feel about serving in the Privy Council these past two years?"
Unable to grasp Emperor Liu's pulse, Guo Liangping could only respond cautiously: "With Privy Council Pan leading the command, all I have to do is obey orders. Everything is just like in the army..."
"Haha!" Emperor Liu suddenly burst into laughter, and then said pointedly: "This is a little different from what I heard! I heard that you and Pan Mei often have disagreements, especially in the navy.
There are frequent conflicts in affairs!"
Facing Emperor Liu's question, Guo Liangping felt embarrassed. He subconsciously stood up and bowed: "I only have political differences with Privy Pan. I have no personal grudges and have not affected the operation of the military and government. It is the principle of mutual tolerance to serve the country. I
I still understand!”
Since returning to Beijing and being appointed as the Deputy Privy Envoy, Guo Liangping has officially become the spokesperson of the Han Dynasty's naval power. It is no longer limited to the Southern Navy. The Guo faction stands on a higher and larger stage, carrying the banner of the navy.
The army in the imperial court "charged into battle" and fought for interests.
Of course, during the period when Guo Liangping served as deputy privy envoy, the Privy Council was not peaceful. Guo Liangping's rise to power was like a catfish stirring up the internal affairs of the army.
This is due to both Guo Liangping's personal reasons and the overall situation of the land and sea war. Guo Liangping has a somewhat strong personality and a particularly strong military style. With such a style, when leading the army, he always sticks to his word, and when he reaches the Privy Council
If it is still maintained, it will inevitably offend people. After all, although the Privy Council is the center of power of the Han military regime and manages the army all over the world, it is still essentially a bureaucratic organization, and the trend of bureaucracy is becoming more and more obvious. If you do not know how to restrain yourself, you will offend people.
, and Guo Liangping has obviously offended many people.
Guo Liangping joined the army as a teenager. He served in the navy with his father when he was young, and also participated in the Northern Expedition. Later, he independently led the army and built the Nanyang Fleet, which traveled across the seas and oceans and greatly enhanced the country's prestige.
When he was still in Nanyang, he received a lot of criticism in the court, saying that he was authoritarian, domineering, and acted wantonly. He also committed many evil acts in Nanyang, including robbery, hiring private individuals, and blackmailing foreign friends.
It can be said that it is full of evil. Of course, the most vicious attack was the report that Guo Liangping trained the Nanyang Fleet as a private soldier of the Guo family. The soldiers only listened to military orders and did not recognize the imperial command...
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It's just that Emperor Liu was particularly fond of Guo Liangping at the time, and especially admired his enterprising spirit. Although some of those rumors and slanders did irritate Emperor Liu's sensitive nerves, he didn't pay too much attention to them. On the contrary, after Liu Chengxun and his party returned to Beijing, he was promoted to a higher rank.
, entrusting them with important responsibilities and showing greater trust.
This inevitably fueled Guo Liangping's pride. Among the senior officials of the Han army, especially among the older generation of generals, Guo Liangping's reputation was not good. Envy, jealousy and hatred were on the one hand, but in the eyes of the older generation,
Guo Liangping is just a lucky man who caters to His Majesty. If we really want to talk about his military exploits, his two voyages to the ocean and the battle with Sri Buddha Qi occupied a small area, which is impossible to win.
Get on the table.
Although he has little qualifications and little merit, he has climbed to a high position, and his official position and title are better than those of a large number of old nobles. How can this convince those generals who think that they have fought through life and death, and have achieved great military exploits to gain fame and titles.
On the other hand, the army generals rejected the navy. The Han Dynasty was built by the soldiers of the horse and infantry armies with swords and guns. At the beginning, the navy was just an auxiliary force, helping to transport grain, grass and ordnance. In the eyes of many generals,
Its status is not much better than that of the logistics and transport troops.
Who would have thought that more than thirty years later, the Navy would become elite and no longer called the Navy. Instead, it would be renamed the Navy. It would actually begin to compete with the Ma Bu Army. It was the opposite. In the process of overseas trade and colonization,
, the navy showed off its power and made great profits from it. In the two ocean-going and Srivijaya wars, the navy made a huge fortune.
The navy relies on sailing and ruddering, bullying the barbarians and indigenous people, and eating a lot of food. As for their army, not to mention guarding the border and suppressing bandits, the only direction of great expansion is Anxi, which requires the lives of the men and women to fight for and rob.
It is not enough to support the soldiers. In comparison, the navy is relaxed and the life is too moist. What is even more irritating is that when fighting Srivijaya, the main force of the battle was the Ma Bujun drawn from Annan and Guangdong and Guangxi.
, how can the Army maintain a psychological balance?
Therefore, Guo Liangping's life in the Privy Council was not satisfactory. He has been suppressed and excluded since he took office. Pan Mei, the Privy Councilor, is not so narrow-minded. He also knows the significance and value of the existence of the navy, but as an army general, he has
We have to consider the mood of the entire army. Therefore, in daily work, whether we can coordinate or not, we will still side with the Ma Infantry Army without hesitation.
The reality is this. Although the navy has developed well in recent years and is very prosperous, the voice of the military is still firmly in the hands of the army. From a high-level perspective, the Privy Council currently has four deputies and three
They are all from the Horse Infantry Army, and their specific work is also responsible for army affairs.
In the face of exclusion and suppression, Guo Liangping did not change his temper and fought everywhere, especially in the naval work. He refused to give up an inch of land, competed for military expenses, troops, and supplies, and refused to suffer any losses. Of course, he suffered in the end.
It is often Guo Liangping who cannot compete, even if he cannot compete, but he has to compete, and his vigor cannot be lost.
It's just that this uncompromising style, which is tough to the point of being arrogant, is indeed annoying. It does not help solve the problem in the actual work process, but intensifies the contradiction.
As time goes by, Guo Liangping's thorny attributes become more and more obvious, and Pan Mei's patience with him is gradually wearing away. Now, they have completely turned against each other. This time due to the enfeoffment discussion, the two had different opinions. Guo Liangping will
As an opportunity to fight for naval interests and develop and expand naval power, Pan Mei strongly agreed. However, even if she did not mention the righteous considerations of worrying about the country and the people, Pan Mei had to hold a different view based on her buttocks.
Emperor Liu was well aware of these contradictions within the Privy Council, but had no intention of interfering. This time it was not for balance, but every yamen and system had its own rules. Guo Liangping was suppressed and excluded due to public outrage.
It's natural. As long as the trouble doesn't get out of hand, Emperor Liu will not easily go off the rails again.
At the same time, Emperor Liu could not help but feel a little disappointed with Guo Liangping. He was too reckless and too arrogant. He could not deal well with his colleagues. His interests were often too simple and straightforward, and he lacked political means.
.Compared with Lin Renzhao back then, he is much worse. Of course, this is also the difference caused by his background and experience. Guo Liangping has never encountered any major setbacks in his life.
Over the past two years, Emperor Liu has also seen clearly that Guo Liangping is acceptable as a general, but not as well-trained as a prime minister, and has obvious flaws. However, over the past two years, he has discovered that Guo Liangping has not changed at all, and has no
What does it mean to proactively seek change and still go my own way?
Therefore, the disappointed Emperor Liu had to make some adjustments.