From the moral point of view of future generations, it is indeed sad.
Especially with the rise of Neo-Confucianism after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the death of loyal ministers was pushed to the moral high ground of scholar-bureaucrats. However, Xue Juzheng, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and others only dared to scold Feng Dao, the leader of the ten dynasties, and did not mention anything about other people's affairs.
The Five Dynasties of the Central Plains lasted only fifty-four years, but there were five dynasties and fourteen emperors, seven of which came to power by regicide. This does not include the ten kingdoms in the south. As long as their ministers did not die unexpectedly, there are not many of them.
Emperor? Why did you nail Feng Dao to the pillar of shame? In terms of personal morality and mind, no one of his generation could compare with him.
Therefore, you cannot make the mistake of using the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the officials of this dynasty.
When he first woke up from the dream, Guo Zongyi also thought about killing all ten brothers from the charity society headed by Zhao Kuangyin to avoid future troubles, but after careful consideration, he gave up this idea.
Because the chaos of the Five Dynasties does not lie with certain people. Although some people are ambitious, but in troubled times, what man doesn’t want to stand out?
The root cause is that the imperial power gradually declined, the emperor's sacred cloak was stripped away, and it became impossible to rely on the inertia of authority to control the situation.
There are many towns in Jianfan, and morality has collapsed. Due to the general trend and the current situation, if Zhao Kuangyin is killed, Li Kuangyin and Wang Kuangyin will be killed.
Guo Rong died young. At that time, the situation in which the country was under suspicion was extremely dangerous. Those generals with heavy troops were probably ready to move in their hearts.
Even if the general doesn't want to rebel, the soldiers under his command will force you to rebel. Who doesn't want to be a minister who obeys the dragon and strive for wealth and wealth? There have been many incidents in the Five Dynasties where soldiers coerced the general and were forced to rebel.
Zhao Kuangyin later held the Forbidden Army, and with no hope of becoming a master, it was normal for him to covet the throne. After all, this is how Guo Wei got the throne.
At that time, the Khitan invaded the border area and Guo Wei led his troops to march north. When he was surrounded by yellow robes in Chanzhou, Zhao Ke witnessed it with his own eyes. After learning it, he repeated it in Chenqiaoyi.
As for Han Tong, who was the only one who resisted during the Chenqiao Mutiny, and Li Chongjin, who later rebelled against Zhao Kuangyin, was Li Jun really loyal to the Zhou Dynasty? I'm afraid not entirely so.
The situation is like this, there is nothing we can do.
Therefore, if Guo Zongyi breaks this situation, he can either find a way to let Guo Rongwan die for a few years, implement the method of strong branches and weak branches, gradually divide, wait for the political power to stabilize, and take over smoothly, or he can work hard to manage himself in the remaining eight years.
His prestige and power, and when he ascended the throne, he used his strength to convince others.
After exchanging a few words with everyone, the ministers stood up and left with a wink. Only Guo Rong and his son were left in the huge hall.
"Is there something urgent, Dalang?" Guo Rong asked with a red face, stroking his short beard.
"It's not a particularly urgent matter. I just want to ask Aye for some manpower." Guo Zongyi said with a smile. He wanted to go to Beijing and he couldn't do without his staff.
"It's a small matter!" Guo Rong waved his hand: "How many people are needed?"
Guo Zongyi stretched out a finger: "No more than ten people."
Guo Rong frowned slightly: "So much? Is it enough?"
Guo Zongyi smiled slightly and said: "That's enough. These are all my confidants who come up with ideas for me to do things for me."
"Well." Guo Rong pondered and nodded slowly: "If you go to Tokyo, you will need some people to help you, but these people are not easy to choose. They must be clean, smart, capable, and loyal.
If you have any conditions, tell me one by one, and my father will help you choose."
"Actually, I have identified a few people, and they are all in Chanzhou now. Please give me permission." Guo Zongyi said directly.
"Say." Guo Rong said solemnly.
"Chai Wang, Cao Han, Wang Zhu, and my distant cousin Cao Bin, the minister of worship." Guo Zongyi stared at Guo Rong and said loudly.
Guo Rong was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Chai Wang is my general, you can go. Cao Han is our military commander. Although he has some talents, he is very scheming. Can you survive? Even though Wang Zhi has He has a literary name, but he is addicted to alcohol, and Cao Bin was sent by your uncle, so it is a bit difficult to handle."
What Guo Zongyi wanted most was Cao Bin, but what he found most troublesome was Wang Zhu. Changes in his hobbies did not happen overnight, so he could only think of ways to warn him, but he could not tie him up and give up drinking.
So he said: "Wang Zhu is fond of drinking, so I will give you some advice first and stay with you to see the effects. Although Cao Han is cunning, you don't need to know who he is. You only need to lure him in the past." If you use means to frighten them and reward them with kindness, your subordinates will keep safe and do their best, so Aye can rest assured. As for my cousin, I will go and talk to him. If he agrees, I won’t even think about coming. I will blame him, I will just tell Aweng after I enter the capital."
After hearing this, Guo Rong grinned and said approvingly: "Okay, I'll follow you."
Guo Zongyi was overjoyed. He stood up and bowed his hands: "Thank you, father!"
"Why are you and I being so polite? Sooner or later, I won't be able to give you what I have." Guo Rong said angrily.
The two chatted for a while, and at the end, Guo Zongyi said: "If there are still candidates, I will let you know after I choose."
Guo Rong nodded in agreement, looked at the sky outside the hall, and said, "It's time for lunch in a while, will you eat with me?"
But Guo Zongyi shook his head: "I want to go find Cao Bin and eat with him, and then have dinner with Aye in the evening."
"That's fine." Guo Rong nodded in agreement. He really liked his son's neatness in doing whatever he asked, just like his father.
After finishing speaking, he saw that Guo Zongyi had not stood up yet, with a twitchy look on his face and hesitated to speak, so he asked, "Is there anything else?"
But in my heart, I was wondering if I should ask for a woman. After all, it is normal for young men to fall in love with each other when they are young.
It's a pity that he himself is now a widower, with only some maids around him, and he doesn't want to stretch out his hand. Where can there be any women to give him.
"Please give me some money, Aye." Guo Zongyi finally said it. He was not embarrassed to ask for money in his dream life.
Guo Rongha laughed. It seemed that he had thought wrongly. He said, "Go and get it from Superintendent Zhang. Don't bother me with such trivial matters."
Guo Zongyi was shocked by his father's generosity. In his memory, he always believed that boys should be raised in poverty. Now that he is so generous, aren't you afraid that I will ruin my family? Then I thought about it, the world belongs to my family now, so maybe money is not important anymore. .
Cursing secretly that the situation was too small, he bowed: "Thank you, I'll take my leave."
