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Chapter 232: Storage Storm (4)

What happened at the city gate soon reached Guo Wei. Guo Wei understood why Guo Hao did this, and suddenly felt that he was too willful.

After Chai Rong entered the palace, Guo Wei comforted him happily, and at the same time, he was allowed to live in the East Palace as everyone wanted.

This is very clear, but Chai Rong said that he was the prefect of Kaifeng and should live in the government office, so that it would be convenient for handling things.

Guo Wei was very pleased with his diligence and made him very close to Guo Hao. Guo Hao is a rare talent and his brother-in-law. If used well, he can help him govern the world.

Chai Rong agreed, no one knew the truth or falsehood. At least on the surface, the relationship between the two has recovered and everything has been back on track.

On the tenth day of March, Guo Wei appointed Wang Renhao, a native of the Dizhou Tuanjian envoy, to serve as the envoy of the Northern Court of Xuanhui and the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. At the same time, Guo Hao was promoted to the Privy Council and commanded the troops of the world.

Guo Hao became the Privy Councilor, and everyone's hearts were raised again, thinking that although Chai Rong became the crown prince, Guo Hao was not without a chance.

However, what surprised everyone was that after Guo Hao took office, he distributed all the affairs to his deputy envoy. As long as it was not very important, he would not ask about it at all.

Guo Wei's order cannot be refused, so he did nothing and was incompetent, but the result was surprisingly good. Most officials were not suppressed and would take the initiative to do things because they finally met a tolerant boss and of course they would work hard.

So the court was very calm for a while, and the people under the rule were also very stable.

On this day, the governor of Guide and Shizhong Chang Si went to Beijing to the court. On March 19, he was transferred to the position of governor of Pinglu.

Chang Si was about to travel and said, "I am in Songzhou and I will issue more than 40,000 taels of debts among the people. I would like to present the debt to the emperor and collect it at that time."

Guo Wei nodded.

On the ninth day of the fifth month, Guo Wei issued a notice to Songzhou that all debts released by Chang Si were exempted. After Chang Si knew about it, he did not look ashamed.

On the fourth day of the sixth month, Cangzhou reported to the Khitans' military officials Lu Tai, and Zhang Zangying came to surrender. It seemed that the Khitans also felt the power of the Great Zhou and the Han people began to return.

Except for Wang Kui's relentlessness, dissatisfied with being inferior to others, and killed his superiors, Wang Yin submitted three requests to enter the capital and the court. Guo Hao suspected that he was insincere and sent envoys to stop him.

Guo Hao never thought that he would have such a day, and now he is the most powerful minister, but this makes him very unreal.

So Guo Hao gave up power and almost no matter what, but this inaction practice has been recognized by many people, including Guo Wei and Chai Rong.

National affairs cannot be handled by one person at all. If Guo Hao takes care of everything himself, he will be exhausted.

Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty has been on the whole day, local vassal states are very supportive, and the Khitan has no movement, as if the next step is to unify the world.

In Guo Wei's study, Guo Wei called Guo Hao and Chai Rong over. The three of you sat together. Guo Wei said: "Rong'er, Hao'er, now my Great Zhou is in a strong state, and everything is developing in a good direction. But there are so many countries around, what do you two think we will do next!"

With the ambition to unify the world, Guo Wei began to ask the two closest people. After hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Guo Hao raised his hand to signal Chai Rong to ask for it first.

"Father, my son-in-law think that the countries around our Great Zhou now have the two greatest threats to us, the Khitan and the Tang Kingdom.

Both countries have vast territory and large populations, which have invaded many of our Great Zhou, so I think that I should start with these two countries!”

After Chai Rong finished speaking, Guo Hao commented in his heart: "It's fine for Southern Tang, Khitan? Forget it, that's a dynasty that can compete with the Song Dynasty. With the current strength of the Great Zhou, he is no match for the Khitan at all."

But he thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that. Seeing Guo Wei looking at him, he bowed and said, "Father, my son-in-law thinks what the elder brother said makes sense. As long as we are afraid of these two big countries, then other small countries will naturally fall."

Guo Hao found a reason casually, and Chai Rong nodded happily. That's what he thought, and wanted to use this to regain those small countries without bloodshed.

Guo Wei just nodded when he heard this, signaling the two to continue, Chai Rong continued, "Your Majesty, if you want to go to war, the army needs reform. Now there are many weak soldiers in the army, and the quality of soldiers is uneven, and there is no training. We can screen. If there is any deficit, we will recruit refugees to fill in the shortcomings of the army."

Guo Wei nodded again, Guo Hao agreed with this. In fact, he also knew these disadvantages, but he did not say it out based on the principle of low-key. Now he gave this opportunity to Chai Rong, which is exactly what he wants.

"And the current taxes in the imperial court are still a bit high. We can reduce the taxes a little further. There are unreasonable aspects of rituals, music, systems, and criminal law, and they all need to be revised."

As Chai Rong talked, Guo Wei was surprised to find that his adopted son was so talented, and he seemed to be no worse than Guo Hao.

Guo Hao also looked at him differently, but he didn't know that Chai Rong had done his homework before entering the capital. He had several famous officials who later offered advice for his position as the crown prince.

Discovering the change in Guo Wei's gaze, Guo Hao suddenly realized that the right performance was very unusual today. It was not so much a right performance as a school entrance exam.

He thought of many suggestions that Chai Rong said, but he considered more than Chai Rong. Some reforms are better, but they will affect the interests of many people.

Knowing that this was a school entrance examination, Guo Hao simply did not express his opinion. He just followed Chai Rong's words. Guo Wei also saw his thoughts, and the balance in his heart finally tilted.

"Okay, Rong'er, you can think of so much. I am very pleased with my father. The country will be handed over to you in the future. I hope what we say today will come true in the future."

"It must be!"

Guo Hao was not vague this time because he knew that as long as Chai Rong became the emperor, some problems would not be problems. Chai Rong might be able to do something he could not do now.

The king, minister, father and son, and the three of them chatted until midnight. Liu Song reminded him several times before Guo Wei asked them to rest.

It seems that Guo Wei was moved. He was about to start his ambitions. He needed to prepare before this, so there was no big move in a short period of time.

Guo Hao became busy again. Whoever made him the Privy Councilor was the reforming army that he was indispensable. This matter alone was enough for him to be busy, and the other things were left to Feng Dao and the others.

Just as everyone was working hard, Guo Wei suddenly fell ill.

Since the beginning of autumn, Guo Wei has been suffering from numbness due to wind, which affects his diet and walking. The sorcerer said that he should distribute wealth to cure diseases and eliminate disasters.

Guo Hao was very disdainful of this, but he was not a doctor, and he knew how to treat the disease. He went to the doctor in a hurry and had to try any method.

Guo Wei planned to hold a sacrifice in the southern suburbs, but since the Later Liang Dynasty, the sacrifices of heaven and earth have been held in Luoyang, and he is still confused.

An official from the Ministry of Rites said: "The capital where the emperor is located can worship all gods, why not in Luoyang!"

So, he began to build the Circular Mounds and the Altar of the World, and build the Taimiao in Bianliang. This job naturally fell on Guo Hao, and he personally presided over such a big thing.

On October 16th, Feng Dao was sent to Luoyang to welcome the lord of the Taimiao country. Since the gods were invited, the ceremony along the way was very grand and he walked very slowly.

On November 13, Taichang asked for instructions to build all altars in the suburbs of Luoyang, and Taizu of Later Zhou agreed.

On the first day of December, the God Lord's tablet finally arrived in Bianliang. Guo Wei went to the western suburbs to welcome him and respectfully offered him in the Taimiao.

Guo Wei was sick a little bit better, and Wang Yin began to be honest again. At this time, he was the governor of Yedu, the commander of the guards and the commander of the commander of the guards. He was a high position and powerful position, but he relied on his merits and was tyrannical. Any matters that the garrison troops in the Hebei vassal states could only be handled by the emperor's imperial edict, Wang Yin directly used his own handwritten letters to implement them, and at the same time exploited a large number of people's property.

Guo Wei was very unhappy when he heard this and sent someone to say to him: "My dear friends are one with the country. The treasury of Yedu is very rich. My dear friends take it if they want to use it, but they are afraid that there is no money!"

He Fujin, the governor of Chengde, has always hated Wang Yin. He Fujin, the eighteenth century, entered the capital and entered the court, and secretly reported Wang Yin's privacy to Taizu of Later Zhou, and Taizu thus suspected Wang Yin.

On the 19th, Wang Yin entered the capital and entered the court. Taizu issued an edict to keep Wang Yin, serving as the inspector inside and outside the capital.
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