Han Shizu

Chapter 1902 Privy Councilor Guo's Audience

"Guo Liangping, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, see you by order!"

Accompanied by a sonorous and powerful singing, the door of the Chuigong Palace slowly opened. Guo Liangping was stepping in until he reached the front of the imperial court. He raised his eyes and glanced at Emperor Liu who was sitting behind the imperial case.

"Exemption!" Seeing his gesture, Emperor Liu waved his hand and said calmly: "This is not a court meeting, nor is it a formal occasion, so don't be so cautious, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Liangping was still meticulous, and only got up after bowing his thanks solemnly.

"Sit!" Emperor Liu stretched out his hand, pointing to a small table in the hall.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Liangping thanked again, with the same humble attitude as before.

When he was seated, Guo Liangping glanced carefully at Emperor Liu again. The old emperor looked indifferent, like a dormant beast, and just one look would make one's heart palpitate.The hall quickly became quiet again, Emperor Liu remained silent, and Guo Liangping didn't dare to speak rashly, but kept guessing in his heart why Emperor Liu summoned him.

After a long while, Emperor Liu asked softly: "How do you feel about the Privy Council's duties in the past two years?"

Unable to grasp Emperor Liu's pulse, Guo Liangping could only respond cautiously: "With Prime Minister Pan Shu leading the command, I just need to follow orders, everything is just like in the army."

"Hehe!" Emperor Liu immediately sneered, and then pointedly said: "This is a little different from what I heard! I heard that you and Pan Mei have many disagreements on weekdays, especially those from the navy. In matters, there are frequent conflicts!"

Faced with Emperor Liu's doubts, Guo Liangping stood up subconsciously in embarrassment, bowed and said, "The minister and Privy Pan just disagree on political views, and have no personal grudges, nor have they affected the operation of the military and government. The principle of forbearance is for the country. I still understand!"

Since returning to Beijing and being worshiped as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Guo Liangping has officially become the spokesperson of the Han Navy, no longer limited to the Southern Navy and the Guo faction, standing on a higher and bigger stage, carrying the flag of the Navy, "Charge into battle" in the court army to fight for interests.

Of course, during Guo Liangping's tenure as Deputy Privy Envoy, the Privy Council was not peaceful. Guo Liangping's superior position was like a catfish stirring up the internal situation in the army.

Among them, there are not only Guo Liangping's personal reasons, but also the overall situation of the land-sea dispute.Guo Liangping is a man with a strong character, and his military style is also particularly strong. This style, when he led the army, kept his promises, and he kept it in the Privy Council, so he would inevitably offend others. After all, the Privy Council is the power center of the Han military regime It manages all the armies in the world, but it is still a bureaucratic organization in essence, and the trend of bureaucratization is becoming more and more obvious. If you don't know how to restrain yourself, you will offend people, and Guo Liangping obviously offended many people.

Guo Liangping joined the army at a young age. He served in the navy with his father when he was young, and also participated in the Northern Expedition. Later, he led the army independently, building the Nanyang Fleet, crossing the sea and ocean, and greatly boosting the country's prestige.

When he was still in Nanyang, he received a lot of criticism in the court, saying that he was domineering and reckless. It can be said that it is full of evil deeds.Of course, the most vicious attack came from someone who reported that Guo Liangping trained the Nanyang Fleet as private soldiers of the Guo family. The soldiers only obeyed military orders and did not recognize imperial orders.
It's just that Emperor Liu liked Guo Liangping very much at the beginning, and especially admired his determination to forge ahead. Although some of the slanderous rumors did irritate Emperor Liu's sensitive nerves, he didn't pay too much attention to it.On the contrary, after Liu Chengxun and his party returned to Beijing, they were promoted to ranks and entrusted with important tasks, showing greater trust.

This inevitably boosted Guo Liangping's pride.Among the top ranks of the Han army, especially among the generals of the older generation, Guo Liangping's reputation is not good. On the one hand, envy and hatred are part of it. It's just bad luck, but if you really want to talk about military exploits, he fought a battle with Sanfoqi in his two ocean trips, occupying a tiny place, and he can't get on the table at all.

With low qualifications and light achievements, he has climbed to a high position, and his official positions and titles are better than a large number of old nobles. How can this convince those generals who think they have been born and died, and have made great achievements in battle and won titles and titles.

On the other hand, the generals of the army rejected the navy.This big Han world was created by the soldiers of the horse infantry army with swords and guns. At the beginning, the navy was just an auxiliary force, helping to transport grain, grass and military equipment. In the eyes of many generals, its status was not much better than that of the logistics and supply troops.

Who could have imagined that after more than 30 years, the navy would become a master, and it would no longer be called a navy. Instead, it would be renamed a navy, and it would start to compete with the horse infantry army, which is the opposite.In the process of overseas trade and colonization, the navy showed off its might and benefited a lot from it. The two ocean-going wars and the Srivijaya wars made the navy a fortune.

The navy relies on sailing and steering, bullying the barbarians and aborigines, and eating a lot of food. What about the army, needless to say, defending the border and suppressing thieves, the only direction of big expansion is Anxi, which is to fight and snatch things with the lives of the sons and daughters. Not enough to pay for the soldiers.Compared with the two, the navy is relaxed, and the life is too moist. What is even more annoying is that the main force of the battle was the horse infantry drawn from Annan and Guangdong and Guangxi. How could the army psychological balance.

Therefore, Guo Liangping's life in the Privy Council was not satisfactory, and he had been suppressed and excluded since he took office.Privy envoy Pan Mei is not so narrow-minded. He also knows the meaning and value of the existence of the navy, but as an army general, he has to consider the emotions of the entire army. In tune, the butt still stood by Ma Bujun's side without hesitation.

This is the reality. Even though the navy has developed well in recent years, it is very beautiful, but the military's right to speak is still firmly in the hands of the army.From a high-level point of view, the Privy Council now has four Deputy Privy Envoys, three of whom are from the Mabu Army, and they are also in charge of army affairs.

In the face of exclusion and suppression, Guo Liangping did not change his temper and fought everywhere, especially in the naval work.Of course, Guo Liangping is often the one who suffers in the end.

It's just that this kind of uncompromising style, so tough and overbearing, is really disgusting, and it doesn't help to solve the problem in the actual work process, but it aggravates the conflict.

With the passage of time, Guo Liangping's thorny nature became more and more obvious, and Pan Mei's patience with him was gradually worn away. Up to now, he has completely turned to the opposite side.This time, because of the discussion of enfeoffment, the two disagreed. Guo Liangping took it as an opportunity to fight for the interests of the navy, develop and expand the navy's power, and he strongly agreed with it. Starting from the butt, Pan Mei has to hold a different point of view.

Emperor Liu is well aware of these contradictions within the Privy Council, but he has no intention of intervening. This time it is not for balance, but every government office and system has its own rules. It's natural.As long as the trouble doesn't get out of hand, then Emperor Liu won't end up easily getting sidetracked.

At the same time, Emperor Liu inevitably felt a little disappointed in Guo Liangping. He was too reckless and too arrogant. He couldn't get along well with his colleagues. His demands for interests were often too simple and straightforward, and he lacked political means. .Compared with Lin Renzhao back then, it was much worse. Of course, this was also due to differences in background and experience. Guo Liangping had 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 still lacks training as a prime minister, and has obvious flaws.After these two years, I found that Guo Liangping hadn't changed at all, and he didn't intend to actively seek change, and he still went his own way.

So, Emperor Liu, who was disappointed, had to make some adjustments.

(End of this chapter)