Winter goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye, it has reached the second year of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, that is, the fifth year of the Western Wei Dynasty and the fifth year of the Southern Liang Dynasty.

On the bank of Zhangshui, although Yecheng is the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, it has always been no more "lively" than Jinyang, and even makes people feel a little lifeless. If you have to say where it is still "noisy", it must be "Yecheng Four Expensive".

The four nobles, Situ, Jiashizhong, Xianyang County Gongsun Teng, Shang Shuling, Jiashizhong, Yangping County Company Ma Ziru, Yushi Lieutenant, Che Cavalry General, Fucheng County Gong Liu Gui, and Taibao, Changle County Lieutenant Jing Ye.

Among them, Wei Jing is the husband of Gao Huan's eldest sister, Chang Shanjun Gao Loujin. Gao Huan was lost at a young age, but it was really the eldest sister Gao Loujin and her brother-in-law Wei Jing who were pulling and growing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are "in love with their parents and as kind as a mountain". Therefore, although Wei Jing is mediocre in talent and has almost no military merits, he also ascended to heaven after Gao Huan gained power, and sat in a high position in the court.

In other words, Sigui is not the most intimate person since Gao Huan was a child, Sun Teng and Sima Ziru are even more credited, and Liu Gui also helped Gao Huan to be fortunate to Er Zhurong. He once held a high position, and after a long time, coupled with his nature, he could not "rely on the old and act recklessly".

Liu Gui's reputation here is slightly better, but he is also "indiscriminately rude and rude, sparing human lives". As for the other three, Yecheng people have a saying: Sun Teng is "arrogant, domineering, accumulating, especially good wine"; Sima Ziru is "extravagant, lawless, openly accepted, and seizing any love". Wei Jing is the one who is the most greedy for money, "I don't know the discipline of accepting bribes, and the official gift is not good, and the greed is abnormal."

The four nobles are leading the way, blatantly bending the law, don't those "little minions" in the DPRK and China learn the same? As a result, the government was decadent, and the whole Ye was seen to be greedy, making it a miasma.

Gao Huan in Jinyang probably knows these messy things, but he has never "blamed", so Sigui and his followers became more and more determined and acted more arrogantly. Up and down the government and the opposition, inside and outside Yecheng, there are all complaints.

In March, the Prime Minister's Mansion of Jinyang suddenly issued a document to commend a number of state assassins and county governors such as Xuzhou Thorn Shi Hu Lujin, saying that he and others were "diligent and honest, can be a model, and the world should work together."

In Yecheng, some people smell something unusual, but most people still don't take it seriously, how to do it, how to do it - after all, the good life has been a long time, and how many can stop it at once?

At the end of March, Gao Cheng, who was almost deposed as the son of the world by his father Gao Huan last year, was suddenly hot again after a few months of silence--- first the prime minister Gao Huan "recommended" Gao Cheng as the governor of Gyeonggi, replacing Mo Duolou who died in the war last year, and took charge of the Gyeonggi army. Soon, Emperor Yuan Shanjian issued an edict again, and he was also the secretary of the ministry and was in charge of the selection of hundreds of officials.

There was gossip in Yecheng. Sun Teng, Sima Ziru and Liu Gui, who had deep friendships among the four nobles, gathered together, and Sima Ziru was worried: "Gao Cheng has always said that he wants to rectify the rule of officials, but because King Gao did not adopt it, he stopped it. Now it seems ... I'm afraid that King Gao also has this intention? ”

Sun Teng sneered again and again: "King Gao's world, it was my brothers who earned it for him. Now that you are rich, don't you enjoy it? Gao Cheng'er, it's just greedy for fame, even if there are some actions, how can they move to the heads of my brothers? Obey the industry too much. ”

"I don't understand." Liu Gui smiled: "Anyway, I feel that no matter how much King Gao is, it won't pit my old brothers." ”

Seeing that Sima Ziru couldn't be persuaded, he sighed and resigned.

So Sun Teng still went his own way and was greedy. Liu Gui is similar, he often doesn't even bother to attend the court meeting, and would rather go to the Zhanghe River embankment to eat and drink and watch the water. Sima Ziru has restrained a lot.

As for Jing, another lieutenant of Changle County among the four nobles, he didn't think about it at all from beginning to end, what should he do. Also, even Gao Huan was brought up by him, what is Gao Cheng's little brat?

It was only in April, and Gao Cheng, the new secretary of the ministry, strongly recommended Liu Gui as "the best river canal and dam". Yuan Shanjian called it "good", and changed Liu Gui to the messenger of the capital. This technique is the same as that time during the Yuan Dynasty, and the so-called bright rise and dark descent are also.

Clear-eyed people can see at a glance that the wind direction of the Eastern Wei Dynasty is about to change.

Liu Gui himself was fine, he was very arrogant, and he didn't care about it. Sima Ziru became more and more cautious, and went out less. Sun Teng can be said to be a "dead duck with a hard mouth", and the pomp and circumstance are unabated. Wei Jing finally had some intentions, but that's all--- he went back home and complained to Chang Shanjun: "Say I'm greedy? Hum! I'm just scraping some from the people, but you have even taken the tax of the Son of Heaven, how can you still talk about me? ”

As soon as Liu Gui went, the position of lieutenant of Yushi became vacant, but Gao Cheng recommended him, and the imperial court soon took over as lieutenant of Yushi with secretary Cheng Gaoshen.

Recently, in this series of events, it seems that Gao Cheng is all alone in Zhang Luo. But here's the weirdness, how can you not see that Sima Zi is such a smart person? Naiyu's family said: "Gao Cheng and Gao Shen have never had a relationship, and the two are not familiar with each other, how can they be raised?" This must be the will of the king! "At the moment, I warned my family to be cautious, and I said that I was not sick.

Sima Ziru guessed correctly.

It turned out that the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty fought three battles in a row, and the Eastern Dynasty lost more and won less, and even lost most of Shaanzhou and Hedong. Gao Huan learned from the pain, especially when he saw that the people of Shaanzhou and Hedong were happy to join the Western Dynasty, and he was shocked, but also felt that if he connived at the magnates to be so greedy, the people's hearts would be lost. So he hit it off with Gao Cheng and made up his mind to fight corruption.

These so-called magnates of the Eastern Dynasty, such as the "Four Nobles", did not come over with him Gao Huan "lived and died together", and they moved him on the surface, so they must not look good. Therefore, Gao Huan and Gao Cheng agreed that Gao Cheng would act in front of the stage, and Gao Huan would hide behind the scenes to support him, and the father and son would be white-faced and red-faced, so that they would be born to sing a double reed play.

Since the death of Gao Gao Aocao, Gao Huan has been quite loyal and brave, and he has taken a lot of care of the remaining two brothers of the Gao family.

Gao cautious temperament is yin, and he has always been decisive and ruthless in doing things. Gao Cheng had a secret meeting with him, and after a few conversations, he was already very satisfied, and said solemnly: "When the second uncle arrives in Nantai (that is, Yushitai), he should have no worries and make the world solemn. I, Gao Cheng, will be backed by the second uncle! Gao Shen couldn't get used to Sigui's behavior, and immediately bowed his hand to solemnity: "Dare not obey your fate? ”