"The general smiled," Lan Jingqian said, "You have a life, don't dare to resign." He actually didn't have much affection for Gao Cheng in his heart. Besides, Gao Cheng obviously knew that he had been an envoy to Wei with Princess Hu Liyang, and now he said such things, as if he couldn't remember the previous situation.

Gao Cheng looked at Lan Jing, with a deep meaning in his eyes. "Otherwise, Emperor Liang knows people, he must not be wrong, in the land of Southern Liang poetry, the general has been in the grace for a long time, how can he not be competent?"

Cui Jishu glanced at Gao Cheng, then turned back to look at Lan Jing.

"The Great General is falsely praised." He groaned for a while, and then replied, "I have been in a corner of the country for a long time, and the prosperity of poetry and books has followed the wind of Jian'an to this day, no matter up or down, everyone admires it." ”

Cui Jishu was originally a son from a family of poetry, and when he heard Lan Jing talk about the style of writing, he said it politely, but in fact, he was satirizing the Northern Dynasty, and he was a little disapproving. He didn't interject, he looked at it secretly, and felt that Lan Jing's characters were really ordinary, not like some kind of literary and elegant nobleman. Just by looking at the stubbornness in this person's eyes, he knows that he must act aggressively. I don't understand why the prince is in such a mood to chat with him, or if he wants to ask Princess Liyang about it? Cui Jishu glanced at Gao Cheng, and secretly thought, the prince is probably not easy to ask, right?

"I have heard for a long time that His Majesty Emperor Liang has both civil and military skills, and is good at literature and history, and is good at music and poetry, calligraphy. Gao Cheng smiled, his attitude was extraordinarily kind.

"I have compassion for His Majesty the Emperor, often sacrifice my body into the Buddhist temple to pray for the blessing of all beings, the whole country in the palace does not take the emperor's good as their own love, the Buddha style in the country has prevailed for a long time, everyone has a compassionate heart, and does not want to kill. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very benevolent, likes to read poetry and books, and is good at composing songs, even the grandson ......" Lan Jing suddenly felt that his words were a little slippery, so he turned to the road again, "It's a pity that the identity of the general is precious and the pillar of the country, otherwise it is also a good thing to travel to Jiankang and talk to His Royal Highness the Prince." Lan Jing actually wanted to use his imagination to express the grand state of the world that Liang and Wei had reconciled.

Gao Cheng smiled, "It's a pity that I didn't have a chance." ”

Cui Jishu took the conversation and chatted with Lan Jing, "I have also heard for a long time that the official family of Daliang is benevolent, and they treat the prince's peers and nephews as flesh and blood. Such a benevolent monarch always makes people yearn for it. "Taking advantage of the fact that there is no one here, Cui Jishu might as well say something out of line with Lord Lang's intentions, but no one else hears it anyway.

"Cui Shilang really knows the inside story." Lan Jing didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, "The official family treats the King of Linhe County and the Marquis of Zhenyang more doting than himself." The prince is more benevolent to his brothers, even if His Royal Highness the Seventh is as willful, the prince often says, 'The seven officials are merciful' and does not care. Lan Jing didn't understand that the general had brought him here, and all he was asking was gossip, what was his intention?

The Marquis of Zhenyang in Lan Jing's mouth, named Xiao Yuanming, is the son of Emperor Xiao Yan's brother of Liang; "Seven Officials" Xiao Yi is the younger brother of the prince and the seventh son of Xiao Yan. The prince said that "the seven senses are pitiful" because Xiao Yi has been injured since he was a child, and he is inevitably suspicious and willful.

Lan Jing is strange that since he was interrogating in private, why Gao Cheng didn't mention Princess Liyang at all, and asked about irrelevant people, it didn't matter. Or did he want to ask in his heart, but it was difficult to speak, so he had to explore in a roundabout way. was suspicious in his heart, and suddenly heard Cui Jishu ask, "How is Her Royal Highness the princess?" ”

Lan Jing heard Cui Jishu finally ask this, but he didn't know how to answer for a while. He was completely clear about Princess Liyang's thoughts, and it was precisely because of this that he had a sword-to-sword duel with Gao Cheng, the general of Wei. And Princess Liyang, who stopped drinking him at that time, was equivalent to completely disclosing her thoughts to him.

"Your Highness is very good." Lan Jing replied vaguely and generally, and involuntarily turned his head to look at Gao Cheng who was seated.

Gao Cheng was staring at him without changing his face.

Lan Jing really didn't know what to say. He didn't expect the general to be so scheming, so he was not worthy of the princess. I thought to myself, Her Royal Highness the princess is as perfect as a celestial being, and she really deserves to be regarded as a treasure, but in the eyes of this great general, she is not known to everyone. Maybe he had doted on her, but at least at the moment, in his opinion, the general did not treat the princess differently in his heart. As a result, Lan Jing lost his good impression of this general.

Inexplicable collision, inexplicable questioning, inexplicable departure. Lan Jing left the wine store and had nowhere to search for the whereabouts of Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County, so he went back to the pavilion.

Cui Jishu watched Lan Jing leave with his own eyes, and returned to the quiet room of the wine shop, seeing that Gao Cheng was still sitting in the same place and did not move, thinking thoughtfully, he also sat down and asked, "Does Lord Lang still want to go to Jiankang?" This person went to Yecheng twice before and after, and judged two people. was scheming before, pretending to be stupid this time, does Lord Lang really think that he has to answer all questions? ”

"Why not?" Gao Cheng asked lightly, "Could it be that Jiankang is better than the tiger's den?" As he spoke, he got up and stood up, staring at Cui Jishu, who also got up in a panic, "Uncle Cui, not only do I want to go, but you also have to follow me to Jiankang." After speaking, he left Cui Jishu and left.

When Liang Envoy left Yecheng, it was almost the same as the day he came, and there was no vibration or wave, as if it had disappeared quietly. Naturally, he didn't do anything about Emperor Yuan Shanjian and the general Gao Cheng. His Majesty had already seen his resign again in advance, and on the day of departure, there was news in the palace that Emperor Wei Yuanshan saw that the imperial body was slightly ill, which could attract people's attention even more. Therefore, Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe County of Liang State, Yang Kan, the capital official Shangshu, and Lan Jing, the general of the attendants, could only leave silently.

Not only in the Wei Palace, but even hundreds of officials knew that the emperor treated the queen kindly. There are many concubines in the palace, and there are many beauties who are presented, but this is none of the queen's business, and it cannot be compared with the queen. The emperor was sick, so he simply stayed in the queen's dormitory. It can be seen that the emperor relied on the empress's cronies. Because of this, Aiwu and Wu, even the twin brothers of the queen, the foolish Taiyuan Duke and Gao Yang in the eyes of others have been particularly valued by the emperor.

The general Gao Cheng didn't know whether he didn't know it at all, or if he didn't care about it, and he didn't see off the Liang envoy, but avoided Xiao Zhengde and the others to send another person.

This person is Gao Aocao.

The rare good weather in early winter, and the great general's rare good interest. The cold of winter has been appreciated at this time, but Gao Cheng and Gao Aocao are not people who are afraid of the cold, but they are enjoying horse racing in the suburbs of Yecheng. This is also a rare and rare scene for the two of them.

You come and go back and forth a few times, and there are winners and losers for each other, but the hearts of both people are not here, so they will have fun. Gao Cheng casually carried the reins, let his mount wander among the withered grass, looked up and saw the mountains in the distance, and behind him was the gorgeous city, the original comfortable heart, for some reason suddenly a little sentimental. He didn't show his feelings, and smiled at Gao Aocao, who was with him, "I really can't bear to go to the metropolitan governor." ”

Gao Aocao followed Gao Cheng on horseback, and had been spying on Gao Cheng from the side just now.

Gao Cheng entered his camp to lobby for his father, and Gao Cheng was just a young child when he worshiped his uncle. Gao Aocao is a person who thinks very highly of himself, and he has never taken this child in his eyes. Even his father, Gao Huan, was not so afraid. On the contrary, the prime minister was so happy that he had to bow down and accommodate.

I hadn't paid attention to this little boy for several years, and by the time he noticed him again, he was already a powerful minister who had entered Yecheng as an auxiliary government. At the beginning, he was called a "general", and even he felt insincere. And because of his brother Gao Zhongmi, he not only had no good impression of this "great general" at first, but had a bad feeling. That's why he used the identity of "uncle" to dispel the arrogance he thought he had.

But after a few times, when he got along with this "great general", what he heard, saw, and experienced with him made him gradually change his mind. Even he didn't know when he changed from bad feelings to good feelings for Gao Cheng. On the contrary, he secretly accused his brother Gao Zhongmi of acting biasedly, which made him dismissive.

Later, I saw him punish corruption, emphasize talents, clean up officials, emphasize the military state, and fight Tongguan...... In his eyes, he was no longer the yellow-mouthed child. At this moment, watching this young man indulge in his horse and whip in front of him, his body was full of uninhibited masculinity, giving people a really powerful feeling, which made Gao Aocao feel that he couldn't help but want to get close to him. If this is the young master chosen by the high king for them, then at least he is happy and convinced at this moment.

Gao Cheng said "reluctant", which made Gao Aocao rarely see a little childishness in him that should not be extinguished. Gao Cheng at this moment was real in front of him. The relationship between the two people is neither like that of a cold minister and a subordinate official in the temple; It's not like the so-called uncles and nephews who are full of interests. It's a bit like the taste of a year-old friend. It's just that Gao Cheng has a sense of maturity beyond his age and reduces this age gap.

"There is no day in the heart of the prince who does not want to recover Henan, I am willing to return as soon as possible to help the general achieve his long-cherished wish, exterminate the western thief, and capture the Yuwen black otter alive." Gao Aocao is a man of temperament, and he believes that he is the first brave general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and he also thinks that he is duty-bound.

"There is the governor of Lao," Gao Cheng Lema stationed, looking around the distant mountains and rivers, already drenched in sweat. He was wearing a black hakama, very thin and casual, and at this moment he did not have the majesty of the crown of the court dress. He rarely wears black hakama, and this dark color not only makes him look young, but also makes him a little preoccupied. retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at Gao Aocao, "I only have to have the governor of Lao, if it is replaced by someone else, I can't rest assured." Most of the governors pay more attention, I guess that Yuwen Black Otter suddenly won Heluo, and he must ask the ancestral tomb to make this orthodox order. ”

"Don't worry, it's better if you come." Gao Aocao laughed and said, "The meritorious service is here, how can I let it go?" ”

Somehow, Gao Cheng's heart sank slightly. But at this time, he didn't want to say something discouraged, so he changed the topic, "I think Zitong and Dadu are close brothers, I love his temperament very much, and I value him a lot in my heart. "It's soft, but it's true.

Zitong is Gao Aocao's fourth brother, named Gao Jishi. has courage and personality, and his temper is very similar to Gao Aocao, and he is Gao Aocao's most valued brother. Gao Cheng's desire to promote Gao Ji-style to assassination was considered, and he happened to vote for Gao Aocao's favor.

What does Shizi mean, Gao Aocao was very clear in his heart. If you have what you give, you will take something, the prince first greeted him, and then promoted the official position of the fourth brother, which is already very polite, and he can't help but show his attitude. He simply smiled, "Although Ji Shi is uninhibited from time to time, he is righteous and kind, and the lower officials thank the fourth brother of the prince Jianba." The prince is the important minister of the country, and the society is the most important, and the officials of the prince must obey the orders of the prince and dare not disobey it. ”

At the end of his speech, Gao Cheng saw that Gao Aocao's attitude had been clearly expressed, and both of them were people who understood, so there was no need to say more.

Gao Aocao suddenly felt that he couldn't give up in his heart, and there was an indescribable parting sentimentality, how could he ever have such a time, even he felt funny.

But for some reason, Gao Cheng watched Gao Aocao go away, and he was also full of sadness, and even sadness. Inadvertently blurted out, "The hour has come, the Metropolitan Governor should go on the road." ”

Gao Aocao said goodbye and rode away.

Gao Cheng watched his back fade away, gradually entering the afterglow of the sunset, he stood still on his horse, and suddenly felt his heart heavy.

However, after a while, I saw Gao Aocao go and return. Gao Cheng's heart was hot, and he also rode up to meet him.

Before the horse approached, Gao Aocao saw that the people who followed him were far behind Gao Cheng, and Fang Le Ma said, "Xia Guan can't be on the side of the prince, the prince must be careful of one person." ”

"Who did the Governor say?" Gao Cheng didn't want him to come back specifically to remind him of this, and asked puzzledly.

"Hou Jing." Gao Aocao spit out these two words.

Thinking about it, the ups and downs of Yecheng seem to be inseparable from the great general Gao Cheng. But this time the person in the limelight is no longer him, it is the new Lieutenant Choi Siam.

Emperor Yuan Shan saw that the illness was small but did not heal for a long time, and only got close to the queen in the inner palace. The general Gao Cheng also lived in seclusion behind the scenes, and it was difficult to see his face. However, Gao Cheng's younger brother Taiyuan Gong Gao Yang was pushed by his eldest brother General in this gap, and was relied on by his sister Her Royal Highness the Empress, and gradually took over the government. But he didn't arouse the interest of the hundred officials, after all, because he was too stupid, had no achievements, and was not as sharp as his eldest brother General and was easy to be ignored. Some people are even more puzzled, why the queen is not close to the ready-made eldest brother general, but she attaches great importance to the idiot-like second brother, presumably because of the love of the twins. Some people have long secretly ridiculed this Taiyuan Gong as "rotten wood cannot be carved, and the wall of dung cannot be enclosed." ”

Cui Xian's arrival as Lieutenant Yushi was actually expected. It's just that as soon as it happened, it still made people feel shocked. The original lieutenant of the imperial history, Gao Zhongmi, was retransferred to the Northern Yuzhou Assassin and was sent out of the capital. Demoted and transferred to another position, Gao Zhongmi went to the state to take office in the tiger prison in the panic of the Manchu Dynasty, but left the bride Li in Yecheng, I don't know what kind of mentality.

His younger brother Gao Jishi was also the assassin of Jeju, but the scene was completely different from his brother, he was beaming with joy and thanksgiving for his kindness; In stark contrast to his brother's decadence and resentment, it is more intriguing. Gao Zhongmi's brother, Gao Jishi's brother, Gao Aocao, the first brave general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, is in the Tiger Prison of the Zhengtun Army, eager to try, but according to Gao Aocao's personality, he does not say a word about the major events in his family, which is also surprising.

Other people with a heart have long known in their hearts that Gao Aocao has already joined the general Gao Cheng with sincerity. This caring person is Hou Jing.