In the area of southern Liang and central Fujian, there are still some ancient and mysterious customs here, some customs are jaw-dropping, such as the father dies and the son can marry his mother as a wife, and some places are the family daughters do not pass on the men, and the men are married to be sons-in-law, most of these customs are inherited from the Chu State and the Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the central Fujian region is located in a remote and perennial isolation from the world, and it is rare to receive orthodox cultural education outside, so it is still very backward and wild in the era of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Wudi.

In the Southern Liang and Xiao Yan eras, there were three regimes from north to south that nominally obeyed the central government but actually divided into independent regimes: the Qian family in northern Fujian, who ruled Yongning, Yongjia County, with 400,000 people and an army of between 12,000 and 15,000; The Wang clan in Fujian, they ruled with the marquis of Jin'an County, with a population of 300,000 and an army of about 10,000; Wu Jing, the Marquis of Yi'an, in southern Fujian, has a population of nearly four or five hundred thousand, and the number of troops is between twenty and thirty thousand.

These three forces have been fighting each other for many years, but due to their limited strength and mutual containment, no one can eliminate anyone, among which northern Fujian and central Fujian are descendants of the ancient Yue Kingdom, and Wu Jing, the Marquis of Yi'an, is a Middle-earth canonized by Southern Liang. Xiao Yanchao never intended to occupy the territory of these three regimes, because it was too wild to cultivate food crops. Therefore, we will use the means of softness and division to try to encompass the three regimes.

However, after the death of Xiao Yan of Southern Liang, the national capital was disrupted, and the throne was sat in turns, especially after Yuwentai invaded Yizhou, Southern Liang was even more fragmented, but it was all a pattern regime.

As a result, the Wang family in Minzhong took the lead in breaking away from the jurisdiction of Southern Liang and became its own faction. Immediately afterwards, Wu Jing, the Marquis of Yi'an, also proclaimed himself the king of southern Fujian and became independent, and finally even the Qian family in northern Fujian followed suit and refused to accept the central government's jurisdiction. Not long after Xiao Daoquan ascended the throne, he wanted Gao Huan to send troops to conquer these three small countries, but Gao Huan was busy with his own Wei State and Rouran's affairs, and even Hou Jing and Xiao Duo of Southern Liang didn't have time to deal with it.

Gao Yue was appointed as the general of the Southern Liang Zhu Kingdom, replacing Gao Huan to govern the Sanwu region, Gao Huan warned him not to care about the bad things in Minyue when he left, but the simple-minded Gao Yue still fell for Xiao Daoquan's tricks.

The Qian family in northern Fujian is related to the Zhang family in Wuzhong by marriage, and they are more or less inextricably linked with Xiao Daoquan's ******, and he wants to use Gao Yue's 30,000 people to help him defeat the Wang family in Minzhong. So he sent his little daughter, who was only fourteen years old, to Jiankang Gao Yue, saying that he was willing to be in-laws with Gao Yue.

Gao Yue didn't quite understand the meaning of Qian Miao (the king of northern Fujian at that time, nearly forty years old, Kong Wu was powerful), so he called Gao Longzhi to consult him, Gao Longzhi read Qian Miao's letter and asked the messenger: "Where is the lord of your family (Qian Miao is only the prince of the county in Nanliang, not the self-proclaimed king of northern Fujian)?" The messenger looked at him and then at Gao Yue, who said unhappily: "This is the imperial historian of our court, and he is also my brother, the relationship is extraordinary, his question is equivalent to me asking you, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, it doesn't matter." ”

The messenger then saluted respectfully to Gao Longzhi, and then said, "Our princess ......" "It's the county lord, be careful of your head if you say the wrong thing!" Gao Longzhi reminded him expressionlessly. The messenger's face became embarrassed, but he could only follow his meaning and said, "Our county lord is already waiting for the general's chariot and horse to meet him in Huiji City. ”

"What do you mean by the prince of the county, knowing that the son of our general is only six years old, how can he marry a girl who is eight years older than him? This is clearly out of place. Gao Longzhi looked down on these people from the wilderness, and felt that they were all uncivilized savages, and they didn't understand what etiquette and shame were.

The messenger continued: "This has already occurred to our lord that our lord is not to marry the son of the general, but to marry the general as a concubine. Even Gao Yue couldn't believe his ears, Qian Miao sent his little daughter to him as his wife, she was only fourteen years old, and she hadn't even bloomed yet, when she thought that such a tender flower would be destroyed by her own hot hands, Gao Yue couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and before Gao Longzhi continued to ask, he first asked: "How is your county chief?" ”

The messenger said honestly: "Our county chief is very beautiful, and he is a girl who is very good at pleasing Taiwanese. Gao Yue couldn't wait to see the county lord at this time, and he was furious at her. But Gao Longzhi's question made his heart suddenly half cold, and Gao Longzhi said in a mocking tone: "Your county prince means to let our general call him old man, right?" ”

After thinking about it for a while, he could only answer honestly: "That's right." Gao Yue's face turned green, he was obviously thirty years old, but he wanted to call a big brother who was only a few years older than him to call his father, this ...... Isn't this a shame, if Murong Shaozong and Gao Aocao know about this matter, they won't have to laugh off their big teeth, maybe even a person like Li Erhu will laugh at him behind his back. Thinking of this, the lust he had just ignited was instantly extinguished. , and the rest is all depressed.

Gao Longzhi looked at Gao Yue and didn't continue to ask. Gao Yue thought for a moment and said to the messenger: "You go to the post house to rest first, and I will discuss with the Imperial Doctor before giving you an answer." After seeing the messenger leave, Gao Yue asked Gao Longzhi quite depressedly: "I thought this was a good thing, but now I think about it, Lao Tzu is very bad, do you say that my Gao Yue is short of women?" As long as I am willing, the women of the entire Qinhuai River can be toyed with by me one by one, and even the ladies in the palace, Lao Tzu will touch one or two and put them in the barracks. Is this Qian Miao trying to take advantage of it and want to go crazy? ”

Gao Longzhi smiled and didn't answer, walked to the coffee table and sat down, calmly picked up a cup of tea and took a sip before speaking: "I think this is a good thing for you, although you suffer a little loss in name, but it is beneficial to the overall situation in the future." It's just that this matter has to be consulted by the king first, after all, it is taboo to marry local forces in private, and now it is difficult for a big brother like a big brother to get mixed up with the feudal officials, and everything must be dealt with carefully, and must not be careless. First, it will not be confirmed in the future. ”

Gao Yue didn't like Gao Longzhi very much before because this kid didn't like to talk, and he had nothing to do with him, and he had no feelings. Now it's different, he and himself are the two pillars appointed by Gao Huan to be in charge of military and political affairs in Nanliang, and he and himself still have a little blood relative, Gao Longzhi's mother is still his aunt, so now he feels closer to Gao Longzhi than his relatives, and what Gao Longzhi said is also very reasonable, the more people in high positions, the more low-key they must be and do things safely.

"Then I can accept this according to you?" Gao Yue was still a little worried, Gao Longzhi smiled and said: "What else is there to worry about you taking advantage of, besides, this Qian clan is also a force in northern Fujian, the king has transferred most of the main force of the army, and our rule in Southern Liang is stretched, Xiao Daoquan and us are just using each other, and they are inseparable from us, and they are not trustworthy at all." If we can get the support of the Qian family in the south, first, we don't have to worry about someone sneaking up on our rear, and second, the Qian family can also help us take care of the family and the hospital, and watch over central and southern Fujian for us. ”

Gao Yue nodded, and Gao Longzhi continued: "If Qian is willing to take the initiative to cooperate with us, we can free up our hands to solve Hou Jing's problem, now he is the most important in the divided forces of Southern Liang, the king is more than enough and not enough, and he is beyond the reach of Hou Jing who fled to the Xiangzhou area, we will now stay to guard the Sanwu region for him, and we must take a long-term view." ”

Gao Yue couldn't help but admire: "No wonder the king always says that you are smart and smart, it seems that you are really right." But there's one thing I'm worried about. It is Chen Baxian, who is still eating in the area of Poyang Lake, this person is eloquent and has different ambitions, and he is not willing to submit to us and is inseparable from Hou Jing and Xiao Duo. If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid that this person will take the opportunity to sit big, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to clean up. ”

Gao Longzhi said with a smile: "I have heard of this person for a long time, it is said that he is the son of Chen Xianda, a veteran of the previous dynasty, this person is indeed not to be underestimated, although he has no strength at the moment, I am afraid that if he catches the opportunity, it will be the same as Chen Xianda at the beginning, causing us a lot of trouble, it is better to do this with my plan, you first agree to the marriage with the public Qian Miao of Minbei County, and then in the name of Emperor Xiao Daoquan, Chen Ba will give Chen Ba a first excerpt, let him bring the troops back, if he dares to disobey, then we will give priority to solving him." ”

"But what if he says yes?" Gao Yue asked a question that even he thought was stupid. Gao Longzhi smiled when he heard this, and said: "If he really brings troops back to Jiankang, then we will have to use the army, and we only need a token from Jiankang Mansion Yin, and two messengers can take him down." Gao Yue couldn't help but laugh when he heard his words: "In this way, who in the entire Sanwu region would dare to oppose us?" At that time, Hou Jing's problem can be solved. Gao Longzhi smiled and nodded at him.

There are three reasons why Qian Miao wants to invest so much money to cooperate with Gao Yue this time, the first is his ambition to annex central and southern Fujian, but he can't do it without the efforts of several generations of his own forces, and he can't wait that long. Second, he was worried that his independence would attract the invasion of other forces, so he first found a thigh to hold, so that he would have the confidence to fight against other forces. Third, he was afraid of being swallowed up by a close force like Hou Jing or Chen Baxian, especially Chen Baxian, who was so close to him. (Distance from Nanchang to Wenzhou)

There was a hungry tiger sleeping soundly on the side of the couch, which made him feel frightened, so he ruthlessly married his beautiful and biological little daughter to Gao Yue, he originally wanted to have a leg with Gao Huan, but later asked about Gao Huan's three wives and four concubines, and this Gao Huan didn't seem to like young girls, but Gao Yue, who was two years younger than Gao Huan, and at this moment, he was a very human minister, and he had huge power and influence in the Sanwu region. So he listened to Xiangguo's advice and retreated to the next Gao Yue.

His daughter was taken to Jiankang by Gao Yue from Huiji that month, and in order to prepare for this wedding, Gao Yue even spared no expense to build a brilliant mansion in the south of Jiankang City, which was specially used for her to live in. She was also specially equipped with housekeepers, maids, maids, old mothers, and nursing homes, with a total of nearly 500 maids, which is a lot of expenditure. Fortunately, the previous drought in the Sanwu area caused many refugees to have enough to eat, and this servant is easy to find, as long as he eats and shelters, let alone 500 people, it is easy to find 5,000 or 50,000.

Gao Huan also sent a congratulatory gift, for him and Gao Longzhi's plan, Gao Huan is very supportive, he has no time to take care of the south at the moment, if the two of them can help him share some of the pressure, then he must be happy to see it, and he also sent a secret letter to Xiao Daoquan, asking him to always pay attention to the movements of Hou Jing and Xiao Duo, these two people will attack at any time while they are not in Jiankang, reminding him that only Gao Yue can keep his emperor position, and ask him to cooperate with Gao Yue and Gao Longzhi's work. It can be regarded as an invisible threat to Xiao Daoquan.

Xiao Daoquan was originally a cowardly villain who was greedy for life and death, and he also knew that Xiao Duo wanted to kill himself as soon as possible, he was so good at the top, so even if Gao Yue didn't give him face, he had to be careful to serve and cooperate, otherwise no one would help him resist Xiao Duo and Hou Jing. Although Hou Jing was hacking to death in Xiangzhou at the moment, he was actually waiting for an opportunity to observe the general trend of the world, and was quietly and secretly entrenched in the south like a poisonous snake waiting for its prey. (To be continued.) )