Chapter 25: Contradictions
Gao Huan and his entourage arrived at the south gate of Xindu and were warmly welcomed by people from all walks of life in Jizhou.
Nearly 300,000 Xianbei people in the six towns of Sanzhou, just like Dawang Mountain, set up camps and were placed outside the city of Xindu.
While Gao Huan sent his troops to take over the city defense, he convened Xianbei and Hebei scholars to discuss the matter.
Finally, he established the eight-character policy of 'stabilizing the foundation and making progress again', and immediately sent envoys to Luoyang to report the victory to the new emperor Yuan Gong, saying that the rebellion in Jizhou had been pacified.
On April 14, as Gao Cheng said, Er Zhu Shilong and others, who controlled the Luoyang Imperial Court, in order to prevent Gao Huan from returning to the west and falling into the arms of Er Zhu Zhao, appointed Gao Huan as the governor of the capital, the host of Daxingtai, and the assassin of Jizhou.
However, Gao Huan did not care about these things for the time being, and he was distressed by the recent conflicts between the Xianbei tribesmen and the Han people in Jizhou.
The population of Jizhou is only more than 100,000, but Gao Huan has brought 300,000 Xianbei people, and conflicts are inevitable.
For this reason, Gao Huan said to the Xianbei people: Han men farm for you, women weave for you, provide you with food and cloth, so that you can have food and clothing, why do you still bully them.
He also said to the Han people: The Xianbei people are the guests you invited to Jizhou, and they will get you a piece of corn and a piece of cloth, and they will fight the thieves for you, so that you can be safe, why should you regard them as a disaster?
This kind of two-sided relief did not play much role in alleviating the increasingly fierce Hu-Han contradictions in Jizhou.
But the problem must be solved, and it can't be done before the righteous deeds are made, so Gao Huan and the Hebei scholars are clamoring to break up.
As a last resort, Gao Huan once again convened everyone to discuss countermeasures, and when everyone had no clue, Gao Cheng, the prince of the King of Bohai, stood up again.
"Father, the child thinks that although Jizhou has been war-torn and the population has been lost, it is small after all, not enough to accommodate more than 400,000 people, and the root cause of the Hu-Han contradiction is the contradiction between man and land."
Gao Cheng pointed out the problem in one sentence, and then gave a solution idea:
"The father entered the capital, Jizhou was attached, Cangzhou was tidy and thought that the Quartet was leveled, and it must be unprepared, the father could send a group of people to disperse and sneak into Cangzhou, pretend to be a civil rebellion, attack and occupy Cangzhou, and then the father led the troops to pacify, so as to report to the imperial court, control Cangzhou behind the scenes, and leave 20,000 soldiers and their families in Jizhou, and the rest of the Xianbei women and children will be resettled in Cangzhou."
Gao Cheng did not choose Yinzhou after some careful consideration, because Yinzhou is located at the eastern foot of Taihang, close to Shanxi, the core ruling area of the Erzhu clan, and the location is too sensitive.
Cangzhou was established in 517 A.D., part of Hebei and Yinger Prefecture in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with jurisdiction over 12 counties of Fuyang, Leling and Ande, and Rao'ancheng (Hebei County) of Fuyang County, near the Bohai Sea, which means the state of Canghai.
Its territory is far away from the ruling core of the Erzhu clan, and once Gao Huan breaks with the Erzhu clan, he does not have to worry about facing the Erzhu Zhao army that has gone east.
Everyone agreed, praising Gao Cheng's smart father.
Gao Huan suppressed the joy in his heart and asked:
"Who does Ah Hui think can go to Cangzhou to lead the people?"
Gao Cheng took the initiative to ask:
"The child is willing to serve his father."
Gao Huan didn't agree immediately, he was still hesitating, although Gao Cheng was good at planning military affairs, but he had never dealt with civil affairs, and the people who were assigned to Cangzhou, leaving behind the troops and their families in Jizhou, there were nearly 150,000 Xianbei women and children, once they could not be properly placed, there would be endless disasters.
At this time, Gao Cheng's maternal uncle Lou Zhao gave him an assist:
"If King Gao is worried about the young son, he can choose to send someone to assist him."
Gao Huan agreed and arranged:
"In this case, after controlling Cangzhou, Zihui will lead the people in Cangzhou."
Then he turned to the Hebei scholars:
"Xianbei looks different from the Han people, and you still need to worry about the occupation of Cangzhou."
Gao Aocao immediately responded:
"King Gao, but please rest assured, Ao Cao will take the whole head and dedicate it to King Gao."
Gao Huan Daxi:
"Uncle has the courage to do things, and he waits for good news, this matter needs to be kept secret, and his merits cannot be shown to outsiders, but he remembers it in his heart."
Gao Cheng's mood was still uncertain at this time, he really did it, the first time to change history in a real sense, but he was still not satisfied.
"Father, in addition to the contradiction between man and land, the language barrier between Hu and Han is also an important reason for aggravating the friction, why doesn't my father encourage the Xianbei people to learn Chinese, and the Han people learn Xianbei language to promote communication between each other."
This is the real purpose of Gao Cheng today, and he believes that cultural exchange and shaping cultural identity are one of the effective ways to alleviate the conflict between Hu and Han.
If there is no language barrier, there is no way to talk about cultural exchange.
The reason why the two learn from each other is just to silence the mouths of these Xianbei relatives.
How can the backward Xianbei culture be able to defeat the advanced Han culture, otherwise Emperor Xiaowen's Sinicization reform will not be supported by many Xianbei nobles.
At least this suggestion of King Xiao Gao, no matter from any point of view, is for the unity of Hu and Han under Gao Huan.
Gao Huan faced everyone and said happily:
"I waited for a few days to no avail, but I didn't expect Ah Hui to offer two good strategies."
The crowd congratulated.
It was agreed that Gao Aocao would lead the troops to disperse and infiltrate, waiting for an opportunity to pretend to be a civil unrest, attack and occupy Cangzhou, and then Gao Cheng would lead a part of the Xianbei women and children to settle in Cangzhou to reduce the population pressure in Jizhou.
At the same time, the two sides are encouraged to learn each other's languages, and those who stand out will be rewarded accordingly.
On April 17, Gao Aocao secretly assigned his subordinates to pretend to be a civil rebellion, and took advantage of the unpreparedness in the city to attack and kill Cangzhou Assassin Shi Diao.
On April 19, Gao Huan sent a fast horse to report to the imperial court that the Cangzhou people were in turmoil, and the traitors had gathered more than 100,000 people.
On April 23, Gao Huan said that the civil unrest in Cangzhou had been quelled, and the bandit leader had died by self-immolation.
Gao Cheng also led the 150,000 Xianbei women and children who were diverted out to move east to Cangzhou for resettlement.
Duan Shao has stepped down from the post of governor of Gao Huan's cronies, appointed as a general, followed Gao Cheng and his father Duan Rong to guard Cangzhou, Hu Lujin, Gao Qian and others sent the central part of the clan to Hu Luguang and Gao Jishi, and ordered him to stay in Cangzhou with Gao Chengtun.
Soon after Gao Cheng and the others arrived in Cangzhou, the imperial court sent an edict agreeing to Gao Huan's invitation.
Gao Cheng had actually expected Duan Rong to assist himself in commanding the Xianbei people, after all, Gao Huan's relatives and henchmen were mostly generals who did not know how to govern, and although Duan Rong was born in the army, he had a gentle temperament and was suitable for raising the people.
He once served as the law cao of Yanzhou to join the army, knew the law and litigation, and was one of the few people who was familiar with civil affairs among Gao Huanyuan.
In May, Erzhu Tianguang's subordinates were to quell the civil rebellion in Qingzhou, and Cui Zuyan's head was sent to Luoyang.
But all this has nothing to do with Gao Huan, Gao Cheng's father and son, Cui Zuyan's existence is just an excuse for Gao Huan to cross the border and send troops to Cangzhou.