Lou Zhao was worried that his nephew would cause trouble, so he hurriedly entered the house and persuaded him:

"Ah Hui, stop it."

Gao Cheng glanced outside the hall, there was no one, he smiled nonchalantly:

"Really? I'm not afraid. ”

"Yuan Yan has withdrawn from this matter, why are you still obsessed."

Lou Zhao was anxious, thinking that his nephew had never done thankless things, so why couldn't he tell the difference between the important and the important now.

Since learning that this matter was widely implicated, Yuan Yan no longer dared to get involved, so he simply became the shopkeeper and threw it all to Gao Cheng.

"He's afraid, it's his business, and I'm not going to let it go undone."

Gao Cheng resolutely said.

"This is 50,000 officials, is it possible to remove all of them? And who will take over? Now that the discussion is boiling, I really can't check it anymore! ”

Lou Zhao didn't give up.

Gao Cheng didn't want to talk anymore, so he got up and sent off the guest:

"Uncle, don't say much, I have my own decision, Luoyang's defense is urgent, uncle should go back early."

Lou Zhao reluctantly got up, hesitated again and again, but still informed:

"I will tell the king about this matter, Ah Hui, you don't have to blame me."

"Cheng knows that my uncle is thinking about me, but my uncle doesn't have to do anything more, I'm afraid that my father's envoy is already on the way to Luoyang."

Gao Qian and Gao Long couldn't shake Gao Cheng's determination before, but he was afraid that he would have told Gao Huan about this matter a long time ago.

Lou Zhao sighed and left the house.

As Gao Cheng said, Lou Zhao's messenger had not yet crossed the Yellow River, and Gao Huan's messenger had already come to Luoyang.

"Ah Hui! The king repeatedly instructed you not to be stubborn, why don't you listen to the advice, so bold, I was ordered by the king, beat you with twenty sticks, and then escorted you to Jinyang, come here, drag Ah Hui out of the hall for me, and implement the king's family law. ”

Without waiting for Gao Cheng to argue, Wei Jing, who rushed to Luoyang to spread the word, ordered Gao Cheng to be dragged out left and right.

At the beginning, he received Duan Shao's military stick, and it was clear that he didn't have much strength, Gao Cheng wailed again and again, and today's Wei Jing's henchmen did not show mercy, but Gao Cheng gritted his teeth and was always unwilling to give in.

When Erzhu Ying'e heard that Gao Huan's envoy came to ask for the crime, she hurriedly ran out of the backyard, and saw Gao Cheng lying on the ground sweating profusely and her face hideous, how could she still bear it:

"Stop! Stop! ”

Gao Cheng was not only grateful, but also endured the pain and shouted at her:

"You go back to me!"

Erzhu Ying'e was stunned by his yelling, and she stopped talking, and finally went back sobbing.

After the twenty beatings, Gao Cheng's buttocks were beaten so that he couldn't even stand, and was carried on a stretcher by Wei Jing and brought back to Jinyang.

Lou Zhaojun, who moved from Yecheng, saw Gao Cheng lying on the stretcher with a pale face, and pounced on it.

Lying down his pants, the injury on Gao Cheng's ass broke her heart:

"He Liuhun! You have to beat Ah Hui to death! ”

Gao Huan just planned to let his son be beaten to appease people's hearts, but he didn't expect Wei Jing to beat him so hard, and he was dissatisfied, but he couldn't attack his brother-in-law who raised him, and he still rewarded Wei Jing with some money to comfort Wei Jing's hard work.

There was only a family of three left in the hall, and Lou Zhaojun was still wiping tears on the side.

Crying Gao Huan was upset, he pointed at Gao Cheng and scolded:

"I told you to consult with Gao Qian and Gao Longzhi more, that is, I want you to be cautious, why did you make such a big move!"

Gao Cheng tilted his head to the side, unwilling to pay attention to Gao Huan.

"You mean! Isn't it plain and sharp? Why don't you say that the Father asks you today! ”

"Tell me about it! What do you want Ah Hui to say! ”

Lou Zhaojun, who has been obedient since he got married, suddenly broke out, and even Gao Huan was frightened.

Gao Cheng complained at this time:

"It's all fought, what else do I have to say."

"If what you say is right, I ought to make amends to you for the Father's sake."

Gao Cheng suddenly came to the spirit:

"That's what you said! Although there were many people involved in pretending to be officials, I had no intention of convicting them together, and the scribes, with the cooperation of the Listening Division, had already sent the past of these people to Luoyang.

"Among them, those who have made great achievements should be retained, given formal orders, and given favors.

"The crime is extremely heinous, and the people who harm one side will be escorted to Luoyang to punish the crime and gain the hearts of the people.

"How can a person who has a great merit just be dismissed and not punished?"

Gao Huan asked when he heard this:

"What happens to the vacant official positions?"

"Exams."

"What exam?"

"I locked Yang Su, Cui Jishu, and Chen Yuankang in the mansion in Luoyang, and asked them to list the examination questions according to various official positions.

"In the future, I will go to various places to conduct examinations, and there will be no restrictions on the range of candidates, even those who have been dismissed but are not guilty can participate.

"In this way, how can there be turmoil, and through this group of officials to stay, the officials from all over the country will receive the favor of my family and be the henchmen of my father, and you will say, I am right or wrong to do this!"

Gao Huan suddenly realized, and seemed to have forgotten the promise he had made amends before, and said:

"Ah Hui, this method is good, you go back to Luoyang quickly."

Lou Zhaojun saw that the two fathers and sons abandoned their previous suspicions and reconciled, and he was very happy in his heart, but he still complained:

"You made Ah Hui look like this, and you have to drive him to be busy, how can there be a father like you."

Gao Cheng was unwilling to give up this opportunity, and hurriedly comforted Lou Zhaojun and said:

"This matter is urgent, it can't be delayed, and I ask my mother not to stop it."

"If you want to go, go away, but don't get tired."

Lou Zhaojun also knew that the matter was serious, so he didn't fight again.

Gao Cheng turned his head to look at Gao Huan and said:

"I also ask my father to ask the reason for it later, and then punish him."

Gao Huan sneered:

"I'm anxious, I'm anxious."

So, King Xiao Gao was carried into the carriage again and returned to Luoyang.

In the first year of Taichang (532), August 17

The Son of Heaven Yuan Shan saw the edict, just as Gao Cheng and Gao Huan said, and ordered the local government to escort the people who were in great trouble to Luoyang.

Formal appointments are made to those who govern the party, appease the people, and have considerable political achievements.

Those who have merit and demerits will be forgiven and removed from official positions, and once the official positions are filled, Gao Cheng will lead his staff to each state to preside over the examination, and those who are not guilty in each state can participate, and official positions will be awarded according to the ranking of grades.

As soon as this edict was issued, while officials were being escorted to Luoyang one after another, people continued to receive appointments.

And those who have been forgiven are also at home to prepare for the exam, not only them, but also many people from poor families are looking forward to the arrival of King Xiaogao.

Such a widely implicated major event did not cause much turmoil, and Yuan Yan, who withdrew early, regretted it too late, and tried to find a good son-in-law several times, but Gao Cheng shirked it in the name of recuperation.

On August 21, Chen Yuankang, Cui Jishu, and Yang Su, who had been locked up in the palace for a long time, finally decided the examination questions properly, and Gao Cheng did not let them go home, only a few words of appeasement, and hurriedly led them out of Luoyang to prepare to preside over the local examination.

And Gao Cheng also met an unexpected criminal officer on the way.