Chapter 141: General Cheng
Sima Ziru didn't dare to make an idea for Gao Huan, the official position of the suggestion was high, and he was suspicious of Gao Huan, and his official position was low, and he offended Gao Cheng again.
He won't do this kind of two-pleasing thing.
Seeing that Gao Huan was worried about Gao Cheng's reward, Sima Ziru weighed it again and again before proposing:
"Why doesn't the prime minister invite the prince to come to Jinyang and ask in person."
When Gao Huan heard this, he also felt that he had to consult Gao Cheng's own thoughts, not only to reward the official position, but also to choose the assassin of Southern Yanzhou (Qiaozhou).
Southern Yanzhou has recently recovered, Xiao Liang may have an invasion, and it is necessary to let a general out of the town, and he is far away in Jinyang, sitting in Hedong and Hebei, and the war in Henan is presided over by Gao Cheng.
So he sent someone to Xiaohuang County to deliver a message, asking Gao Cheng to arrange the matters of staying behind and go to Jinyang to meet on his own.
Gao Cheng was also dealing with the placement of more than 2,000 captives at this time.
Naturally, it is impossible to place them in Xiaohuang County, otherwise it will not be long before they will flee.
With a stroke of his pen, Yao Xiong led the headquarters to disperse the captives to the prefectures of Hebei, and conveyed them to the envoys of the prefectures to distribute acres of land to them.
Seeing this, Zhang Shiqi, who joined the army, persuaded him:
"The Grand Governor, in the matter of captives, the dynasty has its own system, why not give them to the nobles as slaves, if the Metropolitan Governor is willing, he can also choose from them, or be a food slave, or a servant."
Gao Cheng was slightly dissatisfied: How could anyone be stupid enough to use a captive as a cook, and come up with a bad idea.
He taught:
"At the time of the funeral, Dingkou was the most expensive, more than 2,000 captives, and more than 2,000 tax collectors were properly settled, how could they be allowed to be slaves."
When Zhang Shiqi heard this, he immediately made a sudden realization and praised:
"Most governors don't pay attention to personal desires, everything is the first in the world, and they should be a model for the world!"
Gao Cheng turned his anger into joy at this time, smiled and said modestly:
"It's too much, it's too much."
After Zhang Shiqi retired, he faithfully recorded Gao Cheng's views on the placement of captives in a mysterious notebook.
After Gao Cheng sent away 5,000 people and 2,000 captives from Yaoxiong's department, he handled government affairs and settled the people's livelihood, while waiting for the new assassin to come and hand over, just like Xuzhou.
However, it was Gao Huan's messenger who was waiting for him, ordering him to rush to Jinyang.
Knowing that he was not going to Luoyang to meet, Gao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered Murong Shaozong to lead the army with 5,000 foot soldiers, and Duan Shao to lead the infantry and cavalry with 5,000 horses, temporarily stationed in Southern Yanzhou to take care of the wounded soldiers.
He led Gao Aocao, Hu Luguang, Gao Jishi, Wang Sizheng and other generals and subordinates to return to the west.
Passing through Luoyang, Gao Cheng ordered Gao Aocao, Hu Luguang, and Wang Sizheng to return to the city, and was escorted north to Jinyang by the former cronies Gao Jishi.
The reason why the guards were temporarily handed over to Gao Jishi was because Wang Sizheng, the former governor and father-in-law, heard that the old master Yuanxiu was poisoned, and he couldn't help himself with grief.
If you want to change to a more stupid person, you will feel that Wang Sizheng can still treat the old master like this, and he is a loyal minister.
But Gao Cheng is from a family of performing arts, and compared with their father and son, the performance traces are too heavy.
Although I don't know how true or false Wang Sizheng is, he still asked him to go back to Luoyang to recuperate, and he was accompanied by Gao Jishi.
Yuwentai poisoned Yuan Xiu, supported the Yuan Bao torch to ascend to the top, and changed the Yuan Dynasty.
There is a lot of news coming back from Kansai, including that Su Sui was promoted and reused.
This did not surprise Gao Cheng, it was gold that always shines, sooner or later.
After leading Gao Jishi to Jinyang, Gao Cheng went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Gao Huan.
From the middle of June last year to the end of March of the fourth year of Taichang (535), the two fathers and sons have not seen each other for more than half a year.
Without waiting for Gao Cheng to salute, Gao Huan looked at his son, who was about the same height as him, and said with emotion:
"Ah Hui has really grown up."
Gao Cheng bowed deeply and said with a smile:
"My father's demeanor is the same as it was back then."
Gao Huan beckoned.
"Come near, let my father take a good look."
Gao Cheng walked quickly to his desk and sat down on his knees.
Gao Huan sighed:
"There are three things that I am proud of in my father's life."
"Please also ask my father to make it clear."
"One is that you were born in a criminal family, but you can win your mother's favor, and the second is that you can rise in the end of the world, but you can have the power you have now, as for the third..."
Gao Huan looked at Gao Cheng with a smile.
Gao Cheng picked up his words and said:
"It's raising children."
Gao Huan smiled when he heard this:
"How can anyone boast like this, I really don't know who your brazen personality is with."
But there was no refutation.
Gao Huan began to talk about some things about Gao Cheng's childhood, and whenever he talked about interesting things, the two fathers and sons always looked at each other and laughed.
Gao Cheng looked at the wrinkles at the corners of Gao Huan's eyes, his temples were slightly frosty, and he suddenly felt that He Liuhun was really old.
In the early years, he worked as a soldier and messenger in Saibei, and he was exposed to the wind and sun, but now he is only forty years old, and he has already shown his old state.
It's not just the change in appearance, but also the aging of the mood.
In the past, Gao Cheng came to Jinyang, how could Gao Huan reminisce about the past with him like this, always bluntly talking about big things, and the two discussed official affairs properly, so they occasionally talked about some private matters.
But Gao Huan was the powerful minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty after all, and he quickly withdrew his emotions and discussed official business with Gao Cheng.
"Ah Hui thinks that who should be in charge of the Southern Yanzhou Thorn History?"
After the good news reached Luoyang, the Son of Heaven had renamed Xiaoliang Qiaozhou, which Gao Cheng had recaptured, as Southern Yanzhou, and the state was still located in Xiaohuang County.
Gao Huan asked about the candidate for the assassination, Gao Cheng originally intended to recommend Wang Sizheng, and remembered that Wang Sizheng was only a close confidant of the governor, because he led the infantry with Murong Shaozong, and did not participate in the two battles of attacking Xiaohuang County and attacking Huainan soldiers.
If he is promoted to assassination, I am afraid that the public will not be convinced, so he will recommend another person instead:
"The child is friendly with Zhu Hunyuan, but Zhu Mingyuan has a deep personal relationship with Liu Feng, the assassin of Nanfenzhou, and often listens to him praise this person and listen to his deeds, and the child thinks that Liu Feng may be able to take on this big job."
After thinking about it, Gao Huan found that Liu Feng was indeed a suitable candidate.
First of all, there is the existence of Ke Zhu Hunyuan, and he and Gao Cheng can work together.
Secondly, when Liu Feng and his father-in-law Cao Ni came from Lingzhou, they brought 5,000 households, these are all family members of the tribe, and now Cao Ni is in Jinyang, and the ministry is handed over to Liu Feng to command, with these 5,000 people, plus the state and county soldiers drawn from the states of Henan, even if the Liang army goes north, they can also garrison Xiaohuang County and wait for Gao Cheng's rescue.
Finally, and the most important reason, Liu Feng is not his own lineage, and in the future in the war with Kansai, Nanfenzhou will have a close relationship, although they fled from Kansai, there is no problem with loyalty, but it is better to hand over Nanfenzhou to his henchmen to guard.
Gao Huan looked at Gao Cheng, who was waiting for his reply, and couldn't help but say proudly in his heart: With such a son, how can he not be proud.
Every time he looks at himself in the mirror and looks at a few strands of white hair between his temples, Gao Huan always feels that time is fleeting.
This is also the reason why he gradually delegated power to Gao Cheng.
They were able to destroy the Erzhu clan because they did not have an heir who could convince the public, and God gave Gao Huan such a son who was superior in wisdom and means, and could even lead the army to fight.
How could Gao Huan be stingy with power, and the father and son were suspicious, and in the end, after his death, the heir did not have enough prestige to convince the public, and he ended up with the Erzhu family.
Whether it is the original time and space, or this era, whether it is the original owner, or the little high king.
Gao Huan gave everything to the two Gao Cheng, except for the six towns Xianbei, which was related to his own foundation, and did not hand it over.
"If Liu Feng is the assassin of Southern Yanzhou, who can succeed him in Southern Fenzhou?"
Gao Huan asked again.
Gao Cheng let out a sigh of relief, since he asked like this, it means that Gao Huan had already agreed to Liu Feng's transfer to Southern Yanzhou.
Regarding Gao Huan's question, Gao Cheng said respectfully:
"The towns in Hedong are appointed and dismissed, and their own fathers and kings are dictatorial, so why do you need children to advise."
Gao Huan shook his head when he heard this, and his eyes were full of satisfaction.
Now that the question of the candidate for the assassin history of Southern Yanzhou has been solved, Gao Huan asked about the reward for Gao Cheng again.
Gao Cheng didn't mention himself, but said to Gao Huan:
"Please allow the child to play the Son of Heaven to enter the throne for the father, fake Huang Yue, and add special gifts."
Gao Huan is now in the prime minister's position, and Xiangguo can not be equated, Xiangguo was called Xiangbang before the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang was renamed Xiangguo in the Han Dynasty.
The word Cheng in Prime Minister refers to assisting, which can be understood from the literal meaning, and Prime Minister means assisting Xiangguo, which is regarded as Xiangguo's deputy position.
In the Han Dynasty, there were many famous ministers for the country, such as Xiao He and Cao Shen in the Western Han Dynasty, and Dong Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty. That's it, bad luck!
The fake Huang Yue refers to the exercise of the right of conquest on behalf of the emperor.
As for the special ceremony, it is to enter the court, praise and worship, and go to the temple with a sword.
After the Han, Wei, Jin, Song, Qi, and Liang Quanchen successively usurped the throne, the king, the sword, and the nine tins, this whole process has become a standard usurpation of the three times.
Generally speaking, when it comes to this stage, the next step is to usurp the throne.
Most of them can succeed, but there are also unlucky people who have accidents, such as the former Xiangguo, the king of Qi, and Jia Shuli, and the original owner Gao Cheng, who conspired with his staff in Dongbaitang for the next usurpation process, but was assassinated by the cook and his six accomplices.
But Gao Huan is a loyal minister of Great Wei, and he was still proud of his son a moment ago, and he was furious:
"Ah Hui is going to fall into disloyalty and injustice for his father!"
As he spoke, he called out to the guards to drag Gao Cheng out and beat him.
The guards broke in, but Gao Cheng only asked lightly:
"How did I ask my father to do so?"
Gao Huan's face suddenly froze, and he waved his hand back to the guards who rushed in, and asked:
"What are you going to do?"
"At this time, the father can take this opportunity to see who in the kingdom agrees with and who opposes it, and those who approve are not necessarily loyal to the Gao family, but those who oppose it must not be of the same mind as us, and as for the father's unwillingness to receive this special gift, the excuse is that others will praise the father."
After that, Gao Cheng looked at his nose and nose, and his nose looked at his heart, and he no longer looked at Gao Huan with his eyes.
Gao Huan said with a smile:
"Ah Hui is so strategic, I blame me for being anxious, I didn't ask clearly, Ah Hui Mo is going to be annoyed as a father."
As soon as Gao Cheng heard the word "impatient", he couldn't help but shudder, as if triggering a psychological shadow.
Gao Huan couldn't help but wonder:
"But my father has no military merits recently, so in what name should I ask for the title."
Gao Huan's sentence that I am anxious made Gao Cheng dare not be stubborn anymore, and he replied without thinking:
"My father has made great contributions to the country before pacifying Jihu (Liu Lisheng), and the child has newly recovered Yanzhou in South China, which can be used as a reason."
Gao Huan said dissatisfied:
"Recovering Nanyan is Ahui's merit, how can he snatch it for his father."
Gao Cheng said sincerely:
"A child can only become a son because of his father's shadow, so why can't his father be praised for his child's merits?"
Gao Huan was greatly moved by this, and he couldn't imagine that he He Liuhun would be able to enjoy his son's happiness one day.
Regarding the things that Gao Cheng said before, he said:
"Fake Huang Yue, add special gifts, the honor is too much, and you can't rely on it for your father."
As soon as Gao Huan spoke, Gao Cheng understood what he meant:
"Although the father resigned, the child was still worried that the Son of Heaven insisted on granting his father the position of Xiangguo."
Gao Cheng said that Xiangguo, fake Huang Yue, and special gifts were three points, but Gao Huan only mentioned Huang Yue and special gifts, but omitted Xiangguo.
Isn't it because Yuwentai of Kansai was crowned prime minister, Gao Huan was mentioned by Gao Cheng, and he thought about Xiangguo.
Sure enough, Gao Huan sighed and said:
"A father is not a person who is greedy for power, but if the Son of Heaven insists on rewarding him, he will not dare to excuse himself as a father."
After that, Gao Huan brought the topic back to Gao Cheng's reward:
"If there is merit, it will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, Ah Hui will break the Liang people again this time, recover Nanyan, and have made outstanding achievements, so naturally he will be rewarded, Ah Hui can have a wish?"
"The child is the master of the father."
Gao Cheng still threw the ball back to Gao Huan.
Gao Huan pondered for a long time, thinking about Gao Cheng's official position.
Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor, Shang Shu Ling, Officials Shangshu, Shizhong, Hussar General, Kaifu Yi Tong Three Divisions.
is basically about to reach the top, Gao Huan doesn't know if the position in his heart should be handed over to Gao Cheng in advance.
He originally planned to wait for a few more years, but Gao Cheng's actions in military and political affairs repeatedly surprised him, resulting in a complete disruption of the process of power transfer arranged by Gao Huan for his son.
Coupled with the gray hair faintly visible in the mirror, Gao Huan finally decided:
"Ah Hui, for my father's willingness, I am willing to teach you as a general, you need to be cautious, don't live up to my expectations."
Gao Cheng couldn't bear to be excited, and thanked him:
"The child thanks his father for his favor."
Between the two fathers and sons, one is ready to be the prime minister, and the other is ready to be a general, what is the meaning of private teaching? This is private teaching!
Gao Cheng certainly had reason to be excited, with the precocious wisdom and talent of the original owner, he was only awarded the post of general at the age of twenty, and now he is only fifteen years old, he has obtained this achievement, which undoubtedly represents Gao Huan's affirmation of all his efforts in the past four years.
What Gao Cheng didn't expect was that the surprise was more than that, Gao Huan said again:
"Ah Hui is also the secretary of the ministry, and now he is a general, presiding over the affairs of Henan, so far, except for Hou Jing of Jingzhou, the appointment and dismissal of Henan officials do not need to ask Jinyang for instructions."
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"Son, thank you, father, Wang Xinzhong!"
Gao Cheng couldn't hold back the joy in his heart at all, he said excitedly.
Previously, he obtained the personnel rights of the ministry, but the key positions such as local state and county governors were all decided by Gao Huan personally, and Gao Cheng could only manipulate the appointment of the rest of the officials.
Now Gao Huan's words are obviously allowing Gao Cheng to cultivate his own power in Henan.
There is no longer any need to pacify Sanjing, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, and recover Nanyan as before, but you have to wait for Gao Huan to appoint.
And this can also allow him to better envelop his generals.
It is not a long-term solution to always pull feelings, Gao Cheng has decided to replace the assassins of the states around Luoyang with the generals under his command.
If there is a war, they can also gather quickly, and giving them the wealth of this thorn history can also make the relationship between them closer.
Of course, this matter should not be handled too quickly.
Although Gao Huan said that he didn't need to ask Jinyang for instructions, Gao Cheng was not a political idiot, and before replacing a henchman, he had to send someone to Jinyang to ask Gao Huan for consent.
Even if Gao Huan gets angry and asks him to make self-determination, Gao Cheng will continue to do so.
Gao Cheng knows very well that between the two fathers and sons, the attitude is the most important.
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