The southern patrol team went south along the Yiluo River valley and crossed the Funiu Mountain into the Nanyang Basin.

Guangzhou Assassin Shi Gao Ao Cao led the Huyan clan, Liu Guizhen, Liu Changdi, Dongfang Lao, Liu Shirong, Cheng Wuhu, Han Yuansheng, Liu Taobang and other Han generals have already been waiting at the state border.

Last year, the battle of the river bridge did not break out, and Gao Aocao was not cut off for 10,000 horses of silk cloth, and he was still majestic at the age of 38.

Although he was slightly overstretched without Cui Zhen's assistance in government affairs, the news of Gao Ji's official worship of the history of Shaanzhou also made Gao Aocao feel comfortable.

However, after meeting Gao Cheng, Gao Aocao was not talking about his most beloved younger brother, but interceding for Cui Ning.

Gao Aocao mentioned that he kidnapped Cui Ning back then, and he was assisted by him and respected as a mentor and friend.

He also said that Cui Zhen governed the place on his behalf and worked hard, and praised Cui Gan's talent, so he begged Gao Cheng to let Cui Geng's father and son go.

For this shun donkey, Gao Cheng could only patiently explain:

"Cui Ning stole 30 horses, and should be punished with capital according to the law, and now he is imprisoned but not killed, waiting for the results of the Beijing test, which is already an extrajudicial favor. If Cui Zhen is really as Gao Thorn Shi said, he has the talent to govern the country, so why worry about Cui Ning's life and death. ”

Gao Aocao saw that Gao Cheng had made up his mind, and turned to complain to Cui Xian who was in Luoyang.

He and Cui Xian are considered in-laws, and the second sister-in-law is Cui Xian's sister, but Gao Aocao and his second brother Gao Shen have a general relationship, and Gao Shen is also at odds with Cui's husband and wife.

When Gao Cheng heard this, he said unhappily:

"Cui Yong doesn't choose what he says, and he has his own way to die."

Today, unlike in the past, Gao Cheng still respects Gao Aocao a lot, but he does no longer coax and offer as he did back then.

Among them, Gao Cheng's wings are becoming fuller and fuller, and Gao Aocao has been under Gao Cheng's command for many years, and the relationship between the two has long been stable.

Gao Aocao naturally knew about Cui Ning's deathly remarks, Hou Jing just didn't listen to the order, and he was placed in the Nanyang Basin, nominally to defend Jinggi, but in fact he was guarding Jingzhou.

And Cui Ning's words were even worse than Hou Jing's, which also made it difficult for Gao Aocao to continue to argue for him.

In addition to Gao Aocao, there is another person who is paying close attention to Cui Ning's life and death, that is, Hou Jing, the assassin of Jingzhou.

As Fang just said, Cui Ning's remarks are even worse than Hou Jing's mistakes in the past, if Gao Cheng is lenient to Cui Ning and does not kill, he can also appease Hou Jing's heart, if he decisively disposes of it according to the law, it is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will die.

Gao Cheng also figured out this point, so he made the whole scene of Beijing trying to save his father, for the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Hou Jing can rebel, but it is by no means now.

From beginning to end, Gao Huan and Gao Cheng father and son have implemented the strategic policy of first the west and then the south, and it is clear that the Eastern Wei Dynasty is strong, but in the face of the Southern Liang in the past few years, it has been on the defensive for a long time, which is also the embodiment of this strategy.

If Hou Jing runs to Liang and rebels again, let Yuwentai be like history, take advantage of the chaos to get Bashu, and Gao Cheng's intestines can regret it.

Under the welcome of Gao Aocao and other Han generals, 4,000 Luoyang Jinggi troops and 1,000 personal guards, a total of 5,000 escort teams were led by Gao Cheng and stationed in Luyang (Lushan, Henan), the administrative office of Guangzhou.

Gao Cheng was not in a hurry to rest, and was led by Gao Aocao, who led some of his guards to visit the soldiers at the Gyeonggi Army camp in Guangzhou.

At the beginning, Gao Aocao was released and took 5,000 Han troops from the 34,000-strong Gyeonggi army, and an important purpose of Gao Cheng's trip was to contact these Gyeonggi army officers and soldiers.

For example, Gao Aocao and other generals may be recalled to Luoyang from time to time to report on their work, but these soldiers who have been separated from various places are not allowed to be recruited, and it is impossible for them to enter Beijing with the main general.

Otherwise, when a certain general reports on his work one day, his brain will twitch, and he will be on the side of Qingjun, where can this kind of thing be reasonable.

Gao Cheng went south, bringing the most wine with him, and almost scavenged the Luoyang cellar, and this time to visit the soldiers, Gao Cheng and everyone drank and had fun in the camp, full of laughter.

Taking advantage of the strength of the wine, Gao Cheng improvised on the stage of the generals, reminiscing about the past with the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Army stationed in Luyang, and counting the strong enemies that the soldiers had repeatedly defeated since his conquest, and everyone in the audience was in high spirits.

Gao Cheng never defaulted on the rewards for his military exploits, like a certain Western Wei minister who did not want to be named, 10,000 pieces of cloth had to be paid in installments, and he did not pay off until the death of the country.

At the beginning of the second year of Taichang (532), Gao Cheng was appointed as the governor of Gyeonggi, and led Gao Aocao, Duan Shao, and Yaoxiong to form the Gyeonggi army.

Now the 5,000 Han army under Gao Aocao has not much of the attributes of personal troops, and in the past seven years, Gao Cheng has accumulated a high prestige among the soldiers through one victory after another, which is why he dared to divide the Gyeonggi soldiers into various places.

A commander who treats the soldiers well, rewards and punishes fairly, and can win battles, even if he can't suck pus for the soldiers like Wu Qi, he can win the support of the soldiers.

Leaving happily, Gao Cheng left a little drunk, drinking and not riding a horse, riding a horse without drinking, he was escorted back to the city by the guards in a carriage, leaving Gao Aocao in the army to continue to have fun with everyone.

However, the appearance of a person made Gao Cheng completely drunk.

"Villain Jingzhao, sue Guangzhou Assassin Shi Gao Ao Cao***, please ask the general to uphold justice."

Jingzhao, a house slave, was lying on the road, blocking the carriage, and he shouted hoarsely as he held aloft the "Taechang Law" that was printed and distributed throughout the country.

The surrounding people gathered, all wanting to see this excitement, and some people blocked the road and shouted injustice, suing the history of a state assassination, which is really a new thing.

Gao Cheng gestured to the new confidant Governor Wei Xingqing, and Wei Xingqing came over with his ear, only to hear Gao Cheng whisper:

"On the pretext of guarding against assassins, disperse all the onlookers, and then bring the wrongdoers back to their residences."

Wei Xingqing was a little surprised, he had served as Gao Cheng's confidant governor for a while, and knew that he was heavily guarded, and there was never a precedent for driving people along the way.

However, he still obeyed Gao Cheng's order to order the guards to disperse the people, and when Wei Xingqing went to inspect the situation of Jingzhao again, he found that the reason why the person in front of him was lying on the ground was only because his legs were broken and he couldn't walk.

Hearing that Gao Cheng was going to take him back to his residence, Jing Zhao was not afraid, even if the people had been driven away, he still said in a loud voice:

"The slave heard that the general is lenient and benevolent, regardless of status, in the past, Sizhou abused and killed slaves and maids, and the general was punished by death according to the law, and the slave believed in the general, and was willing to accompany him."

Gao Cheng on the carriage frowned, he was executed by the then Sizhou Mu for the crimes of torture and killing slaves and maids, corruption and other crimes, and the main reason was to make room for Ke Zhu Hunyuan.

"Taichang Law" expressly prohibits ****, and the punishment varies.

Now Gao Aocao**, the East Window incident, although he did not carry his life on his back, he will not be sentenced to death, but how to deal with it is really a headache for Gao Cheng.

There is still around ten o'clock

(End of chapter)