Since the advent of "The Art of War", the military etiquette in the Spring and Autumn Period was eliminated, similar to the Song Xianggong in the Battle of Hongshui, scrupulously abiding by the etiquette and unwilling to attack halfway, so that the deeds of defeat rarely occurred.

However, the Xianbei regime of the Northern Wei Dynasty withdrew in a war in the name of courtesy and mourning, that is, Emperor Xiaowen's second southern expedition.

If Emperor Xiaowen's first southern expedition was only to open the window of moving the capital Luoyang, he advocated the removal of the roof.

Then Emperor Xiaowen's second southern expedition was really going for reunification.

In June 497, Emperor Xiaowen levied 200,000 soldiers and horses from the five states of Ji, Ding, Ying, Xiang and Ji.

In August, Emperor Xiaowen personally led the Sixth Army from Luoyang, and the 36th Army including Pengcheng Wang Yuanxian successively approached Xiangyang, claiming to be one million.

When the war was scorching, in September 498, Emperor Xiaowen learned of the death of Emperor Xiao Luan of Qi Ming, and issued an edict to "pay tribute not to mourn" and lead troops back.

Of course, no matter how nice it sounds, the reasons for it are none other than Emperor Xiaowen's serious illness and the reluctance of the recruited Gaoche tribe to march south, which led to the outbreak of rebellion.

Emperor Xiaowen just left on the front foot, and the Southern Qi launched an offensive on the back foot, trying to regain the lost territory, and the Wei army was defeated and retreated, forcing Emperor Xiaowen, who had just returned to Luoyang, to drive the expedition again.

In March 499, the Wei army, under the personal command of Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong, defeated the Qi army, and the commander of the Qi army, Chen Xianda, commanded an army of 40,000, with more than 30,000 dead, and fled in a hurry.

At the end of March, Emperor Xiaowen's condition deteriorated again, and on the way to the class, he died of illness in the palace of Gutangyuan (Dengzhou, Henan) on April 1, at the age of 33.

At this time, less than 6 months have passed since Emperor Xiaowen issued the edict of 'no funeral'.

No one will retire in the name of courtesy and mourning because of the death of the opposing monarch.

After all, the materials consumed to launch this war are enough to empty the treasury, and Yang Guang is the best example.

The envoy of the Southern Liang Dynasty, the history of the assassination of Yuzhou, the military of the seven states of Yu, Huai, Chen, Ying, Jian, Huo, and Yi, and the general Xiahou Kui, who guarded Huainan, has been actively preparing for war since he learned that the Shan clan was seriously ill.

Xiahou Kui knew a lot about Gao Yue, the assassin of Xuzhou, and knew that he was filial by nature, and only waited for the death of the Shan clan and Gao Yue had nothing to do, so he raised troops to the north and captured Pengcheng.

Funeral or not? Inexistent.

However, the news of Gao Cheng's southern tour came at the right time, which made Xiahou Kui, who was waiting for the news of Pengcheng, break the defense on the spot, especially the follow-up news of Pengcheng as he expected, Shan's death of illness, Gao Yue was addicted to the pain of losing his mother, and he couldn't be a director, which made Xiahou Kui's heart ache.

What a good opportunity, can't Xianbei children stay honestly in Luoyang and have fun with widows!

Gao Cheng rode to Pengcheng, and the news of presiding over the military administration of Xuzhou came back, and Xiahou Kui, who supervised the military of the seven states, had no thoughts about Pengcheng.

He could summon the army of seven states, including Southern Liang Yuzhou, to go north, and Gao Cheng was able to dispatch more prefectures and counties, including Eastern Wei Yuzhou, which Yaoxiong guarded.

(There is overlap in the names of the states and counties of Wei and Liang, and do not refer to the same place, for example, the Eastern Wei and Yu Prefectures were located in Runan, Henan, and the Southern Liang and Yu Prefectures were in Hefei.) ）

Due to the long border line of Liang Wei and the many detailed activities, it was relatively easy to transmit information, and a series of war preparations before Xiahou Kui also aroused Gao Cheng's vigilance.

Even though Xiahou Kui had dismissed the soldiers from the Seven Prefectures who had gathered, Gao Cheng still ordered Murong Shaozong, the assassin of Yingzhou, to lead the army to Pengcheng.

Gao Yue sent the coffin of the Shan clan to Luoyang, and he would not return in a short time, and Gao Cheng could not be in Pengcheng for a long time, so Murong Shaozong was needed to guard Xuzhou and guard against Xiahou Kui.

Since the second year of Taichang (533), Xuzhou Dadu Governor Di Zhen was killed in office, Xuzhou rebelled, Gao Cheng led the army to conquer, and the Pengcheng clan killed each other with a divisive strategy, which has been six years ago.

The old scholar clan had been wiped out after that night, and the only remaining family was forcibly relocated by Gao Cheng afterwards, and all the accumulations of each family for hundreds of years were replenished, and no soup was left for the cold gate of Pengcheng, which also made it impossible for them to jump into the new scholar class.

There were also families in the other counties of Xuzhou who wanted to move to Pengcheng in order to gain more influence, but they were not allowed, so Pengcheng became the only state city without the roots of the scholars.

Gao Cheng's reputation in Xuzhou is good and bad, these years insisted on Juntian, the introduction of a number of policies to benefit the people, the people of Xuzhou can not find fault, but the means of acting back then are indeed vicious, so that the reputation of Xiao Gao Wang can play a role in Xuzhou to stop children's night crying:

'Cry again!' Cry again Gao Cheng is here! ’

The effect is still very good, on the day Xiao Gaowang entered the city, there were not a few children scurrying around in Xuzhou City.

Soon after the southern tour team left by Gao Cheng arrived in Pengcheng, Murong Shaozong, the assassin of Yingzhou, also received an order, he did not dare to delay, and after arranging the military and political affairs of Yingzhou, he left 5,000 county soldiers to garrison, and led 5,000 Jinggi soldiers to Xuzhou.

Apparently ready for a long station.

Gao Huan, who was in Yecheng, finally learned the news of Shan's death.

Gao Huan is not Gao Aocao, even if it is just a sentence of encouragement from Huaishuo Town's general Duan Chang when he is down:

'You have the talent to save troubled times, and this life will not be wasted, and I am willing to entrust all my children and grandchildren to you.' ’

Gao Huan posthumously presented Duan Chang as Sikong, and appointed his son Duan Ning as the prime minister's mansion to engage in Zhonglang.

Such an act of repaying kindness, Jingzhao was silent when he heard it.

He Liuhun repays his kindness, glory and wealth; Gao Aocao reciprocated the favor and broke his legs, the contrast was too obvious.

Needless to say, Shan's kindness to Gao Huan is needless to say, when he was a messenger, he often stayed at his aunt's house, not only did he not suffer from white eyes, but also because of divination, Gao Huan must be unspeakably expensive in the future, and took care of him a lot.

After Gao Huan took power, he immediately canonized the Shan clan as the county monarch and awarded the female waitress equivalent to the second-rank official.

He Liuhun has always been an emotional person, and now he is even more so.

He heard that Gao Yue was transporting Shan's coffin to Luoyang, and he didn't think about tea and rice along the way, so that he was in shape.

Gao Huan left all the things in Jinyang behind, and recalled the past with Gao Yue and the Shan clan when he was down, living in his aunt's house.

In mid-February of the eighth year of Taichang (539), Gao Huan dragged the sick body out of Yecheng and went to Luoyang.

When waiting for Murong Shaozong to come to hand over in Xuzhou, Gao Cheng summoned Li Su, the assassin of Eastern Xuzhou, to report to Xuzhou, and therefore removed Eastern Xuzhou from the itinerary.

At the end of March, it was the Beijing test, and the time was delayed in Xuzhou, and the next trip must be hurried.

When he came to Murong Shaozong, it was already late February, and Gao Cheng handed over the affairs of Xuzhou with him, so he immediately set off for the north and went to Southern Qingzhou.

The assassin of Nanqingzhou is Gao Cheng's father-in-law, Li Huibo, and his brother-in-law Li Zixiong, and Li Changyi's eldest brother Li Zidan is currently hostage in Jinyang.

It was ten minutes late, and there was still 6000 left.

The current progress is 3/5

(End of chapter)