When the time returned to the beginning of December in the ninth year of Taichang (540), Yuwentai was still working hard to enter Shu, Gao Cheng was also fighting in Dasanguan, and Gao Huan, who had been in charge of Chang'an and washed away his resentment for three years, sang and feasted and drank all day long.

It's just that there is too much good news during this time, and at the same time that the front-line generals seized the passes, there were also constant envoys sent by the states and counties, and there were always reasons to set up a banquet to celebrate.

Gao Huan is immersed in the life of getting drunk today, getting drunk tomorrow, and getting drunk every day, how can his body, which is already getting worse, withstand such a toss.

On December 11, the Xiazhou Thorn Shi sent an envoy to surrender, Gao Huan set up a banquet again, perhaps because he was interested, Gao Huan danced on the high platform after drinking, and his sweat was dried in the cold night of winter, and after the banquet, he began to have a high fever that night, and people also fell into a coma.

The slightly famous doctors in Chang'an City were all caught, but no one could heal, and under the coercion of the generals to draw their swords, some doctors had the courage to tell the truth: King Gao's time was short.

He has been suffering from scabies for many years, and during this period, he has been drinking too much, and he has also had wind and cold in his body, which is really difficult to treat.

All the generals were in a mess, but fortunately, there was the director of Hu Lujin, who had been recruited from Yubi before, and when Gao Huan fell ill, he immediately ordered someone to blockade Chang'an City, prohibit the news from leaking, and sent his henchmen to deliver the news to Gao Cheng.

At the same time, it is better to force doctors to diagnose and treat, whether it can be effective or not, than to do nothing.

But even if he treated and administered medicine according to the "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", he did not wake up for a long time, but his breath became weaker and weaker.

In mid-December, when Gao Cheng was preparing to return to Chang'an, he finally learned the news, and it was too late to be sad, Gao Cheng immediately planned to set off.

Among the 80,000 cavalry, in addition to Dou Tai leading 10,000 cavalry to guard Longxi, and 5,000 infantry to guard the Sanguan with Hu Luguang, Gao Cheng led Gao Aocao, Peng Le, Li Yuan, Wei Xiaokuan and other 20,000 cavalry to go first, and the remaining 45,000 infantry soldiers were divided into three parts out of prudence, and 15,000 people in each division were handed over to Wei Xingqing, as well as personal guards Xue Hu'er and Su Xi Shele to lead to Chang'an.

After all, it was just a march, let these three people take it for a ride, if it was really a battle, Gao Cheng would not dare to arrange it like this.

Gao Cheng wore the stars and the moon all the way, and hurried to the suburbs of Chang'an, but he was not in a hurry to enter the city, he sent Wei Xiaokuan to Chang'an first, and called the Jinggi army under the command of Murong Shaozong, Liu Feng, and Hou Yuan to go out of the city to meet him.

After waiting for a while, there were not only three people and their subordinates, but also Hu Lujin, who was in charge of all matters in Chang'an and rode out of the city during this time.

"How did my uncle personally go out of the city to greet him!"

Gao Cheng saw Hu Lujin, and hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a flattered face.

Hu Lujin's face was full of anxiety, and he said eagerly:

"Don't be tempted again, the king is already dying, you can follow me into the city."

He knew that the Gao family's father and son had a bad problem, when Gao Cheng was in charge of Jinyang, Gao Huan had to send Wei Jing to investigate the city before entering the city, and the father and son were suspicious and chased after Cao Mengde at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Gao Cheng was told by Hu Lujin to think carefully, but his face was the same, don't look at Xiao Gaowang's young age, he is also an old actor with many years of acting experience.

But as soon as he heard about Gao Huan's situation, his face changed in the end.

He didn't say more, and Hu Lujin, Gao Aocao, Peng Le, Murong Shaozong, Hou Yuan, Liu Feng and other generals entered the city together, and the 20,000 horsemen behind him followed the Gyeonggi army stationed in Chang'an.

When he walked to the temporary residence, it turned out to be Yuwentai's old residence, and He Liuhun did not move into the palace after all, even in the eyes of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty was just a pseudo imperial court.

Before entering the door, Gao Cheng still ordered Gao Aocao to take over the guards of Prime Minister Yuwentai's mansion, and walked to Gao Huan's courtyard, Xue Guyan, Hu Luping, Mo Duo Lou Daiwen and other generals were waiting here, seeing Gao Cheng kneeling down to greet him, everyone had a sad look on their faces, and some even cried, but only they knew how much pain there was.

Gao Cheng had no time to pay attention to the congregational generals, he walked to the door of Gao Huan's bedroom, and immediately smelled a strong smell of medicine.

"Ah Hui? Is Ah Hui back? ”

Gao Huan obviously also heard the movement in the courtyard, and he called out weakly.

Gao Cheng rushed into the house with a brisk step, knelt on the ground and held Gao Huan's outstretched hand tightly in the air, and choked up:

"Grandpa, it's me, it's Ah Hui who is back."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

Gao Huan couldn't help but say, he knew that as long as Gao Cheng returned to Chang'an, there would be no chaos in the transfer of power.

But considering that his son has been in Luoyang for a long time, although he has had some contacts with Jinyang generals in recent years, he is not deep, and he is afraid that he does not know loyalty and treachery, so he said to Gao Cheng:

"Ah Hui, go and call Hu Lujin."

Gao Cheng hurriedly responded, and hurriedly ran to the courtyard to bring Hu Lujin in.

Gao Huanping retired from the rest of the idle people in the bedroom, and told Gao Cheng in front of Hu Lujin:

"Ah Liudun once swore an oath with his father's heart, called Junchen, he really has the righteousness of a brother, in the past I was sick in Huayin (Yubi), and today I fainted in Chang'an, thanks to his presiding, so as not to cause chaos, no matter what happens in the future, you can fully trust him, he will definitely not let you down."

Hu Lujin on the side was already in tears when he heard Gao Huan's words.

And Gao Cheng nodded heavily, turned around and knelt down to Hu Lujin and pleaded:

"Cheng is responsible for the life and death of his father and the whole family, and he doesn't dare to do it carelessly, he was suspicious before, but he had to do it as a last resort, and I ask General Hulu for forgiveness."

How dare Hu Lujin accept such a big gift from Gao Cheng, he quickly helped him up, and looked at Gao Huan, who was already preparing his last words, and couldn't help but feel sad and cried loudly.

Gao Huan couldn't get up, he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled:

"I'm not dead yet, Ah Liudun Mo has to cry in a hurry, let's go down first, I still have something to say to Ah Hui."

Hu Lujin knew that Gao Huan still had an explanation, so he immediately retired according to his words.

When the generals saw that Hu Lujin's eyes were red when he entered, but when he came out, he burst into tears, and they were all curious, but no one dared to inquire blindly at this time, even Peng Le honestly stayed aside and wiped his tears.

"Three years ago, for my father's defeat in the west, life and death were uncertain, Peng Le first went to Huayin, found Hu Lujin, mentioned that I was chased and killed by He Basheng, life and death are uncertain, it is recommended to make plans as soon as possible, although then it is said that you want everyone to stand up to you, but their minds are unpredictable, you have to be careful." (Chapter 176)

In the bedroom, Gao Huan mentioned Peng Le to Gao Cheng, in fact, in that case, what Peng Le said was not wrong, but he betrayed the master several times and escaped a little Gao Huan's behavior, which also made He Liuhun wary of Peng Le.

In fact, Gao Cheng knew all these things in his heart, but he didn't interrupt Gao Huan, but listened very carefully.

He knew that only by explaining all the things that he was not worried about could Gao Huan feel at ease.

Seeing Gao Cheng's response, Gao Huan said again:

"Wei Jing has a nurturing grace for me, he did wrong things in the early years, but now he has changed his ways, if he is not guilty, you don't have to be angry with him because of old grudges, even if he is guilty, try to save his life."

Gao Cheng felt Gao Huan holding his hand tightly, looked at his hopeful gaze, nodded and agreed:

"Grandpa, please rest assured, as long as Wei Jing obeys the law, the child will still treat him as an uncle."

When Gao Huan heard this, his palm also loosened, and he continued:

"Xiaoxian (Duan Shao) I won't say much, you have been friendly since childhood, you know his talent best, your other uncle Wei Digan is an upright Xianbei husband, he and your husband (Hu Lujin) you can fully trust."

Gao Cheng continued to agree, and listened to Gao Huan say:

"But Zhu Hunyuan and Liu Feng under your command are both thousands of miles away from Kansai, and they will definitely not have two hearts."

"Father, rest assured, since the child uses them, he will naturally trust his loyalty."

Gao Huan then decided not to improve the generals under Cheng's command, and turned to General Jinyang:

"Since he joined my command, he has never made a mistake in the ten years before and after the saddle, this person is simple and can be reused."

Although the three brothers He Batren and He Batyun, He Batsheng, and He Batyue are all from the Hebal clan of the Le clan, they are not related.

Gao Cheng did not have much contact with He Balen, but he also knew that this was an important minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty in later generations, and after his death, he was posthumously presented with fake Huang Yue, Xiangguo, Taiwei, Lu Shangshu, the military of the twelve states, and the history of Shuozhou Thorn.

can have this posthumous glory, Gao Cheng will naturally not ignore him.

Gao Huan saw that Gao Cheng was listening carefully, so he continued:

"Pan Le is a moral person, kind-hearted and generous, he will be a good help to you."

After that, he mentioned his first love Han Zhihui's brother, Han Rail:

"Han Liang has been reckless since he was a child, you have to be more tolerant."

Due to the previous corruption of Han Rail in Yingzhou, Gao Cheng looked at Gao Huan's face, and only punished his bureaucrats and left the officials, and opened up to Han Rail, Gao Huan was worried that after his death, Han Rail would be punished by Gao Cheng without protection, so he specially warned Gao Cheng.

Being able to be in love with Han Zhihui for the first time naturally means that Gao Huan and Han Liang have known each other since childhood, so there is this sentence of recklessness since childhood, which can be seen in the meaning of love and the depth of feelings.

Gao Cheng naturally agreed happily, as long as Han Liang didn't do anything hurtful to the heavens and reason, for the sake of the seventh brother Gao Lian, he would not treat his maternal uncle badly.

Gao Huan gave Hu Lujin, Wei Digan, Duan Shao, Ke Zhu Hunyuan, Liu Feng, He Baren, Pan Le and other seven personnel who could be reused, as well as Wei Jing and Han Rail, two people who needed Gao Cheng's kindness, and then beware of Peng Le, he never mentioned the lieutenant generals and colonels of the army, and even Hou Jing never mentioned them.

Because he believed that with Gao Cheng's ability, Hou Jing, who was guarding the land of Jingzhou, would not be able to turn the sky upside down.

After talking about the generals in the army, Gao Huan mentioned Gao Cheng's two brothers-in-law again:

"For the father from a humble background, originally duckweed, fortunately with the help of Tianzhu, in order to emerge, the favor of people can not be forgotten, you must keep the blood for Tianzhu, the second son, need to be given to avoid death iron coupons, if not to plot, can be exempted from ten capital crimes."

Gao Cheng agreed to this matter, but he was not ready to do it, issuing an iron ticket to Erzhu Wenchang and Erzhu Wenluo to avoid death would only connive at their evil, and if they really waited for ten death sentences, how could they repent.

It seemed that he had said too much, Gao Huan's breath became weaker and weaker, and he said to Gao Cheng angrily:

"Ah Hui, let the generals in."

Gao Cheng got up again and went out of the house, bringing in a group of generals, but the spacious bedroom was crowded.

At Gao Huan's signal, Gao Cheng sat on the edge of the couch and helped him up, only to hear Gao Huan puff up his strength and say:

"Lone has known and known all the kings for nearly ten years, but I don't want to go before you now."

"King Gao..."

"Xiang Wang..."

All the generals spoke in unison, but Gao Huan waved his hand to stop him, only to hear him continue:

"Life will come to an end, lonely can not walk hand in hand with you again, Ah Hui is smart, but after all, he is young, after he is lonely, please do your best to help him help him mix a universe and achieve hegemony."

"The last general swears allegiance to King Gao! Swear allegiance to the general! ”

"The last general is willing to smear the liver and brain of the Gao family's hegemony and die!"

"The last general will be favored by King Gao, but he is rich today, if he doesn't think about returning, how different is it from a dog!"

The generals showed their loyalty in front of the high bed.

A pleased smile appeared on Gao Huan's face, and then a strange flush appeared, only to hear him continue to say to Gao Cheng:

"Ah Hui, after the death of your father, you can go to the Son of Heaven, please reduce the national food and give it to the generals."

Gao Cheng has always regarded the public as his home, that is, he regards the public as his own, and of course he will not spare some food, and immediately agreed, and the generals also thanked him with tears.

After talking too much today, Gao Huan was also tired, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, he leaned on Gao Cheng's shoulder, and strengthened his spirit and said to Hu Lujin on the side:

"Ah Liudun, can you listen to the song "Elechuan" again today?"

Hu Lujin wiped away the tears in his eyes and sang emotionally:

"Eilechuan, under the Yin Mountain. The sky is like a dome, covering the four wildernesses.

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast. The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep ......"

Gao Huan closed his eyes in Hu Lujin's singing, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Perhaps he dreamed of the prairie in northern Xinjiang, where he met his first love Han Zhihui, and after being rejected by his parents on the grounds of low origin, he met the granddaughter of Lou Ti, Marquis of Zhending, Lou Zhaojun, while guarding the city gate.

She was very bold, and when she saw him for the first time, she pointed at him and said, "This person is my husband," shouting that Feijun would not marry, and asked the maidservant to send money to her many times, urging him to come to the door to hire, she is really a woman who is worried about marrying.

Because this woman is too insistent, even her parents can't object, no one thought that a broken household from a criminal family actually climbed the high branches, He Liuhun was really beautiful in Huaishuo Town, and when he came back, he also deliberately asked people to take a detour to the front of Han's house, just to let Han Zhihui's parents take a good look at their skills:

You looked down on me at the beginning and married Zhihui to someone else, and now I, He Liuhun, are marrying the granddaughter of Zhendinghou!

In the bedroom, the cries of the room Gao Huan could no longer be heard, and he died peacefully in the singing of Hu Lujin.

Gao Cheng hugged Gao Huan tightly to his chest, tears flooding his eyes.

When he was young, he didn't know anything, and he made a lot of jokes about his father's kindness and filial piety, but when Gao Huan died, Gao Cheng only felt that his liver and intestines were broken.

has been a father and son for more than ten years, how can he not have a little true feelings.

They have obviously agreed that after this battle, Gao Huan will raise his grandson and godson in Chang'an, and he will lead the military government in Luoyang, and he will monopolize the power, but now it is separated by yin and yang.