In the first year of Zhaode (548), on September 13, Gao Cheng came to Liyang City in person, not only to welcome Xiao Miaochun, but also to bid farewell to Xiao Yuanming.

Xiao Miaochun looked at the man who was holding hands with his cousin Xiao Yuanming from afar, is this her husband who is sixteen years older than herself? was born with good looks, but the husband's crying and crying is really annoying.

Gao Cheng couldn't care about what his twelve-year-old daughter-in-law thought, and when he was about to leave, he wiped away his tears and said with Xiao Yuanming with emotion:

"Since I met Zhenyang, I know the characters in Jiangnan, the defeat of Bagong Mountain, the crime is not Zhenyang, but Xiahou is cowardly."

Xiao Gao Wang is a kind person in the end, seeing that Xiao Yuanming sent himself a victory in Bagong Mountain, and he worked hard to risk the loss of arrows, inspected the city defenses of Huainan for him, and now gave him 30,000 pieces of cloth to sell his life, no matter how inappropriate he is, he has to excuse Xiao Yuanming in front of Liang Ren.

Maybe his good brother will have the opportunity to lead the troops in the future, and he doesn't dare to think about it, but in the face of Xiao Bodhisattva, who cherishes the clan, who can say clearly.

Not only Gao Cheng, but also the generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty all praised Xiao Yuanming, and Peng Le even bluntly said that he was arguing with the Marquis of Zhenyang, mistakenly thinking that Wei Rui was resurrected.

You don't care about Peng Le's brain, in addition to the sudden advancement of pigs, what other art of war does he know, anyway, the generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty unanimously advocated that Xiao Yuanming was a famous general in the world, and the defeat of Bagong Mountain was purely dragged down by the weak soldiers, and the one-eyed Xiahou fled from the battlefield.

According to their recollections, although the Liang army was ambushed at that time, Xiao Yuanming's command was determined and he did not panic, and it was Xiahou who abandoned the army and left, which shook the heart of the army.

The reason why Peng Le was able to lead 3,000 cavalry to break through without anyone stopping him was naturally that Xiahou led 2,000 cavalry to run away.

In short, the battle of Bagong Mountain, the crime lies in Xiahou Xuan, the fault is that the Liang army is weak, and Xiao Yuanming has nothing to do with it, although he was taken captive, but he can convince the monarchs and ministers of Northern Qi with his own bearing, so that they treat each other with courtesy, there is no doubt that it is a rare shining point in the Huainan War, Southern Liang, isn't this worth boasting?

Why, Xiao Yuanming has earned so much face for the country, is he still implicated and questioned because of the unwarranted disaster of the defeat of Bagong Mountain? You can't say anything if you don't reward it, okay.

Those who know the truth of the battlefield are the only ones, including Xiao Yuanming, and the rest of the Liang generals will also put the blame on Xiahou Xun to save themselves from punishment: If this guy hadn't escaped, we would have won.

There are also Northern Qi generals who echo it, it can only be said that what kind of monarch there is, what kind of courtiers there are, under the influence of King Xiaogao for many years, the acting skills of the Northern Qi civil and military are online, including Xiao Miaochun, and all the Liang people present were stunned.

The Liang people only knew that Xiao Yuanming was defeated in an ambush in Bagong Mountain, and only today did they know that Xiao Yuanming could have turned defeat into victory, but there was a coward in the team.

This statement spread to Jiangnan, and the criticism of Xiahou was very loud, and it was useless for him to defend himself, after all, he withdrew from the battlefield when the victory was not scored, and led the cavalry to flee back to Jiangnan, this matter is not false.

You see, even the Qi people are saying that Bagong Mountain is fortunate to have you Xiahou Xun, and dare to say that this is not your pot?

The key is that Xiahou is a sinister person, and he usually has a very bad reputation.

As for the low-level soldiers who knew the truth, but in ancient times, when these high-ranking nobles were willing to listen to their speeches, they were not even qualified to speak.

Besides, who is willing to speak for Xiahou Yun who abandoned them on the battlefield and fled alone, even the low-level soldiers have to throw the pot to Xiahou Xun for the sake of face: It's really not our waste, we are no worse than Qi soldiers, it's all to blame for Xiahou Yun's escape, which caused chaos in the formation.

In the end, Xiao Yan changed Xiahou Kui's eldest son, Xiahou Kuo, from a civilian position to a military position, and he commanded Xiahou's private army, obviously believing in the so-called defeat of Bagong Mountain, and the blame was on Xiahou's statement.

As for Xiao Yuanming, although he was dragged down by Xiahou to be defeated, but in the end, he was the main general in the army, and the general of the defeated army could not escape punishment, but considering that although he was captured, he could fight for the glory of the country, so that the Qi people did not dare to underestimate the Jiangnan figures, and the merits and demerits were offset, Xiao Yan even saw his nephew redeem his family, and he also rewarded a batch of goods in private, and still entrusted him with heavy use.

It is said, it is just said, I don't know if the news is true or not, Xiao Yuanming secretly enshrined Gao Cheng's immortal tablet at home.

However, what is certain is that afterwards, Xiahou Yun, whose official position was degraded again and again, tied a straw man at home, stood in the courtyard, pasted a piece of paper on his head, wrote Gao Cheng's name, and always had to whip a few whips when he had nothing to do.

Of course, these are all later words, the prisoner of war trade between Qi Liang went smoothly, although many low-level sergeants in Southern Liang saw the treatment of Qi Jun and hoped to settle down in Jiangbei, but who called Xiao Gao Wang has always been a promise, or sent them back in exchange for cloth.

More than 30,000 captured soldiers of the Liang army crossed the river in batches, and more than 100,000 pieces of cloth were also transported one after another, Gao Cheng looked at the cart of silk cloth, almost dazzled, and he smiled at Xiao Miaochun in the open-air carriage:

"This is a reward for the soldiers, but not as your dowry."

Xiao Miaochun secretly gritted her teeth, wishing that she would prick a few more holes in Gao Cheng's ass tonight.

The wedding messenger, Xiao Miaochun's third brother Xiao Daqian heard the words, and hurriedly presented the dowry list, and Master Yao stepped forward to take it and presented it to Gao Cheng.

After Gao Cheng looked at it, he said angrily:

"In the past, Princess Feng Yi (Yuan Zhonghua), hundreds of official gifts were piled up in ten rooms, Pingyang Gong (Yuan Shanjian) married his sister, and even took 10,000 pieces of silk as a congratulatory gift. Lord Liang's granddaughter got married, but as a grandfather, he didn't have a congratulatory gift, so he despised me! If I don't get this face back, I will never be a teacher! ”

Send a large amount of money to give the marriage, don't knock your bamboo pole, knock who the bamboo pole, and Gao Cheng didn't tell a lie, when he married Yuan Zhonghua, he really received a congratulatory gift from a hundred officials and ten rooms, and saw 10,000 pieces of silk with Yuan Shan.

Xiao Daqian was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, he had never seen such a shameless person, didn't there be a bottom line for this Suo Lu? Forget about forced marriage, look at this posture, if you don't give him 10,000 horses of silk and ten rooms of congratulatory gifts, he really won't leave.

Xiao Miaochun heard Gao Cheng's blackmail, and her dry little chest was so angry that she tore off the phoenix crown and said with an angry face:

"Although my imperial grandfather is the son of heaven, he loves the people, a crown can be worn for three years, a quilt can be covered for two years, a meal is eaten, only vegetarian food, not as luxurious as you, tens of thousands of silks at every turn, a thrifty home, it is difficult to be a good match for the master, please return!"

Gao Cheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this: Yo, it's still a little fierce horse.

Of course he knows Xiao Yan's frugality, but he is thrifty but indulges the greed of the clan and the scholars, this kind of practice Gao Cheng can't learn, and he can't look down on it, in his opinion, Xiao Yan is not harsh to himself, it is better to restrain the clan and the scholars, and it can benefit the people more.

Of course, he didn't bother to debate with Xiao Liema, ignored Xiao Miaochun's insistence on asking for her to be released, ordered his cronies to send her to Liyang City, and sent Xiao Yan back to Jiankang with a large amount of money, and told Xiao Yan that he asked for a congratulatory gift.

The news came back to Jiankang, and the Southern Liang monarchs had a new understanding of the cheekiness of the Northern Qi Emperor, of course, as long as it was related to practical benefits, Gao Cheng never cared about these.

Xiao Yan was angry, he lost Huainan, and the local treasury was all obtained by the Northern Qi, and now he paid more than 100,000 pieces of cloth and silk to ransom the prisoners, and was even forced by Gao Cheng to take away his favorite granddaughter, but the person was not satisfied, so he had to give him a congratulatory gift of ten houses, plus 10,000 horses of silk, this kind of thing, who can stand it.

Xiao Yan is eighty-four years old, his body is still strong, if he wants to change people, at this age, maybe Nanliang will have to amnesty the world, and the whole country will be mourned.

At the critical moment, it was the favored minister Zhu Yi who stood up and persuaded him: Give it to him, just send the plague god and send him away as soon as possible.

Zhu Yi even took the lead in preparing congratulatory gifts for Xiao Miaochun, the princess of Liyang, and even Zhu Yi, who was always greedy, broke his fortune in order to send Gao Cheng away, and the officials of Jiankang also offered their hearts.

Xiao Yan looked at Zhu Yi and liked it more and more, was he reluctant to give up the 10,000 pieces of silk? He couldn't open that mouth, and the Emperor of Southern Liang asked the hundred officials to prepare a congratulatory gift for the Emperor of Northern Qi, and if it was passed out, it would make future generations laugh.

10,000 horses of silk and enough congratulatory gifts to fill ten rooms were sent to Liyang, Zhu Yi's home collection, there were also a lot of gold, Gao Cheng was very generous, Zhu Yi was very satisfied, and even said to the northern visitor:

"In the future, if the Son of Heaven is useful, it will be different but by order."

Apparently trying to make this a long-term business.

Cui Jishu, who was in charge of logistics with the army, was greatly dissatisfied with Zhu Yi's greed, but Gao Cheng smiled:

"It's okay, the gold artifact is just a dead thing, in the future, the four seas will be cleared, and the thing can be returned to the original owner, but it is only stored in Zhu Yi's house, so why should I be stingy."

After that, looking at the 10,000 pieces of silk that were shipped one after another, and the congratulatory gifts that could fill ten rooms, his eyes were full of brilliance:

'Do you want to marry a few neighboring princesses in this business?' Yuan Shanjian married his sister back then, gave me 10,000 pieces of silk, and then married two daughters to me, and actually forgot about it, a daughter is 10,000 pieces of silk, and he owes me 20,000 pieces of silk, so I have to let Cui Jishu and Gao Longzhi get this debt back, and it's a big deal to repay it year by year.

It's just that with the 50,000 pieces of cloth before, Yuan Shanjian can't finish even if he lives to Xiao Yan's age, but it's okay, it's a big deal to let his nephew Yuan Huairen pay it back, and to some extent, it can be regarded as a kind of world friend. ’

In Pyeongyang County, Jinju, Yuan Shanjian, who was diagnosing people's pulses, sneezed several times in a row, and the eldest sister of the Gao family thought that he had a cold and hurried to boil ginger soup, while Yuan Huairen, who was playing happily with his friends outside the courtyard, did not know that he was young and had to bear a huge debt for his father.

Gao Cheng sent his henchmen to sit in Jinju to monitor Yuan Shanjian's family, and at the same time, he also strictly ordered the state and county not to disturb their peaceful life, and even did not restrict their freedom.

King Xiao Gao exploited Yuan Shanjian economically, and wanted to take away most of their income every year to pay off debts, but why didn't he release the news to the outside world that he would protect Yuan Shanjian's family, otherwise why bother him to repay his debts every year.

In fact, Yuan Shanjian also knew it, so he lived in peace in Pingyang County, and never thought of causing trouble for Gao Cheng, after all, he had read the fate of the fallen king of the Southern Dynasty in the history books, and Gao Cheng treated him really well.

The Huainan war report has already spread all over the north, and taking all the Huainan land has made Gao Cheng's prestige go to the next level, and Yuan Shanjian has no heart to think about recovering the country, he only wants to learn ****, he can't save the country, but he can save the people.

"Husband, drink the ginger soup first, don't get cold."

The eldest sister of the Gao family, dressed in a coarse cloth dress, brought ginger tea into the door.

In fact, Gao Cheng still left a lot of property for Yuan Shanjian's family, enough for them to live a rich life, but the eldest sister of the Gao family took off the queen's crown dress and fell in love with the dress of a folk woman.

Wearing silk and satin, how can she go up the mountain with her husband to collect medicine.

A bowl of ginger tea was handed to Yuan Shanjian, and the eldest sister of the Gao family greeted again:

"Huairen, go into the house and drink a bowl of ginger tea before playing, and the two younger sisters don't have to be busy."

When Yuan Shanjian left the palace, he took away two concubines, who were the biological mothers of the two princesses married by Gao Cheng.

When the two people who were pounding medicine in the courtyard heard this, they put down their work, and a family of five drank ginger soup happily in this small courtyard.

"Pingyang Gong! My wife is sick, could you please help me? ”

Someone was shouting outside the door, Yuan Shan saw and heard the words, poured the remaining ginger soup in one gulp, and hurriedly went out to receive treatment.

Because Yuan Shan was effective like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he never charged for medical fees, and did not need money for acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, scraping, including the herbs he picked from the mountains, but only those herbs purchased from other places charged costs, so whether it was curiosity about the former emperor or greed, whenever someone near Pingyang County was sick, he always had to come to him for treatment.

This also led to the rest of the doctors in Pingyang County either changing careers or changing places to make a living, after all, Yuan Shanjian had read so many medical books, and he could even be called a famous doctor.

Seeing that Yuan Shanjian was more and more praised by the people of Pingyang, Gao Sizong of Jinzhou asked Gao Cheng if he should stop it, but Gao Cheng asked his cousin not to interfere.

Yuan Shanjian has carried too many black pots for himself, and he has to leave him a good reputation in the future, how to say that he is also his brother-in-law and brother-in-law and father-in-law.

Seeing his father go out to receive a doctor, Yuan Huairen secretly asked his mother:

"Mother, when can we go back to Luoyang to visit the two sisters? The last time I secretly wrote to my uncle, he said that I can go back at any time, why can't my grandfather? ”

The eldest sister of the Gao family stroked her son's head, her eyes were full of love, and she said gently:

"Since you wrote to ask, your uncle would naturally agree, but he was going to go south, if you went to Luoyang, it would cause trouble for him, and when your uncle returned to the court, you would go to visit Sister again."

After that, glancing at the two concubines who looked dark at the mention of their daughter, the eldest sister of the Gao family added:

"Let your two aunts take you."

Yuan Huairen was puzzled:

"Aren't grandma and grandpa going?"

"Your grandfather prefers life in Pingyang County."

The eldest sister of the Gao family replied.