At the head of the Xunyang River, Wu Mingche, who was overlooking from afar by the railing, was very worried.

Since the news of Hezhou came, he hadn't slept for a day, and he couldn't figure out the attitude of the Great Qi Emperor towards the old ministers of Southern Liang, which really made him sleep.

Before Xiao Gangjin surrendered to the table, Gao Cheng naturally had to woo Wu Ming in every possible way in order to control the Xiao Liang court.

But at this time, at that time, now that the mountains and rivers have changed hands, will Gao Cheng cross the river and tear down the bridge and leave him idle.

Wu Ming couldn't make up his mind in his heart.

Liu Zhongli's experience is in front of him, from leading the army to the civilian assassin history, but he released the military power in just a few words.

Although Hezhou reorganized the army, Gao Cheng transferred a lot of elite soldiers to Jiangzhou, and also worshiped him as the governor of Jiangzhou and the chief regent, but he didn't know if it was just a plan to delay the army, in order to temporarily calm his heart, wait for 80,000 cavalry to arrive outside Xunyang City, and then force him to be a civil official.

Wu Mingche is not unable to let go of his military power, but he has the heart to make meritorious contributions, and he is really unwilling to bury his head in it.

At the same time, Gao Cheng appeased the former ministers of Liang in Jiankang and sang and feasted with them.

As far as his heart is concerned, Gao Cheng dislikes this group of people who see the wind and steer the rudder, because the Northern Qi is strong, he disregards the affection of the Xiao family for 50 years, and sells his master to seek glory.

But it is precisely because of these people that Jiangnan can be easily taken.

A qualified ruler will not be swayed by his own personal likes and dislikes, and there is no doubt that Gao Cheng, who has been in power for twenty years, is beyond reproach in this regard.

Even Hou Jing can be crowned a prince, as long as he doesn't get into the water in his brain and does rebellious things, he will definitely end up with a good ending, not to mention these old ministers of Southern Liang.

They were just disgusted by Gao Cheng in their hearts, but Hou Jing had an enmity with him.

At the beginning, the battle of pacifying Sanjing was the first battle of Gao Cheng's fledgling, if he lost, it would be a huge blow to his prestige, and Hou Jing despised him, listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, Gao Cheng was narrow-minded, after Gao Huan's death, how could there be a place for Hou Jing in Jiangbei.

Gao Cheng was in Jiankang, not only to comfort the ministers, but also to select many capable ministers from them.

That's right, these people are of course soft-boned and rudder when they see the wind, but Gao Cheng also knows that oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges are born in Huaibei.

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In the weak Xiao Liang, for the sake of the clan, they vied with each other to flatter Gao Cheng, and in the strong Gao Qi, these people could hardly have two hearts, because they could not find a bigger ship than Xiao Gao Wang, so they had to devote themselves to governing the place and handling government affairs for the Gao family.

King Xiao Gao is not afraid of their greed, the habitual campaign anti-corruption of the Northern Qi court did not stop because of Song Youdao's resignation, after Shangshu Zuocheng Yamen was dismissed, the criminal department filled the vacancy, the then twelve-year-old King Gao Xiaoqian was not afraid of the courtiers' criticism, and took the initiative to ask Ying Ying to answer this errand, presided over by him, to combat corruption.

Gao Cheng refused at first, he could instruct Song Youdao to bite the minister without any scruples, that was because he regarded Song Youdao as a vicious dog, but Gao Xiaoqian was different, he was his own son, how could he be willing to be infamous on his back.

It's just that he can't stand Gao Xiaojun's repeated pleas, he is conclusive, Gao Cheng put him in the criminal department, and has high hopes, if he wants to make achievements, he can only crack down on corruption and punish evil officials.

After all, the "Qi Law", which is based on the "Taichang Law", has reached a very high attainment in the sixth century AD, and it is not without room for modification, but it does not conform to the background of this era.

Gao Xiaoqian couldn't get the credit for cultivating the law, so he could only take over the mantle of Song Youdao and be serious and disciplined.

If these old ministers of Nanliang still retain the bad habits under Xiao Yan's rule, they are afraid that there will be another batch of beautiful women in Yaoguang Temple.

The officials in Jiangbei have been working under Gao Cheng for more than 20 years, and they probably know that even if they are greedy, they can't have too much appetite.

If you are too greedy, not only will you send your wife and concubine to Yaoguang Temple, but you will also have to hand over the stolen money to the treasury, and you will have to be questioned.

The most important thing is that the pervasive Listening to the spies of the Division, even the bottoms can be seen through, and the ministers are one-way transparent in the face of King Xiaogao.

But there is nothing to complain about, Gao Xiaozhang, Gao Xiaoyu and other biological sons are not exempt from surveillance, let alone outsiders.

has been a courtier for Gao Cheng for so many years, and his suspicion does not need to be fussed, if it weren't for his prestige, otherwise, the nickname of Cao Cao would have spread behind his back.

Gao Cheng did not look for flowers and willows in Jiankang, because many people tried to take the road of offering women, but Xiao Gao Wang really couldn't bear it.

He himself didn't know how many people had been stuffed into the Yaoguang Temple.

But he did not refuse the kindness of the Jiangdong clan, but waved his hand and made the decision to marry those women to his sons and brothers as concubines.

Because it was given by the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, although the status of these women is not as good as that of the main wife, they are not able to be humiliated and scolded at will.

Of course, the wives of Gao Huan's sons and Gao Cheng's sons are also appointed by King Gao.

But they are also members of the Gao family, and there is also a gap in the identity of the Jiangnan concubines, such as the sons of Gao Cheng, who accept the Wang Xie family and the daughter of the Xiao family, while the sons of Gao Huan accept the Zhu and Zhang clans who are slightly inferior.

Although he escaped Hou Jing's bloodbath, with the efforts of Liu Zhongli and Wu Mingche, the Jiangnan Shi clan was also greatly injured.

After being deprived of hidden households and acres, they may not have much strength left, but their reputation is still there.

Gao Xiaozhang and Gao Xiaoyu are already marrying the princess, but Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaoyu have not decided on a marriage for a long time, Gao Cheng intends to let them marry the women of the Xiao family, as for Gao Xiaocong, they will have to wait a few more years.

Since Gao Cheng married Xiao Yan's granddaughter Xiao Miaochun, Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaojun needed to choose among Xiao Yan's great-granddaughters.

Gao Cheng was in charge, and hired the daughter of Xiao Gang's eldest son, Xiao Daqi, for Gao Xiaowan, and the daughter of Xiao Huan, the eldest son of Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming, for Gao Xiaowan.

Xiao Gang was the last monarch of the Southern Liang Dynasty, but because of Gao Cheng's manipulation, he had a lot of infamy.

And Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming, has won the hearts of the people among the scholars, and some people still feel that if Zhaoming does not die, the Xiao family will not be able to take the heir.

Now that Nanliang is dead, Gao Cheng still welcomes Xiao Miaochun into the palace and seals the position of wife to appease the people in Jiangnan.

What's more, marrying the Xiao family is not without benefits, especially Gao Xiaojun, the daughter of Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming.

Gao Cheng stayed in Jiankang for more than a month, during which he not only appeased the people, but also took time to travel in the mountains and rivers, but he was always paying attention to Jiangzhou to see if Wu Mingche would do stupid things because Liu Zhongli was released from the army.

King Xiao Gao swore in front of Duan Shao, claiming to trust Wu Mingche, but the two did not have a deep relationship, if King Xiao Gao was really convinced, he was obviously taken away.

For more than a month, Wu Mingche has always behaved in a proper manner, and even temporarily assigned military affairs to Sima of the Governor's Mansion, which also made Gao Cheng very satisfied.