Chapter 469: The First Rank
Gao Cheng carefully looked at Chen Baxian's head in front of him, and after a long time, he waved his hand to let Master Yao take it away.
Looking down at Chen Qian, who was bound, Gao Cheng asked:
"Chen Ba asked you to hand over his head to me first, and what else did he say?"
"Uncle's last words, today's defeat in the army, I don't want to be a rat anymore, I have heard that the Son of Heaven has the name of benevolence and righteousness, I just want to let go of my wife and children at home."
Chen Qian endured her grief and said.
When the army was defeated, Chen Ba first told Chen Qian to take the head, go to Gao Cheng to surrender, beg to save the family roll, and then draw his sword and kill himself.
Chen Qian obeyed Chen Baxian's last order and cut off his head.
Gao Cheng was silent when he heard this, he motioned to the guards to loosen the tie for Chen Qian, and asked Master Yao to return Chen Baxian's head to Chen Qian.
"Just outside Panyu City, Haosheng buried him."
Chen Qian hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.
Soon, Empress Zhang Yao'er of Nanchen and Chen Baxian's only remaining son, Chen Chang, were escorted in.
Gao Cheng looked at the orphan and widow, and recalled the last words relayed by Chen Qian, after all, Zhang Yao'er and his only son Chen Chang, who were not embarrassed to pass the age of fifty.
"I will arrange a place for you in Luoyang, and in the future, you will live in Luoyang, don't think about recovering the country, this small country will not be restored!"
Zhang Yao'er was overjoyed, she originally thought that she would definitely die, but she didn't expect to be pardoned, she pulled her son to kneel and bowed:
"The old woman thanked His Majesty Longen, after moving to Hebei, the old woman and her son must live in a simple place and do not interact with the old people."
Chen Chang also said gratefully:
"The sinner was forgiven by His Majesty, and since that time he was grateful for the grace of the king, how dare he have two hearts."
Gao Cheng bowed his head slightly and said:
"I have asked Chen Qian to bury Chen Baxian, you two should look for him."
Zhang Yao'er's mother and son thanked him again, and then he was taken down by the guards.
Soon, someone was escorted again, it was Hou Andu, the general under Chen Baxian.
Gao Cheng asked in a deep voice:
"Do you want to be a Qi person, or be a Chen ghost."
Gao Cheng didn't have a good impression of Hou An, in the original time and space, it was he who pushed his only son Chen Chang into the Yangtze River and drowned after Chen Baxian's death.
Of course, Hou Andu was also ordered by Chen Qian to announce that Chen Chang had drowned due to a shipwreck, and Chen Qian also came to cry and mourn.
Hou An didn't expect Gao Cheng to ask so bluntly, but he didn't dare to pretend, Yu Jin's experience was widely spread, this Northern Qi Emperor was the most impatient, and he only persuaded him to surrender once, if anyone wanted to pretend to be a loyal minister, he would definitely fulfill the other party's martyrdom.
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"Andu is willing to descend to His Majesty, to be His Majesty's pawn, and to overcome obstacles."
When Gao Cheng heard this, he said in his heart, I don't need you to cut through the thorns for me.
But I also know that Hou An is a general, and maybe he will be useful in Shu in the future.
Gao Cheng ordered someone to loosen Hou Andu's ties and take him to be placed by his personal guards.
After Hou Andu, two more people were kidnapped, that is, the other two generals in the Southern Chen army, Zhou Wenyu and Du Gong.
Gao Cheng only asked about Zhou Wenyu, not Du Gong.
Zhou Wenyu bowed his head and proclaimed, and Gao Cheng asked Du Gong at this time:
"I kindly released your wife and children that day, which is also considered to be kind to you, why don't you be grateful, but you want to resist stubbornly, are you still hating your uncle's death?"
How dare Du Gong say yes, he can only justify:
"The two uncles died on the battlefield, and the horse leather shrouded in the body was a state affair, but it was a personal vendetta. Your Majesty is the righteousness of my husband and wife, the love of father and son, but Lord Chen also has a great favor in the shrine, how dare the shrine betray the lord. ”
Gao Cheng smiled:
"It's reasonable, I will ask you again today, would you like to surrender?"
Du Gong bowed his head and said:
"How dare a sinner refuse Your Majesty's good intentions again."
On the same day, Gao Cheng successively met with many captured Nanchen Wenwu important ministers in Panyu City, some were willing to be Shiqi, and some people implored to return to the old age, and there was no shortage of foolish and loyal people, insisting on martyrdom.
Gao Cheng did not force it, and told the old people who returned to their hometowns, he gave them a coil, but he would also secretly order the local county officials to pay attention to the movements, and those who insisted on martyrdom, Gao Cheng also buried them and Chen Ba together first, fulfilling their righteousness as kings and ministers.
arranged Nanchen Wenwu, and Gao Cheng organized people to solve the flood, so as not to cause the flood in Panyu City.
When the time came to the end of March, the climate became hotter and hotter, and the northern soldiers and war horses could not tolerate the high temperature, and people and animals began to fall ill.
Gao Cheng was then repatriated to the army in batches, and he himself did not stay in Lingnan for long.
King Xiaogao divided the land of Lingnan into four prefectures: Gui, Guangzhou, Lei, and Qiong, and the Beiyue region in later generations became Jiaozhou.
The west of Jingjiang is the land of Guizhou, and according to the previous commitment, Xian Ying is the governor of Guizhou, leading Guizhou, Jiaozhou, and Qiongzhou, that is, Hainan Island in later generations.
The Leizhou Peninsula is also used as Leizhou, and Ren Xian Ting is the history of Leizhou.
To the east of Jingjiang is Guangzhou, the history of Guangzhou will naturally not be handed over to the Xian family, otherwise he Gao Cheng will work hard, wouldn't he be working for the Xian family, Gao Cheng ordered Wang Jun, a regular attendant, to be the history of the Guangzhou assassin, and put this henchman in Lingnan, and there is no lack of intention to monitor the Xian family.
If she hadn't known Xian Ying's outstanding contributions to the integration of the Lingnan ethnic groups in history, with Gao Cheng's character, how could she have promised her the position of governor of Guizhou.
During the decisive battle, Xian Ying was abandoned by Gao Cheng in the name of taking care of the camp.
Xian Ying thought that the Lord of Qi was suspicious, and it was estimated that the previous promises could not be made.
Unexpectedly, after the war, Gao Cheng was still an official in Yinuo, and after this mental journey, Xian Ying and Xian Ting, brother and sister, were even more grateful.
Since there was originally a Guangzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, located in the Nanyang Basin, between Sizhou and Jingzhou, and Cui Che named the east of the Jingjiang River Guangzhou, he naturally had to change the name of Guangzhou, Henan.
Gao Cheng then renamed Wanzhou for Guangzhou, Henan.
When everything was arranged, Gao Cheng had a lot of entrustment to Xian Ying and Xian Tingduo, asking them to promote Han slang exchanges, and promote culture and education in the country, as well as advanced production technology.
He also told Wang Jun that he must not discriminate against the slang people in the territory, and to encourage Han slang to intermarry and promote ethnic integration, and at the same time, there are many secret words in private, which is naturally related to the Xian brothers and sisters.
In mid-April, in early summer, Lingnan was already scorching hot, and Gao Cheng finally set off to return north.
Although a large number of soldiers have been withdrawn in advance, there are still many troops accompanying Gao Cheng as escorts.
There are often people in the army who fall ill, but perhaps because he has been away from beauty recently, Xiao Gaowang has become much tougher, and he actually returned to Hengzhou in late April.
But in the future, even if you have to visit various places, Lingnan can only come here in winter.
Due to the illness of many soldiers, Gao Cheng stayed in Hengzhou for a while, and then set off in early May and returned to the court.
Nanchen has perished, and Jiangnan has to be rearranged.
Gao Cheng issued an edict on the way back, abolishing the Wuzhou Governor's Office and Jiangzhou Governor's Office, and dividing Wuzhou into two, Wuzhou and Yangzhou, and the two states were both civil officials.
Jiangzhou was also divided into two, Jiangzhou and Minzhou, and the civil officials were also appointed as assassins.
At the same time, the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion and the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion were established, with Duan Shao and Wu Mingche serving as the governors.