Dajin royal family

Chapter 440 Goodbye Gao Xun
On April [-]th ​​of the first year of King Zhao, Yangxin City was destroyed, Gao Lie committed suicide in the palace, and all officials surrendered to King Zhao.

In the palace, Jiang Chengxiao knelt on a soft couch, and the generals around him reported on their work after entering the city, most of which were to appease the people, reorganize the soldiers, and arrest rebellious bureaucrats.

It wasn't until evening that the generals left in twos and threes.

Gao Shilian, dressed in white, walked into the side hall accompanied by Wen Yanfei.

He was very disturbed, because after King Zhao entered the city, many bureaucrats who followed Gao Lie were beheaded, and he was a little worried about his own fate.

Seeing Jiang Chengxiao's back, Gao Shilian paid homage immediately.

"Gao Shilian, the guilty minister, see King Zhao."

Jiang Chengxiao turned around, looked at Gao Shilian who was still bowing, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "In the third year of Hongye, the late emperor appointed Mr. Gao as the magistrate of Yangxin County. How could Mr. Gao get mixed up with the rebels in the end? The rebels are forcing each other?"

Gao Shi held back the corners of his mouth and twitched bitterly, and said in a low voice: "Don't dare to lie to King Zhao, Gao Lie is a child of the Gao family, and I'm guilty."

It's useless for him not to admit this kind of thing, because King Zhao can send people to investigate casually.

Gao Shilian pleaded guilty frankly, but Jiang Chengxiao was a little surprised, he thought Gao Shilian was going to defend himself.

"Aren't you afraid that you will be punished alone?" Jiang Chengxiao stood with his hands behind his back, beside him were candle holders with several candles lit on them.

The obscure candlelight lingered on Jiang Chengxiao's face, and the darkness and orange light flickered back and forth.

"I'm afraid it's useless. King Zhao wants to investigate what I have done, and sooner or later he will be able to find out." Gao Shilian already had no hope in his heart that he would be able to survive.

The corners of Jiang Chengxiao's mouth twitched slightly, this Gao Shilian was interesting, he had seen other courtiers under Gao Lie before, most of them were soft bones begging for his life, Gao Shilian was different.

"What is your relationship with Prime Minister Gao Xun?"

Hearing this, Gao Shilian's expression changed, and he immediately said: "King Zhao, Gao Lie's rebellion has nothing to do with Gao Shi, please ask the king of Zhao to learn from him."

"It doesn't matter if you say it or not." Jiang Chengxiao replied lightly, and continued: "You haven't answered my question yet."

Gao Shilian sighed, reluctantly said: "He is my uncle."

"Is the old man okay?"

Ok? !

This sentence fell into Gao Shilian's ears, which made him a little surprised. The tone didn't seem like asking a teacher for a crime.

Gao Shilian tentatively said: "Uncle, he is getting old, his health has been a little bad in recent years, and he has been cultivating in the clan."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, and said: "Master Gao is a loyal minister. Since he is still alive, I will go to visit him tomorrow alone. Would you like to come with Mr. Gao?"

Hearing this, a spark of hope suddenly ignited in Gao Shilian's heart, he felt that things might have a turning point!

"The guilty subject is willing!"

The Bohai Gao clan is not in Yangxin City, but in a village thirty miles outside the city.

Speaking of which, it seems that the aristocratic families are not very willing to settle down in the city, and most of them like to live in the village.

But this is only relatively speaking. Generally speaking, most of the young children are in the city, and those who stay in the village are the elderly and children.

Elderly care for the elderly, children have to go to ethnology.

When the Northern Jin Army surrounded the village with a large number of elite cavalry regiments, the people in the village were very nervous.They knew about the news of Yangxin's war, and they also knew about Gao Lie's defeat.Seeing the spears flickering with cold light and the war horses snorting and kicking their hooves, the old people in the village were a little scared.

"Why do you dare to come here for the military lords?" The three elders in charge came up, straightened their backs, and asked the cavalrymen with fists in their hands.

"Uncle." Gao Shilian called out, and accompanied Jiang Chengxiao out of the crowd.

"Shi Lian, you are still alive!" Elder Zong said happily.

Gao Shilian nodded, and immediately introduced: "Uncle, this is King Zhao."

Hearing this, Elder Zong did not dare to be negligent, and immediately cupped his hands in salute, "See King Zhao."

Jiang Chengxiao smiled, "Excuse me."

"Xie Zhaowang."

Elder Zong hunched over, feeling a little uneasy. Could it be that King Zhao came here today because of Gao Lie's rebellion, and he came here to ask his teacher for his crimes?

At this moment, Jiang Chengxiao said: "I heard that Prime Minister Gao is cultivating here, so come and have a look alone."

Elder Zong was relieved, and quickly turned sideways to lead the way.

"Your Majesty, Gao Lie rebelled, and he was expelled from the clan long ago, and his name in the genealogy was removed." Elder Zong said this very cautiously.

The left and right thoughts are just hoping that King Zhao will not involve the Gao family because of Gao Lie, Jiang Chengxiao understands this.

But Jiang Chengxiao didn't reply to him immediately, but talked about another matter.

"Gao Lie committed suicide in the palace, and Gu buried him outside the city."

What he said was endless, and Elder Zong didn't know what to say, so he just smiled in agreement.

Everyone came to a courtyard, and a white-haired old man was bending over to pull weeds in the courtyard.

"Brother." Elder Zong called out.

Gao Xun raised his head and saw a group of people appearing outside the courtyard, the young man at the head seemed familiar.

"Brother, this is King Zhao." Elder Zong introduced.

Gao Xun chewed on 'King Zhao', and suddenly remembered that he was Jiang Chengxiao, the son of King Zhao.

Now that he appears here, it means
"Gao Lie is dead?" Gao Xun asked abruptly.

Elder Zong and Gao Shilian's complexion changed slightly, and they immediately gave Gao Xun a wink, telling him not to speak.

"Yes, after Yangxin City was broken, he committed suicide in the palace." Jiang Chengxiao pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

Gao Xun's complexion changed slightly, he was stunned for a while, and finally sighed.

"King Zhao, please come with me."

After all, he turned and walked towards the house.

Jiang Chengxiao didn't care either, and walked in with Gao Xun, took off his boots, and the two sat on the porch facing each other.

"When he rebelled back then, I tried to persuade him, but he colluded with Zhang Lifa and other rebels, and many children in the clan were uneasy about the status quo and followed suit. I didn't expect to come to this point." Gao Tatsumi shook his head and narrated.

"I heard that Gao Lie is the grandson of Prime Minister Gao?" Jiang Chengxiao picked up the teacup, and stopped to ask when it was near his mouth.

Gao Xun lowered his eyes, "Yes, speaking of him getting to where he is today, I was also at fault for neglecting to discipline him, so I should be allowed to suffer the pain of losing his grandson."

"The things of the past cannot be pursued, Prime Minister Gao must look forward."

Gao Xun chuckled, "The old man has half his foot in the coffin, so what can we do if we look forward. Now that the fate of the Gao clan is in your hands, how can the Gao clan survive?"

He knew very well that Jiang Chengxiao didn't kill them immediately, it must be because they still have value to use. If he wants to keep the Gao family, he must obey Jiang Chengxiao's order.

This is the disadvantage of family rebellion, if one person loses, the whole family suffers.

At this time, Jiang Chengxiao and Gao Xun were the only ones in the corridor, the others were standing ten steps away, and Ji Yun and others were present, so they couldn't hear what they said.

"The people in Bohai Sea were deeply poisoned by Gao Lie, and they were displaced. I don't know how Prime Minister Gao thinks they should be governed?" Jiang Chengxiao asked instead of asking.

Who is Gao Xun, after a little thought, he understood the meaning of the words.

"The Gao clan still has a lot of food, and Bohai also has a lot of land. They are willing to give them all to help the court appease the people."

Jiang Chengxiao was noncommittal, and then said with emotion: "Minister Gao is well-known all over the world. The court was first established, and there is a need for someone with high morals and prestige like Prime Minister Gao to sit in the town. I don't know if Prime Minister Gao is willing to condescend and go to Taiyuan to serve as a grand teacher."

Hearing this, Gao Xun's expression was complicated.

He knew exactly what Jiang Chengxiao was up to, the so-called Grand Master was just a false post.He wanted to go to Taiyuan by himself, firstly for the sake of his imperial status, secondly to show the tolerance of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and to use his name to gather talents and scholars from all over the world, and thirdly to stabilize Hebei.

It has to be said that Gao Xun admired Jiang Chengxiao's scheming.

Because King Zhao at this age has already figured out the way of a king. He no longer cares about personal gains and losses, but focuses on the future and arranges people's hearts.

If the prince Zhaoneng was like this back then, perhaps he would not have lost so badly.

"The old man has been hiding from the world for a long time, and I am afraid that if I go to Taiyuan, I will become a rice bug."

"Haha, Prime Minister Gao is being modest." Jiang Chengxiao said seriously: "I sincerely invite you, and I hope that Prime Minister Gao will not refuse."

Gao Xun was silent for a moment, then nodded, "If King Zhao doesn't despise me as an old man, how can I not appreciate it? I am willing to go to Taiyuan. However, the word Gao Xiang is really unworthy. The fault of the late emperor, the old man did not know how to praise me. It is also a big mistake to be able to persuade in time."

Seeing this, Jiang Chengxiao smiled slightly, "In the future, I hope that Elder Gao will correct the young birds more and work together for the future of the Jin family."

After saying that, Jiang Chengxiao solemnly cupped his hands.

Gao Xun naturally returned a salute, and responded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)