Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 128
Outside, late autumn.The moonlight was bright and clear, but there was a constant cold wind blowing into the mourning hall.

Gao Yang was still young, and fell asleep after kneeling for a while. After Gao Cheng saw it, he got up and said:
"If you're tired, just sleep for a while, and I'll get you a quilt."

Gao Yang watched him walk away with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Just as Gao Cheng walked to the corridor, he saw Yuan Jiyan coming over with two thin quilts in his arms.

"It's cold, I'm worried that your brothers will catch the cold."

Yuan Jiyan smiled, her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.

Gao Cheng took the two quilts and said:
"Thank you, Auntie, for thinking of me."

Just as he was about to leave, he turned around and said thanks again:
"Thank you auntie for adding the quilt for me last night."

When Yuan Jiyan heard the words, she quickly waved her hands and said:

"It's me who should thank you. If it weren't for Youyou, Rui'er and I would never see each other again."

Gao Cheng looked at the little aunt in front of him, she was very young, a little too young.

Married to Gao Chen at the age of 14, she was widowed after giving birth to a child, and she is only sixteen now.

In another time and space, Gao Rui was taken away by Gao Huan just after his full moon, and handed over to his concubine Youshi to raise him. It was not until he was four years old that an outsider let him know that he was not Youshi's son.

After begging Gao Huan hard, Yuan Jiyan was able to make an exception and let Yuan Jiyan come to the Bohai Palace so that their mother and son could meet again.

But it was just an exception. Yuan Jiyan suffered in loneliness and hoped for ten years, and died at the age of 26.

Out of sympathy for this little aunt's tragic experience, Gao Cheng chose to help her keep Gao Rui yesterday.

"Auntie, if there is no difficulty now, even if you send someone to tell Cheng, if you can do what you can, Cheng will refuse."

Xiao Cheng smiled at you.

"Go forward and raise Rui'er with peace of mind, even though she is an orphan and widow, she is not inferior to the king."

Zou Hanjing paused, raised his head, looked at his toes and continued:
"With Zihui taking care of him, I think it will be difficult for no one."

"Naturally, you will protect your aunt."

Seeing that Cui Jishu's clothes were flimsy, Di Cheng persuaded:

"The weather is cold and the night is dark. Auntie should go back to the house early to sleep peacefully."

Zou Han respectfully bid me farewell.

When Gao Cheng hugged the quilt and went back to the mourning hall, Di Yang didn't seem to have fallen asleep yet.

Adding a quilt for Low Yang, my eyelids trembled slightly.

Did Gao Cheng notice it? I continued to kneel and sit in the mourning hall to watch the night.

After a while, footsteps came from outside the yard, Di Cheng thought it was Cui Jishu, but followed the sound, it was my father Di Huan who walked back.

Di Huan sat next to Di Cheng, recalling the fun things Cui Xian had when he was a child with me, and whenever he talked about moving his face, he always wiped his tears with his sleeves.

After talking very little and for a long time, Di Huan looked at Di Yang lying on the ground with his back to us, and warned Di Cheng:

"Because my father accidentally beat their uncle to death, now my heart is in pain, my heart is broken, and I am afraid that my father will blame me on Siquan.

"Zou Han, if he wants to take you as a warning, he will definitely repeat his father's mistakes."

Gao Cheng also made a statement to Gao Huan:
"The child will take good care of the younger brothers, don't worry about the father."

People's mood will always change with some major and minor changes.

Before accidentally killing Zou Han, Di Huan paid more and more attention to the relationship between his children.

I'm blind, I don't see the estrangement between Di Cheng and Di Yang, I think I understand the reason, it's not just suspicion.

That's why I came to the mourning hall tonight to remember the past with Gao Cheng.

After talking with Gao Cheng for a long time, Di Huan got up and left, and Gao Cheng went with him to see him off.

After being sent to the gate of the mansion, Di Huan suddenly let the guards in, and said to Di Cheng:
"Zou Hanle is actually very stupid."

Gao Yangle is Di Yang's baby name, and Gao Cheng knows in his heart that calling up the baby name at this time is to talk about Di Yang from the perspective of his father and brother.

"My child understands."

Di Huan looked at Gao Cheng and said:
"I won't be able to help him in the future, a brother is always more trustworthy than a family member."

Gao Cheng met Di Huan's gaze, did he shrink back:

"The child will guard against me, but will harm me."

"As a father, he has given him very little. Gao Chen's position as the eldest son can be shaken, and he needs to be suspicious of Gao Yangle."

"Father is giving it, but Cheng is worried that I will take it myself."

Low Cheng replied.

"Given Gao Chen's power, why worry about it?"

"Although the power is heavy, for Zou Hanle, only one assassin is enough."

In the moonlight, Di Huan was silent for a long time. I thought that Di Cheng's suspicion had not yet reached that point, but I was also relieved that Di Cheng was honest with himself.

"Remember what I said today, it will kill my life."

Throwing away those words, Di Huan summoned guards to send me away.

Back at the Bohai Prince's Mansion, did Di Huan go back to his room to rest for the first time, but he just fetched a melody and spread it out, the content was to bestow titles on officials for Di Yang.

Sanqi Changshi, Hushi General, Yitong Basi, You Guanglu Xiaofu, Taiyuan County Founding Duke.

Such a reward can be compared with Gao Chengqi who is not a servant.

But today, I have to write another letter because of my low-level remarks, leaving only the title of Founding Duke of Taiyuan County.

Di Huan knew that such treatment was fair to Di Yang, but I had no choice.

Gao Cheng hasn't clarified his fear of Di Yang, is it possible that he wants to seal Di Yang Xiao Si, deepen the conflict between us brothers, and wait for his own death in the future, so that we can fight against the queen.

Or dethroning his good helper, the fledgling Gao Cheng, is a pity to stir up internal turmoil and help Di Yang to be lowered.

Abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, and let my descendants think about it.

Di Huan sealed the new playlist, looked at the moon in the window, and said to himself:
"Gao Chen could have lied, but he told me bluntly. What I said today must be from the bottom of my heart. It may be a blessing for Gao Yangle to be a rich and idle person."

The next day, with the flow of people, Cui Xian's coffin was sent out of Zou Hancheng, and I was buried, and the funeral was considered to have begun.

Di Cheng stayed in Gao Yang for two days, and then bid farewell to Di Huan.

The reason for the delay was naturally that Di Huan changed his mind temporarily and took the two-year-old Di Jun and Di Yan with him.

When the day of parting came, Wang and Mu looked at the young son in the nurse's arms, weeping loudly.

But Gao Huan is determined. I think the reason for Gao Cheng's suspicion of Gao Yang is that the two brothers have met each other for a long time, and there is not much brotherhood between them.

With the same accuracy, Gao Huan is willing to commit the seventh crime again.

In the Prince's Mansion of Bohai, Gao Cheng and Di Yang's couple paid homage to their parents and bid farewell to those who saw them off one by one, and Cui Jishu, who was holding Gao Rui in his arms, was not among them.

"You will chant Buddhist scriptures in Gaoyang and pray for Zihui."

Cui Jishu said solemnly.

Low Cheng smiled and said:

"If the Buddha is not alive, I'm afraid he will punish you first."

Although under the banner of Yuan Shanjian, the matter of destroying Buddha is indeed led by himself.

"He wiped out evildoers for Buddhism, and the Buddha will definitely blame him."

Zou Hanjing also knows about Gao Cheng's extermination of Buddha, so you should be serious.

You will be widowed at an early age, so you have to find something to do, chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha is a bad thing for Zou Hanjing, but Gao Cheng still persuades you not to follow Liang people's fasting.

Cui Jishu responded immediately.

Gao Cheng then turned to Chen Yuankang, whose eyes were red, and said goodbye to me.

After a long time, the convoy set off southbound under the escort of Wang Sizheng.

Gao Cheng opened the curtains, poked his head out and waved goodbye to everyone, and didn't retreat back into the carriage until he could no longer see him again.

For Gao Cheng, leaving Zou Han means that the leisurely days are not over yet.

On the first day of October, the despicable and shameless thief had just crossed the river bridge, and Luoyang, which had been cloudy and rainy for several days, also cleared up.

The capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty finally welcomes back its supreme king, the Great King.

Gao Cheng greeted him early, and everyone greeted him, but the Jianchun Gate was still full of members of the Gao clan.

Greetings with everyone one by one, when he walked behind Jinyang Le Mian, Gao Cheng only said a few special polite words, but the most out of sight was revealed in his heart.

Jinyang Le did a good job in Yunyang Valley, not only ensuring that Liu Lisheng died at the hands of the generals, but also letting us kill all of Liu Lisheng's heirs.

Leading a group of people back to Bohai Prince's Mansion, Di Cheng ordered his servants to hold a banquet and drink happily with everyone.

During the banquet, he ordered people to call Di Yang, Di Jun, and Di Yan to introduce his eight younger brothers to everyone.

There is nothing to say, father and son can't speak out in private, but behind the inside, they have to be superficial.

Just like this night, Di Huan had to deliberately enter the guards before speaking to Gao Cheng.

Diyang's award has not been issued long ago, but he was named the Duke of Taiyuan County and has an official position.

Everyone guessed that Di Yang was not valued by Di Huan, and no one took me seriously.

Before the banquet ended, Di Cheng saw off the guests, and found a good yard for Di Yang, Di Jun, and Di Yan in the mansion, and settled them there.

Did I wait to go to Shangshu Province to deal with government affairs, but to worry about Diyang's studies first.

Di Huan didn't ask me to go south to be taught by Gao Cheng on the grounds that he had time to look after Gu Diyang.

Who the teacher is is not important, what is taught is the key.

Before arranging Di Yang to enter the palace to thank him, Di Cheng collected a bunch of moral books, and found a famous Confucian from outside Luoyang City, pointing to the books under the table and said:
"They say in Confucianism that no one is mortal, and one must establish morality, meritorious service, and speech.

"You entrusted brother to him to teach, you are asking me to make meritorious deeds in the future, but someone will criticize my virtue.

"How to teach, he should have no idea."

This Confucian scholar is a clumsy person, and immediately said that he would educate Low Yang to be a moral gentleman.

Low Cheng nodded and said:
"If that's the case, you will keep him rich for the rest of his life."

Let the Confucian scholars finish teaching outside the Low Ocean Academy tomorrow, and send me away.

After finishing all the work, I called the servant girl to inquire again, finally put my mind at ease, and went back to the front yard to meet the concubines.

"Shangguan Gaocheng pays homage to the emperor's palace."

After leaving the door, Gao Cheng kowtowed and saluted.

Zou Hanyinge deliberately said with a hot face:

"Aiqing left the mansion early, but she only came to see her at that time, but she was delayed by some younger sister."

Di Cheng hurriedly complained, saying that before he had a banquet with the guests, he was busy looking for a good teacher for Di Yang.

Although Da Ah Hui was also an empress, the drama between the empress and the Shangguan belonged exclusively to Di Cheng and Ah Hui Ying'e.

Before exchanging lovesickness with Ah Huiying'e, Ah Huiying'e asked about her mother, Princess Beixiang, and her two younger brothers who lived in Gaoyang.

Gao Cheng didn't see us during this trip, but it was delaying my nonsense.

A few words coaxed Ah Hui Ying'e to her heart's content, and then she went to Da Ah Hui's room.

Goodbye Da Ah Hui, Gao Cheng, who just attended Cui Xian's funeral, can't help but sigh.

At the beginning, I was lucky, thinking that Da Ah Hui would be able to save Zou Han's life when he came to Luoyang, but I still didn't control myself after all.

Hugging Da Ah Hui in her arms, she talked love for a while.

Da Zou Han also asked about the recent situation of his family members in Gaoyang.

Di Cheng made up a lot of nonsense and coaxed you into it.

In fact, the families of the two people also have something to worry about.

Di Huan raised you in Gaoyang, thinking of Ah Huirong's kindness and the incense friendship with Ah Huizhao, no matter what, people will bully you.

Eating and drinking is worrying, but there is freedom.

When Gao Cheng met Yuan Mingyue and Mrs. Song earlier, he talked sweetly again.

Di Yang's life in Luoyang was very regular, he studied moral books with his husband every day, and Di Cheng, who was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, set his sights on the administration of officials while he was retreating from the hidden households in various places in the Kanto.

The root cause of official corruption in the late Northern Wei Dynasty was whether officials had salaries.

The corruption of official administration in the early stage was the issuance of a cessation of year, which cut off the possibility of officials being promoted by relying on political performance.

The abolition of the age limit and the reconstruction of the official promotion system are also the expectations that Di Huan placed on me when he handed over the Ministry of Officials to Gao Cheng.

During the Heyin massacre and the previous Luoyang rebellion, the clan and ministers were especially killed twice, like mowing grass.

The vested interests that have not existed for a long time are slowly dying, and new vested interests have not yet formed.

We are not Xindu Yuancong who was quickly promoted by bypassing the age limit.

For the nobles of the lower party, the seniority requirements restrict us, but the regulations on ability and political performance can effectively protect their official positions.

At the same time, prevent talented people from the bottom from showing up and impacting our status.

He Bahun wants to be a good person, but he also wants to reform the administration of officials, but what he wants to violate is the interests of his cronies.

I regret that, apart from myself, there is no one who can withstand the pressure of the nobles of the party and push forward the reform weakly.

That's why Di Huan was willing to hand over the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to Gao Cheng.

In history, the original owner is more of a thug. I charged in Yecheng, and Di Huan sang red faces in Zou Han:

'Your son has grown up and has no ideas of his own, so they should stay out of the way. '

I and Zhu Yuanzhang, who wants to remove thorns for Zhu Biao because of his reputation, have completely opposite attitudes.

But Gao Cheng also understands, if there is no contribution, why does Gao Huan give me so little power.

No matter how hard Di Huan's childhood was, it was never as miserable as Zhu Yuanzhang's closest relatives starved to death one by one. Naturally, it is possible that I treat Zhu Biao specially and cherish Gao Cheng.

Throwing away the resentment in his heart, Gao Cheng called Jinyang and Xiao Erzhu, planning to redistribute their responsibilities.

Although Cui Ang is known as one of the Eight Cuisines, it is because of his surname, in addition to Gao Cheng's heart, he is inferior to Chen Yuankang, Yang Min, Xiao Erzhu, Jinyang Le, and Jinyang Xu Shao.

Now that Chen and Yang are here, and the hearing department is handed over to someone else, Gao Cheng can also worry, at most in the short term, Zou Hanjing will continue to preside over this matter for me.

"Cui Changshi, the father, the king, took Cheng as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and entrusted Cheng to reform the administration of officials. Among the eight officials of the Ministry of Officials, the most important thing is the examination of merit. Cheng's subordinates appointed him as Cao Langzhong for the examination of merit. He needs to manage things with his heart."

As soon as those words came out, Jinyang was delighted, but Xiao Erzhu looked bright.

Low Cheng said again:

"Ji Lun takes up a public office, so naturally he can serve in your shogunate. Shu Zheng will take over the position of Changshi. Although Yanshen is the shogunate Sima, he has to be distracted by the secretary. The small governor's mansion will be handed over to Shu Zheng for you. .”

Erjuna regained his strength and thanked him immediately.

First let Jinyang go back to prepare to take over the officials' examination of meritorious service, Gao Cheng said to Xiao Erzhu:
"Evaluation of officials' merits is false, but when reforming officials, it is an offending job. Uncle should understand your intentions."

　I woke up after two o'clock, and fell asleep for a while in the middle, and then I finished writing and went to sleep.

　　There will be an exam tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the update will not be interrupted. After the exam, the update time should be adjusted to daytime.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)