Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 215 Five Surnames and Four Clans
While Gao Cheng was writing to Gao Huan, Gao Longzhi was ordered to go back to Luoyang first to speak for Yuan Shanjian.

But Gao Huan's reaction was very quick. After receiving Gao Cheng's letter, he immediately sent Dou Tai, who had just returned to Jinyang for a few days to rest, to lead [-] troops out of Fukouxing, Taihang, and stationed in Yinzhou.

On September 537, the sixth year of Taichang (24), Yuan Shanjian held a court meeting to discuss the abolition of slaves and maidservants and the granting of land for farming cattle. At the same time, the tax system was reformed, the household adjustment was abolished, and the old system was restored.

Gao Cheng, who was inspecting the saltworks in Cangzhou, heard the news and asked Luoyang Shangshu to dissuade him, but he was angrily reprimanded.

Yuan Shanjian replied:

"I have received great love from the prime minister, and I practiced my age for six years.After watching politics for several years, I have made a little income, why is it still involuntary?The son of heaven, the general will do it for himself! '

Gao Cheng, who just came to Yingzhou after his trip to Cangzhou, was terrified when he received the review. He immediately removed the seal and handed it to an angel to bring him back to Luoyang.

In the scene between them, ordinary people took it seriously, scolding the emperor for being stupid, not listening to loyal words, and sympathizing with the little Gao Wang who pleaded for the people.

But the real aristocratic families, such as the four surnames and five families in Hebei: Boling Cui, Qinghe Cui, Fanyang Lu, Zhaojun Li, and Bohai Gao, how can they not know what is going on.

As the biggest victim of this incident, the four surnames and five ethnic groups had to send people to Yingzhou to express condolences to Gao Cheng who spoke out for them.

Dou Tai of Yinzhou, Shedigan of Dingzhou, and Lou Zhao of Jizhou each had their own tribesmen. Hebei also had [-] troops accompanying Gao Cheng to the north, and [-] salt soldiers.

Gao Huan and Gao Cheng's father and son gathered so many troops in Hebei, and what they meant, the four surnames and five clans knew it well.

Even the military forces assembled in Tongguan were dispersed, and the chief general Duan Shao was transferred back to Northern Yuzhou in advance to deter the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Gao's rule is far more stable than Zhu's, and has won the hearts of the people, and there are no internal divisions such as Erzhu Zhao, Erzhu Shilong, Erzhu Tianguang, Erzhu Zhongyuan and others.

Gao Cheng searched out 60 hermits from Hebei, and the strength of the Hebei gentry was even worse than before.

The lesson of the extermination of the Hongnong Yang family is close at hand, and no one really dares to make such a move.

To the people of four surnames and five clans who came to condolences, Gao Cheng said with emotion:
"The son of heaven is the chief, I should avoid it, or return to Jinyang, and serve the Shuangci."

People with four surnames and five clans sneered at this, saying that the emperor is getting older and I should avoid his sharp edge, and they even said that they would go to Jinyang to be filial to Gao Huan and his wife.

Seeing that Yuan Shan really has that ability, he is afraid that the backhand will be "the emperor is stupid, he should set up another master." '

Then he picked a young boy from the clan to succeed Yuan Shanjian.

But since Gao Cheng acted in this scene and didn't want to tear his face, everyone could only accompany him in the performance.

Gao Cheng's staff, Lu Xunzu, a descendant of Fan Yang's Lu family, comforted him:
"The Son of Heaven just said in a moment of anger that the Great Wei Sheji is supported only by the General, and he will do his part. What can the General say?"

Lu Xunzu was the grandson of Lu Wenwei, the governor of East Yongzhou, and the son of Lu Gongdao, the prefect of Fanyang.

His grandfather, Lu Wenwei, used to be the prefect of Fanyang, and it was Lu Wenwei's credit for instigating Liu Lingzhu to rebel. After Liu Lingzhu died, Lu Wenwei defected to Gao Huan and participated in Xindu Jianyi.

When Gao Cheng first went to Hebei to seek hermitage, he wrote to Lu Wenwei, hoping that Lu Xunzu would serve in his shogunate, so as to appease Fan Yang and the Lu family.

On the one hand, they reused the children of Hebei gentry, such as Boling Sancui, etc., but on the other hand, they gradually weakened the strength of Hebei gentry, such as Kuojian Yinhu.

It was Gao Cheng who boiled the frogs step by step. Today, their core figures are getting higher and higher in the court, but the armed forces in their hands are getting weaker and weaker.

How dare and how willing to launch another Hebei uprising.

If Hebei is not chaotic, it is even less likely that there will be troubles in Henan. After all, all the generals under Gao Cheng's command lead their troops in Henan.

Under the consolation of representatives of the gentry, members of the four surnames and five clans, Gao Cheng at least took a break from serving his parents in Jinyang.

He also reciprocated, promising to everyone that he would exempt slaves from head tax for the first three years.

Despite Gao Cheng's promise, many people still plan to write home, hoping to reduce the number of slaves immediately.

Such as Lu Xunzu.

On the one hand, it is indeed unprofitable, raising a large number of slaves, even if there is a three-year tax exemption, the expenses will not be low.

After all, these people have to eat.

On the other hand, it is also worried that the people in the clan will not know what is going on, which will delay their own future.

Zhang Shiqi's promotion to general Zhu Bo gave Lu Xunzu a great impact.

This person came from a humble background, in his opinion, he has little talent and learning, he only knows how to flatter and flatter horses, but he can rise to a high position.

It shows that Gao Cheng doesn't value family background or talent when employing people, it's just his personal preference.

Lu Xunzu had never read Zhang Shiqi's mysterious little book, so naturally he didn't know about his talent.

But it was also this misunderstanding that made Lu Xunzu unwilling to annoy Gao Cheng.

As soon as the four surnames and five clans who came to condolences dispersed, Yuan Shanjian's envoy came to Yingzhou again and returned Gao Cheng's seal.

This hot potato, Yuan Shan sees how dare he take it, if Gao Cheng is captured secretly, the seal letter may be effective, and it can fool the generals from all over Henan.

But now that Gao Cheng asked himself to resign to pay his guilt, this matter was put on the surface, even if he took the opportunity to seize the seal of the general, who would listen to Luoyang's orders.

Not to mention that Wang Shiliang, who holds the Imperial Army in his hand, was from Gao Cheng's staff, and Gao Ji Shi was watching him closely.

This villain can snatch the emperor's seal, so why can't he take back the seal for the general?
The envoy replaced Yuan Shan with kind words of relief, as if Gao Cheng had really been wronged in the whole matter.

Gao Cheng accepted it as soon as he saw it, took back the seal, and continued to hold the positions of General, Supervisor of Zhongshu, Shangshuling, Shizhong, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

He said sincerely to the messenger:

"Since your majesty has made up his mind, I dare not obstruct it. I hope that your majesty will think twice before acting."

The envoy was ordered to return to Luoyang to deliver the message, and Gao Cheng was about to set off for Youzhou, the hometown of the Lu family in Fanyang.

Lu Xunzu was ordered to go back to Fan Yang one step ahead of Gao Cheng, and meet his father Lu Gongdao, the prefect of Fan Yang.

The three generations of Lu Wenwei, Lu Gongdao, and Lu Xun, as the core members of the Fan Yang Lu family, undoubtedly have their heart for the Gao family.

Back then, their family bet on Gao Huan and got a lot of rewards. Lu Wenwei left the town of Yongzhou, and the position of Fan Yang prefect was also succeeded by Lu Gongdao.

Now let them give up the reward of risking their lives and rebel for the sake of the number of slaves, how can they be willing.

But the clan is the foundation after all, not only the Lu family and his sons, but also the noble families such as the Boling Cui family and Qinghe Cui family.

The core figures who have obtained political rewards are in high positions and can make rational choices. But for ordinary children, the Gao family first searched for hidden households, then reformed the official system, and now they are forcing everyone to release slaves. How can you not feel resentful.

After all, Xindu Jianyi's cake does not have their share.

They can't be rational, Gao Cheng will help them maintain their rationality.

After communicating with Yang Min, all parts of Hebei are spreading the atrocities of Erzhu's massacre of Hengnong Yang's.

Although the words between the lines are condemning the Erzhu family, it is not a threat to the ordinary children of the gentry.

The core characters have a heart for the Gao family, but they can't openly sell the family's interests as a means of personal advancement.

Being spurned by the clan, no matter how high the official position is, it is a castle in the air.

So Gao Cheng found a reason for them to safeguard the interests of the clan.

No interest is more important than the survival of the clan.

Taking Erzhu's atrocities as an example, they not only counted Gao's strength, but also elaborated on Gao Cheng's benevolent governance over the years, as well as his own strength, and finally persuaded a group of victims.

After all, it is not a ban on slavery, and the tax of 20 yuan per person per year is affordable for them, but it is just that they cannot be in groups of slaves like in the past.

It's just that prohibiting slaves from plowing cattle and granting land is indeed a big slash in the clan economy.

But no one wants to end up with the Hengnong Yang family. Who knows what these barbarians can do.

Although the Gao family claimed to be from the Gao family in Bohai, their military strength is mainly composed of the Qihu tribe of the Xianbei and Erzhu families in the Six Towns.

The only Han army to be used was Gyeonggi soldiers, and among the 4000 people, there were [-] Xianbei soldiers under Duan Shao's command and [-] Wuchuan Xianbei soldiers.

There are only 7000 soldiers in the Gyeonggi Bing Han Army, and a new group of [-] salt soldiers. Outsiders think they are just miscellaneous soldiers guarding the salt farms.

Compared with Bingzhou Hu, this manpower is really insignificant.

Thanks to the brutality of the Erzhu clan, what happened to the Hengnong Yang clan allowed this group of aristocratic families to recognize the lower limit of the Hu people:

The alliance vowed clearly that only the head of the villain would be punished, and when Yang's vigilance was relaxed, the clan would be slaughtered immediately.

Before Gao Cheng arrived in Youzhou, Fan Yang and the Lu family were finally willing to accept the reality under the lobbying of Lu Gongdao and Lu Xun's grandfather and son.

It is not known whether they felt the oppressive feeling of Gao Cheng's army going north.

The Fanyang Lu family expressed their support for the imperial court's decree on the abolition of slaves and maidservants, and the granting of land for farming cattle.

There are [-] Dou Tai troops stationed in Yinzhou where the Li family of Zhaojun is located, and they have expressed their support for the emperor Yuan Shanjian early on.

The Cui family of Qinghe was forced by the military power of She Digan, the governor of Dingzhou, and also supported the Li family of Zhaojun.

Not to mention the Boling Cui family who also belong to Dingzhou. Because Gao Cheng believed in the three Cuisines of Boling and believed in the political rewards of Du Jianyi, they made a lot of money, and they were at the junction of Dingzhou and Jizhou. , Dingzhou Inspector She Digan in the north, and Jizhou Inspector Lou Zhao in the south. Therefore, they were the first to express their support for Yuan Shanjian's decree.

The remaining Gao family in Bohai is the clan that contributed the most to the establishment of the capital of Xindu by the Hebei gentry. With Gao Huan's hard work, he was able to join the four surnames and five clans in Hebei, but the foundation is not as deep as the other families after all.

Moreover, the important figures Gao Gan, Gao Shen, Gao Aocao, and Gao Jishi, Gao Gan and Gao Shenyuan were in Jinyang, Gao Aocao guarded Guangzhou, and only Gao Jishi returned to Hebei alone.

Needless to say what is the composition of Gao Jishi, the armed forces of the Bohai Gao clan are all in the hands of the four brothers of the Gao family, and with the full support of Gao Jishi, the Bohai Gao clan is only one step behind the Boling Cui clan.

Gao Jishi didn't care much about how many clansmen cast aside him behind his back.

With Gao Cheng's order, even the second elder brother dared to arrest him, so why would he be afraid of the rumors from his tribe?

After gaining the support of the four surnames and five ethnic groups in Hebei, Gao Cheng immediately sent a message to Luoyang:
The abolition of slaves and maidservants, the granting of land for farming cattle and the restoration of the Han system can be implemented.

The Sui and Tang dynasties, who relied on their superior positions, could carry out things throughout the country. How could the Gao family, with the six towns of Xianbei as the main body, encounter twists and turns in the Kanto.

　There is another chapter before twelve o'clock in the evening. This National Day is celebrated in my girlfriend's hometown, and I can only use mobile phone code words. The main reason is that I am too busy with various entertainments. I really did not intentionally update less and update late. Yesterday's update was 9 minutes late. , Losing full attendance is hard.

　　Thanks to the book friend 20210301106459628416 for the reward.

　　
　
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