Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 256 The ceremony does not cut the funeral
Since the publication of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", the set of military etiquette in the Spring and Autumn Period has been eliminated. Similar to Song Xianggong's battle of Hongshui, he strictly abided by the etiquette and refused to attack halfway, so that he was defeated rarely.

However, the Xianbei regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty withdrew in a war under the pretext of ceremonies and mourning, that is, Emperor Xiaowen's second southern expedition.

If it is said that Emperor Xiaowen's first southern expedition was only to open the window for moving the capital to Luoyang, he advocated tearing down the roof.

So Emperor Xiaowen's second Southern Expedition was really for unification.

In June 497 A.D., Emperor Xiaowen conscripted 6 soldiers and horses from the five prefectures of Ji, Ding, Ying, Xiang, and Ji.

In August, Emperor Xiaowen personally led the Sixth Army to set off from Luoyang, and Pengcheng Wang Yuanxie and other 8th Army followed one after another, claiming a million, and went straight to Xiangyang.

When the war was in full swing, in September 498, Emperor Xiaowen learned of the death of Qi Ming Emperor Xiao Luan, so he issued an edict that "ceremonies should not be mourned", and he led his troops back.

Of course, no matter how nice the words are, the reasons are nothing more than Emperor Xiaowen's own serious illness, and the Gaoche tribe who was recruited did not want to go south, which led to the outbreak of rebellion.

As soon as Emperor Xiaowen left, the Southern Qi launched an offensive on the back, trying to regain the lost ground. The Wei army retreated steadily, forcing Emperor Xiaowen, who had just returned to Luoyang, to march again.

In March 499, under the personal command of Emperor Xiaowen Yuan Hong, the Wei army defeated the Qi army. The Qi army coach Chen Xianda led a 3 army, with more than 4 dead, and fled in a hurry.

At the end of March, the condition of Emperor Xiaowen, who had just defeated the Qi army, deteriorated again. On the way to his class, he died of illness in Gutangyuan (Dengzhou, Henan) palace on April 3. He was only 4 years old.

At this time, less than 6 months have passed since Emperor Xiaowen issued an edict that "ceremonies should not be mourned".

No one would really retreat in the name of propriety when they launched a great war against the country because of the death of the opposing monarch.

After all, the materials used to launch this great war are enough to empty the treasury. It is true that governing the country is a trifle, and Yang Guang is the best example.

Nanliang Envoy Chijie, Yuzhou Inspector, Supervising the military forces of Yu, Huai, Chen, Ying, Jian, Huo, and Yi, the general Xia Houkui guarding Huainan, has been actively preparing for battle since he learned that Shan's illness was serious.

Xia Houkui knew a lot about Gao Yue, governor of Xuzhou, and knew that he was filial by nature, and only waited for Shan's death from illness, and when Gao Yue had nothing to do, he sent troops northward to capture Pengcheng.

Ritual or not?nonexistent.

However, the news of Gao Cheng's southern tour came at the right time, which made Xia Houkui, who had been waiting for the news from Pengcheng, break his defense on the spot, especially the follow-up news from Pengcheng was just as he expected. Xia Houkui's heart ached.

What a great opportunity, can't the Xianbei children just stay in Luoyang and have fun with the widow!
Gao Cheng rushed to Pengcheng on Qingqi, and the news came back that he was in charge of Xuzhou's military affairs.

He can summon the army of seven prefectures, including Nanliang Yuzhou, to go north, while Gao Cheng can dispatch more prefectures and counties, including Yuzhou of the Eastern Wei Dynasty guarded by Yaoxiong.

(The names of prefectures and counties in Wei and Liang are repeated, and they do not refer to the same place. For example, Yuzhou in the Eastern Wei Dynasty is located in Runan, Henan, and Yuzhou in the Southern Liang Dynasty is in Hefei.)
Due to the long border between Liang and Wei, there were many meticulous activities, and it was easier to transmit news. Xia Houkui's previous series of war preparations also aroused Gao Cheng's vigilance.

Even though Xia Houkui had already dismissed the gathered soldiers from the seven states, Gao Cheng still ordered Murong Shaozong, governor of Yingzhou, to lead the army to Pengcheng.

Gao Yue sent the Shan family's coffin to Luoyang, and he would not return in a short time, and Gao Cheng could not stay in Pengcheng for a long time. Therefore, Murong Shaozong needed to guard Xuzhou and guard against Xia Houkui.

It has been six years since Di Zhen, the governor of Xuzhou, was killed in office in the second year of Taichang (533), Xuzhou rebelled, Gao Cheng led the army to conquer, and used estrangement to cause the gentry in Pengcheng to kill each other.

The old gentry family disappeared after that night, and the only remaining family was forcibly relocated to other places by Gao Cheng afterwards. All the accumulated accumulation of each family for hundreds of years was filled up, and no soup was left for Pengcheng's poor family, which also caused them Unable to jump to new gentry tiers.

Families in other counties and counties of Xuzhou also hoped to move to Pengcheng, the state government, to gain greater influence, but they were not allowed, so Pengcheng became the only state city where no gentry took root.

Gao Cheng's reputation in Xuzhou is good or bad. Over the years, he has insisted on equalizing the land and introduced many policies to benefit the people. Play the role of stopping children's night crying:
'Cry again!Cry again and Gao Cheng will come! '

The effect was very good. On the day Xiao Gao Wang entered the city, there were not a few children running around in Xuzhou city.

Not long after the southern tour team left by Gao Cheng arrived in Pengcheng, Murong Shaozong, the governor of Yingzhou, also received an order. He did not dare to delay. After making arrangements for the military and administration of Yingzhou, he left [-] prefecture soldiers on guard, and led [-] Gyeonggi soldiers to rush there. Xuzhou.

Obviously, they are ready to stay for a long time.

Gao Huan, who was in Yecheng, finally learned the news of Shan's death.

Gao Huan is not Gao Aocao, even if it is just a sentence of encouragement from Duan Chang, the general of Huaishuo Town, when he was in despair:
'You have the talent to save troubled times, this life will not be wasted, I would like to entrust all my children and grandchildren to you. '

Gao Huan posthumously gave Duan Chang the title of Sikong, and appointed his son Duan Ning to be a Zhonglang in the Xiangfu.

Such an act of repaying kindness, Jingzhao would be silent when he heard it.

He Liuhun repays his kindness with glory and wealth; Gao Aocao repays his kindness with broken legs, the contrast is too obvious.

Needless to say, Shan's kindness to Gao Huan, when he was a messenger, he often stayed at his aunt's house. Not only did he not suffer from supercilious glances, but he also took good care of Gao Huan because of the divination that Gao Huan would be very valuable in the future.

After Gao Huan took power, he immediately canonized the Shan family as the county lord, and added a maid equivalent to a second-rank official.

He Liuhun has always been an emotional person, especially now that he is old.

He heard that Gao Yue was transporting the coffin of the Shan family to Luoyang, and he didn't think about food and drink along the way, so that he was in limbo.

Gao Huan forgot all the things about Jinyang back then, and all he recalled was the time when he lived in his aunt's house when he was down and out, and the past with Gao Yue and the Shan family.

In the middle of February in the eighth year of Taichang (539), Gao Huan left Yecheng with his sick body and went to Luoyang.

When Xuzhou was waiting for Murong Shaozong to come to take over the handover, Gao Cheng summoned Li Min, the governor of East Xuzhou, to Xuzhou to report on his duties, and therefore excluded East Xuzhou from the itinerary.

The Beijing test is at the end of March, and time was delayed in Xuzhou, and the next schedule must be hurry up.

It was already late February when he came to Murong Shaozong, Gao Cheng handed over the affairs of Xuzhou to him, and immediately set off for the south Qingzhou.

The governors of Southern Qingzhou are Gao Cheng's father-in-law, Li Huibo, and his wife and brother Li Zixiong, while Li Changyi's eldest brother Li Zidan is currently in Jinyang as a hostage.

　Ten minutes late, still 6000 short.

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