Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 257 Filial piety and righteousness

In the history of the Northern Dynasties, two East Xuzhous appeared successively. The first East Xuzhou was changed to South Qingzhou in the 22nd year of Taihe (498) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and its government was located in Tuancheng (Yishui, Shandong).

The second East Xuzhou was set up in the first year of Xiaochang (525), and the government was located in Xiapi (Pizhou, Jiangsu).

Li Huibo, the former governor of Shanzhou, has been much more relaxed since Gao Cheng was transferred from Hengnong City to be the governor of Southern Qingzhou.

Compared with when Tongguan was not under, facing the threat of Yuwentai, South Qingzhou was in the hinterland, and there was a real war, with Xuzhou and East Xuzhou on the front line, Li Bohui only needed to send troops for reinforcements.

It is also impossible to know that without the intervention of this son-in-law, he would die in Hengnong City because of Yuwen Taidong's robbing food, and this would trigger the Battle of Shayuan

Little Gao Wang's tenderness to his father-in-law is really touching.

Li Huibo and his second son Li Zixiong went twenty miles out of the city to meet them. Gao Cheng went to the nearest place and asked someone to call Li Changyi from the motorcade to meet her father and brother.

Everyone exchanged greetings, but Li Huibo did not dare to put on the airs of a father-in-law, he would call him a subordinate official, and serve Gao Cheng with the courtesy of a subordinate.

There has long been no doubt about the succession of power in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. As the eldest son, Gao Cheng's contribution to the rise of the Gao family is obvious to all, although it is not as exaggerated as Zhang Shiqi's record of "I initiated the rebellion against Erzhu, and I was present in the battle of Hanling".

But guarding Henan for eight years, he is prestige all over the world and has wings. Even if he forces his father to seize power, he will only be accused on the moral level, and he can still sit firmly in the world of Kanto.

In the face of this powerful minister who was destined to usurp the throne, Li Huibo did not dare to trust him in the slightest. Bo Zhao, the uncle of Han Wendi, was unwilling to commit suicide.

The Tian family is ruthless, even the uncle is like this, let alone the father of a concubine.

The identity of a foreign relative looks glamorous, but in fact it is just a layer of dispensable skin.

If you are loved by Gao Cheng, even if your surname is not Gao, and you don't marry a daughter, you will be able to form a friendship with you by beating around the bush.

Disgusting, a certain Yongzheng, who did not want to be named, expelled two brothers from the royal family and kicked them out of the genealogy, and changed the name of the eighth brother to Aqina, which means pig in Manchu, and called the ninth brother Seth black, that is, dog.

Gao Cheng's marriage with a noble family, even if the in-laws are all over the court in the future, whether they recognize this marriage or not, in the final analysis, depends on whether they have the value to let Xiao Gao Wang recognize their relatives.

Li Huibo was very self-aware, so what about the father of his concubine, the father of his first wife and the biological father of the emperor, he was still smothered to death by King Gao with a quilt.

Therefore, during his tenure in Nanqingzhou, Li Huibo actively implemented various decrees, and when facing Gao Cheng, he was even more respectful and humble.

Gao Cheng had no choice but to help Li Huibo who was prostrating, held his hand and persuaded him politely:
"I am married with Chang Yi, Li Gong is Cheng's Weng Zhang, how dare he accept such a big gift from Weng Zhang."

"Although the lower official and the great general are relatives by marriage, how can the human relationship be compared with legal principles? The great general patrols the sky on behalf of the sky, and there is a difference in respect and inferiority. I also ask the great general not to be called Weng Zhang again. It will ruin the lower official."

Gao Cheng had no choice but to let it go.

But from the bottom of my heart, I was very satisfied with Li Huibo's attitude. With Gao Cheng's power, how could he really be willing to treat others with the courtesy of Weng Zhang, and he was a head short for no reason.

Li Huibo has eyesight, and Gao Cheng did not hesitate to show his love for Li Changyi and his closeness to Li Huibo in front of the officials in Nanqingzhou.

At the banquet in the governor's mansion that night, Gao Cheng brought Li Changyi alone to attend.

During the dinner, Gao Cheng knew why Li Zidan didn't serve Li Huibo.

Li Huibo replied:

"The dog is used by the king of Xiang, so he should be famous for his fame."

Keeping people as hostages is not under house arrest. Mostly, it is to arrange a position for the eldest son in Jinyang. In this name, the family members of the governor of other states are kept in Jinyang.

Gao Cheng heard the words and sighed:
"Cheng's tour of the southern border coincided with his clan's uncle losing his benevolence, so he went to Pengcheng. The clan's uncle was so sad that he couldn't eat, so that he was paralyzed. Every time Cheng recalled it, he couldn't help feeling sad.

"A son wants to support but his parents don't wait for him. Reason is easy to understand, but action is difficult. Cheng is busy, busy with state affairs, and cannot serve his parents. He often regrets this.

"However, my father taught that when a man is born between heaven and earth, there is a distinction between great righteousness and minor filial piety. The minor filial piety, please rest in the double kindness day and night. The righteous man should put the world first, be loyal to the affairs of the state, and then take care of the family.

"For this statement, Cheng and all the gentlemen share their encouragement."

It doesn't matter whether Gao Huan said such a thing, no one dares to ask for proof.

The important thing is that Gao Cheng heard a lot of gossip and criticized Gao's practice of letting his father serve as the governor of the state and leaving his son in Jinyang as a hostage, thinking that it was not filial.

Gao Cheng also believes that unless the only child is born in his later years, the practice of keeping the child as a hostage does not make much sense.

People who really want to rebel will not cherish the lives of their wives and children. If the wife is gone, they can marry again, and if the son dies, they can be reborn.

Gao Cheng has a say in this matter. 14 years ago, he was almost shot to death by Gao Huan.

But after all, this is an unwritten rule Gao has followed for eight years, and no one can slander him no matter what.

There are no more than three sources of these rumors, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Southern Liang Dynasty, and a certain governor.

Gao Cheng didn't waste time to investigate carefully. He used himself as an example in front of all the officials in Nanqingzhou today, just to calm down the discussion.

Rumor has it that the Gao family separated from the father and son of the officials to guard against the shepherds of various states.

Who can blame Gao Huan and Gao Cheng for keeping quality.

However, this system will naturally be abolished when the world is stabilized in the future.

The irrationality of many things is actually helpless in the eyes of those in power, such as subdividing states and counties.

The land of three rivers, namely Henan, Hebei, and Hedong, is subdivided into eighty states.

Every state must have a supporting government, which also created a huge civil service system inherited from the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

However, Gao Cheng has served in the government for eight years, and has been in power for four years since he was named a general in the fourth year of Taichang (535). He has never thought about abolishing the prefectures and counties before. There are two main reasons.

One is naturally that there are enough high positions to accommodate ministers.

The second point is also the most important reason. The subdivision of states and counties is similar to the Tweeting Order. It divides a large state into several small states, weakens the strength of local state pastors, and prevents them from becoming big.

Therefore, since the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the number of prefectures and counties has continued to increase.

The number of 80 states in the Eastern Wei Dynasty was not the maximum of the two Wei and Nanliang states.

Historically, Nanliang had 107 states and 586 counties during this period.

The Western Wei Dynasty was less, with only 57 states.

Today the north has a total of 137 states, and when the Northern Zhou Dynasty perished and the Northern Qi Dynasty, the north had been subdivided into 221 states and 508 counties.

The Eastern and Western Weis, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty had confrontation and wars for more than [-] years. The central government subdivided the prefectures and counties in order to control the localities.

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