Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 407 The New Khan Stands (3000)

As Gao Cheng issued various orders, everyone took action one after another.

The generals of the Gyeonggi Army returned to the barracks one after another to stand by, waiting to follow him northward tomorrow.

Many preparations that should be made for the expedition were actually done four days ago. Now the household department in charge of mobilizing the remaining supplies is in an orderly manner, that is, King Xiao Gao keeps his body upright, otherwise Cui Jishu would still have time to find a beautiful woman for him.

And when Gao Jishi, who was about to travel thousands of miles away as a partial teacher, received the imperial edict at home, he didn't hesitate at all.

He is not ignorant of the dangers involved, but so what if he travels thousands of miles. Thinking that he went to the battlefield at the beginning of 16 years old, he dared to lead seven cavalry in pursuit of Er Zhuzhao's tens of thousands of troops who retreated calmly. Deep, I came back after meeting Er Zhuzhao face to face.

At the age of 17, outside Xiangyang City, he dared to charge back Chen Qingzhi's [-] army with [-] cavalry when the army was defeated, leaving Gao Cheng time to regroup.

He has lived for 34 years in this life, except that Gao Cheng forbids him to drink, he has never been afraid.

The person who passed the decree told Gao Jishi to quickly enter the palace to face the saint. Obviously, Gao Cheng still had something to say to Gao Jishi in person, at least not in the face of it.

It was dusk, the Mingguang Hall was on the other side of the hall, and the light was slightly dim.

As soon as Gao Jishi entered, Gao Cheng shunned all the palace people.

He sat on the imperial steps in the hall without hesitation, beckoned Gao Jishi to sit on the same steps as him, and then said earnestly:
"Zitong, you and I have known each other since we were young, and with your temperament, I wouldn't say anything. If you don't want to, and then change the words before the battle, the person who delivered the order should have brought a message for me. Mainly killing Turkic herdsmen, women and children, cattle, sheep and other livestock that cannot be taken away are also slaughtered and discarded, and must not be kept with the enemy.

"But I have one more thing to tell you. If the situation is critical, you can leave the army regardless of whether you are on a golden mountain or not. Like Chen Qingzhi, you can shave your hair and return as a monk. It is important to deal with the Turks, but you must not lose me." you.

"In this world, there were not many people who could talk to me in the past. It is even more difficult to find such a person when I become the emperor of Laoshizi. Zitong must keep in mind that everything is based on his own safety."

Gao Cheng did not call himself Zhen, he was not talking to Gao Jishi as the emperor of Northern Qi, but an old friend who had known each other for many years.

If other people heard this advice, they would cry bitterly and thank you, but Gao Jishi just nodded calmly, and then said with confidence:

"Don't worry, Zihui, I will definitely return in triumph and send you a good news."

In the past few years, he has seen too many things that Gao Cheng has done that moved him, and he has never doubted the friendship between the two, even if the other party becomes the emperor, it does not make any difference to Gao Jishi.

Whether it is the son of the Bohai king, the king of Qi, or the current emperor, no matter how his status changes, to apply Chen Yuankang's catchphrase, Gao Jishi only has Gao Cheng as the sun in his heart.

It has been three years since Gao Cheng was called Biao, and Gao Jishi's sentence Hui almost hit his heart.

The emperor is doomed to be lonely, he can't really get along with the ministers as friends, the emperor needs to have his own majesty, otherwise he will be despised.

What's more, there are no real friends, you need to be cautious when getting along, lest you offend him, even a girlfriend is so difficult to serve.

Today Gao Cheng gets along with Gao Jishi as an old friend, but thinking of his upcoming expedition and the friendship between the two over the years, he feels really sad.

The two sat on the imperial steps and talked about a lot of interesting things about their youth, until someone from the palace reported that Gao Aocao, the king of Yongchang County, was asking for a face-to-face outside the palace.

Hearing this, Gao Cheng smiled at Gao Ji and said:
"The news of King Yongchang is fast enough."

Gao Ji shook his head and smiled wryly:
"I wanted to go back to the barracks to stand by today, so I went to my house to say goodbye. I heard from my family that I was leaving the fortress."

Both of them knew that Gao Aocao definitely wanted to replace him here, and begged Gao Cheng to let him take the risk for Gao Jishi.

Gao Cheng said helplessly:
"With a brother who cares so much about my brother, I'm afraid my younger brothers will go mad with jealousy after hearing about this, and worry why my brother is not Gao Aocao."

Gao Aocao's name is Gao Ang, and his style name is Aocao, so it is not rude to call Gao Aocao directly with Gao Jishi.

Gao Jishi just smiled and didn't answer. It's really difficult to answer. It can only be said that everyone has a different way of showing their brotherhood. Gao Aocao thinks of Gao Jishi in everything, while Gao Cheng is : Power, widow, mine!mine!All mine!
While Gao Cheng sent someone to bring Gao Aocao into the palace, he asked Gao Jishi:

"What did Zitong think he would say to stop you from going out?"

Gao Jishi thought about it, and said uncertainly:

"Maybe it's a lack of talent?"

Gao Cheng shook his head and said:

"He has always loved you, so how could he belittle you with his talent in front of me? He should use his youth as an excuse."

Gao Jishi felt that the first half of Gao Cheng's sentence made sense, but the second half of it was a bit ridiculous. He was already 34, so how could he talk about the so-called youth.

When Gao Aocao entered, Gao Cheng had already sat back on the imperial couch, and Gao Jishi also straightened up and stood under the imperial steps.

After some etiquette, Gao Aocao sincerely asked:
"Your Majesty, the general thinks that Zitong is not young enough to accept this important task, so please let the general go west on his behalf."

Hearing this, Gao Cheng and Gao Jishi looked at each other, with no concealment of complacency in their eyes: "Look, I'll just say so."

As for why Gao Cheng could guess, Gao Aocao's brain has been trained into muscles, so you can expect him to think of other excuses.

"Gao Qing has the courage to do things, I am very relieved, since this is the case."

The palace city of Luoyang is very large. When Gao Aocao walked into the side hall, Gao Cheng and Gao Jishi had already made an agreement. If Gao Cheng guessed correctly, Gao Jishi would persuade him; if he guessed wrong, Gao Cheng He persuaded Gao Aocao to go back.

At this time Gao Cheng pretended to agree, Gao Jishi immediately stood up and said excitedly:

"Your Majesty! The imperial edict has been issued, and there is no change. If you change your general, how will the world treat your majesty and humble ministers, please think twice!"

Gao Aocao was worried about Gao Jishi, but how could Gao Jishi be willing to take the risk for his third brother who spoiled him since he was a child.

However, Gao Aocao did not give up and continued to insist:

"I have followed Your Majesty for nearly 20 years, and I am often a vanguard general. I know the way of cavalry raids well. Please replace him with a minister!"

Gao Jishi originally thought that Gao Aocao himself had a favorite name, otherwise he would not have used the canopy on the battlefield, and he would certainly cherish his reputation.

It's just that although this good brother cherishes his younger brother's reputation, he cherishes his life even more.

Gao Jishi became anxious, and spit out:
"Your Majesty! King Yongchang is nearly fifty years old, and his strength has already weakened. I am afraid it will be difficult for him to travel far. This minister is in his prime, so it is more suitable for this matter!"

As soon as these words came out, Gao Cheng and Gao Aocao were dumbfounded.

Gao Cheng said in his heart: Good guy, do you dare to say this?

Sure enough, Gao Aocao came to his senses and became angry. Yes, he is already 49 years old, and his strength and physical fitness are no longer at their peak, but now there is only Peng Peng who can compete with him on horseback in the army. Le, why are you talking about Gao Jishi, I am going to retreat to the house half-retired like Dou Tai.

I saw chickens flying and dogs jumping in the Mingguang Hall, Gao Aocao chased Gao Jishi to fight, Gao Jishi couldn't beat him, and he didn't dare to fight back, so he had to run around, Gao Cheng didn't stop him, just sat on it and watched the fun, before The palace servants who had already been called back into the palace fled one after another.

After beating Gao Jishi, Gao Aocao proved with practical actions that although he is old, he can still eat.

After venting his anger, he didn't insist on changing generals anymore, it wasn't that he was really angry with Gao Jishi.

My own heart is good, and the words are just a few words of offense, just like when you are recovering from a serious illness and your body has not yet recovered, your girlfriend hesitates to speak and asks if you are okay, her mouth is sour, or forget it today.You can't really take it to heart.

The main thing is to see Gao Ji's determination, yes, the younger brother who watched him grow up is now 34 years old, and he is no longer the little tail that followed him when he was young.

After seeing off the Gao family brothers, Gao Cheng ordered someone to summon Tu Tujia. Although he was determined to leave for the north tomorrow, there were still some things that should go through the process, and Rouran had to ask to send troops.

When Tutujia entered the palace again, Gao Cheng no longer had the excitement of watching the excitement before, but looked heartbroken, which made Tutujia puzzled: Is it my brother who died, or his brother? dead brother?Why do you look sadder than me.

But after thinking about it, he and Daqi Tianzi once married Jinlan, so his elder brother is his elder brother, besides he is the father of his deceased wife and has the status of grandson-in-law, so it is three times painful, so it is normal to be so sad.

'Ugh!My brother-in-law is really a kind person. '

Thinking like this, Tu Tujia wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and saluted Gao Cheng respectfully.

"Brother, don't be polite."

Gao Cheng raised his right hand falsely, then said sadly:

"Hearing the bad news and learning of Khan's death, I was so heartbroken that I fainted in court, which made my brother-in-law laugh."

"Your Majesty, please take care of your health. Don't waste your time because of grief. The people of Mobei Rouran are praying day and night for the king's master to go north. Please send troops to rescue him."

Tutujia, who had just wiped away her tears, couldn't help crying again when she thought about the possible fate of the Mobei clansmen.

The head that had been smashed in the Mingguang Palace earlier had already been bandaged, and he also brought Gao Cheng a letter from Yu Jiulu scolding Dilian, also asking Gao Cheng to send troops.

Yu Jiulu Chidilian is now 12 years old. Unlike her aunt, Princess Zhuzhu, she has only been in Luoyang for two years. Not only has she learned Chinese, but she can also write a lot of Chinese characters, although the handwriting looks like an earthworm crawling.

Of course, Gao Cheng wouldn't laugh at her either. After all, his handwriting was also ugly, and he was able to open his mind to take the initiative to learn and integrate into the Central Plains culture. Yu Jiulu chidilian already satisfied Gao Cheng.

After reading it, he put the letter away carefully, Gao Cheng wondered:

"I intend to send troops, but I am the emperor of the Central Plains, how can I do what Khan does."

Tutujia hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty is the Khan of our Rouran people."

Gao Cheng's face changed, and he reprimanded:
"I am a Han, how can I be Rouran Khan, and even though the leader Khan is dead, the Khan will still inherit the throne, how can I covet it!"

Tu Tujia thought of meeting Chen Yuankang on the road before entering the palace, and heard him accidentally mention that Gao Cheng once used Tian Khan to encourage Gao Huan, so he quickly fell to the ground and said excitedly:

"Your Majesty is from Rouran, Han, and Xianbei, the common Khan of all races in the world, God Khan!"

　7000 to bring, tomorrow there will be 8000, let’s add a little bit, people are better today, the yang has passed, but the body, especially the mental head, has not fully recovered.

　　Thanks to the book friend 20220517110956541 for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)