Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 457 Finger Marriage
At the head of the Xunyang River, Wu Mingche, who was leaning on a railing and overlooking from a distance, was very worried.

Since the news of Hezhou came, he hadn't had a good night's sleep, and he couldn't figure out the attitude of Emperor Daqi towards the old officials of Nanliang, which really made him sleepless.

Before Xiao Gangjin offered to surrender, Gao Cheng naturally had to win over Wu Mingche in every possible way in order to control the Xiaoliang court.

But this moment, that moment, now that the land has changed hands, will Gao Cheng cross the river and tear down the bridge, leaving him idle?

Wu Mingche was really undecided in his heart.

The lesson of Liu Zhongli's past is right in front of him. From the leader of the army to the civilian governor, he released his military power in just a few words.

Even though Hezhou reorganized the army, Gao Cheng dispatched a lot of elite soldiers to Jiangzhou, and he also worshiped him as the governor of Jiangzhou, who was in charge of military affairs, but he didn't know if it was just a plan to delay the troops. Outside Xunyang City, he was forced to become a civil servant again.

It's not that Wu Mingche can't let go of military power, but he has the heart to make contributions, and he really doesn't want to bury his head in the papers.

At the same time, Gao Cheng appeased the former Liang Gongqing ministers in Jiankang, singing and feasting with them.

As far as his heart is concerned, Gao Cheng hates this group of people who follow the trend. Because the Northern Qi Dynasty is strong, he disregards Xiao's 50-year-old affection and sells the owner for glory.

But it is precisely because of these people that Jiangnan can be easily taken down.

A qualified ruler will not be swayed by his own personal likes and dislikes. There is no doubt that Gao Cheng, who has been in power for 20 years, is beyond reproach in this regard.

Even Hou Jing can be crowned a prince, as long as he doesn't get into the water and do rebellious things, he will definitely have a happy ending, let alone these old officials of Nanliang.

They were just hated by Gao Cheng, but Hou Jing had a grudge against him.

Back then, the Battle of Three Thorns was pacified, which was Gao Cheng's first battle as a fledgling. If he lost, it would be a huge blow to his prestige. Hou Jing despised him and listened to his advice. After his death, there is no place for Hou Jing in Jiangbei.

When Gao Cheng was in Jiankang, he not only comforted the surrendered ministers, but also selected many capable ministers from among them.

That's right, although these people are soft-boned, they will adapt to the wind, but Gao Cheng also knows that oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.

In the weak Xiaoliang, for the consideration of the clan, they scrambled to cling to Gao Cheng to flatter Gao Cheng. In the powerful Gao Qi, these people could hardly have a second heart, because they couldn't find a bigger boat than the little Gao Wang, so they could only focus on Gao Cheng. The family governs the local area and handles government affairs.

Little Gao Wang was not afraid of their corruption. The habitual anti-corruption campaign of the Northern Qi court did not stop because of the resignation of Song Youdao. Ying Ying accepted this job, and he presided over it to fight corruption.

Gao Cheng initially refused, he could order Song Youdao to bite the minister without any scruples, it was because he regarded Song Youdao as a vicious dog, but Gao Xiaoguan was different, he was his own son, so how could he be willing to bear the infamy.

It's just that Gao Xiaoguan couldn't stand Gao Xiaoguan's pleading again and again, he said with certainty, Gao Cheng put him in the Ministry of Punishment with high hopes, if he wanted to make achievements, he had to crack down on corruption and punish evil officials.

After all, "Qi Lu" based on "Taichang Law" had reached a very high attainment in the sixth century AD, and there was room for revision, but it did not conform to the background of this era.

Gao Xiaoguan couldn't get the credit for repairing the law, so he had to take over Song Youdao's mantle and be serious about discipline.

If these former Nanliang ministers still retained the bad habits of Xiao Yan's rule, I'm afraid that Yaoguang Temple will have another batch of sinful and beautiful women.

Officials in Jiangbei have worked under Gao Cheng for more than twenty years, and they probably know that even if they are greedy, they should not have too much appetite. For petty greed and petty corruption, Gao Cheng thinks that a capable official is rare, so he will hold his hand high.

If they were too greedy, not only would they send their wives and concubines to Yaoguang Temple, but even the stolen money would have to be handed over to the state treasury, and they themselves would have to be questioned.

The most important thing is the pervasive listening agent, who can see through even his underpants. The ministers are one-way transparent when facing Xiao Gaowang.

But there is nothing to complain about, Gao Xiaozhang, Gao Xiaoyu and other biological sons are not immune to surveillance, let alone outsiders.

Having been Gao Cheng's courtier for so many years, there is no need to make a fuss about his suspicion. If it weren't for his power and influence, otherwise, the nickname of "Living Cao Cao" would have already been spread behind his back.

In Jiankang, Gao Cheng didn't look for women, because many people tried to take the route of offering their daughters, but little Gao Wang couldn't take it anymore.

He himself didn't even know how many people were stuffed into Yaoguang Temple.

But he did not reject the kindness of the Jiangdong gentry, but waved his hand and betrothed those women to his sons and brothers as concubines.

Since the marriage was bestowed by the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, although the status of these women was not as good as that of the main wives, they could not be insulted and scolded at will.

Of course, the wives of Gao Huan's sons and Gao Cheng's sons were also appointed by King Gao.

But the same Gao family, the identity of concubines in the south of the Yangtze River is also different, for example, the son of Gao Cheng, the family of Wang Xie and the daughter of the Xiao family were accepted, while the sons of Gao Huan accepted the concubines of lesser families Zhu, Zhang et al.

Although they escaped Hou Jing's bloodbath, thanks to the efforts of Liu Zhongli and Wu Mingche, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were also seriously injured.

After being deprived of hermits and fields, they may not have much strength left, but their reputation is still there.

Gao Xiaozhang and Gao Xiaoyu are already married to the princess, but Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaoguan have not settled on their marriage for a long time. Gao Cheng intends to let them marry the daughter of the Xiao family. As for Gao Xiaocong, he has to wait for a few more years.

Since Gao Cheng married Xiao Yan's granddaughter Xiao Miaochun, Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaoguan had to choose among Xiao Yan's great-granddaughters.

Gao Cheng made the decision to hire the daughter of Xiao Gang's eldest son Xiao Daqi for Gao Xiaowan, and the daughter of Zhaoming Prince Xiao Tong's eldest son Xiao Huan for Gao Xiaoguan.

Xiao Gang was the last monarch of Nanliang, but because of Gao Cheng's manipulation, he suffered a lot of infamy.

However, Prince Xiao Tong of Zhaoming was very popular among the gentry, and even now some people still feel that if Zhaoming had not died, the Xiao family would not have been able to seize the heir apparent.

Now that Nanliang is dead, Gao Cheng still welcomes Xiao Miaoyu into the palace according to his promise, and confers the position of wife to appease the people in the south of the Yangtze River. His father made sacrifices, so Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaoguan naturally should also play a role.

What's more, marrying the Xiao family is also beneficial, especially Gao Xiaoguan, the daughter of Zhaoming Prince Xiao Tong.

Gao Cheng stayed in Jiankang for more than a month, during which he appeased the soldiers and the people, and also took time out to travel around the mountains and rivers, but he was always paying attention to Jiangzhou, to see if Wu Mingche would be released from military power because of Liu Zhongli, the rabbit died and the fox mourned, and made a decision. stupid thing.

Xiao Gao Wang swore in front of Duan Shao, claiming to trust Wu Mingche, but the two had never had a close friendship, if Xiao Gao Wang really believed it, it was obviously taken away by someone.

For more than a month, Wu Mingche has always been well-behaved, and for the sake of understanding his heart, he even temporarily assigned the general affairs to Sima of the general manager's office, which also made Gao Cheng very satisfied.

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