Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 473 Northern Xinjiang
Through a series of personnel appointments, Gao Cheng established a group consisting of She Digan, the governor of Liangzhou, Duan Shao, the governor of Jingzhou, Wu Mingche, the governor of Yingzhou, Hu Luguang, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Gao Jishi, the governor of Hengzhou. iron curtain.

Each of the five generals has a heavy army, waiting for the battle of unification in the coming year.

Gao Cheng set the time for seizing the land of Shu after the fall of next year. The war against Chen caused a huge loss, and the post-war rewards and pensions left the national treasury empty. It would take two harvests this year and next year before launching the campaign of overthrowing the country again. war.

Of course, small-scale wars can still be supported. For example, during Gao Cheng’s southern expedition against Chen, general Hu Lujin received a secret report from Gao Cheng’s sworn brother Tu Tujia, telling Rouran Khanan that Luo Chen had a different heart.

The governor of the six prefectures, nearly [-] years old, Hulujin led Wanqi to attack the north of Daqing Mountain. With the cooperation of Tu Tujia, he captured An Luochen alive and sent him to Luoyang to wait for Gao Cheng's disposal.

When Gao Cheng heard the news on the way home, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

An Luochen's daughter, Chi Dilian, has already entered the palace. She is the concubine of the four wives Er Zhu Ying'e, Yuan Zhonghua, Song Shi, and Xiao Miaoxuan, and she has a very good relationship with Gao Cheng.

Never thought that An Luochen would not settle down.

Of course Gao Cheng understood that Rouran had been respite in the north of Daqing Mountain for a few years, and her strength had recovered. Only then did An Luochen try to get rid of his control, and planned to move the royal court back to Mobei while he was marching south.

From An Luochen's point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, but Gao Cheng can't let Rouran break free.

Unable to wait to return to Luoyang, Cui Che issued an edict on the way to abolish An Luochen's Khan position, imprison him in Luoyang Yanran Pavilion, and make his uncle Tu Tujia the Khan of Rouran Central.

Little Gao Wang never treats meritorious people badly.

Tie Fa, who was stationed in Huaihuang Town, was named the Eastern Khan, and Deng Shuzi, who was nomadic in Hetao, was named the Western Khan.

Divide Rouran into three parts for easy control.

Tu Tujia, Tie Fa, and Deng Shuzi were awarded the title, and they sent envoys to the court one after another to express their gratitude.

At this time, there was also a split within the Turks. After the death of Ashina Tumen, his eldest son Ashina Keluo died of illness not long after he became Khan, and the Khan throne was inherited by his younger brother Ashina Tengjin.

But news came from Mobei that Ashina Tumen's younger brother, that is, Tengjin's uncle, Mo Hedu Yehu, had led a hundred thousand people to march west earlier this year, and he was separated from Tengjin.

Of course Gao Cheng knew that Mohe Tuo Yehu's journey to the west would make great military exploits. Along the way, he conquered the tribes of Chuyue, Chumi, Tuqishi, Geluolu, and Baximi, and divided up the territories of the Naida people with Persia. He will also be canonized as Western Khan by virtue of his military exploits, that is, Shidianmi Khan.

The Turkic Khanate is still a whole in name, but in fact it has been split into two forces.

Mohe Tuo Yehu took away 10 Turks, which undoubtedly reduced the military pressure in northern Xinjiang. With the three Rouran tribes as a buffer, it was enough to resist the threat of Turks in the east, allowing Gao Cheng to start the unification war with confidence.

Tu Tujia, Tie Fa, and Deng Shuzi knew very well that the Northern Qi Dynasty took Rouran as a vassal, but the Turks wanted to annex them completely, so that the name of Rouran would disappear in the grassland.

Even An Luochen, who was trying to move back to Mobei and get rid of the Northern Qi Dynasty, never thought of uniting with the Turks, not to mention the death of Anahu, no one wanted to bow his noble head to the former forging slave.

Gao Cheng returned to Luoyang City at the beginning of autumn. Jin Wang Gao Xiaozhang came to greet him with his eldest grandson who was just full moon. Qin Wang Gao Xiaoyu's expression was not very good.

I was born a few hours later than my eldest brother, and unexpectedly my son was also a few days later than my eldest nephew.

But fortunately, the elder nephew was born of a concubine, and his son was born by the concubine Zheng, and he is of the direct bloodline.

It's just that Gao Cheng doesn't value his concubines in his heart, and he will abide by this rule on the surface. As the emperor, if it is not necessary, he should not take the initiative to break the rules of etiquette.

Of course, except for the heir to the throne.

When Gao Cheng saw the two grandchildren, he forgot about the exhaustion of the journey, and held them in his arms, one in each hand. After carefully looking at them, he laughed loudly at Cui Jishu:

"Cui Pushe, do you have prepared caramel, today I want to treat my grandson with caramel!"

I never thought that Cui Jishu actually took out a box of caramel candies. I can only say that it is no wonder that he is the person who has been serving Xiao Gaowang since he was 17 years old, and he knows his habits clearly.

Back in Luoyang, the first thing Gao Cheng faced was the candidate for Shang Shuling.

Shangshu Ling Gao Longzhi is 63 years old, not everyone is like Hu Lujin, who is nearly seventy years old and can still lead troops in battle.

If Gao Cheng remembers correctly, Hu Lujin lived to be 80 years old. In this era when people in their 30s can be called husbands, 80 years old is considered a long life.

The 63-year-old Gao Longzhi became increasingly exhausted and finally decided to resign from Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng tried to persuade him to stay, but Gao Longzhi was already determined to retire. His life had already been fulfilled. He was granted the title of county king, included in the genealogy of the clan by Gao Cheng, and held the post of minister for more than ten years. It is said that Gao Cheng's subordinates are the first.

At least today's Yang Min, Cui Jishu, Cui Xian and others cannot compare with them for the time being.

Gao Cheng saw that Gao Long's intention to leave was decided, so he also approved his resignation.

Shang Shuling had already been selected, but he was among Cui Jishu and Cui Xian.

But it is difficult to make a choice, both of them are his confidantes, coveted the position of Shang Shuling for many years, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of flesh, so it is really difficult to make a decision.

In the end, it was Cui Xian who took the initiative to retreat. The superficial reason was that Cui Jishu was his uncle and he didn't want to be on top of him, but the real reason was the sentence outside Jianchun's gate, "Cui Pushe, do you have caramel ready?" '

After all, as the first staff member Gao Cheng recruited, Cui Jishu was indeed closer to Xiao Gao Wang than other civil servants, otherwise he would not be qualified to pimp him.

After Cui Xian withdrew, there was no dispute about the candidate for Shang Shu Ling. Gao Cheng chose Cui Jishu as Shang Shu Ling, Cui Xian as Zuo Servant, and added him as a servant, and promoted him to the first rank on the grounds of years of hard work. He was named the county magistrate as compensation.

Having resolved the ownership of the post of Shangshuling, Gao Cheng worried about the successor of Hu Lujin, the governor of the six prefectures.

After all, Hu Lujin was 69 years old. The previous raid had almost broken his old bones. Seeing Gao Ji's old age, he also had the intention of letting go of his armor.

After Gao Cheng summoned a group of cronies to discuss, he decided not to set up the position of governor of the six prefectures, but Hulujin's second son, Huluxian, as the governor of Shuozhou. Central Rouran, the most powerful in China.

Another five generals, Gao Yue, Liu Feng, Kezhu Hunyuan, Murongyan, and Wei Xingqing, were sent to lead the other five prefectures to garrison northern Xinjiang and cooperate with the three Rourans to jointly resist Turkic invasion.

The abolition of the position of governor of the six prefectures is really because Duan Shao, Hu Luguang, and Gao Jishi stayed in the south to prepare for the war against Shu. Gao Cheng really couldn't find a suitable candidate after Hu Lujin.

(End of this chapter)