Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 64 Rise and Fall
Standing on the poor mountain and reminiscing about the past, Gao Huan ordered Erzhu Zhaohou to be buried, and then returned to Xiurongchuan.

After Murong Shaozong got the guarantee that Gao Huan would not harm Er Zhurong and Er Zhuzhao's family, he and Er Zhurong's widow Beixiang Princess led the rest of the people to surrender.

Gao Huan had conflicts with the eldest princess of Beixiang. The last time he met, he had robbed the princess of [-] war horses.

Now that the status of the two has changed, Gao Huan is the first to salute the eldest princess of Beixiang.

"King of Bohai, don't want to break my concubine's body."

The eldest princess of Beixiang did not dare to accept his gift and hurriedly avoided it.

Gao Huan expressed that he would send the two youngest sons, Princess Beixiang and Er Zhurong, to Jinyang for care. Seeing that Princess Beixiang looked disturbed, Gao Huan comforted him:
"Princess, please rest assured that He Liuhun has received the kindness of Tianzhu and will never bully orphans and widows. His son Ahui has also formed a good relationship with Tianzhu's daughter. They love each other and will not embarrass their wives. After waiting for the third generation, Those who have been favored by the Tianzhu have long since withered, and the Erzhu family will no longer be suspected."

These words were sincere, and the eldest princess of Beixiang kowtowed and thanked:
"If the blood of my deceased husband can be preserved, I will be the king's servant in the next life."

Gao Huan helped the eldest princess of Beixiang up, without distracting thoughts.

It's not that Princess Beixiang is not beautiful, no matter what others think of his behavior of condemning the Er Zhu family, Gao Huan is always grateful to Er Zhu Rong.

When he fled from Hebei in embarrassment, his family suffered from no livelihood. It was Er Zhurong's attention and promotion that gave Gao Huan the opportunity to become the leading general and the governor of Jinzhou.

After Er Zhurong's death, it was Er Zhuzhao's trust and connivance that gave Gao Huan the opportunity to reach the pinnacle of power.

Whether the world believes it or not, Gao Huan never thought of implicating the families of these two people. Instead, he wanted to take good care of their orphans. This is the only compensation He Liuhun can make to his two benefactors in his life.

It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that in history, Gao Huan has always been extremely tolerant no matter whether he treated Er Zhu's family or Er Zhurong's orphan.

Er Zhurong's two youngest sons, Er Zhu Wenchang and Er Zhu Wenlue, were both raised by Gao Huan to adulthood and entrusted with important use.

Er Zhu Wenchang was granted the right to open the government and served as the governor of Sizhou. He was famous for his wealth and lived an extremely luxurious life. Unfortunately, he harbored resentment and finally conspired with others and was killed.

When Gao Huan was dying, he was worried about Er Zhurong's last bloodline, Erzhu Wenlue, and told Gao Cheng to give him an iron coupon and the privilege of avoiding death ten times, and told him that no matter how big the crime was, Er Zhurong's bloodline could not be cut off.

Gao Cheng always kept Gao Huan's last words in mind, no matter how cruel and absurd Er Zhu Wenlue was and how cruel he was, he still refused to be sentenced to capital punishment.

Gao Huan personally sent the family members of Er Zhurong and Er Zhuzhao to the carriage, and ordered the guards to send them to Jinyang for proper settlement.

Only then did Xianxin talk to Murong Shaozong.

"If the king of Yingchuan had listened to Shaozong's words back then, how could he be as lucky as he is today."

Gao Huan looked at this relative of the Erzhu family and was filled with emotion.

At the beginning, whether it was to control the six towns to send people down or to go out to eat, Murong Shaozong obstructed him. Gao Huan in the past was naturally angry, but now, he admired Murong Shaozong's behavior of loyalty.

Murong Shaozong had mixed feelings, and finally sighed:

"Maybe there is God's will in the dark, which is exactly what Tianzhu said, only the king can take his place."

In fact, Gao Huan also knew that Er Zhurong's intention in saying this was to imply that his relatives should be wary of him, but unexpectedly, the words came true.

He smiled, and turned to talk about the battle of Han Ling:
"At the battle in Hanling that day, Erzhu's allied forces were defeated, and only King Yingchuan retreated calmly. At that time, Gu asserted with Ah Hui that it was Shaozong who was leading the army instead of King Yingchuan. material."

"A servant is only doing his job and doing his best."

Murong Shaozong said modestly, this is the second time he heard the name Ah Hui from Gao Huan, and it should be Gao Cheng, the heir son of Bohai Prince who married the daughter of Tianzhu.

He had heard many stories about that eldest son, both good and bad, some people said that Gao Cheng was a gallant horse, a young talent;

What kind of person it is, you have to see it with your own eyes to know.

After some chatting, Gao Huan said:

"In the future, Shaozong will be needed as a staff officer."

"The servant does not know the will of heaven, and often makes things difficult for the king, but the king forgives the crime of the servant, and the servant is willing to assist the king wholeheartedly and be driven by the king."

Murong Shaozong bowed down and surrendered.

Gao Huan then retained Murong Shaozong's original rank and left him to participate in military discussions.

After receiving the allegiance of Murong Shaozong, Gao Huan awarded Zhang Liang the post of military service in the prime minister's mansion.

After Er Zhuzhao was defeated by Han Ling, his subordinates often contacted the Department of Hearing and Watching.

During the half a year of retreating to Xiurongchuan, they even scrambled to offer surrender to Gao Huan, but Zhang Liang remained unmoved. Gao Huan liked this kind of loyal minister more and more.

After reviewing the Xiurongchuan Racecourse, Gao Huan took care of it and left for Jinyang.

Since Er Zhurong entered Luoyang in the first year of Wutai (528) and took control of the supreme power, until the first month of the second year of Taichang (533), Er Zhuzhao died in Qiongshan and completely withdrew from the stage of the struggle for hegemony.

It's just that 'its prosperity is also vigorous, and its death is also sudden'.

Just after New Year's Day, there is still a festive atmosphere in Luoyang City. Of course, all this has nothing to do with Wang Sizheng.

The joys and sorrows of people are not the same. He was imprisoned from the end of May of the first year of Taichang to the first month of the second year of Taichang. Confinement until death.

Someone came to deliver food again, Wang Sizheng begged through the cage:
"Trouble your brother to speak for me, Wang Sizheng is willing to work for your son."

This is not the first time the person who delivered the food heard this sentence, he said with a wry smile:

"Mr. Wang, don't embarrass me and other slaves again. If the prince doesn't ask, who dares to mention Mr.?"

Someone came to bring food, and changed the pail for Wang Sizheng. He refused to stay for a long time, and left quickly, never giving Wang Sizheng a chance to talk to him again.

Wang Sizheng was on the verge of collapse. He didn't want to die in obscurity in this room that was converted into a prison cell, nor should he end up like this.

But with Gao's prosperity, no one except Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and his son could release him from the Bohai Palace.

Today's Wang Sizheng only hopes to be forgiven by Gao Cheng and regain his freedom. He no longer harbors hatred like when he was just imprisoned.

Of course, Gao Cheng would not know what Wang Sizheng was thinking. When he was busy with government affairs, he would pay respects to Yuan Ziyou with Erzhu Ying'e in the mansion, or go to Yuanmingyue mansion to talk heart-to-heart.

And Gao Huan, who returned to Jinyang, finally heard the rumors that Yuan Mingyue was regarded as forbidden by their father and son.

Gao Huan complained to Lou Zhaojun indignantly:

"It's Ah Hui who acted frivolously, which tarnished Gu's reputation."

This sentence seems familiar.

(End of this chapter)