Northern Dynasties

Chapter 418
Although more than a month has passed, Jinyang City has still not recovered from the turmoil.

Most of the damage suffered between the streets and cities of Zhucheng has been properly repaired, and there are not many traces of turmoil from the outside.But the traces on the outside are easy to erase, but the wounds on the inside are hard to repair.

There are blockades between the various cities, and they can no longer freely travel between them as before.There are armored soldiers stationed in the streets and alleys. Whenever they find any pedestrians who feel that they are acting strangely, they will be stopped and questioned directly. If there is any answer that is not appropriate, they will be detained immediately.

Therefore, there are very few pedestrians on the street. Even if they have to enter the market, they all walk in a hurry.

The folk atmosphere is dignified, and the same is true for the official, and in some places it is even more so.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was protected during the turmoil, so it did not receive much actual impact, but the defense is still more stringent, with internal and external armored soldiers standing like a forest, and there is no blind spot in sight.

In front of the straight hall in the prime minister's mansion, apart from two rows of guards with cross swords coming down from the corridor, the most eye-catching ones are She Digan and Gao Yue kneeling on the bluestone slabs outside the straight hall.

Since the day Gao Wangyi drove back to the mansion, the two had knelt down for a long time and pleaded guilty. However, because Gao Wang had a severe wind disease and could not take care of things, after returning to the mansion, they went straight to the inner hall for medical treatment. So far, they have not been summoned and dealt with. He also knelt outside the straight hall door all day long, not daring to leave for a moment.

The weather was gloomy, and soon there were snowflakes. Not long after, a layer of ice and snow accumulated on the ground, making the expressions of the two kneeling on the ground even more bleak.

It happened that Zhao Yanshen, the meritorious Cao of the prime minister's mansion, entered the mansion in a hurry. After seeing this scene, he frowned and pointed at the guards beside him and said angrily, "How dare you neglect the second lord like this? Quickly raise the curtain!"

After hearing the words, both of them raised their heads and nodded to Zhao Yanshen to thank him, but Zhao Yanshen didn't say anything more, turned his head and went back to the straight hall.

In the straight hall, all the subordinate officials sat in separate seats, each focusing on the papers on the case in front of them.The one sitting on the original high king's seat was a young man in his 20s, wearing a crimson brocade robe inside and a sable fur cloak outside.

The young man's eyes are deep and bright, and his facial features are picturesque, but the corners of his eyes are narrow and pointed upwards, which adds a bit of frivolity to his handsome face, but it still does not damage his handsome and wise overall temperament. Clothing, on the other hand, gives people a sense of distance that is hard to get close to.

"Reporting to my son, I have already passed on the mission of my son to the state government."

Zhao Yanshen walked into the hall, and first made obeisance to the young people in the hall, seeing the young man nodded slightly in response, he stood up again, and was about to retreat to his seat to sit down, but his thoughts changed, and he bowed again The memorial said: "Qinghe Lord and Guangping Lord are still kneeling outside the hall to beg for guilt..."

After he finished speaking, he waited for a while, but he didn't see any response from the young man, and he was still buried in the file, thinking that the other party hadn't heard, so he said again: "Mr. Qinghe..."

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As soon as Zhao Yanshen opened his mouth here, the young man jumped up and threw the brush straight at Zhao Yanshen, and said angrily: "Zhao thinks I'm blind! So what if they are still outside the hall? If you can't bear it, Get out and kneel together!"

The one who can sit at the head of the hall and dare to be angry is naturally not an ordinary person. The young man is the eldest son and eldest son Gao Cheng of Bohai King Gao Huan.

He was still puzzled by Zhao Yanshen's angry reprimand, and went straight down to grab Zhao Yanshen and drag him to his case, pointing to the high volume on the case, he said angrily: "You see I'm idle? How can I have time to listen to that?" The two foolish people complained and defended themselves! Your Majesty adopted you as a mansion, so that you and other foreign members can share the same spirit and support each other?"

"My minister dare not, my minister... only because I see that the people in Jinyang are still worried about the chaos ahead, and everyone who is involved is not interested in the matter. It is necessary to conclude the punishment and everyone accepts it, so that the situation can be stabilized."

Zhao Yanshen quickly kowtowed to the ground, expressing that he had absolutely no intention of forming a party for personal gain, and was just discussing the facts.

After all, being punished is not terrible. Jinyang City is in such a state of chaos, and everyone who stays behind is to blame for everything, but because of the delay in punishment, the masses are worried and guess whether it is serious or not, making people impetuous Uneasy.

At this time, a middle-aged counselor who was sitting on the other side of the main seat also stood up, bowed to Gao Cheng and said, "Zhao Canjun has been in charge for a long time and is shrewd in his work. Since he is making such admonition, there must be someone It makes sense. The son has been in the court for a long time, and the affairs of the government are not familiar, so he needs to be cautious in making decisions, and he needs to adopt the opinions of others."

The name of the middle-aged counselor was Chen Yuankang, Gao Cheng's anger subsided a little when he heard these words, and after returning to the table, he raised his hand and shouted: "The two members come in."

After the order was passed on, the two people outside the hall were also secretly happy when they heard it. Although they didn't expect to be punished lightly, it was better than just kneeling and stalemate.However, when they wanted to stand up, they suddenly fell to the ground due to the numbness of their hands and feet. They had to rely on the guards to help them, and then tremblingly walked towards the door.

Seeing the two people entering the hall, Gao Cheng stretched out his hand and applauded them from the banquet, his eyebrows were full of sarcasm, and he sneered, "It's not a short time to know each other. There is a way of hospitality!"

After the two heard this, their expressions became even more ashamed. They each touched their heads to the ground and said in trembling voices: "The ministers and other positions are staying behind, but they are entrusted by the king to make the thieves make trouble in Kinki. It is an unforgivable crime and death." It's not a pity, I implore the son to come down..."

"Since you know that crimes are unforgivable and death is not a pity, it has been two days since Wang Jia came back, why don't you two practice what you know?"

Gao Cheng still sneered unceremoniously.

The two people in the hall were even more ashamed when they heard this. As the main person in charge of the city defense, She Digan was already blaming himself. He wanted to return the knife to kill himself, but was thrown to the ground by the guard next to him.

Seeing this scene, Gao Cheng's eyes became more hostile, and he walked straight down from the hall, raised his hand and grabbed the back of the knife that was still held by She Digan, and said in a cold voice: "Don't talk about business for now, uncle, you are right. I am deeply resentful! The thieves grabbed the knife and charged at you, but you were ashamed and angry.

I joked a few words today, which made you want to be right.How vast is the space between heaven and earth, if you really want to die, where can you not fulfill your wish?But you just put yourself in my eyes and ears and made this gesture, because you want to trap me in the injustice of bereavement? "

She Di Gan was not good at words and scheming, but when he heard Gao Cheng's words, his mood became even more ups and downs, so much so that his face was full of tears and he couldn't express his grief.

Gao Cheng grabbed the saber from Shedigan's hand with all his might, held the back of the saber and handed the hilt to Gao Yue, turned around and sneered, "Does Qinghe also need a saber?"

Gao Yue was speechless when he heard this, he could only bow deeply to the ground and bury his face between his arms.

Seeing that Gao Yue didn't take the saber, Gao Cheng turned his hand to grab the hilt of the saber again, swung the saber and knocked the guard who lost the saber to the ground, and said angrily: "If you carelessly miss your own murder weapon, how can you not be punished by others?" Anti-killing? Sue his family, and the funeral pension will be collected from the Guangping Mansion!"

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall kept silent. A guard entered the room expressionlessly, carried away the body of the guard who lost his knife and wiped off the blood stains on the ground.

At this moment Gao Cheng returned to the hall and sat down again, put the knife on the case, then looked down at the two of them and said: "Both of you are relatives in the household. I have heard and seen a lot of hard work, so I often have feelings, and I have a look at it compared to other types.

Because I have spent most of my time in court in recent years, and I have not seen as many people as in previous years, it is inevitable that my friendship will be neglected.But this is not a reason for you to indulge yourself and refuse to help me!There are a lot of military and political affairs in the government at present, and instead of doing your best to help, the two of you just kneel down to the vestibule, which makes me feel embarrassed!

Could it be that in your eyes, I am an unwise villain who is ungrateful, unsympathetic to his subordinates, and wants to gain prestige by insulting the elders?Or, am I not worthy to forgive your sins?There are lessons in the foreword, and it is better to use the past than to make merit, and then pay for the past, can you two promise to do your duty? "

"This, this... my son, my lord, thank you, thank you so much for your forgiveness, I will repay this kindness with all my heart. If there is any more dereliction of duty, I am willing to be circumcised and die!"

Gao Yue came to his senses immediately, kowtowed in haste and bowed to the ground, his mouth choked with tears.

Soon She Digan also restrained his emotions, knelt down and worshiped: "The old minister has lost self-control, and he deserves to be ridiculed. The son is so kind and tolerant, and it is more than enough for the minister to sacrifice his life to repay the kindness. I dare not be foolish and shrink back. I can only bow my head and obey orders. Do not hesitate to die!"

The slap and beat not only vented his sullenness, but also made the attitude of the two of them correct. Gao Cheng knew that the affairs of the Tyrant Mansion were far more complicated and important than that of the court. If the two of them were dismissed rashly, it would only make the situation even more chaotic.

After beating the two of them, they were temporarily deprived of their titles, and they returned to their respective positions with nothing left. Seeing that today's affairs have been dealt with almost, Gao Cheng no longer stayed in Zhitang any longer, and brought his confidant Chen Yuankang with him. He went to the inner mansion to visit his father's condition.

At this moment in the inner mansion, Gao Wang's wives, concubines and children were all sitting in the hall, each looking around anxiously, seeing Gao Cheng walking in, most of them got up to greet him, not daring to neglect the current eldest son.

Gao Cheng ignored the audience, and went straight into the hall to pay respects to his mother, and then sat at the same table with his mother, his gaze lingered for a moment on Daerzhu, who was dressed as a nun, and Princess Zhuzhu, who was alone in the seat , his eyes became deeper.

"Brother, I will go to Yedu with Duan's cousin to meet with you. Before we go, do you have any important orders?"

Just as Gao Cheng sat down, a young man with an unremarkable appearance, even somewhat ugly, stepped forward, made a deep bow to Gao Cheng and asked in a low voice.

This person is Gaoyang, the second son of Prince Gao, Taiyuan Gong Gaoyang. Because the son returned to Jinyang to sit in the town, he was sent to Yedu with Duan Shao.

Gao Cheng lowered his eyes to look down at his brother, but there was no intimacy in his eyes.

Before he could speak, Lou's mother next to him frowned and said, "If you are competent in your speech, don't you think Mr. Guzang has no titles for you to call him? You already lack the majesty and demeanor of imperial court. If you treat others personally, you will be despised even more! It’s easy for your father and brother to accumulate prestige? It’s unfortunate that you have raised such a clumsy man, I don’t hope that you can be more beautiful than your brother, as long as you don’t insult the family tradition, you will be lucky!”

As soon as this remark came out, many people in Zuojin laughed lightly. It was probably not the first time that such a verbal dialogue had occurred. Although Gao Yang was the deputy head of the household, he was not dignified in front of his brothers.

"Who's laughing? Get out!"

Gao Cheng glared when he heard the ridicule, grabbed the porcelain on the case, threw it on the ground, and said angrily: "Even though this slave is unworthy, he has already gone out to take care of the housework, which is better than all of you here here. !"

After being reprimanded by this, everyone lowered their heads and shut their mouths, not daring to refute and offend the prince.

At this time, a middle-aged beautiful woman hurried into the hall. It was Mrs. Han who was in charge of taking care of Gao Wang during his illness. Mrs. Han entered the hall, looked around for a week, and then walked towards Dar Zhu and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, The spirit of the world is just right, and I want to invite the nuns to come in and meet each other."

After Princess Zhuzhu entered the mansion, in order to show respect for her, the Lou family avoided living in the outer room, and the Daer Zhu family, who was loved by Gao Wang, also became a nun and practiced in a Buddhist temple in the city soon after.

Although he has become a monk, Daer Zhu's family is not completely pure, and still has a lot of vulgarity. Hearing that Gao Wang woke up and wanted to see her, he stood up proudly and walked out of the hall.

Seeing that his mother looked a little uncomfortable, Gao Cheng raised his hand and patted the back of his mother's hand to express his comfort.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and someone came to summon Gao Cheng again.

After entering the inner room, Gao Cheng saw his father leaning against the side of the bed with a haggard expression, his eyebrows, eyes and tongue were still a little uncontrollably twisted, so he stepped forward and said softly: "The son is here, and the family business is entrusted. Since Ye is seriously ill, it is better to rest and recuperate, and there is no need to see outsiders frequently, so as not to increase fatigue."

"Then, those two..."

Gao Huan spoke with some difficulty, Gao Cheng knew what he was talking about, so he told the punishment of the two people who stayed behind.

"Xin, thank you for your hard work. Both of them are also careless. If you just abandon it, you will only lose your help..."

Gao Huan was quite satisfied with his son's treatment, but soon his expression became a little excited, and he said intermittently, "I heard that the thief general who invaded Jinyang was named Li Tai, a descendant of the Li family in Longxi, former communist Gao Zhongmi In Xitou, there are still family members stranded in Hebei, find out, find out, kill, kill them all!"

Gao Cheng frowned faintly when he heard this, but he patiently comforted his father until his father fell asleep again, and then he came out, and when he saw Chen Yuankang, he said in a low voice: "That bitch of the Erzhu family, She is not allowed to enter the mansion to visit the king again! Today she speaks to the king again, she wants to bring up Gao Zhongmi's old rebellion, and at this critical moment, she will spoil my reputation, it is really hateful!"

Gao Zhongmi's rebellion has its own profound reasons, but many spectators in the world don't pay attention to so much, especially when he accepts Gao Zhongmi's wife, Li Shi, into the mansion, which makes people criticize him.

If he used to not care about these nonsense, but now his father is seriously ill, he needs to take care of the overall situation, so he needs to take precautions so as not to be exploited by those who are interested.

After pondering for a while, he said again: "But the Li family is so brave at such a young age that he dared to invade his home country so brazenly. I would like to see what kind of family style and family education brought this person up. Let's start with Arrest his relatives and disciples in his hometown, and deal with them at a suitable time!"

　This chapter is really difficult to write, and it took me a whole day to get it done.A new volume, a new beginning, I hope everyone will continue to support it. . .

　　
　
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