Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 103
Gao Cheng went to the slippery platform, outside the stationed army city, and the governor of Xiyanzhou hosted a banquet for him to wash away the dust.

During the banquet, singing and dancing continued, Gao Cheng drank the wine he had prepared, and enjoyed himself with officials of all levels in West Yanzhou.

While the graceful prostitutes were singing and dancing, Zheng Quan rushed in with injuries all over his body, followed by two guards carrying a corpse covered in white cloth.

Being disturbed, Gao Cheng frowned displeasedly and said:
"Zheng Quan! I ordered you to escort the angel, why did you come back again?"

"The governor, the angel, the angel was killed."

Zheng Quan said in fear.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Bang, the wine cup in Gao Cheng's hand slipped and fell to the ground, his right hand still maintained the posture of holding the cup.

Suddenly, Gao Cheng shouted angrily:
"You are lying! From West Yanzhou to Yanzhou, the road is peaceful, and there are two thousand Yanzhou soldiers guarding it. How could General Yuan die! You must have angered General Yuan, so you were driven back! Someone, take this man for me Pull it out and chop it off!"

When Zheng Quan heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. He explained:
"My lord, I was attacked and killed by He Basheng, the governor of Yanzhou, and the angel was shot and killed by the archers under He Basheng!"

"No! I don't believe it! It's impossible!"

Gao Cheng kicked over the long case, but the delicacies on the table were all messed up. He drew out the sword at his waist, pointed at Zheng Quan, and said angrily:

"He Bagong is my father's favorite general. He helped my father to fight against the Erzhu family. He has made great contributions to the Gao family, and his loyalty to the Wei family is a lesson to be learned from time to time. Don't slander me in front of me! Say! Did the Liang people teach you such words to act against each other!"

As he said that, he was about to kill Zheng Quan with his sword, but fortunately, Hu Luguang, who accompanied him to the banquet, stopped him tightly.

"Governor, the last general dare not lie. General Yuan marched to the valley, was ambushed by He Basheng, and the soldiers broke up. I waited to protect General Yuan to retreat. I didn't want another group of archers to ambush. General Yuan was shot by two arrows and killed on the spot. The last general fought bravely and rushed out protecting his body."

As he spoke, Zheng Quan lifted the white cloth, and the person who died with regret was none other than Yuan Shun, the emperor's envoy.

Gao Cheng's hand holding the sword trembled violently. He seemed to feel dizzy for a while. He leaned back and almost collapsed. Fortunately, Hu Luguang and Yanzhou Inspector supported him, and he managed to stand still.

"Quick, let me meet General Yuan."

Gao Cheng pointed at Yuan Shun's body and choked up.

The officials present could feel the despair in his heart.

Two guards quickly carried the body over.

Yuan Shun's wide-eyed look made Gao Cheng flustered for a while. He quickly covered those breathtaking eyes with his hands, and cried on Yuan Shun's body:

"I met the general from Hulao, and we feel that we are in harmony with each other. When we parted, you and I agreed that when you came back from Yanzhou, we would come back to talk with me at night. Why are we separated from Cheng today!

"Cheng lost the general, there is one less confidant in the world, who can know the grief in my heart, Gao Zihui.

"As soon as the general left, he asked his wife and daughter to rely on them.

"General! General Yuan! Open your eyes and take a look! Take another look at Gao Zihui, who is just like you!"

Gao Cheng tightly covered Yuan Shun's eyes, crying miserably.

The officials present were moved by his true feelings, and all of them burst into tears.

The governor of Xiyanzhou comforted:

"Your Majesty, don't be overly sad. The current plan is to find out the cause of General Yuan's death."

"There's no need to check again!"

Gao Cheng raised his head, looked at Zheng Quan with grief and indignation:
"It must have been this fight that killed General Yuan and blamed Duke He Ba.

"General Yuan's mission is to elevate He Bagong to the title, how could He Bagong harm him.

"How could such a clumsy divorce plan blind my Gao Zihui's eyes?"

He still refused to let go of the hand covering Yuanshun's eyes.

Zheng Quan hastily cried out:
"Governor, this matter was not done by the last general. All the accompanying guards can testify. Moreover, the arrows shot by General Yuan all bear the mark of He Basheng's private soldiers."

Gao Cheng didn't believe it, he questioned:

"All the guards are under your command, so how do I know if they are involved? If you wait to cover each other, wouldn't I have been deceived by you and wronged He Bagong!

"It's just an arrow mark. If you want to imitate it, it's so easy, and how can you blame He Bagong for it."

Zheng Quan said anxiously:

"For the sake of congratulating Basheng, the governor doesn't want to believe that we are accompanying him. Why don't you search for any Yanzhou soldiers who have fled back? You can tell if it's true or not."

Hu Luguang nodded when he heard the words, and he persuaded:
"The governor should not lose his mind because of excessive grief. It is better to find out the truth as Zheng Quan said, and General Yuan can rest in peace under the nine springs."

The governor of Xiyanzhou also echoed:
"Also please take good care of your body, I will immediately arrange manpower, and I will always find some routs who have escaped."

"Forget it, I'll leave it to you."

After Gao Cheng was hit by this, he seemed to be physically and mentally exhausted. He sat slumped next to Yuan Shun's body, with a somewhat dull expression, as if he was recalling the scene when he met Yuan Shun.

The Governor of West Yanzhou hurriedly dispatched a group of confidantes to gallop to search in the direction of Yanzhou. It didn't take long before they actually found a group of dozens of rout soldiers.

Asked about the specific situation, it was basically the same as what Zheng Quan said, but when the soldiers broke up, they lost with Yuan Shun, and I don't know the follow-up situation.

But one thing can be confirmed, it was indeed He Basheng who led the army to intercept and kill everyone.

The searchers immediately brought them back to the city.

There were all the witnesses and material evidence, but Gao Cheng still couldn't accept the fact that He Basheng rebelled. He argued strongly:
"He Bagong, he, he, he had no reason to kill General Yuan!"

At this time, even the governor of Xiyanzhou couldn't stand it any longer. The evidence was so strong, how could Gao Cheng play favoritism because He Basheng was a general of the Gao family.

He said earnestly:

"How does the son know that He Basheng has no old grudges with General Yuan, intercepting and killing the angel is tantamount to conspiracy, and I ask the son to put aside his personal relationship and settle the rebellion!"

All the officials who attended the banquet knelt down and begged Gao Cheng to send troops to put down the rebellion.

Gao Cheng let out a long sigh:
"If I fight with He Ba, my father will definitely reprimand me."

Just when everyone wanted to persuade him again, Gao Cheng withdrew his hands covering Yuan Shun's eyes, stood up and clenched his fists, and said righteously:

"But if I don't avenge General Yuan, I, Gao Zihui, will have no face to see the emperor again, no face to meet General Yuan's wife and daughter, and no face to face all living beings in the world! Hulu Mingyue!"

"The end is here!"

"Go to the big camp outside the city immediately, pass on my military order, and prepare the whole army. When I give an order, set off immediately!"

"The last general takes orders!"

After Hu Luguang responded, he hurried to the camp to deliver the order.

Gao Cheng shouted again:
"Zheng Quan!"

"The end is here!"

"I order you to find a coffin for General Yuan immediately, and the army will help the coffin to go out, and let General Yuan watch me avenge him!"

After Zheng Quan took the order, he quickly found a coffin in the city to collect the corpse for Yuan Shun.

Seeing that everything had been dealt with, Gao Cheng bid farewell to everyone:

"The military situation is urgent, Cheng can't delay any longer, and please tell His Majesty what happened today for me."

The officials headed by the governor of Xiyanzhou responded one after another.

Zheng Quan found a donkey cart, pulled Yuan Shun's coffin, and went to the camp outside the city with Gao Cheng.

After Gao Cheng left, the governor of Xiyanzhou ordered a messenger to drive a fast horse to Luoyang to report the letter.

The banquet was reopened, surrounded by beautiful prostitutes.

When there was laughter again, two people began to discuss in a low voice:

"General Yuan can have a confidant like the son, even if he dies, he doesn't have to worry about family affairs. It's enough to smile at Jiuquan and have no worries."

"Yes, life is the most difficult to find a confidant."

"Alas! I have never heard that the son and He Basheng have an old relationship, but today he defended him several times. He Basheng has received such kindness, and he still acts rebelliously. How is it different from a beast!"

"This person has betrayed the Lord many times, a man with a human face and a beast's heart, don't mention him again, so as not to dirty your ears and my ears, come! Drink!"

"Drink! Drink!"

As we all know, Gao Cheng is a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, and he has done his best to buy a coffin for Yuan Shun, and he will not be happy to get any more military details.

It wasn't stingy, but he was worried that some of the people couldn't find so many white cloths, and they were afraid of punishment, so they chopped off his head and threw him into Jiangdong.

Back at the barracks, there is nothing to say, the brotherhood between himself and Yuan Shun, enough to entrust his wife and daughter, is difficult for others to understand, and Gao Cheng does not expect them to understand.

With an order, [-] Jingji soldiers set off with the coffin in their hands. Gao Cheng, riding a black horse, turned around and glanced at the coffin on the donkey cart, thinking:

"Brother Yuan, today I let more than 2 people help your coffin. It's a grand occasion, and you should also rest in peace. Please don't fall in love with the world. It is the right way to enter the six realms of reincarnation early." '

Yuan Shun's grand occasion only lasted for one day.

It was the end of summer at the end of June, and the weather was hot. The corpses had already smelled when they were sent to the sliding platform. Now that the army had only left for a day, there was a burst of rancid stench in the coffin, and the smell was unpleasant.

Gao Cheng had no choice but to wrong his brother Yuan Shun, and ordered people to buy salted fish, which filled the coffin, and even stuffed a dozen of them in the coffin to cover up the smell, but the smell became stronger instead.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ordered several peasant husbands to take turns pulling the donkey cart, walking at the end of the team, and keeping a distance from everyone.

Gao Cheng deployed many sentry cavalry along the way, never giving He Basheng a chance to ambush his troops.

But what he didn't know was that He Basheng was already battered.

When he led the army to set up an ambush to kill Yuanshun, he told the soldiers about his grievances to show that he was forced to rebel.

However, the edict picked up by the cavalry general was able to tear up the lies.

The cavalry general was his confidant, He Basheng did not silence him, but imprisoned him temporarily, but for some reason, the content of this edict was still spread.

There are also rumors that the previous rumors in Dingtao City, such as He Bayue's self-reliance, He Bayun's death, etc., were all caused by Liang people's secret work.

The morale of He Basheng's troops was immediately slackened, and the emperor's promotion of He Basheng is the best proof.

But you, He Basheng, were deceived by the spy and lost your mind and wanted to kill the angels, so why bother to drag them back.

They had only received the Gao family's military salary for one year, not only were their taxes exempted, but also the spoils of war would be distributed in the future. Seeing that the better days were coming, they were dragged into the bandit ship by He Basheng.

With the development of the matter to this point, He Basheng understood that this was a trap specially aimed at him. He had been calculated to get rid of him since he left Jinyang, no, even when he was still in Jinyang.

Who else but Gao Huan can make such a big deal!
The rumors in Dingtao City are just like the old things in Guang'a, but it is not Liu Gui's plan for Er Zhuzhao to instigate his own staff and come up with bad ideas for himself.

The anger in his heart seemed to burn He Basheng, he hammered hard on the long table, gritted his teeth and said in a hateful voice:

"He Liuhun! I, He Ba, will kill you!"

He Basheng didn't dare to follow the advice of that aide to attack Qing Qi, who knows if there will be some trap hidden in the plot of a traitor.

While hesitating, He Basheng received a report that Gao Cheng led the army to set up camp at a place [-] miles outside Dingtao City.

"The boy leads the army, but he relies on his father. You send the order quickly, and the whole army gathers. Let's see how I break it."

After He Basheng summoned his generals, he said confidently.

But he was not so optimistic in his heart. Regardless of Gao Cheng's military strategy, Gao Huan's team for his son was really luxurious.

Han general Gao Ao and Cao Wuyong did not lose to him.

Murong Shaozong was even more familiar with the art of war, but He Basheng didn't know that Murong Shaozong was stationed in Hulao, so he didn't accompany him.

Yaoxiong's attack on Baigoudui forced Chen Qingzhi to return without success, and his reputation was greatly shaken, which cannot be taken lightly.

As for other teenagers such as Duan Shao, Hu Luguang, Gao Jishi, etc., it is not worth mentioning.

Only Gao Aocao, Murong Shaozong, and Yaoxiong really made He Basheng wary.

Gao Cheng?

The only commendable thing in Xiangyang is that he stayed in the camp and did not fight the Liang army.

As for trying to turn the tide at the time of defeat, He Basheng didn't take it seriously, sending gifts out of the country can cause disasters, which shows that he has no ability to command troops at all.

The trilogy that used to be driven like a finger is slack today, and it took a long time to assemble.

He Basheng thought he was very clear about the reason for the change, it was caused by the emperor's decree, but he still believed in his control over the trilogy.

He Basheng planned to lead Qingqi to explore the camp tonight, to see if he could take advantage of it.

While planning, he once again received a report from his cronies that someone was bewitching people outside the city.

The morale of the army was already unstable, so He Basheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly climbed up the tower to wait and see.

The cavalry outside the city had already preached more than half of it, and they were still shouting eloquently:
"Your Majesty is merciful, considering that you were coaxed by He Basheng to commit such treasonous things, you don't want to commit more crimes, this trip is only to kill He Basheng, and the rest will throw up their arms and surrender, no guilt will be charged.

"Until tomorrow's sunset, those who rebel can continue to serve in the army. In addition to rewards, those who have done meritorious service can be promoted to the rank of soldiers. Those who resist in the corner will definitely... ah!"

With a cry of pain, the cavalry pawn clutched his arm and beat his horse and fled.

It turned out that He Basheng was furious when he heard this, and immediately bent his bow and shot an arrow.

Fortunately, the cavalry pawn noticed He Basheng who was surrounded by crowds on the city wall from a distance, and when he saw him stretching his bow and arrow, he quickly avoided his body, otherwise the arrow would go straight to his heart.

He Basheng put away his bow and said to the surrounding generals:
"This is He Liuhun's treacherous plan again. His treachery and cunning are the most unbelievable!"

All the generals said yes.

Gao Huan, who was far away in Jinyang, didn't know that he had taken the blame for Gao Cheng, and was hated to the bone by He Basheng.

Even if he knew it, he wouldn't care. At this time, he was so happy that his two concubines, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Mu, gave birth successively in June.

He named his third son Gao Jun and his fourth son Gao Yan.

"Book of Qi·Benji·Volume [-]": Wei Zongshi Shun was friendly with the emperor. In June of the second year of Taichang, Emperor Wei ordered Shun to be his envoy and was killed in Yanzhou. The emperor got his remains and wept blood. .

　I woke up in the middle of the night with inspiration, coded a chapter, I will sleep first, Chapter 2 is at night.

　　Thanks to the book friends who may just be nostalgic for the reward.

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(End of this chapter)