Rebirth at the turn of the Zhou and Sui dynasties

Chapter 452
The eldest Sun Sheng had four sons and four daughters in total, except for the young fourth son and fourth daughter who were brought with him.

The rest of the surviving children are all in Kansai now, either becoming officials or marrying as wives.

Changsun Sheng was unwilling to surrender to Cui Che because he was worried that his children who stayed in Kansai would be implicated.

And Changsun Sheng didn't want to die, so abandoning the city became the only choice.

The moment the southern city gate opened, Changsun Sheng led dozens of cronies to gallop towards Handong.

When the Eastern Sui sentry found movement in the south, it was too late to catch up.

What Cui Che wanted was Suizhou, not Changsun Sheng.

Therefore, he didn't set up an ambush in the south, he just let Changsun Sheng abandon the city and flee, otherwise, if there were ambushes outside, the messenger wouldn't be able to enter the city.

The moonlight was dim, and the sentry cavalry could not clearly see the face of the escaped man, but the news spread back to the camp, and the generals of the Eastern Sui Dynasty were still certain that the escaped man must be Changsun Sheng.

Besides him, who would lead dozens of entourages and flee Suizhou one by one.

Soon, someone from the city of Suizhou came to pay homage to the camp. It turned out that Chen Ji, the Sima of Suizhou who was ordered to stay behind after Changsun Sheng left, did not want to live with the city, so he sent people to the camp of the Eastern Sui Dynasty to ask Cui Che to surrender the city.

Chen Ji wants to take Suizhou City in exchange for his wealth.

However, Cui Che didn't dare to believe it, he was worried that this was a conspiracy by Changsun Sheng.

Send dozens of cavalry out of the city overnight, let yourself mistakenly think that he has escaped, and then feign surrender, so that you can close the door at night and beat the dogs.

Cui Che pondered for a while, and said to the messenger:

"It's late tonight, when the army enters the city, the people will inevitably panic and cause riots.

"If Chen Sima is sincerely dedicated to the city, please open the north gate and send an army to take it over.

"Chen Sima maintains the order in the city for the king, and will hand over the city tomorrow morning. If this is the case, I will live up to Chen Sima, and I am willing to reward him with a high-ranking official and generous salary."

After all, Cui Che has been watching the envoy's face, but whenever there is a hint of panic on his face, Cui Che can know from it that this is Changsun Sheng's conspiracy.

It's just that the messenger's face was as usual, he bowed and responded:
"I'll go back and report to Sima Chen."

When the envoy was leaving, Cui Che said again:
"Wait a minute! This king listened to the report from the sentinel earlier. It seems that Changsun Sheng did not take away his family members. If his family members are still in the city, please ask the envoy to ask Liu Sima to send them to the camp."

The messenger immediately replied:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Chief Inspector only took away his cronies. His wife, concubine and children are now in Suizhou City, and they will be sent to the King later."

Cui Che heard this, nodded and said with a smile:
"That's the best thing to do."

It wasn't until this moment that Cui Che believed that Changsun Sheng had already escaped, but he didn't change his plan, he still planned to send an army to control the north gate first, and wait until dawn before handing over.

After the envoy left the command tent, Cui Che asked all the generals who would go to take over the north gate.

All the generals pleaded for orders one after another, and only Cui Che was so suspicious. They had long believed that Changsun Sheng was not in the city.

Cui Che scanned around, and finally chose Yuchi Jingde, the sub-general of the front-line militant army.

"To take over the city gate, without too many manpower, General Yuchi will lead a thousand cavalry from the headquarters."

Yuchi Jingde was overjoyed and hurried out to agree.

Cui Che warned again:

"Don't rush forward with a large army. Each group of ten people will enter the city in batches. If there are shouts of killing in the city, immediately lead the army back."

Yuchi Jingde also had an initial impression of Cui Che's cautiousness, and thought:

'I dare not say % sure about what happened tonight, there is still a % chance, the king actually has to make such careful and meticulous arrangements, it is no wonder that the king has fought for half his life without defeat. '

"The last general takes orders!"

Yuchi Jingde responded loudly, then took his leave and left.

After summoning a thousand cavalry soldiers under his command, Yuchi Jingde led them to the north gate of Suizhou City, waiting for the defenders to open the gate.

At this time, the envoy also found Chen Ji and relayed Cui Che's words.

Chen Ji said with emotion:
"King Yan's caution is rare in ancient times."

He also refuses to enter the city late at night, only controls the north gate, and wants to take Changsun Sheng's family as hostages, which means that he sincerely seeks refuge.

But since he will serve under Cui Che's command in the future, it is not a bad thing for the lord to be more cautious.

Faced with Cui Che's high-ranking official's promise of generous salary, Chen Ji immediately agreed, and personally led a team to Changsun Sheng's mansion to capture the family members of his old boss.

Chen Ji was different from Changsun Sheng. He was from the Kanto region, so he had no worries about surrendering to Cui Che. However, Changsun Sheng's relatives were all in Kansai, so he naturally had to look ahead.

When Chen Ji rushed to the outside of Changsun's mansion with his troops, Changsun Sheng's family was also alarmed.

A 13-year-old boy and more than ten servants stood outside the door holding a sword.

Facing the army brought by Chen Ji, there was no fear at all on his immature face.

"Chen Sima! When my grandfather left, I entrusted the city to you. What is your intention to surround the Changsun Mansion with soldiers tonight!"

The young man yelled loudly, he was Changsun Wuji, the son of Changsun Sheng.

Chen Ji retorted:
"Your father fled the city and left us. What I did today was not for my own selfish desires, but to lead the soldiers and civilians in the city to find a way out. I also ask you to bring your family and go to King Yan's camp."

Chen Ji didn't dare to rush in. Everyone knows Cui Che's habit.

Now that the family members who want to grow Sun Sheng are named, Chen Ji is worried about Cui Che's move, and has other thoughts.

Although Changsun Sheng is 55 years old now, his first wife has passed away for more than ten years, and his wife, who is Changsun Wuji's mother, is only 27 years old now.

Of course, Chen Ji had met the eldest grandson lady, she was beautiful, and he was also afraid that Cui Che was trying to trick that eldest grandson lady, so he didn't forcibly tie someone up and offend her.

It's just that Changsun Wuji refused to let go. He spared his life to protect his mother and sister behind the door.

The two sides stalemate for a while, Chen Ji saw that it was not an option to continue, His Royal Highness King Yan was still waiting for him, so he had to order a storm to attack the Changsun Mansion.

Just when the conflict was about to break out, Mrs. Changsun's crisp voice came from the mansion:
"stop!"

Mrs. Changsun walked out of the gate, holding a girl by her right hand.

Changsun Wuji said eagerly:
"Mother, why did you come out! Come in quickly, as long as there is a child, these people don't want to hurt you and sister."

Madam Changsun shook her head towards her son, and said to Chen Ji:

"Since it was the King of Yan's invitation, I don't dare to force Chen Sima to use force. Our mother and son will leave with you."

Chen Ji was overjoyed, and immediately led his men and horses to lead Mrs. Changsun and her pair of children to the north gate.

Changsun Wuji was very frustrated, but he still held his sword tightly to protect his mother and sister. Whenever someone dared to bully them, Changsun Wuji would definitely stand up with his sword.

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