On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 133 Gwangju Governor

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 133 Gwangju Governor

After the raids and killings in the first month of the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (586), the first problem before Cui Che was to recruit county officials. This was a key part of his complete control of the four prefectures of Qing, Jiao, Guang, and Ju.

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As mentioned before, officials have three-year terms, but junior staff are rooted in the local area. Most of them are only promoted or demoted, and there are rarely external transfers.

Previously, many county magistrates were escorted to Daxing for prosecution. Cui Che hurriedly selected officials before the arrival of the new county magistrate, enriched the county offices in various places, and filled the vacancies.

The hearts of the soldiers are with me, the hearts of the people are with me, and the hearts of the officials are with me.

Seeing that the territory under his jurisdiction has been turned into a monolithic one, Cui Che is confident that even if he is transferred from outside in the future, he can still firmly control the four states in secret.

If something unexpected happens, just raise your arms and shout, and the governors of prefectures and counties in Qingzhou and other places will only respond. If you want to be a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty, you will have someone to help you sacrifice your life for righteousness.

During this period, Cui Zhongfang, who led 30,000 people to build the Great Wall in Lingwu, Shuofang and other places last year, was ordered to lead 150,000 people this year to build dozens of castles in dangerous places on the border east of Shuofang.

After splitting the Turkic Khanate and annexing the Eastern Turks, the Sui Dynasty changed its strategy and adopted the strategy of defending in the north and attacking in the south, trying to destroy the Chen Dynasty and then completely eliminate the Turkic threat in the north.

Under the influence of the strategy of defending in the north and attacking in the south, even the prince of Tuyuhun asked to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Jian refused.

Tuyuhun was a political power established by a branch of the Murong tribe of Xianbei who migrated to the northwest region. Its sphere of influence was four thousand miles from east to west and two thousand miles from north to south. Its capital, Fuqi City, was located more than forty miles west of Qinghai Lake.

Since the Western Wei Dynasty, Tuyuhun has often invaded the Longyou area. The year before last, in April of the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, General He Lou Ziqian sent troops from the five states of Liang, Gan, Gua, Shan and Kuo in the Hexi region to attack Tuyuhun.

It took twenty days to kill more than 10,000 men and women from the Tuyuhun tribe.

Murong Kualu, the leader of Tuyuhun, succeeded to the throne in 535 AD. He was a contemporary of Gao Huan, Gao Cheng, Yu Wentai, etc. He had been in power for more than fifty years. He was moody in his later years and was willing to depose and kill the prince.

The current Prince Tuyuhun was frightened by this, so he planned to capture Murong Kualu and ask for his surrender to the Sui Dynasty, asking them to send troops to respond.

But Yang Jian knew that Murong Kua Lu had been in office for more than fifty years and had a deep foundation in the country that was difficult to shake.

In order not to affect the general strategy of defending in the north and attacking in the south, Prince Tuyuhun's proposal was rejected.

Sure enough, soon after, Prince Tuyuhun leaked the secret and was killed by Kua Lu. Kua Lu also made his youngest son Murong He the crown prince.

Murong He saw what happened to his brothers when they became princes, and he felt the love of his father.

In order not to be crushed to death by the mountain of father's love, Murong He conspired to lead fifteen thousand households under his command to annex the Sui Dynasty, and sent envoys to Daxing to present themselves to Yang Jian.

In order not to damage the relationship that had finally been eased with Tuyuhun, Yang Jian reluctantly refused again and sent an envoy to reprimand Murong He, claiming that he would never help him with such unfilial behavior, so Murong He had no choice but to give up.

Soon, the new prince Murong He was also killed by Kua Lu.

Yang Jian twice refused to contribute to Tuyuhun's civil strife, and won Kua Lu's gratitude. Since then, there have been fewer incidents in the northwest frontier, allowing the Sui Dynasty to concentrate manpower and material resources on intensive preparations to destroy Chen.

There were frequent civil strife in Tuyuhun, and the Sui Dynasty in the sixth year of its founding was not peaceful either.

In the past, Yang Jian's prime minister's house had a bad duo, namely Liu Fang, Zheng Yi, and Huang Guogong Zheng Yi. Although they were still alienated by Yang Jian, they were still appointed. However, Shu Guogong Liu Fang still went his own way, which was disgusted by Yang Jian.

, and I have been depressed and frustrated ever since.

In the battle of Yecheng to pacify Wei Chijun, Yu Wenxin, who led his soldiers to attack the melon-eating masses and made great achievements, was awarded the title of Duke of England. He was famous for his proficiency in the art of war and his strict military management. As long as there are outstanding strategies in the army,

Regardless of whether it was created by Yu Wenxin or not, the soldiers all said that it must have been designed by the British government.

This kind of prestige was tabooed by Yang Jian and Gao Jian, so they found an excuse to dismiss Yu Wenxin, who had been renamed Qi Guogong, and stayed at home, just like Li Chong after the great victory at Baidao.

Liang Shiyan, a good friend of Yu Wenxin, was also suspected by Yang Jian because he accepted bribes from Yuchi Jiong before the war. He was recalled from Xiangzhou to Guanzhong a few years ago and has been idle in Beijing with nothing to do.

All three of them had made great contributions to Yang Jian. For example, Liu Fang was the one who prepared the imperial edict to welcome Yang Jian to take charge after the death of Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. Yu Wenxin turned the tide of the war in Yecheng when the war was unfavorable. Liang Shiyan was even more brave and adept at fighting and made many meritorious deeds.

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Nowadays, all frustrated people have formed an alliance of frustrated people. Yu Wenxin once said to Liang Shiyan:

'Is it destined to be an emperor? If someone supports you, you will be an emperor!'

It’s very similar to An Chongrong’s saying, ‘The emperor will be the one who has strong soldiers and horses.’

The three conspired to rebel, but they were informed by Liang Shiyan's nephew Pei Tong. Yang Jian pretended not to know and secretly tested the three. When he saw that the three were indeed rebellious, he immediately ordered the guards to arrest them.

Only Liang Shiyan's second son, Liang Gang, was able to avoid death because he persuaded his father not to rebel. Among the other three sons, all the men were implicated and killed, and the female family members were turned into slaves.

Yu Wenkai, the governor of Guangzhou under Cui Che, was implicated by his brother Yu Wenxin and was dismissed from office. All the government affairs of Guangzhou fell on the head of the chief minister, Pei Xiu.

The candidate to succeed Yu Wenxin and serve as the governor of Guangzhou has been determined, and it is Northern Qi clan minister Gao Mai.

Gao Mai's father, Gao Yue, was Gao Huan's closest blood brother. After all, Gao Huan's half-brother Gao Chen was accidentally beaten to death by Gao Huan for stealing his wife.

Cui Che didn't care about Gao Mai's father, but he was interested in Gao Mai's children.

Gao Mai had a son named Gao Jian, who was eleven years old at the time. He would later be known as Gao Shilian.

Gao Shilian also has a younger sister, who is still young now, only four years old. She will marry the old guy Sun Sheng, the eldest son of the Turkic separatist, as his stepmother in the future.

Brother Che is not envious at all of the dead trees blooming in spring and the pear blossoms blooming on the begonia trees!

The daughter of the Gao family will give birth to a son and a daughter for Changsun Sheng in the future. The son will be named Changsun Wuji, and the daughter will be named Guanyin Maiden.

Cui Che heard the news and returned home at night. When Yang Lihua wasn't paying attention, he hugged the Bodhisattva slave and said with a smile:

"Your mother-in-law is coming soon. In a few days, my father will take you to meet her in advance."

The Bodhisattva slave, who was under two years old, had a question mark on his face and had no idea what his father would say.

When local officials of the Sui Dynasty took office, they could bring their wives, concubines, and children under the age of fifteen, but their parents and children over the age of fifteen had to either stay in Daxing or return to their place of origin.

Gao Shilian, who was only eleven years old, and his younger sister were naturally able to follow their father eastward.

Dongyang City has such a big Buddha as Cui Che, and everyone who is in public or private life has to come in and pay homage.

Yu Gong, Cui Che is the general manager of Qingzhou, the son-in-law of the emperor, and his immediate boss.

In private, both of them came from Hebei. Gao Mai and Cui Che's grandfather Cui Jishu were officials in the same dynasty, and they had a somewhat romantic relationship.

There is no record of the age of the mother of Empress Changsun, and there is no record of the birth year of Changsun Wuji, but it is said that she and Erfeng were friendly since childhood. Erfeng was born in 599. There should be little difference between Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun was born in 601.

It is now the year 586, and he is estimated to be four years old. By the year 599, he will be seventeen years old, which is also the age when children are born.

(End of chapter)