On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 148: Ridiculing people to be humiliated

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 148: Ridiculing people to be humiliated

The imperial envoy came to Jixian County and presented Cui Che with a secret edict. At the same time, he read out the reward of granting five hundred households food fiefdoms.

Cui Che had his own eyes and ears in the court, and he also knew that Gao Jiong was causing trouble.

Gao Jiong's daughter married Yang Yong as his concubine, and Yang Yong's daughter Princess Daning married Gao Biaoren, Gao Jiong's third son.

Regardless of the seniority or not, based on these two marriages, Gao Jiong is undoubtedly a staunch supporter of the prince Yang Yong.

In the heart of Cui Che, a diehard loyalist of the Sui Dynasty, in addition to the sunshine of Yang Jian, he was also classified as a party of the King of Jin because of his close relationship with Yang Guang.

This time Gao Jiong was able to take care of the overall situation and only hindered Cui Che in terms of rewards. Cui Che was extremely lucky that he didn't ruin anything major.

That is to say, the person standing on the opposite side is Gao Jiong, who will not abandon public affairs for personal reasons, and is a wise minister.

If it had been Yang Su, I'm afraid the slander would have spread in Yang Jian's ears.

Of course, precisely because of this, how could Yang Yong, Gao Qiao and others defeat Yang Guang, Yang Su and others.

This is also the reason why Cui Che sided with Yang Guang in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.

People with bottom lines and principles are best as opponents.

And those who do whatever it takes to achieve their goals can temporarily join forces with them.

Good people are more likely to be pointed at gunpoint.

In addition to the five hundred households in the city, Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan were able to clear their identities. Yang Jian issued an edict to absolve the two of their previous crimes. Cui Che also took advantage of the situation and recruited them into the army on the grounds that they were familiar with the Turks.

Before the imperial envoys arrived in Jixian, the Western Turks had already sent people to negotiate with Cui Che, hoping to take back thousands of Turkic prisoners, but Cui Che refused.

Cui Che did not hide anything. He told the other party that he had sent the prisoners to Guanzhong. If the envoy wanted to find the captured Turkic soldiers, he might as well go to Daxing City to ask the Sui Emperor for them.

The envoy was rejected and had to return disappointed. Soon, Kumoxi came to envoy again.

"General Manager Cui, you gave me a group of slaves as a gift before, but now the Turks come to ask for them. The chief ordered me to come and inform the General Manager."

Cui Che heard this and said seriously:

"Since Cui gave it as a gift, it is up to Chief Ah Hui to decide how to deal with it.

"It's just that Cui thought that the Turks were greedy. If they just sent an envoy, and Chief Ahui handed it over with both hands and returned the person, Daluobian (Apo Khan) would definitely think that Kumoxi was weak and could be bullied.

"To flatter and favor the Turks is like putting out a fire with firewood. If the firewood is not used up, the fire will never be extinguished. If the Turks get worse, what will happen to the Kumo people?"

Envoy Kumoxi also learned that Cui Che had rejected the Western Turks' request for prisoners of war, so he immediately returned to resume his duties.

The imperial envoy came from Jixian together with the Kumoxi envoy.

The Laoha River is a tributary of the Liao River, and the Shanhe tribe, the head of the five tribes of Kumoxi, thrives here.

Today, all the leaders of the other four tribes gathered at the main tribe of Huihe, hoping that Ahui Lusu, the co-leader of the five tribes, would make an idea whether to release or keep those Turks.

At the meeting, envoy Kumoxi, who had previously been on a mission to Youzhou, relayed Cui Che's original words to everyone, and Ahui Lusu frowned even more tightly.

The leader of the Mohefu tribe sighed:

"Chief, it's better to comply with the Turks' request. We are not the Sui Dynasty and cannot bear the anger of the Turks."

Cui Che also stood up and talked without any pain in his back. He had a strong farming civilization behind him, so of course he had nothing to fear.

But the Kumoxi people were different. They did not have a Great Wall or a fortress as a defense. They faced the threat of the Turks and had to consider the consequences.

Seeing that no one objected, Ah Hui Lusu clenched his fists, feeling unwilling but helpless and said:

"Just do as you say."

Ahui Lusu felt humiliated by this, and so did the other four leaders, but they had no choice but to suppress their resentment and agreed to the Turks' request.

At the same time, a group of East Turks who were ordered to contact Cui Che arrived in Jixian secretly. Of course, the itinerary had to be kept secret. If the West Turks knew about it, they would definitely be on guard.

Chu Luohou attached great importance to this contact and sent Yong Yulu, the son of the photographer, as an envoy.

After Yong Yulu gave way to his uncle, he succeeded him as Ye Hu.

When Cui Che met with Yong Yulu, they had a tacit understanding and did not mention that the previous Khan, Yong Yulu's father, had taken the picture.

Cui Che originally had an arrow scar on his butt on the right side of the photo.

After the two discussed the matter of sending troops, while they were chatting and deepening their relationship, news came from Xizuo who was in Kumoxi, and they also learned that Ahui Lusu had decided to endure the humiliation and return the Turkic children.

"What can we do!"

Yong Yulu was at a loss.

He is a coward and has no idea when things happen. Otherwise, why would his father, who was taking pictures, give up his son and choose his younger brother?

Cui Che's face also darkened. All the previous plans were based on provoking a war between the Western Turks and Kumoxi. Now that the Kumoxi people have endured the humiliation and bear the burden, taking the opportunity to sneak attack on the Western Turks has become nothing.

After thinking for a moment, Cui Che said in a deep voice:

"I have my own way."

Soon, the general manager personally arrived at the small border town.

While the Western Turkic envoys were waiting for the abducted Turkic children to be sent to the main tribe of Huihe, Kuzhen, a native of Xihe, finally returned to the banks of the Laoha River after more than ten years.

Due to Kumoxi's friendly relationship with Cui Che, the general manager of Youzhou, he was able to return to the tribe to show off his wealth, which was a reward given to him by Cui Che.

Kuzhen's generosity in spending money deeply shocked his old friends in the tribe. That night, Kuzhen invited them to have a drink.

During the dinner, everyone inevitably sighed because of the humiliation of being forced by the Turks.

Feeling aggrieved, he naturally resorted to drinking to drown his sorrows. After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little tipsy.

Ku Zhen suddenly sarcastically said:

"Now that I am a Sui man, and the Turks are my dogs, you have to be the slaves of the Turks, groveling. Today I am returning the shepherd slaves. When will you give me your wife and daughter?"

These words aroused everyone's anger. They overturned the table and began to beat Kuzhen with their fists.

Ku Zhen snorted coldly:

"You guys only dare to be aggressive with me, but you have to beg for mercy when you see the Turks! If I had known this, I should have shipped a batch of women's skirts back to sell, but how many do you want me to reserve for you?"

The cynicism made the people present at the scene filled with righteous indignation. The leader said angrily:

"Kuzhen! I will kill the Turkic envoy tonight, so you can see how courageous we are to ridicule people!"

The rest of the people were also drunk and started shouting.

But Ku Zhen knew that if he just let them pass by like this, when the trouble comes, he will retreat as long as the drunkenness subsides a little.

He dragged the leader, Mo Hun, back to his seat, and then said:

"If you can really attack and kill the Turkic envoys, you will have made a contribution to the Sui Dynasty. I have an old grudge with Manager Cui of Youzhou, and he even gave me a generous gift. If you make a contribution and join the army, you will surely enjoy endless glory and wealth!"

When Mo Hun heard this, the flames of greed ignited in his eyes.

Among the crowd, some people were worried:

"What if the Turks force Manager Cui to hand over us afterwards?"

Ku Zhen snorted coldly:

"Da Sui is not Kumo Xi!"

There is another chapter in the evening, before twelve o'clock.

(End of chapter)