On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 177 The royal concubine enters the trap

When Yang Su came to Hankou and learned of his itinerary, King Qin Yang Jun rarely walked out of the Marshal's Mansion and met Yang Xuangan, Cui Che and others out of the city to greet him.

Cui Che and Yang Su haven't seen each other for many years since they took office as the general manager of Qingzhou.

Now we meet again in Hankou, everyone has their own emotions.

At the reception banquet, Yang Su asked Cui Che from time to time the details of his war with the Turks, but Qin King Yang Jun was left in the cold.

Cui Che didn't know whether Yang Su was really curious about the war in Northern Xinjiang, or whether he was just like himself and didn't want to get close to Yang Jun. Maybe it was both.

The next day, Yang Su summoned Cui Che, Cui Hongdu and others to discuss with them how to break through Zhou Luohu's tribe who was stationed on Yiaozhou Island to the east of Hankou, and Chen Huiji's tribe who was stationed west of Hankou.

After a few people finally decided on a specific strategy, the Jiankang envoys came to Hankou.

Yang Su shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Everything has been done in vain. Let's send envoys across the river to persuade them to surrender."

Two people came to persuade Chen Shubao to surrender with letters from Chen Shubao. One was Chen Zhengye, the son of Chen Huiji, and the other was Fan Yi, the Duke of Nanchen Xiaoyao County.

Chen Zhengye crossed the river by boat and went to his father Chen Huiji's army.

When Chen Huiji learned that Chen Zhengye, who was supposed to be in Jiankang, was now asking for a meeting outside the camp, everything suddenly became clear.

But he still didn't understand:

"There are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Jiankang, and Jiangzhou has been captured. The ships of South Xuzhou are crossing the river. How can they be defeated so quickly?"

Bi Bao, the governor of Bazhou who came to contact Chen Huiji, also sighed and said after a long time:

"Now that the matter has come to this, it's useless to say more. I'd better ask you first what is going on."

When Chen Zhengye walked into the handsome tent and faced the inquiries from Chen Huiji and Bi Bao, he burst into tears and said:

"The army and the people celebrated the Yuan Hui Festival, and the Sui army crossed the river at night. The emperor did not allow everyone to go out to fight, and ordered them to stand still and wait for reinforcements.

"The Sui army encircled them, and the emperor waited for more than ten days but saw no reinforcements, so he sent Xiao Maha and others out of the city to fight.

"However, he had an affair with Xiao Mohe's wife, which caused the army to have no fighting spirit and was defeated in Baitugang. The Sui army invaded Jiankang that same day."

After hearing the ins and outs of the Battle of Jiankang, Chen Huiji and Bi Bao looked at each other. They couldn't figure out how there could be such a shameful operation in this world.

It’s okay to forget all the improper arrangements before. After all, he has been raised in the hands of a woman since he was a child.

But even though the enemies were on the doorstep, he still couldn't control the two ounces of meat under his crotch and had an affair with the general's wife.

After saying that, Chen Zhengye immediately took out Chen Shubao's letter persuading him to surrender. After Chen Huiji read it, he looked up to the sky and sighed:

"I still want to fight to the death, but Your Majesty has surrendered first!"

Bi Bao was furious and said angrily:

"Why should such a ridiculous emperor fight to the death for him? Duke Chen, surrender to the Sui Dynasty!"

Chen Zhengye also advised:

"Father, the situation is over. As Bi Gong said, since the emperor has abandoned the country, we do not need to die for it. Please consider the lives of the soldiers and surrender the Sui army."

Chen Huiji rode a donkey downhill and immediately ordered people to send Chen Zhengye back to the north of the Yangtze River, agreeing with the Sui army to set out and surrender tomorrow.

At the same time, the same scene happened at the Chen Army camp stationed in Parrot Island.

Fan Yi, Duke of Nanchen Xiaoyao County, entered Zhou Luohu's camp and told him the cause and effect, and said angrily:

"On that day, I proposed to each send thousands of elite troops and 200 warships to the entrance of Jingkou, quarry rocks, and throw the warships into the river for joint defense by water and land. However, Shen Keqing and Shi Wenqing blocked it and could not submit it to the emperor. Otherwise, the Sui Dynasty How can the army cross the river?"

Xun Fashang, the governor of Yingzhou who was in the army of Zhou Luohu, sighed:

"Even if there were no Shen and Shi, the emperor might not be able to accept Duke Fan's good advice."

When Fan Yi presented Chen Shubao's letter persuading him to surrender, Zhou Luohu was already in despair. He sent Fan Yi back to Jiangbei without agreeing on when he would surrender.

After Fan Yi left, Zhou Luohu and his generals burst into tears. After mourning for Nanchen for three days, they crossed the river and asked Yang Jun to surrender.

Yang Jun accepted the surrender of Chen Huiji and Zhou Luohu successively. When he sent an envoy to Daxing to report the victory, he said to the envoy with tears in his eyes:

"I became a marshal in a daze. I didn't have any merit in establishing my size. I feel ashamed and speechless when I meet my father."

After Chen Huiji, Zhou Luohu and others were sent to Daxing, Zhang Lihua arrived belatedly.

After all, a carriage is faster than riding a horse alone.

Cui Che led Zhang Lihua into the house under the envious eyes of everyone.

After looking at it, he couldn't help but secretly smacked his lips:

Aguang is a man who can get along well with the woman he likes, and he can bear the pain of giving it up to his brother.

Based on this friendship, if he really takes over the Sui Dynasty in the future, he must take good care of Princess Xiao of Jin for him so that she will not miss her late husband and have sleepless nights.

In fact, the envoy sent by Gao Jiong informed Cui Che completely about the matter.

Cui Che knew what Yang Guang was planning.

Don't you just want to raise an outhouse for him?

Bah! How could I, Cui Che’s great husband, do such a thing? He really thinks I am Cui Jishu.

It's not that she was greedy for Zhang Lihua's beauty, although she was indeed, as recorded in Wei Zheng's "Book of Sui", born with the beauty of the country and being called coquettish.

But as we all know, Cui Che is an upright man and doesn't like women. He accepted Zhang Lihua into his house because he just couldn't swallow it.

Zhang Lihua had actually heard of Cui Che's reputation for a long time. Some of his poems had spread to the south of the Yangtze River in the early years, and his feat of attacking the Turks in northern Xinjiang was even more impressive.

I originally thought that Jin Wang Yang Guang was handsome, but I never thought that this young man with both civil and military skills was even more beautiful.

Zhang Lihua couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of being rewarded to the handsome young man in front of her.

But before she could imagine her future life, Cui Che said to Zhang Lihua with a straight face:

"Now that you have entered my house, you must not be half-hearted. You must forget what happened before. If you dare to cause trouble in the backyard, I will kill you."

Previously, Cui Che had four wives and concubines in the back house. Ashina and Yu Wenfang were unnamed outside concubines, so naturally they were not counted among them.

Yang Lihua is a virtuous lady, Mu Xieli only wants a child, Miaorong is a conscientious person, and Yuchi Chifan is not a troublesome person, so the family has always been peaceful.

Cui Che was really worried that Zhang Lihua would act like a monster at home and sow discord among his wives and concubines, so he warned her in advance.

Zhang Lihua wanted to give up, but Cui Che frowned and said:

"If you have something to say, just say it. I hate hesitating the most."

Zhang Lihua shed tears and said:

"Could it be that the general also regards me as a beautiful woman who is a disaster and a monster that will subjugate the country? Since I was promised to the general, how can he think of me again?"

Looking at this pitiful appearance, Cui Che's heart almost melted.

‘He is indeed a monster’

Cui Che thought to himself.

But he couldn't help but hug her into his arms, stroked Zhang Lihua's thick black hair with his palms, and said comfortingly:

"That's when I spoke harshly."

On that day, before nightfall, Cui Che, who had not been with women for half a year after leaving home, fell into Zhang Lihua's gentle hometown. Under her charming welcome, Cui Che enjoyed all the pleasure.

The next chapter may be a little later. Today is guaranteed to be three chapters. The fourth chapter depends on the situation.

(End of chapter)