On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 183 Coveting Western Liaoning (Fourth update)

News of Cui Che's northern tour reached beyond the Great Wall, and the first person to come to pay him a visit was King Xi Ahui Lusu.

Ah Hui Lusu had an open relationship with Cui Che, and he had complained to Cui Che in front of the imperial court, saying that he favored the Sui army officers and soldiers and that the distribution was unfair.

For this reason, Yang Jian also fined Cui Che one year's salary. Of course, Ah Hui Lusu could not come to see Cui Che with great fanfare.

"Xiao Wang pays homage to Duke Yan!"

After entering the handsome tent, Ah Hui Lusu knelt down and saluted.

Cui Che helped him up, with a warm smile on his face:

"You and I, brothers, don't need to be formal."

After saying that, he invited Ah Hui Lusu to sit with him. Ah Hui Lusu refused, so Cui Che allowed him to sit where he pleased.

After Ah Hui Lusu took his seat, he mentioned to Cui Che his neighbor in the east, the Khitan.

There are two large rivers in the northern grassland, one of which is weak and falling into the water. It is where Cui Che teamed up with Kumo Xi and the Eastern Turks defeated the 150,000 Western Turks army. It is also called the Huang River and is the northern source of the Xiliao River.

The other is the Laoha River, also known as the Tu River, which is the southern source of the Xiliao River.

The Khitan originated from the Laoha River Basin in Weuluoshui. They are now nomadic in the northern part of western Liaoning and have been neighbors of Kumoxi for many years.

The Khitan at this time was not the behemoth that occupied Youzhou during the Song Dynasty. There were eight tribes in the tribe that were independent of each other and did not rule each other.

They were attached to the Sui Dynasty, Turks, and Goguryeo respectively.

After the Turks split, the Khitan tribe, which was originally attached to the Turks, planned to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but at that time Yang Jian was busy planning a southern expedition and did not want to cause more trouble in the north.

Even Prince Tuyuhun sent a secret envoy to contact him, hoping to kidnap Murong Kualu, the king of Tuyuhun, and submit himself to the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Jian angrily accused him of having no king or father and flatly refused.

How could Yang Jian be so fond of several Khitan tribes? When the Khitan people came to seek refuge with great joy, they came back defeated, so they turned to Goguryeo.

Goguryeo has a vast territory, but it has not fallen behind in previous years.

AD 531 was the year when Gao Huan launched an army to establish rebellion in Xindu.

King Anzag of Goguryeo was assassinated, and his brother King Anwon succeeded to the throne.

In order to appease all parties, King Anyuan established three princesses, also known as wives.

Two of them gave birth to children, forming two major political groups that fought over the succession to the throne.

In 545, after the death of King Anyuan, an armed conflict broke out between the two sides. In the end, Gao Pingcheng, who was only 8 years old, won and ascended the throne with the support of his uncle and became King Yangyuan.

However, the struggle for power was not over. The other party was not willing to fail and began to build its own army and separatize local areas.

In 551, Baekje, which was entrenched in Silla, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, captured the most fertile Han River basin under the rule of Goguryeo.

In those years, Goguryeo's national power declined to the extreme.

Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang, sent his minister Cui Liu as an envoy to Goguryeo to ask for the people who had fled to Goguryeo since the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Before leaving, Gao Yang told Cui Liu: 'If Goguryeo doesn't comply, you can act accordingly.'

Cui Liu went to Goguryeo, hoping to win back the people of Hebei, but King Gao Pingcheng of Goguryeo pretended to be confused. Cui Liu recalled that Gao Yang had allowed him to act according to the situation, so he angrily rebuked the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers.

Unable to relieve his anger, Cui Liu, who had activated his bloodline power, punched the King of Goguryeo. Gao Pingcheng was knocked down and rolled from the couch to the ground.

It's just that Gao Pingcheng has never heard of the reputation of the Cui family, otherwise he would not dare to pretend to be confused in front of Cui Liu.

Yes, this Cui Liu is from the Boling Cui family.

In Cui Jiaquan, you fight the emperor.

A weak country has no diplomacy. This principle applies to ancient and modern times. Goguryeo, which was in decline at that time, was in such a situation.

Gao Pingcheng was beaten in public, but he could only apologize to Cui Liu and let him take back five thousand households.

However, today is different from the past. The domestic chaos has been put down. The alliance between Silla and Baekje in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula collapsed due to Silla's sneak attack on Baekje, monopolizing the Han River Basin, and capturing and killing the King of Baekje. They even became mortal enemies.

The two can no longer threaten the southern territory of Goguryeo.

With no more internal worries and fewer external troubles, Goguryeo was again thinking about the land in western Liaoning that they had longed for.

A few days ago, Gaotang, the current King of Goguryeo, also known as Pingyuan King, sent envoys to Khitan and Kumoxi respectively in an attempt to unite them to attack Yingzhou. The time was set for next year.

The reason why he chose such a time was naturally because he was afraid of Cui Che's reputation.

They were somewhat familiar with the system of the Sui Dynasty. One term was three years, and Cui Che would be transferred at the end of this year, so they chose to take action next year.

The current general manager of Yingzhou is Cui Che's good friend Wei Yi.

Ah Hui Lusu did not hide anything from Cui Che. He told everything about Gaotang's plan, even the specific conditions for the soup.

Cui Che was silent after hearing this. He clearly remembered that it was not the time for the conflict between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo to break out yet. It would take at least nine years before the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo.

In that battle, Yang Jian, with Gao Jiong as his actual commander, raised an army of 300,000 men and marched simultaneously by land and water.

However, the battle was not much better than Yang Guang's conquest of Goguryeo. We had not yet encountered an enemy. Due to disease, shipwrecks, etc., nine out of ten soldiers died. It was a disastrous defeat.

It's just that the then King of Goguryeo, Gaoyuan, was frightened when he saw the national power of the Sui army. He sent out 300,000 troops at every turn, and suffered a disastrous defeat without even damaging his roots. What kind of monster was this?

Gao Yuan was frightened, so he came forward to submit his submission.

That's right, this Gao Yuan is Yang Wang Gao Yuan who can form a CP with Yang Guang in later generations.

Yang Guang told him "I'm coming in" three times, and finally the great Sui Dynasty was declared destroyed.

Yang Jian was different from Yang Guang. As long as he was on the surface, he would not continue to send troops to Goguryeo. Otherwise, this family would never be defeated by Yang Guang.

Cui Che was puzzled. Could it be that his arrival changed history and caused the conflict between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo to break out in advance? He asked Ahui Lusu in a deep voice:

"Now the King of Goguryeo has made a heavy promise to you. Since you have already agreed, why did you tell me about it today?"

Ah Hui Lusu saw Cui Che's expression of confusion and quickly explained:

"The matter is so big, how can the young king dare to hide it from Duke Yan? The young king feels that if there is unrest in northern Xinjiang, Duke Yan may be able to return to his hometown."

Cui Che then softened his expression.

Ah Hui Lusu said again:

"When Duke Yan comes with his troops, the little king will serve as Duke Yan's internal response. He can defeat the enemy in one battle and enable Duke Yan to achieve great honors again!"

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"The master's great achievements are not the work of a wise man. I should protect myself wisely and wait for the opportunity. As for you."

Ah Hui Lusu held his breath when he heard this.

Cui Che muttered:

"Goguryeo is far away in Liaodong and is isolated by mountains and rivers, making it difficult to conquer, but Kumoxi is close at hand. If the saint gets angry and sends troops to conquer, but Goguryeo does not save him, what should you do?"

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Ah Hui Lusu could not answer.

Cui Che patted his shoulder and said:

"I know you have good intentions and want me to return to Youzhou to lead the army, but what you and I have to do now is to accumulate strength and wait for the right time."

Ah Hui Lusu asked again:

"Should we inform the Sui Emperor about this matter?"

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"You just rejected Goguryeo yourself."

He didn't want Yang Jian to know that he had such a great reputation in northern Xinjiang, and Goguryeo had to wait until he resigned before sending troops.

But what Cui Che didn't know was that the King of Goguryeo failed to invade western Liaoning as he wished. He died the next year, and the person who succeeded him was his son Gao Yuan.

It's the fourth watch. Let's rest first. Good night.

(End of chapter)