On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 238 Returning to the court to be rewarded

The carriage got closer and closer and stopped on the official road outside the pavilion. Cui Che opened the door curtain and saw Yang Lihua with tears in her eyes.

He stretched out his hand and said softly:

"Come up."

Yang Lihua didn't care that her son Bodhisattva was watching from the side. She held Cui Che's hand and got into the carriage.

Cui Che then looked at the Bodhisattva slave who got off his horse and planned to board the carriage, and scolded:

"Diligence pays off, but play is useless. Today is not a holiday. If you don't study hard in the academy, what are you doing here? Go back to study quickly!"

Under the surprised eyes of the Bodhisattva slave, the door curtain was lowered and the motorcade continued to drive towards Daxing.

In the carriage, Yang Lihua leaned on Cui Che's shoulder, hugged his arm tightly, and refused to let go.

"The war in Jiangnan is over. Cui Lang shouldn't leave again, right?"

Yang Lihua asked.

They have been married for nine years, and they have been apart often. Yang Lihua has had enough of the pain of lovesickness.

"I am now thirty-one, and my days are running out for you to be beautiful. Seeing the years passing by, I just want Cui Lang to remember how good I am now."

Cui Che lifted Yang Lihua's chin and kissed her red lips. After a long time, their lips parted, and then Cui Che said softly:

"No matter whether there is trouble on the border or not, I am afraid that the saint will not let me take charge of the army in a short period of time. I have plenty of time to accompany the princess.

"Princess, there is no need to worry about the passing of time. Before we got married, I promised to respect you and love you for the rest of my life. How could I break my past promises?"

Yang Lihua was so embarrassed that she got into Cui Che's arms with a sweet smile on her lips.

The carriage stopped outside the imperial city. Yang Lihua followed Cui Che out of the carriage. All the generals who returned to the court with Cui Che saluted her.

Yang Lihua was once the empress and queen mother of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. She was used to big scenes. She nodded to everyone in a graceful manner, and she did not look like a little daughter when she was alone.

A group of people came outside the Guangyang Gate of the palace city, but today it was not the son-in-law Li Min who was guarding them.

Yang Lihua said goodbye to Cui Che, and she went to the harem to visit her mother Dugu Jialuo.

Cui Che and the generals behind him had to wait for Yang Jian's summons.

Soon, a eunuch came quickly and led them outside Daxing Hall.

Among the crowd, Mai Tiezhang looked calm, without any nervousness.

Although he had a humble status, he was the guard who held an umbrella for Chen Shubao when he was in Nanchen. Even after he was off duty, he could go to Nanxuzhou to steal. How could he be nervous because he was about to face the saint.

Zhao Wen on the side also looked very relaxed. He, Li Qing, and Wang De were exempted from their slave status after Cui Che was ordered to put down the rebellion, and joined the army as personal soldiers.

Li Qing and Wang Deli made some contributions.

However, Zhao Wen followed Mai Tiezhang several times to investigate the enemy's situation, and as his deputy general captured Songyang, his merits were naturally more outstanding, so he was able to face the saints together with Mai Tiezhang, Zhang Wu and others.

The rewards for Li Qing and Wang De have already been announced. Both of them have been promoted to school captains. As for the specific township regiment to command, they have to wait for the Ministry of War to decide.

The Minister of War is none other than Cui Che.

After waiting for a while outside the palace, the eunuch who had greeted them went inside to report and then led everyone into the Daxing Palace.

Today was the time of the court meeting, and all the civil and military officials of the court were present. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Cui Che came to the imperial steps and led the generals to salute Yang Jian.

Yang Jian smiled happily and asked everyone to raise their heads to face the saint. He praised Cui Che and said:

"Since my son-in-law crossed the Yangtze River, he has won successive battles, wiped out the evil rebellion for me, and restored peace to the people in the south of the Yangtze River. I am very relieved to have a son-in-law like this."

Cui Che bowed and said:

"Rebellion confuses the people and fools the people. I only clarify the rumors. The people in Jiangnan care about the kindness of the emperor and father, so they naturally abandon the traitors. Only then can I calmly respond to the challenge."

Yang Jian was overjoyed when he heard that the Five Religions Rebellion had been put down. However, the cause of this rebellion could not be the improper policies of the imperial court that forced the people to rebel, but the traitors who deceived the people and misinterpreted the imperial decrees.

But Yang Jian blamed him:

"Gong is merit, and fault is fault. Why should the prince-in-law blame me?"

Cui Che repeatedly confessed his guilt, and then Yang Jian looked at Shi Wansui and praised:

"Shi Qing fought thousands of miles with two thousand warriors. After more than 700 battles, he captured and beheaded Wang Ni. His consort named him as the number one contributor to suppressing the rebellion. I also believe that Shi Qing will do his part!"

While Shi Wansui thanked him, he did not hide the pride on his face at all.

This reminded Yang Jian of He Ruobi after Ping Chen, and he couldn't help but frown secretly.

He asked again:

"Where is the marching commander who came to protect my son?"

Laihuer hurriedly came out of the queue and said:

"Wei Chen is here!"

Yang Jian looked at Lai Huer carefully, then smiled and said:

"The general is far more powerful and majestic than the one in the painting!"

After learning of the great victory in Zhejiang, Yang Jian sent a painter to the south of the Yangtze River to draw a portrait of the guardian and send it to Daxing.

Seeing that General Cui Che and Shi Wansui, who were ranked first and second in military merit, and Lai Hu'er were all praised by the emperor, Mai Tiezhang felt a sense of expectation in his heart as the next one should be himself, who was ranked third in military merit.

However, Yang Jian did not praise everyone one by one, but directly ordered the people in Zhongshushe to read out the rewards.

The general Cui Che, Duke of Yan State, gave him forty kilograms of gold and a silver vase. In actual terms, he also gave money, three thousand pieces of silk, two hundred horses, two thousand sheep, one hundred hectares of public land, and a house.

His son Cui Qiji, under the influence of his father, was promoted from the fourth rank of Kaifu Yitong Sansi to the third rank of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

Shi Wansui, who had the most outstanding military exploits, replaced Dugu Tuo and served as the general of the left army. He was rewarded with 100,000 yuan and food, but he was not promoted and remained the Duke of Taiping County.

Dugu Tuo had been dismissed from his post. Shortly after returning to Daxing, he was reported by Yang Su and used witchcraft to curse his sister Dugu Jialuo and Yang Su's wife Zheng. He should have been sentenced to death.

Thanks to Dugu Jialuo's intercession, his life was saved, but he was removed from his official title, and Duke Zhao was succeeded by his eldest brother Dugu Luo.

Losing the title inherited from one's descendants was even more painful than killing Dugu Tuo. A few days ago, he died at home in depression.

Cui Che didn't know if this incident was related to the fact that he gave Dugu Tuo eye drops in front of Yang Guang, but now that the matter was over, he had nothing to blame himself for. How could this guy actually think that he was Cui Jishu and ask for money from him?

A woman.

Lai Hu'er, who was second in military merit, ascended to the throne of Zhuguo, was granted the title of Duke of Yongning County, and was changed to the general manager of Jianzhou.

It was clear that Shi Wansui's contribution was greater than that of Lai Ning, but the reward he received was far lower than that of the other party, which made Shi Wansui feel a little resentful in his heart.

He also knew the reason. It was just that he was too close to the East Palace. Although He Ruobi single-handedly promoted the guardian, he was not a close confidant of the Crown Prince Yang Yong.

After hearing the rewards from Shi Wansui and Lai Huer, Cui Hongdu, who originally thought that he could become a Duke with his military exploits, fell into despair.

And that was indeed the case. The vindictive Yang Jian still only rewarded him with food and money.

If you want to be a duke, let's live in the next life.

As for the Chongtong general Yu Juluo, he was awarded the title of Yitong Sansi of Shangkai Prefecture, the general manager of Diezhou, and the title of Gaotang County Duke.

There are three more chapters.

(End of chapter)