On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 265 Night talk in another courtyard

Yu Wenfang lamented that Dulan Khan planned to poison himself in order to marry the daughter of the Sui Dynasty clan. Thanks to Cui Che's persuasion, he saved his life.

When he was sent to Jixian by Dulan Khan, Cui Che was reporting on his duties in Daxing. When he returned to Youzhou, the deal was already done. News of Yu Wenfang's death had already spread throughout Guanzhong, and Dulan Khan was satisfied and was able to marry again.

Yu Wenfang shed tears and said:

"My clan was destroyed and abandoned. The world is so big, but I have nowhere to go. Fortunately, Duke Yan took me in and I was able to survive."

Yang Lihua felt extremely guilty when she heard her lament about the slaughter of her clan.

If it were not for him, his father would not have been in power, the Yuwen family would not have been massacred, and Yu Wenfang would not have been left alone.

It's just that Yang Lihua didn't understand that after Yu Wenyun killed his relatives indiscriminately and weakened the clan's power, at the time when the young master of the country was doubtful, without Yang Jian, there would have been people like Yu Chijiong, Wang Qian, and Sima Xiaonan trying to seize the Northern Zhou Dynasty's foundation.

After comforting Yu Wenfang with gentle words, Yang Lihua couldn't help but lament that things in the world are unpredictable.

She had previously lamented with Yuwen Eying that if she had not been born into the royal family, she would have been willing to imitate Ehuang, Nüying, and sisters serving the same husband.

Unexpectedly, Cui Che really gave himself a big surprise.

Yang Jian once adopted Yu Wenfang as his adopted daughter. In name, the two were indeed sisters.

"Forget it Princess Dayi, who was that Turkic woman just now?"

Yang Lihua asked.

Cui Che scratched his head and said truthfully:

"Do you still remember that I went to Mobei and broke through the Turkic royal court, and she was captured by me at that time."

Yang Lihua was silent for a while and asked:

"It can't be Nili Ketun, right?"

Cui Che said in surprise:

"How do you know her identity!"

"How do I know! The women in the family have either been queens or concubines. Now the East Turkic Ketun is here, and you have brought back a woman from the Western Turkic royal court. She is not Nili Ketun, but she is still here.

Who can it be!"

Yang Lihua was furious.

Yu Wenfang wisely took Ashina away who was eavesdropping outside the house, leaving Cui Che and Yang Lihua alone.

Cui Che took Yang Lihua's hand and refused to let go no matter how hard she struggled.

Yang Lihua couldn't resist, so she had to let him go.

Cui Che said softly:

"Still angry with me?"

Yang Lihua hummed:

"Why am I so angry with you? We have been married for so many years, and I still don't know what your preferences are. But this time I have made an agreement with you. You two concubines must be hidden and they cannot cause any trouble.

"

Cui Che nodded quickly:

"certainly."

Yang Lihua said again:

"Also, you are not allowed to have any ideas about Le Shang and Yue Yi! I brought them here not to make you frivolous."

Cui Che joked:

"What if the two of them turn against me?"

"I'm talking to you seriously, and you're still joking with me!"

Yang Lihua was so angry that she punched Cui Che with a fist.

Tired from the beating, he snuggled into Cui Che's arms again and said:

"I'm not jealous, it's just that Cui Lang's concubines have many backgrounds. You need to know that people's words are to be feared, and you can't get entangled with the two of them anymore."

Cui Che subconsciously glanced at Yu Wenfang's bed. There was a secret tunnel underneath that could lead directly to Shang Yue'an.

'That's all! With such a considerate wife, you really shouldn't think about stealing food anymore.'

In the thirteenth year of the founding of the Emperor (AD 593), February passed quietly.

The tunnel is still there, Cui Che did not bury it, but he certainly did not use it to break into Shang Yue'an at night.

Time came to late March, and Fang Xuanling was still running around in Youzhou, trying to appease Cui Che's old troops to prevent people's hearts from changing.

Cui Che himself lives in seclusion and seldom receives guests.

During this period, Pei Xiu and Huang Baiji came to Hebei successively to serve. Pei Xiu was the governor of Weizhou, and Huang Baiji was the governor of Maozhou, both of which were south of Dingzhou.

They were not far from Cui Che, but the governors of prefectures and counties were not allowed to cross the border without any reason, so they could not come to visit them.

However, when Pei Xiu came to Hebei, the happiest person was Cui Zhaorong. She often traveled between Dingzhou and Weizhou, but because local officials could not bring their parents or children over fifteen years old to their posts, she and Pei Le had more troubles.

I still lived in Anping at that time.

In mid-May, she went to Weizhou again to visit relatives. After staying for a few days, Cui Zhaorong returned to Anping again. She found Cui Che and said:

"Now that Le'er is getting older, it's time to discuss marriage. His father is working in another place and doesn't have many connections in the court. This matter has to fall on you, the adopted father."

Cui Che nodded when he heard this.

Fang Xuanling decided to get married when he was eleven years old. Pei Le is now thirteen years old. No wonder her aunt is worried.

Cui Che responded:

"Don't worry, aunt, my nephew will definitely find a good marriage for A Le."

In fact, Pei Le's conditions are not bad. He was born in the Wenxi Pei family, and his father was the governor, not to mention having Cui Che as his adoptive father.

But Cui Che also understood that Cui Zhaorong came to him because he naturally wanted to marry Pei Le and Guan Longxungui.

Today's court is still dominated by the nobles of Guanlong. The nobles from Guandong can only stand aside. As for the Jiangnan nobles, they stand on tiptoe outside the hall and look inside.

If the Jiangnan gentry wanted to get ahead, they had to wait until Yang Guang came to power.

Yang Guang stayed out of Yangzhou for several years and easily won the support of the Jiangnan gentry.

Cui Che was anxious to serve as an internal agent for Yang Jian, not just because he wanted to have the reputation of being a potential minister so that he could rise up in the court controlled by Guan Longxungui.

Most celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River also know this truth, and it is well known that Yang Jian and his wife hate the prince and prefer the king of Jin.

In their view, Yang Guang's guarding Yangzhou was an opportunity given to them by God.

In addition to making friends with Jiangnan scholars, Yang Guang also did not forget to write letters to Cui Che and Yang Su, expressing his longing for them.

Since Dugu Jialuo came forward to win over Yang Su for Yang Guang, the two of them were finally able to interact openly and openly without having to hide from others.

Of course, there will only be more letters home from Yang Guang to his mother, Dugu Jialuo.

He knew very well that he still had to rely on Dugu Jialuo, Yang Su, and Cui Che in the matter of seizing the direct heir. As for the Jiangnan nobles who had recently defected, they really could not be of much help.

As Dugu Jialuo's position became more and more obvious, Prince Yang Yong, who was in the East Palace, was panic-stricken, but he had no choice but to do anything.

He was very aware of Dugu Jialuo's influence on Yang Jian.

However, it is not without good news. Since Yang Su visited Qizhou with his chariot, he never returned to the court. Instead, he stayed in Qizhou to supervise the construction of Renshou Palace.

For Yang Yong, Yang Lihua and Yang Su left Daxing one after another, and around Yang Jian, there were fewer mouths to slander him.

Yang Su really couldn't care less about Yang Yong's slander now.

In order to build the Renshou Palace, Yang Jian recruited more than 100,000 men. It seemed that he had enough manpower, but in fact there was not much construction time. Yang Su had to force the civilians to work day and night, and tens of thousands of people died from exhaustion.

During this period, many courtiers impeached him, but the Sui sage who loved his people as his own son turned a deaf ear to them.

I'm already home. I'm taking a break today. I owe a total of 6 chapters yesterday and today. I'll start five chapters a day from tomorrow and make up for it this week.

(End of chapter)