On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 320 Redemption of Women and Children

Free things are often the most expensive.

Especially when the other party's majesty prevents you from disobeying him, his generosity has already been marked with a secret price, and you will need to pay ten or a hundred times the price afterwards.

When the Sui army captured the home bases of the Fenwen and Daji tribes, most of the livestock they plundered in Yingzhou were eaten by the Goguryeo people. How could they now have the financial resources to redeem the abducted women and children?

But a tribe cannot live without women, otherwise it will die out sooner or later.

After the Sui army rescued the people of Yingzhou, the chiefs of Fenwen and Daji tribes were worried about this.

Until Cui Che was willing to donate generously to redeem some women and children for them.

The second chief was so grateful that he knelt on the holy mountain and swore that he would never forget his kindness throughout his life.

While Cui Che was still comforting Fen Wen and the two leaders of Daji, another person asked Cui Che to lend a helping hand.

The chief of the Tubian tribe cried and worshiped:

"The Xi people have plundered our people and animals. I dare not expect to get my cattle and sheep back, but I ask for the mercy of Duke Yan so that the men of the Tubian tribe can be reunited with their wives and the father can be reunited with his children."

"Don't be like this, get up quickly."

Cui Che helped the chief of Tubian tribe up. He seemed to be in a dilemma, hesitated again and again, and sighed:

"I have always been at odds with King Xi, and I really don't want to deal with him unless it is absolutely necessary.

"But when I heard that Tubianbu's wife and children were separated, I couldn't bear it.

"Forget it! Even if I bow to King Xi for this, it is just a loss of face for me. Compared to the peace of thousands of families in the Tubian Department, it is nothing."

Not only the chiefs of the Tubian tribe, but also the eight Khitan nobles who followed Cui Che to the top of the mountain to offer sacrifices were all moved when they heard about it.

Cui Qiji knew that his grandfather was very hypocritical in front of outsiders, but he never expected that it would reach this level.

Cui Qiji knew the true relationship between King Xi Ahui Lusu and Cui Che. After all, he and Ahui Goye were still brothers.

As for Cui Che squandering his family wealth and wooing the Khitans, Cui Qiji didn't care much. He could get fame and fortune for himself.

Besides, Cui Che's generosity didn't happen in a day or two. In the early years, the family's expenses had to depend on Yang Lihua's income from the restaurant.

Cui Che's purpose of offering sacrifices to Heishan has been achieved. After this experience, Cui Che is temporarily undecided as to what the other five tribes are thinking.

You must be grateful to yourself.

As long as you fulfill your promise to them, you can make them return to their hearts in a true sense.

After Heishan offered sacrifices to heaven, Cui Che dismissed the eight Khitan tribes and asked them to return to their own pastures to recuperate.

On July 28, the 19th year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 599), the Sui army escorted the Goguryeo prisoners across the Laoha River and arrived at Kumoxi's habitat.

That night Cui Che called for Ah Hui Lusu. As soon as Ah Hui Lusu entered the commander's tent, he complimented:

"The little king congratulates Duke Yan for his surrender to the Khitans."

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"They are just afraid of my military power now. If I really want to convince the Khitan, I have to ask your Majesty to help me."

Ah Hui Lusu patted his chest and said:

"If anything happens, just ask Mr. Yan, and Xiao Wang will definitely do it.

"If it weren't for Duke Yan who led our Xi people to conquer the east and west, Xi people wouldn't be as prosperous as they are today. Besides, it was Duke Yan who saved my life. Publicly and privately, please give Xiao Wang a chance to serve Duke Yan."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the Tuobian Ministry hopes to get the women and children back, and Cui plans to redeem them from the king for them."

Ah Hui Lusu pretended to be angry and said:

"Yan Gong said today that he wants to redeem, isn't he insulting Ah Hui Lusu!

"I am not even afraid of death when I serve Duke Yan, so how can I begrudge women and children!

"Xiao Wang will send the Khitans to Duke Yan's camp tomorrow!"

That's what he said, but Cui Che didn't know whether he really thought so in his heart. How could he accept Khitan women and children in vain? Favor debts are the most difficult to repay. You can know it by looking at Ah Hui Lusu's attitude now.

Cui Che said seriously:

"The women and children in the Tuobian Department are all prisoners of the king. I regard the king as a lifelong friend. How can I harm the interests of my friends? Please don't insist on it. We can just have a normal transaction between you and me."

Ah Hui Lusu couldn't resist Cui Che, so he had no choice but to agree.

The next day, Cui Che sent envoys to the Tubian Department to inform them of the good news.

When the chief of the Tubian tribe learned about this, he was overjoyed and could not help but sigh:

"I don't know what kind of hardship Mr. Yan went through to accomplish this."

By this time, the Sui army had returned to Yanzhou.

Cui Che disbanded the army on the spot, and the Khitans were easy to get, but Goguryeo, which was defending the city, was not easy to deal with. It had to be fully prepared before it could take any action. At least in the short term, it would be difficult for Cui Che to launch the Liaodong War.

Therefore, it is better to let the soldiers go back and reunite with their families.

This trip out of the fortress was to conquer Khitan, so there was no looting. Except for thousands of Goguryeo prisoners, there was no other harvest.

However, the soldiers had to be rewarded for their merits, but they had to wait until Yang Jian issued the edict of rewards. Cui Che could not take out the money cloth from the big warehouse outside the city on his own initiative and use it to reward the three armies.

As for the captured Goguryeo people, all their thumbs were cut off to make them unable to hold weapons firmly, and they were sent to military towns in various parts of Youzhou to clear up wasteland on their behalf.

When more than 80,000 horsemen were looking forward to rewards, Cui Che also started to redeem Khitan women and children. Often, groups of women and children were sent back to their tribes from Youzhou or Kumoxi.

On September 17, the 19th year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 599), the Neishishe people who were ordered to announce the decree finally arrived in Jixian County, and the person who came was none other than Feng Deyi.

As soon as the two met, before the decree was announced, Feng Deyi sighed:

"When the saint heard that Zicheng had defeated the thieves and collected all eight Khitans, Long Xin was so happy that he even held a banquet in the palace to celebrate the great victory."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Without the strength of the Sui Dynasty, how would there be the opportunity for Cui to go out? All of this is due to His Majesty."

After meeting old friends again and talking about their old feelings, Feng Deyi announced the decree for Cui Che.

Cui Yanqing, the third son who was originally given the title of Duke of Anping County, is now the Duke of Anping County.

The second son, Cui Yanzong, was also granted the title of Marquis of Lecheng County.

Naturally, the ones who are happiest about this are the mother and son pair, Miaorong and Cui Yanzong.

But in Cui Che's opinion, compared with these titles, the rewards of real money and silver are more real.

Yang Jian gave Cui Che fifty kilograms of gold, three thousand pieces of silk, and five thousand sheep.

The reason for such a generous reward is still inseparable from the Liaodong defeat two years ago.

The 300,000-strong army faced Goguryeo and returned in defeat, which undoubtedly made Yang Jian feel humiliated.

Now Cui Che's battle on the Xiliao River severely damaged Goguryeo, which also made Yang Jian avenge his shame. Otherwise, Yang Jian would only be conquering the eight Khitan tribes. How could Yang Jian be so excited and even hold a palace banquet to celebrate.

There is no more today, people are exhausted. I stayed up all night last night and haven’t recovered for a day. I will write more tomorrow.

(End of chapter)