On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 325 Desire for re-election

Since Cui Che made his ambition clear to Cui Qiji, he no longer avoids him when doing things, and allows Cui Qiji to participate in his plans throughout the process.

The father and son conspired to rebel. At least until it happened, the son was a completely trustworthy being. It was based on this consideration that Cui Che dragged Cui Qiji into the water.

After all, if the matter failed, even if Cui Qiji was not involved in the whole process, as long as he did not take the initiative to report to the court, he would not be able to escape death.

Of course, after it is accomplished, it will be another extreme. For details, you can refer to Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, their father and son.

After winter came, Jixian County ushered in the first snow of the Renshou period, and also ushered in the imperial envoy, Feng Deyi, a native of Neishishe.

That's right, since the Renshou Palace was completed in the 15th year of the founding of the Emperor, and Feng Deyi was transferred to the Ministry of Internal History due to his meritorious service, he has been in this position of the sixth rank for seven years.

With Shangshu Zuopushe and Yang Su supporting him, Feng Deyi will not lack opportunities for promotion. However, it is far away to become a fourth-rank minister of internal history. It is better to stay in the province of internal history, be a close minister of the emperor, and directly report to his immediate superior, the internal history minister.

Moreover, it was Yang Zhao, the king of Jin, who was almost the third emperor of the Sui Dynasty in the future.

Lai was in the Ministry of History, and had the opportunity to be close to Yang Zhao, so why would he be willing to transfer him because of his wisdom?

After Feng Deyi and Cui Che greeted each other, they explained their intention:

"Zicheng, you promised the sage five years to pacify the Liao Dynasty, but since the Khitan surrender, there has been no progress. Next year is the deadline. The sage asked me to come here just to ask you about your plans."

Cui Che said in a deep voice:

"Please also ask Deyi to report back to the saint. Next year, Cui will definitely take Liaodong City to celebrate the saint's birthday!"

Feng Deyi said in surprise:

"Does Zicheng really mean what he said?"

Cui Che nodded and said:

"Absolutely no lies!"

Feng Deyi asked:

"When does Zicheng plan to send troops?"

Cui Che already had a plan for this:

"Send troops after spring."

After two years of pre-war preparations, not only did the Youzhou cavalry get a chance to breathe, but Cui Che also further strengthened his control over Kumoxi and the Khitan.

In recent years, Yang Jian has spent a lot of money in order to supply Cui Che for the Eastern Expedition.

Since Cui Che left the town of Youzhou again, the taxes from the Yan region have not been transported to the customs. They have all been sent to Dacang, Jixian County.

Yang Jian has been waiting for two years, and it's time for him to hear it.

Seeing Cui Che's words, Feng Deyi couldn't help but remind him:

"Before Feng came, the sage warned him not to act too hastily and make the same mistake as Duke Qi (Gao Qiu) did."

If he hadn't been worried about Cui Che's hasty dispatch of troops and another disastrous defeat in Liaodong, Yang Jian would not have waited until now to send someone to inquire.

In fact, Yang Jian did not really expect Cui Che to destroy Goguryeo within five years. In fact, the Khitan's surrender had already met his psychological expectations.

With the Khitans guarding the upper reaches of the Liao River, Goguryeo invaded western Liaoning and had no choice but to pass through the Liaoze area.

Liu Fang and Cui Che, the two general managers of Yingzhou, had already built a large number of fortifications west of Liaoze.

It can be said that the threat from Goguryeo to western Liaoning was reduced to the minimum.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Even if Deyi reports back to the Holy Emperor, Cui has been preparing for two years and has a complete plan. Liaodong can easily get it."

As he spoke, he sighed with a bit of regret:

"I only regret that time will not wait for me. If I can give Cui another three years, I will definitely be able to capture the thief chieftain Gao Yuan as a saint and send him to Daxing."

Feng Deyi's eyes flashed, and he was keenly aware that this was Cui Che's true intention.

No wonder he had been putting it off for the past two years, and now he was suddenly eager to seize Liaodong City to celebrate Yang Jian's birthday. The purpose was not to stay in Yan.

According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, except for princes, local governors could not be re-elected, let alone frontier officials like the general manager. If they were left alone for a long time, it would be easy for separatist forces to form.

Cui Che first served as the governor of Youzhou in the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. His term ended at the end of the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign and he was recalled to the court.

The second time was in the 17th year of the founding of the Emperor, and again in the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor, that is, he was re-elected last year.

At that time, Wei Yi was able to serve as the general manager of Yingzhou until his death. This was because Western Liaoning had special characteristics, and there was only one Liucheng County in the whole country.

Longshan County has been renamed Liucheng County in previous years.

After Feng Deyi rushed back to Daxing, he truthfully relayed what Cui Che said to Yang Jian without any deletions.

After rejecting Feng Deyi, Yang Jian asked Yang Guang:

"Your Majesty, do you think Cui Che really wants to destroy Goguryeo and help me get rid of the serious troubles in my heart, or is he rebellious and separatist in the name of Zhengfa? There are only you and me in the palace, so I feel free to say whatever I want."

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and replied:

"Cui Che is a man with a deep mind, and I dare not speak nonsense.

"Father, why don't you force Cui Che to return to the capital to report on his duties? If he really has any objections, he will definitely be afraid and dare not enter the court."

Prince Yang Guang is different from Jin Wang Yang Guang. If he were Jin Wang Yang Guang, he would definitely have to intercede for Cui Che.

For Prince Yang Guang, although Cui Che is his important supporter, his power has also aroused Prince Yang Guang's suspicion.

In other words, Yang Guang has taken the position of prince and no longer needs Cui Che's support.

Just now Yang Jian asked him what he thought. The reason why Yang Guang did not take the opportunity to step on his former good brother was simply because he was worried about pushing Cui Che into the camp of Han Wang Yang Liang.

Since Yang Yong was deposed, Yang Liang vented his dissatisfaction vigorously.

It wasn't that he felt sorry for his eldest brother, he just felt that since there was no distinction between elder and younger, why should he not be the prince?

The second brother can bring down the eldest brother, but he can't bring down the second brother!

Therefore, for Yang Guang, his biggest enemy now is not the fledgling Cui Che, but his fifth brother Yang Liang.

If you really want to cut off Cui Che's wings and ascend the throne in the future, there are many ways.

Yang Jian deeply believed in Yang Guang's idea.

According to the laws of the imperial court, governors, chief historians, and Sima of various states need to take turns reporting to the court during their term of office.

The last time Cui Che entered the court was at the end of the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, when he returned to Daxing to marry Princess Lanling.

Exactly three years ago, it stands to reason that Cui Che should have returned to Beijing this year to explain to the Ministry of Personnel the achievements of Youzhou officials in this year.

However, when Feng Deyi returned to the court, he also brought a letter from Cui Che. Since he had to prepare for the war after next spring, he requested that Shi Ligang, the chief minister of the palace, be his replacement.

Yang Jian immediately ordered his troops to rush to Youzhou and force Cui Che to return to the court.

The order was extremely urgent, and the postmen along the way took over one after another, and the journey took place at night and under the stars. Among them, the journey from Luoyang to Yecheng actually took only four days, and the speed was even comparable to that of Hu Sichun's capture of Luoyang from Hebei after the Hanling War.

On November 16, the first year of Renshou (AD 601), the edict was finally delivered to Jixian County.

Cui Qiji was uneasy, thinking that his father had leaked the news.

But Cui Che and Fang Xuanling talked and laughed freely.

Cui Qiji was greatly puzzled and asked them why.

Cui Che glanced at Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling understood and explained to Cui Qiji:

"If we really wanted to trick Duke Yan into entering the court, why would the envoy be in such a hurry? This is obviously because he is worried that when Duke Yan returns from Daxing, it will delay next year's war."

It’s really not 520 shopping and renting a house. I have already broken up with my girlfriend and returned to my hometown.

I really don’t know why, I just can’t write it.

What I originally wrote in the last chapter was about the specific reactions and petitions of those poor students when the news of the abolition of official schools reached Youzhou.

Later, it was changed to Qingzhou Salt Works due to the longer days and the specific reaction to the processing period.

In the end, it was passed through the letters between Cui Che and Qin Qiong.

I wrote and rewritten, rewritten and rewritten. It took me almost six hours to write 2,000 words, and I felt numb.

I'm really out of shape today, so I'll take it easy first.

(End of chapter)