On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 34 Confess your feelings

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 34 Confess your feelings

The Huainan War was under the command of Wei Xiaokuan and progressed smoothly. Troops were dispatched at the end of August. On November 21, the southern expedition army successively conquered Shouyang, Huangcheng (Huangpi District of Wuhan), and Guangling.

Seeing that Nanchen was unable to defend the north of the Yangtze River, he moved his people across the river. The Northern Zhou Dynasty took all the land in Huainan on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and from then on divided the river with Nanchen to rule.

However, another trouble occurred in Chang'an City, and this time it was not a fight for power by relatives.

Customized by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was a common practice that the royal family's wife must enter the palace regularly. However, Emperor Tianyuan Yuwen Yun was a very cowardly figure. Even before Emperor Wu's body was cold, he dared to force his deceased father's concubines to be raped. This time, the wife finally came to court.

trouble.

Classes were just over at Weishui Academy, and Cui Che was about to practice riding and shooting with Yang Xuangan, but the two of them, together with Pei Xiu, were pulled back to the dormitory by Dou Wei.

Dou Wei carefully closed the doors and windows before whispering to them:

"Do you know what happened yesterday when my wife entered the palace?"

As soon as the three of them heard this, they knew that the woman had come to the palace to pay her respects and was telling the truth about something bad that was in Emperor Tianyuan's crotch.

But it was the dirty news from the palace that aroused people's curiosity the most, not to mention that it involved the wife's reputation. Even Yang Xuangan pricked up his ears to hear what happened.

"Emperor Tianyuan got a woman drunk last night and raped her. Do you know which family the woman is from?"

Cui Che was in a hurry to shoot arrows with Yang Xuangan. He couldn't stand Dou Wei's mysterious appearance. He wanted to tell the answer for him, but he still kept his mouth shut and just urged:

"Speak quickly, don't try to titillate people's appetites."

"Exactly, hurry up and finish it in one breath."

Yang Xuangan and Pei Xiu also complained.

"Okay, okay, why don't I say that? That woman is the wife of the Duke of Xiyang."

As soon as Dou Wei's words came out of his mouth, Yang Xuangan was surprised and said:

"What are you talking about! Duke Qi is leading his army, and Emperor Tianyuan actually raped his daughter-in-law?!"

"The news coming from the palace is absolutely true."

After receiving Dou Wei's affirmative reply, Pei Xiu exclaimed:

"This is going to cause big trouble!"

Yu Wenwen, the Duke of Xiyang County, was the son of Yu Wenliang, the Duke of Qi State. Yu Wenliang was on his way back to Chang'an after following the marching marshal Wei Xiaokuan to seize Huainan.

Yu Wenliang fought bravely for the country on the front line and expanded its territory, but Emperor Tianyuan was in the rear and humiliated his daughter-in-law. No one with any backbone would be able to swallow this breath.

The three of them were all criticizing the emperor for his ridiculous behavior, and Cui Che acted as the audience as always.

Sure enough, as Pei Xiu said, in March of the second year of the Elephant Year (580), the army marched to Yuzhou, Henan Province. When Yu Wenliang learned the news, he was angry and angry. He hated and feared him, so he conspired with his confidants to attack Wei Xiaokuan and seize it.

With military power, he then sent his troops westward, heading straight for Chang'an.

However, he was tipped off by his subordinates. When Yu Wenliang led a hundred cavalry to attack him at night, Wei Xiaokuan was well prepared to capture and kill him.

The news of Yu Wenliang's rebellion returned to Chang'an, and all his subordinates were executed, including Yu Wenwen, the Duke of Xiyang County.

Yu Wenwen's wife was immediately called into the palace and was first named the eldest concubine. A few days later, she was also named the Great Queen of Tianzuo. She was fourteen years old at the time.

In February, Emperor Tianyuan issued an edict to add a large character to each of the four queens' titles.

The original Queen of Tianzuo, Chen Yueyi, was renamed the Great Queen of Tianzhong, plus the Great Queen of Tianyuan Yang Lihua, the Great Queen of Tianyue Zhu Manyue, the Great Queen of Tianyou Yuan Leshang, plus the newly canonized Queen of Tianzuo, and since then there are five queens in the harem.

Stand side by side.

Not only the ministers in the court, but also those in the opposition such as Yang Xuangan, Dou Wei, and Pei Xiu finally knew why Emperor Tianyuan wanted to humiliate the ministers and their families.

The fourteen-year-old Queen Tianzuo also had another identity. Her name was Yuchi Chifan, and she was the granddaughter of Yuchi Jiong, the general manager of Xiangzhou.

The people who had previously competed with Yang Jian for power, Sima Xiaonan, Yuan Sheng, and Chen Shanti, were all very different from him in status. Although Chen Shanti was also from Wuchuan Town, he was a senior subordinate of Gao Huan and came from a humble background.

Yuchi Jiong was different. He was the nephew of Zhou Taizu Yuwentai. He came from a wealthy family in Wuchuan and was also a noble of Guanlong. He was more noble than Yang Jian in terms of status. His military achievements and prestige were not comparable to that of Yang Jian.

On March 28th, it was another holiday. Cui Che didn't have time to return home, so he came alone outside the Suiguo Palace. He lingered for a long time, but in the end he didn't climb the steps. He let out a long sigh and was about to leave when he heard someone shouting from behind him.

road:

"You are Boling Choi Cheol?"

The voice was very childish. Cui Che turned around after hearing the words, and a young man walked out of Sui Guogong's mansion.

The boy's good looks are not much worse than Cui Che's.

"I saw you when Li Yuantong sent you out of the house, and I saw that you were hesitant outside the door. But is there something wrong?"

Cui Che did not answer immediately. Judging from the boy's age and the fact that he called Li Yuantong by his first name, he already had a guess in his mind and asked for confirmation:

"I am Cui Che. May I ask if Lang Jun is the son of your father-in-law?"

"I am the second son of the family, and I am famous. If Cui Lang doesn't give up, you might as well sit in my courtyard for a while. You and I are similar in age, so we can get close to each other."

Pu Liuruying, Yang Guang, the second son of Yang Jian, invited him.

In the corridor of the Duke's Mansion, Yang Guang and Cui Che walked together, smiling as they walked:

"After Cui Lang passed the government that day, when my father was educating me, he often used Cui Lang as an example, saying that given time, you will become a great person, and asked me to learn more."

Cui Che also didn't expect that he would become someone else's child in Yang Jian's words.

"Sui Gong (Yang Jian) ​​praised me erroneously."

"Cui Lang, please don't be humble anymore. My father's eyes are as bright as a torch, and he rarely makes mistakes."

When the two returned to their residence, Yang Guang asked the doubts in his heart:

"Now that my house is in great danger and others are afraid to avoid it, why is Cui Lang wandering outside the house without worrying about getting into trouble?"

In the past two years, Emperor Tianyuan had devoted himself to making enemies of Yang Jian, and even had murderous intentions for him. This was hardly a secret in Chang'an City.

"Che came here actually to celebrate the Taoism, but he was worried about disturbing Mr. Sui, so he refused to come in."

Eleven-year-old Cui Che made a surprising statement, and twelve-year-old Yang Guang asked:

"Why is my family so happy?!"

"Now that the Great Queen of Tianzuo has been established, I no longer have to worry about my life."

"What do you mean by this?"

"Emperor Tianyuan was suspicious of Sui Gong, and it was well known to the world. However, Shu Gong (Yu Chijun) was in charge of Hebei, and his nephew was in charge of Qingzhou. With such power, if Sui Gong was not in check, how could the young master be able to secure the country."

"Cui Lang is really knowledgeable!"

Yang Guang praised him, but then changed the subject and asked:

"Cui Lang is from Guandong. Why did he come to my house to congratulate me instead of going to Xiangzhou to pay my respects?"

Feeling Yang Guang's scrutinizing gaze, Cui Che pondered for a moment before replying:

"Che usually rarely talks, and he is most afraid of making small talk and talking deeply, but today Erlang treats me sincerely, and Che is not willing to deceive me.

"Now the Duke of Sui is in the court, and the Duke of Shu is working as a pastor. Once the mountains collapse and the two Dukes fight, it will be the Duke of Sui who takes the emperor to command the princes, and the Duke of Shu will seize the wealth of the whole country by taking the people of Guandong, and there will definitely be a big war.

"If you make a mistake, you will be doomed. Che doesn't know Yuchi Jiong, but he knows that Sui Gong is a master. He came here today just to express his feelings. The third house of the Boling Cui family is willing to serve Sui Gong."

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(End of chapter)