On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 364 Two documents

All parties are waiting to see Cui Che's attitude. In Yanzhou City, Cui Che's cronies gathered together, and even Fang Xuanling was among them.

Fang Xuanling is Cui Che's chief adviser. At such a critical moment, it is naturally impossible for him to stay in Liaodong.

After agreeing with Wei Zheng to adopt the tug-zi technique, Cui Che sent Kong Yingda to Liaodong City to replace Fang Xuanling and assist Cui Qiji.

The atmosphere in the lobby was solemn, and everyone knew that Yang Jian's move was undoubtedly a hidden secret.

Cui Che was silent and Wei Zheng persuaded:

"Yan Gong served in the army for half his life. He suppressed the rebellion of the Five Religions in the south and attacked the enemies outside the wall in the north. He made great contributions to the country.

"Now the saint conscripts Duke Yan to join the court, just to kill the rabbit and cook the dog, and to hide the bird with all its bows.

"If Mr. Yan enters the court, not only will he not be able to protect himself, but the people here will also not be able to escape death. Please think twice, Mr. Yan."

What Wei Zheng said made everyone unable to sit still any longer, and they all tried to persuade Cui Che to resist the edict.

After all, even when Yang Yong was deposed as the crown prince, most of his East Palace staff were killed, not to mention Cui Che, a confidant of a person with a foreign surname.

It was difficult for Cui Che to do what he did. He sighed and said to Liu Fang's son Liu Tongren:

"Get me the turtle shell."

Under everyone's surprised gazes, Liu Tongren took the turtle shell and handed it to Cui Che.

Cui Che said to everyone:

"If you resist the sage's edict, it is tantamount to openly defying the imperial court. This matter is of great importance, and I will do divination first to determine the good or bad luck."

However, before Cui Che could make a move, Fang Xuanling, who was sitting in the first place, suddenly stood up, snatched the turtle shell from Cui Che's hand, threw it to the ground, and said loudly:

"The sage forcibly summoned Duke Yan to join the court and transferred us away from Hebei. If we follow him, we will be slaves and I will be a fish.

"Now that there is no choice, why ask ghosts and gods!

"If the hexagram is very bad, we should be killed by our necks!"

Fang Xuanling's words won the support of everyone, and they all asked Cui Che to make up his mind.

Wang Dangwan even suggested:

"Mr. Yan! The saint is determined to force us to death! Why don't we do the opposite!"

He was an old minister of the former Qi Dynasty. After the fall of the Qi Dynasty, he worked with Zhao Mu to restore the country. The rebellion against the Sui Dynasty had no psychological burden on him.

This time, not only Liu Fang was transferred to the general manager of Guangzhou, but everyone else also had their own transfer orders. Even Wang Dangwan was changed to the governor of Shaanxi Province. But everyone knew that after leaving Hebei and going to work in other places, the court wanted to deal with them. , just send an envoy to hold the edict.

Cui Che shouted:

"Stop talking nonsense! The saint has been so kind to me, so how can I rebel against the court?"

Wang Dangwan quickly fell silent.

Cui Che sighed:

"It's just that the saint is old and dim now, and is deceived by the villains in the court. Although Cui is not afraid of death, he doesn't want to see you all implicated by me.

"Forget it! There is a traitor in the court who deceives the Holy Spirit and attempts to harm loyal ministers and righteous people. How can Cui follow him!

"This is a disorderly order! Yan does not obey the imperial edict!"

When everyone heard this, they were all happy, and they all agreed:

"That's how it should be!"

Cui Che then discussed with his cronies how to deal with it.

That night, under the control of Cui Che's cronies, rumors spread wildly in the military camp outside the city.

"Did you hear about it? The imperial court summoned Duke Yan to return to the court. It was nominally to worship Duke Yan as the prime minister, but in fact it was Duke Yan who performed so well that he made the saints fear him. If Duke Yan goes away, there will be no way for him to survive."

"If Duke Yan leaves, will Goguryeo still be able to fight, and the Xi tribe's rebellion will still be put down! How can foreign enemies murder a general without guilt!"

"Hmph! Nowadays, heroes are unjustly killed more than once or twice. Shi Wansui, He Ruobi, and Yu Qing didn't all end up like this. It's a pity that Duke Yan spent his whole life in battle and couldn't wrap his body in horse leather, but he had to follow in their footsteps."

Although the soldiers were not angry, they did not react excessively.

It wasn't until the next day that news came out from Yanzhou City that an official found two court documents on Cui Che's desk.

One is to discuss the restoration of the bonded service system.

The second is to re-appoint Qi Duke Gao Jiong, who will be the marching commander to preside over the war with Kumoxi and Goguryeo.

The so-called wrong service system is a system of forced service and military service created by Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Ding service and military service were not collected from the local area, but mobilized from other places, which separated the soldiers and their families in two places, aiming to prevent civilians from fleeing with their families.

and the rebellion of the soldiers.

But the negative impact is also obvious. Soldiers and civilians also recognize it and have their own feelings. Naturally, they are full of complaints when they are separated from their families for a long time. Therefore, this system was abolished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Now that they heard that the imperial court was planning to reinstate the fixed-duration system, Cui Che's soldiers were naturally furious.

And the news that Gao Jun was appointed commander added fuel to the fire.

The Yan soldiers did not trust Gao Jun. Gao Jun's achievements in pacifying Yuchijun's rebellion and annihilating Nanchen were too far away and took too long for them. Instead, the tragic defeat a few years ago happened right under their noses.

under.

300,000 people marched out from the east, but their weapons fell into the sand. 170,000 people died, and less than half of them escaped.

Compared with Cui Che, who won many battles and always saved his soldiers, it really pales in comparison.

As the saying goes, if one general is incompetent, the three armies will be exhausted. When thinking of the tragic situation of Gao Xuan's expedition to Liao, who can sit still.

The change of commanders before the battle and the possible introduction of the staggered service system undoubtedly aroused public anger among the soldiers in Yan.

Cui Che was conscripted into the court, and their life or death was uncertain. They could only feel sorry for him. No matter how grateful they were for Cui Che's kindness, they could not risk the lives of the whole family.

But now it concerns one's own vital interests, and no one can ignore it anymore.

The camp was filled with resentment towards the imperial court.

The climax of the matter occurred on February 19th in the fourth year of Renshou (AD 604), that is, three days after the rumors had been brewing, news came again from Yanzhou City: Cui Che would set off to enter the court tomorrow.

In the early morning of February 20th, Cui Che led one hundred cavalry on the road, but was blocked outside Yanzhou City by 60,000 cavalry organized by Mai Tiezhang, Wang Dangwan and others.

"Mr. Yan! You can't leave!"

"Have you forgotten? You once said that you would lead us to destroy Goguryeo. How can you abandon us to Gao Jie now?"

"Mr. Yan! How can you bear to see us die in a foreign land because you are so incompetent and have brought disaster to 170,000 soldiers?"

Cui Che looked up to the sky and sighed, closed his eyes in pain, and said after a long time:

"Cui knew that he would definitely die if he went there. The reason why he died generously was because he wanted to leave a clean name and let the world know my loyalty.

"You and others have served under Cui for many years. We live and die together and fight side by side. The friendship between us cannot be severed even by swords and fire.

"Today you are crying for help, how can I remain indifferent!

"Forget it! I will be away, and I will not accept your orders. Even if you have all kinds of sins, I, Cui Che, will bear them all!

"The whole army obeyed the order and returned to their camps.

"I'm not leaving!"

(End of chapter)