On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 415 The Pei family and his son

The people of Jinyang were very excited to talk about the fact that King Yan was accepting a concubine after many years. They heard that the Pei family and the Liu family of Jie County also sent people to come to serve him.

In fact, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, Wenxi Pei family members were put in important positions, such as Pei Yun and Pei Ju, who were all close civil servants around Yang Guang.

But this has always been the case for big families. Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and his son were close to Boling Sancui and entrusted them with important responsibilities. There was still a second brother of the Boling Cui family who defected to Yuwentai.

Only by betting on both ends can you be invincible.

Wearing the Pei family's surrender, a father and son in Jinyang Prison finally bowed their heads to Cui Che.

Pei Renji was nearly forty years old. In the early years of the founding of the Emperor, he became a Zuoqianwei and stayed in the imperial palace. He was brave and good at fighting, and was good at riding and shooting. During the battle against Chen, he had made outstanding achievements and was awarded the title of Yitong Sansi.

He was sent to the Han Dynasty Palace to serve as the commander of the bodyguards.

At the beginning of Yang Liang's campaign, Pei Renji tried hard to persuade Yang Liang not to rebel, which made Yang Liang furious and sent him and his son Pei Xingyan to prison. They have been imprisoned ever since.

Since Cui Che took over Jinyang, he knew that the Pei family and his son were being detained, but he ignored them.

His attitude towards these two people was very complicated.

Of course Cui Che knew that Pei Xingyan was the prototype of Pei Yuanqing, the third hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the novels. In the official history, the Pei family father and son were also fierce generals, especially Pei Xingyan, who was known as the enemy of ten thousand people.

Normally, Cui Che would have gone to the prison to act, but the Pei family and his son were different after all.

Although they took refuge with Li Mi and Wang Shichong successively, they were actually forced to do so and were still loyal to the Sui Dynasty in their bones.

Li Mi and Wang Shichong were very courteous to them. Wang Shichong even married his niece to Pei Xingyan, who was separated from his wife in troubled times.

However, after Wang Shichong became emperor, the Pei family father and son were planning to attack and kill Wang Shichong and revive the Sui Dynasty. In the end, the three clans were annihilated.

There is no doubt that Cui Che will still take the old path of seeking to usurp the throne in the future, so he simply turned a blind eye to the Pei family and his son in prison.

Regardless of Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son were famous in later generations. Pei Renji also had an unborn son, Pei Xingjian, who was even more famous than his father and brother.

But Pei Renji now has a humble official position and is a dignified King of Yan. It is normal that he did not notice a guard commander in the prison.

After hearing that the people who liked the Pei family visited Cui Che and mentioned the Pei family father and son, Cui Che ordered people to bring the father and son.

Mai Zhongcai did not immediately bring the Pei family and his son to Cui Che.

Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan had been imprisoned for more than half a year. Now they were unkempt and their bodies still exuded a strong stench. After Mai Zhongcai took them out of the cell, he set out to arrange a bath for them.

After putting on clean clothes, Mai Zhong took the Pei family and his son to the main hall of Prince Yan's Mansion.

Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan greeted Cui Che, but Cui Che scolded:

"Yang Guang killed his father, which cannot be tolerated by heaven. Why did Pei Yitong stop the saint from raising an army to avenge his father!"

It is impossible for Pei Renji to answer: Yang Guang committed patricide, which is just your one-sided statement without conclusive evidence and cannot be trusted.

He had no choice but to accuse Cui Che repeatedly.

Cui Che then softened his expression and said to the Pei family and his son:

"Gu never forces anyone to do anything. If your father and your son have their hearts set on Guanxi and don't want to serve, they can leave. Gu will never be in trouble."

They just said that they would not be embarrassed. If the Pei family and his son were really determined to go to Kansai, Mai Zhongcai would take a bow and kill Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan.

Pei Xingyan looked at his father. Not to mention his young age, he was only a sixteen-year-old boy. Even if he had already been crowned, he still had to obey his father Pei Renji's orders.

Pei Renji did not hesitate for too long. He kowtowed and said:

"Your Majesty rescued my father and son from prison, and there is no way I can repay my kindness. Pei is willing to do the hard work for Your Majesty, assist Your Majesty, and avenge the late Emperor."

Pei Xingyan immediately agreed with his father.

Cui Che nodded when he heard this. He was slightly dissatisfied with what Pei Renji said in his heart about assisting him because he wanted to avenge the late emperor, but he did not show it.

After Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan were taken down and settled, Cui Che sat alone in the main hall and whispered to himself:

"The Pei family father and son, after all, their hearts are set for the Sui Dynasty.

"That's all, now is the time to employ people. Let's use them first. When it comes time to usurp the throne, we will let the father and son seize power and leave them idle."

Although the Pei family and his son had taken refuge in Cui Che, they would not be reused immediately. Pei Renji had a humble official position and had not made any achievements, so why should he be entrusted with important tasks?

Compared with Xue Daoheng of the Fenyin Xue family, Sanfeng of the Xue family, Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son of the Wenxi Pei family, and the children of the Liu family of Jie County, their talents are much mediocre, and there are no figures familiar to Cui Che.

But after passing the school examination, he used the children of the Pei family of Wenxi and the Liu family of Jie County according to their talents.

With Mai Tiezhang holding Yang Liang's edict, he successfully took over Daizhou, Shuozhou and other places. In a broad sense, the fifty-two prefectures of Hebei are now included under Cui Che's rule. Therefore, Cui Che urgently needs a large number of civil servants to provide support.

Manage the place yourself.

Fortunately, he came from a famous family. After gaining the support of the Hebei nobles, Cui Che successively won the support of the Wang family of Taiyuan and the three tribes of Hedong.

It can cope with the rapid expansion of territory.

However, Cui Che also knew that he could not rely entirely on the gentry, so he followed the example of Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, and issued an order seeking talents in Jinyang.

For a time, many talented people from poor families came to seek refuge. Of course, this is all a story later.

When Yang Su returned to Daxing, Yang Guang had already learned of the defeat on the front line, and he originally intended to take this opportunity to punish Yang Su severely.

After all, Yang Su was a minister, and after defeating Yang Liang's more than 100,000 Hedong elites in the battle of Shayuan, Yang Guang felt like a thorn in his back, which also made him fearful.

But Yu Wenshu persuaded Yang Guang:

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. How can we punish Prime Minister Yang just because of temporary gains and losses?"

'Moreover, Prime Minister Yang's defeat was caused by the roar of the soldiers' camp, and cannot be entirely blamed on Prime Minister Yang.

'Nowadays, the power of thieves cannot be underestimated. It is the time for the imperial court to employ people, and Prime Minister Yang is a famous general in the world. Please forgive him for his crimes.'

Since Cui Che's threat existed objectively, Yang Guang still listened to Jin's advice at this time.

Therefore, when Yang Su returned to Daxing, Yang Guang not only did not blame Yang Su, but also comforted him with kind words, which greatly moved Yang Su.

Returning to the mansion, Yang Su sighed to his son Yang Xuangan:

"When misfortune comes, blessing depends on it; when blessing comes, misfortune lies on it."

Things in the world are so wonderful. Although Yang Su was defeated in Hedong, Yang Guang's fear of him was slightly reduced.

However, Yang Xuangan clearly saw that behind his father's happiness, there was a loss that could not be concealed.

Perhaps in his heart, what he cared about the most was the outcome with Cui Che.

Yang Xuangan comforted him and said:

"Father just lost one game. Now he is useful. He will still have a chance to avenge his shame in the future!"

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