On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 45 Rewards and punishments

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 45 Rewards and punishments

On August 17, the second year of the Elephant Year (580), the massive Yuchijun Rebellion was put down, which lasted only sixty-eight days.

The fires in various parts of the North City had been extinguished long ago, leaving only wisps of black smoke. Amid the panic and anxiety of the people of Yecheng, everyone welcomed the first night of the Zhou army's entry into the city.

Having witnessed the tragic situation in Beicheng, most of the residents in Nancheng are grateful to Cui Che.

After all, it was he who ordered the maintenance of law and order in Nancheng, hunted and killed the rogues who took advantage of the opportunity to plunder, and protected the people of Nancheng.

Of course, being grateful is one thing, and everyone will not go to the camp to rescue him for this. At most, they will burn a stick of incense for Cui Che secretly when he is executed.

The people of Yecheng were really afraid of Wei Xiaokuan.

Even though Wei Xiaokuan was an elder who supported the underachievers in front of Cui Che, a talented young man who had a close relationship with Yang Jian, one really thought that he was a gentle old man.

Before nightfall, Wei Xiaokuan immediately ordered that all the soldiers who had followed Yuchi Jiong and fled into Beicheng to defend themselves should be buried alive.

In the prisoner camp outside the city, everyone was happy that the loss had come early.

Cui Che's three thousand troops were placed separately. The reason was that they had made a contribution to the city and had their own camp outside the city.

There was an open space in the camp, and more than sixty wooden stakes were erected. On each wooden stake, a corpse was tied. The grass was covered with dried blood, and it was obvious that he had been dead for some time.

If you get closer, you can still smell the smell of feces and urine that hits your nose. It must be that he was incontinent due to fear before his death.

The evening breeze blew by, and there was silence.

Zhang Heng, who was on duty, looked back at the open space where more than sixty corpses were lined, and felt something strange.

"Don't look at it, these people deserve to die."

The person who spoke was Wang Qing, who was on duty with Zhang Heng. Both of them were servants of the Cui family and were compiled into a trilogy by Cui Che.

Zhang Heng did not sympathize with the group of sellers and spat in the direction of the empty space before turning back.

Then he asked Wang Qing:

"Why did Marshal Wei send these people back?"

"Have you forgotten? Marshal Wei is also the eldest master. There are many slaves in his family. He must be extremely disgusted with these traitors."

After Wang Qing said that, he also remembered the scene of the whole army watching the execution, and he still has lingering fears.

He and Zhang Wu had known each other for a long time. After all, they were both born in the same family. But he didn't expect that after a few years in Chang'an, he would become a completely different person. He could kill people without blinking an eye.

"But why is Cui Lu missing among these people?"

Zhang Heng's question pulled Wang Qing out of his thoughts. Wang Qing said indifferently:

"If the accomplices all ended up like this, how could Cui Lu, the mastermind, fare better? He must have been killed long ago."

Hearing this, Zhang Heng sighed again:

"Actually, Xiao Langjun is really a good person."

Wang Qing hurriedly looked around and saw no one. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, glared at Zhang Heng and said angrily:

"You don't want your life! Have you forgotten those people who were buried alive?"

Zhang Heng quickly stopped talking, and Wang Qing stopped chatting with him. He just recalled that when he followed Cui Che to visit Miaorong's family, the young man still remembered that they had not eaten, so he hurried back to the county town.

Contrary to Wang Qing's guess, Cui Lu is not dead, at least he is still alive.

Ye Nancheng, Cui Mansion.

Cui Lu was tied up in the main courtyard, his mouth was blocked with rags, but he still cursed silently.

Cui Che ignored the struggling lamb to be slaughtered. The two baskets beside him were already empty. The shoulders of the more than thirty people who had been firmly protecting the Lord on the tower were covered with strings of copper coins.

Cui Che clapped his hands and smiled at the thirty or so loyal servants:

"Your loyalty and bravery cannot be measured by money, but this is the reward I can give you now.

"Take it home. If you are already married, buy some clothes for your wife, buy some snacks for your children, and buy yourself a few pounds of fine wine; if you are not yet married, hurry up and find a good match!"

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this, which was in stark contrast to Cui Lu who was struggling beside him.

After the laughter of the loyal servants stopped, Cui Che said seriously:

"Those who loyally protect the Lord, I will not forget the rewards they deserve, and those who betray the Lord for glory, I will never condone their sins. Now Cui Lu is in the court, you are asking! How should I deal with him!

"

Everyone raised their arms and shouted:

"Kill him! Kill him!"

Crash, clatter, the sound of copper coins hitting each other was endless.

"Okay! Zhao Wen! Get the knife!"

Cui Che took the short sword from Zhao Wen and actually wanted to do it himself.

It was a difficult decision to make. In his last life, he had never killed a chicken.

Under the gaze of everyone, Cui Che mustered up the courage to walk in front of Cui Lu. Looking at his malicious eyes, Cui Che did not stab him immediately.

He hated Cui Lu's gaze, because this dying man had no fear at all, and his naked resentment made Cui Che feel very uncomfortable, so he smiled at Cui Lu and said:

"On the road to Huangquan, uncle, you have to walk more slowly, so that your wife, children and mother will not be able to catch up with you."

Cui Lu's expression finally changed. The fear in his pupils was exactly what Cui Che wanted to see, so he pulled out the rag from Cui Lu's mouth.

"Little Prince! I beg you, I beg you, let them go. Ayan is your cousin, have you forgotten? You can't kill him, they are innocent, I beg you!"

Cui Che's smile became gentler, but he said the cruelest words:

"If you cut the grass without eradicating the roots, is it possible to leave them to avenge you? Son's revenge! Husband's revenge! Father's revenge! Uncle, if they don't die, my nephew will have trouble sleeping and eating."

After saying that, without waiting for Cui Lu to curse, Cui Che stabbed him in the chest with the knife, quickly pulled it out, and stabbed him three or four times in a row, blood splattered all over Cui Che's body.

Cui Lu's eyes gradually turned gray in despair.

"Xiao Langjun."

Zhao Wen handed over the silk scarf.

Cui Che didn't answer it. The blood stains all over his body could not be wiped clean by a silk scarf.

"Find a few trustworthy people to go to Boling's hometown and deal with Cui Lu's family."

Zhao Wen quickly agreed. Today's young man felt strange to him. Perhaps he had suffered the betrayal of someone close to him, which led to his current change.

Cui Che, who was about to clean up, suddenly stopped and told Zhao Wen:

"Give it a good time, no humiliation allowed."

Then he smiled at the loyal servants who were watching the execution:

"It's late at night, go back and have a rest. You can stay in Hebei during this period and wait for my news before going to Chang'an."

Everyone agreed, and Zhao Wen was relieved. It seemed that the young man had not changed.

But in fact Cui Che has changed after all.

When he first came to this era, what he wanted was to gain fame and support, and to use his family background to become an official in the future, without taking any risks, and to live a comfortable life of marrying wives and concubines in ancient times.

However, Cui Che was hit hard by the fact that the daughter of the Dou family recruited a son-in-law. He did not want to suffer this humiliation again, so he took the risk to pursue the identity of a potential minister. Fortunately, he succeeded without any danger.

And Cui Lu's betrayal made him see the sinister nature of people's hearts.

While he is nurturing the people around him, he must also let them understand that the cost of betrayal is definitely not just repaid with one life.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and Cui Che disappeared in the dark corridor.

Please collect and recommend. Tomorrow at 12 noon, red envelopes will be distributed in the Rebirth of the Late Northern Wei Dynasty book group. 2000 will be distributed first. Brothers in the group, don’t miss it.

(End of chapter)