On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 448 Leaked news

Seeing that Pei Xiu mistakenly thought that he was forcing the woman, Cui Che became anxious and retorted:

"Don't accuse people of their innocence out of thin air. I have never forced others to do anything. The wounds on my face were really scratched by a civet cat."

Pei Xiu was overjoyed and joked:

"His Majesty, King Yan, actually let a civet cat scratch him like this. I don't know what the king is going to do with that cat."

Cui Che ignored him. Because his face was injured and he didn't dare to visit his aunt in the backyard, he had to drink tea.

Cui Zhaorong could not see, but he would always rub Cui Che's facial features with his hands. When he did this, wouldn't the scratches on his face be exposed?

That night, Yang Awu came to Pei Xiu's house to take Cui Che home.

The scratches on Cui Che's face have faded a lot now. In the bumpy carriage, Yang Awu complained:

"There are so many women in this world. Before you brought Mrs. Xue in, my sister and I had never objected. Why did you ignore the common etiquette and get involved with her?"

Cui Che didn't answer. He held Yang Awu in his arms and asked:

"Your sister hasn't calmed down yet?"

Yang Awu rolled his eyes at him, but did not break away:

"My sister asked me to pick you up. Fortunately, you are still the prime minister of the country, but you were scratched a few times and you actually hid in someone else's house. You are not afraid of outsiders saying you are henpecked."

Cui Che said unconcernedly:

"It doesn't matter if you are henpecked. Emperor Gaozu (Yang Jian) ​​is not like this either. You can ask anyone at random to see who dares to laugh at me and Emperor Gaozu."

In fact, Cui Che was not really afraid of Yang Lihua, but he was in the wrong in this matter.

In the early years, it was Yang Lihua who used the dowry and her food to support her family.

Cui Che's salary and food were almost all used to support the Bo leader cavalry.

After so many years, Cui Che always felt that he owed her.

At that time, Yang Lihua was furious, and Cui Che had no choice but to run away.

Back at the palace, Yang Lihua still didn't give Cui Che a good look, but she didn't tickle him anymore.

In the next few days, Cui Che behaved himself. After handling political affairs from Jinyang Palace every day, he would rush back to Prince Yan's Mansion and never stay overnight in the palace.

Cui Che originally wanted to wait for some time to wait for the limelight to pass before he went to see Queen Doulu.

But news suddenly came from Guanxi that all Yang Yong's disciples were killed by Yang Guang.

When Yang Lihua and Yang Awu heard about the tragedy of their uncle's murder of their nephew, they burst into tears. While cursing Yang Guang, they actually acquiesced in Cui Che's affair with Queen Doulu.

Empress Dowager Doulu was even more frightened. Yang Yong was just a deposed prince, and Yang Guang could not tolerate his nephews.

She was filled with joy. Fortunately, Cui Che protected their mother and son, which also made her more determined to be favored in front of Cui Che. Faced with Cui Che's many unreasonable demands, Empress Dowager Doulu was satisfied with them all.

However, Cui Che's mind was obviously not on the Queen Mother at this stage. Along with the news that Yang Yong and his disciples had been killed, Yang Su had not been seen for several days. It was said that he was infected with cold and was recovering at home.

This time, Yang Guang planned to take things by surprise, so he attached great importance to confidentiality.

It's just that Yang Su, as Shangshu Ling and the head of the civil service, will definitely arouse suspicion if he doesn't show up for a long time.

If it were announced to the officials that Yang Su was appointed as the military commander of Shanyang Road and went to Jingzhou to secretly prepare for war, Cui Che would be alerted.

So he could only think of this method, falsely claiming that Yang Su was ill and thanking guests behind closed doors.

This rhetoric really confused Cui Che.

Calculating the time, it is now the second year of the Great cause of the Western Sui Dynasty, that is, 606 AD, which is also the deadline for Yang Su.

Cui Che was happy to lose a strong rival, but also sad to lose an old friend.

There is a huge age difference between him and Yang Su, but they have known each other for more than 20 years, and they often feel that they cherish each other. They can be regarded as friends who have been together for many years.

Fortunately, Cui Che did not make a mistake in his judgment. Yang Sucai passed through Hanzhong and contracted the disease. He had to send someone back to Daxing to report the news, while he recuperated in Hanzhong.

Yang Guang had no choice but to lie about Yu Wenshu's illness and let him go to Jingzhou secretly, but this time, Cui Che was not fooled again.

The flaw was that Yang Xuangan suddenly left Daxing.

It stands to reason that Yang Su must be seriously ill if he has not shown up for a long time.

As the eldest son, Yang Xuangan did not stay in Daxing to serve the disease, but hurried to Hanzhong. How could the strange things here be hidden from Cui Che's eyes.

After realizing that Yang Guang might be secretly preparing a military operation, Cui Che also thought that the other party must be desperate. If Luoyang could not be captured in this battle, he might make plans to move the capital.

Cui Che immediately recruited 130,000 soldiers around Jinyang, and Cui Che placed these soldiers in Bingzhou and its adjacent counties.

Although it cost a lot of money to relocate these people's families, it also ensured that they could quickly respond to Cui Che's call.

In just five days, all 130,000 cavalrymen were assembled.

On the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, Cui Che reviewed the three armies outside Jinyang City. The mountains roared like a tsunami, long live King Yan, and the sound shook the world.

The next day, Cui Che left 30,000 cavalry to guard Jinyang and obeyed Pei Xiu's orders.

He led Liu Fang, Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang, Yuchi Jingde and other generals to go south with the remaining 100,000 infantry and cavalry.

On February 11, he stationed himself in Jiangzhou Prefecture to govern Yubi City. To the west, he could support Qin Qiong's Puzhou, and to the south, he could cross the Yellow River and rush to Luoyang where Li Jing was.

As for grain and grass, it is allocated from Liyangcang.

At this moment, at that moment, Cui Che abandoned Liyangcang because the Central Plains had not yet been brought under his rule.

We can't put the granary under the enemy's nose, so we built a new granary in Yecheng.

After Cui Che captured Guandong, since the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were owned by the Eastern Sui Dynasty, they were able to make full use of the Yellow River water transportation. Liyangcang, which is close to the Yellow River, is undoubtedly a more suitable place for grain storage than Yecheng Xincang.

Following Cui Che to Jiangzhou was Xue, whom he married into his family last year.

Ms. Xue had sex with Cui Che a few days ago, but Cui Che was still careful to prevent her from getting pregnant too early. She would be in danger of dystocia due to her young age.

Cui Che went south with such great fanfare, actually hoping to scare Yang Guang away.

However, Yang Guang was obviously determined to recapture Luoyang. Seeing that the news had been leaked, he simply issued an edict and asked his commander to conquer it himself.

Cui Che expected that Yang Guang was going to send troops, but he really didn't expect that he wanted to lead the expedition himself. When he heard the news, Cui Che had a hard time holding back his laughter.

If Yang Su was in charge, Cui Che would still feel troubled by this.

But Yang Guang has always had a good eye but a weak hand. Cui Che knew about his military level.

There is no doubt that this is a happy opponent.

Cui Che led 70,000 infantry and cavalry and immediately went south, crossed the Yellow River via the river bridge, and stationed in Luoyang to prevent Li Jing's lack of troops and the Eastern Sui Dynasty from breaking through the defense line.

Liu Fang, on the other hand, led 30,000 infantry and cavalry to stay in Yubi City to prevent Yang Guang from falsely attacking Puban.

(End of chapter)