On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 465 Yue Mansion announces funeral

Yang Zhao's death brought Yang Guang more worries about his heir. As for the deep father-son relationship between the two of them, it is not clear.

After all, Yang Zhao had been raised by Yang Jian since he was a child, and Yang Guang was out of town, so father and son rarely saw each other a few times a year.

After Yang Zhao died, Yang Guang only cried twice for him, and the meaning was passed over.

Just as recorded in the history books, "The emperor cried, but stopped after a few cries, and looked for the sound and tricks, just like ordinary times."

Yang Guang returned to Daxing to mourn Yang Zhao and gave him the posthumous title Yuande.

Although Yang Guang still had fun and had fun as usual after his son died, he did not treat his three grandchildren lightly.

The princely titles of Yang Zhao's three sons were given by Yang Guang after Yang Zhao's death.

However, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.

Not long after Yang Zhao was buried and Yang Guang was preparing for his southern tour, news of the death of Duke Yang Su of Yue State reached Daxing Palace.

In the original time and space, the Taishiguan who observed the astronomical phenomena claimed that a major funeral would occur in the division to which the Sui Dynasty belonged.

Because the Chu region and the Sui region belonged to the same territory, Yang Guang, who had always been superstitious, changed the title of Yang Su from the Duke of Yue to the Duke of Chu, hoping that Yang Su would die early to avoid disaster for himself.

But during this period, how could Yang Guang expect Yang Su to die because of the existence of Cui Che, who was a close friend.

Yang Su was naturally still the Duke of Yue, and his fiefdom was not changed.

Yang Xuangan went to the palace to report the funeral and was very haggard. Since Yang Su fell ill, he had been staying by his father's side, but in the end he could not keep Yang Su.

Tears were shed all the way from the Yue Kingdom Palace to the Daxing Palace. Yang Xuangan, with red and swollen eyes, took out the suicide note of Yang Su when he died. Unable to hide the pain in his heart, he choked and said:

"Your Majesty! These are my father's last words. They were written by me. Your Majesty, please read them."

Yang Su's death deeply affected Yang Guang.

Even though there was the stain of the defeat in Hedong, Yang Su was still the most outstanding commander in the Western Sui Dynasty.

Now that he had lost this important minister, Yang Guang didn't know who else he could trust to entrust the military.

Yang Guang opened Yang Su's suicide note and looked at it. It turned out that he asked Yang Guang to stay in Kansai and recuperate.

While waiting for the opportunity, he sent envoys out of the fortress to lure Kumoxi and Khitan with huge profits and sow discord between them and Cui Che.

When the Eastern Turks' Lan Khan and Qimin Khan decide the winner in Monan, they can unite with Goguryeo.

Goguryeo will attack Liaodong, the Eastern Turks will attack Hedong, and Guanxi, Jingchu, Handong, Huainan and other places can also send troops to cross the river and regain lost territory.

By that time, even if Kumoxi and the Khitan remain neutral and do not participate in the war to encircle and suppress Cui Che, Cui Che will definitely be overwhelmed.

Yang Guangshen was convinced of Yang Su's posthumous note.

In the past, how could the arrogant Yang Guang cooperate with Eastern Turks and Goguryeo? But after losing Guandong, Yang Guang had to let go of his pride.

However, in Yang Guang's view, moving the capital to Jiangnan will not prevent him from contacting the grassland tribes and attacking Cui Che in the future.

He had already made up his mind about moving the capital and could not tolerate any change. He did not want to stay in this pass no matter what.

Along the way, Yang Su made great contributions to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang also gave him a very high honor. He posthumously awarded Yang Su the title of Guanglu Doctor, Taiweigong, Commander-in-Chief of the Military in More than Ten Prefectures, and his posthumous title of Jingwu.

He also gave Yang Su a mourning chariot, forty ceremonial guards holding spotted swords, and an honor guard and band in front and behind the chariot.

In addition, he was given 5,000 stones of grain and 5,000 pieces of fabric. He sent Qing Honglu to supervise the funeral, and specially issued an edict to mourn Yang Su.

The scene after Yang Su's death was even more prosperous than that of the former Yuande Prince Yang Zhao.

Yang Guang even visited the Yue Kingdom’s palace to express his condolences in person.

When the news reached Jinyang, Cui Che felt mixed emotions.

But what caught his attention even more was Yang Guang's planned southern tour.

Cui Che didn't know if Yang Guang would return to Guanzhong after leaving. At least in another time and space, Yang Guang was so disheartened that he turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window and went to Jiangdu to enjoy himself.

But since Yang Guang is going to tour the south, regardless of whether he comes back or not, at least during this period, Cui Che expects that the border between the two countries will usher in a period of peace.

This is what he wanted, as it can give him time to train his navy.

Nowadays, the recruitment work of the navy is underway in an orderly manner under the leadership of Cui Qiji.

Shipwrights have also arrived in Xuzhou one after another, but the giant wood has not yet arrived and they are making preparations for shipbuilding.

Building a warship is not only a technical job, but also a patient job. Even if the giant wood is transported to Xuzhou, construction cannot start immediately. The wood has to be soaked and dried in the shade.

Generally speaking, it takes 3-6 years to build a warship.

Yang Su served as the general manager of Xinzhou in the fifth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign and was responsible for supervising the construction of warships. He worked there until the eighth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. The reason why it only took three years was that the steps of soaking and drying in the shade were omitted.

The imperial court provided Yang Su with giant trees that had already been soaked and dried in the shade.

In fact, some giant trees are also stored in Qingzhou.

In order to attack Goguryeo on land and water, Yang Jian built warships in Qingzhou and transported many giant trees to Qingzhou, and there are still some left.

However, Qingzhou's giant tree reserves were not enough to support the scale of Cui Che's new navy, so civilians were ordered to cut down and transport the remaining trees.

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, most areas in Kanto generally ushered in the autumn harvest. Fortunately, the wind and water went smoothly this year, and there were no large-scale floods or droughts. It was generally considered a good year.

Even if an official reported a poor harvest in the fields, Cui Che would send envoys to conduct on-site inspections and issue an edict to reduce or exempt local rents.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day of reunion. Cui Che also missed his two sons Cui Qiji and Cui Yanzong who were far away in Xuzhou and Liaodong.

He sent someone to deliver a message, asking the two to report to the court before the year.

While reporting on the achievements of local officials, Cui Che also wanted to hear their prospects for the coming year.

Liaodong is said to be guarded by Cui Yanzong, but he is still less than seventeen years old. All matters are handled by the chief historian and Sima. Sima Wang Dangwan of the general administration is in charge. Cui Yanzong's presence or absence does not actually make much difference.

This time Cui Yanzong came back, Cui Che did not plan to let him return to Liaodong. He planned to rehabilitate Wang Dangwan and serve as the governor of Liaodong to guard Liaodong City.

Cui Che also wanted to hear his own thoughts on where exactly he should be sent.

As for Cui Qiji, he still has to go back to Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is an important town in the southeast, and the newly built navy is stationed here. Only Cui Qiji can be in charge to reassure Cui Che.

During Cui Qiji's visit to the court to report on his duties, Li Mi and Du Ruhui were in charge of Xuzhou's military affairs, so it was expected that there would be no problems.

In the second year of Daye of the Western Sui Dynasty (AD 506), on September 13th, after worshiping Yang Jian on the Double Ninth Festival, Yang Guang's car set off from Daxing and headed west to Dashan Pass.

Yang Guang looked back at Daxing City. Not only did Cui Che not know whether he would return to Guanzhong, but Yang Guang himself didn't know either.

Perhaps one day, when the Central Plains are restored, they will come back.

(End of chapter)