On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 470 The Crown Prince Establishes His Prestige

"You're fine, really fine."

Cui Che couldn't help but feel happy in his heart and praised again.

No matter how hard Cui Qiji suppressed his excitement, a flush of excitement still appeared on his face.

Even though he is a father, it is very encouraging for Cui Qiji to get his father's approval.

Cui Che continued:

"Since this fraud was discovered by you, whether it is a thorough investigation of the tax collectors, secret investigation of corruption, or the aftermath, I will leave it to you to take charge."

Cui Qiji was shocked. He thought he was just returning to the court to report on his duties and reunite with his family. Unexpectedly, he was temporarily entrusted with an important task.

Cui Che said seriously:

"It's time for you to establish your authority."

When Cui Qiji heard this, he was overjoyed. Cui Che's words obviously had a profound meaning. Cui Qiji lost control of his expression in an instant. He said happily:

"Father, please rest assured that my son will handle this matter properly."

Cui Che helped Cui Qiji, who was saluting respectfully, up and said with a smile:

"Go back to the palace to pay homage to your mother and concubine. She is still looking forward to you."

Looking at Cui Qiji's leaving figure, Cui Che couldn't help but envy his youth.

After a few more days, Cui Che will be thirty-eight years old after the New Year.

Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenyong, was in his early thirties and was called a lovely and good husband by his minister Wang Gui. Now at Cui Che's age, calling him husband Cui cannot be said to be calling him old.

After all, a long-lived Bodhisattva like Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Dynasty is really rare among those in power, and he is only a so-called perfect old man in later generations.

Even if Cui Che is a time traveler, he doesn't know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident.

When Cui Qiji was impeccable in all aspects, Cui Che decided to use this opportunity to thoroughly investigate the corruption case and let Cui Qiji use the heads of tax collectors and spies to establish his power and win people's hearts.

Just like when he took office as Henan Ambassador, he almost wiped out the corrupt officials in Qingzhou and other places, and won the love of the people in Qingzhou and other places in one fell swoop.

After Cui Qiji paid a visit to his mother Yang Lihua and his aunt Yang Awu, he did not even bother to get close to his son Cui Badger. He hurriedly led his guards to the Observation Department and took over the inner office to identify some of the spies who were supervising the tax collectors.

The matter of corruption.

Zhao Wen happily handed over his power. After returning home, he stayed behind closed doors and refused to interact with outsiders.

The Qing Dynasty was self-Qing, and Zhao Wen did not profit from it, so he was naturally not afraid of Cui Qiji, his little master, coming to investigate him.

This is destined to be a top-down screening by the Observation Department's internal office, and even Zhao Wen, the director of the internal office, is no exception.

Fortunately, after Cui Qiji's rigorous investigation, Zhao Wen's innocence was indeed verified. Cui Che then ordered Zhao Wen to assist Cui Qiji in thoroughly investigating the fraud case and making meritorious deeds.

Cui Qiji was determined to handle this fraud case beautifully. He was busy all day long. Even on New Year's Eve, he stayed at the inner government office and never returned to the palace to watch the New Year.

Cui Che didn't care about this, and he was not worried at all that Cui Qiji would use this to control and infiltrate the inner office.

As long as Zhao Wen is still in the position of head of the inner government, such worries are unnecessary. Even if Zhao Wen leaves office in the future, Cui Che will send another confidant.

No matter how much he trusted his own son, he still had to have a backup plan. He didn't want to be like a certain Tang Gaozu who didn't want to be named and was forced to become the Supreme Emperor.

Now Cui Qiji is busy investigating the case, and corrupt tax collectors, spies and local officials involved in the matter are constantly being detained. As for the specific punishment of these people, Cui Che does not care about the specific punishment and leaves it to Cui Qiji to deal with it.

Cui Qiji inherited his father's ruthless tactics, killing people to establish his authority without mercy. In Jinyang City, beheadings and executions were performed every day in the streets.

Of course, more people were executed on the spot after finding out what happened before they even had time to come to Jinyang.

Cui Qiji's reputation became more and more famous because of this. Until the 24th of the first month of the second year of Zhenyuan (AD 607), Cui Che instructed Cui Qiji to go to court and request the emperor to issue an edict to exempt business taxes for three years to plan for this anti-corruption case.

A successful conclusion.

Previously, Cui Qiji suggested that Cui Che himself should win the hearts of the people. However, in Cui Che's view, Cui Qiji needs such an opportunity more than himself to create an image of being tolerant and caring for the people, so as to ease Cui Qiji's handling of this situation.

The harsh law enforcement methods demonstrated in the fraud case.

Cui Yanzong set out to return to Liaodong after the new year. Cui Che summoned him mainly to see his son and listen to their future local governance policies. Naturally, Cui Yanzong would not let Cui Yanzong stay in Jinyang for a long time.

After Cui Qiji finished handling the fraud case, he was told by Cui Che to train his navy carefully before Cui Qiji was allowed to return to Xuzhou.

On the occasion of parting, Cui Badger couldn't bear to leave her mother and burst into tears.

Yang Lihua spent a lot of effort to coax him.

At night, Yang Lihua suggested to Cui Che:

"Husband, it's better to send Badger to Xuzhou."

Although she was reluctant to part with her grandson, she was also worried that Cui Badger, who had grown up in Jinyang since she was a child, would not be loved by her father Cui Qiji.

Cui Che didn't care about this. If Cui Qiji had other sons in the future, he would just ask him to send them to Jinyang and raise them on his behalf.

"Just stay in Jinyang. When Badger gets older, I will educate him myself whenever I have free time."

Yang Jian once imagined that the founding of the Sui Dynasty would have three generations of wise kings, and Cui Che did not have such extravagant hopes.

However, Yang Jian's illusions came to nothing with the death of Yang Zhao and the loss of Yang Guang's army and territory.

As for the future of Cui Che's ancestors and grandson, it is not yet known.

As the saying goes, beauties age quickly. Yang Lihua, who was forty-seven years old at the time, could no longer bring Cui Che the pleasure of men and women in the bed.

However, Cui Che will still rest in Yang Lihua's room every once in a while. This is the respect he deserves for his married wife.

The couple chatted for a while, and then Cui Che turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Recently, he has been busy rectifying the internal affairs and has indeed worried a lot. He is really tired.

After all the stolen money and the ancestral property of the corrupt individuals were confiscated, and last year's taxes and grains were successively transported to various granaries along the Yellow River, the accounts of the Eastern Sui treasury also reached an unprecedented level of abundance.

However, the Eastern Sui Dynasty only lasted for more than two years after the founding of the country. This was unprecedented and could not go far.

With more money in hand, Cui Che rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight. Just as Cui Che rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight, news came from Monan that the civil war in East Turkestan had undergone major changes.

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Qimin Khan, who received the support of the Western Sui Dynasty, now had the absolute upper hand in the civil war and drove the forces of Dulan Khan back to the north of the desert.

The person who brought this news to Cui Che was also Dulan Khan's messenger seeking help.

No more today

(End of chapter)