On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 491 Zhengdan New Year Party

The first day of the first lunar month of the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608) is another new year.

The young emperor Yang Hao met with his ministers in the Daming Palace. All Yuanhui etiquette followed the old Han and Wei systems.

King Yan Cui Che also asked for a white tiger bottle to be set up in the palace.

The so-called white tiger bottle is a wine vessel with a white tiger pattern painted on the lid.

The generals present were confused and did not know what Cui Che meant, but some civil servants had read history books and naturally understood what Cui Che meant by this move.

The Southern Dynasties Liu Song History Book "Song Book·Li Zhiyi" records:

"On the first day of the Lunar New Year's Day, a white tiger bottle is set up in the palace courtyard, and a white tiger is placed on the bottle cover. If there is anyone who can offer a candid speech, he will be given this bottle to drink."

Sure enough, Cui Che turned around, turned his back to the emperor, faced the ministers, and said loudly:

"The river cannot be guarded, and the words cannot be silenced; if the lower ones are blocked and the upper ones are deafened, the country will fall."

"Now that the emperor is young and alone, he has received the imperial edict from the late emperor and is ordered to assist and arbitrate state affairs.

“Government orders issued from high to low are related to all people in the world, and the rise and fall of the country must be carefully observed.

"Today, I took advantage of the Yuanhui event and set up a white tiger bottle to listen attentively to what the princes in the court were thinking.

"Cui will be happy when he hears about it. He will not hide his mistakes when he knows them, and he will not be afraid to correct his mistakes. You can speak frankly about the gains and losses of politics and expose Cui's mistakes."

Cui Che's angry voice echoed in the hall, but what greeted him was silence, a deathly silence, and there was no even whispering or whispering.

Everyone is not stupid. Cui Che himself said that he was happy after hearing it, but they are not stupid enough to believe it.

If we really want to retaliate afterwards, no one can afford the consequences.

This King of Yan is really not very narrow-minded. It is said that when he was eleven years old, he massacred his cousin's entire family, regardless of his pleas before his death. Such a man who is determined to retaliate has great power, so who dares to speak out? His fault.

Fortunately, Cui Che had already made a plan. He looked at Shangshu Zuopu and shot Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling sighed helplessly and could only bow and said:

"Your Majesty, please report to the Prime Minister. Your Majesty, Xuanling, has something to say to the Prime Minister."

Cui Che nodded and said:

"The servant said it's okay to shoot him."

Fang Xuanling said seriously:

"Yang Guang killed his father and brother, and falsely issued an edict to ascend the throne. Now that the world is not at peace, it is the time for the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty to work together to kill the traitors and avenge the great ancestor.

"There are many rumors among the people that King Yan built a palace in Shuozhou in order to accommodate women of various ethnic groups, abusing people's and material resources.

"I don't know whether this statement is true or not. Today I am going to see His Majesty and King Yan, and I would like to ask King Yan to clarify my doubts."

As soon as these words came out, everyone lamented that Fang Xuanling was cunning and said that he was facing Cui Che's fault. This was clearly an opportunity for Cui Che to clarify his intention of building Shuozhou Palace.

Cui Che also smiled bitterly in his heart. He only communicated with Fang Xuanling and asked him to take the lead and speak out about his mistakes. However, Cui Che did not give any further instructions on what Fang Xuanling wanted to say specifically.

As the saying goes, both listening leads to enlightenment, and listening partially leads to judgment. Cui Che set up the White Tiger Bottle not to find out who would speak ill of him, but because he sincerely wanted to know whether there was anything wrong with his past government orders.

Who would have thought that Fang Xuanling was being cunning and asked himself to explain why he wanted to build the Shuozhou Palace.

Cui Che has also heard the rumors among the people, but he doesn't care. I have been fighting for so many years, can't I enjoy it?

But since Fang Xuanling gave this occasion, Cui Che could not show off his attitude. He first saluted the little emperor, then turned around and explained to the court officials:

"The reason why Gu built Shuozhou Palace was not for his own selfish desires.

"Emperor Gaozu defeated Datou Khan, and more than ten Tiele tribes surrendered. It was difficult for Gaozu to manage, so he gave them all to Qimin.

"The stubbornness of the Qi people has become a serious problem for our dynasty. Cui learned this lesson, so he declined Dulan Khan's invitation to accept Tie Le.

“In Cui’s conception, the palace was not only a place to escape the summer heat, but also a place to manage the surrounding Tiele tribe.

"If the Tiele tribe can be effectively managed, they can be used to defend the border from outside attacks.

"In the future, if we use troops in the north of the Great Wall, we can also recruit them to join the army.

"As far as it being used to house Hu Nu, this matter is not a rumor.

"Prince Yan's Mansion in Jinyang is old and dilapidated, and the house is cramped for people. Cui did not want to waste people's resources and never expanded it. He could only send them to resettle after the Shuozhou Palace was completed.

"As Fang Pushe said, the top priority is to punish the traitor Yang Guang and avenge Emperor Gaozu.

"Previously, the chiefs of various ethnic groups presented women as gifts. It was so kind that it was hard to refuse.

"Once we refuse, it will undoubtedly bring shame and humiliation to the chiefs of all ethnic groups, and they will be alienated from us, the Sui Dynasty. Northern Xinjiang will also be unrest because of this."

With that said, Cui Che turned around and bowed to the little emperor:

"I have put so much painstaking efforts into this. Your Majesty, please take a closer look at it."

There were quite a few people in the hall rubbing their chins and lowering their heads in thought.

Cui Che's idea of ​​setting up a royal palace to supervise the Tiele tribe did make sense.

No one is stupid enough to come forward and refute Cui Che. Why don't you sacrifice those barbarian girls to the emperor? Otherwise, Cui Che will point your nose at him and scold him. Now that the emperor is young and young, you have to sacrifice your girls in front of the emperor and mutilate the dragon.

Body, what exactly is the heart?

The little emperor suppressed his nausea, raised his hand and said:

"I know that my father-in-law is loyal to the country, so please get up quickly."

Cui Che then stood up, took a white tiger bottle, filled a glass for Fang Xuanling, and handed it over.

He also didn't forget to give Fang Xuanling a hard look. It was obvious that Cui Che was not satisfied with his role as a role model. He was really asking for advice from everyone.

Fang Xuanling responded with an apologetic smile, took the wine glass, and drank the contents of the glass.

Cui Che was quite helpless. It was a pity that Wei Zheng was still supervising the construction of the palace for him in Shuozhou. Otherwise, when it came to speaking out and giving advice, no one would be more qualified than him.

After all, in the original time and space, there was no more famous remonstrator than him. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty accepted remonstrance with humility.

If you had to change someone with a more narrow-minded mind, you might be able to tolerate it if you say it once or twice, but if you do it too many times, you would have killed the person long ago.

Even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was persuaded by Wei Zheng to break his defense and said to his wife, Queen Changsun: "We must kill this farmer."

Speaking frankly is a very risky thing to do, and with Fang Xuanling as an example, most of the officials said things that were innocuous. Regardless of whether they were justified or not, Cui Che would give them a glass of wine as an encouragement.

In the end, the New Year's Day meeting turned into a political show. Back at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cui Che was furious and shouted:

"Wuji! Go to Shangshu Province and call the servants here for me."

However, it was not Changsun Wuji who entered the door, but Xue Shou.

He explained on his behalf:

"For your information, Your Majesty, during the court meeting, Wuji received bad news from home. His father, Sun Sheng, died of illness in Guanzhong. He was worried about his mother and sister, and hurried home."

Cui Che was stunned for a moment when he heard the news of Chang Sun Sheng's death.

At this time, he had no intention of venting his anger on Fang Xuanling and immediately ordered:

"Hurry and prepare a carriage for me."

There are only two chapters today. I have been searching for Shelton University. My sister is now determined to go to Singapore. It is said that it is a two-year secondary school plus two, direct undergraduate and master's degree.

But I feel that the exams are just a formality and a school that only needs to pay money is really unreliable. I'm afraid it's a pheasant school.

There are all kinds of news on the Internet. Some say it is indeed Communication University of China 2+2, while others say that Shelton University is not recognized by the Ministry of Education. I don’t know which one to believe. My sister also had a falling out with her family because of this. , so the update has been affected during this period, I'm sorry.

(End of chapter)