On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 499 The war is about to begin

"It doesn't matter how big or small it is, if you have this heart, that's what makes me happy as a father."

Cui Che's affirmation made Cui Yanqing even more happy, but he changed the topic and said:

"It's just that you made your own decision, which you really shouldn't have done."

Cui Yanqing was shocked and quickly explained:

"The child also wants to share his father's worries."

However, Cui Che changed the subject and said:

"It's just that you're doing things without permission, and you really shouldn't be."

"Of course I know that you do things without authorization out of filial piety and good intentions."

With that said, Cui Che waved Cui Yanqing to sit next to him and patiently explained the truth to him.

Only then did Cui Yanqing realize why his father had not authorized him to trade military horses with Khitan.

The revenue and expenditure of the national treasury are just trivial matters. This small discrepancy will not hurt the fundamentals.

However, the Khitan Eight Tribes lost 30,000 military horses, further weakening their strength and weakening their ability to restrain Kumoxi.

At the same time, this transaction was promoted by Cui Che's power, which naturally caused resistance among the Khitan leaders.

Seeing how serious the consequences were, Cui Yanqing was obviously panicked. He blamed himself and even shed tears:

"The child is ignorant and has missed the important event of his father. Please be punished by your father."

However, his attitude towards Guanyin Maid was completely different. Cui Che would not wipe Cui Yanqing's tears. He reprimanded:

"My dear husband, you shed tears so easily when something happens! Cry! When you face danger in the future, what's the use of crying when things are about to happen!"

Cui Yanqing quickly raised his sleeves and wiped away his tears, not daring to make his father angry again.

Seeing his frightened look, Cui Che's heart softened, his expression softened, and he sighed:

"Qing'er, my father is not blaming you for doing something wrong. As long as your intentions are good, even if I let my father deal with the aftermath for you, I will be happy in my heart.

“It’s just that diplomacy is no small matter, and exchanges between countries must be handled with caution and not improvised.

"This matter is not only your fault, but also your father's fault. You are still young after all. It was your father who did not explain the truth to you clearly in advance, so you did the wrong thing with good intentions."

After seeing Cui Yanqing burying her head in annoyance, Cui Che patted his shoulder again and said with a smile:

"Of course, it's not all bad. At least you bought 30,000 more military horses for me as a strategic reserve.

"In this western expedition, my father can command the cavalry without any scruples."

Cui Yanqing finally cheered up, raised his head again, and said seriously:

"Father, there is no need to take care of the child. I will go up to the court and apologize to the court. I have done something wrong and should be punished. If the reward and punishment are not clear, how can my father convince the public in the future?"

When Cui Che heard this, he couldn't help himself and laughed heartily.

"Qing'er, do you know that for a father, what you just said is worth more than the gains of those 80,000 army horses."

For a time, father and son reconciled. This scene was very rare between Cui Che and Cui Yanqing.

On that day, although Cui Yanqing apologized to the young emperor Yang Hao, Cui Yanqing was in a state of excitement the whole day.

He was extremely excited to feel the father's love that he had been missing for a long time again.

Even when he had sex with his wife at night, Mr. Liu was surprised by how Cui Yanqing was in such good spirits.

At the court meeting the next day, Zhao Yuanshu, Minister of Civil Affairs, did not expect that Cui Che did not want to deal with Cui Yanqing, but Cui Yanqing still took the initiative to plead guilty and was fined for three years, demoted one level, and transferred from a county prince to a county prince.

In fact, as Cui Che and Cui Yanqing said, he originally wanted to put the blame on himself to protect Cui Yanqing.

But now that Cui Yanqing has been punished, Cui Che is not alone.

He still pleaded guilty to the imperial court on the grounds that he was not strict in educating his children, and was relieved of his post as governor of Bingzhou and was fined three years' salary.

At the same time, his adopted son Pei Le was asked to step down from his military post and take over as the governor of Bingzhou to manage the government affairs in the Gyeonggi region.

There are demerits and punishments, but merits cannot be buried.

Cui Yanqing's mission this time successfully finalized the military and horse trade with the Kumoxi people, which weakened the other party to a certain extent, so he naturally deserves a reward.

Cui Che went to court to ask for merit for Cui Yanqing and was appointed governor of Dingzhou.

He also carefully selected his staff for Cui Yanqing. Although they were not as good as Cui Qiji's literary talents, Du Ruhui, and Li Mi's military skills, they were more than enough to handle the government affairs of a state.

Since Liu Fang was recruited into the court, Cui Che dismissed his position as the governor of Dingzhou.

Before Cui Yanqing left, Cui Che said seriously:

"I hope you will work hard and appease the people's livelihood. If you have any political achievements, my father will ask for an order for you and restore your title."

Cui Yanqing nodded solemnly and said:

"The child will never live up to his father's ardent expectations. This time he goes out to the outside world, he will definitely govern the people with heart and will not dare to slack off at all."

Seeing Cui Yanqing and his family riding away in a carriage, Yang Lihua burst into tears as she left the city to see him off. She kept complaining about why Cui Yanqing was not allowed to stay in Jinyang.

Cui Che had no choice but to explain to her that Cui Yanqing had now repaired her relationship with her. If he stayed in Jinyang for a long time and Cui Qiji stayed in another place for a long time, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would be interested in seizing his legitimate son again in the future.

It was because Yang Jian and his wife stayed by Yang Liang's side that he developed a different desire for him.

Yang Lihua was left speechless and could only sob silently.

Without Cui Yanqing's large family, Princess Nanyang also returned to Xuzhou early, and Prince Yan's palace immediately became much deserted.

However, as the schedule for dispatching troops came closer, Cui Che's life was full, and war preparations were carried out in an intense and orderly manner. Cui Che also often visited the camp outside the city and chatted with the re-recruited soldiers about daily life.

Talk about trivial matters.

On the seventh day of March in the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), when spring plowing in various places was coming to an end, Cui Che issued a message to various places in Guandong and Guanlong areas, once again exposing Yang Guang's atrocities of patricide and various abuses of the people during his migration south.

He threatened people in Guanlong and claimed that he would personally lead an army of 500,000 to capture Guanxi.

Call on the knowledgeable people in Guanxi to rise up to welcome Master Wang.

Of course, the so-called army of five hundred thousand is just an imaginary number. The civilians Cui Che recruited for this battle must be included in order to reach such a scale.

The actual combat force under Cui Che's command was the 200,000 soldiers gathered around Jinyang.

In this battle, all the elites came out, and Cui Che vowed to capture Guanlong and unify the north.

Since Cui Che had already accumulated a large amount of supplies in Yubi City, Cui Che no longer had to wait to gather supplies. The next day, after a grand swearing-in meeting, Cui Che led an army of 200,000 people southward.

There are many elite soldiers under his command, and powerful generals are gathered together. Even Qin Qiong, the governor of Puzhou, is waiting on the front line and will accompany Cui Che on the western expedition. Cui Che has given the important task of guarding Puzhou to Shi Liufang, the director of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Qin Qiong has been guarding Puzhou for several years. He could not escape from the previous war in the Central Plains. He has been gearing up for this battle and has been waiting for many years. He vowed to prove that as Cui Che's first brave general, he is by no means senior.

It’s about relying on your true ability.

Chapter 4 Before three o'clock in the morning

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