On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 540 The Gift of Nine Tins

It was rare that everyone in the tent did not agree with Cui Che.

Whether it is the Jianyi Yuan Cong who followed him in raising troops in Youzhou, or the people from Guandong who joined Cui Che's camp during the capture of Hedong and Henan, or the civil servants and generals who recently defected to Cui Che after entering the customs, they are all fighting against him. Cui Che argued hard.

They took the trouble to detail Cui Che's past achievements, including the upcoming feat of unifying the north.

Xu Shiji even cited the incidents of Xiao He and Huo Guang to refute Cui Che:

"The subordinates do not agree with the king's views on special etiquette.

"Therefore, there was also Xiao He in the Han Dynasty, and Huo Guang gave him special gifts. Could it be that they were also rebellious officials and traitors!"

Cui Che said helplessly:

"I said it since Cao Cao, Taizu of Wei Dynasty."

However, Xu Shiji ignored it and continued:

"Those who receive special gifts include loyal ministers who help the Han Dynasty, as well as rebellious ministers and traitors who covet the country.

"Therefore, there is nothing wrong with receiving special gifts. The key lies in the thoughts of the person receiving the gifts!

"The king assists the young master and has made great contributions to the country. His loyalty is known to the world.

"If the emperor offers you a special gift and nine tins, if the king refuses it, it will appear guilty and the world will misunderstand the king's intention.

"I sincerely ask your Majesty to accept the emperor's edict and do not refuse!"

Xu Shiji's words made Cui Che shaken, but he still did not firm up his determination.

It wasn't until everyone in the hall knelt down and begged Cui Che to accept the order that he sighed helplessly:

"That's all, whether I am loyal or traitorous will be judged by future generations."

As he spoke, he ordered:

"Xu Canjun, it's up to you to draw up a letter of thanks for Gu."

The so-called thank you note is a memorial from the ministers to express their gratitude to the monarch.

When Xu Shiji saw that Cui Che was finally willing to comply with the edict, he happily accepted the order. Everyone was also happy and encouraged to receive special gifts and nine tins for Cui Che.

Cui Che dismissed everyone. Even though he had already seen the Jiuxi displayed outside the tent before entering the tent to discuss matters, after everyone left the tent, they still couldn't help but stop and look at it.

This is the highest honor for a minister.

Xu Shiji turned a deaf ear and left, but shouts came from behind him. Looking back, he saw that it was Cheng Yaojin chasing him.

"Maogong (characterized by Xu Shiji), the king expressed his stance today. Could it be that he really wants to be a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty?"

Cheng Yaojin asked doubtfully. He knew that his father-in-law thought very highly of Xu Shiji. Before the army went out to Longyou, he only took him as an adviser. If anything happened, he would definitely discuss it with this young man.

Xu Shiji shook his head. He did not hide anything about Cheng Yaojin and whispered:

"Your Majesty refuses the edict just to test some people's reaction."

As he said that, Xu Shiji glanced at Li Shentong behind him, Li Xiaogong and other people who had recently defected since Cui Che entered the customs, and he meant something.

Cui Che naturally trusted the people who followed him into Guanxi. He was not sure about the attitude of these Guanxi people, so he used this as a test.

Of course, the results of the test also satisfied Cui Che.

Cheng Yaojin was still puzzled and asked:

"But the king has said this tonight, how can he still ascend to the throne of emperor in the future?"

Xu Shiji didn't take it seriously and said:

"The emperor is young now and is still obedient, but who can guarantee that he will not follow Yu Wenyong's example and plot to kill powerful ministers in the future.

“If God doesn’t take it, you will be blamed for it; when the time comes, if you don’t welcome it, you will suffer disaster.

"The king is loyal to the Sui Dynasty and does not want to do anything treasonous, but we can wear the yellow robe of the king ourselves.

"Is it possible that General Cheng doesn't know the story of Gao Cheng and Yu Wenhu?

"The two of them just didn't sit on the throne, causing their subordinates to lose their careers and lives.

"Your Majesty is kind and generous, and he loves and protects our confidants, so how can he trap me to death? He will definitely agree to our request."

The powerful official Gao Cheng of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was assassinated before usurping the throne, and most of his cronies were belittled by Gao Yang, who inherited Gao Cheng's power.

For example, Cui Jishu, who was so good with Gao Cheng that he wore a pair of trousers, and Cui Xian, who was also highly regarded by Gao Cheng, were whipped two hundred times by Gao Yang and sent to northern Xinjiang on random excuses.

Regarding how Cui Jishu returned to the court, there is only one sentence in the history books: "Wenxuan (Gao Yang) knew that he was innocent, pursued him as a general and became a great craftsman, and then moved to serve in the palace."

To put it bluntly, even if the younger brother inherits the elder brother's power, he must suppress the elder brother's old team.

And Yu Wenhu's party members were completely liquidated by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong, and either died or were demoted.

What's more, between people with different surnames, if Cui Che really insists on being this loyal minister, whether he takes the initiative to return to power or is seized of power by the little emperor, his cronies will not have an easy life in the future.

Therefore, Cui's usurpation of the Sui Dynasty was not something that could be prevented by Cui Che's personal will, but the interests of everyone who followed him in raising troops and defected to his command during his southern and northern campaigns.

If he violates this interest demand, even Cui Che will face betrayal and separation.

Xu Shiji understands this truth, Cheng Yaojin also understands it now, and Cui Che has known it from the beginning to the end.

What's more, he had no intention of becoming a loyal minister to the Sui Dynasty, otherwise there would be no need to go to this step.

Outside the handsome tent, Cui Che silently stared at the nine tins sent by the imperial envoy.

The so-called Jiuxi refers to nine kinds of ritual vessels.

One is "chariots and horses", which refers to golden chariots, large chariots, military chariots, and eight black horses.

The wheel is the crossbar on the shaft of the carriage used to pull the carriage.

The second one is clothes, which refers to Gunmian's clothes, plus a matching pair of red shoes, that is, red shoes.

The third one is Le County, designated pronunciation and calibration equipment.

The fourth is Zhuhu, which refers to the red painted door.

Sixth: Huben, refers to the 300 Huben guards who were given to guard the gate.

Seventh: Bows and Arrows: Give one hundred red bows and one thousand black bows to conquer the unjust.

The eighth is the axe, used to kill guilty people.

Jiuyue (jù) 鬯 (chàng) is the fragrant wine used in sacrifices.

Cui Che looked at these ritual utensils without any hesitation in his heart. If it weren't for the usurping of the throne since ancient times, he had to go through such a process. He really wouldn't be surprised by this so-called gift of nine tins.

Especially those red shoes, which he would never wear on a daily basis.

He can only tolerate basketball shoes with outrageous colors.

As for the so-called Huben, of course it is impossible for Yang Hao to personally select 300 people to protect Cui Che.

Cui Che felt that his life was too long, so he asked Yang Hao to choose a guard for him.

Instead, Cui Che will hand over the halberds, spears and other weapons held by the three hundred warriors to his personal guards in exchange.

"Put them all away."

Cui Che ordered his bodyguard.

After returning to the commander's tent, he opened the letter he had sent from home.

The letter was written by Yang Lihua. In addition to telling Cui Che that everything was fine at home, the whole letter was about Cui Badger, the eldest grandson.

Cui Badger is now almost four years old. Yang Lihua asked if he should find a teacher for Cui Badger to teach him how to read. At the same time, he reminded Cui Che that it was time to give Cui Badger a name. He could not keep calling him by his nickname.

Cui Che believed that what Yang Lihua said was reasonable, and decided to wait until the war was over and start thinking about his grandson's issue after returning to the court.

(End of chapter)