On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 553 Li Mansion goes to funeral

The Han River has returned to its original appearance, leaving only the messy Hanchuan County and the dilapidated Yangping Pass.

After the flood receded, Qin Qiong quickly led his troops southward and attacked Yangping Pass.

Rather than attacking cities and plundering territory, it is better to say that we are rescuing victims.

A flood completely destroyed the fighting spirit of the surviving soldiers and civilians. When the Yan army rushed into the water-filled city along the ruins, no violent conflict broke out.

Of course, the soldiers and civilians at Yangpingguan knew that the flood was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

Qin Qiong was not the instigator, but he did order the dam to be dug.

They were resentful towards Cui Che and Qin Qiong, but they had to rely on each other.

Now is the time when autumn and winter alternate. Without the help of the Yan army, the soldiers and civilians of Yangping who had their homes destroyed would not be able to survive this cold winter.

Fortunately, when the flood passed through Yangping Pass, it had lost its original power, and the damage it caused to the other counties in Hanchuan County was not as serious as Yangping Pass.

The autumn harvest season has passed, and spring plowing has to wait until next year. There is no need to worry about drowning the crops in the fields.

Generally speaking, the damage caused to other places except Yangping Pass by diverting water to attack the city this time is controllable.

After capturing Yangping Pass, some civilians were assigned to rescue the people in Yangping Pass, distribute food to them, and help them clean up the ruins and rebuild their homes before the cold winter came.

Qin Qiong led the army and swept through the counties of Hanchuan.

As for Yu Wenshu, he had already retreated to Shu. Taking advantage of the difficulty of the Shu road, he deployed defenses everywhere in the pass counties.

Although the Western Sui Dynasty did not explicitly say so, it has long been the consensus of everyone to abandon the north.

Although Jiangnan is rich, it cannot afford the losses of transporting supplies to Guanlong and stalemate with Cui Che in the north.

When Cui Che passed through Feng County, he had already heard about Qin Qiong's flooding of Yangping Pass.

On his way back, he gave clear instructions several times, ordering Qin Qiong to do a good job in rescuing the victims.

At the same time, Fengzhou and other places are also prepared to receive some disaster victims.

As for the innocent people affected by the war, Cui Che could only do his best to remedy the situation, at least not letting them freeze to death this winter.

He knew that Yang Guang was definitely going to make a big fuss about his diversion of water to attack the city, scolding him for harming nature and harming the people.

But the lives of the soldiers who have followed him for many years are also life.

Facing such a majestic pass, Cui Che did not regret choosing to save the lives of the soldiers as much as possible.

As for the war, he would plead guilty to Yang Hao instead of letting Qin Qiong take the blame for himself.

Pushing Qin Qiong out will certainly deceive some ignorant people, but it will also chill the hearts of the soldiers.

When Cui Che passed through Chencang Road, passed Dashan Pass and returned to Yong County.

Qin Qiong has successively taken over the entire territory of Hanchuan County.

After Yu Wenshu left, the counties were basically in a state of emptiness. After seeing the Yan army's methods of attacking Yangping Pass, the county magistrates also understood the Yan army's determination to capture Hanchuan.

Counties either put up a little resistance or simply asked for surrender. Even Nanzheng County, the seat of Hanchuan County, surrendered to Qin Qiong after being besieged for three days.

In this Han-Chuan battle, the difficulties Qin Qiong encountered came more from the muddy land left behind after the floods receded.

Of course, Cui Che, who has yet to receive any good news, can foresee some of the hardships involved.

Yongcheng is still the same as before, after all, Cui Che has not been away for long.

But the Duke of Tang's mansion was already hung with white cloth and paper white hydrangeas.

Everyone in the Li family has learned of Li Yuan's death, and after the coffin has been delivered, a funeral is being held for him.

In the mourning hall, people cried bitterly from time to time. Dou, Li Xiuning, Li Shimin and others are all very haggard now.

After Cui Che entered the city, he rushed directly to the Tang Dynasty Duke's Mansion to attend the funeral for Li Yuan.

Since Li Yuan's three brothers died early, the guests in the front yard were his two nephews, Li Boyi and Li Fengci.

The two were raised by Li Yuan since childhood, but due to their bad character, they were often despised by Li Yuan.

However, Li Jiancheng was far away in the south of the Yangtze River and his life and death were not known. Li Shimin was only ten years old now, so his two nephews, who were only a few years younger than Li Yuan, could only preside over his funeral.

Of course, Li Boyi and Li Fengci knew Cui Che. In the early years when Cui Che was in Daxing, they went to Li Yuan's house for a banquet. When they were leaving, they happened to get drunk and returned home, and they met once.

"The common people pay homage to the king and welcome him respectfully."

When the two of them saw Cui Che stepping out of the carriage, they hurriedly left the guests who were greeting him and came to see him.

When the guests in the front yard saw Cui Che coming to the door, they all saluted him.

"Everyone, get up."

Cui Che looked a little tired. This was not because he was pretending, but because he was tired from the journey.

Li Boyi and Li Fengci enthusiastically welcomed Cui Che into the house.

Cui Che had an impression of the two of them. When he was young, he once thought of taking advantage of Li Boyi and Li Xiaoci's dissatisfaction with Li Yuan to frame them and put Li Yuan to death.

At least before marrying Li Xiuning, Cui Che didn't have a good impression of Li Yuan.

Of course, now that everyone is dead, there is no point in talking about it.

Cui Che came to the mourning hall, and everyone's eyes were on him, which seemed to overwhelm him.

"Meet the king!"

There was a roar of greetings.

Cui Che's face was full of sadness, he shook his head and said:

"There is no King Yan today, only the son-in-law comes to pay homage to his father-in-law."

With that said, Cui Che, who was wearing mourning clothes, came to Li Yuan's coffin, laid incense on him, and choked with sobs:

"My father-in-law sent troops to Longyou for me, but unfortunately he died.

"If I, Cui Che, don't avenge my father-in-law, how can I live up to my husband-in-law relationship?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud cry in the mourning hall.

Li Xiuning, Li Shimin and others have already cried.

Cui Che turned around and helped Li Yuan's family members up one by one.

He patiently comforted Mr. Dou and Li Xiuning.

The mother and daughter were dressed in plain clothes and looked sad, which made them even more pitiful.

Cui Che once had thoughts about the Dou family when he was young, but Li Yuan died on the front line anyway, so how could Cui Che pursue the Dou family at this time?

Otherwise, if the news gets out, no one will dare to work for him in the future.

After comforting Dou's mother and daughter, Cui Che looked at Li Shimin.

"I will ask the imperial court for posthumous honors for Lord Taishan, and I will not wrong him.

"As for the title of Duke of Tang, you will inherit it."

Cui Che patted Li Shimin's shoulder and said.

Mrs. Dou was greatly relieved when she heard this. Although she also knew that Cui Che would not blame a dead man and take away Li Yuan's title, she finally felt relieved after hearing Cui Che's promise.

However, to his surprise, Li Shimin refused to accept it.

"The eldest brother is still in Jiangnan. He is the eldest son. My father's title should be inherited by the eldest brother."

Li Shimin's young face showed an extremely serious look at this moment.

Cui Che looked at him sideways.

Without the temptation of the throne, Erfeng still understands the respect between brothers and sisters.

No, everyone, go to bed early.

(End of chapter)