On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 583 Farewell in the Palace

Cui Che once had a nightmare, dreaming of Yang Guang returning to Luoyang and capturing his whole family.

Yang Guang asked his daughter Princess Nanyang:

"Cui Che's betrayal has angered both humans and gods. His clan must be destroyed. The princess's son must follow the law. If he cannot part with his love, he must be kept."

However, Princess Nanyang said:

'My father has punished those who rebelled, so there is no need to ask about this matter.'

Sitting back and watching Cui Youzhi, Cui Youming died.

This is not only a dream, but it is also caused by the memory in Cui Che's mind.

It's just different from his dream. In the original time and space, Princess Nanyang chose to stand by and let Dou Jiande kill the ten-year-old Yuwen Jingli when Dou Jiande made it clear that he could keep her son Yuwen Jingli.

Cui Che believed that the Crown Princess loved her sons Cui Youzhi and Cui Youming deeply.

Otherwise, she would not have reconciled with Cui Qiji after Yang Lihua's persuasion.

In the Sui Dynasty, Cui Che had Yuwenshi and internal officials in high positions.

He also believed that Yang Guang was in the north and that his fellow travellers had their own sources of information.

Cui Che was not sure that she was the crown princess.

After all, the spy may be lurking in the court, or he may be a slave who came from the Jin Palace with the Crown Princess in his early years.

So he asked Cui Qiji to perform a play in the East Palace, and then verified it through the correspondence between Yuwenshi and his father Yuwenshu to see if the events in the East Palace had spread to Jiangnan, so that he could know whether there was really an internal conspiracy in the East Palace.

Of course, catching the mole is secondary. The most important thing is to confuse Yang Guang and make him mistakenly believe that Cui Yanqing will be the coach of the future Southern Expedition and Huainan is the direction of his attack, completing strategic deception.

King Cui Youzhi of Wei returned to Luoyang Palace from the East Palace, held hands with Cui Che and his grandson, and walked in the imperial garden.

The followers hung far behind, not daring to disturb them.

Cui Youzhi suddenly stopped, looked up at his grandfather, and asked:

"Grandfather, if my mother-in-law really secretly communicated with the South, how would you react?"

Cui Che also stopped. He pondered for a moment and said:

"Your mother was not the only one in the East Palace at that time, there were also many slaves present.

"Even if the matter is leaked to the south, it doesn't mean that it was your mother who did it.

"Don't worry, no matter what, she is your and Youming's mother, and she is also the wife I am marrying for Prince Ming Yuan.

"Even if it was really her who did it, I would only put her under house arrest and even reserve her status as a crown princess."

If the Crown Princess is deposed, Cui Youzhi and Cui Youming will naturally be implicated.

Cui Youzhi was raised by Cui Che and was deeply loved by Cui Che.

Cui Che will not allow anything to damage his legitimacy as the third generation successor of Dayan in the future.

Cui Youzhi retorted:

"Grandfather, my grandson thinks that even if there is an internal agent in the East Palace, you should pretend not to know about it.

"No matter who leaked the news, instead of thoroughly investigating the people in the East Palace, it is better to keep him for my use. I can use him to deliver false news to the pseudo Sui Dynasty in the future."

Cui Che shook his head when he heard this and said seriously:

"Your suggestion is very good. If that person was in another government office, I would keep him.

"But since we have access to your father, we must investigate this matter thoroughly.

"Leaving the pseudo-Sui's insiders can certainly deceive Yang Guang and be profitable, but the safety of your father and son is what worries me the most."

Seeing Cui Youzhi's eyes moistened when he was deeply moved, Cui Che rubbed his head and said with a smile:

"Whether there is internal influence in the East Palace or not is a matter of speculation. It is too early to say these things now.

"Let's go fishing with my grandfather to the pond."

The next day, Cui Che went to Luoyang Palace to serve as the Minister of Xingtai, and Wu King Cui Yanqing and the left servant of Xingtai went to see Liu Fang farewell.

Prince Cui Qiji was unable to attend because he was confined in the East Palace to recuperate from his injuries.

Cui Qiji's injury was certainly not serious, it just looked scary.

Liang Wang Cui Yanqing followed the instructions of his father Cui Che and appeared high-spirited in front of others, but Liu Fang's sad face was in sharp contrast to him.

In this regard, the officials can also understand that for Liu Fang, no credit is the greatest credit.

During the banquet, Cui Che poured a full cup for Liu Fang in front of the ministers and encouraged him:

"The sword has been treasured for seven years and has never been taken out of the sheath. Now I draw the sword and look forward to the cold light of the king, shining brightly in the nine states."

The so-called sword naturally refers to Liu Fang, who has not led an army for seven years, such as the sword that has not been unsheathed for seven years.

Liu Fang said excitedly:

"Your Majesty believes in love, and I should repay you even if I am so heartbroken!"

Cui Che was overjoyed when he heard this and shouted:

"Get the dagger!"

When Changsun Wuji presented the dagger, Cui Che opened his clothes, cut out the blood from his heart, dripped it into the cup, and said in front of everyone:

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying about the master who has made great achievements, but I have been friends with Duke Su for thirty years. We are brothers and sisters, and we share weal and woe.

"Today, Duke Su Guo assists the King of Wu to go out to control Xuzhou. I will take the heart blood and drink it with Duke Su Guo."

After saying that, he said to Liu Fang again:

"You don't have to worry about this, Mr. Su, I have absolutely no suspicion.

"If anyone dares to slander me and alienate Duke Su, no matter who he is, I will kill him!"

When Liu Fang heard this, he cried bitterly. After kowtowing repeatedly, he was lifted up by Cui Che and drank his heart's blood with him.

The day after the farewell banquet, Wu King Cui Yanqing and Su Guogong Liu Fang were sent out of the city by the Emperor of Yan personally and headed for Xuzhou.

And Cui Che was not unfounded. He went south before Cui Yanqing and his party. There were also many things that happened in Luoyang Palace and the East Palace in the past few days, including Cui Qiji's verbal complaints to Cui Che in the East Palace, which proved that the relationship between their father and son was not good. harmony.

Neiying exists not only in the East Palace, but also in the court, but Cui Che cannot know about it at the moment.

He still needs to wait for his correspondent in the south to send back a message for verification.

Since Wu King Cui Yanqing left Luoyang, Dayan has been preparing for the war after next year's spring plowing.

Cui Che ordered the construction of a large warehouse in Yanzhou. Once a war breaks out, grain and grass can be transported from Yanzhou via Sishui.

All these actions indicate that Cui Che is about to send troops from Xuzhou with the goal of invading Huainan and drinking from the Yangtze River.

Yang Guang was doubtful about this at first, until the news about the East Palace came to Jiankang as evidence. For the sake of the performance, Yang Guang couldn't help but not believe it.

And Cui Che's performance at the farewell banquet convinced the emperor and ministers of the Sui Dynasty.

For this reason, Yang Guang sent the Xiaoguo Army to Huainan to aggressively operate the Huaihe River defense line.

After Cui Yanqing arrived in Xuzhou, with the assistance of Liu Fang and Li Jing, he vigorously drilled his troops and made frequent moves.

They even used war as training and transferred the navy to the Huaihe River, which caused many conflicts with the Sui Dynasty navy.

Yang Guang was worried and sent his trusted minister Yu Shiji to inspect.

After Yu Shiji returned, he boasted to Yang Guang that the Huaihe River defense line was impregnable and insurmountable.

Yang Guang thought he had nothing to worry about and began his enjoyment in Jiangnan again.

Even when sleeping, it is rare that he does not need to be rocked by a woman.

(End of chapter)