On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 61 Restoring the old name

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 61 Restoring the old name

On November 27, the second year of the Elephant Year, Hedong heard the news that Pei Xiu had finally received the news about Cui Che. Pei Xiu, Cui Zhaorong, Miaorong, and Mu Xieli, who knew the inside story, naturally would not make a fuss.

, but he was also surprised that he was conscripted into the army as a recorder of the prime minister's palace, let alone a slave or maid in the palace.

When Pei Xiu and others were packing their bags, the news spread. At first, the people did not believe it.

It is a fantasy that someone who committed a serious crime of treason was exonerated by the emperor based on just one policy document, and even gained the favor of the prime minister and was hired as an aide.

But then, the official who conscripted Pei Ju into the capital confirmed this statement. The official document of conquest was written by Brother Che.

Now no one could help but believe it. While everyone was shocked and envious, the news also spread from Wenxi to the rest of Guandong. Countless people were curious about the content of the policy, but they only knew that it was related to Pingchen.

At the same time, the governor of Hedong County immediately sent people to Pei Mansion to recruit Pei Xiu as a meritorious official.

The most indispensable thing in this world is the icing on the cake. Previously, I was worried that Pei Xiu would be implicated by Cui Che, and conquering him would bring him into trouble.

Now that Cui Che was not only exempted from crime, but also relied on by the prime minister, the governor of Hedong County was naturally happy to provide opportunities for Pei Xiu to become an official.

"Mom, my son is planning to join the army of the county governor."

Pei Xiu thought about it again and again, and finally summoned up the courage to talk to Cui Zhaorong.

No matter how close they are, everyone has their own way to go. Pei Xiu knew that after going to Chang'an, there would be no chance for him to become an official. He was his cousin. He didn't want to live dependent on his cousin all his life, but also wanted to make a difference.

"I'm just a woman, and I don't understand your men's ambitions. But since you are an adult, you have a sense of proportion and don't need to ask for instructions on everything."

Cui Zhaorong can understand that his son also has his own pride.

Pei Xiu immediately went to the governor's house to pay a visit and made a request to allow him to go to Chang'an and escort Cui Che's family to Beijing.

The governor of Hedong County was also happy to do this favor and readily agreed on the spot.

A county meritorious officer is an official subordinate to the county governor. It is undoubtedly a good job to participate in the government affairs of a county and be in charge of official affairs or in charge of elections. In fact, the governor of Hedong County actually intended to show his favor to Cui Che through Pei Xiu.

Of course, eggs are not put in one basket. In the past few days, the Hedong County Sheriff has been harassing Pei Ju's house.

After all, the most worrying thing for officials working outside the country is that there is no one in the DPRK to speak for them.

Pei Ju, who was a filial piety to his mother, also took off his mourning clothes and went to Chang'an in response to Yang Jian's expedition, where he made an appointment with Pei Xiu's family.

After Pei Xiu, Pei Ju and others set off, Chang'an City, or the Prime Minister's Mansion, was also very lively. This excitement revolved around an issue, which was to restore the old surname.

During the Western Wei Dynasty, the predecessor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwentai gave Han officials the Xianbei surname in order to reduce the resistance to Sinicization. At the same time, in order to cope with the military pressure from Guandong, Yuwentai also promoted the surname change trend to the army and ordered all soldiers to take the surname of the general.

The reason why Jiao was named Dugu was because his father, Gao Bin, worked for Dugu Xin.

Although this approach enhances the cohesion of the army, it also inevitably creates many problems.

But in the final analysis, Yang Jian's proposal to restore his old surname was still serving his own ambitions.

Many important officials of the Han nationality were given the surname Yuwen. The Cui family of Boling alone included Cui Hongdu, Cui Xuanyou and others. If Yang Jian wanted to usurp the throne, he naturally did not want them to bear the surname of Yuwen.

The discussion of restoring the old surname has been deliberately spread out, and it has become the most concerned issue among the people of Chang'an at present.

And Yang Jian was also observing the attitude of the Xianbei minister.

The Xianbei power in Guanxi can be roughly divided into two sources. One is from the North Town Xianbei who entered the Guan with He Bayue, such as the Yuwen family, the Hou Mochen family, the Yuchi family, etc.; the other is from the Northern Wei Dynasty Emperor Xiaowu who was defeated by Gao Huan.

Forced, he fled with him to Luoyang Xianbei in Guanzhong.

Luoyang Xianbei is a highly Sinicized group, so it is not a big problem for them to change back to the Han surname given by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Yang Jian was concerned about the attitude of the Xianbei descendants in Beizhen, but he was obviously overly worried.

It is true that during Yuwentai's period, Beizhen Xianbei's interests were harmed due to Emperor Xiaowen's sinicization policy, and they had strong resistance to sinicization. Otherwise, Yuwentai would not have bothered to change surnames to Han people.

But after so many years, the group of Beizhen Xianbei who followed He Boyue in starting a business in Guanzhong have almost died of old age. After all, even Yu Wentai is only a young generation among that group of people.

The descendants of these people have not experienced the miserable life in Beizhen, and they do not have the same attitude towards Chinese culture as their fathers and grandfathers regarded it as a scourge.

On the contrary, when material life is worry-free, there is also a need for spiritual civilization to some extent, and the advancement of Han culture compared to Xianbei culture does not need to be elaborated.

Therefore, Yang Jian made a move to restore the old surname, but it did not arouse much opposition. On the contrary, many Han ministers and even Xianbei ministers actively supported it.

Cui Hongdu, Cui Xuanyou and other Han people who were given the Yuwen family were eager to take off this hat immediately.

On December 11, after being convinced that there would be no serious consequences, Yang Jian ordered Cui Che to draft and formally submit a petition requesting that those who changed their surnames to Xianbei during the Western Wei Dynasty, regardless of officials or civilians, should return to their old surnames.

On December 12, after a symbolic court meeting, the young emperor agreed and issued the edict.

From then on, Pu Liurujian was changed to Yang Jian, Daye Yuan could also call himself Li Yuan, and the Dou family daughter became Mrs. Li.

With Yang Lihua's political sense, of course she didn't know her father's true intention of asking for a surname change, but what happened the next day made even her aware that something was wrong.

"For the Prime Minister of the country! The chief minister! Be promoted to the king! Praise and worship the name! Prepare the gift of nine tins! What does father want to do?"

In the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Lihua threw a letter of memorial on the ground and gritted her teeth with hatred.

With this standard process of usurping the country by powerful ministers, even Yang Lihua saw clearly her father's ambitions. Unless Yang Jian had given instructions, how could there have been so many memorials to petition him for a title.

The scribes in the main hall all left with a look when she came in angrily. At that time, Cui Che was looking through the past memorials in his private room. Hearing the scribes talking, he made up his mind not to leave the room.

Far away.

Yang Jian did not answer directly, but severely reprimanded:

"This is the tone in which you talk to your father! Even though I am the Queen Mother, I am still your father! Important matters in the court are not something that you, a woman, can comment on!"

His voice was stern, but he revealed a guilty conscience.

Yang Lihua's lips trembled slightly. She finally woke up and choked:

"My father still remembers how he taught me when his daughter was unmarried?"

After saying that, without waiting for Yang Jian to answer, he left with tears in his eyes and left sadly.

Yang Jian felt a headache and regretted that he had raised his daughter too virtuously and actually regarded the young emperor Yu Wenchan as his own son because of his aunt's identity.

On the same day, the young emperor immediately issued an edict for Yang Jian to enter the Prime Minister's Kingdom, to be the chief minister, to be granted the title of king, to follow the country in twenty counties including Anlu, and to bestow special gifts.

Yang Jian insisted on his words, and after some negotiation, he finally only accepted the title of king and the title of ten counties.

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