On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 7 Leaving Ye and Returning Home (4000)

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 7 Leaving Ye and Returning Home (4000)

On the eighth day of March, Cui Che failed to meet the Northern Zhou emperor Yu Wenyong after all. Yu Wenyong was about to return to Guanzhong and was busy with affairs and had no time to summon him.

Everyone from the Cui and Pei families came to pay homage and express their gratitude outside the palace gate.

Cui Che helped his grandmother up. Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Pei brought up the subject of studying in Guanzhong. Mrs. Pei hesitated and asked Cui Zhaorong and Pei Xiu for their opinions.

Pei Xiu was naturally willing to go with Cui Che, and Cui Zhaorong would not object, so he readily agreed.

Returning to Cui Mansion, Mrs. Feng sent people to Feng Mansion to inform her nephews that Cui Che and Pei Xiu would go to Chang'an with Feng Lun next month. At the same time, she was selecting slaves to serve Cui Che.

"My servant, Miaorong, has been ordered by the old lady to accompany the young master."

Everyone in front of her was showering her with gifts. She was only twelve years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and was very cute.

While Cui Che secretly praised her in his heart, he also stretched out his little hand to help her up and praised:

"Sister Miaorong's name probably comes from the "Ode on Yujin" written by Zhu Mu of the Later Han Dynasty, which says, 'The beauty of Miaorong is enhanced, and the beauty of the beauty is enhanced.' She really lives up to her name."

"This slave knows a few words, but has never read the book."

The name Miaorong came from the fact that when the Cui Mansion purchased slaves and maidservants last month, her father sold her into the mansion. The old lady took notice of her and gave her a reward. She served the old lady for a period of time.

Mrs. Feng felt that this girl was simple-minded, so she sent her to serve Cui Che.

Choosing a maid for Cui Che is not an easy task. First of all, the appearance must not be bad, otherwise it will be the Cui family who will be taken away and thrown away.

Secondly, you should not have too many evil thoughts. These days, it is nothing new among the nobles these days, whether it is a ridiculous young master forcing a maid, or a maid seducing a hot-blooded young man.

No matter how low the status of a concubine is, she still has a status. The child born is called a concubine, not an illegitimate child, and the status of a slave cannot be compared.

Mrs. Feng was afraid that her grandson would be seduced by Hu Meizi at a young age and release his yang energy prematurely, which would lead to hidden health risks. After all, there was only one seedling in the family, so she promised Miao Rong to serve her wholeheartedly until Cui Che came of age.

, will make the decision to grant her a status.

Therefore, when Miao Rong peeked at Cui Che, her gaze was not only that of a maid looking at the young master, but also that of a concubine looking at her future husband.

'He is really good-looking, with delicate features and a little baby fat. I really want to pinch him on the cheek.'

Of course Cui Che didn't know what the girl was thinking. He and Miao Rong smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter if you haven't read the book, read with me from now on, and your red sleeves will be even more fragrant."

Zhao Wen on the side quickly reminded:

"Sir, the young one is the book boy sent by the old lady."

Zhao Wen is three years older than Cui Che, and is already a ten-year-old boy.

Perhaps because they were worried that their grandson would develop bad habits, the servants assigned to Cui Che, including Zhao Wen, were all ordinary-looking people. There was no way they could appear in the Cui Mansion.

The reason why Zhao Wen was able to stand out from the crowd of servants and become a book boy was simply because he was the grandson of Zhao Weng and a son of the Cui family for three generations.

The so-called family-born children refer to children born by slaves and maids in the master's house. His grandfather Zhao Weng was Cui Jishu's bookboy, and his father was Cui Changjun's bookboy. As for Zhao Wen, who was born in a family of bookboys, he can be regarded as inheriting his father's title.

He became Cui Che's book boy.

Cui Che took the folding fan and tapped Zhao Wen on the head:

"No one will compete with you for your position as book boy."

After that, he pointed to the basket of oranges in the corner and said to Zhao Wendian:

"You share the oranges with everyone, and remember to keep a few back for Zhao Weng and your grandmother to eat."

"Oh, thank you for the reward, young master."

Zhao Wen touched his beaten head, agreed with a smile, then took the fruit basket and shared it with the boys in the yard.

Miao Rong swallowed her saliva when she saw how delicious they were eating.

This little movement was seen by Cui Che, who shouted to Zhao Wen outside the house:

"Awen, throw an orange in."

Of course, Zhao Wen would not really throw it away. He picked a good one for Cui Che and happily sent it through the door.

"Thank you."

Cui Che said thank you as usual, but he couldn't mess with Zhao Wen. The children of the noble family have their elite education, and the children of the family also have the experience of serving their masters passed down from generation to generation.

The young master thanked himself. His grandfather never taught him how to deal with this situation.

"Don't stand around stupidly. Go and eat oranges quickly. Remember to leave some good ones for Zhao Weng and the others."

"Oh, that's good."

Zhao Wen responded and ran to the yard again. After all, he was only ten years old, and he was still a gluttonous and playful age. He couldn't think of it and didn't think about it anymore.

Cui Che peeled the orange open. It was Zhao Wen who carefully selected it. As expected, it was juicy and tender. The beautiful face beside him was swallowing his saliva again.

"Eat."

Cui Che handed the orange to Miaorong and said with a smile.

"How can I let you, my slave, peel oranges for me?"

Miaorong was in a hurry, either answering or not answering.

Cui Che grabbed her right hand, opened it, put the orange in Miao Rong's hand, and said:

"Perhaps you don't know. A month ago, I was grazing cattle in northern Xinjiang. The wind was freezing. I only wore thin clothes and worked with my cousin for a whole day, and only got four steamed buns. I can endure this kind of suffering. How can I return to it?

You can’t even peel an orange if you don’t have all the fine clothes and food in the Central Plains?”

After all, Cui Che had only been the son of the Cui family for two days, and he was still not used to the lifestyle of a master.

"Thank you, Young Master."

She broke off an orange segment and felt it was sweet to her heart.

'The young master is not only good-looking, he is also approachable and has a very good temperament. I only hope that when he grows up, he can still treat me like this.'

Remembering the old lady's promise to give her a birthright, two blushes crept onto Miaorong's cheeks.

Mrs. Feng did not choose the wrong maid for Cui Che. Miaorong did not have any evil intentions, but she couldn't resist the old love's reverie.

That night, Miao Rong slept in the cubicle of Cui Che's bedroom. The two beds were separated by a screen. In some families, young masters and young masters could sleep in the same bed, but Cui Che insisted on sleeping in separate beds.

At an age when you are helpless, sleeping in the same bed is also a kind of torture.

"Miaorong, are you asleep?"

Cui Che, who was suffering from insomnia again, asked softly, keeping the volume extremely low, fearing that Miaorong would be awakened by him after she fell asleep.

"Young master, do you need to go to the toilet?"

Miao Rong, who was sleeping on the other side of the screen, got up and asked, getting out of bed to get a chamber pot for Cui Che.

Cui Che looked at the moonlight outside the room and saw Miao Rong getting up through the screen, and said quickly:

"No, just lie down. I just can't sleep and want to find someone to talk to."

After hearing this, Miaorong lay down again. She turned sideways and faced the screen and said:

"This slave will accompany the young master to relieve his boredom."

"Can you tell me about your experience?"

Cui Che added:

"If your life is miserable, don't think about the sad things again."

"Actually, my life experience as a slave is not bitter. I am originally from Zhaozhou. I have parents and brothers at home who have loved me since I was a child. However, I was hit by the war and had to take refuge in Yecheng. It happened that my brother was sick and needed medical treatment. It happened that the Cui Mansion

To recruit slaves, I took the initiative to ask my father to sell myself into the government."

Perhaps recalling the past made her miss her family, and Miaorong felt a little sad.

The merger of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Qi Dynasty was nothing more than a change of status for the children of the gentry, from Qi people to Zhou people. However, it was a disaster for ordinary people, and many families were destroyed due to military disasters.

After a moment of silence, Cui Che asked:

"Has your brother's illness been cured?"

"It's already healed. My parents and brother returned to their hometown in Yinzhou at the end of last month."

Before leaving, her parents said they would find a way to redeem themselves, but Miao Rong did not take it to heart. The servants and maids of the elite families could not redeem themselves if they had money, and they had to be merciful to their masters.

Now that Miaorong has received the promise of Mrs. Feng, even though she has only been with Cui Che for one day, she still feels that he is a person worthy of being entrusted to her for life, and she does not want to leave. She is just worried that she is six years older than Cui Che and will wait until he is eighteen.

When I reached adulthood, I was already a twenty-four-year-old old girl.

"Do you miss your family?"

Cui Che suddenly asked.

Miaorong said without hesitation:

"Of course I did."

"Yeah, I miss my family too."

Miao Rong noticed Cui Che's strange mood, but she thought it was because he missed Cui Changjun and his wife, so she didn't think much about it and just offered words of comfort.

Cui Che sighed quietly and said:

"Go to sleep. If there is a chance, I will take you back to Yinzhou to visit your family."

Miao Rong was filled with joy when she heard this. She opened her mouth to thank Cui Che, but there was no response from the other side of the screen.

'Maybe the young master is sleepy.'

Cui Che was lying on the bed, opening his eyes and looking at the beams of the room. What was echoing in his mind was the small but warm home in another time and space.

He couldn't understand why he was just an ordinary college student and why something like this happened to him.

He didn't know what happened to his parents and sister now. He hoped that he would die in another time and space instead of disappearing.

No matter how great the suffering is, you can get through it and welcome a new life instead of waiting for a lifetime with illusory delusions.

I have been here for only half a year, and I really want to listen to my mother’s nagging again.

In the past, when I was in northern Xinjiang, I had to worry about my livelihood all day long, and rarely felt homesick. Now I have no worries about food and clothing, and I am free, and homesickness often comes to my mind.

Half asleep and half awake, Miao Rong heard soft sobbing on the other side of the screen. She was caught in a dilemma. She didn't know whether she should give Cui Che a silk handkerchief to wipe away her tears, but she was afraid that she would see Cui Che's sad face and make him angry.

After hesitating for a long time, she got up and walked out of the bed, walked around the screen, and saw that the quilt on the bed had shrunk into a ball.

Miao Rong opened a corner of the quilt and saw Cui Che hiding in the quilt with tears streaming down his face.

"Master, don't be sad, Miaorong will always be with you."

The next day, Cui Che appeared in front of Mrs. Feng with swollen eyes. The old lady was shocked. Yesterday, she was just dozing off. How could she be like this today? She quickly ordered Grandma Wang to ask Miao Rong.

Knowing that Cui Che shed tears last night because he missed Cui Changjun and his wife, he felt relieved.

"Che'er, hurry up and have breakfast. We're going to leave early in the morning."

He cried a lot last night, which released the sadness in his heart, and Cui Che also corrected his mentality.

It's just that he hates getting up early, but he has no choice. Yesterday, his grandmother told him that he would go back to his hometown in Dingzhou today. Firstly, he would visit the ancestral hall and get to know the clan members. Secondly, he would inspect the fields and show his face in front of the tenant farmers.

They know who the master is.

Coincidentally, not only Cui Che's family left Yecheng today, but also the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong.

In the sixth year of Jiande in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, on the ninth day of the third month, the Zhou Lord Yu Wenyong drove back to Chang'an, taking with him a group of royal members of the Gao family of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He left the Duke of Zhongcheng and the Prince's Young Master Yu Wensheng as the general manager of Xiangzhou to guard Ye.

city.

Yu Wensheng was not a member of the clan, but came from Woye Town. His original surname was Poyantou, but he later changed his surname to Yuwen.

He had three sons, the eldest son was named Yuwenshu, and Yuwenshu had three sons, namely Yuwen Wenji, Yuwen Zhiji, and Yuwenshiji.

Compared with Yu Wensheng, Cui Che was more interested in the steward who guarded their hometown in Dingzhou. This man inherited his father's title and was the Duke of Sui. His eldest daughter was the current crown princess. He accompanied Yu Wenyong in the Eastern Expedition and was dismissed after the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

He was appointed as the general manager of Dingzhou.

The general manager of Dingzhou was given the surname Pu Liuru, with a single name of Jian and the small character Naluoyan, which in Xianbei language means King Kong is indestructible.

Of course, Pu Liurujian also has a Chinese name, which is Yang Jian.

Both Gao Huan and Yuwentai started their business from the six towns of Xianbei in northern Xinjiang. Yuwentai suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Mangshan, and his Xianbei military force suffered heavy losses. In order to fight against the Gao family, they had no choice but to recruit Han people into the army.

The improvement of Han military power has also increased the voice of the Han people in the Kansai regime. In order to alleviate the dissatisfaction of the Xianbei people, Yuwentai adopted the method of surface Xianbeiization and covert sinicization. That is, while promoting various sinicization measures,

The surname Xianbei was given to important Han officials and military officers.

However, Gao Huan, the winner of the Battle of Mangshan, was assassinated due to the excessive military power of Xianbei and the assassination of his successor Gao Cheng, who was close to the Han people. In the end, the Northern Qi Dynasty was still a Xianbei country.

Since the west part of Yecheng was burned by Gaowei, Yu Wenyong's honor guard left the city through the north gate.

When the emperor went out, everyone gave way. The Cui family's carriage stopped outside the city gate. Cui Che saw from a distance the majesty and majesty of the middle-aged man on the carriage pulled by six horses.

He didn't say anything about 'this is what a man should do' or 'he can take his place'.

Today, Cui Che is not so ambitious, but he does not know that the torrent of history will push him forward step by step.

After finally waiting for the accompanying soldiers and horses to pass through one after another, Cui Che returned to the carriage and said to Old Madam Feng:

"Grandma, since you are moving back to your hometown in Boling, and I am going to Chang'an next month anyway, the mansion in Yecheng is also empty, so why not sell it."

Mrs. Feng moved back to her hometown in Boling just to look after the land for Cui Che.

"It's just a house. If it's empty, it'll be empty. In the future, Che'er, when you pass by Yecheng, you'll have a place to rest."

Mrs. Feng said unconcernedly.

Judging from the assets accumulated by Cui Che's ancestors through diligent petitions to Tian Wenshe, they are indeed worthy of this large mansion.

Cui Che just mentioned it and didn't insist anymore. He couldn't predict with his grandmother that the prosperous city of Ye would be burned to the ground in three years.

Fortunately, my aunt's family will also move to Wenxi's hometown. After all, the properties left by Pei Xiu's grandfather Pei Ze are all in Wenxi County. Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty has been destroyed, everyone continues to settle in Yecheng, which has lost its original political significance.

Today the center of the country is in Chang'an.

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