Shu Blossoms

Chapter 193
"Is Father okay?"

Tuoba Yu knew that he was far inferior to the wily and calculating Cui Yan in terms of determination, so he broke the deadlock first after drinking a bowl of buttermilk.

"Your Majesty is fine, Your Highness has a heart."

Cui Yan returned to him unhurriedly, then raised his head to look at him, and said: "Tonight, His Majesty also rewarded me with a bowl of imperial porridge to comfort me, I feel very grateful."

"Master Cui is respectful and loyal. Father trusts you." Rubbing his thumb and forefinger, Tuoba Yu took a breath and said quickly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have let me learn calligraphy with you. Although the time was short , but benefited a lot, Yu has always remembered the kindness of Master Cui."

"Cui Yan didn't dare to take the credit, it's His Highness who is smart and diligent." Cui Yan showed a gratified smile on his face.

"Master Cui, for the sake of our past friendship, I would like to ask Master Cui to bring me a letter to His Majesty." Tuoba Yu took advantage of the situation and said.

Cui Yan didn't think too much, but directly shook his head and refused: "Third Highness, you should know that you should not be here at this time."

"I know, but." Tuoba Yu wanted to explain, but Cui Yan interrupted him: "Third Highness, if His Majesty or others see you in the old minister's mansion, I'm afraid it will be a disaster for you and me, Cui Shi! "

Tuoba Yu knew that it was impossible to convince Cui Yan only by this little affection, he remembered what Zheng Wei said, what does Cui Yan want?

Or what do these Han clans headed by Cui want?

That is undoubtedly power, even the status of the Han people in Wei!

But these are not what he can give at this time, even if he promises to him at this time, will Cui Yan believe it?

But he has no retreat at this time, and he must give it a go no matter what.

"Master Cui, what do you think of the current situation in Great Wei?"

Tuoba Yu stood up and asked Cui Yan earnestly with the student salute.

Cui Yan saw that he changed back to the proud and willful Tuoba Yu once he changed his previous intentions, but this time Tuoba Yu was less willful and more calm than last year, and his eyes were more determined and composed.

This is the real Tuoba Yu, Cui Yan nodded inwardly when he saw it.

Speaking of which, although the Tuoba clan came from outside the Great Wall and did not understand the civilization of the Central Plains, the Tuoba clan produced good children. Whether it was the Wei Emperor when he was young, or the current Tuoba Yu, they are all heroes, ambitious and studious, bold and willing Zhan also knows how to govern the world.

If the Great Wei monarch can get rid of the racial concept and is willing to reuse Han students, the great Wei will be unstoppable!

Now that Tuoba Yu is serious, Cui Yan will not be perfunctory to him. After pondering for a while, he said slowly: "Today's Great Wei is richer in territory and stronger in strength. It seems to be strong, but it implies hidden worries."

"What does Master Cui mean by hidden worry?" Tuoba Yu asked.

Cui Yan smiled and did not answer, but instead asked him, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

This is to test yourself.

Tuoba Yu thought about it for a while, and then he talked with confidence: "Students think that Wei's hidden worries lie in the internal and external court system."

"My Great Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Pingcheng for nearly 30 years. Although the tribal chiefdom system has long been abandoned, eight officials, such as the northern lords and southern lords, have been retained; together with the foreign court officials appointed by the Han people, they have become the current Great Wei court. .”

"In order to ensure that the power is always in their own hands, the Xianbei nobles have the real power and military power in the hands of the eight officials, and the affairs of governing states and counties are indeed handled by foreign officials. However, in many places, the Xianbei nobles control the local military power and firmly suppress it. Foreign court officials, this has caused Xianbei people and Han people to have constant conflicts, and it is getting worse."

Cui Yan looked at Tuoba Yu pointing out the shortcomings of Great Wei, and the appreciation in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"The old minister is very happy. Your Highness can see these contradictions. In fact, the root of the evils of the Great Wei is not only the internal and external court officials, but also the people of the two ethnic groups. Many Han people cannot accept being ruled by a foreign race, and the Xianbei people cannot accept it." Accept the existence of the Han people. The world says that the gentry are greedy, endlessly enclosing land to buy and sell slaves. The Xianbei people are not greedy, but they do not regard this land as their home, they just like to occupy the land here. In many places, the nobles of the Xianbei drove the Han people out of their homes where they had lived for generations, and even killed them all, and pulled out the crops in the fields, in order to raise cattle and sheep in enclosures."

Cui Yan sighed, touched his heart with his hands, and looked at Tuoba Yu with serious eyes, "Your Highness, this is not a problem with the imperial court system, but a problem here. The Tuoba clan, the Heba clan, the Changsun clan, the Dugu clan, etc. The Xianbei nobles did not feel that this place belonged to them in their hearts, but only thought that this was a piece of grassland that you temporarily laid down to raise cattle and sheep, and you could abandon it at any time and go back to your outside the Great Wall."

The Cui family was the head of the Han clan in the Great Wei Dynasty. Cui Yan was quite prestigious among the noble clan, and he had been committed to finding a place for the Han people in the Great Wei Dynasty.

He is not like the gentry in the Southern Dynasties, who always thought that one day they would be able to return to the Central Plains and restore the great unification.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I don't see hope.

At least so far, I have not found any Han hero or a family with this ability and courage.

He sincerely hoped that the Great Wei Neng Guozuo would live a long life, because it was rare for the north to achieve stability and unification in the Great Wei for a hundred years. He hoped that this unification would last longer, and that the people in the north could have more stable days and recuperate.

Although he knew that it might be difficult and it would take many years to realize it, but he knew that it would be difficult for a nation that has just been civilized. They believe that people who are not my race must have different hearts, and their wishes may not be realized until the Great Wei Dynasty declines. can not achieve.

But today he saw hope in the Third Prince of Wei.

Although Tuoba Yu didn't reject the Han people, it didn't mean that he liked the Han people so much, but that he could see the hidden dangers in the deepest part of the Great Wei. Only when the two races merged, could the Great Wei be able to last forever.

After Tuoba Yu heard Cui Yan's words, his heart became even heavier. Sure enough, as Zheng Wei and Zheng Heng brothers and sisters said, the Xianbei people ruled this land for 30 years, but they have not been able to integrate into this land, nor have they been accepted by this land.

"Dare to ask Master Cui, how can we break this situation!"

Tuoba Yu stood upright and respectfully asked Cui Yan for advice.

Cui Yan didn't answer immediately, but smiled as he looked at him twisting his beard, "The old minister thinks His Highness has an idea in his mind, why don't we write it down together and see if we think of one place."

As he said that, Cui Yan stretched out his hand to ask Tuoba Yu to come to the front desk and hand him the pen.

Tuoba Yu took the pen with both hands, and then helped grind the ink. After a little meditation, the two wrote down their thoughts on the paper.

"Third Highness, how about we watch together?"

Cui Yan suggested with a smile, and Tuoba Yu naturally had no objection, and the two of them took out the written words at the same time and put them in the middle of several cases.

The two pieces of paper were neatly placed together, with two identical words written on them, "Sinicization!"

Seeing the same answer, the master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled.

Cui Yan smiled very relieved and satisfied. He waved his hand to stop Tuoba Yu who was still wanting to say something, and said earnestly: "Your Highness wants this old minister to do, and this old minister understands, but this old minister can neither carry letters for you nor help you. You send a message."

Tuoba Yu's face became heavy again, Cui Yan patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, in fact, your current situation is far from as dangerous as it seems. Otherwise, Your Majesty can let you escape from the mansion? "

(End of this chapter)