At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 394 Expulsion

In about half an hour, it will be dawn, and the lights are still on in a secret room in the middle courtyard of the Cui clan's patriarch's mansion. The key members of the Qinghe Cui clan headed by the patriarch Cui Wang have all arrived. Everyone has serious expressions, except for Cui Li. Kneeling in a trance in front of the ancestral tablet.

"Shoucheng, is there anything wrong with this matter?" Cui Wang asked in a deep voice.

"No!" Cui Hu replied affirmatively, he arranged all this tonight, and asked himself that there was no flaw, because the gang of thieves were real thieves, and their things were really stolen and burned, and they were all under the watchful eyes of the public. Burnt, even if Fei Yuwei came to investigate, I believe there was nothing wrong with it.

Cui Wang felt relieved when he heard this, Cui Hu has always been prudent and prudent in handling affairs, which is one of the main reasons why everyone elected him as the chief steward to take care of the family business.

Cui Ren said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, the dilapidated two-story boat in the clan was not dismantled at the beginning. After a little processing and painting, it was barely able to hide the sky under the cover of night, otherwise it would be really difficult."

Everyone in the room showed rejoicing, and Cui Shun even said with emotion: "Actually, it all depends on Gao Changqing's help to cover up this matter, and timely tipped off the news. Otherwise, the entire Qinghe Cui clan would have died."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone including Cui Wang was terrified, and their backs were so cold. It is said that the local officials in Guantao County went up to the county magistrate, down to the police and the third class of government officials. A total of more than 230 people were all enraged. The emperor ordered that the heads be beheaded. If Fei Yuwei finds out that the three-story boat on the bow belongs to the Qinghe Cui family, how can the Qinghe Cui family's thousands of people survive?So, this time Qinghe Cui really has to thank Gao Changqing, this kindness is beyond the sky!
Everyone was grateful, and they all cast admiring glances at Cui Hu. The old six had a unique vision. At the beginning, Gao Changqing insisted on making friends with him before he made a fortune, but now Gao Changqing really saved the lives of the entire Cui family. .

Cui Xin was a little ashamed and said: "Sixth brother, when you proposed to marry Gao Changqing, I didn't think so. Fortunately, sixth brother, you have a unique vision and have always maintained a good relationship with Gao Changqing, otherwise..."

Cui Li, who was kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet with a dazed expression, couldn't help but bow his head in shame when he heard the words. To be honest, he was dissatisfied with Cui Hu's proposal to marry his only daughter, Cui Shiyao, to Gao Bufan. The clan has long since declined, and it is incomparable with the Cui clan of Qinghe, and Gao Changqing is just a small seventh-rank shepherd, so it is definitely not qualified to marry the granddaughter of the patriarch of the Cui clan of Qinghe.

Now, Cui Li suddenly realized how ridiculous his original thoughts were. Gao Changqing was promoted from seventh-rank herd supervisor to fifth-rank Yingyanglang general in just one year. , can only be described as promising, so now it's not that Gao Changqing is not worthy of his daughter, but that his daughter is not worthy of him!
Alas, in terms of running the family business, I am not as good as my sixth brother, and even worse in terms of vision. At the beginning, my sixth brother stayed at Gao Changqing, and at the beginning of this year, he brought his daughter Shirou to Zhuojun to congratulate Gao Changqing on the opening of his new racecourse At the beginning, I was very disdainful of this kind of low profile, but in the end, it turned out that the sixth brother was far-sighted. It seemed that it was indeed a wise move for my father to hand over the family business to the sixth brother.

thump...

Cui Wang's crutch hit the floor hard, and Cui Li, who was upsetting, suddenly woke up, and found that his father Cui Wang was staring at him with an angry face, and the other relatives were also very dissatisfied, they couldn't help but flushed with shame, and said in a low voice: "Everyone...family relatives, I, Cui Li, am sorry for everyone!"

"Third brother, we are not blaming you, but this girl Shiyao has gone too far this time. She simply disregarded the lives and deaths of thousands of people in our family. What do you think of this child...?" Cui Shun stomped his feet and said heartbrokenly.

"Third brother, it's all because you are too conniving, but Shiyao, a girl, became more and more lawless. This time, she caused a catastrophe. As a father, you can't explain it. Do you know if the head falls to the ground?" Cui Ren scolded excitedly.

Cui Li broke out in cold sweat, shivered, and cried: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, if this rebellious girl comes back, I will lock her up with iron chains, and I, Cui Li, promise that this kind of thing will never happen again in the future! "

Cui Wang slammed his cane, and shouted with beard and hair stretched: "No need, such rebellious women who have no relatives, fathers, clans and clans, have no shame, are selfish, and extremely stupid. What's the use of keeping them? Get out of my Qinghe clan, if you dare to come back, beat him to death on the spot, so as not to harm anyone again!"

Cui Li's complexion was pale, like five thunderbolts. In ancient times, being expelled from the family was undoubtedly a very severe punishment for a person. It not only meant losing the protection of the family, but also ruined his reputation. It would be difficult to gain a foothold in the future. After all, the reputation is rotten, and no one is willing to accept an unattractive child who has been expelled from the clan. The only way out for this kind of person is to go far away, find a place where no one knows, and live a low-key life. Raise your own homeland.

Although I feel that the punishment of the patriarch is too severe, no one is willing to come forward to intercede. After all, Cui Shiyao has gone too far this time. It is clear that she is pushing the clansman into the fire pit. Not even removing the family logo, whether negligent or intentional, this behavior is unforgivable.

After all, Cui Hu was soft-hearted. Seeing Cui Li's distraught appearance, he couldn't help persuading him: "Patriarch, Shi Yao must have been bewitched by Li Zitong, and she was confused for a while..."

Cui Wang didn't wait for Cui Hu to finish speaking, so he waved his hand and interrupted: "Shoucheng doesn't need to say more, I have made up my mind, this kind of black sheep must not stay anymore."

Cui Li gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, sixth brother, for your kindness. Father is right. You can't keep this kind of evil spirit. Forget it, I'll pretend I never had such a daughter!"

Cui Hu secretly sighed, that's fine, Cui Shiyao is mixing with Li Zitong and others now, sooner or later there will be other disasters, it's better to break it cleanly, and never have anything to do with it again!
At dawn, everyone dispersed, but Cui Wang left Cui Hu behind.At this time, Cui Wang was sitting on the chair baldly, showing a tired and weak attitude. After all, the old man who was nearly seventy years old had endured a whole day, plus he was frightened, and he was already strong enough to survive until now.

"Uncle, let's go back and rest, and leave the rest to my nephew." Cui Hu said with concern.

Cui Wang nodded and said: "Shoucheng, thank you for your hard work. Where did you find those thieves last night? Are they reliable?"

Cui Hu had a weird expression on his face, coughed lightly and said, "There is nothing more reliable than this!"

Cui Wang's old eyes flashed: "How do you say that!"

"Because this group of people are the real robbers in Gaojibo."

Although Cui Wang had already guessed some points, he still whispered in surprise: "Shoucheng, could it be you..."

Cui Hu shook his head and said: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew has no direct contact with Gao Shida and Sun Anzu, and there will be no follow-up troubles in this matter."

Cui Wang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and asked suspiciously: "Then how did you get the thieves to cooperate?"

Cui Wang hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Dou Jiande has a daughter named Dou Xianniang, back then..."

After Cui Wang listened to Cui Hu's brief introduction, he suddenly said: "So that's the case, so this woman has a very close relationship with Gao Changqing?"

Cui Hu nodded, can we not be close, we are all sleepy together!

Cui Wang pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Then what is Gao Changqing's attitude towards Shirou?"

Cui Hu smiled bitterly: "Not sure!"

Cui Wang frowned and said: "Shirou is a cute and sensible girl, and her appearance is not bad. There is no reason for Gao Changqing to look down on her."

"Changqing treats Shirou very well, but the one from Changsun's family is preconceived, and it's a little troublesome!" Cui Hu said.

Cui Wang was surprised and said: "Since Changsun Chi and Changsun Sheng have left, what is left of the Changsun family? How can it compare with our Qinghe Cui family? Gao Changqing is so smart, there is no reason why he can't tell the difference!"

Cui Wang shook his head and said: "Uncle, I don't know something, this is what makes Gao Changqing different, this son... my nephew didn't know how to describe it for a while, anyway, sometimes my nephew feels that he is different from all of us, as if... ...doesn't belong in our world."

Cui Wang couldn't help being surprised, and said lightly, "How do you say that? Can't you see clearly with the eyes of a guard?"

Cui Hu said: "It's not that you can't see clearly, it's because you can see clearly that you feel different. How can I put it this way, this son doesn't seem to value family background, no matter if he is a prince, aristocrat, or a trafficker, he can get along well. Well done, especially to women, unlike all of us men!"

Cui Wang frowned, "What do you mean?"

Cui Hu thought for a while before saying: "Let's take this as an example. We can't accept a woman as an official, but Gao Changqing can accept it, and even take it for granted. Do you think it's strange?"

Cui Wang was stunned for a moment, and said with a strange expression: "Then this son is indeed different."

Cui Hu nodded and said: "This son can treat women with an equal attitude, let alone other people, so he doesn't take any family background seriously, and the most important thing to do with him is to treat him sincerely." , if too many benefits are calculated, the losses outweigh the gains.”

Cui Wang frowned and said to himself: "Well, since this son intends to belong to the eldest grandson's girl, isn't it unlikely that he will change his mind?"

Cui Hu smiled wryly and said: "That's why it's difficult, we can't let Rou'er be my concubine."

The status of concubines in ancient times was too low, only a little higher than that of maids, and they could not even enter the ancestral graves after death, so women from ordinary families were not willing to be concubines, let alone a family like the Qinghe Cui family. .

Cui Wang frowned and said: "If that's the case, you have to think carefully about Shoucheng, unless..."

Cui Wang stopped and didn't continue talking.

(End of this chapter)