On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 135
"Director Cui, you can't go!"

"Master Cui! Stay for another three years!"

"You can't leave us!"

On the third day of December in the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang (586), in Dongyang City, people blocked the road and blocked Cui Che's carriage. The Bodhisattva slave opened his peach blossom eyes and looked out of the carriage curiously.

He saw the black crowd kneeling on the snow, crying and begging, as if to keep his father from leaving.

Cui Che got out of the carriage, and he was also moved by such a scene.

"Everyone! Cui has something to say, please listen carefully."

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Cui Che continued:

"As the saying goes, the homeland is hard to leave. Cui has been out of town in Qingzhou for three years. He has traveled through the counties and parties under his rule, and seen every brick and tile in Dongyang City, and he couldn't bear to part with you.

"However, the imperial court has its own laws and regulations, how can it disregard the laws of the country because of human feelings.

"Cui returned to the court this time, even if he can't return to Dongyang in this life, he will always remember the three years in Qingzhou.

"Everyone, go back quickly, the weather is cold today, don't suffer from the wind and cold.

"Landscapes meet each other, and the future can be expected. If there is fate, we will see you again!"

Cui Che sat back in the carriage, and the carriage started slowly, leaving the crowd behind.

"Boss Cui takes care!"

"Director Cui! You must come back again!"

As the carriage drove, the shouts of the Dongyang people could not be heard, and finally there was only the sound of wind and snow, and the sound of horseshoes and wheels passing through the snow.

Cui Che really didn't send anyone to organize this farewell today, it was purely that the people of Dongyang heard the news and acted spontaneously.

During his three years in Qingzhou, he put his greatest effort into inviting people's hearts. If he had to send people to mobilize the people to see him off when he left, then these three years would be almost wasted.

"Patriarch, Captain Qin is waiting at the city gate."

Follow Li Qing to report.

Cui Che opened the door curtain, and sure enough, he saw Qin Qiong leading a yellow puma.

In the second half of the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang, Cui Che has been preparing in advance for leaving Qingzhou.

He recommended the 15-year-old Qin Qiong to the imperial court as the captain of the Salt Corps. He was one of them. Through Su Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Yang Shangxi, Minister of the Ministry of War, sold Cui Che's noodles.

Qin Qiong was left in Qingzhou by Cui Che, and continued to lead the first battalion, so that he could go back to Licheng County to visit his parents at any time.

"Didn't you ask you not to come see you off?"

Cui Che patted the snow off Qin Qiong's shoulders and blamed him.

The two have known each other since the third year of Kaihuang (583), and this is already the fourth year. After these years of getting along, the relationship between Cui Che and Qin Qiong has become closer.

Qin Qiong smiled and said:
"We bid farewell today, and we don't know when we will see each other again. How can I not say goodbye to Mr. Ming?"

Cui Che was silent for a while, and asked:
"No practice today?"

Qin Qiong shook his head and said;
"I heard that Duke Ming was leaving, and the soldiers had no intention of practicing, and they were clamoring to see him off. I simply let them rest in the camp for a day."

After another silence, Cui Che said solemnly:
"Take care of these six thousand salt soldiers for me."

Qin Qiong said solemnly:
"Joan will never let down Duke Ming's kindness."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Just thinking about this little favor? Don't forget the friendship between you and me!"

After bidding farewell to Qin Qiong and watching him ride his horse and disappear into the wind and snow, Cui Che started on the road again.

The four battalion leaders did not take any of Cui Che away, but continued to keep Qin Qiong, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing, and Zhou Kan here, and firmly controlled the Salt Corps for him.

Not only Qin Qiong got the post of captain, but the other three were also given military posts. Although their ranks were low, it also prevented them from being dismissed at will by Cui Che's successor.

The business with Wei Yi was terminated after the last batch of illegal salt was shipped overseas last month.

Not only Cui Che, but also Wei Yi's last year in office, the two of them restored the private beach field to its original state, so as not to be seen by later generations.

Cui Che and Wei Yi partnered to do business, and split the accounts [-]-[-]. After three years of operation, Wei Yi saved a huge family fortune, but Cui Che was still empty-handed. All the money he earned was used to support salt workers and soldiers.

A group of aides, such as Chang Shi Li Gang, Sima Liu Fang, etc., are still working in the Qingzhou General Manager's Mansion, maintaining the operation of the General Manager's Mansion. Only when he has done government affairs will he join him.

Yang Jian issued an edict ordering the governors and senior aides of each prefecture to enter the court in turn at the end of the year. It was not that the governors, chief officials, and Sima were dispatched one after another within a year, but that the three of them would each go to Daxing during their three-year tenure.

Cui Zhaorong and Mrs. Feng were also left in Dongyang. Mrs. Feng is getting older now, so naturally she can't bear the hassle, so she simply waits for Cui Che's appointment to see whether to stay in Daxing or go to other places, and then decides where to go , and then pick them up.

Among the family members, Cui Che only brought along Yang Lihua, Bodhisattva Nu, and Yuwen Eying. The concubines stayed in Dongyang to serve their grandmother together with Cui Zhaorong.

Of course, when they entered Beijing this time, Pei Xiu, Huang Baiji, and Wei Yi made an appointment with Cui Che to go with them.

Pei Xiu is the governor of Gwangju. Since Gao Mai, the governor of Gwangju, just took office, it is naturally impossible for him to enter the court to report the achievements of Gwangju officials.

However, Yuanbiao, the governor of Juzhou, died of illness some time ago, and the newly dispatched governor of Juzhou was still on his way, so he could only be handed over to Daxing, the chief governor, Huang Baiji.

As the Governor of Jiaozhou, Wei Yi's term of office is about to expire, so of course he has to make a trip to Daxing by himself.

The four met in Licheng County, and Cui Che paid a visit to Qin Qiong's parents along the way. Every time he passed through Licheng, Cui Che always made a trip to Qin's residence to show how much he valued Qin Qiong.

Traveling in the middle of winter, when Cui Che and others arrived in Daxing City, it was already the nineteenth day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Kaihuang (587).

It was early spring, and the chill subsided, so Yang Guang, who came to Daxing ahead of Cui Che, brought his son Yang Zhao out of the city to meet him.

Without Yang Guang's reminder, Yang Zhao saw Yang Lihua and Cui Che get off the carriage, and bowed to salute:
"My nephew pays tribute to my aunt and uncle."

Even though Yang Zhao has just turned three years old, Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo have personally raised him since he was a child, and taught him like a young adult.

Once he was playing beside the stone lion in Xuanwu Gate. Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo came to Xuanwu Gate to look for their grandson in their free time. During this period, Yang Jian put his hand on Dugu Jialuo's shoulder because of his back pain. Seeing this scene, Yang Zhao hurriedly avoided .

Seeing that he was so respectful, Yang Jian also praised this grandson for being an elder, so he doted on him even more.

"Get up quickly."

Yang Lihua helped her nephew up, looked him up and down, and said with a smile:

"Zhao'er has grown taller again."

Previously, because Yang Jian and his wife missed their daughter and wanted to see their grandson, Yang Lihua had brought their children to Daxing once, and naturally met Yang Zhao, a nephew.

But when Yang Guang was out of town and Bingzhou, it was the first time he saw Cui Che's son Bodhisattva slave.

Cui Che carried Yuwen Eying and Bodhisattva out of the carriage successively.

Yuwen Eying was very happy to see Yang Guang. When she was five years old, she threatened to beat Cui Che to avenge her second uncle.

(End of this chapter)