On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 148
The envoys of the imperial court came to Ji County, delivered a secret edict to Cui Che, and at the same time read out the rewards for conferring [-] households.

Cui Che had his own eyes and ears in the court, and he knew that this was Gao Jiong's obstruction.

Gao Jiong's daughter married Yang Yong as his concubine, and Yang Yong's daughter, Princess Daning, married Gao Jiong's third son Gao Biaoren as his wife.

Don't care about the chaos of seniority, just based on these two marriages, Gao Jiong is undoubtedly a staunch supporter of Prince Yang Yong.

In the heart of Sui loyalist Cui Che, apart from Yang Jian, the sun, he was also included in the King Jin party because of his close relationship with Yang Guang.

This time Gao Jiong was able to take care of the overall situation, but held back Cui Che in terms of rewards. Cui Che was extremely fortunate that no major event was ruined.

That is to say, standing on the opposite side is Gao Jiong, who will not abolish the public for personal reasons, and is a virtuous minister.

If it was Yang Su, I'm afraid Yang Jian would have already heard slander.

Of course, because of this, how could Yang Yong and Gao Jiong beat Yang Guang, Yang Su and others.

This is also the reason why Cui Che stood by Yang Guang in the battle for the heir apparent.

People with a bottom line and principles are the best opponents.

And those who do not use the means to achieve their goals can temporarily unite with them.

Good people are more likely to be pointed at guns.

In addition to the five hundred households, Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan were able to clear their identities. Yang Jian issued an order to absolve the two of their previous crimes. Cui Che took advantage of the situation and used the reason that they were familiar with the Turks to be recruited into the court.

Before the envoys from the imperial court arrived in Ji County, the Western Turks had already sent people to negotiate with Cui Che, hoping to bring back thousands of Turkic captives, but Cui Che refused.

Cui Che didn't hide anything, he told the other party that he had sent the captives to Guanzhong, if the envoy wanted to find the captured Turkic soldiers, he might as well go to Daxing City to ask the Emperor of Sui for them.

The envoy was rejected by the door and had to return in dismay. Soon, Kumoxi came to envoy again.

"Director Cui, you donated a batch of slaves to our department before, but now Turkic people come to ask for them, and the chief ordered me to come and inform the general manager."

Cui Che heard this, and said seriously:

"Since Cui gave it as a gift, how to deal with it is entirely up to Chief Ahui.

"It's just that Cui thought that the Turks were greedy. If they just sent an envoy, the chief of Ahui would offer him with both hands and return him. Daluobian (Abo Khan) would definitely think that Kumoxi was weak and deceitful.

"Fawning and inviting favor to Turks is like fighting a fire with a salary. If the salary is endless, the fire will never go out. If the Turks intensify their efforts, what will happen to the Kumoxi people!"

Kumoxi's envoy also learned that Cui Che had rejected the Western Turks' request for prisoners of war, so he immediately went back to report.

The envoy of the imperial court came to Jixian with the envoy of Kumoxi.

The Laoha River is a tributary of the Liaohe River, where the main tribe of Hunhe, the head of the five tribes of Kumoxi, thrived.

Today, the leaders of the other four tribes all gathered in the main tribe of Hunhe, hoping that the co-lord of the five tribes, Ahui Lusu, would make up his mind whether to let the Turkic people go or stay.

At the meeting, Kumoxi's envoy, who had previously been envoy to Youzhou, relayed Cui Che's original words to everyone, and Ahui Lusu frowned even more.

The leader of the Mohefu tribe sighed:
"Chief, let's agree to the Turks' request. We are not the Sui Dynasty, so we cannot bear the Turks' anger."

Cui Che also stood up and talked without pain in his back, and he had a strong farming civilization behind him as support, so of course he was confident.

But the Kumoxi people are different. They don't have the Great Wall and fortresses as defenses, and they have to consider the consequences when facing the threat of the Turks.

Seeing that there was no objection, Ah Hui Lusu clenched his fists, full of unwillingness, but said helplessly:

"Just do as you say."

Ahui Lusu felt humiliated by this, and the other four chiefs did not feel the same way, but they had no choice but to suppress the resentment in their hearts and agreed to the Turkic people's request.

At the same time, a group of East Turks who were ordered to contact Cui Che arrived in Ji County secretly. Of course, the itinerary had to be kept secret. If West Turks knew about it, they would definitely be prepared.

Chu Luohou attached great importance to this contact, and he sent Yong Yulu, the son of Shetu, as an envoy.

After Yong Yulu gave way to his uncle, he succeeded him as Ye Hu.

When Cui Che met with Yong Yulu, he tacitly did not mention that the previous khan, Yong Yulu's father, took the picture.

At the beginning, Cui Che left an arrow scar on the right buttock in the picture.

After discussing the matter of dispatching troops, the two were chatting to deepen their relationship. News came from Kumoxi's secret work, and they also learned that Ahui Lusu decided to endure the humiliation and return the Turkic children.

"How good is this!"

Yong Yulu was at a loss.

He is cowardly and has no idea when things happen, otherwise, how could his father give up his son and choose his younger brother?

Cui Che's face also became gloomy. All previous plans were based on provoking Western Turks to fight Kumoxi. Now that the Kumoxi people endured the humiliation, taking the opportunity to sneak attack on Western Turks would be nothing.

After thinking for a while, Cui Che said in a deep voice:
"I have my own way."

Soon, the general manager's mansion arrived in the small border town.

When the western Turkic envoys were waiting for the kidnapped Turkic children in the main headquarters of Huhe, Kuzhen, a native of Neifuxi, finally returned to the Laoha River after more than ten years.

Because of Kumoxi's friendly relationship with Cui Che, the governor of Youzhou, he was able to return to the ethnic group to show off his wealth to his heart's content, which was the reward Cui Che gave him before.

Kuzhen's heroism of spending money like water deeply shocked the old friends in the tribe, and that night, Kuzhen invited them to have a drink together.

During the banquet, because of the humiliation of being persecuted by the Turks, everyone could not help but sigh.

Aggrieved in my heart, I naturally had to drink to relieve my worries. After drinking for three rounds, everyone was a little drunk.

Kuzhen suddenly sarcastically said:
"Now I am from the Sui Dynasty, and the Turkic is the dog of my family, but you are going to be the slave of the Turkic, and bow your knees. If you return the shepherd today, when will you offer your wife and daughter?"

These words aroused the anger of the crowd, they overturned the table, and they were about to beat Kuzhen with their fists.

Ku Zhen snorted coldly:
"You guys only dare to fight against me, but you have to beg for mercy when you see Turkic people! If I knew this, I should have shipped a batch of women's skirts back to sell, do you want me to reserve a few for you?"

Some cynicism aroused the indignation of Kumoxi who was present, and the leader said angrily:

"Kuzhen! I will kill the Turkic envoy tonight, and show you how brave we are to ridicule people!"

The rest of the people were also drunk and yelled.

But Ku Zhen knew that if they were allowed to pass by like this, when things came to an end, as long as the drunkenness slowed down, they would retreat.

He will drag Mo Hun, the leader, back to his seat, and then he said:

"If you can really attack and kill the Turkic envoys, you will be making contributions to the Great Sui Dynasty. I have an old grievance with Chief Cui of Youzhou, and he still rewards you generously. If you make contributions, you will definitely enjoy endless glory and wealth!"

When Mo Hun heard the words, the flames of greed ignited in his eyes.

Among the crowd, someone worried:

"What if the Turks force Director Cui to hand us over afterward?"

Ku Zhen snorted coldly:
"Da Sui is not Ku Moxi!"

　There is another chapter in the evening, before twelve o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)