On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 417 Jinyang Reunion

On March 605, the first year of Yongchang in the Eastern Sui Dynasty (AD 22), at the turn of spring and summer, Prime Minister Cui Che left Jinyang early in the morning and came to the pavilion outside the city to look to the south.

Pedestrians coming and going on the official road could only look at King Yan from a distance, and the pavilion was surrounded by guards. Obviously, this powerful minister of the Eastern Sui Dynasty still attached great importance to his own safety.

After all, there was Gao Cheng in the front and Yu Wenhu in the back. The painful lessons are vivid in my mind, so I have to be careful.

Soon, Mai Zhong, who was watching from a distance, rode back.

"My lord, the cars of the two concubines will arrive soon."

Mai Zhongcai reported the letter.

Soon, the first thing Cui Che saw was a group of cavalry escorting the convoy, and the leader of the army was Cui Che's son-in-law, Mai Mengcai, the eldest son of Mai Tiezhang.

Mai Mengcai's 5000 troops were the last batch of soldiers to move to Hedong.

Even Da He Jinzhong, who went to the grassland to recruit Khitan warriors and replenished the silver saddle Khitan straight, and Li Han have already returned to Jinyang.

Of course, Mai Mengcai came so late, it was Cui Che's order to let him escort his family to Jinyang.

The families of 20 soldiers have now been relocated to Hedong, and Fang Xuanling has placed them in various counties around Jinyang, which also enabled Cui Che to recruit soldiers in time.

It's just that it is a big expense to arrange these soldiers. Fortunately, after the production of sea salt in Qingzhou and other places resumed, under the arrangement of Fang Xuanling, the salt trade with all ethnic groups in the grassland was restarted, which also relieved Cui Che. urgent.

When the motorcade arrived outside the gazebo, Mai Mengcai hurriedly got off his horse, saluted Cui Che, and went to chat with his second younger brother Mai Zhongcai and third younger brother Mai Jicai.

He also knew that Cui Che was reunited with the family members after a long absence, so naturally he would not disturb their family reunion.

In the first carriage was Yang Ah Wu, she led her daughter Cui Wenjun out of the carriage, saw Cui Che, and waved to him excitedly.

Maybe it was because he was a widow at the age of nine, Yang Ah Wu had always had a calm temperament before, but since marrying Cui Che, his personality has grown older, but his personality has become much more lively.

Cui Che walked quickly to the carriage, first stretched out his hand and hugged Cui Wenjun down.

Cui Wenjun, who was six years old at the time, hadn't seen his father for a long time. He put his little arms around Cui Che's neck and refused to let go, calling out one after another.

Cui Che also had a joyful smile on his face.

Seeing their father and daughter enjoying themselves happily, Yang Awu smiled and said:
"Don't pester your grandfather like this, come down quickly."

Cui Wenjun had been disciplined by Yang Awu since she was a child, and now that she opened her mouth, no matter how unwilling the little girl was, she had no choice but to obediently let her father put her down.

Yang Ah Wu said to Cui Che:
"Sister is in the carriage behind."

Cui Che nodded slightly, then walked towards Yang Lihua's carriage.

In fact, Yang Ah Wu also had a lot of things to say to Cui Che, but in front of her daughter, she really couldn't say those missing words.

When Cui Che arrived, Yang Lihua had already got off the carriage with a baby in her arms, and Yuwen Eying was still beside her.

Li Min had already arrived in Jinyang, but Yuwen Eying did not go with him, but came with his mother.

Yuwen Eying saluted Cui Che first. The little girl who used to be is now thirty years old.

Cui Che nodded and said:
"No need to be too polite, Hong Er (Li Min) is waiting at the gazebo right now, you can go quickly."

Yuwen Eying then resigned and went to find her husband.

Cui Che looked at the baby in Yang Lihua's arms, this was his eldest grandson.

"Have you got a name?"

Cui Che asked.

Yang Lihua smiled lightly and said:

"I wrote to Bodhisattva slave before, and he insisted on asking you to name this child."

Cui Che took the baby and muttered:

"Why don't you choose a baby name first, what does the princess think of Badger?"

Yang Lihua's face darkened, obviously dissatisfied with this nickname, but Cui Che didn't care about her.

What happened to Badger? Song Xiaozong, who made Yue Fei Zhaoxue, was still called Xiaoyang.

No matter what, it sounds better than Tao Yuanming's brook dog.

Seeing that Cui Che refused to change it, Yang Lihua didn't bother to argue with him, anyway, it was just a baby name, the lower it was, the easier it was to support her.

Cui Che carried Badger, who was not yet one year old, in his arms, and refused to let go, carrying him all the way back to Prince Yan's Mansion.

Badger's mother, Princess Nanyang, did not come with her, but was sent to Qingzhou by Yang Lihua.

Being both a mother-in-law and an aunt, Yang Lihua naturally hoped that Princess Nanyang and Cui Qiji could reconcile the old relationship.

Maybe it was because Badger was born, and Princess Nanyang was concerned again. For the sake of her son, she still obeyed Yang Lihua.

As for Cui Che's decision to bring his eldest grandson to Jinyang to raise him himself, it is quite reasonable.

Just like Gao Huan adopting Gao Xiaoyu, the eldest son of Gao Cheng, and Yang Jian adopting Yang Zhao, the eldest son of Yang Guang, there are precedents.

Back at Prince Yan's Mansion, Cui Che kept teasing his grandson in his arms. He thought that Yang Lihua would visit Yang Liang in the palace, but Yang Lihua and Yang Awu stayed in the palace and did not go to see Yang Liang.

In fact, even if he went, he didn't know what to say, after all, Yang Liang was now Cui Che's puppet, at his mercy.

There is the example of Yu Wenhu. For the sake of their children, Yang Lihua and Yang Awu did not expect Cui Che to really be a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty.

Especially Yang Lihua, no matter how close his brothers are, he can't compare to his own son. Now that Cui Qiji is the heir of King Yan and has given birth to Cui Che's eldest grandson, this family fortune belongs to his sons and grandchildren after all.

How could Yang Lihua push her husband, son and even her grandson to a dead end for her younger brother instead of letting Cui Che delegate power?

"Husband, now that the Bodhisattva slave has an heir and Zong'er is married, it's time for you to consider Qing'er's marriage."

Yang Lihua said suddenly.

At the beginning of the year, Fang Xuanling had already sent her daughter to Liaodong to marry Cui Che's second son, Cui Yanzong.

At first Cui Che planned to let Cui Yanqing marry the daughter of the Fang family, but Fang Xuanling finally chose Cui Che's bastard son Cui Yanzong.

The second son, Cui Yanqing, is now 15 years old. In this era when wealthy families can get married at the age of eleven or twelve, it is true that they are older and unmarried, so it is no wonder that Yang Lihua is anxious.

Finally, Cui Che no longer just cared about teasing his grandson, he responded:

"I will find a good marriage for Qing'er."

As the aunt, Yang Lihua did not forget the other two concubines, she reminded:
"Husband, don't forget to find a good family for Wenxiu and Wenjuan."

Cui Che also responded one by one.

It's just that finding a husband for a daughter is more cautious than marrying a son, and it is best to be a young man with both ability and political integrity.

During the conversation between the two, Yang Lihua mentioned Mrs. Xue again, Mrs. Xue was waiting outside the mansion just now, and they met each other.

Yang Lihua was not angry about Cui Che taking a concubine, she was already a grandmother, so she didn't have the heart to compete with others.

And Xue's indifferent and quiet temperament can also reassure Yang Lihua.

Yang Lihua thinks that the Xue family is good in everything, but she is too young, younger than Cui Che's two daughters, Cui Wenxiu and Cui Wenjuan.

Cui Che couldn't help blushing when she heard her talking about it.

(End of this chapter)