Chapter 419
Zhao Wen and the others had arrived in Hedong safely and were on their way to Jinyang. The courier rushed to report the news to Cui Che in advance.

After Cui Che read the letter, he immediately called Fang Xuanling to Zhongwai Mansion.

After Fang Xuanling learned of this, he excitedly said:

"I'm going to the prison right now, and bring Keming (Du Ruhui's word Keming) for the king."

Cui Che shook his head and smiled:

"Xuanling recommended Du Ruhui to Gu many times, and Xuanling admired him. Gu firmly believes that this person has the ability to manage the world.

"Such a great talent, how can you be contemptuous and go alone."

After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, he felt very useful, so he didn't insist anymore, and instead went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to handle government affairs, and then met Du Ruhui after he was on duty.

Now that Du Ruhui's family members have been taken over, Fang Xuanling believes that Du Ruhui can make the right decision without any worries.

Jinyang Prison was dark and damp, Cui Che came to a cell under the guidance of the jailer.

In the cage, a young scribe sat quietly with his eyes closed, until Cui Che ordered the jailer to open the door, and then he opened his eyes.

The young scribe was Du Ruhui. He looked at Cui Che and said:
"The one who came is King Yan?"

Cui Che had never met Du Ruhui before, he walked into the prison door and said doubtfully:

"Sir, how do you know that you are here alone?"

Du Ruhui said calmly:

"I am friends with Xuanling, but when I came to Jinyang, Xuanling did not go to prison to visit, it must be because of the king's order.

"Today, there is a nobleman visiting the prison. If it's not the king himself, who could it be?"

Cui Che clapped his hands and praised:

"Sir, you have sharp eyes. I don't know if you can guess why Cui came here today."

Du Ruhui didn't think deeply, he just took a deep look at Cui Che, and asked:

"Du's family members should be arriving in Jinyang soon."

Cui Che said in surprise:
"Sir, is he a god-man!"

Du Ruhui explained:

"Xuan Ling is my confidant, I know his temperament, and he also understands my talents.

"However, Du has been detained in prison. Thinking about it carefully, it can only be that the king and Xuan Ling want to relieve Du from any worries.

"Du's family members are the only ones who are worried, and now the family members are all in Kansai, so the king naturally wants to bring them to Hedong first.

"It's been more than a month since I was escorted to Jinyang. Your Majesty came to the prison today with a happy expression on his face. If Du's prediction is correct, naturally Du's family members have already escaped from Kansai."

Cui Che heaved a sigh of relief.

He thought that Du Ruhui could figure it out, but it turned out that he had deduced it from these clues.

Cui Che also ignored the filthiness of the cell, sat on the floor opposite Du Ruhui, and apologized to him:
"In Jinyang City, there are a lot of meticulous work. Cui is afraid of harming the husband's family, so he has to wrong him to be trapped in a cage. I hope you will forgive me."

Du Ruhui shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty is careful, as it should be."

Cui Che saw that he did not feel resentment because of the prison disaster during this period, he was happy in his heart, and said seriously:
"Cui came here today to ask for help from my husband, and I hope that my husband will not refuse."

Du Ruhui stood up, then bowed to Cui Che, solemnly said:

"Your Majesty always thinks of me, and spares no expense. If you receive this kindness, if you don't think about repaying it, it's no different from rotten wood and weeds.

"As long as the king does not give up, Du is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

Cui Che was overjoyed when he heard the words, he helped Du Ruhui up, and said excitedly:

"My husband is like a fish in water."

The two walked out of the Jinyang Prison hand in hand, Cui Che took Du Ruhui to the mansion prepared for him in advance, the mansion had already arranged servants and maidservants, Cui Che told him to wait a while, and in a few days, the family members would arrive in Jinyang.

After all, everyone has reached the border of Hedong, so it is possible that they can get lost.

Du Ruhui also expressed his gratitude to Cui Che again.

After Cui Che said goodbye to Du Ruhui, he returned to Zhongwai Mansion.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is in charge of government affairs, and the Chinese and Foreign Mansions are in charge of military affairs. Since Cui Che plans to go south to the Central Plains, the military is the most important thing. Therefore, he is permanently stationed in the Chinese and Foreign Mansions to supervise the pre-war preparations.

The Prime Minister's Mansion completely delegated power to Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.

Although the two are not as famous as Fang Mou Duan in history, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng have also known each other for many years and cooperated with each other tacitly. Now under their governance, the Eastern Sui Dynasty can also be called politically clear, with order inside and outside the court.

Not long after Cui Che returned to the government office, he received a letter from Yidu. At first, Cui Che thought that there was an accident in Qingzhou. After reading the letter, he realized that Cui Qiji's letter was for two things.

The first thing is that he hopes to select [-] elite soldiers from the [-] cavalry in Qingqi to conquer Laihuer who is entrenched in Caozhou and other places.

Cui Che had no objection to this, he had high expectations for Cui Qiji, but he didn't dare to hope that he could be Li Yuan and enjoy his achievements.

The second request was related to personnel matters. Cui Qiji hoped that Cui Che could send his friend Li Mi to Qingzhou to join the shogunate.

For this request, Cui Che hesitated and agreed.

Cui Qiji is not Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang has neither ambition nor ability to lead the Wagang Army.

Such a character naturally cannot make Li Mi surrender.

And Cui Qiji's talent is recognized by Cui Che, and there is a great Buddha behind him, so there is no need to worry about him following Zhai Rang's footsteps.

Furthermore, if Cui Qiji is really replaced by Li Mi, the matter of Li replacing Tao's stiffness is not entirely a bad thing.

At least it can make Cui Che realize the reality that the eldest son can't be reused, even Qingzhou can't keep it, how can he keep this family business in the future.

Of course, that's the way it is said, but Cui Qiji is his most valued son after all. Just in case, Cui Che decided to promote Du Ruhui by leapfrogging his ranks, making Du Ruhui the governor of Qingzhou, and assisting Cui Qiji in governing Qingzhou and other places.

At the same time, he also agreed to Cui Qiji's plea, and took Li Mi as the Sima of Qingzhou's general manager to assist Cui Qiji in handling military affairs in Qingzhou and other places, so that their friends could reunite.

These two people have been together all day since they were young, but this is also the reason why Cui Qiji was driven to Weishui Academy by Cui Che at a young age.

Cui Che arranged this civil and military affairs for Cui Qiji, which shows that he attaches great importance to the son.

Li Mi studied literature at the Weishui Academy when he was young, but when he became an adult, he liked to study the art of war. Now he is full of strategies, and he is competent for the post of Sima in charge of the government. for a while.

Li Mi and Du Ruhui were notified of this personnel appointment and dismissal soon.

Li Mi naturally wished for the ability to go to Qingzhou and play under Cui Qiji's command.

Compared with senior brother Cui Che who has a lot of talents under his command, it is obviously easier to get ahead if he is still assisting his friend Cui Qiji.

And Du Ruhui didn't feel that Cui Che's arrangement made him despise himself, after all, Cui Qiji was also the son of Prince Yan.

He readily accepted the appointment, and Cui Che did not rush to urge Du Ruhui to leave, but allowed him to wait in Jinyang to be reunited with his family.

On the third day after Du Ruhui was released, his family members arrived in Jinyang safely, without any surprises or dangers along the way.

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