On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 448 Leaked News
Seeing that Pei Xiu mistakenly thought that he was forcing the woman, Cui Che got anxious and retorted:

"Don't defile people's innocence out of thin air. I have never been strong enough to make others difficult. The wound on this face is really scratched by a civet cat."

Pei Xiu was overjoyed and joked:

"His Royal Highness King Yan actually let a civet cat scratch him like this. I don't know how the king will deal with that cat."

Cui Che didn't pay any attention to him, and because of the injury on his face, he didn't dare to visit his aunt in the backyard, so he kept drinking tea.

Cui Zhaorong couldn't see, but he would always rub Cui Che's facial features with his hands, so the scratches on his face would be exposed.

That night, Yang Awu came to Pei Xiu's mansion to pick up Cui Che home.

The scratch marks on Cui Che's face have faded a lot now. In the bumpy carriage, Yang Ah Wu complained:

"There are so many women in this world. Before you brought Mrs. Xue into the door, why did my elder sister and I object to it? How could we ignore the general etiquette and get mixed up with her."

Cui Che didn't answer, he held Yang Awu in his arms and asked:

"Your sister is still angry?"

Yang Awu rolled his eyes at him, but did not break free:
"My sister asked me to pick you up. You are still the prime minister, but after being scratched a few times, you actually hid in someone else's house. You are not afraid of outsiders saying that you are afraid of the inside."

Cui Che didn't take it seriously and said:
"So what about internal fear, Emperor Gaozu (Yang Jian) ​​is not the same, you can ask anyone to see who dares to laugh at me and Emperor Gaozu."

In fact, Cui Che wasn't really afraid of Yang Lihua, it's just that he was at fault for this matter.

In the early years, it was Yang Lihua who used the dowry and her food to subsidize the family.

Almost all of Cui Che's salary and food was used to support the leading cavalry.

After so many years, Cui Che always felt that he owed her.

At that time, Yang Lihua was in a fit of anger, and Cui Che could only run away.

Back at the palace, Yang Lihua still didn't give Cui Che a good look, but she didn't bother to tickle him anymore.

In the next few days, Cui Che behaved well, and would rush back to Prince Yan's Mansion after finishing handling political affairs from Jinyang Palace every day, and would never stay overnight in the palace.

Cui Che originally wanted to spend some more time, wait for the limelight to pass, and then look for Queen Doulu.

It's just that news suddenly came from Kansai that all of Yang Yong's sons were killed by Yang Guang.

When Yang Lihua and Yang Awu heard about the tragedy of their uncle killing their nephew, they wept bitterly. While cursing Yang Guang, they actually acquiesced in Cui Che's affair with Queen Doulu.

Empress Dowager Doulu was even more frightened and uneasy, Yang Yong was just abolishing the prince, and Yang Guang couldn't tolerate those nephews.

She was very thankful, fortunately, Cui Che saved their mother and child, which also made her more determined to seek favor in front of Cui Che. Faced with Cui Che's many unreasonable demands, Queen Doulu satisfied all of them.

It's just that Cui Che's mind is obviously not on the Queen Mother at this stage, and the news that Yang Yong's sons were killed came along with Yang Su's disappearance for several days. It is said that he contracted a cold and recuperated at home.

This time, Yang Guang planned to take it by surprise, so he attached great importance to confidentiality.

It's just that Yang Su, as Minister of the Book, is the head of the civil servants, if he doesn't show up for a long time, he will definitely arouse suspicion.

If it is announced to the ministers that Yang Su will be appointed as the head of the Shanyang Road and go to Jingzhou to secretly prepare for the war, it will arouse Cui Che's vigilance.

So he could only think of this way, falsely claiming that Yang Su was ill, and thanking guests behind closed doors.

This rhetoric really confused Cui Che.

Calculating the time, it is now the second year of Daye in the Western Sui Dynasty, that is, 606 AD, which is also Yang Su's deadline.

Cui Che is happy that he has lost a rival, but also sad that he is about to lose an old friend.

He and Yang Su are very different in age, but they have known each other for more than [-] years, and they often have a feeling of sympathy for each other, which can be called a year-end friendship.

Fortunately, Cui Che did not make a mistake in his judgment. Yang Su contracted a disease after passing through Hanzhong, and had to send someone back to Daxing to report the news, while he recuperated in Hanzhong.

Yang Guang also had to lie that Yu Wenshu was ill and let him go to Jingzhou secretly, but this time, Cui Che was not fooled again.

The flaw is that Yang Xuangan left Daxing suddenly.

Logically speaking, if Yang Su didn't show up for a long time, he must be seriously ill.

As the eldest son, Yang Xuangan hurried to Hanzhong instead of staying in Daxing to serve the sick. How could the strangeness here be hidden from Cui Che's eyes.

After realizing that Yang Guang might be secretly preparing for a military operation, Cui Che also thought that the other party must be putting all his eggs in one basket. If Luoyang cannot be captured in this battle, he may plan to move the capital.

Cui Che immediately recruited 13 soldiers around Jinyang, and Cui Che placed these soldiers in Bingzhou and its adjacent counties.

Although it cost a lot of money to relocate these people's family members, it also ensured that they could quickly respond to Cui Che's call.

In just five days, all 13 pacers gathered.

On the 26th day of the first lunar month, Cui Che inspected the three armies outside Jinyang City, and the sound of the roaring and tsunami-like King Yan shook the world.

The next day, Cui Che left behind [-] cavalry to guard Jinyang and obey Pei Xiu's order.

He himself led Liu Fang, Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang, Yuchi Jingde and other generals to ride south with the remaining [-] paces.

On February [-]th, they were stationed in Jiangzhou Prefecture to rule Yubi City. To the west, they could support Puzhou where Qin Qiong was located, and to the south, they could cross the Yellow River and rush to assist Luoyang where Li Jing was located.

As for the grain and grass, it will be dispatched by Liyang warehouse.

This moment, that moment, when Cui Che abandoned the Liyang warehouse, it was because the Central Plains had not yet been brought under his control.

It is impossible to put the granary under the nose of the enemy, so a new granary was built in Yecheng.

After Cui Che captured the Guandong, since the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were all owned by the Eastern Sui Dynasty, they could also make full use of the water transportation of the Yellow River, and the Liyang warehouse next to the Yellow River was undoubtedly a more suitable place to store grain than the new warehouse in Yecheng.

The one who followed Cui Che to Jiangzhou was the Xue family whom he married into his family last year.

Mrs. Xue had sex with Cui Che a few days ago, but Cui Che was still cautious to prevent her from getting pregnant prematurely, because she was too young, there was a danger of dystocia.

Cui Che went south with such great fanfare, in fact, he hoped to scare Yang Guang away.

It's just that Yang Guang is obviously determined to take back Luoyang. Seeing that the news has been leaked, he simply issued an edict, asking the emperor to conquer it himself.

Cui Che expected that Yang Guang would send troops, but he really didn't expect that he wanted to march in person. Hearing the news, Cui Che managed to hold back his laughter.

If Yang Su was in charge, Cui Che would still feel troubled.

But Yang Guang has always been a man with high eyes and low hands, and Cui Che knows his military level well.

There is no doubt that this is a fun opponent.

Cui Che led [-] cavalry and immediately went south, crossed the Yellow River via Heqiao, and stationed in Luoyang, in case Li Jing's troops were insufficient and the Eastern Sui Dynasty broke through the defense line.

And Liu Fang led [-] cavalry to stay in Yubi City to prevent Yang Guang from attacking Puban with a false shot.

(End of this chapter)