On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 456 Jinyang Temple
On the seventh day of May in the first year of Zhenyuan (AD 605), Cui Che, king of Yan, returned to Jinyang.

In the Daming Palace, the ministers honored Cui Che, asked the emperor to give him a special gift, and allowed King Yan to pay homage without being named, to enter the court without going, to go to the palace with a sword, and to add nine tins.

Cui Che refused.

As we all know, adding special gifts and bestowing nine tins is undoubtedly a fixed procedure for powerful officials to usurp the country.

Cui Che is destined to go through this kind of life in the future, but not now.

Merely seizing Suizhou, he could not bear such a heavy reward, and the officials asked for the reward spontaneously, which was nothing more than showing their loyalty to Cui Che.

Compared with Shuli and Jiuxi, Cui Che is obviously more concerned about the change of Yang Hao's attitude towards him.

After all, the female officer next to Queen Dowager Doulu secretly informed Cui Che of the day's events.

Knowing that Yang Hao wanted to kill him, Cui Che was not too surprised.

Could it be that the little emperor had to thank him for adding a younger brother and younger sister to him.

It's one thing to understand the resentment in Yang Hao's heart, but it's another to take precautions against it.

After Cui Che returned to Xiangguo's Mansion, he immediately ordered the cleaning of Daming Palace and Jinyang Palace. All the eunuchs who had worked in Hanwang's Mansion were transferred away, and the maidservants were also dismissed. They were allowed to go out of the palace and marry as wives.

At the same time, Cui Che also placed his eyes and ears around Yang Hao to monitor the little emperor's every move, and if there was any disturbance, he would immediately report it to his servant Pei Xiu.

Yang Hao watched helplessly as the old eunuch who had served their father and son for two generations was taken away, but there was nothing he could do.

Not to mention that he is young now, even if he is an adult, it is difficult to violate Cui Che's will.

Cui Che's power does not come from the court, but from the loyal soldiers under his command.

At night, the Empress Dowager, who was already pregnant, was carried to Xiangguo Mansion by four servants.

The maids were careful, lest they hurt the fetus in the Empress Dowager's womb.

For a long time, the queen mother with sore hands and mouth was lying in Cui Che's arms, allowing him to stroke her slightly bulging belly.

Cui Che's fingers touched the sensitive area, causing Empress Doulu to tighten her legs unconsciously. Her breath was slightly heavy, and she pleaded for Yang Hao:
"Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven is young and ignorant and offended His Majesty, please don't blame him."

Cui Che casually said:
"How can I have the same knowledge as him."

Queen Mother Doulu sighed:
"The concubine thinks that if the emperor can get married earlier, and find a good wife to persuade him, maybe he will be more obedient."

When Cui Che heard this, his hands paused, and he asked:

"Which girl do you like?"

Seeing Cui Che's questioning, Queen Mother Doulu expressed her thoughts:
"The king's concubine's daughter, born in a famous family, with noble blood, I have met her before, she is intelligent and polite, has a cute appearance, and is about the same age as the emperor, she will definitely be the mother of the world."

Queen Doulu didn't know that Yang Lihua and Yang Awu had mentioned this marriage with Cui Che, but Cui Che refused. Cui Che's attitude has not changed to this day.

He took a silk handkerchief, wiped the mucus off his fingers, and said:
"Wenjun is not a good match for the emperor, the queen mother can find another candidate."

The red-faced Empress Doulu suppressed her shame and said:
"What does your majesty think of the quiet training?"

Cui Che remained silent, and said after a while:

"There is a difference in generation between the two of them. If Jing Xun is the queen, wouldn't it be a joke to the world."

The Jingxun mentioned by the two is Li Jingxun, the daughter of Yuwen Eying and Li Min.

Li Jingxun was seven years old at the time, only one year younger than Yang Hao, but she was Yang Lihua's granddaughter, and Yang Hao was Yang Lihua's nephew, so Cui Che said that they were a generation behind.

When Queen Doulu heard the words, she couldn't help but coquettishly said:

"It turns out that the king is also afraid of being ridiculed by the world. If so, why did he let the concubine give birth to the fetus in her womb."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"A little gossip, how can it compare to the life of the child in your womb. As for the marriage of the emperor, you don't need to worry about it, I will arrange it myself."

Since ancient times, power ministers have always found queens from their own homes for the puppet emperors.

Empress Doulu didn't understand that it was fine for Cui Che not to marry his first daughter, but why even his granddaughter was unwilling to marry, and the so-called inferiority was just a resignation.

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Queen Doulu saw that Cui Che had taken over the little emperor's marriage, so she stopped entanglement and devoted herself to serving Cui Che.

The next day, after Empress Doulu left, Cui Che did not go to work in the front yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Instead, he took Mai Zhongcai, Mai Jicai, Changsun Wuji and others to visit Jinyang No. [-] Hospital.

Jinyang Twelve Temples are the twelve temples built in Jinyang on the eve of the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

They are respectively Kaihua Academy, Sanyuan Academy, Cishi Academy, Xianyan Academy, Bazheng Academy, Shangsheng Academy, Seven Buddha Academy, Maitreya Academy, Ganquan Academy, Caotang Academy, Yongning Academy, and Jingtu Academy.

Most of these twelve temples believe in Maitreya Buddha, and they are located around Jinyang City.

Since Cui Che occupied Jinyang, he has always been busy with state affairs and dealing with women. Today's unprecedented outing, the hosts of the Twelfth Academy felt very honored to see His Royal Highness Yan Wang here.

In one day, Cui Che visited the Twelve Courtyards of Jinyang, and marveled at their rigorous layout, well-arranged temples, grand momentum, and majestic temples.

Because King Yan was away, the Twelfth Courtyard was not open today, so Cui Che was not allowed to see the scene of the incense.

It's just that when they came to the Buddha statue in Xishan, they listened to the host of Kaihuayuan showing off, and when they met the Dharma meeting, they would light up the Buddha lamp on the big Buddha. Just one night, they had to consume [-] pots of sesame oil.

Cui Che looked at the tall Buddha statue carved out of the mountain in front of him, and could imagine the grand occasion at that time.

"Your Majesty might as well stay overnight at Kaihua Temple tonight. The old monk will present ten thousand Buddha lamps to His Majesty to congratulate His Majesty on his new acquisition of Suizhou."

The host of Kaihua Temple suggested.

After thinking about it, Cui Che did not reject the other party's offer, but instead stayed at Kaihua Temple at the host's invitation.

But he, who was always cautious, still dispatched an army to guard the temple, in case someone shouted 'the enemy is in Kaihua Temple', he wanted to hold a barbecue meeting for Cui Che in Kaihua Temple.

That night, thousands of Buddha lamps illuminated the night like day.

Cui Che was not only amazed, but also envious of the wealth of these temples.

Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong once banned Buddhism and Taoism, and Buddhism also fell into a slump.

Until Yang Jian usurped the throne, in order to win people's hearts, he relaxed the restrictions on Buddhism and Taoism.

Today, after 27 years of development, Buddhism and Taoism have also recovered.

Cui Che is now worried about the emptiness of the national treasury. Today, he came to visit the Jinyang No. [-] Academy, not for a trip, but for a field trip.

However, the abbot of Kaihua Temple showed off his wealth in front of Cui Che, which also made Cui Che determined to seek alms from Buddhism and Taoism.

The next day, when he returned to Jinyang City, Cui Che immediately summoned Shangshu Zuopu, Fang Xuanling, and Xiangguo Governor Shi Weizheng, and discussed with them how to get rid of the oil and water of Buddhism and Taoism.

　No more today, don't wait for Chapter 4

　　
　
(End of this chapter)