On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 466 Extravagance and waste
Since the Central Plains area was occupied by Cui Che, the Grand Canal connecting the north and the south naturally failed to appear in history.

Now is the time when the Sui Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty are vying for supremacy, how could Cui Che waste his national power on the canal.

He built many warehouses along the Yellow River, so that all the tax and food did not need to be transported to Jinyang, they could be placed in nearby warehouses, and it was also convenient for Cui Che to use the Yellow River to transport materials when he dispatched troops.

Yang Guang is a man of ostentation, and this time on his southern tour, since he planned to move the capital, he naturally brought all the civil and military officials and concubines with him.

A guard of honor of 6000 people and a [-] Xiaoguo army accompanied as escorts also set off together.

The Xiaoguo Army is an elite cavalry force composed of strong men recruited by Yang Guang to imitate Cui Che's creation of soldiers.

Yang Guang's tour of the south is almost like moving.

It's just that compared with the southern tour in the first year of Daye in history, this battle is really not on the table.

That trip to the south of the Yangtze River, Yang Guang took the water route, and the fleet included Yang Guang's own dragon boat, and there were more than 5000 large and small ships.

There were 10 officials and soldiers on board, and 20 cavalry escorted on both sides of the river.

At the same time, Yang Guang recruited [-] strong men to be trackers, put them in uniform silk brocade clothes, divide them into three shifts, and pull the boats day and night.

Of course, today's Western Sui Dynasty cannot support Yang Guang's extravagance.

But before the tour, Yang Guang ordered the collection of feather tax, so that people all over the country can offer feathers.

At that time, the birds were caught in the people's war in the vast ocean, and people from all over the world joined the ranks of bird hunting.

It's not that Yang Guang has a habit of collecting feathers, it's just to decorate the team that followed him south.

Wherever the southern patrol car drove, food was offered for five hundred miles around. Every time they went to a place, local officials had to recruit [-] civilians to deliver food to Yang Guang's southern patrol team.

If he couldn't finish the food, he buried it on the spot. Yang Guang wasted money all the way, wasting extravagance and heading south to the south of the Yangtze River.

As for whether the people are suffering or not, Yang Guang may know it, but he doesn't care. He has never paid attention to the joy and sorrow of those Guizhou leaders.

It is not without the persuasion of officials. Gao Jiong and Su Wei once spoke out before Yang Guang's tour, thinking that the foreign aggression had not yet been eradicated, and hoped that Yang Guang could cherish the power of the people.

But Yang Guang thought that if the Son of Heaven goes on tour and doesn't talk about ostentation, how can he intimidate the local people and make Xiao Xiao timid.

He had lost successively in the war with Cui Che before, and now he should make a big fanfare and publicize his majesty as the emperor.

Su Wei shut up in time, so he was able to go south with Yang Guang.

However, Gao Jiong fought hard according to reason, which made Yang Guang displeased, so he left him in Kansai, and together with Yu Wenshu, he assisted Qi Wang Yang Hao.

Yang Hao was the general manager of Yangzhou before, guarding the south of the Yangtze River. Now that Yang Guang is going to move the capital to Jiangdu, as Yang Guang's only remaining blood, Yang Hao is naturally the most suitable candidate to stay in Kansai.

Yu Wenshu's loyalty need not be repeated. As for Gao Jiong, Yang Guang never doubted his loyalty to the Great Sui. This Great Sui naturally did not refer to the Eastern Sui controlled by Cui Che.

As for Yang Xuangan, the new Duke of Yue who inherited Yang Su's title, he stayed in Daxing to honor his father's filial piety.

In Jinyang Palace, Xiangguo Mansion, Cui Che heard about Yang Guang's extravagant and wasteful deeds along the way, and looked at the three dishes and one soup on the table in front of him, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Before the meal was finished, the female officer rushed into Xiangguo's mansion in a hurry, and said in a panic:
"My lord, the queen mother is about to give birth."

Cui Che estimated the time secretly, and then he was overjoyed: it really is his own seed.

He suppressed his joy and asked:

"Where is Wen Po now?"

Knowing that Po Wen had gone to the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Cui Che continued to pick up the bowl and move the chopsticks.

It's just that the speed of eating is obviously much happier than before, and this appearance of not being surprised is still pretending after all.

If it wasn't for the lack of experience in delivering babies, Cui Che would have rushed to the Queen Mother's bedroom by now.

After lunch, Cui Che led a team of guards to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

Leaving the guards outside the bedroom, Cui Che stepped into the bedroom and waited outside the delivery room for more than half an hour.

Hearing the screams in the delivery room, Cui Che couldn't help feeling anxious even though he was no longer a new father and had experienced such situations many times.

Cui Che's torment ended only when a baby's cry came from the wing room.

Wen Po carefully carried the baby out, smiled happily and said:
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, the mother and daughter are safe and sound, and another son-in-law has been added to the Yan Palace."

Cui Che only worried about the sex of the child when Cui Qiji was born.

At that time, if Yang Lihua had not given birth to a boy, Cui Che would not have been able to touch the concubines, lest he would give birth to an eldest son.

As the heir to the family business, Cui Qiji can satisfy Cui Che in every way and meets his requirements. Now that he has an eldest grandson, how can he care about whether the child is a boy or a girl?

In comparison, Cui Che was more concerned about Doulu's safety, and after hearing that the mother and daughter were safe, Cui Che was finally relieved.

After telling Mrs. Wen to keep her mouth shut, she ordered the female officer to send a hundred pieces of cloth to Mrs. Wen's house. Then Cui Che took the baby girl from Mrs. Wen's hands and carried her into the wing.

In the wing room, the Empress Dowager Doulu had a pretty face and was pale. She was extremely weak after giving birth, and she still wanted to struggle to salute when Cui Che entered the door.

"Don't move!"

Cui Che called her to stop:

"Lie down first and have a good rest."

Doulu said in frustration:

"The concubine is incompetent and cannot give birth to an heir for the king."

The ancient people's patriarchal concept is different from Cui Che's. In their eyes, it is better to have as many offspring as possible.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Whether it's a son or a daughter, I love them all."

Empress Dowager Doulu looked at the child in Cui Che's arms with a complicated expression, showing both pity and shame.

She knew that she was destined not to recognize her daughter.

Although the scandal between her and Cui Che has been spread all over the world, it is all speculation and there is no real evidence.

In this city of Jinyang, no one dared to catch Cui Che and the Queen Mother's adultery.

However, the powerful minister and the queen mother gave birth to a son. If this matter is publicized, even if people dare not ridicule it, future generations will cast aside it.

"Also please forgive me, my concubine cannot be the mother of this child."

Cui Che was silent for a long time, he placed the baby girl beside the Queen Mother's pillow, and said:
"Look at her more. When night falls, I will send someone to pick her up."

Cui Che turned and left, but within two steps, Dou Lushi called out:

"My lord, how will you arrange her?"

Cui Che turned around and said seriously:

"She is not an illegitimate daughter. I will arrange a mother for her. You don't have to worry about it."

As soon as he learned that Queen Dowager Doulu was pregnant, Cui Che asked Yuchi Chifan to pretend to be pregnant. During this time, Yuchi Chifan seldom went out and tied pillows in the mansion to pretend to be pregnant.

　not tonight
　　
　
(End of this chapter)