On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 479 Princess Yicheng (3000)

The [-] Tiele warriors assigned by Ashina Tuoji before his death escorted the people and animals, but with so many women, children, and animals, the speed of the march was really too fast.

The sentinel riders searched for two days along the traces of passing vehicles and horses, and then saw the women and children of the Qimin Department from a distance, and reported the situation to Cui Che who was following behind.

When Cui Che heard the news, he immediately led all the cavalry to speed up and catch up.

The two sides chased and fled. At this time, they had already traveled to the northern end of the desert. Qimin Khan had already received the news that he had canceled the encirclement and suppression of Dulan Khan, and was leading the army south to rescue.

However, nothing was unexpected. The remaining [-] Tiele fighters were unable to stop Cui Che's main cavalry.

Cui Che defeated the Tiele army before Qimin's reinforcements arrived, and wantonly plundered women, children, and livestock.

It's just that Cui Che's goal is to severely injure Qimin, not to kill him, so that Dulan Khan can dominate the Eastern Turks.

The East Turks, which are split and in civil war, are in Cui Che's interest.

In order not to weaken Qimin Khan too much, Cui Che stopped at the right time, and after looting nearly half of the Qimin tribe's women and children, as well as a large number of livestock, he headed south.

When Qimin Khan arrived, what he saw was mournful.

After finally collecting the surviving women and children, and taking stock of the losses, and learning that Cui Che had robbed more than [-] tents of women and children, Qimin Khan was so enraged that he spurted a mouthful of blood and fell off his horse.

After waking up, Qimin Khan immediately called his cronies to inquire about the current situation.

The people dared not hide it, and told him that the people in the army are now uneasy, and many soldiers have fled to the south to find their families.

Qimin was silent for a long time after hearing this, he closed his eyes, and said powerlessly:
"Wang Ting can't go back, go to Mobei."

All the cronies have no objection, Qikou royal court is under the vanguard of Cui Che, and they migrated to Mobei, away from Cui Che, so that they can avoid any worries in the struggle with Dulan.

Dulan Khan, who originally occupied Mobei, saw that the Qimin tribe moved northward, and Cui Che led a group of remnants and defeated generals. He did not dare to stay alone in Mobei to compete with Qimin, so he chose another path. , to avoid Kaimin, and go south to cling to Cui Che.

This can be regarded as an old tradition since the founding of the emperor three years ago. Whenever he loses in the internal struggle, he will lead his troops to move to Monan, attach himself to the powerful Central Plains regime, and lick his wounds.

Dulan Khan's emissary was Cui Che's army who had been chasing him at Qikou Royal Court.

After Cui Che received Dulan Khan's envoy, he naturally responded to his request for attachment.

Dulan Khan hopes to rest and recuperate with his back on the powerful, and Cui Che also needs him as his northern barrier.

The envoy got his wish and left happily.

At night, after Cui Che waited for Yang A-wu to fall asleep, he quietly walked out of the handsome tent and slipped into a tent not far away.

There lived a beautiful woman in the tent. She was in her early twenties, and she didn't panic when she saw Cui Che barging in without warning. Instead, she looked affectionately and said with a bit of anger:

"The concubine was a prisoner of the king before, and she devoted herself to serving her. After several spring breezes, she was left out in the cold. The concubine thought that the king was tired of me and would not come again."

Cui Che hugged her in his arms, while wandering with his right hand wantonly, he said with a smile:
"How can you forget the beauty, how can you forget the taste if you eat the marrow alone to know the taste.

"It's just that after reuniting with your elder sister, she courted day and night, and often stayed up all night. This king really has no time to spare to accompany Ke Dun."

It turned out that this woman was Yang Jian's adopted daughter, Kedun of Qimin Khan, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty.

Ten years ago, Yang Jian adopted the daughter of the clan as a righteous daughter, conferred the title of Princess Anyi, and married Qimin Khan as his wife.

The two were married for less than two years, and Princess Anyi died of illness in the 19th year of Kaihuang.

Yang Jian also took the daughter of the clan Yang Xie as a righteous daughter, and canonized her as Princess Yicheng, so that Princess Yicheng, who was 14 years old at the time, went north to marry him, and became Qimin Khan's successor, so that she could be honored.

Previously, Cui Che plundered the Qimin tribe at the northern end of the desert.

Princess Yicheng was also in the middle, but besides being Ke Dun of the Qimin tribe, she was also the righteous daughter of the former emperor, the princess of Sui Dynasty. Now that Cui Che led the army to kill her, she was not afraid, so she did not disperse like other women and children. flee.

At first, Cui Che only regarded Princess Yicheng as a guest of honour, and had no other intentions, but he was anxious to catch up with the women and children of the Qimin tribe, so naturally it was impossible to bring Yang Awu by his side. Princess Yicheng has an affair.

After hearing Cui Che's explanation, Princess Yicheng felt a hint of jealousy in her heart, and she asked:
"Your Majesty wants to hide the beauty in the golden house, and hide it from the two elder sisters?"

Cui Che shook his head and said:
"You have suffered so much for the sake of the country and family, how can I wrong you and make you a concubine with no status.

"I will find an opportunity to discuss with the two of them and welcome you into the palace as a side concubine."

Princess Yicheng was elated when she heard the words, and that night she used all her skills to go to Wushan with Cui Che.

At the first moment of Maoshi, that is, five o'clock in the morning in later generations, the dawn has not yet appeared.

Cui Che, who was sweating profusely, returned to the handsome tent, and Yang Awu, who was sleeping on his side, asked:

"Is the king back?"

Cui Che was taken aback, then smiled and said:

"When did the princess wake up?"

Yang Ah Wu turned over and said softly:
"The king got up at night, and the movement woke up the concubine."

Cui Che was very surprised:

"You waited for me all night?"

Yang Awu nodded and said:

"Left and right can't sleep."

Cui Che sat on the couch and said doubtfully:
"Don't you ask me where I went?"

Yang Awu also sat up, shook his head with a smile and said:
"Who else can I go to see? The concubine is not a jealous woman. Your Majesty doesn't need to be so sneaky in the future."

The two have been married for many years, how could Yang Ah Wu not know what Cui Che is like.

Since Princess Yicheng is Ke Dun of the Qimin Ministry, and she and Yang Lihua's adopted sister, she is young and beautiful, with such a piece of fat on her lips, how could Cui Che endure loneliness.

Seeing his wife being so considerate, Cui Che felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

In the early morning, the army broke out of camp and drove the captured humans and animals southward.

Until at the foot of Daqing Mountain, he joined Mai Tiezhang, who had already heard the news and was greeted here by the leader.

"Your Majesty sent troops to the north, captured countless people, and made the Hulu fear in his heart, so he dared not spy on China. Congratulations to your Majesty at the end."

As soon as they met, Mai Tiezhang congratulated Cui Che with a smile.

Cui Che shook his head helplessly, and asked:
"Don't say such flattery again, the king has been out of the fortress for several months, can the country still be peaceful?"

Mai Tiezhang replied:
"Your Majesty went north with a partial division and left heavy troops in the country. How dare Xiaoxiao make trouble?"

Knowing that nothing happened in the country, Cui Che felt relieved, and asked again:

"Soldiers of Jinyang, have you ever been recruited?"

The reason why Cui Che and Dulan Khan agreed to meet at Daqing Mountain instead of waiting at Qikou Royal Court.

One is that there are a large number of captured humans and animals in the team. In order to prevent Dulan Khan from being blinded by greed and malicious intentions, it is natural to bring back women, children, and livestock first.

The second is that there are fewer soldiers around him. Even if Dulan Khan is forced to have nowhere to go by Qimin Khan, there are still more than [-] soldiers under his command.

Whether it was for his own safety or to frighten the capital, Cui Che had to mobilize some soldiers from Jinyang to go north.

Therefore, after receiving the envoys from the Dulan Department, Cui Che issued two royal orders in succession.

The first king's decree was to order Mai Tiezhang, the governor of the acting state, to lead [-] soldiers to greet him.

The second king's decree is to ask Shi Liufang, the governor of China and foreign countries, to recruit [-] soldiers, and take the servant Pei Xiu as the marching officer to lead the troops to the north.

Mai Tiezhang laughed and said:
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. The messenger came to report yesterday that the army led by Pei Shizhong has passed through Daizhou. It will not be long before we arrive."

Cui Che nodded. Although Pei Xiu did not have the talent to lead an army in battle, with the help of the generals in the army, it was no problem to lead the troops on such a long journey.

At first, Cui Che planned to let Cui Yanqing lead the army to go north, but he was worried that his second son would take the opportunity to make friends with generals and establish his own influence in the army, so he gave up and chose his cousin Pei Xiu whom he could trust completely.

On July 607, the second year of Zhenyuan (AD 26), after Cui Che waited for several days, Pei Xiu finally brought an army of fifty thousand.

After handing over the military power with Cui Che, Pei Xiu set off the next day and returned to Jinyang, while Cui Che still stayed here, waiting for Dulan Khan to come to the alliance.

On the third day of August, when autumn was high and the air was crisp, more than [-] tents from the Blue Department of the Eastern Turkic capital returned to the Monan Grassland again after rebelling against the Sui Dynasty in the last year of the founding emperor.

"The minister of dogs and horses, Ashina Yong Yulu pays homage to His Royal Highness King Yan."

Dulan Khan's words were humble, and he even called himself a minister of dogs and horses.

Of course, compared with a Goguryeo king who claimed to be dung in Liaodong, he was still inferior in the degree of obedience.

Cui Che stepped forward to help Dulan Khan up, looked him up and down, and said with emotion:
"Gu and Khan haven't seen each other for several years, and we will meet again today, with the same demeanor."

Dulan Khan felt very bitter in his heart, now that he was panicking like a bereaved dog, how could he still talk about his demeanor.

He said with emotion:

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of Little Khan anymore. I knew that I would end up in the current situation. I was persecuted and had to seek His Majesty's protection. Back then, Little Khan should obey His Majesty's orders."

When Dulan Khan's strength was growing, Yang Jian felt uneasy, so he turned to support Qimin Khan, which made Dulan Khan feel resentful, so he rebelled against Sui and killed Qimin Khan to disperse his tribe.

However, today, the situation has reversed. Qimin, who was forced to flee to Daxing with less than ten riders, has grown stronger day by day with the support of the Sui Dynasty.

If it wasn't for Cui Che's interference, I'm afraid they would be able to unify the Eastern Turks now.

This also made Dulan Khan realize that in the case of Turkic fragmentation, his own strength cannot unify the various ministries, and obtaining the support of the Central Plains Dynasty is the most important thing.

But Du Lan had no choice. As long as Xi Sui had always supported the Qimin Ministry, he could only turn around and seek help from his former friend Cui Che.

Cui Che saw that Dulan Khan looked depressed, so he patted him on the shoulder and said with a loud smile:
"Monan has abundant water and grass, you can recuperate here for a few years, and when the soldiers and horses are strong, you can compete with Qimin for the throne.

"Who wins the game is still unknown, so there is no need to be discouraged by temporary success or failure."

(End of this chapter)