On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 481 Blood is an alliance (4000)

The place where Cui Che made an alliance with Dulan Khan was the old city of Huaishuo, one of the six towns in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

83 years ago, the court of the Northern Wei Dynasty was unable to quell the rebellion in the six towns, so it relied on external forces and ordered Rouran Khan Anagu, who was attached to the Northern Wei Dynasty, to lead the army to put down the rebellion.

Anahu took the opportunity to burn down the six towns in northern Xinjiang, and Huaishuo town has been abandoned since then, leaving only the ruins of today's ruins.

Among the ruins, Wei Zheng found Cui Che who was nostalgic for the past, bowed and said:

"My Majesty, all ethnic groups in Monan have been summoned to watch the ceremony, and the auspicious time is coming, please move your Majesty, don't miss the time."

"understood."

Cui Che responded lightly, and led the crowd to the altar.

The Huimeng altar has three floors. It is ten feet high and is built of rammed earth. It stands majestically at the northern foot of Daqing Mountain.

It was called an alliance, but in fact Dulan Khan expressed his surrender to the Eastern Sui court represented by Cui Che. Naturally, Cui Che wanted to make a big fuss about this matter.

It is certainly true that Dulan Khan is being persecuted by Qimin Khan like a bereaved dog.

But he still bears the name of the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate on his head. It was his father Sabolo Khan Ashina who took the picture and passed it down in Mohe Khan. After Mohe Khan died, Cui Che and Xixi The Turkic soldiers who conquered the army stood together.

Obviously, it is more convincing to people outside the Great Wall than Qimin Khan, who was canonized by the Sui Dynasty many years after Mohe Khan's death.

Now that Dulan Khan surrendered to Cui Che in front of all the tribes in Monan, he must leave a strong mark in the history books.

The 8 Dong Sui step riders had already been displayed under the altar. When Cui Che's chariot and horses arrived, [-] people cheered in unison, and the momentum was terrifying.

Some of the guests who were invited to observe the ceremony on the second floor of the altar had fiery eyes, wishing they could replace them with their own bodies.

But the cowardly and cowardly people were fighting with each other, trembling from being frightened.

The uncovered carriage passed through the military formations on both sides, and Cui Che walked up the long steps of the altar. The shouting stopped abruptly, and finally subsided.

With every step, Cui Che walked steadily. Under the eyes of everyone, Cui Che climbed to the top of the altar, and Dulan Khan had been waiting for him for a long time.

He bowed to Cui Che and said:
"A minister of dogs and horses in the Great Sui Dynasty, a natural born great Turkic Jiegashidona Dulan Khan greeted His Royal Highness King Yan of the Great Sui Dynasty."

Cui Che said solemnly:
"The Khan is free."

Dulan Khan stood up and presented the form of surrender to Cui Che, and Cui Che also asked his eldest grandson Wuji to read out the imperial edict of the Eastern Sui Emperor, which Pei Xiu brought to Cui Che when he led the army to the north.

It is impossible for Cui Che to lead the troops out of the fortress with the seal of the emperor.

After he ordered Liu Fang to recruit [-] soldiers to go north, he asked Zhongshu Sheren Zu Junyan to draft an edict, and handed it over to Fang Xuanling to replace the little emperor with a seal, and sent it to the north.

Even if Cui Che is not in Jinyang, it is impossible for this seal to be handed over to the young emperor Yang Hao, and Fang Xuanling has been keeping it on his behalf.

Dulan Khan was conferred by Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and was deposed again. Today, he received the imperial edict of the Central Plains Dynasty, which also made him deeply moved.

Ever since he went west with Cui Che and was helped to the Khan position by him, Dulan Khan knew clearly that with this person's ambition, he would never stay under others for a long time.

But with the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty at that time, Dulan Khan didn't think that Cui Che could accomplish anything.

In his view, the existence of Cui Che was just an opportunity for the Sui Dynasty to weaken, causing the Sui Dynasty to fall into civil strife and creating opportunities for him to revive the Turks.

It's just that Cui Che was able to sweep across the Guandong with the momentum of the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, while he himself suffered repeated setbacks in the Eastern Turkic Civil War and had to rely on others.

Zu Junyan deserves to be a talented person who can write "A Call to Luozhou Wen for Li Mi", and a canonized imperial edict can also be written with brilliant literary talent and majestic atmosphere.

The eldest grandson Wuji was so thirsty that he finally finished reading the imperial edict. Cui Che stretched out his right hand, and another follower, Xue Shou, delivered a crown to Cui Che's hand.

This is a golden crown, in the shape of five gold leaves. The crown leaves are decorated with fine caviar patterns and bas-relief winding patterns.

There is a relatively wide crown leaf in the center, the upper part of the leaf is flower-shaped, and the lower part is a two-winged bird with a ruby ​​inlaid in the middle of its body.

The divine bird is actually a falcon, that is, Haidongqing, which symbolizes the kingship of the Turkic Khan.

There are holes in many places on the edge of the crown, and many gorgeous ornaments are connected and inlaid.

Cui Che took the crown, looked it over carefully, and secretly praised in his heart:

'This is really gorgeous. '

This crown is the golden crown of the Turkic Great Khan, which was passed down by Ashina Tumen, the creator of the Turkic Khanate, and is also the highest symbol of Turkic kingship.

After the death of Mohe Khan, the golden crown fell into the hands of Dulan Khan. Today, it was only to be canonized by the Eastern Sui Dynasty. At Cui Che's request, Dulan Khan donated the crown and asked him to wear it again for himself. superior.

Dulan Khan bent over, quietly waiting for Cui Che to put the crown on him.

Naturally, Cui Che would not covet Modulan Khan's crown.

With the forging level of the Central Plains, it is possible to produce a more exquisite gold crown. What fascinates him is the meaning that this crown represents, just like the emperor's seal of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Even if he snatched it today, it was just an extra useless artifact for viewing.

One day, after he has conquered all the Turkic tribes, he will come to ask for this crown, which will have practical significance.

Cui Che put the crown on Dulan Khan's head with both hands, crowning him.

Dulan Khan, who put on the crown again, followed the procedure taught by Wei Zheng last night, paused and said:
"Awarded by the emperor of the Central Plains, the minister of dogs and horses, the Great Turkic Jiegashidona Dulan Khan thanks His Royal Highness King Yan."

In Dulan Khan's self-proclaimed words, the word "Tiansheng" in "Tiansheng Great Turkic" is missing, and instead there is an extra sentence of "granted by the emperor of the Central Plains".

This is not as simple as an increase or decrease in the number of words, it represents a fundamental change in the granting of Turkic kingship.

It was no longer heaven that conferred kingship on the Turkic Khan, but the emperor of the Central Plains dynasty.

Of course, in this, Cui Che also played some tricks. He deliberately changed the emperor of Sui to the emperor of Central Plains, and his intention is self-evident.

This is undoubtedly a great humiliation for Dulan Khan, but how can one not bow his head under the eaves.

At that time, his father, Turkic Khan Ashina took pictures and attached himself to the Sui Dynasty, and Yu Qing, the envoy of the Sui Dynasty, forced Ashina to take pictures and become a minister.

Ashina took pictures and asked left and right: what is a courtier.

The left and right replied: What the Sui people called a courtier is what we call a servant.

Ashina could only bear the humiliation when taking pictures, and smiled with Zuo Zuo: I can become a servant of the Sui Dynasty as I wished, all thanks to the efforts of the envoy.

Afterwards, he married his cousin to Yu Qingze and gave him a thousand horses as a thank you.

Dulan Khan had personally experienced that scene. After Yu Qingze left, his father Ashina took the picture and was so indignant that he almost wanted to die.

Compared with the humiliation my father endured back then, what I have experienced today is nothing.

After the canonization ceremony, another personal attendant brought the white horse to the altar.

The ancients believed that white horses could be enshrined and driven by the gods, so every time they offered sacrifices to heaven, it was always necessary to kill a horse and pray to heaven.

Mai Tiezhang cut off the horse's head with all his strength, and the white horse fell to the ground before it could even utter a mournful sound.

They personally placed the head of the white horse and the heads of other animals that had already been prepared on the altar, and Cui Che and Dulan Khan burned incense and prayed.

Immediately, the two opened their skirts and cut each other's blood.

Dulan Khan held up the wine bowl with the heart and soul of the two, and swore:
"I! Turkic Great Khan Ashina Yong Yulu! Today, under the witness of the gods, I swear a blood alliance. I am willing to follow the King of Yan and obey his orders! If I have two hearts, I am willing to be condemned by God and cut off from my descendants!"

After all, drink half a bowl of blood wine.

And Cui Che didn't hesitate, he took the wine bowl and said loudly:

"I! Cui Che, King of Yan in the Great Sui Dynasty! Today I invite the heavens and all ethnic groups in the grassland to witness together, and make an alliance with Dulan Khan. If you win his allegiance, you will protect him well. If you violate this oath, you are willing to be punished by God and cut off your descendants. !"

At the same time, in Xuzhou City, Cui Qiji only felt an inexplicable chill, which made him really puzzled.

In the second year of Zhenyuan (AD 607), on the sixth day of the eighth month, at the northern foot of Daqing Mountain, Cui Che and Dulan Khan once again made an alliance of blood and concluded an alliance after more than 20 years.

The Eastern Turkic Dulan Department surrendered to the Eastern Sui Dynasty and was willing to accept Cui Che's orders, and Cui Che also promised to protect him from recuperating and prevent the Dulan Department from being annexed by the Qimin Department.

That night, the leaders and representatives of all ethnic groups in the grassland gathered together and held a grand bonfire party again.

Because of Cui Che's reputation, various tribes have taken the opportunity to present women to him, ranging from unmanned and graceful young girls to widows and noble ladies with various styles.

Cui Che couldn't bear to reject everyone's kindness, so he accepted all these women, but Jinyang Yanwang Palace couldn't accommodate so many people, and planned to house all of them in Yanwang Palace at the southern foot of Daqing Mountain in the future.

At the party, everyone went wild, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

The feast will not stop until the sky is about to brighten.

All the guests left, Cui Che left Ah Hui Geye alone, and asked:

"I heard that your father is not in good health. What is the disease?"

Of course Cui Che was concerned about Ah Hui Lusu's condition.

In the Turkic civil war, the Khitan was repeatedly drawn out by Cui Che, and Goguryeo was lost in Liaodong. Under the background that the strength of the three parties was greatly weakened, only Kumoxi stayed out of the matter.

Kumoxi's strength is not as good as Goguryeo for the time being, but compared to the split Eastern Turks and the eight tribes of Khitan who have been sucked blood by Cui Che, they are much stronger.

Ahui Lusu used to follow Cui Che across the grasslands, and he had always been in awe of Cui Che. With him as King Xi, Kumoxi dared not have any dissatisfaction. But if Ahui Lusu died of illness, Cui Che would have to consider the ownership of the Xi clan's throne. and the attitude of the successor.

Ah Hui Geye replied:
"Your Majesty is worried about you. My father is only suffering from the cold occasionally. It is not a serious illness. Now he is just old and has to rest at home and cannot go to the meeting thousands of miles away."

Hearing this, Cui Che felt at ease, and he pretended to be displeased and said:

"You and Bodhisattva slave are sworn brothers. How can you treat yourself like a nephew alone?"

Ah Hui Geye was overjoyed, and hurriedly apologized:
"The little nephew is also worried that he will lose the courtesy and offend his uncle."

Ahui Lusu is not the only son. As the eldest son, Ahui Geye was highly valued in the past. It stands to reason that there should be no suspense about the heir.

But I don't know whether it is Ah Hui Lusu who is now old and inevitably commits crimes, or whether it is to check and balance Ah Hui Goye, who is getting more and more fledgling, and actually let the rest of his heirs participate in tribal affairs.

This also made Ah Huigoye feel a sense of crisis, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to replace his father as an envoy, and to respond to Cui Che's call to come to Daqingshan to watch the ceremony.

Ah Hui Geye is too aware of the weight of Cui Che's words, as long as he supports him, the other brothers will not be able to make waves.

Conversely, once Cui Che chooses someone else, even if Ah Hui Geye received Ah Hui Lusu's dying order, he would not be able to sit firmly on the throne.

The grassland tribes are different from the Central Plains dynasty. The inheritance of the throne in the Central Plains is mainly based on the will of the ancestors. Only when there is no will left, will the ministers be given the opportunity to argue.

However, the grassland tribes are respected by the strong. At the time when Tuobo, the great Turkic Khan, passed away, he left his last words to abandon his son Ashina Anluo and set up his nephew Ashina Daluobian, but in the end he died in another Under the strong intervention of his nephew Ashina Shetu, Tubo Khan's son Ashina Anluo succeeded to the throne.

Of course, Ashina soon abdicated to take pictures for Ashina and retreated to Duluoshui.

Ah Hui Geye is very envious of his sworn brother Cui Qiji.

Previously, Cui Yanqing only showed the slightest sign of wanting to seize the heir, but was escorted back to Jinyang by Cui Che, and left idle in the Palace of King Yan.

In order to show the civil servants and generals that he will never be easy to save, and to stabilize Cui Qiji's position as the son of the world.

What Cui Che did was because he had personally experienced such things as Yang Yong and Yang Guang seizing the heir, and Yang Liang's rebellion.

He didn't want his sons to break their heads for power and kill each other in the future, just like when Yang Guang came to power, he pretended to kill Yang Yong.

Cui Che dared to spare no effort to support Cui Qiji, and he was also confident in the loyalty of his subordinates to him. Although Cui Che could not be said to have started from scratch, he built his current team all by himself. After so many years of fighting in the north and south, his prestige is so high that it is unnecessary to repeat it.

If Cui Qiji really has the ability to empty himself under such circumstances in the future, then Cui Che will be happy to be the Supreme Emperor and devote himself to making villains in the harem.

After finally traveling through time, it’s not just about being a cow or a horse for the children and grandchildren, and accumulating a family fortune for them, so why can’t I enjoy myself and focus on women.

Cui Che chatted with Ah Hui Geye for a long time, asking tirelessly about the current situation within the Xi clan, Ah Hui Geye did not hide anything, basically whatever Cui Che asked, he would answer.

Cui Che was very satisfied with this attitude. When parting, Cui Che stroked Ah Hui Geye's back and said with emotion:
"People are mortal, and I can't avoid it, and the same is true of your father.

"What I am most worried about is whether future generations can continue the friendship between me and your father, so that the two clans can continue the current good-neighborly friendship.

"Although you and Bodhisattva Slave are sworn brothers, he even married your sister, so it stands to reason that they should be intimate.

"But since he went south and successively served as the governors of Qing and Xu Erzhou, the two of you have lost contact, which is very inappropriate.

"Even though the world is far and wide, the roads are smooth and the letters are unimpeded. In the future, we will need to communicate with each other frequently.

"My eldest grandson, Cui Badger, is now being raised in Jinyang. I heard that you have several sons, so you can choose one of them and send him to Jinyang to be with Badger.

"This move is not to ask you to send your son as a pledge, so don't worry about it."

Ah Hui Geye heard Cui Che's implication, and he said happily:

"That's exactly what my nephew wanted."

　The next chapter will be very late, probably before twelve o'clock
　　
　
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