On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 483 Issuance of Pensions
In the second year of Zhenyuan (607 A.D.), September 24 coincided with the alternation of autumn and winter, and the climate was cool.

And the powerful minister of the Eastern Sui Dynasty is about to return to his loyal Jinyang.

Attendant Pei Xiu came to Daming Palace and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, the King of Yan has made great achievements in his expedition to the desert, and he has returned to the court after victory. Please come out of the city to welcome him."

It stands to reason that this is also a customary matter, but Yang Hao is unwilling to be manipulated by others, he said in a waned mood:
"There are hundreds of officials to welcome you. I am sick and can't go out."

Pei Xiu saw that his complexion was rosy, and he was not even half sick. Of course, he didn't believe this refusal. He said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty is so negligent, isn't he afraid that King Yan will blame him?"

These words angered Yang Hao, he said angrily:
"King Yan! King Yan! Your King Yan once said to Gaozu (Yang Jian): 'Thunder, rain, and dew are all due to your kindness.'

"Now I just can't go out to meet you, so I can't be blamed for the crime!"

Seeing that the little emperor suddenly became angry without warning, Pei Xiu was so astonished that she could only kowtow to apologize.

Yang Hao's remaining anger still persisted:
"Go back and tell Cui Che that since ancient times, only the emperor has questioned ministers for crimes. If he really wants to punish me, please seize the throne first. By then, life or death will be up to him!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Hao tossed his sleeves and went straight back to the bedroom.

With lingering fear, Pei Xiu immediately left Daming Palace and went to Shangshu Province.

He was not afraid of Yang Hao's blame, a puppet without real power.

When they came to Fang Xuanling's wing, Pei Xiuping retreated to the left and right, told him what happened today, and sighed:

"The Son of Heaven has a deep resentment towards the King of Yan, and he must have the heart of murder. Yuwen Hu's lessons from the past are vividly remembered, and the same mistakes must not be repeated."

Fang Xuanling knew what Pei Xiu meant, but he didn't take the initiative to point it out, but asked:

"What does Shi Zhong Pei intend to do?"

Pei Xiu said seriously:
"I want to unite civil and military officials, and ask the emperor to emulate the ancient sages, and Zen is located in King Yan."

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said with a smile:
"Pei Shizhong can let go of his actions, the left and right are just troublesome King Yan to submit a resignation letter."

Cui Che's ambition, as his cousin Pei Xiu who grew up, could not understand it very well, otherwise he would not rush to discuss with Fang Xuanling about forcing the palace.

But Fang Xuanling was sure that Cui Che did not want to accept Zen, which made Pei Xiu feel very puzzled:

"Now that the scholars and people in the Guandong are returning to their hearts, the common people only know King Yan, but they don't know that there is an emperor, and the ministers who seal borders are all the wings of King Yan.

"If you don't make a decision, if you delay, you will change. I also ask the house servant She to lobby the king with me."

Fang Xuanling had no choice but to explain for Pei Xiu:
"After next year's spring plowing, the king will have something to do with Guanlong. If the ritual of abdication is performed now, the officials and soldiers will be rewarded after the event. The treasury will be in short supply and it will be difficult to provide for next year's war.

"I also ask Pei Shizhong not to act too hastily."

Pei Xiu suddenly realized, and no longer urged Fang Xuanling to force the palace with him.

The next day, Cui Che arrived in Jinyang. Although the young emperor Yang Hao was unwilling to welcome him, it did not prevent Pei Xiu and Fang Xuanling from preparing a grand triumphant celebration for him.

On the same day, Pei Xiu found an opportunity to tell Cui Che about Yang Hao's attitude yesterday, and also wanted to remind Cui Che so that he would not relax his vigilance. Kill the powerful ministers.

Cui Che was not very surprised by this. To the little emperor, he was an enemy who forced his father to prostitute his mother.

He also knew that letting Yang Hao continue to be the emperor was raising a tiger.

But Yang Liang left such a son, Yang Jian's other grandchildren were either bestowed to death by Yang Guang, or taken to the south of the Yangtze River by him, Cui Che couldn't find any other candidates.

Seeing Pei Xiu's worried look, Cui Che comforted him:
"Cousin, don't worry, we can unify the north when we send troops next year, and I ask you to plan the founding of the country with me."

With Cui Che's statement, Pei Xiu felt a little relieved.

My cousin will never follow in Gao Huan's footsteps. He only wants to unify the north and start the country, but he can't see Chang'an all his life.

The first thing Cui Che did when he returned to court was to reward the soldiers for their meritorious service.

Since Cui Che pardoned the prisoners of this battle, and leased all the plundered livestock to them, therefore, even if there is a lot of harvest from this trip, it is only a long-term benefit and cannot directly enter the national treasury.

Cui Che's northern expedition went deep into the land near Mobei, consuming a lot of supplies and livestock.

After the war, he had to award rewards to the soldiers and build the Shuozhou Palace, and he tossed out the Jinyang treasury, which was a little surplus.

Fortunately, in November, the autumn tax will be put into storage one after another, enough to supply the next year's war.

All the soldiers who went out of the fortress, regardless of their merits, have received corresponding rewards. Only Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde's merits and demerits are equal, and they are empty-handed.

Cui Che called the two of them to Prince Yan's mansion, and gave them a task, which was to distribute pensions to the fallen soldiers.

In particular, the two underestimated the enemy and fell into an ambush. As a result, Cui Che ordered Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde to hand over the compensation to their families for the [-] cavalry soldiers killed in battle.

The two were very reluctant in their hearts, but they couldn't refuse.

For the next few days, they suffered psychologically every day.

Elderly parents, white-haired and black-haired, almost went blind from crying, and young children asked them when their father would come back.

Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde couldn't answer, and often hid their faces and walked away.

After distributing all the pensions for [-] households, Cui Che asked the two of them:
"After this incident, what can you understand?"

Su Dingfang felt the deepest, he was the first to speak:

"In the past, generals only knew compassion but not soldiers, and they didn't care about the life and death of soldiers.

"After going through this now, I also know that they have parents, wives and children who are looking forward to them.

"When they asked the late general for their sons, husbands, and fathers, the late general felt ashamed.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, from today onwards, the general will definitely remember the lesson, be cautious, and never underestimate the enemy."

Yuchi Jingde only felt that what Su Dingfang said was in his heart, he clasped his hands and said:

"The last general is the same."

Cui Che nodded and said:
“It is a pleasure to have such an experience.

"You are brave and good at fighting, and you will be famous generals in history. I have high hopes for you.

"This time, the two of you are asked to provide pensions to the families of the fallen soldiers, not to make you fearful and fearful in the future.

"But I hope that you will not easily get carried away by other people's bait beforehand.

"These days, Gu Ye sent people to observe secretly. The two of you distributed the pensions truthfully, and you have not done anything corrupt. Naturally, you will be rewarded if you do a good job. Later, you will each receive [-] bolts of cloth from the accountant of the palace. go back."

Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde also knew that this was Cui Che's excuse to secretly reward them for their contribution to the battle in the desert.

After the two thanked each other, Su Dingfang suddenly said:
"Ask your majesty for permission to donate these silk cloths to the families of the fallen soldiers."

Yuchi Jingde was caught off guard, but seeing the admiration in Cui Che's eyes, he quickly echoed:
"The last general also has such a heart, and I ask the king for permission."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Since the reward has been given to you, how to deal with it is naturally up to the two of you to decide."

Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde led people to transport [-] bolts of cloth out of the palace, the two of them combined, regardless of whose tribe it was, for the [-] soldiers who died in battle, each household distributed four bolts of silk cloth.

　I have been sorting out my thoughts, my head is about to go down, there is only one small chapter today, and I will write more tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)