On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 501
Cheng Lou brought Xu Shiji in front of Cui Che to pay respects, Cui Che looked up and down the handsome young man in front of him, and couldn't help secretly praising that Xu Shiji was indeed handsome and dignified.

"I've heard about you, there is a rich family in Caozhou, the father and son are willing to help the poor, no matter how close they are.

"Father's name is Xu Gai, and you, Xu Shiji, are Xu Weng's son?"

Cui Che nodded and smiled.

Xu Shiji is different from the wandering Taoist priest in the novel. He was born in a wealthy family, with many servants in his family and thousands of chestnuts. Both his father Xu Gai and his father Xu Gai are well-known benevolent people in Caozhou.

"Xu Weng is the father of my family, Xu and his son are humble, with a mere name, they are able to win the ears of the king.

"It can be seen from this that the Observation Department has eyes and ears all over the world, and the king can know everything in the world without going out."

Xu Shiji complimented.

Cui Che laughed loudly and said:
"Xu Lang is serious, if the Observation Division is really pervasive, Cui can save a lot of worry.

"It's just that in the twelfth lunar month of last year, the governor of Caozhou returned to Beijing to report on his duties. He asked me about the local customs and customs. He mentioned your Xu family to me.

"I planned to call your father and son into the court after the Western Expedition. I never thought that you came to Jiangzhou first."

With that said, Cui Che asked:
"Where is your father?"

Xu Shiji replied:
"Requisitioned by the son, he is now in the Xuzhou General Manager's Mansion, serving as a secretary and joining the army."

Cui Che raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, but after thinking about it carefully, he was not surprised.

Cui Qiji has two generals under his command, one is Shan Xiongxin and the other is Wang Bodang.

Shan Xiongxin is from Caozhou, and he has heard about the Xu family and his son for a long time. It may be through his recommendation that Xu Gai's name was known to Cui Qiji.

Cui Che was curious about why Xu Gai went to Xuzhou to work under Cui Qiji's command, and why Xu Shiji came all the way to join him.

Hearing Cui Che's doubts, Xu Shiji didn't dare to hide it, he explained:

"Your Majesty has the opportunity to hide the universe, and has the ambition to swallow the heaven and the earth. Now that the rebels are moving south, Kansai is like a gift from the heavens to your Majesty, so there is no reason not to take it.

"Xuzhou is responsible for defending the land, and if it does not seek to advance in Huainan, it is difficult to have a chance to make contributions.

"That's why Xu bid farewell to his father and came to join the king in order to seek a seat."

Cui Che asked:
"Since you want to vote for me, why don't you go to Jinyang and come to Jiangzhou instead."

Xu Shiji glanced at Cheng Lou, and answered truthfully:

"Your Majesty's wise men are as numerous as the stars, and the brave generals are innumerable.

"Xu is conceited about his ability, but after all, he is young and has no official rank, how can he meet the king.

"Now your Majesty is hoarding supplies in Jiangzhou, this is where heroes can use their talents, so Xu wrote a letter to Cheng Weng, and Cheng Weng praised him and entrusted him with reuse, so that he can show what he has learned.

"And Cheng Weng is a virtuous person, a benevolent elder, and he will definitely not covet Xu's merits, so Xu's achievements will definitely be known to the king.

"Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments, and he cherishes talents. Hearing about this, he will summon Xu Mou, so that Xu Mou has the opportunity to let His Majesty know that Xu Shiji still exists in this world."

Cheng Lou on the side was dumbfounded when he heard the words. He faintly felt that even though he had highly regarded Xu Shiji in his heart before, he might still have underestimated him.

This person has such wisdom at such a young age, which is really amazing.

Cui Che also laughed loudly. He admired Xu Shiji's frankness, and praised:
"Well said! Take a bottle."

After finishing speaking, he asked Gao who was accompanying him to pour a glass of wine. He took it himself and handed it to Xu Shiji.

Xu Shiji drank it down in one gulp, and Cui Che discussed with Cheng Lou again:

"I know that Cheng Weng values ​​this son. As the saying goes: A gentleman does not steal people's love. But when I see Xu Lang alone, I love him very much. I also ask Cheng Weng to bear the pain and let him work under Cui's tent."

Cheng Lou smiled and said:

"The old minister recommended Xu Lang to the king because he knew that he was not an extraordinary person. Only by staying with the king can he fully display what he has learned and realize his ambitions. How can he stop him today?"

Cui Che nodded in satisfaction, and asked Xu Shiji:

"What do you do now?"

Xu Shiji knew that Cui Che was going to arrange a position for himself, so he suppressed the joy in his heart, and replied respectfully:

"The subordinate officials served in Cheng Gong's shogunate and joined the army for the trip."

The so-called joining the army is lower than joining the army

Hearing this, Cui Che slightly blamed Cheng Lou and said:

"With such a great talent, how can my father-in-law just join the army and treat each other like that?"

Cheng Lou was also extremely helpless, he explained:

"The matter is urgent. According to Emperor Gaozu's law, the appointment to join the army needs to be approved by the central government. The chiefs of the various houses can only recruit and join the army on their own. Therefore, Xu Lang can only be wronged to take this position temporarily."

Of course Cui Che knew about this decree. The reason why he said this was just to show Xu Shiji to show his love for him.

As for Cui Qiji, the general manager of Xuzhou, who enlisted Xu Gai as the secretary's office to join the army without the approval of the central government, who made him the son of King Yan, there is still some freedom.

Sure enough, Xu Shiji also defended Cui Che when he heard that Cui Che was deliberate and Cheng Lou said:
"Xu is young, it is a blessing to be able to get an official position, how can he be dissatisfied, and please forgive Cheng Weng's difficulties."

Cui Che nodded upon hearing this, and asked Cheng Lou again:

"Cheng Weng thinks that Xu Lang can take any position in Cui's shogunate?"

Cheng Lou pondered and said:
"Xu Lang has the merits of organizing and dispatching, but after all, he is young, and he may be able to serve as a soldier in the Prime Minister's Mansion."

The same is to join the army, but the rank is different. It is determined by the rank of the chief officer, ranging from the seventh rank to the ninth rank.

For example, when Xu Shiji served in Chenglou's governor's mansion, he could only join the army from the eighth rank, but when he changed to Cui Che's Xiangguo mansion, he was the highest rank from the seventh rank.

In this way, he has been promoted to two levels in a row, which can be described as a high promotion.

But Cui Che laughed and said:

"It seems that Cheng Weng really values ​​Xu Lang's talent, anyway, let's not rush to discuss the official position for today's banquet.

"After the banquet, I invite Xu Lang to stay and have a long talk with Gu Ju,"

Being able to have a long talk with Cui Che and express his feelings directly was exactly what Xu Shiji wished for, and he immediately agreed.

That night, in Cui Che's temporary residence, singing and dancing continued until late at night, when the guests dispersed one after another.

And Cui Che also took Xu Shiji to the wing room, and talked with him at night by candlelight. During this period, he called the maidservant to change how much tea, the two of them talked dryly, and they were still puzzled until dawn.

The next day, in the early morning, Cui Che and Xu Shiji walked out of the wing room hand in hand. The two had a long talk all night, and their relationship became much closer to the naked eye.

On the same day, Cui Che enlisted Xu Shiji to join the army as a Chinese and foreign cavalry. In order to rise from the sixth rank to four ranks in a row, it can be seen how satisfied Cui Che was with the conversation last night.

The so-called cavalry joining the army is the chief officer of the cavalry, Cao, who manages the army and horses.

It looked like he was a prime minister, but Cui Che gave Xu Shiji the right to participate in military discussions, and ordered him to accompany him in this western expedition.

For this appointment, Xu Shiji was also naturally full of joy, he knew that he had taken the right step to defect to Cui Che.

(End of this chapter)