At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 78 sought-after
Qinghe County and Bohe County are just separated by a river. After Cui Hu, the steward, left Feiying Racecourse, he rushed back to Dongwu City County of Qinghe County before sunset, and met Cui Wang, the current patriarch of the Cui clan.

Cui Wang was about fifty years old, he was born with a dignified appearance, with three long beards under his chin, when he saw Cui Hu came back empty-handed, he smiled calmly: "Gao Kaishan and his son took all the horses?"

Cui Hu smiled wryly and said: "It's accepted, but I wrote an IOU and agreed to return it next year."

"IOU?" Cui Wang was a little surprised, he sat up straight quickly, took the IOU from Cui Hu's hand and looked at it, nodded and said: "It is said that Gao Kaishan is the posthumous son of King Langya of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was rescued by a loyal servant and fled to Nan Chen, I just thought that even if he survived by luck, he must have cut off the inheritance of his family education, but I didn't expect that his handwriting is also good, so it can be seen that he is not a vulgar person who does not know how to read and write."

Cui Hu shook his head and said: "Patriarch misunderstood, this IOU is not from Gao Kaishan's hand, but his son Gao Changqing's handwriting, Gao Kaishan himself was injured by an arrow, so it is inconvenient to see guests, so the subordinates did not see him this time."

Cui Wang nodded and said: "So that's the case, that makes sense. Even if Gao Kaishan is illiterate, but he can afford a racecourse, he can afford to invite Mr. to teach his children. I heard that Gao Changqing is only in his teens. That's pretty good, since you've met Gao Changqing, what do you think of him?"

Cui Hu said: "Speaking of which, the head of the family may not believe it. This subordinate has always thought that the young talent who can write such an excellent work as "Ask the Wine" should be a scholar with a gentle manner and a bookish air, but the result is quite different from what the subordinate imagined."

Cui Wang frowned and said, "Could it be that Gao Changqing looks very vulgar and ugly?"

"That's not true. On the contrary, he is very handsome, tall and straight, full of heroism. What's more rare is that this son has a bright and calm personality, and he treats people with ease. Talking to him makes people feel like a spring breeze. Compared with the real son of the aristocratic family Not too much."

"Hey, even you said that, it seems that this kid is really extraordinary!" Cui Wang suddenly became interested.

Cui Hu nodded and said: "According to my subordinates' conversation with the chief of the Gao clan, this Gao Changchao is not only quick-witted, but also excellent in riding and archery. It was really unexpected that he had such foresight and courage at such a young age."

Cui Wang's eyes flashed brightly, he nodded and said to himself: "Both civil and military, smart in action, bold and decisive, and not greedy for profit, it seems that this son is indeed a rare talent, worthy of our Cui family's attention, yes, Has this son ever been married?"

"It's never happened before, but I heard that Changsun Sheng is very fond of this son. That day at the banquet in Hongyan Tower, he gave Gao Changqing the jade pendant bestowed by the late emperor, and even brought his only daughter, Changsun Wugou, to visit. Passing Feiying Racecourse, I must have deliberately recruited Gao Changqing as his son-in-law." Cui Hu said.

Cui Wang frowned and said, "This is not easy!"

Cui Hu said in a low voice: "I have heard that the Changsun family intends to marry Tang Guogong Li Yuan, so what is the cause of the Changsun Sheng?"

Cui Wang snorted coldly and said, "What else can we do? Changsun Sheng, an old fox, must have taken a fancy to Gao Changqing's potential, so he just stepped on two boats on the wall, this old shameless!"

Cui Hu coughed lightly and said: "It stands to reason that marrying Tang Guogong Li Yuan is undoubtedly more cost-effective for the Changsun family. After all, Changsun Sheng himself has married a woman from the Gao family."

"That even more shows that Gao Changqing's potential is enough to tempt Changsun Sheng. This old fox has always had a sharp eye, killing two birds with one stone. If he doesn't see a rabbit, he won't throw a hawk!" Cui Wang said angrily.

Cui Hu flashed his eyes and said: "Then should we act first? It happens that there are women of the right age in our clan. If we propose a marriage, the Bohai Gao clan will not refuse."

Cui Wang pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, although the old fox Changsun Sheng is not kind, but he has to be treated kindly, and wait and see, if he doesn't make the final choice next year, don't blame the old man for making the first move." Stronger."

Cui Hu nodded when he heard the words, and was about to leave, but Cui Wang stopped him and said: "This year's horse delivery has been changed to Zhuojun, you order to get all the horse farms ready, and prepare more feed, so that there is no danger. !"

After all, the Cui family is one of the best aristocratic families, and there are many officials in the court. Naturally, the source of news is faster and more reliable than Wei Zheng, so this year's horse delivery will be changed to Zhuojun.

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Besides, after Gao Bufan sent Wei Zheng away, everyone in the Gao family was very happy, because now there is no need to worry about the shortage of war horses, and there are even hundreds of adult war horses, which is great!
Gao Ren ran up to Gao Bufan and suggested, "Young master, we have no shortage of horses at the racecourse, and we have hundreds more horses, consuming too much soybeans every day... Hehe, the war horses on the market now The price is several times higher than the purchase price of the imperial court, so it is better to sell all the excess, firstly, you can make a lot of money, and secondly, you can save some beans, kill two birds with one stone... Ouch!"

Before Gao Ren finished speaking, Steward Xia had already kicked his fat ass!
Steward Xia reprimanded with a sullen face: "If you come up with bad ideas indiscriminately, believe it or not, I'll sell you!"

Gao Ren was unconvinced and said: "Where did I say wrong? We don't have enough beans in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to sell the horses for money?"

Steward Xia snorted coldly, and reprimanded: "You know what, except for the fifty horses that Taishou Lu rewarded our racecourse, the remaining 140 or two horses were either borrowed from Qinghe Cui's family or gathered from within the clan. , if we sell it now, what will the tribe think of the young master, and what will the Qinghe Cui family think of us? Use your brains, don't always try to take advantage of it, it will only make others laugh and make others look down on you!"

Gao Ren rubbed his butt depressedly, Gao Shou gloated and said, "I made you talk too much, you deserve it!"

Gao Ren rolled his eyes and said, "If I didn't say anything, then everyone will serve hundreds of ancestors every day."

Gao Bufan said with a light smile: "Next year the horse farm will expand its breeding, and I'm afraid it will not only serve a hundred more horses."

Gao Shou and Gao Ren looked at each other in disbelief: "This year is already the limit, expand the breeding? Can our grassland bear it?"

"Then buy land, buy all the nearby land and plant pastures, and double the size of the horse farm!" Gao Bufan said vigorously, "Since the Cui family in Qinghe can turn in [-] horses a year, let's not compare with the Cui family. It’s okay to slaughter a thousand war horses every year, people can’t rest on their laurels, they have to have dreams, otherwise what’s the difference with salted fish?”

Gao Shou and Gao Ren became excited when they heard the words, and expressed their support for the young master's wise decision, but where did the money to buy the land come from?Could it be dug out of the ground like last time?
But Gao Shou and Gao Ren have confidence in the young master. Since the young master said it, they will definitely be able to do it. It has always been like this, and they are used to it!

Ever since, in the following days, Feiying Racecourse resumed the peaceful and busy days of the past, grazing, purchasing beans, and waiting for the official document issued by the imperial court.

It is said that since Zhang Jin said that the bandits were wiped out, the law and order in the entire Bohai County has also improved greatly, but the good times did not last long, because the remnant of Zhang Jin said was taken over by Sun Anzu, another bandit in Gaojibo. Sun Anzu's strength It has grown in a short period of time, and the number of people under its command has exceeded 2000 people.

Fortunately, Sun Anzu was a kinder person than Zhang Jincheng. Although he also robbed houses and houses, he did not easily hurt people. However, besides Sun Anzu, another strongman Gao Shida appeared in Qinghe County next door.

Gao Shida was originally from Yi County, but he did not come from the Northern Qi clan. He went to Gaojibo in Qinghe County to revolt against the Sui Dynasty. "Honest" Sun Anzu.

At the same time, thieves in the territory of the Sui Dynasty also sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. For example, Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others also raised a flag of righteousness in Wagangzhai to oppose the Sui Dynasty, and the world was changing all of a sudden.

Of course, in Yang Guang's eyes, these bandits who occupy the mountains as kings all suffer from scabies, which cannot change his determination to conquer Korea.

On the ninth day of September in the seventh year of Daye, the Double Ninth Festival, Gao Bufan finally waited for the official document issued by the court. Zhao Mujian from Bohai County rushed to the racecourse in person and notified Gao Kaishan and his son to send [-] war horses to Zhuojun County for delivery.

(End of this chapter)