On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 183 Coveting Western Liaoning (fourth update)

The news of Cui Che's northern tour spread outside the Great Wall, and the first person to come to pay his respects was Xi Wang Ahui Lusu.

Ahui Lusu had a bad relationship with Cui Che on the surface, and he had sued Cui Che in front of the emperor, saying that he favored the soldiers of the Sui army and was unfairly assigned.

For this reason, Yang Jian also fined Cui Che one year's salary. Of course, Ah Hui and Lusu couldn't come to see Cui Che with great fanfare.

"Xiao Wang pays homage to Duke Yan!"

After entering the handsome account, Ahui Lusu bowed on one knee.

Cui Che helped him up, with a warm smile on his face:
"My brother, you don't need to be formal."

After finishing speaking, he invited Ahui Lusu to sit with him, but Ahui Lusu insisted on resigning, so Cui Che let him sit at will.

After Ahui Lusu was seated, he and Cui Che mentioned their eastern neighbor, Khitan.

There are two big rivers in the northern prairie, one is weak and falling into the water. It is where Cui Che teamed up with Kumoxi and the East Turks defeated the West Turks' 15 troops. It is also called the Huang River and is the northern source of the West Liao River.

The other is Laoha River, also known as Tuhe River, which is the southern source of Xiliao River.

The Khitan originated in the Ruoluoshui and Laoha River basins, and is now a nomad in the northern part of the western Liaoning region, and has been neighbors with Kumoxi for many years.

The Khitan at this time was not the behemoth that swallowed Youzhou in the Song Dynasty. There were eight tribes in the clan that governed independently and did not belong to each other.

Attached to the Sui Dynasty, Turks, and Goguryeo respectively.

After the Turkic split, the Khitan tribe originally attached to the Turkic tribe planned to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but at that time Yang Jian was busy planning the southern expedition and did not want to cause more trouble in the north.

Even Prince Tuyuhun sent secret envoys to contact him, hoping to tie up Tuyuhun King Murong Kualu and proclaim himself a minister to the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Jian angrily denounced him as having no king and father and flatly refused.

How could Yang Jian take a fancy to several Khitan tribes? When the Khitan people came to join them with joy, they returned in defeat, so they turned to Goguryeo.

Goguryeo has a vast territory, but it has not fallen in the past few years.

531 AD, that is, the year Gao Huan raised his troops in Xindu to build a righteous cause.

King Anzang of Goguryeo was assassinated, and his brother King Anyuan succeeded to the throne.

In order to appease the forces of all parties, King Yasuhara appointed three concubines, also known as wives.

Two of them gave birth to heirs and formed two major political groups to fight for the succession to the throne.

In 545, after the death of King Anyuan, armed conflicts broke out between the two sides. In the end, Gao Pingcheng, who was only 8 years old, won and became King Yangyuan with the support of his uncle.

However, the struggle for power did not end. The other party was not reconciled to failure, and began to build its own army and separate the territory.

In 551, Silla and Baekje, entrenched in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, captured the most fertile Han River basin under the rule of Goguryeo.

In those few years, Goguryeo's national power declined to the extreme.

Gao Yang, Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, sent his minister Cui Liu to Goguryeo to ask for the people who had fled to Goguryeo since the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Before leaving, Gao Yang told Cui Liu: "If Goguryeo doesn't follow, you can act accordingly." '

Cui Liu went to Goguryeo, hoping to bring back the people in Hebei, but Gao Pingcheng, the king of Goguryeo, pretended to be confused. Cui Liu recalled that Gao Yang had allowed him to play by ear, so he angrily reprimanded the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers.

Unable to relieve his anger, Cui Liu, who had aroused the power of his blood, punched King Goguryeo. Gao Pingcheng was knocked down and rolled from the couch to the ground.

Gao Pingcheng had never heard of the prestige of the Cui family, otherwise he wouldn't dare to pretend to be confused in front of Cui Liu.

That's right, this Cui Liu is from the Boling Cui family.

Cuijia boxing is for the emperor.

A weak country has no diplomacy. This principle can be applied to ancient and modern times. Goguryeo, whose national strength was declining at that time, was in such a situation.

Gao Pingcheng was beaten in public, but he could only apologize to Cui Liu and let him bring back five thousand households.

However, today is different from the past. Domestic turmoil has been quelled. The Silla and Baekje alliances in the southern part of the Korean peninsula also disintegrated and even became deadly enemies because of Silla's surprise attack on Baekje, monopolizing the Han River basin, and capturing and killing the king of Baekje.

The two could no longer threaten the southern territories of Goguryeo.

With no internal worries or foreign aggressions, Goguryeo missed the land of western Liaoning that they had longed for.

A few days ago, the current King of Goguryeo, that is, King Gaotang of Pingyuan, sent envoys to Khitan and Kumoxi respectively in an attempt to unite them to attack Yingzhou, and the time was set for next year.

The reason why such a time was chosen was naturally out of fear of Cui Che's reputation.

They more or less understood the system of the Sui Dynasty. They were elected every three years, and Cui Che would be transferred at the end of this year, so they chose to start next year.

And the current governor of Yingzhou is Cui Che's good friend Wei Yi.

Ah Hui and Lusu did not hide anything from Cui Che, he told Gao Tang all about his plan, and even mentioned the specific conditions that Gao Tang offered.

Cui Che was silent when he heard the words. He clearly remembered that the conflict between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo broke out now, and it would take at least nine years for the Sui Dynasty to conquer Goguryeo.

In that battle, Yang Jian took Gao Jiong as the actual commander, conscripted 30 troops, and marched by land and water.

But the fight was no better than Yang Guang's conquest of Goguryeo. He hadn't met the enemy yet, and nine out of ten soldiers died due to epidemics and shipwrecks. It was a disastrous defeat.

It's just that Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo at the time, was also frightened when he saw the national strength of the Sui army. He sent 30 troops at every turn.

Gao Yuan was afraid, so he made a confession.

That's right, this Gao Yuan is Yang Wang Gao Yuan who can form a CP with Yang Guang in later generations.

Yang Guang said to him three times, 'I'm coming in', and finally said that the huge Sui Dynasty was destroyed.

Yang Jian was different from Yang Guang, as long as he was able to get by on the surface, he did not continue to use troops in Goguryeo, otherwise the family would be defeated by Yang Guang in one round.

Cui Che couldn't figure it out. Could it be that his arrival changed history and caused the conflict between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo to break out earlier? He asked Ahui Lusu in a deep voice:
"Now the King of Goguryeo has made a big promise to you. Since you have already promised, why did you tell me about it today?"

Seeing Cui Che's uneasy expression, Ah Hui Lusu hurriedly explained:
"This is a big matter, how dare Xiao Wang hide it from Duke Yan. Xiao Wang thinks that if the northern border is in turmoil, Duke Yan may return to his hometown."

Only then did Cui Che ease his expression.

Ah Hui Lusu said again:

"When Duke Yan leads the troops, the little king will be the internal response of Duke Yan, and he will defeat the enemy in one battle, so that Duke Yan can make great achievements again!"

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"Great meritorious deeds, it was not done by a wise man. I will be wise and protect myself, and wait for the opportunity. As for you."

Hearing this, Ahui Rusu held his breath.

Cui Che pondered and said:
"Gaoguryeo is far away in Liaodong, separated by mountains and rivers, and it is not easy to conquer, but Kumoxi is close at hand. If the saint is angry and sends troops to conquer, but Goguryeo does not rescue, what will you do?"

"This"

Ah Hui Lusu could not answer.

Cui Che patted him on the shoulder and said:
"I know that you have good intentions and want me to return to Youzhou to lead the army, but what you and I have to do now is to accumulate strength and wait for the right time."

Ah Hui Lusu asked again:
"Do you want to inform Emperor Sui of this matter?"

Cui Che shook his head and said:
"You rejected Goguryeo yourself."

He didn't want Yang Jian to know that he had such a great reputation in northern Xinjiang that Goguryeo had to wait for him to leave office before sending troops.

What Cui Che didn't know was that the king of Goguryeo failed to invade Liaoxi as he wished, so he died next year, and his son Gao Yuan was the successor.

　Bring it to the fourth watch, rest first, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)