On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 193 Going to Chang'an
Pusa Nu went back to the academy with Li Mi early in the morning, and Cui Che went to the Duke's Mansion of Yue State after having breakfast, and asked Yang Xuangan to go look for Dou Wei together.

It has been ten years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. In the officialdom, there are many ups and downs. Only Dou Wei has refused to be promoted several times and insisted on staying in the Secretariat.

During this period, he only went to Qingzhou once with Cui Che as the deputy disaster relief envoy.

When Cui Che and Yang Xuangan came to Dou Wei's office room together, Dou Wei heard footsteps, raised his head for a look, lowered his head again, and continued to read his books.

Cui Che was very surprised, but Yang Xuangan was not surprised, he went straight to Dou Wei, and Cui Che quickly followed.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Dou Wei raised his head again, squinted his eyes for a while, and then happily said:

"Zicheng, Xuangan, why are you here?"

It was only then that Cui Che realized that Dou Wei had never put down his books all these years, and had been reading books day and night. He had already become short-sighted, and since he didn't have glasses these days, of course he couldn't see people clearly from a distance.

"Of course I'm here to find you, a bookworm."

Cui Che laughed.

Yang Xuangan took away the book in Dou Wei's hand, pulled Dou Wei up and walked out, saying:
"Go, go, go eat and drink."

Dou Wei is on duty, how can he agree, Cui Che explained:

"Xuangan and I have already greeted you, and it will not be too late for you to return to the provincial office after noon."

Dou Wei has worked in the Ministry of Secretary for ten years, which is considered old qualifications, and it was Cui Che and Yang Xuangan who asked for help, and the secretary supervisor who was the official third-rank official gave Dou Wei a half-day vacation.

Yang Xuangan's father is Yang Su, one of the four nobles, Cui Che is even more popular, and the secretary supervisor also intends to form a good relationship.

The three of them left the secretary's province and went straight to the neighboring Chang'an County, where they found a restaurant that teenagers often frequented.

"After my father passed away, I was left to run this restaurant. Please wait a moment, three distinguished guests. I will instruct the kitchen to prepare the wine and dishes."

The young shopkeeper answered Yang Xuangan's question and went straight to the back kitchen.

The three of them were left lamenting that things are right and people are wrong.

Chang'an City was already dilapidated. Seven years ago, the Sui Dynasty moved its capital to Daxing City in the south of Longshouyuan, bringing a large number of people with it, which made Chang'an City in the north of Longshouyuan even more bleak.

Pedestrians in the city were in twos and threes, but Cui Che, who was by the window, unexpectedly saw a desolate old woman squatting in the corner across the street.

Seeing Cui Che staring out the window in a daze, Yang Xuangan said in confusion:

"What is Zicheng looking at? Could it be that he saw someone he knows?"

"It's just familiar."

Cui Che looked away, but didn't say much.

Dou Wei looked out the window, but only saw a blur.

Cui Che had seen this old woman before, she was the Empress Dowager Hu of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Fourteen years ago, Cui Che and Pei Xiu were taken to the brothel by Yang Xuangan and Dou Wei, and it was Empress Dowager Hu and Empress Mu who were about to open the door to welcome guests.

Cui Che took Mu Xieli away, but the Empress Dowager Hu, who was in her forties at the time, declined the offer, saying that she used to serve men with a group of women, but now that there are so many men around her, she really doesn't want to leave.

Fourteen years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Empress Dowager Hu is nearly sixty years old. No matter how noble her status was, no one is willing to patronize her.

I didn't save any savings in the early years, so I ended up in such a field.

Cui Che shook his head and sighed, but also put this matter behind him.

His grandfather Cui Jishu, father Cui Changjun, uncle Cui Jingxuan and others were all killed by Empress Dowager Hu's son Gao Wei. Back then, he was willing to let go of his grudges and give their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law a way out. go.

Cui Dashan is not a widow or a widow, and everyone takes them home.

Soon, the young shopkeeper presented the food and wine, and the three toasted to each other, chatting about the old relationship.

Dou Wei is actually brother-in-law with Yang Guang, and his wife is the sister of the same father of Princess Jin.

It's just because Princess Jin was born in February and was considered unfavorable to her parents. She was abandoned and raised by her uncle Zhang Ke since she was a child. The sisters had almost no contact with each other, and the relationship was not close.

And Princess Jin and Yang Guang often stay in Jinyang, and Dou Wei always works in the secretary department. Yang Guang thinks that he has no ambitions and does not deliberately get close to him.

But Dou Wei worked as a secretary for ten years, read all over the books, and even hurt his eyes because of this, but it was not all fruitless.

If it is to learn from each other, there are really few people in the world who are more knowledgeable than him.

Today's gathering is not only a reminiscence, but also a farewell for Yang Xuangan. He has been awarded the post of governor of Yingzhou and is ready to set off at another day.

Yingzhou was governed in Changshou County (now Zhongxiang, Hubei), and when Chen was destroyed in the Sui Dynasty, a total of [-] states and [-] counties were obtained. Among them was Yingzhou, which was ruled in Xiakou (now Wuhan, Hubei). In order to distinguish it, Yang Jian changed it to Nanchenying The state is Ezhou.

During the Yongjia Rebellion, people traveled to the South with clothes in their clothes, and many overseas Chinese prefectures were set up with northern names. Now that the North and the South are unified, there has also been a wave of name changes in various places.

Changing Yingzhou to Ezhou is just one example.

During the dinner, Dou Wei asked how Yang Xuangan was going to govern Yingzhou, and Yang Xuangan hiccupped and said:
"Spread eyes and ears widely to monitor officials, but if there is any illegality, all of them will be corrected. If this is the case, the scholars and the people should be in awe."

Cui Che, who was serving food, stopped his chopsticks for a while, he was greatly inspired by Yang Xuangan's words, and felt that he should also set up spies and eyes everywhere, but it was a pity that he was short of manpower.

There were 1525 counties in the Sui Dynasty. Even if one spy was sent to one county, there would be more than 500 people. Where could he find so many people?

He could only place people in Qingzhou and Youzhou to consolidate his basic base.

Even though Daxing is far away, whenever there is trouble in Qingzhou and Youzhou, I can know it immediately.

The three of them chatted to the fullest, and when they walked out of the store, Cui Che purposely glanced at the corner again, he had already lost sight of Queen Mother Hu, perhaps he had gone to beg for food in a different place.

Back in Daxing, everyone bowed their hands and said goodbye. When Cui Che returned home, Yang Lihua took care of him to take a bath to wash away the smell of alcohol.

The entourage sent to report to Ji County and Yidu County had set off yesterday. Cui Che from Ji County ordered Zhao Wen to go. The identities of Ashina and Yu Wenfang cannot be revealed, so they are destined to come to Guanzhong quietly.

Cui Che planned to place the two in the neighboring Chang'an County.

He just went to Chang'an City for a drink, and he also took a look at the mansion along the way.

Cui Che had a mansion in Chang'an City, and he bought it when he first came to Guanzhong, but if Ashina and Yu Wenfang moved into the old house, they would definitely not be able to hide it from others, so they had to find another house.

Cui Che has already handed over this matter to Li Qing and Wang De.

Most of Cui Che's staff will be appointed outside, and Sima Liu Fang was awarded the governor of Yanzhou, and temporarily left Cui Che's shogunate.

Now that Cui Che has entered the court as an official, it is naturally impossible for Yang Jian to allow this general to continue to follow him.

Long Shi Li Gang was re-appointed as Governor of Yizhou, Su Wei, Yang Su and others were unwilling to see Li Gang return to the court again, because they would be in the way of their own eyes.

(End of this chapter)