On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 217 Conflict erupts
Cui Che didn't keep Mai Tiezhang waiting, he changed his clothes and went to the main hall to meet the guests.

When Mai Tiezhang saw Cui Che enter the door, he hurriedly bowed and said:
"Humble duty to pay homage to Duke Yan."

Cui Che waved his hand:
"No need to be polite."

After the two of them took their seats, Cui Che asked:
"You risked crossing the river tonight, can you gain anything?"

Mai Tiezhang didn't dare to hide anything, and told all the information he got tonight.

Cui Che pondered for a moment, and asked Zhao Wen to fetch the map. According to what Mai Tiezhang said, he sent Zhu Mowen in Jingkou, Gu Shixing in Jinling (now Changzhou, Jiangsu), Yelue in Wuxi, Lu Mengsun in Changshu (now Changshu, Jiangsu), and those who were besieging Shen Xuanzhang and others from Wuxian County marked the pictures one by one.

"You did a good job, and I will credit you for the truth."

Cui Che put down his pen and encouraged him.

Mai Tiezhang hurriedly thanked him.

In the early morning of the next day, Cui Che brought the map to the camp outside the city, summoned all the generals under his command, introduced the situation to them, and said:
"Wu County is still there, but it is also in danger. Our army has not assembled yet, so we must not act rashly. From today onwards, various ministries will make noise in Jiangbei to make the rebels think that we are about to cross the river. We will divide our troops for defense and cannot attack the city with all our strength.

"When the army is assembled, the rebels have already relaxed, and they are about to cross the Yangtze River in one fell swoop and put down the rebellion!"

All the generals took orders, but Cui Hongdu was not hesitant.

Cui Che glanced at him, but didn't say much, the rest of the people retreated one after another, and went back to the army to carry out Cui Che's military orders, but Cui Hongdu stayed in the commander's tent without moving.

"Is Manager Cui still busy?"

Cui Che asked.

Cui Hongdu was dissatisfied and said:

"The rebels in the area, why do you need to gather all the ministries? If Duke Yan fears the enemy, why not send me as the vanguard. I will lead the Jiangling government soldiers across the river and drive straight in to rescue Wu County. Duke Yan only needs to wait for the good news."

Cui Che's face darkened, and he said coldly:
"In the first battle of weak falling into the water, Apo Khan commanded a Turkic army of 15 in front. I am not afraid, so why should I be afraid of the Jiangnan rebels. I respect you as the elder of the clan, so I treat you with courtesy. Your words and deeds today, Could it be that you are trying to force me to kill people and stand up!"

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Cui Hongdu's expression changed suddenly, before he could speak, he saw Cui Che slapped the desk hard, and said sharply:

"Cui Hongdu! Do you really want to test whether my sword is sharp!"

When a group of guards heard the sound, they rushed into the tent one after another and drew their swords at Cui Hongdu.

Cui Hongdu didn't expect that Cui Che, who had backed down to him step by step and worked hard to maintain a harmonious relationship between the two, would become so angry today.

He looked at Cui Che in disbelief, thinking that the other party had set up an ambush today, and he really wanted to use his own head to show his prestige.

However, Cui Che shouted at the guards:

"Go back to me!"

The guards put the steel knife back into the scabbard and left the commander's tent one after another.

Cui Hongdu heaved a sigh of relief, he really thought that Cui Che was going to kill him, and it was a game of death.

Cui Che stared at Cui Hongdu, and said in a deep voice:
"The sage gave me the right to make decisions on the fly. If you refuse to accept it, go back to Daxing now and ask the sage to change his command. But before that, what I say is a military order! Anyone who disobeys the order will die!"

Cui Hongdu's scalp was numb from Cui Che's fierce gaze, and it was only then that he remembered that he was relying on his status as the queen's cousin, and Cui Che was the queen's son-in-law.

Cousin, how can you be closer than your son-in-law.

What's more, today's son-in-law has long been dissatisfied with him, and he has held grudges for more than ten years. If Cui Che was accused of disrespecting military orders and really killed him, at most he would be degraded and fined, and he would never let his son-in-law pay for his life.

Cui Hongdu finally gave in:

"The last will obey."

He really saw the killing intent in Cui Che's eyes.

Cui Hongdu's feeling is not wrong.

If both of them were not from the Cui clan of Boling, and the killing of the same clan would cause the clan to split, Cui Che would have found an excuse to cut him off, how could he tolerate it until now.

However, Cui Hongdu was right about one thing, Cui Che really didn't dare to cross the river alone before the army was assembled.

He wasn't afraid of the strength of the rebel army, what Cui Che was worried about was that he was about to face the Jiangnan soldiers and civilians who were united as one.

Before setting off, Yang Jian had told him not to take prisoners, but anyone who participated in the rebellion, even if they surrendered before the battle, would be punished as slaves, and the rest would be killed.

Although such retaliation methods can deter the people in the south of the Yangtze River, the resistance they can arouse should not be underestimated.

Knowing that they must die, they will definitely fight to the death, and the rebels are fighting in the local area, and it is difficult to stop the local people from sending them news.

If you really want to go deep alone, how can you hide your whereabouts, and maybe let someone make dumplings easily.

Cui Che never thought of concentrating the captives and killing them all after the war. By doing so, his reputation would be overdrawn.

It would be better to spread the word after crossing the river that only by surrendering before the battle can one avoid death.

After the conflict that day, Cui Hongdu really restrained himself a lot. Although he didn't give Cui Che any good looks, at least he would not openly question his military order.

Cui Che no longer imagined how close he could be to Cui Hongdu, as long as everyone could save face.

Because the Sui army was making noise in Jiangbei, the rebels really thought that Cui Che was planning to cross the river, so they hurriedly asked Shen Xuanzhang for help. Shen Xuanzhang had to postpone the attack on Wu County, and sent troops to support Zhu Mowen, who was facing Cui Che's army.

While Cui Che was patiently waiting for the army to gather, a major event happened in Daxing City.

At the end of the first month of the 11th year of Kaihuang (591 AD), the crown princess Yuanshi died of illness in the East Palace.

"This must be the prince conspiring with the Yun family to poison the Yuan family!"

Dugu Jialuo concluded that the princess was poisoned by Yang Yong and Yun Zhaoxun.

However, Yang Jian didn't care to ask about this matter. Now he is in a hurry to send all the ministries to assemble in Yangzhou, expecting Cui Che to suppress the rebellion quickly.

Dugu Jialuo failed to conduct a thorough investigation as he wished, but still believed that the death of the Yuan family was inseparable from Yang Yong and Yun Zhaoxun, and his inner hatred for Yang Yong was approaching its peak.

It can't be said that Dugu Jialuo wrongly blamed the two of them. Although the Yuan family was not poisoned to death by Yang Yong and Yun Zhaoxun, it was indeed because of their anger that they made a heart attack.

Yang Jian, who was always obedient to his wife, couldn't help Dugu Jialuo's nagging, so he had to send someone to the East Palace to reprimand Yang Yong. Who knew that Yang Yong thought it was Yuan Xiaoju, the father of the Yuan family, who was behind it, and slandered Yang Jian, clamoring to kill Yuan Xiao moment.

At the same time, the bones of the Yuan clan were not yet cold, so Yang Yong hurriedly let Yun Zhaoxun take charge of the internal affairs of the East Palace. His intention was self-evident, and he naturally hoped that Yang Jian could make Yun Zhaoxun the Crown Princess.

This series of actions aroused the dissatisfaction of Yang Jian and his wife, and completely severed the relationship between Yang Jian and his wife and Yang Yong. The idea of ​​Yi Chu lingered in Yang Jian's mind.

It is said that when Gao Jiong learned of these things, he dismissed the officials and sighed alone in the wing of Shang Shuxing.

On January [-], Jin Wang Yang Guang, who was still unaware of the changes in the East Palace, finally arrived outside Guangling City.

At this time, all the departments of the Sui army had been assembled one after another, and there were a hundred thousand troops outside the city, including three thousand Boling cavalry soldiers who arrived two days earlier than Yang Guang.

　There is another chapter in the evening, before twelve o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)