On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 266
The years are long, fleeting, and it is two years in a blink of an eye.

In the 15th year of Kaihuang (AD 595), the first day of the first lunar month.

Just in time for the Spring Festival, the imperial court opened the curfew as usual. The streets and alleys, the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound of firecrackers;

On the first day of this year, there was no palace banquet. In November last year, Jin Wang Yang Guang, who returned to the court, led all the officials to appeal and asked Yang Jian to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen.

Yang Guang's move just scratched Yang Jian's itch. Seeing the entreaties from all the officials, the Great Sui sage shook his head first:
"This matter is not the same. What kind of merit do I have to be able to seal the world of Zen." '

Just when everyone thought he was going to refuse, Yang Jian changed the subject:
'But I have vast lands all over the world, and it's time for me to tour the east, to promote the emperor's prestige along the way, so let's sacrifice Mount Tai by the way. '

The driver set off on the fifth day of December. Unlike previous tours, Gao Jiong no longer stayed in Daxing, and was brought in front of the imperial court by Yang Jian.

As for Yang Yong, he stayed in the East Palace as before, and he was not allowed to supervise the country.

Yang Jian went to Kanto, but the local officials who reported their duties at the end of the year still had to come to Daxing to report their achievements to the Ministry of Officials.

The night was getting darker, but the wine shop and brothel were still brightly lit. In an elegant room on the third floor, several state-level officials who had returned to the court were gathering together, drinking happily.

After drinking for three rounds, Pei Xiu glanced at the people present, including Qin Qiong, Fang Yanqian, Zhao Mu, Wang Dangwan, Huang Baiji, all of them were cousin Cui Che's confidantes.

"Yan Gong has kept his filial piety for three years, and now he is about to leave the mountain, but I have to go my separate ways after waiting for a while. It is really a great pity that I can't get together with him."

Pei Xiu said with emotion.

When everyone heard the words, they all sighed.

But I heard Qin Qiong say:
"In recent years, I have often exchanged letters with Duke Yan. Duke Yan once used Cao Zhi's old poem and wrote: 'A confidant in the sea is like a neighbor at the end of the world.' Today I will share this sentence with you. We will take care of Duke Yan, Even if we are thousands of miles apart, why bother to sigh."

The so-called Cao Zhi's old poems were written to his younger brother Cao Biao's husband Zhi Sihai, thousands of miles away. '

Qin Qiong followed Cui Che at the age of 11, and it has been 12 years since then. Now he has a short beard under his chin, and he is no longer the immature look he used to be.

Now that he is officially worshiped as the governor of Juzhou, his personal efforts are of course indispensable, and one of the reasons is also because of his family background, but the key lies in the identity of Cui Che's former department.

In the eyes of outsiders, Cui Che's confidant of Duke Yan is not the henchman of Jin Wang Yang Guang.

Yang resolutely determined to abolish the crown prince, and while cutting off Yang Yong's wings, he naturally wanted to support Yang Guang's forces.

In the past few years, Cui Che left the court and returned to his hometown to observe his filial piety, but this did not prevent his old subordinates from making progress together in official positions.

The drunken Fang Yanqian heard the words, his eyes lit up, he patted the table and said:
"Well said! A confidant in the sea is like a neighbor at the end of the world! This sentence should make a lot of sense!"

After all, he drank a glass of pepper wine with everyone.

Zhao Mu put down his wine glass and persuaded:
"Although people are in high spirits on happy occasions, Xiao Chong (Fang Yanqian) still doesn't want to drink anymore."

He has a close relationship with Fang Yanqian, and it was Zhao Mu, Wang Dangwan, and Dong Jing that Fang Yanqian recommended to Cui Che back then.

The happy event Zhao Mu mentioned did not refer to today's Chinese New Year, but the good news from Anping yesterday that Fang Xuanling's wife, Lu Shi, gave birth to a daughter, and now Fang Yanqian is also a grandfather.

Fang Yanqian waved his hands again and again:
"I'm waiting for the reunion of old friends. It's hard to have a good time again. If I don't drink to my heart's content today, I will have to wait for the next day."

When everyone heard about it, they toasted again, and it was not until the next morning that the venue ended.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Pei Xiu and others left Daxing one after another and returned to Kanto to work. Cui Che finally ended his three-year mourning period and could listen to music and laugh with others in a fair and honest manner.

It's just that he didn't have time to indulge himself, so he was summoned by Yang Jian and went to Mount Tai to meet him.

The messenger who delivered the decree was counting the days and hurrying.

Yang Jian enshrined Zen, and Dugu Jialuo must be by his side. Cui Che only waited to leave his concubine and concubine children in Anping, and only brought his wife Yang Lihua and his second son Cui Yanqing to leave in a hurry.

He hurried all the way, but still missed the sacrificial ceremony on the eleventh day of the first lunar month.

When Cui Che arrived in Licheng County, it was already the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yang Guang, who came to greet him, described the excitement of the day before yesterday with Cui Che vividly, and said with emotion:
"Sacrificing Mount Tai is already such a grand scene. What kind of scene was it like when the First Emperor, Han Wudi, and Guangwu Emperor enshrined in Zen?"

Cui Che smiled and said:

"If you want to know the grand occasion of Feng Chan, His Highness will still need to personally do it in the future."

Hearing this, Yang Guang felt a surge of excitement in his heart, but he shook his head and smiled wryly:

"My father ruled the world, and even if he thinks he has no merit to enshrine Mount Tai, what merit do I have to have this extravagant hope."

The merit of repaying the sky is called Feng; the merit of repaying the earth is Zen.

Looking at the entire history, there are not many people who claim to be emperors, but there are only six people who can really enshrine the world of Zen in Mount Tai, namely Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, Hanwu Emperor Liu Che, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.

And Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng who was out of tune with them.

Zhao Heng lowered the gold content of Fengchan Taishan by himself. Since then, no emperor has ever gone to Taishan Fengchan Heaven and Earth.

Before Zhao Henghengkong was born, Fengchan Taishan was a sacred thing, and Yang Guang longed for it.

But he also felt that he was lucky or unlucky to have a father like Yang Jian.

Fortunately, not only has the world returned to unity, but even the surrounding forces are afraid of the strength of the Sui Dynasty, and most of them are attached to the Sui Dynasty.

Unfortunately, it is precisely because of the successive attachments of neighboring countries that it is impossible for Yang Guang to seek border merits.

Just as he was feeling emotional, a flash of light flashed in Yang Guang's mind:

If one day, he sits on the throne and pushes back some obedient forces, wouldn't he be able to justifiably conquer them.

This idea was hidden in Yang Guang's heart, even when facing his friend Cui Che, he didn't reveal a word.

As the carriage approached Licheng, Cui Che deliberately did not show the logo of the Yan State Mansion, so the local people did not know that Cui Che had returned to Licheng.

Today's Licheng County has long been demarcated from Qingzhou and governed by Qizhou. It has been eight years since Cui Che left here, but there are still many people who remember him. There is a shrine for him outside the city. The incense is endless.

Yang Jian saw Cui Che again after three years, before he could salute, he smiled and said:

"Yesterday I also went to the Consort Yan's Temple, and the incense is very strong."

After Cui Che saluted, he said calmly:

"When Weichen was young, his fame and status were not prominent, but because he was the princess, he was favored by the imperial court.

"Your Majesty appoints ministers to be the governor of Qingzhou. The ministers are afraid that they will offend the holy family. They spend long sleep and sleep at night, and devote all their energy to thinking about it, so that they can be worthy of their father.

"Qingzhou's great rule, the common people mistakenly thought it was the merits of humble ministers, but they didn't know that it was His Majesty's light corvee and poor gifts, which made the prosperous scene today.

"Since leaving office, I have never set foot in Qingzhou and other places. I really don't know about the so-called Yangong Temple."

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