On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 352
The person who went to Liaodong for Yang Liang was named Wang Wei, and his father was the famous Nanliang general Wang Sengbian who put down Hou Jing's rebellion.

Wang Yong was 52 years old at the time. When he was young, he was not good at studying and was idle all day long. He was reprimanded by his brother Wang Yong, so he repented.

He determined to study, not only read the Five Classics thoroughly, but also studied various schools of thought. Although he is a scholar, he also has a lot of experience in the art of war. He is famous for his erudition.

After Yang Yong was abolished, his party members died or were demoted, and Wang Wei was implicated and sent to Lingnan.

Yang Liang admired Wang Ying's name for a long time, pleaded with Yang Jian for him, and enlisted him as a counselor for the Han Palace to join the army.

Based on this relationship, Wang Wei not only loathes Yang Guang, but also has little affection for Cui Che.

After all, Yang Guang seized the heir apparent, and Cui Che also contributed a lot behind the scenes.

It was only because of Yang Liang's plan that Wang Wei put aside his old grievances and came to show his favor to Cui Che.

Cui Che specially hosted a banquet in honor of Wang Wei. After drinking for three rounds, Wang Wei asked, taking advantage of his drunkenness:
"What does Lord Yan think of friendship compared to brotherhood?"

Cui Che immediately understood the purpose of Wang Wei's visit, he shook his head and said:
"As the saying goes, flesh and blood are close relatives, blood is thicker than water, but the meaning of a friend can also be entrusted with life and death. It is difficult for Cui to tell which is more important."

Wang Kai laughed and said:

"There is a person who falsely accuses his brother above and harms his brother below. Even if his own brother is like this, can this person also be entrusted with life and death?"

Cui Che's expression darkened, and he said coldly:
"What is the meaning of the envoy's words?"

Wang Wei didn't answer, but looked at Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng who were sitting with him.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng got up to leave, Cui Che raised his hand to stop:
"Both are Cui's confidantes, there is no need to avoid them."

Then he said to Wang Kai in a deep voice:
"What does the envoy want to do, you might as well speak out."

Seeing that Cui Che was unwilling to back away, Wang Kai had no choice but to keep the two of them. Since Cui Che insisted on keeping the two of them, he must be his confidant, so Wang Kai no longer persisted. He took a deep breath and said:
"Duke Yan is surrounded by elite soldiers from Yanzhao, and all tribes outside the Great Wall bowed their heads and obeyed their orders. They conscripted Goguryeo and raised their arms. There were more than [-] followers. The force of the army was so strong that Yang Guang might not be able to sleep or eat because of it."

Cui Che laughed so hard that he leaned forward and backward, he said:
"What is my intention of becoming King of Han? Don't you know my relationship with the crown prince?"

Wang Kai sneered and said:
"So what about the deep friendship, what about the in-laws of the children, Yang Guang can frame even his own brothers, Duke Yan is now almost divided, if someone provokes them in the future, will he still miss his old relationship with Duke Yan?
"Could it be that Duke Yan has forgotten that Wang Yi and Jinshang have also known each other since they were young, and they have also become relatives of their sons and daughters?"

Cui Che's face changed, he slapped the table hard, and shouted:

"Enough! Aren't you afraid that I will tie you up to Daxing and hand it over to Donggong for disposal!"

Wang Kai said seriously:
"Wang came here not only to be a lobbyist for the King of Han, but also to plan a way for Duke Yan to save me. If Duke Yan wants to send me to Daxing, Wang will not dare to say more, but under the nine springs, I will just wait for Duke Yan."

Fang Xuanling winked at Cui Che, reminding him not to overact.

Not only Yang Liang needed Cui Che, but Cui Che also needed the King of Han.

Cui Che understood, he restrained his anger, sat upright and said:

"What is the meaning of the law of preservation that the envoy said?"

Wang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly:
"Yang Yong and Yang Xiu were both murdered by Yang Guang, and they were imprisoned, and their life and death depended on Yang Guang's will.

"The king of Han did not want to sit still and wait for his death. After the mountain mausoleum collapsed, he would extend righteousness to the world.

"If Duke Yan can help the King of Han, the King of Han would like to grant Duke Yan the title of king in the 52 states of Hebei, so that his descendants will be hereditary!"

Or how to say something that is not your own, it doesn't hurt to spoil it.

Yang Liang promised Cui Che the land of Hebei, which can be called a big deal.

Cui Che didn't rush to agree, but instead said doubtfully:

"Just now the envoy claimed that the crown prince can't accommodate Cui, and now he promises me a separatist regime in Hebei. If the king of Han succeeds in the future, will he be able to sit back and relax?"

Facing Cui Che's question, Wang Wei didn't panic, he calmly said:
"No, there will be a big battle between the King of Han and the Duke of Yan in the future.

"What you said just now is only the promise of the King of Han, and what follows is Wang's heartfelt words.

"Duke Yan has lofty ambitions, Yang Guang can't control you, and the king of Han can't make Duke Yan a minister.

"Wang came here just to tell Duke Yan that if you and the King of Han cooperate, you will benefit both, and if you separate, you will suffer from both.

"Duke Yan and the King of Han are like lips and teeth, the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, I think Duke Yan also understands.

"According to Wang, why did the King of Han need to make a promise to Duke Yan, that Duke Yan would definitely respond when something happened.

"Otherwise, if the King of Han is defeated, the River East will be taken by Yang Guang, and if Duke Yan is called to the court, will Duke Yan follow?
"If you resist, is Duke Yan going to use Yandi and Liaodong to compete against the world?
"If you obey, people will be swords and I will be fish and meat. If Yang Guang wants to kill Yan Gong, he only needs to send an eunuch to bring dove wine.

"Wang is for Duke Yan's plan, so it is better to raise troops together with the King of Han in the future. The King of Han will take Guanzhong, and the Duke of Yan will take Henan. The two families may become stalemate, such as during the Zhou Qi period.

"In this way, the King of Han does not need to be afraid of Yang Guang's harm, and Duke Yan does not need to worry about himself."

Cui Che originally thought that Yang Liang's cession of Hebei was already considered a sale of his father's land, but he never thought that Wang Wei would actually propose to let him and Yang Liang divide the world.

Before Cui Che could answer, Fang Xuanling stood up and persuaded:
"Reporting to Lord Yan, what Wang Canjun said is reasonable. How can a gentleman rely on others and put life and death in the hands of others!"

Wei Zheng on the side also agreed.

Under the persuasion of the two, Cui Che sighed:

"Cui is deeply favored by the country, and dare not think of such an unreasonable idea. The so-called two divisions of the world, Wang Canjun will not mention it again. Cui only asks to get an edict from the King of Han after the fact, expressing the world, allowing me to live in Hebei, Forever a barrier."

Of course Wang Kai would not believe that Cui Che really made up his mind to become a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty.

If he hadn't seen through Cui Che's ambitions through what he had seen and heard in Yandi along the way, Wang Wei would not have dared to conspire with Cui Che so bluntly.

As he said before, even if Yang Liang becomes the master of Guanzhong in the future, he will still have a fight with Cui Che sooner or later.

But these are things for the future. Now Cui Che and Yang Liang have a common enemy, that is Yang Guang. The top priority is to deal with Yang Guang's future threats.

That night, Wang Wei took the place of Yang Liang, and made a blood-to-blood alliance with Cui Che, agreeing to help each other and forming a secret alliance.

Wang Wei did not stay in Liaodong for a long time. After achieving his goal, he asked Cui Che to resign the next day, and Cui Che did not stay. He was busy arranging the power structure in Liaodong after he left.

Cui Che stayed in Liaodong City with his son, and Fang Xuanling assisted him in handling the military affairs of Liaodong.

The rest of the cities also wantonly placed confidants and generals to guard them on their behalf.

Before leaving, Cui Che told Cui Qiji:

"Staying behind is a great responsibility, and you can't do everything rashly, do you know that?"

Cui Qiji bowed to his orders.

Cui Che tightly held Fang Xuanling's hand again, and said with emotion:

"The Bodhisattva Slave is good at battle, but not yet skilled in government affairs. I will entrust all the affairs of Liaodong to you."

(End of this chapter)