On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 390
Yang Liang fled back to Jinyang in embarrassment, a big defeat left him in shock, no matter who he looked at, he felt that the other party wanted to take his head to Daxing to receive the reward from his second brother.

Fang Yanzao, who fled back with Yang Liang, was still faithfully fulfilling his mission. He persuaded:
"Your Highness King of Han, now that the troops on the front line have been defeated and the people in Hedong are in panic, it is time to do something extraordinary to boost morale.

"Your Majesty was dispatched by Duke Yan, and I ask the King of Han to obey the fate and people's hearts, and ascend the throne today!"

Fang Yanzao is the younger brother of Fang Yanqian and uncle of Fang Xuanling.

He has always been proud of his talents, but he deeply feels that his talents are underappreciated, so he has many complaints against the court.

When Cui Che had an affair with the imperial court, Fang Yanqian summoned Fang Yanzao to Yandi with only one letter, and served Cui Che together with him.

When Yang Liang heard this, he seemed crazy:
"The fate of the people?! If the fate is mine, how can I end up in such a state!"

However, before the defeat, Wang Wei, who stood firmly against Fang Yanzao and repeatedly advised Yang Liang to suspend proclaiming himself emperor, suddenly changed his attitude. He said:
"Your Highness, if you want to achieve great things, how can you give up on yourself because of a temporary setback!
"Compared to Han Gaozu abandoning his wife, the humiliation His Highness suffered is nothing!
"Now that the envoy has asked Yecheng for help, his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, Duke Yan will definitely send troops to help!
"As Mr. Fang said, for the present plan, the most important thing is to inspire people's hearts. Please also invite Your Highness to ascend the throne today, so as to order the loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty to discuss the false emperor in Guanzhong!"

Yang Liang was hesitant, another confidant Pei Wen'an said excitedly:

"Your Highness! This is the end of the matter, why look forward to the future!
"We openly denounce Yang Guang for killing his father, if he is defeated, does His Highness think that Yang Guang can still care about brotherhood and spare your life!
"Could it be that Your Highness has forgotten the fate of the deposed prince Yang Yong!"

Yang Liang was awakened by Pei Wen'an's words. This time, after planning with Cui Che, he used the banner of Yang Guang to kill his father. Yang Guang must hate him to the bone.

If he was captured alive by Yang Guang, no matter whether he proclaimed himself emperor or not, he would not let him go. Since he will die, why not be emperor for a few days to enjoy himself.

What's more, what the aides said is true, assuming the throne and proclaiming the emperor can also boost people's hearts. If he really persists until Cui Che comes to help and defeat Yang Su, maybe he can sit on the throne for a long time.

"Okay! Please gentlemen prepare for the ceremony!"

In the fourth year of Renshou, on November 23, Yang Liang, who had retreated from Guanzhong, became the emperor in Jinyang.

Fang Yanzao was sent as an envoy, originally he wanted to ask for a governor of Hebei for Cui Che, but he didn't expect Yang Liang to be defeated, and in order to ask Cui Che for help, he actually sent a prince.

After participating in Yang Liang's enthronement ceremony, Fang Yanzao resigned, then left Jinyang, and returned to Hebei to return to his command.

Xiangzhou, Yecheng.

Cui Che had already learned that Yang Liang was defeated by Yang Su in Guanzhong, but this matter did not exceed his expectations.

If Yang Liang beat Guan Zhong down, Cui Che's jaw would fall in shock.

But in any case, for Cui Che, Yang Liang's role has already been manifested, which is to contain the imperial army so that they cannot hinder him from capturing Hebei, Qing, Qi and other places.

The news of Yang Liang's proclaiming emperor also spread to Yecheng, and Cui Che got the post of Governor of Hebei Province as he wished, and the title of King Yan was even more unexpected.

Amid the congratulations, Chang Shi Fang Xuanling came out more and more, and said:
"King Yan! The east of the river is a victorious place, but the Lord cannot defend it. Now that Yang Liang is defeated, he asks the king for help. This is the gift of the river east to the king by heaven!
"If your majesty can have both the dangers of the east and the wealth of the hebei, this is the foundation of the king's hegemony!

"Also ask Yan Gong to follow the example of Emperor Zhaolie of the Ji Han Dynasty and enter Sichuan, and quickly send troops to rescue Hedong!"

Fang Xuanling asked Cui Che to follow Liu Bei's example. The focus of course is not to save Hedong, but to take the opportunity to control Yang Liang and occupy Hedong.

The crowd stopped celebrating and begged Cui Che to send troops one after another.

In fact, what Fang Xuanling said was exactly what Cui Che wanted.

Even if Yang Liang doesn't give him the title of King of Yan, Cui Che will still send troops to rescue, after all, Yang Liang's flag cannot be overthrown yet.

If Yang Liang was still there, the nature of this rebellion would be equivalent to their Yang family brothers fighting for family property. He, Cui Che, just chose to support Yang Liang and together attack Yang Guang, who was suspected of patricide.

Such behavior did not disappoint Yang Jian's kindness to him in the past, and it is difficult for the world to criticize him.

Now Hebei, Qingzhou and other places are only initially brought under the rule, but Cui Che has no time to digest it slowly.

In the fourth year of Renshou, on the third day of December, Cui Che guarded Xiangzhou with his second son Cui Yanzong. Shi Fangxuanling, the governor of Yan Wang Fu, and Sima Liu Fang were in charge of Xiangzhou's military administration, and Bo Weizheng, the master, accompanied the army and managed the army's logistics.

Conscript [-] cavalry troops, [-] Yinan Khitan troops, [-] cavalry from Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Liu Heita, and Dou Jiande, and [-] cavalry including [-] Pishi troops Death, a total of [-] steps.

And distribute the remaining [-] soldiers around Xiangzhou to the surrounding areas.

Among them, Xiangzhou only left [-] elite soldiers, not only to prevent Yang Guang from dispatching troops from the Central Plains, Jingzhou and other places to attack Hebei during his rush to help Hedong, but also to prevent all military power from falling into the hands of Liu Fang.

As the saying goes, food and grass go first before the armed forces move.

Before Cui Che's [-]-step rescue team set out to rescue Hedong, the grain transferred from the Liyang warehouse was continuously transported from the newly built warehouse outside Xiangzhou City to Jingxing County, Jingzhou Prefecture.

Jingxing County, which controls one of the Taihang Eight Xings, did not choose to be in Fukouxing in Xiangzhou in the end.

The difference is naturally that if you go to Fukouxing, you can only reach the Changzhi Basin, but you can go directly to the Taiyuan Basin if you go to Jingxing.

With the enemy at hand, Cui Che naturally wouldn't be in a hurry to control Yang Liang, but going south from the Taiyuan Basin to resist Yang Su could also take the opportunity to figure out how to deploy defenses along the way. For Cui Che, who planned to follow the example of Emperor Zhaolie of the Ji Han Dynasty, going to Hedong via Jingxing was undoubtedly a more suitable route.

After more than two months of rest and reorganization, as well as a brief reunion with their families, the generals of the Yan Army are completely ready to be driven.

After Mai Mengcai, the eldest son of Mai Tiezhang, married Cui Wenhui, the eldest daughter of Cui Che, and Liu Tongren, the son of Liu Fang, married Cui Wenyan, the daughter of Cui Che.

Before leaving, Cui Che made the decision for Cui Yanqing, the third son who guarded Liaodong, and married Liu Fang's daughter.

For the concubine Cui Yanzong who stayed in Xiangzhou, he hired Fang Xuanling's daughter as his wife.

At first, Cui Che wanted to betroth Fang Xuanling's daughter to his son Cui Yanqing, but Fang Xuanling chose Cui Che's son, obviously because he knew that the son would not have the right of inheritance, so he didn't have to be involved in possible seizures in the future.

After all, the cruelty of the Sui Dynasty's position reserve is obvious to all.

(End of this chapter)