On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 512
Qu Tutong was born in 557 A.D. at the age of 52. He was already gray at the temples, but now he is a captive, disheartened and even more old.

Cui Che withdrew his gaze, and told his eldest grandson Wuji:

"I haven't released Duke Qu Tu yet."

Changsun Wuji immediately untied Qu Tutong's hands, Cui Che said with regret:
"Gu and Qu Tugong, why did we meet so late?"

Cui Che and Qu Tugong naturally knew each other. He served as Minister of the Ministry of War and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs successively in the court.

During this period, Qu Tutong also served as Yang Jian's personal guard, and the two looked down and saw each other. Although they didn't have a deep personal relationship, they became acquainted with each other.

What Cui Che felt was naturally that Qu Tutong had been guarding for nearly half a month, and it was only now that someone tied him into his tent.

Qu Tutong failed to seek death before, but now he said in a slumped manner in the big tent:

"I failed to fulfill the loyalty of my subjects, and became a captive, bringing shame to the country.

"Even if you die, you will have no face to see the late emperor (Yang Jian)."

Cui Che was furious and shouted:

"Confused! Just now, I had a conversation with Jun Su, why didn't Duke Qu Tu listen to half a sentence, Yang Guang killed his father, you died for him, you are truly ashamed of Gaozu (Yang Jian)."

Qu Tutong faltered and couldn't reply.

Cui Che sighed:

"I don't ask Qu Tugong, but Yao Junsu first, can't you understand my painstaking efforts?

"Now Jun Su is not willing to surrender me for the time being, and I have never done any harm, just want Duke Qu Tu to understand that I will not threaten him with death to force Duke Qu Tu to submit.

"Today, if the Duke sent me down to avenge the late emperor with me, Cui would be overjoyed, and he would take a heavy responsibility to the Duke.

"If the Duke is obsessed with his obsession, I will not harm him. I only regret that I cannot get the help of Duke Qu Tu."

What he said made Qu Tu burst into tears, and he cried and said:

"Your Majesty does not regard sinners as sinners for resisting Master Wang. How can sinners refuse such an invitation? Since Your Majesty will not give up, Qu Tutong can only do his best and die."

Cui Che was overjoyed, he helped Qu Tutong up, and said to him with a smile:

"When General Sang left before, he also spoke to Gu several times, claiming that Duke Qu Tu is a capable minister in this world. If he can get his help, it will be like adding wings to a tiger."

Qu Tutong didn't know that Sang Xianhe seemed to have made such remarks, but Cui Che's intention was obviously to resolve the conflict between the two of them. Qu Tutong heard the implication, and he bowed and replied:

"Xianhe Miozan, your majesty has elite soldiers, strong generals, and resourceful men. There are countless people. It is a fluke to have Qu Tutong. How dare you be self-confident. When I meet Xianhe tomorrow, I will thank him for his recommendation."

Cui Che nodded when he heard the words, and Qu Tutong's humble attitude also satisfied the generals in the tent.

Fortunately, the messenger that Qu Tutong had killed before was only a captive, not Cui Che's cronies, otherwise Cui Che would not have kept Qu Tutong, no matter how talented he was, just to appease his confidants.

In fact, for loyal ministers and righteous men, even if they are hostile to themselves, people often have a little respect.

After Cui Che's generals learned that Qu Tutong was going to jump off the city wall in an attempt to die for the country, they had long since lost their previous resistance to Qu Tutong.

It was already late at night, Cui Cheping retreated all the generals, and ordered Qu Tutong to be brought down to resettle him.

After everyone left, Cui Che slept alone in the handsome tent.

There was Qin Qiong leading an army of [-] to take over the city defense and sit in the city, and there was Sang Xian to appease the people in the city. After executing dozens of street thugs who took advantage of the chaos, Qin Qiong hung their heads on the tower. In the city, there is no more trouble.

In the early morning, when the sky was bright, Cui Che personally led the army to the east gate of Feng Yi. Sang Xian and Bi respectfully presented Cui Che with the seal of the governor of Feng Yi.

With Sang Xian and Temporary Governor of Tongzhou, the official appointment cannot be considered until the Jinyang side issues an appointment order.

Of course, the entire Jinyang court is under Cui Che's control, and there will be no twists and turns in the appointment of Sang Xianhe.

After entering the city, Qu Tutong found Sang Xianhe and conveyed Cui Che's words to him to express his gratitude.

Sang Xianhe was very surprised, he clearly told Cui Che that if it can be used, use it, and if it cannot be used, kill it, but he also immediately understood Cui Che's intention.

I feel a little more grateful to this King Yan in my heart.

Sang Xianhe and Qu Tutong also resolved their conflicts and were able to restore their relationship.

It’s just that Cui Che is not as generous as Li Yuan. In the original time and space, after Qu Tutong’s surrender, Li Yuan named him Minister of the Ministry of War and bestowed the title of Lord Jiang Guogong. After that, he became the commander-in-chief of the Marshal’s Palace of King Li Shimin of Qin. Battle, was able to rank No. 12 in Lingyan Pavilion.

Now that Cui Che has surrendered, Jiang Guogong is naturally impossible. Among Cui Che's Yuan Cong, only Mai Tiezhang and Liu Fang have been awarded the title of Duke of the State, Su Guogong and Lu Guogong respectively.

As for Sun Hong, the eldest son of Xue Guogong who took refuge in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, his title was inherited from his father Sun Lan, bestowed by Emperor Wu of Zhou, and recognized by Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.

This kind of duke, after Cui Che founds the country, will be reduced to one rank.

Yang Jian Jianguo never cut down the title, only because his country was founded with the support of the Guanlong Group.

Cui Che is different. He is based on the Kanto Group. For the Kansai nobles, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they must follow the usual practice and lower their titles.

Now that Qu Tutong has surrendered, because of his lack of meritorious service, Cui Che only re-granted him the title of Duke of Yichuan County.

This is the title he inherited from his father in the early years of the Sui Dynasty.

Prior to this, although Qu Tutong had served as the governor of the personal guard, he had never really led the army in battle. Without military merits, it was naturally difficult to promote his title.

Therefore, in the 28th year since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Qu Tutong is still a county prince. If he can't make great contributions to Cui Che and be awarded the title again by him, he will probably be demoted to the county prince in the future.

Cui Che did not directly appoint Qu Tutong, but ordered him to accompany him as a military counselor.

At the same time, Xu Shiji, who offered advice to Cui Che twice, received a lot of rewards, especially the scheming, which was definitely not only meant to win Feng Yi's land.

Because of Xu Shiji's meritorious service in his advice, Cui Che skipped the titles of men and sons, went to the emperor's office, made him the uncle of Lihu County, and served five hundred households in the city.

In addition, a thousand pieces of silk cloth and two thousand sheep were given.

Naturally, Cui Che would not be stingy with these cloths and sheep, but he would not give private land to the heroes. Kanto was already densely populated, and letting the hero group occupy a large amount of land would always be a hidden danger.

In comparison, it is better to use silk cloth and sheep to reward everyone for their merits.

After receiving a great reward, Xu Shiji was naturally grateful and delighted.

And Cui Che also followed the promise, and committed no crime to the people in the city. Even the captured soldiers were released by Cui Che as long as they issued the "Letter to the Fathers and Fathers of Guanxi", allowing them to go home on their own.

　I wanted to go to bed early, but the biological clock is used to going to bed at two or three o'clock, so I simply got up and finished Chapter 4.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)