On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 520
The shouts of killing resounding on the northern slope of Longshou Mountain had long since ceased, and the night had returned to tranquility.

The victorious sentry cavalry informed the camp of the good news, and Cui Che, who had won the first battle, was not overjoyed.

He led his personal guards along the Weihe River to the west for a few miles, and arrived in front of a school building wearing the stars and the moon.

This schoolhouse carries many memories of Cui Che, and it is the place where he studied when he was young, Weishui Academy.

Weishui Academy can be regarded as a sacred place for teaching and educating people in the Sui Dynasty. Cui Che, Cui Qiji and his son, as well as Yang Xuangan, Li Mi, and Wang Shichong all studied here.

Among them, the non-staff personnel of Weishui Academy, Emperor Sejongming of the Eastern Sui Dynasty, Yang Liang.

That's right, Yang Liang is also one of the disciples of Cui Che's mentor Xu Wenyuan, and this is not a butterfly effect caused by Cui Che's appearance.

During Kaihuang's reign, Xu Wenyuan stepped into an official career. He was a doctor of Taixue and was responsible for teaching Hanwang Yang Liang.

In the original time and space, Xu Wenyuan was harmed by Yang Liang and was convicted and expelled.

And in this time and space, Cui Che and Yang Liang were both his disciples, and they couldn't please him. They were even sent to prison by Yang Guang, and almost died in prison.

Fortunately, Xu Wenyuan has been teaching in Weishui for decades, and has also accumulated deep connections. For example, Yang Su, who was still alive at the time, interceded for Xu Wenyuan because his son Yang Xuangan had studied under Xu Wenyuan.

In the end, he was lucky enough to survive, and even because of his talent and learning, he was reinstated as a doctor of Guozi by Yang Guangqi in the early years of Daye. Now he has been taken to Jiangnan to continue teaching and educating people.

Weishui Academy has also been abandoned for a long time now.

The cavalry surrounded the school building, waking up the old man at the door. He opened a crack in the door, and saw a handsome middle-aged man standing outside the door. He was wearing brocade clothes. It was too dark to see his face clearly, but even The blurry figure still makes people feel that the appearance is extraordinary.

Before he had time to admire the middle-aged man's appearance, the old man hurriedly closed the door. Behind the middle-aged man were many vicious guards.

They held lanterns in their left hands and waist knives in their right hands. They were always on guard, as if they would explode into trouble if something happened.

The middle-aged man outside the door was Cui Che. He had already been inquired about the current situation of Weishui Academy until only Xu Weng, the former concierge, remained to take care of the academy. He knocked on the door and said:
"Xu Weng, please open the door. I am Cui Che who was under the mentor's door back then."

The old man is a servant in Xu Wenyuan's house, so he naturally follows the surname of the master.

He has been a concierge for more than 30 years, and he is old, but he still clearly remembers the young man from Lixue from Xu's family.

The young man has become a powerful minister in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, and now he leads the army into Guanzhong.

The old man opened the door tremblingly. He wanted to lift up the lantern and take a good look at Cui Che's appearance, but he was worried that he would offend the nobleman, so he had no choice but to put down the lantern.

Cui Che took the lantern from Changsun Wuji's hand, raised it slightly, and illuminated his facial features, and asked:
"Does Xu Weng still recognize me?"

The old man saw Cui Che's appearance clearly, no doubt, he said excitedly:
"It's really you!"

Immediately, he realized that he was impolite, and hurriedly said:

"The old slave pays homage to King Yan."

Cui Che still had a kind attitude towards old acquaintances, he smiled and said:

"Xu Weng doesn't need to be polite."

As he spoke, he lifted the old man up and asked:
"May I ask Xu Weng, was your teacher in good health when he went south?"

The old man seemed very excited. He felt that his status was low, but he could be treated with courtesy by the Lord of Kanto. He replied:

"The Patriarch's health is very good. Before leaving, he mentioned the King."

Cui Che said with a little guilt:
"It's Cui who got into trouble with my mentor."

The old man anxiously waved his hands:
"The head of the family has never blamed the king.

"That's right! The head of the family once left a letter saying that the king will take Guanzhong in the future. If he returns to Weishui Academy again, he ordered me to hand it over to the king.

"The old slave has always been worried that he will not have the opportunity to meet the king, but he never thought that today the king really came, and the Patriarch did not misunderstand the person.

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, I will fetch it right away."

As he spoke, the old man hurried back to the house, searched for a while, and finally found the letter Xu Wenyuan left for Cui Che.

Cui Che was not in a hurry to take a look. He came to the dormitory where he lived with Pei Xiu, Yang Xuangan, and Dou Wei. He didn't know how many other students moved in after them.

Lighting a candle, Cui Che silently recited the letter from his teacher by the light of the candle.

In the letter, Xu Wenyuan praised Cui Che greatly, telling him that he was always proud of him, just like Cui Che admiring Saibei back then.

Xu Wenyuan also firmly believed in Yang Guang's father-killing preached by Yang Liang and Cui Che.

He believed in his two students and told Cui Che that he would remember his fellowship and leave a bloodline for Yang Liang, so that he would not harm Yang Hao's life in the future.

In the letter, Xu Wenyuan told Cui Che that he was forced to go south with Yang Guang, but he was also willing to find an opportunity in Jiangdu to deliver news for Cui Che.

It's not for the pursuit of wealth, but for dissatisfaction with Yang Guang's murder of his father and brother.

Cui Che naturally believed what Xu Wenyuan said, just as he believed in his students, Cui Che also believed in his mentor.

For great Confucians like them, killing fathers, brothers, and nephews is undoubtedly a heinous crime.

Cui Che would send secret agents lurking in Jiangdu to contact Xu Wenyuan. Of course, out of prudence, Cui Che still had to carefully screen the information from Xu Wenyuan.

Trust is one thing, but his decision is related to the life and death of many people, so he must be cautious.

Cui Che originally wanted to stay in the school building, but was persuaded by his followers, and also considered that the south bank of the Wei River was not the north bank under his control, so he returned to the barracks.

Before leaving, Cui Che left a money bag for Xu Wen who was guarding the school building. The amount was not much, but it was enough for him to improve his food.

It's not that Cui Che is stingy.

Everyone is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade, leaving a windfall to such a lonely old man. In this chaos, he will definitely be killed.

The next day, in the early morning, when the sky was bright, Cui Che's car entered the city of Chang'an as Qin Qiong said last night.

Cui Che went straight to his old house in the city, the plaque had already been changed.

After he raised his troops to rebel, Yang Guang confiscated all Cui Che's properties in Kansai, including the mansions in Chang'an City and Daxing City.

"Your Majesty, do you want to replace the plaque on the door and drive out the residents inside?"

Someone asked.

Although Chang'an City is no longer the capital of the Sui Dynasty, it has not been completely abandoned, and there are still many residents in the city.

Most of the resident population was relocated, but Yu Wenshu and others fortified the walls and cleared the countryside, and most of the surrounding villagers were also relocated into the city.

Just like in Daxing City, the current permanent population, including 25 defenders, is only [-] people, but the existence of the temporary population also ensures that there is enough manpower in the city to cope with Cui Che's siege.

Cui Che didn't rush to reply, but after sending someone to inquire, he learned that the people living here are poor people who were forced to move to Chang'an City, Cui Che shook his head and said:

"Just let them live."

　Also, Chapter 4 is around two o'clock
　　
　
(End of this chapter)