On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 553
Hanshui has returned to its original appearance, leaving only the messy Hanchuan County and the dilapidated Yangping Pass.

When the flood receded, Qin Qiong quickly led his troops southward, heading straight for Yangping Pass.

Rather than attacking cities and looting land, it is better to say that they are rescuing victims.

A flood completely crushed the fighting spirit of the surviving soldiers and civilians. When the Yan army rushed into the flooded city along the ruined walls, no violent conflict broke out.

The soldiers and civilians at Yangping Pass certainly knew that the flood was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

Qin Qiong was not the instigator, but it was indeed the dam he ordered to dig.

They harbor resentment towards Cui Che and Qin Qiong, but they have to rely on each other.

Now is the time when autumn and winter alternate. Without the help of Yan Jun, the soldiers and civilians in Yangping whose homeland was destroyed would not be able to survive this cold winter.

Fortunately, when Hong Bo passed through Yangping Pass, he no longer had the power he had before, and the damage he caused to the rest of Hanchuan County was not as serious as Yangping Pass.

The autumn harvest season has passed, and spring plowing has to wait for next year, let alone worry about drowning the crops in the field.

Generally speaking, the damage caused by diverting water to attack the city this time is controllable to the rest of the places except Yangping Pass.

After capturing Yangping Pass, some civilians were sent out to help the people of Yangping Pass, distribute food to them, and help them clean up the ruins and rebuild their homes before the cold winter.

And Qin Qiong led the army and swept across the Hanchuan counties.

As for Yu Wenshu, he had retreated to the land of Shu long ago, relying on the difficulties of the Shu Road, the pass counties, and deployed defenses everywhere.

Although the Western Sui Dynasty Hall did not say it explicitly, it has long been the consensus of everyone to abandon the north.

Although Jiangnan is rich, it cannot afford the loss of transporting supplies to Guanlong and confronting Cui Che in the north.

When Cui Che passed through Feng County, he had already heard about Qin Qiong's flooding of Yangping Pass.

On his way home, he gave clear instructions several times, ordering Qin Qiong to do a good job of helping the victims.

At the same time, it also made Fengzhou and other places ready to accept some victims.

As for the innocent people affected by the war, Cui Che can only do his best to remedy it, at least not let them freeze to death this winter.

He knew that Yang Guang must make a big fuss about his diversion of water to attack the city, scolding him for harming the sky and the people.

But the lives of the soldiers who have followed him for many years are also their lives.

Facing such a grand pass, Cui Che did not regret choosing to save the lives of the soldiers to the greatest extent.

As for after the war, he would plead guilty to Yang Hao instead of letting Qin Qiong take the blame for him.

Pushing Qin Qiong out, of course, can deceive some ignorant people, but it will also chill the hearts of the soldiers.

When Cui Che passed through Chen Cang Road, crossed Dasan Pass, and returned to Yong County.

Qin Qiong has successively collected the entire territory of Hanchuan County.

After Yu Wenshu left, the counties were basically in a state of emptiness. The county magistrates saw the method of the Yan army's attack on Yangping Pass, and also understood the Yan army's determination to take Hanchuan.

The counties either resisted a little, or simply opened their doors to ask for surrender. Even Nanzheng County, the seat of Hanchuan County, surrendered to Qin Qiong three days after being besieged.

In this battle between Hanchuan and Qin Qiong, the difficulties encountered by Qin Qiong came more from the part of the muddy land left after the flood receded.

Of course, Cui Che, who has not yet received any good news, can foresee some of the hardships involved.

Yongcheng is still the same as it used to be, after all, Cui Che has not been away for a long time.

But Tang Guogong's mansion is already covered with white cloth and white hydrangea made of paper.

Everyone in the Li family had already heard the news of Li Yuan's death, and after the coffin arrived, they were holding a funeral for him.

In the mourning hall, people cried bitterly from time to time, Dou Shi, Li Xiuning, Li Shimin and others are all very emaciated now.

After Cui Che entered the city, he rushed straight to Tang Guogong's mansion to attend the funeral for Li Yuan.

Since Li Yuan's three elder brothers died early, his two nephews, Li Boyi and Li Fengci, welcomed guests in the front yard.

The two were brought up by Li Yuan since they were young, but they were often despised by Li Yuan because of their bad character.

However, Li Jiancheng did not know whether he lived or died in the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Shimin was only ten years old now, so these two nephews who were not a few years younger than Li Yuan could only preside over his funeral.

Of course Li Boyi and Li Fengci knew Cui Che. When Cui Che was in Daxing in the early years, he went to Li Yuan's mansion for a banquet. When they were parting, the two of them got drunk and returned home.

"The grass people pay homage to the king and welcome the king."

Seeing Cui Che get off the carriage, the two hurriedly left the guests who were consoling and greeting, and came to see the ceremony.

Seeing that it was Cui Che visiting, the guests in the front yard also bowed to him one after another.

"Get up."

Cui Che looked a little tired, it wasn't because he pretended it on purpose, but because of the exhaustion of the journey.

Li Boyi and Li Fengci graciously welcomed Cui Che into the mansion.

Cui Che had an impression of the two of them. When he was young, he thought of taking advantage of Li Boyi and Li Xiaoci's dissatisfaction with Li Yuan to frame him and put Li Yuan to death.

At least before marrying Li Xiuning, Cui Che didn't have a good impression of Li Yuan.

Of course, people are dead now, so there is no point in talking about it.

When Cui Che came to the mourning hall, everyone's eyes were on him, which was a bit overwhelming.

"Meet the king!"

There was a sound of greetings.

Cui Che's face was full of sadness, he shook his head and said:

"Today there is no King Yan, only the son-in-law comes to pay homage to the father-in-law."

As he spoke, Cui Che, who was wearing filial piety, came to Li Yuan's coffin, and after offering incense to him, he choked with sobs and said:

"My father-in-law sent troops to Longyou for me, unfortunately he died.

"If I, Cui Che, don't avenge my father-in-law, how can I be worthy of my father-in-law's love for my father-in-law!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a loud cry in the mourning hall.

Li Xiuning, Li Shimin and others were already in tears.

Cui Che turned around and helped Li Yuan's family members up one by one.

He patiently comforted Dou Shi and Li Xiuning.

The mother and daughter were dressed in plain clothes, and their faces were sad, which was even more pitiful.

When Cui Che was young, he had thoughts about Dou Shi, but Li Yuan died in the front line anyway, so how could Cui Che think about Dou Shi at this time.

Otherwise, if the matter gets out, no one will dare to work for him in the future.

After comforting Dou's mother and daughter, Cui Che looked at Li Shimin.

"I will ask the imperial court to honor him after death for Master Taishan, and I will definitely not wrong him.

"As for Tang Guogong's title, it will be inherited by you."

Cui Che patted Li Shimin's small shoulder and said.

Dou was greatly relieved when she heard the words. Although she also knew that Cui Che could not blame a dead person and cut off Li Yuan's title, but at this moment, she finally felt relieved after hearing Cui Che's promise.

However, to his surprise, Li Shimin refused to accept it.

"Eldest brother is still in the south of the Yangtze River. He is the eldest son, and his father's title should be inherited by elder brother."

Li Shimin's immature face showed an extremely serious look at this moment.

Cui Che looked sideways at him.

Without the temptation of the throne, Erfeng still understands brotherhood.

　No more, everyone rest early.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)