On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 575 Returning to Youzhou
During Cui Che's eastward tour, he did not choose the route he used to dispatch troops from Hebei to the east of the river, that is, the Jingxing Road.

Instead, the army chose to go north, leave the Taiyuan Basin, pass through Daizhou and Shuozhou, enter the military capital Xing, one of the eight Xings of the Taihang, and arrive at Youzhou.

The purpose of this move is to go to Shuozhou to inspect Shuozhou Palace and the surrounding Tiele tribe, and secondly to inspect the northern border.

When waiting for the return journey, go south from Youzhou, pass through the states of Hebei along the way, and return at Fukouxing.

When I drove to Shuozhou, it was already late spring and March.

Under the Daqing Mountain, the grass grows and the warbler flies, Cui Youzhi sees the scenery of the frontier fortress for the first time.

The herds of cattle and sheep, the vast grasslands, and the Shuozhou Palace built on the towering mountains deeply shocked the hearts of five-year-old children.

"Grandfather! Run faster! Run faster!"

On the galloping horse, Cui Youzhi was tied to Cui Che's chest, shouting excitedly.

After Cui Che inspected the near-completed Shuozhou Palace, and went deep into the Tiele people to show his presence, he did not leave in a hurry, but stayed at the foot of Daqing Mountain for a few more days.

Cui Youzhi wanted Cui Che to ride the horse with him, but Cui Che was worried that he would not be able to sit still.

Gao Cheng, the power minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, also fled for his life with his father Gao Huan when he was five years old. Afterwards, he was chased by soldiers. He was almost shot to death by Gao Huan because he slipped down the back of the bull many times.

Naturally, Cui Che would not shoot his grandson to death just because he fell off the horse.

But at high speed, if he really wanted to fall, Cui Youzhi might die too.

Therefore, Cui Che tied Cui Youzhi tightly to his chest and listened to his grandson's laughter. Cui Che did not continue to speed up, because Yang Lihua in the distance was nervously watching the grandson and grandson racing, and kept shouting, "Let's go." Cui Che stopped.

Riding the horse to the front of Yang Lihua, Cui Che untied the rope and asked his followers to carry Cui Youzhi, who was still full of desire, Cui Che got off the horse by himself.

Terrified, Yang Lihua scolded Cui Youzhi sharply. Cui Che saw Cui Youzhi bowed his head under the training, and defended him with a smile:
"Badger had a lot of homework when he was in Jinyang. Now that he has finally come out for a walk, don't restrain his nature as a child."

Who knew that although Cui Che became the emperor, Yang Lihua was not spoiled by her husband at all, she glared at Cui Che and scolded:

"Badger is young and doesn't know the danger. Your Majesty is a man of gold, so you should cherish yourself, how can you mess around with Badger.

"The husband guides the wife, and the father guides the son. Husbands must set an example for their wives, and fathers must set an example for their sons. Now that His Majesty puts safety at risk, is this the badger who taught him?"

Cui Che didn't care about this, he felt that he had been in the army for many years and had excellent riding skills, but he was just running a horse, so there was no danger at all.

Of course, Cui Che would not argue with Yang Lihua about this, he said with a wry smile:
"The queen is right, I have been taught."

Yang Lihua gave him a blank look, and then led Cui Youzhi to leave, but her heart was still warm.

Of course, she lost her composure and offended Cui Che, the Emperor of Great Yan, because she was worried about the safety of their grandparents and grandchildren.

But Cui Che's attitude let Yang Lihua know that even if he becomes the emperor, her husband still respects him as before.

I didn't abandon it because of my old age and change of status.

Just like his father Yang Jian and mother Dugu Jialuo.

Cui Youzhi had a bitter face, and while walking, he turned his head and looked reluctantly at his grandfather behind him, and the horse beside him.

In Cui Youzhi's heart, the grandfather who can put down his figure and play with him is much closer than the strict grandmother.

After Yang Lihua's departure, Cui Che's interest remained undiminished. He rode on the horse again, ordered people to bring bows and arrows, and shot birds and rabbits on the grassland.

Cui Wenjun and Avalokitesvara Maid, two young sisters of similar age, came to this wilderness accompanied by Yongyi's wife, Mrs. Gao.

"Father!"

Cui Wenjun shouted loudly.

Hearing the sound, Cui Che put away his bow and arrow, waved his hand in their direction, and rode his horse over.

"Why are you here?"

Cui Che asked.

Cui Wenjun smiled and said:
"My daughter saw the badger go back, but she didn't see the father. He heard that the father was shooting, so she wanted to come and see."

Then, Cui Wenjun said again:

"Can the emperor take his daughter to ride a horse?"

The Avalokitesvara maidservant at the side also showed longing in his eyes.

But Cui Che shook his head with a smile and said:
"You have grown up, so you should avoid suspicion. If you want to ride a horse, I will ask you to pick two docile fillies for you, and find a court lady who can ride a horse to teach you."

Cui Wenjun was so happy that he clapped his hands, Guanyin's servant girl was also very happy, but a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Just when the two were cheering happily, Cui Che sat on the horseback and stretched out his hand to Gao Shi behind them:

"Come up, I'll show you around."

Under the envious eyes of Guanyin's servant girl, Gao blushed and held Cui Che's right hand, and he was pulled onto the horse's back.

The two rode together and galloped on the grassland to their heart's content.

Cui Wenjun said seriously to the Guanyin servant girl:

"If I learn to ride a horse in the future, I will definitely go to the grassland to ride the horse and raise the whip just like my father did."

Guanyin servant girl nodded with a smile and said:
"You can do it for sure."

But she does not yearn for riding a horse on the grassland as Cui Wenjun said, but prefers to ride with others, just like the mother who sits on horseback and leans on her stepfather's chest today.

Cui Che's driver didn't stay in Daqingshan for too long. After a few days, Cui Che set off again with his family members under the guard of soldiers.

The team went east along Yuyanshui and arrived at Huairong County, Yanzhou (now Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei).

Yuyanshui is the later Yanghe River, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yongding River.

After Cui Che had a rest in Huailai County for one night, he drove into Duxing, and went to Guangou.

The north side of this place is the Yanshan Mountains, and the south side is the Taihang Mountains. There are many mountains and mountains.

It is also the throat road from Yan to Jin, heading north to the Monan Grassland.

Xiongguan Pass, known as Jundu Pass in ancient times, was also called Naqian Pass in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it has been used to this day.

Cui Che passed through this pass and personally inscribed 'Jimen Pass', which is named after it.

Although he has been in the army for many years, he has not left behind the skills he learned under Xu Wenyuan when he was young, and the words he writes can still be used.

Driving past Jimen Pass, you will find Guangou. You walk very slowly along the way. Cui Che and his family enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guangou along the way, and you can find many correspondences from the 72 scenes of Guangou in later generations.

But the Guangou was only forty miles long, no matter how slow it was, it only took three days to reach Xiakou Pass.

This place was called Xiakou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiakou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Nankou in the Yuan Dynasty.

Cui Che didn't change his name this time, he crossed the Xiakou pass and finally returned to his own land of dragon prosperity, Youzhou.

(End of this chapter)