Chapter 80
He was sympathetic to the poor again, but this time Cui Che was ruthless and assisted Wang Shao in collecting corvee during the spring plowing season. While repairing the defense of the frontier fortress, he even collected food from the people to ensure military supplies.

Brother Che is naturally able to distinguish the priorities, and although the lives of the common people will be a little bit harder by doing so, it is better than the Turkic killing, leaving no human or animal behind.

In March of the second year of Emperor Kaihuang (582), Yang Guang got married in Chang'an, and brought back his beautiful Princess Xiao of Jin on the seventh day of April.

"This is Cui Che, Cui Zicheng."

Yang Guang introduced to Xiao Shi.

"My concubine has met Mr. Cui. When the king was in Chang'an, he often mentioned it to my concubine, and praised him as a good minister and friend."

Xiao Shi's words made Cui Che feel very good, but he didn't show a trace of arrogance, he bowed to salute and said:
"Your Majesty's praise, Che is ashamed."

Yang Guang pointed to Yang Xuangan and others, and continued to introduce Xiao's confidantes.

Cui Che looked at all this boredly. Although Xiao Shi was born beautiful and lovely, Cui Che didn't have any troubles in his heart, not to mention friends' wives, they were unplayable. Brother Che didn't like women who were his age or even younger.

The idea of ​​playing Yuwen Eying was also aimed at the help that Yang Lihua, the mother-in-law, could provide.

When chatting about Chang'an with Cui Che, Yang Guang really mentioned Yang Lihua.

Because of Yang Jian's usurpation of the country, the massacre of the Yuwen family, and the assassination of Yu Wenchan, Yang Lihua had a lot of resentment towards her father. It has been a year now, but it has not subsided.

This is also normal, after all, according to the historical trajectory, Yang Lihua had to wait four years later, when her daughter Yuwen Eying reached the age of marriage, before accepting the title of princess of the Sui Dynasty.

But she and Yang Guang are sisters and brothers. Since Yang Guang left the town of Jinyang, he has sent people to Chang'an to bring letters to Yang Lihua almost every month. This is also related to Yang Jian asking him to persuade his elder sister more.

Although Yang Lihua seldom replied, every letter from Yang Guang was carefully read.

This time when Yang Guangda got married, Yang Lihua, who had been reluctant to meet her father, still brought her daughter to attend. Although her attitude towards Yang Jian was still very cold, it was undoubtedly an improvement.

At least Yang Jian was very comforted by this. He always treated this eldest daughter differently from others.

"My sister also mentioned you and asked why she hasn't seen any new works. She seems to like Zicheng's poems very much."

Hearing what Yang Guang said, Cui Che couldn't help but feel elated, and thought to himself: the poems and essays have won the appreciation of the future mother-in-law.

After resigning from Yang Advertisement, Cui Che returned to the mansion and lit a lamp to grind his ink. Naturally, he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and present another song to Yang Lihua, but he stopped writing again.

The next day, Cui Che organized another group of peasants to go to the front line to transport grain and grass, but this time he delivered it himself.

The Turkic Shabolue Khan took pictures and raised troops on the grassland. He wanted to invade the south, but his advance troops had already violated the border.

Cui Che couldn't let Shetu, a child of experience, take charge. Although he was in charge of logistics and could share in the credit after the war, he also wanted to go to the front line to see if he could find an opportunity to make new contributions.

Yang Guang didn't agree with Cui Che's request for a battle. On the battlefield, swords and arrows have no eyes. Do not come into close contact with the enemy.

Of course, Cui Che is not demented. He practiced riding and archery since he was a child, and he used long-range attacks. He was afraid of avoiding things like close combat, so how could he take the initiative to go up to them.

After bidding farewell to everyone who was worried about him in Jinyang City, Cui Che rushed to Hebei County with a large amount of food and grass.

They were worried about winning or losing, and felt that they were going to commit crimes on the front line, but Cui Che was not worried at all, knowing the success or failure of this battle, he was confident.

Hebei County originally belonged to Bingzhou, and later it was transferred to Yuzhou. The government was established in Hebei County (now north of Ruicheng County, Shanxi), and Li Chong of Shangzhu Kingdom stationed troops here.

Li Chong was very surprised by Cui Che's arrival. After all, in the eyes of most people, Brother Che is a civil servant, and those who have a little bit of military experience mean that they are familiar with logistics affairs.

Seeing his demeanor on horseback and carrying a bow, he clearly looks like a young general again.

"Che has seen Marquis Wuyang, all the military supplies are here, please ask Marquis Wuyang to check."

When they got close, Cui Che got off his horse and greeted him first.

Li Chong was not very old, only 22 or [-] years old. He was named Marquis of Wuyang County, so Cui Che was called Marquis of Wuyang.

"The front line is dangerous, why did Cui Youcheng come here?"

Cui Che explained:
"Hearing that the Turks are coming, Che has practiced riding and archery since he was a child, and he has the heart to kill the enemy and serve the country, so he asked the King of Jin to dispatch him to serve in the Wuyang Duke's army."

Li Chong had a violent temperament when he was young, that is to say, the history books said that he was emotional since he was a child. Hearing Cui Che's words, he looked at him differently.

After all, civil servants who have the courage to go to the front line can always win the respect of warriors, provided that they don't command blindly, Song people have the most say in this.

That night, Li Chong bought wine in the camp to welcome Cui Che.

The musicians from the county town were specially brought to the army, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras resounded in the solemn barracks.

There is reliable news that the Turkic vanguard is still far away, so the generals are also drinking to their heart's content.

Cui Che recited a poem drunkenly, which is one of the two "Liangzhou Ci" written by Wang Han of the Tang Dynasty:

'Grape wine luminous cup, if you want to drink the pipa, immediately urge it.

'Drunk lying on the battlefield Lord Mo Xiao, how many people have fought in ancient times. '

Amidst the applause, the warm atmosphere of the banquet was also pushed to a high level,
tide.

As Cui Che knew about the historical trend, two groups of Turkic pioneers went south, and one of them was defeated by General Xu Sengshou at Jitou Mountain (Liupan Mountain) on April [-]th.

The other Turkic vanguard heading towards Hebei County was also defeated by Li Chong. On the battlefield, Li Chong took good care of Cui Che and ordered people to protect him. At least in ancient feudal society, some people's lives were more precious.

Cui Che also took the opportunity to shoot the quiver empty, and he clearly shot a Turkic soldier to death.

However, according to statistics after the war, there were three Turkic corpses with feathered arrows engraved with Brother Che's name, and Li Chong credited him with killing three enemies.

Cui Che also knew that, of course, it was impossible for the generals of the Sui army to pick up his arrows and kill the enemy. Cui Che remembered Li Chong's kindness in his heart.

The front line was victorious, and while a large number of prisoners were escorted, many wounded soldiers and corpses of soldiers were also sent back to Jinyang.

This task naturally fell on Cui Che's head, and Cui Che did not refuse, the war did not end here, only the Turkic advance troops were wiped out, and he had to return to Jinyang to handle the logistics.

King Yang Guang of Jin summoned his confidants in his official residence and hosted a banquet to celebrate Cui Che's achievements.

Cui Che forced a smile, but was drunk.

When he entered the city during the day, he had seen too much grief of the families of the fallen soldiers, and he really understood the phrase, "How many people fought back in ancient times. '

 The update is a bit late, the next chapter is around eleven o'clock.

  
 
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