Chapter 20
"Cui Jun's words are bad!" After a smile, Wei Shishi said again: "Now my dynasty is worried and difficult at home, but Tubo is the country's strongest. As I grow and fall, this matter is very difficult. Moreover, all of them are barbarians who are transforming into foreign countries, and they don't know what etiquette and law are. They just serve the strong and act fiercely. This is really difficult!"
"Withless country has no diplomacy." Cui Po suddenly said this classic saying came out in his mind. Thinking about it, at this time, he could not fight with Tubo. Even if he fought, he could not win, otherwise the capital would not be defeated, and the emperor would also flee in a hurry. Although he went there in name, it was an alliance, but in fact he was seeking peace. The feeling of asking for people was not good, and asking for a bunch of barbarians was even more depressing.
After understanding the whole story, Cui Po, who was full of worries, immediately said goodbye and returned home. Governor Wei smiled slightly, but did not leave too much, and the two bowed to say goodbye.
Back at the mansion, Cui Po rode his horse and headed towards the camp, calling Gao Chongwen, who was practicing sergeant and busy Guo Xiaosi, to inform him of the news.
"Don't worry! After a few months of going back to Jinzhou, the state army should be trained. However, there are still two things that are difficult to decide. The generals of the army must also make an idea." Gao Chongwen said coldly as usual.
"What's the matter? Just say it"
"One of the things, how should officials at all levels in this state army arrange? Furthermore, the army has practiced infantry formations in this way, but if this northern land is on the battlefield without cavalry support, the future is worrying!" Gao Chongwen said here, with a look of worry on his face.
"Are you military officers at all levels? After training for so long, Brother Chongwen asked the soldiers to elect them themselves. However, before he made military achievements, he could only temporarily serve and could not be given real titles. As for the cavalry, Brother Chongwen thought how many are there?" Cui Po, who was not very clear about this, asked.
"The lowest is 800, the more the better"
"Oh! Brother Chongwen should not be anxious about this matter. The court's horse politics is corrupt and there is no horse to offer. I can only think of a solution after I go to Tubo." At this time, when Cui Po said the word "Tubo" again, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
After finishing his classical Chinese with Gao Chong, Cui Po turned around and said to Guo Xiaosi: "You just keep laying the intelligence network of the four towns in Hebei. This matter is crucial. Don't be cautious. If you want food and money, just look for Brother Chongwen. I hope that when my official redirects, there will be information sent."
"The subordinates will definitely live up to their mission," Guo Xiaosi said with his fists.
"Okay, okay! This state army gathers the efforts of the three of us, and it is the foundation for serving the country in the future. I will rely on two of us when I leave." After saying that, Cui Po bowed to the two people in front of him as a courtesy.
A few days later, Cui Po, who was about to travel far, spent all his time with his mother and family. Half a month later, the official documents of the Ministry of Personnel were delivered by the post office and urgently summoned Cui Po, the Jinzhou Register of Hedong Road, to go to Chang'an, the capital to discuss his post.
In order to prevent the revenge of the bandits in the three tribes or the Tianwang Village, Cui Po transferred a Luzhou army to station his own mansion, and secretly invited more than ten Manichae masters from Tianwang Village to move into the outside of the mansion to serve as guards.
After such arrangements, Cui Po had just left with his family with tears in his heart. On an early winter morning, he and his senior brother Jingfeng rode their horses towards Chang'an.
Both of them rode by Chang Cheng Jianma, who was galloping all the way. On the morning of the third day, they had already passed Taiping Pass, which bordered Jinzhou and Jiangzhou. At noon, they arrived in Taiping County, Jiangzhou to rest.
After finding a restaurant with a conspicuous flag, the two of them entered and sat down. After calling for wine and food, they were already hungry and chewed heavily on the case without hesitation. After the meal, the two of them took a break and went downstairs to leave.
Stopped at the door of the restaurant, waiting for the second brother to lead the horse, Cui Po saw a woman dressed as a young woman in the 17th and 18th year of the year crying sadly at the owner of this restaurant, feeling infinite grievances in his heart. He was curious for a moment, so he turned his body slightly and listened.
"Uncle Qi, no matter what, I would like to ask your old man to help me and persuade my father-in-law, and let the little girl have a way out! My uncle in the family is like a year. If something happens, there is still a way out for the little girl," said the little woman who is quite beautiful.
"I also told the old stubborn donkey about this, but he insisted on not wanting to let you stay widowed for his son. Alas! Your child's life is in a miserable state, and I have no choice. Since he refuses to release you, only now can he have the only way to sue the official position." The old shopkeeper who spoke like this also said helplessly.
"Surrendering the official is so embarrassing. I heard that the master of this county is a ritualist. Even if I have no face, I am afraid he will not be sure. My life is so miserable!" As he said this, the laughing woman seemed to think of her miserable experience again and burst into tears.
"What happened to this store owner? Why is this young lady so sad?" Cui Po couldn't help but interrupt and asked.
Seeing the customer in front of him, he did not dare to neglect him. After bowing his hand, he explained in detail: "This young lady is a family from another county and married the eldest son of the Liu family on this street. Unfortunately, she is not in good luck. After just two years of the family, the man fell ill and could not leave a man or a woman. She was poor at such a young age, and she had no mother-in-law at home. Her uncle was already old, so she wanted to not marry again. She would have a support when she was old. Unfortunately, his father-in-law was a stubborn donkey. No matter how he persuaded him, he refused to release his daughter-in-law. He just said that he wanted to be a widow for his son. Hey!"
"How about suing the official?" Cui Po asked
"The master of the county's official hall is a Jinshi, and is really a good official. He is just too particular about the rules and etiquette. Therefore, there are more than one person who sued the officials, but never one of them was accurate. This matter is really difficult to deal with." After saying that, the store owner sighed again, and the little woman who lowered her head and sobbed loudly.
"Please pay attention to etiquette and law," Cui Po murmured in his mouth. After a while of thought in his heart, he said to the shopkeeper: "Come on the pen and ink, I will write a letter with her. I believe that the Lord Mingfu of the County will be sure to be correct."
The store owner was suspicious that the waiter had taken the pen and ink. He saw the customer in front of him scattering his pen. He immediately wrote a request of only 32 words in length, and then read in a low voice:
Fifteen, poor, 16, poor, poor, widowed uncle, poor, little, little, little, little, leaves and leaves are short of flowers, and will not marry, want to listen to the master's words?
Cui Po put down the pen in his hand, waved his hand slightly to respond to the thanks from the shopkeeper and the little woman, took the reins from Xiao Er's hand, and turned over and left.
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It took only dozens of days to gallop. That evening, we had arrived in Xinfeng County outside Chang'an City, stayed in the inn and rested early. The next morning, the two of them headed to Chang'an.
"The willows are all year round, and Ba Ling is sad about parting." Seeing Ba Bridge again, Cui Po felt in his heart, so he gently chanted this famous line from Li Taibai's "Remembering Qin E", and then he did not stop and drove his horse straight into Chang'an.
Even though Jingfeng was a magnificent and magnificent city, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw such a magnificent city. After a long time, he let out a sigh and said, "Junior brother, what a guy, this big city!"
Cui Po smiled slightly and led his senior brother to inspect the house and went to the Chongxuanfang Mansion in Chang'an. This house was originally presented by Princess Shengping during the wedding that day. She left the capital with Cui Po's family. Fortunately, the Guo Mansion often sent his family to take care of him, which was clean and enjoyable.
After settling down with his senior brother, Cui Po washed his face, changed into a shirt, and headed straight for Daozhengfang.
After entering Guo's house, he was not as good as seeing the princess and his wife. Cui Po went straight into Guo's old man Linggong's courtyard and slapped the red sect: "The son-in-law Cui Po asked for a meeting."
The one who opened the door was still a faint little Shunzi. After smiling at Cui Po, he led him to the main hall.
Seeing Guo Ziyi sitting upright in the hall, Cui Pona bowed her head and then carefully presented Jingruo's letter to her family.
Lao Linggong received the letter, but he didn't just read it. He waved his hand and asked Cui Po to get up and sit down and said, "You did the robbery of 13 temples in five prefectures in Hedong recently?"
Although it was a faint question, the affirmation was unquestionable. It sounded like a big bell in Cui Po's ears. Without rushing to think, he could only answer honestly: "Yes"
"Young people always like to be smart. Do you think that just those little tricks are really perfect?" Old Linggong asked indifferently.
"The grandson dares not. He is really short of military capital and has no choice but to do so, so he can only do this."
"Looking at what you did after you arrived in Jinzhou, you have more decisiveness and determination, and you have less tolerance to retreat. You must know that it is easy to break the edge. Things in the world are not something you can get by just showing off your courage and ruthlessness. In the future, if a war happens, how can you get along with your friendly forces? Not to mention this, the potential power of Buddhism is far from what you can imagine. Now that you are not rich in wings, you dare to attack them. This fact is reckless. If you have the chance, you can make up for it." Old Linggong looked at Cui Po with kindness and a faint worry.
"What my grandfather taught me is" Thinking about what he did recently, Cui Po also secretly called luck.
"It is really rare for you to be so enterprising, as you are a scholar, you are not completely reckless. If you are a military officer or an official in the future, you must remember that the principle of hardship cannot be long and softness cannot be adhered to." After saying this, Lao Linggong closed his eyes slightly. Cui Po knew that the meeting today had been completed. He respectfully bowed his head three times and quietly resigned.
After leaving the house, Cui Poxu let out a sigh and walked to the courtyard where Guo Yan lived. As soon as he arrived at the door, his family had already rushed in to report.
"Okay, Cui Shiyi, it's not bad, it's so easy to do things!" As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Guo Yan greet him and laughed.
"What's good!" Cui Po thought about what Lao Linggong said just now, and when he saw Guo Yan's appearance, he could only smile bitterly.
"I didn't see it! He looked as if Wenwen was weak. He had only been in office for a few months. The title of the top scorer of the star was actually passed to Beijing! Lao Hun wrote a letter saying that you personally led the army to lure the enemy, and he refused to retreat in front of the two armies with few enemies. After receiving the letter, the old man was very happy! He made an exception to drink a cup of wine that noon that day, but I was miserable. I must have been taken to teach me a lesson again." Guo Ai patted Cui Po's shoulder and joked, but Cui Po clearly saw a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
"Who asked you to marry a princess? While enjoying the glory and nobleness, you always have to lose something." Cui Po, who knew his feelings, could only sigh helplessly in his heart.
"Let's go and drink!" With Guo Yan's scream, he was about to pull Cui Po into the hall to drink wildly.
"Wait! The senior brother who came with me was still in my house. He also asked the prince-in-law to send a few people to our mansion to arrange for the care. In addition, Jingruo also needs to deliver the one to the princess."
"You have a senior brother? What kind of sect did you join? Who else can I send? I'll order someone to invite you, and everyone drinks together." After saying that, before Cui Po refused, Guo Yan had waved to summon two servants, one sent a letter to the princess, and the other went out to invite Jingfeng to the mansion.
"When I was studying in Chongxuan Temple in Dingzhou, Duomeng Temple took care of me, so I became a disciple of Xiangping. This time I came with me, my second senior brother Jingfeng," Cui Po explained.
Hearing this, Guo Ai suddenly stopped and opened his eyes and said, "Do you have a Taoist master? In this way, you did this big case of looting the monk?"
When Cui Po heard this, he smiled bitterly. Now that he thought he was secret, everyone knows that this matter he had made, but he doesn't answer directly, and only asked back: "Why do the prince-in-law think I did it?"
"Hedong, it is a place of war. When the court quelled the Anshi rebellion, it was the main battlefield. How chaotic it would be! But even so, the temples were all safe and sound.
But it wasn't long after you went to Jinzhou, and the coco was robbed! They were all four states near Jinzhou. In three nights, there were thirteen large temples, which were similar to your previous style of conduct. Now, you have even appeared as a Taoist master. I don't need to say anything about the disagreement between Buddhism and Taoism! You Cui Shiyi! You are really bold and arbitrary. It's not wrong to ask you to kill the top star." Guo Yan's analysis only left Cui Po speechless, and he could only blame himself: "I'm really smart."
Seeing Cui Po’s bitter face, Guo Yan smiled and stopped asking. He just pulled him into the hall and patted his palms. In an instant, the wine, vegetables, singing and dancing were all ready. The two of them took turns to invite each other and drink with them.
Cui Po was depressed and refused everyone. He had already felt drunken before the dinner started.
"Shiyilang should not be too worried. In this incident, since no one died, there is still room for everything to turn around. Those thieves are all powerful ghosts, and they may not be willing to tear each other apart. The monks have money and care about your decisiveness. If they really dare to do it, we will do it with him. A group of fake models and three things are afraid of him!" Guo Yan, who was drunk, was so angry that he was persuaded.
The two were talking here, but they saw a servant leading a strong man dressed in Taoism and looking around to the hall, but it was quiet wind.
Chapter completed!