Chapter 257: The Choice of the Cui Family

Chapter 257: The Choice of the Cui Family

In order to save his father, Cui Sheng tried his best. He only rested once on the way, and finally arrived at the southern army camp outside the capital in the middle of the night. At about the same time, three assassins were patrolling in Yingfengzhai, and the King of the East Sea brought him with him. A makeshift team headed to the north gate of the palace.

Cui Hong was very surprised by the safe arrival of the eldest son, worried that his appearance would disturb the morale of the army, so he took him to the guard's tent to talk.

Cui Sheng recounted what he had seen and heard, and believed every word of Marquis Juan, and finally said: "Father, it's still too late, Marquis Juan is still the son-in-law of the Cui family, and will not harm us... "

Cui Hong's face was cold, and he raised his hand and slapped his son's face heavily.

Cui Hong was not even in the mood to explain to his son that his family was unfortunate, and several sons were not good. Mrs. Cui could only support him alone, hoping that a qualified heir would appear when his grandchildren grew up.

He thought for a while, then said to himself: "The city will soon have results, no matter who becomes emperor, Marquis Juan will be in a desperate situation..."

Cui Sheng covered his face and dared to ask: "Father, Marquis Juan is also your son-in-law, and you dote on little sister Xiaojun so much, why...why don't you want to support Marquis Juan? It's better to leave a way, I think He... is still quite capable, and there is no problem with being the emperor."

Cui Hong turned to look at his son, really wanted to slap him again, after thinking about it, he calmed down and said, "Do you think Hou Juan is capable of being an emperor?"

"Among the descendants of the Han family, he is the most capable. He is more like an emperor than the King of the East Sea and the Champion."

"In that case, why did the queen mother abolish him in the first place?"

Cui Sheng was stunned for a while, "The queen mother is precisely afraid of Hou Juan's ability, what she wants is a puppet."

"Is the Cui family's thinking different from that of the Queen Mother?"

Cui Sheng was completely stunned, speechless for a while.

Cui Hong sighed helplessly, thinking that this might also be his own problem, too little communication with his son, but some things are like this.

Today was an exception. The eldest son was obviously convinced by Hou Juan. If he was not pulled out of the pit in time, Cui Sheng would be another Cui Teng. He was obviously a member of the Cui family, but he had to think about outsiders.

"Marquis Juan is smart, resourceful and daring to make decisions. He has quite the legacy of Emperor Wu. When I sent Xiaojun into the palace, I didn't expect Marquis Juan to be such a person."

"Is Emperor Wu not good? Everyone said that the Great Chu was the most powerful when Emperor Wu." Cui Sheng asked carefully.

"But it's not easy to be a minister for Emperor Wu. Every day with his head in his head, the Cui family can persevere. More than half of it depends on luck. If Emperor Wu lives a few more years, he will definitely start with the Cui family." Looking back on the past, Cui Hong still has lingering fears. .

Cui Sheng was still a child at that time, and he was carefree under the protection of his father. He had no idea of ​​Emperor Wu's oppression of his ministers, but he had just been slapped by his father, but he could understand that ministers both respected and feared Emperor Wu. Mood.

Cui Hong came to his senses from his memories, "Don't take me too selfishly, it's not just me, the ministers don't want another Emperor Wu to appear again, not only for self-protection, but also for the sake of the great Chu Jiangshan. Before Emperor Wu, There are several emperors who have accumulated family fortunes, and Emperor Wu has basically squandered it all before he can expand his territory and build a prosperous generation. Da Chu is now in the middle of the family, and he has to recuperate for decades before he has the financial resources to support another Emperor Wu. That's all I can say when the time comes."

Cui Sheng was speechless. He felt that his father was too arbitrary, but he couldn't think of anything to refute. After thinking for a while, he had to say: "I don't know that much, but I'm different from Cui Er, I listen to my father, you I'll do whatever I want."

Obedience is probably the only advantage of the eldest son. Although he is sometimes used by outsiders, Cui Hong can always drag him back to his side in time.

"After dawn, a new emperor will be established in the palace. No matter who it is, I must go to the city to meet him immediately. There are many things that I need to solve. If you don't have time to deal with the rear, you can only make one more trip."

"Me?" Cui Sheng not only admired Hou Juan, but was also a little afraid of him.

"I will divide you 10,000 soldiers, and send more veterans to accompany you. You don't have to fight. I announce my orders along the way, asking the soldiers of the southern army to return to the army. When they reach Yingfengzhai, they will only besiege them."

"The Southern Army...will you listen to me?"

Cui Hong's eyes turned cold, "If you were more courageous, one person could recall the Southern Army. I will give you ten thousand people, who would dare not follow?"

Cui Sheng did not dare to ask again.

"Yingfengzhai... If the three people recommended by Hua Bin can succeed, everything will be fine. If not... Cui Sheng, when he arrives at Yingfengzhai, he will only besiege and not attack."

"Yes, father." Cui Sheng didn't understand why his father said the same thing again.

"I mean, if Marquis Juan is still alive, he will only besiege and not attack, but he will not accept surrender, understand?"

"Clear... Bai." Cui Sheng was even more confused and still didn't dare to ask more.

Cui Hong didn't want to explain, anyway, he would order directly to his veteran generals, not to give his son too much command power, so as to avoid bad things.

Cui Hong was thinking about how to divide the troops and how to deal with the changes in the city, when the urgent voice of the guards suddenly sounded outside the tent, "Da Sima, the central army tent is on fire!"

Cui Hong took a few steps to the door, looked up, and saw that the central army tent not far away, as well as his own sleeping tent next to him, were all set on fire.

A guard said, "I'll go find someone to put out the fire."

"Wait." Cui Hong was extremely alert. He saw the flames shaking, but he didn't fight the fire or call for help. He turned to his son and said, "Follow me."

Cui Sheng walked out of the tent, shocked, "This...this...how could there be a fire?"

Cui Hong didn't even want a horse, and walked on foot with his son and dozens of guards. He understood what was going on. Someone in the army wanted to assassinate him. Although the eldest son, Cui Sheng, was useless, he inadvertently saved his life.

Cui Sheng was completely unaware that he had made such a big contribution, and as his father got more and more shocked, he couldn't help but think of Hou Juan's words again, feeling that he was being verified.

The mutinous soldiers did not find Mrs. Cui and began to shout "Da Sima", but Cui Hong ignored them and just moved on.

The people in the camp were awakened by surprise, and they all went out to wait and see, but they did not dare to **** without orders.

Cui Hong lowered his head, not wanting to be recognized.

A group of patrolling soldiers ran towards him, and the officer shouted: "Stop, who dares to rush in the camp? What's the matter with the fire over there?"

Cui Hong stepped forward and whispered: "It's me, all dismount."

The officer used the torch to recognize that the intruder was actually Da Sima himself, was startled, and hurriedly got off his horse, "I don't know about my humble position..."

Cui Hong pushed the officer away and wanted to get on the horse, but he didn't get on the first time. Cui Sheng stepped forward, supported his father's foot, and put him on the horse's back.

The soldiers standing at the gate of the tent also recognized Mrs. Cui and pointed at him.

Cui Hong looked in the direction of the sleeping tent, and the fire was getting more and more fierce. If he rested inside, he would definitely die. He was in shock. There seemed to be a lot of soldiers and soldiers who participated in the mutiny, and a group of people were running towards him.

In this camp, except for his son, Cui Hong could no longer trust anyone, "Cui Sheng, stop the chasing soldiers, and find me in your second uncle's camp afterwards."

"Yes, father." Cui Sheng was already at a loss, but he never disobeyed his father's orders.

"Second Uncle" is Cui Sheng's uncle, named Cui Ting. He is currently the right general of the Southern Army. The camp is far away from the Central Army, but he is one of Cui Hong's most trusted people.

Cui Hong left all the guards to his son and rode out of the camp alone.

Cui Sheng grabbed a knife and saw that the chasing soldiers were getting closer and closer. There seemed to be a lot of them. He was terrified. order you to..."

The pursuit has arrived, and the two sides are fighting together.

Cui Hong didn't go to the main entrance, but ran to the small door leading to the camp next door. The soldiers at the gate were looking at the fire and suddenly saw Da Sima appearing alone. He was dumbfounded for a while. Cui Hong gave orders, and they immediately opened the camp door.

The military discipline of the Southern Army was relatively strict, and the soldiers did not dare to move around. Only a few generals from the camp next door came to check the situation and ran into the big Sima.

Cui Hong was already frightened, he did not dare to rely on these people, and he did not say that the Chinese army was mutinous. He just ordered them to immediately lead the troops to put out the fire, saying that he ran first.

The generals were inexplicable, but the Da Sima did not dare to ignore the order, and immediately issued an order to go to the Chinese army to put out the fire, completely unaware that there had been a real fight over there.

Cui Hong galloped all the way. Every time he went to a camp, he ordered the soldiers to go to put out the fire. Occasionally he would look back. The fire did not get smaller, but got bigger. This meant that the mutineers were not eliminated. more people join.

Cui Hong didn't care about worrying about the safety of his eldest son, he just ran wildly. Soon after dawn, he finally saw the right army camp.

Right General Cui Ting was the only one who dared to make his own decision. When he saw the fire in the Central Army, he immediately summoned all the soldiers, but he was more cautious. Just after leaving the camp, I met Cui Hong.

Seeing his cousin, Cui Hong breathed a sigh of relief, but he still slowed down and observed for a while, and after confirming that the other party was not malicious, he went up to meet him. Order all soldiers to lay down their weapons and kill those who do not obey.

The right army kept sending news, and the situation was gradually brought under control. There were not as many mutineers as Cui Hong had imagined. There were only a few hundred people, but the chaos was very extensive. Many soldiers fought without knowing why. Command, most of them put down their weapons in obedience.

After the light of the sky, there was a piece of bad news: the eldest son of Da Sima unfortunately died in the chaos of the army.

Taifu Cui did not feel grief until this time, and set off with the remaining Right Army in person to avenge his son.

More news came soon. The mutineers were calling for the order to kill Da Sima. At first, Cui Hong thought that this was another plan by the Houjuan, but the news said that the failed mutineers were fleeing in the direction of the capital.

Cui Hong finally realized that it was not the Marquis of the North who planned all this behind the scenes, but the Queen Mother in the city.

This means that the Queen Mother is actually well prepared, and neither the East Sea King nor the Champion Hou can succeed.

"Marquis Juan..." Cui Hong suddenly found out that if Marquis Juan was killed by an assassin, the Cui family would be doomed.