When Director Farben saw the Cui family suddenly appearing, he felt a little confused.
He had just sent away his good friend's heir Su Mingzhe, and hoped that Cui Xiangguo would take care of him for his own sake.
As a result, in less than an hour, Cui Xiangguo's body was delivered by his family.
What a coincidence!
Mrs. Cui Zheng, the wife of the Prime Minister, saw Master Faben with a fierce look on her face and quickly bowed: "Cui Men's widow has met the master."
"There is no need to be polite, madam!"
Before becoming a monk, Master Faben was also a well-known scholar.
It was just because of his vicious appearance that he was despised by others, so he became a monk in anger.
After Master Faben and Mrs. Cui Zheng recited the rites, he learned that Mrs. Cui Zheng was hiding from the chaos of soldiers and bandits, so he took the coffin up the mountain and quickly comforted:
"Madam, there is no need to worry. My Majesty the Tang Dynasty has been on the throne for ten years and has always been wise and wise. I will definitely be able to resolve this military disaster."
"I hope so."
Mrs. Cui Zheng sighed, with a sad look on her face: "Even if the military disaster can be solved this time, the return of my master's body to his hometown is far away."
Cui Xiangguo was born in the Choi family of Boling.
Boling is located on the border of Hebei Province in Daliang Kingdom.
Nowadays, Daliang and Datang are at war, and there is chaos and chaos everywhere.
Ms. Cui Zheng didn’t even know what to do next.
Master Faben also thought of this and could only sigh and asked Cui Zheng not to worry and store the coffin in Pujiu Temple first.
The two were talking.
A young novice monk hurried into the hall and reported:
"Master, Su Mingzhe, the benefactor, brought a group of people up the mountain, saying they were escorts escorting Cui Xiangguo's body back home."
Both Master Faben and Mrs. Cui Zheng were a little surprised, but they didn't think much about it and hurriedly came to the outside of the temple together.
Everyone saw sixteen bandits tied into a line.
Su Mingzhe and Zhao Zhenkun walked side by side. When they saw Pujiu Temple opening the door, they immediately reported the whole story forward.
When Master Faben heard that his good friend's son was actually good at martial arts, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "If I had known that Almsgiver Su was so capable, I would not have advised you to take the civil service examination, but would have sent you to join the army to serve the country!"
"Master, don't blame me for hiding it."
Su Mingzhe laughed and chatted with Faben for a few words.
Cui Zheng also took over the discarded gold and silver from Zhao Zhenkun.
After counting, it was confirmed to be correct.
Cui Zheng looked at Su Mingzhe again, and her eyes started to shine:
"This young master is invited! May I ask your name and where you are from?"
"I dare not trouble my wife to ask, Xiaosheng Su Mingzhe, a local from Hezhong Prefecture."
Su Mingzhe looked at Mrs. Cui Zheng and found that although the future mother-in-law was already over forty years old, she was still a mature woman and her charm was still there. Not only did she become interested in his future daughter-in-law, Cui Yingying.
Mrs. Cui Zheng was impatient. When she saw the name, she immediately asked:
"I just heard what Master Faben said, Mr. Su is going to participate in this year's Enke?"
"good."
Su Mingzhe did not hide anything, and also told the story of Master Faben writing a letter of recommendation for him.
After Cui Zheng heard this, her smooth face suddenly broke into laughter:
"Mr. Su, this year's encore was supposed to be hosted by my father, but my father suddenly died of illness, so the person who will host the encore will definitely fall into the hands of 'Du Milang'."
Su Mingzhe couldn't help but frown when he heard the three words "Du Milang".
Du Milang, who was born in Lingguan, suffered from the habit of cutting off his sleeves. He was fond of young and beautiful men.
When Su Mingzhe thought that the host Enke was such a person, for the sake of his own reputation, he gave up the idea of participating in Enke this year.
When Cui Zheng saw that Su Mingzhe's reaction was not what she expected, she smiled with satisfaction and said:
"Master Su, this time Enke fell into the hands of 'Du Milang'. It will be Wei Shangshu's turn of the Ministry of Rites next spring. My master and Wei Shangshu have always been on good terms. Before the next spring, I will be willing to Write a letter of recommendation to Mr. Su..."
When Su Mingzhe heard the string and knew its elegant meaning, he curved his mouth and said with a smile:
"Madam is so loving, but is there anything you need Su to do?"
"Master Su is indeed sensible."
When Cui Zheng saw Su Mingzhe taking the initiative to 'bite the hook', she didn't hesitate and went straight to the point:
"I wanted to ask Mr. Su to protect my master when he returned to his hometown in a coffin. But when I arrived at Boling, I immediately submitted my recommendation. What do you think, Mr. Su?"
"It's easy!"
When Su Mingzhe saw that Cui Zheng had indeed asked him to escort him back to his hometown, he immediately agreed:
"It's only a thousand and five hundred miles from Hezhong Prefecture to Boling. It takes thirty thirty days a day and can be reached within two months! Madam, would you like to rest one night at Pujiu Temple and start again tomorrow?"
"Without further ado, let's set off after lunch!"
Mrs. Cui Zheng was also afraid of a long night and many dreams, so she turned her head and thanked Fa Ben, then discussed with the housekeeper to pack her luggage and prepare for departure.
It's past noon.
Cui Xiangguo's coffin slowly left Pujiu Temple under the protection of Su Mingzhe and Changfeng Escort.
Accompanying him were sixteen bandits who had been 'surrendered' by Su Mingzhe.
These sixteen bandits changed into uniform clothes and were named "Yi Slave Army" by Su Mingzhe.
At night.
The team rushed to Hezhong Fucheng.
Currently, Datang and Daliang are at war. Hezhong Prefecture is a border town of Datang. Now White Horse General Du Que has sent his confidant Xue Minggao to defend the city.
That night, when Xue Minggao patrolled the city to the north gate, he happened to see a group of more than fifty people entering the gate at night. He couldn't help scolding the gatekeeper:
"Zhang Xiaosan, you bastard bastard, you are so brave! The sun has already set, and you still dare to enter the city as a human being. Do you think that because I have an affair with your sister, I don't dare to kill your dog head to sacrifice the flag?"
"Brother-in-law, listen to my explanation!"
Zhang San was scolded by his brother-in-law, but he did not dare to talk back. Instead, he smiled and explained flatteringly:
"Brother-in-law, these are the family members of Cui Xiangguo. They want to send Cui Xiangguo's body back home. They have a customs clearance document issued by the court. I dare not not let them go!"
"Family of Prime Minister Cui?"
When Xue Minggao heard this, he was surprised at first. Then he remembered his backstage and couldn't help but sneered:
"What is the customs clearance document? The general is outside, and the emperor's orders are not fulfilled! Now Liang soldiers are surrounding Hezhong Mansion, and the rebel general Sun Feihu is causing trouble. Who knows if the customs clearance document in their hands was stolen?"
When Mrs. Cui Zheng saw that the team was about to enter the city, she was not prepared to get off the carriage and say hello to a group of smelly Qiu Ba.
As a result, the team was stopped by Xue Minggao. Cui Zheng had no choice but to show up, walked out of the carriage, and said hello:
"General Xue, do you still recognize me?"
"Oh...it turns out she is really Mrs. Xiangguo?"
Xue Minggao only saw that Cui Xiangguo died of illness, so he wanted to use his power to make things difficult for the Cui family's team.
Now that he saw Mrs. Cui Zheng showing up, Xue Minggao's expression changed, and finally he smiled and said hello:
"So it turns out she is really Mrs. Xiangguo?"
A few years ago, White Horse General Du Que led his subordinate White Horse Yi Cong to Beijing and was commended and rewarded by the emperor.
The emperor wanted to grant Du Que the title of Jiedushi.
At that time, Cui Xiangguo applied eye drops to General Baima to alert the emperor to cases of rebellion by Jiedushi envoys in various places.
When the emperor received the reminder, he withdrew the reward from the 'Jiedushi'.
It was also because of this that Du Que and Cui Xiangguo had a rift.
Today, Xue Minggao deliberately caused trouble for the Cui family, and also wanted to save face for his 'master' Du Que.
"Since you are the wife of the Prime Minister, you should understand that when the sun sets, the city gate needs to be closed and no further passage can be allowed."
"So, I have to trouble Mrs. Xiangguo and her party to stay outside the city tonight!"
Xue Minggao smiled deliberately, as if he was really in trouble.
After Cui Zheng's expression changed drastically, Xue Minggao playfully asked his guards to drive the team out of the city gate.