Chapter 142 Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it
Two days of abstinence, two days of drinking.
The young man did some calculations in his mind and felt relieved and satisfied.
"Princess Wang, I am leaning against the railing, at your service."
"Okay." Cui Si agreed with a smile and looked at the other three.
One of the young men, about twenty years old, said, "Princess Wang, my name is Shaoyou. I am too soft-hearted and often hesitate to kill. However, I am extremely talented and my martial arts skills are not bad. I want to stay by your side."
Shaoyou is too kind-hearted. Even though he is talented and good at martial arts, he cannot join the Yanyun Guard. Even on the battlefield, he will feel uncomfortable staying there. Staying with Cui Si is the best choice for him.
"My name belongs to Liang."
Yun Gang sneered, "Princess Wang, you must be careful with this man. He often disobeys orders and acts on his own. The Lord said that we need to temper his temper, lest he become so self-righteous."
Yilan, Shaoyou and Guiliang, one is fond of drinking, one is soft-hearted, and one always disobeys orders, so none of them can enter Yanyunwei, and even the military camp is not suitable for them to stay. However, they are all good at martial arts and are indeed capable.
In this case, it seems more appropriate to place him next to Cui Si.
"What about you?" Cui Si asked the last person.
"Princess Wang, my name is Liuchun. Although I practice martial arts, I also enjoy studying medicine. I witnessed Mr. Jiang's superb medical skills when he was at Chongshan Pass. I hope to receive some guidance from him."
This is for Jiang Ci'nian.
Cui Si thought for a moment and said, "I don't care what you think, but this isn't a charity. When it's your turn to be on duty, you should do your duty well. The rest of the time, I won't interfere. Monthly wages are paid on the fifth day of every month."
Yun Gang said, "Princess, Nanxiang and his men are in the rear camp of the Yanyun Guard. The rest are in the reserve camp. They have salaries, and they were sent here to protect Princess Wang. This is their mission."
"That makes sense. I'll give you an extra ten taels of silver every month as a reward."
Although they all have their own shortcomings, it does not prevent them from being truly capable. In these troubled times, having such people around means your life is guaranteed.
But after coming to Cui Si, there is almost no room for advancement.
And, most importantly, if even the monthly salary was not given by Cui Si, how could they be willing to obey?
"That's great." Yun Gang agreed. "Then they will stay with Princess Wang and await her orders."
Cui Si nodded and asked him, "When will you set out?"
"I still have some things to tell you, so I won't be leaving until tomorrow morning."
"Then come to my place before you leave and bring me a letter."
"yes."
Yun Gang took everyone away, and Cui Si arranged for Song Lu to go with them and give them what they needed.
Only after everyone had left did Cui Si have time to read the letters. She felt the thickness and read the thin letter from Cui Jing first.
Cui Jing told her that he had gone to Yunshang City because of disagreements with Shen Sui, and now Yan Xingchuan had handed the Xie family's affairs over to him.
In the letter, Cui Jing detailed the process of the first negotiation with the Xie family. She also pointed out that the Xie family must have known her attitude and wanted to fool Yan Xingchuan, but ended up being slapped in the face.
Finally, he asked her about the solution for the Xie family.
Cui Si thought for a long time, asked Yanzhi to grind ink, and wrote a reply to Cui Jing's letter:
In this world, water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. The Xie family is the boat and the people are the water.
If the news of the distribution of land to the people of Yuanzhou and Yunzhou spreads to Laizhou, the people of Laizhou will surely become chaotic and take the opportunity to revolt, and then join forces with Northern Yan to attack from both inside and outside. The day of the Xie family's downfall will not be far away.
Also, be careful of the Xie family joining forces with Jiang Shao.
After replying to Cui Jing's letter, she hesitated for a long time before reading the thick stack of letters from Yan Xingchuan.
Yan Xingchuan was very different in this life from his previous one. He seemed to talk a lot more, and his words were thick and rambling. Cui Si read them calmly, and seeing that he didn't say anything important, she didn't reply.
She has been able to have no hatred or resentment towards Yan Xingchuan. As long as he doesn't provoke her and they are both well, she is willing to live in peace with him.
Life is still long, she just wants to live a good life and stop hating and complaining.
"Madam, Aunt Qiufang from Madam's side is here. She said Madam has something to tell you."
At this moment, Yanzhi came in with a pot of tea to report.
Cui Si came back to her senses, placed the letter she had written on the table, and said, "Let her in."
After a while, Aunt Qiufang, dressed in a dark blue dress with a narrow sleeve and a cross collar, was quickly invited in. She bowed to Cui Si and said, "Greetings to the princess. May the princess be well and safe."
Cui Si nodded: "Madam sent you here, what is the matter?"
Speaking of which, it is also a problem for the Xie brothers to stay in Xianyang. The Cui family has to give face to the Xie family, and the punishment of Mrs. Cui for "farming" can only be temporarily shelved.
It's really a bargain for her.
Aunt Qiufang said, "Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but the Cui clan members are scattered this year and cannot reunite. Madam has thought that the day before Mid-Autumn Festival this year, she will take the clan wives and the young men and women to Wanhua Temple outside the city to pray for the clan members. I hope Princess Wang will do her the honor of joining us."
"Pray for blessings?" Cui Si raised her eyebrows.
Many of Cui's children are away at the moment, so praying for them during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a good arrangement.
Cui Si nodded and said, "Go and tell the Madam that Liu Niang will definitely be there."
"Thank you, Wang Ji."
Hearing Cui Si's agreement, Aunt Qiufang breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed and left, and went to inform others.
So within that day, all the women in the clan and the younger generation received a notice to go to Wanhua Temple to pray for blessings.
That day, Mrs. Xu called everyone in the family back to have dinner with her and talked about this matter.
"This is a good thing. The safety of our clansmen is unpredictable outside, so praying for them is a way to show our gratitude. If you are free, please go. Liu Niang, Jiu Niang, you two go, and Lao Ba, you take Jiu Lang with you."
"I won't go." Cui Changyou was somewhat reluctant. "I practice Taoism, but I have to go to a Buddhist temple to pray for blessings. Isn't that a joke? Wuliang Tianzun."
Old Madam Xu glared at him and said, "Then you should go and worship the Three Pure Ones and ask them to bless the Cui family. You won't have to worship Buddha then."
"The Three Pure Ones don't care about that. We believe in my own destiny."
"You still say that! I think your fate is not determined by you or God, but by the strength of my crutch." Old Mrs. Xu was so angry at him that she wanted to die. What kind of son did he give birth to?
"You have to go even if you don't want to. It doesn't matter whether you are a Buddhist or a Taoist. As long as you can protect the people, it doesn't matter."
"If you don't want to go, that's fine too. Then go find me a wife, marry her as soon as possible, have a child, and let the child take your place. I don't care whether you go or not."
Cui Changyou: "..."
This is terrible.
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