Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 480: Coward Cui Zhe

Cui Wei had a history of vomiting blood, and Cui Bianxu was afraid that it would splash on his clothes.

This is his wife's own hand...

Bought it for him!

After a period of chaos and war, Cui Wei's condition finally stabilized. When the court doctor arrived, he just shook his head and said that he needed to rest and recuperate, and must not be too happy or too sad.

Cui Bianxu sneered when he heard this. How dare you show your teeth to him even in this situation?

When the room was cleared again, Cui Quan's expression was obviously more impatient and anxious, and his dejected look was even heavier: "Jiulang, you have seen your brother's condition."

He is not blind, how can he not see this?

I guess his sister-in-law is about to become a widow.

A widow is a widow. She wanted to get married in the first place and should have thought that this day might come before she got married.

Who in this world doesn’t gamble?

Those in the casino are all small bets, those on the road of life are called big bets.

If you win the bet, everything is fine. If you lose, you will suffer the consequences!

"Yes, this time my grandson brought back some good medicinal herbs from Chang'an. I will have someone send them over later. See if there is anything you can use, brother." Cui Bianxu continued with some unpleasant words.

"Medicine?"

Cui Quan snorted coldly, "We've already given him all the medicinal herbs we can use. Your brother has this condition from birth!"

The only answer he got was Cui Bianxu's silence.

He sighed, "In our Cui clan, only legitimate sons are valued. If anything happens to your brother, the position of clan leader will fall to you in the future."

As he said this, he raised his eyelids and looked at Cui Bianxu again. This kid is very good.

pity....

"As the clan leader, you must resign from your official position in Chang'an and return to Qingzhou. This is one of the reasons."

He slowly stated the pros and cons and the threats: "That young lady from the Jiang family is of too low a birthplace to be a wife of the Cui clan. If your brother..."

Cui Quan paused, unwilling to say such an unlucky thing: "Then I will marry another woman from the Five Surnames for you..."

"Grandfather, you have truly put a lot of thought into this plan. Unfortunately, your grandson's marriage to Aunt Jiang has already been approved by His Majesty. Divorcing your wife and marrying again is a serious crime."

Cui Bianxu was confident, so why did he resign?

The Cui family wanted to give this to him as the clan leader, so should he happily accept it?

Although Cui Yi was not popular in Chang'an, the emperor personally asked about the matter after the marriage was decided. What's more, the emperor also bestowed so many rewards on Jiang Shangxian.

Even though it's not something worth money...

But the royal reward is a sign of dignity, not its value.

"Grandfather, have you forgotten the 'Clan Records' issued by the imperial court last year? Although the common people still follow the old rules and the world looks upon the Five Surnames as before, according to what is written there, our Cui clan is now a third-rate clan."

Cui Bianxu stated the facts calmly, "Grandfather may not know that although the Jiang family is a common people, Aunt Jiang is extremely ingenious. Several of her recipes caught His Majesty's eye and were used by the army. When His Majesty learned of my engagement with Aunt Jiang, he was extremely pleased and treated his grandson even more intimately."

He looked at Cui Quan and suddenly chuckled: "Grandfather, don't you know why?"

Why?

Isn’t it because the Cui family is knowledgeable and has set an example with the five surnames?

This was also the reason why Cui Bianxu guessed that Cui agreed to this marriage.

Unexpectedly, these words made Cui Quan laugh repeatedly. Cui Bianxu felt uneasy at the laughter, and he straightened his face and looked at Cui Zhe, but Cui Zhe turned his head away with a guilty conscience and refused to look at him.

"Jiulang, Jiulang, you've always preferred using your hands rather than your brain. You're brave but not smart enough, and you only think halfway through things..."

After Cui Quan finished laughing, his aura returned and he looked at Cui Wei, who still looked unhappy, and said, "Da Lang, tell your brother where he went wrong."

"Yes."

Cui Wei, who had been sitting beside him without saying a word since Cui Bianxu came in, nodded respectfully, then looked at Cui Bianxu, as if he was very pleased: "Ninth brother, it's been a long time since we last met. You seem more like an adult now."

"Brother..." He became more and more sarcastic.

Xiao Cui silently complained in his heart that he was weak and even his temperament was not masculine.

Cui Bianxu had no likes or dislikes for this elder brother from the next room, but he just didn't want to get too close to him to avoid being splashed with blood when he vomited blood.

Cui Wei's smile was gentle, distant, and contained a subtle hint of wariness. "You are also a well-educated and intelligent person. Let me ask you today: how many people have sat on the throne of the world? Has anyone sat on it alone for more than a hundred years? After the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, has any dynasty lasted more than three hundred years? Even the Eastern and Western Han dynasties combined only lasted four hundred and seven years."

The Eastern and Western Han Dynasties he mentioned refer to the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty. This term was not used until after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the existence of two capitals, Chang'an and Luoyang, in order to avoid confusion among people, people began to use the terms East and West to distinguish them.

Before this, people used Dongjing and Xijing to distinguish the two Han dynasties.

Cui Bianxu did not answer the question raised by Cui Wei, and the meaning of his words was very clear.

It simply means that although the Tang Dynasty is powerful now, that is because the current emperor is indeed powerful, but this person will eventually die.

The descendants of the Li family have been sitting on the throne of the emperor one after another, but there will always be a time when the throne will fall.

I’m afraid this time will not exceed three hundred years.

And it is unknown how long the Cui family has existed than this.

Cui Wei didn't really want him to answer. His tone suddenly rose, and his sickly appearance was replaced by the arrogance of a young man from an aristocratic family. "My Cui family has survived since the Qin Dynasty and has never relied on fawning and currying favor. So what about the 'Clan Records'? Even if I produced a few more, what would be the point? In the eyes of the world, my Cui family is still one of the Five Surnames. Do you expect my Cui family to bow down to a mere 'Clan Records'? That's ridiculous."

The only one who can truly make Cui loyal is Cui himself.

Cui Quan looked at his eldest grandson, whom he had high hopes for, with satisfaction, and the relief in his eyes was beyond words - this was the spirit that the person in power in their Cui family should have, gentle and elegant yet arrogant.

When he looked at Cui Bianxu, his expression immediately turned to disappointment: "Jiulang, you've been in Chang'an for such a long time, how come you haven't made any progress at all?"

When he was at home, he was like a demon, beating the children of the Cui family and his generation as if they were tigers and wolves. Now that he is back, although he doesn't beat anyone, he speaks in favor of the Li Tang royal family all the time...

Now that the fight for the throne has almost become public knowledge, who will he support?

Cui Quan couldn't help but have some conspiracy theories.

Following his merciless verdict on Cui Bianxu, the room fell silent again. Cui Zhe looked at his son, who lowered his head, with some worry. His heart beat faster and faster. He felt his lips tighten and the tip of his tongue seemed dry.

After a while, he clenched his fists and finally couldn't help but speak up for his son: "Yier has always been diligent in his official duties at the Dali Temple. No superior has ever said a word against him. Father, aren't you going a little too far?"