Chapter 1051: The matter is settled, Cui Zheng has no choice but to agree
Historically, Zhu Wen was emperor for only five years, and then he was killed by his son Zhu Yougui because he stole his son Zhu Yougui's wife.

After Zhu Wen's death, ten military governors successively proclaimed themselves emperors in the former territory of the Tang Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In this time and space, Zhu Wen killed Zhu Yougui while trying to snatch his wife.

History thus took a different path.

Although the current Emperor Zhu Wen of Liang is already 75 years old and is still extremely incompetent and ruthless, he still firmly controls the power of the Liang court because of the "tattooing system".

The Later Liang Dynasty, which was supposed to have perished after only twelve years of its establishment, miraculously existed for twenty years.

Moreover, Emperor Zhu Wen of Liang continued to attack other countries, showing the ambition to unify the world and swallow up the four seas.

"Mr. Su, what should we do now? Can you still take us back?"

Cui Zheng had never thought of going against Emperor Liang, the most powerful emperor in the world.

So, she has been in agony these past few days and nights, constantly hesitating whether or not to give her daughter away.

It was because Su Mingzhe came today. If it was a few days later, Cui Zheng might not be able to bear the psychological torment and would have given her daughter away.

Su Mingzhe noticed this and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Don't be afraid, Madam. This is Taihang Mountain. If we want to go back, we just need to climb over a few hills and we'll be back."

"Master Su, you said 'cross the Taihang Mountains'? Isn't there any other way to go?"

When Cui Zheng heard this, she was stunned.

After only a few days of hiding in the Taihang Mountains, she was already suffering greatly and even found herself infested with lice.

If we want to cross the entire Taihang Mountains and return to the Tang Dynasty, it will probably take at least one or two months, right?
After just a brief thought, Cui Zheng began to back off.

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe could only shrug his shoulders and say:
"Of course there are other ways. Madam can just change her appearance and get a pass, and then go back by another road."

"However, Miss Cui's portrait should have been all over Daliang City. If she doesn't want to enter the Daliang Palace to accompany the 75-year-old Emperor Zhu Wen, it would be better for her to cross the Taihang Mountains. This way, she would be a little safer."

When Cui Zheng heard that Su Mingzhe wanted her and her daughter to go separately, she became troubled again.

She didn't want to cross the Taihang Mountains, but she also didn't dare let her daughter walk with a group of strangers.

After all, her daughter Cui Yingying is really beautiful, the kind that can topple a country.

What if Su Mingzhe did something wrong and her daughter didn't know how to resist... thinking about this result, Cui Zheng felt as if her internal organs were being cut by a knife.

At this time, Hongniang took the opportunity to persuade:
"Ma'am, don't worry, I will protect the young lady."

"Ok."

Cui Zheng hesitated again and again, but finally succumbed to reality.

The next day.

With the help of Su Mingzhe, Cui Zheng got a new pass, hid his real name, disguised himself as a merchant, and slowly headed towards the Yellow River ferry in Yongle County.

During the few days of hiding in the east of Taihang Mountain, Cui Zheng, who was originally charming and graceful, lost a lot of weight. The charming and graceful forty-year-old Xu Laobanniang now has a lot of white hair and even a dull complexion, looking no different from an old woman in her fifties or sixties.

Let her pretend to be the housekeeper, and no one would suspect anything along the way.

After Cui Zheng left, Su Mingzhe did not take Cui Yingying to cross the Taihang Mountains.

The Taihang Mountains not only have steep peaks, but also rugged terrain.

If a delicate girl like Cui Yingying were asked to climb mountains and cross rivers, she would definitely lose several pounds of weight.

Cui Yingying has a slender figure, and in Su Mingzhe's opinion, she is neither fat nor thin, just right.

If Su Mingzhe lost a few pounds due to climbing mountains and crossing rivers, he would think it was his own loss.

So, after Cui Zheng left, Su Mingzhe took Cui Yingying and her group and quietly returned to Luoyang, hiding during the day and traveling at night.

Then he took a boat back to the Yellow River ferry in Yongle County.

After half a month, Su Mingzhe had eaten Cui Yingying from head to toe several times.

The team escorting Cui Zheng finally came back staggeringly.

Naturally, Cui Zheng could not hide the changes in Cui Yingying.

Seeing that the matter was already settled, Cui Zheng could only accept it:

"You two have done such shameless things, which have ruined the reputation of my Cui family. However, if I want you to agree to your marriage, you two need to agree to my three conditions."

"Ma'am, please speak!"

Su Mingzhe had just tasted Cui Yingying's graceful body, so it was difficult for him to refuse Cui Zheng at this time.

Cui Zheng suppressed her anger and stated the first condition right away.

As a thousand-year-old family, the Cui family of Boling must abide by the most basic Confucian cultural system even if it has declined.

When parents die, children must observe mourning for twenty-seven months, during which time they cannot 'release their obedience and follow good fortune'.

Prime Minister Cui died of illness last winter.

Calculating the time, the two could not officially hold their wedding until May or June of the third year of Jianxi in the Tang Dynasty.

Su Mingzhe naturally didn't care about this. After all, it was just a late marriage and it didn't affect the two of them from "doing bad things".

Cui Yingying and Su Mingzhe thought the same thing.

The two of them nodded immediately, indicating that they agreed to this condition.

"Second, Master Su, although you are in charge of 5,000 soldiers and horses, you have no official rank or rank. What's the difference between you and those bandits?"

Cui Zheng said seriously:

"I want you to be at least a third-rank official within two years, otherwise you will not be worthy of my Cui family!"

"Madam, don't worry. It's just a third-grade job. It won't take two years. It can be completed by the end of this year."

It has been less than a month since Su Mingzhe traveled through time, but he is already in charge of five thousand soldiers.

In the next few months, he only needs to follow the steps and expand the number of his troops to 30,000, so that the Tang Dynasty and Daliang can fight for him.

By then, let alone the third rank, even the first rank would be awarded to me by the emperors of the two countries.

Of course.

Su Mingzhe could also rely on his 30,000 troops to declare himself emperor and fight for the world.

In short, Su Mingzhe did not take a mere third-rank official position seriously at all.

"You said that yourself."

Seeing Su Mingzhe being so arrogant, Cui Zheng couldn't help but snorted:
"If you can't do it, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Su Mingzhe ignored Cui Zheng's unfriendly attitude and said with a smile:
"Madam, please tell me the third condition!"

Cui Zheng paused for a moment before speaking:

"When Liang Bing disguised himself as bandits, my master's coffin was abandoned outside Wei Bo City. If you want to marry Yingying, you should help her fulfill her filial duties and let my master rest in peace as soon as possible."

“This isn’t difficult either.”

Cui Yingying had also brought up the matter of Prime Minister Cui's coffin. Su Mingzhe had already sent people to take care of it, so there was no problem at all.

Seeing that all three conditions she proposed were agreed to by the two, Cui Zheng wanted to make things more difficult for them, but when she remembered that her family was still under Su Mingzhe's protection, she could only suppress her anger.

In anger, Cui Zheng could only glare at Hongniang fiercely before turning around and taking her daughter away from Su Mingzhe's tent.

(End of this chapter)