The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

Chapter 141 Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts

Although Cui Ming's father was the military advisor of General Song Yan, Cui Ming did not grow up in the southwest.

Cui Ming's father, Cui Jie, was born into the Puyang Cui family, which was considered a first-class aristocratic family in Puyang. The ancestors of the Cui family had produced a first-rank official. Even though they are now in decline, their family background is still considered prominent.

Cui Jie was a very intelligent man, but unfortunately he was born into a poor family and was only a bastard's son. His mistress was worried that he would block her own son's path, so she suppressed him a lot.

In order to make a name for himself, he continued to join the army. With his intelligence and talent, his talent was soon noticed by Song Yan, who promoted him to his side. Later, he gradually became his confidant and secured the position of military advisor.

There were many poisonous miasma in the southwest. After he had Cui Ming, he naturally didn't want his son to grow up in such an environment, so he asked his wife to take the child back to Puyang.

At that time, he was already Song Yan's military advisor. His eldest brother, who was left by his biological mother, was not talented in literature and was only a minor juren after taking the examinations several times. Naturally, he was not worried that they would treat his wife and children harshly.

Things turned out just as he thought. After Cui Ming followed his mother back to Puyang, he indeed did not suffer any injustice.

Cui Jie's stepmother naturally looked down on the wife and children of her illegitimate son, but she also knew that she could not offend him now.

What's more, with Cui Ming's father around, she would not be able to treat Cui Ming and his mother harshly. After all, in his opinion, no matter whether they were legitimate sons or illegitimate sons, they were all his sons, and he would be proud if any of his sons were successful.

Therefore, Cui Ming's life in Puyang was like a fish in water. In terms of learning, the Cui family was a big family in Puyang and had experienced the changes of dynasties. The family had a deep collection of books. In terms of life, although the Cui family is not as wealthy as their ancestors, it is still considered a family of wealth and power. At least he has never worried about money.

Cui Ming, who grew up in such an environment, has a compassionate heart and wants to achieve success and realize self-revenge.

His thoughts are actually orthodox. After all, he has always learned civil and martial arts and sold them to the imperial family.

Cui Mingxiao's father was indeed quite intelligent and talented. He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of twelve. Cui Jie was quite proud of this son who did not grow up with him.

But Cui Ming was young after all, and had always been buried in books. How could he really understand everything? So, unsurprisingly, he failed the exam.

How could a young man who lives in a luxurious environment understand the sufferings of the people?

This failure in the exam dealt a heavy blow to Cui Ming's self-confidence. Although Cui Jie felt sad, he knew very well that knowledge gained from books is shallow and one must practice it personally to truly understand it.

Parents who love their children will plan long-term for them, so after Cui Ming failed the provincial examination, Cui Jie wrote to him, asking him to bring his mother to visit relatives in the southwest.

There is still a year and a half before the next imperial examination, and he hopes to keep him by his side and teach him personally during this time.

But when Cui Ming came, Cui Jie realized that his son had read too many books. Although he was not a bookworm, he was too naive and his ideas were too idealistic.

The failure in the provincial examination made Cui Ming depressed. He was young and famous for his talent, and was praised by everyone. How could he let it go easily when he was suddenly faced with failure?

Cui Ming, who came to the southwest, was taken by Cui Jie to be taught. As a result, he saw how his father was treated as a guest of honor by Song Yan.

He planted a seed in his heart. If he could be like his father, it would be fine. But who could be his lord? Who could trust each other like Zhou Yu and Huang Gai?

So when he saw Song Zhe getting off the car to comfort the little beggar, his eyes lit up and he thought he had met his Zhou Yu.

So he took the initiative to volunteer to follow Song Zhe to the north.

But Cui Jie never agreed with his decision. He joined the army because of his status and because he had no chance to pass the imperial examination.

Although he is now second only to the emperor in the southwest, this was not his ambition.

He wanted to be not only the military advisor of the southwest, but also the prime minister of Dayan.

But he knew he had no chance. He wanted to see his son walk on the path that he himself had failed to take.

But Cui Jie couldn't persuade the stubborn Cui Ming, so he could only give him a few more instructions before leaving.

Unlike Cui Ming, who had only been in the southwest for a short time, Cui Jie had been in the southwest for many years. Although he did not understand Major General Song Zhe 100%, he definitely understood him about 70% to 80%.

Don't be fooled by his gentle and harmless appearance. In fact, he is just pretending to deceive the world. You would be a fool if you really believed him.

Well, he has a stupid son, Cui Jie sighed and told Cui Ming all this.

Smart people are even more stubborn when they act stupid. Cui Ming didn't believe what his father said at all. He thought that he shouldn't just listen to what others say about a person, he should go and see for himself.

He had seen Song Zhe's kindness, so he wanted to go to this fight with him.

He naturally knew that their trip was not just, but he thought it was not malicious either. The Zhenbei Army and the Southwest Army were not opposites. They were both Dayan's armies.

He followed Song Zhe to the north, one to buy medicine, and the other to find out the reasons for the changes in the Northwest Army and find the people who caused them to change.

As for talents, naturally everyone wants to recruit them.

Fortunately, Li Xi couldn't hear what he was thinking, otherwise he would have slapped him in the face. He was both a hypocrite and a hypocrite. He really read a lot of books, no wonder he failed the provincial examination.

Before today, he always thought that he had made the right choice, and he felt deeply guilty for his incompetence. However, he did not expect that Song Zhe was not a kind person as his father said.

Cui Ming covered his still aching abdomen, the light in his eyes gradually extinguished, and he finally understood what the saying "You can know a person's face but not his heart" meant.

He was blind and made the wrong bet...

Speaking of Song Zhe, he felt a little regretful when he returned to his room. He was so angry just now and shouldn't have been so impulsive. After all, Cui Ming is Cui Jie's son, so he should be more considerate of his father.

However, his regret was only for a moment, and he forgot about it the next moment. Forget it, it has been done anyway. So what if Cui Jie is just a dog of their Song family.

Even if he is a little smart, he still has to work under his father and is just a family slave.

But what he didn't know was that as soon as he returned to the room, a carrier pigeon flew out from the corner.

Cui Jie only has one son, Cui Ming. How could he not have some preparations?

Two days later, after getting up in the morning, Cui Jie saw a carrier pigeon in front of the window. He took out a handful of millet from a box beside him and placed it in front of the window. The pigeon lowered its head to peck at the rice, and Cui Jie took off the small bamboo pole from its ankle.

The bamboo pole is hollow and a small note is placed inside.

Cui Jie unfolded the note and read its contents, his face turning dark.