Northern Dynasties

Chapter 1367: Please Mu Jiangdong
According to Jiangdong customs, when a newborn baby is 100 days old, his uncles must come to the house to offer congratulations, and they need to prepare various baby clothes and accessories. They also have to pray for blessings and ward off disasters, hoping that the child will be free from illness and live a long life.

In addition to blessing the baby, it also has the effect of strengthening the close relationship between the two families. Especially for royal relatives like Yao Cha, every interaction like this is naturally of great significance.

Most of the Jiangdong celebrities who were currently living in Wei Ding's house had just arrived in Guanzhong and had not yet settled down. Even Wang Chong, who was able to contact the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty and get the latest information, was very limited. Even if Wang Chong was able to contact some of the celebrities due to his relationship with Xiao Zhao and the reputation of the Wang family of Langya, he could hardly get any promises, so it was difficult for him to settle down in Chang'an.

At this time, when these people saw Yao Cha, a royal relative, and heard from him that he would come to the palace to congratulate the emperor in the future, they couldn't help but become even more excited. They gathered around Yao Cha and started to flatter him, and then they began to ask about the important personnel situation in the capital in a roundabout way. Their words even seemed to indicate that they hoped Yao Cha could recommend talents to the court.

Yao Cha originally wanted to invite Wei Ding to his home, but he didn't expect Wei Ding to leave early in the imperial city, so he had to chase him to his home outside the city. As the city gates were closed, he could only stay here as a guest and socialize with the guests.

He was also a celebrity in Jiangdong in his old years, and his father was a miraculous doctor famous in Jiangdong, who also had extensive connections. Therefore, he knew most of the people present, and the communication was not awkward. However, everyone was too enthusiastic, and Yao Cha felt a little overwhelmed to cope with it.

Wei Ding didn't drink too much because he had to help write the congratulatory speech. Yao Cha, on the other hand, was drunk by the enthusiastic guests. He was afraid of being disrespectful in front of the emperor because he had to go to the palace to offer congratulations the next day, so he declined everyone's urging to drink.

When the banquet was over, Wei Ding, as the host, personally escorted Yao Cha to the guest room.

After arriving at the guest room and sitting down, Yao Cha took a sip of the sobering soup, then shook his slightly tipsy head and said with a smile: "The local accent is so friendly, and the hometown feelings are so strong. There are so many old friends from Jiangzuo gathered in Weihou Manor. Although I am a guest in Guanzhong, it still feels like home!"

He originally wanted to praise Wei Ding for his generosity and hospitality, but after hearing this, Wei Ding smiled and said, "If the hometown is full of joy, the business in Jiangdong will surely be prosperous. Why would these people leave their hometown and go thousands of miles away to seek a future? Yao Lang, you feel the harmony of the hometown, it's just that you are in a high position, and people treat you more kindly. If you are greedy for this hometown accent and hometown feeling, I can send these people to your residence, and keep them company all day long, how about it?"

Yao Cha said it casually, but he didn't expect Wei Ding's answer to be so aggressive. He thought Wei Ding was annoyed by the disturbance of these guests, and after making himself look bad, he laughed dryly and said, "The guests are happy, but the host is embarrassed. A joke turned into bad words. It's a pity that I don't have such a beautiful house and garden as Wei Hou. I want to be a hospitable host, but I am not capable of it."

After hearing this, Wei Ding smiled even more, and then said to Yao Cha: "I need to entertain guests with my beautiful manor and grand house, but I am afraid of neglecting my guests and getting a bad reputation. If Yao Lang wants to be a hospitable host, he only needs to remove the gate, and a group of followers will come to him. There is no need to entertain them with food and drink, and they will even leave their homes to come and stay!"

Although Yao Cha was a little drunk, he had not yet lost his mind. When he heard the hint in Wei Ding's words, he immediately frowned and said in a deep voice, "Does Wei Hou have anything to teach me?"

"The rift between the north and the south has been mended in this era, and the personnel and affairs of the north and the south will now be integrated. Recently, many people from Jiangdong have flowed north into Guanzhong, and there will be more next year. Although the court will set up many ways to recruit talents, in this era of great change, ups and downs are common.

For example, although Yao Lang had a good reputation in Jiangdong in the past, how could he have such a great reputation today? When a large number of followers come in next year, it is unknown how they will follow. It is natural that they will compete to join Yao Lang, an outstanding example of local righteousness. Therefore, Yao Lang does not need to advertise his hospitality. When local righteousness comes to him in the future, he only needs to sit at home and be the leader of the group! "

Wei Ding looked at Yao Cha again and said, but there was still a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

After hearing this, Yao Cha frowned even more, and immediately said seriously: "I understand what Wei Hou said. The rural righteousness of the time is nothing more than a little convenience for the imperial family. However, my father has long reminded us that my father and I have not made any outstanding achievements in entering the country. The imperial concubine's favor is due to fate. My parents and brothers have no power to borrow from her, but there is no need to disturb her. Having some talents and skills is enough to support the family. There is no need to gather people's power to bully and abuse. When the villagers come to visit, we will entertain them with courtesy. If there are more requests beyond friendship, it is beyond the ability of my father and son, so we can only decline."

"While this is the theory, it may not be the case. Feelings are hidden in things, and they are intertwined. It is always difficult to distinguish them one by one. If Yao Lang wants to stay away from things, he must also stay away from people. For example, today's happy gathering, if you can stay away, if you can avoid it, stay away, maybe you can get peace and quiet. Especially now that the palace has not been built, and the villagers are vying to enter, Yao Lang wants to get along with the people normally, is it okay?"

Wei Ding saw that Yao Cha had similar realizations, so he simply made his words clearer. He came to Chang'an earlier and had a good relationship with the Yao family. Moreover, they were both good at medicine and divination, and he and Yao Sengyuan often met and exchanged ideas. When he saw that the Yao family was in the vortex of the current situation and hidden dangers were gradually emerging, he couldn't help but want to speak out and remind them.

Although Yao Cha was aware that there would be people who would curry favor with the powerful and try to make friends with his family, he had not yet realized that his family's situation had become so sensitive and even dangerous. After hearing what Wei Ding said, he was shocked and sweat broke out on his forehead. The drunkenness had mostly dissipated, and he hurriedly whispered, "Although the crown prince's palace has not been built, the distinction between the legitimate and the primogeniture is clear. Who would dare to stir up trouble about this for anyone with an upright mind? Isn't what Marquis Wei said a little..." Of course, what Wei Ding said was a bit alarmist. Not to mention that the emperor's descendants are now arranged in order of seniority, the emperor himself is young and strong with a high prestige. No matter how eager a person is to make progress, he would not dare to do anything tricky about it.

But he still said with a serious expression: "This is indeed a matter of right and wrong. Chang'an is also a place of right and wrong, and the matter is also a matter of right and wrong. But since Yao Lang is not a person who is not good at right and wrong, why should he stand in the middle of this matter? It is better to leave early! Now that Jiangdong has been newly unified, we need trusted people to guard it. You brothers are all virtuous. If you ask to be the governor of your hometown, you can avoid the place of right and wrong, and you can be at ease governing and accumulating merits. Why stay here to stir up troubles for human relationships!"

Yao Cha was not a power-hungry person, and certainly did not want to use his sister to gain power or even seek to seize the throne. After hearing Wei Ding's suggestion, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stood up hurriedly and bowed to Wei Ding, saying: "Wei Hou's words are really good. As long as both the inside and the outside are safe, this brother will be grateful to Wei Hou!"

For ordinary people, the world has finally been unified after being divided for hundreds of years, and rushing to Chang'an at this time will naturally give them a chance to seize precious opportunities in the new order. However, the Yao Cha brothers are not worried about making progress, but they are worried about getting involved in disputes. Wei Ding's advice to them to stay away from disputes at a time when the tide of time is gathering in the capital is indeed a good advice.

Putting aside the conversation between the two, time soon came to the prince's 100th day celebration. The Yao brothers brought their families and the gifts they had prepared to the palace to congratulate him early in the morning, and Emperor Li Tai also specially dealt with his official duties in advance today and freed up the afternoon to return to the inner palace.

As an emperor, especially an emperor at the beginning of a period of chaos, if one wants to work hard to govern the country, then naturally there will be endless things to do, especially this year there is such a historic event as the annexation of Jiangdong.

However, Li Tai has always taken Su Cho, who was exhausted to death by official duties in his early years, as a warning. In recent years, he has been focusing on the big picture and letting go of the small details, and has been grasping the main points. Except for some relatively important and sensitive matters, he has only handed over the specific implementation of general military and political affairs to the relevant officials and only grasped the outline. Therefore, he has barely been able to achieve a balance between work and rest.

The emperor's family affairs are the state affairs. In light of the fact that many promising monarchs in history failed in family affairs, Li Tai has always been actively involved in family affairs in his spare time, instead of simply maintaining the emperor's majesty and even alienating his wife and children.

The hundred-day-old baby born to Concubine Yao was already Li Tai's seventh son.

Unconsciously, he had transformed himself into a promiscuous sowing machine, especially when the harem was expanded several times under the auspices of the Queen. Some of the palace ladies who served in the bedroom were people he had never even seen before, so naturally he had no feelings for them.

Sometimes he was so busy that he didn't even know he had children until the queen or the palace maids reported to him. The children were mainly raised by the queen. Of course, high-ranking concubines like Concubine Yao were still qualified to raise their own children.

The whole world serves one family. It has to be said that in the ancient feudal society, it was very difficult for the emperor's family to maintain the simple ethical and family relationships with the common people.

For Li Tai, apart from the empress, concubines and a few others who had been with him for many years, he did not have a close relationship with other concubines. So after experiencing the experience of having many wives and concubines, he rejected all subsequent proposals to expand the harem. If there is no emotion between people and they are just a resource, there is really no point in keeping them widely. It would be dizzying to see too many of them.

When he returned to the harem from the previous court, the queen had already prepared gifts for the little seventh son. Li Tai was not a heartless father, and he even took the time to make some educational mechanical toys for his son, which he then packed up and took to the Imperial Concubine's Palace.

Although he had specially set aside an entire afternoon, Li Tai was really unsure. When he arrived, it was already nearly evening, and the Hundred Days Celebration had come to an end. He stood outside the palace and waited for the blessing songs to be finished before he strode in. After receiving the greetings from everyone, he smiled and said to the Yao Cha brothers, "My good brothers don't often come to the palace. Today we have the chance to meet because of the children's matter. There is no need to leave in a hurry. Stay here for dinner!"

As he was talking, he went into the room again and took a look at the imperial concubine and Little Seventh, whose body was dyed with plant juice like a little monster. He couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that the people in Wu Yue were particularly fond of tattoos, and they did not spare children either. They regarded it as a means to communicate with gods and ghosts, pray for blessings and ward off disasters, so much so that getting tattoos became a regional label.

After visiting his wife and children, Li Tai invited the Yao brothers to dine in another hall. During the meal, they chatted about family matters and asked them to explain from their own perspectives some matters that needed attention in the integrated management of Jiangdong personnel.

As the topic turned to current affairs, Yao Cha winked at his younger brother Yao Zui, and the two brothers stood up from their seats and knelt in the hall, saying, "We are fortunate to have the favor of heaven, to be relatives of the emperor, and to enjoy great grace, but we have no merits or talents to offer, and we always feel ashamed. Now that Jiangdong has also returned to the rule of the imperial dynasty, we, relying on our hometown feelings, would like to be the governor of our hometown. We sincerely ask the saint to use us and not abandon us."