Northern Dynasties

Chapter 175 Cannibalism
The time has entered November, and this year's noisy parade has only come to an end. The township regiments visited by the states returned to their hometowns one after another, but [-] troops with acceptable military discipline were selected from Baishui to defend the river.

According to the practice of previous years, Daxingtai will also go to the Yellow River to inspect the Yellow River and make defense adjustments. He will not return to Huazhou City until the twelfth lunar month or around the New Year.

Li Tai did not go with him, but stayed in Baishui and took the initiative to undertake a series of finishing work such as cleaning the venue.

This year, the number of domestic and foreign military and township armed forces participating in the grand parade has directly exceeded [-], which can be said to be a rare scale since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty.If the matching taxi force is added, the size of the force will be doubled.

It has only been less than two years since Mangshan was defeated, and the Bafu was able to conduct such a large-scale dispatch of troops. Although the chaos in the process was inevitable, it was enough to prove that Yuwentai Bafu's rule in Kansai was still stable.

When the main force left with Daxingtai, the task of relocating other township troops fell on the logistics staff.Li Tai took the initiative to lead the subordinates of the Metropolitan Water Administration to participate in it, which was naturally welcomed.

This year, the imperial court learned from the experience and lessons of raiding the villages along the way after the disbandment of the Dayue Township Mission last year, and did not directly distribute food and repatriation, but set up warehouses around Baishui to supply materials within a limited time.

This forced the township groups from all sides to set off immediately and dare not stay along the way, otherwise they would not be able to catch up with the food and grass for the return trip.

Many people and horses hurried on the road, and thus left behind a lot of utensils and luggage.Li Tai had already made an appointment with the Jingzhao County Township Regiment, and before his cousin Cui Cong led the group to leave, he entered the camp several times to inquire about the return date.

As soon as the Jingzhao County Township Regiment set off, Li Tai ordered the sailors from the capital to rush into the camp with their carriages, and quickly clean up the abandoned camp tents, wounded and sick cattle and horses, as well as all kinds of wood, and even human and animal waste.

The subordinates were in full swing picking up the rubbish here, and the military laborers arranged by the Taiwan government also rushed over, but after seeing the staff of the Water Administration of the capital cleaning up here, they did not dare to come forward.

Seeing more than a dozen carts loaded with all kinds of waste, Li Tai was about to lead the crowd to leave, but saw a group of people riding horses from outside the camp, and quickly ordered his subordinates: "Take it to Baishuizhuang for temporary storage, and don't answer anyone who stops it!"

After explaining this, he got on his horse and pretended to avoid it. After running for a few miles, he heard a roar: "Li Boshan, don't run!"

Accompanied by the shout, more than a dozen soldiers of the Chinese army surrounded and intercepted on the plateau. Seeing that he could not escape, Li Tai stopped in embarrassment and looked back. catch up.

"Boshan, I welcome you to introduce your subordinates, but if you want to disturb the arrangement, then you can't!"

Lu Tong came up on horseback, pointed at Li Tai and said solemnly: "There are a lot of consumables this autumn, and the warehouses of the Taiwan government are all empty. All the materials left by the camps must be collected to fill the warehouses! The north of Huazhou Tun, you have to rely on all the materials for the winter. You have a simple personnel in the Water Administration, so what is the use of collecting all the materials?"

"Why did Lu Shangshu say that? How could I not know that the country's affairs are difficult, and the people of the city are generous in helping them, so how could I fill my own pockets!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a righteous face, sighing in his heart that this Lu Tong is obviously not as promising as his younger brother, without such rags, would the Western Wei regime still have to collapse?
After hearing this, Lu Tong's expression eased, and he ordered his subordinates to escort the dozen or so carts from the Water Administration to Li Tai, and said to Li Tai: "Taiwan's affairs are fair, and these chariots and horses will be escorted later." Back. Knowing that your subordinates are also in a difficult situation, if it is not ordered, you will not make indiscriminate taxation."

"With Lu Shangshu's words, then I can rest assured. There is indeed one more matter to report, and I implore Lu Shangshu to arbitrate fairly."

Seeing that Lu Tong was turning his horse to leave, Li Tai hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "The forging workshop set up by the administrative office on the plateau was not originally an envoy of the Taiwan government. It has not been returned so far, can Lu Shangshu be returned?"

"I don't know about this matter. I will ask the person who experienced it after I return, and I will give you an answer."

After Lu Tong heard the words, he waved his hands and said, but Li Tai grabbed his reins and refused to let him go: "The former staff officer of the Zengtai Mansion, who is a low-ranking post, understands that there are judgments in the affairs of the government, such trivial matters may not be judged by the key points, it is in the program Inevitably, you will push again and again. All you need is a word from the official in charge, and I beg Shangshu to give you convenience."

Seeing his pleading face, Lu Tong couldn't help laughing, pointed at Li Tai and said with a smile: "When I passed the exam, I didn't expect that I would be subject to this rule one day, right?"

After Li Tai heard the words, he laughed twice, but he still had a little bit of strength to say: "The position changes with the situation, and the internal and external changes are inevitable, but the only thing that is diligent is the position, and there is no time for others. If the internal and external changes in the coming year, the humble position will never be included in the charter." It's difficult for Shangshu inside."

"I will remember what you said!"

Lu Tong knew that Li Tai is now the little treasure of Daxingtai, so he couldn't afford to make things difficult for such a trivial matter, so he nodded and said, "I'm busy with business here, so you should ask the person in charge to ask for it."

"There is no evidence for what you say, can Shangshu give you a letter?"

Li Tai continued to pester him, and waited until Lu Tong impatiently threw him a warrant, then thanked him again and again, and gave him a warm farewell.

After reuniting with his subordinates, Li Taicai waved his hand again and said, "Follow me to take back our administrative supplies!"

After leaving here, Lu Tong led the crowd to inspect the plateau.

Right now, there are quite a few people cleaning the camp in Baishui. In addition to the soldiers directly under the Taiwan government, there are also civilians recruited by the prefectures and counties.

There are many cases like Li Tai's wanting to intercept materials privately. It's not because the state and county officials are greedy, but because everyone is afraid of poverty.A large waste has resulted in a lot of materials, and all related lawsuits are empty, and everyone is counting on the recovery of those waste materials so that they will not be destitute.

It's not that Lu Tong doesn't understand the hard work of these foreign officials, but even if the Taiwan government wants to make up for it, they have to collect all the materials and make arrangements.

After some inspections, Lu Tong heard a lot of complaints from people, and was dizzy and dizzy from the negative energy of those various worries.

When he returned to the camp in the evening, Lu Tong began to take stock of today's material recycling, but found many records of allocation of bows, knives, armor and staff in the account books submitted by his subordinates, and the recipients were the Metropolitan Administration.

"How is this going?"

He took a pen to outline those payment records, and then asked the subordinates.

The officer in charge of warehouse management came in and inspected briefly, then replied: "It is according to the Shangshu's warrant to return the people in Qifang of the Dushui Administration."

After hearing the words, Lu Tong was even more puzzled: "I know about this, I just returned the people and things in Qifang, but these bows, knives, armour, and sticks were left by the internal and external armies, so why are they also distributed to Dushui?"

"These utensils belong to Dushui..."

The subordinate officer quickly explained: "Dushui Qifang repairs utensils for the army, and the army left behind the waste utensils as a reward. Li Zheng came here to pick up the order with the minister's warrant and the deed with the generals of the army. It will be returned."

Lu Tong was furious when he heard the words, he knew that Li Tai had plotted against him, so he left these account books without approval, and then went out of the camp and led the crowd to Baishui Village.

"Brother, why are you here?"

In front of the gate of Baishui Manor, Lu Yan greeted him hurriedly, looking at his brother who came aggressively and asked.

"Official title!"

Lu Tong glared at Lu Yan angrily, then pointed at him and said angrily, "You don't know why I came here? Where is your officer, tell him to come see me quickly!"

Lu Yan still lacked confidence in the face of his elder brother. Seeing this, he shrank his neck and said in a low voice, "I have already led my staff to the south to return to the office in the afternoon. Brother, Shangshu, it's not a coincidence for you to come."

"He fraudulently stole the treasury of the Taiwan government, where can he escape? Where is the treasury he received today stored? Obediently send it back, and I can stop pursuing it!"

Lu Tong was even more annoyed when he heard the words, and he rode his horse to rush to search the village, but Lu Yan blocked him with open arms.

"Shangshu's words are wrong! Those materials originally belonged to our Water Administration, and the generals of the army kept them in the camp as rewards, but unfortunately they were taken away by the officials of the Taiwan government first, and the envoys took them back. How could it be Fraud!"

Lu Yan replied with a straight face, not giving an inch in front of the manor gate.

"How many craftsmen are working in the utensil workshop of the Water Industry Administration? It takes less than a month, and you can receive thousands of bows, knives, armor and sticks as rewards? Such evil words come out of your mouth. I really regret letting you follow Li Boshan!"

Lu Tong pointed to Lu Yan and said angrily.

"Then, those wands are just waste, and their value is not high. The utensil workshop has long been unreasonably confiscated by the evil officials of the Taiwan government. The administrative office can't know how much work has been done. Only the generals and generals of the army can make up the contract to know the approximate amount. Whether it is overtaken or not, Shangshu needs to ask the generals of the army to make a conclusion, how can he deny it with one word?"

Seeing his elder brother's furious expression, although Lu Yan was a little guilty, he still had the courage to recount what Li Taixing had told him before, and when he spoke a little more courageously, he raised his head and said, "Everyone should do his own thing. If the minister thinks that the administrative office is acting illegally, he will put himself here as a lowly position and wait for the lock. Li Zong will not allow his subordinates to be bullied by power, and he will definitely argue with the Taiwan government in the future, and give me justice!"

"Why did Li Boxan keep you here, don't you know? You want to piss me off..."

Lu Tong saw his brother looking at him with a look of incompatibility, and got angry again, got off the horse, raised his leg and kicked.

"I know, but I feel very honored! You know that I will not succumb to power because of selfishness, so keep me... Hiss, brother, I'm right, I didn't... You regret letting me follow you, but I You shouldn’t have abandoned the crowd and returned before regretting it! It’s not because of greed for merit, it’s just that you regret not being able to work together. There are many young men in the Western Lands, how many people can be as brave and brave as they are doing? Even those military disciples are far behind!”

Lu Yan gasped in pain from being kicked, but still refused to admit it, and still loudly defended himself: "Military equipment and rods should be paid to the brave to kill the enemy. We are not idlers at desks, so why not For use? It’s true to say that you are brave and enterprising, and don’t stick to small details, just to impress you young people who underestimate you!”

(End of this chapter)