Northern Dynasties

Chapter 254 The Brave Retrograde
After Li Tai came to this world, he deeply felt that there is really no public order and good customs in the troubled times. The higher the position, the more lack of self-discipline, low personal quality, and he prefers to fight hard.

He still doesn't know much about the situation in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but in the Western Wei Dynasty, it can be said that there is a lot of wine, sex, wealth and five poisons. Fighting in the court hall, gambling and drinking in the tyrant's mansion are common.

In a situation like today, there is no clear division at all. Disputes and even fights among the Shiliu families over where to set up their accounts are simply normal things, and it is not surprising at all.It would be a little strange if it didn't happen.

Even though the reality is so, if you see the excitement above your head, it will be quite surprising and annoying.

The fight took place not far away in front of a dirt slope in the countryside. There were about 50 or 30 people involved on both sides. One of them had a large number of people. Pull out and destroy the tent stakes that have been laid in front of the slope.

The weaker one on the other side was a bit miserable. Although more than a dozen people were struggling to resist, they were outnumbered after all. In addition to gritting their teeth to endure the constant falling of fists, kicks and sticks, even the drawn carriage was pushed down by the other party. When entering the ditches and ponds, the materials that were originally loaded on the vehicle were scattered all over the place.

Li Licheng was surrounded by his family and shrunk under the belly of a pack horse, with sticks whistling on both sides and insults from the villains.

He used to live next to his parents in the old days, he went in and out without loss of protection, rarely encountered such a chaotic situation, and was terrified for a while, when he saw Li Tai with all his followers riding towards him from a distance, he seemed to see Li Tai immediately. Like a savior, he hurriedly jumped out from under the horse's belly and waved his hands to call for help, but he was immediately knocked to the ground by the opponent Hao Nu who found a loophole and punched him to the ground.

Li Tai saw that his cousin whom he had known for a long time was pushed to the ground, trampled and trampled on the ground, and immediately became angry, he waved his hands and shouted: "Get him out, and don't let any of these evil slaves go!"

As soon as he gave an order, the surrounding followers rushed forward immediately, and the sound of horse hooves became louder, which immediately attracted more people around to watch.

The area around Chang'an has always been a lot of tyrants and thugs, and the law and order has not been good. Therefore, the people who have lived in Kinki for a long time have their own experience in judging the power of the strong.When Li Tai's subordinates rode their horses and rushed up, the spectators around immediately burst into applause.

Li Tai knew that his popularity in Chang'an was not very good, so whenever he went around Gyeonggi, he had to bring a group of entourage that was sufficient to protect himself, and today was no exception.

He has more than 70 well-trained elite soldiers, the number is already considerable, and everyone rides on horses, whether it is galloping clutches or dismounting from the horses, they can cooperate without losing the opportunity.

Before Li Licheng called for help, although there were many slaves wandering around in the countryside, they all stayed away from them after seeing them in battle, not daring to approach them to provoke them.

There are many dignitaries in the city of Chang'an, and there are many powerful people outside the city, but there are not many who can pull more than 70 fine horses at once.Those who can put on such a formation must either be the powerful generals in the Liufang Forbidden Army, or they must be the leaders of a side that supports their own self-respect.

These two types of characters are both annoying and hard to provoke, especially the latter.

The army leaders may not be stationed around Chang'an, but because of this, the mobilization of their troops is even more invisible. If you really offend such people, you have to be careful, and you may be directly attacked and killed inside or outside the city. , and there is no proof.

Li Tai's men had just rushed forward, and the stronger side in the fight had already become vigilant, hurriedly gave up the immediate goal, and gathered with his companions, the leader of whom was still shouting loudly: "Who are you waiting for? How dare you fight?" Kinai..."

But before he could finish his words, Li Tai's troops had already rushed forward, smashing the newly assembled formation to pieces, some were directly knocked out, and some abandoned their weapons and fled in shock. Others were beaten to the ground when they resisted stubbornly.

The difference in strength between each other was too great, when Li Tai rode his horse and approached slowly, the fight was over, only a few cavalry were still besieging a few slaves who fled into the muddy ditch.

"A Pan, you are finally here! If you don't come again, I'm afraid..."

Li Licheng, with disheveled hair and no manners, was greeted by his slaves, with a look of embarrassment and lingering fear.

Li Tai didn't pay attention to Li Licheng who was waiting to complain, but ordered to arrest and tie up all the captured slaves, and ignored the begging or insulting of these slaves. Go to the other side of the slope.

"A Pan, where are you going? This is me..."

Seeing Li Tai leaving coldly, Li Licheng hurriedly shouted again, but Li Tai didn't seem to have heard of it, and after seeing this, he chased after him full of doubts.

After walking a distance of more than ten feet from each other, Li Taicai stopped under a big tree, got off his horse and stood still, and waited for Li Licheng to catch up, panting, before asking in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"I went out from the city, and I waited for a while, you didn't come, Apan, so I planned to let my family choose a place and set up a tent first, but I didn't expect a group of slaves to rush out to yell and drive them away. I was not angry, so I with them..."

When talking about the cause of the incident, Li Licheng also had a look of grievance, and said angrily while rubbing the sore spots on his body.

Since he lived in Xitou, although he is not pampered, he has never been beaten by fists and kicks. He is in a mixed mood at the moment, all kinds of feelings are intertwined, and it is difficult to tell them apart.

Li Tai was patient first, and after listening to him tell the whole story, he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Those tricky slaves have already been captured, no matter who they come from, this humiliation must be retaliated. But What I want to ask is, why did Xiaoxie choose to set up an account here?"

Seeing Li Licheng being beaten, although Li Tai was also quite upset, what made him even more upset was, what kind of mess did Li Licheng pick?Although it is said to be for the funeral of the Wang family, the specific location of each family's tent also reflects their respective momentum and face.

In other words, Li Tai originally intended to keep a low profile this time, and he didn't care if he could make a big splash.So it was not a problem for Li Licheng to be beaten, nor was it a problem to choose this remote place.The real problem was that he had already chosen such a remote location, yet he still couldn't get it done, and was beaten up with a black nose and a swollen face.

Even Li Tai was embarrassed to stand where he was and deal with this matter. Is this kicking Li Licheng's ass?It was clearly slapping him in the face of Governor Li!If people saw him actually fighting for such a remote place, what shame would he have?
Li Licheng couldn't keep up with Li Tai's thoughts for a while, but seeing his gloomy and serious face, he thought the problem was serious, so he quickly endured the pain in his body, and said to Li Tai comfortingly: "A Pan, don't panic, I It is unavoidable to know that it is frightening. How dare these slaves be so domineering in Kinki, it can be seen that his master must be arrogant... We two young people are really a little, a little uncertain about how to deal with it. You have not been here for a long time Chang'an is unfamiliar with personnel and affairs, and come with me to ask for help..."

Hearing this, Li Tai felt a little speechless. He pointed to the front of the tupo where the fight had taken place and said in a bad mood: "It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth alarming others! If the opponent is really powerful, he will fight with you for that." A barren slope that is not near the city or the road? It is really embarrassing to tell others about it. If you are filial, please remember that if people you know ask about it, they will only say that you encountered provocations while walking on the road. Grab the camp!"

Only then did Li Licheng hear the point of Li Tai's concern, and he still couldn't understand for a while, and said with some reluctance: "But we have already fought for that place..."

"Go elsewhere!"

Li Tai waved his hand involuntarily and said, he didn't want to be in the limelight before, so he could choose anywhere, but now that he has lost such a big face, if he doesn't choose a conspicuous place, it's really hard to get back the place.

Here he is glad that no acquaintance saw the scene just now, dozens of horses rode by nearby, and Li Hu, who was inspecting the surrounding area, waved to Li Tai from a distance: "Boshan, I heard that you were fighting with someone here just now. , why provoke?"

"No, it's not a fight. It's just being rude and offensive, and I've been taught a lesson."

Li Tai quickly waved his hand and said.

"That's good. Tomorrow is the day of Taifu Wang's funeral. Even if there are any emotional disputes, don't indulge and disturb the matter."

Li Hu nodded after hearing the words, but he still didn't believe it, and after explaining again, he led the crowd to leave and went to inspect elsewhere.

"A Pan, you actually know Duke Longxi! But why did he make this warning on purpose? Would you like to explain to Duke Longxi that we didn't take the initiative to provoke..."

Li Licheng watched Li Tai chatting with Li Hu, feeling both surprised and worried.

Li Tai didn't bother to pay attention to this kid, he waved his hand to the trilogy and escorted those evil slaves, then headed towards Chang'an City.Originally, I planned to be like the light and keep a low profile, but I didn't expect that fate would make things difficult. Since I can't follow the trend, I can only go against the sky...

It's far away, but in short, it's just that I didn't hit the second one, and it's hard to dispel the shame and embarrassment in my heart.

At this moment, there are more and more busy people everywhere in the suburbs of the city. The closer to the west gate of Chang'an, the busier the two sides of the road, and there is almost no room for idle space.There were also times when I saw Li Tai who was leading the crowd back, and bowed and nodded to say a few words of greeting.

Li Licheng followed the team all the way, and he was also very surprised to see Li Tai's face so broad.

Several families among them expressed that they could give up some space for his family to set up tents. Li Licheng was already quite moved, but Li Tai just waved his hands and smiled and said no, and continued to walk towards the city gate.

"Ah Pan, we are about to enter the city, you haven't chosen yet..."

Li Licheng saw that the city gate was already in sight, but Li Tai had no intention of stopping, so he couldn't help but reminded him in a low voice.

Li Tai still didn't pay attention to this kid, pulled the horse's bridle and walked outside a gorgeous tent on the left side of the road, raised his whip in his hand, pointed at a young man inside the tent and said angrily, "What are you looking at?"

(End of this chapter)