Northern Dynasties

After having breakfast in the imperial city, Li Tai didn't stay here too long in line with the principle of being cautious. After bidding farewell to Li Mu, he quickly left while he was still staring at him full of admiration.

After leaving the imperial city, Li Tai didn't have any important matters for the time being, so he simply turned to visit his cousin Cui's house nearby, and inquired about recent personnel developments in the court. no harm.

It was also Li Tai who happened to be in time. When he arrived, his cousin Cui Qian was sorting out some gifts with his slaves and preparing to go out.

"So the grand master's winter festival is coming again, since we are in Beijing, we must show it."

Cui Qian welcomed Li Tai into the hall, pointing to those gifts and explaining.

Li Tai only remembered this after hearing the words. Unlike the Han custom of sacrificing the dead of the ancestors, only members of the family can participate, while the Xianbei etiquette allows outsiders to participate, and sometimes it is accompanied by some soul-calling ceremonies.Of course, outsiders' participation in ginseng is also based on their own wishes, and there is no distinction between warm and cold when people take tea cold.

Last year, Li Tai was expelled to northern Shaanxi to enjoy the wind before the Chinese New Year, and his relationship with the He Ba brothers was a bit tense, so he didn't have the opportunity to participate, so he only sent a letter to his family to make up a generous gift.

Because of his cousin's reminder, he suddenly realized that another year had passed, and He Basheng's voice and smile appeared in his mind again. Although it was not as sad as it was then, it was still unavoidably sad.

"I just have nothing to do today, so I will go with my cousin."

Instead of looking at the monk's face, he looked at the Buddha's face. Although he didn't like He Bayue's two sons, he couldn't disregard He Basheng's friendship, so he said hastily.

Li Tai and He Bawei had nothing to say, after a few pleasantries patiently, he learned that his wife Miaoyin would arrive in Chang'an in two days, so he got up to say goodbye.

He had just visited Daxingtai, so he didn't have time to prepare gifts, so Cui Qian simply asked his family to prepare another one, and took advantage of this gap to chat with Li Tai about the current situation and personnel affairs.

Zhao Gui yelled angrily, his momentum was not weak, and the people around him didn't dare to make any more noise, so he looked at Li Tai again, and said in a cold voice: "The purpose of gathering here with the people today is to discuss the old grand master Wuzhuang. As for the sacrificial ceremony, there will still be people from the township righteous party arriving later, so I am afraid that there will be no table to entertain guests."

Zhao Gui also quickly spotted Li Tai, first subconsciously moved his eyes away, but then turned back as if he didn't want to show too obvious, glanced at Li Tai from a distance, and then ignored him expressionlessly.

After saying this, he ignored the reaction of the two of them, then turned around and walked out of the hall.

For example, in northern Shaanxi where the public opinion foundation of the Bafu was weak, when Li Tai's strength was insufficient in the past, he was like a dog chased by Jihu.

There was a gag in this tone, accompanied by a few harsh sneers, Li Tai's steps that had already been taken suddenly fell, and then he turned around and went straight to Zhao Guixing, who was surrounded by the crowd, and several slaves wanted to stop him , were all torn apart by him with a wave of his arm.

Cui's family slave was also very quick in his work, and he packed up the gifts in a short time. Li Tai asked for a gift list and put it away.Now that he has a big family and a big business, he doesn't have to take advantage of others.

The implication is that we have a fellowship meeting here to discuss the grave of the old boss, you idlers, go away.

Take the previous incident in Guazhou as an example. On the surface, it seems that Shen Hui led dozens of cavalry, contacted the local tyrants through speaking skills, and successfully resolved a separatist force.But the reason why this matter was able to succeed is that the essence of it lies in the demonstration of the public opinion foundation accumulated by the Overlord Mansion over the years.

"what are you going to do?"

In addition to the Guanzhong area, more and more powerful names in the Longyou and Hexi areas appeared in the official military documents of the Taifu.This means that the tyrants in Longbian are also gradually entering the vision of the Overlord Mansion and accepting the rule of the Overlord Mansion.

After Cui Qian heard the words, he replied casually, but after a while, he realized something unusual, and looked at Li Tai with a little surprise.

Li Tai listened more than ten feet away, clasped his fists to Zhao Gui, who was standing behind everyone with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhongshan, don't come here... Uh, no, it should be congratulations to Mr. Zhongshan for surviving a catastrophe. A few days ago I was shocked to hear that Mr. Zhongshan was suffering from a serious illness, and I felt deeply guilty. I was afraid that Mr. Zhongshan’s illness was caused by the shock of the white water fight. Seeing that Mr. Zhongshan is as healthy as ever, I am relieved!"

Cui Qian is an official of Duguan Shangshu, in charge of military criminal proceedings, so he knows a lot about the rise and fall of generals' power in the current situation.Although the confidential and important matters in the ministry will not be fully disclosed, just a brief summary of the rules of rewards and punishments before and after the big review can also give Li Tai a lot of insight.

Li Tai was also looking forward to the upcoming bright moment of his father-in-law's life, hoping that he could share some capital in it, and suddenly remembered and asked Cui Qian: "So, on the day when the grand master held a sacrifice, did the household members pay a lot of attention?" The son-in-law should also come to Beijing, right?"

After hearing this, He Bawei's eyes lit up immediately. He stood up from the table and took a few steps before realizing that something was wrong. He turned around and clasped his fists to Cui Qian and Li Tai and said, "Your guests come to the door. I don't have time Hospitality, forgive me."

Of course, this kind of obedience and attachment in Longbian will not appear out of thin air. The one who makes the greatest contribution to this is naturally Dugu Xin, who represents Bafu and guards Longyou. There are more and more, and the power is more solid and strong.

The two people who were directly left on the spot were of course a little uncomfortable, even though Li Tai was planning to leave, he couldn't help but say angrily at this moment: "Cousin, let's go and see who is this distinguished guest?"

"Don't be rude!"

Next to him, He Bawei also hurriedly stepped forward, put away his previous polite smile, and said indifferently to Li Tai, "I'm sorry to see you off soon."

The hegemony of the Western Wei regime and the fact that there are many mountains at the same time can be described as intricate. Any evolution of personnel or development of the situation is not an independent event, and it will be inextricably related to many aspects.

After this year's parade, a large number of Guanzhong tycoons were promoted and placed in the positions of middle and lower military attaches. This is not really news, but this trend has become more obvious.

But he had just stood up and before he could say goodbye, there was a commotion outside the door, and a servant of the Heba family rushed into the hall like a whirlwind, whispering something to Hebawei.

Cui Qian was not as aggressive as Li Tai, but it was impossible for him to walk out through the side door, so he stood up and went to the front hall of the mansion together with Li Tai.

When the two came to He Basheng's former residence, although there were a few visitors, it was by no means lively.After the Mutiny of the Six Towns, the He Ba family was the well-deserved leader of Wuchuan Town, with the highest prestige and prestige that surpassed the Six Towns, but now the situation has changed, the influential figures of the previous generation are gone, and none of the descendants can support the family. It's normal to calm down.

At this time, the vestibule of the mansion was chaotic, at least a hundred people poured in one after another, except for seven or eight visitors, the rest were guards.Li Tai took a look at the one who was surrounded by the most, and his heart was suddenly happy. His feelings were a real honored guest, and it turned out that it was Zhao Gui who came to visit.

"It should be so, but the specifics are unknown."

When Zhao Gui heard this, his face darkened immediately, and the fellow travelers around him couldn't help shouting and cursing.Cui Qian had also summoned the waiting domestic slaves in, and the two parties started shoving, shouting and cursing in this area, and they were about to fight.

Most of the people around Zhao Gui were Kong Wu's powerful Wu Chuan army leader, and they would not be afraid of Li Tai who was approaching aggressively, and they all stared at Li Tai in a low voice.

Of course, Li Tai didn't bother to talk to Zhao Gui, and was about to leave with his cousin, but the person who came with Zhao Gui pointed at him and said with a smile: "Isn't this the Taifu Li? Why rush to leave, might as well stay here and get together for a while!"

The greater the power, the louder the volume. The period before Hou Jing blatantly betrayed the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the 13th year of Datong, and made a similar appearance, should be the period when Duguxin was the most powerful and detached in the Western Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai laughed dryly to cover up the past. When he asked for an official in front of Yu Wentai, he said that he was very greedy for his daughter. Now it's not easy to tell others that he has already been secretly in the dark, at least he has to wait until the official is in his hands. .

It was He Bawei who was in charge of receiving guests in the mansion. As for He Bawei, the heir of He Basheng, he had not yet taken off his clothes and was still living in the mourning tent.Although getting along with him was a bit unpleasant before, He Bawei was still polite to Li Tai, and he could do all the courtesy in face.

"Stop it all, step back! Think this is your own courtyard or barracks?"

It wasn't that Li Tai had nothing to say and went back, but he didn't mean much either. It was enough to make Zhao Gui feel disgusted so he wouldn't let himself be depressed, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

But Zhao Gui called him again, put on a smile and said: "Bai Shui drama, Li Zong, you are indeed a fearsome young man, but it is just a drama after all, I don't take it to heart. But before Li Congcheng, your demeanor as the best man of the Yu family is unforgettable, but unfortunately I have a shallow friendship with you, so it may be difficult to invite you, but if you are willing to join the fun, I will definitely thank you very much!"

Not to mention how much these words really hurt Li Tai, seeing Zhao Gui's smug face, Li Tai was furious, but there was nothing he could do, after all, this move really made him pretend arrive.

At this moment, another panting voice sounded from outside the door: "Boshan, Li Boshan! You left too early, but I was tired of searching all the way, so quickly follow me into the palace to thank you for your new post. The Lord loves you so much , near the end of the year, I will give you a temporary job increase!"

While speaking, Li Mu had already walked in from the door, and after glancing at the situation here, he stood beside Li Tai and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Li Tai shook his head to show that he was fine, then turned to look at Li Mufa expectantly and asked, "Mr. Wu An, do you know what new job the lord has entrusted to me?"