Northern Dynasties

The people present heard Yu Wenqiu's question.Immediately, they cheered up and looked at Li Tai in unison, wanting to see how he would respond.

So many people came to welcome Li Tai today, not just to express respect, but more importantly, to get to know his temperament and style face to face.

Although the situation in Longyou was far from peaceful and free from disputes, it was still considered stable.Now that there is an extra Li Tai whose status cannot be ignored, everyone will inevitably wonder what kind of changes he will bring to the situation in Longyou, and whether it will breed unacceptable personnel disputes?
Before he entered the town, he first arrested a county Sima in Lueyang County. No matter what the reason was, it would inevitably make people daydream.Especially those who are subordinate to them in official positions are more worried that this chief may not be easy to get along with.

Li Tai knew what everyone was thinking, and he didn't care whether Yu Wenqiu was probing or trying to make trouble. He just replied with a smile: "I know what the Lord Nan'an said about Yang Ling. When I was passing through Lueyang before, I would He summoned him as a guide to come here, and he is currently in the team. But whether Yang Ling is a criminal or not, I really don't know."

While speaking, he turned around and waved to the team behind him. Yang Ling, who was short and strong and covered by other guards, rushed forward, first bowed to Li Tai, and then bowed in front of Yu Wenqiu : "Thank you, Mr. Nan'an, for your concern and concern. I have escorted the envoys all the way here. Please forgive me for being disrespectful before I come in to worship."

Seeing this scene, Yu Wenqiu couldn't help being stunned for a moment. This was quite different from what he had heard, and he looked at Yang Ling full of doubts.

"Knowing that you two masters and servants have deep friendship, Yang Sima will say goodbye to your old master first, and then return to the team to stand by."

Li Tai bowed his head again and said to Yang Ling, asking this guy to explain to his old master.

Although he arrested Yang Ling, it was only because this guy was rude and offended him first, and he didn't treat him as a prisoner. It was also to avoid standing on the side of some personnel without knowing the situation here. the opposite of.

In the final analysis, it was also because of the strong smell of mutton in Lueyang County, so Li Tai didn't have any overly strong sense of urgency and righteousness. There is no need to arbitrarily divide justice or evil one-sidedly, the key is to see who is better to use.

Yang Ling and Yu Wenqiu walked not far away and chatted in low voices. Li Tai, under the introduction of Li Tun, greeted the crowd one by one.

Everyone also entered the ceremony one by one, but they inevitably had doubts in their hearts. They were all very curious about what happened in Lueyang County before.

He obviously heard that there was a very serious conflict between Yang Ling and this Li Sanqi, so why is he now a simple guide?Moreover, looking at Yang Ling's demeanor, he still looks in awe of this Li Sanqi. Could it be that he was tamed in such a short time?

Yu Wenqiu and Yang Ling, who were familiar with each other while talking privately, also came back, and there was no clue on their respective expressions.But after returning to this room, Yu Wenqiu saluted Li Tai and said in a deep voice: "I was reckless when I asked earlier, and I only came out of my door because of this. I was afraid that he would be arrogant and disrespectful, and I asked urgently. It was not intentional. I ask Li Sanqi to forgive me for meddling in Li Sanqi's affairs."

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile: "Nan'an Gong's words are serious. I have not been involved in the situation here, and I will never trample on the plans of the predecessors to promote my own ability. Regardless of the situation or the matter, I hope to be corrected by the pioneers."

When Yu Wenqiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he raised his hand to signal Li Tai to get on the horse, and said with a smile: "No wonder Li Sanqi can get the care and love of the old grand master and other benevolent elders. His words and deeds are really admirable. I need to learn a lot from you. However, it is not convenient to talk freely on this road, so please get on the horse for another ride, and don’t make Hanoi Duke wait in the mansion for a long time.”

So the group continued on the road. In addition to the accompanying officials from the state capital, there were thousands of armored soldiers following them, which can be described as full of style.On the way, I occasionally encountered business groups traveling, and they all hurriedly avoided the road and did not dare to fight.

After leaving Longguan before, Li Tai clearly felt the desolation of Longyou, sparsely populated and simple scenery, which is not much different from the northern Shaanxi prefectures.But after leaving Lueyangchuan and entering the Weishui River Basin, the surrounding scenery quickly became lively.

On the road, there are constant merchant teams going east and west, or because the army is preparing for war at the moment, there are also many large and small armed Han and Hu troops.On both sides of the Weishui River, vast manor walls continue to appear, and the scale is not smaller than similar ones in Guanzhong.

When the city of Shangfeng was vaguely in sight, not only the manors and docks where the big clans lived in enclosures, but also the villages and towns where ordinary people lived together sprang up on both sides of the Weishui River, scattered in the valleys and wilderness.

In the evening, the smoke from the kitchen rises everywhere, creating a scene of peace and tranquility.Seeing these idyllic scenery, Li Tai also secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It seems that under the rule of Dugu Xin, the people's livelihood in Qinzhou can be regarded as guaranteed. refugees.

As the military and political center of Qinzhou and the largest town in Longzhou, Shangfeng City is quite large in scale, and like many large city fortresses at the same time, it is not a single city, but a group of urban buildings, which span the On both sides of the Weishui River, and the buildings in various fortresses still have certain functional divisions for scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce.

There are two core buildings in these fortifications, namely Fangcheng on the north bank and Qinzhou Fucheng on the south bank.

Fangcheng is stationed with state soldiers, including many powerful chieftains and their cronies, and it is the military center of the entire Qinzhou and even Longyou.Fucheng gathered the main government offices such as the state capital and county government, and it was the political center.

Others include artisan workshops, resident cities, etc., and even fortresses specially set up for passing merchants to rest and stay. Add up all kinds of things, it is said that the soldiers and civilians gathered here alone have exceeded half of the total number of soldiers and civilians in Qinzhou .

When a group of people arrived here, it was already getting dark, the sergeants disbanded and returned to the camp on the spot, and all the assistants still entered the city with Li Tai.And when they entered the city, it happened that Dugu Xin was returning from inspection.

"The boy entered the country alone, and he took half of my popularity in the city. All the officials came out to welcome him, and the military administration was almost at a standstill! With the support of the masses, you must use your talents in this township to live up to the ardent expectations of the masses!"

Dugu Xin got off his horse before entering, strode up to Li Tai, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile on his face, then turned to look at the crowd present, with a calm expression on his face, and said loudly: "Li Lang is a senior from a famous Longxi family. Foot, and many others like you also have fellowship.

He was well-known in Guanzhong before, and he was loved by the officials and people for his duties. I invited him several times, and even gave up my daughter to please him, before I finally recruited him to the town.You are serving the masses, don’t belittle me, I hope you can continue to work together, and benefit the country even more! "

After hearing the words, everyone agreed with a loud bang, and many people couldn't help being envious after seeing Li Tai being so cared and promoted by Dugu Kaifu.

Then Dugu Xin took Li Tai's hand and walked towards the city with a smile on his face. While walking, he introduced the architectural layout of the city to Li Tai with a complacent expression and tone.

He is also indeed proud of the capital. Although it was not a barren land at the beginning of the town, the state governance situation was also in a mess. This geography is almost useless.

After several years of unremitting rectification, the military and political situation has been greatly improved. The masses are fighting for attachment and the order is flourishing. Compared with the previous chaotic scene, it seems that the world has changed.

Dugu Xin is not a frivolous and superficial person, usually he would not frequently talk about his achievements and deeds to brag about, but now he couldn't help but want to show off to Li Tai, and it was really because of the excellent son-in-law It made him feel a lot of pressure, so he had to show off his achievements to maintain the majesty of his parents.

It's just that Li Tai has never seen Qinzhou's old state. Now that he visits the current capital city of Qinzhou, he doesn't feel much because of the lack of comparison between before and after. He even feels that it is nothing more than that.

The whole city looks quite large, but the division of functional areas is messy, there is no overall system planning, and the difference between the old and the new in different areas is obvious and huge. It can be seen that the city was not built in a short time, and there are obvious The grafting adds traces, which makes the city lack the aesthetic feeling of a whole, and it is completely a strange appearance of patchwork and stitching.

It's also fortunate that Duguxin has no way to listen to Li Tai's heartfelt feelings. If he knows that Qinzhou City, which he is proud of, has been slandered by Li Tai as a suture monster, he doesn't know how depressed he will be.

A group of people walked into the state capital in a mighty manner, entered the hall and sat down according to their official ranks, Dugu Xin was at the head of the hall, and on the left and right were Li Tai and Yu Wenqiu.

Although they already knew each other, Duguxin still introduced the two of them to each other, and his expectation for them to live in harmony was beyond words.

Although Yu Wenqiu is now the governor of South Qinzhou instead of an official of Qinzhou, Duguxin is still the governor of the ten prefectures in Longyou, so he is still a subordinate of Duguxin.

Although the governor of the ten prefectures in Longyou sounds very imposing, the administrative divisions at the level of Western Weizhou are already chaotic and uncertain.For example, one state in Qinzhou was split into three Qinzhous in the east, north, and south. The original state has now directly become four states.Some are for the purpose of restricting the power of Fangzhen, some are for the placement of left officials, and few are really out of administrative considerations.

In addition to Yu Wenqiu, the governor of the South Qinzhou, there was also the governor of the North Qinzhou, Hou Mo Chenqiong, who was the younger brother of Hou Mo and Chen Chong.

This Hou Mo and Chen Qiong didn't come to meet Li Tai for the sake of it, but led the trilogy to follow Dugu Xin to Liangzhou to suppress the rebellion, but he was not as arrogant as his elder brother, and he was quite polite when facing Li Tai.

Li Tai saw that Hou Mo and Chen Qiong were already the governor of a state before he was established, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit disgusted, just look at him.But when I thought about the fact that my actual power in Longyou was greater than that of the governor of North Qinzhou, I felt relieved, and I thought that this little prince must continue to work hard, otherwise one day your brother will provoke me again, and I will beat you you!
Apart from these two people, the rest are officials of Duguxin's subordinates and two governments. Duguxin also introduced the more important ones among them.It's not superfluous, but from the perspective of the chief officer, he pointed out to Li Tai the key personnel points that Longyou needs to pay attention to.

Li Tai had only acquainted with everyone before, but now, after hearing Dugu Xin's special introduction, he secretly remembered the people who were named.

Among them is Shi Huangfu Mu, the former Governor of Qin who was replaced by himself. He was born in a stable and stable family. He is of the same family as Li Tai's old colleague Huangfu Fan, but not from the same branch. .

When Shi Ning served as governor of Jingzhou, Huangfu Mu was recommended by him to become Duguxin's staff, and he followed him all the way to Qinzhou.After so many years of service, he was able to serve as governor of Qinzhou, but he was replaced by Li Tai in the end, who would probably be upset if he changed.

This Huangfu Mu did not have a very good face towards Li Tai, and he didn't go out with the crowd, even in the banquet hall, Dugu Xin specially invited people here, it can be seen that he has a lot of opinions on this in his heart.

There is also a man who was replaced by Li Tai as the founding chief, Zhang Hao, a person from Wuwei, who is not like Huangfu Mu. The seven sentiments above have conflicts with Li Tai, and they had a good conversation along the way before, if Duguxin did not deliberately It was pointed out that Li Tai didn't even know that he had replaced him, and he looked innocent.

It is difficult to tell which is right and which is wrong between these two people with diametrically opposite attitudes.Huangfu Mu's attitude is indeed a bit shameless, but it also shows that he really values ​​the position he has earned through years of service.But Zhang Hao is not like ordinary people with an open mind. I don't know if he really doesn't care about the gains and losses of his position, or he has something else in his heart.

Tianshui County is the home of Qinzhou, and most of the personnel in the county are concentrated around the closed city, so there was no county guard before, and the state government was directly in charge of the matter, so Li Tai avoided offending another person.However, if he wants to effectively exercise the prefect's power, he will have to make a deep cut with the affairs of the state government, and it will inevitably be a mess.

In short, if Li Tai wants to gain a solid foothold in Qinzhou, even with the support of Dugu Xin, there will be a lot of personnel disputes and frictions.What's more, he can feel that Duguxin is quite satisfied with the current personnel arrangement, and he is afraid that he will not be happy to see him start a struggle for power in his basic board.

Li Tai didn't care too much about this, he didn't plan to occupy Longyou for a long time, he still had to seize the opportunity to import the personnel resources here to Guanzhong.

Because Li Tai was traveling all the way, and the government was busy with military affairs recently, this welcome banquet did not last too long. When everyone was full of wine and food, Dugu Xin dismissed the crowd and only left Li Tai behind. Talk about something confidential.