Northern Dynasties

Chapter 392
"The last general, Han Guo, has seen Li Kai's mansion. He also had a lot of reputation when he opened the mansion. It is a real honor to be able to follow Kai's mansion to Beizhou this time. Feel free to teach me!"

When Li Tai and his entourage had just arrived at the Shibaofang City on the east bank of Luoshui River, another group of men and horses chased them up from the back road. The leader was a strong middle-aged general who crossed his hands to salute Li Tai as he approached. And self-reported.

Before that, Li Mu made several proposals to the Taiwan government, hoping to solve the problem and return to the government. Taking advantage of the upcoming attack of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Yu Wentai also decided to recall this confidant general, and it was this who replaced Li Mu as the governor of Dongxia Prefecture Han Guo.

Li Tai's brigade had to consume a lot of food and grass every day in the village. Naturally, the sooner they went to the town, the better, so they didn't wait for Han Guo to go with them, and only left a message asking him to go north quickly.

"General Han, you don't need to be too polite. You have been in business for many years and have rich experience. The Lord specially sent you to go with you. Presumably, it is also for me to rely on a wise man with prior affairs. I don't dare to teach you. You should work harder when you are young. To be able to confide in the general with the general and make achievements together.”

Han Guo is also from Wuchuan Town. He used to be He Bayue's confidant in the tent. In terms of qualifications, he is far superior to Li Tai. This time he succeeds Li Mu as the governor of Dongxia Prefecture. Officially, he is not regarded as Li Tai's subordinate. , but the East Xiazhou military is also subject to Li Tai's restraint, which can be regarded as an experienced and steady deputy arranged by Yu Wentai for Li Tai, so Li Tai also treats him with courtesy.

Seeing that Han Guo and his party were only a few dozen people, he presumably dressed lightly in order to catch up with his party, so he said with a smile: "In order not to miss the schedule, the troops should not stop temporarily, I will send people to meet General Han Division master."

"Master? No, Quju, the former leader of Hedong Township, who was a low-ranking official, stayed in the other country, and only dozens of slaves followed him to the town."

Han Guo was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then answered quickly.

Li Tai was also a little surprised when he heard this answer, and soon realized that Han Guo's situation was probably normal, and the powerful military leaders he had contacted before, including himself, were mostly people with many moves, so they were considered in the world. alternative.

In the troubled times, although there are many powerful and powerful military leaders, after all, ordinary people with normal backgrounds and circumstances are the most numerous.

For example, Han Guo himself was recruited by He Bayue because of his youth and bravery. He probably didn't have many tribal tribes, and his power was far inferior to Yuwentai, Dugu Xin and other powerful chieftains who already had many tribes.

Perhaps he had accumulated a group of soldiers and servants after many years of fighting in Guanzhong, but a battle in the ninth year of Datong must have caused heavy casualties.

Li Tai saw a lot of township tyrants and generals with hundreds of thousands of titles at every turn, subconsciously thought that Han Guo must have at least a thousand titles of private soldiers after so many years. To be honest, this idea is a bit meaty .

In fact, it is very difficult to maintain a considerable private army for a long time.

Moreover, not everyone has the firm ambition of Lu like Li Tai, and Shuo Hui is happy to arrange the trilogy among the six armies, which not only arranges an official position for his subordinates, but also enhances his own influence in the army force.

Some town generals who have not been able to obtain local official positions for a long time, because they have no way to intervene in the distribution of local resources, have to disperse their trilogy into prefectures and counties to become householders, and they can support the trilogy by organizing households and equalizing the land.

Since Han Guo had no one behind, the group continued on the road. Li Tai arranged for Han Guo to go with his own army, and asked about the latest situation in Hedong on the way.

Han Guo used to be the governor of Hedong County, and was transferred back from Hedong recently. He knew the situation there, but he was not very optimistic when he talked about this issue. The crowd is fearful, fleeing is common, and most of the households are wandering in the pass, western Henan and other places, and less than two or three out of ten can stay in the village..."

The destruction of people's livelihood by the war is undoubtedly huge, and it is human instinct to avoid disasters and survive. However, listening to Han Guo's words that the war has not officially started and the territory of Hedong is already in such chaos, it is hard to say whether it was done deliberately.

The fact that the forces in Hedong took refuge in the Western Wei Dynasty was not because of Yu Wentai's good looks. On the one hand, it was because of the appeal of the Yuan Wei legal system, and on the other hand, it was based on the consideration of local interests.

As far as Li Tai has come into contact with these currents in Hedong, such as Liu Min, Xue Shen, etc., although they are subjects of the Overlord's Mansion, they still put the interests of the local people ahead of the interests of the Overlord's Mansion in their hearts.

For example, Liu Min got into trouble with Li Tai before and was repatriated to his hometown. While recruiting soldiers from the village, he was also responsible for the implementation of the salt introduction system. Yanbiki has been coordinated, but it is still not regulated elsewhere.

Although this is also related to the territory of the Western Wei Dynasty itself, it also shows that the hegemony's ability to control the powerful people who control the salt power in Hedong is still very limited.This is just a small dispute of interests. If it rises to a higher level, it will undoubtedly increase the cost of trust.

Now that the war is imminent, Han Guo, the prefect who has been in the town for several years, was recalled by the Bafu and transferred to another place. Regardless of the calculations of the Bafu, the message sent by this incident alone is a bit intriguing.

If more people from Hedong can be introduced into the pass through the military pressure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, it will not only directly strengthen the hegemony itself, but also weaken the local power of these wealthy families in Hedong, thereby strengthening the control of Hedong.

But right now Li Tai didn't have time to lament the fate of the people in Hedong, so he accelerated his journey along Luoshui.

As a veteran general of Wuchuan, Han Guo is also proficient in military affairs. What surprised Li Tai most was his deep memory of the geographical environment.

Because he had entered and exited northern Shaanxi along the Luoshui line before, he was familiar with the mountains, rivers and terrain along the way. Even after several years, he was still familiar with the bridges and roads. It was like a human navigator.

However, due to the fact that the Luoshui Coast has changed a lot under Li Tai's management in recent years, Han Guo often makes mistakes in what he says, which makes him feel a little embarrassed, but at the same time, he can't help but say to Li Tai with admiration: "It's no wonder that the lord wants to entrust Li Kai's mansion with great use. In the past, all the civil and military people in this township were mostly inactive, and it was difficult to spread blessings every time the rank was full. Li Kai's mansion ruled the famine and became a city, and the people's livelihood was prosperous. It's really surprising!"

Li Tai didn't dare to boast that he was a capable minister, but it also depended on who he was compared with. Compared with these Beizhen warriors who were keen on destruction but incompetent in construction, he was really all-rounder.

Just the changes in the scenery in the lower reaches of the Luoshui River made Han Guo amazed and dazzled, and when they actually entered the territory of northern Shaanxi, Han Guo couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the Luochuan Fangcheng, which Li Tai mainly managed. , asked in disbelief: "Such a majestic city, could it be that Li Kai's mansion was built within a short period of time?"

If it weren't for the previous landforms around Luochuan in his mind, he really couldn't believe it.

Li Yunxin and others who were also in the team heard Han Guo's fuss and sighed. They just felt that this person was a bit new to the world. The city in front of him was less than half the size of Sifang City, so how much effort would it take for the general?Later, if the army can really come to the city of Jinyang and build a bigger city next to Jinyang, it will be worthy of people's amazement.

Li Tai resigned from his previous post at the beginning of the year, and the Sanfangcheng military did not add a new general, but handed over the jurisdiction of the prefecture and county.

Luo Chuanfang is located in Beihua Prefecture, and his cousin Cui Xi is in charge of the site, so there is not much difference from Li Tai's personnel arrangement before he left. Li Dao, Pei Hong and other old subordinates are still in charge here.

Knowing that Li Tai has led a large group of people to enter the country, these old subordinates hurriedly traveled more than ten miles to meet him. After seeing Li Tai, they sighed, and seeing the majestic people behind him, they couldn't help but smile. : "When the governor comes back to this place again, some old subordinates will no longer be hesitant, and they will definitely follow the governor to make great achievements!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he burst out laughing, and when he returned to the northern part of Shaanxi that he missed so much, he felt like a fish in water.

To the south of Luochuan Fangcheng, Cui Xi was already waiting here. Seeing Li Tai walking, she raised her hand and pointed at Fangcheng behind her, and said with a smile: "Finally, when Boshan returns, I can also unload the pile." Concern, quickly go to the city to have a look, to see if I have failed in my trust?"

"Of course I can trust my cousin, but it's too early for my cousin to say that he can let go of his worries. This time he returns to the town and has another appointment, so there is really no time to stop here. The bad guys passing by beg for a drink and food, and please invite the person in charge Landlord, don't be stingy, if you have any delicious and fashionable products, please present them quickly, and don't keep your secrets!"

While laughing and greeting his cousin, Li Tai waved and greeted the crowd coming out from behind.

When he accurately called out the names of those people, there were many people who said excitedly: "The gentleman still recognizes the little people! How lucky is it to make you remember..."

Judging by the tone of voice, the two parties must have been separated for more than ten years, but in fact, it has been less than half a year since Li Tai returned to Beijing to report his merits last year.

The reason why everyone expressed this emotion was, of course, because Li Tai's own status had undergone a huge improvement in just over half a year.Although his identity was enough to shock everyone present before, and now it has grown again, even though everyone is not aware of the specific changes, they subconsciously feel that they should show more respect.

Li Tai was also a little dumbfounded by the exaggerated compliments of these people, and ordered Li Daoxian to lead the Longyou soldiers to camp outside the city and then he went into the city with the crowd.

Today's Luochuan Fangcheng no longer has a large army stationed like before, only a part of the Xiangqu armed forces and Jihu slaves are retained to maintain material exchanges with Guanzhong.

Originally, part of the garrison of Fangcheng was withdrawn to Shangyuan or went to Chang'an, and part of it was transferred to Heishui Fangcheng along the newly built canal to guard the official and private fields along the Kuli River.

This place has also become an absolute geographical center, attracting people from the northern Shaanxi prefectures, whether Han people or Jihu people, to gather here.

At the banquet for Li Tai, Cui Xi was half showing off and half sighing, saying that it is a pity that the people of Jihu do not organize households and grant land. The governor of the state will definitely compete for the most achievements this year.

After hearing this, Li Tai's heart was also moved. He is now the governor of a state in Linmin Xuanzheng, and he will also participate in this performance evaluation.

However, he quickly dismissed this idea. Suizhou, where he is about to take office, is a desolate land with little foundation for people's livelihood, and the rich chieftains in the territory have become accustomed to attaching to Tongwan City in Xiazhou, and they want to obtain fundamental support in the short term. Twisting is very difficult.

Moreover, with the support of the examination method and the printing of official documents, the political achievements of the Guanzhong states are getting more and more complicated, and the achievements that could be ranked at the top in recent years are only at the mid-level level in recent years.

Now that Li Tai has a strong army and a strong horse, he only needs to make contributions. There is really no need to change the track hastily to fight for the name of a capable official.

Although the Heishui Fangcheng garrison is developing well, it still does not have the ability to provide a large amount of food and grass supplies for the army. Therefore, Luochuan Fangcheng is the last large base that can obtain sufficient supplies for this trip.

Therefore, Li Tai stayed here for a few more days to let the horses carry sufficient food, grass and military supplies, and waited until mid-August before continuing to march eastward.

At this time, the two sides of the Kulichuan River are already full of harvest scenes, Li Tai has not had time to appreciate it carefully, and the impatient Li Mu who has been waiting for a long time has already led a team to meet them.

"I'll follow Boshan's instructions on how to manage the affairs here, and most of the appointments are staff you recommend me. Whether things are done well or not, you can judge for yourself. Even if it is not as expected, you can't blame it. Come on my head!"

After the meeting, Li Mu shirked his responsibilities first, leaving Li Tai speechless. Then he saluted Han Guo and said, "We should have waited for General Han in the state capital and handed over the state affairs, but the affairs here are simple. There is no need to worry about it. The only thing that needs to be taken care of is the matter of farming on the front line of Kulichuan, but there are not many things that really need to be handled by the state government..."

After listening to Li Mu's description, Han Guo felt that this Eastern Xia Prefecture was just an empty shelf with few people and few people. As long as someone was installed in the position of governor, he could sit back and enjoy the success without having to worry about everything, so he couldn't help but look deeply at Li Tai Eye.

Whether it's Li Mu in front of him or Cui Xi from Beihua Prefecture before, their words and deeds all have the meaning of praising this Li Kaifu. Perhaps this Li Kaifu is really the core of all kinds of personnel here. Or maybe the two governors deliberately exaggerated to imply that they should not rush to fight for power.

No matter what the situation is, judging from the current situation, it is extremely necessary to get along with Li Tai in harmony if the personnel affairs here are to go smoothly.

Han Guo is not a person who is keen on fighting for strength. Although he will not be easily persuaded, he must always obey Daxingtai's arrangement. Since he put himself under Li Tai's order, he can be at ease as a support.

Moreover, during this trip, he also deeply felt the great changes in the northern states. If all these were facilitated by Li Tai, then Han Guo was also full of expectations for the next work together.

(End of this chapter)