Northern Dynasties

Chapter 523 Autumn Colors of Mount Li
Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the heat gradually recedes and the cool air gradually rises. The sky is high and the air is refreshing, which is very suitable for traveling.

Taking advantage of leisure time in Beijing, Li Tai and his family had some fun in the suburbs of Beijing, admiring the scenery of autumn mountains and rivers, and occasionally went hunting in the fields, and then returned after having a good time, enjoying a rare leisure time.

On this day, at the invitation of Yuan Xin, the king of Guangling, he took his family to visit his other home in Mount Li.

The scenery of Lishan Mountain in autumn is interesting and gratifying, the mountain breeze is refreshing, the pines and cypresses are green, the maple leaves are red, and various colors are intertwined, which is not inferior to the blooming flowers in spring and summer.

After entering the range of the mountain forest, Li Tai got off his horse and walked slowly along the mountain path.The lady Miaoyin is also traveling with her today. For the convenience of traveling, she simply wears a hakama pleated dress, which is quite heroic and neat.

This little lady is in a good mood, her eyes are full of hope, every time she sees a strange scene on the mountain road, she will happily come to tell Li Tai, and stand side by side to admire it.It was not a long journey, but it took several hours for Shengsheng to walk.

Li Tai is not upset about this, he enjoys the blending of scenes along the way, and there is no need to just go straight to the destination and miss all kinds of scenery along the way.The same scenery is accompanied by different people, and the feeling is also different. If it weren't for his wife who watched and reminded him along the way, he would not have known that there are so many beautiful and lovely scenery in Lishan Mountain.

Li Tai had already visited the Guangling King's home in Lishan Mountain.This garden industry is a place with unique scenery among the entire Lishan Mountains, and besides the scenery, the various top-grade fruit trees in the garden villa are even more unique.

As soon as Li Tai and his party arrived in the nearby valley, they smelled a fruity fragrance that filled the valley, which made people feel refreshed.

Miaoyin likes to play with various spices, and she is sensitive to the smell. She puts her arm around Fulang's arm, walks with her eyes closed and sniffs the breath, and keeps telling the various fruity smells that she can distinguish. Occasionally, she opens her eyes and sees Fu Lang looked at her with admiration, and his eyebrows were beaming with joy, as if he had received such a grand compliment.

The host and guests in the garden heard the footsteps outside, and they stepped out to welcome them. Apart from Guangling Wang Yuanxin and Gao Zhongmi who had arrived earlier, there were also Guangping Wang Yuanzan and several other family members of the Yuan clan and ministers.

"Bo Shan is late, let me wait for my dear elders to wait, and I will punish myself with three cups when I enter the table later."

The King of Guangling is very good at communication, and he is also familiar with Li Tai informally. He took him two steps forward and said with a smile. At the same time, he also noticed the girl dressed as a teenager beside Li Tai. Introduce Zhuang Zhong to have a feast with other female guests.

After Li Tai heard the words, he laughed and said: "The mountain scenery is beautiful and charming. The king waited for a long time to see it as usual, but it made me obsessed with walking slowly. Bullying me for my lack of knowledge and taking responsibility, this is not the way to treat guests!"

While speaking, he beckoned to call his second brother Li Chao to the front, and introduced him to everyone present.

Seeing so many princes and nobles with high status, Li Chao couldn't help being a little cautious, but seeing his elder brother talking and laughing happily with these people, and these clan nobles whose names sounded dignified and majestic were actually flattering his elder brother in their conversations. , It also gave him a more intuitive understanding of brother's power and status in the Western Dynasty.

Although he knew that his brothers and sisters were close relatives, and he didn't think differently because of his position, but he thought that his elder brother had only entered Kansai a few years ago, and he was still quite weak at that time, so he had gained such popularity in the Western Dynasty in just a few years. One can imagine the hard work that was put into the situation.

King Guangling's villa was built due to the mountain. Although the building is worthy of praise, the most conspicuous are the various fruit trees planted in the manor, the red persimmons and jujubes, the orange and juicy pears, and the full fruit. pomegranate and more.

As long as there are fruits that are ripe in season, everything can be said.Some of these ripe fruits have not yet been picked, and just hanging on the branches is a beautiful scenery, which not only means a sweet harvest, but also represents a lot of wealth.

Guangping Wang Yuanzan looked at the garden full of fragrant fruits and said with a smile: "Teacher's garden is in the harvest season, how can ordinary people easily set foot in it? The banquet here today is also based on the friendship between Situ and Li Dadu. !"

Li Tai couldn't help being amused when he heard this. He knew that the ancient gardeners kept all kinds of melons and fruits secret and didn't share them with the public.Listening to the tone of King Guangping, there is no lack of resentment, and I want to see that King Guangling is also very guarded against these relatives.

King Guangling was also a little embarrassed when he heard this, and he laughed and said: "My boy laughed at me for being stingy, and I will set up a table for you today. If you don't have enough to eat, you will never drive away!"

A group of people also went to the hall with dry smiles. The banquet in the hall had been going on for a long time, and when the crowd came out to welcome Li Tai, Zhuang Ding's slaves were in a hurry to re-arrange the table.Although the owner did not express this detail, it also showed that he attached more importance to Li Tai.

After Li Tai entered the hall, he saw that there were many rare and precious objects from the Western Regions in the hall, and he couldn't help but smile even more on his face.

Because of his arrangements in Longyou before, most of the exotic treasures that appear in the Chang'an market and the wealthy families now flow in through his channels, and of course he can also share a share of the profits.King Guangling operated the industry, and the accumulated wealth flowed into his own hands through this channel, contributing to his continued recruitment and development of power.

There are also various kinds of melons and fruits on the food table. Li Tai tasted them one by one, and found that the taste was indeed sweeter than what he produced at home or what he had seen outside.Not to mention how much profit can be made by this, just to satisfy the appetite is enough to make people never forget, no wonder Wang Yuanzan of Guangping is so full of resentment.

An important topic at today's gathering is to discuss Gao Zhongmi's marriage date. Before that, King Guangling introduced a widowed cousin to Gao Zhongmi as his stepmother. People in the current situation have no time to pay attention to this matter, Li Tai even led the troops to the east, and has not returned until now.

Although the turmoil in the outside world has not subsided yet, the domestic sentiments have also been knocked out after some excitement. In addition, Gao Zhongmi and Yuan's clan are not important figures in the current situation, so they continue to discuss marriage.

Originally, Li Tai, a junior, should not have come forward to discuss these matters, but Gao Zhongmi really didn't have much relatives to fill the scene in the Western Dynasty, and his nephew Gao Le stayed in Huazhou Military Mansion to rest after he went out with Li Tai.The ex-wife, Li Shi, has two brothers who are still in Kansai, but it is somewhat awkward to call the ex-brother-in-law here to discuss the sequel.

In addition to Li Tai, there was also a court official who offered wine to Lu Dan.Lu Dan actually defected to Kansai with Li Tai and the others. He was originally Gao Zhongmi's governor of Beiyu, and the others entered the pass first, so he did not participate in the subsequent battle of Mangshan.

Lu Dan was born in the Lu family of Fanyang, and he was well-versed in Confucian classics and theories. After entering the court, he was promoted by the emperor Yuan Baoju as the teacher of his sons.In the past, Li Tai was quite taboo to have any close relationship and contacts with the royal family, so he kept away from him and seldom got close. Even if Lu Dan came to visit Gao Zhongmi, he avoided seeing him.

But now he is also an important figure in the current situation, so naturally he doesn't need to be as cautious as before in terms of human relations, as long as he doesn't make principled mistakes, it doesn't hurt to associate with anyone.So even though there are many members of the Wei clan in the hall today, they don't shy away from it.

Having said that, when it comes to the strong style of study among the families of the Kanto family, Fan Yang and Lu should be the first to recommend it.Whether it is the Western Wei Dynasty or the Eastern Wei Dynasty, there are members of the Lu family who are valued for their Confucianism, etiquette and righteousness.Although Li Tai's cousin Lu Rou is not as good at it, he is also known for his literary works.

Gao Zhongmi's marriage discussion went very smoothly. After all, both men and women have such intentions, and they are not young. There are not too many requirements in terms of etiquette. It is serious to move in together to live together.

Seeing Gao Zhongmi's blushing and slightly shy appearance, Li Tai was also very happy for this uncle.It is not terrible to encounter setbacks in life, the key is to adjust your mentality and keep going.After hearing the news of Gao Cheng's death in another two years, wouldn't you still be bubbling with snot?Anything is better than dying.

After discussing this matter, all the guests dispersed to play in the manor according to their wishes.

Li Tai had already seen a fiery red persimmon tree outside the window, which was a bit unpleasant. Dang even got up and walked out of the corridor to pick some persimmons to take home to eat. After all, he drank wine here, and he would be a little greedy if he didn't taste the persimmons. .

As soon as he came here to stand under the tree, Guangping Wang Yuanzan came together with a few people. He looked around and saw that there were no idlers waiting nearby, so he said with a smile: "It is a pity that Heluo failed this time. Originally, it was the Duke of Xihe." He made great achievements, but he didn’t want the matter to be lost in the hands of Zhongshan Gong. There are many times when people whispered that Yuwen Daxingtai’s deployment of personnel was inappropriate. For example, Zhang Wugong was forced to replace Hanoi Gong..."

When Li Tai heard this, his eyebrows trembled, and he said with a smile: "The two countries are at war, and the situation is changing rapidly. There is no one-size-fits-all way to use troops. Even if I still use it, it will be difficult for me to overcome it. Thanks. Your Majesty didn’t observe the matter carefully, and had a preference and expectation for me beyond the norm, which really makes me ashamed!”

Hearing what Li Tai said, the King of Guangping laughed a few more times, and then said: "The situation in Heluo is erratic, which really makes it difficult for the observers to see clearly. But Longyou has been in the gate for a long time, and all Hanoi Gong Zhili is good. It’s because of the use. The sudden entrustment of a newcomer today will inevitably make the people in Jinai quite uneasy. Can you write a letter to the Duke of Hanoi recently to talk about this matter?”

After Li Tai heard the words, he shook his head again and said: "Newly returned from Henan, the military armor is still bloody, the wind and sand choke people, and I have no time to look at others. Your Majesty has been in the capital for a long time, if you have a plan for the country, you will not hesitate to teach me, I will be happy to follow. "

When several members of the Yuan Clan heard this, their expressions became more embarrassed, and they laughed dryly, then turned and walked away.

Seeing the backs of these people, Li Tai sneered twice, then jumped up to pick the overripe persimmons on the branches.Why don't they get rid of their clothes and don't understand their hatred? These Yuan family members don't know what they are thinking. They can't even get a clothes belt order, so they want to incite Lao Tzu and Lao Zhangren to fight hard with Yu Wen's family?
　One more chapter first, there will be another chapter later

　　
　
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