Northern Dynasties

The banquet atmosphere in the Western Wei Dynasty has always been so-so. His Majesty the Emperor attended for a while and then left early because of his health.After the emperor left, the people who were still keeping them let go more openly, such as Zhu Guohou Mo Chenchong openly gathered to gamble and fight with others.

The prince was still patiently acting like a corporal, and asked Li Tai to exchange his views on the current situation in the southeast.But after a while, he probably couldn't bear the habit of suppressing soldiers, so he also found an excuse to leave.

After these two people left, although there were still some other Yuan and Wei clans present, this banquet directly became the home field of the town soldiers.

Yu Wentai sat in his seat, looked around the crowd for a week, raised his hand and knocked on the table to signal the noisy crowd to be quiet, then looked at Li Tai and said with a smile: "Boshan should have a drink with Zhao Zhuguo, the people in the middle school or People with little knowledge don't know what the situation in the southeast is like, because they see Boshan's frequent meritorious deeds, and they know that such meritorious deeds are easy to get. Whenever they encounter such fools, Zhao Zhuguo will definitely argue with them. Now the people in the country know that Boshan's meritorious deeds are outstanding, and Zhao Zhuguo also has a few words Gong!"

After Li Tai heard this, before he had time to get up and respond, Zhao Gui, who was in the middle of the banquet, had already stood up first, bowed to the Daxingtai, and then said: "Before I was ordered to go to Jingzhou, because I saw the political prosperity in that town. , Greatly different from previous years, I was quite surprised in my heart.

I still recall that in the past, Duke Langya and Duguzhu Kingdom ruled Jingzhou successively, conquering the frontiers. General Li followed this ambition.The country is fortunate to have such a virtuous minister, the family is fortunate to have such a good heir, and the people are fortunate to have such good friends!
Today, it is rare to feel a great talent, so I express this emotion, but I am not talking about my old friend, please don't mind Dugu Kaifu. "

Hearing Zhao Gui's words of appreciation for Li Tai, everyone present in the hall couldn't help feeling deeply moved.As Li Tai's reputation rose in Kansai, the disputes and conflicts between him and Zhao Gui became more and more widely known, and it may not be an irreconcilable situation, but it can also be called a deep old grudge that may be difficult to eliminate.

But today, under the introduction of Daxingtai, Zhao Gui complimented Li Tai in front of all court officials, which was another form of admitting defeat and begging for perfection.It can be seen that with Li Tai's current meritorious power, even the most powerful general of the Zhu Kingdom in the country would shy away and dare not fight for the front.

Everyone was still filled with emotion, and Dugu Xin stood up again and said with a smile: "The predecessors were inferior, but now people are magnificent. The facts are all there, so what's the matter with people's words? Since Kansai was ruled, the world has treated me poorly and favored thieves. I I have struggled with all the people present, but I just tried my best to maintain it. How can I have the prestige that the world looks at me today, and no one dares to compete? The future generations are awesome, not just because of their age. No, the green is better than the blue because of the blue! Nanyang Gong speaks fairly today, so I don’t care about it.”

He knew that Li Tai had a tough personality and held grudges very much, so he might not be willing to sell Zhao Gui's face, so he stood up to respond in fear of being awkward, and praised his son-in-law by the way, then turned his head to look at Li Tai and said with a smile : "It's a rare day today, everyone smiles and congratulates you, why not have a drink together."

After Li Tai heard this, he also stood up, picked up his wine glass and gestured to Daxingtai first, then to his father-in-law, and finally looked at Zhao Gui with a smile and said: "Thank you Zhao Zhuguo for your kind words, maybe you have something to say." It’s too real, so I will accept it today, and I will work harder in the future, hoping to make up for it.”

When Zhao Gui heard this, his tense expression relaxed again, and he was very worried that Li Tai would not give him face.

He knew in his heart that Daxingtai had put in a lot of hard work in recent years in order to reconcile and stabilize internal personnel relations. The so-called internal harmony first, and moving with the times, Li Tai's outstanding achievements this year are the ones who move with the times, and their willpower has declined. The old guy in the house will only be in the first concord.If you can't even do this well, then it's really useless.

Although he is also honored to live in the Zhu country now, the Zhu country is not the same from Zhu country to another.Needless to say about Daxingtai, Guangling Wang Yuanxin is also content with the status quo of being rich and idle.Among the remaining six-pillar countries, Dugu Xin seems to be the well-deserved No.1, especially this year, Li Tai's meritorious service has brought their influence and status in the current situation to a new height in one fell swoop. .

Li Bi and Yu Jin who followed each had made outstanding contributions and extraordinary talents, and were deeply trusted by Da Xingtai.As the elder of Wu Chuan, Li Hu is second only to Da Xing Tai in terms of prestige among He Ba Yue's old subordinates, and because he has lived in Chang'an for a long time, he has a very good relationship with the imperial family.As for Hou Mo and Chen Chong, he is also a representative of a youthful success, and he can put down his figure to mingle with the generals.

Zhao Gui, as the person who first proposed to support Daxingtai, originally had no problem with his position and prestige in the team, but unfortunately his relationship with Li Tai was not good.Today's Li Tai seems to be No. 1 in the middle school. If he publicly ridicules and provokes Zhao Gui, it will undoubtedly make Zhao Gui a laughing stock in the Zhu Kingdom, a big and useless model, and it will directly affect the Six Pillars Kingdom. Prestige in the country.

Fortunately, Li Tai also knows how to act when he sees it, and he accepts it when he sees it. Seeing that the two of them took up their wine glasses and drank it down in one gulp, they looked at each other and smiled, which meant that the smile was meant to wipe out the enmity, so the atmosphere of the banquet in the palace became even more intense. Get lively.

As the banquet progressed, everyone gradually became drunk, and all kinds of drunkenness were revealed.Unsurprisingly, Dugu Xin once again became the object of crowds rushing to drink, even Daxingtai was among them.And Dugu Xin was also in great spirits, the cups kept turning, the wine was never refused, and he was very forthright.

Many other courtiers and generals got up?Leaving the banquet, he came to Li Tai with a glass of wine in his hand, taking advantage of the occasion of the toast, to recommend himself, hoping to become a member of the governor's mansion of Jingzhou.

Now all parties in the country are not moving, only the southeast side is shining brightly, and Hou Jing in the south of the Yangtze River is still in chaos, which shows that the potential of the southeast theater has not yet been fully tapped.If he can get a job in the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, he will naturally have the opportunity to make contributions.And even if you don't look at the future potential of the Southeast War Zone, there are dozens of state and county officials under the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, which is naturally a rare opportunity for these idle people in Beijing.

In fact, in the second half of this year, when Li Tai was still in Jingzhou and did not return to Beijing, he had already received requests from various parties.It can be said that there are good friends everywhere, and everyone has reasons that cannot be rejected.

However, Li Tai now has quite a plan to run the Jingzhou General Manager's Mansion into a private plot, so naturally he can't just randomly fill it with people just for the sake of friendship.

In the past, he used the grounds that he had just returned to the land, had no favors, and needed to rely on local powerful forces to maintain the situation, and that it was not appropriate to rashly change the local military and political structure. He pushed as far as possible these requests, and pushed those that were inconvenient for him. Give Daxingtai.Although he now has the personnel power of the General Manager's Office, the Jingzhou General Manager's Office is still an institution under the Taiwan Government, and the Taiwan Government still has the highest decision-making power over the Jingzhou General Manager's Office.

This time, seeing the crowd gather around again to earnestly plead, and the father-in-law Duguxin was still being poured alcohol, and couldn't get out to help him out, Li Tai stood up after a little perfunctory and asked for his resignation from Daxingtai: "Several A month ago, the family had already come to the west, and the ministers were unable to return to meet each other and worship the kindness because of the relationship. Now they are finally called back to the country by grace. If they stay outside and make it difficult to see the benefactors for a long time, it will be really unfilial... ..."

After hearing the words, Yu Wentai nodded again and again and said: "The welcome of the masses is sincere, but it can't implicate my meritorious warriors to bear the accusation of unfilial piety. Let's go to Boshan, it's cold and windy, take my car back. The masses are still not enjoying themselves, and Go to the foreign palace to continue the feast, don't stay here to disturb the forbidden."

After hearing the words, everyone also got up to stop the banquet, and when Dugu Xin heard that Li Tai was going to leave early, he also stood up quickly and said: "We will return together! With such a good son-in-law, the lintel will shine!"

On weekdays, he made no secret of his appreciation and love for Li Tai, but now that he drank a lot of wine, his emotions became more exposed.Especially before being deprived of the power in Longyou, I thought it was the beginning of a lonely life. From now on, I am afraid that I will only have vanity but no real power like the Yuan and Wei clans.

Rao Duguxin liked Li Tai a lot, but he didn't expect to be able to be so effective so soon, and now he is extremely satisfied with this son-in-law in his heart.Aiwu and Wuxia also attach great importance to their family members.

Everyone looked forward to seeing his father-in-law and his son-in-law help each other out, and they were all deeply moved.There is no doubt that such a combination of love and fate is really enviable to others.One is from a well-known family in the north, and the other is from an upstart noble family.One is young and vigorous, and the other is rich and prosperous.Complementing each other is simply impeccable.

"There is no need to expect too many people who are really capable, such as Li Boshan, one person is enough!"

A group of people saw off outside the palace gate, watched Weng and his son-in-law board the car, and then returned to the prime minister's mansion in the imperial city to continue the aborted banquet just now, Guangling Wang Yuanxin couldn't help sighing and said on the way.

He may not have the intention of the speaker, but it is inevitable that the listener is interested, and everyone in the company can't help but look at the other Zhu kingdoms, most of them have children who are sons-in-law of the Daxingtai family.According to King Guangling, it's not just that he can't really be effective.

"A young man with a weak crown is still unmarried, and an eighty-year-old man welcomes a new wife. In life, everyone has his own destiny. Don't envy what others have, don't blame yourself for what you don't have, and practice diligently. Even if you can't achieve perfection, you can always gain something. "

Yu Jin was very open-minded and open-minded, and when he heard the whispers of the crowd, he said with a smile.Although his sons are not as powerful as Li Boshan was at that time, in his opinion, they all have their own merits.

When Dugu Xin got into the car, he was still talking about having a drink with Li Tai's father, Li Xiao, but after all, he drank too much alcohol, and fell asleep when the car arrived at Li Tai's house.

So Li Tai first got out of the car in front of the house, then ordered the car to drive straight into the mansion, and asked his family to arrange for his father-in-law to live in the guest house, before he met and said hello to his relatives waiting in front of the door.

"Brother."

"Uncle Thirteen!"

A group of teenagers and children came forward in front of the door, led by Li Tai's second brother Li Chao and third brother Li Ao.Li Ao is now fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same as Li Tai when he first entered Kansai, and he was born with a delicate and quiet personality.

Followed by six or seven young people and children, they are the sons of Li Tai's cousins.The older one was in his early twenties, about the same age as Li Tai, and the younger one was a toddler, imitating his elders and calling Li Tai Uncle Thirteen in a childlike voice.

Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at everyone's reserved and curious eyes.It has to be said that the more members of a large family, the stronger the ability to resist risks. Their family suffered heavy losses in the Heyin Incident, and several uncles were all killed. The rest were all fled to Hebei under the leadership of his father Li Xiao. Now More than 20 years have passed, and it seems to have developed into a big family with dozens of people, old and young.

"The family members stayed in Kanto a few days ago, and they always felt that the halls were empty and deserted. Now they finally come to the west to reunite, and the courtyard has become lively and warm."

Li Tai responded to the greetings of these boys one by one, and raised his hand to pat the older nephews and said with a smile: "Did you practice the martial arts taught in the village back then? I will test your talents later on." Can you go into battle and kill the enemy!"

"After Thirteenth Uncle left his hometown, there were no parents in the household to supervise martial arts training, and the study of economics and learning, martial arts would be abandoned. I'm afraid I will live up to Thirteenth Uncle's expectations..."

These guys used to hang around behind Li Tai in the old days, they were full of energy, and they were once disgusting things.But after Li Tai left his hometown, there was no one to lead the mess, and he became polite again under the beating and discipline of his parents.

Seeing this uncle again after a long absence, the memories of childishness naturally became vivid in the hearts of the nephews. However, when they thought that their uncle was no longer a bad boy from the countryside, their words and deeds became a little reserved. For this kind of Questions that were obviously meant as a joke were answered in a straight-forward manner.

"Whether it's classics or riding and archery, as long as my children have a good skill, they won't be able to use it as an official."

Li Tai laughed at them again, and then walked down to the house under the bow of a group of teenagers, and went straight to the middle hall.

Li Tai's cousins ​​are now accompanying Li Xiao in the middle hall waiting for him to return home. After he entered the hall, they all got up and went to each other: "Thirteen Lang is back! We have not seen each other for several years. They are much better than previous years!"

Li Tai bowed to his father first, and then said to his cousins: "Today I escorted the King of Liang into the city, but His Majesty stayed in the palace for a banquet. I couldn't return to see my father and brother at the first time. Please forgive me. Let me introduce you to my inner chamber." Change clothes and pay homage to grandma, and then come here to ask brother to punish my disrespectful young brother with wine!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, it doesn't matter if I wait, but my aunt is already waiting impatiently, and has already sent servants to ask me several times!"

After hearing the words, all the cousins ​​also laughed and said, waving their hands to urge him to go quickly.