Northern Dynasties

Chapter 635: Bodhidharma is removed from his clothes
Xiayang Mountain in northern Huazhou became prosperous because the Tai government set up many blacksmithing workshops here to forge armor, weapons, and staffs for the army.

A group of people were riding horses in the wilderness, and soon they were galloping from the plains into the mountains.Since this place is an important military industrial area, the prevention and control measures are more stringent than elsewhere.Not long after this group of knights entered the mountain, they were stopped and interrogated in front of a mountain pass.

"Stop coming, stop ahead!"

Here, a garrison leader held a sword across his hand, stood on the high wall of the garrison and looked down, pointed at the group of knights and shouted majestically.

Li Tai, who was surrounded by soldiers in the team, did not get angry because of this. He just raised his hand to signal Liang Rui to come forward and briefly show the token of his identity to the other party.

The garrison leader still stood proudly on the wall, waiting for his soldiers to hand over Li Tai's token. He looked down at it for a moment, and his expression was suddenly startled. Then he quickly rushed out like a strong wind rolling down from the wall. He walked through the gate of the fort, paid homage to Li Tai, and said, "I don't know that it's General Li who's coming here, but I'm too far away to welcome him. Please forgive me, General Li..."

Li Tai was too lazy to complain about the rudeness of this garrison leader, so he just said with a smile: "We are not going to Zhuye on this trip, so we are buried in Beishan in Changle Cemetery. Several of the Duke's heirs, Bodhidharma, stayed in mourning here. They have been retired recently. So I came here to greet you. You have to take the road here, and I also ask the camp owner to make it easier."

"Convenient, convenient, how can it be inconvenient!"

After hearing the words, the garrison leader nodded repeatedly. Seeing Li Tai's kind attitude, he boldly stepped forward to lead his horse. However, the knights on the left and right saw him approaching rashly. They each snorted coldly and raised their hands. The hilt of the saber.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and the garrison leader hurriedly stopped after feeling the change in the atmosphere, and then said with an awkward smile: "The general's feats are amazing, a certain idler stationed in Guanzhong All the soldiers are looking forward to following the general and making great achievements. I am so excited to meet the general here today. The general is truly unparalleled..."

Seeing the frightened yet somewhat excited expression of the garrison leader, Li Tai smiled and said: "The men from Kansai are so heroic and strong, it's not a pity that we have not worked together before. The days are long, and there will always be people who will go to the battle with us. The opportunity to fight side by side.”

After hearing this, the garrison leader nodded vigorously, with an excited expression on his face, and immediately led several of his soldiers to walk forward, holding a knife in one hand and a cane in one hand to clear the way for General Li, slashing and clearing those that spread to the mountain road. thorn vines on the tree.

Shuhui Hui passed away in the middle of the 13th year of Datong, and was buried in Beishan, Huazhou. Then his son Shuofeng, together with his trusted generals, settled in Lubeishan and settled next to the tomb. It is now the beginning of the 16th year of Datong. , more than two years have passed in a flash.

When Li Tai and his party approached the cemetery, several clansmen were already waiting here, and then led them to continue their journey.After turning around a hill in front, the valley opened up, and a stream ran through it. On the north bank of the stream, there were a row of more than a dozen huts, and in the middle was a huge felt tent.

Building a hut to guard the tomb is originally a Han custom, not a Xianbei custom. After all, nomadic production is inherently risky and the returns are not stable. If we do not work and produce for such a long time, let alone the ancestors, the descendants will also be affected. .

However, with the years of war, not many Han people are actually able to abide by this etiquette. Small ordinary households are unable to practice the etiquette due to their livelihood.And the families of officials are often forced by the situation to take away the favor and stop the courtesy, and take up their duties.

But there are exceptions to everything. It is a pity and heartache that some Hui died in the prime of life, but fortunately, he made outstanding achievements during his lifetime and earned his wife and children the wealth they need to have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives.His sons, some of whom were pure and filial by nature, were still young and far from the age to serve as officials, so they observed all filial piety and did not leave home to mourn even after a year of filial piety.

"Brother Damo, I'm here to pick you up! We haven't seen you for a few years, do you miss me?"

Li Ya, who was walking with him like this, galloped straight towards the felt tent, shouting loudly at the same time: "We haven't seen each other for a few years. My body and strength are much stronger than before. Don't let me compare you..."

As he spoke, his tone gradually weakened, just because he saw a tall young man walking out of the tent. Li Ya looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man and said with some uncertainty: "You, you are my Da Brother Moa?"

"Boy, please be more honest in my Aye Cemetery. If you make any noise again, I won't recognize you with my fists!"

Who else could this young man be? He raised his fist at Li Ya who was shouting, then turned his eyes to Li Tai who was coming from behind, and then his expression became excited: "Ah Brother, I miss you so much! Living in the mountains is boring, and I can only listen to my brother’s deeds to inspire me. Now I am worthy of following my brother and working together, and I will definitely help him achieve greater success!”

"Good boy, it's been a while since I last saw you, and now you are indeed strong and impressive!"

Li Tai looked up and down at the figures in front of him, and when he saw that his physique had already caught up with his own, and he still looked like the red-skinned shrimp before, he couldn't help but sigh and smile.As for Li Ya, she lowered her head and circled around the phoenixes with a frustrated look on her face. She couldn't figure out how she had been growing so hard in the past two years, so how could she be pulled down so much?

Li Tai saw this scene in his eyes and was secretly happy in his heart. This boy was simply making a fool of himself by worrying about this with Shuofeng.Shuo Hui is famous for his tall stature, even among the town soldiers, he is unusually tall. With this inheritance, Shuo Feng's talent is naturally not too bad. In addition, he is a little older than Li Ya, so his development is naturally better. morning.

"Thank you so much, General Li, for coming to greet my master!"

Several Hui's subordinates, several Zhangs, etc. also came forward one after another to pay homage to Li Taizuo and thank him.

"General, you don't need to be polite. I have received many photos from Wu Lie, and I am as close as brothers to Bodhidharma. Today, he will take off his formal robes and return to the human world. Of course, I will come to greet him and guide him!"

Li Tai first nodded to Shuizhang and others, then raised his hand and patted Shuofeng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Although there are many changes in people's affairs in the world, with brother here, Bodhidharma doesn't have to worry!"

After more than two years of mourning, Shuifeng's body has grown up, and his personality is no longer the frivolous and lively character he was when he was a child. He has become much calmer. After hearing what Li Tai said, this kid couldn't help but have red eyes, and just said vigorously to Li Tai. Li Tai nodded.

When he came here, of course Li Tai wanted to pay homage to Shuhui again.Shuo Hui was the first general of the Western Wei Dynasty that he came into contact with after coming into this world. If it were not for the protection provided by Shuo Hui, Li Tai's survival at that time would have been problematic, let alone establishing a foothold in Kansai.

When he was still a weak novice, He Basheng and Shuo Hui were his biggest guarantee for survival in the den of tigers and wolves in the Western Wei Dynasty.Therefore, he has very deep feelings for these two people, no different from family members.

Now that he is no longer here, of course he must repay this kindness to his descendants.While worshiping Shuo Hui, Li Tai also secretly thought in his heart that he must take good care of Shuo Feng.

After Li Tai's worship was completed, Shufeng also cried and said goodbye in front of his father's tombstone. His family members had also packed their luggage, and then the group left Beishan and returned to Huazhou City.

After Shuofeng returned home, he was inevitably faced with a series of human affairs. His family was not prosperous. Although there were still several distant clan members after his father's death, they were not enough to represent their family.

Therefore, during the mourning period of Jiufeng, only his mother and sister were in the house, and it was not convenient for him to come forward with many human affairs. Some of them Li Tai asked his family to help with, and some of them were saved.Now that he, the head of the family, has returned to the world, he naturally needs to clean up his affairs.

But before that, the first thing that needs to be dealt with is the issue of his successor.This does not require Shuofeng to worry about. Li Tai had previously informed the court to request Shuofeng to grant the title of Duke of Changle County to his father's old title.

For Hui Wei, there is no difficulty in this matter. The only difference lies in the efficiency of doing things.Following Li Tai's request, the day after Shuofeng returned home, the imperial envoys arrived at his home to officially confer him the title of the new Duke of Changle.

The backstage government conferred on him the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry and the Third Division of Yitong, and increased the title of Governor to lead his father's old ministry.This series of titles is also standard for these second-generation Beizhen people.

Li Ya's physique could not exceed that of Shuofeng, and she was already feeling frustrated. Now she saw that Shuofeng was appointed as the Grand Governor as soon as he came out of the mountain, but she was just a confidant under Li Tai's command. This was a back door. It took many days of begging to get it.

Under this comparison, Li Ya's mentality immediately collapsed: "Even if Bodhidharma is stronger than me, the gap is not so huge! One is the governor and the other is a small soldier, how can we get along with each other in the future?"

Li Tai just turned a deaf ear to this boy's complaints. He is the same person but has different fates. It will be difficult to wait for your old guy to explode the gold coins. Even if he explodes, he won't be able to give them all to you.

After Shuofeng received a series of titles, Daxingtai originally wanted to recruit him into the Bafu Central Army, but Li Tai wrote a letter requesting that Shuofeng be transferred to his command. Shuofeng himself also made the request, so Daxingtai Xingtai Bian also agreed to it.After all, Li Tai's relationship with several families is well known, and Daxingtai must deal with these matters based on human feelings.

(End of this chapter)