Northern Dynasties

In the evening, the banquet was held in the side hall of Zhongwai Mansion.It is said to be a side hall, but the scale is a bit larger than that of the main hall. Looking at everyone entering the hall one by one and finding their seats with familiarity, it is estimated that such team-building activities have been held many times.

Li Tai's impression was that such large-scale banquets were rarely held in Tai Mansion.Even if there are occasional such activities during the New Year, most of the people who can attend the banquet are military generals.As for the assistants in Taifu, they have to spend money to eat in Taifu. Li Tai used to bring food expenses to work in Taifu.

Looking at the current situation, the power of Daxingtai is developing, and the welfare of the Chinese and foreign government officials has also been improved, and they are no longer as careless as before.

Before the banquet started, Daxingtai went back to the inner palace to change his robes and asked Li Tai and others to wait in the side hall.It's not that Yu Wentai has become pretentious, but he deliberately left some time for Li Tai and the officials of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to exchange pleasantries.

Everyone in the mansion also knew the news about Li Tai's return to the mansion, so they were not surprised to see him in the hall. Those who had not had time to greet him came up to say hello.Regardless of whether you know someone or not, if you do this small favor, it won't mean much, but if you don't do it, there will be some problems.

Li Tai greeted everyone again one by one, saying a few words to those he knew, and nodding in response to those he didn't know. He was busy back and forth for more than a quarter of an hour. When Daxingtai returned from the inner palace, everyone returned to their seats. , after meeting Daxingtai, they sat down separately.

At the beginning of the banquet, Yu Wentai first offered wine to Li Tai. Li Tai quickly left the banquet to thank him, and then pointed out the theme of today's banquet, which was to appreciate the remains of Hou Jing, a disloyal and unjust man.

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh for a while.From a moral perspective, of course they deeply despised Hou Jing.But if we only talk about his personal deeds, we have to admit that Hou Jing is really capable of tossing people around.The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty had been in conflict for many years and had used several large-scale troops, but none of them could compare to the results achieved by Hou Jing with only a few hundred remaining soldiers.

While everyone was talking among themselves, various drinks and meals were served one after another.Looking at the full dishes on the food table in front of him, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh that Bafu's food standards had indeed improved.Looking at the food at other people's tables in the hall, although it is not as rich as what is on the table, at least there is wine and meat, and there are not a few boxes of cold vegetables.

A government official with a loud voice stood up, held an essay in his hand and read aloud. The essay briefly introduced Hou Jing's life and his rebellion against various parties, and finally ended up with everyone betraying their relatives and being abandoned by nature and man. The main theme of the entire article was emphasized. For a loyal person, if a disloyal and unjust person betrays the organization, the disaster may not be as serious as Hou Jing's, but the end will definitely be worse than Hou Jing's!
This article is also one of the means to strengthen the ideological construction of the team, and it is not written by Chinese and foreign government officials.Not to mention whether there is such a powerful pen in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office nowadays, even if there is, I am afraid that it is not possible to write an exquisite and touching poem in a short time. It only depends on the people present who can understand the poem. Everyone nodded and chanted in a low voice, showing their great recognition and love for this poem.

The author of this poem was Yu Xin, the first poet in the Southern Dynasties.After Hou Jing's rebellion was put down, Yu Xin also joined the team of Jiangling people who returned to their hometowns to worship their ancestors. Although Li Tai did not personally come to entertain him, he still entrusted government officials to implore Yu Xin to write such a poem for the purpose of applying it to the country. in this situation.

Yu Xin also attached great importance to this request. Perhaps he himself had already had a similar creative plan, so after ten days of contemplation and conception, he delivered this poem to the Governor's Office.

Compared with the famous poem "Ai Jiangnan Fu" that was passed down to later generations, although this poem also denounced Hou Jing and described the damage caused by Hou Jing's rebellion to Jiangnan, the overall tone is still positive. After all, today's giant bandits After being eliminated, Nanliang is also in ruins waiting to be revitalized.

Yu Xin even named this Fu "Tiandao Fu". In his mind, in addition to thinking that Hou Jing was punished by God, he probably also said that Zuo of the Southern Liang Kingdom was still protected by God's destiny, so the writing style was more emotional than "Ai Jiangnan". "Fu" is much more positive and makes people feel inspired when listening to it.

Yu Xin's level of humanities is high. After Li Tai received this essay and saw his powerful words and talents, he couldn't help but sigh that you can't look down on people just because they can't hold sugar cane in their mouths. He is still very heroic. of.

It’s not just the food in the Chinese and foreign mansions, the cultural quality of the government officials is also improving. A poem is eloquent and has thousands of words. If the previous government officials and those military leaders were replaced, I am afraid they would be yawning again and again and impatient. Listen to it.But after reading this piece of poetry, the sound of chanting chapters and verses continued to be heard in the hall, which shows that I still have the ability to appreciate it.

Yu Wentai also praised this poem. When he inquired and learned that it was written by Yu Xin, he laughed and said: "If the general envoy of Jiangling sends this person to see you next year, you will have to treat such a talented person with all your heart!"

After appreciating the literary works, the next step is to get real.The remains of Hou Jing's hands and feet were placed on a lacquer tray and passed around the hall to each seat under Daxingtai's instructions.

As a contributor, Li Tai did not need to enjoy this treatment at this time, so he observed everyone's expressions with interest.He can guarantee that no matter whether everyone hates Hou Jing or not, this is definitely not a good experience.

It should be noted that Hou Jing was crowned in April, it was already May when Wang Sengbian sent his siblings to the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and now it is June when Li Tai returns to Huazhou.Even if the remains of these siblings have been processed to a certain extent, you can imagine what state they are in.

Therefore, the expressions of everyone who had admired it became a little unnatural, and some even raised their hands to cover their mouths and noses and made a slight sound of retching.

At the following banquet, many people's performance was a little out of shape, and even some of their diets were affected.

Li Tai was mentally prepared, and he was indeed a little hungry after traveling for a long time, so his diet was not greatly affected, so he enjoyed eating and drinking.

The banquet lasted for about an hour. After everyone finished eating, they all stood up and left. However, Yu Wentai left Li Tai behind and invited him to go to the inner palace with him. It seemed that he wanted to talk to Li Tai about some private matters. .

The layout of the inner palace has also undergone some changes compared to what Li Tai saw before, with some more sentries and decorative things added.Li Tai did not look around to observe carefully. After a brief look, he lowered his head and followed Yu Wentai all the way to the inner hall.

After entering the hall and sitting down, Yu Wentai first smiled apologetically at Li Tai and then said, "I need to ask Boshan to do something for me."

After hearing this, Li Tai quickly lowered his head and said, "It is a matter of ministerial duty to share the Lord's worries." "Alas, the more respectful you are, Boshan, the more ashamed I feel. You are sent by me to go out to the southeast of the town and Yangzhou." The country's prestige is in Jianghan, so I should protect your family from being harassed and peaceful. But things did not go as planned, and it was still unavoidable to disturb the household, so much so that your father, a virtuous man who retreated from the world to study, became angry. "

After Yuwentai said this, he sighed deeply, then raised his hand and said, "Boshan has expanded the land for me thousands of miles, but I can't give Renlue peace within a few feet. I feel more ashamed every time I think about it. Please come home, Boshan." You must apologize to your father on my behalf later."

After Li Tai heard this, the smile on his face faded and turned into a serious expression.

At the beginning of the year, Emperor Yuan Qin hosted a banquet for his clan relatives in Chang'an Palace.Li Tai's second brother Li Chao had to attend the banquet because he married the daughter of Huai'an Wang Yuanyu, who was also among the twelfth general.

The emperor in the meeting didn't know what kind of evil spirit he had, but he said that Li Chao looked like a relative of his mother's clan, and he wanted to give Li Chao the surname Yifu.This incident happened a bit suddenly, and Li Chao, who was attending the banquet, was also a bit confused. He said that he wanted to go home and ask his father for instructions, but he did not directly accept the matter and ended up having an unhappy meeting.

Those who are truly capable should understand that things cannot be forced upon them at this stage.But His Majesty the Emperor is certainly not an ordinary person. After waiting for several days without receiving a reply, he actually sent an envoy to the house to inquire.

Li Tai was so angry that he became ill. He knew that he was just a country idler. He had no merit in the country and was not guilty. It was neither a distinguished family that needed to be given a surname to show off nor a criminal family that needed to change his surname to cover up his ugliness. The only thing he could be called was Yu. There is an heir in the family, but if he is destined to be childless, there is nothing to say.

What you said is more serious. Even if others want to persuade you, they can't say it. They can't say why you will never succeed?You can still take your son’s last name!

Li Tai is already quite sensitive about the matter of giving a surname. It’s not that he thinks the surname Li is very honorable, but it’s just that changing his surname to another name is not very honorable!If you really want me to change my surname, then I might as well be Yu Wentai. I'll be Sa Bao's brother-in-law. What do you mean by arranging to be Zhao Gui's second uncle?
But having said that, although the emperor's approach was a bit vulgar, his target selection was still quite accurate.

Nowadays, in the entire Western Wei Kingdom, even if there are people who are close to and support the Yuan family's rule, they simply do not have enough motivation and strength to directly oppose Yuwentai.

When the late emperor Yuan Baoju was still alive, he worked hard to marry his daughter to Yu Jin's son, but when it came time to compete with each other, could this old fox be trusted?

Dugu Xin also had close contacts with the royal family and expressed good intentions, but in fact he was using this to respect himself and had absolutely no intention of risking his life to defend Wei Tong.

The Zhuguo people are all old and cunning, not to mention the soldiers, even the eldest member of the clan, Wang Yuanxin of Guangling, is also a master of ambiguity and pretending to be confused.

If the emperor wants to reverse the current bad situation, he urgently needs someone who is absolutely powerful and needs to make progress to support him.Looking at the junior high schools, the only one who satisfies this requirement is Li Tai.

The emperor should also know that no matter what small tricks he does in other areas, it is nothing more than adding trouble to his father-in-law.Only by bringing Li Tai and even the entire Longxi Li family to his side can it be considered a real breakthrough.And this was also the fundamental reason why he tried again and again to no avail but still refused to give up.

Therefore, it is really unlucky to be an official in the Western Dynasty. If you dare to fight hard in the Eastern Dynasty, you can be our old cousin from Jinyang. But in the West, no matter how good you are, if you don't change your surname and ancestors, you will not fit in.

To be honest, Li Tai does not object to having a deeper connection with the Yuan family. After all, to be honest, the higher his position, the more he feels that the replacement of the Western Wei Dynasty by the Northern Zhou Dynasty is not as logical and smooth as it seems on the surface. Otherwise, why not just proclaim the emperor in one step but add a transition to a king in the middle?Could it be because of an accidental attack of Chuunibyou?
But the problem is that even if you fall in love with a wild horse, you still need a piece of grassland at home, let alone a horse like me!But what does the current emperor have?A little piece of trash that doesn't even have an era name, what can I possibly do with you?
Leaving aside the conflict between the emperor and the emperor, the key reason why Li Tai is unwilling to go against the Bafu now is that the external interests are now greater than the internal ones, and they are much easier to obtain. .

Every time Yuwentai sees him, he screams "kiss, baby, baby". Is it really just because of his looks?Especially in recent years, even the kind of friendly laughter and scolding in the past years have become less and less, simply because Li Tai's strength is growing rapidly.

Especially when he knew that the two most rebellious uncles and nephews in the Yuwen family were at odds with each other, it was really exciting for Li Tai to glare at them and escalate the conflict.

But not having this plan does not mean that you have to tolerate it blindly and dare not express your attitude in any way.At least in Yuwentai's case, Li Tai needs to set his bottom line higher, so that Yuwentai will have some scruples and not dare to interfere at will and infringe on his right to speak in the southeast.

So when he heard Yu Wentai take the initiative to mention this matter, Li Tai's face suddenly dropped. After a moment of silence, he became a little aggrieved. After several changes in his expression, he said in a solemn voice: "The Lord's words are serious. Because of the misfortune of Heyin, my father often had thoughts of seclusion and did not care about power. He lived in the wilderness for a long time, so his mind was open-minded and his speech had few taboos. His speech was inevitably inappropriate and inappropriate. "

Yu Wentai was about to speak after hearing this, but Li Tai soon raised his eyebrows again and his tone became firm: "But my father has a son, and the son is strong! Since my father speaks his mind directly, my brother should keep it to himself. Regarding this sentiment, if anyone says that such anger is disrespectful, you can talk to my brother. Within morality, there must always be room for an outspoken voice!"

After hearing this, Yu Wentai pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "What Bo Shan said is so upright. With your father having such a young man to protect you, why should you fear criticism?"

The trend of granting and changing surnames in the Western Wei Dynasty will continue for some time.Li Xiao's words also directly showed his attitude of not allowing his sons to accept the gift of surnames, which was undoubtedly against the trend of the times.

But now that I have said what I have to say, Li Tai of course has to follow: I am a country idler, he can say whatever he likes, if any of you dare to make nonsense like this, it will be over if I don’t mess with you!