Northern Dynasties

Chapter 75 Two Thais Meet (Please Subscribe!)
The imperial city of the Western Wei Dynasty is located in the northeast corner of the city, half of which is the military city, and the other half is the Baiguan government office.Miyagi is located in the north of the imperial city. From the perspective of the palace wall, it covers an area of ​​about [-] mu.

For ordinary folks, having more than half an hectare of house land may be too happy to sleep.But for the emperor of a country, the size of such a residence cannot even be described as shabby.The cats and dogs kept in the harem barked a little louder, and the ministers in the court might be able to hear them.

The buildings inside and outside the imperial palace exude a cheap atmosphere of ancient tourist style streets in later generations. The buildings are mixed with old and new, and it is obvious that they were not built on a whim.Some temple tiles have damaged decorations, and the paint on the railings is mottled.

What caused this appearance, apart from the poor financial situation of the Western Wei Dynasty, is obviously also related to the fact that the current Yuan Wei royal family is a puppet.

At dawn, there was another light snowfall, and all the officials, led by Daxingtai Yuwentai, filed into the palace.

Li Tai originally disliked his noble title of Gaoping County Baron, but when he actually attended the court, he realized that his loose baron title was considered a rare commodity in the Western Wei Dynasty.

There were more than [-] people attending the court meeting today, and Li Tai's train station was not the last one. Behind him were many bearded officials who were still not knighted.

Of course he is not the youngest, there are many people younger than him walking in front of him.Most of these are descendants of warriors from Beizhen, and their titles are generally higher than Li Tai's.

The palace itself looks shabby, and the rituals and music in the palace can't create a sense of solemnity. Seeing the father and son of Beizhen warriors attending the court, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a strong sense of sight in his heart as if the old man took his son to dinner .

Although the scene is not solemn enough, the attitude must be corrected.Yu Wentai first led the officials to pay homage to the emperor's ingot torch sitting in the hall, and then the court officials read out the New Year's speech.

Then there was another seat next to the imperial case, and Yu Wentai sat on the seat, and the crown prince Yuanqin led the clan and officials to thank the prime minister for his hard work and achievements in the past year.

After a series of rituals, it was already morning, and Li Tai felt that he had to stay for a meal no matter what, but the emperor drove back to the palace directly, and all the officials returned to the yamen, without mentioning the meal at all.

After retiring from the court, Gao Zhongmi and other prominent officials in the court were led to the Shangshu Provincial Government Hall to entertain them, while Li Tai and other subordinate officials retreated and stood in the corridor outside the main hall, waiting for the next arrangement.

Li Tai patted his hungry stomach and looked around, considering whether to leave early and go home for dinner. Looking at the shabby appearance of the New Year's Eve, he might not be too rich with food and entertainment.Even if the hearts of the people return to righteousness and eliminate thieves, this meal should be eaten and eaten!

He was muttering here, but there was some noise from another place outside the hall.Seeing other courtiers trotting over, Li Tai also followed to watch the fun.

There was a group of people gathered on the south side of the hall, and dozens of guards of the imperial guards were maintaining order with apprehensive faces.

Li Tai came too late, standing far away from the crowd, he couldn't squeeze in at all, and couldn't see the specific situation in the crowd.The onlookers were just watching, not daring to speak out in front of the palace hall.

Not long after, another middle-aged man arrived here leading the guards. The middle-aged man was Yu Wentai's nephew Yu Wendao.He pushed away the crowd with both hands, walked straight into it, and soon a person walked out, it was Hou Mo Chen Chong whom Li Tai had met in Liyang Fangcheng before.

Hou Mo and Chen Chong's face turned ashen, and he left here straight away.As the crowd dispersed, Li Tai saw that Dao Yuwen was holding another minister who was also strong and Kong Wu and whispered something, and there was another person beside him who had his arms cut behind his back by the guards and stood with his head bowed.

As the crowd dispersed, Li Tai found that his eldest cousin Lu Rou was also in the crowd, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Cousin, what's going on?"

"Well, it's just a battle of power and position. Hu Ren was newly appointed governor of Yongzhou, and for a while, he forgot about his past affairs outside the palace. The Duke of Pengcheng happened to be passing through, so the scene was a bit embarrassing. Chang Yi was also an old subordinate of Duke Pengcheng, so he jumped out and beat Hu Ren ..."

Lu Rou first sighed, and then told Li Tai what happened in a low voice.

After listening to Li Tai, he felt an eye-opener. The Western Wei court was really barbaric, and the ministers started fighting directly outside the palace.

Hu Ren, also known as Wang Yong, was commended by Yu Wentai for his bravery in the Battle of Mangshan in the past, and was awarded the governor of Yongzhou by Yu Wentai a few years ago, succeeding Hou Mo and Chen Chong.I don't want to be beaten up by Hou Mo and Chen Chong's followers just after the Yuanyue Dynasty ended.

After understanding the whole story, Li Tai suddenly became alert and looked around.He remembered that Zhao Gui had looked at him intentionally or unintentionally when he was leaving the court just now, would he be blocked in the palace later?

If it was just Zhao Gui, he wouldn't be afraid, after all, fists are afraid of the young and strong, although Zhao Gui has a high status, but if the two of them were to fight one-on-one, Li Tai was still worried that he would miss him and beat him to death.He was afraid that Zhao Gui would call for friends, but he would be outmatched with two fists and four hands, and he would inevitably suffer a lot of flesh and blood.

While he was thinking about it, a guest hurriedly came forward and cupped his hands and said, "Is it Li Sanqi, a Gaoping man? Da Xing is leading Li Sanqi to meet outside the court with his humble position."

When Li Tai heard this, his spirits lifted immediately, and Lu Rou also patted him on the shoulder to encourage him: "Answer with your heart, don't let everyone down!"

The outer court hall is a large courtyard, next to it is the government office of the prime minister's mansion, the minister's office, and other important officials. The visitor leads Li Tai into a verandah near the hall.This house has earth dragons to keep warm, which is much better than officials in other houses stomping their feet and waiting to be summoned.

When Li Tai came here, there was already a person sitting in the room, it was Hou Mo Chen Chong who was persuaded to leave after a fight outside the hall not long ago, Li Tai quickly cupped his fists in salute: "Boshan has seen Duke Pengcheng."

Hou Mo and Chen Chongzheng sat bored, looked up and saw Li Tai, the corners of his mouth twitched, forced a smile, moved to sit by the window, and gave Li Tai a little space.

They were not familiar with each other, and Li Tai didn't know what to say, so he sat down awkwardly, sipping the warm buttermilk offered by the visitor.

"I, I'm not greedy for power, it's just that Hu Ren's words are arrogant and absurd..."

Hearing a voice suddenly in his ear, Li Tai was a little bit astonished. He raised his head and saw that it was Hou Mo and Chen Chong who was looking at him talking. He quickly put down the buttermilk and said, "Mr. If you have heard a lot, you will naturally have the capacity to not be surprised by favor or humiliation. It is also because of Mr. Pengcheng's outstanding achievements!"

When Hou Mo and Chen Chong heard this, their rather gloomy face turned slightly better, before they could say something, the visitor came to tell Daxingtai to summon him.He quickly got up, walked a few steps, turned back, and nodded to Li Tai.

It took Hou Mo and Chen Chongdeng more than half an hour to leave the hall, and the officials waiting for summoning from the left knew what happened just now, and they went out of the house one after another to see how Hou Mo and Chen Chong would be punished.

Li Tai also came to the corridor, looking at Hou Mo and Chen Chong with concern.He was not worried about Hou Mo and Chen Chong's future, but he wished that Hou Mo and Chen Chong would be severely punished, and Yu Wentai would use this to show his attitude of keeping a close eye on the law and order in the imperial city.

After Hou Mo and Chen Chong came out of the hall, his eyes were red and his face was also a little red and swollen.

Li Tai couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw this. Fighting in the palace was bad, and he should be punished severely. Why did this make people cry?

"Li Lang taught me not to be flattered or humiliated. Daxingtai's comments on this are good words. Personnel changes, and the position is gradually rising. On the contrary, because of common tricks, I have buried my original intentions and forgotten the difficulties of starting a business in the country. I have been taught!"

Hou Mo and Chen Chong walked up to Li Tai, said these few words in a low voice, then turned and left the courtyard.

Li Tai was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He has been emotionally involved for a long time, and he is just taking a psychological education class. Yu Wentai, what's your temper?You have to mess with him!

Here he was slandering Yu Wentai to make love with his old brother when he committed a crime, and the visitor came to him in a hurry and said: "Da Xingtai invites Gao Pingnan to come and see him."

Hearing this, Li Tai quickly put away his mood, bowed his head and pulled his clothes.Most of the ministers in the Western Wei Dynasty had general belly, so his new official robe also has a wide front belly, which is a bit unsightly when worn on the belt.

There were only a dozen servants and guards standing in the hall, which seemed a bit empty.The visitor directly led Li Tai to the door of an ear room next to him, first entered to announce, and then went out and nodded to Li Tai.

After seeing this, Li Tai walked in, and with a quick glance, he saw that there were three other people present in the room besides Yu Wentai who was sitting on top.He didn't dare to look at it carefully, so he hurriedly went forward to pay his respects: "Chen Gaoping County Nanbo Mountain, knock on the Prime Minister and Daxingtai."

"Excuse me, take a seat first, and talk about you later."

Yu Wentai was still wearing the gown of the court attendant, looked down at Li Tai, then raised his hand and said, then continued to bow his head to review the case file.

Li Tai felt a little nervous, and after hearing the words, he stepped back and sat in the last seat in the room. After he sat down, he noticed that there was a line of sight in the room watching him. When he raised his eyes, he saw Su Chuo's shining eyes line of sight.

Li Tai knew Su Chuo, he had met Su Chuo in several Hui residences from a distance earlier, when he saw this, he quickly nodded his head and clasped his fists in greeting, but found that Su Chuo was much thinner than he had seen before.

He remembered that in about two years, the most important staff member of the Yuwentai Overlord's Mansion would die from overwork. At this time, seeing that Su Chuo was a little out of shape, he could imagine that Su Chuo had borne the burden of the past half a year. What a heavy political task.

Li Tai suddenly became more determined, he must not be used as a slave by Yu Wentai, other than Lu, he was exhausted by the government affairs of the Western Wei Dynasty first.

The other two people in the room were also looking at Li Tai curiously, and they didn't look away until Yu Wentai asked for an inquiry, and answered seriously.

After listening to their conversation, Li Tai knew that the two people present at the meeting were Zheng Daoyong, the former governor of Qizhou, and Xue Shan, the Shaoqing of Sinon. They explained the priorities of state affairs for the new year.

Li Tai waited at the table for more than a quarter of an hour before Yuwentai finished explaining the business, and did not let the three of them quit. He just pointed at Li Tai and said, "The three are all good ministers of the country. You are a young gentleman from a famous family who is silent in the wild. Li Boshan, come and sit at the table! I did not recommend you to the imperial court to make you stand out from the crowd."

　The four chapters will be updated together today, and the three chapters will be updated tomorrow. The manuscripts are limited, please understand. . .

　　
　
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