Northern Dynasties

Lu Rou worked as an official in the court all year round and had no other livelihood. She originally lived in poverty. However, with the help of relatives and friends, her situation improved year by year. Her family also moved to the east of Chang'an City, where security was better and closer to the imperial city.

When Li Tai and his entourage arrived, Lu Rou had already led her family and guests to meet each other in front of the door, greeted each other and exchanged brief greetings, and then went into the hall to sit down together.

"I have received the gifts sent by the former envoy Shiro Shiro. The gifts you gave me, Boshan, are too generous. They are more than the dowry that I, the father, prepared for my wife."

After sitting down, Lu Rou looked at Li Tai and thanked him.

Nowadays, a married woman must prepare a dowry to accompany her husband's family. As a material basis for a woman to establish herself in her husband's family, the dowry can be frugal or abundant, but it cannot be without it. This is the obligation of a parent.

When Li Tai heard this, he laughed and said: "When I first came to Kansai, the young lady came to pay my respects. Unknowingly, it was already the year when she left the cabinet. In the past, I neglected to care for her, but now I have prepared some dowry money for her. Okay, this is my cousin's duty. As for you, cousin, raise a good girl in your house, so that the little lady is gentle, beautiful, and as virtuous as jade. Mr. Wei's brother asked for this most precious treasure to be used in his hall. , no amount of money can buy it!"

After hearing this, several people in the hall all nodded in agreement. Although the Jingzhao Wei family had a great reputation in Guanzhong, in terms of the whole world, it was still not as good as the Fan Yanglu family, the most famous family in the world.

In terms of the social status and reputation of the two families, this marriage still belongs to Webster's high ranking.However, Lu Rou has no biological eldest brother, and is based in Kansai alone. In terms of family power, she is far inferior to Jingzhao Wei, who has deep roots and luxuriant roots.Therefore, this marriage can be regarded as learning from each other's strengths and taking care of each other.

They were considered relatives who often visited each other, not outsiders, so Lu Rou ordered her son to inform the back hall and ask the wife to be married to come to the front hall in person to pay homage to Li Tai and thank him for the generous gift.

Not long after, Lu Rou's wife, Yuanshi, led the young lady to be married into the hall, and greeted Dugu Xin and other guests gracefully. Then, the young lady was signaled by her parents to go to Li Tai, bowed and bowed. : "Anujiu comes from a boudoir and is too lazy to go out to pay homage to all the family members, but my cousin took pity on me and came to ask and give me generous gifts. Thank you for your concern, cousin!"

Looking at the dignified and beautiful appearance of this little lady, with a hint of childhood in her eyebrows, Li Tai couldn't help but think back to the past when he first came to Kansai.

At that time, he was a guest at Lu Rou's house in Chang'an City, and his cousin-in-law Yuan Shi personally cooked and fed him. However, this young lady was still inexperienced in worldly affairs and was worried that the guests would not be used to the bitter tea. Although she was reluctant to part with it, she still reluctantly took it. Flavor with honey.

Thinking of this, Li Tai couldn't help but laugh again, waved to the little lady and said: "Young lady, you don't need to be polite. The first meeting is still in front of you, but now the lady is already tall and graceful, and she will become the mistress of the house. My cousin doesn't have anything. The profound principles of managing a family will teach you how to save a young lady from the worries of daily expenses with just a few resources.

I still remember that the young lady likes sweet food, so the five hundred kilograms of frosted sugar in the gift is a rare treasure from the south, and can be used to sweeten the daily diet.There is also a sugar-making workshop area located in Mianbei. After the wife gets married, she can send her slaves to Jingzhou to collect them. "

Frosted sugar has not yet been widely sold in Guanzhong, and the market price is not yet known, but as long as food related to sweetness is not cheap, it will definitely not be cheap.So after Lu Rou heard this, she hurriedly waved her hands and said: "No, this is too expensive! Boshan, you have already given me a big gift, so there is no need to give me any more money. They young children should work hard to make a living and grow up." If you care too much, you don’t realize the financial difficulties!”

After hearing this, Li Tai waved his hands and said with a smile: "Cousin, you don't have to say much, this is a social interaction between me and the younger generation. Whether the gift is thick or not, you must thank the children at the Weishi table!"

As soon as he finished speaking, people who needed to kowtow to him came to the door. The servants hurriedly came to report. Brothers Wei Kuang and Wei Xiaokuan from Jingzhao came to visit with their children.

So Lu Rou's wife led her daughter back to the inner courtyard, while Lu Rou got up and went out to greet her.Li Taizheng had something to discuss with Wei Xiaokuan, so he also went out to welcome him.

The Wei brothers came to the house today to discuss the details of the marriage, but they didn't know that Li Tai and Dugu Xin were also at Lu Rou's house. They were very surprised when they saw Li Tai. After a brief greeting, they hurriedly went to the hall to pay homage to Dugu Xin.

Duguxin was also familiar with the Webster brothers. After meeting, they inevitably exchanged pleasantries and jokingly talked about the topics they had just discussed in the hall.After the Wei brothers heard this, they couldn't help but quickly asked their nephew to kowtow to Li Tai to express his gratitude.

Wei Guan, who was about to marry the daughter of Lu Rou's family, was the son of Wei Kuang. Wei Kuang had no official title and had been living in seclusion in the countryside. However, he was similar to Li Tai's father, Li Xiao, and they had some interactions with each other.Wei Ku used to live in seclusion in the countryside, but now she spends most of her time in the Longyuan Academy of Li Tai's family.This is also a method of risk management for wealthy families nowadays. People from other tribes go out to work hard in their careers, leaving one person behind to take care of the family business and raise their reputation in the countryside. The most famous among them is Xie An, who has made a comeback.

Although Wei Kuan is indifferent to fame and fortune and only cares about the mountains and countryside, that is because brother Wei Xiaokuan is really capable. If Wei Xiaokuan and other family members have accidents one after another, Wei Kuan will have to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the family status no matter how unhappy he is. bit of responsibility.

The in-laws Wei Kui and Lu Rou wanted to discuss marriage, but Dugu Xin was still curious about how Li Tai would convince Wei Xiaokuan, so the three of them stood up together and went to sit down in the side hall of Lu Rou's house to prepare for their own discussion.

After the three of them sat down, Dugu Xin looked at Li Tai, waiting for him to start showing off.After looking at the two of them, Wei Xiaokuan, who was a little confused, also set his sights on Li Tai, wondering what he wanted to talk about.

Li Tai did not directly talk about Yuwentai's appointment as king, but first looked at Wei Xiaokuan and said sincerely: "I have admired Duke Jianzhong for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to express my feelings in person. I often regret this in my heart. Today I finally Having this opportunity to sit down and have a deep conversation is really comforting to my heart!”

After hearing this, Wei Xiaokuan hurriedly leaned over and waved his hands and said: "Mr. Taiyuan's words are serious. Xiaokuan is just a mediocre person who keeps things in check and works hard to help others. How dare you be praised by the Duke of Taiyuan like this? The Duke of Taiyuan is the real famous general in the world. He must exercise restraint." North and South, famous all over the world, he is a great talent that everyone who wears armor and works needs to respect!"

Dugu Xin saw the two people complimenting each other enthusiastically, and became more curious in his heart. He simply said directly: "You two admire each other. You can show your appearance in detail in the future, but business is still important at the moment."

After hearing the words, Wei Xiaokuan acted like he was listening attentively, and after Li Tai pondered for a while, he looked at Wei Xiaokuan and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Jian Zhong, what kind of person do you think I am?"

After Wei Xiaokuan heard this question, he was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "The Duke of Taiyuan is a talented man from a well-known family. He has extraordinary grace and great talents. Well, he is also generous and heroic. His kindness in helping the jade bi in the old year is even more... It’s something I’ll never forget, and I’ve long wanted to repay you. I also know Grand Sima very well. If Mr. Taiyuan needs help for anything, it’s okay to say so!”

Not to mention how Li Tai reacted, Dugu Xin couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.What he was most looking forward to was how Li Tai could persuade Wei Xiaokuan to support him. Was he trying to coerce Wei Xiaokuan by relying on the kindness of his previous help and Wei Xiaokuan's friendship with him?

He was about to express his position to ask Wei Xiaokuan not to give him face, but Li Tai had already shaken his head and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to ask for help from Duke Jian Zhong, but I have a great good thing to share with Duke Wei. This matter If it succeeds, it goes without saying that Duke Wei will appoint his wife and son, and his family will be rich and noble, and he will be famous in history and will be famous for generations to come."

"This this……"

Wei Xiaokuan was a little stunned after hearing this, and turned to look at Dugu Xin aside, with a questioning look in his eyes, is there something wrong with your son-in-law?
Dugu Xin thought that Li Tai was talking about asking for a title for Yu Wentai. Hearing him brag about it, he could not help but express his displeasure. He snorted and said: "Although Mr. Wei is not an outsider, you should not speak too absurdly. It disturbs his heart!"

After hearing the words, Li Tai nodded, raised his hand to signal Dugu Xin to calm down, and after pondering for a while, he said: "The world is difficult, and I have been traveling for so long that I have almost forgotten my original intention. I don't want to use my power. Fame and wealth are used to seduce Duke Wei, but the troubled times have lasted for a long time, and people's hearts are treacherous. If they want to conspire with each other, they must talk about the pros and cons. But in fact, the pros and cons come second, and morality comes first. A righteous man never regrets even though he died nine times, but a villain with bad virtues Then you will be timid even if you take an inch!"

At this point, in order to increase his momentum, Li Tai simply stood up from the table, bent down and looked down at Wei Xiaokuan, who was still a little confused, and said in a deep voice: "The thing I want to invite Mr. Wei to do is Eliminate the north and the south, mend the rift in the sky, subdue the barbarians, and recreate the hot summer! Before me, the world was in chaos, but after me, the Han family will always be prosperous!"

Hearing what Li Tai said, Wei Xiaokuan and Duguxin were both stunned. They really didn't expect that Li Tai would make such wild remarks, and they were so shocked that they didn't know why.

"Conquer the barbarians and recreate the hot summer?"

After a while, Dugu Xin put away the shock on his face, and immediately his expression turned gloomy. He glanced at Li Tai and snorted coldly: "I wonder if I, a northern captive, am among the four barbarians mentioned by General Li? "