Northern Dynasties

A few more days passed before Li Tai and his party returned to Rangcheng, and it was already late March.

After confirming that there were no major changes in the Governor's Mansion during his absence, Li Tai did not rush to deal with the matter and focused on his wife and the fetus in her belly first.

Because there was a false alarm on the way, Li Tai invited all the doctors in the city who were good at obstetrics and gynecology to come into the mansion for peace of mind. They took turns diagnosing his wife, and finally confirmed that her wife was indeed pregnant, and there was nothing else. disease.

Calculating the time, this lady should have become pregnant after the Spring Festival. As a result, both husband and wife were so confused that they even traveled long distances carelessly. Even if Li Tai didn't have any common knowledge about pregnancy, he still knew that the early stages of pregnancy were the time when he needed the most attention. Now that he thought about his previous carelessness, he felt a little scared.

Fortunately, except for the severe pregnancy reaction, the wife has no other discomforts. After taking a few warm and tonic decoctions, the morning sickness is no longer so intense, and she can eat and sleep now.

In his past life, Li Tai had no experience of being a father, so he was very excited. For him, this child not only meant that he might be the heir in his career, but also meant that his bloodline had been passed on, so he was full of expectations.

He knew that historically his wives had died young, and regardless of whether it was due to political persecution, he was a little cautious in his heart. After getting married, he was not in a hurry to leave an heir and allowed the lady to grow and develop in peace. In recent years, his career has been in a period of rapid growth. There are so many men at home and abroad waiting for him to conquer and defeat, so he is not lonely.

After several years of marriage, this lady is still less than 20 years old, which is still not the best age to have children, but since she is already pregnant, let nature take its course.

However, thinking that the lady had not paid attention to her physical changes before, in order to prevent such a thing from happening again, Li Tai invited family members who had had childbirth experience to come into the house to take care of the lady. Fortunately, after this lady learned that she was pregnant, she became serious and cautious. She was no longer as charming and lively as before, and gradually became more dignified.

After all, it was his first time to be a father, so Li Tai was still a little worried. He wanted to improve his wife's health care during pregnancy, but was afraid that it would be too late. After thinking about it, he decided to hire a few famous doctors to stay in Rangcheng for emergencies.

However, Li Tai had not heard of any famous doctors in the Western Wei Dynasty. Even top Beizhen dignitaries such as He Basheng and Li Hu could not get any effective treatment when the disease broke out.

When it comes to this aspect, it should be Nanliang’s advantage. Not to mention that they have done a better job in passing on knowledge and learning. The old man Xiao Bodhisattva alone has a long life among the ancient and modern emperors. If he had not taken the initiative to open the door and bow to the thief and met Hou Jing, he would have probably died. He can still live for a few more years. As for the princes, generals and ministers of the Northern Dynasties, they have no rivals in front of him, and it is easy to kill several generations of people.

This is certainly related to genetics and an ascetic lifestyle, but the medical care in Nanliang must also be of a high level. After all, even Bodhisattva Xiao is a person who is very obsessed with medical skills. Xiao Laoqi's one eye was cured of blindness by his good father.

Although the old Bodhisattva is unreliable, there are still reliable people in Nanliang. Li Tai knew that there was a great doctor in Nanliang, Yao Sengyuan. After Hou Jing's rebellion was put down, he now came to Jiangling.

Yao Sengyuan's most famous deed is that he cured the wind disease of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenyong. If it were not for his excellent medical skills, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would not have been able to destroy the Northern Qi Dynasty.

When Li Tai learned from other people in Jiangling that Yao Sengyuan had arrived in Jiangling, he immediately sent out an invitation, but received no response, and then forgot about it.

Now that the family has a need for medical care, of course it is necessary to extend a warm invitation. If Yao Sengyuan doesn't come, then we have to hurry up and put the attack on Jiangling on the agenda. Then I will still have to be my family doctor, and my son's delivery will not be delayed.

It just so happened that he also needed to know the situation of the soldiers and people in Jiangling to provide reference for the next plan. Nowadays, the situation between Jiang and Han is very different. The original sequence of events can only be used as a reference but not as a basis. It still has to be dealt with in detail according to the specific situation.

So Li Tai arranged for his cousin Li Miao to take up the post immediately and visit Jiangling on behalf of the Jingzhou General Manager's Office, and also look for and recruit Yao Sengyuan.

Nanliang and the Western Wei Dynasty are currently considered friendly countries with good relations, and the Jingzhou General Administration has had frequent personnel interactions with Jiangling in recent years, and business exchanges between them have become increasingly prosperous.

This time the Western Wei Kingdom was abolished, and the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office sent a special envoy to Nanliang to inform them. After hearing the news, Nanliang also sent Yu Xin as an envoy to Guanzhong to express congratulations. Just two days before Li Tai returned to town, they passed through Rangcheng, but they missed each other.

This was Li Miao's first mission to a foreign country, and he was inevitably a little nervous. After accepting the appointment, he asked: "General, may I ask what attitude you should take if you encounter personnel discord, deliberate provocation, etc. Respond?"

Li Tai thought for a while and then replied: "Liang people are accustomed to bullying the weak, fearing the strong, fearing chaos and greed for peace. If they really encounter personnel disputes, they might as well take a tougher stance. As long as there are no major bans for the country, some words and deeds may be out of line. It’s not a big deal.”

Nowadays, the Jingzhou General Manager's Office has penetrated very deeply into the personnel of Nanliang. Even the minister Pu She who is in charge of government affairs has been developed into an informant, and there are many other people in the government and in the opposition. Although these people have secret connections with the Jingzhou Governor's Office for various reasons, and may not wholeheartedly stand on Li Tai's side, it is still very simple for them to take care of the envoy. What's more, this is just an ordinary greeting. Even if the conflict has intensified, these Liang people may not dare to kill the envoy with open faces.

In addition to Li Miao, Li Tai also arranged for Liu Guangde, who was familiar with Jiangling's personnel, to accompany him.

Liu Guangde was one of the few people from Jiangling who completely surrendered to the Jingzhou Governor's Office. Although he also held positions in Nanliang, he still stayed in Rangcheng, Mianbei, most of the time.

After all, what Liang Emperor Xiao Yi did when he sent people to poison his uncle was really dishonorable, and now that Jiangling has become the capital of Nanliang, Nanyang Liu's local personnel interests in Jiangling have been deprived to an even greater extent. Even the manor properties were deprived of their property and given to Ren Yue and Xie Da Ren, the new Hou Jing rebel generals who were useful in the Liang dynasty.

Of course, it is probably because the grave-visiting guide for Jiangling people compiled by Liu Guangde greatly promoted the behavior of Jiangling people traveling to and from Mianbei, and made Liang Emperor Xiao Yi wary and dissatisfied, so he continued to deprive the Liu family of their rural capital interests. When it comes to sending helpers to the enemy, Xiao Yi is also very professional.

Due to the huge increase in Jiangling's demand for trade, relatively smooth trade routes have already been formed between the two places, allowing for the rapid exchange of people and goods.

The original distance from Miobei to Jiangling is nearly a thousand miles, because there are a lot of tidal flats and lakes to the east and north of Jiangling that need to be detoured. However, in recent years, the lakes have shrunk more and more. In addition, some wealthy families in Jiangling want to shorten the distance. The time it took for merchants to pass through allowed workers to build roads, shortening the distance between the two places by nearly one-third.

Li Miao and his party did not carry heavy cargo, so they traveled very quickly and arrived in Jiangling in just a few days.

It was not until they arrived at the north gate of Jiangling City and handed over the talisman to identify themselves that the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly sent someone to deliver a message to the city.

While waiting for Jiangling court to send people to greet them, Li Miao also briefly admired the inside and outside of the city, but he couldn't help but frown and said: "I have heard the name of Jiangling for a long time. I thought it was a big city in the south. Now that I am here, I don't want to The layout of the city is so cramped and chaotic.”

Li Miao hasn't had a detailed look at what the city is like, but in the northern suburbs of the city, there are shacks stretching out for more than ten miles along the city wall, which looks extremely dirty and messy. In addition, all kinds of domestic garbage are scattered and piled up everywhere, making this area filled with a pungent sour smell. The first impression is really not a good one.

Although Liu Guangde was in Beitou, he still had some regional feelings for Jiangling. After hearing this, he sighed: "Li Hou doesn't know something. Jiangling City was originally neat and orderly, and it was called Xijiang City. But in recent years, there have been many people wandering and eating. They fled here due to the war, and many guests from Jiankang came to take advantage of their power to build houses in the city, forcing many city residents to wander out of the city. Most of the officials were corpse disciples, so this happened. state."

After Li Miao heard this, he also sighed: "The Lord is stupid and the ministers are lazy. How can they be so lazy to govern for a long time? It's just pitiful for the people here. Although they have the ambition to make a living diligently, they regret that they have no mercy from God. This edition is built here The mess, if left unchecked, may cause disaster!”

Soon an envoy came to greet them. They introduced each other and exchanged brief greetings, and then led Li Miao and his party to the city.

After entering the city, Li Miao saw that the buildings in the city were more messy and the winding alleys were narrow and complicated, but he soon noticed something unusual. The envoy and his party had been leading them through the alleys.

Although he had never been to Jiangling, he could still tell whether he was on a main road, so he held the handle of his saber with one hand and glanced at his followers.

Naturally, Liu Guangde, a local, had noticed this a long time ago. He frowned and said, "Why don't you just take the straight road and just take the crooked road?"

A trace of uneasiness flashed across the envoy's face, and he immediately opened his mouth to explain: "Because of the large-scale construction of palaces and gardens in the Forbidden City, the transportation of wood and stone materials is frequent, and the main roads in the city are occupied. It is shorter to go here instead."

Having said that, the evasive look in his eyes seemed to be more to hide his presence from outsiders, not wanting them to be seen by outsiders.

Li Miao had received the opportunity from Li Tai early, and he was not frightened when faced with this situation. He directly said to Liu Guangde: "It seems that the Liang court does not have the sincerity and patience to receive us. Guests from far away come uninvited. If we continue I'm afraid it would be even more disrespectful to cause nuisance. Please find a place in Liu Lang's city to stay overnight, and I'll leave tomorrow."

After Liu Guangde heard the words, he nodded in agreement, but the envoy's face suddenly turned bitter after hearing the words. He was about to step forward to dissuade him, but saw that Li Miao and others had already drawn their knives in their hands, so he had no choice but to stop. Watching Li Miao and his party withdraw from Quxiang.

When he thought of asking for help from the city guards, Li Miao and his party had already disappeared among the complicated winding alleys in Jiangling City. As for the gifts they brought, they were simply left in ruins.