Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

After breakfast in the imperial city, Li Tai did not stay here too long based on the principle of caution. After bidding farewell to Li Mu, he quickly left under his still admiring gaze.

After leaving the imperial city, Li Tai had nothing important to do for the time being, so he simply went to visit his cousin Cui's house nearby, and inquired about the recent personnel developments in the court. Although he was not serving in the court, he would like to know more about it. No harm.

It was also Li Tai who arrived just in time. When he arrived, his cousin Cui Qian was sorting out some gifts for his slaves and getting ready to go out.

"Therefore, the Grand Master's Winter Festival is coming again. Since we are in the capital, we must express our gratitude."

Cui Qian welcomed Li Tai into the hall and pointed to the gifts and explained.

Li Tai only remembered this after hearing this. Unlike Han customs where only members of the family can participate in offering sacrifices to the souls of their ancestors, Xianbei customs allow outsiders to participate as well, and are sometimes accompanied by some soul-calling rituals. Of course, whether outsiders take part in the ginseng or not is up to one's own will, and there is no distinction between Han and Han in terms of the warmth and warmth of people taking tea.

Li Tai was kicked out to northern Shaanxi last year before he could celebrate the New Year. In addition, his relationship with the Heba brothers was a bit tense, so he had no chance to participate. He only sent a message to his family to make up for the generous gift.

Because of his cousin's reminder, he suddenly realized that another year had passed, and He Basheng's voice and smile came to mind again. Although it was not as sad as it was then, it was still sad.

"I have nothing to do today, so I will go with my cousin."

Looking at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face, although he didn't like He Batayue's two sons, he couldn't ignore He Basheng's friendship, so he hurriedly spoke.

He had just paid a visit to Daxingtai and did not have time to prepare a gift. Cui Qian simply asked his family to prepare another gift and took the opportunity to chat with Li Tai about the current situation and personnel.

Cui Qian was the official minister of the capital and was in charge of military criminal proceedings, so he knew a lot about the rise and fall of military commanders' power in the current situation. Although the confidential matters in the ministry will not be fully disclosed, Li Tai can gain a lot of insights by simply summarizing the rules of rewards and punishments before and after the Grand Reading.

After this year's parade, a large number of powerful people in Guanzhong were promoted to middle- and lower-level military attache positions. This is not really news, but it only makes this trend more obvious.

In addition to the Guanzhong area, more and more powerful names in Longyou and Hexi have appeared in Taiwan government military documents. This means that the powerful people in Longbian are gradually entering Bafu's vision and accepting Bafu's rule.

The Western Wei Dynasty had a hegemonic government and many mountains. It can be described as complicated. The evolution of personnel and the development of the situation are not independent events, but are inextricably related to many aspects.

Take the previous incident in Guazhou as an example. On the surface, it seems that Shen Hui led dozens of cavalry to contact local powerful people through verbal means, and successfully solved a separatist force. But the essence of the success of this matter lies in the demonstration of the public opinion foundation accumulated by the Bafu over many years.

Just like the dog chased by Ji Hu when Li Tai's strength was not enough in the northern Shaanxi area where Bafu's public opinion base was weak, only after the thorns were subdued would the Diao Yin Liu family and other Hu tribes come one after another.

Of course, this kind of obedience and dependence in Longbian will not appear out of thin air. The person who made the greatest contribution to this is naturally Dugu Xin, who guards Longyou on behalf of the domineering government. This also means that the regional resources that Dugu Xin controls and can mobilize are getting better and better. There are more and more, and the power becomes more solid and powerful.

The greater the power, the louder the volume. The period before Hou Jing openly betrayed the Eastern Wei Dynasty and made a mockery of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the 13th year of Datong's reign was probably the period when Dugu Xin's power was most powerful and his status was the most transcendent in the Western Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai was also looking forward to the upcoming highlight moment in his father-in-law's life, hoping that he could profit from it, and suddenly remembered to ask Cui Qian: "So on the day of the grand master's sacrifice, what will happen in the house?" The young master should also come to Beijing, right?"

"It should be so, but the details are unknown."

After Cui Qian heard the words, he replied casually. After a while, he tasted something unusual and looked at Li Tai with slight surprise.

Li Tai laughed lightly to cover it up. When he asked for an official title in front of Yu Wentai, he said that he was very greedy for his daughter. Now it is not easy to directly tell others that he has already secretly crossed over to Chencang. At least he has to wait until he gets the official title. .

Cui's servant was also very efficient in his work. It didn't take long for him to put away the gifts. Li Tai asked for a gift list and put it away, preparing to supply it to his cousin's house later. He has a big business now, so he doesn't need to take advantage of others.

When the two came to He Basheng's former residence, although there were a few visitors, it was definitely not lively. After the mutiny in the Six Towns, the Heba family was the well-deserved leader of Wuchuan Town, with the highest prestige and prestige among the Six Towns. However, times have changed, and the influential figures of the previous generation are no longer there, and none of the descendants can support the family. It's normal to become deserted.

The person in charge of receiving guests in the residence was He Bawei. As for Heba Jing, Heba Sheng's heir, he had not yet been discharged and was still living in a mourning tent. Although they were not happy with each other before, He Bawei was still quite polite to Li Tai, and he could do all the courtesy to save face.

Li Tai and He Bawei had nothing to say. They patiently exchanged a few words and then learned that his wife Miaoyin would arrive in Chang'an in two days, so he stood up to say goodbye.

But as soon as he stood up and before he had time to say goodbye, there was a burst of noise outside the door, and soon a Heba family slave came into the hall like a whirlwind and whispered to Heba Wei.

After hearing this, He Bawei's eyes suddenly lit up. He stood up from the table and walked a few steps before he realized something was wrong. He stamped his feet, turned around, clasped his fists at Cui Qian and Li Tai and said, "Dignified guests have come to visit us. I have no time to do so." Treat and forgive me.”

After saying this, he ignored the two people's reactions, turned around and walked out of the hall.

The two people who were directly left on the spot were of course a little uncomfortable. Even though Li Tai was planning to leave, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Cousin, let's go and see who this distinguished guest is?"

Cui Qian was not as arrogant as Li Tai, but he could not walk out from the side door because of his status, so he stood up and walked to the front hall of the residence with Li Tai.

At this time, the front courtyard of the residence was noisy. At least nearly a hundred people poured in. Except for seven or eight visitors, the rest were escorts. Li Tai took a look and saw the one in the middle of the crowd, and he felt happy. He was really a distinguished guest. It turned out to be Zhao Gui.

Zhao Gui also quickly discovered Li Tai. He moved his eyes away subconsciously at first, but then turned back as if he didn't want to be too obvious. He glanced at Li Tai from a distance and then ignored him expressionlessly.

Of course, Li Tai was too lazy to talk to Zhao Gui, and was about to leave with his cousin, but a person who came with Zhao Gui pointed at him and said with a smile: "Isn't this Li Cheng from Taifu? Since we meet here, what are you doing, Li Cheng?" Why rush to leave, why not stay here to spend some time together!”

This tone was quite funny, and was accompanied by several harsh sneers. Li Tai's steps immediately dropped, and then he turned around and walked straight towards Zhao Guixing, who was surrounded by crowds. Several slaves were about to stop him. , they were all pulled away by him with a wave of his arms.

"what are you up to?"

"No rudeness!"

Most of the people around Zhao Gui were powerful Wuchuan military leaders, and they were not afraid of Li Tai who was approaching in a menacing manner. They all glared and scolded Li Tai in a deep voice.

Li Tai listened more than ten feet away, cupped his fists and cupped his hands to Zhao Gui, who was standing behind everyone, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhongshan, don't come here... uh, no, it should be congratulations to Mr. Zhongshan for surviving the catastrophe. A few days ago I was shocked to hear that Mr. Zhongshan was suffering from a serious illness, and I felt deeply guilty. I was afraid that his illness was caused by the fright of playing in Baishui. Now I see that Mr. Zhongshan is as healthy as ever, which makes me relieved! "

When Zhao Gui heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and the fellow travelers around him couldn't help but yell and curse. Cui Qian had also summoned the domestic slaves who were waiting outside early. The two groups of people started pushing and yelling in this area, and they were about to fight at the first sight.

"Stop it and get out! Do you think this is your own home or military camp?"

Zhao Gui stamped his feet and shouted angrily, his momentum was not weak, and the people around him did not dare to make any more noise. Then he looked at Li Tai again and said coldly: "We are gathering here with the people today to discuss the late Duke Wu Zhuang." Regarding the ceremony, there will still be members of the Xiangyi party arriving later, so I may not be able to entertain the guests. "

The implication is that we are organizing a hometown association here to discuss visiting the grave of the old boss. You idler, go away.

Next to him, He Bawei also quickly took a step forward, put away his previous polite smile, and said coldly to Li Tai: "Li Tai, I will send you off not far away."

Li Tai didn't have anything to say back, but it didn't mean much. It was enough to make Zhao Gui feel sick so that he wouldn't be depressed alone, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

But Zhao Gui called him back, put on a smile and said: "Baishui's joke, Li Zheng, you are indeed a formidable person, but after all, it's just a joke, I won't take it to heart. But before Mr. Li, your grace as Mr. Yu’s best man is unforgettable. Unfortunately, my relationship with Mr. Li is shallow, so I might not be able to invite him. But if Mr. Li is willing to come and join in the fun, I will definitely thank you!"

Not to mention how much these words really hurt Li Tai, seeing Zhao Gui's smug face made Li Tai furious, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, this one really made him pretend. arrive.

At this time, another breathless voice came from outside the door: "Boshan, Li Boshan! You left early, but you tired me of searching. Come with me to the palace quickly to thank you and assume your new post. The Lord is so kind to you." , as the New Year is approaching, I will give you a temporary job and put it in a more important position!”

While talking, Li Mu had already walked in from outside the door. After taking a glance at the situation, he stood next to Li Tai and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

Li Tai shook his head and said it was okay, then looked at Li Mufa expectantly and asked, "Does Duke Wu An know what new job the Lord will give me?"