Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Until after returning to Chang'an City, Li Tai was still thinking about what the emperor said to him in the Circular Qiu Dici.

The difference between people is really very big. From these words, we can see the two completely different personalities of Emperor Yuan Kuo and his brother Yuan Qin.

If it were Yuan Qin who tried to win over him in person, he would probably say let's work together to kill the black otter, but Yuan Kuo just hopes that Li Tai can keep his Zhou Quan after he abdicates one day in the future.

This incident undoubtedly shows that Li Tai is becoming more powerful. Even in the eyes of Emperor Yuan Kuo, he has the qualifications to fight Yu Wentai to a certain extent. Otherwise, why would he risk begging for asylum from himself?

Li Tai was not very resistant to maintaining a good interaction and a certain degree of tacit understanding with the emperor.

For one thing, compared to the deposed Emperor Yuan Qin, the current emperor's character is undoubtedly more controllable, which will reduce the chance of accidents. Secondly, today is different from the past. Regardless of whether Li Tai has any dissatisfaction with Yuwentai or not, his current power cannot be fully accommodated by a Chinese and foreign government. He also needs the blessing of political resources beyond the level of the hegemony.

Although the emperor is just a puppet, as long as he has subjective initiative, even if it is just for the small goal of survival rather than eradicating powerful officials and reviving the country, he can do many things that ordinary people cannot do.

However, Li Tai has not yet thought clearly about how to interact with the emperor and what the scale of interaction is.

After the sacrifice to the heaven, the ceremony of abolishing the inauguration was over, and Li Tai no longer had to squat in the military camp outside the city to drink the cold air today. He was able to accompany him back to the court to participate in the feast and eat the rich food that Li Mu had missed yesterday. .

Normally, various banquets in the Western Wei Dynasty would inevitably involve groups of demons dancing, but today's banquet was relatively quiet. The emperor and Grand Master Yu Wentai were seated together on the table, and on the left and right were the princes of Zhuguo and Yuanwei. Li Tai and others were seated further down.

As the banquet progressed, although many of the dignitaries above toasted and sang to each other, it was generally quite dull. Even some of the soldiers, Jiu Mengzi, who were always drunk at every banquet, were unusually quiet and polite today, which was very different from usual.

The only hot spot was when Yuwentai stood up to toast the emperor, and the emperor returned the toast with wine. However, all the ministers stood up to accompany them and drank all the wine in their glasses. No one dared to shout. "another one".

As for the quality of the food, Li Tai can only say that the standard of the working meals in Guanzhong is really poor. This level is not even comparable to the standard of the hospitality meals at Jingzhou Hongbin Tower. It actually makes Li Mu miss it. It shows that he really hasn’t eaten anything. nice one.

Because there will be a court meeting tomorrow, and it is still related to the individual benefits of the deposed government, the banquet did not last too long. After a brief greeting, it was declared over, and the emperor returned to the palace and the officials returned to their residences.

Yu Wentai specifically asked Li Tai if he would stay at the Prime Minister's Mansion today, but Li Tai refused because he had not had time to visit his parents after returning, and left the palace together with his father-in-law Dugu Xin. It was inevitable to be tired after attending the ceremony for several days, and there was another court meeting tomorrow. After leaving the palace, Dugu Xin and Li Tai separated and went home to rest, without continuing the conversation.

It was already dark at this time, but the family members had not rested yet. Li Tai quickly went to the hall to ask if his parents were okay. After some greetings, it was already midnight, and Li Tai had time to undress and sleep.

The court meeting on the second day was the first court meeting of the new emperor after he ascended the throne, so it naturally had extraordinary significance. The three Li Tai brothers, all of whom had been appointed officials, plus several cousins ​​in Beijing, all got up before dawn to wash and change clothes, put on brand-new court clothes, and then went out to court together.

Even Li Xiao, who has no official title, deliberately got up early today. When he saw his nephews and nephews going out together, he seemed to have returned to the grand occasion of the Li family in Longxi in the past when they paid homage to the whole bed at their home in Luoyang, with faces on their faces. There was also a smile of relief, but there was also a sense of sadness, and for a while, joy and sorrow were entangled, and the mood was complicated.

There was no shortage of participants in today's court meeting, and many officials who had disappeared from the court for a long time were also present, making the court very lively.

An important part of today's court meeting is the official implementation of the Nine Lives Ceremony. To put it simply, it means changing the original nine grades of officials and nobles to nine lives. To put it more complicated, Li Tai is not very clear. Anyway, it is Zhou Li. There was something going on inside, so Yuwen Taisheng got involved.

Li Tai is now a general, and he belongs to the same Zhengjiu Ming as Zhu Guo, which is the highest level. In addition, he also received the title of Marquis of Wuxiang County because of his participation in the ceremony.

He was also a little confused about this. He felt as if there was nothing he could add to the title, title, and city, but he did have merit and deserved it, so he simply added another title. After all, he has no direct descendants who can teach him, and his brothers all participated in the ceremony and received the title. Apart from another title, there seems to be no increase in power or treatment.

The Nine Lives Ceremony had been promulgated at the beginning of the year, but because the deposed emperor was still in power at that time and the government was almost at a standstill, it was only officially implemented today. In addition, the biggest highlight of personnel promotions and appointments is that several generals who were awarded the title of general, such as Yu Wenhu and Wei Xiaokuan, who did not make it to the first round, were all promoted to generals at today's court meeting. .

Seeing Yu Wenhu happily marching out to accept the title, Li Tai felt that the position of "general", which he had originally thought was quite fragrant, suddenly no longer favoured. Strangely enough, this guy Yu Wenhu can even be called a barometer of the Western Wei Dynasty's officialdom. Whichever level he reaches, he will be ruined quickly, even including the later "Otsuka Zai".

While Li Tai complained in his heart that the value of his official title, General, had dropped sharply, he couldn't help but look up at the few Zhuguo in front of him, wondering when these guys would leave and quickly make room for me.

In the past, he was afraid that the deposed emperor and the Guandong clan would use this to cause trouble, so Li Tai was too lazy to fight for it. But now the situation has changed. What level is Yuwen Sabao worthy of being ranked with me?

As a court meeting progresses, it seems that a lot of things have been dealt with, but not many of them have practical significance. Especially for Yuwentai, his personal reputation has not changed in any way.

Although Yu Wentai no longer needs these false blessings, and his personal prestige has been truly improved after completing the elimination, Li Tai still noticed this matter, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

When the court meeting was over, Duguxin invited Li Taitong to return to his home. After returning to his residence, he ordered the door to be closed to thank the guests, leaving only Li Tai in the hall. He looked at him and asked: "Before, I took it upon myself to recognize my wife as my bride. I must have Are you and your wife disturbed?"

"Although I know that my father-in-law must have deep intentions, I am really shocked and confused. Especially when my wife first heard the news, she couldn't accept it at all..."

Li Tai nodded after hearing this. Dugu Xin had always avoided talking about it when they met before, obviously in order to talk about it seriously after he calmed down.

Hearing what Li Tai said, Dugu Xin sighed and said: "Not only can the lady not accept it, but there are also many people in the family who cannot understand it. Things may not necessarily have to be like this, but if you do it, it will be much better than if you don't do it. I think you should know this when things change.

"Is it possible that some of my public opinions on the affairs of Jingzhou have been criticized and my father-in-law has heard about it?"

Li Tai nodded and asked Dugu Xin again.

After hearing this, Dugu Xin smiled and said: "It seems that you already know it. I didn't want you to be distracted before, so I didn't sue you, but I had some communication with the Grand Master. Maybe you There is a better strategy for this, and I am not used to people acting like this, but this is the current situation where people are ruling the country. Having this kind of relationship is more effective than making a lot of efforts on the matter. "

"I understand my father-in-law's intentions, but those people are very jealous of me. Moreover, some things are indeed facts rather than intentional exaggerations, so worrying about this matter may not have much effect."

Li Tai's strength is an objective thing, and the awkward relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law is too deliberate, so Li Tai doesn't think that this alone can restore Yu Wentai's complete trust in him and no restrictions.

After hearing this, Duguxin sighed again: "Who could have thought that the situation in Nanliang could be so ruined? And you are just in time, as if God is favoring you and wants to achieve something for you... Alas, Erlang's luck is unstoppable, if Isn’t it a pity to fall prey to evil intentions?”

"My father-in-law, there is no need to worry too much. Since the Grand Master took the initiative to ask for marriage, it shows that his intentions are still fair. People use tricks to alienate me, and I have my own plans to get closer. There should be some plans in the next few days. Regarding the personnel turmoil, I just hope that my father-in-law can stay out of it and not get involved too much. "

Li Tai already had a general idea in his mind, but he was still worried about Duguxin's interference and confusion, so he had a brief chat with him in advance.

When Dugu Xin saw Li Tai looking like he had the pearls of wisdom in hand, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "Since you have found a way to deal with it, I can just sit back and watch it happen, so why bother?"

You better keep your word!

After Li Tai heard this, he muttered silently in his heart. At the moment, he really needed to maintain Yu Wentai's trust in him, at least until the Battle of Jiangling, so he might try some methods.