Liu Kuzhen's posture was so eager and humble that even Tang Gong's personal guards on both sides felt a bit numb after seeing it. However, for him, this was just a normal operation.
Although Li Tai didn't like flattery blindly, but when he saw this guy expressing his loyalty to him regardless of dignity and dignity in front of everyone, he didn't feel disgusted and disgusted. He raised his finger and pointed at Liu Kuzhen and said: "Forgive me.
, if everything goes as promised, I will inevitably give you a reward."
"Thank you Lord, thank you Lord for your grace!"
After hearing the words, Liu Kuzhen bowed again, and then he stood up happily. His head was covered with dust, and there were two tears stains hanging down under his eyes. It can be seen that he was not just howling blindly, but was really.
The performance made me cry with joy.
After getting up, Liu Kuzhen walked forward again. When he saw that Li Tai did not stop him, he happily stepped forward to hold the reins and bridle for his master. Then he straightened his chest and walked towards the city gate with a look of a fox pretending to be a tiger.
Go forward.
"You are here to welcome us. You only need three or five soldiers to accompany you. What kind of majesty are you going to show off with these thousands of soldiers harassing the city?"
Li Tai raised his finger again and pointed at the Jihu soldiers who were still in separate lines in front of the city gate, and scolded Liu Kuzhen lightly.
After Liu Kuzhen heard this, he hurriedly bowed his waist like a shrimp and said repeatedly: "My lord, forgive me, forgive me! I haven't seen your lord for many years, and I'm afraid that there are too many people in the Hu family who don't know me now."
The majesty of the Lord is why they are gathered here, so that they can have the opportunity to admire the majesty of the Lord, and also show themselves to the Lord as slaves, obey the previous orders, and succeed in their mission..."
"Just this once, never again!"
Li Tai would not be easily fooled by Liu Kuzhen's various flattery performances. He would never relax his vigilance against these appointed Hu chiefs just because of their attitude. Then he said in a deep voice: "So use
Is it true that you are able to control the masses because you are capable and decisive?
It's just that compared to Yu Zi, you are more respectful, measured, and loyal, so I have more trust in you. But if you lose your self-control because of this and frequently gather people to harass states and counties, then you are betraying your true heart and burying the past!"
"Slave, I know my sin, my lord, your lord..."
When Liu Kuzhen heard this tone, he was already a little harsh, and he suddenly panicked again. He hurriedly knelt down and knelt down on the ground, saying "Ai Ai" in his mouth, and just kowtowed repeatedly.
"Get up, diagnose and treat the disease from the superficial, and understand the details of the matter. You have gathered a crowd to welcome me, and your intentions are diligent. Just remember, if you can only do things willfully so that you can consciously and fully enjoy yourself, then it is not a matter of doing it."
Li Tai could tell that this guy was indeed very complimentary to him, but looking at his physical appearance and appearance, it was obvious that he was a bit arrogant, so he made a few remarks casually.
Liu Kuzhen knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. After a while, he saw that his master had no intention of pursuing the matter any further. Then he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again, stood up, picked up the bridle and walked away, waiting for the Hu pawn he had brought.
In front of the formation, he didn't dare to show off anymore, he just waved his hands to disperse the crowd, while he still bowed his head and acted honestly as a groom leading the horse.
After entering the county government, all the civil and military people of Xihe County attended the hall to greet Mr. Tang. Today’s banquet was not too extravagant, but it was also very attentive. All the drinks, food and drinks were produced locally in Xihe County, and there were many varieties. Looking at
It's very rich.
When each dish was served, Dugu Bin and others carefully explained the origin of these ingredients and their current scale of production. After hearing these familiar place names, Li Tai could not help but be reminded of his memories and began to chat.
It reminds me of my own experience of sweeping across this realm and defeating the barbarians.
"Back then, this town was severely desolate. I don't know how many people, like the last generals, were persecuted by the barbarians. Their families were destroyed and their families were destroyed. If it hadn't been for the Lord's benevolent and courageous relief, I don't know how long this town would have been able to be restored! In such a vast countryside, there is no place for peace and tranquility.
To provide shelter for the people, I can’t even dream of having such a feast..."
Lu Chuan, the handsome commander in charge of the rural soldiers in Xihe County, was an old soldier who followed Tang Gong in eradicating the barbarians. He couldn't help but sigh when he talked about this topic. When it got emotional, he couldn't help but shed tears in the banquet.
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Hearing the stories of Jihu's brutality being told by the crowd, Liu Kuzhen, the powerful chieftain of Jihu in the audience, felt a little uneasy.
Before, he was beaten slightly by Li Tai outside the city. After entering the city, Liu Kuzhen changed out of his previous gorgeous robes and now only wore an inconspicuous cloth robe. He drank two glasses of wine at the table and then got up.
He left the banquet and knelt in the hall, bowing to Li Tai and said: "Although I am not the thief who ravaged this town in the past, I have gone astray in the past. If the Lord had not saved me with kindness and justice, I don't know where my thief bones would have been buried."
Township!
Who among strangers would not admire Beizhou's current prosperity? The prosperous world did not come out of thin air. Without our master's grand plan, disasters would still spread in this town. The barbarians are not born ugly, and they can do something.
In the place of education, when a slave receives a favor from his master, he is determined to spread this kindness to all the wild dogs. Those who comply will live, and those who resist will die! Even if the slaves are like wolves, they must be tamed into loyal dogs to guard against thieves for our master.
Keep the door!"
"Captain Liu's words are really majestic and pleasant to the ears, please give me some wine!"
Li Tai saw Liu Kuzhen's generous and loyal expression, so he pointed at him and said with a smile.
This Liu Kuzhen is not just a casual talk, but he really has this qualification.
The previous organized Jihu resistance in northern Shaanxi had basically been broken up by Li Tai's army. In addition to military strikes, religious means such as the Shifo Temple were also used, and Jihu people like the Liu family of the United Front were recruited.
Most of the Hu tribes have greatly alleviated the Hu problem in northern Shaanxi. In recent years, with the development of local military and political forces in northern Shaanxi, even if there are still some sporadic and uncontrolled Ji Hu tribes, they are no longer a concern.
However, Jihu are widely distributed in this area, not only in the Western Wei Dynasty, but also in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Before Gao Yang went crazy, he also led an army deep into the Luliang Mountains to annihilate the Jihu in Lishi, Shilou and other places.
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But then Gao Yang did not choose to reorganize and control these Jihus on the spot, but chose to build the Great Wall along the Western Mountains to isolate the areas where these Jihus were traditionally distributed with the Great Wall to prevent Jihus from frequently invading the western border of Jinyang.
This approach is tantamount to abandoning the area between the west side of Luliang Mountain and the Yellow River. Although a certain number of troops are still maintained, these troops are mainly used to prevent and control the infiltration of the Western Wei Dynasty, and there is no way to do anything in the area.
to effective control.
Li Tai suppressed and appeased the barbarians in northern Shaanxi at the same time, but adopted a policy of restraining and enveloping the Jihu in the Northern Qi Dynasty. When these Jihus were chased and suppressed by the Northern Qi and had no way to escape, they were provided with various reliefs.
to get through tough times.
Liu Kuzhen is the current leader of Li Shihu, not only because of his bloodline, but also because of the support provided by Li Tai.
Although this guy has always groveled in front of Li Tai, he commanded tens of thousands of Lishi Hu people and indirectly controlled more than a dozen other Jihu tribes, large and small. His power among the Jihu tribes was almost as powerful as those who established an independent regime back then.
Hu Chief Liu Lisheng. Even the descendants of Liu Lisheng of Yunyang Valley now rely on the material support Liu Kuzhen obtained in northern Shaanxi to maintain their power.
Of course, Liu Kuzhen is just a puppet on the table. The person who is really in charge of most of this part of the affairs is the Suizhou Governor's Office. Through the long-term support to these Jihu, coupled with the active cooperation of the leader Liu Kuzhen,
The internal personnel of the Lishi tribesmen gradually came under the control of the Suizhou governor's office.
Li Tai stayed in Xihe County for another two days, inspected the scale and current situation of official and civilian settlements in the territory, and formulated more detailed measures and steps to increase taxes on commercial settlements.
Once the profit margins of merchant villages are tightened, there will definitely be a certain amount of commotion and conflict. Some merchant villages may simply give up farming in order to engage in passive resistance. Such a situation was within Li Tai's expectation, and he could take the opportunity to convert some of the merchant villages' profit margins.
The land in Shangtun was recovered and used to build a new Hsiaoqifu in northern Shaanxi.
As long as these Hussar soldiers take root here, they will soon become the defenders of the domestic order and responsible for the force. At the same time, they can also share a certain amount of border defense pressure. In this way, even if some merchant villages are withdrawn, they will not be affected.
During this time, border security pressure increased sharply.
After leaving Xihe County, Li Tai did not return directly. Instead, accompanied by Liu Kuzhen and others, he continued to lead his troops northward and arrived in Suizhou.
Suizhou was founded by Li Tai, and later Cui Tan took over and guarded it for a long time. He was responsible for the military support of Li Tai's various personnel management in northern Shaanxi. Afterwards, Cui Tan, Li Yantou and others were recalled to serve in the court, and Li
Tai then appointed Tian Hong to guard this place.
Tian Hong was very excited about the arrival of Duke Tang. After welcoming him into the government at the state border, he arranged the inspection route according to Duke Tang's instructions. Compared with the southern states and counties, the current situation of people's livelihood in Suizhou is not impressive. Mainly
Or a series of arrangements in the military.
Last year, when Li Tai took advantage of Gao Huan's move south to besiege Yubi City, he set out from Suizhou and entered the territory of the Eastern Wei Dynasty at that time. He raided the Lishi area and directly attacked Jinyang City and returned with a great victory.
Nowadays, it is difficult to repeat this feat. After that, the Eastern Wei Dynasty added a lot of defense arrangements in the western mountains. Especially during the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Great Wall was overhauled, making Luliang Mountain even more difficult to climb.
However, as a bridgehead in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Suizhou still has a certain deterrent effect on the Jinyang area of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and can restrain the deployment of part of Jinyang's military forces. Moreover, Suizhou also controls and affects a large number of Jihu people. In the future,
When it is necessary to take action on this front, these Jihu people are also a very considerable force.
After inspecting Suizhou, Li Tai originally planned to cross the Yellow River and go to the other side to have a look, but then messengers came one after another with news from Guanzhong, which urgently needed Li Tai to return and deal with it, so he just had to
I was able to stop this trip and lead my troops back to Guanzhong.