After several contacts, Li Tai did not think that Dugu Xin was an unreasonable person. Today's sudden irritability was a bit abnormal, which also made Li Tai feel strange.
"I would like to ask if there is any doubt lingering in Dugu Kaifu's mind? If I am intelligent enough, I will definitely share the worries of Kaifu!"
After Li Tai thought for a while, he clasped his fists and said.
"You? You should first think about how to deal with Hou Mochen. When he was young and strong, he was far better than you. His brothers were all heroes, and his family was one of the few strong families in the army. If you offend him, you will never act like him.
Zhao Yuangui can easily cancel it like that!"
When Dugu Xin said this, his impatience on his face became a little calmer. He probably felt that Li Tai's current situation was more difficult than him and was comforted. He then chuckled and said: "What are you going to do about this matter? I advise you.
, if the Hu chief he mentioned is not up to something serious, it would be best to follow Shangyue's instructions and help him eliminate him."
The topic turned back to himself. After Li Tai thought for a while, he shook his head and smiled and said: "I'm afraid that I will go against Dugu Kaifu's instructions. The truth in the world is not that power can only be enforced. If not, the thieves in the Eastern Dynasty are so fierce that there is no such thing in the world.
The place where the Western masses have a foothold!
It is true that I am not a hero in the world, but if I only succumb when I encounter strong people, even though Duke Pengcheng is powerful and formidable, he may not have the opportunity to show off his power in front of me! If Duke Pengcheng's plan can greatly benefit the northern border defense, I will be ashamed to resign.
, but if you are still in this position for a day, whatever Duke Pengcheng wants to do will not come within this square inch."
To put it bluntly, although Hou Mo and Chen Chong are awesome, who do you think they are in the world? If I were really afraid of fighting a strongman, I would have knelt down to Gao Huan’s friends in Guandong. It’s your turn in Wuchuan
Are you bossing me around?
When Dugu Xin heard Li Tai's answer, the gloating smile on his face slightly faded, he lowered his head and was silent for a while, then he spoke again: "The human heart is indeed like a bronze mirror. It can be kept fresh by wiping it frequently. Dust and dirt will always accumulate.
It is inevitable to bury your true intentions. I am too lazy to discuss the truth with my young disciples. It has been a long time since I heard the warning.
What you said makes sense, but I can fulfill my duties and manage things well, so I don’t have to be afraid of evil emotions seizing power. If they can take the responsibility, they don’t have to threaten me because of the situation. It’s difficult to achieve great unification, and each of us can support him for one day.
Who is more majestic than others? Just seek to be able to be accommodated by the Tao, not to be tolerated by others. Only in this way can you retain your frank nature."
Seeing that Dugu Xin was still very angry just now, Li Tai started to make up his own mind after listening to his nonsense. He also vaguely guessed that the troubles Dugu Xin faced should be quite big. It was not easy to solve it simply based on his power.
Strengthen your own psychological construction.
Of course, there were not many things that could make Dugu Xin worry to this extent. It would have to be the strife among the top powers in the entire Western Wei Dynasty.
There are thousands of ways to explain the truth, but in the final analysis, it still lies within himself. Li Tai was too lazy to pay attention to Hou Mochen Chong's comments on his ministry. In the final analysis, wasn't it because Hou Mochen Chong was not good at it?
He himself said that if the thieves in the north could be completely eliminated, there would be no chance for Li Tai to make meritorious deeds. Now that Li Tai had just started to show some improvement, he came to act as the boss again, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.
Li Tai was still thinking about what specific problems Dugu Xin had encountered, but Dugu Xin had already spoken again: "Don't come here last year, did you ever visit the former Grand Master's portal?"
Hearing this question, Li Tai suddenly looked a little embarrassed. This was obviously not a question about whether he had visited the Heba Jingwei brothers. He quickly answered seriously: "Don't come here till now. I'm so busy with everything that I don't have time to care about people. The only thing is...
We send people to comfort us during the festive season."
After hearing this, Dugu Xin nodded, and there was no obvious change in the expression on his face. He just said: "In the past, we were strangers to each other, and we didn't know each other. We became sworn brothers because of the Grand Master, and our relationship lasted for a long time. But the strength of men's character has changed.
Only when you have both, you can take care of other things."
As he said this, someone else called out to the Yu family's groomsmen who were ready to make up and go. Duguxin waved his hand for Li Tai to go, but before leaving, he said: "Don't worry about Hou Mo's affairs, you can do whatever you want."
That’s it. It’s over here, you can come back to my place when you have time.”
Hearing the urgent voice, Li Tai had no time to say anything more. After bowing his hands in greeting, he hurried to the door of the other hall.
The ritual of urging women to make up has been around since ancient times. The general idea is that the woman shows her reservation and the man should try his best to show his sincerity. The meaning is similar to that of bridesmaids in later generations who blocked the door. Animals in nature also have similar behaviors when courting, after all, they want to obtain the right to mate.
and the opportunity to reproduce.
The wedding customs of the Tang Dynasty also gave rise to the literary genre of makeup-inducing poems, which can be described as elegant and interesting. But in today's Western Wei Dynasty, a group of Beizhen veterans really cannot be so elegant, but the meaning must be fulfilled and satisfied.
The bride's family had to make various requests to successfully pick up the bride.
When Li Tai returned, the wedding team had already gathered.
It was already the time when the lanterns came on, and the accompanying band played the music to encourage women to attend the ceremony, but the door leading to the boudoir in the back hall was still tightly closed.
Under the urging of the spectators and the wedding groomsmen, Yu Laoer, who was dressed in auspicious clothes and looked nervous and slightly dull, walked forward with a blushing face, clapped his hands and sang a song to promote makeup, which was not an elegant voice at all.
"Ci" is just a Xianbei slang song. The main idea is that the meat has been stewed at home and the bed has been made. If you don't like it, please come home with me. After dinner, we will get married and we will have two babies in three years.
Li Tai and other groomsmen also stood behind the groom, waving colorful sticks and singing loudly with Yu Lao Er to enhance his momentum. However, Li Tai suddenly felt bad in his heart, looking forward to a scene of temporarily adding a betrothal gift, and Yu Lao Er
If you get angry, we will not get married!
The two families were large households, so of course such an unseemly thing would not happen. However, after a makeup song was played, the door was still closed tightly. On the other side of the door, the girl's family continued to sing a song, to the effect that the journey was long and the wind and sand were strong.
etc.
Every time the girl's family sang a line, something would be thrown in outside the door. It was nothing more than felt tents, curtains, hats and other daily necessities. Li Tai and other groomsmen would do it for them. Although the items were not heavy, the wall was high and there were a lot of them.
Throwing it down, Li Tai's arm hurt from throwing it.
The two sides chanted for half an hour before the door slowly opened, but what lay in front of them was not a smooth road, but a tall and undulating mountain-shaped wooden frame covered with thick felt cloth and some bridal makeup.
The ornaments are hung on the top of the wooden frame, and the groom must climb up on his horse to take them down and present them to the bride, so that the bride's makeup is perfect.
As a child in his twenties, Yu Lao was of course unable to handle this somewhat dangerous chore, so he had various groomsmen do it for him.
A horse tied with colorful silk was led up. Li Tai had already seemed to be taking over the spotlight along the way. He didn't want to stand out anymore, so he stood inside the group.
At this time, there were many spectators inside and outside, and there were also many female guests looking upstairs in the back garden. The colorful lights and shadows placed everywhere overlapped, but it added to the hazy beauty.
The first person to apply for the tassel was Yuan Qian, the prince of Guangping. Without any help, he did a little run-up, then jumped and landed steadily on the horse. His posture was very strong. He heard the applause and cheers of the congratulators next to him.
He was even more inspired, and he rushed up to the wooden frame with his horse under his belly. Only then did the servants holding soft bamboo sticks beside him remember to wave their sticks to stop him.
"Preparing this big horse is just to make things difficult for the young..."
Feng Ben also looked eager to try, but when he saw the horse, his face fell. Although he also practiced riding and shooting, it was still difficult to control such a tall horse due to his height and body limitations. At this time, seeing Yuan Qian stealing the show,
With a look of displeasure on his face, he defected directly to the girl's team and cheered for the slaves who blocked the climb.
Yuan Qian continued to ride his horse, when he was suddenly struck slightly by a stick in his soft ribs. He only felt numbness and pain in the upper half of his body. After a moment of relaxation, he rolled off the horse's back and fell directly onto the felt cloth covering the wooden frame. Although it was not very painful.
, but a bit disgraced.
"If it weren't for these domestic slaves, I would have taken off the makeup cage long ago!"
He returned to the team, still with an angry look on his face, and kept looking at the Ba family slaves under the wooden frame, as if he still wanted to express his anger and hold him accountable. Yu Kuan quickly comforted him, and then sent another disciple of the family general.
This general was already strong and capable, and became even more heroic after getting on the horse. He completely ignored the obstacles around him and flexibly controlled the mount on his crotch. He watched as he climbed higher and higher. Only when he was still more than ten feet away from the makeup cage hanging high above,
There was a loud sound of drums on the steep ground on both sides, and the horse stood up in shock, knocking the man off his horse.
There were sounds of regret in the welcoming team, but the relatives of the bride's family clapped their hands and laughed, and the atmosphere was extremely joyful for a while.
This general was supposed to be the one with the best equestrian skills among the groomsmen. Seeing him fall from his horse, Yu Kuan was troubled for a while. He thought to himself that he was not better than this general, and even if he went on the horse, it would probably be a show of humiliation.
Although it is said that even if the makeup basket cannot be removed, it is impossible not to welcome the bride, but losing face is inevitable. Such a harmless joke, the bride's family is also happy to make the guests laugh.
"I'll give it a try, but I may not succeed."
After two people failed one after another, and the remaining ones were either silent or inappropriate, the other best man, Yang Yuan, stepped forward and said.
He had just taken two steps forward when a female voice shouted from the attic in the inner courtyard: "Why don't we let Li Boshan appear?"
As this shout rang out, there was laughter everywhere. Xianbei women were frank and enthusiastic, not shy and rigid. As one person shouted, there were corresponding sounds everywhere: "If Li Lang doesn't come out, he won't be given the makeup!"
Yang Yuan, who had already put his hand on the saddle, was immediately embarrassed when he heard the shouts from the girls on the attic. He searched the crowd and saw Li Tai. He smiled bitterly and said: "I have not chosen a marriage, although I intend to do it for you."
, but public sentiment is hard to touch, Brother Boshan..."
Li Tai almost got into the crowd, but he was still taken out unexpectedly. He could only walk forward with a smile. As he approached the horse, cheers began to rise and fall in several lofts in the inner courtyard, as if he was cheering for his brother.
The Boshan Girl.
He got on his horse and rushed up to the wooden frame. His heroic figure was revealed, and his shouts became more cheerful. Just as the slaves under the wooden frame were about to wave their sticks to stop him, they heard another shout: "Don't stop me, Li Lang!"
The servants stopped in panic. Without these obstacles, Li Taixin climbed to the top of the wooden frame without any restraint and successfully took down the hanging makeup cage.
"This, what is this... If I were like this, I could climb high!"
When the Prince of Guangping saw this scene, he suddenly felt that he couldn't accept it, and he stamped his feet and sighed.
"Brother is mighty!"
Shuofeng was clapping his hands and cheering for Li Tai. When he heard the complaint, he sneered: "People regard you as a thief and my brother as a guest, but they still don't know where they lost. Not only are you poor in skills, you are also very stupid."