After having 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 eyes, which were still filled with admiration.
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 did not serve in the court, he would like to know more about it.
No harm.
Li Tai 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, pointed at the gifts and explained.
Li Tai only remembered this after hearing this. Unlike Han customs where only members of the family can participate in worshiping the souls of their ancestors, Xianbei customs allow outsiders to participate, and sometimes are accompanied by some spiritual rituals. Of course, outsiders do not participate.
It all depends on one's own will, and there is no distinction between Han and Hu in the relationship between people.
Li Tai was kicked out to northern Shaanxi last year before he even had time to 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 it with a 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 Batson'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 is the official minister of the capital and is in charge of military criminal proceedings. Therefore, he knows a lot about the rise and fall of military commanders' power in the current situation. Although he will not fully disclose the secrets and important matters in his official duties, he will only disclose the rewards and punishments before and after the Grand Review.
A brief summary of the rules can also give Li Tai a lot of insights.
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 from Longyou and Hexi have appeared in the military documents of the Taifu. This means that the powerful powers from Longbian are gradually entering the Bafu's vision and accepting the Bafu's rule.
The Western Wei Dynasty had a hegemonic government, and at the same time there were many mountains. It can be said that it was complicated. The evolution of any personnel and the development of the situation were not independent events, but were inextricably related to many aspects.
Take the previous incident in Guazhou as an example. On the surface, it seemed 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 hegemony.
This is a demonstration of the public opinion base accumulated by the government over the years.
Just like the dogs chased by Ji Hu when Li Tai's strength was weak in the northern Shaanxi area where Bafu's public opinion base was weak, only after conquering the thorns, Diaoyin Liu and other Hu tribes would 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 hegemony. It also means that the regional resources that Dugu Xin controls and can mobilize are getting better and better.
With more and more people coming, 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 in the 13th year of the Datong Dynasty and made a mark was probably the period when Dugu Xin had the most powerful power and the most transcendent status 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 female 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, but after a moment, he felt something unusual, and looked at Li Tai with slight surprise.
Li Tai laughed twice 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.
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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 up such a small place.
Cheap.
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 He Ba family was the well-deserved leader of Wuchuan Town, with the highest reputation and prestige.
Town, but now that things have changed, the influential figures of the previous generation are no longer here, and none of the descendants can afford to support the family, so it is normal for it to become deserted.
The person in charge of receiving guests in the residence is He Bawei. As for He Bajing, the heir of He Ba Sheng, he has not yet been discharged and is still living in a mourning tent. Although they were not happy with each other before, He Bawei was quite polite to Li Tai and saved face.
All the etiquette mentioned above are done thoughtfully.
Li Tai and He Bawei had nothing to say, so 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. Soon after, a Heba family slave came into the hall like a whirlwind and whispered something 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, "We are here as distinguished guests. We have no time to do so."
Treat me, 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. When Li Tai took a look, he was surrounded by one in the middle, and his heart suddenly changed.
Yile, the relationship is really a distinguished guest, it turns out that Zhao Gui is visiting.
Zhao Gui also quickly discovered Li Tai. He subconsciously moved his eyes away at first, but then turned back as if he didn't want to be too obvious. He glanced at Li Tai from afar 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? You might as well stay here and get together for a while!"
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 people. Several slaves were waiting 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 military leaders from Wuchuan, 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, who was 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 that I see that Mr. Zhongshan is as healthy as ever, I feel relieved!"
When Zhao Gui heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and the fellow travelers around him couldn't help shouting and cursing. Cui Qian had also called in the domestic slaves waiting outside, and people from both parties were in this area.
They started pushing, yelling, and scolding each other, and at first sight, they were about to fight.
"Everyone, stop it and retreat! Do you think this is your respective 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 in a cold voice: "We are gathered 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 at a banquet."
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, please send me off not far away."
Li Tai didn't have anything to say back, but it didn't mean much. Zhao Gui was disgusted and wanted to prevent himself from being depressed alone, so he turned around and prepared to leave.
But Zhao Gui stopped him again, put on a smile and said: "Baishui's joke, Li Zheng, you are indeed a formidable person, but it is just a joke after all, I won't take it to heart. But before
Li Cheng, your grace as Yu's best man is unforgettable. Unfortunately, my relationship with Mr. Li is shallow, so I might not be able to invite you. But if Mr. Li is willing to come and join 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 sounded 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 approaches, I will temporarily add a new position to your position and give you 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 ministry the Lord will give me?"