On the main road east of Chang'an City, there has been an endless stream of cars and horses entering Beijing for the past few days, making it seem even more lively than in the city.
Li Tai was wearing a brand-new brocade robe. The starched and straight lines of the robe made his figure more upright and majestic. He was leaning lazily beside a withered willow tree on the high hill on the left side of the road. The guards around him were wearing just-dressed clothes.
The hakama-pleated uniforms of the Forbidden Army that I received attracted the people who came and went to look at me frequently, and they did not dare to approach and cause nuisance.
Looking at the crowds of people passing by under the high hillock, Li Tai calculated in his mind that in the more than an hour since he had been here, there must have been at least four to five thousand people passing by. He did not expect that Chang'an, as the capital of a puppet regime, would still be there by the end of the year.
can gather so much popularity.
If we set up a tea shop at the intersection and sell some buttermilk, wine, or even haggis noodle soup, how much would we earn in one day?
Not all of the people who came to the city were officials on official business, but also people from the suburbs of Beijing who came to visit relatives and friends, or who came to the city to buy and sell goods. This is naturally a good sign, and means that the people's livelihood in Guanzhong has been restored to a great extent.
However, seeing that most of the travelers were traveling in groups and carrying swords and sticks, the public security situation was still worrying. It should be noted that in the early Sui Dynasty, there were still a lot of bandits around Chang'an. Li Tai was a little surprised by this, and he only felt that these bandits were bold.
It's a bit excessive. Are you really not afraid of a big purge around Chang'an?
But just a few days after he became the General of the Military Guard, he understood the truth behind it. A large number of the bandits active around Chang'an were related to the city guards and even the Forbidden Army stationed nearby. Some of the Forbidden Army's disciples were not on duty.
When he was a guard, he simply played a guest role as a bandit, quite similar to the Sui Dynasty general Mai Tiezhang who served as a chariot during the day and was a thief at night.
Li Tai knew that his position as the military guard general was only a temporary arrangement and could not serve in the permanent guard system for a long time. Therefore, although he was a little dissatisfied with the military discipline of the Forbidden Army, he did not bother to pay more attention to it. What's more, the personnel relations within the Forbidden Army were complicated. With him,
How can a newcomer sort things out in a short period of time?
So after taking office, he just signed in at the Forbidden Army camp, and arranged some junior ranks of the Forbidden Army commander positions for his subordinates, and received a free salary to earn some extra money for the New Year. He didn't even have some slave soldiers assigned by the Forbidden Army.
I accepted it, fearing that the style of my own music would be ruined by the informal style of the Forbidden Army.
As the time gradually reached noon, a team of dozens of people left the city carrying felt tents and other items. The slaves walked around but found no free space where they could set up a tent. Only the high hillock occupied by Li Tai and his party was somewhat conspicuous.
But after seeing those sergeants wearing imperial robes, several domestic slaves did not dare to come forward. Although there are many powerful people in Chang'an, the Liufang Imperial Army is the well-deserved overlord of Chang'an. If they are provoked, they will be punished by their masters.
Bring endless trouble.
The slaves could only report to the master in the team. The master seemed to be an ordinary person and was not intimidated by the name of the Forbidden Army. Instead, he rode forward with the intention of going to negotiate in person, but when he came to the high hill, he saw
Li Taishi, who was standing above, suddenly changed his expression, turned his head and was about to leave.
Li Tai stood on a high hill with a panoramic view of the situation, and raised his hand to signal two followers to go down the slope to lead the people over. Not long after, He Bawei, who had a stern look on his face, was led up, still several feet away.
He hurriedly got off his horse and said to Li Tai: "Li Sanqi, no, Boshan, hello. I was planning to go to celebrate your promotion someday, but I didn't expect to meet you by chance outside the city today. Boshan, you are here for the same reason."
Welcoming relatives and friends coming to Beijing?"
After hearing this, Li Tai shook his head, pointed to the surroundings and said, "I have just taken over the post of imperial guard, and I am taking a leisurely look outside the city. Mr. Qingshui, you are here to welcome relatives and friends, so you might as well set up a tent here."
Just wait."
His attitude was neither salty nor cool, and he was already a little unhappy with He Bawei. Today was obviously the big day for his wife to enter the capital, but He Bawei, his nominal cousin, delayed leaving the city until noon, almost leaving him without a tent to rest.
.If it weren’t for the inconvenience to reveal his relationship with Mrs. Miaoyin, Li Tai would not give this guy a good look.
He Bawei really didn't want to stay with Li Tai, but even if there was some free land nearby, it was rugged and bumpy, which was really not suitable for setting up a tent, so he could only bite the bullet and nodded and agreed: "In that case,
Thank you very much, Bo Shan. The person coming today is not a stranger to you. She is the filial daughter-in-law of the father-in-law of Hanoi. Bo Shan, if you have nothing else to do, can you stay here to welcome me?"
Isn’t this nonsense? If I hadn’t picked up my wife, why would I have left the city early in the morning to occupy space here?
Seeing that He Bawei was sensible and took the initiative to invite, Li Tai's expression improved a little, and he raised his hand to signal to his followers to help set up the tent on the slope. The place he chose had a good view, with a panoramic view of the east and west scenery.
It only needs to be blocked from the cold wind coming from the Weishui River in the north, and the sunlight is not cold. If it weren't for the new Forbidden Army skin, the king of this land would not be able to occupy it.
The entourage of the two families started working together, and the tent was quickly set up. He Bawei first invited Li Taili to sit in the tent, and then bowed to Li Taili and said with shame: "I have offended you before. Today I
I want to solemnly apologize to you, Boshan, and ask you to be tolerant and forgive me out of consideration for my late uncle."
The two brothers had offended him many times. When He Bawei bowed his head and apologized, Li Tai didn't know which one he was talking about. But their brothers' energy was only like this. At most, they would cause trouble for themselves. In fact,
The trouble and loss are nothing.
Li Tai thought for a while and then sighed: "Whether a human relationship is a good one or not, it all depends on fate. I have the courage to climb high. I have known each other for many years, and it was only through the care and concern of the late Grand Master that I was able to gain a foothold in Kansai. Therefore, I have great feelings in my heart."
I have always been friendly to the two of you and hope that we can get along. But after all, we are just incompatible with each other. Since we have a shallow relationship, there is no need to force it.
I know that it is not easy for the two of them to maintain their family reputation and exert their willpower. They must rely on Zhongshan Gong and other elders of the village to keep their old love together. For this reason, it is inevitable that they will make some choices against their will. Zhongshan and I
It's hard to get rid of grudges, but as long as you two don't get involved in this matter, even if you don't have deep feelings for each other, you can still live in peace."
The status of these two brothers had unusual significance in the Western Wei Dynasty, but to put it bluntly, it was just that. It was not that they did not mobilize their old friendship to embarrass themselves, but the actual results were so-so.
Li Tai may not dare to kill them directly, but it is easy to make them uncomfortable, but this is not necessary. There is really no enmity between them, just some unpleasant clashes of spirits, not to mention there are
For He Basheng's sake, keeping a respectful distance from each other and having little contact is a comfortable way of getting along with each other.
After hearing what Li Tai said, He Bawei was silent for a moment, and in the end he just sighed.
Li Tai happened to express his inner struggle. To tell the truth, after seeing Li Tai's current position, their brothers really wanted to have a good relationship with him, but it happened that Li Tai was incompatible with Zhao Gui.
Although the power gap between them can be completely smoothed by age, there is a series of Wuchuan Township Party members behind Zhao Gui, which the Heba brothers cannot bear to give up. This is also the most precious legacy left to them by their fathers.
Maybe there is a way to calmly travel between the two of them, but it is not something that their brothers' intelligence is capable of. So they can really only get along with each other in a non-committal manner. It is not to say that they are enemies, but it is not.
Friendly.
The atmosphere in the tent was a bit dull. Li Tai didn't want to ruin his joyful mood about meeting his wife, so he simply got up and walked out of the tent. He met a general who was already walking in a hurry. He looked at Li Tai and said: "Alang, come on, come on.
It’s time! Hanoi Public Trilogy…”
Li Tai waved his hand to stop his shouting, and strode to a higher place. After standing still, he raised his hands to cover his eyebrows and looked eastward, and saw a mighty force of thousands of people coming towards him. Although
He had known that his father-in-law's family was very wealthy and powerful, but after seeing this battle, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Is this the team?"
After hearing this, the family general nodded repeatedly. At the same time, the front explorers of the team had also arrived and shouted loudly: "Can Mr. Langya and his family welcome you here?"
After receiving the report from his slave, He Bawei strode out, said hello to Li Tai, then mounted his horse and rushed downhill. Li Tai was not willing to lag behind, and rode down the high hill together, towards the mighty team.
Then he hit his horse and drove away.
When the team approached, he found that the team was mostly strong soldiers, and the ranks were full of military spirit. There must be at least two thousand people, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. No matter how much my father-in-law loves ostentation, he always
It is not necessary to dispatch more than 2,000 strong soldiers just to see off the lady. But if it is to attack Chang'an City, 2,000 soldiers and horses are a bit small.
He was still doubting himself, but a general of the Dugu family in the opposite team had already recognized him. He quickly rode out of the team, crossed his hands and said hello to him from a distance: "Captain Li, I have been ordered to escort the eldest lady to the capital. Thank you for your help."
The Grand Governor came from afar to greet you."
Li Tai first said hello to the other party, and then raised his finger to point to the size of the team: "Isn't this battle a bit exaggerated? There are still so many warriors left in the household?"
"The governor has misunderstood. Most of the strong men in the household followed the lord west to Longbian, and only a hundred or so people stayed at home. These people are from the tribe of Wu Pinghou. They were called to the court and passed through Huazhou. It happened that the eldest lady was also here.
As we are about to set off, we will accompany you to Beijing."
After hearing the general's explanation with a smile, Li Tai finally understood, but he quickly looked towards the team and asked expectantly: "Wu Pinghou is also in the team?"
Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with good martial arts in the team was already riding his horse, followed by several guards. He looked at Li Tai from a distance and said with a smile: "A certain Shi Ning, I have heard of it many times before.
Li Zhengshi's reputation is really handsome when I see him today, no wonder..."
"Junior, I have been admiring you for a long time. I am very tired of traveling. Thank you very much..."
Li Tai didn't dare to ask for help, so he hurriedly got off his horse and stood on the side of the road to bow to Shi Ning.
Shi Ning was not arrogant either. He dismounted when he got closer. He couldn't help but look Li Tai up and down, and he couldn't help but click his tongue. He obviously knew about the relationship between Li Tai and Dugu Xin, so he wanted to
We need to carefully observe how this kid can get into Dugu Xin's Dharma Eyes.
Although this kind of assessment seemed a bit reckless, Li Tai was not dissatisfied. Shi Ning was also one of He Basheng's old subordinates and had a close friendship with Dugu Xin. He previously served as the governor of Dongyi Prefecture and was at the forefront of the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties.
, because he did not dare to leave the town without authorization, he was unable to return to mourn when He Basheng passed away. This was also the first time that Li Tai met Shi Ning.
When He Bawei rushed over, Shi Ning stopped looking at Li Tai, exchanged brief greetings with each other, and then led them to the car in which Lady Miaoyin was riding.
In the carriage at this time, although Lady Miaoyin in plain clothes was sitting upright on the brocade felt, the belt twisted between her fingers was already tight. The little maid next to her clenched the other end of the belt pitifully, and said in a shy voice: "
Madam, it’s almost torn off...otherwise, why don’t you just lift the curtain and take a look?”
When Mrs. Miaoyin heard this, she was very moved on her pretty face, but when she heard more than one person saying hello outside the car, she shook her head and sighed: "Li Lang's family is not a military household with simple rules. From now on,
I have to control the rules when I go to his house, how can I break my own rules by being rude in front of others!"
At this time, Li Tai outside the car was speechless looking at the more than 2,000 large light bulbs brought by Shi Ning. A young couple who had rarely been together and separated a lot finally met in Chang'an, but they were blocked by a layer of curtains.
They were not allowed to meet each other, so they could only sit next to the car while Shi Ning and He Bawei arranged for the team to stay overnight, and handed over the hand-made facial cream and other things they had prepared in advance to the car.
Shi Ning's visit to Beijing this time was not just for the Yuan Yue Dynasty. He had already resigned as the governor of Dongyi Province, so he also brought his subordinates back. Because they had been away from home for a long time, there was no suitable place to arrange the troops. That's it.
It's obviously not possible to go straight to Chang'an. No matter how the Liufang Forbidden Army's military discipline is corrupted, it is still shameful. How can they just let someone armed to petition?
He Bawei didn't expect that there would be so many people in this group. He didn't even prepare a place to set up the tent in advance, let alone accommodate Shi Ning's two thousand tribe members.
Before the change, Li Tai would have been helpless. Chang'an was not Shang Yuan, and his energy here was limited.
But now the newly-appointed General of Armed Guards had a place to be used. He took out his command talisman and ordered his generals to go to the nearby Forbidden Army camp and quickly pack up a camp to ensure that these troops were arranged before dark and sent people
Return to Longshou Yuanzhuang to pick up a batch of wine and meat ingredients to send to the soldiers who are sending their wives to the capital.
Shi Ning was originally prepared for this, but seeing Li Tai's enthusiastic arrangement and indeed his ability, he glanced at Mrs. Miaoyin's car and smiled at the enthusiasm. With his relationship with Dugu Xin
, which is well deserved.
When Mrs. Miaoyin in the car learned that Li Tai actually wanted to entertain so many people, she was a little touched that Li Tai took care of her face, but she soon frowned again: "Uncle Shi Jia just accepted it.
It's really a bit much. Even if he doesn't go with me, he still wants to go to Beijing.
Li Lang doesn't have the savings like older officials like them. Every bit of expenditure beyond his duties will be a famine in the coming year. He will have to make up for it when Aye comes to Beijing in a few days! It's just like previous years.
, But now that I’m taking care of you, things in the house can’t be ignored without knowing where they’re going!”