When Li Tai saw Heland walking towards him, he couldn't help but smile. He turned over, dismounted, strode towards him, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Meeting old friends in a foreign land is truly a great joy in the world. This time I go to Long, I am afraid that the people will be unfamiliar.
I didn’t know anything, but unexpectedly I met Brother Helan just after passing Longshan, which greatly comforted the panic of the travelers. When you see this, you will have to drink and sing!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. The scenery here may not be as close and familiar as that in Guanzhong, but it is equally warm and hospitable. There are all kinds of fine wines and delicious food. I will have a great time with you even if you are a humble official!"
Heland responded with a smile. When he heard what Li Tai said, he was also very happy. After all, they only knew each other but did not have a deep friendship. Li Tai was undoubtedly giving him face in front of the county people, so he
He also became more attentive and respectful to Li Tai, and carefully introduced to him one by one the people who came to greet him.
Li Tai also responded to the greetings from the county people one by one, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
According to Heland's introduction, some of these dozen people are county officials, and some are representatives of local wealthy families, but most of them are not Han Chinese. Most of them are Di and Qiang noble chiefs who have lived here for generations. In addition, the county governor Heland
This was the first time Li Tai had seen Xianbei people, a county that was so thoroughly corrupted.
However, the clothing and conversation of these Hu chiefs were not much different from those of the Han people. Some of them were even more dignified and polite than the powerful Han people in Guanzhong, which shows that they were deeply influenced by Chinese culture.
In fact, if we really talk about the level of civilization, the Diqiang tribe in Longyou is no worse than the Xianbei people, and is even far better than the Beizhen warriors who are now in power in the north.
The Di Qiang had frequent interactions with the Han people as early as the Han Dynasty. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, the Five Husties invaded China, and a large number of people from the Central Plains fled to Longyou and Hexi to avoid the war and disasters. This area once became the place where Han culture is inherited, even surpassing that of Pian'an and Jiangdong.
The small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The Di and Qiang tribes living here have naturally fully absorbed the social organization, living habits, ethics and morals of the Han people. Many of them have even transformed from Hu tribe tycoons into local tycoons. The absorption of Han culture has a far longer history.
It surpassed Xianbei in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which did not undergo extensive sinicization until the Taihe period.
After some courtesy and greetings, everyone invited Li Tai into the post pavilion, and everyone sat down in order according to their status. Soon there were servants serving wine and food.
Li Tai had been on a journey, and he was also hungry, thirsty and tired, so he observed the types of food on the dining table with great interest.
There is no obvious difference between the eating habits of Longyou and Guanzhong. The meat is mostly grilled, and the vegetables are mostly chopped and mixed. The only thing that is slightly commendable is that the amount of condiments such as pepper, ginger, cinnamon, etc. is larger and more sophisticated.
Especially the spicy Sichuan pepper wine, which makes you feel a little uncomfortable at first, but over time it develops a unique flavor. After a few cups, the dampness and coldness in your stomach disappear, and your limbs are numb and smooth. It is very addictive.
In addition to the food and drink entertainment, in the middle of the banquet, a county official who was present at the table left the table and walked out of the post. He left and returned not long after, followed by several musicians and two figures.
The graceful dancers in colorful skirts, as the music sounded, the two dancers began to dance gracefully.
Li Tai also didn't expect that Holland would have such an arrangement. After seeing this, he put down his glass and began to appreciate it carefully, from the perspective of artistic appreciation of course. He saw that the two dancers had flexible waists and were full of charm in their movements.
The look on his face is extremely sultry, arousing all the alcohol he drank before, making him feel hot and unbearable.
When the dance ended, everyone in the hall showed unfinished expressions. Helander also looked at Li Tai with eyes asking for instructions. Li Tai raised his hand and waved to signal the dancers to leave temporarily, but he couldn't help but feel in his heart.
I accuse these Lueyang people of having bad intentions. Don’t you know my relationship with the boss here? Use this to test the cadres!
When he was full of wine and food, Heland asked Li Tai for instructions: "We are still a few hours away from the county town. If we leave at this time, we can arrive in the evening. May I ask if you can go to the county town for a temporary stay first?"
rest?"
Li Tai did not answer the question directly, but looked at the people present thoughtfully, and then asked Xiang Heland: "Is it because the county Sima is not able to see the county commander because the county is busy with military affairs and has no time to get away?"
When he went to Long, in addition to serving as the governor of Duguxin's second mansion and the governor of Tianshui County, he also served as the military commander of five counties. These five counties were Tianshui, Lueyang, Hanyang, Qingshui and Heyang.
Although Heland served as the governor of Lueyang County, he did not have the title of governor, so he could not control the affairs of the people and horses in the territory. According to the convention, the military affairs should be managed by the commander-in-chief of Lueyang County. In this way, the commander-in-chief of Lueyang County is Li Tai
A true subordinate must accept the jurisdiction of his great governor.
But now the county magistrate Holland and the county government officials have come to greet them, but the county commander is missing. It is not that Li Tai feels offended by the cold treatment, but he wants to know a little about the personnel in his position. Who is this county commander?
I was so busy that I couldn't get away, so I deliberately didn't come to see myself.
Hearing Li Tai's question, Heland's face became a little unnatural. The two county people present immediately avoided the table and stood up. They knelt down in front of Li Tai's table and kowtowed before saying in a sad tone: "
When the commander of the county, Ma Yangling, relied on the strength of his scholars, he insulted the villagers, was arrogant and lawless, and repeatedly committed evil acts. I sincerely ask you to bring justice to the people of Lueyang and punish the evildoers!"
After Li Tai heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and after a moment his face darkened. He slapped the table and said angrily: "Lueyang is a barbaric country outside of the king's civilization. The imperial court established counties and appointed officials here.
The purpose is to promulgate justice to the people, enforce the law and punish evil. If people in the county have grievances, they need to complain to the officials first. If the county government cannot resolve the matter, the state government will make a decision for the people.
I am new to this situation and the situation is unknown. Are you eager to redress my grievances here to deceive me into ignorance and induce me to listen? Now that the prefect Helan is here, even if I want to observe the situation here, I will ask the prefect if he wants to
I will visit the villagers only if the description is not exhaustive! Please exit as soon as possible and don’t stay here any longer to disturb the audience!”
As he started to report the case, Zhang Shinu and other personal guards also drew their sabers one after another, and without any explanation, they drove out the two people who were kowtowing and complaining and all the other people in the hall, leaving only Heland alone in the hall.
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"what happened?"
Li Taiyu was furious. He looked at Heland and asked in a deep voice. Since he was not a law enforcement censor who inspected the administration of state and county officials, he naturally would not be deeply involved in the disputes between powerful people in these places, but the county people here were already in front of them.
He came to complain about injustice, and the person making the accusation was the commander of the county under his jurisdiction. Of course, he had to inquire about it.
"I really don't know how humble my position is. How dare they do it and dare to do it in front of the envoy..."
This incident seemed to be beyond Heland's expectation, and he looked quite uneasy at the moment. He apologized to Li Tai repeatedly, and after sorting his thoughts for a while, he explained: "The name of the county commander here is Yang Ling, and this is Nan Qin.
The Di chieftain of Qiuchi in the state. In the old years, the Di chieftain Li Shuren of Qingshui gathered in the territory to cause chaos. Duke Dugu of Hanoi opened his mansion and transferred troops from the Longbian states..."
After listening to Heland's story, Li Tai finally understood the whole story. Although the two county men's cries of injustice were pitiful and pitiful, to put it bluntly, it was just a local snake who failed to deal with the powerful inbound dragon.
The commander of this county, Yang Ling, just heard the name. Li Tai thought he had finally heard of a Han county official, but he didn't expect that he was actually a Di people chief. He was from the Yang family in Qiuchi, and he knew Li Tai before.
Yang Xiong's father, Yang Shao, the governor of Fucheng County, is of the same clan, but because he was naturalized late, his reputation is far less prosperous than that of the Yang family.
This Yang Ling was originally a subordinate of Yu Wenqiu, the governor of Southern Qinzhou. Yuwen Qiu was also a member of He Basheng's line. He followed Dugu Xin out of Jingzhou and is still guarding Longyou together as Dugu Xin's subordinate.
In the ninth year of Datong, Qingshui Di Chief Li Shuren gathered people into chaos due to the defeat of the Western Wei Dynasty in the Battle of Mangshan. Duguxin dispatched Longyou troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion, including Qiuchi Di Chief Yang Ling and his troops.
Li Shuren relied on his own territory and led his troops to occupy the southern foot of Qiantun Mountain. Dugu Xin could not attack for several times. It took nearly half a year before the Huazhou Bafu sent Zhao Chang to recruit the surrendered people. The rebellion was resolved and the surrendered Di people were put to death.
The tribe went to Huazhou.
Although the rebellion was resolved, Dugu Xin's face was somewhat disgraceful. He probably secretly resented the Di and Qiang tribes here for following them and causing rebellion. Therefore, he did not follow the previous custom of appointing the powerful local Chief Hu as the military attache of the county. Instead, he directly
Yang Ling's group stayed in Lueyang County.
"When the humble official came to the country, the two parties were already fighting a lot, and they were in the same situation. With just one person, even if I added county officials, it was really difficult to calm down the dispute. I sent several messages to the state capital, but there was no response, and I only tried to comfort them twice.
, I hope we can put things to rest."
When Holland talked about this, he also had a sad look on his face. He thought that becoming the governor of a county would be an opportunity for him to advance his career, but he didn't expect that he would jump into a pit of fire.
Both sides of the fight were powerful chiefs who had their own factions, but he, the governor, did not even have the power to control the rural regiments in the county. If he tried to get involved, he would only be slapped in the face. The past two years as a governor can be described as a bitter experience.
This time, Heland was both sad and hopeful when he learned that Li Tai was going to Long.
The sad part is that when they first met, he was already the chief of the Situ Prefecture of high rank, while Li Tai was just a white-haired young man who had just entered the customs. But now he is still suffering in his tenure as a prefecture official.
, Li Tai has become the number two figure in Longyou after Dugu Xin!
But regardless of the difference in power between them, they finally got to know each other. Holland also hoped that he could use Li Tai's momentum to make the county personnel respect him more, so he invited people from the county to come to greet him.
Although County Commander Ma Yang Ling did not come with him, most of the other invited county people came, and the scene was quite harmonious. However, Heland did not expect that these people were not doing it to give him face, but to take advantage of the opportunity.
Complain to Li Tai.
Although Li Tai managed to maintain his own face and directly drove out the county people who complained before questioning him, his current embarrassment at work could not be concealed and was all exposed in front of Li Tai, making him feel ashamed for a while.
Li Tai was happy after listening to Heland's story. He didn't know much about the situation at Longyou before, but he just took it for granted that Duguxin had been in charge of Longyou for several years. He must have great prestige, but now he sees
Come on, it seems that his father-in-law is a little bad too.
Lueyang is the gateway connecting Guanzhong and Longyou, so its geographical location is not unimportant.
But in this situation, there are two forces, the natives and the foreigners, who are causing a lot of trouble. Although Dugu Xin is adding fuel to the flames and deliberately condoning it, it also shows that Dugu Xin does not have the authority to speak out here. Otherwise, why would there be constant quarrels between these two parties.
Thinking back to the previous rebellion of the Di chiefs here, Dugu Xin was uncertain about the attack. Yu Wentai only sent an envoy to directly persuade him to surrender, and even moved inland to Huazhou in compliance.
Although it was because the envoy Zhao Chang was indeed capable at that time, it also seemed to mean that the Huazhou Bafu was more efficient in negotiating with Hu Qing here than the Qinzhou Governor's Mansion, which was just around the corner. To put it bluntly, Yuwentai did not
Don’t worry, the regional gateway of Lueyang can allow Dugu Xin to come and go as he pleases.
Thinking of this, Li Tai glanced at Holland with some sympathy. It involved a secret battle between two top bosses. The situation here is so torn. I really don't blame you for being able to suffer in this pit.
For more than two years, it can be seen that Holland's endurance is also extraordinary. If it were Li Tai himself, even if he couldn't lift the table, he would have to find a way to saw off the legs of the table. I couldn't be the only one feeling sad and depressed.
After learning the inside story, Li Tai would not openly contradict his father-in-law and take the initiative to punish the county commander, Ma Yang Ling. Although he was unhappy that this guy didn't come to greet him, there was no point in demanding too much due to his nostalgia.
As for the local tycoons in Lueyang who complained about their grievances, they may not be miserable and can't live anymore. They don't know what kind of sinister tricks they have in their hearts. They may think that he is young and energetic and easy to provoke, so they want to use him as a gun.
, of course he will not comply with his wishes.
But although he had a sound idea here, he couldn't prevent some people from playing tricks on themselves. At first, he was just listening to Heland's complaints as a foreign observer, but soon Li Tai himself experienced how difficult it was for Heland to express his feelings.
Rand was tormented by how serious the situation was.
He was just waiting to comfort Helander when he suddenly heard the roar of people and horses coming from outside the post pavilion. Before he could ask what happened, Zhang Shinu, the captain of the guard outside the hall, had already walked into the hall and said quickly: "
Master Lang, hundreds of horsemen appeared in the south of Lueyangchuan Valley, heading straight for the post pavilion here!"
After Li Tai heard this, he frowned immediately. He first took a pair of light armor and put it on himself, and then walked out of the hall. A wealthy chief in the county who had been kicked out of the hall for complaining had an angry look on his face and said in fear: "
It's Yang Ling, it's Yang Ling! This evil thief is really a coward. He usually just bullies the villagers by force. Today, when the envoy passed through the border and the crowd came out to greet him, he didn't show respect and even fell down. He actually dared to gather a crowd to harass him.
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Li Tai took a serious look at this man and remembered his appearance in his heart. I'm not familiar with you, but you dance happily. When I find out what's going on behind your back, I'll have to rip you off.
You fade quickly!
Angry thoughts arose in his mind, and his entourage quickly formed a formation to surround and defend the post.
At the same time, the team rushing on the road in the valley to the south was getting closer and closer, and soon they came to the vicinity of the post pavilion and stopped a stone's throw away. A short, middle-aged Hu General came towards
He shouted loudly: "Is Li Sanqi from Chang'an here?
A certain person is joining the army under Dugu Kaifu, General Jianwei, Sima of Lueyang County, and Governor Yang Ling. I am afraid that I will offend my clumsy eyes, so I ask Li San to come and report. The people here have not changed, and thieves are everywhere. If you don't go with me,
, I’m afraid it’s difficult to ensure safety!”
"Yang Ling, you are so brave! The local sages have gathered here, and the envoy Helan from Dangjun is also here. What gangster dares to come and cause trouble? You, on the other hand, attracted people here without informing you. Do you want to take advantage of envoy Li? Before you can gain a firm foothold, you will resort to violence and threats!"
The people in the county often fought with Yang Ling, and the enemies were extremely jealous when they saw each other. They felt a little more emboldened because Li Tai was also standing here, so they pointed at Yang Ling and yelled and cursed.
Not to be outdone, Yang Ling and his subordinates immediately yelled back, and some even directly drew their bows and fired at the post pavilion, without any concern about whether they would frighten Li Tai and injure Li Tai by mistake. As for Heland, And colleagues from other county governments are even less concerned about it.
Seeing this scene, Li Tai was speechless for a moment.
Just looking at the unscrupulous appearance of Yang Linggong and his colleagues, we can see that although they have not yet convinced all the local powerful people in Lueyang, they probably rely on the backers behind them to suppress the powerful people in Lueyang.
But the problem is, all your arrogance has been blamed on me. Aren’t you forcing me to deal with you, this piece of shit? If you act so unscrupulously in front of me, do you really think that I am just a loser who is relying on Duguxin’s momentum? Son-in-law?
Since they came to welcome Li Tai, Heland and other Lueyang chiefs did not bring many weapons and staffs, but Li Tai's subordinates were equipped with bows, swords, armor and horses.
As Yang Ling's tribe set up their bows and fired arrows, Li Tai's tribe also drew their swords and stood ready.
Although Li Tai does not want to get involved in the disputes between locals and guests in Lueyang, it does not mean that he will fight in vain and be slapped in the face by the other party to show his power. It should be noted that there are more complicated personnel disputes in Qinzhou. While waiting for him, it is time to let the people of Qinzhou see and understand his own style of conduct.
So he first ordered those people who were still quarreling with Yang Ling's tribe to be driven into the post and guarded, and they were not allowed to go out to stir up trouble. By the way, he also made it clear that his next behavior had nothing to do with these people.
Then he ordered someone to fetch his horse and horse, got on his horse, pointed to the opposite side, and loudly ordered: "Beat the drum, and after the three drum orders, anyone who still does not dismount and abandon his weapon will be shot without mercy!"
After hearing this, Yang Ling's face suddenly changed slightly. He also saw that Li Tai's tribe had gathered together and looked different from the people he had brought this time. He was also a little unsure, so he glared and shouted: "That young general, don't You are right, I am here to greet Li Sanqi as a courtesy, but I am just afraid that he will be deceived by the evil spirits in the village..."
The drumming sound started, covering up all the shouts behind Yang Ling. He made several gestures to interrupt, but he still didn't see any sign of stopping the drumming. His expression quickly turned ferocious again, and he said bitterly: "Come into me." In the midst of power, how can we allow distant visitors to show off their power! No matter where you come from, I will teach you how to be a good person today!"