The number of personnel arranged by the imperial court to greet this time was very large. The ceremonial procession alone was spread out for several miles on the north bank of the Wei River. Compared with the size of the procession entering Beijing from Daxingtai, it was much larger. If the ceremonial procession on both sides had not been at war with each other, otherwise
It really feels like two armies confronting each other.
The standards of the people who came out to welcome him were also extremely high. From Prince Yuan Qin to Prince Yuan Xin of Guangling, several princes of the Yuan clan, Dugu Xin, Li Hu, including Gao Zhongmi, who had the title of Situ, were all here.
"It seems that the DPRK and China also warmly welcome the triumphant return of the Kung Fu warriors!"
After Yu Wentai got off the car, he took a moment to look at the scene, and then said to Li Tai with a smile.
After hearing this, Li Tai hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty has the pearl of wisdom in his hands, and he has determined the opportunity to enable his ministers and others to defeat the east bandit's offensive again and eliminate the great disaster for the country. These guests in the capital sitting here and enjoying themselves in peace and quiet, they should do so."
Be respectful to the Lord!"
This is the truth, but when Yu Wentai usually travels to and from Gyeonggi, such a grand welcome scene is rare. Of course, Li Tai did not dare to be arrogant enough to attribute this to himself, so he gave this answer.
After hearing this, Yuwentai did not make any further remarks. He strode towards the clan, court officials and other people who were coming towards him. After the group met, there was naturally another round of polite greetings, and then they surrounded Yuwentai and the prince.
Across from him, Weng's son-in-law, who was at odds with him, went to sit down in the nearby tent.
After all, the safety of Daxingtai was of paramount importance, and they had to wait until the Taifu guards crossed the river and entered the capital to make all security arrangements before they could welcome Daxingtai into the capital.
The interior of this tent is not small, but there are only a dozen seats. There are five or six clan members present in a single unit, so naturally there is no place for Li Tai.
While everyone was taking their seats, Li Tai was planning to go to his father-in-law, Dugu Xin, to greet him. When he was outside just now, he noticed that his father-in-law was obviously in a bad mood.
As soon as he took two steps behind the crowd, Prince Yuan Qin, who was already seated above him, raised his finger and pointed at him and said with a smile: "Gu Zanghou Li Kaifu, we meet again today."
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Li Tai heard this, he quickly stepped out of the crowd and said goodbye again.
"Li Kaifu is exempt from courtesy. You are a meritorious soldier serving the country, so you don't need to be so formal."
The prince looked at Li Tai with a smile, and then said with emotion: "After we met a few days ago, I told the people around me that you are an extraordinary person in Li Kaifu, and you will definitely become a great talent in the future. If you can accumulate talents under your sect, you will be a great talent in the future."
You will definitely become a good story when you succeed. Just because you were still involved at that time, and I didn't harass the waiters, I don't expect that in just a few years, Li Kaifu will already stand out and show his sharpness!"
Li Tai has experienced such a scene more than once. However, the prince's previous overtures to him were a bit of a demonstration to his father-in-law Yu Wentai, but this time it was obviously more aimed at Li Tai, with a look of regret in his eyes.
His expression was probably because he regretted not taking the matter of winning over Li Tai seriously before.
Before he could answer, Dugu Xin also stepped out, pointed at him and smiled at the prince, saying: "Li Boshan is a minister who lives on a salary, and he is a consul in the country. There is no need to keep it under someone else's sect. The strong men of the country are
The country's fortunes are prosperous, and if he fails to bear the city's salary, even if he has no personal righteousness, His Highness the Crown Prince can still punish him."
The prince smiled awkwardly after hearing this. His status was indeed not suitable for him to say what he just said. However, Li Boshan's deeds were so touching that he couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to take Li Boshan as his confidant before he became successful.
, now he can definitely become the face of the East Palace.
After a short pause, when everyone in the tent was seated or arranged, the prince looked at Yang Kuan sitting below with a smile and said: "Hua Shanggong, I'm busy."
After hearing this, Yang Kuan stood up from the table and took an imperial edict from the waiter standing by. Then he turned to Li Tai with the imperial edict in hand and said, "Li Kaifu, please come out and accept the edict."
As soon as these words came out, Li Tai's face changed slightly, and Yu Wentai, who was sitting above him, couldn't help but frown, and then lowered his eyes, but his eyes flickered, and his eyes slowly moved towards those sitting there.
Everyone slowly moved past, especially looking at Dugu Xin more often.
The imperial edict first praised Li Tai's achievements, and then jumped directly to the most important content. Li Tai was added as a servant, a general of hussars, and a three-level Kaifu Yi.
One thousand eight hundred households.
This kind of reward can be considered as a complete package. The Duke, Qiaoqi and Kaifu can be regarded as the top match for the civil and military ministers of the Western Wei Dynasty. The only thing that is still a bit lacking is that the Shiyi is still a little less than the Duke level.
Low, but this thing is inherently illusory. Since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty, no one has received any benefits from the fiefdom.
Li Tai entered the country in the 9th year of the reign of Emperor Tatong. It only took more than three years. In the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Tatong, he obtained the highest official title from his humble beginnings. Such a speed of promotion is like a rocket.
Left far behind.
But no one can say that such an award is unreasonable. In the face of the real merits, one can only admit that it is fully deserved.
After receiving this honor and award, Li Tai still had some doubts in his heart, because on the way here, Yu Wentai had mentioned to him more than once the issue of the award after he entered the court. In other words, the result of this award is not Bafu at all.
The decisions made were drawn up by the DPRK and China.
This is a bit embarrassing. Although Li Tai deserves the reward for his merits and is fully worthy of this honor, who should award the reward is a serious question.
Although it is said that titles, titles, and orders all come from the king, the military and political power now belongs to the hegemony. If the emperor wants to turn the imaginary into reality and break the current political tacit understanding, he will have to pay a heavy price if he fails!
Although there was some hesitation in his heart, Li Tai did not dare to refuse the order in public. This is not the time to show off and take sides. I have worked hard to achieve great achievements outside. Do I have to worry about the relationship between your hegemony and the imperial court when I return to the court?
Discord and conflict between them?
After he kowtowed to thank him and received the imperial edict and sealed his life, he couldn't help but glance at Dugu Xin again, but Dugu Xin put his hand on the case and raised his fingers to shake him lightly and knocked on the table again.
He said he did not know anything about the case but thought it was not a big deal.
Li Tai stepped back with the imperial edict in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he realized that the imperial court had bypassed the Bafu to carry out such an operation. The point was not to win over and show favor to him. After all, these titles and appointments were within the normal scope.
Inside, even the fictitious food fiefdom was not given in excess.
Therefore, the purpose of the court's behavior was not to make Li Tai grateful in the first place, but to emphasize his right to speak.
This can be regarded as a relatively prudent test. There are no violations in the reward scale and procedures. Even if you want to find fault, you can't find fault and can only acquiesce in this result.
But for others, it means that the imperial court's favor does not only come from the Bafu, but the imperial court still has a lot of say in this aspect.
However, what makes Li Tai more helpless is that he is not the only hero in this battle. Why was he chosen to provide eye drops to Ba Mansion instead of Wei Xiaokuan?
Shortly after the Eastern Wei army withdrew, before Li Tai's troops had completely evacuated from the Eastern Wei territory, the imperial court happily sent envoys to Yubi City to canonize Wei Xiaokuan.
The two envoys sent to Yubi City were Changsun Shaoyuan and Wang Yue. One was from the Changsun family and the other was from the Jingzhao Wang family. They both held official positions in the Bafu. They could be said to have complete identities.
It reflects the care and consideration of the imperial court and the government for Wei Xiaokuan, a great hero, and does not say that they must use this to force Wei Xiaokuan into any political force.
The reason for doing this is simply to hope that Wei Xiaokuan will not be disturbed by various situations in the country, and can only stay in Yubi City to guard the east gate for Sheji.
But of course there was no such strategic consideration for Li Tai. Northern Shaanxi, where his power was distributed, had previously been a tasteless piece of food that was a pity to be discarded. There was no need to worry about any adverse effects on national defense if he was used to achieve some political intentions.
Moreover, the planners may also have guessed that Bafu needs to heat up Li Tai to eliminate some of Wei Xiaokuan's presence and influence in the incident. As Li Tai becomes more popular, of course, the recent matters surrounding him will attract more attention, and also
There is no room for any discordant sounds.
This wave was indeed a measured one, with clever timing and accurate prediction. It not only emphasized the court's right to speak, but also left the overlord helpless. Li Tai took a peek and saw that Yu Wentai's face was a little dark, which showed that at this moment
I also felt very depressed.
This kind of method was obviously not something that the Prince, a junior high school student with an impetuous style, could do. Li Tai couldn't help but think of the unfamiliar Emperor's Yuan Baoju, whom he had seen a few times at court ceremonies.
It is said that this emperor was also known for his strength back then, but now he has no edges and is willing to be a puppet. But now it seems that no one is willing to sit back and wait for death, and they still want to seize the opportunity when they see it. But now the general trend is, no matter what ingenuity
Resistance is feeble.
We stayed here for more than an hour, and towards evening, another visitor was sent from Chang'an to ask when Daxingtai would come to the palace for an audience, and said that His Majesty the Emperor had already set up a banquet in the palace to entertain Prime Minister Yuwen and the victorious heroes.
"It's getting late today, so I really don't dare to go into the palace and disturb the residents. The tents and mats are all here, so I'll stay overnight and then cross the river to pay my respects tomorrow morning."
Yu Wentai first stood up and walked out of the tent, and everyone in the tent followed suit. However, he stood outside the tent for a moment and looked at the sun, which was still some time away from sunset, and walked back to the tent while talking.
middle.
After seeing this, the other officials of the Ba Mansion naturally followed Daxingtai to pay the accounts. However, the court officials present were a little embarrassed. Some also returned the accounts again, while others gathered in front of the prince, whose face became unsightly.
, there are also many people who are hesitant and don’t know where to go.
Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw this scene. He didn't have to worry about where he was going, and went straight to his father-in-law Dugu Xin who was standing by and watching.