In Duguxin's house, the young lady Miaoyin stood by the door across the courtyard. From time to time she stuck her head out and looked into the central hall. If there was the slightest noise, she would rush back and look cautious and trembling.
When she saw Li Tai walking in under the guidance of Li Tun, her pretty face immediately lit up with joy, and she ran forward to meet Li Tai with light steps: "Lang Jun, Aye, he started drinking in the early morning.
I don’t know how to restrain myself. I’ve drunk a lot now, and just now I wanted to vent my anger and punish the slaves. I only dare to stay here and don’t dare to enter the hall..."
Li Tai had already heard Li Tun explain the situation on the way, but now that he heard what the young lady said, he realized that the situation might be more serious than he thought.
At this time, the roaring and roaring of drunken people could be heard again in the hall. Li Tai had no time to say anything more to the young lady, and did not want her to see her father lose her composure after drinking, so he waved his hand and said, "Madam, please go to the garden and wait.
I will go look for you after talking with my father-in-law."
After hearing this, Miaoyin nodded. After taking a few steps, she turned back to Li Tai and said, "Fortunately, your husband is here, otherwise I don't know how to restrain Aye's madness..."
After the lady left, Li Tai listened to Dugu Xin's irritable voice calling for wine, raised his hand to take the wine jug from the servant's hand, and then walked into the hall.
The middle hall smelled of alcohol, and a lot of debris was scattered on the carpet. Dugu Xin sat slumped in the banquet with a wooden stick in his hand, with an irritated look on his face. When he raised his eyes and saw Li Tai walking in, he
He was stunned for a moment, and it was obvious that he was not completely drunk yet, but his blurry eyes and face were red, and it was obvious that he was already quite drunk.
"Get out, get out! Who asked you to come?"
Although he was in a irritable mood, Duguxin still wanted to maintain his image in front of his son-in-law, so he waved his wooden stick to drive away Li Tai.
Li Tai stood still outside his father-in-law, raised his hand and placed the wine jar on the table, then bowed and said: "My father-in-law is responsible for family affairs and national affairs, and the well-being of the people inside and outside depends on him. It may be difficult to indulge in ordinary times. Take advantage of this."
At the end of the year, when I have rare leisure time, I hope to get drunk with my husband and relieve my worries."
"You, a successful young man, do you have any worries?"
After hearing this, Dugu Xin rolled his eyes, still resisting Li Tai, but he did not try to drive him away.
“In these troubled times, who doesn’t have some sad stories in their hearts?”
Li Tai said what he had heard from King Guangling before. Seeing that Dugu Xin was not as defensive as before, he came closer and sat down, and then continued: "I have outstanding achievements today, but because of my qualifications
I have little hope, and my reputation is still lower than that of the soldiers. Even Yuwen Sabao, a household dog, relies on his shadow. The official title defeated me in one fell swoop, how can I not be angry?"
During the court meeting a few days ago, Yu Wentai found an excuse to promote Yu Wenhu to an official position. He took away Zhao Gui's old title and promoted Yu Wenhu from the Duke of Chi County to the Duke of Zhongshan County, while Zhao Gui changed his title to the Duke of Nanyang County.
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Li Tai had previously been granted the title of Duke of Xihe and added the title of General of Hussars. He finally managed to get rid of Yu Wenhu temporarily, but he was suddenly chased after him.
Although both of them are county princes, Yu Wenhu, the Zhongshan County Duke, is more valuable than Li Tai, the Xihe County Duke.
After the mutiny in the Six Towns was initially put down, the people of the Six Towns moved inward. Many people from Wuchuan Town, including the Yuwen family, settled in Zhongshan County. After the East-West split, many family members of Wuchuan Town were directly imprisoned in Zhongshan County. Therefore,
To a certain extent, the county title of Zhongshan means that it is the second hometown of these people from Wuchuan Town. Zhao Gui was the first to advocate and support the people, and now he has changed it to Yu Wenhu, which is obviously of great significance.
However, Li Tai specifically picked this incident to talk about, not because he was really jealous of Yu Wenhu, but to open up a conversation with Dugu Xin.
On the way, he had already asked Li Tun that Director Yuwen had visited last night, and that Duguxin had lost his temper today. After thinking about it for a while, Li Tai guessed that it might be because of what Director Yuwen came to discuss with Duguxin that Duguxin was so upset.
My faith is so shattered.
Sure enough, after hearing what Li Tai said, Dugu Xin's mouth suddenly showed a hint of self-deprecation, and he sneered and said: "You are not satisfied with your current status with your new skills? What about the other young men of the Black Otter family who stole it?
How should those who hold positions of power deal with themselves? Now that the king's business is hunting in the west, it can be stabilized in Kansai. Is it the merit of one family? It means sharing the rewards of the royal family and dividing the world. As a result, the internal and external power is exclusively in the hands of one person, and the power is seized and granted indiscriminately.
, greedy and shameless!”
Li Tai already had some suspicions, but after hearing Dugu Xin's complaint, he was convinced.
He also knew that persuading Dugu Xin to look away would probably have no effect. It was impossible to look away just because he was drunk like this, so he signaled Li Tunxing to leave the hall and not allow anyone to approach, while he stayed close to Dugu Xin.
He whispered in his ear: "Since my father-in-law is so unwilling, why not sneak out of the capital now, fly across Longguan, control Qinlong, and form a pattern of his own..."
Dugu Xin was drunk and hazy, but after hearing this, he immediately became excited and raised his hands to cover Li Tai's mouth: "Be careful with your words, be careful with your words... How can you say such a dangerous plan so easily!
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Li Tai saw that just by talking, he had scared away most of Dugu Xin's drunkenness, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, why do you think you are so drunk? You are useless even if I give you a chance, you Wuchuan people
The people in the old town were really held tightly by Yu Wentai and controlled to death.
Regardless of the overall situation, this is a very rare opportunity to lead a team and work alone. Gao Huan will die in the New Year, and Hou Jing will cause trouble in Henan next. Yu Wentai's focus must be on the east.
Under such circumstances, in fact, as long as Duguxin gritted his teeth and refused to hand over power, and with the powerful assistance of Li Tai, Yuwentai really couldn't do anything to them, and even wanted to be more honored to appease them.
Of course, this also means that they have broken with the Bafu, and there is no possibility of easing. No one can say how the situation will develop in the future.
Anyway, it is impossible to fight back to Guanzhong in the short term, but you can go to Shuzhong to open up a new situation. Following Hou Jing's example, Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling in Nanliang, who is in Shuzhong, is the master. When Hou Jing makes trouble in Taicheng, he will be here.
Let's also have a dove occupy the magpie's nest. Anyway, the men of the Xiao family love this tune.
When Longyou, Hanzhong, and Shuzhong are all in hand, then you can follow the example of Marquis Wu in the Northern Expedition. He will beat the black otter from Qishan six times until he cries for his father. If Gaocheng in the east has not been conquered by the cook, his father will definitely come.
Pay homage to the place where the battle took place. It was really a chaotic fight at that time.
It's quite exciting to think about this, but looking at Dugu Xin's vigilant look, it's obvious that he won't cooperate with him. And if Li Tai wants to complete this series of operations by himself, it can only be said to be a bit wasteful.
It's out of bounds.
"My father-in-law is diligent in his work and loyal to the country. Naturally, he will not be disturbed by trivial distractions and tarnish his true heart. Although Daxingtai is very careful in his heart and does not follow his rules, it is also because he has too much respect for his father-in-law. Today
The reason why I sent my nephew to replace my father-in-law was just to take advantage of my father-in-law's rule in Longbian, and to seize the merits of this. It is difficult to call success a success, and failure is a double sin. The people of the world will decide for themselves what the merits are."
Yuwentai obviously saw that Duguxin was in a difficult situation and refused to hand over power, so he dared to press hard. In fact, Li Tai had discussed this situation with Duguxin before and suggested that he transfer the personnel accumulated in Longbian to Guanzhong
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At the moment, Dugu Xin's reaction is still a bit fierce. It's just that he can't let go when the situation comes. In addition, he is not resentful about being replaced by a junior, Director Yu Wen. If it were replaced by brothers Yu Jin, Li Bi, Hou Mochen, etc., he might be able to accept it in his heart.
Some, but Yuwentai obviously wanted to get it right in one step.
Hearing Li Tai's consolation, Dugu Xin's face improved a little, and then he pointed at Li Tai and said: "I also want to thank Boshan for reminding me. I made arrangements before and recommended many Longbian disciples to various government appointments.
, so that all the personnel and affairs accumulated over the years will not be taken away in one fell swoop. Even if Yuwen Bodhisattva enters the state, it will be difficult to reconcile the people in the state in a short period of time, and I still need to rely on me to smooth things over."
Nowadays, the imperial court has no authority at all. Even if there are some official positions, they are mostly occupied by the powerful children of the clan. Even if people from Longbian enter the capital, it is difficult to occupy a good position in the imperial court. Therefore, they mainly rely on the relationship between Duguxin and Zhu Kaifu.
Delivery under the door.
Although many of Beizhen's veteran generals were promoted to official ranks, they did not have enough talents to handle official affairs. Therefore, both administration and military management were inefficient, and their reputation could not attract many talents.
Duguxin sent the talented people from Longbian to these Kaifumen, and received favors from both places. It was more effective than sending them directly to the central court, and he could also avoid the inspection of Daxingtai.
Yuwentai will send Director Yuwen to Qinzhou to replace Duguxin, but will not recall Duguxin to the court. Firstly, he will naturally have to use Duguxin's strength to allow Director Yuwen to successfully gain a foothold in Longyou. Secondly, he is worried about Duguxin.
After returning to the court, the personnel affairs were arranged, and Yu Wentai could not sit in the court for a long time. It would be difficult to prevent Dugu Xin, Li Hu and his like from getting together to do anything with Yu Chijiong and other juniors alone.
Dugu Xin chatted with Li Tai for a long time, and then he fell asleep at his desk under the influence of alcohol. After seeing this, Li Tai got up and ordered the servants outside the hall to come in and carry Dugu Xin back to the inner room for placement, while he sat down
The people in the hall digested what Dugu Xin said for a while.
The reason why Duguxin was forced by Daxingtai was naturally because he did not have the courage and determination to break with Daxingtai, but what Li Tai did not expect was that there was also his own reason for this.
In order for Duguxin to accept this arrangement, Yuwentai put forward another condition, which was that Li Tai's expatriates in the Kulichuan River Basin of Heishui City in the center of northern Shaanxi's farmland would be resettled in Xihe County of Fenzhou to house the captives Li Tai had taken from the east bank of the Yellow River.
Li Tai is in charge of all military and political affairs in Xihe County, and his subordinates can serve as county guards and town generals.