The Governor's Mansion of the Rear Army is located in a military city in the north of Huazhou City. The distance is not too far and can be reached by horseback in more than a quarter of an hour.
It was now noon, and the front gate of Bingcheng was quite lively. In addition to the armored guards stationed on guard, there were also people coming and going. Most of these people were family members of soldiers and lived in Bingcheng on weekdays.
The Northern Wei Dynasty implemented a policy of separation of soldiers and civilians. The citizens living in the city were soldiers and their families, including today's government soldiers.
The military city is the main place for their daily life. When they need to gather for training and specific combat tasks, they will gather in the military camp outside the city and rush to the battlefield, while in peacetime they live in the city.
As for their families, they engaged in farming and animal husbandry to maintain their daily livelihood, but they did not need to bear the rent and labor burdens of ordinary households with equal land. The main way to obtain family wealth was through the rewards and trophies obtained by soldiers in battles.
Because the military city itself was not heavily guarded, the arrival of Li Tai and his entourage did not attract much attention. Only when they entered the city, the soldiers guarding the city saw that they were wearing bright clothes, angry horses, and their swords and sticks were conspicuous, so they stopped them for questioning.
origin.
As early as when he was in Tai Fuzhong, Li Tai had received his military talisman, official seal and other tokens, so he went forward with an entourage to show them.
However, since most of the military governor's offices were newly established, the internal personnel operations still need to be adjusted. The soldier commander guarding the city gate was not sure about the authenticity of Li Tai's talisman, but he was not sure when he heard his official title.
If he dared to neglect, he hurriedly apologized and went to the city in person to ask for instructions.
Li Tai originally wanted to show off his power and prestige, but he was actually blocked outside the gate of the military city and was not allowed to enter. This was really something he didn't expect.
However, he didn't bother to argue with the city guards. After all, they were fulfilling their duties. What really made him unhappy were the officials under the Governor. Didn't they know that the new officials had taken office?
Even if the government is busy with military affairs and they don't have time to come to the city gate in person to wait for the welcome, they must at least explain it to the city guards and let them pay attention to the relevant personnel!
Li Tai was still cursing in his heart. There was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the city gate. Without turning around, dozens of knights quickly arrived at the city gate. Immediately, they got off their horses and rushed out of the city. When they saw them, they were still riding on their horses.
Li Taishi, who was standing at the side of the city gate, hurried forward and clasped their fists and said respectfully: "I don't know that the Governor is coming. I am so low-ranking that I am far away to greet you. Please forgive me for the Governor!"
Li Tai lowered his eyes and found that he knew the first one. He was a burly middle-aged general in his early forties, named Hou Zhi. Li Tai and Hou Zhi had never worked together before, but when Dugu Xin went to Liangzhou last year
, Hou Zhi also went out with the army, and now he is serving in the Bafu Central Army. It seems that he has just taken office not long ago.
He then turned over and dismounted, walked to Hou Zhi and said with a smile: "General He Tun, we meet again. We met in a hurry on the mountain, but now we meet here again. How are you doing?"
Hou Zhi was given the surname Hetun because of his previous contribution to the conquest of Liangzhou. After hearing what Li Tai said, he quickly bowed and said: "The former followed Gongxi of Hanoi to conquer the bandits. It was a pity that he could not work with the governor.
Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I am really happy!"
As he spoke, he turned his body slightly to one side and introduced the people behind him to Li Tai. The first one, who was in his thirties and had a rather handsome appearance, was the current Chief of the Rear Army Governor's Office, named Lu Teng.
This Lu Teng is not a Han from the Lu family in Wu County, but a Xianbei aristocrat named Buliugu, who belongs to the family of Luo Chao and his daughter-in-law Lu Lingxuan. However, just from the appearance, this Lu Teng cannot be seen to be very arrogant.
There is no difference between the statement and behavior of the Han people.
When Lu Teng came forward to introduce himself, Li Tai realized that he was in the same year as himself and had joined the Western Wei camp during the Battle of Mangshan. The difference was that Li Tai followed Gao Zhongmi and took the initiative to surrender, while this Lu Teng
Teng Ze was a guard general in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. He was captured when the city was destroyed and was forced to surrender.
Hearing that Lu Teng had such a life background, Li Tai also felt a little fond of him. After all, he was considered a different kind of concubine. Moreover, Lu Teng was captured and entered the customs in the ninth year of Datong, and now he is also a mixed bag.
Although he is not as good as himself, an important member of the army in the Ba Mansion, he is still considered to be extremely outstanding.
Except for these two people, most of the others who came out were general staff in the mansion, and obviously not all the staff of the Governor's Mansion. However, there were so many people in front of the city gate, and Li Tai couldn't make many inquiries, so the group
Let's enter the city first.
This city was also newly built, and the outer city wall is still intact, but the city is very messy. The space planning in the city is messy, the buildings are scattered randomly, there are many temporary tents mixed in, and construction materials such as sand, earth, wood, and stone are piled up everywhere.
Except for the two avenues which are still relatively intact, the ground is also full of potholes and unevenness.
Seeing this scene, Li Tai's face suddenly darkened, and Hou Zhi and Lu Teng, who were following him, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when they saw his expression.
"The construction of this city was not started until the eleventh year of Datong. During this period, there was a period of stagnation due to lack of work and materials. At that time, the cities were overcrowded, and some of the soldiers had to be assigned here. Therefore, houses were built, ditches were dug for drainage, etc. and they were not built at once.
There are many disputes among the people in the city..."
In order to prevent Li Tai from misunderstanding that he, a long history official, had neglected his duty, Lu Teng quickly explained.
The Governor's Mansion of the Rear Army was originally expanded on the basis of the original Sixth Army. Before that, some soldiers had already settled in this city, occupying the high terrain in the city and the land close to the city gate and streets.
Later generations did not like to live in low-lying and cramped places, which resulted in chaotic management of the city and many difficulties.
Li Tai didn't say much after hearing this. He hadn't even sorted out the basic personnel of the Governor's Office, so naturally he wouldn't talk about specific military and political issues. Although he arrived not long ago, he already felt that the rear army
The Grand Governor is estimated to be in deeper water than the other Cao Cao in Tai Prefecture.
Although the construction in the city is in a mess, the place where the governor's office is located is still very grand. There is no rule against not building a government office when serving as an official. Officials also have certain requirements for the place where they work and live, and some are reluctant to do so.
The second-generation officials and rich second-generation officials, who endure hardships and have superb taste, even advanced their own funds to renovate government offices.
The entire Governor's Mansion is no more than a reduced castle in size, occupying about a quarter of the city's space. When entering, there is a front hall and more than ten corridors and verandas on both sides, where guests are welcomed and general affairs are carried out.
Proceed here.
The central hall has a larger space. In addition to a magnificent straight hall, there is an arsenal on the left and a barracks on the right, which are connected to the stables and the school field at the rear. This Metropolitan Governor's Mansion alone can accommodate thousands of people.
After sitting down in the main hall, Li Tai raised his hand and handed over the personnel list of the Governor's Mansion to Commander Shi Luteng, while casually asking: "Have the other serving governors gone to inspect the camp?"
Hearing this question, everyone in the hall looked embarrassed. After a moment of silence, Hou Zhi stood up and reported: "Zhongshan Gongyu Wenkaifu has also been newly awarded the post of Supervisor of the Chinese Army. Today at the residence
Invite the generals to a banquet..."
Li Tai was stunned when he heard this. He saw Yu Wenhu in Taifu this morning but didn't hear him mention it. However, Yu Wentai quickly promoted him to an official rank, of course to strengthen him.
Given the family's influence and voice within the Bafu Central Army, this arrangement is what it should be.
"Then where does Mr. Zhongshan go?"
He asked casually again, thinking that Yu Wenhu was obviously not up to the level of the Commander-in-Chief of the Four Sides. He was ashamed that his position was not as good as his own, so he simply didn't tell him.
But when the question was asked, there was silence in the back hall. Li Tai looked down again and saw that several people in the hall were avoiding his eyes intentionally or unintentionally. His heart was moved, and he asked again:
"Zhongshan Gong also wants to get involved in this mansion?"
Seeing a few people nodding silently, Li Tai suddenly sneered in his heart, are you preparing to give yourself eye drops?
He is already the commander-in-chief of the rear army appointed by the Ba Mansion. When Yu Wenhu enters the palace, he will naturally be subordinate to him. However, all the generals in the mansion now go to Yu Wenhu's mansion to drink wedding wine but do not stay here to wait for him to enter the palace.
, this clearly shows that you are not giving yourself face!
Although he was already very unhappy, he did not show it immediately. He carefully looked through the personnel records first.
There are six other main generals under him in the Governor's Mansion, including the Governor of Fangcheng who serves as his deputy and four generals who each take charge of an army. The remaining one is the military judge. As for the other governors,
Lower level.
Yu Wenhu will serve as the Commander-in-Chief of Fangcheng here, and the four military governors are Hou Zhi in front of him, and the four generals She Dichang, Liang Tai and Tian Hong. The military and legal governor is named Chi
Li Fugui also has the identity of Yu Wenhu's brother-in-law.
Today, Hou Zhiliu is staying at the Governor's Mansion, Tian Hongze is on duty at the military camp outside Zhicheng, and the remaining governor generals went to drink with Chilie Fugui at his brother-in-law's house.
After Li Tai learned this, he stood up and walked directly outside the mansion. Upon seeing this, Hou Zhi and others hurriedly followed him, crossed their hands and asked for instructions: "Where is the Governor going?"