During the Mid-Autumn Festival, ears of grain are like waves in the fields and fruits are abundant on the vines, all indicating that this year is another bumper harvest year.
At Longshouyuan Village, the villagers finished the autumn harvest of various crops a few days ago and plowed the land in preparation for planting in the next season. The slack period after the harvest is undoubtedly the most pleasant time of the whole year, so it is suitable
When the owner of the manor, Li Taijin, came to Beijing again and returned to the manor, he rewarded the people of the manor with sumptuous food and wine, and the whole manor was immersed in laughter and laughter.
The villagers were having fun outside the village, and the central hall inside the village was also full of guests. Gao Zhongmi, Cui Qian brothers, Lu Rou, Li Licheng and other relatives and their respective families were sitting together happily. The faces of men, women, old and young were all filled with happy smiles.
The arrival of these relatives was not to celebrate the harvest, but to congratulate Brother Li Tai on his new official title.
A few days ago, Li Tai went to the court with Daxingtai to perform military affairs. Although the war in Heluo ended in defeat as a whole, Li Tai's outstanding achievements in the process were obvious to all, so he became one of the few meritorious officials to be rewarded by the imperial court.
His current official title has reached an extreme point. If he makes further substantial progress, he will have to go straight to the title of Three Dukes, or the Western Wei Dynasty will carry out in-depth official reform and break the current upper limit of official title.
At the moment, both situations are obviously impossible. No matter how outstanding his achievements are, there are still so many senior senior people queuing up in front of him, and this kind of vanity and super award will only increase the number of others.
of jealousy.
Therefore, in terms of merit, Li Tai only added two thousand households to the city, and added the honorary title of Prince Shaobao. The food city of the Western Wei Dynasty was originally a false title, and it was impossible for him to actually serve as an official in the East Palace. Therefore, this
The title of Fan Feng is also very good.
However, the imperial court was too embarrassed to just let it go, so it forwarded Li Tai's military exploits to his relatives and subordinates to share.
First of all, his wife, Dugu Miaoyin, was awarded the title of the highest-ranking county monarch among women. Although it was just a false title, it also made this young lady very excited. Today's titles of county monarch are not based on the husband's official title. Many high-ranking officials have shown their titles.
No noble wife or daughter has this honor. Miaoyin does not care about the honor represented by this title, but she is secretly happy that she has this title, which makes her more suitable for her husband.
As for Li Chao who defected from Heqiao, it fully shows that arriving early is worse than arriving by chance. After following Li Tai into the court, in the blink of an eye he was granted the title of Kaiguo County Marquis from a white body, and was directly promoted to a fourth-grade guerrilla general and Zhongsan He has the title of doctor and wants to appoint his prince as a real official.
Although he was his own brother, Li Tai felt very unbalanced after seeing Li Chao enjoying such treatment. He recalled that when he first entered the court, he was only awarded the title of county boy and member of the army, and was sent as a regular attendant.
Well, the treatment Li Chao receives today is completely different.
What is the difference between two brothers from the same mother? It is nothing more than a handsome brother with outstanding achievements... Although he felt happy, Li Tai still resigned from the official position of Prince Xi Ma for Li Chao and temporarily resigned.
There was no intention of letting him enter the officialdom of the Western Wei Dynasty.
In addition to these two close relatives, the imperial court also awarded awards to the meritorious men he recommended, and the officials and titles of his disciples and generals were also promoted to a higher level, which can be said to be a joy.
In today's banquet, although Li Tai is the owner of the manor, he is not the protagonist. The real protagonist is Li Chao, who has just arrived in Kansai. Cui Qian and others all gathered around this little cousin, wanting to find out who stayed in Kanto.
How are your family members doing?
The relatives are far apart, so it is inevitable to miss them. Especially when I see Li Tai bringing back a younger brother, and Mrs. Lu Rou's uncle Yuan Xiaoyou back to Kansai, I miss my relatives who are still in Kanto even more.
However, Li Chao is not a lively person. In addition, his father and brother have never returned. In recent years, he has only studied behind closed doors to prevent his mother from worrying about him. At this age, his first trip abroad was when he was moved to Jinyang last year, and then to Heqiao.
Then I followed my brother to Kansai.
Therefore, he didn't know much about the current situation of his relatives in Guandong. He racked his brains to think of some and quickly told them, which also made Cui Qian and others excited.
Li Tai took this scene in his eyes and made secret calculations in his heart.
In the past, he had limited power and few connections, so he could only accept the situation that his relatives stayed in Kanto. Although Heqiao's meeting with Chen Yuankang did not affect his situation in the country, it also gave him a wake-up call.
Even if possible, we should try our best to bring my mother and other relatives to Kansai.
Although he communicated with Chen Yuankang, and his cousin Li Qianzhi also said that he would try his best to keep his family safe, Li Tai was still a little worried. Of course, in the future, he would still have to fight on the front line of the war with the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, while his relatives stranded in Guandong
They will inevitably be implicated.
Nowadays, Gao Cheng is troubled internally and externally, and is in dire straits. He probably has no intention of taking care of his family for the time being. After all, the Guandong family is also an important part of the Eastern Wei regime. Whether it is to maintain stability now or to usurp the throne in the future, Gao Cheng will have to rely on some of the Guandong family members.
strength.
But after Gao Yang came to power, especially in the years when Gao Yang started to go crazy, who knows if this guy will remember that Li Tai was so scared that he wet his pants when he attacked Jinyang that night, and then he would do anything to the people of the Li clan in Longxi who stayed in Guandong.
revenge.
If possible, Li Tai naturally doesn't want to take this risk. Now that he also has certain abilities, he is thinking of trying to bring his mother and others over.
Seeing that Li Tai was silent, the others couldn't help but feel curious. Gao Zhongmi pointed at him and said with a smile, "Is it possible that Apan is still disappointed because Heqiao failed to achieve his goal?"
After hearing this, Li Tai shook his head. He didn't want too many people to know about this. He stood up and motioned for a few people to go to the inner room and sit down, and then he talked about his thoughts.
Gao Zhongmi's family suffered many misfortunes, and the remaining brother Gao Jishi and other clan members obviously would not give up the good life in the Eastern Dynasty and come to Kansai, so they were not very interested in it.
However, the Cui brothers and Lu Rou both followed He Basheng around many places and finally came to Kansai. There were still many clansmen left in Kanto, so they could not help but worry about them. When they heard Li Tai's idea, each of them showed a lot of excitement.
interest of.
"Although the Eastern Dynasty is in chaos now, it can still regain Heluo, and it is believed that it has not collapsed. Moreover, it is not known whether the relatives and disciples of Kantung are willing to come to Kansai. Apan's plan needs to be implemented with caution!"
Cui Qian was mature and prudent. Although he was looking forward to it in his heart, he still said calmly.
Li Tai nodded after hearing this. Although it is good to reunite relatives, in the eyes of the world today, Kansai is by no means a good place, especially if relatives from Kanto should give up their lives and official positions and defect there. In the eyes of some tribesmen who do not have a deep sense of family ties,
Come on, I'm afraid they are no different from the Myanmar fraud gangs.
Therefore, even if you want to attract relatives, you must have deep feelings and blood ties, and at least you will not secretly complain or report someone who proves your innocence.
"I'm afraid I won't be returning to Beizhou in the short term. I have already asked Daxingtai to remove him from the post of governor of Suizhou. Daxingtai asked me to recommend his successor. I would like to ask my cousin if he is willing?"
Previously, Li Tai was still the governor of Suizhou, but although Heluo was defeated, Yuwentai still did not give up his attempt to seek benefits from Hou Jing's chaos. Of course, Li Tai, a general, would not leave Beizhou idle. There would be no better situation.
Stay here until you leave.
Cui Quan previously served as the governor of Beihua Prefecture. He was dismissed in the middle of the year and returned to Beijing. He was currently out of work. After hearing what Li Tai said, he pondered for a moment and nodded: "I know Apan, you have a lot of intentions in Beizhou. Since your intention is determined by
I will abide by it, and of course I have no reason to refuse."
After hearing Cui Quan's agreement, Li Tai explained the personnel affairs there to him.
Although Suizhou is a newly established state, its personnel base is not weak. In addition to the military and political affairs in the state, there are also the tuntians of Xihe County on the Kuli River below, as well as the Jihu forces on the other side of the Yellow River, etc. It can be said that today's northern Shaanxi
The states with the most powerful affairs are not even as powerful as Sanxia Prefecture.
Li Tai's nuisance last year had a serious impact on the development of Jinyang's various affairs, including the Silk Road trade. Now the Longyou Commercial Road has been opened, although the various industries in Kansai are not enough to compete with the areas controlled by the Eastern Dynasty in the short term.
Competition, but the geographical location is more convenient, which will inevitably affect the Monan Business Road.
Therefore, Li Tai planned to organize a team of Hu merchants to transfer the goods from the Western Regions flowing in from Longyou to Jinyang. On the one hand, he would become a second-rate dealer to earn the price difference. On the other hand, he would develop eyes and ears in Jinyang, arrange personnel, and wait for opportunities to attract relatives to the West.
Come.
Suizhou is the basis of this plan, and Li Tai has put a lot of effort into it. Of course, he still prefers to keep it in his own hands.
In addition to Li Yantou and Yang Fu who were still staying in Suizhou to assist Cui Quan in taking over the state affairs as soon as possible, Li Tai also planned to arrange for his eldest grandson Li Yunxin, who had been on the Beishan Great Wall to cause trouble, to go with Cui Quan, and also let Li Yunxin control the enemy territory.
trade and espionage power.
Hearing that Li Tai had such a comprehensive idea, Cui Qian and others had nothing to add. Although Li Tai was much younger than them and came to Kansai later than them, his current position and the personnel he controlled
However, the resources are far beyond their reach. Cui Quan can take up the new position with just one word. Li Tai is now the well-deserved leader of the Kanto clan.
After arranging Cui Qian, Li Tai looked at Cui Qian and said with a smile: "Cousin, you have been in Gyeonggi for a long time. Have you ever felt restless?"