Today, the Hanbei camp is filled with a joyful atmosphere. In order to celebrate the smooth progress of the war, General Li Dadudu rewarded all the troops. The soldiers of each camp were given extra meals, and the brave warriors were rewarded.
Give.
Li Tai did not disturb the army with his private affairs, but held a banquet in the big tent to wash away the dust of his father who had just returned and entertain the Xiangyang envoy who was sent away.
The generals at the banquet naturally knew about such a good news, and they were all extremely curious about what kind of person could have trained such an outstanding disciple as Governor Li. Therefore, they vied with each other for toasts during the banquet, and their scorching eyes made Li Xiao feel a little scared in his heart.
Putting aside the discomfort caused by the crowd's over-enthusiasm, Li Xiao also noticed their heartfelt respect and obedience to his son. Seeing that his son had such high prestige in the eyes of his subordinates, Li Xiao felt deeply honored.
When he saw his son responding to compliments from the crowd appropriately and with ease, Li Xiao felt even more emotional. He was proud but also secretly regretful.
His son has grown up to be a talented person, which naturally makes him very happy. But because the changes have been too big, it also makes him feel strange. The father and son were separated for several years due to the war, and it is natural to be happy to be reunited now.
But he missed the process of his son's growth and change.
Although Li Xiao was born in the Li family of Longxi, he was not familiar with official social situations. The year when he was first awarded the title coincided with the Heyin Incident, and he was lucky enough to avoid the disaster. Since then, he has stayed away from becoming an official. If it were not for Gao Zhong's influence,
I am afraid that I am still living in seclusion in Qinghe Township due to being coerced by such a bad friend.
Now that he is reunited with his relatives after a long separation, Li Xiao hopes to sit down and have a deep conversation with his son to talk about their farewells. However, seeing the people in the tent enthusiastically crowding around him and his son in high spirits, he is unwilling to leave.
The crowd was in a good mood and sat down at the banquet to sip and drink slowly.
A banquet went on until late at night. Although Li Xiao did not drink heavily, he became very drunk without realizing it.
When Li Tai saw that Aye could no longer sit still in the banquet, he raised his hand to stop the banquet. The crowd dispersed, and he personally helped his drunken father to move to another tent to rest.
During the previous banquet, he could see that his father was not able to blend in, and he frequently expressed his intention to talk to him, but Li Tai was vague about it and did not give a positive response.
After all, he is not the real Li Tai, and he will inevitably feel guilty when facing his father's scrutiny. Although he can hide the past with his confidence in acting, after all, the father and son have been separated for several years, and he is in the period of adolescence where he has changed the most, so there will always be some alienation.
But when it comes to using his acting skills to reveal his true feelings to people, he is inevitably a little scared and subconsciously avoids face-to-face contact. It may take some time before the relationship between father and son becomes intimate and comfortable.
After entering the other tent, Li Xiao tried hard to shake his head to wake himself up, and muttered and complained: "Why are you drunk again! There are still many things to say to my son... Ah Pan, Ah Pan, you
Wait a while, you'll wake up soon, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be a dream again when you wake up tomorrow!"
When Li Tai heard this, he felt sour in his heart. He came forward and patted the back of his father's hand to comfort him: "Don't worry, Aye, this is not a dream. I will stay here and guard you, and I won't go anywhere."
As he spoke, he ordered his soldiers to prepare buttermilk tea and bring it here, while he sat sideways on the couch, watching over his father who was tossing and turning and refused to fall asleep.
"Ah, Ah Pan, are you still there? After hearing the news about you, Ah Ye was very upset. He liked that my son was strong and independent, better than his father, but he was afraid of meeting you... You are ashamed to see my son.
If I had not mistakenly made bad friends and caused trouble, my son would not have to endure so many hardships. Although, although my son has overcome all difficulties and fought bravely to the top, it is really heartbreaking to think of the hardships my son has endured!"
Drunk people are very emotional. In addition, Li Xiao felt guilty about his son. After they reunited, he couldn't help but confide in him. He said full of self-blame: "In just a few years, Apan has grown stronger."
Standing in Kansai, my talents and talents are a hundred times better than yours!
It's annoying, I hate that you were born into this household. You are so timid that you didn't dare to go to the world because of the disaster in Heyin. If your father had the courage to make progress, even if he relied on his family background to make extravagant progress for my son, he would not
Even if you need to live in Kansai, you can still be more powerful than Kanto! If you have a young Lin in your household, you are in danger of being mistaken by mediocre father..."
Hearing his father's self-blame, Li Tai felt dumbfounded for a moment.
He was successful in Guanxi, but that didn't mean he could do it in Guandong. Jinyang's nobles and Hebei's tycoons had basically divided up the military resources of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Even if he was lucky enough to get the Gao brothers'
Appreciation, it is amazing to achieve a status like Yang Min, without enough armed force in his hands, and in the end, he may not be able to avoid the fate of being beaten out of his eyes.
Guys like Duan Shao and Hu Luguang are not good men and women with broad minds. As the backbone of the second generation of Jinyang nobles, whoever wants to put his hands into their fields to redistribute rights will instantly transform into a food protector.
A little wolfdog that bites people to bits and leaves nothing behind.
Li Tai has some experience with his father's mentality. No matter who has such an outstanding son, he will inevitably feel more pressure. Fortunately, his family has no throne to inherit, otherwise his father will have to fight with Li Longji.
Likewise, every day he was thinking about how to cut the prince into pieces with a thousand knives.
Li Xiao struggled for a while before falling asleep soundly. When Li Tai heard the even breathing, he stood up and tiptoed out of the tent.
He himself didn't know how to face his father, and it seemed that his father was also a little awkward when facing him. The father and son had been separated for several years, and he seemed to have become the young leader of the Kansai hegemony, while his father had accomplished nothing and even fallen into decline.
It is undoubtedly a bit wasteful to be used as a hostage bargaining chip. The better his son is, the more he reflects his own incompetence. Obviously, it will take some time before he can accept this fact.
But no matter what, the reunion of father and son is always a great joy. Now they are still in enemy territory. In order to avoid extreme joy and sorrow, Li Tai gathered his energy and patrolled the camp again to make sure that nothing was abnormal before returning to his tent to rest.
Early the next morning, Li Tai got up and went to visit his father. Li Xiao also got up early. When he saw his son, he looked a little shy. Although he didn't remember the drunken chatter last night, he still had some thoughts and emotions in his heart.
Time is hard to let go.
"There are still some things to wrap up in the war here, and there will be a lot of inconvenience in the camp. I would like to arrange for other troops to escort Aye back to Rangcheng first. What do you think of Aye?"
When father and son had breakfast together, Li Tai took the opportunity to ask for instructions.
After hearing this, Li Xiao said: "You put your ministry first, and you don't have to take me into account. We will meet again after a long separation, and the future will be long. Although your father is old and immortal, there is no need to bother the younger generation with everything. It doesn't matter if he leaves alone."
Hearing that this tone was a little stronger, Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy. Of course he couldn't let Aye go on his own. It was hard to find someone. He couldn't do it again. Season 2 of Where Are We Going, Dad? It was better to arrange an escort. After all, here
The war has almost progressed and is about to be withdrawn in batches.
He first arranged for Li Quji and Gao Le to escort Li Xiao to the north of the camp, and then turned back to deal with the remaining affairs.
The King of Yueyang, Xiao Qing, was also very discerning. The people and goods sent along with his father were of great value, which reflected the importance he attached to their father and son, and it was not in vain for Li Tai's previous expression.
In Li Xiao's opinion, this was a large amount of goods and a generous gift, but to a frontier official like Li Tai, it was just a small gesture of friendship, and he accepted it with a smile without any psychological barriers. As for who wants to impeach and report him based on this,
As we all know, Governor Li has never been known for his integrity wherever he holds office.
Of course, when someone receives a gift, he must repay it. Li Tai transferred the ransom sent by Du You'an and Jingzhao Du who had surrendered before to Xiao Jin. As for whether Xiao Jin wanted to kill or behead him, he naturally ignored it.
Before, Li Tai might have been worried that doing this might affect the Xiangyang clan's impression of him, and he might not be willing to surrender easily when they were hostile in the future. But it turned out that this was really too much to worry about. As for the powerful clans in the Southern Dynasty, they really
He was so addicted that he had no time to accept the surrender.
However, when sending Du You'an back, Li Tai attached a condition, that is, he hoped that Xiao Jin could send Liu Fanggui's family here. Using a direct member of the Du family in Jingzhao in exchange for a family member of a rebel general, this deal was very important to Xiao Jin.
Words are not wrong.
As for the nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians in Fancheng, they were originally Li Tai's spoils of war. He did not intend to trade them, and planned to take them all back to Jingzhou. This was one of the reasons why he wanted to exchange for Liu Fanggui's family and appease them. Without this, they would
Under the control of the familiar commander, most of these soldiers and civilians may have to escape on the way.
Although Xiao Jin still wanted to discuss it further, even if he had to pay some price to keep some of Fancheng's soldiers and civilians, after all, population was extremely precious to any party.
But Li Tai didn't want to mention this issue at all, and Xiao Jin didn't dare to argue based on it, fearing that his rhetoric would be too intense and would offend Li Tai, destroying the friendly atmosphere that the two sides had finally established.
I have to say that it is really a good experience to deal with these people from the Southern Dynasties. They are not as stubborn and impoverished as those in the north. They will carefully care for each other's mood, maintain the atmosphere of dialogue, and will not tolerate the other party's obviously excessive demands.
Be as satisfied as possible.
However, they were not willing to agree to all their requests. Before withdrawing the troops, Li Tai tentatively proposed to meet King Yueyang to have a conversation and explore a wider scope of cooperation, but was rejected.
He had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to the town for the time being, and then send envoys to contact him and continue to deepen the relationship. After all, regardless of the possible exchanges and cooperation between regions, this Yueyang King Xiao Qing still had a subordinate hanging on him.
As for the first version of the big expansion pack, if you can establish a good relationship in advance, you won't lose anything.
But now that the other party refused to come to see him, he could only go back to Jingzhou to deal with internal issues.