After chatting with his mother for a few words and saying hello to several cousins-in-law in the hall, Li Tai got up and returned to the main hall of the residence.
The families in the central hall were eating and chatting. When Li Tai turned around, they all raised their hands to greet him to sit down quickly, laughing and jokingly asking him to punish himself with three drinks.
Li Tai's grandfather, Li Qian, originally had four sons, but the other three sons died in the Heyin Incident. Only the youngest son, Li Xiao, fled to Hebei with his surviving family members.
Therefore, in addition to his two younger brothers, Li Tai also has five cousins, namely Li Pei and Li Pi from his eldest uncle's family, Li Miao from his second uncle's family, and Li Shiyuan and Li Shicao from his third uncle's family.
The oldest among them is Li Pei, who is now in his early forties, and the youngest Li Shicao is nearly thirty years old. There is a big age gap between Li Tai and these cousins, and the ones they hung out with most when they were in the village were
Nephews who are close in age have a closer relationship.
However, they had been apart for several years, and when they met again, Li Tai's identity and status had obviously changed, and there was a soul from later generations in his body. It was inevitable that they felt a little strange to each other.
His father, Li Xiao, was not a person who was good at communicating and leading the atmosphere, so after Li Tai sat down and had a brief chat with his cousins, they all found it difficult to find a common topic, and the atmosphere in the hall became a bit awkward.
Cold scene.
After a while, Li Tai was the first to ask about the work arrangements of his cousins in Taifu, whether they could adapt to the office rhythm and environment of Taifu, etc. Although he had already known that his cousins were in Taifu early
position, but don’t you have nothing to talk about? Let’s talk about it again to maintain the atmosphere.
Among them, the one with the highest official position was Li Pei, who was directly appointed by Yu Wentai as Shangshu of Daxingtai and Dongge Jijiu. He was in charge of Taifu guests, etiquette and other matters.
As early as when Li Xiao arrived in Guanzhong, Yu Wentai had intended to appoint him as the wine minister of the West Pavilion, but he was declined by his father and son. Now the position was demoted by half a rank and awarded to Li Pe.
The obsession of welcoming guests to the house came true.
Several other people were also awarded various positions such as working in the army and joining the army. Although they were not classified as confidential, their positions were quite useful. It can be seen that Yu Wentai did not just place a few people on Li Tai's face.
He was recruited into the Taifu government to work in vain to support himself, but had a more pragmatic attitude towards selecting and employing people.
These cousins are not people like Li Tai who have been restless and tired of learning since childhood, and like to cause trouble. Their academic achievements are all above the passing line. In addition, due to changes in the family, they have washed away the common problems that children of aristocratic families have.
Even if he is impetuous and frivolous, he is not a unique talent, but he should be more than enough to undertake some normal administrative management and execution of government orders.
Li Tai was already very familiar with the work procedures and environment of Taifu. When he heard the stories of his cousins, he could tell that they were quite adaptable to the current work.
This is certainly due to their abilities, but it also has something to do with the fact that the people in Taiwan knew that they were relatives of Li Tai and took great care of them.
However, not everything is impeccable. After all, the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty are very different. When it comes to this point, Li Pei, who also had more experience in serving in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, has a better say: "Although the Western Dynasty's government decrees are clear, they are clear and clear.
It is not simple, especially the complicated official skills, which will inevitably tire the officials and the people. Respecting criminal names instead of special characters may be the key to the Western Dynasty being able to compete with the Eastern Dynasty with its poor and weak people."
Although the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty both had hegemonic politics, they had great internal differences. When the two Wei Dynasties separated, most of the celebrities from Heluo and Guandong returned to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. These people may not all be progressive forces in society, but some
One thing that Kansai characters cannot match is that their understanding and understanding of politics is more profound and mature.
In terms of political construction in Kansai, the soldiers naturally have little hope. Even Su Chuo, who is known as the prime minister and one of the founders of political logic in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, does not actually have a high level of understanding and construction of the political system.
.As for the others, they just waited and waited even more, so in the end they came up with a nondescript Western Wei and Northern Saturday official system.
On the other hand, the system makers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty summarized the political gains and losses of previous dynasties, took the best and discarded the dross, and the system they created can be said to be the predecessor and framework of the Sui and Tang systems.
Although the politics of the Western Wei Dynasty were generally so-so, the management of human resources and the execution of decrees at the middle and lower levels were beyond the reach of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. After all, as a weak party, if it could not control and mobilize its own human resources to a very high level,
level, the true strength reflected will only be worse.
Li Pei commented that the official skills in the Western Wei Dynasty were complicated and tired the officials and the people. In fact, it was a relatively polite statement. To be more precise, it should be harsh. He was harsh on the people and equally harsh on the officials.
Hearing what Li Pei said, another handsome boy among the cousins, Li Miao, his nephew, said again: "What the fifth brother said is so right, so he used the practice of the Taiwan government to test the law and drive out the officials."
Officer, people dare not be idle. I am not the only one who enjoys leisure and hates work. The people in the office are miserable and complaining about this."
Li Tai originally wanted to express his opinion as someone who had experienced it, but after hearing what Li Miao said, his expression became a little uncomfortable and he said with a guilty conscience: "The test law has been running for several years.
Everyone in the industry praises this method for making matters easier. My brother and other new deacons who have joined the government before they have a deep understanding of human affairs still need to be careful in their discussions!"
"Apan, don't worry, we are not ignorant young people. Knowing that you have a strong reputation in the country, it is inevitable that the words and deeds of your relatives and friends will also attract the attention of the public. People who can use this method of harming the public to contribute to the Taiwan government are wrong.
Chunliang, even if you are not afraid of Apan, there is no need to gossip and cause resentment."
After hearing this, Li Miao nodded again and said, as if he was well aware of this kind of personnel dispute.
After Li Tai heard this, he laughed dryly and stopped continuing the topic. He wrote it down in his notebook for Li Miao. When our family becomes really awesome in the future, you will see what kind of king I will give you.
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As the conversation continued, the sense of unfamiliarity between the family gradually disappeared, especially the nephews who had long regarded Li Tai as their idol. They felt more friendly and kind to this uncle who already had many beautiful childhood memories with each other.
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Young brother Leo has not yet entered the official position, and has not been allowed to drink by his father. He is sitting in the banquet very boringly. At this moment, he seizes the opportunity and quickly asks: "Brother, you have just returned from the south. Have you seen Hou Jing?"
?Is it true that he has a green face and long fangs as rumored, so that people and horses will be scared and retreat when they see him?"
Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. People often exaggerate descriptions of people they don't know or understand, and they become more and more distorted in the process of spreading. In the end, the rumors are completely different from the facts.
"Hou Jing is not a scary ghost. He is more dignified than the ordinary rough and powerful townspeople. The reason why he is able to defeat more with less and travel across the south of the Yangtze River is that although his own talents are not ordinary, it is also because the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang are really unbearable.
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As the Fangbo of Dazhen who was in charge of military and political power, Li Tai himself had dealt with Hou Jing and many senior civil and military officials in Nanliang. His knowledge and opinions were naturally more reliable and accurate than hearsay.
When they heard Li Tai talk about his views and analysis on the current situation and personnel, everyone in the hall put down their cups and chopsticks, listened carefully, and asked questions from time to time.
Men are probably born with curiosity about the destiny of the country and the general trend of military and political affairs. In later generations, old men on the streets can analyze the global situation lucidly with a cattail leaf fan in hand, and can make simple and correct nonsense-like summaries, such as the emperor's soldiers are strong and his horses are strong.
Who does it.
Li Tai also knew that his family may not be interested in the specific details of the evolution of the military and political situation in the southeast, so he only selected some exaggerated and bizarre people and things that could satisfy people's curiosity and briefly narrated them for the cousins and nephews in the hall to listen.
I am so hooked that I still have more to say.
However, because Li Tai had just traveled home after a long journey, the family did not spend the night drinking and having fun. After telling each other about their farewells and satisfying their curiosity, the family banquet ended and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
After Li Tai returned to the room, he was also tired and had no energy to talk to his wife tenderly. After getting on the bed, he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes the next day, it was already three o'clock in the morning. The wife had already visited Weng Gu and returned. She was in the room.
Compile the visiting posts that have been delivered recently.
My father-in-law stayed here last night, and there were always customers passing by. Li Tai couldn't get up, so he stayed in the room with his wife. He sat in front of the window and said he was admiring it, but after a while he put away the flower bouquets and other things in the Miaoyin makeup box.
Things were turned over in a mess, and he immediately walked out of the door under the angry look of his wife.
In the middle hall, Dugu Xin had woken up and was chatting with Li Xiao while drinking tea. When he saw Li Taimai entering the room, he just nodded lightly, as if he was not the one who was drunk and unconscious last night. Originally
Duguxin pays great attention to his words and deeds when communicating with others. Now the relationship between the two families has become closer, and they have gradually become more familiar and informal.
"Yang Miyu is going to visit the house later. If there is nothing else to do today, just stay at home. If you have anything else, please leave."
When Li Tai sat down, Dugu Xin said to him again: "I was just talking to you about this matter. Yang Miyu has helped you a lot in Handong this year. Liangzuo should also take care of his family affairs."
. His family has a very different fate, so he left home to stay in a nunnery since he was a child. Now that he has reached the age of enlightenment, he cannot just practice Taoism and worship Buddhism without learning the scriptures and principles.
There is an empty seat in the Meng School in Longyuan Academy. It is better to leave it to my family than to leave it to an official school. I have seen this boy before. He is really young and mature, calm and measured, and he is very different from the usual naughty, unruly and annoying boy."
When Li Tai heard this, he immediately became happy. Of course he knew in his heart that Dugu Xin was talking about his brother-in-law Yang Jian. Of course he would not refuse this, so he said with a smile: "Aye is in charge of all the affairs of the school. My father-in-law
If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Of course I can trust Mr. Anlu’s character and tutor, and if he can entrust me with this, I also hope that he can teach him well!"
Yang Zhong was newly granted the title of Duke of Anlu County and returned to the court earlier than Li Tai. Although he also made great achievements in a series of wars such as the recovery of Handong, he also had to face a problem that parents all over the world cannot avoid, that is, the education of their children.
His son Yang Jian was born in the seventh year of Datong, and he has been fostered in a nunnery since then. Now he is in the fifteenth year of Datong. He is still in his early eight years old and needs to be initiated into school.
Li Tai's family's Longyuan Academy was established after his father Li Xiao came to Beijing, and soon became recognized as the top private school in the country. Of course, this top level only targets the collection of books such as classics, meanings, literature, and history. As for the teaching level, it still takes time.
inspection.
However, most parents nowadays do not delve into the details. They just think that it is right to choose the best for their children, so they try their best to send their children into it.
Li Tai may still ignore other people's requests, but of course he must treat Yang Zhong specially. Even if there is no friendship between working together and achieving each other, just to enjoy the pleasure of training Yang Jian, he will not refuse.
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Even if Yang Jian no longer has the original opportunity, Li Tai is still different from others in his heart. Just like Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, etc. have a different kind of care for the women of the Er Zhu family after they become prosperous, which is not just
Out of greed for beauty, being able to make swear words a reality is also a manifestation of ability.
Li Tai simply had breakfast in the hall, and not long after, Yang Zhong and his son came to visit. Yang Zhong was a little more attentive today, especially when he saw Li Tai and his father, the folds of the fake smile on his face were trembling.
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Li Tai paid more attention to Yang Jian who was following behind his father. This boy was taller than his peers. He was probably almost 1.5 meters tall. It can be seen that even though he was fostered in a nunnery, he was well-nourished.
After all, the precepts set by Bodhisattva Xiao for ascetics to eat vegetarian food and follow a vegetarian diet have not been widely spread in Guanzhong, and the food in the temple is not much different from that in the outside world.
Although Yang Jian is not small anymore, he is still like an ordinary child, with slightly sparse hair tied into horns. This hairstyle will look a bit cute and cute on ordinary children, but it can be seen on people with extraordinary talents such as Han Zigao.
She is as beautiful as a woman, but when placed here with Yang Jian, Li Tai feels that this guy is a bit pretentious and his style of painting is a bit eye-catching!
But no matter what, who has ever seen Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty in charge? Li Tai also regarded this as a sight and stared at the boy up and down carefully.
If ordinary children were looked at by strangers like this, the more introverted ones would probably be timid and shy, while the more extroverted ones would be afraid that they would be unable to restrain their desire to express themselves and sing a song for everyone. However, Yang Jian's reaction to this was very dull.
After giving instructions and introductions, he greeted everyone present one by one, and then sat down next to his father. His eyes were fixed on somewhere in the hall without moving. To put it mildly, he was called young and mature, but to put it badly, he probably was.
It's a bit dazed.
Yang Zhong also had a headache when talking about this. Because he didn't get along with him all year round, this kid was neither cold nor warm to his family after he was taken home. He was not as lively and noisy as ordinary children. Sometimes he would sit under the eaves.
Sitting there for a whole day without talking, it always made him feel that the child was not well-raised.
Hearing Yang Zhong's complaint, Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy. He thought that this was something serious. The last homeboy who didn't like to talk much had replaced his father and brother in the position, and he did a good job.