Outside He Basheng's official residence in Chang'an City, Li Tai didn't have time to go back and change out of his court clothes. After leaving the imperial city, he hurriedly rode up with several entourage.
"Apan, here!"
Before Li Tai had time to rein in his horse, he saw his cousin Cui Qian. Cui Qian was holding his horse and standing outside the residence. Cui Qian was waving to him and calling, so he quickly got off his horse and walked forward.
"Two cousins, are you visiting the Grand Master?"
Li Tai didn't know yet whether the news he learned from Yu Wentai had spread, and he couldn't say much.
Cui Quan pulled him to the corner and whispered: "News came from Dongzhou the day before yesterday. Daxingtai informed the governor not to publicize it for the time being. The Grand Master... Well, I want to visit the Grand Master after my meeting with my brother.
, so the two husbands of the Grand Master’s family have already entered the residence, and no visitors are allowed to enter and disturb the Grand Master.”
After hearing this, Li Tai said: "I have just been received by Daxingtai in the outer court hall. I know little about the news, so I came to visit..."
"Oh, He Liuhun is really cruel and outrageous this time, it's scary!"
After Cui Qian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. His expression was sad and a bit melancholy.
When Li Tai heard this, he felt quite uncomfortable.
From the perspective of future generations, He Basheng drove Gao Huan away like a dog on the Mangshan battlefield and almost killed Gao Huan. It was natural for Gao Huan to massacre his son after he returned.
But nowadays, Gao Huan's approach still breaks through the moral views of the people of the time, especially the warriors of Beizhen. Although the war between the two Wei Dynasties was fierce, their respective political powers had the same origin, especially those who came from the North.
There are many generals in the town whose clans are separated and separated.
Before that, there was a tacit understanding between the two parties that no harm would harm their wives and children, and they would not overly persecute each other's relatives living here. As for the Southern Dynasties, Bodhisattva Xiao was even more benevolent and touching.
Now that Gao Huan has suddenly done something like this, can the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty, who have many family members scattered in Dongzhou, not be alarmed?
Not to mention others, Li Tai himself is a little panicked now.
The whereabouts of his father Li Xiao are still unknown, and his mother and brothers and relatives are still living in Dongzhou. There may not be any deep feelings for each other, but if they were tortured in the Eastern Wei Dynasty because of his own fault, they would always feel guilty.
Although in his opinion, Gao Huan did this mainly because of his anger, and he has not heard of the history that Gao Huan continued to expand the killing after killing He Basheng's sons, which shows that he still has no loss of sense and sense. But it is related to the safety of blood relatives.
, it is always inevitable to feel confused.
The Cui brothers also had relatives living in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and when they first learned about this, they were also worried.
"Is there any other channel through which we can find out the information in more detail?"
After pondering for a while, Li Tai asked again.
After hearing this, the two brothers of the Cui family shook their heads: "The communication between the two sides was not smooth. In previous years, there were many people from Linzhan Prefecture and County fleeing across the border. However, after the Mangshan War, there were few people heading west, and the ravines between the forts were guarded, making passage difficult.
, it’s even more difficult to find out the news.”
When Li Tai heard this, he didn't say anything more. Seeing that these two people were not allowed in, he felt that at such a special moment, there was no need for He Basheng to be so strict. It would be okay to meet a few old friends.
It doesn't help, at least it can provide some emotional comfort.
So he raised his hand to signal Li Yan to enter the residence and hand over his name card, while he stood here waiting with his two cousins.
But soon, Li Yantou also came out, shook his head towards Li Tai and said: "The servant only said that the grand master was sad and lost his temper and did not want to see outsiders."
When Li Tai heard this, he was a little helpless. In this case, there was no use staying any longer, so he ordered Li Yantou to go in again and announce that he had been living in Chang'an recently. When did He Basheng want to see him, he would like to inform someone.
That’s it.
He Basheng could not be seen here, and Li Tai was still a little worried about Gao Zhongmi, so he said goodbye to his two cousins and hurried back to the Taiwei's official residence.
Gao Zhongmi also returned home early. At this time, he was sitting by the small stove drinking. His eyes were a little red. When he saw Li Taixing coming in, he waved and said: "Apan, come here! Have a few drinks with me."
cup."
"Uncle, are you okay?"
Li Tai saw that Gao Zhongmi was also obviously in a bad mood, so he sat down and asked.
"What could possibly happen? When my family was captured by Hou Jing, I was prepared for the worst. Now it's just a matter of confiscating my family, which is already a blessing."
Gao Zhongmi picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, then motioned to Li Tai to quickly pour the wine: "Let's get drunk tonight and then rest. I won't drink anymore after tomorrow. I will stay at home and hope to see my family again!"
Li Tai originally thought that Gao Zhongmi would become even more depressed after learning the exact news about his family, but he did not expect that Gao Zhongmi would become optimistic instead.
But this is normal. Whether a person's situation is miserable or not depends on comparison after all. Although Gao Zhongmi was also miserable, compared with He Basheng, he was lucky. At least there was a little hope, even if it was slim.
At this moment, Li Tai felt sad for He Basheng and also worried about his relatives who stayed in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In addition, the result of his meeting with Yu Wentai today was not good, and he was entangled with various thoughts, so he accompanied him.
Gao Zhongmi started drinking.
When the sky was slightly bright in the morning, Li Tai woke up as usual, shook his hungover head, washed up briefly and practiced martial arts in the morning light. He returned to the room to rest for a while with hot flashes, but his mood was no longer as bad as before.
Yesterday was so heavy.
This is already the case with He Basheng, and Li Tai plans to visit later to comfort him. Relatives in Dongzhou, there is no point in worrying now. It is best not to be implicated. Even if you are affected by persecution, then work hard.
, strive to avenge them.
The real pressing issue before Li Tai now is Yu Wentai's change in attitude towards him.
He said what he said about losing Mangshan and winning Boshan. It can be seen that Yuwentai did appreciate and show favor to him at the beginning. But then his attitude turned cold. It was obvious that Li Tai violated some of his taboos.
Thinking about it now, Li Tai suspected that Yu Wentai had a grudge against him because he did not express his eager attachment and loyalty to Daxingtai.
Yu Wentai was able to gain a foothold in Guanxi and fight against Gao Huan, so he was naturally not a narrow-minded person.
But Li Tai's identity is not just a handsome young man with outstanding talents. He is a direct member of the Li family in Longxi. As far as he knows, there seems to be no direct member of the Li family in Longxi in Yuwentai Ba Mansion.
It would be fine if Li Tai was just a member of the family with mediocre talents, but the abilities he showed were beyond his age, and in Yu Wentai's opinion, he should be worthy of serious consideration and use. Li Tai's attitude was not sincere and eager enough. This is a
Problem.
Li Tai guessed that in Yu Wentai's eyes, he might already be a disgusting person who is arrogant and self-respecting of his family status.
Of course he felt a little unjust, but there was nothing he could do about it. Although Yuwentai was the hegemonic official of the Western Wei Dynasty, it was impossible for Li Tai to give up his own plan and cater to Yuwentai without any bottom line.
It is true that the current Yuwentai crushing him to death is about the same as crushing an ant to death, but even if he is loyal to Yuwentai without reservation, in ten or twenty years, he will only be an ant a few years older. Even if he is lucky enough to survive,
By the time of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they could only rush to send the imperial edict to Yang Jian.
At the moment, we can only let this misunderstanding continue to exist and seize the time to build up our own strength. If Yuwentai becomes more suspicious of him and takes serious action, the bottom line will be revised at worst.
While he was eating breakfast, he was thinking in his mind and asked the kitchen to prepare some deep-fried fruit snacks mixed with honey to bring to Heba Sheng's residence later.
As soon as I put down my chopsticks, a servant came to tell me that an envoy from the Prime Minister's Office was coming to see me.
When Li Tai heard this, he panicked at first. Could it be that he had seen my traitorous intention and wanted to kill me?
He returned to the room first, grabbed a sketch of the Huihui artillery and put it in his sleeve, and then led the messenger to introduce him. He would not give the sketch away unless he had to, and he had to keep it to blast Tongzhou Palace and Changchun Palace.
Woolen cloth!
The envoy came to the hall with a smile on his face. Li Tai felt relieved after seeing this and stood up to greet the envoy to his seat.
The envoy first read out Li Taixin's edict of knighthood, and then took out a gift, which turned out to be a small and exquisite gold seal.
"Yesterday, the Prime Minister gave him a golden bottle. Li Sanqi refused to accept it. The Prime Minister asked the craftsmen in the ban to melt the bottle and cast the seal. The kindness and kindness are so deep that it is enviable!"
Hearing what the messenger said, Li Tai quickly thanked him with a moved expression.
After sending the messenger's gift out the door, Li Taicai returned to the hall and played with the small gold seal. The inscription on the seal was not his official title, but eight small ancient seal characters: "Do good as one should, and be rich but not arrogant."
Li Tai was a little confused looking at these words. Is this a nod to me?
By the time Gao Zhongmi also got up to have a meal, he looked at Li Tai holding the gold seal and was in a daze. After asking why, he burst out laughing: "Apanqian said you were poor in academics, but I only said you were humble. It turned out to be true."
Aren’t these eight words taken from the book of commandments written by your ancestors?”
Li Tai sweated profusely after hearing this, and after asking a few more questions shamelessly, he found out that these eight words were quoted from his ancestor, the founding emperor of Xiliang, Li Hao's "Commands to All Disciples": Follow good deeds as if they were flowing with the current, and avoid evil.
Just like exploring the soup, it is extremely difficult to be rich but not arrogant.
Yu Wentai carved his family motto into a seal and gave it to him, which was considered thoughtful. He obviously felt that Li Tai still had value in winning over him. It would be a bit shameless if he didn't express his loyalty to Daxingtai.
Li Tai also found out another layer of flavor from this. There are many Li ethnic groups in Longxi, and Li Tai was only one of them. When Yu Wentai gave him this golden seal, did he mean that as long as he followed Daxingtai, he would be a good person?
Just support him and make him the head of the entire family?
If that's the case, that's good. Even if he can't become bigger and stronger in the future, he still has the final say on whether Li Hu and his family can become Longxi Li!
This time, I really have to say I love Daxingtai! Just with this golden seal, Li Tai can't let Yu Wentai be the queen, at least he has to keep a second queen.
Li Taixi diligently put away the golden seal, making up his mind to confront Yuwen Hu at some point in the future. Just as the servant had prepared the fruit snacks, he put them in the food box and went out to Heba Sheng's residence.